GK questions

1. Who was India's largest serving Prime Minister?

   Jawaharlal Nehru

2.Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of

 India and Bangladesh

3. The Vedanta Academy is located at

 Pune 

4. The Tallest Buddha statues at Bamiyan in Afghanistan that were destroyed by the Taleban zeolots were carved in

Hindukush Mountain ranges

5. Who was the Army Chief of India when it celebrated its first Republic Day?

K.M.Cariappa

6. Which dam has recently come under a controversy over its safety?

Mullaperiyar Dam     

7. The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

 Arabs

8. The largest NANDI in India is found at

Leepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh

9. In which Raga was the National Song 'Vande Mataram' set to tune for the first time in 1876?

Desh Malhar

10. The Indian Military Academy was inaugurated in 1932 at

Dehradun     

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