Constitution of India Quiz 2

Indian Constitution Quiz 2

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1. How many members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha?

4
8
12
16

2. The constitutional provision of ‘uniform civil code for the citizens’ is a part of the

Preamble
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental Duties

3. Which of the following Constitution Amendments included the Right to Education in the Fundamental Rights?

84th
86th
94th
96th

4. Which country has the world’s longest written constitution?

UK
India
USA
France

5. Which of the following States does not have Special Category status?

Jammu & Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh

6. Which on of the following States in India has the least number of Parliamentary Constituencies?

Arunachal Pradesh
Goa
Jammu & Kashmir
Sikkim

7. Which of the following was described as ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution of India by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?

Right to Equality
Right against Exploitation
Cultural and Educational Rights
Right to Constitutional Remedies

8. Which one of the following is NOT an elected member of the House?

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

9. Cauvery river water dispute is between

Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
Karnataka and Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

10. How many MPs are elected to the Lok Sabha from all the Union Territories?

6
7
13
14



Answers to the Constitution of India Quiz 2

India Quiz 86

India Quiz 86

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1. 12 Corps of the Indian Army charged with protection of the desert sectors of the country falling in Rajasthan and Gujarat states is known as

Vajra Corps
Konark Corps
Chinar Corps
Chetak Corps

2. In which railways station did Google launch its "fast Wi-Fi for everyone" program called Google Station?

New Delhi
Kolkata
Chennai
Mumbai

3. India’s first cartoon network theme park “Amaazia” will come up in which city?

Bengaluru
Hyderabad
New Delhi
Surat

4. Name the Indian bank founded by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad in 1908

Bank of Travancore
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Madras
Allahabad Bank

5. Name the largest monastery in India

Tawang Monastery
Rumtek Monastery
Namgyal Monastery
Bodhimanda Vihara Monastery

6. What is the colour of Baal Aadhar meant for children below five years?

Red
Green
Blue
Pink

7. Which ancient mathematical textbook found in 1881 contains the earliest known Indian use of a zero symbol?

Aryabhatiya
Sthananga Sutra
Tiloyapannati
Bakhshali Manuscript

8. Which one of the following is the first Online radio station in India?

Radio Umang
Radio Tarang
Radio Mirchi
Radio Bharati

9. Which was the last film directed by Dada Saheb Phalke, which was also his first sound film?

Setu Bandhan
Gangavataran
Kaliya Mardhan
Satyavan Savitri

10. Who among the following became the first chinaman bowler to play for India?

Umesh Yadav
Varun Aron
Jasprit Bumrah
Kuldeep Yadav

India Quiz 85

India Quiz 85

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1. In which year the Indian National Congress (INC) was founded?

1885
1887
1895
1875

2. Who is considered as "The Butcher of Amritsar" and was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Stanely Jackson
J P Sauders
Reginald Dyer
Michael O'Dwyer

3. With which one of the following will you associate the Indian revolutionary, Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna?

Indian Independence League
Ghadar Party
Indian Home Rule Society
Khilafat Movement

4. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali are known for

Founding All-India Muslim League
Home Rule League
Khilafat Movementq
Cahuri Chaura Incident

5. Anekantavada, which states that truth and reality is complex and always has multiple aspects, is a doctrine of

Hinduism
Buddhism
Vaishnavism
Jainism

6. Name the Indian newspaper that is written, edited, produced, distributed and marketed entirely by rural women from backward communities which received UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize in 2009

Amar Ujala
Seven Sisters Post
Dainik Navjyoti
Khabar Lahariya

7. Who is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters?

Shivani Kataria
Arati Saha
Bhakti Sharma
Bula Choudhary

8. Who was the first person to speak in Hindi in the UN General Assembly?

Rajiv Gandhi
Narendra Modi
Man Mohan Singh
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

9. Who among the following is the first female scientist to be elected as the General President of the Indian Science Congress Association?

Janaki Ammal
Anna Mani
Asima Chatterjee
Tessy Thomas

10. Where is Mehrgarh, a Neolithic site now seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization, located now?

India
Afganisthan
Nepal
Pakistan

India Quiz 84: Personalities Quiz

Personalities Quiz (India Quiz 84)

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1. The first Paleolithic stone tool (a hand axe) in India was discovered in 1863. Name the archaeologist who discovered it?

Robert Bruce Foote
William King
Henry Francis Blanford
John Percy

2. Who discovered the ruins of Harappa near Sahiwal in Punjab, Pakistan?

Charles Masson
Alexander Cunningham
Francisco Pizarro
Louis Jolliet

3. Who wrote the book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" in which he advocated the "drain of wealth" theory?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dadabhai Naoroji
Lala Lajpat Rai

4. Who was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Science from an Indian university?

Asima Chatterjee
Tessy Thomas
Anna Mani
Janaki Ammal

5. Name the first Kushan emperor to first introduce Gold coinage

Vima Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises
Vima Taktu
Kanishka I

6. Who is known as the "Father of Indian Geography"?

James Rennell
Majid Husain
Shiba P Chatterjee
Moonis Raza

7. Who is the founder of Lodi Dynasty?

Daulat Khn Lodi
Bahlul Khan Lodi
Sikandar Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi

8. Gulbadan Begum is best known as the author of the account of the life of a mughal emperor. Who was the emperor?

Jahangir
Akbar
Humayun
Aurangazeb

9. Rohtas Fort in the Pakistani province of Punjab which is an exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture was built during the reign of

Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Shahjahan

10. Who among the following rulers of Sur Dynasty was originally named Jalal Khan?

Adil Shah Suri
Firuz Shah Suri
Ibrahim Shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri

India Quiz 83

India Quiz 83

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1. Farmana, the largest burial site of Indus Valley Civilisation in India, is located in

Punjab
Uthar Pradesh
Gujarat
Haryana

2. In which yere Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from the Portuguese and officially became a part of India?

1948
1952
1961
1958

3. Malana is an ancient village believed to be the world's oldest standing democracy. In which state is it located?

Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Uttaranchal

4. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is one of the Ramsar Convention Sites in India which is known for its migratory birds. Where is it located?

Haryana
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

5. Name the state bird of Gujarat

Greater flamingo
Wester tragopan
House sparrow
Great hornbill

6. The Pong Dam Lake or Pong Reservoir, one of the 26 international wetland sites declared in India, is named in the honour of a Rajput king. Do you know who he is?

Maharana Pratap
Prithviraj Chauhan
Jai Singh
Chatrapati Shivaji

7. Where is Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary located?

Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

8. With which one of the following states will you assocate "akhyana", a folk musical theatre art form?

Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh

9. Which one of the following is known as the "Coal Capital of India"?

Korba
Dhanbad
Nagpur
Cuddalore

10. Williamson Sangma Museum is the State museum of which one of the following states?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Nagaland
Meghalaya

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

Picture Quiz - Historical Monuments of India 2

Indian Historical Monuments Picture Quiz 2

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	1. This is a tomb which is famous for its resemblance to Taj Mahal. Do you know this monument? Mahabat Maqbara Bibi Ka Maqbara Shahzadi Ka Maqbara Hazira Maqbara
	2. This is one of the most recognised structures of India. Where is it located? New Delhi Mumbai Agra Hyderabad
	3. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is known for its large number of imambaras. Can you identify the imambara (holy shrine) in this picture? Bara Imambara Imambara Shah Najaf Chota Imambara Imambara Jannat Nasheen
	4. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the capital of Vijayanagar Empire. Golkonda Fort Champaner Kumbhalgarh Hampi
	5. Which Mughal Emperor's tomb is seen this picture? Humayun Akbar Babur Jahangir
	6. Can you identify this masjid? Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad Jama Masjid, Delhi Moti Masjid, Delhi Sir Syed Masjid, Aligarh
	7. Do you know where the Dimasa Kachari Ruins, seen in the picture, located? Dimapur, Nagaland Guwahati, Assam Kohima, Nagaland Khaspur, Assam
	8. What you are seeing in the picture is the Kashmiri Gate built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Where is it? Kashmir Srinagar Delhi Gulmarg
	9. Red Fort named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone is an easily identifiable and famous monumnet in Delhi. Do you know who constructed it? Aurangazeb Jahangir Akbar Shah Jahan
	10. Identify this popular tourist monument in South India Bekal Fort Vivekananda Rock Memorial Shore Temple Thiruvalluvar Statue

Picture Quiz - Historical Monuments of India

Indian Monuments Picture Quiz

India is so vast and rich in culture and heritage. The excellent monuments of India are excellent sources of our culture and heritage. Try this quiz to know more about our monuments.

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	1. This grand and historical palace was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. Can you identify it? Khetri Mahal Hawa Mahal Lake Palace Mysuru Palace
	2. Amar Jawan Jyoti located in New Delhi is a memorial for the soldiers of Indian Armed Forces who died during the Indo-Pakistani War. When was it constructed? 1971 1972 1973 1974
	3. Situated in Mumbai it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Do you know what this historic place is? Heritage Hotel Railway Station Royal Palace Museum
	4. This is the mausoleum of king Mohammed Adil Shah. In which state it is located? Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Karnataka
	5. Where can you find the India Gate, originally called the All India War Memorial? Mumbai Kolkatta New Delhi Hyderabad
	6. Identify this monument, which is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India? Konark Khajuraho Ajanta Sanchi
	7. The historical Lake Palace is a luxury hotel now. Where is it located? Udaipur Jaipur Bikaner Jodhpur
	8. The city where this palace is situated is often called as the "City of Palaces" and is one of the most famous tourist attractions in India. Name the palace Raj Mahal Palace Falaknuma Palace Jai Vilas Palace Mysore Palace
	9. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India. In which state it is located? Uttar Pradesh Rajastan Madhya Pradesh Karnataka
	10. On the banks of which river this famous marble monument situated? Yamuan Hooghly Ganges Narmada

India Quiz 80

India Quiz 80

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1. Which Indian city was originally known as Prayag or "place of offerings"?

Ahmedabad
Allahabad
Pachmarhi
Guwahati

2. Which is the only state in India which has a uniform civil code?

Kerala
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam
Goa

3. Who is the first sportsperson to receive Bharat Ratna?

Sachin Tendulkar
Kapil Dev
Vishwanathan Anand
Dhyan Chand

4. Which one of the following Indian rulers was born as Ali Gurshasp?

Alauddin Khilji
Aurangazeb
Jahangir
Muhammad bin Tughluq

5. Which state was the fist Lok Adalat held in India?

Kerala
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu

6. Who among the following was NOT a recipient of the first Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Ahievement in Sports and Games?

Dharam Singh
Aparna Ghosh
Ashok Diwan
Shahuraj Birajdar

7. Who is the first cricketer to receive Arjuna Award?

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Saleem Durani
Vijay Manjrekar
Chandu Borde

8. Who started the Marathi weekly paper called 'Mooknayak' for the depressed classes?

Mahatma Gandhi
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dr. B R Ambedkar
Madan Mohan Malaviya

9. Who wrote the book "The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857"?

William Dalrymple
Ramachandra Guha
Shashi Tharoor
Romila Thapar

10. With whom will you associate the place Kotah ki Serai, nearl Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh?

Mangal Pandey
Bhagat Singh
Rani Lakshmibai
Lala Lajpat Rai

India Quiz 79

India Quiz 79

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

Athletics
Boxing
Shooting
Weight Lifting

2. Name the Indian mathematician who wrote Siddhantha Siromani

Aryabhata
Brahmagupta
Bhaskara II
Varahamihira

3. Name the South Indian city known for firecracker, matchbox and printing industries

Avadi
Sivakasi
Machilipatanam
Thiruppur

4. The first recipient of Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy was an Indian cricketer. Who is he?

Sunil Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid

5. The third Indian to win the ICC Cricketer of the Year award was a fast bowler. Who is he?

Kapil Dev
Ravichandran Ashwin
Zaheer Khan
Ashish Nehra

6. This Marathi writer has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Shyam Benegal's movie Manthan. Who is he?

Jaywant Dalvi
Vijay Tendulkar
Mahesh Elkunchwar
S N Navare

7. When is the National Girld Child Day observed in India?

March 24
June 24
January 24
August 24

8. Where in India is the Koriya district?

Haryana
Karnataka
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra

9. Where is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies situated?

Kolkatta
New Delhi
Bangalore
Lucknow

10. Where is the Korba Super Thermal Power Plant located?

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Utrar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh