Question 1

What is the capital city of India?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Answer

Mumbai

Answer

Chennai

Answer

Kolkata

Question 2

Which river is called the “Ganga of the South”?

Accepted Answer

Tungabhadra

Answer

Kaveri

Answer

Krishna

Answer

Godavari

Question 3

Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 4

In which year did India gain independence?

Accepted Answer

1947

Answer

1962

Answer

1950

Answer

1942

Question 5

Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Rajasthan

Question 6

What is the national animal of India?

Accepted Answer

Tiger

Answer

Elephant

Answer

Leopard

Answer

Lion

Question 7

Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?

Accepted Answer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Answer

B. R. Ambedkar

Answer

Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 8

Which city is called the “Pink City” of India?

Accepted Answer

Jaipur

Answer

Jodhpur

Answer

Udaipur

Answer

Bikaner

Question 9

Where is the famous Sun Temple of Konark located?

Accepted Answer

Odisha

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Maharashtra

Question 10

Who was the first President of India?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer

Zakir Hussain

Answer

V. V. Giri

Answer

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Question 11

What is the currency of India?

Accepted Answer

Rupee

Answer

Dollar

Answer

Taka

Answer

Yen

Question 12

Who is called the “Missile Man of India”?

Accepted Answer

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Answer

Homi J. Bhabha

Answer

Vikram Sarabhai

Answer

Satish Dhawan

Question 13

In which city is the RBI headquarters located?

Accepted Answer

Mumbai

Answer

Kolkata

Answer

Chennai

Answer

New Delhi

Question 14

What is the name of India’s upper house of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Rajya Sabha

Answer

Lok Sabha

Answer

Vidhan Sabha

Answer

National Assembly

Question 15

Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?

Accepted Answer

B. R. Ambedkar

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer

Rajendra Prasad

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 16

What is India’s national sport?

Accepted Answer

Hockey

Answer

Kabaddi

Answer

Football

Answer

Cricket

Question 17

Which city is known as the “IT Hub of India”?

Accepted Answer

Bengaluru

Answer

Chennai

Answer

Hyderabad

Answer

Pune

Question 18

What does ISRO stand for?

Accepted Answer

Indian Space Research Organization

Answer

Indian Satellite Research Office

Answer

International Space Research Organization

Answer

Indian Science Research Organization

Question 19

In which state is Sriharikota located?

Accepted Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Kerala

Question 20

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

Accepted Answer

Indira Gandhi

Answer

Sarojini Naidu

Answer

Sonia Gandhi

Answer

Pratibha Patil

Question 21

Which festival is known as the “Festival of Lights”?

Accepted Answer

Diwali

Answer

Holi

Answer

Dussehra

Answer

Pongal

Question 22

What is the national flower of India?

Accepted Answer

Lotus

Answer

Marigold

Answer

Jasmine

Answer

Rose

Question 23

Who wrote the Indian national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?

Accepted Answer

Rabindranath Tagore

Answer

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Answer

Subramania Bharati

Answer

Sarojini Naidu

Question 24

What is the traditional dress of men in Kerala called?

Accepted Answer

Mundu

Answer

Dhoti

Answer

Kurta

Answer

Lungi

Question 25

In which state is the dance form “Bharatanatyam” most popular?

Accepted Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Kerala

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Question 26

Who is known as the “King of Bollywood”?

Accepted Answer

Shah Rukh Khan

Answer

Salman Khan

Answer

Aamir Khan

Answer

Amitabh Bachchan

Question 27

Which was the first Indian sound film (“talkie”), released in 1931?

Accepted Answer

Alam Ara

Answer

Mother India

Answer

Sholay

Answer

Raja Harishchandra

Question 28

Who played the role of “Mogambo” in the movie Mr. India?

Accepted Answer

Amrish Puri

Answer

Paresh Rawal

Answer

Kader Khan

Answer

Pran

Question 29

Which Bollywood actress is also known as the “Desi Girl”?

Accepted Answer

Priyanka Chopra

Answer

Alia Bhatt

Answer

Kareena Kapoor

Answer

Deepika Padukone

Question 30

Who composed the music for the movie Lagaan?

Accepted Answer

A. R. Rahman

Answer

Anu Malik

Answer

R. D. Burman

Answer

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

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