INDIA

1. Which famous mausoleum was called ‘a teardrop on the cheek of time’ by Rabindranath Tagore?
2. Name the Chinese pilgrim who came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
3. In the Lok Sabha, whom do members address their speeches to?
4. By what name is the Baha’i Temple in New Delhi popularly known?
5. The 1998 nuclear tests were conducted by India at Pokhran. What was the site of the 1974 set of tests?
6. In India, what is the name of the document that lists all the cases and punishments that a person committing any crime is liable to be charged with?
7. M. Karunanidhi was the chief minister of which state in India?
8. If the Republic Day parade starts from Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhawan, where does it end?
9. Which Nobel laureate passed away in Kolkata on 5 September 1997?
10. Which Indian festival is known as Shigmo in Goa, Madan Daman or Kamayan in south India, and Dol Jatra in West Bengal ?
11. Name the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah which distinctly echoes even the faintest whisper over ten times. 
12. What is the difference between a ‘chowk’ and a ‘chowkidar’?
13. Which national park was established as Hailey National Park in 1936?
14. What is the difference between a ‘hookah’ and a ‘howdah’?
15. Who was appointed as the Dewan of Baroda in 1874?
16. Pushkar is famous for its camel fair. What is Etawah famous for?
17. Which district in India, bound by Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, and the state of Uttarakhand in the south, derives its name from a town?
18. What is the difference between ‘gopi’ and ‘gopuram’?
19. Shakti Sthal is the samadhi of which prime minister of India?
20. The Golden Chariot train is named after the famous Stone Chariot in Hampi. In which state is Hampi located?
21. In which Indian state would you find the Bandhavgarh National Park?
22. Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as International Nurses Day?
23. Which city, located in Jharkhand, is considered to be India’s first planned industrial city?
24. Which Mughal emperor was nominated as the governor of the Deccan in 1617?
25. Which state came into existence on 15 November 2000 as the twenty-eighth state of the Indian Union ?
26. The rest of southeast Asia calls it a ‘trishaw’. What do we call it in India?
27. In India, ‘Duty Unto Death’ is the motto of which organization?
28. The name of which mountain peak in Tamil Nadu means ‘big mountain’ in the Badugu language?
29. The name of which script used in northwestern India literally means ‘from the mouth of the Guru’?
30. In terms of the currency notes of India, if MG Series is Mahatma Gandhi Series, what is AP Series?
31. In which present-day state of India did calico, a type of cotton cloth, originate?
32. Who was the first deputy prime minister of India?
33. In which Indian state would you be if you saw the Vithala Temple with musical pillars, a monolithic chariot, and a stone platform called the Mahanavami Dibba?
34. The name of which disease is derived from the Greek words meaning ‘half head’?
35. Which Indian world champion now lives in Spain and is nicknamed ‘Vishy, the Tiger from Madras’?
36. If you visited Arjuna’s Penance, which temple town would you be in?
37. Which king wrote Amuktamalyada ?
38. Which Indian prime minister was born near Varanasi but died in the capital of Uzbekistan?
39. ‘Chippiparai’ is a breed of which animal found in south India?
40. Which city in northeastern India was once known as Pragyotishpura (the eastern city of light)?
41. In which state is the famous Ramoji Rao Film City located ?
42. Which Indian cricketer won the Arjuna Award in 1975, the Padma Bhushan in 1980, and became Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980?
43. Which branch of the Ministry of Defence was set up as an Armed Force of the Union in 1978 on recommendations of the Rustamji Committee?
44. How are the outer Himalayas better known?
45. What was the name of the silent non-violent protest against the destruction of forests of Uttar Pradesh in 1973?
46. What is the difference between a ‘haveli’ and a ‘havildar’?
47. In the 1984 parliamentary elections, which famous person did Madhavrao Scindia defeat in the Gwalior constituency?
48. Who is the famous father of Zakir Hussain, the musician?
49. In Hindu mythology, Shakuntala was the daughter of which apsara?
50. What is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh?