Indian Government Trivia

1. In which state of India was "The Iron Man of India", Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, born?

From Quiz The Iron Man and the Missile Man

Answer: Gujarat

"The Iron Man of India" is Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. He was born on 31 October 1884 in Nadia, Gujarat. The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar while the largest city in the state is Ahemdabad. It has an area of 196,204 sq. km, with a coastline of 1,600 km. The state is bordered by Rajasthan on the north, Maharastra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the east and the Arabian Sea as well as a Pakistani province on the west.

From Quiz All You Need is Power

Answer: Municipalities/Municipal Corporations

The Self-Government institutions in metropolitan cities, or cities having a population over one lakh, are known as Municipalities or Municipal Corporations. The Self-Government institutions in smaller urban areas are called Municipal Councils and those situated in areas in transition from rural to urban are called Nagar Panchayats.

From Quiz Indian Government & Politics

Answer: Parliamentary Government

The union of India operates under the parliamentary democracy based on the fusion of powers of the executive and legislative organs. It implies that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet form part of the parliament and are directly responsible to them. The parliamentary government also implies a separation of executive power in the sense that the Prime Minister is the head of government and enjoys real executive power while the President is the head of state and is devoid of political power. He enjoys only nominal power and acts as a ceremonial figurehead.

From Quiz Mahatma Gandhi, father of the Indian nation

Answer: Mahadev Desai

Mahatma Gandhi started writing his autobiography in his 50s. He wrote it in his mother tongue Gujarati. His companion and follower, Mahadev Desai, completed it and translated it in English.

From Quiz Indian Prime Ministers Through the Ages

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

The speech served as an inaugural address at the stroke of midnight on 15 August,1947 when India became independent.

From Quiz Indian Political Parties

Answer: Indira

The Indian National Congress (INC) is the oldest political party in India, founded in 1885 by an Englishman A.O Hume. Since independence, the party has been dominated by the Nehru family, with first Jawaharlal Nehru and then his daughter Indira Gandhi, followed by Indira's son Rajiv and his widow Sonia. The party split in the year 1967 into two groups, Congress (O - Organization) and Congress (I - Indira, after Indira Gandhi). The Congress (I) was later recognized as the real Congress party by the Election Commission.

From Quiz A Great Indian - A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Answer: President of India

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was sworn in as the eleventh president of India. He is famous for his humility, sincerity, dedication and love for children.

From Quiz Gandhi and Nehru

Answer: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Little Gandhi was born in a town called Porbander in the western state of Gujarat in India. Nobody (I'm sure nobody!) had thought at that time Gandhi was going to be the architect of Indian independence.

From Quiz Gandhi

Answer: South Africa

Gandhi had a first class ticket, but Indians were obliged to travel third class. When he protested, he was thrown off the train and had to spend the night at Maritzburg Station.

From Quiz Indira's India - Tribulations of a Nation!

Answer: Information & Broadcasting

In fact, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted her to succeed him; however she wasn't a member of the parliament and was not taken seriously by the veterans of Congress. The only person who suggested her name, after Nehru's death, was one Mr. D.P Mishra.

From Quiz A 'Nehruvian' tale of woe!

Answer: Lady Edwina Mountbatten

The solid evidence, in this matter, is in the form of love letters between the two. Lord Mountbatten was the last British Governor General of India - he played a pivotal role in the partition of India; It is even speculated Lord Mountbatten was aware of his wife's 'relationship'! This is mentioned in sites like www.indiastar.com/kak2.htm. This is also illustrated (along with some of his 'blunders') in a book called "Jawaharlal Nehru: Rebel and statesman" by B.R Nanda - the review of which is accessible at www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/Ideas/tlsnehru.html

From Quiz Tipu Sultan

Answer: 1749

Tipu was born in Mysore, one of the few independent states of India free of British control. His real name is supposed to be Fateh Ali Tipu, after the great saint Tipu Mastan. His father, Hayder Ali, was a soldier in the Mysorean king's army.

From Quiz The Iron Man and the Missile Man

Answer: aerospace scientist

Dr. Abul Pakir Jainul Abdul Kalam is unofficially known as "The Missile Man of India". He was an Indian aerospace scientist who has also served as the president of India. He was born in Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu, and completed his primary education in Rameshwaram.

From Quiz Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Karamchand Gandhi

Karamchand Gandhi was a diwan (chief minister) of Porbandar (a district in Gujrat) at the time of Gandhi's birth, but later he became the diwan at Rajkot in 1876.

From Quiz All You Need is Power

Answer: Mayor

The head of a Municipal Corporation is known as the Mayor. The head of Panchayats (rural Self-Government) is known as the Sarpanch. Neither Sheriff nor Allotter is the name of any government posts in India.

From Quiz Indian Government & Politics

Answer: Federal

India is a federal state. Federalism implies two levels of government. It is a system which most large states adopt. It breaks power into central and local units of government so that there is a division of power legally outlined in the Constitution. Each local units (in the case of India, they are states), have some autonomy.

From Quiz Mahatma Gandhi, father of the Indian nation

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore had the utmost reverence for Gandhiji. He was the first person to address him as "Mahatma" or "Great Soul".

From Quiz Indian Politics

Answer: Nationalist Congress Party

NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. At the time of formation, the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist) - which traced its origins to anti-Gandhi Congress of 1977-78.

From Quiz Indian Prime Ministers Through the Ages

Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

"Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" means "Hail soldiers, Hail farmers". It was used to encourage the soldiers during the attack by Pakistan and encourage farmers to fight the food grain scarcity, both the events occurring during Shastri's tenure. Shastri was the title acquired from Kashi Vidya Peetha.

From Quiz Indian Political Parties

Answer: Lotus

In Indian elections, the electoral symbols played an important role, right from the first election - the reason being the high levels of illiteracy. Till date, parties are known by their election symbol. National political parties have a reserved symbol which is exclusively allotted for their use. 'Lotus flower' is the symbol of the BJP, 'Hand' is the symbol of the Congress (I) and 'Hammer and sickle' is of course the symbol of the Communists (CPM). 'The cow and calf' was the original symbol of the Congress party after Independence. The BJP is a rightist party, which ruled India from 1998-2004 under the stewardship of Atal Behari Vajpayee.

From Quiz A Great Indian - A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Answer: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen

Dr. Kalam is the son of a boat owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He is a symbol of how in India, anybody can aspire even to the highest office.

From Quiz Gandhi

Answer: Opinion

Gandhi really appreciated the power of the press, and used it to highlight injustices.

From Quiz Tipu Sultan

Answer: Haydar Ali

Hayder Ali rose to the post of commander-in-chief of the Mysorean army. In 1761, he launched a coup, ousting the previous ruler, and naming himself the undisputed ruler.

From Quiz Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: 1869

Gandhiji was born on 2nd October, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujrat, in a middle class family. His birthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti and is a national holiday in India.

From Quiz All You Need is Power

Answer: Congress

Congress is the only All India Party among the parties mentioned. It traces its origins to the Indian National Congress founded in 1885. It has the election symbol of the Hand. Telugu Desam operates in Andhra Pradesh, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu and Shiromoni Akali Dal operates in Punjab.

From Quiz Indian Government & Politics

Answer: Directly by the people

The Prime Minister is elected by the people of India for a period of five years. It is the President of the USA who is elected by an electoral college.

From Quiz Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

India won independence on the 15th August, 1947. Pt. Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India. By virtue of his official designation he got the opportunity to hoist the national flag of independent India at the Red Fort for the first time.

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