Category: India

1. What was Shammi Kapoor’s original name? a) Shyam Lal b) Pritam Khanna c) Shamsher Raj Kapoor d) Sunder Srivastava 2. When was Shammi Kapoor born? a) 1 January 1936 b) 3 April 1934 c) 9 July 1932 d) 21 October 1931 3. Where was Shammi Kapoor born? a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Lahore d) Madras

1. When was Kuldip Nayar born? 6 January 1926 8 April 1924 14 August 1923 5 December 1922Correct Answer: 14 August 1923 2. Where was Kuldip Nayar born? Ambala Bharatpur Karachi SialkotCorrect Answer: Sialkot 3. Where did Kuldip Nayar study journalism? Forman Christian College Medill School St. Xavier Institute of Communications Delhi School of JournalismCorrect Answer: Medill School 4. When was Kuldip Nayar Press Officer of Press Information Bureau? 1954-1964 1948-1949 1949-1951 1951-1954Correct Answer: 1954-1964 5. When was Kuldip Nayar Editor of The Statesman? 1975-1981 1967-1975 1981-1989 1991-1995Correct Answer: 1967-1975 6. When was The Judgement published? 1977 1975 1967 1960Correct ... Read more

1. When was the molester of Ruchika Girhotra convicted? a) 19 January 2004 b) 12 June 1996 c) 8 July 1992 d) 21 December 2009 2. When was Ruchika Girhotra molested? a) 29 February 1984 b) 30 April 1989 c) 12 August 1990 d) 16 November 1986 3. Who molested Ruchika Girhotra? a) KTS Tulsi b) Ram Jethmalani c) Ajay Jain d) Shambhu Pratap Singh Rathore

1. When was Charles John Canning viceroy of India? a) 1848-1856 b) 1869-1872 c) 1858-1862 d) 1828-1835 2. When was Charles John Canning born? a) 1 January 1801 b) 20 May 1810 c) 12 July 1817 d) 14 December 1812 3. Where was Charles John Canning born? a) Plymouth b) Dorchester c) Bristol d) London

1. Where was Buddha born? a) Pataliputra b) Agra c) Lumbini Garden d) Kanpur 2. What was Buddha’s original name? a) Shuddhodana b) Siddhartha c) Vardhamana d) Chanakya 3. When did Buddha live? a) 560-480 BC b) 1800-1680 BC c) 160-220 AD d) 970-1030 AD

1) Who was defeated in the battle of Dharmat? a) Raj Singh b) Jai Singh c) Jaswant Singh d) Roop Singh 2) Who was defeated in the battle of Samugarh? a) Dara Sikoh b) Shuja c) Shaista Khan d) Isa Khan 3) Which kingdom was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1687? a) Gwalior b) Gondia c) Golconda d) Calicut

11. When was Atal Behari Vajpayee was first sworn-in as Prime Minister? 19 March 1998 16 May 1996 21 June 1991 2 December 1989Correct Answer: 16 May 1996 12. Where was Atal Behari Vajpayee born? Gwalior Kanpur Agra LucknowCorrect Answer: Gwalior 13. From which college did Atal Behari Vajpayee graduate? Sydenham College Hislop College Victoria College St. John’s CollegeCorrect Answer: Victoria College 14. When was Atal Behari Vajpayee first elected to Parliament? 1962 1964 1952 1957Correct Answer: 1957 15. What was Atal Behari Vajpayee’s portfolio in Morarji Desai Government? Foreign Affairs Home Finance DefenceCorrect Answer: Foreign Affairs 16. Who was ... Read more

21. When was Ajit Wadekar captain of India’s cricket team? 1984-1989 1981-1983 1976-1979 1971-1974Correct Answer: 1971-1974 22. When was Ajit Wadekar born? 6 February 1844 1 April 1941 4 September 1936 21 December 1932Correct Answer: 1 April 1941 23. Where was Ajit Wadekar born? Madras Bombay Calcutta DelhiCorrect Answer: Bombay 24. Against which country did Ajit Wadekar make his Test debut? West Indies Australia New Zealand PakistanCorrect Answer: West Indies 25. Where did Ajit Wadekar hit his Test century? Auckland Brisbane Wellington DunedinCorrect Answer: Wellington 26. When did Ajit Wadekar lead India to victory over West Indies in a Test ... Read more

31. When did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul win Nobel Prize for Literature? 2001 1992 1994 2004Correct Answer: 2001 32. When was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul born? 4 March 1928 16 June 1934 17 August 1932 15 November 1930Correct Answer: 17 August 1932 33. Where was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul born? Antigua Bridgetown Chaguanas KingstonCorrect Answer: Chaguanas 34. Which university did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul attend? Princeton Oxford Cambridge RegentCorrect Answer: Oxford 35. When did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul marry Patricia Ann Hale? 1 January 1955 5 May 1956 9 September 1954 6 December 1957Correct Answer: 1 January 1955 36. Which was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul’s first ... Read more

1. When was George Everest born? a) 3 March 1756 b) 10 April 1763 c) 4 July 1790 d) 9 November 1800 2. Where was George Everest born? a) Gwernvale b) Blackpool c) Norfolk d) Kent 3. When did George Everest join the East India Company? a) 1782 b) 1786 c) 1806 d) 1802