India : General Awareness Questions

1. The National Flag was first presented to the nation on behalf of women of India at the midnight session of the Assembly on :
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 14th August, 1947
(C) 26th January, 1947
(D) 15th August, 1950

2. How many spokes are there in the Chakra (wheel) of our National Flag?
(A) 24
(B) 12
(C) 15
(D) 6

3. What is the ratio of the width (proportion) of our National Flag to its length?
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 1 : 4
(C) 2 : 5
(D) 2 : 3


4. What is the colour of the Chakra (wheel) of India’s National Flag?
(A) Light blue
(B) Blue-black
(C) Navy blue
(D) Dark green

5. The National Emblem of India was adopted on :
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 26th January, 1950
(C) 26th January, 1957
(D) 15th August, 1950

6. When was the National Anthem of India first sung?
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1896
(D) 1911

7. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constitute Assembly on :
(A) 27th December, 1950
(B) 15th August, 1947
(C) 24th January, 1950
(D) 26th January, 1947

8. Who composed the National Song of India?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Shri Aurobindo
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

9. The first date of our National Calendar corresponds to which date of the Gregorian calendar?
(A) 1st April, 1950
(B) 22nd March, 1950
(C) 22nd March, 1957
(D) 31st March, 1957

10. Which among the following is the correct pair of India’s National Animal and National Flower?
(A) Lion/Rose
(B) Cow/Lotus
(C) Tiger/Lotus
(D) Lion/Lotus

11. Who was the first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament during his tenure?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Gulzari Lal Nanda
(C) Charan Singh
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

12. Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress?
(A) Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(B) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(C) Dr. Annie Besant
(D) None of them

13. Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
(A) Miss M. Fathima Beevi
(B) Miss Anna Chandi
(C) Anna George Malhotra
(D) Miss Leila Seth

14. Who was the first Indian who climbed Mount Everest twice?
(A) Nwang Gombhu
(B) Phu Dorjee
(C) Tenzing Norgay
(D) None of them

15. From where has the design of the wheel on white band of Indian National Flag been taken?
(A) Throne of Ashoka the Great
(B) Charkha, the symbol of Khadi movement
(C) Abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka
(D) Symbol of industrialization

16. What is the size of three horizontal stripes of the National Tricolour Flag of India?
(A) White stripe is larger than the other two
(B) There is no fixed ratio of size of the three stripes
(C) All the three stripes are equal in size
(D) Green stripe is slightly larger than saffron and saffron is slightly smaller than white

17. National Flag of India was presented to the Nation on behalf of :
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) People of India
(C) Women of India
(D) Freedom Fighters

18. Which of the following statements concerning Indian National Flag is correct?
(A) No other Flag is to be placed above it
(B) No other Emblem is to be placed above it
(C) The flag is not to be carried flat
(D) All the above statements are correct

19. Our National Song is :
(A) Sare Jahan se Achcha
(B) Jana Gana Mana
(C) Vande Mataram
(D) All of the above

20. Which of the following statements is correct in respect of our National Song?
(A) Both National Song and National Anthem were written simultaneously
(B) National Song is older than our National Anthem
(C) Author of National Song and National Anthem is the same
(D) None of the above

Answers :
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (C) 20. (B)

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