Today’s paper

Offices and states

Ten general awareness questions, each marked as you answer.

  1. Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 2016?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    T. S. Thakur held the office from 2015 to 2017.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  2. In which year was Uttarakhand formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Uttarakhand: 2000.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  3. Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 1957?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Jawaharlal Nehru held the office from 1947 to 1964.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  4. In which year was Telangana formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Telangana: 2014.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  5. Who was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India throughout 1944?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh held the office from 1943 to 1949.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  6. In which year was Gujarat formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Gujarat: 1960.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  7. Who was the Chief Justice of India throughout 2006?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal held the office from 2005 to 2007.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  8. In which year was Goa formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Goa: 1987.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  9. Who was the Prime Minister of India throughout 1975?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Indira Gandhi held the office from 1966 to 1977.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

  10. In which year was Gujarat formed as a state or union territory in its present form?
    Answer and working

    Answer

    Gujarat: 1960.

    Source: Wikidata (CC0)

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