General Knowledge (GK) Quiz: Questions and Answers Indian Political Leaders

GK Questions and Answers given below will test your knowledge of Indian Political Leaders and increase your general awareness which will be helpful in various competitive examinations like SSC, Banking, PCS, UPSC etc.

1. Abdul Kalam Azad became the ____ President of India.

A. 9th

B. 10th

C. 11th

D. 12th

Ans. C

2. The 13th Prime Minister of India was

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

B. I.K. Gujral

C. Dr. Manmohan Singh

D. P. V. Narasimha Rao

Ans. A

3. Who was the President of the Constitutional Committee and played an important role in drafting the Constitution?

A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Both A & B

D.  None

Ans. A

4. Who prevailed in the 1977 elections and ended Indira Gandhi’s emergency rule?

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

B. Morarji Desai

C. Charan Singh

D. Lal Bahudar Shastri

Ans. B

5. Who among the following assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Karamchand

B. Nathuram Godse

C. Ashfaquallah Khan

D. None of the Above

Ans. B

6. Who was the first Indian woman President of the United Nations General Assembly?

A. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

B. Indira Gandhi

C. Mother Teresa

D. Margret Thatcher

Ans: A

7. Which of the following India’s first women-oriented bank aimed at providing loans and financial services to women?

A. Bharatiya Women's Bank

B. Bharatiya Mahila Bank

C. Women Empowerment Bank

D. Indian Women Empowerment Bank

Ans: B

8. Who was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state?

A. Subba Lakshmi

B. Padmaja Naidu

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Ans: C

9. Who was India's first Indian woman Ambassador (or High Commissioner)?

A. Chandrawati

B. Ram Dulari Sinha

C. Sharda Mukherjee

D. Chonira Belliappa Muthamma

Ans: D

10. Who among first Woman to climb Mount Everest twice?

A. Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

B. C.B. Muthamma

C. Santosh Yadav

D. Mrs. Annie Besant

Ans: C

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