1) Who wanted Shahryar to succeed Jahangir?
a) Gulbadan
b) Hamida Banu
c) Noor Jahan
d) Razia
2) What is the meaning of Shah Jahan?
a) Kind ruler
b) King of the world
c) Rainbow
d) World Conqueror
3) Who was Shah Jahan’s wife?
a) Noor Mahal
b) Mumtaz Mahal
c) Anarkali
d) Zenobia
1. When did Meghalaya become a state?
a) 21 January 1972
b) 24 June 1962
c) 11 August 1954
d) 25 December 1948
2. What does Meghalaya mean?
a) Land of dawn
b) Abode of clouds
c) Middle region
d) Land of five rivers
3. Which state is to the north of Meghalaya?
a) Nagaland
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Assam
(This quiz is about the fourth President of India.)
1) When was Varahagiri Venkata Giri born?
a) 10 August 1894
b) 3 July 1894
c) 14 March 1904
d) 16 May 1911
2) Where was Varahagiri Venkata Giri born?
a) Berhampore
b) Allahabad
c) Wardha
d) Gondia
3) Which university did Varahagiri Venkata Giri attend?
a) University of Berlin
b) Oxford University
c) Madras University
d) University of Dublin
1) Where did Charles Cornwallis surrender to American and French forces?
a) Trenton
b) Brandywine
c) Long Island
d) Yorktown
2) When did Charles Cornwallis become the Governor General of India?
a) 1786
b) 1764
c) 1769
d) 1772
3) Which Anglo-Mysore War took place during the time of Charles Cornwallis?
a) First Anglo-Mysore War
b) Second Anglo-Mysore War
c) Third Anglo-Mysore War
d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
1) When was Indira Gandhi first sworn in as Prime Minister of India?
a) 27 May 1964
b) 12 September 1965
c) 24 January 1966
d) 19 March 1968
2) Whose daughter was Indira Gandhi?
a) Mohandas Gandhi
b) Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Motilal Nehru
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) What was Indira Gandhi’s portfolio when she was a minister in Union Cabinet?
a) Home
b) Information & Broadcasting
c) Finance
d) Industry
1) When was Rabindranath Tagore born?
a) 7 May 1861
b) 12 June 1858
c) 22 March 1865
d) 31 August 1871
2) Where was Rabindranath Tagore born?
a) Calcutta
b) Murshidabad
c) Serampore
d) Chandranagore
3) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s father’s name?
a) Narendranath
b) Hridayanath
c) Rajmohan
d) Debendranath
4) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s mother’s name?
a) Sharada Devi
b) Sharmila
c) Sarojini Devi
d) Padmaja
1. When was Chetan Chauhan born?
a) 16 March 1949
b) 27 April 1948
c) 21 July 1947
d) 12 October 1950
2. Where was Chetan Chauhan born?
a) Allahabad
b) Bareilly
c) Calcutta
d) Poona
3. From which college did Chetan Chauhan graduate?
a) Woodrow Degree College
b) St. Gonsalo Garcia College
c) K. C. College
d) Wadia College
1. Who replaced Gautam Gambhir in Bombay Test 2009?
a) Murali Kartik
b) Robin Uthappa
c) Amit Misra
d) Murali Vijay
2. Who was run out on 99 in Bombay Test 2009?
a) Mahela Jayawardene
b) VVS Laxman
c) Angel Mathews
d) Harbhajan Singh
3. How many runs did Sri Lanka score in first Innings in Bombay Test 2009?
a) 124
b) 354
c) 274
d) 393
1) Who scored highest runs in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Gautham Gamhbir
d) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Who scored 200 not out in India’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Zaheer Khan
b) VVS Laxman
c) Gautham Gamhbir
d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3) Who took five wickets for 104 runs in Australia’s first Innings in Delhi Test 2008?
a) Virender Sehwag
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Ishant Sharma
d) Amit Mishra