Current Affairs Quiz 5

Current Affairs Quiz 5

Welcome to the Current Affairs Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on the latest developments around the globe.

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1. Which state decided to observe Dr. M.S. Swaminathan's birthday as Sustainable Agriculture Day?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Gujarat

General Knowledge Quiz 99

General Knowledge Quiz 99

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1. In 2024, which organization, composed of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons?

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Nihon Hidankyo
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

General Knowledge Quiz 97

General Knowledge Quiz 97

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1. Which Indian scientist received the Bharat Ratna in 2024?

K. Radhakrishnan
Tessy Thomas
M. S. Swaminathan
A. S. Kiran Kumar

Yoga Quiz 2

Yoga Quiz 2

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1. Name the founder of Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which offers yoga programs around the world

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Indra Devi
Chidananda Saraswati
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

Nehru Quiz 5 - MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru Quiz 5

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a great leader who, along with Mahatma Gandhi, played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. A visionary leader, he is known as the "Architect of Modern India". Here are a series of MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru. 

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1. Who was the chairman of the committees of the All Parties Conference that submitted the Nehru Report in 1928 appealing a new dominion status and federal set-up of government for India?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Kamala Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Subash Chandra Bose

Nehru Quiz 4 - MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru Quiz 4

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a great leader who, along with Mahatma Gandhi, played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. A visionary leader, he is known as the "Architect of Modern India". Here are a series of MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru. 

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1. Name the first recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding

Martin Luther King Jr.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
U Thant
Mother Theresa

Nehru Quiz 3 - MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru Quiz 3

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a great leader who, along with Mahatma Gandhi, played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. A visionary leader, he is known as the "Architect of Modern India". Here are a series of MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru. 

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1. Name the newspaper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938

National Express
National Herald
Deccan Herald
Azad Hind

Nehru Quiz 2 - MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru Quiz

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a great leader who, along with Mahatma Gandhi, played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. A visionary leader, he is known as the "Architect of Modern India". Here are a series of MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru. 

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1. In which year was Nehru born?

1886
1885
1889
1887

Nehru Quiz 1 - MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru Quiz

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a great leader who, along with Mahatma Gandhi, played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. A visionary leader, he is known as the "Architect of Modern India". Here are a series of MCQ on Jawaharlal Nehru. 

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1. Which one of the following was a pen name used by Jawaharlal Nehru?

Chachaji
Bhanu Simha
Chanakya
Birbal

Vigilance Quiz - Right to Information Quiz - Corruption Quiz 1

Quiz on Vigilance Awareness/RTI (Right to Information) and Corruption

The Vigilance Awareness Week was observed in the last week of October every year. Here is a quiz with questions related to CVC (Central Vigilance Commission), RTI (Right to Information Act) and corruption in general.

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1. How many Vigilance Commissioners are there to assist the Central Vigilance Commissioner?

2
5
6
3

2. if the life or liberty of any person is involved, the PIO is expected to reply for an RTI Application within

a week
15 days
10 days
48 hours

3. The Indian anti-corruption movement gained momentum when a social activist start hunger strike from 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Name the activist

Arvind Kejriwal
Medha Patkar
Anna Hasare
Baba Amte

4. Which one of the following is NOT true about CVC?

CVC is only an advisory body.
CVC does not have power to register criminal case.
CVC has supervisory powers over CBI.
CVC is not obliged to provide information under RTI

5. The Right to Information Act specifies time limits for replying to the request. Within how many days the PIO should reply?

10
30
35
45

6. Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who had to resign following Adarsh Housing Society Scam?

Ashok Chawan
Devendra Fadnavis
Prithviraj Chavan
Vilasrao Deshmukh

7. Which among the following pair of countries are ranked as the most corrupt country as per the 2015 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index?

India and Bangladesh
Somalia and North Korea
Syria and Libya
Sudan and Angola

8. Name the Director of Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau of Kerala

Jacob Thomas
Rishiraj Singh
Tomin Thachankary
Jacob Punnoose

9. The fee for filing an RTI application is

5
25
50
10

10. Name the first state in India to introduce Lokayukta

Kerala
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

India Quiz 123: Lal Bahadur Shastri Quiz

India Quiz 123: Lal Bahadur Shastri Quiz (Personalities Quiz)

Here is a quiz on Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India. He was known as a man of great integrity.

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1. In which year Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India?

1962
1954
1964
1965

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

Wild Wisdom Quiz Sample Questions 4

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1. What is the long thick hair around or at the back of the neck of some animals called?

Bane
Mane
Main
Mein

India Quiz 61

India Quiz 61

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1. An international team of ornithologists declared an Indian state as the “Falcon capital of the world” in 2013. Name the state

Arunachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Nagaland
Mizoram

2. Sujini embroidery work is a textile expressive art product, given protection under the GI registration act. Which state does it belong to?

Tamil Nadu
Gujrat
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar

3. The Mitakṣara is a legal commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti best known for its theory of "inheritance by birth." Who is the author of Mitaksara?

Vijnanesvara
Yajnavalkya
Banabhatta
Bhavabhuti

4. Which Indian woman journalist was honored with the Anna Politkovskaya Award in 2017?

Barkha Dutt
Gauri Lankesh
Shobhaa De
Sagarika Ghose

5. Who recently became first Indian ever to win Korea Open Super Series?

Pullela Gopichand
Saina Nehwal
P V Sindhu
Ashwini Ponnappa

6. The 13th edition Yudh Abhyas 2017, a joint military training exercise between India and which one of the following countries?

United States of America
Germany
United Kingdom
France

7. GST is an indirect tax which was introduced in India on 1 July 2017. What does GST stand for?

General Sales Tax
Goods and Services Tax
General Services Tax
Government Sales Tax

8. Name the Indian sportsperson who won Gold in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships

Liksy Joseph
J J Shobha
Purnima Hembram
Swapna Barman

9. Senior Indian diplomat Ajay Bisaria was in the news recently as he was appointed as the Indian High Commissioner. To which country he was appointed?

Japan
Pakistan
Germany
Italy

10. Karamjyoti Dalal bagged a bronze at World Para Athletics Championships 2017. In which sports did she win the bronze medal?

Javelin Throw
Shot Put
Hammer Throw
Discus Throw

Wild Wisdom Quiz 1 (Science Quiz)

The questions are from the previous year Wild Wisdom Quiz paper for the Juniors.

Wherever possible, tips are provided along with answers to help you learn them correctly.

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1.Do you know which type of soil has the smallest grains?

Sand
Gravel
Clay
Silt

2.Which part of soild gives nutrients important for plant growth? It is formed by the breaking down of plant and animal matter

Clay
Humus
Rock
Sand

3.In which country, besides India, is the Wild Yak still found?

Nepal
Bhutan
China
Mongolia

4.Which of these birds is not a raptor?

Crow
Owl
Vulture
Eagle

5.How many arms does an octopus have?

Two
Six
Eight
Twelve

6.Plants obtain most of their nutrients from soil-which of these is NOT an important plant food?

Nitrogen
Keratin
Phosphorous
Potassium

7.Which social insects have a well-defined caste system including a Queen and King? They also change the soil to suit their own needs

Ants
Termites
Earthworms
Honeybees

8.What do ALL these animals have in common: Mosquito, Tiger, Woodpecker, King Cobra?

Solitary
Blood-thirsty
Flying
Venomous

9.Now extinct, what kind of animal was the Dodo?

Reptile
Mammal
Fish
Bird

10.Name the animal that can survive for as long as a week even after its head is cut off. This is because only a part of the nervous system is in its head and the rest of the brain is in the abdominal part of the body.

Rat
Cobra
Vulture
Cockroach