Simpleton Learns Indian History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who is known as "Father of the Indian nation"? Indira Gandhi Akbar Mahatma Gandhi Mohammed Ali Jinnah

2. Who was the first prime minister of India? Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Rajeev Gandhi Indira Gandhi Atal Behari Vajpayee

3. Who was the first woman to be prime minister of India? Mrs Sonia Gandhi Mrs Maneka Gandhi Mrs Priyanka Gandhi Mrs Indira Gandhi

4. Who founded the Mughal empire in India? Chandragupta Maurya Lord Robert Clive Babur Jahangir

5. Vasco da Gama first landed on the East coast of India. True False

6. The Indian national anthem is called "Jana Gana Mana". Who composed the song? Munshi Premchand Jawaharlal Nehru A.O Hume Rabindranath Tagore

7. When did the first war of Independence take place (also called the Indian Mutiny)? 1954 1678 1946 1857

8. Which of these is NOT a feature of the Indian constitution? secularism federalism democracy compulsory uniform civil code for all states

9. Who was fondly called "Netaji"? Sardar Vallabhai Patel Mahatma Gandhi Subhash Chandra Bose Jawaharlal Nehru

10. Who was the first President of India? Lord Mountbatten Dr.S Radhakrishnan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ajay Saxena