Indian Studies Qualification related questions
Who was the first President of India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C) Rajendra Prasad
What is the national animal of India?
A) Lion
B) Tiger
C) Elephant
D) Peacock
Answer: B) Tiger
Which Indian state is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
Answer: A) Kerala
In which year did India gain independence from British rule?
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
Answer: C) 1947
Who wrote the Indian national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Subramania Bharati
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore
Which Indian leader is known as the “Father of the Nation”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
What is the capital of India?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) New Delhi
D) Chennai
Answer: C) New Delhi
Which Indian river is considered the holiest?
A) Yamuna
B) Ganges
C) Godavari
D) Narmada
Answer: B) Ganges
Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Humayun
Answer: B) Shah Jahan
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What is the national flower of India?
A) Rose
B) Lotus
C) Sunflower
D) Marigold
Answer: B) Lotus
Who is considered the principal architect of the Indian Constitution?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B) B. R. Ambedkar
Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B) Gujarat
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Sonia Gandhi
Answer: A) Indira Gandhi
Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Mumbai
Answer: C) Bengaluru
Which Indian classical dance form originates from Tamil Nadu?
A) Kathak
B) Bharatanatyam
C) Odissi
D) Kuchipudi
Answer: B) Bharatanatyam
Which ancient Indian scripture is known as the “Song of God”?
A) Ramayana
B) Mahabharata
C) Bhagavad Gita
D) Vedas
Answer: C) Bhagavad Gita
What is the primary language spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka?
A) Telugu
B) Tamil
C) Kannada
D) Malayalam
Answer: C) Kannada
Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty in ancient India?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Harsha
Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya
Which Indian festival is known as the “Festival of Lights”?
A) Holi
B) Diwali
C) Eid
D) Navratri
Answer: B) Diwali
Who is known as the “Missile Man of India”?
A) Vikram Sarabhai
B) Homi J. Bhabha
C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D) Satish Dhawan
Answer: C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Which Indian state is known for its backwaters and houseboats?
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka
Answer: B) Kerala
What is the national sport of India?
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Kabaddi
D) Football
Answer: B) Hockey
Which Indian state is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland
Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh
Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Mother Teresa
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Arundhati Roy
Answer: A) Mother Teresa
Which Indian city is known as the “City of Joy”?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi
D) Chennai
Answer: B) Kolkata
Who is the author of the book “Discovery of India”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) S. Radhakrishnan
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A) Yamuna
B) Kosi
C) Ganges
D) Narmada
Answer: B) Kosi
Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?
A) West Bengal
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Assam
Who composed the music for the Indian national anthem?
A) Lata Mangeshkar
B) A. R. Rahman
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: C) Rabindranath Tagore
Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Kerala
Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) C. V. Raman
C) Amartya Sen
D) V. S. Naipaul
Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore
Which Indian state is famous for its Sunderbans mangrove forest?
A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) West Bengal
Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Allan Octavian Hume
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: B) Allan Octavian Hume
Which is the smallest state in India by area?
A) Goa
B) Sikkim
C) Tripura
D) Manipur
Answer: A) Goa
Who wrote the famous play “Abhijnanashakuntalam”?
A) Kalidasa
B) Valmiki
C) Ved Vyasa
D) Tulsidas
Answer: A) Kalidasa
Which city is known as the “Manchester of India”?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Ahmedabad
D) Bengaluru
Answer: C) Ahmedabad
Which Indian freedom fighter is known for his slogan “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B) Subhas Chandra Bose
What is the traditional folk dance of Gujarat?
A) Bhangra
B) Garba
C) Kathak
D) Bharatanatyam
Answer: B) Garba
Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of India?
A) Aravalli
B) Vindhya
C) Himalayas
D) Western Ghats
Answer: C) Himalayas
Which is the highest civilian award in India?
A) Padma Shri
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna
Answer: D) Bharat Ratna
Who was the first Indian astronaut to go into space?
A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Sunita Williams
D) Ravish Malhotra
Answer: A) Rakesh Sharma
Which Indian state is famous for its Thar Desert?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
Answer: B) Rajasthan
Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
A) Bachendri Pal
B) Santosh Yadav
C) Premlata Agarwal
D) Arunima Sinha
Answer: A) Bachendri Pal
Which river is known as the “Dakshin Ganga” or “Ganges of the South”?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Cauvery
D) Mahanadi
Answer: A) Godavari
Which Indian classical dance form is associated with Odisha?
A) Kathakali
B) Bharatanatyam
C) Odissi
D) Manipuri
Answer: C) Odissi
Who is known as the “Light of Asia”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Gautama Buddha
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: B) Gautama Buddha
Which city is known as the “Gateway of India”?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Kolkata
D) Delhi
Answer: A) Mumbai
Who is the author of the famous book “My Experiments with Truth”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi
Which Indian leader gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: A) Bhagat Singh