India Quiz 67

India Quiz 67

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1. Taragarh Fort or 'Star Fort' was an important centre of military activity during the Mughal period. Where is it located?

Delhi
Agra
Ajmer
Jaipur

2. Panihari and Ghumar are the dance forms of which Indian state?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar
Uthar Pradesh

3. The original name for this town was Sohra (soh-ra), which was pronounced "Churra" by the British. Which town we are talking about?

Sehore
Chandrapur
Cherrapunji
Surat

4. The Manora Fort was built by Maratha ruler Serfoji II in 1814-15 to commemorate the successful advance of the British over Napoleon Bonaparte. Where is it located?

Thanjavur
Baroda
Peshawar
Gwalior

5. Which one of the following bridges separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait?

Pamban Bridge
Vashi Bridge
Airoli Bridge
Adam's Bridge

6. Who has made history by becoming the first ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy?

Shubhangi Swaroop
Anny Divya
Avani Chaturvedi
Kalpana Chawla

7. Which Indian research organisation has developed sub-sonic cruise missile "Nirbhay" which was successfully test fired in November?

DRDO
ISRO
IDSA
HAL

8. Which state has launched 'She Pad' scheme to provide girls access to free sanitary napkins in their schools? .

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Bihar

9. The Paika Rebellion, also called the Paika Bidroha, was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company's rule in Odisha. In which year Paika Rebellion took plavce?

1857
1817
1827
1847

10. A group of Indian astronomers have recently discovered a massive supercluster of galaxies, about 4 billion light years away from Earth. What was the name given to this supercluster of galaxies?

Ganga
Krishna
Saraswarti
Varuna

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