India Quiz 82

India Quiz 82

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1. Who was the first recipient of Saraswati Samman?

Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Ramakant Rath
Vijay Tendulkar
Balamani Amma

2. With which one of the following musical instrument will you associate Ustad Vilayat Khan?

Shehanai
Violin
Tabla
Sitar

3. With which one of the following the Sarda Act is associated?

Child marriage
Sati
Widow marriage
Female foeticide

4. In which event did Jaspal Rana won Gold at the 1994 Asian Games for India?

Athletics
Boxing
Shooting
Weight Lifting

5. Which famous poet wrote his first poems under the pseudonym "Bhanusimha" ("Sun Lion')?

Rabindranath Tagore
Sri Aurobindo
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Gulzar

6. Do you know who is the first Indian female Olympian?

P T Usha
Mary D’Souza
Karnam Malleswari
M D Valsamma

7. Indian revolutionary who was a great follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was shot dead by the British Indian police in 1942. She was known as 'Gandhi Buri', Bengali for old lady Gandhi.

Matangini Hazra
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Bhikaiji Cama
Parbati Giri

8. Tholu bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of which one of the following states?

Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka

9. Name the largest monastery in India

Tawang Monastery
Rumtek Monastery
Namgyal Monastery
Bodhimanda Vihara Monastery

10. Where is the Basilica of Bom Jesus or Borea Jezuchi Bajilika, which holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier, located?

Meghalaya
Tamil Nadu
Goa
Arunachal Pradesh

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