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INDIA - HISTORY

MCQ

1) How many number of people served as both President and Vice President of India?

a) 10
b) 5
c) 3
d) 6

2) What is the name of the king who built the great “Thanjai Periya Kovil” (Thanjavur Big Temple)?

a) Raja Raja Cholan


b) Rajendra Cholan
c) Adithya Karikalan
d) Veera Pandyan

3) Which colonial country ruled India for maximum number of years?

a) Portugal
b) France
c) British
d) Spain

4) How many major languages are spoken in India?

a) 10
b) 31
c) 22
d) 18

5) Who discovered the Harappan Civilization or Indus Valley Civilization?

a) R. Nagaswamy
b) Shereen Ratnagar
c) Braj Basi Lal
d) Dayaram Sahni

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6) In which year did Second Carnatic War ended?

a) 1749
b) 1753
c) 1754
d) 1653

7) Who served as Prime Minister of India?

a) Dr. Radhakrishan
b) Rajendira Prasad
c) Dr. Abdul Kalaam
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

8) Who wrote the famous book “Buddha Charitra’?

a) Chanakya
b) Ashvagosha
c) Ajnata Kaundiya
d) Mahanama

9) Who is call the father of Indian Renaissance?

a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar


b) Rajaram Mohanroy
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

10) In which year did Vascoda Gama had his st sucessful voyage to India?

a) 1478
b) 1578
c) 1498
d) 1458
INDIA - SPORTS AND LEISURE
1) Which Circket World Cup was known as “Reliance Cup’?

a) 1983 Cricket World Cup


b) 1987 Cricket World Cup
c) 1991 Cricket World Cup
d) 1995 Cricket World Cup

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Cricket_World_Cup

2) Which country was the runner up in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup?

a) Australia
b) England
c) South Africa
d) India

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women
%27s_Cricket_World_Cup#Final

Who is the Second Indian Badminton Player after Prakash Padukone to achieve
3)
World No.1?
a) P.V. Sindhu
b) Kidambi Srikanth
c) Paruppalli Kashyap
d) Saina Nehwal

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saina_Nehwal#Performance_timeline
4) What is Kamlesh Mehta famous for?

a) As an Indian badminton Player


b) As an Indian cricket Palyer
c) As an Indaian squash Player
d) As an Indian Table Tennis Player

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamlesh_Mehta

5) Which Indian Sports Perrson is known as ‘The Flying Sikh’

a) Yuvraj Singh
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Millka Singh
d) Prithvi Pal Singh

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh

6) Which Olymic Games India first stated to send its Olympic Team?

a) 1908 Antwerp Olympics


b) 1912 Antwerp Olympics
c) 1917 Antwerp Olympics
d) 1920 Antwerp Olympics

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics
7) How many years does the National Games of India occour?

a) Every 3 Years
b) Every 4 Years
c) Every 5 Years
d) Every 2 Years

Sources: https://www.gktoday.in/question/the-national-games-of-india-were-
normally-to-be-he

8) In which year, Kabaddi was introduced for the first time in the National Games
of India?

a) 1938
b) 1939
c) 1940
d) 1941

Source: https://www.gktoday.in/question/in-which-year-kabaddi-was-
introduced-for-the-first

9) Which Country is the birthplace of Badminton?

a) China
b) Denmark
c) New Zeland
d) India

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_in_India

10) Between 1928 and 1980, Indian Hockey Team won how many gold
medals in Olympics?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 8
d) 6

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team

11) Which Indian State/UT has won the Khelo India Youth Games
Champions trophy in 2020?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Hariyana
d) Karnataka

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Khelo_India_Youth_Games

12) Which Indian Sportsperson recently became the first ever to win the
‘World Games Athlete of Year’ award?

a) Saradar singh
b) P.R. Sreejesh
c) Rani Rampal
d) Vandana Katariya

Source: https://olympics.com/en/news/pr-sreejesh-world-games-athlete-of-the-year-
award-2021-winner-indian-hockey

13) Which Indian Cricketer holds the record of most ducks for India in
ODI Cricket?
a) Ani Kumble
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Javagai Srinath
Source:
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_ducks_career.html?
class=2;id=6;type=team

14) Which of the following is the oldest sports in India?

a) Judo
b) Boxing
c) Atya Patya
d) Wrestling
Source: https://testbook.com/question-answer/which-of-the-following-is-the-oldest-sports-in-ind--

5e81b24ef60d5d3e0604085d#:~:text=Wrestling%20is%20the%20oldest%20sports,ago%2C%20during%20the%20Middle%20Ages .

15) Who is the Ex-Officio President of Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

a) Director General
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Union Minister of Youth Affiars and Sports
d) President of India

Source: https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai/organisatonal-information

16) The Arjuna Award was instituted in which year?

a) 1952
b) 1962
c) 1961
d) 1963

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna_Award
17) How many players are there on the Kabbadi Team?

a) 9
b) 11
c) 7
d) 10

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi

18) What does the term “LBW” stand for in Ciricket?

a) Life Bat and Whack


b) Launch Ball Wicketwards
c) Leg Before Wicket
d) Let’s Behave Wickadly

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_before_wicket

19) In which country the game of chess originated?

a) Russia
b) Greece
c) India
d) England

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#History

20) Who first earned the nicknameof the Lightning Kid in India?

a) Sasikiran Krishnan
b) Koneru Humpy
c) Surya Sekhar Ganguly
d) Viswanathan Anand

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand

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