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Question: With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?

1) Arjuna Award 2) Padma Bhushan 3) The Bharat Ratna 4) Padma Vibhushan

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Question: What is the full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Kalam's name?

1) Ahmed Panthwawala Jain 2) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen 3) Ali Ponnuswamy Jampiru 4) Akbar Panneer Jalant


Question: Into what position was Dr. Kalam sworn in on 25 July, 2002?

1) Prime Minister of India 2) Election-Commissioner of India 3) Secretary-General of the Commonwealth 4) President of India


Question: Who said, "those who attack Congress and spare Nehru are fools. They do not know the A.B.C of politics ... "?

1) Dr B.R. Ambedkar 2) Atal Behari Vajpayee 3) Shyama Prasad Mukherji 4) Laloo Prasad Yadav

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Question: Jawarhal Nehru was famous (or notorious) for his affair with a married woman; a love story with an ironical twist! Who was this lady?

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1) Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi 2) Mrs. Rosie Cripps 3) Mrs. Lara Cripps 4) Lady Edwina Mountbatten


Question: In which high-security area in Delhi did two bomb blasts take place on Wednesday?

1) Vayu Bhavan 2) South Block-Sena Bhawan area 3) Rashtrapati Bhavan 4) Sunder Bhawan

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Question: Who among the following was NOT the Chief Minister of Madras state or the Tamil Nadu?

1) C.Rajagopalachari 2) C.Annadurai 3) M.G.Ramachandran 4) Poti Sriramulu

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Question: Which of the following is not a Constitutionally mandated body?

1) National SC/ST Commission 2) Planning Commission 3) Commission for Center-State Relations 4) Election Commission


Question: How many judges sat on the bench to hear the landmark case of Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973?

1) 7 2) 9 3) 13 4) 11









Question: Which of the following Constitutional posts is enjoyed for a fixed term?

1) President 2) Chief Justice 3) Prime Minister 4) Governor


Question: From which Constitution was the Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution?

1) USA 2) USSR 3) UK 4) Ireland


Question: Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?

1) Right to Equality 2) Right to Freedom of Religion 3) Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression 4) Right to life and liberty


Question: Which of the following words was added into the Pre-amble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?

1) Federal 2) Socialist 3) Sovereign 4) Republic


Question: Which famous Leader was hanged to death in december 2006?











1) Rajeev Gandhi 2) Pervez Musharraf 3) Saddam Hussein 4) Osama Bin Laden

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Question: When did Jawaharlal Nehru die?

1) 27th June 1959 2) 27th June 1954 3) 27th May 1964 4) 27th May 1974


Question: Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?

1) Bahadur Shah Zafar 2) Aurangzeb 3) Jehangir 4) Shah Jahan


Question: Who built the Agra Fort?

1) Humayun 2) Jehangir 3) Akbar 4) Shah Jahan


Question: When did Gandhiji launch the Quit India movement?

1) 9th August 1938 2) 9th August 1940 3) 9th August 1942 4) 9th August 1944










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Question: The greeting "jai Hind "was started by which famous person?

1) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 3) Subhash Chandra Bose 4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Question: Which former President had the unique distinction of getting two consecutive terms in office?

1) Dr Rajendra Prasad 2) Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 3) Dr Zakir Hussain 4) Giani Zail Singh

Question: Who is the first Indian to be selected as President of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs?

1) Dr APJ Abdul Kalaam 2) Dr P.J.Kurien 3) Dr M.S.Swaminathan 4) Dr Hargobind Khorana

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Question: The words 'secular' and 'socialist' were added to the Indian Constitution in 1975 by amending the

1) Preamble 2) Directive Principles 3) Fundamental Rights 4) All of the above


Question: The Sixth World Hindi Conference was held in September 1999 at...

1) Varanasi 2) Ayodhya




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3) London 4) Toronto

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Question: Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian Constitution'?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) B.R.Ambedkar 3) Mahatma Gandhi 4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Question: Who among the following was killed during 'Operation Bluestar' of 1984?

1) Homi Jehangir Bhabha 2) Baba Santa Singh 3) Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale 4) Haji Mastan

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Question: Who was India's first deputy Prime Minister?

1) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 2) B.R.Ambedkar 3) Sardar Baldev Singh 4) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel


Question: The Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi is known as

1) Vir Sthal 2) Vijay Ghat 3) Shakti Sthal 4) Vir Bhoomi

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Question: Who among the following was India's longest serving Prime Minister?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Indira Gandhi 3) Lal Bahadur Shastri 4) V.P.Singh


Question: Which famous national leader of India has written books on the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and the ancient Roman king Marcus Aurelius?

1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Jawaharlal Nehru 3) C.Rajagopalachari 4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Question: Which former Indian President died as a result of a road accident?

1) Giani Zail Singh 2) Rajendra Prasad 3) Faqruddin Ali Ahmed 4) R.Venkatraman

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Which current Labour MP is the son-in-law of the late Pat Phoenix? Answer: Tony Blair

What was the name of the leader of the UK Conservative party before Michael Howard?Answer: Iain Duncan Smith

Which Labour leader did The Sun refer to when it wrote that if Labour were to win the General Election, the last person to leave Britain should turn out the lights?Answer: Neil Kinnock

Who was elected the first black Conservative MP, in 2005?Answer: Adam Afriyie.

Who is the longest serving Labour Prime Minister for a single stretch?Answer: Tony Blair





1.A PhD as an educational qualification. He was Director - Reserve Bank of India (1976-1980), Director - Industrial Development Bank of India (1976-1980), Governor - Reserve Bank of India (1982-1985). Recently had a heart surgery that put him in the news. Very active in the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections. Name this intellectual national leader.

[ ] Dr. P. Chidambaram

[ ] Dr. Manmohan Singh

[ ] Dr. P. V. Narasimha Rao

[ ] Dr. T. N. Seshan

Points: 0

2.Eleventh Prime Minister of the Republic of India. He was noted as being the only Prime Minister who could not speak Hindi. From South India. Identify.

[ ] P. V. Narasimha Rao

[ ] Morarji Desai

[ ] I. K. Gujral

[ ] H. D. Deve Gowda

Points: 0

3.Regarded as one of the best orators in the Indian Parliament. A Prime Minister of India. A bachelor throughout. Identify.

[ ] Lal Bahadur Shastri

[ ] A. B. Vajpayee

[ ] Jayaprakash Narayan

[ ] None of the above

Points: 0

4.He was first Non-Gandhi/Nehru dynasty Prime Minister of India to complete 5 years. He could speak 17 languages including some European languages. Credited with the start of India's Economic Liberalization. Choose his full name from the following:

[ ] Peddapura Vishnu Narasimha Raoh

[ ] Penukonda Vishweshawara Narasimha Rao

[ ] Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao

[ ] Puttaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao

Points: 0

5.Identify

[ ] Vishnu Purushottam Singh

[ ] Vishwanath Pratap Singh

[ ] V. V. I. P. Singh

[ ] Virpur Prakash Singh 6.It is because his mother and other prominent congress leaders put pressure on him, Rajiv Gandhi entered Indian politics. He was not inclined towards it personally. But where and as what was Rajiv working before he formally entered politics?

[ ] Indian Airlines as a Professional Pilot

[ ] All India Radio as Managing Director

[ ] An Italian Aerospace company as a General Manager

[ ] Academy of Commercial Pilots as a Trainer

Points: 0

7.The first Non-Congress Prime Minister of India. He is the only person to receive the highest civilian award from both India and Pakistan - The Bharat Ratna and Nishaan-e-Pakistan. He was also noted for his staunch advocacy of unorthodox medical treatments like the consumption of one's own urine. Identify.

[ ] Gulzarilal Nanda

[ ] V. P. Singh

[ ] Dilip Kumar

[ ] Morarji Desai

Points: 0

8.Which ministry did Indira Gandhi - one of India's most notable and controversial political leaders - obtain to start her political career in the year 1964.

[ ] Defence Minister

[ ] Home Minister

[ ] Minister for Information and Broadcasting

[ ] External Affairs Minister

Points: 0

9.He was the acting Prime Minister of India twice; once after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and again in 1966 after Lal Bahadur Shastri's death. On both occasions he acted for slightly less than a month, can you name this politician?

[ ] Gulzarilal Nanda

[ ] M Karunanidhi

[ ] C Rajagopalachari

[ ] Morarji desai

Points: 0

10.Third Prime Minister of India. Of course, we know his popularly accepted name. We ask you to choose from the following his birth name. Only correct answer will fetch you a point.

[ ] Lal Bahadur Pandey

[ ] Lal Bahadur Srivastava

[ ] Lala Bahadur Singh

[ ] Lal Bahadur Sharma

1.A new state was formed because of this party's lobbying. This party's main personality has occupied news space for a lot of scandals. Arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder this person was later released. The party's name was involved in a bribery scandal in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government. Identify the party with this Election symbol

[ ] JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

[ ] JMM - Jharkhand Main Morcha

[ ] JMM - Jharkhand Muslim Movement

[ ] JMM - Jharkhand Mukti Movement

Points: 0

2.Father and Son rule this party in Karnataka. A major force to reckon with in Karnataka politics. Father was a former PM. Son was a former CM. Can you name the party with this election symbol?

[ ] JD(S) - Janatha Dharma Sampsthapan

[ ] JD(S) -Janata Dal (Secular)

[ ] JD(C) - Janata Dal (Consensual)

[ ] JD(S) - Jagathik Dal(Secular)

Points: 0

3.This regional party has sway over the sugar belt in Maharashtra. Founded and currently headed by a well known prime ministerial aspirant. Identify the party name associated with this symbol.

[ ] NCP - Next Congress Party

[ ] NCP - National Congress Party

[ ] NCP - Notional Congress Party

[ ] NCP - Nationalist Congress Party

Points: 0

4.This regional party was in the news recently for breaking its alliance with the BJP. One more clue for you to get this right: This party is headed by the son of the illustrious leader who founded it.

[ ] BJD (Bruhat Janata Dal)

[ ] BJD (Bajrang Janata Dal)

[ ] BJD (Biju Janata Dal)

[ ] BJD (Bahujan Janata Dal)

Points: 0

5.Identify this National Party

[ ] CPM (Communist Party Marxist)

[ ] CPI (Communist Party Of India)

[ ] CPI (Communism Partisans of India)

[ ] CPM (Communistic Parties' Manisfestation) 6.Choose the abbreviation and full party name correctly by identifying the symbol shown

here

[ ] BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party)

[ ] BSP (Bharatiya Samaj Party)

[ ] BSP (Bahujan Samajwadi Party)

[ ] MSP (Mayawati Samrakshan Party)

Points: 0

7.The symbol shown here belongs to four parties. Namely: SP, TDP, JKNPP and MPP. Is this true?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

1.He was President of India from 1974 to 1977. He was chosen for the presidency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, becoming the second Muslim President in Delhi. Make use of the image below and select the correct name of this political leader.

[ ] Dr. Zakir Hussain

[ ] A P J Abdul Kalam

[ ] Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

[ ] Mirza ismail

Points: 0

2.He received his degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1958. In 1982 he became the director of DRDO. In July 1992, he became scientific advisor to India's defence minister. He is also called as "India's missile-man". Select the option with his full name. Only the right selection will fetch you a point.

[ ] Agah Phakeer Jilaluddin Abdul Kalam

[ ] Alla Parvardigar Jinnah Abdul Kalam

[ ] Abdulla Phakir Jiah Abdul Kalam

[ ] Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Points: 0

3.Born on 31 October 1875 in Gujarat, Vallabhbhai Patel was a prominent leader who played a major role in the India's struggle for independence. He was also responsible for establishing modern all-India services. He was felicitated with Bharat Ratna in 1991(posthumous). From the list below select all the phrases that describe him.

[ ] Sardar

[ ] Iron Man of India

[ ] Patron Saint of India's civil servants

[ ] Bapu

Points: 0

4.He was the sixth President of the republic of India from 1977 to 1982. He was the first person to be elected President of India unopposed. He served as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1956 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1964. He died in Bangalore. Can you guess his name?

[ ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad

[ ] Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

[ ] V V Giri

[ ] C Rajagopalachari

Points: 0

5.He was the first Sikh to hold India's highest public office and honor - President. He was in the office when atrocities against the Sikhs took place due to assassination of Indira Gandhi. Can you guess his name?

[ ] Bhuta Singh

[ ] V P Singh

[ ] Zail Singh

[ ] Harkishan Singh Surjeet

Points: 0

6.Having born into a Telugu speaking family on 10 August 1894 , this famous person was a former President of independent India. He received India's highest civilian decoration, the Bharat Ratna, in 1975. Can you recognize him? You have his image for your help.

[ ] P V Narasimha rao

[ ] Rajashekara reddy

[ ] N T Rama Rao

[ ] V V Giri

Points: 0

7.This famous former President of India needs no introduction. Can you recognize him looking at the image…(gentleman with the spectacles) This should be a cake walk for you


[ ] Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

[ ] Zail Singh

[ ] Dr. Zakir Hussain

Points: 0

8.He was born on 3rd December 1884 in Jiradei, Bihar. One of the architects of the Indian Constitution, he served as President of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution of the Republic from 1948 to 1950. Can you name this famous personality?


[ ] C. Rajagopalachari

[ ] Vallabhbhai Patel

[ ] Dr. B R Ambedkar 1.Choose statements that are true from the following. All these are statements about the way the Election Commission of India allots symbols to political parties.

[ ] Parties that do not have a permanent symbol are alloted one from a set of 100 symbols by the Election Commission of India

[ ] The Election Commission gives permanent symbols to national parties

[ ] Sometimes, different parties get the same symbols to contest

[ ] Any party that has fielded candidates and won atleast one seat from six different states is considered a national party

[ ] None of the above statements are true

[ ] Political parties can insist that they want a certain symbol

Points: 0

2.General Secretary of this party was recently announced and he is none other than our Munna bhai. Prominent leader of this party is also very close to the Bachchan family. Now those two clues are obivious enough for you to guess the name of the party as…

[ ] Samajwadi party

[ ] Congress

[ ] BJP

[ ] Rashtriya Janata Dal

Points: 0

3.This party along with its alliance partner, the BJP defeated the RJD-led UPA government in Bihar in November, 2005. The government is headed by its leader, Nitish Kumar. In the recent Karnataka elections , it contested 71 seats but failed to win even a single seat. Which is the party?

[ ] Janata Dal (S)

[ ] Janata Dal (U)

[ ] Biju Janata Dal

[ ] Indian National Lok Dal

Points: 0

4.This is a collection of Sikh political parties mainly based in Punjab founded/headed by different people. Identify the group by its name

[ ] Punjab Sabha

[ ] Akal takth

[ ] Hind Sikh Dal

[ ] Shiromani Akali Dal

Points: 0

5.The president of this party is Om Prakash Chautala. The party was a member of the National Democratic Alliance, and thus part of the BJP-led government. Name the party by looking at its electoral symbol.

[ ] Indian National Lok Dal

[ ] Janata Dal (U)

[ ] Janata Dal (S)

[ ] Biju Janata Dal

6.Young founder and leader of this political party was in news last year for his remarks against Non Maharashtrians in his native state. Further, he managed to rub the Bachchan family the wrong way. Identify this party which is yet to be assigned an election symbol by the EC but has the image shown here as its party symbol

[ ] MNS - Maharashtra Manus Sena

[ ] STS - Shiva Thackeray Sena

[ ] MNS - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

[ ] SHS - Shiva Sena

Points: 0

7.Identify this National Party

[ ] Communist Party of India (CPI)

[ ] Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPIM

[ ] Tamil Maanila Congress

[ ] Sikkim Democratic Front 1.Name of this party literally means 'Dravidian Progress Federation'. This is a regional party of Tamil Nadu. With these hints, can you identify the name of the party now?

[ ] Pattali Makkal Katchi

[ ] Tamil Maanila Congress

[ ] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[ ] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Points: 0

2.Select the name of the party. Clue for you: This political party was formed on 3 May 1939 by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, who resigned from the presidency of the Indian National Congress after being outmaneuvered by Gandhi.

[ ] All India Forward Bloc

[ ] All India Freedom party

[ ] All India Backword Bloc

[ ] Indian Vikas Party

Points: 0

3.This party was formed by breaking away from Janata Dal. Two of its leaders George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar were Union Ministers in the NDA government; Can you guess the name of the party.

[ ] Samata Party

[ ] Samajwadi Party

[ ] Lokshakti Party

[ ] Rashtriya Janata Dal

Points: 0

4.Choose the correct abbreviation and full name of the party going to the polls with the symbol shown here.

[ ] RJD - Rashtriya Jeevan Daan

[ ] RJD - Rajeev Janata Dal

[ ] RJD - Rashtriya Janata Dal

[ ] RJD - Rashtriya Jagaran Dal

Points: 0

5.Identify this regional party run by a woman at the top...

[ ] DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[ ] AIADMK - Amma's Indian Aadhya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[ ] MDMK - MGR Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[ ] AIADMK - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Points: 0

6.The party with this symbol is associated with this fiery woman. She was expelled from Congress resulting in forming her own party. The left does not like her one bit. Singur fiasco had her name prominently posted in all newspapers. The party name please...

[ ] Indian National Trinamool Congress

[ ] All India Anna DMK

[ ] Bahujan Samaj Party

[ ] Biju Janata Dal

Points: 0

7.This symbol belongs to a regional party started recently by a famous telugu cinema actor. Its name means 'state of the people'. Can you guess the name of the party and the date it was founded?

[ ] Telugu desam party-March 29, 1982

[ ] Prajarajyam-August 29, 2008

[ ] Prajarajyam-January 01, 2008

[ ] Telugu desam party-November 26, 1980 1.Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is the most preferable media to vote now. It was designed by 2 companies, one is Bharat Electronics Ltd, can you guess the other company??

[ ] Electronics Corporation of India Ltd

[ ] Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd

[ ] American Electronics Corp

[ ] Indian Space Research Organization

Points: 0

2.What is the similarity between Mayavati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Goerge Bush's Republican Party?

[ ] They both contest in the same constituency

[ ] Both parties were started on the same day

[ ] Both parties have same electoral symbol

[ ] Both parites are very rich in funds

Points: 0

3.Who is responsible for the superintendence, control and conduct of elections to parliament and State Legislature

[ ] President of India

[ ] Prime Minister of India

[ ] Election Commision of India

[ ] Chief Justice of India

Points: 0

4.Which of the following Indian Prime Ministers was not part of Indian National Congress?

[ ] P V Narasimha Rao

[ ] Rajiv Gandhi

[ ] V P Singh

[ ] Man mohan singh

Points: 0

5.In 1984 general elections, who defeated former C.M of Uttar Pradesh by a landslide margin from Allahabad constituency?

[ ] Indira Gandhi

[ ] Rajiv Gandhi

[ ] Amitab Bachchan

[ ] Sunil dutt

Points: 0

6.Allahabad High Court accused Indira Gandhi of malpractices in eleections in 1975

[ ] True

[ ] False

Points: 0

7.What was special about the Congress session of 1924 held at Belgaum

[ ] It was first ever Congress session

[ ] It was witnessed by a record number of people

[ ] Only session of Congress party presided over by Gandhi

[ ] It lead to the spilt of Congress party

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8.Which politician described the election process as 'Sarcha - Parcha - Kharcha' meaninig 'Publicity - Pamphlets - Expenses'?

[ ] Lalu Prasad Yadav

[ ] Mulayam Singh Yadav

[ ] Pappu Yadav

[ ] L K Advani

1.He was Panchayat Raj and development of north eastern region minister. He lost Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha seat for third consecutive time. Name him...

[ ] O.S. Manian

[ ] A. Ramadoss

[ ] Mani Shankar Aiyar

[ ] Premchand Sharma

Points: 0

2.Patna Sahib in Bihar had two stars fighting 2009 elections, Shatrughan Sinha and Shekar Suman. Shatru won the seat. They belong to different parties but have one thing in common... Identify...

[ ] Both Sinha and Suman were contesting for the Lok Sabha for the first time

[ ] Names of their parents are similar

[ ] Both Sinha and Suman earlier belonged to RJD

[ ] Both of them were initially not interested to contest from Patna Sahib

Points: 0

3.Surprise loss. Vinod Khanna lost the 2009 election run. Question: Is it true that Vinod Khanna has won three times consecutively from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

Points: 0

4.True or False: Megastar Chiranjeevi secured victory from the Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency...

[ ] True

[ ] False

Points: 0

5.Renuka Chowdhury was a union minister in the last tenure of UPA but lost this time. She held two ministries at different times. Her second ministry was Union Ministry of State for Women & Child Development affairs. We ask you the first one...

[ ] Ministry of Tourism

[ ] Union Ministry of State for Youth entertainment

[ ] Ministry of Home affairs

[ ] Ministry of Rural Development

Points: 0

6.Ram Vilas Paswan, LJP chief had once won from Hajipur constituency by a margin of 4,77,000 votes and is still a world record. In 2009 elections, he lost the seat. Now the question, who defeated him?

[ ] Dasai Choudhary, Congress - former cabinet minister

[ ] Ram Sundar Das of JD(U) - former bihar chief minister

[ ] Ram Charan Sharma - Independent

[ ] Kirti Azad of BJP - famous cricketer

Points: 0

7.He was defence minister in NDA government. One of the real biggies in Indian politics. He contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Muzaffarpur constituency as an independent candidate. He was defeated. Who is he?

[ ] Kalyan Singh

[ ] Jaswant Singh

[ ] Capt. Gopinath

[ ] George Fernandes

Points: 0

8.He is former cabinet minister and a famous name in Congress party. MP from Sivaganga constituency. He was declared defeated first but won the seat upon recounting. Whom are we talking about...

[ ] Chidambaram

[ ] Pranab Mukherjee

[ ] Kapil Sibal

[ ] Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Points: 0

9.RJD supremo and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had contested 2009 elections in two places. One from Saran. Can you name the other place and the result from that place...

[ ] Patna, he won the seat

[ ] Valmikinagar, he won the seat

[ ] Pataliputra, he lost the seat

[ ] Madhubani, he lost the seat

1.“I am a Muslim and I am an Indian, and I see no distinction between the two. I don't know why should I fear the nuclear deal. It is a deal between two countries which, I hope, will become two equals in the future. The enemies of Indian Muslims are not America or deals like these. The enemies are the same as the enemies of all those who are poor—poverty, hunger, lack of development and the absence of a voice….”\nName the 3rd generation leader, who gave this passionate speech during the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence.

[ ] Omar Abdullah

[ ] Rahul Gandhi

[ ] Jyotiraditya Scindia

Points: 0

2.He took oath of Chief Ministership for the second time on November 1, 2004. In the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, he voluntarily resigned on 2 December, 2008. Name the politician?

[ ] Ashok Chavan

[ ] Vilasrao Deshmukh

[ ] Sushil Kumar Shinde

Points: 0

3.In 1996, he was elected to the eleventh Lok Sabha from Mainpuri constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the United Front coalition government formed that year, his party joined and he was named India's Defense Minister. Name the Politician?

[ ] Mulayam Singh Yadav

[ ] George Fernandes

[ ] Jaswant Singh

Points: 0

4.He went on a historic visit to China in 1979, normalizing relations with that Asian giant for the first time since the 1962 war. He also visited Pakistan and initiated normal dialogue and trade relations that were frozen since the 1971 War and political instability in both countries. Name this famous leader?

[ ] Chowdhary Charan Singh

[ ] Pranab Mukherjee

[ ] Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Points: 0

5.He is an economist by trade, and has formerly served in the International Monetary Fund. His economics education included an undergraduate (1952) and a master's degree (1954) from Punjab University; an undergraduate degree (1957) from Cambridge University (St. John's College); and a doctorate (1962) from Oxford University (Nuffield College). He is also known as a low-key politician, enjoying an image as "squeaky clean." He was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2002. Name this leader?

[ ] Sukhbir Singh Badal

[ ] Kanwaljit Singh

[ ] Manmohan Singh

Points: 0

6.Born on March 8, 1953 in Mumbai, this leader Graduated in Economics and Political Science (Hons.) from Sophia College, Mumbai University, Mumbai. Name the famous politician?

[ ] Vasundhara Raje

[ ] Vilasrao Deshmukh

[ ] Suresh Kalmadi

Points: 0

7.In the year 1988 he became the General Sectretary of the State BJP unit. The 52 year leader is believed to be the favorite protege of Lal Krishna Advani. Name the leader?

[ ] Arun Jaitley

[ ] Narendra Modi

[ ] Murli Manohar Joshi

Points: 0

8.He became the 11th Prime Minister of the Republic of India (June 1, 1996). He held the post until April 21, 1997. He was noted as being the only Prime Minister who could not speak Hindi which is the national languages of India. Name the Politician?

[ ] P V Narasimha Rao

[ ] Inder Kumar Gujral

[ ] H. D. Deve Gowda

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