1. Who wrote the original version of Ramayana? a) Varamihira b) Valmiki c) Rajagoplachari d) R.K.

Narayan

2. Which of these books were not written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? a) Glimpse of World History b) Nehru an autobiography c) Discovery of India d) A passage to India

3. Which among these books were NOT written by the former Indian president Dr. A .P.J Abdul Kalam? a) India-Vision 2020 b) We Indians c) Ignited Minds d) Wings of Fire

4. Who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913? a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Sinclair Lewis c) William Faulkner d) Henry Kissinger

5. Who was the founder of Sikh religion-Sikhism? a) Guru Nanak b) Gobind Singh c) Harikishan Singh d) Harbhajan Singh

6. Which is the most holy city of Hinduism, on the banks of the river Ganges in India? a) Benaras b) Varanashi c) Kasi d) All of those

7. Which scriptures of Hinduism means the Song of the Lord ? a) Puranas QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) b) Vedas c) Bhagvadgitha d) Ramayana 8. Where Buddhism was first preached? a) India b) Tibet c) Bhutan d) Thailand

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9. In which Hindu s festival the goddess of good fortune are lit with lamps bringing with her good fortune for the coming year? a) Sankranthi b) Holi c) Dussehra d) Diwali

Lakshmi visits home which

10. Where in India the only temple dedicated to the Hindu God Brahma is situated?

the creator

a) Konark b) Badrinath c) Pushkar d) Kedarnath

11. Which Hindu s springtime festival marks the new planting season called as? a) Dussehra b) Vijaya Dashmi c) Holi d) Sankranthi

12. In Ramayana, who was the mother of Rama? a) Sumitra b) Kaikeyi c) Kausalya d) Draupadi

13. Which country has the highest proportion of 90% Hindus to its population? a) India b) Nepal c) Mauritius d) Guyana

14. Which is India s largest IT & ITes (enabled services) company? a) Infosys Technologies QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) b) Cognizant Technologies c) Tata consultancy services (TCS)

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d) Wipro Technologies

e) 15. Who is the first Indian & also the first in the world to produce 100 movies? a) Yash Chopra b) Vijay Amritraj c) D. Rama Naidu d) AVM Studios

16. Which is the most industrialized state of India? a) Gujarat b) Maharastra c) Uttap Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu

17. Which company produces the largest selling cars in India? a) Hyundai b) Maruti Suzuki c) Tata Motors d) Mahindra Motors

18. Which among these is the a) IA b) IC c) CD d) DN

code for Indian Airlines planes?

19. Which of these retail chain stores was founded by K.Raheja Corporation in 19 91? a) Life Style

b) Shopper s Stop c) Central d) Globus

20. Which brand of GSM mobile phone in India holding a market share of over 60%? a) Samsung b) Motorola c) Nokia d) Sony Ericson

21. HMT India acquired the manufacturing technology from which of these internat ional watch company? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) a) Rado b) Rolex c) Seiko d) Citizen

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22. Who built India s first 5 star Hotel a) Jamshetji Tata b) Ratan Tata c) Noel Tata d) Naval Tata

Taj Mahal

in Mumbai 1903?

23. What is the number of states in India?

a) 14

b) 16 c) 25 d) 28 24) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Bombay c) Madhya Bharat d) Meghalaya 25) When did India become a republic? a) 1935 b) 1947 c) 1950 d) 1961 26) Which is the smallest state in terms of area? a) Punjab b) Sikkim c) Goa d) Tripura

27) Which is the national animal of India? a) Elephant b) Deer QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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28) Which is the national flower of India? a) Lotus

b) Rose c) Marigold d) Sunflower 29) Who founded Indian National Congress? a) W. C. Banerjee b) A. O. Hume c) Annie Besant d) Motilal Nehru 30) Which state or union territory has French as an official language? a) Goa b) Lakshadweep c) Pondicherry d) Diu and Daman 31) Which state became part of India in 1975? a) Goa b) Manipur c) Tripura d) Sikkim 32) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule? a) Ooty b) Simla c) Pachmarhi d) Matheran 33) Which of the following religions did not originate in India? a) Hinduism b) Jainism c) Buddhism d) Judaism 34) Who built India's first 5 star hotel 'Taj Mahal'- in Mumbai 1903? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) a) Jamshedji Tata b) Ratan Tata c) noel Tata d) naval tata 35) Which is the first indigenous car produced in India? a) Ambassador -HM b) Padmini-Premier c) Maruti-800 d) Indica- tata

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36) Which commodity contributes most to India's share of exports? a) Gems and Jewelry b) Garments c) Leather Products d) Food and Spices 37) Which among these holds the record for highest Cricket Test Centuries? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Rahul Dravid c) Saurav Ganguly d) MS Doni 38)Which Indian is listed in the Forbes list of world's top 10 richest Tech Tita ns? a) nandan nilekani- UIDAI b) N. Chandrasekaran-TCS c) Azim Premji-Wipro d) Shiv Nadar-HCL 39)Which is the first Indian IT and ITES company to achieve US $ 1 billion & to be listed in the NASDAQ U.S. stock index? a) Wipro Technologies b) TCS

c) Infosys d) Satyam 40)Which mobile network operating company has the most number of subscribers of over 210 million in India, in 2011? a) Bharti Airtel b) Reliance Communications c) BSNL d) TATA Teleservices QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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41)Which Indian entertainment company was established on the same day of India's independence in 1947? a) RK Films b) Rajshri Pictures Pvt Ltd c) AVM Productions d) Gemini Studios 42)Which among these IPL cricket team is owned by Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies E ntertainment Ltd? a) Chennai Super Kings b) Delhi Dare Devils c) Mumbai Indians d) Kolkata Knight Riders 43)The constitution of India is drafted based on the parliament system of : a) UK b) USA c) France d) Germany 44)What is the other name of India mentioned in the Constitution of India: a) Bharat b) Bharat Varsh

c) Hindustan d) None of these 45) The constitution of India came into force ona) 15th Aug 1947 b) 26th Jan 1948 c) 15th Aug 1950 d) 26th Jan 1950 46) Which is not a fundament right but a legal right in our Constitution? a) Right to Equality b) Right to freedom of religion c) Cultural and Educational rights d) Right to Property 47)What is minimum age required to become PM or MP in India? a) 21 b) 25 c) 28 QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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49)What is minimum educational qualification to contest in elections in India? a) Pre-Schooling b) Secondary Schooling c) Graduation d) None of these

50)Who was the Father of Inidan Constitution? a) C. Rajagopalachari b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan c) B. R. Ambedkar d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 51)Which is India's foreign intelligence agency? a)Intelligence Bureau(IB) b) Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) c) Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) d) Federal Bureu of Inv. (FBI) 52)Which Prime Minister of India coined the famous slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ? a) Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shastry c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Manmohan Singh 53)How many article did the Constitution of India originally contain? a) 295 b) 365 c) 395 d) 425 54)How many languages in India is recognized by the government? a) 15 b) 18 c) 22 d) 28 QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) 55)Who is the chairperson of Rajya Sabha? a) President

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b) Vice-President c) Speaker d) Prime Minister 56)How many members(MP's) can be selected for Lok Sabha at the maximum? a) 485 b) 545 c) 552 d) 585 57)What is the retirement age of Central Govt employees? a) 55 b) 60 c) 62 d) 65 58)Which of these awards is given to a sportsperson in India? a) Ashok Chakra b) Param Vir Chakra c) Dronacharya d) Arjuna 59)Which is the biggest state in India in terms total Area? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Rajasthan d) Uttar Pradesh 60) How many Indian cities are figured in the world s most populated 50 cities? a) 4 b) 8 c) 10 d) 5 61) Which is the world s highest battlefield, in India? a) Siachen

b) Kargil c) Ladakh d) Tiger Hills

62) Which is the most preferred pilgrimage destination for Indians? a) Madurai (TN) QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) b) Puri (Orissa) c) Thirumala Thirupathi (AP)

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d) Vaishnao Devi (J & K) 63) Which is the widely spoken language in India next to Hindi? a) Urdu b) Marathi c) Bengali d) Telugu 64) What is the percentage of farmers in Indian Population? a) 35% b) 50% c) 60% d) 80%

65) Which is the longest river of about 2900 km, flowing in India? a) Ganges b)Brahmaputra c)Indus d) Godavari 66) Which air-route in India is estimated to have 50% of total air-traffic? a) Kolkata Delhi

b) Mumbai c) Chennai

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d) Hyderabad

67)What is the approximate number of mobile phone subscribers in India 2nd 2011 report? a) 600 million b) 686 million c) 852 million d) 986 million 68)Which Indian state is also known as the God s own country? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Gujarat QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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69)Where the Buddhist cave temples Ajanta & Ellora are located? a) Ahmedabad b) Adilabad c) Aurangabad d) Faizabad Gujarat Andhra Pradesh Maharastra Uttar Pradesh

70)What is the number of passengers carried by the Indian-Railways in a day? a) 10 million b) 20 million c) 30 million d) 40 million 71) where in India is the Hawa Mahal a) Jaipur b) Udaipur carved with 953 niches & 152 windows?

c) Jodhpur d)Jabalpur 72)Where in India the Rath Yatra a) Sun Temple Konark Puri Junagarh Varanasi a big festival is celebrated in June every year?

b) Jagannath Temple c)Somanath Temple d) Vishwanath Temple

73) To which neighboring country India shares the longest land border? a) Pakistan b) Nepal c) China d) Bangladesh 74) As per BRIC s report, at which year India is estimated to become the world s sec ond economic power ahead of USA & only next to China? a)2020 b)2032 c)2040 d)2050 75) Which is the first planned city of India in the shape of a rectangle divided into blocks, also known as Pink City ? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) a) Chandigarh b) Pondicherry c) Faridabad d) Jaipur 76) Which was the first empire of India to begin the a) Chola Dynasty

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b) Chalukya Dynasty c) Mauryan Dynasty d) Gupta Dynasty 77) When were Vedas a) Around 1st b) At end of 3rd c) At beginning of 5th d) By 10th Century BC century BC century BC century BC 78)Whose period among these was referred to as the Golden age in Indian History? a) Maurya s b) Gupta s c) Chalukya s d) Satavahana s 79)Who among these was the greatest King of Vijayan ager Empire? a) Acharya Deva Raya b) Krishna Deva Raya c) Rama Raya d) Sadasiva Raya means Knowledge in Sanskrit written?

80)Who was the first King of ancient India to open hospital for animals (Veterin ary)? a) Chandra Gupta b) Asoka c) Vikramaditya d) Samudragupta 81)who were the first Europeans to establish trade with India in the year 1510?

a) British b) French c) Portuguese d) Dutch QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) 82)Who was referred to as the First Freedom fighter a) Hyder Ali b) Tipu Sultan c) Shivaji d) Jhansi Rani

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83) Who was the longest served prime minister of India for more than 16 years? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Indira Gandhi c) Rajiv Gandhi d) A.B.Vajpayee 84)Who was the first woman governor of independent India? a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit b) Sarojini Naidu c) Fatima Beevi d) Sheila Kaul

85)Who was the first non-Indian to be awarded India s prestigious Bharat Ratna ? a) Mother Theresa b)Nelson Mandela c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) JRD Tata 86)Who was the most celebrated Carnatic music saint Rama? a) Tyagaraja a great devotee of Lord Sri

b) Tyagaraya c)Ranganatha d) Swami Natha 87) Which English word is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'? a) Nine b) Now c) No d) Navy 88) Which country first coined the concept of zero as a number? a) China b) England QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) c) India d) USA 89) Pentium chip was created by which Indian? a) Aziz Premji b) K. Narayana Murthy c) S.N.Bose d) Vinod Dahm 90) How many major languages are spoken in India? a) 15 b) 17 c) 19 d) 21 91) How many Academy Awards did the film a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 Gandhi

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d) 8 92) What is the national fruit of India? a) Guava b) Banana c) Mango d) Pineapple

93) Which of the following countries is not larger in area when compared to Indi a? a) Canada b) Greenland c) Brazil d) Australia 94) With which of the following countries does India share the longest border? a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) China d) Myanmar 95) Which is the nearest country with which India does not share a border? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) a)Myanmar b) Maldives c) Mauritius d) Sri Lanka

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96) Which of the following Indian states has the longest coastlines? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Tamil Nadu

d) Maharashtra 97) Which of the following lines defines the international boundary between Indi a and Pakistan? a) Plimsoll line b) Mcmahon line c) Durand line d) Radcliffe line 98) Which patriotic song is also known as Tarana-e-hind a) Jana Gana Mana b) Sara Jahan Se Acha c) Mere Mulk Mera Desh 99) What was adopted on 26th a) The Constitution of India b) IDS India Developed Schema c) EXAA Export Agriculture Association 100) What are the two word inscribed in the national emblem of India? a) Bharat Mata b) Jai Hind c) Satyamev Jayate 101) Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted? A. Only the first stanza B. The whole song C. Third and Fourth stanza D. First and Second stanza 102) 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written b y November, 1949, but come into effect on 24th QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls or the Song of the Indian?

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A. Nara Muni B. Bharat Muni C. Abhinav Gupt D. Tandu Muni 103) 'Dandia' is a popular dance of which state? A. Punjab B. Gujarat C. Tamil Nadu D. Maharashtra 104) The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem o f India are taken from A. Rigveda B. Satpath Brahmana C. Mundak Upanishad D. Ramayana 105). Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state? A. Tamil Nadu B. Orissa C. Kerala D. Karnataka 106). Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Assam? A. Nautanki B. Bihu C. Kathakali D. Bhangra 107) Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the developmen t of dance, drama and music in India? A. National School of Drama B. Sangeet Akademi C. Sahitya Akademi D. Lalit Kala Akademi

108)The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honor of which Hindu deity A. Ram B. Jaganath QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) C. Shiva D. Vishnu 109) The holy book of Parsis is A. Torah B. Bible C. Zend Avesta D. Gita

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110) 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state? A. Karnataka B. Orissa C. Kerala D. Manipur 111) Which of the following dances is a solo dance? A. Ottan Thullal B. Kuchipudi C. Yakshagana D. Odissi 112)The Indian National Anthem was first sung in the year? A. 1911 B. 1913 C. 1936 D. 1935 113) Thillana is a format of

A. Kuchipudi B. Odissi C. Baharatanatyam D. Kathak 114) 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the followin g states in India? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Rajasthan C. Madhya Pradesh D. Bihar 115) Kathak is a classical dance of QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. North India B. Tamilnadu C. Manipur D. Kerala 116) The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. New Delhi D. Kolkata

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117) The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was A. Kathakali B. Odissi C. Kathak D. Bharatanatyam 118) The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at A. Nasik

B. Ujjain C. Allahabad D. Haridwar 119) The National Song of India was composed by A. Rabindranath Tagore B. Bankim Chandra Chatterji C. Iqbal D. Jai Shankar Prasad 120) Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'? A. Jaidev B. Mohammad Iqbal C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee D. Rabindranath Tagore 121) In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature? A. Onam B. Rongali Bihu C. Navratri D. Pongal QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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122) Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies? A. Hinduism B. Buddhism C. Jainism D. Islam 123)Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a trad itional art of embroidery? A. Lucknow B. Hyderabad C. Jaipur

D. Mysore 124)Who was the first Indian Scientist to win a Nobel prize? A. CV Raman B. JC Bose C. Hargovnd Khurana D. Ravindranath Tagore 125)In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s 126)Who was first Indian ever to Win a Nobel Peace Prize? A. Ravindranath Tagore B. Mother Theresa C. Mahatma Gandhi D. Manmohan Singh 127)Which Indian Mathematician was known as Human Computer? A. S Ramanujam B. Aryabhatta C. Kanada D. Shakuntala Devi 128)When was barb wire patented? A. 1874 B. 1840 QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) C. 1895 D. 1900 129)What Galileo invented?

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A. Barometer B. Pendulum clock C. Microscope D. Thermometer 130)Where is the Railway Staff College located? A. Pune B. Allahabad C. Vadodara D. Delhi 131)The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in A. Uttar Pradesh B. Rajasthan C. Maharashtra D. Madhya Pradesh 132) Bijapur is known for its A. severe drought condition B. Gol Gumbaz C. heavy rainfall D. statue of Gomateswara 133)The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in A. Pune B. Bhopal C. Faridabad D. Lucknow 134)The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the followin g places? A. Aurangabad B. Nanded C. Parbhani D. Nagpur

135)The Indian Institute of Science is located at QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. Kerala B. Madras C. Bangalore D. New Delhi 136) 'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for A. Sculptures B. Architecture C. Cave Painting D. All of the above 137)Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'? A. Mumbai B. Hyderabad C. Guragon D. Bangalore

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138)The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in A. Gujarat B. Madhya Pradesh C. Orissa D. Maharashtra 139)National Police Academy is located at A. Bangalore B. Hyderabad C. Abu Road D. Dehradun 140) 'Mandi House' is a A. the office of the P.M.

B. the office of Director General of Doordarshan C. the office of NFDC D. the Doordarshan C.P.C 141) The National Institute of Community Development is located at A. Chennai B. Pant Nagar C. Hyderabad D. Bangalore QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) 142) The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in A. Orissa B. Andhra Pradesh C. Kerala D. Maharashtra 143) Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan? A. Bihar B. Jaipur C. Udaipur D. Jodhpur

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144) Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run? A. M.L.Valsamma B. P.T.Usha C. Kamaljit Sandhu D. K.Malleshwari 145) Which two counties did Kapil Dev play? A. Northamptonshire & Worcestershire B. Northamptonshire & Warwickshire C. Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire

D. Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire 146) Who among the following is NOT associated with billiards in India? A. Subash Agrawal B. Ashok Shandilya C. Manoj Kothari D. Mihir Sen 147)Which county did Mohammad Azharuddin play for? A. Yorkshire B. Hampshire C. Lancashire D. Derbyshire 148)Which county did Sunil Gavaskar play for? A. Somerset B. Worcestershire QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) C. Warwickshire D. Glamorgan

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149)Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa? A. Border B. Boland C. Griqualand West D. Gauteng 150)Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket ser ies held in Durban in February 1997? A. India B. New Zealand C. South africa D. Zimbabwe 151)Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?

A. Hanif Mohammad B. Brian Lara C. Sir Donald Bradman D. Sachin Tendulkar 152) Which of the following is used in pencils? A. Graphite B. Silicon C. Charcoal D. Phosphorous 153) Soda water contains A. carbonic acid B. sulphuric acid C. carbon dioxide D. nitrous acid 154) The most important ore of aluminium is A. galena B. calamine C. calcite D. bauxite 155) The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. Ganga B. Cauvery C. Narmada D. Godavari 156) The percentage of irrigated land in India is about A. 45

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B. 65 C. 35 D. 25 157) The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets A. Shimla as a tourist spot B. Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh C. boundary between India and Tibet D. None of the above 158) The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____ state A. Anleshwar, Gujarat B. Bombay High, Maharashtra C. Nawagam, Gujarat D. Digboi, Assam 159)Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop? A. Coconut B. Cotton C. Sugarcane D. Rice 160) The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are A. Bihar and Orissa B. Madhya Pradesh and Orissa C. Bihar and West Bengal D. Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal 161) The minimum age of the voter in India is A. 15 years B. 18 years C. 21 years D. 25 years QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) 162) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on A. advice of the prime minister B. advice of the chief justice of India C. recommendation of Lok Sabha D. recommendation of the Rajya Sabha 163) The office of the president can fall vacant due to A. resignation B. death C. removal D. All of the above

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164) The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in A. Telugu B. Sanskrit C. Tamil D. Kannada 165) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? A. China B. Germany C. Italy D. Japan 166) The treaty of Mangalore was signed between A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan 167) To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath? A. Chandragupta B. Ashoka

C. Kanishka D. Harsha 168) The central banking functions in India are performed by the Central Bank of India Reserve Bank of India QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) State Bank of India Punjab National Bank A. I, II B. II C. I D. II, III 169) ICICI is the name of a A. chemical industry B. bureau C. corporation D. financial institution

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170) In the state of India, the State Financial Corporation have given assistanc e mainly to develop A. agricultural farms B. cottage industry C. large-scale industries D. medium and small-scale industries 171) The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with A. farmers B. state co-operative banks C. land development banks

D. central government 172) Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with? A. Sports B. Literature C. Motion Pictures D. Politics 173) Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'? A. Rajendra Prasad B. Sardar Patel C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. Mahatma Gandhi 174) Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labo ur? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. Baba Amte B. Shabana Amzi C. Mira Nair D. Swami Agnivesh

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175) The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by A. Rupa Ganguly B. Seema Biswas C. Pratiba Sinha D. Shabama Azmi 176) The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by A. Zee TV B. AIR C. Sony TV

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177) Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'? A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Michael Anderson C. Winston Churchill D. Jarnes Morris 178) On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinem a given? A. Raj Kapoor B. Dada Saheb C. Meena Kumari D. Amitabh Bachchan 179) The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is A. Dr. J.C. Bose B. Dr. C. V. Raman C. Dr. Vickram Sarabhai D. Dr. H. J. Bhabha 180) The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the follow ing serials of Doordarshan? A. The World This Week B. Surabhi QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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181) Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Himachal Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Andhra Pradesh 182) In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for A. Chemistry B. Physics C. Economics D. Peace 183) Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize? A. C. V. Raman B. Rajiv Gandhi C. Rabindranath Tagore D. Mother Teresa 184) Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration? A. Aruna Asaf Ali B. Ashok Kumar C. Sundarlal Bahuguna D. M. G. K. Menon 185) To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mai nly belonged? A. Lawyers B. Teachers C. Journalists D. All of the above= 186) Tipu sultan was the ruler of A. Hyderabad B. Madurai C. Mysore D. Vijayanagar 187) Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. Akbar B. Humayun C. Shahjahan D. Sher Shah Suri 188) The weekly Commonweal was founded by A. Annie Besant B. Bipan Chandra Pal C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak D. Sarojini Naidu

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189) Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up? A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan C. Aga Khan D. All of the above E. None of the above 190) The Upanishads are A. a source of Hindu philosophy B. books of ancient Hindu laws C. books on social behavior of man D. prayers to God 191) The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at A. Agra B. Delhi C. Dhar D. Gulbarga 192) Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two cha mbers, except in the case of A. Assam

B. Bihar C. Madras D. Punjab 193) What is part of a database that holds only one type of information? QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. Report B. Field C. Record D. File 194) 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ? A. Order of Significance B. Open Software C. Operating System D. Optical Sensor

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195) '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file? A. Image file B. Animation/movie file C. Audio file D. MS Office document 196) Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory? A. Flash B. Flange C. Fury D. FRAM 197) '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file? A. WordPerfect Document file B. MS Office document C. Animation/movie file

D. Image file 198) The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...? A. Video Home System B. Very high speed C. Video horizontal standard D. Voltage house standard 199) 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means ? A. Database B. Double Byte C. Data Block D. Driver Boot QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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200) '.INI' extension refers usually to what kind of file? A. Image file B. System file C. Hypertext related file D. Image Color Matching Profile file 201) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on A. advice of the prime minister B. advice of the chief justice of India C. recommendation of Lok Sabha D. recommendation of the Rajya Sabha 202) The president can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India A. only with the approval of the Parliament B. without the approval of the Parliament C. only in the case of the national calamities D. None of the above

203) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term A. of six years B. determined by the state legislative assembly of a state C. of four years D. None of the above 204) The office of the prime minister of India A. has a constitutional basis B. has a statutory basis C. has conventional basis D. None of the above 205) The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be propose d by A. any five citizens of India B. any five members of the Parliament C. any one member of the Electoral College D. any ten members of the Electoral College 206) The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of t he Lok Sabha is A. one-fourth of the total membership B. one-tenth of the total membership of the Houses QUIZ Question & Answers Up to 18 years Boys and Girls

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207) The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the A. chief justice of India B. president C. chief justice of high court D. speaker of legislative assembly 208)The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in

A. English only B. Hindi only C. English or Hindi D. English, Hindi or mother tongue

209)The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 Jul y 1947 and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August 1947 on behalf of

A. the minorities of India B. the National Integration Council C. the women of India D. the people of India

210) The national anthem was written by A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee D. Aurobindo Ghosh

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Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) C. governor D. vice-president 212)The treaty of Mangalore was signed between A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali

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B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan 213) Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in comm emoration of his victory over A. Indo-Greeks B. Sakas C. Parthinas D. Kushanas 214)Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were A. Babar and Humayun B. Humayun and Jahangir C. Babar and Jahangir D. Jahangir and Shahjahan 215) The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was A. Bhojpuri B. Magadhi C. Pali D. Sanskrit 216) Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right t o decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India. A. Assam B. Punjab C. Bengal D. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam 217) The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted A. ivory B. pepper C. a fine variety of Indian muslin D. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

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Indian Association of Sacramento ( www.indiaday.net ) A. the cultivator B. the village community C. the king D. the joint family

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219) The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surren dered during the non-cooperation movement was A. Hind Keasri B. Kaiser-e-Hind C. Rai Bahadur D. Rt. Honorable 220) The term yavanika meant A. foreign goods B. dancer C. curtain D. theatre 221) Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work A. Mudrarakasam B. Devi Chand Guptam C. Mrichekakatika D. Malavikagnimitra 222) 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by A. Swami Vivekananda B. Swami Dayananda C. Raja Rammohan Roy

D. None of the above