Quiz 1: All About India
Question 1 – When did India become a republic
a. August 15, 1947
b. January 26, 1950
c. November 26, 1949
d. October 2, 1950
Question 2 – Who was the first President of India
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Rajendra Prasad
Question 3 – How many spokes does the Ashok Chakra in the National Flag have
a. 12
b. 18
c. 24
d. 30
Question 4 – Who wrote the national anthem
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. Premchand
d. Sarojini Naidu
Question 5 – Who was the first Prime Minister of India
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Question 6 – Which lies to the East of India
a. Arabian Sea
b. Indian Ocean
c. Bay of Bengal
d. Gulf of Cambay
Question 7 – Which is the Southernmost Point of India
a. Kanyakumari
b. Porbandar
c. Goa
d. Chennai
Question 8 – Nepal lies in which direction of India
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
Question 9 – Name the Indian Desert
a. Thar
b. Sahara
c. Kalahari
d. Mongolia
Question 10 – Which is the longest river in India
a. Ganges
b. Brahmaputra
c. Sutlej
d. Godavari
Question 11 – Who built the Taj Mahal
a. Shah Jahan
b. Akbar
c. Shivaji
d. Ashoka
Question 12 – Who wrote the Ramayan
a. Sagar
b. Veda Vyas
c. Soordas
d. Valmiki
Question 13 – Where was the Indus Valley Civilisation
a. Egypt
b. Iraq
c. India – Pakistan
d. Mexico
Question 14 – Who was the first Mughal Emperor
a. Akbar
b. Babar
c. Humayun
d. Aurangzeb
Question 15 – What was India’s capital before Delhi
a. Mumbai (Bombay)
b. Kolkata (Calcutta)
c. Chennai (Madras)
d. Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Question 16 – Which is not an Indian musical instrument
a. Sitar
b. Tabla
c. Guitar
d. Veena
Question 17 – Madhubani is
a. Tribal Dance
b. Tribal Painting
c. Story
d. Poem
Question 18 – Which of these is an Indian classical dance
a. Bharat Natyam
b. Kathak
c. Kathakali
d. All of them
Question 19 – The Sweet Rasgulla came from which state of India
a. Delhi
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Gujarat
d. West Bengal
Question 20 – Bhangra is from which State
a. Rajasthan
b. Punjab
c. Maharashtra
d. Kerala
Note for Mentors only: Please refer to the Answers in Learning Materials