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 Heritage India Quiz

 Questions & Answers 

This initiative is to improve the basic knowledge of our students related to their heritage &

simultaneously give them a little training to be worthy to appear in the prestigious CBSE

heritage Quiz Competitions.

Ques1: The tallest statue of Hanuman is in

1. Maharashtra

2. Punjab

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Andhra Pradesh (in Paritala 135 feet)

Ques2: Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup Football?

1. Ludhiana

2. Mumbai

3. Jalandhar

4. Chennai

Ans : Jalandhar

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Ques3: Name the oldest mountain range of India

1. Himalayas

2. Nilgiris

3. Aravallis

4. Vindhyas

Ans : Aravallis

Ques4: In which year was Teachers' Day first celebrated in India?

1. 1965

2. 1947

3. 1962

4. 1975

Ans: 1962

Ques5: Which of these sanctuaries is in Karnataka

1. Gir Sanctuary

2. Kaziranga Sanctuary

3. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary

4. Tadoba National Park

Ans: Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary (Tadoba is in Maharashtra, Gir - Gujarat,

Kaziranga - Assam) 

Ques6: On which riverbank is Goa located?

1. Ganga

2. Mandovi

3. Gomati

4. Sabarmati

Ans: Mandovi (Gomati is a tributary of Ganga, Sabarmati is in Gujarat)

Ques7: Name the Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

1. Leander Paes

2. Mahesh Bhupathi

3. Vijay Amritraj

4. Ashok Amritraj

Ans: Ashok Amritraj (brother of Vijay Amritaraj, both of them Tennis players. But

Vijay Amritraj has only acted in movies)

Ques8: The Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird, is found in

1. The Thar Desert

2. The Deccan Plateau

3. The Sunderbans

4. The Sambhar Lake

Ans: The Thar Desert (and adjoining states in India, Pakistan)

Ques9: Which state was the first to electrify all its villages?

1. Haryana

2. Kerala

3. Maharashtra

4. Tamil Nadu

Ans: (not Maharashtra, not Kerala)

Ques10: 'Prem Rog' a movie directed by Raj Kapoor is based on which social cause?

1. Dowry

2. Widow-remarriage

3. Untouchability

4. Casteism

Ans: Widow-remarriage (man in love with widow of higher status)

Ques11: Which of these foreign rulers were the last to leave the country?

1. British

2. Dutch

3. French

4. Portugese

Ans: Portugese (left Goa only in 1961)

Ques12: Which is India's second highest civilian honour?

1. Ashoka Chakra

2. Padma Bhushan

3. Padma Shri

4. Padma Vibhushan

Ans: Padma Vibhushan (followed by Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Ashok Chakra

isn't civilian) 

Ques13: Which monument was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar?

1. Qutub Minar

2. Red Fort

3. Charminar

4. Fatehpur Sikhri

Ans: Fatehpur Sikhri (in 1571)

Ques14: The stories depicted in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are from the

1. Ramayana

2. Mahabharata

3. Jataka

4. Panchatantra

Ans: Jataka (stories)

Ques15: Hamida Begum was the mother of

1. Akbar

2. Humayun

3. Babar

4. Aurangazeb

Ans: Akbar (Humayun's wife)