Delhi Quiz – Part 2

1. Which Viceroy of India inaugurated New Delhi as the new capital of British India?

A.

Lord Willingdon


B.

Lord Irwin


C.

Lord Linlithgow


D.

Lord Mountbatten


Answer:

Option B: Lord Irwin



2. Which British architects designed New Delhi?

A.

Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker


B.

Ernest Morgan and Arthur Kenyon


C.

Stanley Heaps and Oliver Hill


D.

Henry Price and Robert Adam


Answer:

Option A: Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker



3. What is the height of Qutb Minar?

A.

52.5 meters


B.

72.5 meters


C.

92.5 meters


D.

112.5 meters


Answer:

Option B: 72.5 meters



4. The High Court of Delhi was established in which year?

A.

1944


B.

1955


C.

1966


D.

1977


Answer:

Option C: 1966



5. Which river flows through Delhi?

A.

Indus


B.

Brahmaputra


C.

Ganga


D.

Yamuna


Answer:

Option D: Yamuna



6. Which airport is located in Delhi?

A.

Indira Gandhi International Airport


B.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport


C.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport


D.

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport


Answer:

Option A: Indira Gandhi International Airport



7. In 2019 Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium was renamed as?

A.

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium


B.

Narendra Modi Stadium


C.

Arun Jaitley Stadium


D.

Dr. Ambedkar Stadium


Answer:

Option C: Arun Jaitley Stadium



8. Which edition of the BRICS summit was held in New Delhi?

A.

1st


B.

2nd


C.

3rd


D.

4th


Answer:

Option D: 4th



9. Which one of the below forts is not located in Delhi?

A.

Bahadurgarh Fort


B.

Salimgarh Fort


C.

Tughlaqabad Fort


D.

Adilabad Fort


Answer:

Option A: Bahadurgarh Fort



10. Jama Masjid was built by which Mughal Emperor?

A.

Akbar


B.

Jahangir


C.

Shah Jahan


D.

Aurangzeb


Answer:

Option C: Shah Jahan



11. Who became the first Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi?

A.

Arvind Kejriwal


B.

Manish Sisodia


C.

Sheila Dikshit


D.

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash


Answer:

Option B: Manish Sisodia



12. Which country won the 2010 Men’s Hockey World Cup held in Delhi?

A.

Australia


B.

India


C.

Pakistan


D.

Germany


Answer:

Option A: Australia



13. Who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi?

A.

Yogesh Singh


B.

C. D. Deshmukh


C.

Maurice Gwyer


D.

Hari Singh Gour


Answer:

Option D: Hari Singh Gour



14. Who was the first Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)?

A.

Mangu Singh


B.

Vikas Kumar


C.

E. Sreedharan


D.

Lokanath Behera


Answer:

Option C: E. Sreedharan



15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) was established in which year?

A.

1951


B.

1961


C.

1971


D.

1981


Answer:

Option B: 1961



16. The construction of the Parliament House began in which year?

A.

1921


B.

1931


C.

1941


D.

1951


Answer:

Option A: 1921



17. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court?

A.

H. R. Khanna


B.

N. V. Ramana


C.

K. S. Hegde


D.

S. B. Sinha


Answer:

Option C: K. S. Hegde



18. Tughlaqabad Fort was built by?

A.

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq


B.

Muhammad bin Tughluq


C.

Firuz Shah Tughlaq


D.

Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq


Answer:

Option A: Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq



19. Which Emperor of India laid the foundation stone of New Delhi?

A.

Edward VII


B.

George V


C.

Edward VIII


D.

George VI


Answer:

Option B: George V



20. Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

A.

Alauddin Khalji


B.

Razia Sultana


C.

Qutb ud-Din Aibak


D.

Ibrahim Lodi


Answer:

Option D: Ibrahim Lodi



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