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
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)
