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