Independence & New India
Politics & Government
Miscellaneous
100
Why is 1857 important?
First war of independence fought in 1857 Additional Questions: a) first soldier who is credited with starting this b) telling 1 more famous character associated with 1857? c) When did India become British colony?
100
What is the frequency of holding general elections in India?
5 years Additional Question - When can the elections be held before 5 years
100
What in India is similar to Senate in US (there are some minor differences)
Rajya Sabha Additional Question - Are Rajya Sabha members directly elected by the people? - Can a prime minister be from Rajya Sabha?
200
Who was Jawahar Lal Nehru?
First prime minister of India and close friend of Gandhiji; Additional Questions: - What was the name of his daughter? - Who became prime minister after Jawahar Lal Nehru? - First president of India? - Who was Vallabh Bhai Patel - Who was Ambedkar?
200
What are the 2 bodies of Indian Parliament?
Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Additional Question: Where is Indian Parliament building?
200
Name the city where last common wealth games were played
Delhi Additional Question - What is commonwealth? Name some more countries that are members of commonwealth?
300
Which British company came to India to trade and later made India its colony?
East India Company; Additional Questions: When did their rule end? Any other European trading company that you know were similar to East India Company?
300
Tell some differences between Indian democracy and American democracy
American democracy is presidential democracy where the president is the executive head. In parliamentary democracy, the prime minister is the leader of the party/ alliance with majority in parliament. President is the figure head only. Very similar to monarch queen in Britain and other countries like Canada and Australia. Additional Question - How is majority in Parliament decided? - What if there is no clear majority? - Can a person who is not a member of Parliament be made prime minister?
300
Which is India's highest civilian award?
Bharat Ratna Additional Question: Name the person who was not Indian Citizen but was awarded Bharat Ratna?
400
Name the person who won the Nobel prize in literature in 1913 & was also the writer of "Jan Gan Man" song
Rabindranath Tagore Additional Question- Which state was he from?
400
He is the equivalent of prime minister at state level
What is a Chief Minister? Additional Questions- - What is Equivalent of President at state level - What is equivalent of Parliament at state level - How is the chief minister elected
400
Where are you likely to find Tilak Road and why? Who is Tilak road named after? Tell some other important facts about that person.
Likely to be a road in India (esp. Maharashtra) named after Bal Gangadhar Tilak. His slogan "Swaraj is our birth right" became very famous" Additional Question: - What is Swaraj? - Who were other people associated with Swaraj? - How was this Swaraj different from the freedom that India enjoys today?
500
Name the person who formed an army in partnership with Japan to fight the Britishers.
Subhash Chandra Bose
500
What are the (a) 2 things I like about Indian political system (b) 2 things I would like to change about Indian political system Subjective answer, but your answer should make sense.
Good: - Very deep rooted democracy; largest democracy in the world; if people don't like government, they can change it despite some prevalent corruption - Parliamentary system gives more control to ruling party and prime minister to implement their policies Bad - Many (most) educated people don't participate in the elections, so politicians try to fool people to win elections -Lot of horse trading happens between parties when one party doesn't get clear majority
500
What is Ganga-jal
Ganga is a well respected famour river of India. Water of river Ganga is called Gangajal- Many hindus keep Gangajal in a small bottle in their home because it's considered sacred.
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