This document contains 23 multiple choice questions with answers about people, companies, organizations and events related to India. It tests knowledge in areas such as Indian history, business, sports, science and technology. The questions cover topics like the designer of the Indian national flag, online restaurant guide company Zomato, Indian badminton league teams, scientist who worked on Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan missions, and founder of telecom company Bharti Airtel.

2. QUESTION 1
 Pingali Venkayya, an Indian
freedom fighter from Andhra
Pradesh died in poverty in 1963
 A postage stamp was issued to
commemorate him in 2009 and
in 2011 and it was proposed that
he will be posthumously
awarded the Bharat Ratna.
Why he is famous?

3. ANSWER
He designed the Indian national
flag

4. QUESTION 2
 Foodiebay.Com started by Deepinder goval
was renamed to company X
X is an online restaurant discovery guide
company
In 2010, the website was named among the
top 25 most promising internet companies
in India by SmartTechie Magazine Info Edge
(India), the parent company of the
Naukri.com group, invested INR4.7 crore
(US$1 million) in the business of x in 2010.
 Identify X

5. ANSWER
Zomato

6. QUESTION 3
The thirty-two year
old from Manipur
won a silver medal
in the CWG at
Glasgow.
Who is she ?

7. ANSWER
Laishram Sarita Devi

8. QUESTION 4
 The first Indian to contest the
election for the British house of
commons although he lost the
election
 He was the first president of INC
(Indian national congress)
 He made two unsuccessful
attempts to enter the British
parliament
Identify the person

9. ANSWER
Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

10. QUESTION 5
“India From Midnight to millennium”
- Who is the author of this book ?

11. ANSWER
Shashi Tharoor

12. QUESTION 6
Connect them
WARRIORS
HOTSHOTS
PISTONS
SMASHERS
BEATS
MASTERS

13. ANSWER
Teams of Indian Badminton League
(IBL)

14. QUESTION 7
The first wholly Indian
Bank was set up by this
man
Now it has over 5,800
branches and over 6,000
ATMs across 764 cities
Identify the bank name?

15. ANSWER
Punjab National Bank (PNB)

16. QUESTION 8
An
Indian multinational conglomerate
“X” with investments in the sectors
of steel, energy , infrastructure
and services (shipping, telecom) and
outsourcing and technology
solutions. The Company name X is
derived by combining the first letter
of the brothers’ names .
What is “X”?

17. ANSWER
ESSAR Group

18. QUESTION 9
Connect them

19. ANSWER
Murugappa Group

20. QUESTION 10
She is the 1st
Indian to be
ranked World
No.1 in her
sport.
Identify her

21. ANSWER
Heena Sidhu

22. QUESTION 11
 The person in the picture
served as Chairman of
the National Knowledge
Commission
 Currently chairman
of National Innovation
Council
What is the name of the
person ?

23. ANSWER
Sam Pitroda

24. QUESTION 12
Indian-born
American and
British structural
biologist
He is a Nobel Prize
winner
Identify the person

25. ANSWER
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

26. QUESTION 13
Identify the person

27. ANSWER
Captain Mohan Singh

28. QUESTION 14
“X” is born in Tamilnadu
Program Director of Mangalyan project
He was also the project director of
Chandrayan I and II
Who is Mr. “X” ?

29. ANSWER
Mylswamy Annadurai

30. QUESTION 15
“Lokpal Bill” - Who proposed this Bill
for the first time in India and when
was it proposed?

31. ANSWER
Shanti Bhushan
In 1968

32. QUESTION 16
Mr. X is an Indian politician who was
a former member of University Grants
Commission (UGC) and National Advisory
Council (NAC) on RTE. He held the post of
political advisor to Rahul Gandhi and recently
joined the newly founded anti corruption
party?
Guess who is X?

33. ANSWER
Yogendra Singh Yadav

34. QUESTION 17
 He stands at 130th position in the
Forbes's list of world's richest people,
released in 2011, and has a personal
wealth of $7.3 billion.
 His autobiography, named 'Whatever
the Odds: The Incredible Story Behind
……..', was launched by Jack Welch in
2011.
Identify the person

35. ANSWER
Kushal Pal Singh

36. QUESTION 18
He was the first Indian and third non-
American after Richard Branson and David
Sainsbury to sign up for the “The Giving
Pledge” , a campaign led by Warren Buffett
and Bill Gates.
Who is he?

37. ANSWER
Azim Premji

38. QUESTION 19
X, an Indian born British-based business
magnate who founded Y in 1968, one of the
leading manufacturers of steel products in
UK. Before starting this company he worked
for his family business, Apeejay-Surrendra
group in India.
Name X and Y?

39. ANSWER
Swraj Paul
Caparo Group

40. QUESTION 20
This is the logo of
the inaugural
Badminton League.
What monument
will complete this
Logo (i.e.) what will
come behind the
blue block?

41. ANSWER
Qutub Minar

42. QUESTION 21
X, born in Punjab, is the founder of one of
the leading Telecom service providers in the
world whose first business venture was to
make crankshafts for bicycle manufacturers.
X’s father was Member of Parliament for
three terms.
Identify X.

43. ANSWER
Sunil Bharti Mittal

44. QUESTION 22
• The 28 year old Mr. X is the only Indian to
win a gold medal at the 22nd summer event Z
held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2013.
• The motto of the event is PER LUDOS
AEQUALITAS (Equality through sport)
Who is Mr. X and what is the name of the
event Z ?

45. ANSWER
Virender Singh
Deaflympics

46. QUESTION 23
Identify Bank
BANK
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
Microfinance institutions

47. ANSWER
Bandhan Financial Services