Q: Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name. What was it?

1. Asoka
2. Maurya
3. Skandagupta
4. Chandragupta

Q: In which Indian city are you likely to find Osmania University, established by the local ruler or the Nizam?

1. Hyderabad
2. Ahmedabad
3. Allahabad
4. Aurangabad

Q: Punjab, a state in northern India, is known as the 'Land of Five RIvers'? Tell me, what are the names of these five rivers?

1. Krishna, Tungabhadra, Godavari, Bhima, Vaigai
2. Gomati, Son, Gandak, Damodar, Yamuna
3. Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Luni, Mahi
4. Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum, Sutlej

Q: Where would you find the only sanctuary of Asiatic lions in the world?

1. Karnataka
2. Lakshadweep
3. Mizoram
4. Gujarat

Q: Which of the following rivers does NOT meet the Bay of Bengal?

1. Vaigai
2. Mahanadi
3. Godavari
4. Tapi (Tapti)

Q: Which dynasty was ruling in Delhi and was defeated by Babur when he invaded India?

1. Tughlaq dynasty
2. Khilji dynasty
3. Lodhi dynasty
4. Slave dynasty

Q: Tamil, one of India's oldest languages, along with Sankrit, it has been the direct and indirect ancestor of many South Indian languages. Tamil is also the national language of which of the following countries?

1. Singapore
2. Malaysia
3. Thailand
4. Indonesia

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

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

Q: Which overseas IT related company was the first to set up shop in Bangalore, which is now easily the IT capital of India?

1. Texas Instruments
2. Intel
3. Apple
4. IBM

Q: The Chilka lake, India's largest salt water lake and Asia's largest inland salt water lagoon, covers approximately what area?

1. 1200 sq km
2. 1000 sq km
3. 1300 sq km
4. 1100 sq km

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

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

Q: Which elephant-headed god of Hinduism makes frequent appearances as the idol in Apu's store in "The Simpsons"?

1. Ganesha
2. Shiva
3. Vishnu
4. Bramha

Q: The prime tributary of the Ganga (Ganges), this river rises in the Himalayas, and flows southeast to meet the Ganga at Allahabad. Its upper course forms a long section of the Uttar Pradesh - Haryana border. The confluence with the Ganga at Allahabad is considered a sacred spot by Hindus and is a pilgrimage spot. Which river am I referring to?

1. Yamuna
2. Krishna
3. Bhima
4. Brahmaputra

Q: Lakshadweep, the name of these picturesque islands off India's South Western coast comes from the Sanskrit word for which number?

1. 100,000
2. 1,000,000
3. 10,000
4. 1,000