1. About how long does the full version of India’s National Anthem take to play?
A About 52 seconds
B About 20 seconds
C About 30 seconds
D About 90 seconds
The full version takes approximately 52 seconds.
2. About how long does the short version of the National Anthem take to play?
A About 10 seconds
B About 52 seconds
C About 90 seconds
D About 20 seconds
The short version takes approximately 20 seconds.
3. Which parts are included in the short version of Jana Gana Mana?
A Only its first line
B Its middle three lines
C Its first and last lines
D All the lines of the full version
The official short version uses the first and last lines.
4. Who wrote the National Song Vande Mataram?
A Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B Rabindranath Tagore
C Sarojini Naidu
D Subramania Bharati
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram.
5. On which date did the Constituent Assembly give Vande Mataram the status of India’s National Song?
A 24 January 1950
B 22 July 1947
C 15 August 1947
D 26 January 1950
The Constituent Assembly adopted the National Song on 24 January 1950.
6. Which pair of rivers is named in the National Anthem?
A Narmada and Tapi
B Godavari and Krishna
C Yamuna and Ganga
D Brahmaputra and Mahanadi
The anthem names the Yamuna and Ganga.
7. Which pair of mountain ranges is named in the National Anthem?
A Aravalli and Satpura
B Nilgiri and Western Ghats
C Karakoram and Zanskar
D Vindhya and Himalaya
The anthem names the Vindhya and Himalayan ranges.
8. Which trio of regions appears together in the National Anthem?
A Punjab, Sindh and Gujarat
B Dravida, Utkala and Banga
C Maratha, Kashmir and Assam
D Kutch, Konkan and Malabar
The anthem includes the names Dravida, Utkala and Banga.
9. How many months are there in India’s National Calendar?
A 10
B 11
C 12
D 13
The National Calendar has twelve months.
10. On what date did India’s National Calendar come into effect?
A 26 January 1950
B 22 March 1957
C 15 August 1947
D 1 January 1957
The National Calendar came into effect on 22 March 1957.
11. 22 March 1957 corresponded to which date in the Saka Calendar?
A 1 Vaisakha 1879
B 1 Chaitra 1879
C 1 Chaitra 1878
D 15 Chaitra 1879
The first day of the National Calendar was 1 Chaitra 1879 Saka Era.
12. How many days does Chaitra usually have in a normal year?
A 30 days
B 28 days
C 29 days
D 31 days
Chaitra has 30 days in a normal year.
13. How many days does Chaitra have in a leap year?
A 28 days
B 31 days
C 29 days
D 30 days
In a leap year, Chaitra has 31 days.
14. On which Gregorian date does 1 Chaitra usually fall in a normal year?
A 20 March
B 22 March
C 21 March
D 23 March
In a normal year, 1 Chaitra falls on 22 March.
15. On which Gregorian date does 1 Chaitra fall in a leap year?
A 21 March
B 19 March
C 20 March
D 22 March
In a leap year, 1 Chaitra falls on 21 March.
16. Which group contains the five National Calendar months that have 31 days?
A Vaisakha, Jyestha, Asadha, Sravana and Bhadra
B Chaitra, Vaisakha, Jyestha, Asadha and Sravana
C Asvina, Kartika, Agrahayana, Pausa and Magha
D Chaitra, Asvina, Kartika, Pausa and Phalguna
The months from Vaisakha through Bhadra have 31 days.
17. Which National Calendar month begins around 21 April?
A Chaitra
B Jyestha
C Vaisakha
D Asadha
Vaisakha begins around 21 April.
18. Which National Calendar month begins around 22 May?
A Vaisakha
B Asadha
C Sravana
D Jyestha
Jyestha begins around 22 May.
19. Which National Calendar month begins around 22 June?
A Asadha
B Jyestha
C Sravana
D Bhadra
Asadha begins around 22 June.
20. Which National Calendar month begins around 23 July?
A Asadha
B Sravana
C Bhadra
D Asvina
Sravana begins around 23 July.
21. Which month comes immediately after Bhadra in the National Calendar?
A Sravana
B Kartika
C Agrahayana
D Asvina
Asvina follows Bhadra.
22. Which National Calendar month begins around 22 November?
A Kartika
B Pausa
C Agrahayana
D Magha
Agrahayana begins around 22 November.
23. Which month of the Gregorian calendar normally contains the start of the National Calendar year?
A January
B April
C December
D March
The National Calendar year normally begins on 22 March.
24. Which symbol is at the centre of the State Emblem’s adopted profile?
A A lotus flower
B A conch shell
C A spinning wheel
D A Dharma Chakra
The adopted State Emblem profile has a Dharma Chakra at its centre.
25. From which Upanishad does the State Emblem’s motto come?
A Katha Upanishad
B Isha Upanishad
C Mundaka Upanishad
D Chandogya Upanishad
The motto Satyameva Jayate comes from the Mundaka Upanishad.
26. On which date was the State Emblem of India adopted?
A 15 August 1947
B 22 July 1947
C 26 November 1949
D 26 January 1950
The State Emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950.
27. In which year was the State Emblem of India Act passed?
A 1950
B 2005
C 1971
D 2002
The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act was passed in 2005.
28. What is the scientific name of India’s national flower, the lotus?
A Nymphaea alba
B Rosa indica
C Nelumbo nucifera
D Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
The lotus listed as India’s national flower is Nelumbo nucifera.
29. What is the scientific name of the banyan tree?
A Ficus religiosa
B Ficus benghalensis
C Mangifera indica
D Azadirachta indica
The banyan tree is known scientifically as Ficus benghalensis.
30. The mango belongs to which plant family?
A Anacardiaceae
B Moraceae
C Fabaceae
D Rosaceae
Mango belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.