India Quiz 65 (Great Personalities Quiz)

India Quiz 65 (Great Personalities Quiz)

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1. "The status of women should also be raised and women should be trained to take a larger and a more intelligent interest in public affairs". Who said this?

Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bal Gangadar Tilak
Subhash Chandra Bose

2. Which Chola emperor built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram to commemorate his victory over Mahipala, the Pala king of Bengal?

Rajendra Chola I
Rajaraja Chola I
Virarajendra Chola
Kulothunga Chola I

3. He was born in Almora, India and won Nobel Prize in 1902. Who was he?

Rabindranath Tagore
C V Raman
Ronald Ross
Amartya Sen

4. Who among the following is the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita?

Swaminarayan
Sri Sankaracharya
Ramanuja
Pillai Lokacharya

5. The Shore Temple is one of the oldest structural stone temples of South India. Name the ruler of Pallava Kingdom who initiated the work

Mahendravarman I
Simhavarman III
Narasimhavarman II
Aparajitavarman

6. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?

Samudragupta
Vikramaditya
Chandragupta Maurya
Maharaja Ranjit Singh

7. Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad was the original name of this Mughal emperor. Who was he?

Akbar
Babur
Shahjahan
Humayun

8. Who is known as the "father of Indian nationalism"?

Mahatma Gandhi
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadar Tilak

9. Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth) in 1837?

Jyotirao Phule
Swami Dayanand Saraswari
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Annie Besant

10. The original name of the work which is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, is Bhavarth Deepika. But it is popularly known in another name after its creator. Identify the work

Amarakosha
Ashtavakra Gita
Civaka Cintamani
Dnyaneshwari

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