India Quiz 54

India Quiz 54

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1. Name the sports person who has been appointed as the new Cabinet Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of India.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Sachin Tendulkar
Milkha Singh
Abhinav Bindra

2. The first state that came into existence after India's independence was Andhra Pradesh. When was it formed?

October 1, 1952
August 15, 1948
October 1, 1953
January 1, 1950

3. For which craft Narasapuram (or Narsapur), a town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for?

Lace
Toys
Metal craft
Curtains

4. Kuchipudi, the dance form, was originated in a village named Kuchipudi. Name the state

Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa

5. Where is the biggest cattle fair of Asia, the Harihar Kshetra Mela, held?

Jaipur, Rajasthan
Sonpur, Bihar
Bikaner, Rajasthan
Jhalrapatan, Orissa

6. Qila Rai Pithora, also known as Rai Pithora's Fort, was a fortified city built in the 12th century and is the ' first city ' of Delhi. Who built it?

Prithviraj Chauhan
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Sikander Lodi
Vigraharaja IV

7. Purana Qila, one of the oldest forts in Delhi, which flourished as the "sixth city of Delhi" was built by

Humayun
Islam Shah
Aurangazeb
Sher Shah Suri

8. The Charity Birds Hospital, popularly known as Jain Bird Hospital, is located at

New Delhi
Bangalore
Thattekkad
Goa

9. A kanger, also known as kangri is an earthen pot woven around with wicker filled with hot embers used to keep the chill at bay by people in some regions by keeping it beneath their traditional clothes. In which Indian state they use kanger?

Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya and Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

10. Bidriware is an important export handicraft of India. Where does it get its name?

Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
Bidar, Karnataka
Badrinath, Uttarakhand
Bidanur, Karnataka

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