............ is considered the eastern boundary of the Harappan culture.

............ was the main adviser of Chandragupta Maurya.

The emperor ............ helped to spread Buddhism widely in India and abroad.

The word ‘India’ developed from the name of ............ river.

Ashokan inscriptions were composed mainly in the language of ............

............ was the last Mughal emperor in India.

Vasco-di Gama landed at Calicut in the year ............

The first Battle of Tarain was fought between ............ the King of Delhi, and ............

The Somnath Temple was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni in ............ AD.

The play Mudrarakshasa was written by ............

............ were the first of the Europeans to establish trading settlements in India.

............ was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission.

Abhinav Bharat is associated with ............

The Swaraj Party was founded by ............

The All-India Muslim League was founded at ............ in ............

The first Sultan of Delhi was ............

The third battle of Panipat was fought in ............

Musical instrument ‘sitar’ is the combination of ............ and ............

The capital was shifted from Delhi to Daulatabad during the reign of ............

‘Tomb of Bibi’ is the grave of ............

............ was the founder of Forward Block.

Mohanjodaro was located in ............ region.

The first Governor General of British in India was ............

The first Viceroy of British India was

Home Rule League movement was started by which pair of leaders?

The Shimla Conference was organised by which British Viceroy?

In 1905, which region was partitioned by the British, creating differences between Hindus and Muslims?

The official language of the Union is

Under Article which Constitutional Emergency can be declared?

The President can proclaim how many kinds of emergencies?

Who has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of either House of Parliament without the right to vote?

The proclamation of emergency must be approved by resolutions of the Houses of Parliament within how long from the date of its issue?

The President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by

Megasthenes, who wrote ‘Indica’, was an ambassador of which people at Chandragupta’s court?

Which country is called ‘the land of thousand lakes’?

The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan in 1875, later came to be known as

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

During World War II, the second atom bomb dropped by the US on Nagasaki was on

Who founded Brahma Samaj?

The supplementary section of the Vedas which deals with medicine, music, etc., is known as

The Puranas are how many in number?

Porus was defeated by Alexander in the Battle of

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between Akbar and which Hindu general?

‘Chachnama’ is a famous work on the history of which state?

Which religion was founded by Akbar?

The First World War began in

Timur invaded India in ............

............. was the real name of Swami Vivekanand.

The First Governor-General of Independent India was ............

The Indian National Congress was formed in the year ............

The famous South Indian King Rajaraja I belonged to the ............ dynasty.

The last of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras was known as ............

The Chinese traveller Hieun Tsang visited India during the reign of ............

The Capital of Tipu Sultan's kingdom was ............

The Second World War began on ............

The ‘Battle of Wandiwash’ took place in the year ............

Gautam Buddha was born in the year ............

Ashoka conquered Kalinga after the bloody battle in the year ............

Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs, was executed in the year ............

Akbar, the Mughal Emperor of India, died in the year ............

The East India Company was abolished in the year ............

The ‘Battle of Buxar’ was fought in the year ............

The first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff was ............

............. is the maximum length of a day on the poles.

Bimbisara conquered the ............

Alexander invaded Punjab in ............

............. was the first Indian to pass the Indian Civil Service.

............. is the real founder of the British empire in India.

The Dilawara temple at Mount Abu belongs to the ............ religion.

The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is ............ years.

At present, the Rajya Sabha consists of ............ members.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by ............

The Treaty of Srirangapattarn was signed between ............ and ............

The Ninth Schedule was added by the ............ Amendment.

The President appoints judges of the Supreme Court after consultation with the ............

The national emergency can remain in force if approved by Parliament for ............

The maximum tenure of a Lok Sabha member is ............ years.

The Vice President of India is also the ............ of Rajya Sabha.

The UN Security Council has ............ permanent members.

............ was the Chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution.

The minimum age to become a member of Lok Sabha is ............

The Attorney General of India is appointed by ............

The ............ Five Year Plan covers the period from 1997-2002.

The draft outline of the First Five Year Plan was presented in ............ A.D.

............ was the first woman Governor of a state in free India.

The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan is the ............

If the positions of the President and the Vice President are vacant, the ............ officiates as the President of India.

Bicameral States are those States which have ............ houses.

The union list contains ............ subjects.

The largest state in India is ............

In the universe, the ............ planet is known as the ‘Morning Star’.

............ Harbour is called the Diamond Harbour.

............ is the Samadhi-Sthal of Mahatma Gandhi.

Radio signals are reflected to earth in the layer called ............

............ is the most salty sea in the world.

............ winds blow from the horse latitudes towards the doldrums.

The imaginary line joining points having the same elevation above sea level is known as ............

Pedology is the study of ............

The Marina Trench is situated in the ............ ocean.

The snow houses built by the Eskimos are known as ............

The state that produces the largest quantity of cotton in India is ............

The lowest layer of the atmosphere where all weather phenomenon takes place is known as ............

............ waterfall is the highest waterfall in the world.

The ocean constitutes a total of ............ percentage area of the globe (earth).

The mean radius of the earth is approximately ............

............ is the largest island in the Indian Ocean.

Most of the people of the middle east belong to ............ group of people.

............ is the instrument used for recording the earthquakes.

Port Blair is situated in ............ Andaman.

The ............ state has the highest production of Coffee in India.

............ Dam provides irrigation facilities to the states of Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

............ is the highest peak in the world.

............ to ............ is the period of South-west monsoon in India.

............ is the largest producer of Mica in the world.

Nepa Nagar is famous for ............ Industry.

The Indian Rice Research Institute is located in ............

The city of Surat is located on the bank of river ............

Rana Pratap Sagar Plant is associated with ............

............ is the instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air.

............. is the cash crop of UP and Maharashtra.

Bandipur National Park is situated in ............ state.

Silicon valley of India is located in ............ city.

............. festival is associated with snakes.

The earthquake waves which pass through the central regions of earth are known as .............

The headquarters of International Red Cross is situated at .............

India is the ............. largest country in the world.

............. is the largest continent in the world.

............. river is the largest river in the world.

............. country is known as the ‘playground of Europe’.

............. instrument measures atmospheric pressure.

International Date Line passes through ............. meridian.

The parallel of latitude passing through 23.5 Degrees South is known as .............

............. is the tallest animal in the world.

The Interval between two tides is ............. hrs and ............. minutes.

Indian Standard Time is ............. hours ahead of Greenwich time.

Anticyclones are the areas of ............. pressures.

The coastline of India is about ............. km.

............. is the largest bird in the world.

Gir forest is situated in ............. state.

Rotation of the Earth is from ............. to .............

The science which deals with the study of Earthquakes is .............

Guwahati is situated on the bank of river .............

Kolar Gold Fields are in ............. state.