India Quiz 81

India Quiz 81

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1. "A Passion for Dance" is the autobiography of an Indian dancer. Who is she?

Rukmini Devi Arundale
Mallika Sarabhai
Shovana Narayan
Yamini Krishnamurthy

2. Chaitya Bhoomi is the memorial to which great Indian personality?

B R Ambedkar
Lala Lajpat Rai
Sardar Patel
Morarji Desai

3. Grimus is a fantasy and science fiction novel and was the literary debut of a world renowned award winning Indian author. Who is the author?

Salman Rushdie
Kiran Desai
Arvind Adiga
Vikram Seth

4. In ancient times, this traditional Indian game was played on 'raths' or chariots, and was known as Rathera. Can you name it?

Kabaddi
Hockey
Polo
Kho-kho

5. Rang Rasiya is a Hindi film based on the life of a famous Indian painter. Who is he?

Abanindranath Tagore
Raja Ravi Varma
M F Husain
Nandalal Bose

6. The foreign head of state to be the chief guest of the first Republic Day parade in 1950 was President Sukarno. Name the country

Bhutan
Yugoslavia
Indonesia
Malaysia

7. This Indian company started off as a manufacturer of vegetable oil and products in 1947 and later became a leader in IT industry. Name the company

Infosys
Satyam
Wipro
HCL

8. Who designed Indian National Emblem?

Pigali Venkayya
Savitri Khanolkar
Dinanath Bhargava
Nandalal Bose

9. Who designed the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration?

Savitri Khanolkar
Pingali Venkayya
Le Corbusier
Dinanath Bhargava

10. Who is the first and only woman to win the National Award for Best Director?

Deepa mehta
Mira Nair
Kokona Sen Sharma
Aparna Sen

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