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

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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

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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?

1) Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi

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

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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

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

1) President
2) Chief Justice
3) Prime Minister
4) Governor
Politics Quiz, India Quiz

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

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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

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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

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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
Politics Quiz, India Quiz

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

1) Bahadur Shah Zafar

2) Aurangzeb
3) Jehangir
4) Shah Jahan

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Question: Who built the Agra Fort?

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

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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

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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

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

1) Varanasi
2) Ayodhya
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

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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

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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

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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. Rajendra Prasad
[ ] 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?
 [ ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ ] 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
Points: 0
 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
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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
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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
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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