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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 11

Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 11


1. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya got . . . . . in March 2015.

A) Padma Vibhushan
B) Padma Shri
C) Bharat Shri
D) Bharat Ratna

2. On 26 January 2015 the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations was . . . . . .

A) Indian Persident Pranab Mukherjee
B) Indian Prime Minister
C) US President Barack Obama
D) None of above

3. In 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election's AAP won . . . . out of 70 seats.

A) 66
B) 67
C) 68
D) 69

4. . . . . . . was announced to be name of the new capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is to be built near Thullur.

A) Amaravati
B) Amravati
C) Amaravathi
D) Amaravathie

5. The first International Yoga Day was held on . . . . .

A) 21 June
B) 22 June
C) 23 June
D) 24 June

6. In 2015 . . . . . . was nominated as the head of the New Development Bank.

A) Aditya Puri
B) Uday Kotak
C) K. V. Kamath
D) Rana Kapoor

7. A 7.9 Richter scale earthquake occurred in Nepal and parts of north India on . . . . .

A) 22 April 2015
B) 23 April 2015
C) 24 April 2015
D) 25 April 2015

8. On 27 July 2015 a great scientist and former President . . . . . died while giving a lecture in IIM.

A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B) C. V Raman
C) K. V. Kamath
D) Harish Chandra

9. India's first space observatory . . . . was launched.

A) Aristocrat
B) Astrosat
C) Astrosats
D) Astraunaughts

10. Samvidhan Divas is to be observed on . . . . . . each year.

A) 26 August
B) 26 September
C) 26 July
D) 26 November

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Quiz on Indian Politics

Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 6

1.
Which of the following is not a political party in India.

A) LLTTEM Party
B) IUML
C) AJSU Party
D) Asom Gana Parishad

2.
India attained freedom on ......... The Constitution of the Republic came into effect on ........

A) 26 January 1950, 15 August 1947
B) 15 August 1947, 26 January 1950
C) 16 August 1947, 26 January 1950
D) 15 August 1947, 26 January 1951

3.
The Vice-President is elected jointly by the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

A) True
B) False

4.
The Fundamental Rights of every Indian citizen include the .........

A) freedom of speech
B) expression
C) association
D) All of Above

5.
Who said the following lines "Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act."

A) Rabinder Nath Tagore
B) Amrita Pritam
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) Kumara Mangalam

6.
............. remained Governor-General of India for some time after independence.

A) Louis Charles
B) Louis Mountbatten
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Curzon

7.
In India the judge of supreme court can be appointed by?

A) CM of Delhi
B) PM
C) Bench of Judges of High Court
D) President of India

8.
From 1858 to 1947, the Governors-General was known as the .......

A) Viceroy
B) ex officio
C) Peers
D) Munims

9.
T T Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India.

A) True
B) False

10.
In 1894, .........transformed household worshipping of Ganesha into Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav.

A) Lokmanya Kesav Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Prafulla Chaki
C) S C Bose
D) Rabinder Nath Tagore

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 7

1.
BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) was founded in year .......

A) 1951
B) 1974
C) 1980
D) 1985

2.
On April 2012, .......... was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of INR 100,000 from Tehelka journalists.

A) Bangaru Kumar Laxman
B) Bangaru Laxman
C) Kumar Arth
D) Amit Gupta

3.
The newspaper run by BJP is .....

A) Kamal Sandesh
B) Indian State Express
C) Swarn Sandesh
D) Sarv Sandesh

4.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India.

A) True
B) False

5.
After joining the Social Democratic Federation, ...... started her own campaigning newspaper called The Link.

A) Annie Charles
B) Annie Besant
C) Graham Tick
D) Hunert Clarke

6.
Following India's independence in 1947, ........ entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949.

A) Gita Mitra
B) Nayantara Sahgal
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D) None of Above

7.
In 1773, .......... was appointed the first Governor-General of Bengal.

A) Jagjivan Das
B) Warren Hastings
C) John Bath
D) John Davenport

8.
......... became the first Indian to win the Miss World title, in 1966.

A) Sarita Das
B) Vijaya Rani
C) Sushmita Sen
D) Reita Faria Powell

9.
............. was a member of The Planning Commission of India from 28 October 1957 till 1 December 1963.

A) B R Gupta
B) Satya Paul
C) Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
D) None of Above

10.
........... was leader of damdami taksal.

A) Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
B) Vijay Rathi Anand
C) Vijay Anand
D) V.T. Krishnamachari

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 8

1.
The highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive is .......

A) Rabinder Nath Tagore Award
B) The Bharat Ratna
C) Arjun Award
D) Arjuna Award

2.
.......... was the founder and first Governor General of Pakistan.

A) Peshawari Lal
B) Edwina Ashley
C) Imran Khan
D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

3.
The term "satyagraha" was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi.

A) True
B) False

4.
The Salt Satyagraha, began with the Dandi March on .......... and was an important part of the Indian independence movement.

A) March 12, 1931
B) March 12, 1942
C) March 12, 1930
D) March 12, 1932

5.
Which of the following Indian President had two consecutive terms in office?

A) Jagjivan Ram
B) Abdul Kalam
C) Dr Rajendra Prasad
D) Chaudhary Charan Singh

6.
Who is India's longest serving Prime Minister?

A) Atal Behari Vajpaye
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) None of Above

7.
25 is the minimum age to become Prime Minister in India.

A) True
B) False

8.
In 1923, at an age of 35, ........ became the youngest person to serve as the President of the INC (Indian National Congress.)

A) Maulana Azad
B) Abdul Kalam
C) Dr Rajendra Prasad
D) Jawaharlal Nehru

9.
An Indian citizen can become Prime Minister even if he/she is neither the member of lok sabha nor rajya sabha.

A) True
B) False

10.
Minimum age to vote in India is

A) 21 years
B) 18 years
C) 16 years
D) 25 years

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 9

1.
The 2010 fake housing loan in India was uncovered by CBI.

A) True
B) False

2.
How many schedules are there in Indian constitution?

A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12

3.
The major part of the Indian subcontinent was under British rule from ....

A) 1756 to 1947
B) 1757 to 1947
C) 1767 to 1947
D) 1758 to 1947

4.
The Indian Independence Act which was passed by the British Parliament on ........, divided British India into two new independent states: India and Pakistan.

A) 18 July 1947
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 Jan 1947
D) 18 June 1947

5.
In 2007, authorities began investigating ........ for suspicion of money laundering. He stashed away billions into Swiss bank accounts with the help of the Kolkata based businessman, Kashinath Tapuria via hawala channel.

A) Pratibha Khan
B) Kumar Kaishiv
C) Ali Haider
D) Hasan Ali Khan

6.
26 Nov 1949 is also known as .........

A) National Job Day
B) National Law Day
C) National Labour Day
D) National AIDS Day

7.
The Jan Lokpal Bill is also known as the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill.

A) True
B) False

8.
In ......., Mr. Manmohan Singh and his coalition government won an unexpectedly broad re-election victory.

A) 2007
B) 2008
C) 2009
D) 2010

9.
........ was involved in Telecom scam of 1996.

A) A. Raja
B) P V Narasimha Rao
C) D Martha
D) Sukh Ram

10.
There are ........ fundamental rights recognized by the constitution of India.

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 5

1.
In the 1941, disappointed with Gandhi's non-violent struggle, ........ left India so that he can launch a military struggle for the freedom of India with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan.

A) Chandrshekhar Azad
B) Netaji Subhash chander Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) None of Above

2.
Congress won ..... and ..... elections under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.

A) 1957 & 1962
B) 1956 & 1961
C) 1952 & 1967
D) 1958 & 1963

3.
All India Congress Committee, formed in 1929,advocated tax avoidance to protest British rule.

A) True
B) False

4.
......... succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru after his demise as Prime Minister of India.

A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Chaman Lal
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
D) Ratan Tata

5.
....... was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947–48).

A) Admiral Mika
B) Louis Francis
C) Duke Victor
D) Lord Mountbatten

6.
In ......., India conducted its first nuclear test in Pokharan Rajasthan.

A) 1974
B) 1975
C) 1976
D) 1973

7.
In 1969 ......... was expelled from the congress party by a group called the "Syndicate."

A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

8.
While campaigning to regain power in May 1991, ........ was assassinated by a suicide bomber associated with the Tamil Tigers.

A) P.V. Narasimha Rao
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Ram Prasad Gutta

9.
............. became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India.

A) Deve Gowda
B) Shammi Narang
C) Morarji Desai
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

10.
On 22 May 2006, Manmohan Singh became the first Sikh to hold India's most powerful office as PM.

A) True
B) False

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 10

1.
The Lokpal Bill was first introduced by Shanti Bhushan in .......

A) 1986
B) 1948
C) 1968
D) 1996

2.
......... raises the flag on Independence Day at Delhi Fort.

A) Chief Minister of Delhi
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Chief Justice of India

3.
The ............... was a committee appointed by the GoI in January 1957 to examine the working of the CDP (Community Development Programme(1952)) and the NES (National Extension Service(1953)) and to suggest measures for their better working.

A) Tagore Committee
B) BRC Committee
C) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
D) None of Above

4.
............ was sworn in as the 5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on September 14, 2006.

A) Madhu Koda
B) Geeta Sharma
C) Lalu Prasad Yadav
D) Nitish Kumar

5.
The fundamental rights were included in the Constitution of India as they were considered substantial for the development of the personality of every individual and to maintain human dignity.

A) True
B) False

6.
Lakshadweep is under the jurisdiction of High Court of ........

A) Andaman & Nicobar
B) Kerala
C) Kanyakumari
D) None of Above

7.
Changes to the fundamental rights need a constitutional amendment which can be passed by a special majority of any one of the houses of Parliament.

A) True
B) False

8.
Parliament of India was founded in ........

A) 1947
B) 1932
C) 1919
D) 1942

9.
The minimum age for a person to be a member of Rajya Sabha is 35 years

A) True
B) False

10.
The ‘Council of States’ which is also known as .........

A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Parliament
D) Assembly

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 4

1.
........ won Amethi seat for congress in 2009.

A) Rahul Gandhi
B) Priyanka Gandhi
C) Udhav Thakre
D) Nitin Gadhkare

2.
The Sixth World Hindi Conference was held in ...... at London.

A) September 1998
B) October 1999
C) October 1999
D) September 1999

3.
......... lost elections in 2009 to Farooq Abdullah.

A) Tarun Sharma
B) Iqbal Ansari
C) Iftikar Hussain Ansari
D) Kumar Gaurav

4.
B.R.Ambedkar known as 'Father of Indian Constitution'

A) True
B) False

5.
Name of the laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in .....

A) 1943
B) 1973
C) 1979
D) 1969

6.
Deve Gowda was the 14th prime minister of India during ........

A) 1991 - 1995
B) 1996 - 1997
C) 1990 - 1994
D) None of Above

7.
....... was the interim Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each.

A) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Gulzarilal Nanda
D) Lal Singh Kamat

8.
............... was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India.

A) Ram Deshmukh
B) Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
C) Shanta Ram
D) Yashwantrao Balwantrao Mitra

9.
Devi Lal was arrested on 5 October 1942 and kept in jail for two years for taking part in the 1942 Quit India movement.

A) True
B) False

10.
In ....... Indira Gandhi declared emergency.

A) 1974
B) 1975
C) 1965
D) 1976

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 3

1.
India has unresolved territorial disputes with Pakistan, which resulted in wars in ...... and 1999.

A) 1947
B) 1965
C) 1971
D) All of above

2.
The assassination of Mohandas Gandhi on ……. was carried out by Nathuram Vinayak Godse.

A) 30 January 1948
B) 29 January 1947
C) 29 January 1957
D) 30 January 1937

3.
The first prime minister of independent India was Jawaharlal Nehru, who held office from 1947 until ……….

A) 1961
B) 1964
C) 1954
D) 1955

4.
British India consisted of ……… provinces and 562 princely states.

A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18

5.
Jawaharlal Nehru died on 27 May 1964.

A) True
B) False

6.
India tested its first nuclear weapon in …….

A) 1961
B) 1971
C) 1974
D) 1980

7.
In 1991 elections the INC formed a minority government under Prime Minister ……… and was able to complete its five-year term.

A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Narendra Modi
D) P. V Narasimha Rao

8.
States in India have their own elected governments, whereas Union Territories are governed by an administrator appointed by the ………

A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Minister
D) Chief Justice of India

9.
In 1974, Indira Gandhi was found guilty by the Allahabad High Court of misusing government machinery for election purposes.

A) True
B) False

10.
Garibi hatao (eradicate poverty) slogan was given by ………………. .

A) BJP
B) APP
C) MJP
D) India National Congress

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 2

1.
Kerala elected first communist government with ....... as CM.

A) C Naidu
B) K Mangalam
C) EMS Namboodripad
D) None of Above

2.
Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by .......

A) Prime Minister
B) Lok Sabha
C) President
D) Elected members of legislative assembly

3.
President submits his/her resignation to ...........

A) Chief Justice of India
B) vice president
C) CM
D) Prime Minister

4.
Under Article 3, the Constitution empowers the Parliament to form a new State by separating territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State.

A) True
B) False

5.
............ wrote national anthem.

A) H R Bachchan
B) Rajinder Prasad
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) B C Chatterjee

6.
The Constitution came into effect on .......

A) 26 January 1950
B) 26 January 1949
C) 26 January 1948
D) 26 January 1947

7.
.......... was died while serving as Prime Minister of India.

A) Rajiv Gandhi
B) Rajinder Prasad
C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
D) Kumara Mangalam

8.
Seventh Schedule (Article 246) of constitution of India states:

A) The union (central government), state, and concurrent lists of responsibilities.
B) Panchayat Raj (rural local government).
C) Municipalities (urban local government).
D) None of above

9.
The Dhar Commission recommended linguistic basis but it was rejected by the BJP.

A) True
B) False

10.
....... appoints members of SPSC (State Public Service Commission).

A) Prime Minister
B) Governor
C) President
D) Vice President

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Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 1

1.
........... appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Israel on 27 September 2012.

A) Jim Douglas
B) Jaideep Sarkar
C) Jaideep Kumar
D) Abhi Mehta

2.
Full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is

A) Akhil Patit Jainulabdeen
B) Akhil Pati Jalaludin
C) Akhil Pati Jainulabdeen
D) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen

3.
..... was India's first Deputy Prime Minister.

A) Atal Behari
B) Morarji Desai
C) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
D) Om Parkash

4.
Pratibha Patil is the ..... President of India.

A) 8th
B) 10th
C) 5th
D) 12th

5.
Vice President is also ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha

A) True
B) False

6.
........... is the first indian women who got Bharat Ratna.

A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Meena Kumari
C) C.C Prasad
D) Indira Gandhi

7.
The post of ......... is enjoyed for a fix term.

A) Prime Minister
B) Governor
C) President
D) Vice Chairman

8.
The Indian National Congress party was founded in .......

A) 1885
B) 1947
C) 1887
D) 1901

9.
Article 21 of the Constitution of India protects

A) Child Labour
B) Right to life and liberty
C) Freedom of Speech
D) Freedom of Education

10.
Mahatma Gandhi was the president of INC in 1924.

A) True
B) False

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