India Quiz 42

India Quiz 42

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1. Name the village that was declared as the first "village of books" in India by the Maharashtra Government

Bhilar
Bhilai
Hiware Bazar
Bendrepada

2. The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), a training and research establishment of the Indian Army, is one of the most famous warfare academies in the world. Where is it located?

Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir
Nagrota, Jammu & Kashmir
Purulia, West Bengal
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

3. The 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize was awarded to a person who is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and also the first elected female head of state in Africa. Name her

Angela Merkel
Wangari Maathai
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Shirin Ebadi

4. Which one of the following is the International line between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

McMohan Line
Radcliffe Line
Durand Line
Hindenberg Line

5. Who is the only person to represent India in chess and cricket?

KL Rahul
Sail Ankola
Yuzvendra Chahal
Pentala Harikrishna

6. Who became the first ever Asian to be crowned Mister World in the 2016 contest?

Kamal Ibrahim
Varinder Singh Ghuman
Rohit Khandelwal
Ashish Sakharkar

7. Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. In which even she received the medal?

Javelin throw
Shot put
Hammer throw
Discuss throw

8. Which are the first states in India where Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be launched?

Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Telengana and Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra and Gujrat
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

9. Which is the world's first hospital train run by the Impact India Foundation?

Jeevan Yatri Express
Nav Jyoti Express
New Life Express
Lifeline Express

10. Which Indian state became the first in the country to set up a "Happiness Department"?

Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Gujrat

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