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Indian and International Polity Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Raj Narain filed a case against one of the former Prime Minister of India, on the grounds of rigging the ballot paper before the general elections for Lok Sabha. He approached Mr. X for helping him file an election petition before the Y High Court for corruption and malpractices under Representation of People Act, 1951. Identify X and Y.

a)

Mr. S. C. Khare, Delhi

b)

Mr. Ram Jethmalaani, Bombay

c)

Mr. Shanti Bhushan, Allahabad

d)

Mr. N. A. Palkhivala, Bombay

2.

Before the inauguration of the current building of the Supreme Court in 1958, which place was utilized as the seat for the judicature of India for hearing Court cases?

a)

Council of States, Parliament of India

b)

Hardinge Avenue, New Delhi

c)

Viceroy's House

d)

Chamber of Princes, Parliament of India

3.

In 1865, the civil war ended in the United States of America with the Confederate States of America getting defeated by the Union military. The arrest, and later surrender of which individual is considered to have, in effect, resulted in the collapse of the resistance of the Southern states.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davies

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

4.

(a)   is the head of the State of Australia

5.

The slogan of "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" was given by this former Prime Minister of India during a rally in Ram Lila Maidan, New Delhi. Which of these country was his last official foreign tour while holding the office of the Prime Minister?

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Uzbekistan

6.

"No man who ever held the office of President would congratulate a friend on obtaining it." These were the words of a former President of the United States of America, who's son later went on to become a President as well. Which of these is not a father-son combination to have held the position of the President of the USA?


(Hint : more than 1 can be correct)

a)

John Adams and J.Q. Adams

b)

Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt

c)

George Bush Sr. and George Bush Jr.

d)

Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson

7.

With an amendment in the Constitution of J&K in 1965, the name of the head of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from "Wazir-e-alam" to "Wazir-e-aala". Who was first individual to have taken oath as the later?

a)

Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq

b)

Sheikh Abdullah

c)

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed

d)

Khwaja Shamsuddin

8.

X was the first bollywood actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha for her charitable works in spastics. She, later, married a well-established bollywood actor, Mr. Y who was also appointed as a Cabinet Minister in 2004. Identify X and Y.

a)

Hema Malini and Dharmendra

b)

Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan

c)

Nargis Dutt and Sunil Dutt

d)

Roopa Ganguly and Dhruba Mukherjee

9.

According to various geographical predictions, the capital of this country is predicted to get sub-merged under water by 2050 and their government has recently announced a shift in the capital city as well. What was the former name of this country?

a)

Dutch East Indies

b)

Kingdom of Siam

c)

Republic of Ceylon

d)

Gold Coast

10.

Identify this celebrity.

a)

Tulsi Gabbard

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

Oprah Winfrey

11.

Who tabled the 'Objective Resolution" before the Constituent Assembly of India?

a)

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

b)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

B. N. Rau

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

12.

This politician is the fifth-longest serving Chief Minister of an Indian State. His father, also a politician, was associated with both the Indian National Congress and Janata Dal. However, he chose not to collaborate with either. Identify the political party he formed.

a)

CPI

b)

SDF

c)

BJD

d)

JD(S)

13.

Which one of these judges has never held the post of Chief Justice of India?

a)

P. B. Gajendragadkar

b)

H. R. Khanna

c)

K. N. Singh

d)

Y. K. Sabharwal

14.

The headquarters of this unique regional/international union is situated in a country, that has produced the likes of great modern-day footballers like Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku. The organization was in the news a while ago, after David Cameron announced the withdrawal of his nation from this organization. Identify the organization.

a)

United Nations Development Program

b)

European Union

c)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

d)

Interpol

15.

Sucheta Kriplani is the first woman Chief Minister of India. She was the CM of (a)   .