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QUIZ COMPETITION

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1, PORT BLAIR

• Sardar Patel strongly advised Nehru against going for arbitration to the ______________, insisting that Pakistan had been wrong to support the invasion and the accession to India was valid.– United Nations Security Council – United Nations– United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees– Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations

• Sardar Patel was elected as the president of Indian National Congress Party in 1931 for – Lahore session– Delhi session– Sangam session– Karachi session

• At the time of independence, Indian Territory was divided into three parts. – The territories under the direct control of the British government– The territories over which the hereditary rulers had suzerainty– The regions, which had been colonized by France and Portugal– The territories under the direct control of Indian National Congress

• Which of the three mentioned above form the correct set:• i, ii, iii• i, ii, iv• i, iii, iv• ii, iii, iv

• During the election for the Congress presidency in 1946, how many states proposed Sardar Patel's name for the post?– Thirteen out of sixteen– Twelve out of fourteen– Twelve out of sixteen– Nine out of ten

• Where was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel born?– Porbandar– Nadiad– Ahmedabad– Kheda

• Sardar Vallabhbhai was given the title of ‘Sardar’ for leading a massive campaign urging the farmers not to pay taxes for their land to the British authorities.– Kheda Satyagrah– Bardoli Satyagrah– Kisan Movement– Save Land movement

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel learnt ‘Sanskrit’ from– Jhaverbhai– Mahatma Gandhi– Narhari Parikh– Lokmanya Tilak

• The plan of 16 June 1946 proposed the partition of India on religious lines, with over 600 princely states free to – Choose between independence or accession to

either India or Pakistan– Stay as Independent states– All north western states become part of Pakistan

and rest stay in India– Choose accession to either India or Pakistan

• All but three of the states willingly merged into the Indian union, as a result of the unifying efforts of Sardar Patel, which were these three states– Jammu and Kashmir, Awadh, and Kathiyawad– Jammu and Kashmir, Awadh, and Hyderabad– Jammu and Kashmir, Junagadh, and Hyderabad– Jammu and Kashmir, Junagadh, and Kathiyawad

• The action termed as Operation Polo was done by Indian Army to– Secure Hyderabad into the Indian Union – win polo world cup finals between India and

Pakistan– merge riyasat of Junagarh in India– celebrate the victory of Indian Polo team

• Patel is compared to Otto von Bismarck of Germany, because– He was also an influential political figure as was

Bismarck in Germany– He was instrumental in uniting and integrating India

as Bismarck did for Germany– Both of them were first ‘Home Ministers’ of their

respective countries– Both of them were first ‘Deputy Prime-Ministers’ of

their respective countries

• Upon the failure of the Round Table Conference in London, Gandhi and Patel were arrested in January 1932 and imprisoned in the– Andaman & Nicobar Jail– Goa Jail– Naini Jail– Yeravda Central Jail

• In 1930 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was imprisoned for participating in – Salt Satyagraha – Bardoli Movement– Dandi March– Non-Cooperation movement

• Sardar Patel was freed in 1931 following an agreement signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. The treaty was popularly known as – Gandhi-Irwin pact– No Tax agreement– Anti- Tax pact– Patel- Irwin agreement

• Patel's arrest and Gandhi's subsequent arrest caused the ________ to greatly intensify in Gujarat—districts across Gujarat launched an anti-tax rebellion until and unless Patel and Gandhi were released.– Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha– Salt Satyagraha– Indian independence movement– Civil Independence movement

• Who of the following was a child of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?– Hari bhai Patel– Hasmukhbahi Patel – Manibehn Patel– Kadaben Patel

• When did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel die?– 1950-12-15– 1960-09-01– 1971-07-22– 2007-01-23

• Which among the following is a martial dance?– Kathakali– Mayurbhanj Chhau– Bamboo dance – Bhangra

• Which state did the dance form 'Mohini Attam' originate? – Manipur– Karnataka– Kerala– Tamil Nadu

• Between which cities First STD line of India was launched in 1960– Delhi and Agra– Pune and Mumbai– Lucknow and Kanpur– Lucknow and Bhopal

• The famous Dandi March was organised in defiance of which law?– Salt Law– Vernacular Press Act– Arms Act– Pitts India Act

• The most significant Act which declared that the sovereignty of the British Empire in India was in the hands of the British Crown was—– The Company's Charter Act of 1833– The Company's Charter Act of 1853– The Indian Council Act of 1861– The Indian Council Act of 1892

• The party which observed the ‘Black Day’ on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India was—– Indian National Congress– Forward Bloc– Hindu Mahasabha– Communist Party of India

• Indo-Pak border is known as—– Durand Line– Mc Mohan Line– Redcliffe Line– Line of Control

• Between which stations was the first railway line opened in India?– Calcutta to Raniganj– Bombay to Pune– Calcutta to Jamshedpur– Bombay to Thane

• Which one of the following had drafted the 'Quit India Resolution'?– Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel– Jawahar Lal Nehru– Mahatma Gandhi– Acharya Narendra Deo

• Who hailed Gandhi's call for 'Quit India' as an 'Epic Movement'?– Ram Manohar Lohia– Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel– Subhash Chandra Bose– Jai Prakash Narayan

• The statement, “on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead” is associated with—– Khilafat Movement– Non-Cooperation Movement– Dandi March – Quit India Movement

• The famous movement launched by Gandhi to break salt law was– Civil Disobedience Movement– Non Cooperation Movement– Quit India Movement– Indian National Movement

• The biennial joint multi nation naval exercise is held in the Indian Ocean is named as:– Malabar– Milan– Shoorveer– Yudh abhyas

• Who is the supreme commander of the Indian Defence System?– The President of India– The Prime minister of India– Defence Minister of India– Defence Secretary of India

• Who was the first woman air marshal of Indian Air Force?– Hema kumari– Savita halder– Dr. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay– Leela Seth

• Who is the First Field Marshal of Indian Army?– SH kapadia– SHFJ Manekshaw– RC Lohati– KM Cariappa

• The last British General of Indian Army?– Gen. K.S. Thimayya– Gen. K. M. Kariappa– Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher– Gen. SHFJ Manekshaw

• What are the names of the Indian stations at Antarctica?– Gangotri and Yamunotri– Ganga and Sangam– Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri– Bharat and Maitri

• India's first nuclear powered submarine is– INS Chakra– INS Shalki– INS Shahkul– INS Savitri

• The "COAST GUARD" was constituted as an independent Armed force of India in– 1978– 1977– 1975– 1993

• Who amongst the following has taken over as Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India?– Mr. V. K. Verma– Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar– Mr. K. C. Chakraborty– Mr. Nandan Nilekani

• Consider following statements– Fundamental rights are part of PART III of Indian

constitution.– There are total of 6 fundamental rights defined in the

constitution.

AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE– i only– ii only– Both– None

• When British Government decided to compromise over Bardoli Satyagraha, which of the following was a condition dictated by Vallabhbhai – Kheda Municipal Commissioner must be removed– The Government would not charge any tax for the

next two years– Gandhiji should be released from the prison

unconditionally– All Talatis and Patels would be reinstated

• Gandhiji and Sardar Patel worked as a team in Gujarat Sabha which worked for the unity of the national cause. Gandhiji was the– Secretary and Sardar Vallabhbhai was its treasurer– Vallabhbhai was its vice chairman and Gandhiji was

its chairman– Gandhiji was its Chairman and Vallabhbhai was its

secretary– Vallabhbhai was Chairman and Gandhiji was its

patron

• Sardar Patel got removed which one of the following Municipal commissioner for illegally leasing the lake near the Ahmedabad railway station– J.A.Shillidy– F.G.Pratt– Michael O Dwyer– W. S. Holdsworth

• Vallabhbhai started 43 national schools as a part of

• Civil disobedience movement • Non-cooperation movement • Kheda Satyagraha • Bardoli Satyagraha

• Gandhiji conferred which one of the following titles on Vallabhbhai after removal of punitive tax from Borsad

• Bismark of Borsad • Sardar of Borsad• King of Borsad• Light of Borsad

• After Bardoli Satyagraha Gandhiji and Vallabhbhai congratulated

• Satyagrahis• People of the country• Leader of the Indian National Congress • Both Satyagrahis and the government

• Before the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress, how many states recommended the names of Vallabhbhai for the Presidentship? – 10 states recommended Sardar Patel and 3 states

recommended Nehru – 9 states recommended Sardar Patel and 4 states

recommended Nehru

• When was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel elected as the President of the Congress session?– March, 1931– November, 1930– January, 1932– June, 1930

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was awarded with India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna in – 1951– 1981– 1991– 1961

• Why was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel called as the ‘Patron Saint’ of India's services?

• – He was involved in restructuring India’s legal services – He was instrumental in the restructuring the Indian

Administrative Services and the Indian Police Services – He played a crucial role in the rearrangement of India’s

armed services – He was instrumental in reformation of India’s revenue

services

• Vallabhbhai Patel refused conditional release by the Britishers for the last rites of his – Mother – Brother– Wife – Father

• “Our primary duty is zealously to guard our freedom against dangers from without and from within” these are the words Sardar said

– Just after India got freedom– After the success of Bardoli Satyagraha – After the success of Borsad episode – After the victory of congress in elections of

• Which of the following agency commented that Patel’s achievement in the integration of state had won him a place in history and he would ranked with Bismarck or even higher in this regard

– The Reuters – The London Times– The Washington Post– The Guardian

• Sardar Patel brought about the integration of how many princely states into Indian union?– 573– 563– 562– 556

• Sardar Patel unified peasants in this first political campaign. The name of this campaign was– Bardoli Satyagraha– Kheda Satyagraha– Non-cooperation movement– Cahuri-chaura Movement

• Who among the following was known as one of the triumvirate of Indian Freedom Struggle from 1948 to 1950 along with Sardar Patel and Pt. Nehru?– Gandhiji– C. Rajgopalachari– Maulana Azad– Dr. Rajendra Prasad

• Who said that "Vallabhbhai was born not a day too soon for India. But alas he died too soon. " – C. Rajagopalachari– J L Nehru– Maulana Azad– Saifuddin Kichlu

• In the National Integration Council, reconstituted in April 2010, the number of members is– 144– 145– 146– 147

• Which of the following places is the college of defence management located?– Dehradun – Pune– Chennai– Secunderabad

• Which state was known as North East Frontier Area?– Mizoram– Tripura– Manipur– Arunachal Pradesh

• Which state became part of India in 1975?– Goa– Manipur– Tripura– Sikkim

• Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?– Ooty– Simla– Panchmarhi– Nainital

• Who was the only Indian Governor General?– Jawaharlal Nehru– Rajendra Prasad– C. Rajagopalachari– S. Radhakrishnan

• This regiment, raised in 1949, was the first all class regiment, made by combining the senior most battalions of four senior most infantry regiments. It is the most elite regiment of the Indian Army. Which regiment is that?

– Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry– Punjab Regiment– Mechanized Regiment– Brigade of the Guards

• The Indian Army on March 4,2012 successful test Fired which supersonic cruiser missile at Pokhran to operationalise the second regiment of the weapon system in service?– Agni-II– Brahmos– Nag– Dhanush

• The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in March 2012 announced to have developed a new sub-sonic cruise missile, which may be test-fired in April. The missile is called– Nirbhay– Abhay– Ajit– Arjun

• Consider following statements– Indian Army is organized into four operational

commands, which are northern, western, southern, eastern.

– Army headquarters is situated at Delhi.

Among these which are CORRECT– i only– ii only– Both– None

• Indian Navy headquarter is situated at?– Delhi– Mumbai– Cochin– Vishakhapatnam

• The ‘Coast Guard’ was constituted as an independent Armed force of India in– 1978,– 1977, – 1975,– 1993

• The western ghats in Maharashtra is known as...?– Nilgiris– Sahyadris– Cardamon Hills– Mahabaleshwar

• On which riverbank is Goa located?– Narmada– Mandovi– Gomati– Sabarmati

• Which state is known as India's Spice Garden...?– Kerala– Karnataka– Bihar– Uttaranchal

• Thumba in Kerala is famous because...?– It has several industries– It is a rocket launching station– It is a harbour– It has biggest tample

• Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event...?– Pushkar Mela– Kumbha Mela– Sonepur Mela– Suraj Kund Mela

• Name the largest freshwater lake in India...?– Dal Lake– Powai lake– Wular lake– Chilka lake

• Jhabua tribe habitats in...? – Gujarat– Rajasthan– Maharashtra– Madhya Pradesh

• With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?– Arjuna Award– Padma Bhushan– The Bharat Ratna– Padma Vibhushan

• The 'Satyagraha Ashram' was founded in 1921 at Wardha in Maharashtra by...?– Mahatma Gandhi– Jamnalal Bajaj– Acharya Vinoba Bhave– Mother Teresa

• Which is India's first artificial satellite?– Aryabhata– Rohini– INSAT– Bhaskara

• Which of these is not a launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?– GSLV– HSLV– PSLV– ASLV

• Who is said to be the "Father of the Indian Space Program"?– Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam– Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai– Dr. K Kasturirangan– Prof Satish Dhawan

• Name the oldest mountain range of India...?– Himalayas– Nilgiris– Vindhyas– Aravallis

• The largest Buddhist Monastery in India is located at...?– Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh– Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh– Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh– Gangktok, Sikkim

• Which is the largest cricket stadium in Asia?– Wankhede Stadium– Chinnaswamy Stadium– Ferozshah Kotla Stadium– Eden Gardens Stadium

• Which famous bridge is called the ‘Gateway of Calcutta'?– Tagore Setu– Rabindra Setu – Calcutta Bridge– Victoria Bridge

• Which of the following is credited with being the World's First Republic?– Vaishali in modern Bihar– Rajgir in modern Jharkhand– Alexandria in Egypt– Jericho in Palestine

• From deltas to bodies of water... India is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, the west, the south and the east. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland?– 1– 2– None– 3

• Punjab, is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'? What are the names of these five rivers?– Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum, Sutlej– Gomati, Son, Gandak, Damodar, Yamuna– Krishna, Tungabhadra, Godavari, Bhima, Vaigai– Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Luni, Mahi

• Lakshadweep, the name of these picturesque islands off India's South Western coast comes from the Sanskrit word for which number?– 10,000– 100,000– 1,000– 1,000,000

• India has a long coastline which is serviced by more than 150 ports both major or minor. Which of these ports lies on the eastern sea coast of India?– Cochin– Kandla– Madurai– Vizag

• India is often known as the land of rivers, with most of its major cities based on the banks of rivers. Through which of these Indian cities does the river Mithi flow?– Delhi– Mumbai– Ahmedabad– Kolkata

• Where would you find the only sanctuary of Asiatic lions in the world?– Karnataka– Lakshadweep– Mizoram– Gujarat

• On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam built?– Brahmaputra– Ganga– Sutlej– Yamuna

• Which states are known as ‘Seven Sisters’– Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Laddakh, Manipur,

Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bhutan, Laddakh,

Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur,

Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Orrisa, Mizoram,

Nagaland and Tripura •

• The dance form Garba is associated with which state?– Gujarat– Maharashtra– Orissa– Himachal

• Name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s father?• Somabhai• Vithalbhai• Narseebhai• Jhaverbhai

• What was the name of the mother of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

– Ladba Patel– Jhaverba– Dahiba– Maniben

• Upto what period Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as a deputy prime minister?– 15 August 1947-15 December 1953– 15 August 1948-15 December 1951– 15 August 1947-15 December 1950– 15 August 1947-15 December 1950

• Who gave him the title of “sardar”?– Gandhiji– Jawahar lal Nehru– Subhash chandra bose– Motilal lal Nehru

• ‘I know only one culture’ which culture is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel talking about

– Western culture– Indian culture– Agriculture– Horticulture

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a loyal follower of

– Gandhiji– Nehru– Subhash Chandra bose– Ambedkar

• What is the approximate height that is decided of ‘Statue of Unity’ being built in the memory of Sardar Patel

– 240 meter– 180 metre– 220 meter– 200 meter

• Where is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in International airport situated

– Hyderabad– Ahmedabad– Gujrat– New Delhi

• Where did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has receive his early school education

– Karamsad– Godhra– Hyderabad– Nadiad

• When did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel join Quit India Movement

– 1942– 1940– 1941– 1943

• On which island is the ‘Statue of Unity’ planned– Sadhubet– Santbet– Sharibet– Nadiad

• Who wrote ‘Patel A Life’?– Rajmohan Gandhi– Balraj Krishna– Sikata Panda– L.P. Singh

• Who wrote ‘India’s Bismarck Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’?

– Balraj Krishna– Sikata Panda– L.P. Singh– Rajobhai Patel

• Who wrote ‘Political ideas of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’?

– Sikata Panda– L.P. Singh– Rajobhai Patel– V.P. Menon

• Who wrote ‘Sardar Patel and the administration’?

– Shri L.P. Singh– Rajobhai Patel– V.P. Menon– Rajmohan Gandhi

• Who wrote ‘Hind ke Sardar’?– Rajobhai Patel– Rajmohan Gandhi– Balraj Krishna– Sikata Panda

• Who wrote ‘Integration of Indian states’?– V.P. Menon– Sikata Panda– L.P. Singh– Rajobhai Patel

• Who wrote ‘Reminiscenes of Sardar Patel’?– Shankar Vidya– V.P. Menon– Parikh Narhari– G.M. Nandurkar

• Who has directed the film ‘Sardar’?– Ketan Mehta– Basu Bhattacharya– Arun Sadekar– Mani Ratnam

• Who has played the role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the film ‘Gandhi’?

– Saeed Jaffrey– Paresh Rawal– Alok Nath– Anupam Kher

• Who has played the role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the film ‘Sardar’?

– Paresh Rawal– Alok Nath– Javed Jaffrey– Anupam Kher

• Who wrote ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel-Bhartacha Poladi Purush’?

– Balraj Krushna and Bhagavan Datar– Rafiq Zakaria– A.G. Noorani– Jinah

• Who wrote ‘Braille Boiography of Sardar Patel’?

– Dr. A Saibaba Goud– Rafiq Zakaria– Balraj Krushna– Bhagavan Datar

• Whose diary was titled as ‘Inside Story of Sardar Patel’ ?

– Manibehn Patel– Kokilabehn Patel– Savitabehn Patel– Sarojbehn Patel

• At which place was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel cremated?

– Sonepur, Bombay– Nadiad– Karamsad– Vasad

• Vallabhbhai Patel was given the title of ‘Iron man’ because

– he united the princely states of India– he lead the farmers to appeal for the

relaxation of taxes– he played active role in Quit India Movement– he withheld the status of ‘services’ separate

from politics

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