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India General Knowledge Quiz
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ,INDIA QUIZ
Folketing is the parliament of which country?
Denmark
In the Disney film 'A Bug's Life' what type of an insect was Flik?
Ant
Which actress made her debut in the 1971 film 'Hulchul'?
Zeenat Aman
According to Hindu mythology who was the father of Budha?
Chandra
What is the provision of Article 1 of the Indian Constitution?
Name and territory of the union
Which month of the Gregorian calender derived its name from the Roman republican
calender month named after the god of doorways and beginnings?
January
Which dog breed is known by the nickname plum-pudding dog? Dalmatian
"The only deposit of which gemstone in South America occur near Bogota, Colombia?"
Emerald
Which fort was built by Adil Shah of Bijapur in Goa?
Chapora Fort
Which album won the Best Album Grammy Award in 2003?
Come Away With Me
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
"According to Hindu mythology, who took the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha as his
wives?"
Chandra
Who was the last Asian tennis player to win an ATP Tour singles title? Paradorn Srichaphan
Which of these characters in the Asterix comics makes or shapes iron with his bare hands?
Fulliautomatix
The Tibetan version of which of these is depicted through the dance drama Aji Lhamu?
Ramayana
During which dance is the special skirt 'Kumin' worn?
Manipuri
The human body contains an average of 4.5 grams of which element? Iron
Which of these ghats was built by King Vikramaditya in memory of his brother Bhatrihari?
Har ki Pauri

Which famous person resided in the Anashakti Ashram in Kausani? Mahatma Gandhi
Who donated the golden dome of the Jwalamukhi Temple of Himachal Pradesh?
Akbar
Which animal is said to eat snow in winter?
Yak
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Mestizo is a ethnic group of which country?
Mexico
Which planet is closest in temperature to Earth?
Mars
Kullu Natt is a dance form of which Indian state?
Himachal Pradesh
"In the war of the Mahabharata, who killed Chitrasena, Satyasena and Sushena, the sons of
Karna?"
Nakula
Ananas comosus is the scientific name of which of these fruits?
Pineapple
Which festival is locally known as 'Ookayand' of 'Ukyam'?
Phulaich
"Which inventor singly or jointly held a world record of 1,093 patents?"
Thomas Alva Edison
Which king built the Gujri Mahal in Hissar Haryana for his gujjar queen?
Feroze Shah Tughluq
In which country was the first game of polo played?
Iran
What type of an animal is Phoca sibrica?
Seal
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Mestizo is a ethnic group of which country?
Mexico
Which planet is closest in temperature to Earth?
Mars
Kullu Natt is a dance form of which Indian state?
Himachal Pradesh
"In the war of the Mahabharata, who killed Chitrasena, Satyasena and Sushena, the sons of
Karna?"
Nakula

Ananas comosus is the scientific name of which of these fruits?
Pineapple
Which festival is locally known as 'Ookayand' of 'Ukyam'?
Phulaich
"Which inventor singly or jointly held a world record of 1,093 patents?"
Thomas Alva Edison
Which king built the Gujri Mahal in Hissar Haryana for his gujjar queen?
Feroze Shah Tughluq
In which country was the first game of polo played?
Iran
What type of an animal is Phoca sibrica?
Seal
GK,GK,WORLD GK
Which famous detective first appeared in the 1887 story 'A study in scarlet'?
Sherlock Holmes
Who founded the Franciscan order of friars?
St Francis of Assisi
In which city is Karl Marx buried?
London
Is the River Limpopo in Africa, India or South America?
Africa
In the American flag, the 'Stars and Stripes', how many stripes are there?
Thirteen
Which famous Indian was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist in 1948?Mahatma Gandhi
What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc
In which country was film actor Arnold Schwarzenegger born?
Austria
Who was prime minister of Britain from 1951 to 1955?
Winston Churchill
In the Scottish city of Edinburgh, there is a memorial to a dog who watched over the grave of
his master from 1852 to 1872. By what name is the dog known?
Greyfriars Bobby
INDIA GK,GKGK,MYTHOLOGY,FILM
Which Indian city gets its name from a sacred tank or pool?
Amritsar

In which place would you find the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary?
Gurgaon
Which duo has authored the book 'A Celebration of Style'?
Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla
Giza is situated on the west bank of which river?
Nile
"According to Hindu mythology, whose bow and bowstring are made of sugarcane and bees
respectively?"
Kama
With which religion would you associate 'dakhma' (funerary tower)?
Zoroastrianism
Who played the role of 'Lajjashankar' in the Akshay Kumar starrer 'Sangharsh'?
Ashutosh Rana
Mira Kumar is the daughter of who among these?
Jagjivan Ram
Paro is the international airport of which of these countries?
Bhutan
On which of these oceans is Cape Comorin?
Indian Ocean
INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGY,SPORTS,BOLLYWOOD
Where is the head quarter of North Eastern railways situated ?
Gorakhpur
Which famous banker joined hands with the English against Siraj-ud-daulah ?
Jagat Seth
Dabolim is an airport in which Indian state?
Goa
Who was the first Indian scientist to become an Member of Parliament?
Meghnad Saha
What is unique about Palika Bazar in New Delhi?
It was the first underground bazar
What is 'Therukoothu'?
It is a type of street play
By what name is actor Haribhai Jariwala better known?
Sanjeev Kumar
"According to Hindu mythology, who had a son named Kapota?"
Garuda
Ali Azmat and Salman Ahmad are part of which music group?

Junoon
What is the official language of Cuba?
Spanish
The start and finish points of which race are Hopkinton and the Back Bay area?
Boston Marathon
GK,INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGY,BOLLYWOOD
Which was the first Hindi film to receive insurance compensation?
Mohabbatein
"In 1530, when Humayun became ill, who is said to have offered his life to god in exchange
for Humayun's?"
Babur
Masai are the nomadic pastoralists of which continent?
Africa
The opponents of which game are called white and black?
Chess
The Dagwood Sandwich is a contribution of which comic-strip?
Blondie
"Among the Jainas, the swastika is the emblem of which Tirthankara?"
Seventh
Chelo Kebab is the national dish of which of the countries of middle east?
Iran
"Who was nominated for the 1947 Nobel Peace Prize by B.G. Kher, Prime Minister of
Bombay and Govindh Bhallabh Panth, Premier of United Provinces?"
Mahatma Gandhi
"In which state is the 'Adhai din ka Jhopda', a mosque which was supposed to have been
built in two and a half days?"
Rajasthan
"According to the Mahabharata, who revealed the fact the Kamsa was not the son of
Ugrasena?"
Narada
GK.INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGY,BOLLYWOOD
"Apart from Assamese, which is also the official language of Assam ?"
Bengali
Who is the present Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
Manmohan Singh
Who was the story writer of the 1998 film 'Zakham'?
Mahesh Bhatt
Which comic strip character hates Monday?
Garfield

With which sport would you associate the US club New York Yankees?
Baseball
What is the unique feature of the Siddhi Bashir mosque at Ahmedabad?
It has shaking minarets
In which place,now a state of India, did Kanishka build the town of Kanishkapura?
Kashmir
In which Indian city would you find the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market?
Mumbai
What is Navwadi a type of ?
A type of dress
"According to the Mahabharata, in which wildlife sanctuary in India did Bhima kill Kichaka?"
Chikhaldhara
GK,INDIA GK,QUIZ,MYTHOLOGY,SPORTS
Which is the first current Test cricket playing nation to host the ICC Mini World Cup?
Sri Lanka
The picture of which leaf would you find in the flag of Canada?
Maple
Which invertebrate has the largest and the most advanced brain?
Octopus
'Bukhia' is a variety of which art form?
Chikan
What does the Western Gateway in the Sanchi depict?
The seven incarnations of the Buddha
Tappeta Gullu is the dance in the honour of which god?
Rain
"In 1823, Russia became the leading producer of which metal?"
Gold
White Tower and Palatine Tower are parts of which of which monument located in London?
Tower of London
The name of which plant is said to have originated from the Latin word 'unus' meaning 'one'?
Onion
The incarnation of which goddess is worshipped in the Jiviti Puja?
Parvati
GK,INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGY,GAME SHOW GK
Who directed the film 'Chasme Buddoor'?
Sai Paranjype
Which country is known as Suomi in its own language?
Finland

Which former Indian Test cricketer equalled Gary Sobers world record of six sixes in an over
in a Ranji Trophy match?
Ravi Shastri
After whom is the Rajaji National Park named?
Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
In which of these cities is the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports located?
Patiala
"Elephant, harp and leopard are types of which creature?"
Seal
Which monument is atop Kalkaji Hill in New Delhi?
Lotus Temple
Who presided over the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress in 1924?
Mahatma Gandhi
"In computers, 'NonStop' is an operating system developed by which company?"
Compaq
Which author returned the Padma Bhushan in 1984 inprotest against Operation Blue Star?
Khushwant Singh
GK,INDIA GK,GAME SHOW GK
Which railway station in India boasts of the world's largest covered platform?
Sealdah station
The ancient port town of Poompuhar is in which Indian state?
Tamil Nadu
"In the Mahabharata, who was Drona's father?"
Bharadwaz
The Citizens' Council of which of India's neighbours is called Majlis?
Maldives
Which part of the human body contains no blood vessels except at its margins?
The cornea
Who replaced Lord Wavell as the Viceroy of India?
Lord Mountbatten
The Kishkinta theme park is in which city?
Chennai
"In India, M.S. Swaminathan is the architect of which revolution?"
Green Revolution
The historic island of Srirangapatnam is situated on the banks of which river?
Cauvery

Mahayana is a sect of which religion?
Buddhism
GK.INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGY
According to Hindu mythology what was the capital of Kosala?
Ayodhya
Aarti Saha was the first Asian woman to cross which water body?
English Channel
The Allahabad Pillar Inscription was composed in honour of which king?
Samudra Gupta
Feni is a drink from which Indian state?
Goa
The Sadakat Ashram in Patna is a memorial dedicated to whom?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Which fair takes place at the confluence of the Ganga and the Gandak rivers?
Sonepur Cattle Fair
The Somnath Temple is dedicated to which deity?
Shiva
Which famous company is sometimes referred to as 'aikon'
Nokia
Lance Klusener represented which international cricket team?
South Africa
"In the Mahabharata, who slayed Ghatotkacha?"
Karna
GK,GK,INDIAN MYTHOLOGY,SPORTS
Dagwood Bumstead is the husband of which comic strip character?
Blondie
"According to Indian Constitution, what is the provision of Article 16?"
Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
Where in India is the Sri Krishna Museum located?
Haryana
Jacques Chirac is the president of which country?
France
In which country was the 2002 Asian Games held?
South Korea
Who was the winner of the Filmfare R.D. Burman Award in 2000?
Sunidhi Chauhan
UEFA Cup is awarded in which sport?
Football

Badipol is a masonry dam over which lake/river ?
Lake Pichola
Khordad Sal is the festival of which community?
Parsi
"According to Hindu mythology, who was killed by an arrow shot by Jara?"
Krishna
GK,GK,GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
Which was the first Indian state to ban plastics?
Sikkim
Which comic character’s middle name is ‘Fauntleroy’?
Donald Duck
‘Dazzler: The Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which English cricketer?
Darren Gough
"Who along with, C.Rajagopalachari and C.V.Raman received the Bharat Ratna in the same
year?"
S.Radhakrishnan
Which is the oldest Indian language?
Tamil
The faces of the presidents of which country are carved on Mount Rushmore?
U.S.A.
Which mythological character in the Egyptian and Greek legends has a lion's body and a
human head ?
Sphinx
Who was the first occupant of the White House?
John Adams
Which river flows roughly parallel to Narmada?
Tapti
Which was the first Indian state to use electoral identity card?
Haryana
GK,INDIA GK,BOLLYWOOD,MYTHOLOGY
What is the profession of Sushma Swaraj?
Advocate
"Who raised funds for displaced Kashmiri migrants and the victims of Latur earthquake with
the extensive tour of her play ""Tumhari Amrita""?"
Shabana Azmi
Who wrote 'The Five Dollar Smile'?
Shashi Tharoor
Who gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of 'Sardar'?

Mahatma Gandhi
Which Amitabh Bachchan film is loosely based on Peter Glenville's 'Becket'?
Namak Haram
Which part of the body does leucoma affect?
Eyes
"According to legend, in which of these rivers did Sohni drown?"
Chenab
"Who has created the ragas called ‘Gangeshwari’, ‘Rangeshwari’ and ‘Parameshwari’? "
Ravi Shankar
Kisan Ghat is the memorial ground of which political leader?
Charan Singh
In which Indian capital is the Charbagh Railway station located?
Lucknow
GK.INDIA GK,MYTHOLOGICAL GK
When the war of succession began which son of Shah Jahan was ruling the state of Gujarat
?
Murad
"In the Mahabharata, who was the mother of Babhruvahana?"
Chitrangada
Which former cricketer played the role of a villain in the film 'Kabhi Ajnabi The'?
Syed Kirmani
After which leader has the international airport at Dhaka been named?
Zia ur-Rehman
Shillong was once the capital of which state of India?
Assam
The Atlas mountain range is in which continent?
Africa
Which Indian scientist worked as a clerk with the Madras Port Trust?
S. Ramanujan
"According to legend, which modern state was reclaimed by a sage Kashyapa from a vast
lake?"
Kashmir
Who was the founder of the company Fairchild Camera and Instruments Corporation?
Robert Noyce
The Knesset is the parliament of which country?
Israel
INDIA QUIZ,GK,MYTHOLOGY,CINEMA
Leander Paes's father represented India in which sport?

Hockey
"In Hindu mythology, who is also known as 'Kandarpa'?"
Kamadeva
Which island country was discovered by Ferdianand Magellan in 1521?
Philippines
"The King, the Egyptian and the black-necked are the best known species of which snake?"
Cobra
Who painted 'The Sunflowers' ?
Vincent van Gogh
Which central Indian state was ruled by three Begums in succession between 1844 and
1926?
Bhopal
"In 1947, who was appointed by the Government of India as its agent to Hyderabad?"
K.M. Munshi
Which of these is the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society?
Great Indian Hornbill
"In computers, what is the full form of the term SLIP?"
Serial Line Internet Protocol
O.M. Nambiar was the coach of which famousIndian athlete?
P.T. Usha
INDIA QUIZ,GK,Personalities
Who was the American president during world war one? Woodrow Wilson.
Who was the first prime minister of Britain? Robert Walpole.
Which philosopher’s satirical writing is entitled ‘candide’? Voltaire.
Whose painting masterpieces are ‘monalisa’and ‘last super’? Leonardo da Vinci.
Which revolutionary founded Indian house in London, an organization for revolutionary
activities? Shyamaji Krishnan verma.
Name India’s first ballet film?Kalpana, produced by Uday shankar.
Who is the founder of Taoism? Lao,Tsze.
Which Indian mutineer did General Napier’s army defeat? Tantia Tope.
Name the astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto: Clyde Tom Baugh.
Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? Todar mal.
Whom did the British call "father of Indian unrest"? B.G.Tilak.
Which eminent Indian personality had been conferred honorary American citizenship in
Nov’1996? Mother Teresa.
Name the writer of national anthem of Bangladesh: R.N.Tagore.
Which ancient Indian surgeon is known as the father of modern plastic surgery? Susruta.
Name the first woman Arjun awardee: Sequijera Stephel.
Which Elizabethan era poet was known as "the poet’s poet"? Edmund Spencer.
Which Greek philosopher was condemned to death by drinking hemlock? Socrates.
Which Scottish economist was known as ‘father of economics’? Adam smith.
Which nationalistic leader was congress party’s official historian? Pattabhi Sittaramaiah.
Which Nawab of Bengal was responsible for black hole massacre? Siraj-ud-Daulah.

Who was the oldest member of the constituent assembly as well as first acting president
before first president Rajendra prasad? Sachidananda Sinha.
Which Indian revolutionary shot dead Michel O’Dwyer, governor of Punjab responsible for
jallinwala bagh massacre? Udham Singh.
Which Indian extremist who founded Naujawan Bharat Sabha was hanged along with
Rajguru and Sukhdev? Bhagat Singh.
Name India’s first professional woman sarod player: Sharan Rani.
Name the Indian revolutionary responsible for Chitagang armoury raid: Surya Sen.
Name the first Indian to have swum the English Channel: Mihir Sen.
Name the Indian revolutionary, founder of mitra mandal,abhinav Bharat and author of ‘Indian
war of independence’: V.D.Savarkar.
Who was known as fire-brand of South India? S Satyamurthi.
Which Indian social reformer and founder of Arya Samaj wrote ‘satyartha Prakash’:
Dayananda Saraswati.
Which Indian lawyer, a member of viceroy’s executive council was the first president of
Indian council of world affairs? Tej Bahdur Sapru.
Name the Indian wildlife specialist and first director of project tiger: Kailash Sankhla.
Name the scientist who discovered polio vaccine: Jonas Salk.
Who was known as the father of hydrogen bomb: Andrei Sakharov.
Name the first Asian woman to cross the English channel: Arati Pradhan(Saha)
Which president of America was elected four times to the highest office? Roosevelt
Who was the president of America when world war two broke out? Roosevelt.
Who was the first husband of Devika Rani ,the first recipient of Dada Saheb Palke award?
Himanshu Rai ( the founder of Bombay Talkies)
Which numbers are used in the Dewey decimal system, a scheme of book classification
used in library? 000-999.
Who is believed to have invented the single topic TV show? Phil Donahue.
Name the mother of actress Nargis Dutta: Jaddanbai.
Name the personal police force of Francois Duvalier, dictator of Haiti: Tanton Macoutes.
Besides, Eiffel Tower name another very important work of Gustave Eiffel: Panama canal
locks.
Who invented ECG? Willem Einthoven.
George Elliot is the pen name of which English novelist? Mary Anne.
Who is the creator of famous cartoon characters, Mandrake the magician and Phantom? Lee
Falk.
Who is the "Italy’s Galileo of this century"? Enrico Fermi.
Who was the first man to see the satellites of Jupiter? Galileo.
Name the first Indian film maker to win Legion d’Honour,the highest civilian award of France
: Satyajit Ray.
Name the famous Italian painter renowned for paintings of Madonna and child: Santi
Raphael.
Who founded Swatantra party? C.Rajgopalchari.
How do we better know the famous poet Dhanpatrai? Premchand.
Under what pen name did Premchand write in Urdu? Nawabrai.
Who is known as Andhrakesri? Tangutri Prakasam.
Which Italian traveller visited the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan? Marco Polo.
Name the famous Spanish painter ,a pioneer Cubist painting and whose masterpiece
included Guernica: Picasso.
Whom did B.R.Ambedkar hail as his political guru? Jyotibha Phule.

Which famous American scientist and antinuclear activist & two times Nobel prize winner
advocated the use of vitamin C for cure of common cold? C.Linus.Pauling.
Which Kashmir ruler preceded Akbar in abolishing Jiziya? Zain-ul Abiden.
Which Vietnamese psychologist was the original proponent of the trait of inferiority complex?
Alfred Adler.
Which Greek slave wrote beast fables like The Tortoise and the Hare? Aesop.
Who was the first Asian and only Indian to have won the World amateur snooker
championship? Om Agrawal.
Name the Italian scholar and historian (author of Kitab-ul-Hind) who accompanied Mahmud
of Ghazni during his invasion of India ? Alberuni.
Who was the first woman mayor of Delhi? Aruna Asaf Ali.
Which nationalist leader founded Anjuman –e- Kabha? Maulana Saukat Ali.
Which missionary was known as Deenabandhu? C.F.Andrews.
Who was the first captain of independent India’s Olympic football team? Ao Talimeren.
Who was the teacher of Alexander the great? Aristotle.
The famous Indian astronomer and mathematician adorned the court of which king?
Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
Who was the grand old lady of Bengali literature? Ashapurna Devi.
Who was the first black man to win theWimbeldon in 1975,but later died of AIDS? Arthur
Ashe.
Name the Buddhist philosopher and author of Sariputra Prakarma who was also the spiritual
advisor of King Kaniska: Asvaghosh.
Who was the prime minister of England when India gained independence? Clement Atlee (of
labour party).
Who was independent India’s first education minister? Maulana Kalam Azad.
What was the real name of Babar? Zahir –ud-din mohammad.
What is the memoirs of Babar titled? Tuzke-Babri .
Who founded Boy Scouts in 1908? Robert Powell (of Boer war fame).
Who donated Segaon village to Mahatma Gandhi who renamed it as Sevagram? Jamanlal
Bajaj.
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean? Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Name the court poet of Harshavardhan who wrote Kadambari and Harshacharit:
Banabhatta.
Who is the author of world famous ‘Tintin cartoon’ series? Herge (Georges Remi)
Which snooker player was six-time world champion? Hendry Stephen.
Who founded Rotary International in 1905? Paul Harris.
Which English novelist is sometimes referred to as ‘the last of the Victorians’? Thomas
Hardy.
Who was Gandhi’s political guru? Gopal K Gokhle.
Who was the first president of Pakistan? Sikandar Mirza.
Who was the first prime minister of Pakistan? Liaquat Ali Khan.
Who started the Khudai Khidmatgar (servants of god) movement? Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
Who was the youngest ever to win the U.S men’s single championship? John McEnroe.
How do we better know Margarethe Geertruida Zelle? Mata Hari,the Dutch spy.
Which striker was famous for the ‘hand of God’ goal against England in 1986? Diego
Maradona.
Name the first woman foreign minister (of state) of India? Mrs Laxmi N Menon.
The year when Prophet Mohammad was forced to migrate from Mecca to Medina is termed

as what? Hegira (622AD).
How de better know the Hollywood actress Norma Jean Mortenson? Marilyn Monroe.
Name the soccer legend who captained England to its only world cup win in 1966? Bobby
Moore.
Who is known as the Picasso of mime? Marcel Marceau.
Who was the first woman to learn chhau dance? Sonal Mansingh.
Which American president resigned in1974 because of Watergate scandal? Richard Nixon.
Who was the last emperor and Tsar of Russia? Nicholas II.
Who was ‘Saloth Sar’? Pol Pot.
Which religious preacher and thinker’s life story was the subject of the 1964 movie One
Man’s Way? Norman Vincent Peale.
Who is the second Asian after Nehru to be admitted to the freedom of the city of London?
Swaraj Paul.
Which English novelist and educationist drafted Indian penal code? Thomas Macaulay.
Name Japan’s top literary award: Akutagawa Prize.
Which Sri Lankan journalist and author is known as ‘the newspaper doctor’? Tarzie V
Vittachi.
Who was the president of America when atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima? Harry
Truman.
Who is the youngest man ever to win the world heavy weight championship? Mike Tyson.
Which Swiss wax modeller modelled heads of guillotined victims of French Revolution?
MadameTussaud.
Who is the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna? M.S.Subbulakshmi.
Which Malayalam writer was nicknamed ‘Sultan of Beypore’? V Mohammad Basheer.
Which South African scholar visited India in 1333 during the reign of Mohammad Tuglaq?
Ibn Batuta.
Which French man served as the personal physician of Aurangzeb? Francois Bernier.
Name the Irish woman who founded Theosophical Society and Home Rule League: Annie
Besant.
Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress? Annie Besant.
Who conferred the title ‘Bharti’ on poet Subramania? Raja of Ettayapuram(Tamil Nadu).
Which Indian mathematician is believed to have invented calculus long before Newton and
Leibnitz? Bhaskaracharya II.
Which Indian leader who established Paramdham Ashram at Paunar was also the recipient
of first Magsaysay award? Acharya Vinobha Bhave.
Which Indian revolutionary was executed for Kakori train dacoity? Ramprasad Bismil.
Which South American revolutionist was called liberator? Simon Bolivar.
Who was nicknamed ‘little corporal’? Napoleon Bonaparte.
Who invented crescograph? J.C.Bose
Who was the accomplish of Khudiram Bose in Kingsford carriage bombing incident? Prafulla
Chaki.
Who was the founder-president of Indian independence League at Bangkok in 1942?
Rasbehari Bose.
Which Indian revolutionary leader unfurled the flag of Indian freedom at Stuttgart for the first
time? Bhikaji Kama.
Who founded ‘free India society’ in U.K and started the journal ‘Bande Mataram’? Bhikaji
Kama.
Who was dubbed as ‘Resputin’? Dhirendra Brahmachari.
Who was Gautam Buddha’s father? King Suddhodana of Kapilvastu, in Nepal
What is the name of late music director Rahul D Burman’ wife? Asha Bhonsale.
Who was the last Governor General of East India Company and first viceroy of India? Lord
Canning.

Who was known as ‘kipper’? General K.M Kariapa.
Name the queen of Bijapur who died fighting the soldiers of Aurangzeb : Chand Bibi.
Charaka,the physician and author of Charaksamhita adorned the court of which Kushan
king? Kaniska.
Which World War II hero commanded the legendary ‘Dambuster’ squadron and witnessed
the bombing of Nagasaki? Leonard Cheshire.
How do we better know Balakrishna Menon? Swami Chinmayananda.
Which Italian navigator discovered sea route to America, Cuba, Bahamas and West Indies?
Columbus.
Who discovered Hawaiian Islands? James Cook.
Which Belgian missionary who worked for leprosy-afflicted people of Honolulu died of
leprosy? Joseph Damien.
Which Indian revolutionary went on a prolonged fasting in Lahore jail to demand better
treatment for prisoners? Jatindra N. Das.
Who was known as the grand old man of Indian cricket? Prof D.B.Deodhar.
Who designed the famous peacock throne? Bebadal khan.
Who introduced the postal system in India? Robert Clive.
Who was the last Indian to be sent to gallows on a forgery charge? Nanda kumar.
Name the English man who first translated Bhagwad Gita into English in 1785: Charles
Wilkins.
Which Englishman first discovered Nainital? P.Baron.
Which Italian traveler visited the court of Vijaynagar in 1425 A.D? Nicolo Conti.
Who founded the city of Jodhpur in1459 A.D? Rathore chief Rao Jodha.
Who was the publisher of first all- Hindi newspaper Udant Martand in 1826? Pandit Jugal
Kishore Shukla (of Kanpur)
Name the first barrister of India: Ganendra Mohan Tagore.
Who located Darjeeling proper in 1829? Captain Lloyd.
Who was the first English man to enter Lhasa in 1811 A.D? Thomas Manning.
Who was the founder of Wahabi Movement? Syed Ajmed.
Who founded Tattvabodini Sabha in 1839 for the extensive propagation of Brahmo Dharma?
Debendra Nath Tagore.
Which Muslim king is credited with systematically branding his horses and preparing their
descriptive roll? Sher Shah Suri.
Name the Moghul sultan who gave a definite and systematic form to the famous
‘mansabadari’ system: Akbar.
Which German General was nicknamed ‘Desert Fox’? Erwin Rommel.
During the rule of which king the Rupee was first minted? Sher Shah Shuri.
Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence?
Acharya J.B.Kripalini.
Who was the governor –general of India at the outbreak of Second World War? Lord
Linlithgow.
Who wrote a series of articles against the Indian national congress under the title " New
Lamps for Old"? Aurobindo Ghosh.
Who led the Cabinet Mission that visited India in 1946? Patrick Lawrence.
Who announced the communal award? Ramsay Mac Donald.
Name the founder of the Pakistan National Movement in 1933: Rahmat Ali.
Which viceroy of India was dubbed as the ‘ father of local self government’? Lord Ripon.
Who was first designated as the Governor General of India? William Bentick.
Who earned the epithet "Liberator of Indian press"? Charles Metcalf.
Name the famous American architect who built the Imperial Hotel in Japan that withstood the

1923 earthquake: Frank Lloyd.
Which Irish scientist, along with John Cockcroft split the atom for the first time? Earnest
Walton.
Who is the only woman in the world to climb the Mount Everest twice? Santosh Yadav
Who is the first leader of Russia to be chosen by popular vote? Boris Yeltsin.
Which English Monarch abdicated to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson? Duke of
Windsor (Edward VIII).
Which famous Indian classical singer gave a special recital of devotional songs for the silver
jubilee celebrations of UN in 1970? M S Subbulaxmi.
Which American film actress in the thirties won an Oscar at the age of six? Shirley Temple.
How do we better know Hindi Film actor Badruddin Kaji? Johny Walker.
What is the real name of Omar Sharif? Michael Shalboub.
Which powerful opium dealer surrendered to Burmese government in 1996? Khun Sa.
Raja Ravi Verma,the famous Indian painter belonged to which royal family?
Kalimanoor,Kerla.
Who is the first Indian woman to win a round in a grand slam tournament? Nirupama
Baidhyanathan.
What was the occupation of Sylvester Stallone before he became an actor? Lion cage
cleaner.
What was Greta Garbo doing before becoming a celebrity? Barber shop assistant.
Which English humorous novelist is the creator of the immortal butler? Grenvile Woodhouse.
Which American invented cotton gin? Eli Whitney.
Which American TV show hostess was the first woman to top the Forbes magazine list of
entertainment millionaires? Oprah Winfrey.
How do we better know film actor Sivaji Rao Gaikwad? Rajnikant.
Which Indian orthopaedic surgeon is the inventor of Jaipur Foot? Dr P K Sethi.
Which ace driver and winner of world championship thrice died in a crash during San Marino
Grand Prix? Ayrton Senna.

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