INDIA QUIZ OF GENARAL KNOWLEDGE

1
The largest NANDI in India is found at

Chaumundeshwari Temple, Mysore

Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur

Leepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh

Ekambaranatha Temple, Kanchipuram

2
Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

British

French

Portuguese

Danes

3
The 'Zamorins' ruled over

Punjab

Jammu

Malabar Coast

Mysore

Gujarat Coast

4
The Book 'Big Egos, Small Men' is written by

Ram Jethmalani

Kapil Sibal

Mani Shankar Iyer

Soli Sorabjee

5
Some Indian archaeologists claim that the earliest earthquake in the Indian Suncontinent took place at the Harrapan site of

Dholavira

Lothal

Mohenjodaro

Kalibangan

6
How many 'World Cultural Heritage Sites' are there in India?

17

15

10

14

7
Which one of the following pairs represent the ancient 'tala' instruments?

Muzhavu-Tabla

Tumburu-Kinnaram

Muzhavu-Thudi

Thudi-Tabla

8
Which was the only refinery in India at the time of its Independence?

Mathura

Ahmedabad

Digdoi

Bongaigonga
The Digboi Refinery was India's only oil refinery at the time of Independence and continued to be so till the 1950s when the erstwhile Esso and Burmah Shell refineries were set up in 1954 and 1955.

9
Rabindra Nath Tagore composed the National Anthem of

India

India, Bangladesh and Nepal

Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh

10
India saw its first non-Congress government at the Centre in the year

1990

1977

1975

1985

11
Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in the early Vedic literature?

Yamuna

Sindhu

Sutudri

Ganga

Saraswati

12
Which of the following places is NOT located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh?

Charminar

Church of the Holy Trinity

Jham Singh's Temple

Thousand Lights' Mosque
It is located in Chennai.

13
The 'Tower of Silence' is located at

Rishikesh

Allahabad

Mumbai

Chittorgarh

14
The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary alliance was

Peshwa Baji Rao II

Maharaja of Mysore

King of Travancore

Nawab of Oudh

Nizam of Hyderabad

15
The Vallabhai Patel Airport is located at

Aurangabad

Ahmedabad

Gandhi Nagar

Surat

16
Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

Kunjarani Devi

Bachendri Pal

P.T.Usha

Karnam Maleshwari

17
In which city would you find the Vedanta Life Institute?

Mumbai

Pune

Hyderabad

Chennai

18
In the Presidential elections of India, an MLA's vote value is

almost zero

uniformly placed at 100

uniformly placed at 200

differs from state to state dpending on population

19
Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?

Akbar Shah I

Bahadur Shah II

Bahadur Shah I

Shah Jahan
Bahadur Shah II is more familiarly known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last known Mughal Ruler of India.

20
Which of the following was described as the "Oxford University of Mahayana Buddhism"?

Nalanda

Vikramashila

Taxila

Vallabhi

21
Which of the following musical instruments is NOT of foreign origin?

Tabla

Sitar

Violin

Flute

22
Who was the Army Chief of India when it celebrated its first Republic Day?

K.M.Cariappa

Sardar Baldev Singh

T.W.Elmhirst

Sir Edward Parry

23
Who is the founder of the political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)?

M.G.Ramachandran

C.N.Annadurai

Jayalalitha

M.Karunanidhi

24
The Shirdi Sai Baba passed away in

1918

1952

1820

1750

25
The entry into the Lotus Temple at New Delhi is restricted to followers of

Hindu faith

Sikh faith

Parsi faith

Bahai faith

None of the above