Facts about India -Questions and Answers -5
801. The venue of the Kuka revolt led by Baba Ram Singh:
(a) Bengal (b) Punjab
(c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
802. The venue of the first session of the All India Kisan Sabha was:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Kanpur (d) Lucknow
Answer: (d)
803. The venue of the Tebhaga revolt:
(a) Bengal (b) Bihar
(c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
Answer: (c)
804. The Viceroy of British India who resigned over the question of Egypt:
(a) Curzon (b) Dufferin
(c) Ripon (d) Minto II
Answer: (c)
805. The word ‘National’ was added to the name of Congress during the Nagpur
session of:
(a) 1891 (b) 1892
(c) 1897 (d) 1899
Answer: (a)
806. The word ‘Swaraj’ was first used in the Congress platform in the 1906 session of:
(a) Pune (b) Lucknow
(c) Surat (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d)
807. The year of ‘Black hole’ episode of Calcutta:
(a) 1755 (b) 1756
(c) 1757 (d) 1758
Answer: (b)
808. Ulgulan was a movement of the:
(a) Agarias (b) Juangs
(c) Mundas (d) Hos
Answer: (c)
809. What was the real name of Bahadur Shah I, who emerged victorious in the
war of succession after Aurangazeb?
(a) Muazzam (b) Salim
(c) Farid (d) Khurram
Answer: (a)
810. Which modern historian opined that “the so-called First National War of Independence of 1857 is neither First, nor National, nor War of Independence.” ?
(a) S.N.Sen (b) Tara Chand
(c) R.C.Majumdar (d) K.K.Dutta
Answer: (c)
811. Which session of the Indian National Congress decided to reorganise
Provincial Congress Committees on the basis of linguistic areas:
(a) 1920 Nagpur (b) 1911 Kolkata
(c) 1916 Lucknow (d) 1924 Belgaum
Answer: (a)
812. Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God and Father of the World?
(a) Kanhu Santha (b) Rupa Naik
(c) Birsa Munda (d) Joria Bhagat
Answer: (c)
813. Who among the following was the editor of ‘Deenabandhu’?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Jotiba Phule
(c) Robert Knight (d) Manmohan Ghosh
Answer: (b)
814. Who was the Congress president when Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed as the chairman of the National Planning Committee constituted by INC?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
815. Who was selected as the second person to observe individual satyagraha in 1940:
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
816. The jurist who gave the verdict in Gandhi assassination Case:
Answer: Atmacharan Aggarwal
817. The second President of Indian National Congress:
Answer: Dadabhai Navroji
818. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in 1889 at:
Answer: Allahabad
819. Jawaharlal Nehru attended the Congress session as a delegate for the first time in 1912. It was held at:
Answer: Bankipur
820. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at:
Answer: Mumbai
821. Lal Bahadur Shastri is the first Prime Minister be born in the 20th century. He was born in:
Answer: 1904
822. Jawaharlal Nehru became the President of the Indian National Congress for the first time in:
Answer: 1929
823. Who was the President of India When National Congress during the Quit India movement?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
824. Which portfolio was taken over by Jawaharlal Nehru from VK Krishna Menon in the wake of Chinese aggression of 1962?
Answer: Defence
825. In which railway station of South Africa, Gandhiji was thrown out Of a train?
Answer: Petermaritzberg
826. In which year Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?
- 1931
827. Who founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1870?
- MG Rana.de
828. Who said, " Satyagraha is the tool of strong people"?
- Mahatma Gandhi
829. Who was called 'Lok Manya'?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
830. Who headed the boundary commission appointed to demarcate the boundary between India and Pakistan?
- Cyril Radcliff
831. Who was elected as the president in the All India Kisan Sabha held in Lucknow in 1936?
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
832. The only Keralite to become the president of INC:
- C Sankaran Nair
833. Who authored 'Arctic Horne in the Vedas'?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
834. Who started the Self Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu?
- E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
835. Who founded the Hindu Maha Sabha?
- MM Malavya
836. Who is regarded as the father of 'The Two Nation Theory?
- M.A. Jinnah
837. Who wrote the book ''What Congress and Gandhi have done to untouchables'?
- B.R. Ambedkar
838. Who was the political guru of Gopala Krishna Gokhale?
- M.G. Ranade
839. Who coined the term 'Satyagraha'?
- Gandhiji
840. The l)resident of India. who was formerly the chairman of Constituent Assembly:
- Dr Rajendraprasad
841. Who was known as 'Desh bandu'?
- Chittaranjan Das
842. Who wrote the book 'Gandhi and Anarchy'?
- C.Sankaran Nair
843. In which year did Gandhiji visit Kerala for the first time?
- 1920
844. The battle of Kalinga was in:
-261 BC
845. Which is called 'The Manual of Mauryan Empire'?
- Arthasasthra
846. The capital of Pallavas was:
- Kancheepuram
847. The Sangam was held under the royal patronage of:
- Pandyas
848. Who was the Viceroy when the Indian Penal Code was brought into effect?
- Lord Canning
849. Name the Governor-General who introduced Doctrine of Lapse:
- Dalhousie
850. The first British Viceroy of India:
- Canning
Indian States and Capitals
851. The capital of Andhra Pradesh:
(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Kurnul
(c) Rajamundry (d) Hyderabad
Answer: (d)
852. The capital of Arunachal Pradesh:
(a) Dispur (b) Itanagar
(c) Shillong (d) Kohima
Answer: (b)
853. The capital of Assam:
(a)Guwahati (b) Aiswal
(c) Dispur (d) Shillong
Answer: (c)
854. The capital of Bihar:
(a)Raipur (b) Ranchi
(c) Patna (d) Lucknow
Answer: (c)
855. Raipur is the capital of ........
(a) Jharkhand (b) Chhatisgarh
(c) Bihar (d) Uttarakhand
Answer: (b)
856. The capital of Goa:
(a) Vasco da Gama (b) Margao
(c) Ponda (d) Panaji
Answer: (d)
857. The capital of Gujarat:
(a)Ahmedabad (b) Surat
(c) Vadodara (d) Gandhinagar
Answer: (d)
858. The capital of Haryana and Punjab:
(a) Chandigarh (b) Karnal
(c) Panipat (d) Faridabad
Answer: (a)
859. The capital of Himachal Pradesh:
(a) Dharmasthala (b) Shimla
(c) Kangra (d) Bilaspur
Answer: (b)
860. The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir:
(a) Jammu (b) Srinagar
(c) Leh (d) Udhampur
Answer: (b)
861. The capital of Jharkhand:
(a) Ranchi (b) Jamshedpur
(c) Dhanbad (d) Bokaro
Answer: (a)
862. The capital of Karnataka:
(a) Mysore (b) Srirangapatnam
(c) Mangalore (d) Bangalore
Answer: (d)
863. The capital of Madhya Pradesh:
(a) Gwalior (b) Jabalpur
(c) Bhopal (d) Vidisha
Answer: (c)
864. The capital of Maharashtra:
(a) Nagpur (b) Nasik
(c) Mumbai (d) Pune
Answer: (c)
865. The capital of Manipur:
(a) Shillong (b) Imphal
(c) Kohima (d) Itanagar
Answer: (b)
866. The capital of Meghalaya:
(a) Kohima (b) Shillong
(c) Itanagar (d) Imphal
Answer: (b)
867. The capital of Mizoram:
(a) Aiswal (b) Kohima
(c) Dispur (d) Gangtok
Answer: (a)
868. The capital of Nagaland:
(a) Dispur (b) Gangtok
(c) Kohima (d) Shillong
Answer: (c)
869. The capital of Orissa:
(a) Puri (b) Cuttack
(c) Rourkela (d) Bhuvaneswar
Answer: (d)
870. The capital of Rajasthan:
(a)Jodhpur (b) Kota
(c) Udaipur (d) Jaipur
Answer: (d)
871. The capital of Sikkim:
(a) Gangtok (b) Dispur
(c) Itanagar (d) Kohima
Answer: (a)
872. The capital of Tamil Nadu:
(a) Coimbatore (b) Madurai
(c) Chennai (d) Tiruchirappalli
Answer: (c)
873. The capital of Tripura:
(a) Itanagar (b) Kohima
(c) Gangtok (d) Agarthala
Answer: (d)
874. The capital of Uttarakhand:
(a) Nainital (b) Haridwar
(c) Dehra Dun (d) Rishikesh
Answer: (c)
875. The capital of West Bengal:
(a) Bhuvaneswar (b) Patna
(c) Darjeeling (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d)
High Courts in India
876. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the largest number of states?
(a) Allahabad (b) Guwahati
(c) Madras (d) Delhi
Answer: (b)
877. Which High Court has the largest number of judges?
(a) Guwahati (b)Delhi
(c) Allahabad (d) Kolkata
Answer: (c)
878. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the largest number of Union Territories?
(a) Delhi (b) Kerala
(c) Madras (d) Bombay
Answer: (d)
879. Andaman Nicobar comes under the jurisdiction of ...... High Court:
(a) Calcutta (b) Madras
(c) Delhi (d) Kerala
Answer: (a)
880. Lakshadweep comes under the jurisdiction of ...... High Court:
(a) Madras (b) Calcutta
(c) Kerala (d) Hyderabad
Answer: (c)
881. Which High Court has the largest number of benches?
(a) Madras (b) Calcutta
(c) Guwahati (d) Delhi
Answer: (c)
882. The seat of High Court in Andhra Pradesh:
(a) Rajamundry (b) Kurnul
(c) Hyderabad (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: (c)
883. The seat of High Court in Orissa:
(a) Puri (b) Bhuvaneswar
(c) Konark (d) Cuttack
Answer: (d)
884. The seat of High Court in Bihar:
(a) Patna (b) Ranchi
(c) Raipur (d) Samasthipur
Answer: (a)
885. Where is the seat of Madhya Pradesh High Court?
(a) Bhopal (b) Indore
(c) Jabalpur (d) Ujjain
Answer: (c)
886. The seat of Gujarat High Court:
(a) Surat (b) Itanagar
(c) Ahmedabad (d) Gandhinagar
Answer: (c)
887. Goa comes under the jurisdiction of ....... High Court:
(a) Gujarat (b) Bombay
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka
Answer: (b)
888. The total number of High Courts in India:
(a) 28 (b) 29
(c) 22 (d) 21
Answer: (d)
889. The seat of Chhatisgarh High Court:
(a) Raipur (b) Ranchi
(c) Bilaspur (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (c)
890. The seat of Himachal Pradesh High Court:
(a) Dharmasala (b) Shimla
(c) Kulu (d) Manali
Answer: (b)
891. The seat of Jammu Kashmir High Court:
(a) Srinagar & Jammu (b) Anantnag
(c) Ladakh (d) Amarnath
Answer: (a)
892. The seat of Jharkhand High Court:
(a) Raipur (b) Bilaspur
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Ranchi
Answer: (d)
893. The Madras High Court has jurisdiction over Tamil Nadu and .........
(a) Andaman Nicobar (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Goa (d) Puducherry
Answer: (d)
894. Where is the seat of Punjab and Haryana High Court?
(a) Ambala (b) Amritsar
(c) Chandigarh (d) Ludhiana
Answer: (c)
895. The seat of High Court in Rajasthan:
(a) Jaipur (b) Alwar
(c) Jodhpur (d) Ajmer
Answer: (c)
896. The seat of which High Court is in Gangtok?
(a) Sikkim (b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa (d) Uttarakhand
Answer: (a)
897. The seat of Uttarakhand High Court:
(a) Lucknow (b) Allahabad
(c) Dehradun (d) Nainital
Answer: (d)
898. Which Union Territory has its own High Court?
(a) Andaman Nicobar (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Pondicherry (d) Delhi
Answer: (d)
899. The seat of High Court in Uttar Pradesh:
(a) Lucknow (b) Delhi
(c) Allahabad (d) Kanpur
Answer: (c)
900. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu come under the jurisdiction of ...... High Court:
(a) Delhi (b) Bombay
(c) Madras (d) Gujarat
Answer: (b)
901. India is .....th largest country in the world in terms of area:
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 7 (d) 9
Answer: (c)
902. What per cent of the world area is occupied by India:
(a) 2.4 (b) 4.2
(c) 3.4 (d) 7.1
Answer: (a)
903. The north-south stretch of India is:
(a) 2933 km (b) 3287 km
(c) 3214 km (d) 3933 km
Answer: (c)
904. The total coastline of India:
(a) 6100km (b) 7516.6 km
(c) 7100 km (d) 3214 km
Answer: (b)
905. The land frontier of India:
(a) 7516.6 (b) 6100
(c) 15200 (d) 15700
Answer: (c)
906. The total number of members in the Indian Parliament:
(a) 545 (b) 550
(c) 233 (d) 790
Answer: (d)
907. The total number of members in Rajya Sabha:
(a) 233 (b) 245
(c) 235 (d) 240
Answer: (b)
908. The south Indian State with the largest number of members in the Legislative Assembly:
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Answer: (c)
909. The state with the longest coastline in South India:
(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Goa
Answer: (b)
910. The southernmost point of India is Indira Point. It is in:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Laksha Dweep
(c) Andaman (d) Nicobar
Answer: (d)
911. Which state has the largest number of Loksabha seats:
(a) U.P. (b) M.P.
(c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
Answer: (a)
912. The total number of members in the Legislative Assemblies of Indian States and Union Territories:
(a) 4120 (b) 4020
(c) 4190 (d) 790
Answer: (a)
913. Which country shares the longest border with India:
(a) China (b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
Answer: (c)
914. Which of the following countries do not share a land frontier with India:
(a) Myanmar (b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Bhutan
Answer: (c)
915. The most densely populated state in India as per the 2011 Census:
(a) U.P. (b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal (d) Kerala
Answer: (b)
916. Among the Commonwealth countries the rank of India in terms of area:
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth
Answer: (c)
917. Among the Commonwealth countries the rank of India in terms of population:
(a) Fourth (b) First
(c) Second (d) Third
Answer: (b)
918. The least densely populated state in India as per the 2011 Census::
(a) Goa (b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) H.P.
Answer: (c)
919. The largest lake in India:
(a) Dal (b) Sambar
(c) Kolleru (d) Chilka
Answer: (d)
920. The westernmost state in India:
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Gujarat
Answer: (d)
921. The maximum number of nominated members in the Lower House of Indian Parliament:
(a) 14 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 9
Answer: (b)
922. How many members represent the Union Territories in Loksabha:
(a) 15 (b) 13
(c) 7 (d) 30
Answer: (b)
923. The total frontier of India is .........km:
(a) 6100 (b) 7516
(c) 15200 (d) 22716
Answer: (d)
924. Which state has the least number of members in the Legislative Council:
(a) Goa (b) Karnataka
(c) Sikkim (d) Jammu Kashmir
Answer: (d)
925. Which state has the lowest number of districts:
(a) Sikkim (b) Goa
(c) Mizoram (d) Manipur
Answer: (b)
926. The area of India is ...... sq. km.
(a) 388630 (b) 3287263
(c) 2487263 (d) 4288630
Answer: (b)
927. What fraction of the total area of land area of the world is occupied by India?
(a) 1/32 (b) 1/52
(c) 1/42 (d) 1/24
Answer: (c)
928. What per cent of the global area is occupied by India?
(a)0.57 (b) 2.42
(c) 3.1 (d) 1.42
Answer: (a)
929. The rank of India in the Indian subcontinent in terms of area:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer: (a)
930. The rank of India in South Asia in terms of area:
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
Answer: (d)
931. The southernmost state in India:
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Goa
Answer: (b)
932. The southernmost capital city in India:
(a) Chennai (b) Bangalore
(c) Thiruvananthapuram(d) Panaji
Answer: (c)
933. The northernmost state in India:
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Punjab
(c) Haryana (d) Jammu Kashmir
Answer: (d)
934. The northernmost capital city in India:
(a) Jammu (b) Srinagar
(c) Shimla (d) Chandigarh
Answer: (b)
935. The easternmost state in India:
(a) Assam (b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura
Answer: (b)
936. The westernmost Union Territory in India:
(a)Daman, Diu (b) Dadra Nagar Haveli
(c) Lakshadweep (d) Puducherry
Answer: (a)
937. The latitude of the southernmost point of the mainland of India:
(a) 8 degree 4minits (b) 6 degree 4minits
(c) 7 degree 4minits (d) 9 degree 4minits
Answer: (a)
938. The latitude of the southernmost point of the Indian Union:
(a) 9 degree 4minits (b) 7 degree 4minits
(c) 6 degree 4minits (d) 8 degree 4minits
Answer: (c)
939. Indian Standard Time is based on...... and half degree East longitude.
(a) 68 (b) 97
(c) 37 (d) 82
Answer: (d)
940. 82 and a half degree east longitude passes through:
(a) New Delhi (b) Dispur
(c) Kakinada (d) Chennai
Answer: (c)
941. The place where Indian Standard Time and local time are the same?
(a) Allahabad (b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi
Answer: (a)
942. Indian Standard Time is ...... hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time:
(a) 5 and half (b) 4 and half
(c) 6 and half (d) 3 and half
Answer: (a)
943. The lowest area in India:
(a) Rann of Kutch (b) Kuttanad
(c) Kochi (d) Kanyakumari
Answer: (b)
944. The southernmost point of the mainland of India:
(a) Rameswaram (b) Thalaimannar
(c) Dhanushkodi (d) Kanyakumari
Answer: (d)
945. The largest neighbouring country of India:
(a) Pakistan (b) China
(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar
Answer: (b)
946. The smallest neighbouring country of India:
(a) Bhutan (b) Maldives
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh
Answer: (b)
947. The smallest neighbouring country that shares a border with India:
(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan (d) Maldives
Answer: (c)
948. The only south-east Asian country that shares a border with India:
(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal
(c) Myanmar (d) Srilanka
Answer: (c)
949. The nearest country to Nicobar islands:
(a) Srilanka (b) Myanmar
(c) Maldives (d) Indonesia
Answer: (d)
950. The nearest country to Andaman islands:
(a) Myanmar (b) Maldives
(c) Indonesia (d) Bangladesh
Answer: (a)
National Insignia
951. Which colour is in the bottom of the national flag?
(a) Green (b) Saffron
(c) White (d) Navy blue
Answer: (a)
952. The ratio of the width and length of the national flag?
(a) 3:2 (b) 2:3
(c) 4:3 (d) 3:4
Answer: (b)
953. The wheel in the centre of the national flag has ...... spokes:
(a) 16 (b) 32
(c) 24 (d) 48
Answer: (c)
954. Who designed the national flag of India?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) JB Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Pingali Venkiah
Answer: (d)
955. The Constituent Assembly adopted the national flag on:
(a) 26th November 1949(b) 15th August 1947
(c) 26th January 1950 (d) 22nd July 1947
Answer: (d)
956. Saffron colour in the national flag depicts:
(a) Truth (b) Progress
(c) Faith (d) Courage and sacrifice
Answer: (d)
957. White colour in the national flag signifies:
(a) Dynamism (b) Ancient culture
(c) Change (d) Truth and Peace
Answer: (d)
958. Which colour of the national flag signifies faith and chivalry?
(a) Green (b) White
(c) Saffron (d) Navy blue
Answer: (a)
959. New Flag Code of India was brought into effect in:
(a) 2001 (b) 2002
(c) 2003 (d) 2004
Answer: (b)
960. Number of standard sizes national flag:
(a) 9 (b) 8
(c) 7 (d) 6
Answer: (a)
961. The largest size of the national flag of India (in millimetres):
(a) 6300 ◊ 4200 (b) 3600 ◊ 2400
(c) 2700 ◊ 1800 (d) 1800 ◊ 1200
Answer: (a)
962. The smallest size of the national flag of India (in millimetres):
(a) 900 ◊ 600 (b) 450 ◊ 300
(c) 225 ◊ 150 (d) 150 ◊ 100
Answer: (d)
963. The sole manufacturer of the flag is Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha of:
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar
Answer: (b)
964. Usage of the flag is governed by the
(a) Flag Code of India (b) Indian Penal Code
(c) Criminal Procedure Code (d) Indian Citizenship Act
Answer: (a)
965. What is the colour of the wheel in the centre of the national flag?
(a) Black (b) Sky Blue
(c) Green (d) Navy Blue
Answer: (d)
966. Who unfurled a flag on behalf of India for the first time in a foreign country at the Second Socialist International Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany (1907)?
(a) Madam Bhikaji Cama (b) Pingali Venkiah
(c) Sister Nivetita (d) Annie Besant
Answer: (a)
967. Who headed the Adhoc committee appointed by the Constituent Assembly on 23 June 1947 to select a flag for independent India?
(a) Rajendraprasad (b) Maulana Azad
(c) Rajagopalachari (d) KM Munshi
Answer: (a)
968. National Flag of India is to be made of:
(a) Hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk (b) Polyester
(c) Rayon (d) Nylon
Answer: (a)
969. National tree of India:
(a) Lotus (b) Banyan Tree
(c) Deodar (d) Teak
Answer: (b)
970. The botanical name of Banyan tree :
(a) Ficus bengalensis (b) Tectona grandis
(c) Cocos nucifera (d) Nelumbo nucifera
Answer: (a)
971. Which is also known as Fig Tree?
(a) Coconut Tree (b) Teak
(c) Banyan tree (d) Bamboo
Answer: (c)
972. The national flower of India is Lotus. Who first suggested 'Lotus' to be our National symbol in his book "Bridhya Hindoo-r Asha" (An old Hindoo's Hope) written in 1888?
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Raj Narayan Bose (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (c)
973. The botanical name of Lotus:
(a) Nelumbo nucifera (b) Pavo cristatus
(c) Hibiscus rosasinenis (d) Vinca rosea
Answer: (a)
974. The national bird of India:
(a) Crow (b) Eagle
(c) Hawk (d) Peacock
Answer: (d)
975. The scientific name Peacock:
(a) Panthera leo (b) Pavo cristatus
(c) Srutio camelius (d) Cocos nucifera
Answer: (b)
976. In which language Janaganamana was originally composed by Rabindranath Tagore?
(a) Bengali (b) Hindi
(c) Urdu (d) English
Answer: (a)
977. Constituent Assembly adopted Janaganamana as the national anthem of India on:
(a) 26th November 1949 (b) 26th January 1950
(c) 22nd July 1947 (d) 24th January 1950
Answer: (d)
978. The first political occasion in which Janaganamana sung was the session of the Indian National Congress held on 27th December, ......
(a) 1896 (b) 1911
(c) 1921 (d) 1906
Answer: (b)
979. The complete song of Janaganamana consists of ....... stanzas:
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 5 (d) 4
Answer: (c)
980. Which stanza of Janaganamana is adopted as the National Anthem of India?
(a) First (b) Second
(c) Third (d) Last
Answer: (a)
981. A formal rendition of the national anthem is completed in..... seconds.
(a) 20 (b) 52
(c) 42 (d) 55
Answer: (b)
982. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines of the national anthem is sung in ..... seconds:
(a) 25 (b) 20
(c) 16 (d) 22
Answer: (b)
983. In which journal Janaganamana was first published in 1912?
(a) Tatvabodhini Patrika (b) Bengal Gazette
(c) Dig Darshan (d) Samachar Darpan
Answer: (a)
984. Janaganamana was first published under the title:
(a) Vande Mataram (b) Morning Song
(c) Bharat Vidatha (d) National Hymn
Answer: (c)
985. Who rendered the English translation of Janaganamana?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) YB Yeats
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: (c)
986. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Janaganamana at the request of his intimate friend ..........who was a judge of Kolkata High Court:
(a) Ashutosh Chaudhary (b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) YB Yeats (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
987. The English version of the national anthem begins with the words:
(a) I bow thee mother (b) Thou art the ruler
(c) God saves the kingdom (d) In god we trust
Answer: (b)
988. The Morning Song of India is the English translation of:
(a) Janaganamana (b) Vandemataram
(c) Sare Jahan Se Achcha (d) Amar Sonar Bangla
Answer: (a)
989. The region mentioned in the national anthem which at present not a part of India:
(a) Baluchistan (b) Punjab
(c) Orissa (d) Sind
Answer: (d)
990. Who wrote Vande Mataram the national song of India?
(a) Rabindranth Tagore (b) Muhammad Iqbal
(c) Iswar Chandra Vidhyasagar (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: (d)
991. In which language Vande Mataram was originally written?
(a) Bengali (b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit (d) Urdu
Answer: (c)
992. Vandemataram is a part of the novel:
(a) Durgesanandini (b) Anandmath
(c) Ganadevata (d) Arogyaniketan
Answer: (b)
993. The first political occasion in which Vande Mataram has sung was the 12th session of the Indian National Congress held in ...... at Kolkata:
(a) 1911 (b) 1912
(c) 1897 (d) 1896
Answer: (d)
994. Who rendered the English translation of Vande Mataram?
(a) Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (c)
995. The scientific name of Tiger, the national animal of India:
(a) Panthera leo (b) Panthera tigris
(c) Felis domesticus (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
996. In which year Tiger became the national animal of India?
(a) 1970 (b) 1971
(c) 1974 (d) 1972
Answer: (d)
997. Project Tiger was started in:
(a) 1973 (b) 1974
(c) 1975 (d) 1976
Answer: (a)
998. Which was the national animal of India before Tiger?
(a) Elephant (b) Bull
(c) Lion (d) Cow
Answer: (c)
999. National game of India:
(a) Chess (b) Football
(c) Hockey (d) Cricket
Answer: (c)
1000. The number of players in a Hockey team:
(a) 9 (b) 11
(c) 10 (d) 8
Answer: (b)
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