• 1. 
    What Indian city is the capital of two states?

  • Mumbai
  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Chandigarh
  • 2. 
    How many countries border India?

  • 9
  • 6
  • 2
  • 14
  • 3. 
    What is the capital of Gujarat?

  • Lucknow
  • Mumbai
  • Gandhinagar
  • Bhopal
  • 4. 
    What, approximately, is the area of India, in square kilometers?

  • 4,000,000
  • 2,000,000
  • 3,000,000
  • 1,500,000
  • 5. 
    Who was the president of India in 2009?

  • Govind Singh
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Pratibha Patil
  • Indira Gandhi
  • 6. 
    What is India’s smallest state by area?

  • Goa
  • Puducherry
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • 7. 
    During what period does India’s wet season occur?

  • November through February
  • several days in late December
  • April and a week in May
  • about mid-June to early October
  • 8. 
    Which of these bodies of water does not border India?

  • Indian Ocean
  • Red Sea
  • Arabian Sea
  • Bay of Bengal
  • 9. 
    Delhi is located along what river?

  • the Nile
  • the Ganges
  • the Yamuna
  • the Brahmaputra
  • 10. 
    When is India’s Independence Day?

  • January 1
  • August 15
  • October 31
  • July 14
  • 11. 
    Which of these is not a river of India?

  • Brahmaputra
  • Ganges
  • Mekong
  • Yamuna
  • 12. 
    Who was India’s prime minister in 2006?

  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Morarji Desai
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Manmohan Singh
  • 13. 
    What body of water lies to the west of India?

  • Coral Sea
  • Arabian Sea
  • Celebes Sea
  • Andaman Sea
  • 14. 
    In what state is Bengaluru located?

  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Bihar
  • 15. 
    Where did chess first originate?

  • China
  • Spain
  • India
  • Iran
  • 16. 
    Which state in India do we find the wettest regions?

  • West Bengal
  • Kerela
  • Meghalaya
  • Assam
  • 17. 
    In which state is the Kaziranga National Park situated?

  • Assam
  • Mizoram
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • 18. 
    Which Indian city hosted the first Kabaddi World Cup?

  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Bangalore
  • Chennai
  • 19. 
    Which Indian president is nicknamed “Missile Man?”

  • Kocheril Raman Narayanan
  • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  • Ram Nath Kovind
  • A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • 20. 
    What is the currency of India?

  • Dollar
  • Peso
  • Rupee
  • Yen
  • 21. 
    Which town in Nagaland was WWII fought?

  • Wokha
  • Dimapur
  • Phek
  • Kohima
  • 22. 
    The Victoria Memorial Hall is located in which Indian city?

  • Jaipur
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Pune
  • 23. 
    Which Indian festival is associated with colors?

  • Onam
  • Diwali
  • Holi
  • Pongal
  • 24. 
    Which Indian city was the capital of the Gaekwad Dynasty?

  • Vadodara
  • Surat
  • Vapi
  • Ahmedabad
  • 25. 
    Who was the first Indian woman to be elected as President of United Nations General Assembly?

  • Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  • 26. 
    Which Indian cricketer became the first sportsman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian order?

  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Kapil Dev
  • Sunil Gavaskar
  • Mahendra Singh Dhoni
  • 27. 
    Which is the most populous state in India?

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • 28. 
    Who is the chairman of Reliance Industries limited?

  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Nita Ambani
  • Isha Ambani
  • Anil Ambani
  • 29. 
    Which Indian actor founded the Prithvi Theater?

  • PrithviRaj Kapoor
  • Shammi Kapoor
  • Raj Kapoor
  • Shashi Kapoor
  • 30. 
    Who was the first education minister of Free India?

  • Rajendra Prasad
  • Sarvapelli Radhakrishnan
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • 31. 
    Which Indian president received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian order in 2019?

  • APJ Abdul Kalam
  • C. Rajagopalachari
  • Pranab Mukherjee
  • Pratibha Patil
  • 32. 
    Who is the only Indian cricketer to have scored 5000 runs in Test Cricket?

  • Sunil Gavaskar
  • Virender Sehwag
  • Kapil Dev
  • Virat Kohli
  • 33. 
    When was the first recorded instance of conflict over the Babri Masjid between Hindus and Muslims?

  • 1949
  • 1853
  • 1889
  • 1984
  • 34. 
    Which Indian festival is known as the festival of lights?

  • Diwali
  • Dussehra
  • Durga-puja
  • Holi
  • 35. 
    Which institution operates the currency and credit system in India?

  • Government banks
  • Reserve Bank of India
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Stock exchanges
  • 36. 
    When did Radio broadcasting begin in India?

  • 1957
  • 1936
  • 1930
  • 1927
  • 37. 
    Who was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?

  • Ivan Bunin
  • Eugene O'Neill
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • William Faulkner
  • 38. 
    When was the Indian Medical Council set up?

  • 1981
  • 1975
  • 1980
  • 1971
  • 39. 
    Who was the last Mughal emperor of India?

  • Muḥammad Shah
  • Jahāngīr
  • Nādir Shah
  • Bahādur Shāh II
  • 40. 
    In which year did the union government of India dissolve the government of Jammu and Kashmir?

  • 2018
  • 1990
  • 2002
  • 1947
  • 41. 
    Which Indian lunar probe found water on the Moon?

  • Chandrayaan-2
  • Chandrayaan-1
  • Cartosat-3
  • Mangalyaan
  • 42. 
    Who was the first Indian citizen to go into space?

  • Sunita Williams
  • Rakesh Sharma
  • Ravish Malhotra
  • Kalpana Chawla
  • 43. 
    Which river does not originate from India?

  • Ganga
  • Satluj
  • Brahmaputra
  • Chenab
  • 44. 
    Which Indian social reformer is known as the Father of Modern India?

  • Savitri Bai Phule
  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • Vinoba Bhave
  • Ram Mohan Roy
  • 45. 
    Which is the national tree of India?

  • Peepal
  • Mango
  • Neem
  • Banyan
  • 46. 
    Which of these is a union territory of India?

  • Ladakh
  • Chennai
  • Shimla
  • Kolkatta
  • 47. 
    Which is the most popular dance form performed in Gujarat?

  • Bhangra
  • Kathak
  • Garba
  • Kuchipudi
  • 48. 
    Khasi people belong to which state of India?

  • Meghālaya
  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Sikkim
  • 49. 
    The Bharata natyam is indigenous to which Indian state?

  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat
  • Karnataka
  • 50. 
    What dance form is Birju Maharaj famous for?

  • Bharathanatyam
  • Bhangra
  • Kuchipudi
  • Kathak
  • 51. 
    Who wrote the Gītāñjali?

  • Muhammad Iqbal
  • Mahadevi Varma
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  • 52. 
    When was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?

  • March1, 1930
  • March 5, 1931
  • August 15, 1931
  • September 5, 1932
  • 53. 
    Who wrote the Ramayana?

  • Kalidasa
  • Ved Vyas
  • Tulsidasa
  • Valmiki
  • 54. 
    Who is the first Indian physicist to win a Nobel prize?

  • C.V. Raman
  • Homi J. Bhabha
  • Vikram Sarabhai
  • PC Ray
  • 55. 
    Which Indian composer won the Academy Award for Best Music (original song)?

  • Amit Trivedi
  • Shankar Mahadevan
  • Kalyanji Anandji
  • A.R. Rahman
  • 56. 
    Which is the oldest Golf Club in India?

  • Royal Calcutta Golf Club
  • Bangalore Golf Club
  • Royal Bombay Golf Club
  • Shillong Golf Club
  • 57. 
    In which year did the Kargil War take place?

  • 1971
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 1965
  • 58. 
    In which year did the Bhopal gas tragedy take place?

  • 2009
  • 1984
  • 2013
  • 1944
  • 59. 
    The Mumbai terrorist attack happened in which year?

  • 2008
  • 2005
  • 2001
  • 2006
  • 60. 
    Which Indian city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?

  • Bengaluru
  • New Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Hyderabad
  • 61. 
    What is the Hindi film industry in India called?

  • Tollywood
  • Nollywood
  • Bollywood
  • Kollywood
  • 62. 
    Which is India's oldest national park?

  • Corbett National Park
  • Bor Tiger reserve
  • Hemis National Park
  • Ranthambhore National Park
  • 63. 
    Where is the Great Stupa situated?

  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • 64. 
    Who is the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize?

  • V.S. Naipul
  • Arundhati Roy
  • Kiran Desai
  • Salman Rushdie
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