Indian Politics: Questions

Quiz By d3athrules on 17 May 08

How familiar are you with the early days of Independent India? Answer the following questions and find out!

Q1	Who was the first Indian to hold the post of Governor General in India? Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr. K.M. Munshi C. Rajagopalachari Annie Besant	d3athrules
Q2	Who was India's first Deputy Prime Minister? Sardar Vallabhai Patel Morarji Desai Choudhary Charan Singh Jagjivan Ram	d3athrules
Q3	Who was India's first woman Cabinet Minister? Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandit Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Dr. Annie Besant Sheila Dixit	d3athrules
Q4	Which British Governor continued in that position even after India became independent? Sir Archibald Nye Sir Henry Knight Lord William Bentinck Warren Hastings	d3athrules
Q5	Who was the only Indian woman to become the president of the United Nations General Assembly? Indira Gandhi Reita Faria Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit None of the above	d3athrules
Q6	Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the Planning Commission? C.M. Trivedi D.P. Dhar Shankarrao Bhaurao Chavan V.T. Krishnamachari	d3athrules
Q7	Who was the first Indian woman to become a Governor of a state? Padmaja Naidu Sarojini Naidu Annie Besant Indira Gandhi	d3athrules
Q8	The first Indian Commander-in-chief of free India was? Air Marshal S Mukherjee Gen. Rajendrasinhji General Cariappa Gen. Gopal Gurunath Bewoor	d3athrules
Q9	Who was India's first President? C. Rajagopalachari Dr. Rajendra Prasad Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Lord Mountbatten	d3athrules
Q10	Who was the first Indian woman to be decorated with Bharat Ratna? Indira Gandhi Mother Teresa Aruna Asaf Ali M. S. Subbulakshmi	d3athrules