MCQ QUIZ 23

                          MCQ QUIZ 23

1. Where was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose born?
 
A) Calcutta
B) Durgapur
C) Cuttack
D) Sialdah

2. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ?
 
A) Narmada
B) Mahanadi
C) Godavari
D) Kaveri

3. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha ?
 
A) President
B) Vice President 
C) Prime Minister
D) Lok Sabha Speaker

4. In 2007, which state re-established its Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) after a gap of 22 years ?
 
A) Rajasthan
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu

5. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey' ?  

A) Kangra
B) Mysore
C) Tanjore
D) Madhubani

6. How do we better know playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya ?
 
A) Shaan
B) Lucky Ali
C) Kumar Sanu
D) Kishore Kumar

7. In which town of Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana (salvation) ?
 
A) Lumbini
B) Kushinagar
C) Nanded
D) Pavapuri

8. `Silicon Valley of India' is the nickname of which south Indian city ?
 
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai
D) Thiruvananthapuram

9. In 2008, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games ?
 
A) Abhinav Bindra
B) Vijender Kumar
C) Leander Paes
D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

10. Zakumi, a leopard, is the official mascot of which tournament ?
 
A) Commonwealth Games 2010
B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010
C) Cricket World Cup 2011
D) Olympic Games 2012