India Quiz 18

India Quiz 18

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1. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of wind energy in India?

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Gujarat

2. Name the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia

Mount Pnatubo
Mount Merapi
Barren Island
Mount Tambora

3. The North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) was one of the political divisions in British India and later the Republic of India. In 1972 it became a Union Territory and 1987 a state. Do you know which Indian state we are referring to?

Sikkim
Manipur
Meghalaya
Arunachal Pradesh

4. Bolgatty Palace, located on the island popularly known as Bolghatty Island in Kochi, Kerala was built by

British
French
Portuguese
Dutch

5. Which one of the following is formally known as Taranah-e-Hind (Anthem of the People of India)?

Jana Gana Mana
Sare Jahan se Accha
Hum Honge Kam Yab
Vande Mataram

6. Buland Darwaza was built in 1601 AD to commemorate the victory of a Mughal Emperor over Gujarat. Who was he?

Akbar
Humayun
Jahangir
Shah Jahan

7. The Sun Temple of Modhera is a monument of national importance. Which state is it situated?

Maharashtra
Odisha
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh

8. Raga Mala is an autobiographic work by an Indian classical musician published in 1997. Can you name the musician?

Ravi Shankar
Ali Akbar Khan
Bhimsen Joshi
Shivkumar Sharma

9. This leading Indian playback singer, Kedarnath Bhattacharya, is better known as

Sonu Nigam
Mohammed Rafi
Mukesh
Kumar Sanu

10. Who was the first female sports person to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Nameirakpam Kunjarani
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Karnam Malleswari
K M Beenamol

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