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    At what time was the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India demolished?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      11:59 a.m.. It was demolished on 6 December 1992 by some Shiv Sena Sewaks. The issue to build a temple or a mosque there still continues.

    Which film industry's nickname was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Bollywood. It is the nickname of the largest film industry in the world, the Indian film industry. Not surprisingly, Bollywood makes the most films every year. More than half of them are flop films.

    Who became President of India in 2002?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He was very sworn in on July 25,2002. He was a famous scientist before most known for missiles. He hails from Rameshwaram, a small town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He was followed by Pratibha Patil who became President in July 2007.

    Which Indian politician was Acting Prime Minister twice but never became the permanent Prime Minister?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Gulzari Lal Nanda. This one must have been easy due to the options. Gulzari Lal Nanda was acting P.M. twice during May-June in 1964 and from January 11-24 in 1966.

    Who was India's first ever Chief Election Commissioner?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Sukumar Sen. Sukumar Sen's term was from 1950 to 1958. Dr. Nagendra Singh's term was from 1972 to 1973. R.K.Trivedi's term was from 1982 to 1985. T.N. Seshan's term was from 1990 to 1996.

    Which were the two main cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Mohenjadaro and Harappa. It was one of the oldest civilisations in the world. It was the first sign of people in India.

    Which Indian said "I'm restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away."?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 and died in 1941. He was an Indian poet and philosopher who introduced Indian culture to the West and vice-versa. He founded Shantiniketan. He recived the Nobel Prize in 1913 and became the first Asian to do so. Hope you enjoyed my quiz. Please rate it.

    When was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployed in Sri Lanka?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      1987. It was deployed in the northern island of Jaffna. The Prime Minister of India at that time was Rajiv Gandhi.

    Who was the first recipient of India's highest civilian award?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      C. Rajagopalachari. The award is the Bharat Ratna. Mahatma Gandhi never won it, Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first to receive it posthomously while Nelson Mandela was the second foriegn person to win it.

    What is the the source of the river Indus?Prove Yourself with Trivia from India

      Lake Mansarovar.

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