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1. Which city in India is known as the Diamond Capital?

Hyderabad
Surat
Bangalore
Mumbai wiz

2. Which architect designed Chandigarh; the first planned City of India?

Gustave Eiffel
Le Corbusier
Edwin Landseer Lutyens
Bonanno Pisano

3. Where can one find the collected stories of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru of Sikhs?

Guru Granth Sahib
Adi Granth
Dasam Granth
Janamsakhis

4. "Tamasha/ Lalvani" is the folk dance of which Indian State?

Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

5. Which one of these is the trading post between India and China?

Nathula Pass
Khyber pass
Changla pass
Rohtang pass

6. Which Chief Justice of India also acted as President of India?

Justice K.N. Wanchoo
Justice P.N. Bhagwati
Justice M. Hidayatullah
Justice R.S. Verma

7. "DHANUSHKODI," the meeting point of Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, is located at

Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Kovalam, Kerala
Car Nicobar, A&N Islands

8. Which of the following folk dances is performed by women in Punjab?

Ghero
Goncha
Giddha
Garbha

9. Which of the following instruments is of Indian origin?

Tabla
Mridangam
Sitar
Violin

10. The Indian flag was designed by

Motilal Nehru
Pingali Venkiah
Poti Sriramulu
Sarojini Naidu

11. The Indian Standard Time (IST) is

6 Hrs + GMT
5 1/2 Hrs + GMT
5 1/2 Hrs - GMT
6 Hrs – GMT

12. Which of the following states is famous for its "Ruby Mica" deposits?

Jharkhand
Chattisgarh
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh

13. Which of the following is India's first submarine museum?

INS Vikrant
Sagar Kanya
INS Kursura
INS Virat

14. The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award is given for

Environmental protection
Social upliftment of scheduled castes
Communal harmony
Emancipation of women

15. Which of the following cathedrals in Goa houses the preserved body of St. Francis Xavier?

Se Cathedral Church
Church of St. Francis of Assissi
St. Cajetan Church
Basilica of Bom Jesus

16. Gautama Buddha belonged to which of the following tribal clans?

Mon
Lichchavi
Sakya
Lepchas

17. The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in

1948
1936
1952
1956

18. In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

Meghalaya
Rajasthan
Manipur
West Bengal

19. The first satellite launched by India was called

Bhaskara I
Aryabhatta
Bhaskara II
Rohini

20. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was founded by

Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai
Homi J. Bhabha
Dr. Raja Ramanna
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

21. The first telegraph line in India was laid between

Kolkata and Delhi
Kolkata and Agra
Kolkata and Mumbai
Delhi and Mumbai