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1. The origin of the name Bharat is related to which majestic king of ancient times?
(A) Maharana Pratap
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Bharat Chakraborty
(D) Ashoka Maurya
2. Which is the largest city of India?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi
(D) Madras
3. Which is the largest state of India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
4. How many states are there in India?
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 36
(D) 15
5. Which is the longest river of India?
(A) Gandaki
(B) Kosi
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Ganga
6. Which is the widest river in India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Gomti
(C) Ganga
(D) Chambal
7. Who is India’s tallest tower?
(A) Charminar
(B) Qutub Minar
(C) swinging tower
(D) Shaheed Minar
8. Which is the longest dam in India?
(A) Bhakra Dam
(B) Indira Sagar Dam
(C) Hirakud Dam
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
9. Which is the longest tunnel in India?
(A) Rohtang Tunnel
(B) Jawahar Tunnel
(C) Maliguda Tunnel
(D) Kamshet Tunnel
10. Which is the tallest statue of India?
(A) Harmandir Sahib
(B) Hampi
(C) Nalanda
(D) Gomateshwar
11. When was the first women’s university established in India?
(A) 1917
(B) 1915
(C) 1916
(D) 1925
12. India’s first women’s university?
(A) Shri Padmavati Women’s University
(B) SNDT Women’s University
(C) Banasthali University
(D) LSR Women’s University
13. Where was the first women’s university of India established?
(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
14. Who was the first Indian woman to receive a gold medal in the Asian Games?
(A) Kamaljeet Sandhu
(B) Sucheta Kripalani
(C) Rajia Begum
(D) Bachendri Pal
15. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
(A) Kalpana Chawla
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) Bachendri Pal
(D) Sucheta Kripalani
16. Who was the first woman IPS of India?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Vimala Devi
(D) Mother Teresa
17. Who was the first female governor of India?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Sushmita Sen
(C) Pratibha Patil
(D) Mamta Banerjee
18. Who was the first woman judge in the Supreme Court?
(A) Uma Bharti
(B) Sushmita Sen
(C) M. Fatima Biwi
(D) Karnam Malleswari
19. Who was the first Governor General of independent India?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Mount Baton
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Lytton
20. Who became the first Prime Minister of India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Morarji Desai
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