Modern History MISCELLANEOUS Test 18

1.What was the real name of Sister Nivedita ?

2.The painting ‘Damayanthi’ was painted by ______.

3.The painting ‘My Mother’ was made by:

4.National Youth Festival is celebrated on the birth anniversary of which of the following personalities?

5.Which of the following became a Union Territory of India in 1954 after about 280 years of French rule ?

6. When was the National Anthem adopted in its Hindi version?

7. _____founded the ‘Bal Charkha Sangh’, where children were taught to spin & weave.

8.The Nehru-Liaquat Pact was signed in____.

9.Who became the acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?

10. Who among the following first translated the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ into English?

11.Who among the following establishes an institution named ‘Kalasharam’ for imparting training in dance and associated disciplines?

12.The Cheriyal Scrolls is a dying art form of India practised by one family called the Nakashi family for many generations. Name the modern day State which owns this art form?

13.The 'Instrument of Surrender' which ended the Portuguese rule in India was signed on _____.

14.Which of the following Indians was one of the founders of Dartington Hall School in Japan?

15.Opium war were fought between the British and ____.

16.For which specific reason is Pingali Venkayya remembered even today?

17.Who among the following was India’s Defence Minister during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan?

18.Who was the Indian Army Chief at the time of the Bangladesh Liberation War?

19. ‘Jorwe Culture’ was a Chalcolithic archaeology site located in the present day Indian state of _______

20. _________ was not only Sri Lankan’s first woman Prime Minister, but also the first woman Prime Minister in the world.

21. The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on _______

22.The leading light of the Rama cult was saint-poet _________ who also wrote the poem ‘Ramacharitamanasa’.

23.The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located in ___________.