Test your skills

1. Which city in India is known as the Diamond Capital?

 

1. Hyderabad 
2. Surat
3. Bangalore
4. Mumbai wiz

 

2. Which architect designed Chandigarh; the first planned City of India?

 

1. Gustave Eiffel
2. Le Corbusier
3. Edwin Landseer Lutyens
4. Bonanno Pisano

 

3. Where can one find the collected stories of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru of Sikhs?

 

1. Guru Granth Sahib
2. Adi Granth
3. Dasam Granth
4. Janamsakhis

 

4. "Tamasha/Lalvani" is the folk dance of which Indian State?

 

1. Assam
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Rajasthan

 

5. Which one of these is the trading post between India and China?

 

1. Nathula Pass
2. Khyber pass
3. Changla pass
4. Rohtang pass

 

6. Which Chief Justice of India also acted as President of India?

 

1. Justice K. N. Wanchoo
2. Justice P. N. Bhagwati
3. Justice M. Hidayatullah
4. Justice R. S. Verma

 

7. "DHANUSHKODI," the meeting point of Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, is located at

 

1. Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
2. Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
3. Kovalam, Kerala
4. Car Nicobar, A&N Islands

 

8. Which of the following folk dances is performed by women in Punjab?

 

1. Ghero 
2. Goncha
3. Giddha
4. Garbha

 

9. Which of the following instruments is of Indian origin?

 

1. Tabla
2. Mridangam
3. Sitar
4. Violin

 

10. The Indian flag was designed by

 

1. Poti Sriramulu
2. Motilal Nehru
3. Pingali Venkiah
4. Sarojini Naidu

 

11. The Indian Standard Time (IST) is

 

1. 6 Hrs + GMT
2. 5 1/2 Hrs + GMT
3. 5 1/2 Hrs - GMT
4. 6 Hrs - GMT

 

12. Which of the following states is famous for its "Ruby Mica" deposits?

 

1. Jharkhand
2. Chattisgarh
3. Orissa
4. Andhra Pradesh

 

13. Which of the following is India's first submarine museum?

 

1. INS Vikrant
2. Sagar Kanya
3. INS Kursura
4. INS Virat

 

14. The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award is given for

 

1. Environmental protection 
2. Social upliftment of scheduled castes
3. Communal harmony
4. Emancipation of women

 

15. Which of the following cathedrals in Goa houses the preserved body of St. Francis Xavier?

 

1. Se Cathedral Church
2. Church of St. Francis of Assissi
3. St. Cajetan Church
4. Basilica of Bom Jesus

 

16. Gautama Buddha belonged to which of the following tribal clans?

 

1. Mon
2. Lichchavi
3. Sakya
4. Lepchas

 

17. The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in

 

1. 1948
2. 1936
3. 1952
4. 1956

 

18. In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

 

1. Meghalaya
2. Rajasthan
3. Manipur
4. West Bengal

 

19. The first satellite launched by India was called

 

1. Bhaskara I
2. Aryabhatta
3. Bhaskara II
4. Rohini

 

20. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was founded by

 

1. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai
2. Homi J. Bhabha
3. Dr. Raja Ramanna
4. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

 

21. The first telegraph line in India was laid between

 

1. Kolkata and Delh
2. Kolkata and Agra
3. Kolkata and Mumbai
4. Delhi and Mumbai

 

22. Which is our National Tree?

1. Papaya Tree
2. Neem Tree
3. Fig Tree
4. Tamarind Tree

23. Which is our National Aquatic Animal?

1. Whale
2. Star Fish
3. Dolphin
4. Gold Fish