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The freedom struggle, the Constitution and modern milestones. Test yourself against real players in a fast Modern India trivia battle: ten questions, ten seconds each, and the quickest right answer scores the most.
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On which date is Air Force Day observed in India?
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Answer: 8 October. Air Force Day falls on 8 October, the 1932 founding date of the Royal Indian Air Force.
Article 21 of the Constitution protects which right?
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Answer: Life and personal liberty. Article 21 protects life and personal liberty.
Which Article sets out the procedure for amending the Constitution?
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Answer: Article 368. Article 368 gives Parliament the power to amend the Constitution.
On which date in 1984 did India launch Operation Meghdoot?
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Answer: 13 April. India launched it on the morning of 13 April 1984, pre-empting Pakistan's plan.
The 73rd Amendment of 1992 gave constitutional status to which institutions?
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Answer: Panchayati Raj institutions. The 73rd Amendment covers panchayats; the 74th covers municipalities.
Rajya Sabha members are elected for terms of how many years?
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Answer: 6. Members serve six years; about a third retire every two years.
Which award is India's highest peacetime military decoration?
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Answer: Ashoka Chakra. The Ashoka Chakra is the peacetime counterpart to the Param Vir Chakra.
Who is the only Indian Air Force officer promoted to the five-star rank of Marshal of the IAF?
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Answer: Arjan Singh. Arjan Singh was the first and only IAF officer made Marshal of the Indian Air Force.
What was the Vande Bharat Express trainset initially christened?
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Answer: Train 18. The trainsets were first called Train 18 before being renamed Vande Bharat.
Major Somnath Sharma was killed in 1947 in a battle near which place in Kashmir?
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Answer: Badgam. Sharma died on 3 November 1947 at the Battle of Badgam.
INS Arihant, whose name means 'Conqueror', is what kind of vessel?
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Answer: Nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Arihant leads India's class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
From which ashram did Gandhi begin the Dandi March in 1930?
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Answer: Sabarmati Ashram. The march to Dandi began from Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, on 12 March 1930.
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