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IOCL Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Quiz Prelims

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Following the traditional ritual, the historic Republic Day parade generally will begin from Rashtrapati Bhavan and end at which place?

a)

Red Fort

b)

India Gate

c)

Raj Ghat

d)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

2.

 

This road was once known as the Kingsway, in honour of King George V. What has that road renamed after independence?

a)

Rajpath

b)

Sansad Marg

c)

Vijay Chowk

d)

Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg

3.

Marking the 125th Birthday of which freedom fighter, PM Narendra Modi has unveiled a hologram at India Gate, and a grand statue of the person will be placed soon?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Rash Behari Bose

4.

Secure Application for Internet is a application that is similar to commercially available messaging applications like WhatsApp and Telegram. It supports secure voice, text and video calling services for Android over internet. Which unlikely Organization is the developer of this app? (clue: it is not created with commercial intent and not available in Google playstore)

a)

ISRO

b)

Indian Army

c)

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

d)

CBI

5.

Almost immediately after Mahatma Gandhi launched the Salt Satyagraha from Dandi in 1930, several other movements to break the salt laws erupted in several parts of the country. One of the most significant was in Tamilnadu. Who led the salt march in Tamilnadu?

a)

C. Rajagopalachari

b)

Ma Po Sivagnanam

c)

V O Chidambaranar

6.

This is the Longest highway single-tube tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world & it reduces the travel time between Manali and Keylong on the way to Leh from 5 to 6 hours to about 45 minutes. It is named in honour of which former PM?

a)

Dr. Morarji Desai

b)

PV Narasimha Rao

c)

Atal Behari Vajpayee

d)

V Chandrasekhar

7.

The interesting fact during Republic Day Parades is that, the time of gun salute firing matches with the time at which the National Anthem is played. The first firing occurs at the start of the National Anthem and the last firing occurs right after how many seconds?

a)

51

b)

52

c)

55

d)

60

8.

"Satyameva Jayate" is the national motto inscribed below the Emblem of India. Which Upanishad is this motto taken from?

a)

Kathopanishad

b)

Chandogya Upanishad.

c)

Kena Upanishad

d)

Mundaka Upanishad

9.

We all know Tiger is the national animal of India, do you know what is the National Aquatic Animal of India?

a)

Gangetic River Dolphin

b)

Olive Ridley Turtle

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Indian Mugger Crocodile

10.

Which Para-Athlete and Arjuna Awardee lent her voice for the the car - MG Astor's AI Assistant?

a)

Bhavinaben Patel

b)

Ekta Bhyan

c)

Deepa Malik

d)

Avani Lekhara

11.

Indian Constitution has two handwritten copies, one in Hindi and the other in English. How are these precious manuscripts being preserved?

a)

High Security Safe Deposit Lockers in Red Fort

b)

In undergrounds vaults at minus 20 degree Celsius

c)

In the President of India's official residence with high security laser beams

d)

In helium-filled cases in the Parliament of India.

12.

In 2021 Republic Day parade, a 122 member contingent from this country's armed forces participated. Which country?

a)

Nepal to honour Gorkha Regiment.

b)

Sri Lanka to honour neighbourly relations.

c)

Bangladesh to honour 50th anniversary of Indo-Pak war.

d)

Myanmar for strengthening Indo-Burma relationship.

13.

Which great Mathematician and Astronomer discovered an approximation of pi, 62832/20000 = 3.1416 and also correctly believed that the planets and the Moon shine by reflected sunlight and that the motion of the stars is due to Earth's rotation?

a)

Aryabhata

b)

Kautilya

c)

Bhaskara

d)

Maitreyi

14.

This is one of the four National Depository Libraries which receive a copy of all books, newspapers, and periodicals published in India and also serves as a depository library for the United Nations. Which library?

a)

Connemara Public Library, Chennai

b)

Saraswathi Mahal Library, Tanjore

c)

Anna Centenary Library,Chennai

d)

The Nilgiri Library, Ooty

15.

The trio of C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman were the FIRST to get which National Recognition of the highest order?

a)

Padma Shri

b)

Padma Vibhushan

c)

Padma Bhushan

d)

Bharat Ratna