India Quiz 22

India Quiz 22

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1. Which one of the following is India's highest peacetime gallantry award?

Kirti Chakra
Ashoka Chakra
Param Vir Chakra
Shaurya Chakra

2. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

Param Vir Chakra
Vir Chakra
Shaurya Chakra
Kirti Chakra

3. Who is the youngest recipient of Ashoka Chakra?

Hangpan Dada
Sundar Singh
Neerja Bhanot
Joginder Singh

4. Which was the first talkie film of India?

Raja Harishchandra
Alam Ara
Keechaka Vadham
Kalidas

5. Which one of the following was the India’s first two sites inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO?

Agra Fort and Ajanta Caves
Red Fort and Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal and Ajanta Caves
Jantar Mantar and Sun Temple

6. Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India?

Calcutta Stock Exchange
Cochin Stock Exchange
Pune Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange

7. With which river is the Omkareshwar Dam associated?

Brahmaputra
Sutlej
Narmada
Tapti

8. When was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?

1949
1948
1947
1952

9. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?

India Gazette
Bengal Gazette
Bengal Journal
Calcutta Chronicle

10. Who was called Zinda Pir or living saint in Mughal India?

Aurangazeb
Jahangir
Akbar
Shahjahan

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