KBC Questions and Quiz, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
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Question: Which museum was designed by George Witter, was formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum?
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Correct Answer The foundation for this museum was laid by the Prince of Wales in 1905 and the building was completed in 1914. It also served as a Military Hospital for a short while during the First World War. The museum has an impressive collection of Indus Valley artifacts dating back to 2000 B.C. and Tibetan and Nepali art. It was recently renamed in honour of the Maratha Warrior.
Question: Which historical monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay?
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Correct Answer The Gateway of India was designed by the British architect George Wittet and was opened to the general public in 1924. When colonial rule in India ended, the last of the British ships left for England from here.
Correct Answer Football is widely popular in Goa, particularly around Margao where the main football stadium, located at the Fatorda, Margao. Football is also played in local fields, during the non-monsoon, non-planting season, particular in central coastal Goa. Many of the country's top NFL clubs such as the Vasco, Salgaocar, Dempo, Sporting Clube de Goa, Fransa-Pax Football Club and Churchill Brothers are based in Goa.
Correct Answer In the heart of the city one can find the Church Square or Municipal Garden with the Portuguese Baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, that was built in 1541.
Question: The Ochterlony Monument was built in 1848 by Sir David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in the Nepal War (1814 – 1816). What was it renamed as after India achieved independence?
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Correct Answer This 148 feet pillar was renamed Shaheed Minar which means Martyr’s Column. Its peculiarity is that the cupola is built in Turkish style, the column in Syrian style and the base in Egyptian style.
Question: Which is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Theresa?
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Correct Answer Nirmal Hriday (pure heart) was the first home set up by Mother Theresa for serving the poor and destitute of Kolkata. Shanti Nagar was founded later as a colony for lepers and Shishu Bhavan for disabled, orphaned and mentally handicapped children.
Question: Which fort was built after the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
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Correct Answer The fort was built in a hamlet called Gobindapur after Robert Clive’s victory over Siraj ud-Daula at Plassey. It is octagonal with three sides facing the river Ganga. In 1928, St. Peter’s Church was built within the Fort. The Fort has huge archways, one of which is known as the ‘Plassey Gate’. It is said to be the only fort in the world from where neither a single bullet nor canon ball has been fired.
Correct Answer The Kolkata Indian Museum was established in 1814 in the Asiatic Society Building by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a botanist from Denmark. In 1875 it was shifted to its current location. It is divided into six main sections – Art, Industry, Zoology, Geology, Archaeology and Anthropology. The Archaeological Section has a collection of stone-age artifacts belonging to the Mohenjodaro and Harappa civilizations. There is also an urn containing Buddha’s ashes.
