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1.What was first constructed in India by the British in 1777 at Guindy, Madras which is controlled by the Madras Race Club?
a. Body shop
b. Racecourse
c. Shipping yard
d. Concrete Road
2. Bombay was the older name of which Indian city?
a. Delhi
b. Bengaluru
c. Mumbai
d. Chennai
3. The Chekutty dolls instilled hope in which Indian state after a disaster struck in 2018?
a. Kerala
b. Manipur
c. Uttarakhand
d. Maharashtra
4. Which princely state was annexed by India through Operation Polo?
a. Sikkim
b. Goa
c. Hyderabad
d. Kashmir
5. Which society was established in India by a person named Alexander Cunningham with the permission of Lord Canning?
a. Bombay Natural History Society
b. Human Animal Society
c. Society for Culture and Fine Arts
d. Archeological Society of India
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Answers
1.What was first constructed in India by the British in 1777 at Guindy, Madras which is controlled by the Madras Race Club?
a. Body shop
b. Racecourse
c. Shipping yard
d. Concrete Road
Did You Know?
Like cricket, horse racing was also introduced by the British to India and has had much fanfare among the elites.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Bombay was the older name of which Indian city?
a. Delhi
b. Bengaluru
c. Mumbai
d. Chennai
Did You Know?
In 1997, Bombay was renamed Mumbai in honor of the city's patron Hindu Goddess, Mumbadevi.
Read more about it in this link.
3. The Chekutty dolls instilled hope in which Indian state after a disaster struck in 2018?
a. Kerala
b. Manipur
c. Uttarakhand
d. Maharashtra
Did You Know?
Lakshmi Menon created the Chekutty dolls as a symbol of hope for Kerala after the Kerala Floods. She also started the Coveed Project to boost morale during the Coronavirus crisis.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which princely state was annexed by India through Operation Polo?
a. Sikkim
b. Goa
c. Hyderabad
d. Kashmir
Did You Know? Situated on the banks of the river Ganga, Varanasi is a city filled with temples and is one of India's popular pilgrimage towns.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which society was established in India by a person named Alexander Cunningham with the permission of Lord Canning?
a. Bombay Natural History Society
b. Human Animal Society
c. Society for Culture and Fine Arts
d. Archeological Society of India
Did You Know? Alexander Cunningham was appointed as the first Archeological Surveyor of India in December 1861. He surveyed the northern parts of India.
Read more about it in this link.
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