Quiz on Indian Politics - Set 5

1.
In the 1941, disappointed with Gandhi's non-violent struggle, ........ left India so that he can launch a military struggle for the freedom of India with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan.

A) Chandrshekhar Azad
B) Netaji Subhash chander Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) None of Above

2.
Congress won ..... and ..... elections under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.

A) 1957 & 1962
B) 1956 & 1961
C) 1952 & 1967
D) 1958 & 1963

3.
All India Congress Committee, formed in 1929,advocated tax avoidance to protest British rule.

A) True
B) False

4.
......... succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru after his demise as Prime Minister of India.

A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Chaman Lal
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
D) Ratan Tata

5.
....... was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947–48).

A) Admiral Mika
B) Louis Francis
C) Duke Victor
D) Lord Mountbatten

6.
In ......., India conducted its first nuclear test in Pokharan Rajasthan.

A) 1974
B) 1975
C) 1976
D) 1973

7.
In 1969 ......... was expelled from the congress party by a group called the "Syndicate."

A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

8.
While campaigning to regain power in May 1991, ........ was assassinated by a suicide bomber associated with the Tamil Tigers.

A) P.V. Narasimha Rao
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Ram Prasad Gutta

9.
............. became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India.

A) Deve Gowda
B) Shammi Narang
C) Morarji Desai
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

10.
On 22 May 2006, Manmohan Singh became the first Sikh to hold India's most powerful office as PM.

A) True
B) False

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