QUIZ TIME

Philately
 Question-1
“Generations to come will scarce believe
that such a one as this ever in flesh and
blood walked upon this earth”. Which
famous personality said this about
Gandhi?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Bertrand Russel
B. Albert Einstein
C. Madam Curie
 Question-2

This gallant queen was the only man

among the rebels in the 1857 mutiny?
India Post has issued stamps on her
twice. Who was she?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Rani Kittur
B. Rani Avantibai
C. Rani Laxmibai
 Question-3
The 1970 issue of a Stamp featured a
famous freedom fighter who was jailed
in the Cellular Jail. Who is this nationalist
after whom the Port Blair Airport is
named?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Bhai Parmanand
B. Chandrasekhar Azad
C. Veer Savarkar
 Question-4

“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall

attain it”. Who is this great
personality who has been honoured
by India Post?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 Question-5
India Post commemorated
the circumnavigation of an
Indian Navy Ship in 2004.
What is the name of the
ship?
OPTIONS ARE

A. INS Tarangini
B. INS Krishna
C. INS Arihant
 Question-6

The bridge which

connects Rameswaram
to the Mainland is
known as:
OPTIONS ARE

A. Pamban Bridge
B. Mahatma Gandhi Bridge
C. Vivekananda Bridge
 Question-7

Which of the following is not

renewable energy?

OPTIONS ARE

A. Small Hydro Power

B. Thermal Power
C. Solar Power
 Question-8

Which of the
following was a
Shehnai Player?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Ustad Bismillah Khan

B. Ustad Allaudin Khan
C. Ustad Zakir Hussain
 Question-9
What is the name of this
Army Chief who was
also one of the two
Field Marshals of the
Indian Army?
OPTIONS ARE

A. SHFJ Manekshaw
B. K M Cariappa
C. A S Vaidya
 Question-10

Who wrote
‘Malgudi Days’?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Ruskin Bond
B. R K Laxman
C. R K Narayan
 Question-11

What do you
mean by Smile
Train?
OPTIONS ARE

A. A train bringing smile to all

B. World's leading cleft charity
C. A train taking children around India
 Question-12

Which is the
highest dam in
India?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Nagarjunasagar Dam
B. Bhakra Dam
C. Hirakud Dam
 Question-13

Which of the following High Courts

of India did not celebrate their
centenary in 1962?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Bombay High Court

B. Allahabad High Court
C. Calcutta High Court
 Question-14

India Post has issued two

stamps on ‘Jai Jawan’
and ‘Jai Kisan’. Who
coined this slogan?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Question-15
In 1967 & 2017 India Post issued a stamp
commemorating the Bicentenary and 250
years of this organisation. What is the
name of this organisation?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Archaelogical Survey of India

B. Geological Survey of India

C. Survey of India
 Question-16

Who is the famous painter

whose painting
‘Pratiksha’ was depicted
on an Indian stamp?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Nandlal Bose
B. Abanindranath Tagore
C. Raja Ravi Varma
 Question-17

The stamp issued on the

occasion of 75 years of
Indian Cinema depicted
a scene from the film:
OPTIONS ARE

A. Alam Ara
B. Raja Harischandra
C. Shree Pundalik
 Question-18

She is the youngest recipient

of India's highest peacetime
gallantry award, the Ashok
Chakra. Who is she?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Geeta Chopra
B. Neerja Bhanot
C. Mitali Madhumita
 Question-19

India Post issued this stamp

on the occasion of his birth
centenary in 1975. Who is this
famous personality?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Ronald Ross
B. Jim Corbett
C. Fateh Singh Rathore
 Question-20

India Post has issued a

stamp on Bhagwad
Geeta. This is a part of
the Hindu Epic:
OPTIONS ARE

A. Srimad Bhagavat
B. Ramayana
C. Mahabharat
 Question-21
Indian Post issued a stamp on
the occasion of an International
Symposium on this bird. What
is the name of this bird which is
an endangered species?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Lesser Florican
B. Siberian Crane
C. Great Indian Bustard
 Question-22
He is best known for the
Bhoodan Movement. Who is
this great personality who
has been honoured by India
Post?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 Question-23

Who was the first

Indian to go to space in
the Indo-Soviet Manned
Space Flight?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma

B. Wing Commander Ravish Malhotra
C. Flying Officer N J S Sekhon
 Question-24
He was one of the most
popular musicians of the
world. India Post honoured
him on his death bicentenary
in 1991. Who is he?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Beethoven
B. Mozart
C. Elvis Presley
 Question-25

Who was the

first man to go to
space?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Buzz Aldrin
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. Neil Armstrong
 Question-26

Penny Black is the first postage

stamp issued on 6th May, 1840.
Who is the person credited for
this stamp?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Rowland Hill
C. William Penn
 Question-27

Which US President was a

famous Philatelist?
OPTIONS ARE

A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

B. Abraham Lincoln
C. John F Kennedy
 Question-28

When was Pincode introduced in

India?

OPTIONS ARE

A. 26th January, 1976

B. 15th August, 1972
C. 2nd October, 1975