Category: India

1. What is Azim Premji best known for? (a) Bollywood actor (b) Philanthropist and businessman (c) Cricket player (d) Politician 2. Which company did Azim Premji inherit from his father? (a) Reliance Industries (b) Wipro (c) Infosys (d) Tata Group 3. What is Wipro's main area of business? (a) Telecommunications (b) Information Technology (c) Automobiles (d) Consumer goods

1. In which year was Sachin Tendulkar born? (a) 1971 (b) 1973 (c) 1975 (d) 1977 2. At what age did Sachin make his Test debut? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 20 3. Against which country did Sachin play his first Test match? (a) England (b) Australia (c) Pakistan (d) West Indies

1. In which Indian state was Kapil Dev born? (a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra 2. What was Kapil Dev's primary cricketing role? (a) Wicket-keeper (b) All-rounder (c) Opener Batsman (d) Spinner 3. In which year did Kapil Dev make his international debut? (a) 1978 (b) 1983 (c) 1992 (d) 2003

1. In which Indian state was Kalpana Chawla born? (a) Maharashtra (b) Haryana (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab 2. What year was Kalpana Chawla selected by NASA for astronaut training? (a) 1980 (b) 1994 (c) 1970 (d) 2000 3. What was the name of Kalpana Chawla's first space mission? (a) Atlantis (b) Columbia (c) Challenger (d) Discovery

1. In which city was Homi Bhabha born? (a) Mumbai, India (b) London, England (c) Paris, France (d) New York City, USA 2. What field of science did Homi Bhabha specialize in? (a) Biology (b) Chemistry (c) Physics (d) Geology 3. Homi Bhabha is widely regarded as the "Father of" what in India? (a) Space Exploration (b) The Green Revolution (c) The Indian Nuclear Programme (d) Modern Medicine

1. What was Sri Aurobindo's birth name? (a) Mirra Alfassa (b) Rajneesh (c) Aurobindo Ghose (d) Sri Chinmoy 2. In which country was Sri Aurobindo born? (a) Pakistan (b) Sri Lanka (c) India (d) Nepal 3. Sri Aurobindo was a prominent figure in which of these fields? (a) Science (b) Politics (c) Engineering (d) Accounting

Gujarat Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Gujarat formed? a) 5 February 1948 b) 1 May 1960 c) 7 July 1972 d) 1 November 1956 2. Which sea is to the west of Gujarat? a) Yellow b) Arabian c) Timor d) Laptev 3. Which state is to the north of Gujarat? a) Karnataka b) Orissa c) Rajasthan d) Tamil Nadu

Haryana Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Haryana formed? a) 31 March 1957 b) 22 June 1972 c) 4 July 1976 d) 1 November 1966 2. Which state is to the east of Haryana? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Chhattisgarh 3. Which state is to the south of Haryana? a) Bihar b) Rajasthan c) Jharkhand d) West Bengal

1. When did Har Gobind Khorana win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1973 b) 1968 c) 1964 d) 1976 2. When was Har Gobind Khorana born? a) 9 January 1922 b) 15 April 1917 c) 4 September 1919 d) 30 December 1925 3. In which country is Har Gobind Khorana’s birthplace Raipur? a) Bangladesh b) India c) Nepal d) Pakistan

1. When was George Nathaniel Curzon viceroy of India? a) 1884-1888 b) 1899-1905 c) 1894-1898 d) 1906-1911 2. When was George Nathaniel Curzon born? a) 11 January 1859 b) 8 April 1840 c) 2 September 1845 d) 12 December 1862 3. Where was George Nathaniel Curzon born? a) Aberdeen b) Elgin c) Kedleston d) Salisbury