MCQ QUIZ 50

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 50

1. To which among the following organisations India is not a member?
 
A. BRICS
B. ASEAN
C. SAARC
D. None of these

2. Where is Rashtrapati Nivas located?
 
A. Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Simla
D. None of these

3. Who is the current chairman of Press Trust of India?
 
A. Markandey Katju
B. R. Lakshmipathy
C. M. P. Veerendrakumar
D. None of these

4. Humanity - Equality - Destiny is the motto of
 
A. Olympics
B. Asian Games
C. Commonwealth Games
D. World Athletic Championship

5. The first state to have established Lokayukta was :
 
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh

6. "Joseph Antoni - A Memoir" is a recent book by which booker prize winning Indian writer?
 
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. R. P. Jhabvala
D. Kiran Desai

7. The Indian Penal Code was passed in
 
A. 1860
B. 1865
C. 1875
D. 1885

8. When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?
 
A. 1925
B. 1930
C. 1921
D. 1931 

9. A spinal injury while horseback riding left this person in lifelong pain for which he wore a metal corset under his clothes. Name this viceroy.
 
A. Chelmsford
B. Dufferin
C. Mayo
D. Curzon 

10. Which tool did Gandhiji promote to achieve economic, and ultimately complete independence from British Empire?
 
A. Spinning Wheel
B. Sewing Machine 
C. Plough
D. Weaving Stool