1. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike’s first term as Prime Minister of Ceylon?
a) 1944-1948
b) 1960-1965
c) 1966-1968
d) 1978-1980

2. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
a) 25 January 1898
b) 17 April 1916
c) 21 July 1912
d) 9 December 1921

3. Where was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
a) Batticaloa
b) Ratnapura
c) Vavuniya
d) Chillaw

4. To which party did Sirimao Bandaranaike belong?
a) United National Party
b) Janata Vimukti Party
c) Ceylon Socialist Party
d) Sri Lanka Freedom Party

5. Which of the following is true about Sirimao Bandaranaike?
a) World’s first woman Governor General
b) World’s first woman Prime Minister
c) World’s first woman President
d) World’s first woman Consul General

6. Which community was alienated by Sirimao Bandaranaike’s support to Buddhism and Sinhalese during her second term as Prime Minister?
a) Malayali
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Oriya

7. Who in 1980 stripped Sirimao Bandaranaike of her political rights?
a) Parliament
b) Cabinet
c) Supreme Court
d) Attorney General

8. Who in 1986 restored Sirimao Bandaranaike’s political rights?
a) Ranasinghe Premadasa
b) Mahindra Rajapakse
c) Junius Richard Jayawardene
d) Anura Bandaranaike

9. When did Sirimao Bandaranaike die?
a) 10 October 2000
b) 5 June 1997
c) 31 March 1999
d) 27 August 1992

10. Where did Sirimao Bandaranaike die?
a) Kandy
b) Galle
c) Colombo
d) Ampara

Sirimao Bandaranaike Quiz Answers

1. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike’s first term as Prime Minister of Ceylon?
b) 1960-1965

2. When was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
b) 17 April 1916

3. Where was Sirimao Bandaranaike born?
b) Ratnapura

4. To which party did Sirimao Bandaranaike belong?
d) Sri Lanka Freedom Party

5. Which of the following is true about Sirimao Bandaranaike?
b) World’s first woman Prime Minister

6. Which community was alienated by Sirimao Bandaranaike’s support to Buddhism and Sinhalese during her second term as Prime Minister?
b) Tamil

7. Who in 1980 stripped Sirimao Bandaranaike of her political rights?
a) Parliament

8. Who in 1986 restored Sirimao Bandaranaike’s political rights?
c) Junius Richard Jayawardene

9. When did Sirimao Bandaranaike die?
a) 10 October 2000

10. Where did Sirimao Bandaranaike die?
c) Colombo