As we celebrate India’s 75th Republic Day, how well do you know our great nation. Test your IQ or India Quotient with these 20 questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The ‘Objective Resolution’ moved on 13 December, 1946 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly, later formed the basis of which part of the Constitution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. What was constructed in 1724 by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur because he found the existing astronomical instruments too small to take correct measurements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Which was the first song from an Indian film to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The \u20b9 1000 currency note in the King George V series issued in 1931, used a pictorial graphic for the first time in India. What was the image used?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. On 23 August, 2023 which organisation tweeted ‘India, I reached my destination, and you too!’?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Abhinav Brinda was the first Indian to hold the Olympics and World Championships title simultaneously. Who is the second?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. What is unique about Karaundi, a small village in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Which is the oldest regiment in the Indian Army, raised in 1773 at Benares by the then Governor General, Warren Hastings, with a strength of 50 handpicked troopers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Which sweet was invented by Kakasura Madappa, the royal chef of Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in the 19th century?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Whose doctoral thesis for the London School of Economics was later published as a book ‘The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solution’ in 1923?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. The Bharat Ratna medallion is shaped like the leaf of which tree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Besides the need for strict protection, why was the Bengal Tiger chosen over the Asiatic Lion as the national animal of India?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. The first fragrant stamp released in India carried the fragrance of what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Started formally by Mahadeo Havaji Bachche, which service was awarded a six sigma efficiency rating of 99.9999 for quality assurance by Forbes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Who was the first Indian woman to score a century in Pink Ball test cricket?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Peaking in September, what was India’s most searched ‘what is’ question on Google, in 2023?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. The motifs of Paithani sarees are derived from the paintings of which Buddhist historical site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. In the seventh century, the first written evidence of the rules for working with what were formalised in Brahmagupta’s book Brahmasputha Siddhanta (The Opening of the Universe)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Which state would you be visiting if you landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
20. As per Geographical Indications (GI) registration, what can only be grown in 87 gardens of West Bengal at an altitude ranging from 610 to 2134 metres?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. The Preamble 3. Naatu Naatu from the film RRR<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. A farmer tilling the land with two bullocks<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The full tweet was “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ‘India, I reached my destination and you too!’: Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon! Congratulations, India!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Neeraj Chopra<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. It is the geographical centre of India (Pre-partition, the geographical centre was in Nagpur, marked by the Zero Mile Stone)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The President’s Bodyguard<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Mysore Pak<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Dr BR Ambedkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. Peepal leaf<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Tiger was found in as many as 16 Indian states whereas the lion was only found in one state<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Sandalwood (Released in 2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. Mumbai Dabbawalas<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. Smriti Mandhana<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. What is G20<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. Ajanta Caves<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. Zero 20. Darjeeling Tea<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 0-4: Frankly, you have a poor India Quotient or IQ!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5-8: Fair enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9-13: Very well done<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14-20: You can write an encyclopaedia on India<\/p>\n\n\n\n [This article was also published in NDTV | Thursday, January 25, 2024]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we celebrate India’s 75th Republic Day, how well do you know our great nation. Test your IQ or India Quotient with these 20 questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-articles-articles","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
2. Jantar Mantar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Assam<\/p>\n\n\n\n