History
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
Punjab
What is the name of the annual football league in India?
Indian Super League (ISL)
Which Indian company’s tagline is “Connecting India”?
BSNL
What is the lower house of India’s Parliament called?
Lok Sabha
In the Mahabharata, who is the mother of the Pandavas?
Kunti
Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India, deposed by the British after the 1857 Rebellion?
Bahadur Shah II (or Bahadur Shah Zafar)
Which is the highest peak in India, located in the Himalayas?
Kanchenjunga (or Kangchenjunga)
In which year did India host the Commonwealth Games for the first time?
2010
Which Indian company became the first to cross $200 billion market capitalization?
Reliance Industries Limited
Which Indian state sends the maximum number of MPs to Lok Sabha?
UP - 80
In which yuga did the Ramayana take place?
Treta Yuga
Which medieval Indian ruler, known for his eccentric policies and transfer of capital, issued 'token currency' that led to chaos?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Which country shares its longest land border with India?
Bangladesh
What is the name of the prestigious annual award given to outstanding sportspersons in India by the Government of India?
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (formerly Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award)
Which Indian conglomerate owns the watch brand Titan?
Tata Group
Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Which demon did Lord Vishnu kill in his Narasimha avatar?
Hiranyakashipu
Which type of warfare, using rapid surprise attacks and retreats, was Shivaji Maharaj a master of?
Guerrilla warfare (or Ganimi Kava)
Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?
Palk Strait
Which Indian cueist holds multiple World titles in both Billiards and Snooker?
Pankaj Advani
What is the name of India’s first stock exchange, established in 1875?
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Which state was the first in India to be formed on a linguistic basis?
Andhra Pradesh (1953)
Who was the mother of Ghatotkacha?
Hidimba
Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate in India?
Qutb al-Din Aibak
The Indian Standard Time (IST) is based on the longitude passing through which specific city in Uttar Pradesh?
Mirzapur
Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships?
Anju Bobby George (Long Jump, 2003)
Which Indian industrialist was awarded the Legion of Honour by France in 2008?
N. R. Narayana Murthy
Who was the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India?
Morarji Desai
What was the original name of Bhishma before taking his vow of celibacy?
Devavrata