Facts about India - Quiz 18

1.       Name the Governor General who introduced Doctrine of Lapse:

Dalhousie

2.       The first British Viceroy of India:

Lord Canning

3.       The first woman President of the Indian National Congress:

Annie Besant

4.       The town bombarded by Vasco da Gama during his second visit as the local ruler refused to expel Muslim traders from there:

Kozhikode

5.       Which is the largest botanical garden of India?

The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden, Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata

6.       The final resting place of Jawaharlal Nehru:

Santhi Van

7.       Who performed the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in the film ‘Gandhi’?

Roshan Seth

8.       The first bank in India:

Bank of Hindustan

9.       Kirit Parikh Committee was set up to review:

Petroleum pricing

10.    Depreciation means:

loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear

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