Round 1: Rapid Fire

1. Current Railway Minister of India is

• A. Mamta Banarjee

• B. Ram Vilash

• C. Ashwini Vaishnaw

• D. Piyush Goyal

2. Which god is also known as ‘Gauri Nandan’?

• A. Agni

• B. Indra

• C. Hanuman

• D. Ganesha

3. Which city is known as Pink City in India?

• A. Banglore

• B. Maysore

• C. Jaipur

• D. Kochi

4. Who wrote India's National Anthem?

• A. Rabindranath Tagore

• B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

• C. Chetan Bhagat

• D. RK Narayan

5. How many states are there in India?

• A. 28

• B. 29

• C. 31

• D. 32

6. Where in India Gate located?

• A. Agra

• B. Punjab

• C. Mumbai

• D. New Delhi

7. Who wrote Vande Mataram?

• A. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

• B. Rabindranath Tagore

• C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

• D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

8. The largest Buddhist Monastery in India is located at

• A.Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

• B.Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

• C. Dharmashala, Himachal Pradesh

• D. Gangtok, Sikkim

9. Which of the following musical instruments is NOT of foreign origin?

• A. Tabla

• B. Flute

• C. Sitar

• D. Violin

10. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

• A. P.T.Usha

• B. Kunjarani Devi

• C. Bachendri Pal

• D. Karnam Maleshwari