Quiz 2: Foreign Connections

Quiz about Foreign Connections with India.

1. When the French left India, all the French settlements were clubbed together to form the Union Territory of Pondicherry, except one settlement. Which is that one settlement integrated in a State?

2. The thick Police uniform generally used in winters is called ‘X’. Identify X which is an African Country.

3. In which city was the element Helium discovered by Pierre Janssen in 1868?

4. Daulatpur Nasirabad village in Haryana was renamed after visit of US President. What is the new name of this village?

5. This colony in Hyderabad was named after a European nation. But locally it is called after an alphabet whose sound resembles that of the name of this country. Identify the country and the alphabet.

6. Identify the Nobel Laureate who was member of the Indian Medical Service. He was awarded Nobel for study on a parasite whose host is a commonly found insect.

7. Which truly game-changer cricketer has named his daughter ‘India’?

8. This Nobel laureate born in Mumbai was named after a lake where his parents met. He created an iconic world of man animal coexistence through his very famous book. Identify the author.

9. How do we better know Zanzibar born Farrokh Bulsara, who studied in Panchgani Maharashtra?

10. This Scottish statesman and historian served as Governor of Bombay and has a road, a railway station and a circle in Mumbai named after him. Identify.

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