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Do You Know India? Trivia Quiz

This a quiz with a some challenging questions related mainly to India. Have Fun!:)

A multiple-choice quiz by murty2good. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Author
murty2good

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,987

Updated
Oct 04 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5992

Last 3 plays: Guest 122 (8/10), Guest 213 (7/10), Guest 103 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. At what time did the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India begin? Hint

6 am

6 pm

Noon

Midnight

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which film industry's nickname was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary? Hint

Bollywood

Mollywood

Tollywood

Collywood

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who became President of India in 2002? Hint

Atal Behari Vajpayee

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Laloo Prasad Yadav

K.R.Narayanan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Indian politician was Acting Prime Minister twice but never became the permanent Prime Minister? Hint

Laloo Prasad Yadav

Arun Jaitley

H.D.Deve Gowda

Gulzari Lal Nanda

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was India's first ever Chief Election Commissioner? Hint

R.K.Trivedi

Sukumar Sen

Dr.Nagendra Singh

T.N.Seshan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which were the two main cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation? Hint

Harappa and Lothal

Lothal and Ahmedabad

Mohenjadaro and Lothal

Mohenjadaro and Harappa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Indian said "I'm restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away."? Hint

Valmiki

Mahatma Gandhi

Rabindranath Tagore

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployed in Sri Lanka? Hint

1987

1998

1972

1980

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first recipient of India's highest civilian award? Hint

C. Rajagopalachari

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Mahatma Gandhi

Nelson Mandela

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the the source of the river Indus? Hint

Lake Mansarovar

The Gangotri Glacier

Nepal

Mount Everest

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At what time did the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India begin?

Answer: Noon

It was demolished on 6 December 1992, during a rally of activists.

2. Which film industry's nickname was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary?

Answer: Bollywood

It is the nickname of the largest film industry in the world, the Indian film industry. Not surprisingly, Bollywood makes the most films every year. More than half of them are flop films.

3. Who became President of India in 2002?

Answer: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

He was sworn in on July 25,2002. He was a famous scientist before, most known for missiles. He hails from Rameshwaram, a small town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He was followed by Pratibha Patil who became President in July 2007.

4. Which Indian politician was Acting Prime Minister twice but never became the permanent Prime Minister?

Answer: Gulzari Lal Nanda

This one must have been easy due to the options. Gulzari Lal Nanda was acting P.M. twice, during May-June in 1964 and from January 11-24 in 1966.

5. Who was India's first ever Chief Election Commissioner?

Answer: Sukumar Sen

Sukumar Sen's term was from 1950 to 1958. Dr. Nagendra Singh's term was from 1972 to 1973. R.K.Trivedi's term was from 1982 to 1985. T.N. Seshan's term was from 1990 to 1996.

6. Which were the two main cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Answer: Mohenjadaro and Harappa

It was one of the oldest civilisations in the world. It was the first sign of people in India.

7. Which Indian said "I'm restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away."?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 and died in 1941. He was an Indian poet and philosopher who introduced Indian culture to the West and vice-versa. He founded Shantiniketan. He received the Nobel Prize in 1913 and became the first Asian to do so.

8. When was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployed in Sri Lanka?

Answer: 1987

It was deployed in the northern island of Jaffna. The Prime Minister of India at that time was Rajiv Gandhi.

9. Who was the first recipient of India's highest civilian award?

Answer: C. Rajagopalachari

The award is the Bharat Ratna. Mahatma Gandhi never won it, Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first to receive it posthomously while Nelson Mandela was the second foreign person to win it.

10. What is the the source of the river Indus?

Answer: Lake Mansarovar

Lake Mansarovar is on the Tibetan Plateau.

Source: Author murty2good

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