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C o n t e n t s :

Chapter Chapter Name Page No.

1 Goddesses and Gods 1

2 Religion 6

3 Ramayan 16

4 Mahabharat 29

5 Religious Places 40

6 Fine Arts 45

7 Great Disciples of Great Teachers 52

8 History 54

9 Struggle for independence 67

10 First in India 71

11 Politics and Constitution 79

12 Geography 91

13 Major Towns/Cities Situated on Rivers 100

14 Minerals and Their Sources 102

15 Famous Institutes 104

16 Important Cities and Tourist Spots 109

17 Major Irrigation and Multipurpose Projects 115

18 Industries 119

19 Economic Scenario 121

20 Authors and Books 126

21 Important Quotations 134

22 Scientific Development 139

23 Sports 143

24 Nick Names 156

25 Founders 159

26 Indian Defence Forces 163

27 Childhood Names of Some Great Personalities 166

28 Current Affairs 168

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1. Goddesses and Gods

Q.1 Which god is worshipped first according to Hindu Traditions?

Ans. Ganesh

Q.2 Which gods are called Tridev ?

Ans. Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh

Q.3 Who is considered as the creator of the Universe according to Hindu religion?

Ans. Brahma

Q.4 Who is the Sustainer of the Universe?

Ans. Vishnu

Q.5 Which god is known as the destroyer of the Universe?

Ans. Shiva/Mahesh

Q.6 Which god is least worshipped among the Tridev ?

Ans. Brahma

Q.7 Where is the oldest and most famous temple of Lord Brahma situated?

Ans. Pushkar (Raj)

Q.8 By which name are the disciples of Vishnu known?

Ans. Vaishnavites

Q.9 By which name are the disciples of Shiva known?

Ans. Shaivites

Q.10 How many principal incarnations of Vishnu are known?

Ans. 10 (Total 24)

Q.11 In which form of incarnation did Vishnu save Bhakt Prahlad from Hiranyakashyap ?

Ans. Narsingh Avtaar

Q.12 Which incarnation of Vishnu has pharasa as his weapon?

Ans. Parshuram

Q.13 Which god is also known as Neelkanth ?

Ans. Shiva

Q.14 What is the name of Krishna's mother who gave birth to him?

Ans. Devaki

Q.15 Which god is known as Giridhar ?

Ans. Krishna

Q.16 Who is called the king of Hindu gods?

Ans. Indra


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Q.17 Which god is called Sahasraksha ?

Ans. Indra

Q.18 Who is the treasurer of Hindu gods?

Ans. Kuber

Q.19 Which deity is the 'goddess of wealth and fortune' according to Hindus?

Ans. Lakshmi

Q.20 Which place is known to be the origin of goddess Lakshmi?

Ans. The Ocean

Q.21 Name the Hindu goddess of learning.

Ans. Saraswati

Q.22 Name the Guru of gods.

Ans. Brihaspati

Q.23. Which god has four faces?

Ans. Brahma

Q.24 Which god is known by the names Ashutosh, Rudra, Mahdev etc?

Ans. Shiva

Q.25 Which goddess is known as Shailja (Girija) ?

Ans. Parvati

Q.26 Which god is known as Rudra ?

Ans. Shiva

Q.27 Which god is known as Vinayak?

Ans. Ganesh

Q.28 What is the vehicle of Indra ?

Ans. Airavat

Q.29 What is the Vehicle of Vishnu?

Ans. Garud

Q.30 What is the Vehicle of Shiva ?

Ans. Nandi

Q.31 What is the Vehicle of Lakshmi ?

Ans. Gaj (Elephant) / Owl

Q.32 What is the Vehicle of Saraswati ?

Ans. Hans/Swan


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Q.33 What is the Vehicle of Ganesha ?

Ans. Mouse

Q.34 What is the Vehicle of Kartikeya ?

Ans. Mayur/Peacock

Q.35 Whose Vehicle is Lion?

Ans. Durga

Q.36 What is the Vehicle of Yamraj ?

Ans. Buffalo (male)

Q.37 What is the Vehicle of Kamdev?

Ans. Parrot

Q.38 Which god is known as Ekdant ?

Ans. Ganesh

Q.39 Whose weapon is Vajra ?

Ans. Indra

Q.40 What material was used in making Vajra ?

Ans. Bones of Maharshi Dadhichi

Q.41 Which is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu?

Ans. Matsya

Q.42 Nayanars are the great devotees of which god in Tamil Literature?

Ans. Shiva

Q.43 Alwars are the great devotees of which go as per Tamil Literature?

Ans. Vishnu

Q.44 Who are the two celestial Doctors (Vaidyas to devtas) born to Surya ?

Ans. Ashwani Kumars

Q.45 What is the name of the Guru of Asurs (Demons) ?

Ans. Sukracharya

Q.46 Who killed the demon Mahishasur ?

Ans. Durga

Q.47 Name the architect among the gods?

Ans. Vishwakarma

Q.48 In which temple there are thirty three crores gods-goddeses ?

Ans. Raghunath Temple, Jammu


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Q.49 Which place is supposed to be the sleeping place of Lord Vishnu?

Ans. Ksheer-Sagar

Q.50 Which place is supposed to be the residence of Lord Shiva ?

Ans. Kailash Parvat

Q.51 From where is Brahma supposed to originate?

Ans. From the Lotus evicted from the navel of Lord Vishnu

Q.52 Whose daughter is goddess Saraswati ?

Ans. Brahma

Q.53 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the First day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Shailputri

Q.54 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Second day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Bhramcharini

Q.55 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Third day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Chandraghanta

Q.56 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Fourth day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Kushmanda

Q.57 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Fifth day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Skandmata

Q.58 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Sixth day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Katyayani

Q.59 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Seventh day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Kalratri

Q.60 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Eighth day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Mahagouri

Q.61 In which form is goddess Durga worshipped on the Ninth day of Navratra Festival?

Ans. Siddhidatri

Q.62 Which goddess is worshipped on Deepawali festival?

Ans. Lakshami

Q.63 Which god is responsible for rains according to Hindu mythology?

Ans. Indra

Q.64 Name the goddess who is also known as Veena Vadini, Sharda ?

Ans. Saraswati


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Q.65 Name the god who is also known as Vakratunda, Gajanan, Vighna-Vinashak, Ganpati, Lambodar?

Ans. Ganesh

Q.66 Name the charioteer of the chariot of Sun?

Ans. Arun

Q.67 Name the dance performed by Lord Shiva to destroy the whole world?

Ans. Tandav


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2. Religion

Q.1 Which are the most ancient religious books of Hindus?

Ans. Veda

Q.2 How many Vedas are there, give their names?

Ans. 4 (Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda, and Atharv-veda)

Q.3 Which among the four Vedas is the largest?

Ans. Rigveda

Q.4 Which Veda is associated with medical science?

Ans. Atharav-veda

Q.5 Which Veda is associated with Music?

Ans. Samveda

Q.6 How many numbers of Puranas are there?

Ans. 18 (Brahm, Padma, Vishnu, Shiva, Sri mad Bhagvat, Markandey, Kurma, Matsya, Agni, Narad, Brahm

Vaivart, Varah, skand, Garud, Brahmand, Bhavishya, Vaman and Ling)

Q.7 How many Shlokas Bhagwat -Puran has?

Ans. Vishnu-23000, Bhagwat-18000, Padma-55000, Varah-24000, Matsya-14000, Kurma-17000,

Vaman-10000,Garud-19000, Brahm-10000, Brahmand-12000, Brahm Vaivart-18000, Shiva-24000,

Ling-11000, Skand-81100, Narad-25000, Agni-15400, Markandeya-9000 Bhavishya-14500

Q.8 Name the place where Brahma performed his first Yajna?

Ans. Brahmavart (Bithoor)

Q.9 Give the number of Shlokas in Vishnupuran?

Ans. 23000

Q.10 Give the number of Skandhas in Srimad Bhagwat?

Ans. 12

Q.11 How many Chapters are there in Srimad Bhagwat?

Ans. 335


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Q.12 Who are the two main personalities between whom the main conversation in Srimad Bhagwat took place?

Ans. King Parikshit and Shuk Dev

Q.13 Name the author of Srimad Bhagwat?

Ans. Ved Vyas

Q.14 Which king accepted to work as a cremation ground keeper to keep his words?

Ans. Satyavadi Harishchandra

Q.15 By which name is Garhwal known in Skand Puran?

Ans. KedarKhand

Q.16 Who went to Gopis to deliver the message of Shri Krishna?

Ans. Uddhav

Q.17 Name the child who obeying his father, offered himself to the Lord Yam?

Ans. Nachiketa

Q.18 Name the king who offered flesh of his body to the hawk to save a pigeon?

Ans. King Shibi

Q.19 In which state is the Sringeri Mutt or Math of the Hindus located?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.20 Who founded the four Mathas of the Hindus?

Ans. Adiguru Shankaracharya

Q.21 Where was Adiguru Shankaracharya born?

Ans. Kaladi (Kerala)

Q.22 At what age Adiguru Shankaracharya expired?

Ans. 32 years

Q.23 Who is the founder of Adwaitwad?

Ans. Shankaracharya


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Q.24 Who is the founder of Dwaitwad?

Ans. Madhwacharya

Q.25 Where was Madhwacharya born?

Ans. Udupi (Karnatak)

Q.26 Where did Shankaracharya die?

Ans. Kedarnath

Q.27 Where is the deity of Badri Nath shifted in winter season?

Ans. Joshi Math

Q.28 Whose achievements are described in Sunder Kand ?

Ans. Hanuman

Q.29 Which kand contains the reference of coronation ceremony of Ram in Ramcharit Manas?

Ans. Uttar Kand

Q.30 Which religion was founded in the name of Lord Buddha?

Ans. Buddhism

Q.31 Where was Lord Buddha born?

Ans. Lumbini (Nepal)

Q.32 Where did Lord Buddha attain knowledge and wisdom?

Ans. Bodh Gaya

Q.33 Where did Lord Buddha get Nirvana?

Ans. Kushinagar

Q.34 To which religion are Tripitakas related?

Ans. Buddhism

Q.35 The first preaching of Lord Buddha at Sarnath are known as?

Ans. Dharam Chakra Pravartan


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Q.36 Name the mother of Lord Buddha.

Ans. Mahamaya

Q.37 Name the maternal aunt of Lord Buddha who was also his foster mother?

Ans. Prajapati Gautami

Q.38 Where did Gautam Buddha preach his first Sermon?

Ans. Sarnath

Q.39 Who was the first Tirthankar of Jain religion?

Ans. Rishabhadev

Q.40 How many Tirthankars are there in Jain religion?

Ans. 24

Q.41 Name the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism?

Ans. Swami Mahavir

Q.42 Name the father of Mahavir Swami, the twentyfourth Tirthankar of Jains?

Ans. Siddharth

Q.43 Where was Mahavir Swami born?

Ans. Kundgram, Kshatriya Kund (Bihar)

Q.44 Under which tree did Mahavir Swami achieve knowledge?

Ans. Ashoka

Q.45. By the side of which river Mahavir Swami attained knowledge?

Ans. Riju Palika

Q.46 By which name is Jain literature generally known?

Ans. Jain Agam

Q.47 Which are the two main streams in Jain Dharma?

Ans. Digamber and Shwetamber


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Q.48 At which place Mahavir Swami had taken his last breath?

Ans. Pavapuri (Bihar)

Q.49 Which is the birth place of Guru Nanak?

Ans. Nankana Sahib

Q.50 Which book has the preaching of Sikh-Gurus?

Ans. Guru Granth Sahib

Q.51 In memory of which Sikh Guru is Reetha Sahib Gurudwara constructed?

Ans. Guru Nanak

Q.52 Which is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh?

Ans. Patna Saheb

Q.53 Where is the Angeetha Sahib (Samadhi) of Guru Gobind Singh situated?

Ans. Nanded (Maharashtra)

Q.54 Who was the first Guru of Sikhs?

Ans. Guru Nanak Dev

Q.55 Give the number of Sikh Gurus?

Ans. Ten

Q.56 Sisganj Gurudwara reminds us the sacrifice of which sikh Guru?

Ans. Guru Teg Bahadur

Q.57 Which Sikh Guru sacrificed his four sons for the Dharma?

Ans. Guru Gobind Singh

Q.58 Who founded Khalsa Panth?


Q.59 What is the meaning of Khalsa?

Ans. Pious/Pure


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Q.60 In which religion the marriage ceremony is called "Anand Karaj"?

Ans. Sikh

Q.61 Who was announced as his successor by Guru Nanak Dev?

Ans. Guru Angad Dev

Q.62 Which sikh guru started Ian gar (Common dining) system?

Ans. Guru Angad Dev

Q.63 Name the first sikh guru who started training sikhs into military art?

Ans. Guru Hargobind

Q.64 Akal Takhat was built by which Guru?

Ans. Guru Hargobind

Q.65 Name the gurudwara which stands where Guru Harkishan breathed his last (Jyoti-Jot Samail?

Ans. Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi

Q.66 Name the sikh guru who died (Jyoti-Jot Samail while he was still a child.

Ans. Guru Harkishan

Q.67 Name the gurudwara which is built where headless body of Guru Teg Bahadur was cremated?

Ans. Gurudwara Rakab Ganj

Q.68 What was the age of Guru Gobind Singh when he became guru?

Ans. Nine years

Q.69 Name the gurudwara which stands where Guru Gobind Singh died?

Ans. Gurudwara Hazur Sahib, Sachkhand (Nanded)

Q.70 On the bank of which river gurudwara Hazur Sahib is built?

Ans. Godavari

Q.71 Who killed Subedar Wazir Khan, who had killed the son’s of guru Gobind Singh?

Ans. Banda Bairagi Guru Gobind Singh


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Q.72 Who took away the head of guru Teg Bahadur from Chandni Chowk and to where?

Ans. Bhai Jaita ji to Anandpur Sahib

Q.73 Who cremated the headless body of guru Teg Bahadur and where?

Ans. Bhai Lakhi Shah Banjara at Rakab Ganj, Delhi

Q.74 Who prepared the original copy of Guru Granth Sahib?

Ans. Bhai Gurdas

Q.75 What is the name of original copy of Guru Granth Sahib?

Ans. Kartarpuri

Q.76 Who edited Guru Granth Sahib first of all?

Ans. Guru Arjun Dev

Q.77 Who completed Guru Granth Sahib?


Q.78 The preaching of how many gurus had been compiled in Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Arjun Dev?

Ans. Four

Q.79 Who gave recognition of sikh guru to Granth Sahib?


Q.80 When was Guru Granth Sahib enshrined or installed in Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) for the first

time?

Ans. 1 st Sept., 1604

Q.81 What is the total number of Shabads/Slokas/Chhandas in Guru Granth Sahib?

Ans. 5872

Q.82 Name the state to which Chaitanya Mahaprabhu belonged?

Ans. Bengal

Q.83 Name the foreign disciple (lady) who preached religion alongwith Swami Vivekanand?

Ans. Sister Nivedita


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Q.84 Sant Tukaram and Eknath hailed from which state?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.85 Give the name of fifth Sikh Guru.

Ans. Arjun Dev

Q.86 Which river is also known as Sun's daughter?

Ans. Yamuna

Q.87 Which place is the origin of river Ganga?

Ans. Gaumukh

Q.88 Who was the woman tested for her fidelity by the three gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh?

Ans. Anusuiya

Q.89 Name the daughter of Daksh Prajapati and the wife of Lord Shiva?

Ans. Sati (Uma)

Q.90 Where is the largest Shiva Ling in India situated?

Ans. Bhojpur (M.P.)

Q.91 Which place is called Dharm Kshetra (Holy Place) in Geeta?

Ans. Kurukshetra

Q.92 Where is Dronacharya Temple situated?

Ans. Gurgaon (Haryana)

Q.93 Who was the first person, who published the arti ' Om Jai Jagdish Hare .. .' in Satydharm Muktawali?

Ans. Pt. Shradhha Nand Phillauri

Q.94 Name the Snake used for churning the ocean?

Ans. Vasuki

Q.95 Name the son of Satyavadi Harishchandra?

Ans. Rohitashva


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Q.96 Which place in Tamil Nadu is known as Kashi of South?

Ans. Kanchipuram

Q.97 Name the father and mother of Bhakt Prahlad?

Ans. Hiranya Kashyap and Kayadhu

Q.98 Name the son of Lord Krishna & Rukmini?

Ans. Pradyuman

Q.99 Which god did Sant Tukaram worship?

Ans. Lord Vitthal

Q.100 Name the mother of Angad, the Son of Bali?

Ans. Tara

Q.101 What is the name of Muslim Calendar?

Ans. Hijri

Q.102 Whose temple is in Ganga Sagar?

Ans. Kapil Muni

Q.103 Which Goddess temple is in Kanya Kumari?

Ans. Parvati / Bhagwati Amman / Kumari Amman

Q.104 Name the grandfather of Parshuram?

Ans. Richik

Q.105 Whom did Sri Krishna kill after forgiving his 99 faults?

Ans. Shishupal

Q.106 On which festival it is customary to wear yellow clothes according to Hindu mythology?

Ans. Basant Panchami

Q.107 Who broke one of the teeths of Ganesh Ji?

Ans. Parshuram


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Q.108 Where was Narsi Mehta born?

Ans. Junagarh (Gujarat)

Q.109 The kings of which dynasty built the Mahabalipuram temples?

Ans. Pallav

Q.110 Which Vishnu incarnation killed the demon Hiranyaksh?

Ans. Varah

Q.111 Which sect was founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?

Ans. Gaudiya Vaishnav Sect15

Q.112 In which city did Ramanuja charya attain enlightenment?

Ans. Kanchi

Q.113 Kumbh Festival is held in which of the following city?

Ans. Nasik

Q.114 Who wrote the poems known as 'Abhang'?

Ans. Sant Tuka Ram

Q.115 Where did Sant Kabir die?

Ans. Magahar

Q.116 Name the Takshak Nag (Serpent) who fought with Arjun to avenge his mothers slaughter?

Ans. Ashwasen

Q.117 Who founded sufi sect. in India?

Ans. Khwaja Mouinuddin Chisti


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3. Ramayan

Q.1 Who is the writer of Ramayana ?

Ans. Valmiki

Q.2 Which is the other name of Ramayana?

Ans. Dashanan Vadh

Q.3 Which incident hurt Valmiki that he wrote the first shloka of Ramayan?

Ans. Killing of a Kraunch bird by a hunter

Q.4 Who inspired Valmiki to write Ramayana ?

Ans. Brahma

Q.5 How many couplets (slokas) are there in Ramayana ?

Ans. 24000

Q.6 How many chapters are there in Ramyana ?

Ans. Seven

Q.7 By which name are the chapters of Ramayana known?

Ans. Kand

Q.8 How many sub chapters (sargas) are there in Ramayan?

Ans. 500

Q.9 Who founded Ayodhya for the first time?

Ans. Manu

Q.10 Ayodhya was the capital of which Janpada (District) ?

Ans. Kaushal

Q.11 Who was the father of Ikshwaku, the first king of Ayodhya ?

Ans. Manu

Q.12 Who was the father of king Dasharath ?

Ans. Aj


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Q.13 To which dynasty did king Dashrath belong?

Ans. Ikshvaku

Q.14 Where the horse, released for Ashwamedha Yajna by Sagar, the ancestor of Ram, was found?

Ans. In Saint Kapil's monastery.

Q.15 What happened to 60,000 sons of Sagar who went to look for horse released for Ashawamedha Yaina ?

Ans. They were burnt to ash due to saint Kapil's anger

Q.16 Who brought back the horse of King Sagar's Aswamedha Yajna ?

Ans. Anshuman, the grand son of king Sagar.

Q.17 What advice was given for the salvation of king Sagar's sons?

Ans. To bring the Ganges from heaven and pass it through their ashes.

Q.18 According to Hindu mythology, who brought Ganga on earth?

Ans. Bhagirath

Q.19 Name the king who requested Vashistha for a yajna to send him bodily to the heaven?

Ans. Trishanku

Q.20 Could Trishanku reach the heaven bodily?

Ans. No, he is said to be in the mid way since then.

Q.21 The Mantras regarding Putreshti Yajna have been taken from which Veda?

Ans. Atharva Veda

Q.22 Who was Kulguru (Royal priest) of King Dashrath?

Ans. Vashistha

Q.23 Who was the Priest (Kulpurohit) of King Dashrath besides Guru Vashistha ?

Ans. Vam Dev

Q.24 Which Yajna was performed by king Dashrath to have sons?

Ans. Putraishthi Yajna


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Q.25 Which item was eaten by wives of king Dashrath after the Putreshti yajna to make them pregnant?

Ans. Kheer (Payas)

Q.26 Name the father of Bhagirath, who brought Ganga to earth?

Ans. Dalip

Q.27 Who cursed king Dashrath for son's separation?

Ans. Sharvan Kumar's parents

Q.28 Name Kaikayee's father.

Ans. Ashwapati

Q.29 What is the common name of Rishi Kaushik in Ramayana ?

Ans. Vishwamitra

Q.30 Why Vishwamitra is also known as Kaushik ?

Ans. Being grandson of Rishi kush

Q.31 Which river is also called 'Jahnavi' ?

Ans. Ganga

Q.32 What was the name of the place where Vishwamitra was performing his yajna ?

Ans. Siddhasram, Baxar (Bihar)

Q.33 Who accepted to perform this yajna when vashistha refused?

Ans. Vishwamitra

Q.34 Who accompanied Vishwamitra in the yajna organised by Maharaj Janak?

Ans. Ram and Lakshman

Q.35 Vishwamitra brought Ram and Laxman to save his Yajna from demons. Name the demons?

Ans. Marich and Subahu

Q.36 Name the two extraordinary skills given to Ram by Vishwamitra while taking Ram and Laxman with him.

Ans. Bala and Atibala


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Q.37 On whose insistence, Dashrath agreed to send Ram and Laxman with Vishwamitra ?

Ans. Guru Vashistha

Q.38 Whom Ram killed first while going to the forest with saint Vishwamitra ?

Ans. the demon Tadka

Q.39 For how many days Ram and Laxman protected and guarded the Yajna of Vishwamitra ?

Ans. six days

Q.40 Which demon was killed by Ram while guarding the Yajna of Vishwamitra ?

Ans. subahu

Q.41 What Ram did to Mareech ?

Ans. Threw him away to a far distance (100 Yojans) with his arrow

Q.42 Who was Mareech's mother?

Ans. The demon Tadka

Q.43 Where did Kushdhwaj, the brother of king Janak rule?

Ans. Sankakshya

Q.44 Name the parents of Parshuram .

Ans. Renuka and Jamadgini

Q.45 Name the wife of Maharshi Gautam ?

Ans. Ahilya

Q.46 Name the father of king Janak?

Ans. Hriswaroma

Q.47 Name the Guru of king Janak.

Ans. Shatanand (Sadanand)

Q.48 Who gave birth to Sita ?

Ans. Earth


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Q.49 What is the literal meaning of Sita ?

Ans. The tip of harrow

Q.50 Name the lady who had a discussion with Yagyavalkya in the court of King Janak.

Ans. Gargi

Q.51 Who is known as Vaidehi (Janaki) in Ramayana ?

Ans. Sita

Q.52 Name the protector mother of Sita.

Ans. Sunayna

Q.53 Which saint was annoyed when Shri Ram broke the Shiva Dhanush at Sita Swayamvar ?

Ans. Parshuram

Q.54 Name Janak's daughter other then Sita ?

Ans. urmila

Q.55 Name Laxman's wife in Ramayan.

Ans. urmila

Q.56 Name Bharat's wife in Ramayan .

Ans. Mandavi

Q.57 Name Shatrughana's wife in Ramayana .

Ans. Shrutkriti

Q.58 Name the father of Bharat's wife Mandvi and Shatrughan's wife Srutikirti ?

Ans. Kushdhwaj, brother of king Janak

Q.59 Where did Kushdhwaj, the brother of king Janak rule?

Ans. Sankakshya

Q.60 Nishad Raj Guh ruled which kingdom?

Ans. Shrangverpur


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Q.61 What was the age of Ram when he was exiled for 14 years?

Ans. 27 years

Q.62 What was the age of Sita when she went to forest for 14 years with Ram?

Ans. 18 years

Q.63 Who forbade Sita to change over to coarse clothes and asked to go to the forest with fine clothes and

ornaments while going with Ram?

Ans. The king Dashrath and Vashistha.

Q.64 Where did Ram and others rest on the first day of his exile?

Ans. On the bank of Tamsa river.

Q.65 How many days Bharat took to reach Ayodhya from his maternal uncle's house?

Ans. 8 days

Q.66 Where was the ashram of Rishi Bharadwaj situated?

Ans. Prayag

Q.67 During his exile Ram was adviced to live at which place by Bharadwaj Muni ?

Ans. Chitrakoot

Q.68 What did Ram say while refusing to go back and rule Ayodhya even after insistance of Vashistha and

others?

Ans. He said he would not disobey his father's order.

Q.69 Who occupied the throne of Ayodhya after Ram's exile?

Ans. Ram's foot wear, khadaun.

Q.70 Where did Ram go after meeting his brother Bharat ?

Ans. Monastry of saint Attri.

Q.71 Name the Muni who gave royal welcome to Bharat and his whole army when they went to pursuade Ram

to return back to Ayodhya.

Ans.


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Q.72 When Ram was in exile, where did Bharat live?

Ans. Nandigram

Q.73 Name the Rishi whose wife was Anusuya .

Ans. Atri

Q.74 In which forest did Ram enter after Chitrakoot?

Ans. Dandakaranya

Q.75 Who was the owner of the cow Kamdhenu according to Ramayana ?

Ans. Rishi Vashistha

Q.76 How was Viradh killed?

Ans. He was badly beaten and was buried alive.

Q.77 Where did Ram meet with Shabri ?

Ans. Near Pumpa Tank

Q.78 Where was pumpa tank situated?

Ans. Near Rishymuk Hill

Q.79 Where did Surpankha meet Ram and Laxman ?

Ans. Panchvati

Q.80 Who was the protector of Punchvati area?

Ans. The demon khar

Q.81 How many demons were killed by Ram alone besides Khar and Dushan?

Ans. 140000

Q.82 Which chapter of Ramayana contains the abduction of Sita?

Ans. Aranyakand

Q.83 Who advised Rawan to abduct Sita ?

Ans. The demon Akampan


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Q.84 Whose help Rawan sought for the abduction of Sita ?

Ans. Marich

Q.85 From whom Rawan snatched the Pushpak aircraft ?

Ans. His brother Kuber

Q.86 How many monkeys were sitting at Rishyamuk hill when Sita threw a bundle of jewellery while being

abducted by Rawan ?

Ans. 5

Q.87 At the time of abduction of Sita, which king of birds had a fight with Ravan?

Ans. Jatayu

Q.88 At the bank of which river Ram cremated Jatayu ?

Ans. Godavari

Q.89 Which two demons did Bali kill?

Ans. Mayasur and Dundubhi

Q.90 Which state was ruled by monkey king Bali?

Ans. Kishkindha

Q.91 In the monastry of which saint the blood drops were split when Bali killed Dundubhi ?

Ans. Saint Matang

Q.92.. In which kand of Ram Charit Manas has the incidence of Hanuman getting wounded by Bharat's arrow

been described?

Ans. Lanka Kand

Q.93 Which was the meeting place of Ram and Sugriva for the first time?

Ans. Rishyamook hills

Q.94 Why did Ram not kill Bali on his first fight with Sugreev ?

Ans. He could not differentiate between the two

Q.95 What did Ram do to ascertain identification of Sugreev ?

Ans. Garlanded Sugreev with gaj pushpi


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Q.96 Name the wife of Sugreev ?

Ans. Ruma

Q.97 Name the wife of Bali?

Ans. Tara

Q.98 Where did Ram and Laxman live for four months of rainy season after the Sugreev's coronation?

Ans. In the caves of Prasrvan hills

Q.99 To whom did Sugreev send at the door to calm down Laxman, when Laxman went to remind Sugreev to

send teams for searching Sita after the end of rainy season?

Ans. Tara

Q.100 Name the chief of the group of soldiers sent in the east direction to search Sita ?

Ans. Vinat

Q.101 Name the chief of the soldiers sent in the south direction to search sita?

Ans. Angad

Q.102 Name the chief of the soldiers sent in the west direction to search sita?

Ans. Sushen

Q.103 Name the chief of the soldiers sent in the north direction to search sita ?

Ans. Shatbali

Q.104 In which direction did Hanuman and Jambvant go?

Ans. South

Q.105 How much time was given to each group for searching Sita ?

Ans. One month

Q.106 Who gave information regarding Sita's abode to Angad ?

Ans. Sampati

Q.107 Who reminded Hanuman his strength at the time of crossing the ocean?

Ans. Jamvant


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Q.108 From which mountain did Hanuman make a flying start across the ocean?

Ans. Mahendra mountain

Q.109 Which mountain emerged from the ocean when Hanuman was crossing it ?

Ans. Mainak

Q.110 To whom did gods send to test the ability of Hanuman while he was crossing the ocean?

Ans. Sursa

Q.111 Who caught Hanuman's reflection in water to retain his speed while he was flying across the ocean?

Ans. Singhika

Q.112 Who was the first to meet when Hanuman reached Lanka after crossing the ocean?

Ans. Lankini

Q.113 Where was Sita kept in Lanka by Ravan after her abduction?

Ans. Ashok Vatika

Q.114 Where did Hanuman and Sita meet for the first time?

Ans. Ashoka vatika

Q.115 Which son of Ravan was killed by Hanuman in Ashok Vatika while searching for Sita ?

Ans. Akshya Kumar

Q.116 Who captured Hanuman in Ashok Vatika and presented him before Ravan ?

Ans. Meghnad (Indrajeet)

Q.117 What did Ram give to Hanuman as the mark of his identify when Hanuman was going to search Sita ?

Ans. His ring

Q.118 What did Sita give to Hanuman as the mark of her identify for Ram?

Ans. Chudamani

Q.119 From which mountain did Hanuman make a flying start from Lanka to cross the ocean ?

Ans. Aristha Mountain


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Q.120 Which garden was devastated by monkeys after Hanuman came back on successful search of Sita ?

Ans. Madhuban

Q.121 How did Sita left for heavenly abode?

Ans. The earth burst and Sita went into it.

Q.122 Who carried Laxman on his shoulders when army started from Kishkindha ?

Ans. Angad

Q.123 Who carried Ram on his shoulders when his army started from Kishkindha ?

Ans. Hanuman

Q.124 Who was the main contributor in building the bridge over the ocean?

Ans. Nal

Q.125 What was the name given to the bridge?

Ans. Nal Setu

Q.126 How long it took to construct this bridge?

Ans. 5 days

Q.127 Name the mountain where the army of Ram camped after crossing the ocean?

Ans. Suvel mountain

Q.128 Atop which hill Lanka was situated?

Ans. Trikuta Hills

Q.129 How many main gates Lankapuri had?

Ans. Four

Q.130 Name the maternal grandfather who advised Ravan to compromise with Ram?

Ans. Malyavan

Q.131 Who came forward in support of Vibhishan and advised Ram to accommodate him in his company.

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Q.132 Who was the winner in the war between Ram and Laksman and Meghnad on the first day?

Ans. Meghnad,

Q.133 Who killed Lavnasur ?

Ans. Shatrughana

Q.134 Who brought Sita in the battlefield to show Ram and Laxman tied with the serpents?

Ans. The demon ladies

Q.135 Who convinced Sita that Ram and Laxman were alive?

Ans. The demon lady Trijita

Q.136 Who unbound tied Ram and Laxman ?

Ans. Garud

Q.137 Who killed Meghnad ?

Ans. Laxman

Q.138 Who killed Kumbhkarna ?

Ans. Ram

Q.139 Who sent his chariot seeing that Ram was fighting against Ravan on foot?

Ans. Indra

Q.140 Who was the charioteer of the chariot sent by Indra ?

Ans. Matli

Q.141 Which great lady of Lanka is revered as Sati ?

Ans. Sulochana

Q.142 Where did Ram go to repent for a Brahman's killing?

Ans. Rameshwaram

Q.143 Whom did Ram greet first after returning from exile?

Ans. Kaekai


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Q.144 In which ashram (monastry) did Lav and Kush born?

Ans. Valmiki's Ashram

Q.145 To whom Ram offered the post ofYuvraj (Crown Prince) when he was crowned as king?

Ans. Laxman

Q.146 Who was given the post of Yuvraj (Crown Prince) when Laxman refused it ?

Ans. Bharat

Q.147 Shatrughana was made king of which place?

Ans. Madhupuri(Mathura)

Q.148 Kush was made king of which place?

Ans. South Kausala

Q.149 Lav was made king of which place?

Ans. North Kausala

Q.150 Who left for heavenly abode first among the Ram, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughana ?

Ans. Laxman


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4. Mahabharat

Q.1 Who is the author of Mahabharat ?

Ans. Ved Vyas

Q.2 Who did the writing work of Mahabharat ?

Ans. Ganesh

Q.3 What is the real name of the book Mahabharat ?

Ans. Jai Sanghita

Q.4 Vishnu Sahsranam is a part of which epic?

Ans. Mahabharat

Q.5 Bhagvad Gita is a part of which epic?

Ans. Mahabharat

Q.6 How many chapters are there in Bhagavad Gita ?

Ans. Eighteen

Q.7 By what name are the chapters of Mahabharat known?

Ans. Parva

Q.8 How many shlokas are there in Bhagvad Gita ?

Ans. 700

Q.9 Which chapter of Bhagvad Gita is the longest?

Ans. 18th

Q.10 In which chapter of Bhagvad Gita has Virat Swarup of Lord Krishna been described?

Ans. 11th

Q.11 Which saint told the story of Mahabharat to Janmejay ?

Ans. Vaishampayan

Q.12 How many Slokas (Verses) are there in Mahabharat?

Ans. One Lakh

Q.13 Which Parva of Mahabharat contains Bhagvad Gita ?

Ans. Bhishma Parva

Q.14 In which Parva of Mahabharat is described the conversation between Yudhishthar and Yaksh ?

Ans. Aranya Parva

Q.15 In which Parva of Mahabharat is described the story of Satyavan- Savitri ?

Ans. Van Parva

Q.16 In which Parva of Mahabharat is the story of Ramayan ?

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Q.17 In which Parva of Mahabharat is described the story of Nal- Damyanti ?

Ans. Van Parva

Q.18 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of forceful undressing of Draupadi ?

Ans. Sabha Parva

Q.19 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of gambling of Yudhishthir?

Ans. Sabha Parva

Q.20 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of Pandava's marriage with Draupadi ?

Ans. Adi Parva

Q.21 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of burning of Laksha grah (house of lac) ?

Ans. Adi Parva

Q.22 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of Indra's begging of Kundal (ear rings) and Kavach (shield)

from Karan?

Ans. Van Parva

Q.23 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of Pandava's year of hiding?

Ans. Virat Parva

Q.24 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of killing of Keechak ?

Ans. Virat Parva

Q.25 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of marriage of Abhimanyu and Uttara ?

Ans. Virat Parva

Q.26 In which Parva is description of getting and leaving the status of Indra by king Nahush ?

Ans. Udyog Parva

Q.27 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of Vidur niti ?

Ans. Udyog Parva

Q.28 Sri Krishna requested Karan to fight in favour of Pandavas telling him that he was elder brother of

Yudhishthir. But he refused. In which Parva of Mahabharat this story is described?

Ans. Udyog Parva

Q.29 Sri Krishna requested Duryodhan to avoid the war with Pandavas telling him that Yudhishthir was his

brother. Duryodhan refused and tried to arrest Krishna. Krishna foiled his attempt. In which Parva of

Mahabharat this episode is described?

Ans. Udyog Parva

Q.30 Arjun attempted to kill Yudhishthir with sword. In which Parva of Mahabharat this episode is narrated?

Ans. Karan Parva

Q.31 Aswathama advised Duryodhan to compromise with Pandavas. In which Parva of Mahabharat this event

is narrated?

Ans. Karan Parva


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Q.32 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of Parashar Geeta ?

Ans. Shanti Parva

Q.33 In which Parva of Mahabharat is description of death of Bhishm pitamah ?

Ans. Anushasan Parva

Q.34 Name the mother and father of Bhishma Pitamah.

Ans. Ganga and Shantanu

Q.35 What was the real name of Bhishma Pitamah ?

Ans. Dev Vrat

Q.36 Which king other than Yudhishthir lost his kingdom in gambling according to Mahabharat ?

Ans. Nal

Q.37 Which state was ruled by king Nal ?

Ans. Nishadh

Q.38 Whose daughter was Damyanti, wife of king Nal ?

Ans. Bhimak

Q.39 To whom the king Nal lost his kingdom in gambling?

Ans. His brother Pushkar

Q.40 Name the sister of Vasudeo?

Ans. Pritha, also known as Kunti

Q.41 Which sailor woman did Shantanu marry?

Ans. Satyavati

Q.42 Name the father and mother of sati Savitri ?

Ans. Ashwapati and Malvi

Q.43 Name the sons of Satyavati.

Ans. Chitrangad and Vichitra Virya

Q.44 Who, according to Mahabharat, threw her seven children into the Ganga river?

Ans. Ganga, the wife of Shantanu

Q.45 Name the mother of Dhritrashtra.

Ans. Ambika

Q.46 Name the mother of Pandu.

Ans. Ambalika

Q.47 Bhishma abducted three princess of Kashiraj, married two of them with Vichitravirya. What was the name

of third?

Ans. Amba


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Q.48 Amba and Ambalika were the princesses of which state?

Ans. Kashi

Q.49 Whose wife was Kunti ?

Ans. Pandu

Q.50 What is the other name of Kunti ?

Ans. Pritha

Q.51 Name the second wife of Pandu?

Ans. Madri

Q.52 Madri was the princess of which state?

Ans.

Q.53 Who taught archery to Bhishma and Draunacharya ?

Ans. Parshuram

Q.54 By what name are Dhritrashtra's sons known?

Ans. Kauravas

Q.55 By what name are Pandu's sons known?

Ans. Pandavas

Q.56 Who tied a blind fold on her eyes just after her marriage according to Mahabharat ?

Ans. Gandhari

Q.57 Ghandhari was the princess of which state?

Ans. Gandhar

Q.58 Who is known as Dharamputra in Mahabharat ?

Ans. Yudhishthir

Q.59 Name the warrior guru of Kauravas and Pandavas.

Ans. Dronacharya

Q.59 Name the Bheel who learnt archery taking orders from the statue of his guru.

Ans. Eklavya

Q.60 Who was the minister of Dhritrashtra ?

Ans. Vidur

Q.61 In which city was Krishna born?

Ans. Mathura

Q.62 Name the charioteer for Krishna's Chariot?

Ans. Daruk


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Q.63 Who presented famous konch Devdutt to Arjun ?

Ans. Mayasur

Q.64 Name the priest of Pandavas ?

Ans. Dhaumya

Q.65 Which was the capital of Yudhishthir's empire?

Ans. Indraprastha

Q.66 Name the architect who constructed abnormal castle for Yudhishthar where Duryodhan was illusioned ?

Ans. Mayasur

Q.67 Name the real mother of Karna.

Ans. Kunti

Q.68 Who was the first to get married amongst the Pandavas ?

Ans. Bheem

Q.69 Draupadi was the princess of which state?

Ans. Panchal

Q.70 What was the childhood name of Draupadi ?

Ans. Krishna

Q.71 Name the lady who was wife of Arjun, sister of Krishna and mother of Abhimanyu.

Ans. Subhadra

Q.72 In order to save a Brahmin family in Ekchakra town, Bhim killed a demon. Name him?

Ans. Bakasur

Q.73 How Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumn were born ?

Ans. From Altar of yagya

Q.74 Whose daughter was Chitrangda, wife of Arjun?

Ans. Chitravahan,king of Manipur

Q.75 Whose daughter was Ulupi, wife of Arjun ?

Ans. The serpant king Kauravya

Q.76 Who gave gandiva to Arjun and chakra to Krishna?

Ans. The god Varun on the request of Agni

Q.77 Who was Mayasur ?

Ans. The architect of the demons.

Q.78 Who gave peculiar pot with endless meals to Pandavas when they went into exile?

Ans. Surya


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Q.79 Where did Pandavas spend their year of hiding in exile?

Ans. Virat Nagar

Q.80 How many years exile was awarded to Pandavas on their defeat in the gambling?

Ans. Twelve years plus one year in hiding

Q.81 Where did Kunti live when Pandavas were in exile?

Ans. With Vidur in Hastinapur

Q.82 Which saint accompained pandavas during their exile?

Ans. Dhaumya

Q.83 Name different weapons received by Arjun from Yamraaj during exile from different gods?

Ans. Dand

Q.84 What was the disguised name of Draupadi during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Sairandhri

Q.85 What was the disguised name of Yudhishthir during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Kank

Q.86 What was the disguised name of Bheem during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Ballav

Q.87 What was the disguised name of Arjun during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Brihannala

Q.88 What was the disguised name of Sahdev during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Arishtanemi

Q.89 What was the disguised name of Nakul during the year of hiding of Pandavas ?

Ans. Granthik

Q.90 What work was allotted to Yudhishthir during his year of hiding?

Ans. To teach gambling to king Virat

Q.91 What work was allotted to Bhim during his year of hiding?

Ans. Was a cook in the kitchen of Virat

Q.92 What work was allotted to Arjun during his year of hiding?

Ans. To teach dance and music to Virat's daughter

Q.93 What work was allotted to Nakul during his year of hiding?

Ans. To look after horses of king Virat

Q.94 What work was allotted to Sahdev during his year of hiding?

Ans. To look after cows of king Virat


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Q.95 Who taught Arjun dancing during exile?

Ans. Chitrasen

Q.96 Who was Keechak? The brother of Sudeshna,

Ans. wife of Virat

Q.97 How did Balram die?

Ans. He ended his life through yoga.

Q.98 What assignment Krishna took in Rajsuya Yajna ?

Ans. To wash Brahmins feet

Q.99 Who took the responsibility to look after boarding arrangements in the Rajsuya yajna of Yudhishthir ?

Ans. Dushasan

Q.100 Who was given the honour of best guest in Rajsuya yajna ?

Ans. Shri Krishna

Q.101 Name the Conch (Shankh) owned by Shri Kishna

Ans. Panchjanya

Q.102 Name the Conch owned by Yudhishthir.

Ans. Anant Vijay

Q.103 Name the Conch owned by Bheem.

Ans. Paundra

Q.104 Name the Conch owned by Arjun.

Ans. Devdutt

Q.105 Name the Conch owned by Nakul.

Ans. Sughosh

Q.106 Name the Conch owned by Sahdev.

Ans. Manipushpak

Q.107 Where was Mahabharat war fought?

Ans. Kurukshetra

Q.108 Who was the other brave warrior besides Balram who remained neutral in Mahabharat war?

Ans. Rukmi

Q.109 Name the brother of Madri, who fought in favour of Kauravas ?

Ans. Shalya

Q.110 Who was Yuyutsu ?

Ans. Son of Dhritrashtra


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Q.111 How many commanders took charge for Kauravas forces in Mahabharat war?

Ans. Five

Q.112 Who was the first commander of Kaurava's forces in Mahabharat War?

Ans. Bhishma Pitamah

Q.113 For how many days Bhisma fought as commander in chief?

Ans. 10 days

Q.114 Who was the commander of Kauravas after Bhisma ?

Ans. Dronacharya

Q.115 For how many days Shalya remained chief commander of Kauravas army?

Ans. One day

Q.116 Who was the first commander of Pandavas forces in Mahabharat War?

Ans. Dhrishtadyumn

Q.117 Who arranged forces to form Chakravyuh in Mahabharat ?

Ans. Dronacharya

Q.118 On which day of Mahabharat was Chakravyuh framed?

Ans. Thirteenth day

Q.119 Where was Arjun when Chakravyuh was framed?

Ans. He had gone to fight with the Sanshaptaks

Q.120 How many warriors joined hands in chakravyuh to kill Abhimanyu ?

Ans. Six

Q.121 Who killed Ghatotkach, the son of Bheem in Mahabharat war?

Ans. Kama

Q.122 Karna procured 'Shakti' from Indra to kill Arjun, but this was used to kill someone else. Who was he ?

Ans. Ghatotkach

Q.123 Name the two warriors who used Brahmastra in Mahabharat war.

Ans. Arjun and Ashwathama

Q.124 Which deadly weapon was used by Ashwathama against the Pandavas towards the end of Mahabharat

War?

Ans. Brahmastra

Q.125 Which deadly weapon did Arjun receive from lord Shiva ?

Ans. Pashupatastra

Q.126 On which day of Mahabharat war, Sri Krishna made an attempt to kill Bhisma with his Chakra forgetting

his vow not to participate in the war?

Ans. Third day


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Q.127 Who forced to break vow of Shri Krishna not to use arms in Mahabharatat War?

Ans. Bhishma

Q.128 For how many days Bhishm pitamah continued to lie down on the bed of arrows?

Ans. 58 days

Q.129 Who killed Virat and Drupad ?

Ans. Dronacharya

Q.130 Which state was reigned by Jarasandh ?

Ans. Magadh

Q.131 How many kings were in Jarasandh's prison?

Ans. 86

Q.132 For how many days wrestling between Bhim and Jarasandh continued?

Ans. 14 days

Q.133 Who killed Jarasandha ?

Ans. Bheem

Q.134 To whom did the elephant, named Aswathama belong?

Ans. Indra Verma, King of Malwa

Q.135 Who killed the elephant Aswathama ?

Ans. Bhim

Q.136 Who announced first that Aswathama was killed?

Ans. Bhim

Q.137 Who killed Dronacharya ?

Ans. Dhrishtdyumn

Q.138 For how long Dronacharya remained chief commander of Kauravas ?

Ans. five days

Q.139 Who took command of the army after Dronacharya ?

Ans. Karna

Q.140 Who killed Iravan, the son of Arjun ?

Ans. Alumbush

Q.141 Name the son of Duryodhan ?

Ans. Laxman

Q.142 Who killed Laxman, the son of Duryodhan?

Ans. Abhimanyu


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Q.143 Name the bow of Karna?

Ans. Vijay

Q.144 Whose arms were crushed by Bheem to fulfil his vow?

Ans. Dushasan

Q.145 Who killed Dushasan ?

Ans. Bhim

Q.146 Which day of Mahabharat war, was Karan killed?

Ans. 17 day

Q.147 When did Kripacharya advised Duryodhan to make compromise with Pandavas ?

Ans. After the death of Karna

Q.148 Who killed Karna?

Ans. Arjun

Q.149 Who killed Dhristhdyumn,Uttamoja and Yudhamanu ?

Ans. Aswathama killed them by beating

Q.150 Who killed the five sons of Draupadi?

Ans. Aswathama killed them by sword

Q.151 Who became the commander of Kauravas forces after Karna's death?

Ans. Shalya

Q.152 Who killed Uluk, the son of Shakuni ?

Ans. Sahadev

Q.153 Who killed Shakuni ?

Ans. Sahadev

Q.154 Which day of the Mahabharat it was when Shakuni was killed?

Ans. 18 day

Q.155 Who killed Shalya ?

Ans. Yudhishthir

Q.156 What did Duryodhan do after the death of Shalya ?

Ans. He took shelter in a pond.

Q.157 Who amongst the Pandavas survived after the Mahabharat war?

Ans. Five Pandavas, Krishna and Satyaaki

Q.158 Who amongest Kauravas survived after the Mahabharat war?

Ans. Kritvarma, Kripacharya, Aswathama,Yuyutsu, Vidur and Sanjay.


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Q.159 What happened as Arjun and Shri Krishna stepped down from the Chariot after the Mahabharat war?

Ans. The Chariot immediately got burnt to ashes

Q.160 What advice was given to Yudhishthir by Vyas after the end of war?

Ans. To have Aswamedh Yajna

Q.161 Why was Yudhishthir reluctant to perform aswamedh yajna after the end of war?

Ans. Due to scarcity of fund

Q.162 Whom did Yudhishthir appoint as a Yuvraj after his coronation?

Ans. Bhim

Q.163 Whom did Yudhishthir appoint as a Minister after his coronation?

Ans. Vidur

Q.164 Whom did Yudhishthir appoint as Incharge of Finance after his coronation?

Ans. Sanjay

Q.165 Whom did Yudhishthir give charge to look after the Army after his coronation?

Ans. Nakul

Q.166 Whom did Yudhishthir give the responsibility to safeguard against enemies after his coronation?

Ans. Arjun

Q.167 Name the son of Abhimanyu ?

Ans. Parikshit

Q.168 Which yagna was performed by the Pandavas after their victory in Mahabharat war?

Ans. Ashwamedha Yagna

Q.169 Which Pandav went after the horse in the Aswamedh Yajna ?

Ans. Arjun

Q.170 For how many years did Dhristrashtra, Gandhari and Kunti live in Yudhishthir s kingdom?

Ans. 15 years

Q.171 What did Dhristrashtra do after living for 15 years in Yudhishthir's kingdom?

Ans. He left for the forest with Gandhari and Kunti.

Q.172 For how many years Dhristrashtra lived after he went to forest?

Ans. 3 years

Q.173 After how many years of Mahabharat war the race of Krishna was destroyed?

Ans. After 36 years

Q.174 How did Dhritrastra die after leaving the kingdom of Yudhishtir?

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5. Religious Places

Q.1 Name the temple where Snow takes the shape of 'Shivaling' once in a year.

Ans. Amarnath (J&K)

Q.2 In which state is Vaishno Devi temple located?

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

Q.3 Where did Shankaracharya establish a Math in North India?

Ans. Badrinath (Uttarakhand)

Q.4 In which State is the famous Sikh's pilgrimage Hemkund Sahib situated?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Q.5 In which state is Hazrat Bal Mosque located?

Ans. Jammu - Kashmir

Q.6 Where is Golden Temple situated?

Ans. Amritsar

Q.7 In which city is Sarnath situated?

Ans. Varanasi

Q.8 Where is the temple of Brahma situated?

Ans. Pushkar

Q.9 Where is the famous historic Sun Temple dedicated to Sun God situated?

Ans. Konark

Q.10 Where did Shankaracharya establish a Mutt in East?

Ans. Puri

Q.11 Which important three deities have their statues in JagannathPuri?

Ans. Jagannath(Sri Krishna), Balbhadra and Subhadra

Q.12 To which deity is Kedarnath temple dedicated?

Ans. Shiva

Q.13 To which deity is Badrinath temple dedicated?

Ans. Vishnu

Q.14 Which is the only temple where Kuber, the Treasurer of the gods is also worshipped?

Ans. Badrinath

Q.15 Which pious Mutt was established in the West by Shankaracharya?

Ans. Dwarka Dham

Q.16 Where did Shankaracharya establish the religious matha in South India?

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Q.17 Where is the temple of Kali in which Ram Krishna Paramhans held the postition of a priest?

Ans. Dakshineshvar

Q.18 Which is the biggest mosque of India?

Ans. Jama Masjid

Q.19 In which state is Palitana temple of Jains situated?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.20 In which state is Somnath temple situated?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.21 In which state is Parsi's Agni Temple situated?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.22 In which state is holy Gomteshwar Jain temple situated?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.23 Which temple of India gets maximum offerings?

Ans. Tirupati

Q.24 On which mountain is the Tirupati temple situated?

Ans. Tirumalai

Q.25 To which deity is Tirupati Temple dedicated?

Ans. Venkateshwar

Q.26 Where is Vishwanath temple situated?

Ans. Varanasi

Q.27 In which state is the famous Lingraj temple situated?

Ans. Orissa

Q.28 In which state is Tarkeshwar Temple situated?

Ans. Dadar and Nagarhaveli

Q.29 In which state is the Arvind Ashram situated?

Ans. Podducherry

Q.30 In which state is famous Jyotirling 'Ghushmeshwar' situated?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.31 Where is Kaila Devi temple situated?

Ans. Karauli,

Q.32 Where is Shrinath temple situated?

Ans. Nath Dwara


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Q.33 In which state is Omkareshwar temple situated?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.34 In which state Jambukeshwar temple is situated?

Ans. Near Sri Rangam (Tamil Nadu)

Q.35 Where is the Shakumbhari Devi temple situated?

Ans. Saharanpur

Q.36 In which state is the Vindhya Vasini temple situated?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.37 Where the Pateshwari Devi Temple situated?

Ans. Devi Patan

Q.38 In which state is the Mallikarjun Swami temple situated?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.39 In which state is the Mukheshwar temple situated?

Ans. Orrisa

Q.40 Where is the Kamakhya Devi temple situated?

Ans. Gauwahati

Q.41 In which state is the Jwala ji temple situated?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

Q.42 In which state is the Naina Devi temple situated?


Q.43 In which state is the Kanya Kumari temple situated?

Ans. Tamil Nadu

Q.44 Which deity is worshipped in Rameshwaram temple?

Ans. Ramanathan

Q.45 Which god is worshipped in the temple of GuruVayur?

Ans. Shri Krishna

Q.46 Which deity is worshipped in the Dharamsthal temple of Karnatak?

Ans. Manjunath

Q.47 Which deity is worshipped in the Sabri mala temple on the western coast of Kerala?

Ans. Swami Ayappan

Q.48 Which deity is worshipped in the Shri Rangam temple near Tiruchi?

Ans. Anantshayanam


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Q.49 Where is the famous temple of Kartikeyan in South India situated?

Ans. Palani,

Q.50 Where is the ashram of Raman Maharshi situated?

Ans. Tiruvanamallai

Q.51 Name the place which is the confluence of three oceans and where the sunrise and sunset can be seen

at the same spot.

Ans. Kanyakumari

Q.52 Name the mosque and place where the number of Hindu worshippers is far more than the muslims?

Ans. Babar Masjid, Eromally

Q.53 Who was the most popular devotee of Vishnu in South India like Meera in North? There is a temple also

in her name.

Ans. Aandaal

Q.54 Which is the state in North Eastern region where Lord Krishna married to his consort Rukmini?

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

Q.55 In which district of Arunachal Pradesh do the Heenyan, the followers of Buddhism, who were also known

as kamptis lived?

Ans. Lohit

Q.56 Name the Assamese tribe who has adopted Vaishnavism.

Ans. Mishing (Misi)

Q.57 The Meiteis inhabititing the plains of Manipur mostly belong to which religion?

Ans. Hindu

Q.58 To which religious group do the chakmas, a distinct tribe of Mizoram, mainly belong?

Ans. Buddhism

Q.59 During the medieval period which place in Assam became a centre of Tantrik worship?

Ans. Kamrup

Q.60 In which state is Kamakhya temple situated?

Ans. Assam

Q.61 Besides Kamakhya, which other peeth (Sacred place) is situated in Assam?

Ans. Sri Hatta

Q.62 In which year was the present Kamakhya temple built after the original one was destroyed?

Ans. 1565

Q.63 Which temple is situated to the west side of the Kamakhya temple atop Neelanchal Hills in the basement

of which there are stone fragments of an earlier temple?

Ans. Ghantakarn Temple


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Q.64 Who is the creator of this universe according to Garo tribe?

Ans. Tatara Rabuga

Q.65.. Where did Vishnu kill Jwarasur according to Kalika Purana?

Ans. Manikuta hills

Q.66 Which bird plays an important role in Khasi religion?

Ans. Cock

Q.67 What is name given to the priest by Khasis in Meghalaya?

Ans. U Lingdoh

Q.68.. Name the village of Do Parbatiya having ruins of the oldest temple of Assam, which had collapsed during

the earth quake of 1897.

Ans. Sonitpur

Q.69 Name the Supreme God of Akas tribe which belong to west Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Ans. Teharo

Q.70 Name the supreme god of Nishi tribe which belong to lower Suban Siri district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Ans. Ane Duini (Sun God)

Q.71 Where is Ashvakranta temple situated?

Ans. Gauwahati

Q.72 The image of which god is placed in Ashvakranta temple?

Ans. Vishnu

Q.73 In which state is Vashistha Ashram situated?

Ans. Assam

Q.74 Name the temple situated on the Peacock Island in the midst of the river Brahmaputra?

Ans. Umanand Temple

Q.75 In which state is Ugra Tara temple situated?

Ans. Assam

Q.76 Atop which hill is the Navgrah temple situated?

Ans. Chitrakala

Q.77 In which state are the Buddhist temples, called Gompas, situated?


Q.78 In which state Shiva Dol temple, which is supposed to be highest Shiva temple in India, situated?

Ans. Assam


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6. Fine Arts

Q.1 Which are the two famous forms of music in Bharat?

Ans. Hindustani & Carnatic Music

Q.2 Which one of the Vedas Related with music?

Ans. Saam Ved

Q.3 Who was the teacher of famous musicians Tansen & Baiju Bawara?

Ans. Hari Das

Q.4 Who composed the ragas like 'Mian Ki Malhar', 'Darbari', 'Kannad' and 'Mian Ki Tori'?

Ans. Tansen

Q.5 What is the source of 'Bharat Natyam 'dance?

Ans. Natya Shastra of Bharatmuni

Q.6 Which dance form was presented by the Devdasis in the temples of South India?

Ans. Bharatnatyam

Q.7 Rukmani Devi, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Leela Samson, Shankuntala Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh,

Vaijayantimala are the perfomers of which type of dance?

Ans. Bharatnatyam

Q.8 Which dance form got developed in royal courts?

Ans. Kathak

Q.9 Which dance form was patronised by Wajid Ali Shah?

Ans. Kathak

Q.10 Bindadin Maharaj, Kalkadin, Achhan Maharaj, Gopi Krishna and Birju Maharaj perform which type of

dance form?

Ans. Kathak

Q.11 Kathakali dance belongs to which state?

Ans. Kerala

Q.12 The famous poet Vallatol was a source of inspiration for which type of dance form?

Ans. Kathakali

Q.13 Kuchipudi is the dance of which state?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.14 Which type of dance was developed by Tirath Narain and Sidh Yogi?

Ans. Kuchipudi

Q.15 Vedant, Satya Narayan, Raja Reddi and Radha Reddi are associated with which type of dance?

Ans. Kuchipudi


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Q.16 Which is the main dance form of Manipur?

Ans. Manipuri

Q.17 Oddissi is the dance of which state?

Ans. Odissa

Q.18 Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sanyukta Panigrahi and Indirani Rehman are associated with which type of

dance?

Ans. Oddissi

Q.19 Jatra' type of stage performance belongs to which state?

Ans. West Bengal

Q.20 In which state is 'Tamasha' performed?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.21 Bhawai is the art of which state?

Ans. Maharashtra Gujarat

Q.22 'Nautanki' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.23 'Maach' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.24 'Khyal' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.25 'Nakai' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Punjab

Q.26 'Bhand Paathar' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. J&K

Q.27 'Yaksha Gaan' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.28 'Ankia Naat' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Assam

Q.29 'Koodia Drivya' is the performing art of which state?

Ans. Kerala

Q.30 'Raas Leela' & 'Ram Leela' are the performing arts of which state?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.31 The plays 'Khamosh, Adalat Jari Hai', 'Ghasi Ram Kotwal', 'Gidh', 'Sakha Ram Binder', are written in

which language and who played them on the stage?

Ans. Marathi-Vijay Tendulkar


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Q.32 Vijay Mehta, Arvind Deshpandey, Shri Ram Lagoo and Amol Palekar are the actors of which language?

Ans. Marathi

Q.33 In which language the plays Yayati, Tuglak, Havyadan, Naam Mandai have been written?

Ans. Kannad

Q.34 The theatre actors K. Shiv Ram Karanth, Girish Karnad & Lankesh perform in which language?

Ans. Kannad

Q.35 The plays 'Kaath Ka Ghora', 'Suryast' and Asangat are written in which language?

Ans. Oriya

Q.36 In which language do the following enact their plays? Rama Shankar Rai, Manoranjan Das, Jagannath

Das and Basant Kumar Mahapatra.

Ans. Oriya

Q.37 Imphallmphal, Chakra Vyuha & Karan Bharat are associated with which type of theatre?

Ans. Manipuri

Q.38 Begam Akhtar specialised in which form of vocal music?

Ans. Gazal singing

Q.39 The dance form 'Mohini Attam' belongs to which state?

Ans. Kerala

Q.40 'Chakiyar Kondu' dance belongs to which state?

Ans. Kerala

Q.41 'Oattam Thulal' dance belongs to which state?

Ans. Kerala

Q.42 The dance 'Bhangra' belongs to which state?

Ans. Punjab

Q.43 The dance 'Bideshia' belongs to which state?

Ans. Bihar

Q.44 To which state does the dance 'Bihu' belong?

Ans. Assam

Q.45 To which state does the dance 'Chhau' belong?

Ans. Odisha

Q.46 To which state does the dance 'Chiraw' belong?

Ans. Mizoram

Q.47 To which state does the dance 'Dandia Raas' belong?

Ans. Gujarat


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Q.48 To which state does the dance 'Gangaur' belong?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.49 To which state does the dance 'Garba' belong?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.50 To which state does the dance 'Gidha' belong?

Ans. Punjab

Q.51 To which state does the dance 'Jhoolan Leela' belong?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.52 To which state does the dance 'Maharaas' belong? Manipur

Ans. Manipur

Q.53 To which state does the dance 'Pandwani' belong?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.54 To which state does the dance 'Swang' belong?

Ans. Haryana

Q.55 Which type of dance do Bala Saraswati, Krishnan Kutti and Udai Shankar perform?

Ans. Kathakali

Q.56 Which musical instrument do Ahmad Jaan Thirakwa, Allah Rakha Khan, Krishna Maharaj and Zakir

Hussain play upon?

Ans. Tabla

Q.57 Which musical instrument do Ali Akbar Khan, Allauddin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Bahadur Khan, Sharan

Rani and Budh Dev play upon?

Ans. Sarod

Q.58 Which musical instrument does Annapurna Devi play upon?

Ans. Surbahar

Q.59 Which musical instrument did Bismillah Khan play upon?

Ans. Shahnai

Q.60 Which musical instrument do Budhaditya Mukherjee, Vilayat Khan, Nikhil Banarjee, Raiskhan and Ravi

Shankar play upon?

Ans. Sitar

Q.61 Which musical instrument is played by Gajanan Rao Joshi, V.G. Jog & Zubin Mehta ?

Ans. Violin

Q.62 Which musical instrument is played by Hari Prasad Chaurasia ?

Ans. Flute


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Q.63 Which musical instrument does S. Balachandra play upon?

Ans. Veena

Q.64 Which musical instrument do Shiv Kumar Sharma and Tarun Bhattacharya play upon?

Ans. Santoor

Q.65 Which musical instrument does Vishwa Mohan Bhatt play upon?

Ans. Guitar

Q.66 The following belong to which field of fine arts? A.K. Haldar, Amrita Shergil, Bimal Gupta, Gagnendra

Nath Tagore, Jemini Roy, Nand Lal Bose, Ram Kumar, Ravi Varma.

Ans. Painting

Q.67 The following artists are famous for which field of fine arts? Keshav Shanker Pillai, R.K. Laxman, Sudhir

Dhar, Sudhir Tailang.

Ans. Cartoon Making

Q.68 To which form of music do the following belong? Girija Devi, Kumar Gandharv, Vinayak Rao Patvardhan,

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar and Vishnu Narain Bhatkhande.

Ans. Vocal Music Hindustani

Q.69 To which field of Fine Arts do Bala Murli Krishna, M.S. Subbulaxmi and S. Rajan belong.

Ans. Vocal Music (Karnataka)

Q.70 Who is the writer of the Manipuri play 'Narsingh' which was staged for the first time in 1925?

Ans. M.Ram Chandra Singh

Q.71 Who wrote 'Kaniyar Kirtan' which portrays a social theme on the evils of opium eating?

Ans. Hem Chandra Barua

Q.72 Who wrote 'Ram Navmi' Natak advocating widow remarriage Trini Grahini' (Three wives) and 'Ashikshit

Grahini' (illiterate wife)

Ans. Gunabhi Ram Barua

Q.73 In which state is one particular tribe distinguished for open air theatrical performance (Jatra) ?

Ans. Mizoram

Q.74 Who was the pioneer of Ankai nut or one act plays in Assamese?

Ans. Shankar Dev

Q.75 Name the author of the books 'Rukmani Haran' 'Parijat Haran', 'Patni Prasad', and 'Kalia Daman'.

Ans. Shankar Dev

Q.76 Since which century has there been a tradition of music in Assam?

Ans. 7th Century

Q.77 To which state did the famous singer Sachin Deb Burman belong?

Ans. Tripura


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Q.78 In which state are Spanish guitar and Darbu used?

Ans. Mizoram

Q.79 By whom was the Khol, which is used in Assam, invented?

Ans. Shankar Dev

Q.80 Raag Todi & Lalit are sung during which period of the day?

Ans. Morning

Q.81 Vrindawani sarang is sung or played which period of a day?

Ans. Afternoon

Q.82 Few of the ragas sung or played during the evening time are ....

Ans. Puriya Dhanasri, Marwa, Madhavanti

Q.83 Raag Yaman is sung or played during which period of a day?

Ans. Night

Q.84 Raag Kedar & Bihaag are sung & played during which period of a day?

Ans. Night

Q.85 What are the names of the ragas which are sung or played during the late night?

Ans. Malkaunsa, Kanhra

Q.86 The Raaga of the rainy season is?

Ans. Malhaar

Q.87 The Raaga to be played and sung during the Spring season is?

Ans. Vasant-Bahaar

Q.88 Indian music has how many kinds of instruments?

Ans. Four

Q.89 Explain the four kind of Bharatiya Instruments?

Ans. Chrodophones (String), Aerophones (Wind), Membranophonic (Drums) & Idiophonic (Non-Drum

Percussions)

Q.90 What kind of instrument is Sitar?

Ans. String

Q.91 What kind of instrument is Tabla?

Ans. Membranophonic (Drum)

Q.92 What kind of instrument is Shehnai?

Ans. Wind

Q.93 What kind of instrument is Mridangam?

Ans. Membranophonic


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Q.94 Jaltarang or Kashtha-tarang are what type of instruments?

Ans. Idiophonic

Q.95 Sarod is an instrument of which type?

Ans. String

Q.96 Majira is an instrument of which type?

Ans. Idiophonic

Q.97 Bhartiya sages have called music also by the name of ...

Ans. Fifth Veda or Gandharva Veda

Q.98 The Saptak Festival of music is held in which city?

Ans. Chennai

Q.99 What is Dhrupad in Indian Music?

Ans. An old Indian style of Singing (by Male)


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7. Great Disciples of Great Teachers

Q.1 Guru of Gods

Ans. Brihaspati

Q.2 Guru of Asurs (demons)

Ans. Shukracharya

Q.3 Ram's guru

Ans. Vashishta Muni

Q.4 Krishna's, Balram's Sudama's guru

Ans. Sandeepani Muni

Q.5 Kauravs', Pandavas' guru

Ans. Dronacharya

Q.6 Chandra Gupta's guru

Ans. Chanakya

Q.7 Mandan Mishra's guru

Ans. Kumaril Bhatt

Q.8 Adi Shankracharya's guru

Ans. Swami Gobind Bhagwat Pad

Q.9 Chhatrapati Shivaji's guru

Ans. Samarth Ramdas

Q.10 First guru of Sikhs

Ans. Guru Nanak Dev

Q.11 Vivekanand's guru

Ans. Ramakrishna Paramahans

Q.12 Dayanand Sarswati's guru

Ans. Swami Virjanand

Q.13 Eknath's guru

Ans. Janardan Swami

Q.14 Tulsidas's guru

Ans. Narhari Das

Q.15 Surdas's guru

Ans. Valabhacharya

Q.16 Kartikeyan's guru

Ans. Samudra Rishi


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Q.17 Swami Gobind Pad's guru

Ans. Bhaskar Muni

Q.18 Tansen's guru

Ans. Swami Hari Das

Q.19 Kabir's guru

Ans. Ramanand

Q.20 Guru of Bhishma and Karan

Ans. Parashuram

Q.21 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's guru

Ans. Keshav Bharti

Q.22 Banda Bairagi's guru

Ans. Janaki Das

Q.23 Bala-Mardana's guru

Ans. Guru Nanak

Q.24 Ramanujacharya's guru

Ans. Nambi

Q.25 Madhavacharya's guru

Ans. Achyutpakshacharya

Q.26 Nimbakracharya's guru

Ans. Narad

Q.27 Vallabhacharya's guru

Ans. Madhvendrapuri

Q.28 Ramkrishn Paramhans's guru

Ans. Paramhans Totapuri


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8. History

Q.1 When was Indus Valley civilization unearthed?

Ans. 1922-23

Q.2 Which two cities were unearthed in the excavation of Indus Valley?

Ans. Mohanjo Daro and Harappa.

Q.3 What does Mohanjo Daro mean in Sindhi language?

Ans. The mound of the dead

Q.4 Where is Mohanjo Daro situated?

Ans. In Larkana district of Sindh State of Pakistan

Q.5 Where is Harappa situated?

Ans. In Mantgomery district of Punjab, Pakistan

Q.6 Which material was used to build houses in Mohan Jo-Daro?

Ans. Baked Bricks

Q.7 Whom did the people of Indus valley civilization worship?

Ans. Prajapati

Q.8 Where are the hymn (Richas) of Rigveda supposed to be composed?

Ans. On the banks of River Godavari

Q.9 The Shakya republic flourished in which state?

Ans. Kapil Vastu

Q.10 The Lichchwi republic existed in which state?

Ans. Vaishali

Q.11 Gautam Buddha belonged to which state?

Ans. Shakya

Q.12 Name the Indian king who fought against Alexander bravely.

Ans. Porus (Puru)

Q.13 Who was the first Indian king, who welcomed Alexander and accepted his Kingship?

Ans. Ambhik

Q.14 The empire of Porus who fought Alexander, was situated between which two rivers?

Ans. Jhelam and Chinab

Q.15 Which are the first reference books having Lord Budha's sermons?

Ans. Tripitak

Q.16 During the reign of which king of Magadh did Lord Budha die?

Ans. Ajatshatru


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Q.17 Name the capital of ancient kingdom Avanti.

Ans. Ujjain

Q.18 In the reign of which king the first Buddhist council was held?

Ans. Ajat Shatru

Q.19 Whom Chandra Gupta defeated to establish his Maurya regime?

Ans. King Dhananand

Q.20 Where was the capital of Chandra Gupta Maurya established?

Ans. Pataliputra

Q.21 Under whose guidance did Chandra Gupta Maurya establish his regime?

Ans. Chanakya

Q.22 Which foreign invader did Chandra Gupta Maurya defeat and married his daughter?

Ans. Selucus

Q.23 During the reign of which Indian king did Magasthanese come to India?

Ans. Chandra Gupta Maurya

Q.24 What was the name of present Afghanistan during Mahabharat period?

Ans. Gandhar

Q.25 Who was the father of Ashoka, the great?

Ans. Bindusar

Q.26 Name the Daughter and son of King Ashoka who was sent abroad to propagate Buddhism?

Ans. Sanghamitra & Mahendra

Q.27 Who ended the reign of Maurya dynasty?

Ans. Pushyamitra Shung

Q.28 During the reign of which king was Sanchi Stup (Tower of Sanchi) built?

Ans. Ashoka

Q.29 Who was the last emperor of Maurya dynasty?

Ans. Brihadrath

Q.30 Who was the first emperor of Gupta dynasty?

Ans. Chandragupta-I

Q.31 Nepolean is compared with which ancient Indian emperor?

Ans. Samudra Gupta

Q.32 Name the king of Gupta dynasty whose reign is known as golden period?

Ans. Chandragupta-II


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Q.33 Under whose regime did the great poet Kalidas live?


Q.34 Who took the title Vikramaditya' in Gupta dynasty?


Q.35 Which ruler of Gupta period was an expert Veena player?

Ans. Samudragupta

Q.36 Name the Hindu king who called his Cabinet Ministers Nav Ratnas (Nine Jewels) ?

Ans. Chandrgupta Vikramaditya

Q.37 During the reign of which Hindu dynasty was the architecture at its peak?

Ans. Gupta dynasty

Q.38 Who was the ruler between Chandra Gupta First and Chandra Gupta II?

Ans. Samudra Gupta

Q.39 During the reign of which king the iron pillar near Kutub Minar was built?

Ans. Chandra Gupta II

Q.40 Who destroyed the Gupta dynasty?

Ans. The Huns

Q.41 Who founded the Shung dynasty?

Ans. Pushyamitra

Q.42 Which dynasty emerged after Shung dynasty?

Ans. Kanva

Q.43 Who founded Kanva dynasty?

Ans. Vasudev

Q.44 To which dynasty Kanishk belong?

Ans. Kushan

Q.45 Which was the capital of Kanishka?

Ans. Purushpur (Peshawar)

Q.46 In the court of which king Ashwaghosh, the author of Budh Charitam lived?

Ans. Kanishka

Q.47 Which state did Satvahans rule?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.48 Who ended the rule of barbarian Hun king Mihirkul?

Ans. Yashodharman of Malwa and 8aladitya of Magadh


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Q.49 At which age Harshvardhan ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj?

Ans. 16 years

Q.50 Who checked the advance of Harshvardhan towards south beyond Narmada?

Ans. Pulakeshin II

Q.51 During the reign of which king the Chinese traveller Huen Tsang visited India?

Ans. Harshvardhan

Q.52 Name the popular University during the reign of king Harsh?

Ans. Nalanda

Q.53 Who is said to be the best king in Chalukya Dynasty?

Ans. Pulakeshin II

Q.54 Who defeated and killed the Chalukya King Pulakeshin II?

Ans. Pallav King Narsimha Varman- I

Q.55 Who built the Kailash Temple of Ellora?

Ans. Krishna 1st/ Rashtrakuts

Q.56 What was earliest name of Assam?

Ans. Pragjyotishapur

Q.57 What does Pragjyotish actually mean?

Ans. Navgrah temple

Q.58 Name the king of Kamrup during whose period Huan Tsang visited India?

Ans. Bhaskar Varman

Q.59 Who founded the Rashtrakut Dynasty?

Ans. Dantidurga

Q.60 During the reign of which king Pallav Dynasty flourished?

Ans. Narsimha Varman

Q.61 Who ended the rule of Pallava's?

Ans. The Chola King Aparajita

Q.62 Which place was the centre of power of Paliavas?

Ans. Kanchipuram

Q.63 Which was the first capital of Chola dynasty?

Ans. Uraiyaur

Q.64 Name the first Muslim invader who attacked India.

Ans. Mohd. Bin Kasim


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Q.65 Which part of India was attacked by the Arabs for the first time?

Ans. Sindh

Q.66 Which persian scholar called India the heaven on earth?

Ans. Amir Khusro

Q.67 Who was the first king to circulate copper coins in India?

Ans. Altamash or Iltutmish

Q.68 Name the ancient ruling race from which the name Assam is derived?

Ans. Ahoms

Q.69 One of the most significant periods in the history of Assam was the period of Swarg-Dev Durga Rudra

Singh. What the other name he was known as?

Ans. Shivaji of Eastern India

Q.70 Who founded Paal (Pala) dynasty?

Ans. Gopala

Q.71 Who was the greatest king among Paal (Pala) Dynasty?

Ans. DharamPala

Q.72 Who was the founder of Vikramshila University at Magadh?

Ans. Vigrahpala II

Q.73 Who founded Sena Dynasty?

Ans. Samant Sena

Q.74 Who was the greatest king of Sena dynasty?

Ans. Vijaya Sena

Q.75 Who was the last king of Sena Dynasty?

Ans. Laxman Sena

Q.76 How many times Mahmud Gazhnavi invaded India?

Ans. 17 times

Q.77 Name the Rajasthani warrior who bravely fought Mehmood Gaznavi to check his advance towards

Somnath.

Ans. Gogha Bapa

Q.78 Which Muslim invader attacked holy Somnath temple?

Ans. Mehmood Gaznavi

Q.79 Between whom the famous Tarain war was fought?

Ans. Prithvi Raj and Mohd. Gauri

Q.80 According to popular history, how many times did Prithvi Raj defeat Mohd. Gauri?

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Q.81 Who was defeated in the 2nd Tarain War ?

Ans. Prithvi Raj

Q.82 Where were Prithvi Raj's ashes kept?

Ans. Afghanistan

Q.83 Which Indian king provoked Mohd. Gauri to attack Prithvi Raj?

Ans. Jai Chand

Q.84 Who established the Slave Dynasty in India?

Ans. Qutab-ud-din Aibak

Q.85 Name the king of Slave dynasty who was called Darvesh King?

Ans. Nasiruddin Mahmud

Q.86 Who was the last king of Slave dynasty?

Ans. Kaikobad

Q.87 Who ended Slave dynasty?

Ans. Jalaluddin Khilji

Q.88 During the period of Delhi Sultnat how many dynasties ruled India?

Ans. Five

Q.89 Razia Beghum, the only female Muslim ruler in India, belonged to which dynasty ?

Ans. Slave dynasty

Q.90 How many kings of Khilji dynasty ruled in India?

Ans. Three

Q.91 Who founded Tughlaq dynasty?

Ans. Giasuddin Tughlaq

Q.92 Who ruled in India when Timur the lane invaded?

Ans. Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq

Q.93 Who founded Sayyed Dynasty?

Ans. Khizra Khan

Q.94 Who was the last king of Sayyad Dynasty?

Ans. Alam Shah

Q.95 Who founded Lodhi Dynasty?

Ans. Bahlol Lodhi

Q.96 Who was the first Muslim Sultan to attack Hindu kings of South India?

Ans. Allauddin Khilji


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Q.97 In the court of which king Ibn Batuta came to India?

Ans. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

Q.98 Who founded Vijaynagar Empire in 14th Century?

Ans. Harihar and Bukka Rai

Q.99 Name the most famous king of Vijaynagar?

Ans. Krishna Dev Rai

Q.100 Who founded Bahmani kingdom in South?

Ans. Hasan, who became the king under the title Abdul Muzaffar Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah

Q.101 Which was the political and cultural center for Pandyas?

Ans. Madurai

Q.102 During the period of which dynasty was the famous statue Gomateshwar built at Shravanbelgola?

Ans. Ganga

Q.103 Who established Mughal empire in India?

Ans. Babar

Q.104 Which Mughal king got the power twice?

Ans. Humayun

Q.105 Which Mughal king abolished Jazia (Tax) from Hindus?

Ans. Akbar

Q.106 Whose daughter was Jodhabai, the wife of Akbar?

Ans. Raja Bhar Mal of Amer

Q.107 Who among the nine jewels (Nav Ratnas) of Akbar's court recited poems under the pen-name Brahmdas?

Ans. Birbal

Q.108 Who got G.T. Road constructed for the first time?

Ans. Sher Shah Suri

Q.109 Who founded 'Din-e-ilahi'?

Ans. Akbar

Q.110 Name the Rajput queen who sent rakhi to Humayun.

Ans. Karmavati

Q.111 Where is the tomb of Akbar situated?

Ans. Sikandara (Agra)

Q.112 Which matters were dealt with in Diwane-Risalat in the period of Sher Shah?

Ans. External Afairs


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Q.113 Who invited Babar to invade India?

Ans. Daulat Khan Lodi

Q.114 Who interrupted the Mughal domain for almost 15 years?

Ans. Sher Shah Suri

Q.115 Where is Jehangiri Mahal built?

Ans. Agra Fort

Q.116 Who came to the court of Jahangir in 1608 with a letter from James I, King of England seeking permission

to trade with India?

Ans. Captain William Hawkins

Q.117 What was the real name of Shahjehan?

Ans. Shahbuddin Baig Mohd. Khurram

Q.118 Name the son of Shahjehan who was a Sanskrit scholar?

Ans. Dara Shikoh

Q.119 Who was reigning Delhi at the time of Nadir Shah's attack?

Ans. Mohd. Shah Rangila

Q.120 Name the invader who looted the diamond 'Kohinoor' and took it to Iran.

Ans. Nadir Shah

Q.121 Name the great warrior of Assam who defeated Aurangzeb.

Ans. Lachit Borphukan

Q.122 To which city did Chand Bibi, who fought against Emperor Akbar,belong?

Ans. Ahmednagar

Q.123 Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, exiled by the British Govt.?

Ans. Rangoon

Q.124 Name the first king of Mewar?

Ans. Guhil/GuhAditya

Q.125 What was the real name of Bappa Rawal, king of Mewar?

Ans. Kalbhoj

Q.126 Which Indian king had the privilege to merge Iran into his kingdom?

Ans. Bappa Rawal

Q.127 Name the husband of Rani Padmini?

Ans. Ratan Singh

Q.128 Which event is known as first Shaka of Chittore?

Ans. Self Immolation (Jauhar) by Rani Padmini and others


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Q.129 Subhash Chandra Bose first hoisted the flag of the Indian National Army on Indian soil. Name the place.

Ans. Moirang (Manipur)

Q.130 Name the person famous as Bhishm of Mewar?

Ans. Chunda

Q.131 Name the king of Mewar who was good in Sanskrit language, was a good ruler as well as a good architect?

Ans. Rana Kumbha

Q.132 The reign of which king is known as golden era of Mewar?

Ans. Rana Kumbha

Q.133 In whose memory was the victory Tower (Vijay Stambh) built in Chittaur by Mewad King?

Ans. Victory of Rana Kumbha against Mehmood Khilji

Q.134 What was the full name of Rana Sanga of Mewar?

Ans. Rana Sangram Singh

Q.135 Name that king of Mewar who had 80 impressions of wounds on his body?

Ans. Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh)

Q.136 Which king of Mewar defeated Sikandar Lodi of Delhi?

Ans. Rana Sanga

Q.137 Which queen sent Rakhi to Humayun seeking help to protect Chittore?

Ans. Rani Karmvati, widow of Rana Sanga

Q.138 In which place in Manipur did the officers of Indian National Army led by Col. Laxmi Swaminathan kiss the

soil as the first liberated area in India?

Ans. Pallel

Q.139 Who got victory tower (Vijay Stambh) built in the fort of Chittaur?

Ans. Rana Kumbha

Q.140 Which Rajput king fought against Babar at Khanwa?

Ans. Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh)

Q.141 Who made an attempt to kill Rana Udai Singh in his childhood?

Ans. Banbir

Q.142 Who saved the life of Udai Singh?

Ans. Panna Dhai

Q.143 Whom did Banbir kill in place of Udai Singh?

Ans. Panna Dhai's Son Chandan

Q.144 Name the mother of Rana Pratap Singh?

Ans. Jayvanti Bai


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Q.145 Where was Rana Pratap born?

Ans. Kumbhalgarh

Q.146 Who took charge to save Chittore when Akbar attacked Udai Singh?

Ans. Jaimal and Patta

Q.147 Who performed third Shaka of Chittore?

Ans. Phool Kunwar, queen of Patta

Q.148 Where did Udai Singh establish his kingdom after being defeated by Akbar?

Ans. In Gogunda

Q.149 Which was the festival when Udai Singh died?

Ans. Holi

Q.150 Whom did Udai Singh declare as his successor?

Ans. Jagmal Singh

Q.151 Which place was first made his capital by Rana Pratap?

Ans. Kumbhalgarh

Q.152 Name the king of Chittore who defeated and captured Mohd. Tughlaq for three months?

Ans. Hamir Singh

Q.153 Name the brother of Rani Padmini who gave away his life to release his brother in law Ratan Singh from

the captivity of AllahUddin?

Ans. Gora

Q.154 Who has been called Hindu Surtana (King of Hindus) in Mewar?

Ans. Maharana Kumbha

Q.155 Name the father of Saint Meera Bai.

Ans. Ratan Singh

Q.156 Name the husband of Saint Meera Bai.

Ans. Bhojraj

Q.157 Where was saint Meerabai borne?

Ans. Kurki Village,Pali

Q.158 What was the relationship between Meera Bai & Rana Pratap?

Ans. She was his aunt

Q.159 Who gave poison to Meera Bai?

Ans. Vikramaditya

Q.160 Name the warrior killed in Haldi Ghati while fighting Akbar's army wearing Rana Pratap's crown?

Ans. Jhala Man Singh


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Q.161 Name the Bheel Commander in Rana Prataps army?

Ans. Punja

Q.162 Name the Muslim Commander in Rana Pratap’s army?

Ans. Hakim Khan Suri

Q.163 Which king preferred to eat grass bread rather than surrender to the Mughals?

Ans. Maharana Pratap

Q.164 Who gave whole of his life's savings to Rana Pratap to raise army to fight Mughals?

Ans. Bhama Shah

Q.165 In which year did Rana Pratap take the reign of Mewar?

Ans. 1572

Q.166 Which state was ruled by Rana Sanga?

Ans. Mewar

Q.167 What was the relationship between Rana Sanga and Maharana Pratap?

Ans. Grandfather-Grand son

Q.168 Name the invincible fort of Rajasthan which was built by Rana Kumbha.

Ans. Kumbhal Garh

Q.169 In whose reign Etmat-ud-daula Tomb got built?

Ans. Jehangir

Q.170 Name the capital of Rana Hammir,who defeated Alauddin Khilji?

Ans. Ranthambhor (Sawai Madhopur)

Q.171 Name the brave person of Marwar who strongly opposed Aurangzeb to get Ajit Singh's kingdom.

Ans. Durga Das Rathod

Q.172 In which year was Shivaji crowned?

Ans. 1674

Q.173 Where did Shivaji establish his capital after assuming the title of 'Chhatrapati'?

Ans. Raigarh

Q.174 Name the elder son of Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Ans. Sambha ji Maharaj

Q.175 Whose cabinet of ministers was called 'Asht Pradhan'?

Ans. Shivaji

Q.176 For how many years Shahu, the grandson of Shivaji lived as a captive in prison of Mughals?

Ans. 18 years


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Q.177 Name the person who persuaded Shivaji to make settlement with Aurangzeb?

Ans. Raja Jai Singh

Q.178 What was the title given to the Prime Ministers in Maratha States?

Ans. Peshwa

Q.179 Who was the first peshwa who became ruler of Maratha Kingdom?

Ans. Balaji Vishwanath

Q.180 Which Peshwa brought the Maratha empire to its zenith after Shivaji?

Ans. Balaji Bajirao

Q.181 There were how many prime powers into which Maratha Empire eventually splitter?

Ans. Five

Q.182 Whom did Guru Gobind Singh help to get the crown?

Ans. Bahadur Shah (Muazzam)

Q.183 At what age Maharana Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself a king?

Ans. 19 years

Q.184 Which ruler of Punjab possessed Kohinoor ?

Ans. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

Q.185 Name the last Nawab of Awadh?

Ans. Wajid Ali Shah

Q.186 At which place did Vasco-de-gama first land in India?

Ans. Calicut

Q.187 For how many years did Portugese rule Goa?

Ans. 451 years

Q.188 Who established Sikh Raj in Punjab?

Ans. Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Q.189 Name the brave commander of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh who extended his empire upto Afghanistan.

Ans. Hari Singh Nalwa

Q.190 In which year did the British Queen took over the administration of India in her hands?

Ans. 1858

Q.191 Which was the first capital of British empire in India?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.192 When was the shifting of Capital announced from Kolkata to Delhi?

Ans. 1911


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Q.193 In which year did Jalianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

Ans. 1919

Q.194 Which was the capital of Assam before bifurcation?

Ans. Shillong

Q.195 In which states in North-Eastern region major symbolic cemeteries were raised in recognition of supreme

sacrifice made by the officers and men during world war II?

Ans. Manipur & Nagaland

Q.196 In which year Nagaland was made 16th State of India?

Ans. 1963

Q.197 In which year Manipur was made 20th state of India?

Ans. 1972

Q.198 Name the state which literally means 'house of clouds'

Ans. Meghalaya

Q.199 By what name was Mizoram known earlier?

Ans. Lushai Hills

Q.200 In which year was the Lushai Hills renamed as Mizoram?

Ans. 1954


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9. Struggle for Independence

Q.1. As per popular belief, the first War of Independence had started when and where in India?

Ans. The Barackpore uprising,1857, Meerut

Q.2. Who was declared the emperor of Delhi at the time of first War of Independence in 1857?

Ans. Bahadur Shah Zafar-II

Q.3. What was the age of Rani Laxmi Bai, at the time of her martyrdom?

Ans. 23 Years

Q.4. Who fought against the Britishers in the first War of Independence in 1857, at the age of 80?

Ans. Kunwar Singh (Jagdishpur, Bihar)

Q.5. Name the brave lady, who disguised herself as Rani Laxmi Bai to protect her from Britishers?

Ans. Jhalkari Bai

Q.6. Which things were used as symbols to propogate the war against Britishers in 1857?

Ans. Chapati (Bread) and Lotus

Q.7. Who was the leader at Kanpur, during the first War of Independence in 1857?

Ans. Nana Saheb

Q.8. Who was a brave helpmate of Nana Saheb in the first War of Independence of 1857?

Ans. Tantya Tope

Q.9. Which revolt of 1772, was a precursor of the first War of Independence of 1857?

Ans. Sanyasi Revolt

Q.10. Which revolt was associated with the play 'Neeldarpan', written by Deenbandhu Mitra?

Ans. Indigo Revolt

Q.11. Name the tribal leader, who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world, by his followers,

during the National Movement?

Ans. Birsa Munda

Q.12. Which tribal revolt was related with the leaders 'Siddu' and 'Kanhu'?

Ans. Santhal Rebellion (1855)

Q.13. In which state, the Kuka Movement, against British rule, was organised?

Ans. Punjab

Q.14. Who was the leader of Kuka Movement, against British rule?

Ans. Ram Singh

Q.15. Name the revolutionary who evoked National Feelings amongst the Andhra Pradesh Vanvasis?

Ans. Alluri Sita Ram Raju


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Q.16. Name the famous social reformer of Andhra, who started movement against the blind beliefs in society?

Ans. Kandukuri Varishailingam Pantulu

Q.17. Name the freedom fighter, a poet and a journalist, of Tamil Nadu, who is famous for his patriotic poetries?

Ans. Subramanyam Indiai

Q.18. Which socio-religious movement raised the slogan, "India for Indians?"

Ans. Arya Samaj

Q.19. Who was the founder of "Servants of India Society?"

Ans. Gopal Krishn Gokhale

Q.20. Who is known as the father of Indian Unrest against British rule?

Ans. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.21. Name the city where Chapekar Brothers killed a cruel British Commissioner Mr. Rand?

Ans. Pune

Q.22. Name the revolutionaries, who inspired young Savarkar to serve the country throughout his life?

Ans. Chapekar Brothers

Q.23. Which famous revolutionary published the newspapers 'Vandematram' and 'Karmayogi ?'

Ans. Arbindo Ghosh

Q.24. On the death of which freedom fighter, Mahatma Gandhi said that, "My strongest bulwark is gone?"


Q.25. Who had said, on the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, that, "setting of a great star from India's horizon?"

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.26. Who was the first President of "All India Trade Union Congress?"

Ans. Lala Lajpat Rai

Q.27. In which country did Lala Hardayal established the Ghadar Party?

Ans. USA

Q.28. Who attempted to murder, Kingford, a British Judge, in Mujaffarpur?

Ans. Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki

Q.29. At what age did Khudiram Bose attain martyrdom?

Ans. 19 Years

Q.30. Kakori case reminds us of a revolutionary, name him.

Ans. Pt. Ram Prasad Bismil

Q.31. Who organized the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army?

Ans. Chandra Shekhar Ajad


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Q.32. Name the place where Chandra Shekhar Ajad shot himself while fighting with Britishers?

Ans. Alfred Park Allahabad

Q.33. Name the revolutionary, who killed the British Officer Saunder's, who ordered lathi charge on Lala Lajpat

Rai ?

Ans. Bhagat Singh

Q.34. Who killed the British Officer Curzon Wyllie in his country, for insulting Indians?

Ans. Madan Lal Dhingra

Q.35. Name the revolutionary, who killed Michael O'Dwyer, who was Lieutenant Governor of Punjab at the time

of Jalianwala Bagh Massacre?

Ans. Udham Singh

Q.36. How did General Reginald Dyer, who was responsible for Jalianwala Bagh Massacre, died?

Ans. Due to Prolonged Illness (in London)

Q.37. Name the person who opposed Canning on the issue of Simon Commission in Madras and was titled as

"Andhra Kesari."

Ans. Rangaturi Prakasham Pantulu

Q.38. Which revolutionary died after a hungerstrike in jail, for 63 days?

Ans. Jatinder Nath Das

Q.39. Who accompanied Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the Central Assembly Hall?

Ans. Batukeshwar Datt

Q.40. When were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?

Ans. 23 March, 1931

Q.41. Name the revolutionary who said that, "Let a Muslim go to the gallows?"

Ans. Asfaq Ullah Khan

Q.42. Name the woman revolutionary, who shot the Governor of Bengal, while receiving her Degree at the

convocation of the University of Culculta ?

Ans. Beena Das

Q.43. Who lead the Khera Satyagraha in Gujarat, with Mahatma Gandhi?

Ans. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Q.44. Where did Gandhiji start the first successful Satyagraha in India, after his return from South Africa?

Ans. Champaran (Bihar)

Q.45. To which Act, the sentence refers, "No lawyer, no appeal and no logic," during National Movement?

Ans. Rowlatt Act

Q.46. Which movement started in 1928, under the leadership of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel?

Ans. Bardoli Movement


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Q.47. With which movement, the Swadeshi Movement was started?

Ans. With Movement against Partition of Bengal

Q.48. Why did Mahatma Gandhi abruptly stop the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22)?

Ans. Because of Incident of Chauri-Chaura

Q.49. Which of the national movement was sported by the Indian capitalist class?

Ans. Civil Disobedience Movement

Q.50. The Dandi March was associated with which movement?

Ans. Civil Disobedience Movement

Q.51. In which district of Gujarat is Dandi situated, associated with the Salt-Movement of Gandhiji?

Ans. Navsari

Q.52. Who was the first Satyagrahee in the Gandhi's movement of individual Satyagraha?

Ans. Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Q.53. From where did the Quit India Movement begin in 1942 ?

Ans. Bombay (Mumbai)

Q.54. Name the revolutionary who was caught during the Quit India Movement, uprooting the railway line and

was later hanged?

Ans. Hemu Kalani

Q.55. Who founded the Indian National Army, Basically?

Ans. Ras Bihari Bose and Capt. Mohan Singh

Q.56. Who took over the leadership of Indian National Army in 1943, at Singapore?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose

Q.57. Who was the commander of Mahila Vahini (woman wing) of Indian National Army?

Ans. Capt. Laxmi Sehgal

Q.58. Where was the historic case, trialed upon Indian National Army?

Ans. The Red Fort, Delhi

Q.59. Who gave the title of Rani to Gaidinliu, a young woman leader of Nagaland?

Ans. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q.60. Who started Civil Disobedience Movement, to free Goa from Portuguese subjection in 1946-47?

Ans. Ram Manohar Lohia

Q.61. At which cantonment, Mangal Pandey revolted against Britishers?

Ans. Barrackpore (Bengal)


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10. First in India

Q.1. Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India?

Ans. C. Rajgopalachari (June 1948 to 25 January, 1950)

Q.2. Who was the 1st President of India?

Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q.3. Who was the 1st Vice President of India?

Ans. Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

Q.4. Who was the first Muslim President?

Ans. Dr. Zakir Hussain

Q.5. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?

Ans. G.V. Mavalankar

Q.6. Who was the first Foreign Minister?


Q.7. Who was the first Home Minister?

Ans. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Q.8. Who was the first Law Minister?

Ans. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q.9. Who was the first Education Minister?

Ans. Abul Kalam Azad

Q.10. Who was the first Defence Minister?

Ans. Sardar Baldev Singh

Q.11. Who was the first Finance Minister?

Ans. R. K. Shanmugham Shetty

Q.12. Who was the first Woman Central Minister?

Ans. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (Health)

Q.13. Who was the first Agriculture and Food Minister?


Q.14. Who was the first Minister for Industry?

Ans. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Q.15. Who was the first Communication Minister?

Ans. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Q.16. Who was the first Labour Minister?

Ans. Babu Jagjivan Ram


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Q.17. Who was the first Railway and Transport Minister?

Ans. John Mathai

Q.18. Who was the first Commerce and Trade Minister?

Ans. C.H. Bhabha

Q.19. Who was the first Minister for Energy?

Ans. N.V. Gadgil

Q.20. Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

Ans. Hiralal J. Kaniya

Q.21. Who was the first Chief Election Officer?

Ans. Sukumar Sen

Q.22. Who was the first First Woman Chief election commissioner of India?

Ans. Smt. V.S. Rama Devi

Q.23. Who was the First Prime Minister to resign from office?

Ans. Morar Ji Desai

Q.24. Who was the First President to die in harness?


Q.25. Who was the First Prime Minister to die in a foreign country?

Ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q.26. Who was the First Indian I.C.S. Officer?

Ans. Satyendra Nath Tagore

Q.27. Who was the First Indian member in Viceroy's executive council?

Ans. S.P. Sinha

Q.28. Who was the First Indian man to swim across English Channel?

Ans. Mihir Sen

Q.29. Who was the First Indian woman to swim across English Channel?

Ans. Arti Saha

Q.30. Who was the Fist Indian to successfully lead an expedition to Mount Everest?

Ans. Avatar Singh Cheema

Q.31. Who was the First man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen?

Ans. Phu Dorjee

Q.32. Who was the First Indian woman to climb Everest?

Ans. Bachhendri Pal


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Q.33. Who was the First Indian lady Prime Minister?

Ans. Indira Gandhi

Q.34. Name the City where first Asian Games were played?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.35. Who was the First Indian to receive Nobel Prize?

Ans. Ravindra Nath Tagore

Q.36. Who was the First Indian Scientist to receive Nobel Prize?

Ans. Dr. C.V. Raman

Q.37. Who was the First President of Indian National Congress?

Ans. W.C. Bannerji

Q.38. First ten-yearly census started in the year?

Ans. 1881

Q.39. Who was the First lady Chief Minister in India?

Ans. Sucheta Kriplani

Q.40. Who was the First lady Governor in India?

Ans. Sarojini Naidu

Q.41. Who was the First Indian Female President in U.N.O.?

Ans. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

Q.42. Who was the First Female President of Indian National Congress?

Ans. Annie Besant (1917)

Q.43. Who was the First Indian Commander in Chief of Indian Army?

Ans. Gen. K.M. Kariappa

Q.44. Who was the First Indian Female speaker in any of the states in India?

Ans. Shanno Devi

Q.45. Who was the First Indian cosmonaut?

Ans. Rakesh Sharma (1984)

Q.46. Who was the First Indian lady cosmomaut?

Ans. Kalpana Chawla

Q.47. Who was the First Bharat Ratna Award recipient?

Ans. Dr. Radhakrishanan, C. Rajagopalachari and Dr. C. V. Raman

Q.48. Who was the First recipient of Bharat Ratna award posthumously?



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Q.49. Who was the First lady to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?

Ans. Indira Gandhi

Q.50. Who was the First recipient of Bharat Ratna of foreign roots?

Ans. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Q.51. Who was the First foreign lady recipient of Bharat Ratna who had taken Indian citizenship?

Ans. Mother Teressa

Q.52. Who was the First Indian to get Magsaysay award?

Ans. Vinoba Bhave

Q.53. Who was the First Indian woman ambassador?

Ans. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

Q.54. Who was the First woman Judge of Supreme Court?

Ans. Meera Sahiba Fatima Beebi

Q.55. Who was the First lady to unfurl Indian flag in foreign land?

Ans. Madam Bhika ji Cama

Q.56. Who was the First woman to appear on a postal stamp in free India?

Ans. Meera Bai

Q.57. Who was the First athelete to receive Padmashree?

Ans. Milkha Singh

Q.58. Who was the First lady to receive Padmashree?

Ans. Nargis Dutt

Q.59. Who was the First Indian recipient of Param Vir Chakra?

Ans. Major Som Nath Sharma

Q.60. Who was the Father of nuclear science in Modern India?

Ans. Homi J. Bhabha

Q.61. Who was the First Indian lady lAS Officer?

Ans. Anna Malhotra

Q.62. Who was the First lady IPS Officer?

Ans. Kiran Bedi

Q.63. Who was he First Indian President of International Court of Justice?

Ans. Nagendra Singh

Q.64. Who was the Leader of first Indian team to reach Antartica?

Ans. Dr. S. Z.Kasim


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Q.65. Who was the First Indian lady to give birth to first test tube baby?

Ans. Mani Chawda

Q.66. Who was the First Officer of Air force to get Param Vir Chakra?

Ans. Nirmaljeet Singh Shekhon

Q.67. Who is the First Indian Chess Grandmaster?

Ans. Vishwanathan Anand (1987)

Q.68. Name the First Indian to win the Asian snooker champion title?

Ans. Yasin Merchant (1989)

Q.69. Who has acuumulated maximum runs in test Cricket for India?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

Q.70. Who was the First non-congress Prime Minister of India?

Ans. Morarji Desai

Q.71. Who was the First Vice President to die in harness?

Ans. Krishna Kant

Q.72. Who was the First Prime Minister to die in harness?


Q.73. Name the First atomic station established in India?

Ans. Tarapore

Q.74. Name the first Bank established in India?

Ans. Bank of Hindustan

Q.75. Name the First indigenous bank of India?

Ans. Punjab National Bank

Q.76. Which is oldest botanical garden in India?

Ans. Farhat Baksh Botanical Garden, Saharanpur (U.P.)

Q.77. First college established in India by British?

Ans. Fort Williams College, Kolkata, 1879

Q.78. First Women College established in India by British?

Ans. Bethune College, Kolkata

Q.79. First Medical College established in India by British?

Ans. Medical College of Bengal (Now Kolkata Medical College)

Q.80. First Engineering College established in India by British?

Ans. Thomson College (Now lIT Roorkee)


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Q.81. Which was the First Dam in India?

Ans. Kalnai Dam on Kaveri River

Q.82. Which was the First dynasty of India?

Ans. Brihadrath Mourya dynasty,

Q.83. First general election in free India?

Ans. 1952

Q.84. When was indelible ink First use of in general elections?

Ans. 1962

Q.85. When was the use of electronic machines first introduced in an election in India?

Ans. Kerala Bye elections in 1982

Q.86. Name the First film of India which was narrative?

Ans. Raja Harishchandra,

Q.87. Name the First talkie film of India?

Ans. Alam Ara

Q.88. Which was the First Golden Jubilee film of India?

Ans. Sant Tukaram in Marathi

Q.89. Which was the First film which was produced in Sanskrit lamguage?

Ans. Sankaracharya

Q.90. Which was the first Hollywood film which was dubbed in Hindi?

Ans. Jurassic Park

Q.91. Name the first male child star of Indian films.

Ans. Balchandra

Q.92. Name the first female child star of Indian films.

Ans. Mandakini

Q.93. Name the still existing Oldest Fort of India.

Ans. Kalinger (M.P.)

Q.94. Name the First hospital in India

Ans. IPGMER

Q.95. Who was the first Indian (born in India) to climb Mount Everest.?

Ans. Avtar Singh Cheema

Q.96. First women hospital in India?

Ans. Muslim Maternity and Zenana Hospital, Hyderabad


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Q.97. Name the first library in India?

Ans. lIIiam Carry Library at Serampur

Q.98. Which is the first milk powder plant in India?

Ans. Kheda District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, Anand, Gujarat

Q.99. When was National Anthem sung for the first time?

Ans. On Dec. 27, 1911 in Session of All India National Congress, Kolkatta

Q.100. When was the National flag hoisted for the first time?

Ans. On Aug 7, 1906 by Surendra Nath Banerji at Green Park, Kolkata

Q.101. Which was the first newspaper of India?

Ans. Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser, from Kolkata

Q.102. Which was the first Vernacular Newspaper?

Ans. Samachar Darpan from Serumpur on 31 May, 1818 in Bengal

Q.103. Name the first daily Newspaper?

Ans. Mumbai Samachar

Q.104. Name the oldest English newspaper which is being published even today?

Ans. Times of India, started in 1838 from Mumbai

Q.105. Name the first nuclear reactor.

Ans. Apsara

Q.106. Name the oldest observatory in India?

Ans. Jantar Mantar Delhi

Q.107. Which id the oldest Political Party in India?

Ans. Indian National Congress

Q.108. Name the first GPO of India?

Ans. St. George Square, Chennai

Q.109. Which was the first state of India to issue a stamp?

Ans. Kathiyawar, Saurshtra (Gujarat)

Q.110. Which was the first stamp in free India carrying a national leader?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi, 15th Aug., 1948

Q.111. Which was the first Air mail in India?

Ans. Allahabad to Naini, Feb. 18, 1911

Q.112. Name the first P.M. of India who was assassinated?

Ans. Indira Gandhi


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Q.113. Name the first Railway Company of India?

Ans. East India Railway Company and Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company.

Q.114. Name the First Railway Journey in India?

Ans. Mumbai to Thane (34 km) 16 April, 1853

Q.115. Name the first Railway Terminus of India?

Ans. Bori Bander (V.T.) Mumbai

Q.116. First Metro Railway began at which city?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.117. The first Electric train ran between which two stations?

Ans. Mumbai and Kurla

Q.118. Name the first Solar Powered Station in India?

Ans. Veda Kumeri (on Hasan-Mangal Section)

Q.119. Name the first Oil Refinery of India?

Ans. Digboi, Assam

Q.120. When was the first Satyagrah undertaken by Gandhi Ji in India?

Ans. Champaran

Q.121. Which was the first school established in India by the British?

Ans. St. Mary's Church Charitable School, Chennai

Q.122. Name the first school for girls established in India by British?

Ans. Baptist Mission School, Gauribari, Kolkata

Q.123. Which was the first Public School for girls?

Ans. Maharani Gayatri Devi Public School, Jaipur

Q.124. Who was the first female Mayor of Delhi?

Ans. Aruna Asaf Ali

Q.125. Name the first Indian Cricket Captain of Free India.

Ans. Lala Amarnath


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11. Politics & Constitution

Q.1. When was the Indian constitution adopted by the constituent assembly?

Ans. 26 November 1949

Q.2. When was the Indian constitution implemented?

Ans. 26 January1950

Q.3. How many parts are there in the Indiain Constitution?

Ans. 22

Q.4. Who was the first Chairman of the Constituent assembly?

Ans. Sachidanand Sinha

Q.5. Under whose chairmanship was the India constitution passed?


Q.6. Which article of the Constitution of India was described by Dr. B.R Ambedkar as the "Heart & Soul' of

Constitution?

Ans. Aritcle 32

Q.7. When was the Indian Constitution amended for the first time?

Ans. 1951

Q.8. Who accepted the merger of Kashmir with India?

Ans. Raja Hari Singh

Q.9. Which President of India had the longest tenure?


Q.10. Where was the Court Marshal for INA officers held?

Ans. Red Fort in Delhi

Q.11. Who is the first citizen of India?

Ans. The President

Q.12. Which pact was signed between China and India?

Ans. Panchsheel (1954)

Q.13. When was L.I.C. nationalised?

Ans. 1956

Q.14. The Indian Parliament comprises of which tthree ?

Ans. President, Loksabha & Rajysabha

Q.15. Which state was bifurcated to form Maharashtra and Gujarat states?

Ans. Bombay


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Q.16. When was Jawahar Lal Nehru elected the president of All India Congress for the first time?

Ans. 1929-30

Q.17. When did Indira Gandhi become the president of Congress party?

Ans. 1960

Q.18. When did China attack India?

Ans. 1962

Q.19. When did Lal Bahadur Shastri become the Prime Minister of India?

Ans. 1964

Q.20. When did Indo-Pak war take place in the Rann of Kutch?

Ans. 1965

Q.21. Which Prime Minister among the following did not complet his/her full term of 5 years?

Ans. Morar Ji Desai

Q.22. Who was the defence minister during Indo-Pak war of 1971?

Ans. Babu Jagjivan Ram

Q.23. Which leader resigned from the Presidentship of Indian National Congress in 1939 due to the differences

with Mahatma Gandhi?


Q.24. Which party came to power during the first Vidhan Sabha election in Delhi in 1993?

Ans. Bharteeya Janta Party

Q.25. Which title did Gandhi ji refuse in protest against the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre?

Ans. Kesar-e-Hind

Q.26. Who was the first President of Indian Congress (l) ?

Ans. Jagjivan Ram

Q.27. For how much time did the emergency imposed in 1975 prevail in India?

Ans. 19 months

Q.28. Which Indian President remained in office for the shortest period?


Q.29. Under the banner of which political party did Morarji Desai become the Prime Minister?

Ans. Janta Party

Q.30. Name the first state of free India which was formed on linguistic basis.

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.31. When did Goa, Daman and Diu become part of free India?

Ans. 19 December.1961


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Q.32. Name the person who remained Vice-President of free India for 10 years and President for one term?

Ans. Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

Q.33. Which state of India has the least population?

Ans. Sikkim

Q.34. Who was the speaker of twelfth and thirteenth Lok Sabha?

Ans. G.M.C. Balyogi

Q.35. What is the minimum age for becoming the Governor of a state in India?

Ans. 35 years

Q.36. What is the number of last article there in the constitution of India?

Ans. 395

Q.37. In which year was the minimum voting age reduced to 18 years?

Ans. 1988

Q.38. Who had the longest tenure as a Chief Minister of any state in India?

Ans. Jyoti Basu

Q.39. Who became the Prime Minister of India at the age of 81 years?

Ans. Morarji Desai

Q.40. In which part of Indian constitution description of states and union territories is present?

Ans. First

Q.41. The Supreme Court can have how many number of Judges in service at a time?

Ans. 31

Q.42. When was ‘Jan Gan Man’ approved as the National Anthem?

Ans. 24 Jan., 1950

Q.43. How much time was taken by the constituent assembly to finalize the Constitution?

Ans. 2 year, 11 Months & 18 Days

Q.44. What is the minimum age requirement for becoming a candidate for the Rajya Sabha?

Ans. 30 years.

Q.45. Concept of Independent and impartial Judicary in Indiaya Constitution was taken from which country?

Ans. U.S.A.

Q.46. Which house other than Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council cannot

take part in the election for the President of India?

Ans. Legislative Council

Q.47. Which Bill passed by Lok Sabha even after being not returned by the Rajya Sabha is deemed to have

been passed by both the houses of Parliament?

Ans. Money Bill


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Q.48. How many proposers and seconders are required to file the nomination for the office of Vice-President?

Ans. 20 Proposers & 20 Seconders

Q.49. On the recommendations of which body, Finance is shared between the center and the states?

Ans. Finance Commission

Q.50. In which year Tashkent Treaty was signed?

Ans. 1966

Q.51. Up to what extent the tenure of Lok Sabha can be extended in special circumstances?

Ans. One Year

Q.52. After the gap of how many years, Finance commission is set up by the president?

Ans. 5 years

Q.53. Which country has influenced the idea of distribution of powers between Centre and States?

Ans. Canada

Q.54. Who will take care of the works of the President in absence of president and vice president both?

Ans. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Q.55. Who gave the slogan "In one country there can’t be 2 symbols, 2 heads and two constitutions."

Ans. Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Q.56. Who chairs the joint session of the Parliament?

Ans. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q.57. The republic system of the constitution is inspired or taken from which country?

Ans. France

Q.58. At which place Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated?

Ans. Sriperambdur, Chennai

Q.59. Name the Prime Minister who did not face the Parliament even once during his term as PM.

Ans. Chaudhary Charan Singh

Q.60. What is the age of retirement for the Judge of a High Court?

Ans. 62 Years

Q.61. As per the law on the matter, what could be the maximum size of a Ministry?

Ans. 15% of total number of members or 12, whichever is higher

Q.62. Who is empowered to prescribe the powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

Ans. Parliament

Q.63. Who defeated Indira Gandhi in 1977 elections?

Ans. Rajnarayan


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Q.64. On which date Rajya Sabha was constituted?

Ans. 3rd April, 1952

Q.65. Political party, "Panther Party" belongs to which state?


Q.66. When does election campaign stops before the start of the polling for elections?

Ans. 48 hours before the closing time of polling

Q.67. Who administers the oath to the President if the chief justice of Supreme Court is not available?

Ans. Senior Most Judge of the Supreme Court

Q.68. What is the minimum number of Judges required in a bench which gives decision in the constitutional

matters?

Ans. Five

Q.69. When was the first Interim Government of India formed?

Ans. 2nd September 1946

Q.70. Who headed the Interim Government of India?


Q.71. When was first meeting of the constituent assembly held?

Ans. December 9, 1946

Q.72. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence?

Ans. Acharya J. B. Kirplani

Q.73. Who hold longest term as the general secretary of Indian National Congress?

Ans. A. O. Hume

Q.74. What was the original name of Indian National Congress?

Ans. Indian National Union.

Q.75. Name the first women's organization set up in India?

Ans. Women's India Association

Q.76. Who is founder of communist party of India ?

Ans. Satya Bhakt established it in Kanpur in July 1924.

Q.77. When was CPI split into two parties?

Ans. 1964 at Calcutta

Q.78. When did Indian National Congress won the elections and formed Governments in seven states for the

first time?

Ans. 1937

Q.79. Who served as President of Indian National Congress for the longest period continuously?

Ans. Sonia Gandhi


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Q.80. Which is the oldest regional Political Party of India?

Ans. DMK

Q.81. In which year the Loksabha seats were increased from 525 to 545?

Ans. 1973

Q.82. Name the first political party which went on line with its website?

Ans. BJP

Q.83. Which Political party was fined by the High Court on organizing a bandh on July 30, 2003?

Ans. Shiva Sena

Q.84. Name the person who contested maximum number of elections but won in none?

Ans. Kaka Joginder Singh

Q.85. Name the person who had been elected from most states?

Ans. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q.86. Who was the first Indian elected President of Inter Parliamentary union?

Ans. Dr. Gurdyal Singh Dhillon, in 1973

Q.87. Who has been the first Indian woman to be elected as President of Inter-Parliamentary union?

Ans. Dr. Najma Heptullah

Q.88. Who was the first Indian to be elected as President of Common wealth Parliamentary Association?

Ans. Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon

Q.89. Who was the first Indian elected Chairman of execuitive Committee of common wealth Parliamentary

Association?

Ans. Balram Jakhar, 1984

Q.90. What is the maximum numbers of seats of the Loksabha as envisaged by the constitution?

Ans. 552

Q.91. When was the first session of Parliament held in free India?

Ans. May 13,1952

Q.92. Is there a time limit to hold the Parliament sittings after an election?

Ans. Yes, miminum 90 days, maximum 120 days

Q.93. When was single longest sitting of Lok Sabha held?

Ans. August 30, 1997

Q.94. In which single Lok Sabha tenure maximum number of laws were enacted?

Ans. In First Loksabha

Q.95. How many times till now the Lok Sabha has been dissolved ?

Ans. 5 times


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Q.96. Which Lok Sabha had the longest tenure?

Ans. 5th Lok Sabha.

Q.97. Which Lok Sabha had shortest tenure?

Ans. 12th Lok Sabha

Q.98. Which Lok Sabha faced maximum numbers of confidence motions?

Ans. 11th Lok Sabha

Q.99. Name the first Lok Sabha Speaker to die in harness?

Ans. G.M.C. Balyogi

Q.100. Name the person who had the distinction of being the only member of Lok Sabha to hold office from the

first term of the house till his death?

Ans. Jagjeevan Ram

Q.101. Name the person who hed been nominated to the Lok sabha for the maximum times?

Ans. Frank Antony,

Q.102. Name the person who had represented the same Constituency continuously for maximum number of times?

Ans. P M Sayeed

Q.103. When was the first budget of free India presented?

Ans. Nov. 26,1947

Q.104. Which Lok Sabha spent the longest time over the discussion on the budget?

Ans. Third Lok Sabha

Q.105. Who was the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha?

Ans. Anant Shayanam Ayyanger

Q.106. Which Lok Sabha Speaker had the longest term?

Ans. Balram Jakhar 10 Yrs.

Q.107. Which Lok Sabha Speaker had the shortest term?

Ans. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

Q.108. Who had been a Rajya Sabha member for the maximum period of time?

Ans. Seeta Ram Kesari

Q.109. Who had been the Chairman of Rajya Sabha for the longest period of time?

Ans. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1952 to 1962)

Q.110. Who had been the first deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ?

Ans. S.V. Krishna Murthy Rao, May 13,1952 to May 12,1962)

Q.111. Who had been the first woman deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha?

Ans. Violet Alva (1962 to 66 & 1966 to 1969)


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Q.112. Who has been the deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha for the longest period of time?

Ans. Najma Heptullah

Q.113. Which President won with least margin of votes?

Ans. V.V. Giri

Q.114. Which President promulgated maximum number of ordinances in his tenure?

Ans. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Q.115. Who became the first President from the Scheduled Caste community?

Ans. K.R. Narayanan

Q.116. Who was the first President to cast his vote in a general election?

Ans. K.R. Narayanan

Q.117. Who was the first President who asked for letters of support from political parties before forming

Government?

Ans. K.R. Narayanan

Q.118. Name the president who turned down request for imposition of President’s Rule in U.P. on

October 22, 1997 and in Bihar on Sept. 25, 1998 ?

Ans. K.R. Narayanan

Q.119. Name the President who dissolved Lok Sabha twice?

Ans. K.R. Narayanan

Q.120. Name the first woman candidate who fought for Presidential election?

Ans. Dr. Laxmi Sehgal, against APJ Abdul Kalam

Q.121. Which was the first state Government to be dismissed by the president?

Ans. J&K Govt. headed by Sheikh Abdullah

Q.122. When was the designation of P.M. changed to C.M. in J&K?

Ans. 1965

Q.123. How many times Gulzari Lal Nanda tool over the position of Prime Minister of India?

Ans. Two times

Q.124. Name the state from where maximum number of Prime Ministers came?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.125. Name the PM who had to face a confidence motion within 24 hours of assuming office?

Ans. I.K Gujral

Q.126. Name the first Ex-PM to be arrested?

Ans. Indira Gandhi

Q.127. Name the first PM to be expelled from Parliament?

Ans. Indira Gandhi


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Q.128. Which Prime Minister was summoned by a court?

Ans. P. V. Narsimharao

Q.129. Name the PM who is said to be able to speak more than fifteen languages

Ans. Pamulparthy Venkat Narsimha Rao

Q.130. Name the Central Minister who held the same portfolio for the longest period of time?

Ans. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, Health Minister

Q.131. Name the person who has held the office of a central minister for the longest period of time.

Ans. Jagjeevan Ram

Q.132. Name the person who held the office of a central minister for the shortest period of time?

Ans. Justice H.R. Khanna Law and Justice Minister

Q.133. Name the first Union Minister to die in harness?

Ans. Vallabh Bhai Patel

Q.134. Name the Prime Minister who led maximum number of parties to form his Government.

Ans. A.B. Vajpayee

Q.135. Name the first Central Minister who was assassinated.

Ans. Lalit Narayan Misra

Q.136. Name the first minister to resign from the Central Government Ministry?

Ans. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Q.137. Name the Prime Minister who led the largest council of Ministers?

Ans. Atal.Bihari Vajpayee

Q.138. When was the first elected Communist Government formed in a state in India?

Ans. April 5, 1957 in Kerala

Q.139. Name the person who presented maximum number of Central budget?

Ans. Morarji Desai

Q.140. Who undertook fast unto death for creation of separate state of Andhra Pradesh?

Ans. Pottu Sri Ramulu

Q.141. Name the first person elected as speaker in an assembly?

Ans. L.M. Pailee, Cochin state assembly in 1947.

Q.142. Which state has had President’s rule for the longest period of time?

Ans. Punjab from May

Q.143. Which state had President’s rule for the shortest period of time?

Ans. Orrisa


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Q.144. President’s rule was imposed for the maximum number of times in which state?

Ans. U.P.

Q.145. Name the CM of a state who had shortest tenure?

Ans. Jagdambika Pal in U.P

Q.146. Name the youngest person to hold CM post in a state?

Ans. Prafulla Kumar Mohanta of Assam

Q.147. Who has been the chief minister of two states?

Ans. Narayan Dutt Tiwari, UP and Uttaranchal Yashwant Rao Chavan, Mumbai and Maharashtra.

Q.148. Who had been the longest serving woman chief Minister in India?

Ans. Shiela Dixit

Q.149. Name the first chief minister of a state who was assassinated?

Ans. Pratap Singh kairon of Punjab Province

Q.150. Name the woman C.M. who held office for three consecutive terms.

Ans. Sheila Dixit

Q.151. How many times did Mayawati took the oath of office of the Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh?

Ans. Four

Q.152. Name the first CM who surrendered before court?

Ans. Rabri Devi

Q.153. Name the first CM to be indicted by a Court?

Ans. J. Jayalalitha

Q.154. Name the first woman foreign Secretary?

Ans. Chokila Iyer

Q.155. Which is the oldest civic body in India?

Ans. Madras Municipal Corporation

Q.156. What is the difference between a Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation?

Ans. Corporation is for big cities and Council is for smaller towns

Q.157. Which article of Constitution ensures abolition of untouchability?

Ans. Article 17

Q.158. Name the two former Chief Ministers of a State who are married to each other.

Ans. Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi

Q.159. How many members the constituent assembly had which was elected in July 1946 by Provincial

assemblies?

Ans. 389


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Q.160. Whether M A Jinnah and M K Gandhi were the members of the constituent assembly?

Ans. No.

Q.161. In the original constitution, the important fundamental rights have been classified into how many heads ?

Ans. Seven

Q.162. When was the right of property repealed by the constitution?

Ans. In 1978

Q.163. Which part of the constitution deals with the Fundamental rights of Indian citizens?

Ans. Part-III

Q.164. If President relinquishes his post due to any reason, for how long Vice President may hold his office?

Ans. 6 Months

Q.165. What is the procedure to remove the President from his Office?

Ans. Impeachment by one of the house and Confirmation by the other.

Q.166. What is the procedure to remove Vice President from his office?

Ans. By passing a resolution by the Rajya Sabha and agreed to by the Lok Sabha

Q.167. What is the maximum limit of membership in Rajya Sabha?

Ans. 250

Q.168. What is the maximum number of members who can be nominated by the President?

Ans. 12

Q.169. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Ans. President

Q.170. Who appoints the Attorney General?

Ans. President

Q.171. Who appoints the chairman of Union Public Service Commission?

Ans. President

Q.172. Who appoints the Election Commissioners?

Ans. President

Q.173. How many members constitute the election commission?

Ans. 3

Q.174. Who appoints Judges of the supreme Court?

Ans. President

Q.175. What is the maximum number of judges in the Supreme Court excluding the chief Justice?

Ans. 30


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Q.176. What is the age of retirement of judges in Supreme Court?

Ans. 65 years

Q.177. Who appoints the Governors in the state?

Ans. President

Q.178. Who appoints the Chief Justice in any High Court of the States?

Ans. President in consultation with Chief Justice of S.C. and Governer of the State concerned

Q.179. According to the Constitution of India, who enjoy the ultimate sovereignty?

Ans. People of India

Q.180. How many Vice-Presidents did not become the President of India?

Ans. Five

Q.181. Which leader of BJP has served as the Vice-President of India before Venkaiah Naidu?

Ans. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Q.182. Name the first Woman Mayer elected in India?

Ans. Sulochana Modi Mumbai 1956

Q.183. Name the President who won his election with highest percentage of votes?


Q.184. Name the first President who took flight in a Supersonic fighter plane?

Ans. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Q.185. Name the first President who travelled in a Submarine?

Ans. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

Q.186. Name the Prime Minister whose father and son were also the Prime Ministers?

Ans. Indira Gandhi

Q.187. Name the Chief Minister whose father and son were also the Chief Minister of the same state?

Ans. Farukh Abdullah

Q.188. Who administers oath to the Speaker of Lok Sabha?

Ans. Nobody

Q.189. If the speaker of the Loksabha intends to resign, he will send his resignation to .. ?

Ans. Dy-Speaker of the Loksabha

Q.190. How many Presidents of India have also been the Chief Minsters of their states?

Ans. 3

Q.191. How many Prime Ministers have also served as the Chief Minister of their States?

Ans. 5

Q.192. How many persons have served as President of India without ever serving as Vice President?

Ans. 5


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12. Geography

Q.1. Which is the largest state in North-Eastern region and also the remotest?


Q.2. Which state is considered to be the Eastern gateway of India?

Ans. Assam

Q.3. Which river is reckoned to be the world's most majestic river in the North Eastern region?

Ans. Brahmaputra

Q.4. In which state of India the sun rises first?


Q.5. Which state in the North-Eastern region has the largest and the most important varieties of wild life?

Ans. Assam

Q.6. How much of the Tripura state is surrounded by Bangladesh?

Ans. approx. 75% on three sides

Q.7. Which is the smallest state in the North-Eastern region?

Ans. Tripura

Q.8. Which is the highest peak in Mizoram?

Ans. Phawngpui

Q.9. Where is the oldest, 18 hole golf course in India which attracts golfers from all over the world?

Ans. Shillong

Q.10. Name the wettest place in the world in Meghalaya which receives the highest amount of rainfall?

Ans. Mawsynram

Q.11. Which city is called the gateway of Nagaland which is not only a commercial centre but also has the only

airport in Nagaland?

Ans. Dimapur

Q.12. Name the Assam's only hill station from where one can see the rainbow below.

Ans. Haflong

Q.13. In which district of Arunachal Pradesh came the great 1950 earthquake which was equal to the force of

10,000 bombs?

Ans. Lohit

Q.14. The seven storey palace with three storeys under water, and which was built by Ahom King Rudra Singh,

is known by which name?

Ans. Karenghar


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Q.15. The fortress of Agnipahar is attributed to Banasur and throws a light on the architecture and the skill of

masons in those ancient days. Where in Assam is this place situated?

Ans. Tejpur

Q.16. Which place is called the gateway of western Khasi hills?

Ans. Moirang

Q.17. The Shaheed Minar at Bir Tikendrajeet park is built in memory of the martyrs who fought the British in 1891.

In which state is this situated?

Ans. Manipur

Q.18. A Forest area in Kerala is Known as Sairandhri Vanam, what is its famous name?

Ans. Silent valley

Q.19. Which is the most cultivated crop in India ?

Ans. Rice

Q.20. In which state is the Pulicut Lagoon (Lake) Located?

Ans. At the border of Andhra Prades & Tamilnadu

Q.21. With which country does India shares its largest International border?

Ans. Bangla Desh

Q.22. Which mineral, used as nuclear fuel, is found in maximum quantity in India?

Ans. Thorium

Q.23. Name the two end points (cities) of National Highway No.1?

Ans. Amritsar and Delhi

Q.24. What is the common name given to summer crops of India?

Ans. Kharif Crops

Q.25. Name anyone pass in the Western Ghats in the south of Niligiri Hills?

Ans. Palghat or Sheinkota

Q.26. Which port of India is nearest to Indonesia?

Ans. Great Nicobar island of Andman & Nikobar

Q.27. Which Indian port is not a natural port?

Ans. Chennai

Q.28. Which is the smallest river amongst Jhelam, Chinab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj?

Ans. Beas

Q.29. The deposits of which mineral in India are highest in the world?

Ans. Mica

Q.30. Name one tributary of the Ganges which flows into it from the Peninsula Plateau?

Ans. Sone


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Q.31. In which Indian state the highest numbers of Jute Mills are situated?

Ans. West Bengal

Q.32. The Konkan Rail Project passes through how many states of India ?

Ans. Four (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala)

Q.33. In which state is the Hundu, one of the world’s highest water fall, situated?

Ans. Jharkhand, Near Ranchi

Q.34. At which position India stands amongst the tobacco producing countries of the world?

Ans. Third place

Q.35. From which state of India the Ravi River originates?


Q.36. Which is the highest sandalwood producing state in India?

Ans. Karnatak

Q.37. Which are the oldest mountains of India?

Ans. Aravallis

Q.38. Where was first cotton cloth mill of India was established?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.39. Which touring spot is called Shimla of Rajasthan?

Ans. Mt. Abu.

Q.40. In which city is the head office of Geological Survey of India situated?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.41. In which district do the highest number of tribal live?

Ans. Bastar

Q.42. In which state is the famous forest area named Silent Valley situated?

Ans. Kerala

Q.43. Which Indian state has lowest urban population?

Ans. Sikkim

Q.44. Which Indian state has the minimum male literacy?

Ans. Bihar

Q.45. At which place does the Ganges get divided into two branches?

Ans. Dhulia

Q.46. Where was India's first paper mill established?

Ans. Serampur, W. Bengal


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Q.47. Name the river which is known by six different names at different places?

Ans. Brahmaputra

Q.48. Name the nuclear power station in Karnataka.

Ans. Kaiga

Q.49. Chhota Nagpur is famous for which item or object ?

Ans. Minerals

Q.50. Where is the sanctuary for musk deer situated?

Ans. Kedarnath

Q.51. Which state of India is known for having the only floating national garden in the world?

Ans. Manipur

Q.52. Name the river-valley which is known for the largest deposits of coal.

Ans. Damodar Valley

Q.53. Name the place situated on the confluence of three seas?

Ans. Kanya Kumari

Q.54. Name the westward flowing river in southern part of Vindhyachal Mountain?

Ans. Narmada

Q.55. On which date was first Indian meteorological satellite launched?

Ans. Kalpana-I, 12 Sept., 2002

Q.56. Which oil field of India is the leading producer of mineral oil?

Ans. Mumbai High 64.55%

Q.57. At which place do Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet each other?

Ans. Devprayag

Q.58. Which state in has the largest reserve of lignite coal?

Ans. Tamilnadu

Q.59. Name the coast on which Chennai port is situated?

Ans. Coromandal coast

Q.60. In which state is the first port of India in private sector situated?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.61. In which district of Gujarat was the first dairy cooperative society set up?

Ans. Kaira (Kheda) District

Q.62. Name the Hydel power project in Bhutan which was constructed with Indiaiya financial help?

Ans. Chukkha


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Q.63. From which state does river Tapti or Tapi originate?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.64. Which is the largest flower producing state of India?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.65. In which state of India only 17 persons per square kilometre are living?


Q.66. Which is the India state to have lowest forest area?

Ans. Haryana

Q.67. The smallest district of India is situated in which state?

Ans. Dhadbal in Manipur

Q.68. Name the place in Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) which Mahatma Gandhi called Switzerland of India?

Ans. Kausani

Q.69. Which is the nearest railway station to Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

Ans. Vapi

Q.70. Name the state of India where Asia's largest aluminium extraction plant has been set up?

Ans. Orrisa

Q.71. Name the area in Jammu & Kashmir having less than 20 cm of rainfall in a year?

Ans. Leh

Q.72. Name the coast on which Cochin is situated?

Ans. Malabar Coast

Q.73. In which city river Ganges flows from South to North?

Ans. Varanasi

Q.74. In which state of India electricity board was first started?

Ans. W. Bengal

Q.75. For which mineral is Nellore famous?

Ans. Mica

Q.76. Which was the first multipurpose river valley project set up after independence?

Ans. Damodar Valley Project

Q.77. In which states is Satpura range situated?

Ans. M.P., Maharashtra & Gujarat.

Q.78. Near which city is Bhim Betka, having a collection of cave painting and discovered in 1957, situated?

Ans. Raisen ( M.P.)


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Q.79. Which state produces more than 80% of the total production of Asbestos in the country?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.80. Name the dam on river Son?

Ans. Bansagar Dam

Q.81. For which mineral is Kolhapur famous?

Ans. Bansagar Dam Bauxite

Q.82. In which state of India there is no railway line?

Ans. Sikkim

Q.83. What is the position of Indian Ocean in vastness amongst all the oceans of the world?

Ans. Third

Q.84. What is the distance between the two extreme points of India from North to South?

Ans. 3214 kms

Q.85. What is the distance between the two extreme points of India from East to West?

Ans. 2933 kms

Q.86. Which one of the following is not among the five major physical divisions of India?

Ans. The Sahara Desert

Q.87. Which Mountain range contains the Siachin glacier?

Ans. Karakoram range

Q.88. Which is the world's second highest mountain peak?

Ans. K-2 (Godwin Austen)

Q.89. What is the height of peak K-2 (Godwin Austen)?

Ans. 8610 meters

Q.90. To which mountain chain K-2 (Godwin Austen) belongs?

Ans. Karakoram Chain

Q.91. In which mountain range does Siachin glacier lie?

Ans. Karakoram

Q.92. In which mountain range does Beltore glacier lie?

Ans. Karakoram

Q.93. How long is Himalayan range stretched from West to East?

Ans. About 2500 kms

Q.94. Which one of the following are the three important ranges of Himalayan Mountains?

Ans. Himadri, Himachal & Shivaliks


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Q.95. What is the average height of the peaks in Himadri or great Himalayas?

Ans. 6000 metres

Q.96. Name the important peaks in Himadri range?

Ans. Mount Everest, Kanchanjunga, Nanga Parbat and Nanda Devi

Q.97. What is the height of Kanchanjunga peak?

Ans. 8597 metres

Q.98. What is the height of Nanga Parbat peak?

Ans. 8125 metres

Q.99. What is the height of Nanda Devi peak?

Ans. 7816 metres

Q.100. What is the average height of Himachal range of mountains?

Ans. 4100 metres

Q.101. Name some important hill stations of Himachal range of mountains?

Ans. Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital, Darjeeling

Q.102. Name a few valleys situated in Himachal range of mountains?

Ans. Kashmir, Kulu and Kangra Valleys

Q.103. What is the average height of Shivalik range of mountains?

Ans. 1000 meters

Q.104. Name a few important passes in the Himalayan range of mountains.

Ans. Bomdi La, Khyber, Bolan, Shipki La, Nathu La

Q.105. Name some hills on India's north eastern part.

Ans. Patkai Bum, Naga hills, Mizo and Lushai, Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills

Q.106. Out of the tributaries of Indus river, which one is flowing through India only?

Ans. Beas

Q.107. Name the tributaries of Indus river?

Ans. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Beas

Q.108. Which river is dividing the Aravali mountain range in two prats?

Ans. Banas river

Q.109. Name the important tributaries of Ganga river.

Ans. Yamuna, Sone, Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak and Kosi

Q.110. Name important tributaries of Yamuna river.

Ans. Chambal, Betwa and Ken


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Q.111. When a stream of Ganga enters into Bangladesh, by what name it is known?

Ans. Padma

Q.112. When a stream of Ganga enters into West Bengal what is its name?

Ans. Hoogli

Q.113. Where does Ganga river end its journey?

Ans. Into the Bay of Bengal

Q.114. How many parts the great plateau of Pennisular India has? Name them.

Ans. Two, The Malwa Plateau and Deccan Plateau

Q.115. The Malwa Plateau is flanked with which hills?

Ans. Aravali hills in North West and Vindhya in South

Q.116. Name the important hills situated in Western Ghats?

Ans. Sahyadri, Nilgiri, Anna Mallai and Cardoman Hills

Q.117. Which one is the highest peak of the Peninsular India?

Ans. Anaimudi peak

Q.118. Name the hill which comprises Eastern Ghats?

Ans. Mahendra Giri

Q.119. Name the important rivers of Deccan Plateau?

Ans. Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauveri, Narmada and Tapti

Q.120. Which important rives of Deccan Plateau flow from West to East and merge into Bay of Bengal?

Ans. Mahanadi, Godavari & Krishna

Q.121. Which important rivers of Deccan Plateau flow from East to West and merge in Arabian Sea?

Ans. Narmada and Tapti

Q.122. In which sea are Andman - Nicobar Islands situated?

Ans. Bay of Bengal

Q.123. How many islands form Andman Islands?

Ans. 204

Q.124. How many islands are there in Nikobar Islands?

Ans. 19

Q.125. In which sea is Lakshadweep islands situated?

Ans. Arabian Sea

Q.126. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?

Ans. 27


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Q.127. How many islands of Lakshadweep are un-inhabitated?

Ans. 17

Q.128. Which chain of mountain lie in the East of Goa?

Ans. Sahyadri

Q.129. Which is the highest mountain peak in Rajasthan?

Ans. Guru Shikhar

Q.130. What was the former common name of the North Easten States of India ?

Ans. NEFA

Q.131. By which name is the line of control between India and Pakistan known?

Ans. Redcliff Line

Q.132. Where do people called Tharu live?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.133. In which state of India, there is largest covered forest area?

Ans. Madhy Pradesh

Q.134. Which place in India has lowest rainfall?

Ans. Leh

Q.135. Which are the two major mountain ranges in Madhya Pradesh?

Ans. Vindhyas and Satpura

Q.136. Which union territory is sandwiched between Gujarat and Maharashtra?

Ans. Dadra-Nagar Haveli

Q.137. Which major river forms part of North-Western boundary between Gujarat and Maharashtra?

Ans. Narmada

Q.138. Which separates Daman from Diu?

Ans. Gulf of Khambat

Q.139. Where exactly is Aksai Chin?

Ans. The North Eastern Corner of J & K

Q.140. Where exactly is S1. George island?

Ans. Near Vasco de Gama

Q.141. Where in India are situated Diamond Mines?

Ans. Panna

Q.142. Makarana is famous for which item?

Ans. Marble


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13. Major Towns/Cities Situated on Rivers

Q.1. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Saryu

Q.2. Agra, Delhi, Mathura are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Yamuna

Q.3. Haridwar, Varanasi, Rishikesh, Kanpur, Patna are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Ganga

Q.4. Lucknow is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Gomti

Q.5. Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Sabarmati

Q.6. Jabalpur is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Narmada

Q.7. Howrah (Kolkata) is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Hooghli

Q.8. Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Shipra

Q.9. Jamshedpur (Tatanagar) is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Swarn Rekha

Q.10. Nasik, Nanded, Bhadrachalam are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Godavari

Q.11. Ajmer is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Luni

Q.12. Vijaywada is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Krishna

Q.13. Ludhiana, Firozepur are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Sutlaj

Q.14. Srinagar is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Jhelum

Q.15. Guwahati, Dibrugarh are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Brahmaputra

Q.16. Hyderabad is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Musi


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Q.17. Surat is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Tapti

Q.18. Cuttack, Sambhalpur are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Mahanadi

Q.19. Tiruchinappalli is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Cauvery

Q.20. Badrinath is situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Alaknanda

Q.21. Kota, Dhaulpur are situated on the banks of which river?

Ans. Chambal


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14. Minerals & Their Sources

Q.1. Bauxite is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh

Q.2. Antimony is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Punjab, Karnataka

Q.3. Asbestos is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan, Jharkand

Q.4. Chromite is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand, Karnatak, Orissa, Tamil Nadu

Q.5. Coal is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Chhattisgarh, W. Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa

Q.6. Cobalt is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan, Kerala

Q.7. Copper is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand

Q.8. Gold is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Karnatak, Andhra Pradesh

Q.9. Diamond is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.10. Graphite is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand, Orissa, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

Q.11. Iron is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh

Q.12. Manganese is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Orissa, Karnatak, Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra

Q.13. Mica is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan

Q.14. Petroleum and Natural Gas is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Assam, Gujarat, Bombay High, Krishna and Godavari Basin

Q.15. Silver is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan, Bihar

Q.16. Tin is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh


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Q.17. Thorium is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Kerala

Q.18. Tungsten is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.19. Uranium is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Jharkhand

Q.20. Zinc is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.21. Nickel is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Orissa, Bihar, Nagaland, Maharashtra

Q.22. Magnesite is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh

Q.23. Marble is found at which of the following places ?

Ans. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh


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15. Famous Institutes

Q.1. National Botanical Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.2. Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Dhanbad

Q.3. National Physical Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.4. Central Glass & Ceramics Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Jadavpur (W.B.), Khurja (U.P.)

Q.5. National Metallurgical Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

Q.6. Central Road Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.7. Central Leather Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Chennai

Q.8. National Aerospace Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.9. Central Drug Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.10. National Institute of Oceanography is situated at which place?

Ans. Panaji

Q.11. Forest Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Dehradun

Q.12. National Sugar Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Kanpur

Q.13. Central Electronics & Engineering Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Pilani (Rajasthan)

Q.14. National Geophysical Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Hydrabad

Q.15. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Ans. Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Q.16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences is situated at which place?.

Ans. New Delhi


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Q.17. National Sports Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Patiala (Punjab)

Q.18. Indian Institute of Science is situated at which place?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.19. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. Trombay (Maharashtra)

Q.20. Indian Space Research Organisation is situated at which place?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.21. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies is situated at which place?

Ans. Varanasi

Q.22. Indian Veterinary Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Izzatnagar (U.P.)

Q.23. English & Foreign Language University is situated at which place?

Ans. Hyderabad

Q.24. Central Scientific Instrument Organisation is situated at which place?

Ans. Chandigarh

Q.25. Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Karaikudi (TN)

Q.26. Central Fuel Research Institute is situated at which place?.

Ans. Dhanbad

Q.27. Central Salt & Marine Chemical Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Bhav Nagar

Q.28. Indian Institute of Petroleum is situated at which place?

Ans. Dehradun

Q.29. National Chemical Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. Pune

Q.30. Central Food Technological Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Mysore (Karnataka)

Q.31. Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants is situated at which place?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.32. Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Nagpur (Maharashtra)


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Q.33. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.34. Institute of Micro Bio-Technology is situated at which place?

Ans. Chandigarh

Q.35. Central Building Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Roorkee

Q.36. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Durgapur

Q.37. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Nagpur

Q.38. Central Agricultural Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Port Blair

Q.39. Central Institute for Cotton Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Nagpur

Q.40. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Kochi

Q.41. Central Potato Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Shimla

Q.42. Central Rice Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Cuttack

Q.43. Central Rubber Crops Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Thiruvananthapuram

Q.44. Central Tobacco Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Rajahmundari (A.P.)

Q.45. Indian Agricultural Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.46. Indian Institute of Horticulture Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.47. Indian Institute of Soil Science is situated at which place?

Ans. Bhopal

Q.48. Indian Institute of Natural Resins is situated at which place?

Ans. Ranchi


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Q.49. Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibres is situated at which place?

Ans. Barackpur

Q.50. National Dairy Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. KARNAL

Q.51. National Institute of Animal Genetics is situated at which place?

Ans. KARNAL

Q.52. Indian Plywood Industries Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.53. Patel Chest Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Delhi

Q.54. All India Institute of Speech & Hearing is situated at which place?

Ans. Mysore

Q.55. National Science Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.56. Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology

Ans. Hyderabad

Q.57. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.58. Structural Engineering Research Centre

Ans. Chennai, Ghaziabad & Roorkee

Q.59. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Jodhpur (Raj.)

Q.60. Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Dehradun

Q.61. Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology is situated at which place?

Ans. Mumbai

Q.62. Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Jhansi

Q.63. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.64. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Karnal (Haryana)


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Q.65. Jute Technological Research Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.66. Directorate of Groundnuts Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Junagarh

Q.67. Cholera Research Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.68. Indian Council of Medical Research is situated at which place?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.69. National Institute of Nutrition is situated at which place?

Ans. Hyderabad

Q.70. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research is situated at which place?

Ans. Chandigarh

Q.71. Tuberculosis Research Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. Chennai

Q.72. Chitaranjan National Cancer Institute is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.73. Central Drugs Laboratory is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.74. Indian Cancer Research Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. Mumbai

Q.75. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is situated at which place?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.76. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at which place?

Ans. Tiruvananthapuram


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16. Important Cities & Tourist spots

Q.1. Following Cities and Places are found in which state of India?

Gulmarg, Dal Lake, Pahalgam,Sonmarg,Leh, Anant Nag, Baramulla, Doda, Gilgit, Kargil, Kokarnag,

Poonch, Rajori, Chashmashahi, Manasbal Lake, Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh, Wholer Lake, Nagina Lake,

Berinag, Amarnath ,Vaishno Devi, Chilas, Jammu, Kathua Kupwara, Meerpur, Murzaffarabad, Patni Top,

Srinagar, Hazarat Bal Mosque, Udhampur, Hari Parbat, Shiv Khori.



Dalhausi, Dharamshala, Kullu, Manali, Kasauli, Chail, Kufri, Chamba, Khajiyar, Solan, Baijnath, Chandwick

Spring, Chintpurni, Jwalaji, Kangra, Palampur, Shimla, Nahan, Ponta Sahib, Hamirpur, Joginder Nagar,

Kalpa, Keylong, Lahaul-Spiti Mahasu Mandi, Masobra, Naldera, Narkanda, Parvati Valley, Phagu Rewalsar

lake, Una, Summer hill, Tara Devi, Jakhu, McLodgainj.



Gangotri, Yamunotri, Goumukh, Nandadevi, Trishul, Neelkanth, Kosani, Pindari Glacier, Nainital, Almora,

Ranikhet, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Paurhi, Corbett National Park, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Dehradun, Valley of

Flowers, Gopeshwar, Mussori Gairsen, Pithoragarh, Rudrapur, Hemkund Sahib, Kempty fall.

Ans. Uttarakhand


Agra, Sikandra,Aligarh,Allahabad,Ayodhya, Bithoor, Govardhan, Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura, Vrindavan,

Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur, Soran, Lucknow, Mahoba, Moradabad, Sarnath, Varanasi, Vindhyachal,

Chitrakoot, Nemisharanya, Shravasti, Kushinagar, Kaushambi, Azamgarh, Behraich, Ballia, Bareily,

Badayun, Devaria, Devgarh, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehgarh, Firozabad, Ghaziabad,

Gazipur, Gonda Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Orai, Pilibheet, Pratapgarh, Rampur, Rai Bareily, Unnao.

Ans. Uttar Pradesh


Amritsar, (Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple, Jallianwallah Bagh,) Anandpur Sahib, Takht Keshgarh,

Bhakra Nangal Dam, Ropar, Taran Taaran, Bhatinda, Faridcot, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiyarpur

Jalandhar. Kapoorthala, Ludhiana Pathankot, Patiala, Sangroor.

Ans. Punjab


Kurukshetra, Pinjore, Badkal Lake, Ambala, Bhivani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal,

Mahendragarh, Narnol, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Karna Lake, Sohna, Sultanpur.

Ans. Haryana


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Jaipur, (Maharaja Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Ram Niwas Garden) Ajmer (Dargah Khwaja

Moinuddin Chishti, Pushkar Lake, Brahma Temple), MountAbu, Thar Desert, Chittore, Udaipur, Kota,

Bharatpur, (Fort, Ghana Bird Sanctuary,) Boondi, Nathdwara, Jai Samand Lake, Bikaner, Alwar (Sariska

Tiger Sanctuary), Banswara, Barmer, Bheelwara, Victory tower, Churu, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Sri

Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Jallore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu,Nagore, Pali, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Tonk.

Ans. Rajasthan


Kutch ka Rann, Ankleshwar, Kembay, Kalal, Koyli Giri, Animal Sanctuary, Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary,

SabarmatiAshram, Ambaji, Ahmedabad, Dwarka, Junagarh, Kheda, Lothal, Paatan, Porbandar, Pawagarh,

Rajkot, Sabarkanth, Satpura, Somnath, Surat, Vadodara, Amreli, Bharaunch, Bhadreshwar, Bhavnagar,

Bhuj, Dang,Girnar, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Karwar, Mehsana, Moghera,

Panchmahal, Palampur, Palitana, Sasan, Shamla Ji, Surendranagar, Taranga, Balsad.

Ans. Gujarat


Matheron, Ajanta caves, Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Shirdi Kanheri, Mahabaleshwaram, Panchgani,

Nanded, Khandala, Mumbai, Nasik, Pandarpur, Pune, Satara, Trimbkelshwar, Wardha, Ahmednagar,

Akola, Alibagh, Amravati, Aughadnath, Aurangabad, Bhandra, Beed, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule,

Jalgaon, Kurla Caves, Kolhapur, Latur, Lonavla, Nagpur, Usmanabad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Sewagram,

Tadoba National Park.

Ans. Maharashtra


Machli-Pattanam, Kaunda, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatanam, Anantpur, Bheemavaram, Chittoor, Kurapah,

Elluru, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Mehboob Nagar, Nalgonda, Nellore, Tenali, Tirupati, Vijayanagaram,

Waltair.

Ans. Andhra Pradesh


Vrindavan Gardens, Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, Bandipur Sanctuary, Jog falls, Badami, Banglore, Bijapur

Belgaum, Chickmanglore, Humpy, Kolar Gold Mines Manglore, Mysore, Sringeri, Shri Rangpattanam, Tung

Bhadra Dam, Bellary, Bellore, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Raichur,

Shimoga, Tumkore, Gokarna, Udupi, Dharmasthala, Melkot, Gangapura

Ans. Karnataka


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Thanjore, Kanyakumari, Kodai Kanal, Ootty, Annamallai, Chidambaram, Eillagiri, Kolakod, Kanchipuram,

Madurai, Mahabalipuram, Utakamund, Rameshwaram, Coimbtore, Covelong, Cuddalore, Dharasuram,

Dharampuri, Dindigul, Erode, Mudu Malai, Nagapattinam, Nagarcoil, Ramanathpuram, Salem,

Shuchlndram, Nagoor, Tumbkonam, Velankanni, Tirutanni, Mamallpuram, Pumpuhar, Vedantangal Bird

Sanctuary, Vandalur Zoological Park, Mundaturai wildlife Sanctuary,Trichy.

Ans. Tamilnadu


Bagh,Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Gwalior, Datia, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Mandla,

Panchmarhi, Sanchi, Ujjain, Vidisha, Benisagar Dam, Maihar, Amarkantak, Orchha, Chanderi, Rahat Garh,

Nohta, Bhojpur,Dewas, Guna, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Morena, Panna, Rajgarh, Satna,

Sehore, Shahdol, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh.

Ans. Madhya Pradesh


Tiruvanantpuram, Trichur, Kottayam, Kochi, Ernakulam, Alleppy, Kozikode, Guruavayur, Iduki, Kaladi,

Kodanud, Periyar, Alway, Kannanaur, Kalpetta, Kesragod, Kovalam, Malampuzha, MalJapuram, Munner,

Neyyar dam, Pallakad, Qulon, Ponmudi.

Ans. Kerala


Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Devghar, Palamau, National Park, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Singhbhoom, Girdih,

Gumla, Chaibasa, Dumka, Daltonganj, Kodarma.

Ans. Jharkhand


Aurangabad, Betia, Biharsharif, Bodhgaya, Mungher, Nalanda, Parasnath, Patna, Pawapuri, Following

Cities and Places are found in which state of India? Rajgiri, Sasaram, Sitamarhi, Sonpur, Vaishali,

Vikramshila Arah, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhimbandh, Chhapra, Gopalganj, Hajipur, Jahanabad, Katihar,

Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Madhubani, Maner, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Navada, Poornia, Raxaul,

Samastipur.

Ans. Bihar


Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Durg, Jagdalpur, Rajnandgaon, Bhilai, Korba, Raipur, Raigarh, Baikunthpur, Jashpur,

Champa, Janjgir, Mahasamund, Kanker, Dantewada, Bustar.

Ans. Chhattisgarh


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Kolkata, Coochbihar, Darjiling, Durgapur, Hugli, Kharagpur, Maida, Purulia, Murshidabad, Sundarvan,

Shantiniketan, Tarkeshwar,Alipur, Asansol, Belurghat, Bakkhali, Bakreshwar, Bankura, Burdwan,

Behrampur, Deegha, Midnapur, Jalpaiguri, Suri.

Ans. Bengal


Dibrugarh, Golpada, Guwahati, Kamakhya Temple, Vashistha Ashram, Gandhi Mandap, Geeta Mandir,

Madan Kamdeo Temple, Nawgrah Temple, Umanand, Haflong Kaziranga Park, Majuli, Shivsagar, Tejpur,

Barpetta, Chand ubi Lake, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Manas, Mangaldoi, Nalbari

Silchar, Tinsukia.

Ans. Assam


Bhishmak Nagar, Bombilla, Itanagar, Namilapha, TaawangAlong, Anini, Changlong, Daporiji, Khonsa,

Passighat, Seppa, Malinithan, Parmeshwaramkund, Teju, Ziro.



Old Goa, Panjim, Dona Paula on river Mandovi, Harvalam Water Fall, Mayem Lake, Doodh Sagar Spring,

BondlaAnimal Sanctuary, Marmagoa port, Aguada fort, Anjuna, Miramar Chorao bird Sanctuary, Cotigao,

Colva, Dabolim, Harmal, Mardol, Collen gute, Sinquerium

Ans. Goa


Govindji Temple, and Loktuk Lake at Imphal, Moyrang, Choorhachandpur, Lamjo Vishnupur, Chandela,

Kaina, Kaibul, Khongjom, Khongamat, Mao, Senapati Tamenglong, Thoubal, Waithou Lake.

Ans. Manipur


Kelong, Nartiang, Shillong, Ward Lake, Pologround, Elephant Spring, Golf course, Uniom Lake

Cheerapunji.

Ans. Meghalaya


Aizwal, Champai, Chhimtuipui, Pui, Lunglei Saiha, Tamdil Lake, Wantwang Fall.

Ans. Mizoram


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Bhuvneshwar (Lingraj Temple, Mukheshwar Temple, Anant Vasudev Temple), Sun Temple, Chilka Lake,

Cuttak, Konark, Nandan Kanan, Jagannath Puri, Raurkela, Udaigiri, Khandgiri Caves, Hirakund Dam,

Gopalpur Coast, Bhimkunda, Balasore, Baripada, Bhavanipatna, Bolangir, Koraput, Phulbani, Sambalpur,

Behrampur, Sundargarh, Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri Caves, Saptsaiya, Duduma Waterfall, Ushakoti Wid life

Sanctuary Taptapani.

Ans. Orissa


Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Wokha.

Ans. Nagaland


Bankhim Natural Garden, Changu Lake, Gangtok, Ramtek Monastry, Dubdi, Gyalshing, Mangan, Namchi,

Phodang, Tashiding.

Ans. Sikkim


Buddha Park, Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place, Gurudwara Bangia Sahib, Gurudwara Sisganj, Humayun

Tomb, Red Fort, Lotus temple, Jama Masjid, Jantarmantar, Birla Mandir, Rajghat, Old Fort, Rashtrapati

Bhawan, Shantivan, Qutub Minar, Bharat Vikas Bhawan, Mughal Garden, National Museum, Nehru

Memorial Museum, Ravindra Rangshala, Vijay Ghat, Zoo. Shakti Sthal, Akshardham Temple

Ans. Delhi


Cellular Jail, Anthropological Museum, Mount Hariat, Chidiya Tapu, Viper Island, Burma Nalla, Diglipur,

Havelock, Rangat, Ross Island, Shippighat, Wandoor Beach.

Ans. Andaman and Nicobar


Rose Garden, Rock Garden, Shantikunj Lake Bougainvilla Garden Deer Park, Shantikunj, Smriti Upvan.

Ans. Chandigarh


Devka Beach Nagoa Beach, Hilsa Summer House, Kachigam, Jampore Beach, Jallender Beach.

Ans. Daman & Diu


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Silwasa, TadkeshwarTemple, Vandhara garden, Vanvihar Udyan, Vanganga, Bai Udyan.

Ans. Dadar and Nagar Haveli


Arvind Ashram, Bharthiar & Auroville Beach, Bharathiar & Bharati Dasan Memorial, Karaikal, Mahe,

Pondicherry, Yanam, Manakula Vinaynagar Temple, Joan of Arc.

Ans. Pudducherry


Cherium, Suheli, Valiakara, Tinakra, Kavaratti Aquarium, Chetlat, Kalpeni, Minicoy.

Ans. Lakshadweep


Neer mahal, Sipahijal, Dambur Lake, Kamla Sagar, Unakoti, Matabiri, Agartala, Ravinder Kanan, Tripura

Sundari Temple, Trishna Wild life Sanctuory.

Ans. Tripura


Hussain Sagar, Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Golkunda, Nagarjun Sagar Dam, Kutub Shahi Tomb,

Hyderabad, Naubat Parbat, Usman Sagar Lake, Khammam, Warangal, Adilabad, Karimnagar

Ans. Telangana


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17. Major Irrigation & Multipurpose Projects

Q.1. Its a multipurpose project consisting of masnory dam across Bargi river in Jabalpur district. Name it.

Ans. Bargi Project

Q.2. It consists of Beas-Satluj link and Beas Dam at Pong. It’s a Joint Venture of Haryana, Punjab and

Rajasthan. Name it.

Ans. Beas Project

Q.3. What is Bhadra Project (Karnataka) ?

Ans. A multipurpose project across the river Bhadra

Q.4. It Consists of a dam across Satluj at Bhakhra, the Nangal Dam, Nangal Hydel Channel, two power

houses at Bhakhra dam and two power stations at Ganguwal and Kotla. Name it

Ans. Bhakhra Nangal Project:

Q.5. It comprises two dams, one on the Pawna river near Phagna in Pune district and other across the Krishna

river near Ujjaini in Sholapur district. Name the project.

Ans. Bhima Project (Maharashtra)

Q.6. It comprises Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam. Name the project.

Ans. Chambal Project

Q.7. This project deals with multipurpose dams at Konar, Tilaiya, Marthon and Panchet. Barrage at Durgapur

and Thermal power houses at Bokaro, Chandrapura and Durgapur name the project.

Ans. Damodar Valley Project (West Bengal and Bihar)

Q.8. Oulhasti Power Project (J & K) in J & K deals with?

Ans. Power house in Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir on Chenab river.

Q.9. This project involves a barrage across the Ganga at Farrakka, a barrage at Jangipur across the river

Bhagirathi and a feeder channel taking off from the Ganga at Farrakka and falling into Bhagirathi below

the Jangipura Barrage. Name this project.

Ans. Farrakka Project (West Bengal)

Q.10. Gandak Project is a joint project of which two states?

Ans. Joint Project of U.P. and Bihar

Q.11. Ghat Prabha Project across which river?

Ans. A project across Ghat Prabha in Belgaum and Bijapur districts.

Q.12. Hasdeo Bango Project, a project consisting of a masnory dam across Hasdeo river is in which state?

Ans. M.P.

Q.13. Hirakud dam is located on the river Mahanadi in the state?

Ans. Odissa

Q.14. Jayakwadi is a masnory spillway across the river Godavari in which state?

Ans. Maharashtra


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Q.15. It’s a thermal power project built in collaboration with Russian State enterprise foreign economic

association. Name the project

Ans. Kahalgaon Project

Q.16. It is built on Tapti rive near Kakkarpara in Surat district (Gujarat). Name it.

Ans. Kakkarpara Project

Q.17. Kangsabati project in W. Bengal is a..?

Ans. Dam on the Kangsabati and Kumar rivers

Q.18. A masnory dam across Karjan river near Jitgarh village in Nandoo Taluka of Bharauch district is called as

?

Ans. Karjan project

Q.19. Kosi, a multipurpose project is in the state of ?

Ans. Bihar

Q.20. Koyna Project which is built on a tributary of river Krishna is in the state?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.21. It comprises of Ohom dam near Ohom village on Krishna river and Kanhar dam near Kanhar village on

Verna river in Satara district. Name this project.in Maharashtra

Ans. Krishna Project

Q.22. Kukudi Project is in which state?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.23. Kundoh Project is in the state of ?

Ans. Tamil Nadu

Q.24. It comprises of a link channel taking off from the left bank of Ghagra river of Girija barrage and joining

with Saryu river. It is also a barrage across Saryu. Name it.

Ans. Left Bank Ghagra Canal

Q.25. Madhya Ganga Canal project in U.P.is a...?

Ans. Barrage across Ganga in Bijnore district.

Q.26. It is an irrigation scheme in which water is released from Hirakud reservoir name it.

Ans. Mahanadi Delta Scheme (Orissa)

Q.27. One of the purposes of the Mahanadi Reservoir Project (M.P.) is?

Ans. Supply of water to Bhilai Steel Plant

Q.28. The Mahi Project comprises of two phases, one across the Mahi River near Wanakbori village and the

other across Mahi River near Kodana. The project is in which state?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.29. Malaprabha (Karnataka) is a…?

Ans. A dam across the river Malaprabha in Belgaum district.


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Q.30. Mayurakshi in West Bengal is a…?

Ans. A Hydroelectric project

Q.31. It is situated on the Krishna River near Nandikona village about 44 km from Hyderabad

Ans. Nagarjun Sagar (Andhra Pradesh) -

Q.32. This gravity masonry dam across Panam River near Keldozar village is situated in Panchmahal district of

which state?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.33. Parambi Kulam Aliyar project (Joint Venture of Tamilnadu and Kerala) is an….

Ans. Integrated harnessing of eight rivers, six in Annamalai hills and two in plains.

Q.34. Pochampad project across Godavari river is in which state?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.35. It is a hydroelectric project located on Beas river in Punjab. Name it.

Ans. Pong Dam

Q.36. The project uses water released from Pong dam to provide irrigation facilities to the North Western regions

of Rajasthan. Name this project.

Ans. Rajasthan Canal project

Q.37. Ram Ganga, a dam across the river Ramganga, a tributary of Ganga is located in which district?

Ans. Garhwal

Q.38. Ranjeet Sagar dam (Thein Dam) (Punjab), which is a multipurpose dam, built on Ravi river for the benefit

of which of the following states?

Ans. Punjab, Haryana and J&K

Q.39. It is the largest manmade lake in India on the border of U.P. and M.P.

Ans. Rihand Project

Q.40. Sabarmati River Dam, is a storage dam across Sabarmati River near Dhari village in Mehsana district and

Wahna Barrage near Ahmedabad. Its length covers which two states?

Ans. Rajasthan and Gujarat

Q.41. Salal Project is in the state of…?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

Q.42. Sarda Sahayak is a barrage across the river Ghagra, a link channel, a barrage across the river Sarda and

a feeder channel of two major aqueducts over Gomti and Sai. It’s in which state?

Ans. U P

Q.43. Sharavathy Project (Karnataka) -

Ans. Located at Jog falls

Q.44. Sone High Level Canal in Bihar is an….?

Ans. Extension of Sone barrage project


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Q.45. Tawa (M.P.) is a project over river Tawa, a tributary of Narmada. It is in which district?

Ans. Hoshangabad district

Q.46. Dam on Bhagirathi river in Tehri district, the Tehri dam is situated in which state?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Q.47. A Joint project of Andhra and Karnataka on Tungbhadra River, the Tungbhadra Dam is for?

Ans. All of the above three

Q.48. The multipurpose project across Tapti river near Ukai village in Gujarat is the…?

Ans. 2nd largest Dam in Gujarat

Q.49. A project consisting of Narayanpur dam across the river Krishna and a dam at Almati in Karnataka is known

as.?

Ans. Upper Krishna project

Q.50. It consists of two reservoirs on Penganga river at Isapore in Yavatmal district and other one on Rayundhu

river at Sabli in Parbhani district. Name it.

Ans. Upper Penganga projrect

Q.51. Located on the river Jhelum in the Uri Tehsil at BaraMullah district in J&K, the Uri Power Project is built

under a hill with…?

Ans. 10 km tunnel


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18. Industries

Q.1. Which two of the Iron and steel plants at Durgapur (W.B.), Bokaro (Jharkhand) Rourkela (Orissa) and

Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) has been built with Soviet assistance?

Ans. Bokaro and Bhilai

Q.2. What natural resources do Guwahati (Assam), Haldia (W. Bengal) Koyali (Gujarat), Mathura (U.P.), Digboi

(Assam) Mumbai (Maharashtra), Vishakhapattanam (A.P.) and Kochi (Kerala) have in common?

Ans. Oil Refineries

Q.3. What produce is common between U.P., Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, A.P, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Karnataka?

Ans. Sugar

Q.4. Mumbai, Asansol, Sonepat, Delhi, Chennai, Jalandhar, Ludhiana have…?

Ans. Cycle industry

Q.5. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) have their units in Bhopal (M.P), Ranipur (Uttarakhand) and…?

Ans. Hyderabad (A.P.) and Jhansi (U.P)

Q.6. Jalahali (Karnataka), Kukarpalli (A.P.) Pinjore (Haryana), Kalesser (Near Ernakulam) Ranibagh (Near

Nainital) and Jain Coat (J&K) have a unit of…?

Ans. Hindusthan Machine Tools (H.M.T)

Q.7. Bangalore (Karnataka), Naini and Rai Baraeily (U.P.) Mankapur, Palghat and Srinagar (J&K) have which

of the flowing industries?

Ans. Telephone Industries

Q.8. Sindri (Bihar), Nangal (Punjab), Neyveli (T.N.) Durgapur (W. Bengal), Korba (M.P.), Namrup (Assam), Panki

(U.P.), Kandla (Gujarat), Hajira (Gujarat), Bhatinda (Punjab), Paradeep (Orissa), Jagdishpur (U.P.) have

which of the following factories?

Ans. Fertilizer Factories

Q.9. Which pair of the following places is connected with News Print Factory?

Ans. Nepanagar (M.P.), Titagarh (W. Bengal)

Q.10. Glass factories are found in…?

Ans. Maharashtra, W. Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh

Q.11. Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, U.P, A.P., Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are popularly connected

with?

Ans. Cotton Textile

Q.12. Dhariwal (Punjab), Ludhiana (Punjab), Maharashtra, Srinagar (J&K), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) are

associated with…?

Ans. Woolen Textiles

Q.13. Silk Textiles is associated with which of the following group of states?

Ans. Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, J&K, West Bengal


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Q.14. Tamil Nadu, M.P, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, A.P, Rajasthan are major center for

which industry?

Ans. Cement

Q.15. Which work can be associated with the cities of Agra (U.P), Kanpur (U.P.), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kolkata

(W. Bengal) and Delhi?

Ans. Leather

Q.16. Chemicals industries are found in which of the following cities?

Ans. Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Kanpur (U.P)

Q.17. Which among the following cities are known for China Clay?

Ans. Ghaziabad, Khurja (U.P.), Gwalior (M.P.)

Q.18. Brass work can be associated with which cities?

Ans. Moradabad and Aligarh

Q.19. Belgaum (Karnataka), Hirakund, Renukoot (U.P.) Mysore, Koraput, Korba, and Ratnagir can be associated

with…?

Ans. Aluminium

Q.20. Which among the following cities doesn’t have a major Vehicle Plants?

Ans. SriGanganagar


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19. Economic Scenario

Q.1. In which Veda agricultural practices are described?

Ans. Rigveda

Q.2. What was the common name for agriculture, animal- husbandry and commerce during Mauryan era?

Ans. Varta

Q.3. How the organization (guilds) of artisans and traders in ancient India were Khown as?

Ans. Kshreni

Q.4. The Gold coins issued during Gupta period, were known as ?

Ans. Dinara

Q.5. Which ruler issued the currency named Rupiya for the first time in India ?

Ans. Shershah Suri

Q.6. In which year the first Wholly Indian Owned Bank was set up in India ?

Ans. 1894

Q.7. Which was the first completely Indian Bank?

Ans. Punjab National Bank

Q.8. Which bank was earlier known as Imperial Bank?

Ans. State Bank of India

Q.9. In which year decimalization of rupee took place in India ?

Ans. 1957

Q.10. In which year the Planning Commission was established?

Ans. 1950

Q.11. Under what system the Indian economy is planned?

Ans. Socialist System

Q.12. In which year the Planning Commission was abolished by Govt. of India?

Ans. 2014

Q.13. What is the name of new Ayog (commission), established in place of planning commission?

Ans. NITI Ayog

Q.14. What is the full form of NITI, in NITI Ayog ?

Ans. National Institute for Transformation of India

Q.15. Who is the chairman of NITI Ayog?

Ans. Prime Minister

Q.16. In which year was the first Five Year Plan commenced in India?

Ans. 1951


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Q.17. In which Five Year Plan, highest annual economic growth rate was achieved?

Ans. 11th Plan

Q.18. In which Five Year Plan, the annual growth rate was the lowest?

Ans. 3rd Plan

Q.19. Which is the base year for computation of National Income in India?

Ans. 1993-94

Q.20. Which state has the least poverty ratio i.e. percentage of people?

Ans. Goa

Q.21. Which state has the highest poverty ratio in India?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.22. In which year the mid-day meal scheme, for primary schools, was started?

Ans. 1995

Q.23. Which Bank is known as the Central Bank in India?

Ans. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Q.24. Which organization is the controller of monetary policy in India?

Ans. Reserve Bank of India

Q.25. In which year was RBI established?

Ans. 1935

Q.26. Where is the headquarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Ans. Mumbai

Q.27. In which year RBI was nationalised?

Ans. 1949

Q.28. Who bears the signature on one rupee note?

Ans. Finance Secretary of India

Q.29. Which bank was earlier called as 'Imperial Bank'?


Q.30. The first nationalization of commercial banks in India happened in which year?

Ans. 1969

Q.31. How many commercial banks were nationalised in 1969?

Ans. 14

Q.32. In which year, the second round of nationalisation of banks took place in India?

Ans. 1980


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Q.33. Which is the largest commercial bank in India?


Q.34. Which is the largest commercial bank of private sector in India?

Ans. ICICI Bank

Q.35. Which bank which had been established in 2013 with a primary aim of fulfilling the banking needs of women

folk, has been merged with a nationalized bank?

Ans. Bharteeya Mahila Bank (BMB)

Q.36. Name two important direct taxes levied by the Union Govt. in India?

Ans. Corporate Tax, Income Tax

Q.37. What kind of taxes are Excise Duty, Custom Duty, Service Tax levied by the Union Govt.?

Ans. Indirect taxes

Q.38. VAT, Entry Tax, Entertainment Tax are the taxes levied by the…?

Ans. State Government

Q.39. Which tax provides highest revenue to the union government?

Ans. Excise Duty

Q.40. Sales tax is collected by which government in India?

Ans. Central Govt & State Govt. both

Q.41. What is the full form of GST?

Ans. Goods & Services Tax

Q.42. FICCI, CII and Assocham are important associations related to what?

Ans. Trade and Industries in India

Q.43. What is the full form of FICCI?

Ans. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries

Q.44. What is the full form of CII?

Ans. Confederation of Indian Industries

Q.45. What is the full form of Assocham?

Ans. Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industries of India

Q.46. Which organisation is known as the regulator of stock-market in India?

Ans. SEBI

Q.47. Which organisation is known as the regulator of insurance sector in India ?

Ans. IRDA

Q.48. Which is the largest profit making company of public Sector in India?

Ans. ONGC


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Q.49. Which is the largest private company in India?

Ans. Reliance Industries Ltd.

Q.50. Which is the largest trade union in India?

Ans. BMS

Q.51. Which state is the largest producer of sugar in India?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.52. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.53. Which state is at the top in productivity in terms of production per hectare?

Ans. Punjab

Q.54. Which is the principal food crop in India?

Ans. Rice

Q.55. Which state has the highest productivity of rice in India?

Ans. Bengal

Q.56. Among the most productive food countries of the world, what is the rank of India?

Ans. 2nd

Q.57. Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.58. Which state is the largest producer of ground nuts in India?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.59. Which state ranks first in the production of sugarcane in India?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.60. Which state is the largest producer of oilseeds in India?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.61. Which state is the largest producer of cotton in India?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.62. What is the rank of India in the world in coconut production?

Ans. First

Q.63. Which state in India is the leading producer of coffee seeds?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.64. Which is the major saffron producing state of India?



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Q.65. Which is the largest silk producing state in India?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.66. Which Indian state leads in Milk production?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.67. Blue revolution is related to which area of activities?

Ans. Fisheries

Q.68. Which state of India leads in cashew production?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.69. NABARD is associated with what work?

Ans. Agriculture & Rural Development

Q.70. Which year is considered to be the beginning of the Green revolution in India?

Ans. 1967-68

Q.71. Which state of India is ranked first in the country and fourth in world for rubber production?

Ans. Kerala

Q.72. By which common name are the crops sown in the monsoon season known?

Ans. Kharif

Q.73. By which common name are the crops sown in the autumn season known?

Ans. Rabi

Q.74. National Horticultural Mission was started in the year?

Ans. 2005-06

Q.75. Which is the first agriculture university established in India ?

Ans. G. V. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar

Q.76. What is the certification mark for the standard of agriculture products?

Ans. AGMARK

Q.77. Which Indian state has the maximum area under waste land?


Q.78. Which organisation is the largest employer in India ?

Ans. Indian Railways

Q.79. Which Bank first launched the ATM services in India.

Ans. HSBC

Q.80. Which Bank is first to start net- banking in India ?

Ans. ICICI Bank.


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20. Authors & Books

Q.1. Which among the following set of books is written by Kalidas

Ans. Meghdoot, Abhigyan Shakuntalam, Raghuvansh, Kumar Sambhava

Q.2. Which among the following books is written by Kalhan?

Ans. Raj Tarangini

Q.3. Which among the following set of books is written by Bhas?

Ans. Swapnavasavdatta, Pratigya Yogandhrayan, Charu Dutt

Q.4. Which among the following books is written by Rajshekhar?

Ans. Karpoor Manjari

Q.5. Which among the following books is written by Madhusudan Dutt ?

Ans. Meghnad Vadh

Q.6. Which among the following books is written by Vishnu Sharma

Ans. Panch Tantra

Q.7. Which among the following set of books is written by Ban Bhatt

Ans. Harsh Charit, Kadambari

Q.8. Which among the following set of books is written by Bhartrihari

Ans. Niti Shatak, Vairagya Shatak, Shringar Shatak

Q.9. Which among the following books is written by Chanakya (Kautilya)

Ans. Arth Shastra

Q.10. Which among the following books is written by AswaGhosh

Ans. Budh Charit

Q.11. Which among the following books is written by Bhadra Bahu

Ans. Kalp Sutra

Q.12. Which among the following books is written by Bharvi

Ans. Kiratarjuniyam

Q.13. Which among the following books is written by Bhavbhuti

Ans. Malti Madhav, Mahavir Charita

Q.14. Which among the following books is written by Bilhan

Ans. Vikramankdev Charita, Chor Panchashika

Q.15. Which among the following books is written by Satvahan Hall

Ans. Gatha Saptshati

Q.16. Which among the following books is written by Jai Dev

Ans. Geet Govind


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Q.17. Which among the following books is written by Jeemut Vahan

Ans. Dharma Sutra

Q.18. Which among the following books is written by Kumar Das

Ans. Janaki Haran

Q.19. Which among the following books is written by Magh

Ans. Shishupal Vadh

Q.20. Which among the following books is written by Mahendra Vikraman

Ans. Matt-Vilas

Q.21. Which among the following books is written by Manu

Ans. Manu Smriti

Q.22. Which among the following books is written by Narayan

Ans. Hitopadesh

Q.23. Which among the following books is written by Panini

Ans. Ashtadhyayi

Q.24. Which among the following books is written by Patanjali

Ans. Mahabhashyam, Yogsutra

Q.25. Which among the following books is written by Sam Dev

Ans. Katha Sarit Sagar

Q.26. Which among the following books is written by Shudrak

Ans. Mrichhkatikam

Q.27. Which among the following books is written by Vatsyayan

Ans. Kam Sutra

Q.28. Which among the following books is written by Vidyapati

Ans. Kirti Lata, Kirti Pataka

Q.29. Which among the following books is written by Vishakh Dutt

Ans. Mudra Rakshas

Q.30. Which among the following books is written by Amar Singh

Ans. Amar Kosh

Q.31. Which among the following books is written by India Muni

Ans. Natya Shastra

Q.32. Which among the following books is written by Mohan Rakesh

Ans. Ashad Ka Ek Din, Lahron Ke Rajhans, Adhe Adhure


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Q.33. Which among the following books is written by Kanhaiya Lal Mishra 'Prabhakar'

Ans. Nayee Peedi Naye Vichar, Zindagi Muskarai, Akash Ke Tare, Dharti Ke phool

Q.34. Which among the following books is written by Surya Kant Tripathi 'Nirala'

Ans. Ram Ki Shakti Pooja

Q.35. Which among the following books is written by Himanshu Joshi

Ans. Chhaya Mat Chhoona Man, Mahasagar, Samai Saakshi Hai

Q.36. Which among the following books is written by Krishna Sobti

Ans. Badlon Ke Ghere, Teen Pahad

Q.37. Which among the following books is written by Siya Ram Sharan Gupta

Ans. Nari, God, Antim Akanksha, Manushi

Q.38. Which among the following books is written by Viyogi Hari

Ans. Premanjali, Pagli, Prem Shatak

Q.39. Which among the following books is written by Bal Krishna Bhatt

Ans. Seeta Banvas, Nutan Brahmchari,

Q.40. Which among the following books is written by Bhagwati Prasad Bajpai

Ans. Manushya Aur Devta, Vishwas Ka Bal, Hiran Ki Ankhen, Prem Path, Tyagmayee

Q.41. Which among the following books is written by Asha Purna Devi

Ans. Pratham Pratishruti

Q.42. Which among the following books is written by Vrindavan Lal Verma

Ans. Jhansi Ki Rani, Kachnar, Mrignayani, Tute Kante

Q.43. Which among the following books is written by Shri Lal Shukla

Ans. Khuni Ghati Ka Suraj, Angad Ka Paon, Yehan Se Vahan, Admi Ka Zahr

Q.44. Which among the following books is written by Mannu Bhandari

Ans. Aap Ka Banti, Mahabhoj

Q.45. Which among the following books is written by Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi

Ans. Ras Ranjan, Vichar Vimarsh, Sahitya Seekar

Q.46. Which among the following books is written by Ram Vriksh Benipuri

Ans. Mati Ki Murat, Lal Tara, Patiton Ke Desh Mein

Q.47. Which among the following books is written by Jawahar Lal Nehru

Ans. Glimpses of World History,Discovery of India, Father's letters to the Daughter

Q.48. Which among the following books is written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Ans. Durgesh Nandini, Anand Muth, Vish-Vriksh, Kapal-Kundla


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Q.49. Which among the following books is written by Ravindra Nath Tagore

Ans. Gora, Chandalika, Chitra, Hungry Stone, Geetanjali, Court Dancer, Gardener, Cresent Moon

Q.50. Which among the following books is written by Sharat Chandra Chatterji

Ans. Shesh Prashna, Devdas, Srikant, Path Ke Davedar

Q.51. Which among the following books is written by Vibhuti Bhushan

Ans. Pather Panchali, Aranyak

Q.52. Which among the following books is written by Tara Shankar Bandopadhyay

Ans. Gan Devta, Arogya Niketan

Q.53. Which among the following books is written by Devki Nandan Khatri

Ans. Chandra Kanta, Chandra Kanta Santati

Q.54. Which among the following books is written by Swami Dayanand

Ans. Satyarth Prakash, Sanskar Vidhi

Q.55. Which among the following books is written by Rajendra Singh Bedi

Ans. Ek Chadar Maili See

Q.56. Which among the following books is written by Mahadevi Verma

Ans. Yaama

Q.57. Which among the following books is written by Sumitra Nandan Pant

Ans. Chidambara

Q.58. Which among the following books is written by Sachchidanand Heeranand Vatsyayan, 'Agyeya'

Ans. Shekhar Ek Jeevani

Q.59. Which among the following books is written by Phaneeshwar Nath Renu

Ans. Maila Anchal

Q.60. Which among the following books is written by Tulsi Das

Ans. Ram Charit Manas, Vinay Patrika

Q.61. Which among the following books is written by Maithili Sharan Gupta

Ans. India Bharti, Saket, Yashodhara

Q.62. Which among the following books is written by Jai Shankar Prasad

Ans. Kamayani, Kankal, Titli

Q.63. Which among the following books is written by Munshi Prem Chand

Ans. Godan, Karam Bhumi, Rang Bhumi, Seva Sadan

Q.64. Which among the following books is written by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Ans. Urvashi


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Q.65. Which among the following books is written by Rahul Sankrityayan

Ans. Volga Se Ganga Tak

Q.66. Which among the following books is written by Bhartendu Harishchandra

Ans. Bharat Durdasha

Q.67. Which among the following books is written by Chand Bardai

Ans. Prithviraj Raso

Q.68. Which among the following books is written by Kabir Das

Ans. Bijak

Q.69. Which among the following books is written by Bhagwati Charan Verma

Ans. Chitralekha

Q.70. Which among the following books is written by Lallu Lal

Ans. Betaal Pachisi

Q.71. Which among the following books is written by Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

Ans. Sur Sahitya

Q.72. Which among the following books is written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Ans. Madhushala, Madhu Yamini

Q.73. Which among the following books is written by Yash Pal

Ans. Jhootha Sach

Q.74. Which among the following books is written by Mahatma Gandhi

Ans. Story of My Experiments with Truth

Q.75. Which among the following books is written by Amrita Preetam

Ans. Kagaz Te Canvas, Death of A City, Forty Nine Days

Q.76. Which among the following books is written by Firaq Gorakhpuri

Ans. Gul-E-Naghma

Q.77. Which among the following books is written by Jainendra Kumar

Ans. Tyagpatra

Q.78. Which among the following books is written by Abul Fazal

Ans. Akbar Nama

Q.79. Which among the following books is written by Arundhati Rai

Ans. The God of Small Things

Q.80. Which among the following books is written by Mulk Raj Anand

Ans. Lost Child, Coolie, Two Leaves and a Bud, Confessions of a Lover


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Q.81. Which among the following books is written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Ans. India Divided

Q.82. Which among the following books is written by Abul Kalam Azad

Ans. India Wins Freedom

Q.83. Which among the following books is written by General B.M. Kaul

Ans. Untold Story

Q.84. Which among the following books is written by R.K. Narayan

Ans. Guide, The Dark Room

Q.85. Which among the following books is written by Sunil Gavaskar

Ans. Sunny Days

Q.86. Which among the following books is written by Maj. H.P S. Ahluwalia

Ans. Eternal Himalayas, Faces of Everest

Q.87. Which among the following books is written by Menaka Gandhi

Ans. Heads And Tails

Q.88. Which among the following books is written by L.K. Advani

Ans. A Prisoner's Scrap Book

Q.89. Which among the following books is written by Neerad C. Chaudhary

Ans. A Passage to England , Autobiography of an Unknown Indian

Q.90. Which among the following books is written by Aneeta Desai

Ans. A Village by the Sea

Q.91. Which among the following books is written by Nayan Tara Sehgal

Ans. A Voice of Freedom

Q.92. Which among the following books is written by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Ans. An Idealistic View of Life, Indian Philosophy

Q.93. Which among the following books is from Acharya Rajneesh (OSHO)

Ans. Beginning of the Beginning

Q.94. Which among the following books is written by K. Natwar Singh

Ans. Curtain Raisers

Q.95. Which among the following books is written by T.N. Kaul

Ans. Diplomacy in Peace and War

Q.96. Which among the following books is written by Swami Shivanand

Ans. Divine Life


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Q.97. Which among the following books is written by Arvind Ghosh

Ans. Life Divine, Essays on Geeta

Q.98. Which among the following books is written by Vikram Seth

Ans. Golden Gate

Q.99. Which among the following books is written by Sarojini Naidu

Ans. Golden Threshold

Q.100. Which among the following books is written by Dr. Karan Singh

Ans. Heir Apparent

Q.101. Which among the following books is written by Brig. J.P. Dalvi

Ans. Himalayan Blunder

Q.102. Which among the following books is written by N .A. Palkhiwala

Ans. India's Priceless Heritage

Q.103. Which among the following books is written by Satyajeet Ray

Ans. Our Films-Their films

Q.104. Which among the following books is written by APJ Abdul Kalam

Ans. Ignited Minds, Wings of Fire

Q.105. Which among the following books is written by K.M. Munshi

Ans. Jai Somnath, I follow the Mahatma

Q.106. Which among the following books is written by Vijay Tendulakar (Marathi)

Ans. Ghasi Ram Kotwal

Q.107. Which among the following books is written by Uma Shankar Joshi (Marathi)

Ans. Nisheeth

Q.108. Which among the following books is written by Virendra Kumar Bhattacharya (Asamia)

Ans. Mrityunjay

Q.109. Which among the following books is written by Narsi Mehta (Gujarati)

Ans. Sudama Charita, Govind Gaman

Q.110. Which among the following books is written by Govardhan Ram Tripathi (Gujarati)

Ans. Saraswati Chandra

Q.111. Which among the following books is written by Kaka Kalelkar (Gujarati)

Ans. Smaran Yatra

Q.112. Which among the following books is written by K.V. Puttappa (Kannad)

Ans. Ramayan Darshanam


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Q.113. Which among the following books is written by K. Shiva Ram Karanth

Ans. Chomna Dudi, Mook Ajjiya Kansuguli

Q.114. Which among the following books is written by Sant Gyaneshwar (Marathi)

Ans. Gyaneshwari, Amritanubhav

Q.115. Which among the following books is written by Mukund Raj (Marathi)

Ans. Vivek Sindhu

Q.116. Which among the following books is written by Tiruvalluvar (Tamil)

Ans. Tirukkaral

Q.117. Which among the following books is written by Kamban (Tamil)

Ans. Kamban Ramayan

Q.118. Which among the following books is written by Subramanyam Bharti (Tamil)

Ans. Panchali Shapatham

Q.119. Which among the following books is written by Krishna Dev Raya (Telugu)

Ans. Amukta Malyada

Q.120. Which among the following books is written by Pedanta (Telugu)

Ans. Manucharitra

Q.121. Which among the following books is written by K. Vireselingam Pantulu (Telgu)

Ans. Raj Shekhar Charitanu

Q.122. Which among the following books is written by Narayan

Ans. Narayaneeyam

Q.123. Which among the following books is written by Adi Sankaracharya

Ans. Vivek Chudamani

Q.124. Which among the following books is written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans. Geeta Rahasya

Q.125. Which among the following books is written by C. Raj Gopalachari

Ans. Chakravarti Thirumagan

Q.126. Which among the following books is written by Kumaran Aashan

Ans. Duravastha

Q.127. Which among the following books is written by Vishwanath Satya Narayan

Ans. Ramayan Kalp Vrikshamu

Q.128. Which among the following books is written by Vallatol Narayan Menon

Ans. Badhir Vilapam, Chitrayogam Sahitya Manjari


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21. Important Quotations

Q.1. Who said this - ‘Do or Die’

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.2. Who said this - ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’


Q.3. ‘Aram Haram Hai’ This dialogue is attributed to whom?


Q.4. ‘Swarajya is my birth right’ is the slogan coined by whom?


Q.5. ‘Inqilab Zindabad’ this slogan was coined by ?

Ans. Iqbal

Q.6. “Sare Jahan se Achha Hindostan Hamara” this slogan was coined by ?

Ans. Iqbal

Q.7. “Vijayee Vishwa Tiranga Pyara” this slogan was coined by ?

Ans. Shyam Lal Gupta

Q.8. Vande Mataram is written by whom?

Ans. Bankim Chander Chatterji

Q.9. “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” this slogan was coined by ?


Q.10. “Arise, awake and stop not till you reach the goal” who said this?

Ans. Swami Vivekanand

Q.11. Who gave us the slogan 'Jai Hind'?


Q.12. Who said “Man Changa te Kathauti Mein Ganga” ?

Ans. Sant Rai Das

Q.13. “Conduct is the mirror which reflects personality of a man”, who said this?


Q.14. “Turn my legs towards that direction where there is no Kaba”, who said this?

Ans. Guru Nanak

Q.15. Who said “Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil Mein Hai”?

Ans. Ram Prasad Bismil

Q.16. “Back to Vedas” this dialogue is associated with whom?

Ans. Swami Dayanand


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Q.17. “Krinvanto Viswamaryam” who said this?

Ans. Swami Dayanand

Q.18. “Nar Sewa, Narayan Sewa” who said this?


Q.19. “Hey Ram” These words are associated with whom?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.20. Who wrote “Jan Gan Man Adhinayak Jai Hai”?


Q.21. “Who lives if India dies?” this dialogue can be attributed to whom?


Q.22. “Quit India” slogan was given by whom?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.23. “The knowledge is retained by practice, the family is retained by culture, the friends are retained by

virtues and the anger is retained by the eyes.” Where is this statement mentioned ?

Ans. Chanakya Niti

Q.24. “Where women are worshipped, Gods dwell there.” Where is this statement mentioned? .

Ans. Manu Smriti

Q.25. “Don't break even a branch of a tree, where you take shelter. Faithlessness to a friend is sin.” This

statement is related to?

Ans. Jatak

Q.26. “Those who have abandoned every thing, are on the threshold to Mukti (Salvation).” Relate this statement

to any of the following.

Ans. Tiruvalluvar

Q.27. “The courage is as contagious as the fear.” Who said this?

Ans. Prem Chand

Q.28. “One who is conscious of good and evils, can't love.” Relate this statement to any of the following.

Ans. Osho

Q.29. “The sun, the moon and the truth cannot hide for long.” Who said this?

Ans. Buddha

Q.30. “Fool may say anything, the learned should bear everything.” Who said this?

Ans. Ved Vyas

Q.31. “A man can achieve everything he wishes, unless he abandons the attempts.” Who said this?

Ans. Yog Vashistha


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Q.32. “One who bears everything silently, gets hurt also deeply.” Who said this?


Q.33. “Humanity is to hide faults of others, to reveal is the meanness.”

Ans. Tiruvalluvar

Q.34. “No creature can bear the loss of his near and dear.” Who said this?

Ans. Ban Bhatt

Q.35. “Not only an enemy, but whole of the world would surrender before you, if you have a heart full of

honesty.”

Ans. Ram Tirth

Q.36. “Love for your religion, respect for other religions and neglect for impious, is the true religion.” Who said

this?

Ans. Vinoba Bhave

Q.37. “Bury the past, and the unlimited future would be before you.” Who said this?

Ans. Vivekanand

Q.38. “It is better to join a hot iron with the other hot iron.” This statement relates to whom?

Ans. Kalidas

Q.39. “Repeated attempts convert impossible into possible, a foe into friend and venom into nectar.” It relates to

which of the following?

Ans. Yog Vashistha

Q.40. “Compromise even with an enemy to accomplish a great task.” Its written in which sacred book?

Ans. Bhagwat.

Q.41. “To be kind is the greatest religion.” Who said this?

Ans. Valmiki

Q.42. “An atheist is the one who has no self confidence.” Who said this ?

Ans. Vivekanand

Q.43. “Don't worry if you fall while walking, it would teach you how to walk in a better way.” Who has said this?

Ans. Arvind

Q.44. “Earliest we are able to understand the feelings of others, better it would be for the entire world.” Who has

said this?

Ans. Dr. Radhakrishnan

Q.45. “No one can match in self-control to the person who is capable of denouncing himself.” Who among the

following can be related to this statement?.

Ans. Vedvyas.

Q.46. “Company of the best person increases the strength of a person”.Who said this?

Ans. Kalidas


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Q.47. “The humanity of a person should be praised, not his success.” Who said this?

Ans. Sri Ram Acharya

Q.48. “Those who are very gentle, are suspicious at every step, are afraid of denouncement from others, can

never flourish.” This thought is mentioned in which literature?

Ans. Chanakya Niti

Q.49. “A person becomes apprehensive because of his own Blemish and Flaws.” Who said this?

Ans. Bhas

Q.50. “If you cry for the lost sun, you would lose the stars also.”


Q.51. “The conduct of the king is followed by his subjects.”

Ans. Valmiki

Q.52. “People preach others, but do not follow their own preaching.” Who said this?

Ans. Tulsi Das

Q.53. “A man would get what he is destined to get; even the fate cannot be an obstacle.” This statement can be

found in which literature?

Ans. Panchtantra

Q.54. “You can always call a statue as God, but you should refrain from calling God a statue.” Whose statement

is this?


Q.55. “Only fire can test the Purity or Impurity in gold.” Relate this statement to any of the following.

Ans. Kalidas

Q.56. “It is good to swim in the well of customs, but to go deep into it, is suicidal.” Who said this?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.57. “One who feels no joy, no jealousy and no sorrow, is dearest to the God.” Who said this?

Ans. Ved Vyas

Q.58. “All human beings are alike, and everybody has right to live; therefore one should do no injustice to or

exploit the others.” Who said this?

Ans. Mahaveer

Q.59. “Most of the truths are transient. If there is any truth forever, it is something beyond the earth.” Relate this

statement to any of the following.

Ans. Sarat Chandra

Q.60. “That person is a wise person who makes every work to his liking.” Whose statement is this?



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Q.61. “If eyes are open, the whole life is a school. One who has appetite for learning can learn from each

person and every episode.” Who said this?

Ans. Osho

Q.62. “One who has never loved, can't be blessed by the god.” Who has said this?

Ans. Ramanujacharya

Q.63. “Each person has divinity, it’s the work of the education is to search it.” Who said this?

Ans. Arvind

Q.64. “The company of a person makes his character” (As the company so the colour). Relate it to any of the

following.

Ans. Jatak


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22. Scientific Development

Q.1. Which Indian is regarded as "Father of Surgery"?

Ans. Sushrut

Q.2. Which system is the earliest school of medicine known to humans?

Ans. Ayurveda

Q.3. Gitikapada, Ganitapada, Kalakriyapada, Golapada are the chapter from which ancient text?

Ans. Aryabhattiya

Q.4. Which ancient mathematician developed table of sine?

Ans. Aryabhatt

Q.5. Which Indian mathematician worked on the approximation for value of pi (n)?

Ans. Aryabhatt

Q.6. What was Aryabhata's system of astronomy known as?

Ans. Aud Ayaka system

Q.7. During which period of the ancient Indian history the theory of astronomy flourished?

Ans. Gupta Period

Q.8. Who was the author of the earliest Sulba-Sutra?

Ans. Baudhayana

Q.9. Which Indian mathematician originally described the axiom, which is known as Pythgorous theorem in

the modern time?

Ans. Baudhayana

Q.10. Which Indian mathematician gave solutions to the general quadratic equation?

Ans. Brahmagupta

Q.11. Which Indian mathematician formulated the system of using zero with negative and positive numbers?

Ans. Brahmagupta

Q.12. Which Indian mathematician is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) in the court of king

Vikramaditya?

Ans. Varaha Mihir

Q.13. Name the main work of Varahamihira?

Ans. Pancha-Siddhantika

Q.14. Who is the author of the 6th century text Vaisesika Sutra?

Ans. Kannad

Q.15. Which ancient Indian sage established that matter is made up of particles?

Ans. Kannad


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Q.16. Which Indiian sage had mastered the aviation theory?

Ans. Rishi Bhardwaj

Q.17. Which field of science is covered in the text Charak Samhita?

Ans. Ayurveda

Q.18. The language theory of which Indian scholar has become the basis for modern computer language?

Ans. Panini (Panini-Backus Form)

Q.19. India's most precious gift to the world in the field of mathematics was?

Ans. The use of Zero

Q.20. At which place is the Survey of India located?

Ans. Dehradoon

Q.21. Who was the First Indian to go to space?

Ans. Rakesh Sharma

Q.22. The Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at?

Ans. Jodhpur

Q.23. What is 'Sumudra Sarvekshak'?

Ans. Geotechnical Vessel of ONGC

Q.24. Which organisation in India is known to be world's largest publicly funded Research and Development

(R&D) organisation?

Ans. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

Q.25. On which date the national Science Day is celebrated?

Ans. 28th Feb

Q.26. Between which two places was the first telegraph line laid in India?

Ans. Kolkata & Diomond harbour

Q.27. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located at?

Ans. Hyderabad

Q.28. The ISRO was founded by?

Ans. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

Q.29. In which year was India's first Antarctica expedition carried out?

Ans. 1982

Q.30. Which renowned agricultural scientist is known as father of green revolution in India?

Ans. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Q.31. The Indian Renaaissance Institute is located at?

Ans. Dehradun


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Q.32. India's satellite launch-pad is located at which place?

Ans. SHAR, Sriharikota

Q.33. Who is the first woman scientist to head a missile project in India?

Ans. Tessy Thomas

Q.34. What is the range of Agni -V missile?

Ans. 5000 Km

Q.35. Which is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation?

Ans. Brahmos

Q.36. How many Indian scientists have been conferred with Nobel Prize?

Ans. Five

Q.37. Which agency of India is responsible for the development of technology used by the armed forces?

Ans. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Q.38. The first nuclear test was done in India in the year?

Ans. 1974

Q.39. Which scientist is known as "father of Indian nuclear program"?

Ans. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

Q.40. The Higgs-Boson, also known as God particle contains the name of which Indian scientist?

Ans. S.N. Bose

Q.41. Name the great Indian mathematician of 12th century, who wrote the first work with full and systematic use

of the decimal number system?

Ans. Bhaskara II

Q.42. 'Lilavati' is the part of which book of the Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya)?

Ans. Siddhanta Shiromani

Q.43. Name the book written by Parmara king Bhoja of Dhar (11th century)

Ans. Samarangana Sutradara

Q.44. Which Indian ruler developed and used rockets in war against Britishiners?

Ans. Tipu Sultan

Q.45. Which Indian scientist is famous for his work on photosynthesis in plants?

Ans. Govind ji

Q.46. For which work was C.V. Raman conferred the prestigious nobel prize?

Ans. Work on scattering of light (Raman Effect)

Q.47. When was internet started in India?

Ans. 15th Aug. 1995


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Q.48. What name is given to the first nuclear-plant in India?

Ans. Apsara

Q.49. Which is the first ballistic missile submarine built by India?

Ans. INS Arihant

Q.50. How many satellites would constitute the constellation of IRNSS?

Ans. Seven


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23. Sports

Q.1. Which is the national game of India?

Ans. Hockey

Q.2. In which year India won its first gold medal in the Olympics?

Ans. 1928, Montreal

Q.3. Which is the first year after 1928, when India did not win a single medal in hockey in the Olympics?

Ans. Montreal 1976

Q.4. How many times India had won Asia cup in Hockey?

Ans. Three

Q.5. Which Indian has represented the country in both the games-Hockey and cricket?

Ans. Moreppakkam Joysam Gopalan

Q.6. Which player is known as Hockey wizard?

Ans. Dhyan Chand

Q.7. With which game is Agha Khan Cup associated?

Ans. Hockey

Q.8. What is the name of the autobiography of Major Dhyan Chand?

Ans. Goal

Q.9. Which was the oldest hockey tournament played in India?

Ans. Beighton Cup

Q.10. When was All India Hockey federation founded?

Ans. 1925.

Q.11. Which was the first International appearance of Indian hockey team?

Ans. To New Zealand in 1926

Q.12. How many medals has India won in the Olympic Hockey Championships so far?

Ans. 11

Q.13. Which is the longest unbeaten sequence of Indian hockey in Olympic?

Ans. 32 successive years and 30 matches

Q.14. Which Indian has scored the maximum number of goals in an Olympic hockey match?

Ans. Roop Singh

Q.15. What is the biggest victory margin in hockey Olympics?

Ans. India beat USA 24-1

Q.16. Who among the following has been a goal keeper for India in Olympic hockey tournaments?

Ans. Richard J. Allen,


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Q.17. How many gold medals has India won so far in the Olympics?

Ans. 9

Q.18. Who was the first Indian woman to be an Olympic finalist?

Ans. PT Usha

Q.19. Who has been declared the best 100m runner of the 20th century by the Indian Olympics Association?

Ans. P. T. Usha

Q.20. Name the Indian male athlete who performed best in the Olympics so far?

Ans. Milkha Singh

Q.21. Name the Indian woman who reached the Olympics final in long jump?

Ans. Anju Bobby George, Athens 2004

Q.22. Which Indian woman was the first to win a gold medal in race event in Asian Games?

Ans. Kamaljeet Sandhu

Q.23. Name the First Chess Grand Master of India?

Ans. Viswanathan Anand

Q.24. Name the first Indian woman to win Junior World Chess Championship?

Ans. Koneru Humpy

Q.25. First Indian woman to win Chess Grand Master title?

Ans. S. Vijayalaxmi

Q.26. Name the first Indian International Chess Player.

Ans. Manual Aaron

Q.27. Who became the first Indiian to win the World Junior Chess title?


Q.28. Name the youngest Indian chess grandmaster.

Ans. Parimarjan Negi

Q.29. Who is the youngest Indian to achieve the International masters norms in chess?

Ans. Parimarjan Negi,

Q.30. Who is the youngest Indian to defeat a grandmaster in chess?

Ans. Parimarjan Negi

Q.31. Name the first Indian who won Asian Junior title in two successive years in chess?

Ans. Vishwanathan Anand

Q.32. Who was the first Indian to win world junior title in chess?



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Q.33. Who is the youngest Indian to win world junior title in chess?

Ans. P. Hari Krishna

Q.34. Who was the first Indian to win Asian Junior title in Chess?

Ans. V. Ravi Kumar

Q.35. Who is the only Indian to win Asian Junior and sub-Junior chess titles in the same Year?

Ans. Tejas Bakre

Q.36. Who is the youngest Indian woman to achieve men's grand masters norms in chess?

Ans. Koneru Humpy

Q.37. Name the Indian chess player who has beaten the Computers in Chess?


Q.38. Who is the youngest Indian chess player to win Commonwealth men’s title?

Ans. P.Hari Krishna

Q.39. Name the Indian chess player who has won the highest number of International titles in a year?


Q.40. Name the Indian chess player to hold two world cups in two successive tournaments?


Q.41. Name the Indian who has won National Chess Championships for the highest number of times?

Ans. Manual Aaron

Q.42. In which year the Indians won all the six medals at stake in Asian Junior Chess Championship?

Ans. 2003 in Colombo

Q.43. Who was the first Indian woman to become an International master in chess?

Ans. Jayshree Khadilkar

Q.44. Name the youngest Indian woman to win Asian Junior Chess Championship?

Ans. M. Kasturi

Q.45. Who was the first Indian to receive a medal in chess Olympiad?

Ans. Rafiq Khan

Q.46. Who was the first Indian to receive a gold medal in chess Olympiad?

Ans. Dibyendu Barua in 1990

Q.47. Name the youngest Indian girl to become a champion in an International chess event?

Ans. Tania Sachdeva

Q.48. Name the youngest Indian girl to play chess in the world cup?

Ans. Dronavali Harika


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Q.49. Which is the highest National Sports Award?

Ans. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Q.50. Name the youngest player to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

Ans. Pankaj Advani, World Champion in Snooker

Q.51. Name the Indian tennis player who has won the Hall of Fame Tennis Tournament in U.S.A. three times?

Ans. Vijay Amritraj

Q.52. When did the Arjuna Awards commence?

Ans. 1961

Q.53. Who was conferred the first Arjuna Award for Cricket?

Ans. Salim Durrani,

Q.54. Who got the first Arjun Award for Tennis?

Ans. Ramanathan Krishnan

Q.55. Who was the first Arjuna Award winner for football?

Ans. Pradip Kumar Banerjee

Q.56. First Arjuna Award winner for Badminton?

Ans. Nandu M. Natekar

Q.57. First Woman Arjuna Award winner for Badminton?

Ans. Meena Shah

Q.58. First Arjuna Award winner for Athletics?

Ans. G.S.Randhawa

Q.59. First Arjuna Award winner for Chess?

Ans. Manual Aaron

Q.60. First Dronacharya Award Winner for Wrestling?

Ans. Bal Chandra Bhagwat

Q.61. Who is given the Dronacharya Award?

Ans. The best sports Trainers/Coaches of the year

Q.62. In which year Dronacharya Awards commenced?

Ans. 1985

Q.63. Santosh trophy is related to which game?

Ans. Football

Q.64. Name the first Indian Racer/Sprinter to get Padmashri Award?

Ans. Milkha Singh


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Q.65. Which badminton players have received the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

Ans. P. Gopichand, Saina Nehwal

Q.66. Which basketball players have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand lifetime achievement award in

sports?

Ans. Aparna Ghosh and Ramkumar

Q.67. Which Indian boxer is honoured by Dhyan Chand award for lifetime achievement?

Ans. Shahuraj V. Birajdar

Q.68. Who is the youngest Indian world Champion in any sport?

Ans. Sahaj Grover - Chess title

Q.69. Who is the first player to be honoured with Bharat Ratna ?


Q.70. Who won the national table tennis title for the highest number of times?

Ans. Kamlesh Mehta,

Q.71. Name the first National Champion in table tennis?

Ans. M. Ayub

Q.72. Which Indian woman represented India in Table-tennis world Championship for maximum number of

times?

Ans. Indu Puri

Q.73. Who has been the youngest woman National Table Tennis Champion?

Ans. Mantu Ghosh

Q.74. Who has been the first Indian to win commonwealth men's Singles Championship in table tennis?

Ans. A. Sharath Kamal

Q.75. First Indian to win World Billiards Championship?

Ans. Wilson Jones

Q.76. First Indian cricketer to make more then1 0,000 runs in one day International cricket matches?


Q.77. First cricketer to score more than 20,000 runs in International cricket?


Q.78. Name the country and the year when India won the first Cricket test match.

Ans. England, 1952

Q.79. First batsman of the world to complete 10,000 runs in test Cricket.

Ans. Sunil Gavaskar

Q.80. In which year did India win the Cricket World Cup for first time?

Ans. 1983


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Q.81. Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium is situated in…?

Ans. Kolkata

Q.82. Ravi Shastri is the first Indian Cricketer to hit six sixes in one over in first class cricket. Who was the

bowler?

Ans. Tilak Raj

Q.83. Name the first Indian Player to get a 'Hat-trick' in a test match?

Ans. Harbhajan Singh

Q.84. Where is Chepauk Stadium situated?

Ans. Chennai

Q.85. Who was youngest Indian captain of Indian test cricket Team?

Ans. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Q.86. Who is the first Indian to make a hat-trick in world cup one day international cricket?

Ans. Chetan Sharma

Q.87. Name the first Indian to get a place in wisdon Cricketer Almanac?

Ans. Ranjeet Singh Ji

Q.88. Where is K.D. Singh Babu Stadium situated?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.89. Which Indian cricketer played his first test match at the age of 15 years?

Ans. Parthiv Patel

Q.90. In which city Brabourn Cricket Stadium is situated?

Ans. Mumbai

Q.91. Which cricket ground is nearest to Chandigarh?

Ans. Mohali

Q.92. Name the Indian woman cricketer who made double century in a test match.

Ans. Mitali Raj

Q.93. Name the cricketer who was quickest to cross 8000 mark in one day international matches.

Ans. Virat Kohli

Q.94. Name the first Indian cricketer to take 300 wickets in one day international matches.

Ans. Anil Kumble

Q.95. Name the first Indian to score a century in one day International cricket matches?

Ans. Kapil Dev

Q.96. Who was the first Indian to play cricket for M.C.C.?

Ans. Ranjeet Singh Ji


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Q.97. The first Asia Cup cricket match was won by India at which place?

Ans. Sharjah

Q.98. Name the first cricket club in India?

Ans. Orient club, formed by Parsis

Q.99. When was first cricket tournament held in India?

Ans. 1892, between Parsees and Europeans in Bombay

Q.100. In which year the first cricket Test Match was played by India?

Ans. 1931

Q.101. When did MCC team toured India for the first time to play cricket?

Ans. 1926-27

Q.102. When did Indian team tour England for the first time?

Ans. 1911 .

Q.103. In which year India played a cricket test match against England in India?

Ans. 1933 at Bombay,.

Q.104. In which year India won a cricket test series for the first time?

Ans. 1952

Q.105. In which year India won a cricket test series abroad for the first time?

Ans. 1968, against New Zealand,

Q.106. Who was the oldest Indian cricketer to score a century?

Ans. Vijay Merchant,

Q.107. India scored 171 in 1st innings and 657 for 8 declared in the second inning which is their highest difference

in two innings of a Test match. It happened at which place and against whom. ?

Ans. Australia, Eden Gardens

Q.108. Name the Indian who successfully led his cricket team to win all the three ICC Championship?

Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Q.109. Name the youngest captain of Indian test cricket team?

Ans. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

Q.110. Name the Indian Cricket Captains who never lost a test series in England.

Ans. Kapil Deo, Rahul Dravid

Q.111. Name the Indian Captain who holds the record of maximum number of drawn test matches?

Ans. Sunil Gavaskar

Q.112. When did India had a Tie in a Test match for the first time?

Ans. 1986 against Australia


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Q.113. Name the Indian cricketer who bowled highest numbers successive maiden overs in a test match?

Ans. R.G. (Bapu) Nadkarni

Q.114. What is the lowest Indian score in a test match ever?

Ans. 42 runs

Q.115. What has been the highest score of India in a test match so far?

Ans. 726

Q.116. What is the highest fourth innings score of India which could not save her from defeat?

Ans. 445 against Australia

Q.117. What is the highest fourth inning score of India which enabled her to draw test match?

Ans. 429

Q.118. What is the highest score of India in a test match without a century?

Ans. 524 vs New Zealand

Q.119. Against which country did India score maximum number of centuries in a series?

Ans. 11 centuries Vs West Indies in 1978,

Q.120. Against which country a test match was won by India by the biggest margin?

Ans. Bangladesh

Q.121. In which test match India won with minimum margin?

Ans. Against Australia in Mumbai

Q.122. Name the first Indian cricketer to score a century for India in a test match?

Ans. Lala Amarnath (118 vs England)

Q.123. Who scored first fifty for India in a test match?

Ans. Amar Singh

Q.124. Name the Indian player who scored 108 of his first inning score of 116 on Jan. 26, 1948 and then hit 102

of his second knock of 145 on Jan. 27,1948 against Australia at Adelaid?

Ans. Vijay Hazare

Q.125. Name the Father - Son pair who scored centuries on their debut test matches?

Ans. Lala Amarnath - Surinder Amarnath

Q.126. Who scored first double century in a test match for India ?

Ans. Poly Umrigar

Q.127. Which Indian scored slowest century in a test match?

Ans. S.V. Manjarekar

Q.128. Which Indian scored slowest double century in a test match?

Ans. N.S. Siddhu


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Q.129. Which Indian first scored a triple century in a test match?

Ans. Virendra Sehwag

Q.130. Name the Indian pair who holds the world record of highest opening partnership in a test match?

Ans. Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy

Q.131. Name the Indian who batted for the longest period of time in an innings?

Ans. Rahul Dravid

Q.132. Which Indian cricketer holds the world record of playing slowest in test matches?

Ans. Rajesh Chauhan

Q.133. Name the Indian cricketer who holds the world record of taking more wickets than the total runs scored?

Ans. B.S. Chandra Shekhar.

Q.134. Name the Indian cricketer who holds the record for highest no. of dismissal for a duck ?

Ans. B.S. Chandrashekhar .

Q.135. Name the Indian cricketer who holds the world record of playing the highest number of consecutive test

matches since debut?

Ans. Rahul Dravid, 91 test matches

Q.136. Name the Indian cricketer who holds the world record of scoring centuries in his first three test matches?

Ans. Mohd. Azharuddin

Q.137. Name the first Indian who in his debut match took a wicket of his very first ball?

Ans. Nilesh Kulkarni

Q.138. Who is the first Indian who took a wicket off the very first ball of a test match?

Ans. Abid Ali

Q.139. Name the Indian cricketer who took the highest no. of wickets in an over on his debut Test?

Ans. Ravi Shastri, 3 wickets

Q.140. Name the Indian cricketer who took the higest no.of wickets in a test match on his debut?

Ans. Naren Hirwani, 16 wickets

Q.141. Name the only Indian bowler who took all the 10 wickets in an innings?

Ans. Anil Kumble

Q.142. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who holds the world record not to concede a single extra in the entire innings

in a test match?

Ans. N.S. Tamhane

Q.143. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who holds the world record of maximum stumping in an innings?

Ans. Kiran More, 5


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Q.144. Name the Indian cricketer (not a wicketkeeper) who holds the world record of holding maximum catches

in a match?

Ans. Yajuvender Singh, 7

Q.145. When did India play her first one day International cricket match?

Ans. July 13, 1974

Q.146. When did India win for the first time in one day International match?

Ans. June11, 1975, East Africa

Q.147. Who holds the world record of scoring maximum no.of centuries in the one day internationals?


Q.148. Name the Indian who has the maximum number of scores between 90 and 100 in ODI matches?


Q.149. Name the Indian who holds the world record of maximum runs in one day internationals?


Q.150. Which is India's oldest football club?

Ans. Mohan Bagan,

Q.151. Which Indian football team was the first to win IFA shield?

Ans. Mohan Bagan

Q.152. When did the Indian football team appear in the Olympics for the first time?

Ans. 1948

Q.153. What is by far the best performance of an Indian football team in the Olympics?

Ans. India reached the Semi Final in 1956 Melbourne Olympics

Q.154. Who is the Indian footballer scoring a hat trick in Olympics?

Ans. Neville D. Souza

Q.155. On which great sport person's birthday the National sports day is celebrated?

Ans. Major Dhyan Chand

Q.156. First Indian to win All England Badminton Championship.

Ans. Prakash Padukone

Q.157. Who was the youngest player to win the National Badminton Championship.?

Ans. Prakash Padukone. ( 15 years)

Q.158. Who won the inaugural National Badminton Championship in 1934?

Ans. Vijay Madgavkar

Q.159. Who won the National Singles Badminton Championship for maximum number of times?

Ans. Prakash Padukone, 9 times


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Q.160. Name the Indian woman who won the National Badminton Singles Championships for the maximum

number of times?

Ans. Aparna Popat 10 times

Q.161. Name the first Indian to win Badminton World Cup?

Ans. Prakash Padukone

Q.162. Who is the youngest and quickest to win an international Badminton title?

Ans. Saina Nehwal

Q.163. Name the person who won national Badminton title in all age categories?

Ans. Allahabad based Abhinn Shyam Gupta

Q.164. What does kho-kho mean and to which language does, it belong?

Ans. Go and Catch-Marathi

Q.165. In which year did India participate in the Judo game for the first time in any international event?

Ans. 1986 Asian Games

Q.166. In which Indian city was the first racecourse for horse racing established?

Ans. Chennai

Q.167. How many players are there in the game Kho-Kho.?

Ans. 9 in each team

Q.168. Name the first Indian woman to win an international gold medal in the Archery

Ans. Dola Banerji

Q.169. Which team has won most national basketball titles?

Ans. Services

Q.170. Which team has won the National Women’s Basket Ball Championship for the maximum no. of times

Ans. Railway 18 times

Q.171. Which is the oldest golf club of India ?

Ans. Royal Kolkata golf club

Q.172. Which is the highest golf course in India?

Ans. The Yak Golf Club at Kupup, Sikkim

Q.173. Name the first Indian golfer to play in the U.S. Open Tournament?

Ans. Jeev Milkha Singh, 2002

Q.174. Name the Indian who won the title of Champion of Champions in a joint competition for the leading men

and women Rifle Shooters in the world cup final at Munich in 2002.

Ans. Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat

Q.175. Who is the first Indian to win an individual silver medal in Olympics in a shooting event?

Ans. Major Rajyavardhan Rathore


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Q.176. Which is the oldest swimming club in India ?

Ans. Kolkata Swimming Club

Q.177. Name the youngest champion in the national swimming competition?

Ans. Nisha Millet

Q.178. When did first national Squash Championship start?

Ans. 1953

Q.179. Who was the first National Squash champion?

Ans. Raj Kumar Narpat Singh,

Q.180. Who has been the National Squash Champion (men) for the maximum number of times?

Ans. Anil Nayyar,

Q.181. Who has been the national squash Champion (women) for the maximum times?

Ans. Bhuvneshwari Kumari

Q.182. Who has been the youngest squash national woman champion?

Ans. Joshna Chinappa,

Q.183. When and where were the first Asian Games organized?

Ans. 1951, New Delhi

Q.184. How many times India has hosted the Asian Games?

Ans. 2 Times (1951 and 1982)

Q.185. Indian golf team held which position when golf was introduced in the Asian games in 1982?

Ans. India won the gold medal

Q.186. Name the Indian to win the first Asian Games Gold in swimming?

Ans. Sachin Nag

Q.187. Who has been the first Indian woman to break into the top 30 ranking in the International tennis Circuit?

Ans. Sania Mirza

Q.188. Who was the first Indian to reach the quarter final in Wimbeldon Tennis Tournament?

Ans. Gaus Mohd. Khan, 1939

Q.189. Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament?


Q.190. Who has been the first Indian pair to reach the semi final in the Wimbledon tennis tournament?

Ans. Vijay and Anand Amritraj

Q.191. Which Indian pair won the Wimbledon doubles title in tennis for the first time?

Ans. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati


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Q.192. Who has been the first Indian woman to reach final in the Junior Wimbledon tennis Championships.

Ans. Rita Davar

Q.193. When was the first National Tennis Championship held?

Ans. 1946

Q.194. Who was the first National Tennis Champion (Men)?

Ans. Sumant Misra

Q.195. Who was the first National Tennis Champion (Woman)

Ans. Khanum Singh (Nee Haji)

Q.196. Who was the youngest national Tennis Champion?

Ans. Ratnika Batra

Q.197. Who was the National Tennis Champion for the maximum times?


Q.198. Who holds the record among the Indians for playing the most no. of Davis cup matches?

Ans. Leander Paes

Q.199. Name the youngest Indian boxer to appear at the Common wealth games?

Ans. Dharmendra Singh Yadav

Q.200. Which Indian has the honour of winning the most titles in the heavyweight and super heavyweight category

International boxing events?

Ans. Kaur Singh in heavyweight, and Sangwan in super heavy weight (4 each)

Q.201. Which Indian has won the first gold medal in the boxing championship in the Asian games?

Ans. Padam Bahadur Mal

Q.202. Which Indian women were the first to win medals in the sprint events in the 1st Asian Games?

Ans. Roshan Mistry , Mary D'souza

Q.203. Which Indian won the first medal in the world junior boxing Championship?

Ans. Praveen Kumar

Q.204. Who was first Indian pair to win a grand slam titles for the first time?

Ans. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati in 1999.


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24. Nick Names

Q.1. Who is known as Bapu?

Ans. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi

Q.2. Chacha is the nick name of?

Ans. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q.3. Who is known as Guru Dev?


Q.4. Who is known as Raja Ji?

Ans. Chakravarti Rajgopalachari

Q.5. Who is the Bird Man of India?

Ans. Salim Ali

Q.6. Who is popularly known as Mahamana?

Ans. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q.7. Who is known as Shri Guruji in R.S.S?

Ans. Madhav Sadashiv Golvarkar

Q.8. Which famous personality is known as Bharat Kokila (Nightingale of India)?

Ans. Sarojini Naidu

Q.9. Who is known as Deen Bandhu?

Ans. C.F. Andrews

Q.10. Who is known as Desh Ratna?


Q.11. Who is known as Loknayak?

Ans. Jai Prakash Narain

Q.12. Netaji is the nick name of?


Q.13. Who is known as Punjab Kesari?

Ans. Lala Lajpat Rai

Q.14. Who is known as Pal?

Ans. Vipin Chandra Pal

Q.15. Who is known as Lokmanya?


Q.16. Who is known as Sher-e-Punjab?

Ans. Raja Ranjeet Singh


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Q.17. Who is known as Sher-e-Mysore?

Ans. Tipu Sultan

Q.18. Who is known as Priyadarshini - Iron Lady of India?

Ans. Indira Gandhi

Q.19. Who is known as Dada Muni?

Ans. Ashok Kumar

Q.20. Which famous personality is known as Frontier Gandhi?


Q.21. Who is known as Osho?

Ans. Acharya Rajneesh

Q.22. Who is known as Hind-di-Chadar?

Ans. Guru Teg Bahadur

Q.23. Who is called the Wizard of Hockey?

Ans. Dhyan Chand

Q.24. Who is known as the Missile Man of India?

Ans. APJ Abdul Kalam

Q.25. Who is called the Father of the Green Revolution in India?

Ans. M.S. Swami Nathan

Q.26. Who is called as the Father of the White Revolution?

Ans. Verghese Kurian

Q.27. Who is also known as Baba Saheb?

Ans. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q.28. Who is called the Grand Old Man of India?

Ans. Dada Bhai Nauroji

Q.29. Who is famous as Satya Vadi?

Ans. Raja Harishchandra

Q.30. Who is famous as Dan Veer?

Ans. Karna

Q.31. Who is famously called the Great Showman of Indian Cinema?

Ans. Raj Kapoor

Q.32. Who is famous as Haryana Hurricane?

Ans. Kapil Dev


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Q.33. Who is famous as Flying Queen?

Ans. P.T. Usha

Q.34. Who is famous as Flying Sikh?

Ans. Milkha Singh

Q.35. Who is famous as Little Master?

Ans. Sunil Gavaskar

Q.36. Who is famous as Turbunator?

Ans. Harbhajan Singh

Q.37. Who is famous as Master Blaster?


Q.38. Who is popularly called as Ba?

Ans. Kasturba Gandhi

Q.39. Who is known as the Indian Shakespeare?

Ans. Kalidas

Q.40. Who is known as Sher-e- Kashmir?

Ans. Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah

Q.41. Who is popularly known as Dashmesh?

Ans. Guru Govind Singh

Q.42. Who is known as Andhra Kesari?

Ans. Tunguturi Prakasham

Q.43. Who is known as Desh Bandhu?

Ans. Chitranjan Das

Q.44. Who is known as Shaheed-E-Azam?

Ans. Bhagat Singh

Q.45. Who was popularly called as Anna?

Ans. C.H. Anna Durai

Q.46. Who is called the Father of Indian Cinema?

Ans. Dada Saheb Phalke


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25. Founders

Q.1. Who is the founder of Arya Samaj?

Ans. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Q.2. Who is the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

Ans. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q.3. Who founded Rama Krishna Mission?


Q.4. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?

Ans. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q.5. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by whom?

Ans. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Q.6. Who established Shanti Niketan (Vishwa Bharati)?

Ans. Rabindranath Tagore

Q.7. Sabarmati Ashram was founded by whom?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.8. Who was the founder of Bharteeya Jan Sangh?

Ans. Dr. Shayama Prasad Mukherji,

Q.9. Who among the following founded Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh?

Ans. Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar

Q.10. Who founded Indian National Congress?

Ans. A.O. Hume, 1885

Q.11. Who founded Gadar Party?

Ans. Lala Hardayal

Q.12. Who founded Abhinav India?

Ans. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Q.13. D.M.K. Party was founded by?

Ans. C.N. Annadurai

Q.14. Who is associated with Indian Air Services and was its first Pilot?

Ans. J.R.D. Tata

Q.15. Dolls Museum in Delhi was founded by?

Ans. Cartoonist Shankar Pillai

Q.16. Ahmedabad was founded by?

Ans. Sultan Ahmed Shah


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Q.17. Fatehpur Sikri was founded by?

Ans. Akbar

Q.18. Who established Agra as Indian capital city (in 1504 AD)?

Ans. Sikander Lodi

Q.19. Hyderabad was founded by?

Ans. Mohd.Qwali Qutab Shah

Q.20. Udaipur was founded by?

Ans. Rana Udai Singh

Q.21. Jaipur was founded by?

Ans. Rana Jai Singh

Q.22. Taj Mahal, Jama Masjid, Red Fort were founded by whom?

Ans. Shahjahan

Q.23. Who among the followings was associated with Bhoodaan Movement?

Ans. Vinoba Bhave

Q.24. Who was the leader of the Chipko Movement?

Ans. Sunderlal Bahuguna

Q.25. Who is associated with Narmada Bachao Movement?

Ans. Medha Patekar

Q.26. Indore was founded by ?

Ans. Rani Ahilya Bai

Q.27. Under whose regime construction of Qutab Minar was started?

Ans. Qutabuddin Aibak

Q.28. Theosophical Society was founded by?

Ans. Madam Blaveski and Colonel Alcot

Q.29. Who is associated with Home Rule League?

Ans. Annie Besant & Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.30. Who founded the city of Bikaner?

Ans. Rao Bika

Q.31. Telgu Desam Party was founded by?

Ans. N.T. Ramarao

Q.32. Konarak Mandir was built by?

Ans. Narsingha Dev


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Q.33. Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh was built by whom?

Ans. Jahangir

Q.34. Who formed the Hindustan Socialist Republican Party?

Ans. Chandra Shekher Azad, Bhagat Singh and others

Q.35. Azad Hind Fauz (Indian National Army) was founded by?

Ans. Rashbihari Bose & Capt. Mohan Singh

Q.36. Swatantra Party was founded by?

Ans. C. Rajagopalachari

Q.37. Servants of India Society was formed by whom?

Ans. Gopal Krishan Gokhale, (1905)

Q.38. Muslim League was founded by?

Ans. Halimulla & Aga Khan

Q.39. Servants of God society was formed by whom?


Q.40. Who was the founder of Forward Block?

Ans. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Q.41. Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru was founded by whom?

Ans. C.V. Raman

Q.42. Who among the following was a founder of Hindu Maha Sabha?

Ans. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q.43. Sawaraj Party was founded by?

Ans. C.R. Das & Motilal Nehru,1923

Q.44. Who is the founder of National Conference?

Ans. Shaikh Mohd. Abdullah

Q.45. Indian Association was formed by?

Ans. Surendra Nath Bannerji

Q.46. Who founded the Paramdham Ashram of Pavnar?

Ans. Vinoba Bhave

Q.47. Bose Research Institute, Kolkata was founded by whom?

Ans. J.C. Bose

Q.48. Chinmay Mission was founded by?

Ans. Swami Chinmayanand


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Q.49. Swadeshi Sabha was founded by?

Ans. Bhula Bhai Desai

Q.50. CRY (Child Relief and You) was founded by whom?

Ans. Rippon Kapoor

Q.51. Who was the first Chief of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing)?

Ans. R.N. Kaw

Q.52. Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by whom?

Ans. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule

Q.53. Prayag Mahila Vidyapeeth was founded by whom?

Ans. Mahadevi Verma

Q.54. Who was the founder and creator of Hotmail ?

Ans. Sabeer Bhatia

Q.55. Gurukul Kangri - Haridwar was established by whom?

Ans. Swami Shradhanand


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26. Indian Defence Forces

Q.1. Who is the supreme commander of Indian Defence forces?

Ans. The President of India

Q.2. What was the title of the supreme Commander of Indian Army at the time of Independence?

Ans. Commander - in - chief of Army

Q.3. Who was the first Indian Commander- in- chief of Army?

Ans. General K.M. Cariappa

Q.4. Who was the first Indian Commander- in- chief of Indian Air force?

Ans. Air Marshal Subarato Mukherjee

Q.5. When was the title Commander - in - chief was re-designated as chief of the each respective branch?

Ans. From 1 st April 1955

Q.6. Who was the first chief of Army staff?

Ans. Maharaja Rajindra Singh Ji

Q.7. Who was the first Indian chief of Naval staff?

Ans. Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari

Q.8. Army Day is celebrated on which date?

Ans. 15th January

Q.9. When did India had its first war against Pakistan?

Ans. 1947

Q.10. Which is the highest attainable rank in Indian Army?

Ans. General

Q.11. How many Commanders of Indian Army have attained the rank of field Marshal?

Ans. Two

Q.12. The only chief of air staff to attain the rank of Marshal of Indian Air Force?

Ans. Arjun Singh

Q.13. What was the previous name of INS Vikramaditya?

Ans. Admiral Gorshokov

Q.14. Where is Indian Military Academy situated?

Ans. Dehradun

Q.15. Where is the Defence University situated?

Ans. Gurgaoun

Q.16. Name India's first indigenously developed nuclear power submarine.

Ans. INS Arihant


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Q.17. Name India's first light combat Aircraft developed indigenously.

Ans. Tejas

Q.18. During which war was Major Som Nath Sharma awarded India's first Paramveer Chakra?

Ans. 1947- lndo-Pak Kashmir war

Q.19. How many warriors of Indian forces have been conferred with Paramveer Chakra so far?

Ans. 21

Q.20. Which organisation is involved in the development of warfare equipments?

Ans. DRDO

Q.21. In which region is Daulat Beg Oldie Situated?

Ans. Ladakh

Q.22. Which regiment has the honour of having the most number of PVC awardees?

Ans. The Grenadeers

Q.23. When is Indian Air Force Day Celebrated?

Ans. 8th October

Q.24. When is Indian Navy Day Celebrated ?

Ans. 4th December

Q.25. Name the largest cantonment Area in India?

Ans. Bathinda

Q.26. When were the 'Coast Guards' constituted as independent force in India?

Ans. In 1977

Q.27. Who is the first women head of missile programmed in India?

Ans. Tassy Thomas

Q.28. At which place were the nuclear explosion test carried out?

Ans. Pokhran, Rajasthan

Q.29. Which mineral is found in abundance in India that can be used as nuclear fuel?

Ans. Thorium

Q.30. In collaboration with which country have India developed the world's fastest missile Brahmos ?

Ans. Russia

Q.31. Which organization has developed aircraft for Indian Armed forces?

Ans. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Q.32. How many commands are in operation in Indian Army?

Ans. Five + one training command


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Q.33. Which is the oldest paramilitary force of India?

Ans. The Assam Rifles

Q.34. Who controls the paramilitary forces of India?

Ans. Ministry of Home affairs

Q.35. Who was the first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air force?

Ans. Padmavathy Bandhopadhyay

Q.36. Which Air-Craft carrier war-ship of Indian Navy has been converted to permanent memorial in Mumbai ?

Ans. INS Vikrant

Q.37. Which Battle field in Punjab area is termed as graveyard of Pakistani Patton tanks?

Ans. Khemkaran seetor in 1965 war

Q.38. In which year was NCC started in India?

Ans. 15-7-1948

Q.39. Who was the first director of NCC ?

Ans. Col. G.G. Bewoor

Q.40. In which year was the National Security Gaurds established?

Ans. 1984

Q.41. Name India's ICBM missiles.

Ans. Agni V and Agni VI

Q.42. Name India's Cruise Missiles.

Ans. Brahmos and Nirbhay

Q.43. Which is India's underwater to surface missile with the range of 3500 km?

Ans. K-4

Q.44. Which is India's Anti-Tank missile also phrased as Fire-and-Forget?

Ans. Nag

Q.45. Which exam is conducted by UPSC for entry into Indian Defence forces as officer?

Ans. Combined Defence Services Exam

Q.46. Where is the oldest and largest training institute of Indian Army situated?

Ans. Mhow, M.P.

Q.47. Name India's first Military base outside her territory?

Ans. Farkhor Air Base, Tajakistan

Q.48. At which place in India is Asia's Largest Naval training Academy situated?

Ans. Ezhimala, Kerala

Q.49. At Which place in India is the National Defence Academy located?

Ans. Pune


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27. Childhood Names of Some Great Personalities

Q.1. What was the childhood name of Bhagat Singh?

Ans. Bhagyawan

Q.2. What was Vivekanand’s childhood name?

Ans. Narendra

Q.3. What was the childhood name of Maharishi Balmiki?

Ans. Ratnakar

Q.4. What was the childhood name of Adi Shankaracharya?

Ans. Shankar

Q.5. What is the childhood name of Goswami Tulsidas?

Ans. Rambola

Q.6. What is the childhood name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?

Ans. Nimai

Q.7. What is the childhood name of Banda Bairagi?

Ans. Lakshman Dev

Q.8. What was the childhood name of Bhagini Nivedita?

Ans. Margret

Q.9. What was the childhood name of Dayanand Saraswati?

Ans. Mool Shankar

Q.10. What was the childhood name of Madhav Rao Sadashiva Rao Golvalkar?

Ans. Madhu

Q.11. What was the name of Swami Ram Tirth in his early life?

Ans. Tirath Ram

Q.12. What was the childhood name of Ramkrishna Paramhans?

Ans. Gadadhar

Q.13. What was the childhood name of Rani Laxmi Bai?

Ans. Chhabili, Manu

Q.14. What was the childhood name of Lok Manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

Ans. Keshav

Q.15. What was the childhood name of Tansen?

Ans. Ramtanu

Q.16. What was the early name of Gautam Buddha before he became Buddha?

Ans. Siddharth


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Q.17. What was the childhood name of Bhishma Pitamah?

Ans. Dev Vrat

Q.18. What was the childhood name of Mahatma Gandhi?

Ans. Moni

Q.19. What was the childhood name of Maharishi Raman?

Ans. Ram Mohan

Q.20. What was the childhood name of Guru Teg Bahadur?

Ans. Tyagmal

Q.21. What was the childhood name of Guru Angad Dev?

Ans. Lahna

Q.22. What was the childhood name of Bhagwan Mahavir?

Ans. Verdhman


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28. Current Affairs- 2018 & 2019

Current Affairs (2018) Q.1-115 & Current Affairs (2019) Q.116-180

Q.1. Who has been selected for 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy prize of the Kerala

government?

Ans. M Mukundan

Q.2. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?

Ans. S S Deswal

Q.3. Which Indian cricketer has officially been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?

Ans. Rahul Dravid

Q.4. What is the India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018?

Ans. 77th

Q.5. Who has become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event?

Ans. Pankaj Advani

Q.6. Which Indian Sculptor designed the world’s tallest statue, the‘Statue of Unity’?

Ans. Ram V. Sutar

Q.7. RBI has recently permitted banks to provide PCE to NBFC bonds. What does ‘PCE’ stands for?

Ans. Partial Credit Enhancement

Q.8. Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)?

Ans. Mary Kom

Q.9. India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge “Signature Bridge” has recently inaugurated in which of the

following cities?

Ans. Delhi

Q.10. The Union government has awarded which state police for citizen services under an e-governance project

The Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems “CCTNS”?

Ans. Assam

Q.11. According to recent data released by Indian Cellular Association (ICA), India has acquired what position in

the world in producing mobile phones?

Ans. 2nd

Q.12. Which high-powered committee has been formed by the Union government to examine CBSE’s exam

conduct process?

Ans. VS Oberoi committee

Q.13. Which state government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme’ for marriage of poor girls?

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Q.14. Who is the newly appointed President of National Association of Software and Service Companies

(NASSCOM)?

Ans. Debjani Ghosh

Q.15. Which institute has been adjudged the overall best Indian university in National Institutional Ranking

Framework (NIRF-2018)?

Ans. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Q.16. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has clinched India’s first gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018).

She had won in which categoryof weight lifting?

Ans. 48 kg

Q.17. Which airport has been adjudged as the India’s cleanest airport, as per latest survey conducted by the

Airports Authority of India (AAI)?

Ans. Mangaluru International Airport

Q.18. India’s longest elevated road “Hindon Elevated Road” has come up in which place?

Ans. Ghaziabad

Q.19. What is the India’s position in the world in terms of risk of cyber threats in 2017, as per latest report by

security solutions provider Symantec?

Ans. 3rd

Q.20. Who bagged India’s first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?

Ans. P Gururaja

Q.21. Who has become the youngest Indian weightlifter to win medal at Commonwealth Games (CWG)?

Ans. Deepak Lather

Q.22. The Union Government has constituted a committee to frame regulations for online news portals. Who is

the head of the committee?

Ans. Secretary of Information and Broadcasting

Q.23. The Government of India (GoI) has launched UTTAM App for coal quality monitoring. What does “UTTAM”

stands for?

Ans. Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal

Q.24. Sanjita Chanu has clinched India’s second gold at which weightlifting category in the 21st Commonwealth

Games (CWG-2018)?

Ans. 53 kg

Q.25. Which Indian armed force will carry out combat training exercise “Gaganshakti 2018”?

Ans. Indian Air Force

Q.26. Which state government has launched the Ganga Hariteema Yojana ( or Ganga Greenery scheme)?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.27. Which character actor of hindi film industry has passed away recently?

Ans. Kader Khan


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Q.28. Which state has become the first Indian state to adopt a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for

determining brain death cases?

Ans. Kerala

Q.29. Which state has bagged the ‘State of the Year’ Award under the ‘business leader’ category at the India

Business Leader Awards (IBLA) event?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.30. Which state hosted the first meeting of NITI Forum for North East?

Ans. Tripura

Q.31. The Maharashtra government has tied up with which philanthropic organization to finance tribal women’s

poultry company?

Ans. Tata Trusts

Q.32. India has clinched its first-ever gold in badminton mixed-team event at the 21st Commonwealth Games

(CWG) by defeating which country?

Ans. Malaysia

Q.33. Anikta Raina, who has been included in the Government of India (GoI)’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme

(TOPS), is associated with which sports?

Ans. Tennis

Q.34. The Lakhwar dam is built across which river in Uttarkhand?

Ans. Yamuna River

Q.35. NITI Aayog has collaborated with which company to develop precision agriculture using Artificial

Intelligence?

Ans. IBM

Q.36. Which state government has launched ‘Go To Village’ Mission?

Ans. Manipur

Q.37. Which of the following cities has been ranked India’s first cleanest city, as per latest survey report “Swachh

Survekshan-2018”?

Ans. Indore

Q.38. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)?

Ans. Yudhvir Singh Malik

Q.39. Which Indian organisation has recently signed a pact with ABB India to benefit country from AI & robotics?

Ans. NITI Aayog

Q.40. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI)?

Ans. C K Prasad

Q.41. India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up in which city?

Ans. Chandigarh


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Q.42. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of which Indian city has recently declared as a UNESCO

World Heritage Site?

Ans. Mumbai

Q.43. Which state government has signed a pact with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System

(RIMES) for effective disaster management?

Ans. Odisha

Q.44. Who has taken over charge as the new chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

(CBIC)?

Ans. S Ramesh

Q.45. Under whose captain ship, the Indian Kabaddi team clinched the 2018 Kabaddi Masters Dubai title?

Ans. Ajay Thakur

Q.46. Which state to host the conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of States & Union

Territories?


Q.47. Which Indian journalist has authored the book “Eleventh Hour” to pay tribute to the men in uniform?

Ans. Hussain Zaidi

Q.48. Which Indian cricketer has recently been inducted into ICC Cricket Hall Of Fame?

Ans. Rahul Dravid

Q.49. NITI Aayog has partnered with GNFC Ltd. to implement fertiliser subsidy disbursement through which

technology?

Ans. Blockchain

Q.50. Which Indian journalist has become the new president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)?

Ans. Rajat Sharma

Q.51. Who has been conferred with the National Kalidas Samman in visual arts by the Madhya Pradesh

government?

Ans. Anjolie Ela Menon

Q.52. The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has become the India’s first oil Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to

introduce online legal compliance “Legatrix”. It is located in which state?

Ans. Assam

Q.53. India’s first dedicated ‘Khadi Mall’ will soon be set up by which state government?

Ans. Jharkhand

Q.54. Which of the following National parks has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine

crocodiles in India?

Ans. Bhitarkanika National Park

Q.55. Who has been selected for the 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award?

Ans. Milan Shankar Tare


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Q.56. Which Indian stock exchange has tied up with Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) to develop commodity

derivatives markets?

Ans. Bombay Stock Exchange

Q.57. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, who passed away recently, was the chief of which Indian Armed Force?

Ans. Indian Navy

Q.58. Which state/UT government has launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’ for students up to class 8?

Ans. Delhi

Q.59. Who is the newly appointed Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) & Chairman of the Ordnance

Factory Board (OFB)?

Ans. P K Shrivastava

Q.60. India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in which city?

Ans. Bengaluru

Q.61. The famous cultural festival “Behdienkhlam 2018” was celebrated in which state?

Ans. Meghalaya

Q.62. Who has become the first serving Indian Army officer to complete Ironman Triathlon event?

Ans. Vikram Dogra

Q.63. Which country to host the 19th edition of IUFoST World Food Science and Technology Congress 2018?

Ans. India

Q.64. Which state government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and

poor families?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.65. Which city is set to host the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature after a gap of 47 years?

Ans. Nagpur

Q.66. The Union government has constituted a ministerial panel to decide on fund allocation from CRIF for

infrastructure projects. The panel will be headed by whom?

Ans. Minister of Finance

Q.67. India’s first Global Mobility Summit will be organised by NITI Aayog in which city?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.68. Pandharichi Wari, which has started recently, is the most important pilgrimage of which state?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q.69. The Kerala government has set up a panel to choose an official song for the state. Who is the convenor of

the panel?

Ans. Rani George


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Q.70. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched ‘GST Verify’ app to protect interest

of consumers. The app is developed by whom?

Ans. B Raghu Kiran

Q.71. UNESCO has signed pact with which state government to set up Design University for Gaming?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.72. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI)?

Ans. Vishwas Patel

Q.73. The Ministry of Coal has launched which mobile app to curb illegal coal mining activity in the coalfield areas

of the country?

Ans. Khan Prahari

Q.74. Which state government has launched ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ to eradicate malnutrition?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.75. Which state High Court has declared the entire animal kingdom as legal entity in the State?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Q.76. Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in which weight category at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix?

Ans. 65kg category

Q.77. Who has been appointed as new member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)?

Ans. Uday K Varma

Q.78. Who has become the 3rd Indian cricketer to reach the coveted milestone of playing 500 international

matches?

Ans. M S Dhoni

Q.79. The Union Government has declared the area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as an Eco-Sensitive

Zone (ESZ). The MTR is located in which state?

Ans. Tamil Nadu

Q.80. Which city is hosting the International Round Table Conference on “Data for New India”?

Ans. New Delhi

Q.81. J N Sadhu, the Veteran journalist has passed away. He was associated with which newspaper?

Ans. The Indian Express

Q.82. Kabutari Devi, the famous folk singer has passed away. She belonged to which state?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Q.83. Which Indian gymnast has clinched a gold in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge

Cup 2018 in Turkey?

Ans. Dipa Karmakar

Q.84. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Cooperative (IDC)?

Ans. Sustainable societies through cooperation


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Q.85. Who has become the oldest Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon?

Ans. Anju Khosla

Q.86. Which Indian sportswoman bagged bronze in the 48 kg category at the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting

Championships at Tashkent?

Ans. Jhilli Dalabehera

Q.87. Which Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has launched mobile help centre “Saathi” for Amarnath Yatra

pilgrims?

Ans. Central Reserve Police Force

Q.88. Which company has set up the world’s largest mobile phone factory in Noida?

Ans. Samsung

Q.89. Indian Army has recently signed a MOU with which Public Sector Bank on the Defense Salary Package?


Q.90. Which state government has given in-principle approval for ‘Seema Darshan’ project for border tourism?

Ans. Gujarat

Q.91. Hima Das, who has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World

Under- 20 Athletics Championships, is belong to which state

Ans. Assam

Q.92. The Bansagar Canal Project is in news. It is a joint venture of which of the following states?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar

Q.93. Recently, Raghunath Mohapatra was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha by President Ramnath

Kovind. Mohapatra is related to which of the following fields?

Ans. Sculpture

Q.94. On July 16, 2018, India has become the Asia Pacific vice-chair (regional head) at World Customs

Organization. In which city, the headquarters of World Customs Organization is located?

Ans. Brussels

Q.95. Under Article 80 of the Constitution, the President has recently nominated which artist to the Rajya Sabha?

Ans. Sonal Mansingh

Q.96. The Madhya Pradesh government has recently inaugurated the 250MW NTPC Solar Power Plant in which

district?

Ans. Mandsaur

Q.97. The Government of India (GoI) has given ‘In-Principle’ approval for construction and operation of LIGO-

India Laboratory in which district of Maharashtra?

Ans. Hingoli

Q.98. Recently, the Supreme Court has stated that women have the constitutional right to enter the famous

Sabarimala temple. The temple is located in which state?

Ans. Kerala


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Q.99. Rita Bhaduri, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field?

Ans. Film Industry

Q.100. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 20, as per Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s latest report

“Asian Development Outlook (ADO)”?

Ans. 7.6%

Q.101. Which state government has launched an online portal ‘Aabhaar Aapki Sewa Ka’ for pensioners?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.102. Which IIT institute has developed an online tool “TreadWill” to help people deal with mental health issues?

Ans. IIT Kanpur

Q.103. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched historic men’s singles gold at Asia Badminton Junior Championship

2018?

Ans. Lakshya Sen

Q.104. Who has been named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year in the men’s

category?

Ans. Sunil Chhetri

Q.105. NABARD has launched the South East Asia’s first-ever Centre for Climate Change (CCC) at which Indian

city?

Ans. Lucknow

Q.106. Which most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting has been launched the by Union

Government in Delhi?

Ans. SAFAR

Q.107. The Government of India (GoI) has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from Rs. 1,000 to ____?

Ans. Rs. 250

Q.108. Which state government has launched e-Pragati Core initiative to provide integrated services to citizens?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.109. The Union government has constituted which high-level committee to suggest laws against mob lynching

and violence?

Ans. Rajiv Gauba committee

Q.110. The Lok Sabha has passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on cheque bounce cases.

The bill shall amend which act to resolve the issue?

Ans. Negotiable Instruments Act 1881

Q.111. In which state, acid attack victims have been included under disability and will be eligible to get all benefits

as per Disabilities Act 2016?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q.112. Which state government has recently decided to set up a separate directorate for the Divyangs?

Ans. Assam


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Q.113. Which state government has launched smartphone scheme “Sanchar Kranti Yojna” to the people of the

state?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.114. Recently the Indian Cricket Team has defeated Australia in a test series in Australia, thereby breaking a

jinx of how many years?

Ans. 71

Q.115. Lok Sabha has passed a bill which omits which matter as a ground for divorce?

Ans. Leprosy

Q.116. Reserve Bank of India has recently extended the RTGS Fund Transfer Time up to what hours?

Ans. 6 pm

Q.117. Naveen Patanaik has become the Chief Minister for which consecutive number of time?

Ans. 5th

Q.118. Which state has imposed a Calamity Cess for the first time?

Ans. Kerala

Q.119. Which Airport in Madhya Pradesh gets the status of 1st International Airport in the state?

Ans. Indore

Q.120. Health Department of which state has been recently awarded by WHO for Tobacco Control?

Ans. Rajasthan

Q.121. The Draft New Education Policy of India has recommended the abolition of which of the following courses?

Ans. M.Phil

Q.122. For controlling and combating the sea pirates from which country the Indian Navy has deployed

Ans. Oman

Q.123. As per the latest report of the NSSO, how many health workers are available per 10,000 population in

India?

Ans. 20. 6

Q.124. Which New Award for Yoga Day has been announced by the Govt. of India this year?

Ans. Antarrashtreeya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

Q.125. After Govt. formation, how many Cabinet Committees have been constituted by the Modi Govt.?

Ans. 8

Q.126. UNICEF has announced to honour which Indian Actress in 2019 with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian award?

Ans. Priyanka Chopra

Q.127. DRDO has successfully launched a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle recently. What is the

expected speed of this vehicle?

Ans. MACH 6


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Q.128. In the year 2019, Reliance Industries stands at which number in the Forbes list of top 2000 big companies?

Ans. 71st

Q.129. In the Cricket World cup 2019, which Indian bowler took the wicket of the Pakistani opener in his very first

ball of his world cup career?

Ans. Vijay Shankar

Q.130. In which state the researchers have recently discovered a new breed or lineage of snakes who like rain?

Ans. Mizoram

Q.131. In which state the tribals were opposing mining from the Kirandul Mines as they considered it as the hill-

abode of the tribal goddess Pithor Rani, therefore, a sacred place.

Ans. Chhattisgarh

Q.132. Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna’ has been launched from 1st July 2019 by which of the following state?

Ans. Punjab

Q.133. In which state scientists have discovered the six colour morphs of the Asiatic Golden Cat?


Q.134. In which of the following states the central government has recently approved the setting up of an e-

Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT)?

Ans. Assam

Q.135. How much amount a farmer has to contribute to avail the benefits under ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension

Yojna’ where he will get a monthly pension of Rs 3000/- after the age of sixty?

Ans. 100

Q.136. Who among the following won the 54th Jnanpith Award for literature?

Ans. Amitav Ghosh

Q.137. Where are the Kumaraswamy Mines located?

Ans. Karnataka

Q.138. Who is the chairman of the commission (who was recently given an extension of two months) appointed in

2017 to examine the sub-categorisation of OBC?

Ans. Justice (Retd) G.Rohini

Q.139. RBI has constituted a six-member committee under whose chairmanship to review the entire gamut of ATM

charges and fees?

Ans. V.G. Kannan Committee

Q.140. With reference to Girish Karnad who died recently, which of the following statement is wrong?

Ans. He won 5 National Film Awards

Q.141. The tax on e-vehicle has been brought down from 12% to what percentage in 2019 union budget?

Ans. 5%


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Q.142. This year, who among the following has become the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India for the 2nd

time?

Ans. N S Vishwanathan

Q.143. Uttar Pradesh Government has recently included how many castes in the list of the Scheduled Castes in

the state?

Ans. 17

Q.144. Saudi Arab has recently increased the Haj Quota for the Indians from 1,70,000 to how much?

Ans. 2,00,000

Q.145. Railways Minister Sri Piyush Goyal has recently announced the reservation of what percentage for women

in the Railways recruitment?

Ans. 50%

Q.146. Recently the Bombay High Court has reduced the Maratha Reservation from 16 % to what?

Ans. 12-13%

Q.147. Recently, Smriti Irani re-introduced the POCSO Act Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha. What does POCSO

Act deals with?

Ans. Sexual offence protection for children

Q.148. In which river of Bihar ganges Dolfin has been found for the first time?

Ans. Mahanadi

Q.149. As per the figures of 2019, what is the position of India as regard money deposits by the Indian in the Swiss

Bank?

Ans. 74th

Q.150. Which actor has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ (Water Conservation

Campaign)

Ans. Aamir Khan

Q.151. Who has recently been appointed as the Managing Director & CFO of the World Bank?

Ans. Anshula Kant

Q.152. Which Indian boxer has defeated the US boxer Mike Snider to win his 11th consecutive title in professional

boxing?

Ans. Vijender Singh

Q.153. AIFF has awarded which Football player with ‘Player of the Year’ title this year?

Ans. Sunil Chhetri

Q.154. Who among the following women has won the Gold Medal in 100 meters race in the 30th Summer University

Games?

Ans. Duti Chand

Q.155. Rohit Sharma scored how many runs in this year’s Cricket World Cup?

Ans. 647


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Q.156. As per the ICC suggestions, Indian team wore an orange theme jersey in their match against England.

What was that suggestion?

Ans. If in any match, the two teams have a similar colour of their regular jersey, then the visiting team should

change their jersey colour.

Q.157. Who was the project Director of the Chandrayan-2 ?

Ans. Muthayya Vanitha

Q.158. Who was the Mission Director of the Chandrayan-2 ?

Ans. Ritu Karidhal

Q.159. SRO launched Chandrayan-2 under the Chairmanship of which scientist?

Ans. Kailasvadivoo Sivan

Q.160. President R.N.Kovind has recently given his assent on the bill to re-introduce anticipatory bail in which

state?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Q.161. In the case of which Indian prisoner in Pak custody India successfully proved in the International Court of

Justice that Pakistan has violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relation?

Ans. Kulbhushan S. Jadhav

Q.162. Who is appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Army?

Ans. Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane

Q.163. The Supreme Court recently ordered to cancel the RERA registration of which real estate company?

Ans. Amrapali Group

Q.164. Who won the 2019 Sangita Kalanidhi award of Madras Music Academy?

Ans. S. Sowmya

Q.165. INS Sagardhwani has set sail on 18th July for a scientific venture called ‘Marine & Allied Interdisciplinary

Training and Research Initiative (MAITRI)’. It sailed from which place?

Ans. Kochi

Q.166. Indian Government has recently divided the state of J&K into how many parts?

Ans. 2

Q.167. With the nullification of Article 370 of the constitution of India, which other Article also stands abrogated?

Ans. 35A

Q.168. Article 35A of Indian constitution dealt with what matter?

Ans. Permanent Residence in J&K

Q.169. Under the Human Genome Mapping Project of the central government, how many people will be scanned?

Ans. 20000

Q.170. Which Indian wrestler has won a Gold medal in the recent wrestling championship in Warsaw?

Ans. Vinesh Fogat


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Q.171. Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) has been declared by

which of the following ministry?

Ans. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Q.172. Khelo India Youth Games shall be held from 18th to 30th Jan. 2020 in which city?

Ans. Guwahati

Q.173. The Central Government has sanctioned to increase the strength of the Supreme Court judges, other than

Chief Justice, from 30 to what number?

Ans. 33

Q.174. As per the new law on Muslim Divorces, what is the maximum punishment and fine if a Muslim man divorces

his wife by proclaiming 3 Talaq?

Ans. 3 years

Q.175. Which language artists among the following have recently been included in the category of Fellowship

entitlement by the government of India?

Ans. Santhali

Q.176. Supreme Court has recently modified the rules to provide free legal assistance to the people who are having

an annual income of up to how many lakhs?

Ans. Five Lakhs

Q.177. The Makarana Marbles of Rajasthan has recently been included into which list?

Ans. World Heritage List

Q.178. Which IAF pilot recently did the Wing Suit Skydive from 85000 feet to become the first Indian pilot to do so?

Ans. Tarun Chaudhari

Q.179. Which Indian cricketer has recently been banned for 8 months by the BCCI because he was found positive

in the Doping test?

Ans. Prithvi Shaw

Q.180. The U P government recently passed a private universities bill 2019, according to which how many private

universities shall be governed by one law only?

Ans. 27

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