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INDIAN POLITY Union Legislature Parliament 1. The Head of the State – The President 2. The Head of the Government – The Prime Minister 3. The Joint sitting of both the House are addressed by – The President (Art 108) 4. The President has the Power to remove the Ministers on the advice of – the Prime Minister 5. The President has authority to refer back the matter to the council of Ministers for reconsideration under – 44th Amendment Act, 1978 6. It made obligatory for the President to exercise his functions in accordance with the advice of the council of ministers under – 42nd Amendment Act (1976) 7. The President of India summons the Parliament – atleast twice a year. 8. The right to dissolve the Lok sabha is vested with – President (Article 85) 9. Who is empowered to issue an ordinance when the Parliament is not in session – President (Article 123) Lok Sabha 1. The Parliament of India consists of the President the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. 2. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha is 552 members 3. At present strength of lok sabha is 545 members 4. 2 members are nominated by the President (Anglo Indian) 5. The normal term of the Lok Sabha is 5 years 6. During Emergency period, the term continue beyond a period of one year. 7. Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected by the members of Lok Sabha (First Session) SINCE 2006
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8. When the speaker is absent from a sitting, it is presided by the Deputy Speaker. 9. Manimum age for contesting in lok sabha elections must not be less than 25 yrs of age. 10.A person can become a member of the Loksabha - from any of the constituencies in the country 11.Who elects the member of the Lok Sabha? – People. Rajya Sabha 1. Maximum strength of Rajya Sabha – 250 members 2. The Rajya Sabha at present consist of 245 members. 3. The nominated members of Rajya Sabha – 12 members (L.S.S) 4. The total number of Rajya Sabha members are elected on the basis of the Population (Parliament State) 5. Representatives of each state are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) 6. This election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 7. Rajya Sabha is a permenant body 8. The term of office of a member of the Rajya Sabha – 6 years 9. The Rajya Sabha members retire on expirty of - 1/3 of members in every second year 10.The Chairman of Rajya Sabha – Venkaiah Naidu 11.Who elects the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha – members of the Parliament (L/S + R/S) 12.The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected by the members of the Rajya Sabha 13.The Qualified age of Rajya Sabha – 30 years 14.For the membership of the Rajya Sabha should be a registered voter in the state he/she represents.
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15.The maximum time gap between two successive sessions of Parliament – 6 months 16.Every year, the Parliament of India conducts three Sessions – Budget, Monsoon and winter 17.Persons can be impeached by the Parliament: 1. Judges of the Supreme Court, 2. Judges of the High Court, 3. Chief Election Commissioner, 4. Auditor and Comptroller General. 18.Which house of Parliament passes the Money Bills – Lok Sabha (On President Recommendation) (Article 110) 19.Rajya Sabha can delay the Money Bill for a period not exceeding – 14 days 20.The council of ministers collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) 21.All India Service (IAS, IPS) can be created in Rajya Sabha State Legislature 1. How many Indian states have bicameral legislature – 7 States (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) (J/K MK - U - BAT) 2. Unicameral States – 21 States 3. The abolition of the Legislative Council in the state of Tamil Nadu 1986 during the period of M.G.R. Legislative Assembly 4. Maximum strength is fixed at 500 and minimum strength 60. 5. The strength of Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu – 235 members. (234 + 1) 6. The number of constituency in Tamil Nadu – 234 member 7. The nominated member – 1 member (Anglo Indian) 8. Minimum age for a member of Legislative Assembly – 25 years 9. The term of Legislative Assembly – 5 years
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10.The term of Legislative Assembly in Jammu & Kashmir – 6 years 11.Who dissolves legislative assembly of a state under Article 356 ? Governor 12.In case of National Emergency (Article 352), the tenure of Legislative assembly can be extended upto – One year 13.The Legislative Assembly can make a law on which list - concurrent list & state list State Legislative Council 14.Legislative Council can be created or abolished under which article – Article 169 15.Legislative Assembly of a State can be dissolved under article 356 – Governor 16.By which Resolution of Parliament the Legislative Council can be created or abolished under – Special Majority 17.By which Resolution of Parliament the Legislative Council can be created or abolished under – two – third of members 18.Legislative Council is a permanent body 19.The Tenure of Legislative Council is 6 years 20.The members of Legislative Council – minimum 40 and maximum one third of state Legislative members. 21.The total number of members in Legislative Council at the time of abolistion – 63 members. 22.Election of state legislative council based on – (single transferable vote) proportional representation 23.In state Legislative Council, the number of members nominated by Governor – 1/6 (Literature, Art, Science and Social services) 24.The elected members in the state Legislative Council – 5/6 25.The eligible age of a member in state Legislative Council – 30 years 26.The tenure (retirement) of state Legislative Council – 6 years 27.The Chairman and Deputy Chairman were elected by – the members of the Legislative Council. 28.Money Bill can be delayed by the Legislative Council – 14 days 29.The Law created by the Legislative assembly can be delayed by the Legislative Council – 3 months SINCE 2006
30.The nerve centre of the state administration – Secretariat 31.In Tamil Nadu, the secretariat is situated at – Fort St.George 32.The office of the collector was created during the period of – Warren Hastings (1772) 33.The head of divisional administration – Revenue Divisional Officer 34. The head of Taluk level administration - Tahsildar 35.The head of Firka level revenue administration – Revenue Inspector. 36.The head of V i llage level administration – V i llage Administrative Officer (VAO) Governor 1. The number of States and Union Territories in India – 29 states, 7 Union Territories 2. Special Provision to Jammu & Kashmir – Article 370 3. A uniform structure for the state Government, in Part VI of the constitution from Article – 152 to 237 4. The executive power of the state is vested with – Governor 5. There shall be a Governor for each state according to article – 153 6. It is possible to appoint the same person as the Governor for two or more states by – 7th Amendment 7. The Governor is appointed by – the President 8. The eligible age for the Governor – 35 years 9. The Governor belongs to which state – A person from outside the state. 10.The Governor has to take an oath of office before – the Chief Justice of High Court 11.The normal term of a Governor – 5 years. 12.The Governor receives salary from – the consolidated Fund 13.The first woman Governor of Tamil Nadu – M.Fathima Beevi 14.The salary of Advocate General is decided by – Governor 15.The right to summon or prorogue and dissolve the state Legislative Assembly – Governor 16.Governor can address in which session – first session (general election)
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17.Under which article the Governor can promulgate Ordinances – Article 213 18.Maximum duration for ordinance 42 days (6 weeks) 19.Money Bills can be introduced in the state Legislature only with the recommendation of – Governor 20.Who can make advances out of the state Contingency fund to meet any unforeseen expenditure – Governor 21.Governor constitutes a State Finance Commission every 5 years 22.In context of Judicial powers between President and Governor, which Governor does not have Pardoning (death Sentence) 23.Confidence motion and no – confidence motion should be passed in which house – Legislative Assembly 24.The real executive head of the state - Cheif Minister 25.The nominal head of the state – Governor 26.The tenure of Chief Minister – normally 5 years 27.Present Advocate General of Tamil Nadu – Vijay Narayanan 28.The State Election Commissioner of Tamil Nadu – Malik Feroze Khan 29.The current Chief Electoral officer of Tamil Nadu – Rajesh B.Lakhoni 30.The Chairman of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission – Dr. K.Arulmozhi IAS 31.The state Finance Commissioner – S.Krishnan 32.The Amendment act which limits the size of the Council of Ministers to 15% – 91st Amendment (2003) 33.If a minister is not a member of state Legislative Assembly he can in the house for– 6 months. 34.Chief Minister is appointed under Article – 164 35.Governor is appointed under Article – 155 36.The Council of Ministers is the head of – State Legislative Assembly 37.In Tamil Nadu, how many times no confidence motion has passed - Not yet Paused. 38.Kamaraj resigned from Chief Ministership in – 1963 39.Under Article 356, the ministry of M.G.R was dissolved in – 1980 40.Under Article 356, the ministry of M.Karunanithi was dissolved in – 1991.
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INDIAN POLITY
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Union Executive & Preamble
2018
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UNION EXECUTIVE & PREAMBLE PRESIDENT 10. The eligible age for the president – 35 years and qualified to become the member of the Lok Sabha. 11. Finance Commission is appointed by – the President 12. The power to Pardon is vested with – the President 13. The proclamation of emergency made by – The President (Article 352, 356, 360) 14. The Comptroller and Auditor – General of India is appointed by – the President. 15. The first President of India – Dr.Rajendra Prasad (1952) 16. The present President of India – Mr.Ramnath Govind. 17. The only President to be elected for two terms – Dr.Rajendra Prasad th 18. The 14 President of India – Ramnath Govind 19. First Muslim President (India) of – Dr.Zakir Hussain 20. First Sikh President of India – Zail Singh 21. The first Dalit President – K.R.Narayanan 22. The Second Dalit President – Ramnath Govind 23. The first woman president – Pratibha Patil 24. A person served as chief Justice of India and became the President of India – Mohamad Hidayatullah 25. Elected as an independent candidate – V.V.Giri
26. Unanimously elected president – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 27. The President is elected by members of an - electoral college 28. The president is elected for a period of – 5 years 29. The number of times the president can be re-elected – No limit 30. Impeachment of the president – Article 61 31. President can be impeached from office for - Violating the constitution 32. Impeachement process of president can be initiated from - either house of the parliament 33. When the resolution for president impeachement initiated in the house, how many members does pass it - 1/4 of the members 34. A notice must be given at least – 14 days before 35. Which president has been impeached - No president has been impeached so far 36. Who is authorized to make advances to meet the unforeseen expenditure – President 37. Power of President to consult supreme court Judges – Article 143 38. Emergency due to war or external aggression or armed rebellion – Article 352 39. Emergency due to fai lure of constitutional machinery in states – Article 356 40. Financial emergency – Article 360
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Vice President 1. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha - Vice President 2. In the absence of President - Vice President can act as a President 3. The eligible age of Vice President - 35 years (qualified to become the member of the Rajya Sabha) 4. The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of - the single transferable vote. 5. The tenure of Vice President – 5 years 6. The V ice President can act as a president for a period – 6 months 7. Impeachment Procedure for Vice President should be initiated in - Rajya Sabha. 8. The Electoral college of V ice President consist of - Both the houses of Parliament Prime Minister 1. The Principal Channel of Communication between the president and the counci l of Ministers – Prime Minister 2. Responsi ble for conduct of international relations – Prime Minister 3. Keystone of the cabinet Arch and First among equals – Prime Minister 4. “The pivot of the whole system of Government” – Professor Harold J.Lashi 5. “The Sun around which the planets revolve” – Sir Ivor Jennings
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6. Cabinet – “A hyphen that joins, the buckle that binds the executive and legislative departments together” – Bagehot 7. The whole expenditure of rge state and for raising necessary revenues to meet is responsible of – Cabinet 8. Council of Ministers – Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of state and Deputy Ministers 9. All policy matters relating to the administration of the Civil Services and administrative reforms are done by – The Prime Minister’s Office 10. Leader of the majority party - Prime Minister 11. Leader of majority party in Lok Sabha - Prime Minister 12. To has the right to take decision on policy matters - Cabinet Ministers 13. Who can participate in the meeting of council of ministers - Cabinet Minister 14. The first Prime Minister born after India’s Independence – Narendra Modi 15. First person to face the vote of no confidence – V.P.Singh 16. Longest Serving Prime Minister – Jawarharlal Nehru 17. First Interim Prime Minister – Gulzarilal Nanda 18. First Woman Prime Minister – Indira Gandhi 19. Prime Minister for a short period – A.B.Vajpayee (13 days) 20. The only person who did not face the Parliament - Charan Singh Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker 1. Who presides over the Joint Session - Speaker 2. First Lok Sabha Speaker – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 3. Present Lok Sabha Speaker
– Sumitra Mahajan 4. Present Deputy Speaker – M.Thambidurai 5. Present Rajya Sabha Chairman – Venkaiah Naidu
6. The words added in Preamble by 42nd Amendment Act – Socialist, Secular, Integrity.
6. Present Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
7. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to establish a socialistic pattern of society in
– P.J.Kurien
– (Kamaraj) Avadi session (1955)
7. Majority leader of Rajya Sabha - Arunjaitley
8. The ideals taken from Russian Revolution (1917)
8. Leaders of the opposition in Rajya Sabha
– Justice – Social, Political, economical
– Ghulam Nabi Azad 9. Lok Sabha Head (Speaker) can Vote
9. The ideals taken from the French Revolution (1789 – 1799) Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
– in case of a tie, he exercises his right of casting vote
10. The Preamble was not part of constitution
10. LokSabha Speaker is selected by – Lok Sabha members 11. Speaker gives his resignation letter to - President 12. Term of Speaker after dissolution of Lok Sabha - Until the next loksabha meets. 13. The first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Meirakumari 14. The Secretary General of Lok Sabha - Snehlata Shrivastava (First Woman Secretary General)
– Berbari Union case (1960) 11. The Preamble is important part of constitution and it can be altered by an Amendment – Keas vananda Bharti case (1973) 12. The words used in the Preamble of the constitution – Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic, Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 13. The Preamble can be amended under Article - 368
15. The First woman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha - Rama Devi Preamble 1. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from – U.S.A 2. The objective Resolution was introduced by – Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th Dec 1946 3. The Preamble – of the Indian Constitution is based on objective Resolution. 4. The Preamble was adopted on – 26th November 1949 5. The Preamble has been amended
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– only once, 42nd Amendment 1976 (Indira Gandhi)
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INDIAN POLITY UNION AND ITS TERRITORY
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3 CITIZENSHIP
2018
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has been ordinarily resident out of India for how many years? - 7 yrs 16. Foreginer can get citizenship if he is ordinarily resident in India for how many months? - twelve
1. Part - I of our Indian Constitution 1. Citizenship is present in which part? deals with - Part - II - Union and its territory (Bharath) 2. What are the articles deals with ‘citi2. What are the articles present in Part I zenship’? - Article 5 to 11 - Article 1 to 4 3. The feature ‘single citizenship’ is SCHEDULES 3. Name the territory of the union borrowed from? - Article 1 - British Constitution 1. On Jan 26, 1950 how many sched4. Admission or establishment of new 4. In India, citizenship act was passed ules were there? - 8 schedules states. - Article 2 in? - 1955 2. How many schedules are there in 5. Alteration of areas, boundaries or 5. What are the fundamental Rights our constitution - 12 schedules names of existing state 3. By 52nd Amendment 1985 which applicable to only Indian citizens? - Article 3 schedule was added to our Consti- Article 15, 16, 19, 29, 30 6. Parliament can amend the article 2 6. By Article 5, A person who had his tution? - Anti defection law &3 - Article 4 domicile in India, he has been ordi- 4. By 73rd Amendment 1992 which 7. How many princely states are schedule was added to our constinarily resident in India for how present in India before Indepentution - Panchayat Raj (29) many years before the commencedence? - 552 states ment of the constitution? - 5 yrs 5. By 74th Amendment 1992 which 8. How Hyderabad is integrated with 7. In Indian Constitution Article 6 is schedule was added to our constifree India? - Police action tution - Muncipalities (18) - Rights of citizenship of certain 9. How Junagarh is integrated with persons who have migrated to 6. First Amendment act 1951 which free India? - Referendum added IX schedule that includes India from pakistan. 10. How Kashmir is integrated with free 8. In Indian constitution Article - 7 is - Land Reforms India? - Instrument of Accession - Rights of citizenship of certain 7. 21st Amendment 1967 added which 11. When was the SK Dhar commission language to VIII schedule migrants to pakistan was formed for re organisation of 9. In Indian constitution Article - 8 is - Sindhi states on linguistic basis? - Rights of citizenship of certain 8. 71st Amendment 1992 added which - June 1948 language to VIII schedule persons of Indian origin residing 12. When the JVP committee is formed - Konkani, Manupuri, Nepali. outside India. for reorganisation of states on lin- 10. In Indian constitution Article - 9 is 9. Languages included in the Eighth guistic basis ? - 1949 Schedule by 92nd Amendment Act - persons voluntarily acquiring 13. When the Government of India was (2003) citizenship of a foreign state not forced to create the first linguistic - Bodo, Dogri, Mathilli, Santhali be citizens. state? - 1953 (Andra) 11. In Indian constitution Article-10 is 10. Language that does not included in 14. Which committee recommended to the Eighth Schedule - continuance of the rights of divide the states on the basis of lin- English citizenship guistic basis? - Fazl Ali commission 12. In Indian constitution Article-11 is 11. Union List (100), State List (61) and 15. When was the Madras renamed as concurrent List (52) given in - Parliament to regulate the rights of TamilNadu? - 1969 - 7th Schedule citizenship by law. 16. Which state is joined by the 36th 13. How can the persons can acquiring 12. The languages present in the 8th Amd? - Sikkim schedule on 26th January 1950 citizenship? 17. Which state was formed recently? - 14 language. - Birth, Descent, Registration, - Telungana (2014) Naturalisation and Incorporation 13. Recognition of Tamil as classical lan18. Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand guage by Indian Government in of territory were created by which amendment? 14. How can a person can losing citizen- 2004 - 84th amd (2000) 14. The official language of the Union ship? 19. By the states Reorganisation Act of India shall be hindi in Devanagari - Renunciation, Termination, (1956), how many states and union script Deprivation territory were created? - Article 343 15. The compulsory termination of In- 14 states, 6 union territory dian citizenship occurs if the citizen (Nov 1, 1956) 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1 SINCE 2006
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
1. In Constitution of India, the Fundamental rights is under - Part - III 2. Which parts constitute the basis of a democratic state - Part III, IV, IV A 3. Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution borrowed from - USA 4. The absolute and qualified rights in fundamental rights - Article 17 & 24 5. A person has right to move to Supreme Court for getting his fundamental rights protected - Article 32 6. The High Court has the power to protect the fundamental right - Article 226 7. Right to property was removed from fundamental rights by - 44th Amendment Act (during Morarji desai period) 8. At present the right to property Article is - 300 A (legal right) 9. The Articles in Part III of the constitution - Article 12 - 35 10. Article on equality in Indian Constitution - Article 14 to 18 11. Article on Right to freedom - Article 19 to 22 12. Right against exploitation - Article 23 to 24 13. Right to freedom of religion - Article 25 - 28 14. Cultural and Educational right - Article 29 to 30 15. Writ for enforcement of right conferred by - Article 32 16. The abolition of untouchability - Article 17 17. Equality before Law - Article 14 18. Article 19 of the Constitution of India
- 19 (a) - Freedom of speech and expression (b) Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms. (c) Freedom to form associations or unions. (d) Freedom to move freely through out the territory of India. (e) Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory on India. (f) Freedom to acquire, hold and dispose of property. (g) Freedom to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. 19. Right to life and personal liberty - Article 21 20. Prohibiting the state from arbitrarily arresting any person - Article 22 21. Prohibition of forced Labour and human trafficking - Article 23 22. The child labour in dangerous and hazardous Industries - Article 24 23. The right of minorities to set up their educational Institutions - Article 30 24. Right to property - Article 31 (Removed) 25. Article described as “The heart and Soul of the Constitution” by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Article 32 26. The Parliament can amend any part of the Constitution including Fundamental Rights - 24th Amendment Act (Article 368) 27. Which amendment enforced DPSP in all laws and excluded judicial review. (saving effect of all laws) - 25 Amendment 31(c) was insuted 28. By which amendment overrules DPSP is superior to fundamental rights - 42nd Amendment 1976 29. Who said Fundamental Right is a Oath and Promisery - Dr. Radha Krishnan
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30. Types of Writ - Jurisdiction - 5 types 31. Writ of Individual liberty - Habeas Corpus 32. A public official asking him to perform his official duties - Mandamus 33. Writ issued by a higher court to a lower court to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction - Prohibition 34. Writ issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal either to transfer a case pending with the latter - Certiorari 35. To enquire into the legality of claim of a person to a public office - Quo Warranto FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
1. Which part of the Indian constitution imposes the fundamental duties? - Part -IV A 2. Fundamental duties are described in - Article 51 A 3. Fundamental duties was incorporated in the constitution by - 42nd Amendment Act (1976) 4. Fundamental duties was introduced by the PM - Indira Gandhi 5. This was added as per the recommendations of - swaran singh committee 6. In 1976, the number of fundamental duties - 10 duties 7. Fundamental Duty is borrowed from - Russia 8. The free and compulsory education for children is added as 11th duty by - 86th Amendment Act (2002) 9. Verma Committee recommendations - 1999
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INDIAN POLITY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1. Constitutional Assembly was established by - Cabinet Mission 1946 2. The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949. 3. The Indian Constitution came into effect on - 26th January 1950. 4. Panchayati Raj System was introduced under - 73 rd Amendment 1992. 5. Municipalities was passed under 74th Amendment 1992. 6. On 26th January 1950, the Constitution had 395 articles, 22 parts and 8 Schedules. 7. Now Constitution of India has - 25 parts, 465 Articles, 12 Schedules (In School Books - 22 parts, 449 Articles, 12 Schedules) 8. The longest written Constitution in the World - India. 9. How many times does our constitution has been amendment by Article 368 ? - More than 100 times 10. Which amendment has made changes in preamble? - 42nd Amendment 1976. 11. “Parliament can change fundamental Rights without changing its basis structure” - This was the famous statement of - Kesavananda Bharati case. 12. Which amendment added fundamental duties to our constitution 42nd Amendment (1976). 13. Sarkariya Commission Centre - State relation was appointed in - 1983. 14. Sarkaria Commission was appointed for - Centre - State and Interstate relationship 15. Interstate council was formed in 1990 (as per sarkariya commission recommendation 1983-87) 16. The procedure for Amendment of Constitution is brought from - South Africa 17. Types of Amendment followed in our constitution - 3 types
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18. What are the 3 types of Amendments? 1. Simple majority of the parliament 2. Special majority of the parliament 3. Special majority of parliament and Ratification of half of the State Legislatures. 19. “Parliament can amend fund. Rights”. this was the famous verdict of - Shankari Prasad case(1952) 20. “Parliament has not right to amend the fundamental rights” this was the famous - Golaknath case 21. Which amend abolished the privacy purses & privilages of the former ruler of princely states - 26th Amendment 1971. 22. Which amendment is called as mini constitution - 42 nd Amendment 1976. 23. Which amendment reduced the voting age from 21 to 18? - 61 st Amendment 1988. 24. Which amendment gave special status to Union territories of Delhi as NC Territory? - 69 th Amendment 1991. 25. Which amendment gave 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu? - 76th Amendment 1994. 26. Which amendment made elementary education a fund Right? - 86th Amendment 2002. 27. Which Amendment gave effect to GST? - 101 st Amendment 2017. 28. Co-operative Society added by which amendment? - 97th Amendment 2011. 29. National Judicial appointments commission were added by 99 th Amendment 2014. 30. Land Boundary agreement between India & Bangladesh was enacted by - 100th Amendment 2015. JUDICIARY 1. The Book Spirit of Laws was written by - Montesquieu, a French Writer
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2. The book spirit of Laws, was published in the year - 1748. 3. What are the pillars of democracy? 1. Legislature 2. Executive 3. Judiciary. 4. Judicial review was taken from - USA 5. What is Judicial Review? - The power of Judiciary to declare law unconstitutional is called Judicial Review. 6. Judicial Activism came into force in -1987 7. Which is the 4th pillar of Government ? Press & Media 8. Election of Judges was 1 st introduced in - France 9. Election of Judges by Legislature is seen in - Switzerland 10. In India Judges are appointed by Collegium (1993) 11. Who insisted for the independence of Judiciary should be free of the Control of executive SUPREME COURT 1. Supreme Court was inaugurated on - 28th January 1950. 2. Composition of Supreme Court at the time of inauguration - 8(7+1) 3. Present Composition of Supreme Court - 31 (30 + 1) 4. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India ? - President 5. While appointing Supreme Court Judges, President Consults - Chief Justic of India 6. Guardian of Indian Constitution Supreme Court 7. Who is the incumbent Chief Justice of India ? - Deepak Mishra 8. 1st Chief Justice of India - H.J. Kania 9. Qualifications of a Supreme Court Judge - He has been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, - He has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession.
10. The Judges of Supreme Court retires at - 65 yrs of age 11. Supreme court is in - Delhi 12. Disputes between government of India and any state of India is solved by - Supreme Court (Original Jurisdiction) 13. Which is the Final court of appeal in India - Supreme Court 14. Which court has the power to punish for the contempt of itself - Supreme Court (Court of Record) 15. Article for the appointment of Attorney General of India - Article 76. 16. Who appoints the Attorney General of India - President 17. Who is the Attorney general of India - Mr. Venu Gopal. 18. First Attorney General of India M.C. Setalvad. 19. Who decides the salary of Attorney General - President 20. Who can participate in both the houses but cannot vote - Attorney General. HIGH COURT 1. There shall be a High Court for each State - Article 214. 2. There can be one Court for two or more states by - 7 th Amendment (1956) 3. The Madras High Court bench at madurai was inaugurated in - 2004 4. Number of Judges in High Court - 1 Chief Justice and many judges 5. The High Court Chief Judge is appointed by - President 6. At present the Chief Justice of Madras High Court - Indira Banerjee 7. President appoints the High Court Judge on Consultation (of) with 1. Chief Justice of India 2. Governor of the state 3. Chief Justice of the State High Court 8. The retire age of High Court Judge 62 years 9. The retiring age of High Court Judge has been changed from 60 to 62 by - 15th Amendment (1963) 10. The retiring age of High Court Judge has been changed from 62 to 65 by - 114th Amendment. 11. The High Court Judge gives his resignation letter to - The President 12. The Impeachment of High Court
Judge is done on - both the houses of the parliament by the recommendation of the President. (special majority) 13. Qualification for the Chief Justice of High Court - should have practised as a lawyer for 10 years. 14. The Salary for the High Court Judge is charged from Consolidated Fund. 15. The Salary can be reduced for Judges during - Financial Emergency (Article - 360). 16. Who has the power of Judicial Review - Supreme Court. 17. Judges of the District Court is appointed by - Governor. 18. The Family Courts was established in - 1984. 19. Where is the seat of Andaman and Nicobar Island Territorial Jurisdiction (High Court) is situated Kolkata. 20. Where is the seat of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Territorial Jurisdiction (High Court) is situated - Chandigarh. 21. Where is the seat of Dadra Nagar and Haveli, Goa, Daman and Diu Territorial Jurisdiction (High Court) is situated - Bombay. 22. Where is the seat of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh Territorial Jurisdiction (High Court) is situated - Guwahati. 23. The High Court for Lakshadweep is situated in - Ernakulam. 24. The High Court for Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar and Jammu. 25. Which Union Territory has its own High Court - New Delhi 26. “Rule of Law” is coded by - Professor A.V. Dicey. 27. Procedure established by law resembles - American Constitution 28. Synthesis of “Rule of Law” is found in - India 29. Article related to Menaka Gandhi Case - Article 21. 30. At present the number of High Courts in India - 24 31. When was the High Court inaugurated in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata - 1862. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on - 10th December 1948.
2. Human Rights Day is celebrated on - 10th December. 3. “A right is a claim recognized by a society and enforced by the state” is said by - Professor Boasanquet. 4. United Nation (UN) day is celebrated on - 24th October. 5. Universal declaration of Human Rights consist of - 30 Articles. 6. In 1993, the world conference on Human rights was held in - Vienna, Austria 7. The National Human Rights Commission was established in India in - 12th October 1993. 8. The Head Quarter of National Human Rights Commission is present in - New Delhi 9. The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in India - H.L. Dattu 10. The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by - President 11. The term of National Human Rights Chairperson - 5 years or 70 years of age 12. The number of members and chairpersons in National Human Rights Commission - 1 Chairperson and 4 members 13. State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu was established in - 17th April 1997. 14. Qualification for State Human Rights Commissioner - Retired Chief Justice of High Court. 15. State Human Rights Commissioner is appointed by - Governor. 16. State Human Rights Commissioner is appointed on the recommendations of a Committee consists of 1. The Chief Minister 2. Home Minister 3. Speaker of the House 4. Leader of the opposition. 17. At Present, The Chairperson of TamilNadu State Human Rights Commission - T. Meenakumari 18. The tenure of State Human Rights Commissioner - 5 years or 70 years of age. 19. The Qualification for the State Human Rights Commissioner should have practised as a lawyer for 7 years.
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INDIAN POLITY Right to Information Act 1. When was Right to information enacted in India? - October 12, 2005 2. How many schedules are in the Right to information act? -2 3. Howmuch of fee for Right to information act? 10 Rs. Economy (or) draft (or) government treasury - bill 4. Right to information act comes under which article? - article 19A 5. In how many day the RTI should give reply? - 30 days 6. The central information commissioner? - President 7. The tenure for the central information commissioner ’s appointed by - 5 yrs (or) 65 years. 8. By whom recommendation the president appointing the central information commissioner? - Prime minister, leader of the opposition in lokh sabha 3 union cabinet minister nominated by the P.M. 9. When was the state information commission created - 2005 10. By whom the state information commission was appointed? - Governor 11. By whom recommendation the governor appointing the state information commissioner? - Recommendation of a committee consisting of the chief minister as chairperson, the leader of opposition in the legislative assembly 3 a state cabinet minister nominated by chief minister. 12. What is the tenure of state information commissioner? - 5 yrs (or) 65 yrs. 13. Who is the present central information commissioner? - R.K.Mathur 14. Who is the present state information commissioner? - Sheela priya Empowerment of women 1. When was Sati abolished? - 1829 2. When was the Hindu widow remarriage act came into force? - 1856
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3. When was the Hindu Succession act came into force - 1956. 4. When was the Dowry prohibition act came into force? - 1961 5. When was the equal Remuneration act came into the force? - 1976 6. When was the cradle baby scheme enacted? - 1992 7. In which year UNO declared the international year of women? - 1978. 8. When was the national commission for women act came into force? - 1990 9. When was the national commission for women was set up - 1992 Jan 10. What is the tenure of chair person on national commissioner for women? - 3 years 11. Who was the first chair person of national commission for women? - Jayanti patnaik 12. Who is the present chair person of national women commission? - Lalitha Kumaramangalam 13. Which article prohibits the trade of women like commodities? - Art 23 14. When was the Doctor Muthu Lakshmi Reddy’s Sharatha act came into force? - 1929 15. When was the eve teasing law came into force - 1997 16. Howmany percent of reservation of seats for women in Panchayat raj & urban local bodies? - 33% 17. At present howmany reservation seats for women in panchayat raj & urban local bodies? - 50% 18. In which year the Hindu marriage act says that the marriage age for women is 21 years? - 1955 19. When was the maternity benefit act came into force? - 1961 20. In which year the international women’s day is celebrated? - March - 8 21. Women’s right are human rights human right are womens rights which are proclaimed during which conference - Beijing
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22. In which year the UNO declared the year as International year of women? - 1978 Consumer protection Reforms 1. In which year the consumer rights protection act came into force in India? - 1986 2. In India industrial oriented products were given BIS identification. 3. Agricultural oriented products were given AGMARK identification. 4. In which year & where the ISO was started? - 1947, Geneva 5. In which year for setting International food Standard, Codev alimentation Commission was created? - 1963 6. National consumers day? - Dec - 24 7. Where is the head quatress of National consumer protection forms? - New delhi 8. World consumer’s day? - Mar - 15 9. Who is the father of Consumer movement - Ralph Nadar 10. Which is defined as the Magna carta of consumer protection act (copra) - 1986 11. COPRA - Consumer Protection Act 12. WHO - World Health Organisation. 13. FAO - Food & Agriculture Organisation. 14. ISO - International Organisation for Standardization 15. BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards. Indian Constitution 1. Who is the author of Prince? - Nicholo Machiaveli 2. Who used the word ‘state’ for the first time? - Nicholo Machiaveli 3. Who used the term of ‘Politics’ for the first time? - Aristatle 4. Who is the father of political Science? - Aristatle 5. Who is the father of economics? Adam smith 6. “Wealth of nations” book written by? - Adam smith 7. The Area of India? - 32,87,263 sq. K.M.
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8. The percentage of area in India? - 2.4% 9. What are all the elements of state? - Population, Territories, Government, Sovereignty 10. Who is the father of modern sovereignty? - Jean Bodin 11. Who wrote the book “Six books on the Republic”? - Jean Bodin 12. Single transferrable vote is followed in whose election? - President, Vice President 13. Where did ancient democracy ........ initially found? - Ancient Greece (Athens) 14. What are the devices direct democracy? (i) Initiative (ii) Referendum (iii) Recall (iv) Our nation (v) Location. 15. India occupies which position in industrial section? - 10th 16. ISRO occupies which place in world wide? - 5th place 17. India is the 7th largest country in the world. 18. India is 2nd populus country. 19. Land frontier of India - 15,200 km 20. What is the length of India’s coastline - 7,516kms 21. India’s latitude extent - 8o4’N - 37o6’S 22. India’s longitude extent - 68o7’W - 97o25’E 23. What is the population of India according to 2011 census? - 1210.2 millions. (1.21 billions) 24. What is the population density of India per sq.km? - 382 persons/km 25. What is the literacy late of India during 2011 census? - 74.04% 26. What is the literacy rate of Male during 2011 census? - 82.14% 27. What is the female literacy rated during 2011 census? - 65.46% 28. World’s largest democratic country - India 29. World’s longest written constitution - India 30. Which is the largest democratic country? - India 31. Which constitution has lengthiest written constitution in the world? - India 32. Who is the head of Indian Union - President 33. Who is the constitutional head of the state - governor 34. Who is the guardian of Indian constitution - Supreme Court
35. What is the ratio of length & breadth of Indian national flag? -3:2 36. Saffron colour at the top of National flag denotes what? courage & sacrifice 37. White colour in the middle denotes - Truth 38. Dark green at the bottom denotes - prosperity 39. What is the colour of Chakra in the middle of National flag? - Navy blue 40. Where did the design of Chakra obtained from? - Saranath pillar 41. Howmany spokes are in the chakra? - 24 42. What does the chakra in the national flag denotes? - Move forward along the path of dharma, to bring peace & prosperity to the nation. 43. When did the constitution assembly approved the national flag? - July 22nd 1947. 44. Inwhich day the national flag was hoisted for the first time? - 15th August 1947 45. Who composed the National anthem? - Rabindranath Tagore 46. In which language the National anthem was written? - Bengali 47. When did the constitution assembly accepted the Bengali National anthem? - 1956, January 24. 48. When was the National anthem sung for the first time? - 27th December 1911, Calcutta congress 49. Howmany lions are there in the National emblem? -4 50. The lion in the National emblem indicates - Power & Majesty 51. What does the horse on the left side of the National emblem indicates? - Energy & speed. 52. What does the bull on the right side of the National emblem indicates? - Hard work & stedfastness. 53. What does the chakra in the National emblem indicates? - Dharma & Righteousness. 54. What is the meaning of satyamevaJayate in devanagari script? - Truth alone triumph 55. By whom the National song was composed? - Bankimchandra Chatterjee, Sanskrit language 56. When the “Anand Malt” book was published? - 1882
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57. Where did national song was sung for first time? - Calcutta session, 1896. 58. What does the National animal Tiger indicates? - Grace, strength, ability & enormous power 59. What does the National bird peacous indicates? - Beauty of our country 60. What does the National flower lotus indicates? Majesty, grandeur, beauty & fragrance, 61. National fruit - Mango 62. National game - Hockey 63. National river - Ganga 64. National Calendar - Saka era (78A.D) 65. What does the National tree, banyan tree indicates? - It is a huge tree having the widest reaching roots of all known tree. 66. In which year the tiger announced on the national animal? - 1972 67. National traditional animal - Elephant 68. Who recommended for setting up of a constituent assembly? - Cabinet mission 69. Who was the first constitutional head in the constitutional assembly? - Dr. Sachidanandha Sinha 70. Who was the second constitutional head in the constitutional assembly? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad 71. Under whose chairmanship the drafting committee was constituted? - Dr. B.R.Ambedkar 72. Who is the Chief architecture of Indian constitution? - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 73. When was the final session of the constituent assembly was held? - 24/ Jan/1950 74. Constitution came into force in - 26/Jan/1950 75. Chairman of constituent Assembly - Dr. Rajendra Prasad 76. In which session the poorna Swaraj was announced? - 1929 lahore session 77. For the first time when did the poorna swaraj was celebrated? - 26/Jan/1930 78. In howmany days the constitution assembly to accomplish the task of making constitution? - 2 years, 11 months, 18 days 79. Howmany session held in constitution assembly? - 11 session primary
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Salient features constitution of India 1. What are all the features of federal system? - Supremaces, Rigid constitution, Divisions of power, independent judiciary. 2. Which rights maintain proper balance between the individual interests & public good? - Fundamental rights 3. In which part contains D.P.S.P? IV A. 4. What are all the articles covered in D.P.S.P? - 36 - 51 5. Which part covers the Gandhian principles? - Part - IV 6. The Article of gram panchatay? - article 40 7. Maternity relief - Article 42 8. Uniform civil code - Article 44 9. Nutrition supplementation for 6 to 14 yrs children - Article 45 10. Organisation of agriculture & animal husbandry - Article 48 11. Seperation of judiciary from executive - Article 50 12. Public service commission was adopted from which act? - The Government of India act of 1935.
13. What are the features borrowed from British constitution? - Parliamentary Government, Rule of Law, single citizenship, Cabinet system, prerogatve writs, parliamentary privi leges and bicameralism. 14. What are the features borrowed from the us constitution? - Fundamental rights, independence of indiciary, indical revieus, impeachment of the president, removal of supreme court, & high court judge & post of vice president. 15. What are the features borrowed from the canadian constitution? - Federation with a strong centre, vesting of reisduary powers in the centre, appointment of state governors by the centre & advisory burisdiction of the supreme court. 16. What are the features borrowed from Australian constitution? - Concurrent list, freedom of trade, commerce & intercume joint sitting of the 2 houses & parliament.
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17. Suspension of fundamental rights during emergency was borrowed from which constitution? - Constitution of weimar Germany 18. What are the features borrowed from soviet constitution? - Fundamental duties, five year plan, the ideals of sustice. 19. What are the features borrowed from the trench constitution? - Republic and ideals of liberts, equality & traternity in the preamble. 20. What are the features borrowed from the south African constitution? - Procedure for amendment of the constitution & election of member of Rajya sabha. 21. Why did our Indian constitution is neither rigid nor flexible? An some parts of the constitution has amended by simple majority & some parts of the constitution has amended by special majority. 22. Socialistic principle contained in - Part - IV 23. Emergency provinces were brought from? - The Government act of 1935.
HISTORY 10. Immediate Reason for Congress For- 21. Poona Sarvojanik Sabha was formed in - 1870 mation - Illbert bill Controversy 11. Whose is a popular Indian Viceroy 22. The Madras Mahajana Sabha was formed in - 1884 - Lord Rippon 12. In India Universities are the Factries 23. The Indian National Congress 1885 was formed by - Allan Octavian Hume of Revolutionaries - Lord Curzon 13. In which year Lord Curzon bring the 24. The 1st Congress summit was held at - 1885, Bombay Universities Act - 1904 25. Who precided over 1885 Congress 14. Calcutta Corporation Act came in Session which was attended by 72 - 1899 delegates - W.C. Banerjee 15. Lord Curzon passed Ancient 26. 1886 Culkata Congress Session was Monaments Acting in - 1904 precided by - Dadabhai Naoroji 16. British Indian Association was 27. 1887 Chennai Congress Session was formed in - 1851 precided by - Badruddin Tyabji 17. British Indian Association was 28. era of Moderates -(1885-1905) formed at - Bengal 18. Bombard Association formed by 29. era of extremists -(1905 - 1916) 30. Gandhian era - (1920 - 1947) Dadabai Naoroji in - 1852 19. Madras Native Association was 31. Who was called as Indian Burke - Surendranath Banerjee formed in - 1852 32. Who is the leader of a Toderates 20. East India Association was formed in - Gopal Krishna Gokhale - 1956 London 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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33. Who is the Leader of Extremists - Bala Gangadhar Tilak 34. Surendranath Banerjee’s Indian Association. Merged with Indian National Congress in - 1886 35. What are the journals of Subramaniya Iyer - Hindu and Swedesamitran 36. G.Subramaniya Iyer preached Nationalism through - The Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884) 37. Grand old man of India - Dadabhai Naoroji 38. Who was the members of House of Commons of Britain parliament - Dadabhai Naoroji 39. Who was a political leader of Mahatma Gandhi - Gopala Krishna Gokhalae 40. Lord Dufferin gave Tea Party in which Congress Session - 1886 Calcutta 41. In 1905 who founded servants of Indian society - Gopala Krishna Gokhalae 42. Who is the viceroy when National Congress was found - Lord Dufferin 43. Who is the Author of the book “Poverty & UnBritish rule in India”. - Dadabhai Naoroji 44. Reasons for Formation of Extremists congress - Reactionary rule of Lord Curzon 45. Drain Theory was Explained by - Dadabhai Naoroji 46. 1st Indian to be the Member of wellby committee - Dadabhai Naoroji 47. What were the Main objectives of Extremists - to attain swaraj (or) Complete Independence 48. Who was called as “Lok Manya” - Bala Gangadhar Tilak 49. What are the Journals of Tilak - The Mahratta (English) & Kesari (Marathi) 50. Tilak was Imprisoned to - Mandalay prison in Burma 51. Who said “Swaraj is my birth - right and I will have it” - Bala Gangadhar Tilak 52. Who is populary known as the ‘Lion of Punjab’ - Lala Lajpat Rai 53. Who founded Indian league in the US in 1916 - Lala Lajpat Rai 54. Lala Lajpat Rai Received Fatal Injuries while leading a procession against - Simmon Commission 55. Who attacked Lala Lajpat Rai in Simon Commission - Saunders 56. Who began his career as a Moderate and turned an Extremists
- Bipan Chandrapal 57. Who was called as a foreteller Aurobinda Ghosh 58. Who has settled in the French territory of Pondicherry on Concentrated on spiritual activities - Aurobinda Ghosh 59. When the Bengal partition came into effect - October 16, 1905 60. In which Congress Session Dadabhai Naoroji to speak of Swaraj - 1906 Calcutta 61. In Which Session Congress led to split - 1907 Surat 62. Formation of the All India Muslim League was finally set up on - 1906 December 30 63. Who proposed the setting up of an organisation to took after the Muslim Interests - Nawab Salimullah of Decca 64. Minto - Morley reforms - in 1909 65. Minto - Morley reforms created separate electorates for - Muslims 66. The first world war extends between - (1914 - 1918) 67. 68. Which countries fight together in 1st world war - Britain, France, Russia 69. Result of Lucknow Pack (1916) - Reunion of Extremists and Moderates 70. Tilak started Home rule League at -Pune (April, 1916) 71.Annie besant started Home rule league at - Adayar (1916) 72. Journal started by Annie Besant - New Delhi 73. August Declaration was declared by - Montague chelmsford 20 Aug 1917 74. By August Declaration which movement came to end - Home rule movement Indian National Movement 1. Gandhi was born at - Porbandar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. 2. Gandhi’s Full Name - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 3. When he went to South Africa -April 1893 4. In which place Gandhi started a Neeta Indian Congress - South Africa 5. In South Africa Gandhi started a press - Indian Opinion 6. When Gandhi came to India in - 1915 January 7. When Gandhi began his experiments with Satyagraha at - Champaran in Bihar 1917 8. When Gandhi launched an
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Satyagraha at Kheda in - 1918 9. One of the trusted followers of Gandhi during Satyagraha Kheda - Sardar Vallabhai patel 10. When Gandhi Meets Nehru - 1916 Lucknow Congress session 11. Mahatma Gandhi closer to the life of the people and their problems at the grass root level - The Local Movement at Champaran kheda Ahmedabad 12. Wheet is tin katie system? - The European planters forced the peasant to grew Indigo on 3/20th of the total land area 13. Montague chelmsford Reforms was started in - 1919 14. Which Reforms expanded the legislatures at the centre and in the provinces to Introduce dyarchy in the provinces - Montague Chelmsford 15. Who descri bed this act (Mountague) as “Ungenerous For England to offer and unworthy for India to accept” - Mrs.Annie Besant 16. By Which Act the communal the sikhs Anglo Indians and Europeans to send their own separate representative - Montague Chelmsford Reforms 17. Rowlatt Act - in 1919 18. On the basis of its report the Rowlatt Act was passed in - 18 March 1919 19. Rowlatt Act was called as Black Act and it was widely opposed an all India hastal was organized - April 6 1919 20. Two prominent leader of punjab were arrested in Amritsar -Dr.Satyapal & Dr.Saifuddin 21. The Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre took place on - 13 April 1919 22. Which remained a turning point in the history of India’s freedon Movement - Jallianwala Bagh 23. The Government of punjab handed over the administration to the Military authorities under - General Dyer 24. The Baisakhi day celebrated on - 13th April 25. According to official report the people were killed in Jallianwala Bagh massacre - 379 people 26. There was a Nationwide protest against this massacre Rabindranath Tagore Renounced his - Knighthood as a protest
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Gandhi returned to India without Simon Commission came into act 17. Which session declared purna swaraj (or) complete Indepenany settlement. in - 1927 dence for India as its goal Lahore 32. The British prime minister 2. How many members are in Simon Session Ramsay Mac Donald made anCommission nouncement which came to be - 7 members under Sir Jhon Simon. 18. When the colour flag was unfurled on the bank of river Ravi as communal award. 3. Why did India decided to oppose amidst the slogans vande 33. On 16 August 1932 communal the Simon Commission mataram on 31, Dec 1929. award was announced. - there is no Indians. 19. Congress celebrated Which day 34. According to the communal 4. When the simon commission as independence Day all over the award reached India - 1928 Bombay. country Jan 26, 1930 - The depressed classes were 5. Who was seriously injured in made for seperate electorates Anti-simon commission Demon- 20. When did Gandhiji started the civil disobedience movement for them. stration - Lala Lajpat Rai. 1930 35. Communal award was accepted 6. At Lahore, the students took out 21. When did Gandhiji began his faby Dr. Ambedkar but opposed by a large anti-simon commission mous march to Dandi - on 12th Gandhi. demonstration on March 1930 (with 79 followers 36. Gandhi protested against a com- 30 october 1928 along with sarojini Naidu) munal award and went on a fast 7. The Report of the simon commisundo death in sion was published in - May 1930 22. The year of Dandi march is (March 12 1930 April 6 1930) - yeravada Jail on 20 sept 1932 8. Simon commission was stated 23. From which place Dandi march has 37. Gandhi attended the that the constitutional experistarted Sabarmathi Asaramam - 2nd Round table in England. ment with Dyarchy was unsuccessful and in its place the export 24. The Distance of Dandi march is 38. Who participated in 3rd Round 400km, (200miles) table conference Dr. Ambedkar recommended the establishment 25. In Tamil Nadu RajaGopalachari 39. Who is the leader of National of - Autonomous government (Rajaji) organised a march from Stature championing the cause of 9. Nehru Report was in - (1928) Tiruchinappalli to vedaranyam the depressed people of country 10. Reason for Nehru Report is 26. The First Round Table conference Dr. Ambedkar in 1930 - The secretary of state Lord held at London in 1930 40. The Poona pact agreement was Birkenhead challenged the reached between Indians to produce a constitu- 27. Gandhi - Irwin pact was signed in 1931 - Dr.Ambedkar & Gandhi tion that would be acceptable to all. 28. According to Gandhi - Irwin pact 41. The 3rd Round table conference - the civil disobedience movewas held in 1932 11. Instead of Nehru’s report - Jinnah ment was suspended and the 42. The Government of India Act drew up a list of 14 points as a congress decided to attend the 1935 introduced provincial aumuslims league. next Round table conference on tonomy. 12. Bardoli satyagraha is on 1928 the condition of release of all po- 43. The government of India Act 13. The Bardoli satyagraha movelitical prisoners and with drawals 1935 Abolished dyarchy in provment was eventually led by of the salt law. inces. - Vallabhai Patel. 29. Gandhi attend the second Round 44. The government of India Act 14. In 1924 in which place the conTable conference in England 1935 gress session was held under the - As per gandhi Irwin Pact - Established a federal govt at leadership - Belgam Gandhi 30. The 2nd Round table conference the centre. 15. In 1925 in which place the conwas held in London in 1931 45. The Establishment of a Federal gress session was held under the 31. What reason 2nd round table Reserve Bank leadership of sarojini Naidu (First conference was failed there is no - govt of India Act 1935 woman president) decision could be reached re- 46. According to the government of 16. The congress met at Lahore ungarding the communal question India act of 1935 der the presidentship of and constitutional changes, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1 1.
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- Provincial elections were held in 1937. 47. The 2nd World war held in 1939 48. When there was no satisfactory Reply from the British, the congress ministers Resigned in 1939 49. Muslim league Enjoyed the Resignation of congress ministry by celebrated this as day of Deliverence on 22 Dec 1939 50. In March 1940, at the Lahore session of the Muslim league, the Demand for seperate Nation of Pakistan was made. 51. The August offer was in - 1940 52. The British viceroy linlithow was responsible for involving Indians in 2nd world war. 53. August offer offer’s - a committee would be set up for forming the Indian consitution. 54. Acharya vinoba Bhave was the first offer satyagraha. 55. When did cripps Mission came to India - 23 March 1942 56. The Main Recommendations of cripps were - the cooperation of 2nd world war. 57. Gandhi called the cripp’s proposals as a “Post - dated Cheque” 58. The main recommendation of cripps were, (i) the promise of Dominion status to India (ii) setting up of a constituent Assembly in which there would be representative from the Princely states along with those of British provinces.
59. The Muslim league was also dissatisfied as its - demand for pakistan had not been conceded in the proposal. 60. The failure of cripp’s mission - Due to it did’nt give complete Independence. 61. Quit India Movement was started in (1942 - 1944) 62. In quit India movement Gandhi gave his call of “do (or) die” 63. The quit India movement Gandhi was kept in Prison poona 64. In quit India movement Mahatma Gandhi was released from Jail in 1944 65. 2nd World war was came to an end in 1945 66. After the 2nd world war, Lord Atlee become the PM of England 67. The three members of the British cabinet - pathick lawrence, sir stafford cripps and A.V. Alexander - were sent to India 68. The formation of a constituent Assembly election were held in July 1946 69. An interim govt was formed under the leadership of - Nehru on 2nd september 1946 70. On 20 feb 1947 PM Atlee Announced in the house of commons the Definite intention of the british govt to transfer power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June 1948. 71. Lord Mountbatten armed with vast powers became India’s vicory on 24 march 1947 72. Another name for mountbatten plan is 3 June 1947
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73. Who approved the mounbatten plan - The congress and the Muslim league. 74. Indian Independence Act on 18 July 1947 75. The RadCliff Boundary commission drew the boundary line separating India and Pakistan. 76. Who was made the first governor general of Indepent India-Lord Mountbatten 77. On the eve of Indian Independence there were nearly 565 princely states in India 78. 562 princely states were merged with the Indian union 79. The Reluctant states were Kashmir/ Hyderabad and Junagath 80. After Independence the first governor general in India is Rajaji (or Rajagopalachari) 81. First governor general in pakistan is muhamad Ali Jinnah 82. Gandhi was shot and died on 1948 Jan 30 (Nathuram godse) 83. “Bismark of India” is petal & Iron man of India is sir vallabhai patel 84. With consent of french government - pondicherry, karaikal, mahe, yenam and chandranagore become the parts of Indian union in 1954 85. Portuguese settlements in India is goa, Diu & Daman 86. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of Independent India 87. Who is the president of constitution Assembly Dr. Rajendra Prasad 88. Which committee came to impliment montague chelmsford Reforms (1927 - 1928) - Simon Commission
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165. Who say “Go Back to Delhi? - Netaji 166. Three parts for INA forces are? - Subash, Gandhi, Nehru 167. In which year Japan was surrendered in world war II - 1945 168. When was Netaji died? - 1945 169. At Daiwan’s Airport incidence Netaji’s death was believed in? - 18 August 1945 170. Committee for Netaji Airforce incidence? 1. John Bicas Committee (1946) 2. Shah Nawas Committee (1956) 3. Ghosla Committee (1970) 4. Mukurjee Committee (1999) 171. When was celebrated INA day? - November 12 172. Who is the First PM to free India? - Jawaharlal Nehru Great Revolt (1857) 1. Who said 1857 revolt was the Indian army force ? - Sir John Lawrence. 2. In 1857 revolt who said there it was first independence freedom war? - Veera Swarkar 3. In 1857 revolt as a part of Indian independence who says ? - S.N. Sen 4. R.C Majumdar said 1857 Revolt as? - Before 1857, whether civil or military were, “a series of isolated incidents” ultimately culminated in the Great revolt of 1857 5. In British history scientists called 1857 revolt was the - sepoys 6. Indian Scientist’s called 1857 revolt was - First Indian Freedom war 7. Who was the Governor of India during 1857 Revolt - Lord Canning 8. In the year 1856 who presides the PWD act? - Lord Canning 9. Which incident is the percauses
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of 1857 revolt? - Vellore revolt (1806) 10. Causes for 1857 revolt? - Greased cartridges of enfield rifle. 11. Enfield rifles are prepared from which fat? - Cow’s and Pig’s fat 12. Who plastered the Barrackpore revolt? - 1857 March 29, Mangal Pandey 13. In Barrackpore fat made rifle users striked by whom? - 34th part Mangal Pandey 14. In meerut when was the 1857 revolt bombarded? - 1857 May 10 15. In meerut sepoys where was gone from - Delhi 16. The Mutineers of 1857 revolt captured delhi on ? - 1857 May 12 17. 1857 revolt sepoys called the leader? - Bhahadur Shah - II 18. At the year 1857 in Delhi who became the leader? - Bhagat Khan 19. When was mughal emperor Bhahadur Shah II was died - Rangoon, 1862 20. Who is the head of the kanpur 1857 revolt? - Nanasaheb 21. Who is the great part of Nanasahab at Kanpur? - Tantia tope, Azemullah 22. Who is the head of 1857 revolt at Lucknow? - Ayodi Beham Ashratmahal 23. At what part in 1857 Rani Lakshmi Bai was held? - Central India (Jhansi) 24. In Revolt 1857 Rani Lakshmi Bai was joined partnership ? - Tantia Tope 25. Why Rani Lakshmi Bai involved the revolt? - Doctrine of Lapse 26. When did Rani became a brave death? - 1858 June 17 27. In 1857, Lucknow was captured under the leadership of - Sir Colin Campbell
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28. Under whose leadership the British govt suppressed the revolt 1857 in Jhansi - 1858 Sir Hugh Rose 29. Why did Rani Lakshmi Bai involved herself in 1857 revolt? - She lost his state by Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse. 30. In 1857, Delhi was recaptured under the Leadership of - Sir John Nicholson 31. In 1857 revolt why did Tantia Tope hanged to death? - Agitation killings in Kanpur. 32. Who took over Jhansi in 1857 Revolt? - Hughrose. 33. Who is the head of Bihar in 1857 revolt? - Kanwar Singh 34. Great part of 1857 - Union of Hindu and Muslim 35. Why was the company Rule came to end? - 1857 revolt 36. When was the British direct policy came? - 1858 Nov 1 37. When and where Queen victoria’s proclamation act? - 1858 November 1 (Allahabad) 38. Who proclaimed the Queen Victoria Proclamation? - Lord Canning 39. Who is the last governor general of India - Lord Canning 40. Who is the first victory of India? - Lord Canning 41. Magna Carta of the Indian’s - Queen Victoria proclamation 42. Who founded the subsidiary Alliance? - Lord Wellesley 43. Doctrine of lapse was introduced by? - Lord Dalhousie 1848 44. Who is the Nana Saheb? - Adopted son of Bajirao II the last peshwa 45. Who was the commander of Nana Saheb - Tantia Tope, Azi Mullah 46. When was mangal pandey hanged to death? - April 8, 1857 47. What were the states annexed by doctrine of Lapse? - Satara, Nagpur, Jhansi 48. Who is the last governor for Mughal emperor? - Bhahadur Shah II 49. What was the highest position which was given to Indian army? - Subedor
50. After hanging of Mangal pandey 3. Henry vivian Derozio was died in the year - 1833 (cholera) rebellions headed towards Arya Samaj - Meerut 51. Where did the 1857 revolt 1. Arya Samaj founded in the year - 1875 started ? - Barrackpore, Bengal 2. Arya Samaj was founded by - Swami Dayanda 52. In 1857 revolt Nana Saheb esSaraswathi in Bombay caped to - Nepal 53. Who took over the leadership 3. Swami Dayanda Saraswathi born in - Kaithawar, Gujarat after kanwar singh in Bihar ? - Amarsingh 4. Original name of Swami Dayanda Saraswathi - Mul Shankar 54. By govt of India act 1858 which 5. Swami Dayanda Saraswathi is the committee’s has been dissolved? disciple of - court of directors, Board - Swami Virajanandhan of controllers 6. “Go Back to Vedas” Motto said Social Reformers by - Swami Dayanda Saraswathi 1. In 1815 Athmiya Sabha was 7. Suddhi movement was founded founded by? by - Swami Dayanda Saraswathi - Raja Ram Mohan roy 8. Why suddhi movement was 2. Who abolished the 1829 Lord started by swami Dayanda william Bentick act? saraswathi - Raja Ram Mohan Roy - To bring back Hindu who had 3. When was Raja Ram Mohan Roy converted to other Religion born on - 1772 Bengal Hooghly earlier. 4. Percepts of Jesus, the guide to 9. Satyatra Prakash Book written by peace and happiness were writSwami Dayanda saraswathi ten by? - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 10. First Dayand Anglo Vedic (DAV) 5. Who went to London to enhance school founded in the allowance to mughal em- 1866 at Lahore peror Akbar II? 11. Followers of Swami Dayanda - Raja Ram Mohan Roy Saraswathi 6. Who gave “Raja” Title to Ram - Lala Lajput Rai, Lala Mohan Roy - Akbar 2 Hansraj, Pandit Gurudutt 7. 1st modern man of India 12. Whom are all devotted towards - Raja Ram Mohan Roy the ideas of Arya Samaj - Bala 8. Brahma Samaj was founded by Gangadhara Tilak & G.K. Gokale - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 13. Who was the 1st to give the call 9. Raja Ram Mohan Roy preached for “Swadeshi” that there is only one God - Swami Dayanda Saraswathi 10. In 1817, he founded Hindu col- 14. India for Indians said by lege in Kolkatta along with - Swami Dayanda Saraswathi - David Hare 15. Who is the “Martin Luther of Hin11. 1st Bengali weekly started by duism Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Swami Dayanda Saraswathi - Samvad Kaumudi 12. He edited Persian weekly - Mirat-ul-Akbar 13. Raja Ram Mohan Roy died in - Bristol (England) 1833 14. By whom efforts in 1872 Polygamy & child marriage Act been passed - Kesab Chandra Sen Young Bengal Movement 1. Who is the founder of young Bengal Movement - Henry Vivian Derozio 2. Henry vivian Derozio was Born in - Calcutta, 1809 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
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HISTORY Ramakrishna Mission What is the original name of swami vivekananda? - Narendra Dutta 2. Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of? - Ramakrishna Paramahmsa 3. Swami Vivekananda participated at the parliament of religion held in? - 1893 September Chicago 4. In Which conference the Swami Vivekananda addressed people’s as brothers and sisters by which he explained Indian culture and thought of Hinduism to the world? - Chicago world religious conference 5. Who is called as the National Sanyasi? - Swami Vivekananda 6. Who said “Service to mankind, is service to god”? - Swami Vivekananda 7. When and Where the Ramakrishna Paramahamsa born? Bengal 1836 8. Who was the priest in Rama, Shiva and Kali temple? - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 9. Who was the priest in Dakshineswar kali Temple? - Ramakrishna 10. By whom and Where the Ramakrishna mission started? - 1897 May 1, Swami Vivekananda 11. Ramakrishna mission was started at? - Calcutta (Belur) 12. When did Ramakrishna paramahamsa died? - 1886 13. What were the two principles of swami vivekananda that he insisted to follow in modern India? - Service and renunciation 14. The service activites based on message of Jeeva is siva by which service to poor is service to god was declared by? - Swami Vivekananda 15. Iam indeed struck by the similarity of the constitution of the Ramakrishna mission which vivekananda established as early as 1897 with of UNESCO drawn up in 1945 - Director general of UNESCO - Fedricko Mayor 1.
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Theosophical Society By whom and when was the theosophical society founded? - 1875 Madam Blavatsky, a Russian lady and Henry steel olcott an American colonel. The organization which used to study ancient religions philosophy and science to find out the loss of natural and development of divine power in man - Theosophical society. Theosophy means? - Theos means God and Sophos means Wisdom When and where did theosophical society established in India? - 1882, Madras (Adayar) When did Annie Besant became president for theosophical society? - 1893 By whom the Banaras Hindu university established? - Annie Besant With whom does Annie Besant established Benaras university? - MadhanMohan Mallavaya To spread the preachings of theosophical society journal started by Annie Besant was? - New India Widow remarriage act 1856 was passed by? - Pandit Ishwarchindra vidyasagal Jyotibha Phule When and By whom satyashodak samaj founded? - 1873 Jyotiba Phule Satya Sodak Samaj means? - Society of seakers of truth Who was the pioneer for widow remarriage movement? - Jyotiba Phule Who was believed to be first hindu to start an orphanage for unfortunate children? - Jyotiba Phule Aligarh Movement Aligarh movement was started by? - Sir syed Ahmed Khan In which year syed Ahamed Khan started the school at Gazipur - 1864
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School started at Gazipur in 1864 later called as - Scientific society 4. Syed Ahmed Khan setup Mohammadan Educational Institute in - 1866 5. When and Where Mohammadan Anglo oriental college established? - 1875 Aligarh 6. Who favoured the abolition of purdha system and education of women? - Sir Syed Ahmed khan 7. What is the name of daily newspaper released by Ahmed? - Tahzil -ud - Akhlaq Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sangam 1865 1. When did samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sangam started? - 1865 2. Who was called as vallalar? - Ramalinga Adigal 3. Who found samarasa suddha sanmarga sangam? - Ramalinga Adigal 4. When and where the Ramalinga Adigal Born? - Marudhur near Chidambaram, 1823 october 5. 5. By whom and when Satya Nana Sabha started? - 1872 Ramalinga Adigal 6. Who introduced the principle that God could be worshipped in the form of light - Ramalinga Adigal 7. Who wrote Tiru Arutpa? Vallalar 8. When did vallalar found Satya Dharma Salai? - 1867 at Vadalur 9. Who said vadiya payirai kanda pothellam vadinen? - Vallalar 10. Manu Murai Kanda Vasagam and Jeeva Karunyam work by - Vallalar 11. What is the meaning of Jeeva Karunya? - Love towards living things 12. “Service to mankind” is the path of moksha? - Ramalinga Adigal 13. Vallalar devotional songs are compiled in Tiru Arutpa Sree Vaikunda Swamy 1. Vaikundaswamy born in - 1809, Kanyakumari (Sammithoppu) 2. Religious book written by Vaikundaswamy - Akilathiratu Ammanai, Arul 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
Dharma Paribalana Yogam Dharma Paribalana Yogam started by - Sree Narayana Guru 2. Dharma Paribalana Yogam started in the year - 1903 Self Respect Movement 1. E.V. Ramaswamy cut down 1000 coconut trees during - Anti-Liquor Campaign 2. Vaikam Satyagraha took part in the year - 1924 3. Why did periyar called vaikam Hero? - To secure untouchables the right to use a road near a Temple at Vaikam in Kerala 4. Who protested against the segregation of non Brahmin students from the Brahmins cheraman devi Gurukulam? - Periyar 5. When did periyar start self respect movement? - 1925 6. He spread self respect principles through kudiarasu, Puratchi, Viduthalai. 7. Who gave the title periyar to EVR? - 1938, TN women conference held at Madras (Dr. S. Dharmapal) 8. How does UNESCO Organisation praised EVR? - Socrates of South Asia. Social Reforms Movements 1. Brahma Samaj of south - Veda Samaj 2. Veda Samaj started by - Sri Tharalu Naidu 3. Who translated Brahmadarma into Tamil & Telugu - Sri Tharalu Naidu 4. Dharmasabai was started by - 1830, Radhakanth Tope 5. Gopal Hari Deshmukh started? - Lokhitwadi 6. Lokhitwadi movement supported - Western, Women Education 7. When and By whom the servants of Indian society started? - 1908 G.K. Gokhale 8. Servants of Indian society’s contribution in Indian freedom struggle Famine, Drought Relief 9. When was the Radhaswamy movement started? - 1861, Agra 10. Who started the Radhaswamy movement? - Tulsivam 11. Who proposed Guru is supreme and his disciples should follow simple life - TulsiRam 12. Who has built the Temple “Brahma Mandir” to honor Saithiniya - Sri pathasadhu Maharaja 13. Monthly Journal Jagath Mitra founder - Naoroji 14. Parsi Religious Reform Association founded by - Furdunji Naoroji and S.S. Bengalae in 1851 1.
15. Who founded Bahiskrit Hitakaraini Sabha? - Ambedkar 16. Independent Labour Party started by - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 17. Marathi Bahishbrit Bharat (1927) and Samaj Samath Sang weekly twice magazine released by - B.R. Ambedkar 18. When and Where did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar born? - April 14 1891 in Mhow 19. Who led the Mahad march? - 1927 Ambedkar 20. To allow untouchables to use water is a public Tank in Mahad - Mahad March 21. In 1924, who founded Depressed classes welfare Institute - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Socio-Economic Problems during British Rule 1. Who introduced the zamindari system? - Lord Cornwallis 2. Who introduced the Ryotwari system in 1820 - Lord Hasting (Sir Thomas Munro) 3. Who introduced Mahalwari System in 1833? - William Bentick 4. Who introduced the permanent Land revenue settlement? - ComWallis 1793. 5. Which charter act ended the monopoly trade of the company - Charter Act, 1833 6. Brass, copper & Bronze mostly founded in the city - Moradabad, Kasi 7. Where did the industrial revolution started? - England 8. When did warren hasting founded the calcutta Madras for the promotion of islamic studies? - 1781 9. Establishment of sanskrit college in Kasi(Varanasi) by - Jonathan Duncan 10. Which charter act give 1 lakh rupees for the development of Education? - 1813 11. Who said that English should became a medium of instruction in India? - Lord William Bentick. 12. Who is the chairman of English Language Education Committee 1835 - Lord Mocaulay 13. English Language Education was proposed by william Bentinck in - 1835 14. When did Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch introduced? - 1854 By Dalhousie 15. Draft Bill of widow Remarriage was intro by J P Grant in - 1856
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16. Indian Reform Association was formed on 1870 under the presidentship of - Keshab chandra sen 17. B.M. Malabari started a magazine to fought against child marriage - Mazabhai Balvivagam 18. Sharda Act, minimum age of marriage was raised to 14 - 1930 19. Harijan sevak sangam started by - Mahatma Gandhi 20. Self-Respect Movement started by E.V. Ramaswamy in - Madras provinces Lord Warren Hastings (1772 1785) 1. When did Hastings became the governor of Bengal? - 1772 2. When did the regulating act came into force? - 1773 Warren Hastings 3. According to the regulating Act of 1773 when and where the supreme court orginated? - Calcutta 1774 4. Who was the chief justice of supreme court at 1774? - Sir. Elijah Impey 5. When did pitt’s India Act came into force? - 1784 6. Who introduced the pitt India act? William Pitt. 7. Who introduced the dyarchy system in Bengal? - Robert Clive 8. Who abolished the dyarchy system in Bengal? - Warren Hastings 9. What are the two courts appeal in calcutta? - Sadar Diwani Adalat (civil) and the Sadar Nizamat Adalat (criminal) 10. Who shifted the treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta? - Warren Hasting 11. In which place revenue department was started by warren Hastings? Calcutta 12. For the promotion of Islamic studies in which year the Calcutta Madarasa Educational Institute was founded in Calcutta? - 1781 13. When did the Rohilla war started? 1774 14. When did the Second Anglo Mysore war started? A.D 1780 - A.D. 1784 15. The treaty of second Anglo Mysore war? - Treat of Mangalore 16. When did the first Anglo Maratha war started? - 1775 - 1782 17. The first Anglo Maratha war ended with the treaty of? - Salbai 18. Who beleived to have been responsible for sentencing a person to death on false charges of forgery? Nanda Kumar 19. Collections of Hindu Act in English - Hallhad
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12. Who made ‘English East India Company’ into a big political power kingdom? - Lord Wellesly 13. Who made ‘English East India Company’ into a big kingdom? - Lord Wellesly 14. In which period the vellore sepoy Mutiny takes place? - Sir George Barlow 15. Who was the governor of Madras during vellore mutiny? - Lord William Bentinck Marquess of Hastings 1. Under whose rule the charter act of 1813 was enacted? - Marquess of Hastings 2. Under whose rule Gurkha war takes place? - Marquess of Hastings 3. By which treaty the Gurkha war was ended? - Treaty of Sagauli (1816) 4. In Which period the pindari war was takes place? - Marquess of Hastings. 5. In Which year Lord Hasting started a college in calcutta to improve the english education? - 1817 6. Who remove the vernacular press act? - Lord Hastings 7. Who was the reason for publication of Samachar patrika? - Lord Hastings 8. In whose period the Ryotwari system of revenue collection was introduced in Madras presidency? - Lord Hastings 9. In which year Hastings passed the bengal tenancy act to protect the interests of the tenants? 1822 10. By which act the british government allolted one lakh rupee every year for the development of education in India? - The charter act of 1813 William Bentinck 1. In which year william bentinck become the governor of Madras? - 1828 2. It is important to protect the welfare of Indians and it should be the primary duty of British peoples in India - William Bentinck
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26. In Rurkee Who established Engineering college? - Lord Dalhousie 27. Hindu widow remarriage act was passed by - Lord Dalhousie (1856) 28. Who setup public works department in India? - Lord Dalhousie 29. Who refurbished the grand trunk road connecting calcutta & peshwar? - Lord Dalhousie 30. Ganga canal was constructed during the reign of - Lord Dalhousie 31. In Dalhousie period, the millitary head Quarters was transferred from calcutta to which place? - Simla 32. During Dalhousie period the head Quarters of tank army was changed from calcutta to which place - Meerat 33. Who was called as Makers of Modern India? - Lord Dalhousie The Portuguese 1. In Which year the ottoman turks was captured constantinoble? - 1453 2. Who discovered the first to discover a new sea route to India ? - Portuguese 3. Who started a school for training seamen on scientific navigation? - Prince Henry 4. Who was the first sailor from portugal? - Bartholomeu Diaz 5. Who came upto the southernmost tip of africa ? - Bartholomeu diaz 6. Who named southern most tip of africa as cape of storms? - Bartholomeu diaz 7. The cape of storms is renamed as - The cape of good hope 8. When did vasco-da-Gama reached calicut in India? - 27th May 1498 9. Which Hindu ruler give warm reception to vasco-da-Gama in calicut? - Zamorin 10. When did vascoda-Gama to India for second time? - 1501 11. Who was the first viceroy of the portuguese possessions in India? - Franscisco-de-Almeida (1505 - 1509) 12. Who introduced blue water policy? - Franscisco-de-almeida 13. When did almeida was defeated & killed by Egyptians? - 1509 14. Who was the second viceory of portuguese? - Alfonso-de-albuquerque 15. When did alfonso capture goa from sultan of Bijpur? - 1510
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16. Who was the real founder of portuguese in india? - Alfonso-de-albuquerque 17. Who built the port of Ormuz in the persian gulf? - Alfonso-de-albuqueque 18. When did alfonso died? - Goa 1515 19. The Battle of Talikotta - 1565 A.D. 20. The portuguese maintained a good relationship with whom - Vijayanagar Empire 21. In which year portugal came under the rule of spain? - 1580 The Dutch 1. When was the Dutch East India Company was established? - 1602 2. The Dutch people belongs to - Holland 3. Which was the capital of Dutch - Pulicat 4. When was Amboyna Massacre - 1623 A.D. 5. What is mean by Amboyna Massacre - The English Merchants were killed by Dutch (Indonesia - Amboyna) The British 1. In 1588, Who defeated the spanish armada? - The British. 2. How many merchants joint together to start the English East Indian Company? - 100 London Merchants. 3. When did Queen Elizabeth - I gave permission to English East India Company for trade? - Dec 31, 1600 4. Who came to the Jahangir’s court along with the permission letter from king James in 1608? - William Hawkins 5. To whom Jahangir gave permission to set up their trading centres at agra? - Sir thomas Roe 6. Who established Madras city? - Francis day, 1639 7. When was the fort St. George built? - 1640 8. Who bought the trading centres from Dutch? - British 9. English East India Company was obtained from whom? - Charles - II 10. In 1699, by whom’s permission they established trade centres of calcutta? - Aurganzeb 11. By whom’s memorial, william fort was built? - William - III The Danish 1. The Danish belongs to - Denmark 2. Where was the first trading centre of Danish established? - Tranquebar 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
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Which Battle gave Diwani rights to British people - Battle of Buxar Mysore War 1. The 1st Anglo Mysore war took place in - 1767 - 69 2. The 1st Mysore war came to an end due to the treaty of - Madras 3. The period of 2nd mysore war - 1780 - 1784 4. The 2nd Mysore war came to an end due to the - treaty of mangalore in 1784 5. The period of 3rd mysore war - 1790 - 1792 6. The 3rd mysore war came to an end due to the - Treaty of Srirangapattinam in 1792 7. The period 4th mysore war - 1799 8. In which mysore war tipu sultan was died - 4th Mysore war (1799) 9. The reason for British won the 4th mysore war - Subsidiary Alliance of Lord wellesly Role of Tamilnadu in Indian Freedom Struggle 1. The association which was started to preserve the rights of people - Madars Native Association 2. Madars Native Assoication was found by - Lakshminarasu chetty & Srinivasa pillai 3. Madras Native assoication merged with madras mahajana sabha - 1884 Madars 4. Mahajana Sabha was founded by - P. Anandacharlu & P. Rangaiya Naidu 5. Who was the 1st leader of madras mahajana saba - Rangaiya Naidu 6. When did gandhi gave his speech in madras mahajana saba - 1896 Oct 24 7. When did J.L. Nehru participated in Mahajana Saba - Golden Jubillee 8. The first session of Indian National Congress - 1885 Dec 9. How many members are participated in Indian National congress from TamilNadu - 16 members
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10. The third session of the Indian National Congress was held in Madras in - 1887 11. Which congress summit has been conducted in open ground - Madras 12. Governor of madras who participated in 1887 congress summit - Lord Kanimara 13. Who preside over 1920 congress session at Nagpur - Vijaya ragavachariyar 14. Who preside over 1926 Guwhati congress session - Sinivasa Iyagar 15. The father of Extremist in TamilNadu - Salem Vijaya Ragavachariyar 16. Which place is called as southern pune - Salem 17. When did V.O.C chidambaram pillai launched the swadeshi steam Navigation company in Tuticorin - 1906 18. When & Where did vanchi Nathan shot deat the Notorious british official Robert William Ashe at - Maniyatchi Junction in June 1911 17 19. When and by whom did Home Rule Movement was started in TamilNadu - 1916, Mrs. Annie Besant 20. Who was the leader of Home rule Movement in 1917 - V.P. Madha Rao 21. Who was the leader of congress of calcutta in 1917 - Annie Besant (1st Congress lady leader) 22. When did Rowlatt act opposed in TamilNadu - 1919 April 6 23. Who headed the khilafat movement in madras 1920 - Maulana Sowkath 24. Who was the leader of non-cooperation movement in Tamilnadu - Rajagopalachari 25. When did wales prince came to Madras - 1922 Jan 14 26. The “TamilNadu” Newspaper was edited by - Varatharajulu Naidu
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27. Who involved to create a great Revolt - Colonel Neel 28. Who destroy the statute of colonel- Muhamaud saleya Rao, Subarayalu Naidu 29. Whose period colonel Neel statue was removed - Rajaji 30. Song Sung by Namakkal Kavingar during Vedaranyam March - Kathiyinri Ratham indri Yutham ondru 31. Who led salt satyagraha in Marina (Madras) - Andhra Kesari 32. During which program thirupur kumaran Died - civil disobideance movement 33. When did congress rule was formed in TamilNadu - 1937 34. During Independence who hoisted the tricolour flag in madras - Omanthur Ramaswami 35. Who is from T.N when Nehru formed Interim Govt - Rajaji 36. Where did Theran Chinnamalaiyar hanged to death - Sangagiri 37. When did VOC join in congress - 1905 38. VOC started Swadeshi Navigation company service from - Thoothukudi to colombo 39. From where did Swadeshi Navigation started - Thoothukudi 40. The Name of VOC ship is Galeo and Lavos 41. The other name of VOC is Tilak of South India, Kappalotiya Tamilzhan, Chekkizhutha Chammal 42. The story of Kambar book in English was written by Subramaniya Iyyer 43. Who published a monthly magazine “BalaBharathi” - Subramaniya Iyyer 44. The Mentor of Vanchinathan is - Subramaniya Iyyer 45. Who found “Bharatwaj Ashram” in Cheran Mehadevi - Subramaniya Iyyer 46. Who started ‘Bharat Matha Association’ in 1910 - Neelakanta Brahmachari 47. Who ran a journal named Suryodhayam in pondicherry - Neelakanta Brahmachari
48. The original name of Bharathi is Subramaniyan 49. Who titled subramaniya Bharathi as a Bharathi - Ettayapuram assembly 50. Bharathi was an associate editor in Swadesamithran during the period from 1904 - 1906 51. Who published India a Tami l weekly and Bala Bharatham an english magazine in 1907, Bharathi 52. Who invited Bipin Chandrapaul to chennai in 1907 - Bharathiyar 53. Who released suryodhayam journal in pondicherry - Bharathi 54. Who released “Gnanabanu, Prabanchamitran and India Desanthiri magazines” - Subramaniya Siva 55. Who was changed his name as “Swathathiranantha” - Subramaniya siva 56. Who formed Bharathi Ashram in papparapati - Subramaniya Siva 57. Who was Nicknamed as a mango of Salem - Rajaji 58. Who started an Ashram named “Gandhi Ashram” in Tiruchengodu in year 1925 - Rajaji 59. Who handed over his ‘CR Formula’ Plan to gandhiji in year 1944 - Rajaji 60. Who wrote a young India magazine - Rajaji 61. Who was the one and only Indian governor general of India and also a last one - Rajaji 62. Who was sworn as a CM for Tamil Nadu in the year 1952 - Rajaji 63. When did “Bharat Ratna” awarded to Rajaji - 1955 64. Who started swatantra party in 1959 - Rajaji 65. When did Rajaji won in assembly elections and took charge as a CM of madras presidency - 1937 66. Who introduced Kulakalvi thittam - Rajaji 67. Who write a chakravarthi thirumugan, vyasar viruththu, Thikkatra parvathi - Rajaji 68. When did E.V. Ramasamy joined in congress party - 1919
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69. When did madras mahajana selected a E.V.R has a leader of congress - 1923 70. When did periyar leave from congress party - 1925 71. Where did 1st state level meet was conducted in 1929 - Chengalpat 72. When did periyar started Dravidan magazine in - 1926 73. When did periyar released “family planning” book - 1930 74. When did periyar sworn as a leader of Justice party - 1938 75. When did Justice party renamed as Dravidar Kazhagam as proposed by Annadurai - 1994 (salem) 76. Who was a Political Guru of kamaraj - Satyamoorthy 77. In 1922, who conducted Indian Republic congress meet under the chairmanship of Nehru - Kamaraj 78. When did kamaraj participated in Vaikam sathyagraha in 1924 79. When & why Kamarajar sent to Jail for 3 years - 1942, Quit India Movement 80. In 1930 kamaraj participated in vedaranyan satyagraha and prisioned at Alipur Jail (calcutta) 81. When did kamaraj became a leader of madras mahajana sabha - 1914 to 1952 82. When did kamaraj became the CM of TamilNadu - 1954 83. Where did kamaraj started mid day meal scheme in 1956 - Ettayapuram 84. When did kamaraj launched ‘KPlan’ - 1963 85. Kamaraj presided over the Bhuvaneshwar congress meet 1964 86. When did ‘Bharat Ratna’ award presented to him posthumously - 1976 87. Kamaraj was also called as king maker 88. When did kamaraj was died oct 2 1975 89. Who laid a foundation for building poondi Reservoir project Satyamoorthy in 1939 90. For participation in individual satyagraha kamaraj sent to Amarawathi Jail in Nagpur 91. Who was the leader of Tamilnadu Congress committee in 1936 - Sathyamoorthi 92. Kamaraj was send to Amaravathi Jail due to - Quit India Movement
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HISTORY 95. When and where did the thillaiyadi valliammal born? - South Africa, Johanesburg (1896 Feb 22) 96. Which was the native place of thillaiyadi valliammal? -Thanjore 97. When did thillaiyadi valliammai died? - 16 yrs, 1914 (Feb - 17) 98. When did India released a commemorative stamp? - (2008 Dec - 31) 99. When did the vellore mutiny takes place? - 1806 100. Who introduced new uniform & regulation for soldiers with approval of lord william bentinck? - Sir John Cradock 101. Who rejected the theses that vellore mutiny let to 1857 revolt - K.K. Pillai 102. During vellore mutiny who was announced as new sultan by the revolters? - Futteh hyder 103. During vellore mutiny whose flag was hoisted in vellore fort? - Tipu sultan, Tiger flag 104. By whom the vellore sepoy mutiny suppressed? - Colonel Gillespie 105. Where did Tipu Sultan send his son after vellore sepoy mutiny? - Calcutta 106. Who rejected the thesis that vellore mutiny leads to 1857 great revolt? - K.K. Pillai 107. Who said that the revolt of 1857 as the first war of Indian Independence? - Vir Savarkar 108. Who said that tamilians was the precusor of Indian Independence? - N.Sanjeevi 109. Who introduced new Turban to the soldiers? - William bentinck 110. The vellore mutiners was a continuation of marudhu brothers resistance movement against the colonial rule? - K. Rajayan 111. When did Marudhu brothers headed the South Indian Rebellion? - 1801 112. When did G. Subramaniya Iyer remarried to his daughter? - 1889
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113. Who bring the first resolution in 1885 congress session? - G. Subramania Iyer. 114. Who all are headed the Swedshi movement in Tamilnadu? - Subramaniya Siva, Subramaniya Bharathi 115. Who wrote the nationalist song called swadesa geethangal? - Subramaniya bharathiyar 116. Who was the editor of tami l weekly newspaper “India”? - Bharathiyar 117. K. Kamaraj involved himself in which satyagraha so that he enrolled himself in a national movement? - Vaikam satyagraha 118. Which was considered as the precursor of Justice party? - Madras Native association. 119. The book entitled a comparative grammer of dravidian (or) South Indian fami ly of languages reverant Robert Caldwell in - 1856 120. When did Justice party renamed as Madras dravidian association? - 1912 121. When did South Indian welfare assoication started? - 1916 122. Who all are the reason for establishment of south Indian welfare association? - Thyagaraja Shetty. Dr. T.M. Nayar, C.Nadesan Mudhaliar, P. Ramarayalinga (Panagal King) 123. Which English language newspaper was run by south indian welfare association? - Justice 124. When did the Justice party came into force? - 1920 125. Who was the chief minister of tamilnadu in 1920? - Subbrayalu Reddiar 126. In 1930 election who formed the ministry in TamilNadu? - P. Munusamy Naidu 127. Who was the chief minister of tamilnadu in 1932? - Bobhili 128. How many years did justice party ruled the tamil nadu? - 13 years
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129. Under whose ministry the staff selection board in 1924 is renamed as public service commission in 1929? - Panagal ministry 130. When did the andhra university established? - 1925 131. When did the annamalai university established? - 1929 132. During 1944 salem conference anna changed the name of justice party into - Dravidiar Kazhagam Mahatma Gandhi 1. The important newspapers of gandhi - Navajeevan, Young India, Harijan Indian Opinion 2. Who said “Do (or) Die” - Gandhi 3. Struggle until the end - Gandhiji 4. Who called gandhi as “Mahatma” - Rabindranath Tagore. 5. Who called gandhi as “Father of Nation” - Nethaji 6. In which place gandhiji’s memorial is present - Rajkot Jawaharlal Nehru 1. When & Where did Nehru born? - November 14, 1889, Allahabad Anandhabhavan 2. Who was the political mentor of Nehru? - Mahatma Gandhi 3. Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”? - Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Who run the Newspaper “National herald”? - Nehru 5. Who was called as the India’s Ornament? - Nehru 6. Who was called as Asiajothi? - Nehru 7. Under whose leadership the Faizpur Congress session was held? - Nehru (1937) 8. Who called that “The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere”? - Jawaharlal Nehru Rabindranath Tagore 1. When and Where did Rabindranath Tagore born? - 1861, Calcutta 2. Who called tagore as rising sun? - Bakkim Chandra Chatterjee
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Who called tagore as GuruDev? - Gandhiji 4. Who sung the national Anthem “amar Sona bangla” of Bangaladesh? - Tagore 5. In 1913 for which book Rabindranath tagore got the Nobel prize? - Geethanjali 6. Who started Sandhi Nikethan college in 1901? - Tagore 7. What is the meaning of Sandhi Nikethan? - Adobe of Peace 8. When did Sandhi Nikethan developed into Vishwabharathi university? - 1921 9. When did Rabindranath tagore died? - 1941, Aug - 7 Gopala Krishna Gohale 1. When did Gopala Krishna Gohale born? - 9th May 1856 2. Who considered Gopala Krishna Gohale as his political leader? Mahatma Gandhi 3. When did the gopala krishna Gohale elected as president of INC? - 1905 Bala Gangadhar Thilak 1. When did balagangadhar thilak was born? - July 23, 1856 2. Who was the first leader of Indian National movement? - Balagangadhar thilak Annie Besant 1. When and Where did annie besant born? - 1847 London 2. Who translated bhagavath geetha into English? - Annie besant 3. When did annie besant participated in Congress session? - 1907, Surat 4. Who started the Journal “Common Wheel” - Annie besant (1913) 5. Who started the daily newspaper “New India” - Annie Besant (1914) 6. Iam an India, Tom, Tom waking up all the sleepens so that they wake & work for their mother land said by? Annie Besant Quotes of Famous Personalities 1. Villages are the back bone of India? - Gandhi 2. Who gave patel the title sardar? - Gandhi 3. Rise of thousand hands will Rise thousand demands to take off” - Thilak
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Divide & Quit - Mohammad ali jinnah 5. I am an atheist - Bhagat Singh 6. Inquilab zindabad - Bhagat Singh 7. I declare that the blows stuck at me today will be the last nails in the coffin of the british rule in India? - Lala Lajpathi Rai 8. The Hindus & muslim are two eyes of the beautiful bird that was India - Sir Syed ahmed khan 9. Brothers & Sisters of America - Vivekanandha 10. Arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached - vivekananda 11. Teach, Unite, Resolute - Ambedkar 12. Montegu declaration was a gift for Home rule league - Annie besant 13. “Jhansi Rani” was the only warrious that I have seen in the revolt - Captain Hugh Rose 14. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vinayaan - Vajpayee 15. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan - Lal Bahadur Shastri 16. Jai Jagadh - Vinoba Bhave 17. Garibi Hateto - Indira Gandhi 18. Slavery to a man or to a hold book is sin - Kisab Chandra sen 19. Hindus are 1000 times the than Europeans towards spirtual - Blavatsky Indian National Congress Session 1. When did first congress session held? - 1885, Bombay 2. Who presided the second congress session (calcutta - 1886) - Dadhabhai Naoroji 3. In 1888 Allahad Congress which foreigner participated? - George Yule 4. In 1905 which session was presided by gopala krishna kohale? - Varanasi 5. Who presided over the 1907 compress session, which ended in split of the session commonly known as surat split? - Raj Bihari Bose 6. Under whose leadership the Reunion of moderates and extremists, lucknow pact signed between congress & muslim league? - Ambika Charan Mazumdar (1916)
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Who was the first women president of congress during calcutta session? - Annie Besant (1917) 8. Who was the leader of congress leader gaya session 1922 - C.R. Das 9. Who bring the resolution on fundamental Rights - Vallabhai patel Karachi session (1931) 10. In which place 1938, 1939 session was presidented by subash chandra bose? - Haripura, Tripura 11. Who was the head of Congress during Indian Independence? - Meerut, Achariya J.P. Kupalini Newspaper’s and Reporters 1. Bengal Gazette (1818) - Haris Chandra Roy 1st Bengali newspaper 2. Mirat-ul-akbar (1st persian newspaper) (1822) - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 3. Rast Goftar (1851) - Dadabhai Naoroji 4. Hindu patriot (1853) - Girish Chandra Ghosh 5. Indian mirror (1862) Devendranath Tagore 6. Indian’s first English daily - Bengalee (Girish Chandra Ghosh) son of S.N. Banerjee 7. Who is the founder of Indian Socialist? - Shyamji Krishna varma (London) 8. Who was the author of vande madharam? (Newspaper) - Madam Bhikaji Cama 9. Who was the author of National Herald - Nehru 10. Who was the author of al-Hilal - Maulana abul Kalam azad 11. Author of Comrade - Mohammad ali 12. Author of young India, Harijan - Mahatma Gandhi 13. Who was the author of bengali - Surenderanath tagore 14. Author of som prakash - Ishwar Chandra Vidya sagai 15. Karmayogi authored by - Aurbindo Ghosh 16. Author of new India & common wheel - Annie besant 17. Author of Ghulamgiri (slavery) - Jyoti rao 18. Author of Prabhudha Bharat, Udbodhava - Vivekanandha
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HISTORY Delhi Sultan The period of Delhi Sultan - A.D. 1206 - A.D. 1526 2. The Five Dynasty in Delhi Sultan 1. Slave dynasty (MamLuk) - (1206 - 1290) 2. Khilji dynasty - (1290 - 1320) 3. Tughlaq dynasty (1320 - 1413) 4. Sayyid dynasty (1414 - 1451) 5. Lodi dynasty (1451 - 1526) Slave Dynasty 3. The Founder of slave dynasty - Qutb - ud -din Aibak 4. Mamluk was the Quranic term for - Slave 5. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak made his capital - Lahore 6. Who expanded Turkish rule in India? - Qutb-ud-din-Aibak 7. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak patronized the great scholar - Hasan Nizami, Bakro Muthir 8. Who built Quwat-ul-islam Mosque at Ajmer - Qutb-ud-din-Aibak 9. Who was called as Lakh Baksh (or) Giver of Lakhs - Qutb-ud-din-Aibak 10. Illutmish was born in - Illbari tribe of central Asia 11. Illtumish defeats whom to become a king - The son of Aibak (Aramshah) 12. Illtumish refused to give shelter to whom - Jalaluddin Mangabarani 13. Who introduced the Arabic coinage into India during Delhi Sultan period - Illtumish 14. Who introduced the Tanka Silver Coin (175 grams) - Illutmish 15. Who started the construction of Qutb minar - Qutb-ud-din-Aibak 16. Who completed the construction of Qutb minar - Illutmish 17. Who introduced the jital copper coin - Illutmish 18. Aibak started the construction of Qutb Minar after the name of a Famous - Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakthiyar 19. Who introduced the “Corps of Forty” - Illutmish 20. The first woman ruler of Sultanate period - Sultana Raziah. 21. Whose decline result the foundation of crops of forty - Raziya 22. Balban belongs to which categories - Illbari 1.
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23. Who believed in the Divine right Theory of Kingship - Balban 24. Who introduced the poibas a form of Salutation to the king - Balban 25. the meaning of poibas - The nobles to kiss the Sultan’s feet 26. “Balban, a slave, water carrier, huntsman, general, statesman & sultan” According to - Lane poole 27. Who destroyed the “Corps of forty”. - Ghiyasuddin Balban 28. Who introduced the persian festival of Nauroz - Balban 29. Balban patronized the great Scholar - Amir Khusrau 30. “The sultan was God’s Shadow on earth and the recipient of divine grace” According to - Balban 31. Who established a seperate Military department - diwan-i-arz - Balban 32. When did his son Muhamud was killed - The Mongols Invasion Khilji Dynasty 33. The founder of the Khilji dynasty - Jalaluddin Khilji 34. Who was called as generous and leniant king - Jalauddin Khilji 35. Who killed the cithi meela - Jalaluddin Khilji 36. Which general appointed by Alauddin Khilji to revolted against Gujarat - Ulagh Khan, Nazroth Khan 37. The first delhi sultan, to revolted against the south Indian kingdoms - Alauddin Khilji 38. Which place Malik Kafur built a Mosque during South Indian Kingdom invasion - Rameshwaram 39. Who considered himself as “A Delogate of God”. - Alaudding Khilji 40. Who banned consumption of Alcohol in his period - Alaudin Khilji 41. Who introduced the system of dagn (branding of horses) - Alauddin Khilji 42. Who created the permanent army - Alauddin Khilji 43. Who introduced Market reforms to regulate the price - Alauddin Khilji 44. Which Delhi Sultan developed postal system during his period - Alauddin Khilji 45. “Alauddin recruited 4,75,000 cavalrymen”. According to - Ferishta 46. First Delhi Sultan to introduced survey system - Alauddin Khilji
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47. Each Market was under the control of a high officers called - Shahna-i-Mandi, Diwani Riyasat. 48. Who builts the Bhamath Khan Mosque Siri Fort, Alaidarwaza - Allauddin Khilji 49. Who is the forerunner of shershah and Akbar in Land Revenue Reforms - Alauddin Khilji 50. Who collect Land Revenue (Peshwa) - Alauddin Khilji 51. When did the Khilji dynasty comes to end - A.D. 1320 52. Which ruler rulers in Madurai during Invasion of Malik Kafur - V ira Pandyan 53. The book padmavath describes about - The Rajput women including Rani Padmini performed Jauhar 54. Who has built the capital city siri and Main Gateway of Alai Darwaza - Alauddin Khilji Tughluq Dynasty 55. In 1320 Who founded the Tughluq Dynasty - Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq (Ghazi Malik) 56. In 1325, Juna Khan ascended the throne with the title - Muhammad bin Tughlaq 57. Who increased the land revenue on the Farmers of Doab - Muhammad bin Tughlaq 58. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq shifted the capital Delhi to - Devagiri (Daulakabad) 59. Who was renamed Devagiri as Daulatabad - Muhammad bin Tughlaq 60. Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a coins - copper 61. “The Heap of copper coins remained lying on roadside in Tughlaqabad”. According to - Barani 62. Who built the city Jaganbana - Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq 64. The founder of the city Daulatabad - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 65. Who establish seperate department for agriculture, Diwan-i-Kohi - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 66. When did Firoz Tughlaq ascended throne - A.D. 1351 67. Who subside the Takkavi Loan for formers given by Muhammad-binTughlaq - Firoz-Shah-Tughlaq
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68. The four Taxes imposed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq 1. Kharaj - 1/10 of the produced the land 2. Khams - 1/5 of the war booty. 3. Jizya - poll Tax 4. Zakat - Tax on Muslims for specific religious purposes. 69. In whose period 50 checkdams 150 - wells, 100 bridges were build. - Firoz Tughlaq 70. Who was created a Diwan-i-Khairat to bake care of orphans widows - Firoz Tughlaq 71. Who introduced Diwan-i-Ulba (Hospitals) - Firoz Tughlaq 72. Who destroys the Jaganad har Temple in puri - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 73. Who imposed the Jizya-poll tax on muslims for specific religious purposes - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 74. Coho was the first sultan to impose irrigation tax - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 75. Who built a city Firozabad Delhi red fort - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 76. Who has repaired Qutbminar and Juma Masjid - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 77. The Sultan (Firoz Tughlaq) himself wrote his autobiography called as - Futuhat-i-Shahi 78. Firoz Shah Tughlaq patronized the scholar - Zia-ud-din-Barani 79. Qutb-Firoz-Shahi were the book of - Physics 80. Who created a Diwan-i-Khairat to take care of orphans & widows - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 81. Firoz Tughlaq patronized the scholars - Barani, Abik 82. Who was an inspiration to sikandar Lodi & Aurangzeb to imposed Jizya Tax - Firoz Shah Tughlaq 83. When did Timur’s Invade to Delhi (Timur Invasion) - 1398 A.D 84. Decline of Tughlaq dynasty due to - Timur invasion Sayyids Dynasty 85. The founder of Sayyids Dynasty in 1414 - Khizr Khan 86. Who built a city called “Mubarakbad” on the banks of the river yamuna - Mubarakshah 87. The period of Muhammad shah - A.D. 1434 - A.D. 1445 88. Bahlol Lodi was conferred with the title Khan-i-Khanan by - Muhammad Shah 89. The Last Ruler of Sayyids Dynasty and Dynasty came to end in - Ala-ud-din Sha (A.D. 1457) Lodi Dynasty 90. The founder of the lodi Dynasty - Bahlol Lodi
91. Who loved Shenai Music - Sikendar Shah 92. A reputed work on music titled “Lahjat-i-sikander shani was prepared during - Sikandar Lodi Reign 93. Who was the greatest Ruler of the Lodi Dynasty - Sikendher Lodi 94. Main occupation during Delhi Sultans - Agriculture 95. A new city was built by Sikandar Lodi - Agra 96. Gaz-i-Sikandari introduced by - Sikender Lodi 97. Flow many years of Delhi Sultans were in reign - A.D. (1206 - 1526) 320 years 98. How did tge provinces were divided and Administrate it by - Iqtar-Iqtadars 99. Iqtas was divided into - Shiqs, parganas village 100. Shiqs were headed by - Shiqdar 101. How did the main officers in parganas were called as - Amil (or) Munsif 102. Chief Justice during Delhi sultanate was called as - Gazi-ud-Dawad 103. The examples of slave dynasty (or) mamluk dynasty Art & Architecture - Qutub minar, Quwwat-ulislam Mosque, Tomb of Balban, Tomb of Muhammad 104. The example of khilji dynasty Art & Architecture - Siri fort in Delhi, Alaidarwaza, Nizam-ud-din-Alaya 105. The examples of Tughlaq dynasty Art & Architecture - Ghiyasuddin tomb, Allahabad Tughlaqabad Fort 106. Art & Architecture of Lodi Dynasty - Lodi park in Delhi, Motimasjid, tomb of sikandar Lodi 107. The patronized scholar in Delhi Sultans - Albarani’s, Amir khusrau, Jia-ul-Barani 108. Turki-ul-Hind Book by - Alburani 109. The parrot of India - Amir Khusrau 110. Who composed 4 lakhs of couplets - Amir khusrau 111. Important department during Delhi Sultanates 1. Diwan-i-wazir - PM and Finance Minister 2. Diwan-i-Razalat - External Affairs (Foreign minister) 3. Diwan-i-Ariz - Defence 4. Sudhar-us-Sadhar - Law minister for muslims 5. Diwan-i-pandak - Slave department 6. Diwan-i-Gazi-ut-Gazad - Law 7. Diwan-i-mustakraj - Tax 8. Diwan-i-Kohi - Agriculture 9. Diwan-i-Dusha - Transport & postal
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10. Diwan-i-wizarat - Finance 112. Who invited kabul king Babu to invade against India - Daulat khan Lodi Mughal Empire Babur 1. The founder of Mughal Empire in India - Babur 2. The first Battle of panipat in 1526 A.D. in 21st April 1526 between - Bahur & Ibrahim Lodi 3. In 1st Battle of Panipat Babur’s success was due to - cavalry, ortillery 4. In 1527 Battle of Kanwah between - Babur & Rana Sangha of Mewar 5. Babur proclaimed himself as a - “Emperor of Hindustan”. 6. In 1528 Battle of Chanderi between - Babur & Madini Rai of Malwe 7. In 1529 Battle of Gaghra between Babur & Muhammed Lodi of Afghan 8. When did babur died - 1530, Agra, Age of 47 9. Babur’s Autobiography “Tuzuki-iBabri”, (Memories of Babur) in Which language - Turkish Sher Shah Sur 10. Which year sher khan defeated Humayun in Battle of Chausa - 1539 A.D. 11. In 1540 Battle of Bilgram sher khan defeated - Humayun 12. The founder of sur dynasty - Sher Shah sur 13. In 1539 A.D. Battle of Chausa Sher Khan defeated - Humayun 14. Original Name of Shershah - Farid 15. When did shershah Ascended throne in Delhi - 1540 16. Shershah introduced the New Silver Coin - “Dam” 17. Sher Shah four major roads 1. Sonargaon - sind 2. Agra - Burhampur 3. Jodhpur - Chittor 4. Lahore - Multan 18. The book padmavath was written by - Malik Muhammad Jayasi 19. Who followed the branding of the horses of khilji’s system - Sher Shah 20. Purana Qila at Delhi Shows whose Art & Architectures - Sher Shah 21. In SherShah’s Administration Diwani-wizarat Known as - in charge of Revenue and finance 22. Diwan-i-Ariz - incharge of Army 23. Diwan-i-Rusalat - Foreign Minister 24. Diwan-i-Insha - Minister for Communciation 25. Forerunner of Akbar - Shershah 26. Who called as “The father of modern currency” - Shershah 27. The Tomb of shershah in - Sasaram in Bihar
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51. Guru Arjun, The fifth guru was beheaded by - Jahangir 52. Who visited Jahangir court from England? - captain William Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe 53. Who wrote Jahangir’s Autobiography - Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri 54. Who ordered for he setting up for “Chain of Justice” - Jahangir 55. Who was called has light of the world - Nurjahan 56. Nurjahan period is - 1611 - 1626 A.D. 57. Who got an Name as Nurmahal - Mehrunisa 58. In which place Jahangir built salimar and Nizath park - Srinagar Shahjahan 59. Original Name of shahjahan is - Khurram 60. Who was called king of world - Shahjahan 61. Whose reign has been considered as the Golden age of the Mughals - Shahjahan 62. Who was known as prince of Builders and Engineer king - Shahjahan 63. Who built a new capital “Shahjahanbad” - Shahjahan 64. Who built a Red fort - Shahjahan in Delhi 65. Who built a moti masjid (or) pearl mosque at agra - Shahjahan 66. TajMahal was built by - ustad Isa, the chief Architect Aurangazeb 67. Who assumed the title Alamgir - Aurangazeb 68. Aurangazeb was pious, orthodoz - Sunni muslim 69. Who regularly read the “Quran” - Aurangazeb 70. Who was the 9th sikh guru - Tegh Bahadur 71. Gobind Singh was the 10th sikh guru started khalsa to defeated - Aurangazeb 72. Aurangazeab sent sayistakhan to kill the marath Ruler - Shivaji
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13. Narasimhavarman victory over pulakesian II in the Battle of manimangalam near kanchi is mentioned in kuram copper plates. 14. Who defeated Pullikeasi II - Narasimhavarman - I 15. Which commander defeated the pullikeasi II - Paranjothi 16. Who was assumed the title vatapi kondan - Narasimha varman - I 17. Narasimhavarman I restored his friend Manavarman to the throne of ceylon. 18. Whose period HieunTsang visited the Pallava capital Kanchipuram Narasimhavarman - I 19. Who was the founder of Mamallapuram - Narasimhavarman - I 20. Who was known as Rajasimha - Narasimhavarman 21. In whose period kuilasanatha temple at kanchi, shore temple at mamallapuram was built in - Narasimhavarman - II 22. The title of Narasimhavarman II was sankarabhakthan, Kathgavithyadaran, Aagampriyan. 23. Aparajitha pallava was Defeated by a chola ruler - Aditya - I 24. Monolithic rocks, were sculptured during whose period Narashimhavarman - I 25. During Whose reign Mahendravadi Mamandoor lakes were created - Mahendravarman I 27. During Pallavas reign which type of land has been excluded from tax - Bramodra and Devadana lands 28. Who was occupied highest position pallava’s time - Bharamanas 29. Which place is the educational study centre of pallava’s period - Kanchipuram 30. Who administred Nalanda university from knachi - Dharmapala 31. Poet Dandan lived during - Narashima - II 32. Poet Bravi belongs to whose period - Simhavishnu 33. What was the Bakhthi cult of pallavas - Theavaram, (Nayanmars) (Nallayaramdivia Perabatham) 34. With whose support perumtheavaranar translated mahabaratham in tamil as Bharathavenba - Nandhivarman -II 35. Panchapandava Rathas belongs to - Nandhivarman - II 36. Open art gallery is in - Mamallapuram
37. During whose period 11. Rajaraja chola defeated chera king Baskaravarma in kanthalur Daskhanachitra a book on - Paintsalai (Thiruvanathapuram) ing was compiled - Mahendra varma - I 12. Who has been called has “Mumudicholan” Jayamkondan 38. Period of kalabiras B.C. 300 - 600 Sivapatha Sekaran, - rajarajachola -I 39. Pallavas capital - Kanchipuram 13. During which chola kings period 40. Who has been called as theavaram was written Rajaraja AvaniShiman - Simhavishnu Cholan - I 41. Who established the city 14. Who built Bharatheshvara temple mahandramangalam (or) at Thanjaore in 1010A.D. maheandravadi - RajarajaChola -I - Mahendravarma - I 15. Who established Gangikonda 42. Who wrote Dandialagaram cholapuram - Rajandra - I - Dandin 16. Who defeated bengal king 43. Who has been proclamined as Mahabala - Rajandra - I “Sangeeranajathi” 17. Gangaikondan, Kadaram kondan, - Mahendraraman - I Pandithan Cholan - Rajandra - I 44. During whose period trade rela- 18. During Whose reign chola tion with china was established reached his zenith - Rajandra - I - Narashimavara - II 19. Who was called 45. Who built kanchi vaikuda sungamthaviratha cholan peruamal temple - Koluthuga cholan - I - Nandhivarman - II 20. Koluthunga cholan - I who 46. Administation structure of patrioned great litratry is Pallavas Jayamkondan, Ottakuthar, - Pallava region Rashtra Pugalenthi and Kambar (Mandalams) Vishayas - Koluthunga chola - I (Kottams) Nadus Urs 21. The time period of rajandra III 47. Avanisundari Kadhasaram was - 1246 - 1279 A.D. 22. Utharamerur inscription tells written by Dandin about whose local Administration 48. Paintings of Pallavas were seen in - Cholas - Kanchi kalikasanathar temple 49. Kritarjuniya was written by 23. The Basic unit of cholas kingdom Urs Bharavi 24. During whose period Revenue 50. Bhogavathvugam was written by surveying was done by seanapathi Mahendravarman - I kuravan - Rajaraja Cholan Cholas 25. Cholas Administration 1. The greatest ruler of Early Cholas - Provinces Mandalams - Karigalan Valanadu Urs 2. Capital of Early cholas - Uraiyur 26. Peariyapuram was written by 3. Who laid the foundation for later - Seakelar cholas - Vijayalaya chola 27. Sevagasinthamini was written by 4. Who has been called as - Thiruthakatheavar Maduraikodan - Parathaga - I 28. Kambaramayanam was written by 5. Battle of Thakolam (955) was - Kambar fought between 29. Who wrote Kalingathu barani - Parathaka I & Krishna III of - Jeyam Kondar Rashdakuras. 30. The book on 12 Thirumalai’s 6. Kudolai system of cholas (saivate) was compiled by Parathaka I was explained in - Nambiandar Nambi - Uritheramerur inscriptions 31. “Nalayira Dhivya pribandham” 7. Aathalur salai means was compiled by - Nadhamuni - Free hospital 32. Illambooranar, Nachinakiniyar, 8. Who has been consider has a Parimelalagar belongs to which greatest ruler of cholas period - Cholas - Raja raja chola - I 33.Chola paintings were seen at 9. Who built shiva temple in - Thanjavur, Thirumayam, Anurathapuram Kanchi, Kailasanathar Temple, - Rajarajachola - I Narthamalai 10. Which chola king captured 34. Who laid the foundation of Carnatic music - Cholas Maldives - Rajarajachola - I 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
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Pandyas 1. Which is the capital & symbol of the Early Pandiyas? - Madurai & Fish 2. By whom the Early Pandyas kingdom declined? - Kallapiras 3. Which pandya king won the kalapiras? - Kadungoon 4. Kulothunga - III was defeated by - Maravarma sundara Pandiya 5. Who was called as the “Soonadu Vallangiyaruliya pandiyan - Maravarma Sundara Pandiya - I 6. Who was called as the “Maharajathiraja & Sri Parameshwaran” - Chadayavarma Sundara Pandiya - I 7. Who was called the “Kollam konda Pandiya” - Chadayavarma Sundara Pandiya - I 8. Allavudin Khilji helped which pandiya king - Sundara Pandiya 9. After the invasion of which kingdom, Madurai Sultan starts ruled Madurai independently? - Thuglaq 10. Who was called the ‘Poomi Puthras’ - Farmers 11. Pandiya’s kingdom was divided into - Mandalam - Vallanadu - oor 12. Who was called as “Emmandalamum Kondarulliya sundara Pandiya” - Chadaiya varma Sundara Pandiya Chalukyas 1. The period of Early western chalukya - B.C 6 to 8 2. The period of later western Chalukya - B.C 10 to 12 3. The period of Eastern chalukya - B.C 7 to 12 4. The Capital of Early western Chalukya was - Vadabi 5. Who was the founder of Chaulkya in Vadabi - Pulikesin - I 6. Greatest king of Chalukyas - Pulikesin II 7. Later western chalukyas was founded by - Tailappa II
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Capital of western Chalukyas - Kalyani 9. Capital of Eastern Chalukyas & it was founded by - Vengi, Vishnuvardhana 10. Chola king was one of desendants of Chalukyas - Kulothunga chola 11. Which religion was followed by Chalukyas - Jaininsm 12. Ravikriti was the poet of - Pulikesin II 13. Aihole inscriptions was example of whose Architecture - Chalukyas 14. ‘Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture’ - Aihole 15. Patadakal was built during - Chalukyas 16. Virubaksha temple was built during - Chalukya, Ranilokamahadevi Rastrakutas 1. The period of Rastrakutas - 8th - 10th A.D 2. Rashtras means - Territorial division of designated officers incharge of Rashtrakutas 3. Rastrakutas dynasty was founded by - Dandidurga 4. Dandidurga was foudatory of - Kritivarman of Badami 5. Capital of Rastrakutas - Malkhed 6. Mothertongue of Rastrakutas - Kannadam 7. Rastrakuptas reached its zenith during the times of - Dhruva 8. Who did Amoghavarsha defeated to conquer vengi - Chalukyas 9. Rashtrakutas last king karkaII was defeated by - Tailapa II 10. Ellora caves belongs to - Rastrakutas 11. Which temple in Ellora is the world’s largest temple hewn out of a single block of rock and in the most imposing - Kailasanatha temple 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
12. Who built kailasanatha temple at Ellora - Krishna I 13. Who built Elephanta temple at Mumbai - Rastrakutas 14. “Kavirasamargam” wrote which language in - Kannada 15. “Parsavaudhaya” wrote by - Jinasena 16. “Parsavaudhaya” a biography of - Parsava Hoysalas 1. Capital of Hoysalas - Dwarasamudhiram 2. Hoysala king who defeated maravarma sundara Pandiyan - Narashima II 3. Who was responsible for kannada literature - Hoysala Kakityas 1. Who were feudatories of the later western chalukyas of kalyani - Kakatiyas 2. Capital of kakatiyas - Hanumakonda 3. Malikkapur defeated which kakitya ruler - Prataparudra - 1309 B.C 4. Which Delhi sultan captured warangal - Ulugh Khan 5. Who defeated last kakatiya ruler vinayadeva - Muhamad Sha I (Bahmini sultan) 6. Kohinoor Diamond belongs to - Kakatiyas Yadhavas 1. Yadhava ruled over - Nasik to Devagiri (Daultabad) 2. Last ruler of Yadavas - Ramachandradeva 3. Who build Devagirifort - Yadhavas 4. Jumma Masjid, Charminar was situated in - Delhi Sultans fort 6. Elephanta Caves was devoted to - Lord Shiva 7. V irubaksha Temple was built alike - Kanchi Kailasanatha temple 8. The best yadhava ruler - Singhana 9. Which chola king annexed with Chalukya - Kulothunga Chola - I 10. Who was the descendents of Rathor - Rastrakutas 11. Greatest ruler of later Hoysalas - Balala III 12. Pulikesin II defeated Harshavadhana on banks of river - Narmada
13. Last Ruler of Chalukyas - Kritivarman II 14. Aihole inscription Explains about - Pulikesin II 15. Ajanta Paintings of the caves belongs to - Chalukyas 16. Religions leader of Amoghavarsha - Jinasena 17. “Kaviraj marga” the kannada book was written by - Amoghavarsha I 18. Who established the city malkhed - Amoghavarsha 19. Who built krishneshwar temple at Rameshwaram - Krishna II 20. Administrative structure of Rastrakuptas - Rastras vishyas Districts Bukthivillages 21. “Nalichambu” book was written by - Thiruvikramar 22. Kavirahasyam book was written by - Halayudha 23. Parusuvaudaya a biography of parsava was written by - Jinasena 24. Adhipurana was written by - Gunabhadra 25. Literature Amoghavaruthi was written by - Sahayadhayana 26. “Kanithasaram” was written by - Virachariyar 27. The first Carnatic poem - Kavirajamargham 28. Kavirayamarga was written by - Amoghavarsa 29. “Vikramasevajayam” was written by - Pamba 30. Shanthi poorna was written by - Ponna (Carnatic poet) Indus Valley Civilization 1. In Which year archaeologists found art that it was the ancient city of India - 1921 2. Harappa in Sindhi means - ‘Buried City’ 3. Great Bath located in - Mohenjodaro 4. Mohenjodara in Sindhi means - “Mount of Dead” 5. Which showed that Skill of Writing - Pictorial Writting 6. The writting of harappa is in the way - Each page was written from right to left & left to right 7. The statute of dancing doll out of bronze found in Mohenjodaro
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The statue of a man with beard made out of limestone - Mohenjodaro 9. The male deity of harappa - Pasupathi 10. The female deity of harappa - Mother goddess 11. What is mean by Terracotta - burnt clay 12. Sindhu and Harappa is now seen in - Pakistan 13. Where did the kalibangan was found in Harappa - Rajasthan 14. Where did the kot Diji is seen in Harappa city - Sindhu 15. Where did the punjab was seen in Harappa - Ropar 16. Where did the Haryana was seen in Harappa city - Banavadi 17. Where did the Gujarat was seen in Harappa city - Surkodada, Dolavera 18. Which is the largest city in Indus valley Civilization - Mohenjadaro 19. Trade centre of Indus valley Civilization - Lothal 20. The port located in Indus valley civilization - Lothal 21. Date of the Harappan culture - Sir John Marshall (1931 b/w 3250 & 2750 B.C) 22. Date of Harappan culture - Fairservis (1956) - [b/w 2000 and 1500 BC] 23. Date of Harappa culture - Agarwal (1964) - [b/w 2300 & 1750 BC] 24. The specility of harappan city - Town Planning 25. What is the length and breadth - 39 feet and 23 feet, 8 feet depth 26. Biggest building in mohenjodaro - Granary. Measuring 150 feet length and 50 feet breadth 27. How many granarys are in Harappa -6 28. What is the colour of pottery found in Harappa - Red & Black 29. Who said that the language of Harappan’s was Dravidians - Parpola (scandinavia) 30. In which city the burying of death is in practice - Harappa 31. In which place the evidence the buring of death people is in - Lothal 32. The Harappa city belongs to which age - Copper age
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Gupta Empire 18. Who was called as Vikramadidya 36. Which sabha were decorated by After whose declined Gupta EmNavaratna - Chandragupta - Chandragupta - II pire Starts - Husana Empire 19. In Gupta Empire which city as de- 37. The world’s Master-piece in the The founder of Gupta - Sri Gupta Sanskrit drama - Shakuntala veloped in economy - Ujjin The capital of Gupta - Pataliputra 20. Who crossed river sindu captured 38. Who wrote the Malavikagnimitra and vikramaurvasiya - Kalidasa Independent king in Gupta emBacterians - Samudragupta II pire - Chandragupta - I 21. The famous chinese pilgrim vis- 39. The town-well-known epics by kalidasa Contemporary literary works like ited India during chandragupta II period - Fahien the Devichandraguptam and the - Raghuvamsa & Kumarasambhava Mudhrakshasam written by 22. Which place were called as the 40. The two sanskrit dramas by Visakadatta provide information world of Bhramins visakadatta about - Guptas - The valley of Ganga - Mudrarakshasa & In which Gupta period the famous 23. Which Gupta King patronized Devichandraguptam chinese pilgrim visited India kalidas - Chandragupta II 41. Which book wrote by Sudrakar (Fahien) - Chandragupta II 24. Who laid the foundation of the - Mirchikadikam. The Meherauli Iron pillar inscripNalanda University 42. Which story shows the conflict tion refers to the achievements - Kumaragupta of - Chandragupta - I between Arjuna & siva - Bharavi, 25. The Gupta Empire were declined The Allahabad pillar inscription 43. The Dandin was the author of by - Huns & Pushyamithra describes the reign of - Kavyadarsa, Dasakumarasaritham 26. Provinces in the Gupta Empire - Samudragupta 44. The two lyrics, Ritusamhara and provincial governors called as The script of Asokas rock edict meghaduta was written by - Uparikas - Nagari Script - Kalidasa 27. The Gupta Empire were SubdiWho was called as 45. Vasavadatta was written by vided into Maharajadhiraja - Subhandhu - Provinces (Bhukits) districts - Chandragupta - I (vishyas) city villages 46. In Gupta period which puranas The founder of Gupta era 28. In Gupta period the district were were composed under the control of - Gramikas - Chandragupta - I - Vishnu puranas, & Vayupuranas The greatest rulers of the Gupta 29. The city administration were un- 47. The Mahabharatha and the der the control of - Sreshtis dynasty - Samudragupta Ramayana were given final touches in - Gupta period The famous invasion against south 30. During whose period cast system was followed straightly - Gupta’s 48. Who was a great Mathematician Indian Kingdom by Samudragupta 31. Vallabhi joint council was held & astronomer in gupta period during - Gupta’s - Dakshinapatha - Aryabhatta (book - Aryabhatiyam) The first invasion by 32. Which Gupta period the Bhitari 49. Who was the first person to demonolithic pillar is remarkable Samudragupta defeated clare that the earth was spheri- Skandagupta - Akchutan, Nagabanan cal in shape - Aryabhatta Ability in composing verses, so 33. The Delhi Iron pillar belongs to 50. Who oppose the declaration “The - the Gupta period samudragupta called as Aryabhatta earth was spherical in shape” - Kaviraja 34. Which paintings describes the Jataka Tales - Varahamihira, BhramaGupta Samudragupta patronized the - Ajantha wall paintings 51. Whose work Brihadsamhita is a scholar - Harisena great work in Sanskrit literature Which Gupta King title as “sagiri” 35. The reflection of sigiriya in Sri Lanka Ajantha - Varahamihira - Chandragupta - II 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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52. The great physician who lived dur- 17. who was the supreme judge of 39. Who tells about the slaves in their ing Guptas - Vagabhata vijayanagar Empire - King Quotes - Nicolo conti 53. Who were the medical trio of An- 18. The Architecture of Hezara 40. Who said practise of sati was a cient India Ramasami temple and pride - NuNis vittalaswamy temple example for 41. In which books the information - Charaka, Susurutra, Vagabhata - Vijayanagar kings about Devadasi system pervailed 54. The famous physician who lived (Krishnadevaraya) was explained by before Gupta period 19. Who wrote Amukthamalyadha in - Domingo paes - Charaka, Susurutha Telugu - Krishnadevaraya 42. Humphi ruins belongs to 55. Astangasamgriha or “eight divi20. Who wrote the Ushaparinayam, sions of medicine” the book was - Vijayanagar kingdom Jambavati kalyanam in sanskrit written by - Vagabhata 43. Thousand pillars auditorium was - Krishnadevaraya Vijayanagara kingdom built during 1. Vijayanagara kingdom extends 21. Ibnbatuta belongs to - Morocco - Vijayanagar kingdom between - (1336 - 1672) 22. Nicolo conti belongs to - Italy 44. Ruins of Hamphi during 2. V ijayanagara kingdom was 23. Domingo paes belongs to - Vijayanagar kingdom founded by - HariHara & Bukka - Portguese Bahmani Kingdom 3. HariHara & Bukka were worked 24. Which city describes the culture 1. The period of Bahmani kingdom under - ViraBalala III (Hoysala) of vijayanagar - Hamphi - B.C. 1347 to 1526 4. With whom Harihara & Bukka 25. By whom’s effort harihara and 2. The founder of Bahmani kingdom founded vijayanagara kingdom Bukka changed into Hindu reli- Vidhyaranya & Chayana - Hasan Gangu in 1347 gion - Saint vidyaranya 5. Vijayanagar Empire situated on 26. In which year the whole Jaishala 3. The Another name of Hasan the Bank of the River Gangu - Allauddin Bamansha came under the title of - in 1346 - Tungabhatra 27. Which book describe the Invasion 4. The capital of Bahmani kingdom was - Gulbarga 6. Capital of Vijayanagara kingdom of Kumara Kambanar in Madurai - Hampi - Madura vijayam 5. Who won the vijayanagar king - Devaraya I - Feroz shah Bahmani 7. The four dynasties in Vijayanagar 28. Who establish the sangama dykingdom 6. Who changed the capital nasty - Harihara & Bukka Gulbarga to Bidar - Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva & Aravidu 29. Who establish the saluva dynasty - Ahmed wali shah 8. The founder of vijayanagar - Saluva Narasimha harihara and Bukka served under 7. Gawan was excecuted by 30. The Tuluva dynasty was founded which rulers - Muhammad shah by - veera Narasimha - Veeraballa III (Hoysala) 31. Who was called as Andhra Bhoja 8. Muhammad Guwan was the 9. Krishna devaraya belongs to Guardian of - Krishnadevaraya which dynasty - Tuluva Dynasty - Muhammad Shah - III 10. Domingo paes said “The most 32. Who was called as Andhrakavita Pitamaga - Allasani Peddanna 9. Bahmani kingdom was divided fearest and perfect king there into five provinces 33. Which books were written by could possibly as” 10. The five Bahmani kingdoms were Allasani Peddana - Krishnadeva Raya - Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Berar, - Manucharitam & Harikathasaram 11. Who construct the large cannals Golconda, Bidar 34. By whom’s memory for irrigation purpose krishnadevaraya built the city 11. Golconda fort belongs to - Krishnadeva Raya Nagalapuram - Rani Nagaladevi - Bahmani Kingdom 12. In whose court ashtadiggajas 35. The Battle of Talikota is otherwise 12. Which is called as whispering galadorned - Krishnadeva Raya called as - Raksasathangadi lery - Golgumbaz 13. The Vijayanagar Empire reached 36. In which war Ramaraya was killed 13. In Which place when one whisper its zenith of glory during whose in one corner a lingering echo is - The battle of Talikota period - Krishnadevaraya heared in opposite corner 14. The Battle of Talikota - In 1565 A.D 37. The chief officials in army was - Golgumbaz called as - Nayak (or) palayakars 15. The Talikota Battle between 14. In which fort the sounds of hand - Vijayanagar & Bahmani kingdoms 38. How many cast system is preclapped at entry gate heared vailed in vijayanagar kingdom 16. During Vijayanagar period provQuite clearly at the top of hill - Bhramins, suthra, vyshiya, inces were under the control of - Golkonda Fort chathriya - Naik’s 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2 SINCE 2006
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HISTORY Marathas 1. The Peculiar type of warfare in Marathas period - Guerilla warfare 2. Shivaji was born in - Shivner hill for near poona 3. Shivaji’s father and Mother Name - Shahji Bhonsk & Jija Bai 4. The Guardian of Shivaji - Dadji Kondadev 5. The subdude of Bijapur sultan to attack shivaji - Afzal khan’s (1659 A.D) 6. Who was first time sent by Aurangazeb to defeate shivaji Sayistakhan - (1660 A.D) 7. Who was second time sent by Aurangazeb to defeate shivaji Raja Jai Singh 8. The Treaty of purandhar was signed between - Shivaji & Aurangazeb 9. Who was called as ‘Mountain Rat ’ and “Deccan Cancer ” Shivaji 10. In which place shivaji assumed the title as Chatrapathi - in 1674, Raigarh 11. When shivaji died - in A.D. 1680 Raigarh 12. Which period A council of eight ministers called “Ashtapradhan” - shivaji (maratha chief) 13. Peshwa means - Prime minister 14. Mantri - Chronicles 15. Sachiv - Home secretary 16. Sumant - Foreign secretary 17. Senapathi - Commander-in-chief 18. Amatya - Finance Minister 19. Pandit Rao - Esslasiastical Head 20. Nyoyadhish - Chief justice 21. Shivaji’s kingdom was called as Independent kingdom 22. The important Taxos in shivaji’s period - Chauth & Sardeshmuki 23. Sahu appointed prime Minister (Peshwa) as - Balaji Viswanath 24. Peshwa means - Prime Minister (Marathas) 25. Who was the first peshwa to be-
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came the ruler of Maratha Emrigation - Queen Rani pire - Peshwa (Balaji viswanath) Mangammal 26. The greatest of the peshwas - 12. Who did chanda sahib annexed Peshwas (Baji Rao) madurai with Arcot - In 1736 28. Who has claimed as a greatest 13. Who was the first in charge of ruler of peshwas - Peshwa Balaji Tanjore - Thimmappa Nayak Baji Rao 14. Who repaired shivaganga lake 29. The Third Battle of Panipat take and it was called place between - Ahmad Shah 15. Which Nayak helped the Abdali & Sadasiva Rao vijayanagara king in the battle of 30. Invasion of Nadi Shah - (1739 A.D) Talikotta - Achutappa 31. The famous kohi-noor Diamond 16. Who gave a diamond throne to and the peacock throne was lord Ranganatha temple at taken by - Nadir shah Srirangam - Achutappa Nayak 32. Who invasion gave how to 17. Who completed the lower of mughals - Nadirshah Arunachaleswara temple at 33. After whose invasion India counThiruvanamalai - Achutappa try quite “Prostrate and bleedNayak ing” - Nadir shah 18. Who was the great poet in 34. Land were measured by using the Nayak’s - Rayunatha Nayak measuring rod called - Kathi 19. Ragunatha Nayak’s Telugu script Nayak Rule in Tamil Country - Rukmani Parinayam, Porjata 1. The expansion of which empire pushpakaranam & ramayanam finally brought the Nayak rule in 20. Who was the last ruler of Nayak Tamil Country - Vijayanagar in Tanjore - Vijayaragava Nayak 2. The word Nayak means - Leader, 21. Which Nayak took expedition on Chief or General Tanjavur’s “vijayaraghav Nagar” 3. Who was appointed as viceroy of and defeated it - Madurai madurai by krishnadevaraya - in Sokanadha Nayakar (1529) - Viswanatha Nayak 22. When Tanjore Nayak came into 4. Kaval pichai was collected from end - 1673 Nayakars by Palayakarar’s 23. The Nayaks of senji region be5. Thirumalai Nayak defeated tween - Palar and coleroon Mysore Army at - Dindigul 24. Senji Nayaks - Maninagpur 6. The main reason for muslim to (North India) invade Tamil country - Thirumalai 25. Who erected a town called Nayakar “Krishnapattinam” on the banks 7. War of Noses means - The mysore of river vellar - Krishnappa Nayak army cut off the noses and the II upper lips of their enemies 26. Bijapur Sultan sent Mir Jumla to 8. Thirumalai Nayakar shifted his capture senji in - 1648 capital from Trichy to - Madurai 27. When did shivaji capture senji 9. Thirumalai Nayakar patronized in 1648 the renowned Sanskrit scholar - 28. Raja Desingh became a ruler of Neelakanda Dikshidar senji after - krishnappa Nayak - II 10. Queen Mamgammal was the 29. The town of Ranipat created as a grandmother of - Vijayaranga mark of whose remembrance Chokkanadhar Raja Desingh’s wife 11. ‘Uyyakkondan Canal’ speaks 30. Who built the sivanga fort in about whose contribution to irTanjore - Sevappa Nayakar 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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31. Thirumalai Nayak Mahal was built with the help of architect Italy 32. Who wrote a chidambarapuranam, Thirumalai Nayak 33. Chidambarapattial Paranjothiyar 34. Irusamaya vilakkam - Haridasa 35. Seerapuranam - Umarupulavar 36. Kandar Kali venba Kumaraguruparar 37. Meyngnana vilakkam Thiruvenkatam 38. Who introduced the palayakar’s system - visnatha Nayak 39. The Tax introduced by vijayanatha Nayak - Kaval Pichai 40. Who arrected Queen Meenakchi - Chenda Sahib Tanjore Marathas 1. Who was sent by Bijapur sultan to Tanjore - Venkoji 2. The period of Tanjore Marathas A.D 1676 to A.D 1856 3. Who was called as Ekoji - venkoji 4. Venkoji appointed as a viceroy of Thanjavur - Shantaji 5. Who was impeached by cornwallis and again appoint sertoji II as ruler - Amarsingh 6. Serfoji II got pension whose period - Lord wellesley 7. When did the Tanjore marathas came to end - 1856 8. Rambhadra Dikshit, and Baskara Dikshit were great sanskrit poets in the period - Tanjore Marathas 9. Who was called as Andhara Kalidasa - Aluri Kuppanna 10. Who has a specialized knowledge in painting, Musk, Astrology, Dance - Tuljaji 11. Saraswathy Mahal in Thanjai was established by - Serfoji - II Palayakars 1. When the company made a treaty with Nawab and acquired the right to collect taxes - in 1792 2. Where capital is panchalamkuruchi - Virapandya kattabomman 3. When did virapandya kattabomman came to power - In A.D. 1790 4. The brother of V irapandya kattabomman - Umathurai 5. The wife of virapandya kattabomman - Jakkamal
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Kattabomman was asked to pay the dept & tax by whom - Jackson (British ruler) 7. Whos Quotes is “Vanam poligirathu Boomi Vilaikerathu” - Veerapandya Kattabomman 8. Virapandya Kattabomman Starts close association between Palayakars & Maruda Pandyas 9. Which British Governor sent an army to defeate kattabomman Bannerman 10. Virapandya Kattabomman & his brother tried to escape Pudhukotai 11. Which king of pudhukotai captured virapandya Kattabomman - Vijaya RaguNatha Thondaiman 12. When did V irapandya kattabomman summoned in Kayattar - 16th of October 13. SouthIndian Rebullion - In 1800 1801 B.C 14. Who gave shelter to OOmathurai - Marudu Brother’s 15. Which British Governor army against the Marudu Brothers Agniu 16. When did the war came between British & South Indian Rebullion - A.D. 1801 May 29 17. Marudu pandiya hide in which forest - Singam 18. When did Marudu pandiya was summonded - In 1801 Oct 24 19. When did Oomathurai was summoned - In 1801 Nov 16 Unity In Diversity 1. “Museum of human race” is rightly called as - India 2. An Ancient religion of our country (India) - Hinduism 3. When did christianity was first brought to India by whom - Firts century A.D (St. Thomas) 4. The recognized languages that are spoken in India - 22 languages 5. How many languages were spoken in India today - 845 6. The official language of India Hindi (Devanagari) 7. The two great epice of India Ramayana & Mahabharata 8. Thembavani has written by Veeramamunivar 9. The Hindu festivals - Deepavali, Navarathri, Vinayaka-Chatturthi, pongal, Chittirai Thiruvizha, Aadivelli, Vaikunta Ekadesi, Sri
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Rama Navami & Kumbamela 10. Who were celebrate the Buddha poornima - Buddhist 11. Who were celebrate mahavir Jayanthi - Jains 12. Who were celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanthi - Sikhs 13. 14. Odissi dance were in which state - Kerala 15. Manipuri dance belongs to which state - Northeast India 16. Kuchipudi dance belongs to which state - Andhra pradesh 17. Kathakali dance belongs to which state - Kerala 18. Mohiniattam belongs to which state - Kerala 19. Ottam Thulal belongs to which state - Kerala 20. kathak belongs to which state North India (Luknow, Jaipur, Varanashi)
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43. Who was the Prime Minister and food minister during green revolution Lal Bahadursastri, subramanian 44. Who term word green revolution 1st time - Dr.William Guad 45. Who was the father of green revolution in India - MS Swaminathan 46. Who was the father of green revolution in the world - Norman Borlauc 47. When did India get self sufficient in food grain production - 1980 48. The effects of green Revolution were notable in - Northern western region of punjab, Haryana & wester Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu 49. The 1st Indian Institute of technology at Gorakhpur was the model of masachusetts institute of technology. 50. By whom the atomic energy commission was setup - 1948 Homi.J.Baba 51. When did the Indian National committee for space research was set up - 1962 52. When did India’s first Nuclear Reactor setup in trombay - 1956 53. Where did the Rocket launching station is located - Thumba 54. Where was the ISRO located - Banglore 55. Where is Sriharikota - Andhra Pradesh 56. In which place the rocket engine manufacture located in Tami l Nadu - Mahendragiri 57. From which year India’s foreign policy was followed - 1947 58. Nehru declared Panch Sheel policy in which summit - Bandung 59. Who started the non - Aliged movement - Nehru 60. Which Country recognize when china become a republic in 1949 - India 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
20. Under whose period Nuclear test at pokhran was held - Vajpayee 21. Who consolidated promoting science and technology and planning for economic development - Nehru 22. When did the planning commission was started - 1950 March 15 23. 1st five year plan = 1951 - 1956 24. 1st five year plan gives importance to agriculture 25. 2nd five year plan = 1956 - 61 26. Which economist introduced the 2nd five year plan - P.C. Mahalanobis 27. What was the importance 2nd five year plan was - Industries 28. 3rd five year plan = 1961 - 66 29. Fourth five year plan = 1969 - 74 30. In which five year plan the popular economic slogan garibi hatato was formed - fifth five year 31. Meaning of garibi hatato - Removal of poverty 32. The fifth five year plan is 1974 - 1979 33. What is the reason for drop out of 5th five year plan - Janata government 34. The period of 6th five year plan is 1980 - 85 35. The period of 7th five year plan is 1985 - 90 36. The period of 8th five year plan is 1992 - 97 37. The period of 9th five year plan is 1997 -2002 38. Annual plan were implemented in 1966 - 1969, 1978 - 1979, 1991 1992 39. When did the Green Revolution was started - 1966 40. In year the India china war - 1962 41. In year of India pakistan war - 1965 42. What was the Reason for starting green revolution in India - China war 1962 & Pakistan war 1965, Drought 1965 - 1966
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17. kurinji - hills and hilly region 50. The age of Kambaras - BC 3 - BC 6 18. Mullai - The pastoral slopes 51. The Jain Saint who established Dhraveda associated in madurai 19. Marudham - The fertile cultivable - Vajra Nandhi plain 52. The pandyan rule during the 20. Neidal - The coastal or littoral region sangam age began to decline due 21. Paalai - The Desert Region to the invasion of - Kalabhras 22. The Area Ruled by cheras 53. Which Kalabhra Ruler rule in - current area of kerala, North east of Uraiyur - Achyuta V ikrantha TamilNadu 54. Which religion chola encourage 23. Who were all popular among the - Saivism & Vainavam cheras - Neadu chearalathan, 55. Chola using trade with the help of cheran senguttuvan srivijayperarasu, China 24. The capital of cheras - Vanji 56. Decline of chola due to 25. The port of cheras - Thondi, musiri - Dwara samudra Hoysala 57. Who fought against pirates 26. The symbol of cheras kadambar - Cheran Senguttuven - Bow and Arrow 58. Who make a singala war - Karigalan 27. The ruling area of cholas is 59. In Which part of Tholkapiyam de- Trichy, Tanjore, puthukottai, scribes about the social status of Nagapattinam Tamil - Porulathikaram 28. Who were popular among cholas 60. The people of kurinji - veadar - karigal cholas, kilivalavan 61. The people of Mullai - Aayar 29. Capital of cholas - urraiyur 62. The people of Marutham - Ulavar 30. The port of cholas 63. The people of Naithal - Kaveri poopattinam - Fisher and Barathar 31. The symbol of cholas - Tiger 64. Who was called as the singer of 32. The empire cholas are sangam age - Panar - Rajaraja chola, Rajendra Chola 65. Who was called as the viraliyar of sangam age - Dancer 33. Ruling area of pandiyas 66. Who was called as Kuyavar in - Kanyakumari to madurai Sangam age potters 34. The pandiya king who defeated 7 small land lords - Nedunchealean 67. Who was called as umanar in sangam age - Salt merchants 35. “Yano Arasan yano kalvan” was said 68. Who was called as vannar in by - Neadunchealiyan sangam age - Washer man 36. The capital of pandiyas - Madurai 69. The caste system received royal 37. The port of pandiyas - korkai recognition during the time of the 38. According to Southern Historical - pallavas poet which place is more Antiquites 70. The two epics are - Silapadhikaram, - southern side of Vindhya Range Manimekalai 39. The year of Tamilnadu 71. The panthieankelkanaku Books are - BC 300 - AC 300 - Ettuthogai, pathupattu Nigandu and 40. When did Albert Nobel won a 72. Pingala Yapperumkalam were produced Nobel prize - 1895 during the period of - kalabra 41. Who found the Dynamite - Albert Nobel 73. The Bhakti literature is - Nandi kalambakam, Muvarula, 42. In which year the Nobel prize was Kalingathuparani first announced - 1901 74. What language used during 43. When did the Nobel prize was give pallavas period - Sanskrit to Economic - 1969 75. The Worship of god Muruga was 44. The place North to India during - Cholas - Ariya vartham 76. Yaazh - string instrument 45. The place which is south to India 77. Kuzhal - Wind instrument - Dravida 78. Muzhau - Drums 46. The contemporary king of mauriyas 79. The pallavas kudumiyan inscription - Nandas defines - Rudrashariyar 47. Land lords who ruled hilly regions 80. The literature which in lyrical ballads - theavaram, Nalayiradivya - Vellir Prabantham. 48. The age of tamil language is - 2500 (about) years 81. The Books Ealathi, Therikadigam, Shrupajamulam is famous for 49. Who were all the famous kings dur-Medical ing sangam age 82. Tamil language as a constituous -Cheran senguttuvan, NeadunHistory of 4000 chealean, karikala cholan 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
61. When did the first meeting of SAARC was held - 1985 - Dacca 62. 8th member of the SAARC committee - Afghanistan 63. The member of SAARC are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Srilanka 64. Who was the Ist secretary of SAARC - Abul Ahsan 65. When did the bus service was launched between Delhi - Lahore March 16th 1999. 66. Who spread Buddhism in Srilanka - son and Daughter of Asohka. 67. The treaty of simla between India and pakistan (1972) 68. Which canal was nationalised by the president of Egypt 1956 - suez canal 69. Under whose leadership India restore peace in congo - K.A.S Raja 70. Under whose leadership UNO sent its peace keeping force -Timmaiya Sangam Literature 1. Who wrote Nanul - Bavanatha Munivar 2. When did Anna changed the official name of State - Madras to Tamizhaga Arasu - 1967 3. Who ruled the South Side of South India - Pandya 4. Western part of Southern India ruled by - Chera 5. Eastern part of Southern India was ruled by - Chola 6. The capital of pandiyas is - South Madurai 7. 2nd Sangam held at kapatapuram 8. The 3rd sangam was held at madurai 9. Koodal Means - poet dids Research on tamil 10. Leamuriya name derived from - leamura (breed of monkey) 11. Thiruvaluvar year - B.C 200 - A.D 200 12. Eattuthogai and pathupatu belongs to sangam age 13. In which period Thollkapiam belongs to - Before the 3rd sanga 14. What are the ports of Sangam age - Kaveripompatinam, korkai, musiri, thondi 15. During the sangam age they trade with - Egypt, China, Rome 16. During the sangam age the lands are divided to -5 SINCE 2006
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HISTORY 88. Pathirupatu tells about which king - Chera 89. Elagovadigal was a brother of - Cheran sengutuvan 90. Worshiping of kanaki was introduced by - Cheran sengutuvan 91. Pattinapalai tells about - Cholas 92. Which ceylon King participated in consecrated festival - Kayavagu II 93. Who did karigala cholan defeated in Battle of venni - Pandiyas, Cheras, 11 small land lords 94. The Nick name of Chera kings are - Vannavaramban, Vallavan, Kutuvan, Irumporai, Vellavar 95. The Nick name of chola - Chenni, Valavan, Killi 96. The Nick name of pandya king - Theanavar, Menavar 97. The god of kuriji people - Murugan 98. The god of Mullai people - Vishnu 99. The god of Marutham people - Inthiran 100. The god of Neithal people - Varunan 101. The god of Palai people - Kotravai 102. The occupation of kurinji people - Hunting, honey taking 103. The occupation of mullai people - cattle - rearing and dealing with dairy products 104. The occupation of marudam - agriculture 105. The occupation of Neydal - fishing and salt manufacturing 106. The occupation of palai - Robbery Social transformation in Tamil Nadu
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Who wrote the book “Tamilians 1800 years ago” - V. Kanaga Sabai Pillai New elections were held according to montague chlemsford reform were held in 1920 In 1920 who was the cheif minister - Thiyagaraya Chetty Free and compulsory education was introduced for the first time in Madras Midday meals was first introduced by Justice party in Madras When did Justice party provide Reservation for Non-Brahmins - 1921 In 1921 With whom presidency Hindu endowment act was passed - Raja of Panagal Who was the greatest social Reformer of Tamilnadu - E.V.R. Periyar When & where did E.V.R. Born? - 1879 september 17, Erode
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27. When did India introduced Dual language policy - 1968 28. When did DMK party was started - 1949 Sep 17 29. When did the 2nd world Tamil congress was held - 1968 Jan 3 30. Ruling period of Dr. Karunanidhi -1969 - 1971, 1971 - 1974, 1989 1991, 1996 - 2001, 2006 - 2011 31. When did M.G.R started ADMK party - 1972 oct 14 32. Tamilthaivalthu Neradum Kadaludutha Song was extracted from - Manonmaniyam Suntharam Pillai 33. Which committee was appointed to know about the centre & state Relation ship - 1969 Oct 2, P.C RajaMannar 34. When did Muthu Lakshmi Reddy started Maternity benefit act 1989 35. When did women get Right to Property act - 1989 36. When did Name of Madras is changed to chennai - 1996 37. When did ‘Ulavar Santhai’ was started in Madurai - 1999 38. When did Educational improvement day was celebrated in TamilNadu - July 15 39. When did VAT Tax was introduced in T.N - 2007 Jan 40. In which By-election ADMK got success - 1973 Dindugal (Parliament consituency) 41. In which area MGR got success and become a MLA in 1967 - Parangimalai 42. In which period M.G.R become a C.M in TamilNadu - 1977 - 1987 43. In which year 10, 12, 13 education came into force in T.N - 1978 44. In which year co-operative manager was appointed - 1980 45. In which year did M.G.R rule dissolved and President rule came into force - 1980 46. When did Tanjore Tamil university was started - 1981 Sep 15 47. In Which year 5th world Tamil summit held in Madurai 1981 48. When did M.G.R started Midday Nutritious Meal Scheme - 1982 49. In which year Bharathiya university was established - 1982 50. In which year Mother Terasa Women college was established in Kodaikanal - 1982 51. Who was the 1st Women C.M in T.N - Janaki Ramachandhiran 52. Who was the 1st Women C.M elected by people - Selvi J. Jayalalitha 53. In which year All women police station was established - 1992
54. When did cardle child scheme has came to force - 1992 by Selvi Jayalalitha 55. In which place 8th Tamil summit happen - 1995 Thanjavour 56. Under whose period the buying lottery ticket is banned - Jayalalitha 57. By which operation Santhanakadathal virappan was killed - Kakoon operation (2004) 58. What are the periods of Jayalalitha as C.M was - 1991 - 1996, 2001 - 2006, 2011 - 2016 Medival India 1. Islam was founded by Muhammad Nabi 2. In Which year Muhammand Nabi sent to Mecca - B.C. 622 3. When did Muhammad-bin-Kasim invited sindhu - 712 A.D 4. Hajara Means - Irq of muslims 5. The Hindu people who lived in Sindhi was called as - Chemakal 6. How many times Ghazini Muhamad invade India - 17 times 7. Numerical system of India is particised by europeans by Whom invansions - Arabia 8. The period of Ghazini Muhamad is B.C. 997 - 1030 9. In 1001 Ghazini muhamad won Jayabalar 10. Who was considered a hero of Islam by medieval historians - Ghazini Mahmud 11. Who write kitab-i-Hind - Alberuni 12. When did muhmud Ghori captured multan - 1175 13. When did Muhmad Ghori captured punjab from Khusru Malik - 1186 14. The 1st Battle of tarain was held between - Prithiviraj chauhan, Mahmud ghori 15. Battle of 2nd Tarani was between - Mahmud & Prithiviraj 16. Who win the 1st Battle of Tarain - Prithiviraj 17. Who win the 2nd Battle of Tarain - Mahammud 18. In which place in India muslim rule came into force - Ajmir 19. Which war help the turkey to established their Rule in India - Battle of Tarain war & Battle of chandwar 20. Muhammed Ghori captured places from India was handover to - Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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21. The principle of focus is represented by = F 22. Concave mirrors are commonly used in = Torches 23. Use of concave mirrors = Dentists to see the large images of the teeth of patients and ENT doctors 24. Large concave mirrors are used in = solar furnaces 25. Convex mirror are used in = sides of the vehicle 26. Convex mirrors are used to watch over a large area 27. Set of sign convention is called = New cartesian
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of diamonds is - Total internal Reflection 39. The critial angle of Diamond is = 24.41 40. The optical fibre is a device-based on the principle of total internal Reflection 41. The glass (or) quartz having a Radius of order - Micrometer 10-6 42. The optical fibre are used in = endoscope and laparoscope 43. The angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction becomes 900 is called the critical angle C 1 1 1 44. A transparent material bound by 28. Mirror formula = v u f two surface are spherical 1 = forms a lens 1 1 29. Lens formula = v u f 45. The centres of these spheres are 30. The Refraction of light means = called = centres of curvature of light travelling obliquely from one the lens medium to another, The direction 46. When did the convex lens as a of propagation of light in second same size in a relative size of the medium changes image - At 2F1 31. The Radius of the Sphere of which 47. When did the convex lens as a virReflecting surface of a spherical tual and erect nature of image mirror from a part = radius of curBetween focus F1 and optical cenvature (R) tre O 32. A swimming pool appears = more shallow than its actual path due 48. The magnification produced by to effect of Refraction of light the convex lens is given by Height of the image(h' ) v 33. A fruit appear to bigger in a glass m of H2O due to = Refraction Height of the object(h) u 34. Refractive Index means Constant 49. SI unit of power of a lens is = Dioptre sini = constant = 50. unit of power of lens = No unit sinr 51. Reason for rainbow = when sun35. The Refractive Index means light falls on small water drops speed of light in air suspended in air during or after a μ rain, it suffers refraction, internal speed of light in medium reflection and dispersion sini 52. The reason for primary rainbow = μ sinr It is formed by the light from the 360 1 formed is n 36. The Refractive index of H2O = 1.33 sun undergoing one internal reflecθ 20. The centre of the reflecting sur- 37. The Refractive index of Diamond tion and two refraction and emerg= 2.42 face of a spherical mirror is a point ing at minimum deviation 38. The main causes of the brilliance 53. A complete circular rainbow may called = pole (P) 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1 SINCE 2006
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be seen from an elevated position such as from - an aeroplane The angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection = (i=R) Multiple reflection principle is applied in = The Kaleidoscope and Periscope The eye ball is approximately spherical in shape with a diameter of about = 2.3cm Who regulates and controls the amount of light entering the eye? = The Pupil The eye lens forms an inverted real image of the object on - The retina When did the convex lens as a infinitely large or highly enlarged as a relative size of image = At focus F1 The power of a lens whose focal length is = 1 meter Where did the largest reflector telescope in Asia = kavalur observatory located in Javadu hi lls (Vellore district) in Tamilnadu The plane mirrors facing each other fixed at = 450 to the frame work of a tube The retina is a delicated membrane having enormous number of = light sensitive cells Myopia is also known as - near sightedness Hypermetropia means = far sightedness Myopia means = A person with myopia can see the nearby objects clearly Hypermetropia means = A person with this defect has the far point nearer than infinity Presbiopia means = people find it difficult to see near by objects comfortably and distinctly without corrective eye-glassses Hubble telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in = April 1990 When did the chandrasekar venkata raman born = 1888 November 7 By whom and where did the chandrasekara venkata Raman titled sir ? British government in 1929 When did chandrasekar venkat Raman won a nobel prize ? = December 10, 1930 Electromagnetic waves means = The properties of a wave and propagate through space without any material medium
74. Electromagnetic waves does not require any material media for propogation 75. Unit of visible light = 4 x 10-7 to 8 x 10-7 76. Uses of radio waves 1. Used in radio and television communication system 2. Cellular phones use radio waves in ultra high frequency band, Radar, microwave oven 77. Which ray has a low wavelength? = γ - rayss 78. Which ray has a higher wavelength ? - Radiowaves 79. Which ray is used to treatment of cancer = γ - rayss 80. Which rays are not absorbed by air, thickfog, mist etc = Infrared rays 81. Frequency of visible light = 8x1014 - 4 x 1014 82. Which radiations are used in detection of forged documents, finger prints in forensic laboratories - Ultraviolet radiations 83. Which radiation help to find the structure of atoms ? = Ultraviolet radiations 84. Which radiation is used in weather forecasting? - IR ray 85. Fraunhofer lines = Black lines in a solar spectrum 86. The inner core (photosphere) of the sun is = 14 mi llion kelvin (Photosphere) 87. The Chromosphere is a lower temperature at about = 6000 0C 88. Fluorescence returns back to lower energy state in a time less than 105 second 89. Who introduced corpuscular theory - Newton 90. Who introduced wave theory - Huygens 91. Who suggested the light waves are transverse - Fresnel and young 93. Electromagnetic theory was introduced by - Maxwell 94. Quantum theory was introduced by - Planck 95. Who was the first to deal scattering of light ? - Lord Rayleigh 96. Einstein suggested that light waves consist of small pockets of energy called ? - Photons 97. Causes of sky to appear blue? According to Rayleigh scattering law blue light in scattered to a greater extent than red light.
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98. Sun appears reddish at sunrise and sunset because = The blue light is scattered away and only the red light which is least scattered reaches the observer. 99. Oil film spread on the surface of water and also by a soap bubble Interference between light waves 100.Newtons circular rings are formed - Formed with dark spot at the centre 101.A polaroid consists of - microcrystals of herapathite can (iodosulphate of quinine) 102. Polariods are widely used as = polarising sun glasses 103. In calculators and watches, letters and numbers are formed by liquid crystal display (LCD) through - Polarisation of light HEAT 1. Heat means = Energy transfer between two systems or between a system and its surroundings due to temperature difference between them. 2. Symbol of heat transfer - Q 3. The sun gives us - 3.8 x 1026 of heat energy per second 4. The energy of sun is produced by - nuclear fusion 5. The unit of heat - Joule 6. Rubbing two things together produces = heat due to friction 7. The melting point of pure ice = 00C 8. Boiling point of water = 1000C 9. Celsius and fahrenheit are same = -400C 10. Laboratory thermometer range = 100 C to 1100 C 11. Clinical thermometer range = 350 C to 420C 12. Normal man temperature = 36.9 0C (98.4 F) 13. Number of divisions in celsius is = 100 14. Number of divisions in fahrenheit = 180 15. Upper and lower fixed point for celsius = 1000C and 00C 16. Upper and lower fixed point for fahrenheit = 2120F to 320F 17. Kelvin scale 0 K = - 2730C 18. 0 (kelvin) is also known as absolute zero 19. 00 celcius means = +273 K 20. Melting point = A soild is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure 21. The specific heat capacity of water = 4180 J/Kg/K 22. Specific heat capacity of mercury 140 J/kg/k
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36. The Unit of Thermal capacity is J/K 37. The symbol for specific heat capacity is C 38. The unit of specific heat capacity is J/kg/k 39. The unit of specific Latent heat is = J/kg 40. Who was the first person to study the relationship between the pressure and the volume of gases = Robert Boyle 41. Who was regarded as the first modern chemist ? = Robert Boyle 42. Absolute Zero temperature is 2730C was calculated by = Charles 43. What is Boyle’s law? = Temperature remaining constant, the pressure of given mass of gas is inversely proportional to its volume 44. Charle’s law = pressure remaining constant, the volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. 45. The founder of the modern kinetic theory of heat? - Daniel Bernoullis 46. The value of avogardro number ? = 6.023 x 1023 47. The meaning of adiabatic is = nothing passes through 48. What is meant by carnot engine? = It is a device which converts heat energy into mechanical energy. 49. Which is regarded as the carnot’s heat engine working in the reverse direction? = refrigerator
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50. What is the substance used in refrigerator ? = dichloro difluoro methane SOUND 1. The Vocal cords in the men is about = 20mm long 2. The women vocal cords is about 15mm long 3. Which scientist proved that sound waves cannot pass through vaccum or empty space ? = Robert Boyle 4. The audible frequencies of human ear is = 20Hz to 20,000Hz 5. What is meant by Ultrasonic ? = frequencies above 20,000Hz 6. What is meant by infrasonic ? = below 20 Hz 7. Bats use which type of waves for their flight ? = ultrasonic waves 8. The audible range of sound for cat is = 100 - 32,000 Hz 9. The audible range of sound for Rabbit is = 1,000 - 1,00,000Hz 10. The audible range of Sound for bat is = 1000 - 1,50,000 Hz 11. A man can hear a maximum sound of 120 db 12. Which is responsible for hearing of sounds in human ? = ear drum 13. The particles of a medium vibrate in a direction, parallel to or along the direction of propogation of wave is called longtitudinal wave 14. The particles of the medium vibrate in a direction, perpendicular to the direction of propogation, the wave is called = transverse wave 15. When a body vibrates with its own natural frequency then the formula is n
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16. What is meant by resonance? = In the frequency of the external periodic force is equal to the natural frequency of oscillation of the system, then the amplitude of oscillation will be large and this is known as resonance 17. Which can cause disaster in an earthquake? = resonance 18. Why a singer maintaining a note at a resonant frequency of a glass, can cause it to shatter into pieces? = resonance 19. The period of oscillation is the reciprocal of the frequency 20. The loudness of the sound depends on its amplitude 21. Who gave the first experimental proof of existence of the radiowaves ? Heinrich Rudolf Hertz 22. How many times does sound travels faster through water than it travels in air? = 5 times 23. How many times does the sound travels faster through iron than it travels in air? = 20 times 24. The speed of sound is = 340 m/s 25. The speed of sound in water is = 1415 m/s 26. The speed of sound in iron is = 5040 m/s 27. The intensity of sound measures in = Wm-2 28. The famous whispering gallery at St.Paul’s chathedral is due to = reflection of sound 29. The sensation of the sound per1
th sists in our brain for about 10 of the sound 30. No echo is heard if the reflecting obstacle is less than 17m away from the source 31. The frequencies of harmonics in closed organ pipe is 1:3:5 32. The frequencies of harmonics in open organ pipe is 1:2 :3 33. In which book christian Andreas Doppler tell about the doppler effect? = “Concerning the coloured light of double stars”
34. The usage of SONAR is based on = doppler effect 35. In aircrafts to find the height, speed, and distance which is used ? RADAR 36. Which is used to visualize the inner organs of the human body? = ultra sonography MAGNETISM 1. What is the name of the natural magnets? = Magnetites 2. Examples for the magnetic substance = iron, cobalt, nickel 3. The substance that do not get attracted by magnet is called = non magnetic substances 4. The radius of the earth is = 6400 km 5. The magnetic length of a magnet is always less than its geometric length 6. The force of attraction or repulsion between 2 magnetic poles is given by coloumbs inverse square law 7. Unit of magnetic flux = NA-1M-1 8. The unit of magnetic moment is Am-2 9. The magnetic moment is vector quantity 10. Who proposed the earth behaves like a giant magnet? = william Gilbert 11. The symbol for magnetic susceptibility
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19. The equal and similar pole repels with a force of 10-7 N A 20. Unit of magnetic intensity ? m 21. What is the formula of tangent law ? B1 = B2 tan θ 22. The substance are those in which the net magnetic moment of atom is zero ? = diamagnetic substances 23. What are the examples of ferromagnetic substance? = Fe, Ni, Co 24. At a particular temperature, ferro magnetics becomes para magnetics and this transition temperature is called = curie temperature 25. What is the curie temperature of iron ? = 1000k 26. What are the substance used for the manufacture of permanent magnets? = steel and alnico (an alloy of Al, Ni and Co) 27. In fast electromagnetic trains which magnets are used ? = electromagnets 28. The Ferro magnetic materials are used for coating = Magnetic tapes FORCE 1. The unit of force is newton (N) 2. Which is the weakest force? Gravitational force 3. Which is the strongest of all the basic forces in nature = strong nuclear force 4. What is the shortest range of strong nuclear force? = 10-15m 5. What is the SI unit of pressure? =
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13. What is the archimedes principle? When a body is immersed in a fluid, It experences on apparent loss of weight which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced 14. Buoyant force = Volume x density x acceleration due to gravity 15. How many times thus density of air is greater than that of hydrogen? = 14 times 16. hydrometer is based on the Archimedes principle 17. Which is used to measure the purity of milk? = lactometer 18. What is the atomospheric pressure at sea level? N = approximately 1,00,000 2 m 19. What will happen when we go higher and higher above the earth surface? = atmospheric pressure decrease 20. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? = Barometer 21. Who invented the first barometer? = Toricelli 22. Friction can be reduced by using = ball bearings MOTION 1. Distance is a = scalar quantity 2. Displacement is a vector quantity 3. Unit of speed is meter per second 4. Speed is scalar quantity 5. Average speed formula is Total distance travelled Total timetaken
6. Which is used to measure the both speed and distance? = Speedometer
7. Which is used to measure the total distance covered by vehicle? = odometer 8. The unit of velocity = m/s 9. The velocity is a vector quantity 10. Which instrument is used for measuring the wing speed? = Anemometer 11. The acceleration is a vector quantity 12. The value of g = 9.8 m/s2 13. The motion of a lift is example for linear motion 14. The motion of the tip of hands of a clock is an example for circular motion 15. The motion of the earth revolving around the sun is an example for periodic motion 16. Who invented the robot? = Issac asimov 17. The machine robot is derived from = philippines 18. An object remains in the state or rest in a straight line unless compelled to change that state by an applied unbalanced force = Newton’s first Law 19. Momentum means what? P = mv P = momentum, m = mass, V = velocity 20. Momentum is a vector quantity 21. What is the SI unit of momentum ? = Kgms-1 22. What is the unit of force? = kgms-2or newton 23. What is impulsive force? = A very great force acting for a very short time on a body 24. Newton’s second law F = ma 25. Examples for Newton’s third law 1. When a bullet is fired from a gun 2. A man jumps from a boat to the shore 3. The swimmer 4. Walking 5. Birds flies 6. force exerted directly on the wall by pushing the palm 26. The acceleration of the body at any instant is given by the first derivative of the velocity with respect to time v =U + at
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27. The velocity of the body is given by the first derivative of the displacement with respect to time S 1 = Ut + att2 2 28. The acceleration is given by the first derivative of velocity with respect to time v2 = u2 + 2as 29. What is conservation of momentum? - Total momentum before collision = Total momentum after collision 30. The centripetal force is works on Newton’s first law 31. Centrifugal reaction works according to Newton’s third law 32. When the capillary tube is dipped in water, the water rises up the tube this is due to capillarity 33. Rain drop appears spherical shape due to = surface tension 34. The oil in a lamp rises up due to = capillarity 35. A blotting paper absorbs ink due to capillary action 36. Why did we add detergent to the water ? = surface tension 37. What is the principle behind during the stormy weather, oil is poured into the sea around the ship ? = surface tension 38. The moment of force =Fxd (F = Magnitude of the force x perpendicular distance between the direction of force and point) 39. What is the unit of moment of the force? = Nm 40. Newton’s gravitional force form m mula is
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67. Who is the great scientists used 12. The temperature of chromosphere = 15 million 0 K magnifying glasses to burn Roman 2 gR Warships with solar energy - The 13. The constellation of sky is ursa 24 = M 5.98 10 kg major (or) saptarishi (or) great greek scientists Archimedes G bear Work (w) = F x S Where w = work, 68. Bernouli’s equation 2 14. The nearest galaxy is known as p V F = Product of force, S = gh = constantt = Andromeda galaxy displacement(s) in the direction of ρ 2 15. The Ratio of the amount of solar 69. The Principle of Bernoulli’s theothe force energy neglected by the planet to rem - Theorem for stream line flow When the work done is said to be that incident on it known as alof liquid based on law of conseragainst the force of gravity bedo vation of energy The SI Unit of work - Joule = 0.85 Power = Workdone / time taken (P 70. According to Bernoulli’s theorem 16. The Albedo of venus is 17. The value of g for moon is very The sum of the pressure energy, = W/t) 1 kinetic energy & potential energy Unit of power is - Watt small ( th of the earth) per unit mass in constant One horse power is - 746 watt 6 One watt of power - one Joule per 71. Lift of an aircraft wing according 18. Asteroids means - small heavenly bodies which orbit round the sun to - Bernoulli’s theorem second between the orbits of mars and Unit of energy is - Joule 72. Blowing of roofs according to Jupiter Bernoulli’s theorem One kilowatt for one hr is 3600000J [1000w x 3600s = 73. Bunsen burner according to - 19. The comet is develops a tail pointing - away from the sun Bernoulli’s theorem 3600000] 20. Halley’s comet appearance in the Nature of universe 1 unit = 1000 watt year finally = 1986 The chemical energy is converted 1. Big Bang Theory was proposed by was an explosion due to 21. Halley’s comet appar again in 2062 into heat energy is case of Engine Georges Lemaitre 22. Halley comet appearance once in of Automobile when internal com2. Who said the sun and all planets 76 years bustion takes place revolved around the earth in an 23. Meteors pieces are burnt up the Kinetic energy = KE = 1/2 MV2 almost circular path heat generated due to friction Example of Kinetic energy is - Claudius ptolemy 24. After sun which is nearest constel- Moving Bus, Horse Running lation to the earth Alpha centauri Potential Energy = PE = mgh 3. Planets only revolved around the sun not the earth was proposed by 25. The Height of geo-stationary satExample of potential energy - Wacopernicus ellite above the surface of earth is ter storied in Reservior has a large 4. Who was the 1 st to introduce h = 36000 km amount of potential Energy mathematically precise calcula- 26. geo - stationary satellite is parked We can generate electricity tion planets revolved around the at his height, it appears to be stathrough wind mills - By using Wind sun - Kepler tionary three satellites spaced at Energy “Heat is a form of energy” is said 5. Astronomical unit 1200 = 1.496 x 1011m = 1 Au 27. The polar satellites revolve around by - James Joule = 9.46 x 1012 km Which energy is converted elec- 6. 1 light year the earth in north- south orbit trical Energy - Chemical energy 7. Light of the sun takes 8m 20 sec 28. The polar satellites positioned to reach the earth into light energy nearly 500 to 800 km The energy in a electric blub - Elec- 8. The gravitational force of attrac- 29. In the polar satellites above the tion on the surface of the sun trical energy is converted into light earth travels pole to pole in 102 about 28 times that on the surface energy min of the earth Which energy is used in wind mill 30. India launch of sputnik by USSR in - Wind energy is converted into 9. Sun Rotates about its axis from 1957 east to west. The period of revo- 31. The foundation of Space Research electric energy lution is 34 days at the pole and The power produced from wind in India was laid by Dr. Vikram 25 days at the equator mills in Tamil Nadu Sarabai 10. The Shining surface of the sun is 32. The Separate Department of space 1. Kayatharu (Tirunelveli) called photosphere 2. Aralvoimozhi (Kanyakumari) was established in June 1972 11. The temperature of coronasphere 33. India is the 5th Nation in the world 3. Coimbatore is 60000C 4. Tiruppur (D.T) space reasearch. 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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34. Rocket’s are in the principle of - Newton’s third law 35. The escaped speed for earth is 11.2 km/s 36. The speed for the planet mercury is 4 km/s 37. The speed for the Jupiter is 60 km/s 38. The escape speed for the moon is about 2.5 km/s 39. All the planets revolve around the sun is an elliptical path 40. 1st law of keplar’s is due to law of orbits 41. 2nd law of keplar’s is due to law of areas 42. 3rd law of keplar’s is due to law of periods 43. The position P of the planet where it is very close to the sun is known as perigee 44. The position Q of the planet where it is farthest from the sun is known as apogee 45. The radius earth is = 6378 km 46. The weight of earth is 5.98 x 1024 Physical Quanties, Standards and Units 1. The Fundamental quantities are length, mass and time 2. Systeme international de units in = 1971 3. In systeme international system they are = 7 fundamental quantities 4. How many supplementary quantities le system International de units =2 5. FPS system - (Foot, pound, second) 6. CGS system (Centimetre, gram, second) 7. MKS System (Metre, Kilogram, Second) 8. SI Unit of Current is - ampere 9. SI Unit of Amount of Substance - mole 10. The SI unit of Plane angle - radian (rad) 11. SI Unit of solid angle - Steradian (Sr) 12. Micro = 10-6 13. nano = 10-9 14. giga = 109 15. mega = 106 16. 1 mega gm = ton (or) metric ton 17. 1 quintal = 100kg 18. 1 metric ton = 1000kg 19. 1 acre = 4047m2 = 100 cent 20. 1 hectare = 2.47 acre 21. vector - value and direction 22. scalar - It has only value 23. Density of mercury = 13.6 times denser than H2O 24. 1 litre = 1000cm3 25. Who constructed the first successful pendulum clock - Dutch scientist christian huygens 26. light year means - Light year is the
51. Oscillation - One complete to and fro motion is called an oscillation 51. Time period of simple pendulm does not depend on frequency - Range of the simple pendulum 52. The formular for pendulum is T L = 2π g 53. Atomic clock works on the principle on vibration created by sicium atom 54. Which clock is used as a primary standards for international time Atomic clock 55. In India, the time standard is provided by atomic clock kept at the National physical Laboratory in Delhi 56. 159 feet = 30.48 cm x 30.48 cm = 929.0304 sq cm 57. 1 ground = 2400 sq.feet 58. 1 feet = 30.48 cm 60. 1 kuzhi = 145.2 sq feet 61. 1 cent = 435.60 sq feet 62. 1 Acre = 43560 sq feet = 300 kuzhi = 100 cent Electricity and Electrons 1. De-morgan’s first Theorem: “The Complement of an sum is equal to the product of complements” It A and B are inputs A B A B 2. Exclusive means EXOR gate 3. Common gates are - NOR and NAND gate 4. The Junction transistor consists of Silicon and Germinium 5. The Thick of Base layer in Junction transistor = 25 microns 6. The Resistivity of Semiconductor is 10-2 and 104 7. The potientional surface and water at the depth upto 2km is 293K 0 (200C) or more 8. Fossil fuel = non-renewable source of energy 9. The Chemical process of obtaining current from secondary charge is called as Electrolyte 10. The Chemical reaction that take place in Secondary cells are called Reversable reaction No. of Rotations 11. Cells used in clocks, torches, digital 46. The zero of the head scale lies bewatches, calculators in primary cells low the pitch scale are the zero 12. Electrical cell converts a chemical error is positive energy into electrical energy 47. The zero of the head scale lies 13. The electric cell was developed by above the pitch scale axis is zero luigi Galvani error is Negative zero error 14. Who improved electric cells 48. Which instrument is used to meaAllessandro volta sure mass of an object correct to 15. Which cells are intended to be used a miligram - physical balance once and then discarded - primary 49. Who invented simple pendulum cell - Galileo 16. The irreversable chemical reactions 50. Oscillation in simple pendulum are called primary cells - When the pendulum is displaced 17. The Daniel and leclanche cell are called main primary cells from the centre position 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
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distance travelled by light in vaccum in 1 year 27. Astronomical unit - is the distance of centre of the sum from the centre of earth 28. If a Boy travels at the speed of light how many times he travels around the world = 7times 29. Conversion of scales of temperature fahrenhiet to celsius is c F 32 100 180 30. The triple Point temperature of = 273.16K H2O is 31. The SI Unit of luminous intensity is = candela 32. Intensity of earthquakes are measured in - Ritcher scale 33. Vernier caliper is used in - accurrate and small values of length 34. Vernier calliper is used to measure an object whose length is 0.1 mm 35. Least count of the instrument = 1 MSD - 1 VSD 36. The right of the fixed Jaws mounted on the steel bar is slider with the upper movable jaws 37. In vernier calliper the lower Jaw is - used to measure External Dimensions 38. In vernier scale the upper Jaw is used to - measure the internal Dimensions of objects 39. How many divisions are there in a vernier scale =9 40. Zero mark of vernier is shifted slightly to the Right sight = Positive zero error 41. Zero mark of vernier is shifted slightly to the left sight = Negative zero error 42. Zero error in vernier is = 1mm 43. Screw guage is an instrument to measure of the dimensions of very small objects upto 0.001cm 44. The Division of screw guage is 100 45. Pitch scale = Distance travelled on a pitchscale
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38. Faraday’s 1st law of electromagnetic Induction - The amount of magnetic flux linked with a closed circuit changes, an emf is induced in the circuit 39. Faraday’s 2nd law of electromagnetic Induction - The magnitude of emf induced in a closed circuit is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux linked with the circuit 40. Who introduced a electro Magnetic Induction - Faraday in 1831 41. Galvanometer converted into a voltmeter - by connecting a high resistance in series 42. Galvanometer converted into an ammeter - by connecting a low resistance in parallel 43. Moving coil galvanometer is a device used for - Measuring the current in a circuit 44. Which particle cannot be accelerated by cyclotron - electron 45. who designed cyclotron - Lawrence 46. Which is most sensitive at a deflection of 450 - tangent galvanometer 47. Tangent Galvanometer deflection has to be adjusted = 300 and 600 48. Thermopile is used to - detect the Thermal radiation 49. Thermopile works on the principle of - seebeck effect 50. peltier effect is converse known as - Seeback effect 51. Electric and electric welding also work on the principle of - heating effect of current 52. How to connect the electric fuse to an equipement - by connecting series 53. The fuse wire is an alloy of - lead 37% and tin 63% 54. Fuse wire is a - high resistance and low melting point 55. Melting point of Tungsten = 33800C 56. In a electric bulb which filament is used - Tungsten 57. Electric iron, electric heater, electric toaster works on the principle of Heating effect of current (Joule’s heating effect) 58. Which instrument is used to measure the electric power consumed - watt-
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Coulomb 97. The Electric field Intensity is a - Vector quantity Science Laboratories I. Bio Science Laboratories 1. Center for Biochemical Technology - Delhi 2. National Durg Research Institute - Lucknow 3. Central Food Technological Research Institute - Mysore II. Chemical Laboratory: 1. Central Electrochemical Research Institute - Karaikudi 2. Central Leather Research Institute - Chennai 3. National Chemical Laboratory Pune III. Anatomy Science Laboratory: 1. National Anatomy, Laboratory New Delhi 2. National Science, Instrument Organizations - Chandigarh IV. Engineering Science: 1. Central Institute of Mining and Research Laboratory - Dhanbad 2. Indian Space Research Organization - Bengalure V. Information science Laboratory 1. National Institute of Science,
Technology and Development Studies - New Delhi 2. National Insitute of Science Communication and Information Resources - New Delhi Book Back Questions 1. S.I Unit of Length - meter (m) 2. S.I. Unit of Mass - Kilogram (kg) 3. 1 Metric tonne = 1000 kilogram 4. S.I. Unit of Time = Second (s) 5. 1 hour = 3600 sec 6. The rolling ball on the field based on - Linear & Circular motion 7. The father of Robo - Isac Asimov 8. Natural Magnet - Magnetites 9. What are the objects attracted by magnet - Safety pin 10. Which poles has a maximum attractive force - Both North and South pole 11. Who made compass for their Navigators by using the rocks with attractive property - Chinese 12. A freely suspended magnet always comes to rest approximately in the direction - North - South 13. Which energy needs to get dry clothes quickly - Heat Energy 14. Who discovers Heat Energy - James Joule 15. ------- Needs Electrical Energy - Industries 16. The energy that cannot be used to run vehicles - sound energy 17. When charcoal is burnt, chemical energy is converted into - Heat energy 18. The S.I. Unit of pressure is N/m2. This unit is otherwise called as - pascal 19. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately equal to = 105N/m2 20. The Current produces ---- change when it is passed through solution = Chemical 21. The device used to detect and measure electric charges is - Electroscope 22. Sound cannot travel in - Vacuum 23. We can hear the sound waves of frequency between 20Hz to 20,000Hz, this range is known as ---- sound - audible 24. 5 x 107 μ s is equivalent to = 50s 25. Which part of vernier caliper is used While using vernier calipers, to measure the internal diameter of a cylindrical pipe, pick out - upper jaws 26. When a body rotating alone the circular path has Unit linear velocity, its angular velocity is equal to ---- of the circular path - the radius 27. If a body moves from rest, the acceleration of the body after 2 second is ---- of its displacement - twice 28. The gradient (or) slope of the distance time graph at any point gives velocity 29. The area under the velocity time
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graph represents the ---- moving objects - displacement covered by In a 100m race, the winner takes 10 s to reach the finishing point, The average speed of the winner is = 10m/s Work done by the force is said to be negative, if the displacement of a body is - along a force The degree of hotness (or) coldness of a body - Temperature Commercial unit of electrical energy is - kilowatt hour Select the liquid from the following which has the specific heat capacity is 4180 JKg-1K-1 Screw gauge is an instrument to measure the dimensions of very small objects upto = 0.001 cm One light year is equal to = 365.24 x 24x 60x60x3x108cm One astronomical unit is the distance between the centre of the earth and - Centre of the sun The acceleration in a body is due to Un balanced force The physical quantity which is equal to rate of change of momentum is acceleration The momentum of a massive object at rest is - zero The weight of 50kg person at the surface of earth is = 490 N The freezing of biotechnology products like Vaccine required ---- freezing systems - Nitrogen The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20 ohm is ----= 4V Two electric bulbs have resistance in the ratio 1 :2 If they are joined in series, the energy consumed in these are in the ratio = 2:1 Kilowatt hour is the unit of - electric energy ------- surface absorbs more heat than any other surface under identical conditions - black The atomic number of Natural radioactive element is - greater than 82 The Magnification produced by a mir1 ror is then the type of mirror is 3 Convex An electric current through a metallic conductor produces --- around it Magnetic field The field is view is maximum for Convex mirror An object is placed 25cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10cm. The image distance is = 50 cm Reflection from a smooth surface is called - Regular If the angle of incidence is 400 then angle of reflection is = 400 Pick out odd one from the following with respect to the properties of a liquid - They have their own shape
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1. Altimeter - Measures altitudes (Used in aircraft) 2. Ammeter - Measures strength of Electric current 3. Anemometer - Measures force and velocity of wind and direction 4. Audiometer - Measures intensity of sound 5. Barometer - Measures atmospheric pressure 6. Calorimeter - Measures quantities of heat 7. Galvanometer - Measures electric current 8. Hygrometer - measures level of Humidity 9. Lactometer - Measures the relative density of milk to determine purity 10. Manometer - Measures the pressure of gases 11. Ohmmeter - To measures electrical resistance in ohms
12. Periscope - To view objects above sea level (used in submarines) 13. Photometer - Compares the Luminous intensity of the source of light 14. Pyrheliometer - Measures components of solar radiation 15. Pyrometer - Measures very high temperature 16. Radar - To detect the direction and range of an approaching aeroplane by means of radiowaves, (Radio, angle, Detection and Range) 17. Refractometer - Measures refractive indices 18. Rain Guage - Measures Rain Fall 19. Seismography - Measures earth quake 20. Sextant - Used by navigations to find the latitude of a place by measuring the elevation above the horizon of the sun of another star also used to measure the
Derived quantities and their Units: 1. Angular velocity angular displacement/time 2. Momentum mass x velocity 3. Moment of Inertia mass x (distance)2 4. Impulse force x time 5. Surface tension Force / length 6. Moment of force (torque) force x distance 7. Electric charge currrent x time 8. Current density current x Area 9. Magnetic Induction force /(Current x length) Invention 1. Robo
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Simple pendulum Development of Battery Dispersion of light Pressure of liquid Lightning arrester Development of Steam Engine 14. Sound doesn’t in vacuum 16. Doppler effect
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height of very distant object 21. Spherometer - Measures curvature of spherical object 22. Spygmomanometer - Measures blood pressue 23. stereoscope - To view two dimensional pictures 24. Stethoscope - Measures heart beats 25. Tachometer - Measures the speed of Motor vehicles 26. Thermoscope - Measures the temperature 27. Thermostat - Regulates temperature at a particular point 28. Vernier - Measures small sub division of scale 29. Viscometer - Measures the viscosity of liquid 30. Wattmeter - To measures the power of an electric circuit 31. Voltmeter - To measure the electric potential difference between two points
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Force mass x acceleration [MLT-2] Work force x distance [ML2T-2] Power work / time [ML2T-3] Energy work [ML2T-2] Impulse force x time [MLT-1] Radius of distance [L] gyration 11. Pressure force / area [ML-1T-2] 12. Surface force / length [MT-2] tension 13. Frequency 1 / time period [T-1] 14. Tension force [MLT-2] 15. Moment of force force x distance [ML2T-2] (or torque) 16. Angular angular [T-1] velocity displacement / time 17. Stress force / area [ML-1T-2] 18. Heat energy [ML2T-2] 19. Heat heat energy / capacity temperature [ML2T-2K-1] 20. Charge current x time [AT] 21. Faraday Avogadro constant x constant elementary charge [AT mol-1] 22. Magnetic force / induction (current x length) [MT-2 A-1] Some important constants 1. Atomic mass unit amu 1.66 x 10-27 kg 2. Avogadro’s number NA 6.02 x 1023 mol-1 3. Electron mass me 9.11 x 10-31 kg 4. Electron - volt eV 1.602 x 10-19 J 5. Fundamental charge e 1.602 x 10-19 C 6. Neutron mass mn 1.67 x 10-27 kg 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Henry Bacquerel Marie curie and piere curie 31. Relativity theory Albert Einstein 32. Planetary of Motion Kepler 33. Fluid Mechanics Bernoulli 34. Velocity of light Mickelson 35. Electric charge coulomb 36. particle theory Isacc Newton 37. Wave theory maxwell 38. Scattering of light Lord Rayleigh 39. Aeroplane Orvile wright and willbur wright 40. Bicycle Macmillan 41. Concave, convex mirror Benjamin Franklin 42. Diesel Engine Rudolf Diesel 43. Gramophone, Electric light Thomas Alva edison 44. Electric Galvanization Henry Palmar 45. Optical Fibre Calladon 46. Laser Theodar Meiman μ0 7. Permeability 4 π x 10-7 H/m 47. Telephone Alexander Grahambell of free space 48. Telegram Lammand ε0 49. Telegraph code Samuel F.B. Morse 8. Permittivity 8.854 x 10-12 C2 N-1 m-2 50. Television John Logie Baired of free space 51. Transformer Michael Faraday 9. Planck’s constant h 6.626 x 10-34 Js 52. Radio Marconi 10. Proton mass mp 1.67 x 10-27 kg 53. Atom Bomb Robert oppen heimer 11. Electron charge e/m 1.759 x 1011 C/kg to mass ratio 54. Hydrogen Bomb Edward teller Dimensional formulae of some derived 12. Bohr radius r1 0.53 Å quantities 13. Rydberg’s constant R 1.094 x 107 m-1 Physical Expression Dimensional 14. Energy equivalent 931 MeV quantity formula to 1 amu 1. Area length x breadth [L2] 15. Hydrogen ground -13.6 eV 2. Density mass / volume [ML-3] state energy 3. Acceleration velocity / time [LT-2] 16. Speed of light in vaccum 3.00 x 108 m/s -1 4. Momentum mass x velocity [MLT ] 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2 SINCE 2006
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22. What is the use of sodium ben- 7. Example for monoacid base - NaOH, KOH zoate ? - Used as food preservatives 8. Example for Diacidic base 23. Which acid is used in textile indus- Ca(OH)2, Mg(OH)2 try for preparing mordants? - For- 9. Example for triacidic base mic acid - Al(OH)3, Fe(OH)3 25. Which acid is used as a catalyst in 10. The number of replaceable hyhydrogenation - Formic acid droxyl groups present in 1 mol26. Which acid is used in the treatecule of a base. It is known as ment of gout? - Formic acid acidity of a bases. 27. Which acid is used in the treat- 11. Which metals does not react with ment of digestive disorder in chilsodium hydroxide? - Ca, Ag, Cr dren? - Lactic acid 12. Who introduced the pH scale? 28. Which acid is used to prepare ink - S.P.L. Sorenson and used to remove rust? - Oxalic 13. The formula for pH = -log 10 [H+] acid 29. Which is used in ranking of redox 14. The value below pH 7 is called - acidic solution reaction? - Oxalic acid 30. Which acid is used as Urinary an- 15. The value above pH 7 is called - basic solution tiseptic? - Benzoic acid 31. Which is used in the manufacture 16. What is the pH value of ammonia of aspirin, salol, methyl salicylate? using in home? pH = 12 - salicylic acid 17. Cancer cells thrive inside the body 32. Which is used in the preparation at what pH? 5.5 What are all the organic acid? of azo dyes? - Salicylic acid 18. The pH value of skin of human - HCOOH, CH3COOH 33. Which acid is called as aquatortis? 4.5 to 6 - Nitric acid Which is called as the King of 19. The pH value of human blood chemicals 34. What is the meaning of 7.35 to 7.45 aquatortis? - Strong water - Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) 20. The pH value of saliva 6.5 to 7.5 Which acid is corrosive the glass? 35. By which process the nitric acid is prepared? - Ostwald’s process 21. pH value of rain water is less than - HF (Hydrofluric acid) 7 is called as acid rain 36. By which process the ammonia is Example for monobasic acid prepared? - Haber process 22. Which is obtained by complete - HCl, HNO3 neutralisation of acid by base? Bases Example for dibasic acid - Normal salt 1. The Bases which are completely - H2SO4, H2CO3 23. Example for acid salt is NaHSO4 ionized in water is called alkali Example for tribasic acid - H3PO4 2. What is meant by alkali? 24. Example for Basic calt is Pb (OH)cl What will happen when the acid - Alkuwali (Greek word) 25. Example for double salt is potash reacts with metal carbonate and 3. Which bases used in the manufacalum metal bicarbonate? - CO2 ture of soap? - NaOH 26. What amount of salt in present in The gold is soluble in - Aqua regia 4. Which is used in the Whitewash1 litre of sea water? = 35 gram What is the mixture of aqua reing buildings? - Calcium hydroxide 27. The formula for washing soda ? gia? - HNO3 : HCl in the ratio of 1 : 3 5. Which is used as the medicine for Na2CO3 Which acid is used for the producstomach disorder? 28. Baking Powder is the mixture of tion of ammonium nitrate? - Magnesium hydroxide baking soda and tartaric acid - Nitric acid 6. Which is used to remove grease 29. Which is used for bleaching cotstains from clothes? ton and linen in the textile indusWhich acid is used in car battertry ? - Bleaching powder (CaoCl2) - Ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) ies? - Sulphuric acid 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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13. What happen when the synthetic fertilizer is mixed in lakes, rivers? - It cause the eutrophication or Bloom algae 14. Example for Bacterial fertilizer - Azotobacteria, Rhizobium, Pseudomonas, Phosphaticum, clastridium, Nitrosomonas 15. Example for algae - Anabaena, Nostoc, Plactonema, Tolypothrix 16. The pesticide obtained from Neem tree - Azadiractin 17. The pesticide obtained from Chrysanthemum - Pyrethrins 18. The pesticide obtained from marine worm - Nerestoxin 19. Who coined the term “Vermitech”? - Sultan Ahmed Ismail 20. The earthworm which feed on the leaf litter is Epigeics 21. The earthworm which only feed the soil is Endogeics 22. Example for pesticide is DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane) 23. Bordeaux mixture is a mixture of (Copper Sulphate and dilute limestone) 24. Example for Weedicide 2,4 D (2, 4 dichloro Phenoxy acetic acid) 25. Example for Rodenticide Z inc phosphide, arsenic 26. Example for chewing insects grasshopper, caterpillars 27. Pesticide which is obtain from organic compounds - First Generation 28. Example for First generation pesticide - Arsenic, Mercury, Phyrithroid 29. Pesticides in which they are created synthetically - Second generation 30. Examples for second generation pesticide - Chlorinated hydrocarbon, Organophosphate, carbamates 31. Pesticides in which they are created rom biting insects in science laboratory? - Third generation 32. Example for third generation pesticides ? Pheromone 33. Pesticides in which they are created from transfer genes by ge-
31. In what colour the hydrangea macrophylla is changes its colour when it is grown in acidic soil and basic soil? - Blue in acidic soil, pink in basic soil 32. Which is called as Green vitriol? - Ferrous sulphate 33. Which is called as blue vitriol? - Copper sulphate 34. The Chemical formula for epsom salt - MgSO4. 7 H2O 35. The chemical formula for Gypsum salt - CaSO4.2H2O 36. Which is used as retardant for the setting of cement? - Gypsum 37. For ant bites which is used as neutralizer ? - Zinc carbonate 38. Which is used for making mouls for statues - Plaster of paris Fertilizers, Pesticides, Insecticides 1. Example for micronutrient - Mg, Mn, Cr, B, Cu, Zn 2. Example for macronutrient - C, H2, N2, O2, P, K 3. Abbreviation for CAN - Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 4. The percentage of nitrogen in urea is = 46.6% 5. Example for phosphate fertilizers? Triple super phosphate, calcium super phosphate, Nitro Phosphate 6. The percentage of NPK ferlizer is N2 = 4%, P2O5 = 8%, K2O = 2% 7. Example for potassic fertilizer is Potassium sulphate, potassium chloride, potassium nitrate 8. What is meant by vermicompost? - Vermicompost manure is prepared by using earthworms 9. Example for Green manure? - Sunhemp and soyabean 10. Green manure plants add nutrients and organic matters like Nitrogen and Phosphorous to the soil 11. Example for Complex fertilizers? Nitrogen phosphate, ammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate (DAP) 12. Examples for bio-fertilizers - Rhizobium, cyanobacteria 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, SINCE 2006
netic technology, these are temporary pesticides - Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) 34. Example for fourth generation Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Elements and Compounds 1. What are the three physical states of matter? - Solid, Liquid, Gas 2. The Melting point of ice is = 00C 3. Freezing mixture is = when salt and ice are mixed together 4. What is meant by boiling point? - The temperature at which a liquid starts boils 5. What is the melting point of water = 00C 6. Boiling point of water = 1000C 7. The latent heat of water is 400C 8. What is meant by crystallization? - The Crystals of pure substance can be obtained from their solution. This process of crystal formation is called crystallisation 9. What is meant by sublimation? The process of converting a solid directly into its gaseous 10. What is meant by melting? Solid changes into liquid 11. What is meant by condensation? Liquid change to gas on heating 12. What is meant by freezing? - Water changes into ice 13. Example for metals - Na, Ca 14. Example for non metals - O2, Cl2 15. Example for metalloid - Sb, As 16. Example for noble gases - He, Ne 17. Which is the simplest substance that cannot be broken down chemically? - elements 18. According Boyle - The element is a pure substance that cannot be split into anything simple by physical or chemical methods 19. An element is the basic form of matter that cannot be broken into a simpler substance - Lavoisier 20. An element is made up of same kind of atom 21. Examples for element - Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Aluminium, Gold, Silver 22. How many elements are known at present? = 118 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
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29. The most abundant element in the human being? - Oxygen (65%) 30. What are main elements in the universe and stars? - Hydrogen and Helium 31. What are the elements can be extracted from the salt brines? Na, Mg, Cl2, Br2 32. Classification of elements based on the physical state of solid, liquid, gas 33. Classification of elements based on the properties of metals, nonmetals, metalloids 34. Which is the hard lustrous, mellable, ductile? - metals 35. Which are the good conducting heat and electricity? - metals 36. Of the 92 natural elements how many metals are there? = 72 37. How many elements are there in non-metals? = about 16 - 17 38. The elements which are soft, nonlustrous, non-melleable, nonductie,bad conductors of heat and electricity and non sunorous is -non-metals 39. Which elements shows properties of metals as well as non-metals? metalloids 40. Example for metalloids Boron, Silicon, germanium
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41. How many earth oxygen produced by the amazon’s forest? = 20% 42. Announce of gold can be stretched into a wire 80 kms 50 miles long 43. The amount of carbon, in the human body is enough to fill = 9000 lead pencils 44. An average adult body contains = 250 g salt 45. The metal with the highest melting points is tungston 34100C 46. The substances resulting from the chemical combination of 2 or more elements in fixed proportion compounds 47. The volume of ratio of water is 2:1 : 2 48. Which is the pure substance? compound 49. Which is associated with evolution or absorbtion of heat? Formation of compound 50. The components of the compound cannot be separated by simple physical method 51. What are the classification of compounds? - inorganic compounds organic compounds 52. Water expands by about ---When it freezes = 10% 53. How many years that plastic containers can resists decomposition? 50,000 years 54. Which of a compound contains two or more different types of atom? - molecule 55. Which of the hydrogen chloride contains 1 atom of hydrogen and 1 atom of chlorine? - molecule 56. valency of chlorine =1 57. valency of oxygen =2 =2 58. valency of FeCl2 59. valency of FeCl3 =3 60. Some elements especially rare gases like Helium and Neon do not combine with other elements = zero valency 61. The compound which is used as a
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drinking water and as solvent? - water The compound which is used as sweets, chocolate and fruits juice - sugar (sucrose) Which is the components used in fire extinguisher and preparation of cakes and bread? - Baking soda The chemical formula for Baking soda is NaHCO3 Which is used as cleaning agent in soap and softening of hard water? - washing soda The chemical name for washing soda is sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) Which is used as a bleaching agent, disinfectant and sterlization of drinking water? Bleaching powder The chemical name for Bleaching powder CaOCl2 Which is used in the manufacture of cement and glass? - Quick lime The Chemical name of quick lime CaO Which is used for white washing? - slaked lime The chemical formula for slaked lime is? Ca(OH)2 Which is used in the manufacture of chalk piece? - LImestone What is chemical formula for lime stone? CaCO3 Air is a - mixture Solid in solid - Examples coins, alloys Example of solid in liquid - Sea water Example of solid in gas - smoke Example of liquid in solid - Amalgam (metal + mercury) Example of liquid in liquid - Alcohol of water Example of Liquid in gas - cloud, fog Example of gas in solid - gas absorbed by charcoal Example of gas in liquid - soda drinks
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105.Who invent the velcro? - George 129. What is meant by isotones? mestral Atoms of different element with 106.Dissolution of glucose is an ex same number of neutrons (6C13, ample for endothermic change N14) 7 107. solute + solvent - solution 130. Heavy hydrogen means deute108.Types of solvent - Aqueous solurium (1H2), (1D2) tion, non-aqueous solution 131. Simple hydrogen means Protium 109.Dispersed phase + dispersion (1H1) medium - Colloidal solution 132. The proportion present in natu110. What is meant by suspension? rally occuring hydrogen is in apIt is a heterogenous mixture of proximate ratio = 1 :6000 small insoluble particles in a sol- 133. What is the Lifetime of tritium? vent = 12.3 years 111. What is meant by Tyndall effect? 134. Which isotope is used in treatThe phenomenon by which colment of anemia? = Iron 59 loidal particles scatter light is 135. Which isotope is used in treatcalled Tyndal effect ment of goitre? = iodine 131 112. What is meant by Brownian 136. Which isotope is used in the movement? - The phenomenon treatment of cancer? = cobalt 60 by which the colloidal particles 137. Which isotope is used in the eye are in continuous random motion treatment? = Phosphorous 32 is called Brownian movement. 138. Which isotope is used in brain 113. How many types are in Based on scan? = carbon 11 the amount of solute in the solu- 139. Which isotope is used in radio tion? - Unsaturated solution, carbon dating? = carbon 14 saturated solution, super satu- 140. Which isotope is used in thermo rated solution nuclear power? = Uranium 238 114.Types of solution depends upon 141. Which isotopes is used in accuthe solute and solvent is = 9 mulating in the cancerous cell Solute Solvent Examples which has the therapeutic effect 115. solid + Liquid = Alloys = Phosphorous 32 116. Solid + Liquid = Sugar solution 142. Which isotope is to determine 117. solid + Gas = smoke leakage in pipe line? = sodium 24 118. Liquid + solid = cheese 143. Who discovered the electron 119. Liquid + Liquid = milk theory of valence? - G.N. Lewis 120. Liquid + gas = cloud 144. What is meant by octet rule? 121. gas + solid = cork This tendency of atom to have a 122. gas + liquid = soda water eight electron in a putrer shell is 123. gas + gas =He - O2 mixture known as ‘octet rule’ or rule of 124. What is the solubility of CuSO4 in eight 0 H2O? = 20.7 g at 20 C 145. How many types of chemical 125. What are the factors affecting bonds are there? solubility? = Temperature, NaIonic (or) electrovalent bond, coture of solute and solvent, presvalent bond, co-ordinate covasure lent bond 126. What is Henry law? 146. What is meant by electrovalent Increase in pressure increase the bond (or) ionic bond? solubility of gases at a given temelectro negativity is a tendency perature, the mass of gas disof an atom to attract bonded solved in a fixed volume of liquid pairs of electrons towards itself is directly proportional to the in a molecule pressure of the gas on the surface 147. What is meant by ionic bond? of the liquid. Formed transfer of electrons 127. What is meant by isotopes? from a metal to a non-metal Atoms of same element with same 35 35 atom atomic number (17Cl , 17 Cl ) 148. What is meant by covalent bond? 128.What is meant by isobars? Formed by sharing of electrons Atoms of the different element with between non-metals atoms same mass number but different atomic number (18Ar40, 20 Ca40) 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
84. Examples of gas in gas - air 85. What are the types of mixture? Homogeneous mixture, Heterogenous mixture 86. Which mixture have same physical and chemical property? - Homogenous mixture 87. Which medicine is taken for headache? - Aspirin 88. How many types of homogenous mixture are there? =3 89. Examples of solid homogenous mixture - Alloys 90. Examples of liquid homogenous mixture - alcohol in water 91. Examples of gaseous homogenous mixture - air 92. Examples of solid - solid heterogenous mixture - mixture of sugar and salt 93. Examples of solid - liquid homogenous mixture - Chalk powder in water 94. Examples of gas - gas heterogenous mixture - smoke in air 95. Examples of Liquid - Liquid heterogenous mixture - Kerosene in water 96. What are the methods adopted for the separation of heterogenous mixture? - decantation, tiltration, sublimation 97. What are the methods adopted for the separation of homogenous mixture? - distillation, Fractional distillation, chromatography 98. ------ are put in the gas marks used by solider & fire fighter -Carbon filters 99. What are the method used to separate mixture of solid - winnowing, sieving, magnetic separation. 100.Example for reversible change compression of spring (physical change) 101.Example for irreversible change milk to curd (Chemical change) 102.Example for periodic change - solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, day & night, simple pendulum 103.Example for nonperiodic change - earthquake, Land slide, eruptional volcano, accident 104.Example for exothermic change burning of matchstick, dissolution of detergent (or) washing soda in water
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= -1 161.The oxidation number of K in KI is +1 but the oxidation number of I is = -1 162.The Oxidation number of Cr2O72is Cr = x, oxidation number of each oxygen atom = -2, sum of oxidation number of all atoms 2x + 7 (-2) = 2x - 14 sum of oxidation number must be equal to the charge on ion 2x - 14 = -2 2x = -2 + 14 2x = 12 x=6 163.Rate of Chemical reaction means: The rate of chemical reaction is defined as a change in concentration of any one of the reactants (or) product per unit time 164.What happen the temperature increase in Rate of Reaction increases 165.Exampls for metals - Stainless steel 166.The process of coating zinc or iron is called galvanisation 167.------ is a method of coating one metal with another by passing electric current. - Electroplating 168.What are the alloys of copper - Brass, Bronze, Gun Metal 169.What are the alloys of Iron - Duralumin, Magnalium 170.What are the alloys of Alluminium - Stainless steel, Nickel steel 171.Which alloy is used for Aircraft & Scientific Instrument -Aluminium mixture 172.Which is used in Manufacture of utensils & cutler - Stainless steel 173.Which is used in manufacture of burglar proof sage - Ferro chrome
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174.Which is used in manufacture of house hold wares - Stainless steel 175.Which is used for making Gun barrels, gears, casting - Gun metal 176.Which alloy is used in Manufacture of electrical wires Nichrome 177.Which alloy is used in surgical Instrument manufacture Stellite 178.Which alloy is used as purgative - Epsom salt 179.The platinized MgSO4 is used as a Catalyst - Epsom salt 180.Which is used in Dyeing and Tanning process - Epsom Salt 181.Which is used in Manufacture of Cement and glass - Quick lime 182.Which is used in drying of gasses and alcohol - quick lime 183.Which is used for plastering of fracutred bones- plaster of paris 184.Which is used for making moulds for statues - Plaster of paris 185.What are the allotrophic forms of carbon - diamond, Graphite, Amorphous Carbon 186.Which is used as Refrigerant in Ice plants - Ammonia 187.Which is used in dentistry - Plaster of paris 188.Which is used in the manufacture of artificial manufactures - washing soda 189.What is meant by bordeaux mixture - Mixture of copper sulphate & lime 190.Which acid is used in the purification of gold and silver - Nitric acid 191.Which is used in picking of stainless stell - Nitric acid 192.Which is used in the purification of water in dyeing and paper industries - potash Alum
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193.Which is used as germicide & Insecticide in Agriculture - Copper Sulphate CuSO4.5H2O 194.Which is used as Calico Printing - Copper sulphate 195.Which is used in the Manufacture of telegraph & telephone wires - lead 196.What percentage of carbon content present in pig iron = 2 to 4.5% 197.What percentage of carbon content present in wrought iron = less than 0.2% 198.What percentage of carbon content present in steel = 0.25 to 2% 199.What is the melting point of Iron = 15380C 200.What is the density of iron = 7.9 g/cc 201.Melting point of copper = 13560C 202.Which is used in Manufacture of calorimeter - Copper 203.Which is used for making pipes, stoves, radiators, railings manhole covers, and drain pipes - Pigiron 204.Which is used for making alloys like solder pewter and type metal - lead 205.Chemical formula of Matte = Cu2S + FeS 206.What are the ores of copper Copper pyrites (CuFeS2), Cuprite (or) ruby (Cu2O), Copper glance (Cu2S) 207.Ores of Iron - Haematite (Fe2O3), Magnetite (Fe3O4), Iron Pyrite (FeS2) 208.Ores of Lead - Galena (PbS), Cerrusite (PbCO 3), Anglesite (PbSO4), Lead Ochre (PbO) 209.Ores of Aluminium - Bauxite (Al2O3.2H2O), Cryolite (Na3AlF6), Corundum (Al2O3) 210.Chief Ore of aluminium - Bauxite 211.What is the temperature of Aluminium = (900 to 950) 212.What is the voltage used by Aluminium = 5 to 6 volt 213.Why aluminium is used for manufacture of house hold utensils - light, cheap, corrosion
resistance, good conductor of heat 214.Who classifies the elements into metals and non metals Lavoisier 215.Who grouped the three elements together - Dobereiner 216.Who found the atomic number using X rays? - Henryien jebris mosley 217.How many blocks are there in morden periodic table = 4 blocks (s,p,d,f) 218.How many groups are in the periodic table? = 18 groups 219.Boron family belongs to which group? = group 13 220.Carbon family belongs to which group? = group 14 221.Nitrogen family belongs to which group? = group 15 222.Chalcogen family belongs to which group? = group 16 223.Halogen family belong to which group? = 17th group 224.Inert gas belongs to which group? = group 18 225.Which is called as inner transistion elements? - Lanthanides and actinides 226.Lastly added element by IUPAC is - Nihunium (Nh) 113, Moscovium (Mc = 115), Tennessine (Ts = 117), Oganesson (Og = 118) 227.Which was the 1st metal used by man - copper 228.What are the strategical metals - Titanium, Chromium 229.Which metal is used in Nuclear Energy - Uranium 230.What are the coinage metals - Copper , silver, Gold 231.91.6% of gold = 22 carat 232.75% of gold = 18 carat 233.Example for alkali metals - Sodium, potassium 234.Example for alkali earth metals - Calcium and Magnesium 235.Example for Transition metals - iron and Nickel 236.Which has low melting point - Mercury
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heavier than water - Osmium 240.Chemical formula for clay - Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O 241.Chemical formula for Bauxite - Al2O3.2H2O 242.Which minerals important formation of teeth and bone - calcium 243.Which metal is present in Vitamin E - Cobalt 244.Which metal is present in chlorophyll of plants - Magnesium (Mg) 245.The Rocky impurities associated with ore is called - Gangue 246.Which substance is added to remove impurities in the ore - Flux 247.Examples for Flux - Silica and calcium oxide 248.Which is the heaviest metal - Osmium 249.Osmium is heavier than what? - Iron 250.Gangue flux = slag 251.What are all the methods is used to separate the ores - gravitational separation, Froth Floatation, Magnetic separation, Leaching 252.Which method is used to separate the oxide ores - gravity separation 253.Which method is used to separate sulphide ores - Froth Floatation 254.Which methods is used to separate magnetic Impurities from Non magnetic ore particles Electromagnetic separation 255.Which method is used for converts ore into metal oxide - Roasting 256.In which process ore is objected to action of heat at high temperature in the absence of air - Calcination
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17. Rusting of iron is a chemical 31. Bronze is an alloy of change. The melting of ice is - copper and tin ................ 32. An alloy used in manufacturing = physical change Aircraft parts is - duralumin 18. Separation of a mixture contain- 33. The technology that is useful to ing water and kerosene can be reduce the degradation of food done by use of and vegetables is - separating funnel - Nano technology 19. ............ process is used to sepa34. As per the Octet rule, noble gases rate common salt and ammonium are stable in nature. This is due to chloride. = sublimation the presence of .... electrons in 20. Goldstein discovered protons. It is their outer most shell - eight present in the nucleus. Charge on 35. The element that would form catthe protons are = positive ion due to loss of electron during 21. Nucleus of an atom has two comthe chemical reaction is - lithium ponents. They are proton and - neutron 36. Atomic number of magnesium is 12. Then its electron distribution 22. ...........isotope is used for the is = 2, 8, 2 treatment of goitre. - Iodine - 131 37. An element X has 6 electrons in 23. Classification of elements into its outermost shell. Then the two divisions namely metals and number of electrons shared by X non-metals was firstly attempted with another atom to form covaby - Lavoisier lent bond is =2 24. In Mendeleev’s periodic table, all 38. The compound that possess high the elements are sorted in the melting point is = Tungsten periodic functions of their 39. Bond in which the electron are = Mass number equally shared is - non polar bond 25. One of the coinage metals is 40. Solution that contains water as - Silver , gold, Copper the solvent is called aqueous so26. Liquid metal at room temperature lution. If carbon disulphide is a is - Mercury solvent in a given solution, then 27. Osmium is the heaviest metal. It the solution is called is ........... times heavier than iron. - Non aqueous solution = 22½ 41. Solubility of common salt in 100g 28. Metalloids have some metallic water is 36g. If 20g of salt is disproperties and some nonmetallic solved in it how much more is reproperties. An example for metquired to attain saturation. = 16 alloid is - Silicon 42. If two liquids are mutually 29. Sodium reacts with water and soluble, they are called ........... gives sodium hydroxide and liquids. - miscible ............ = H2 30. Sulphur reacts with hydrogen to 43. When sunlight passes through give hydrogen sulphide. The window of the classrooms its path odour of hydrogen sulphide is is visible. This is due to .. - rotten egg - (Tyndall effect) scattering 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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44. The particles in various forms are visible only under ultramicroscope. A solution containing such particles is called ........... - colloidal solution 45. The mixture of gases used by deep sea divers is = Helium-oxygen 46. Earth soil cannot store more nitrogen than it can hold. Hence earth soil is referred to be in a state of - saturation 47. In an endothermic process, solubility increases with ............ in temperature. - increase 48. Chemical volcano is an example of - decomposition reaction 49. Vinegar is present in acetic acid. Curd contains ........... acid -Lactic acid 50. In the modern periodic table periods and groups are given. Periods and groups indicate - Horizontal rows and Vertical columns 51. Third period contains 8 elements, out of these elements how many elements are non-metals? =5 52. An element which is an essential constituent of all organic compounds belongs to .......... group. = 14th group 53. Ore is used for the extraction of metals profitably. Bauxite is used to extract aluminium, it can be termed as - ore 54. Gold does not occur in the combined form. It does not react with air (or) water. 55. Assertion : Greenish layer appears on copper vessels if left uncleaned Reason : It is due to the formation of layer of basic copper carbonate. - assertion and reason are correct and relevant to each other 56. A process employed for the concentration of sulphide ore is - froth floation 57. Coating the surface of iron with other metal prevents it from rusting. If it is coated with thin layer of zinc it is called - galvanization 58. Any metal mixed with mercury is called amalgam. The amalgam
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used for dental filling is - Ag-Sn amalgam Buckminster Fullerene is the allotropic form of = Carbon Eventhough it is a non metal, graphite conducts electricity. It is due to the presence of .............. = free electrons Formula of methane is CH4 and its succeeding member ethane is expressed as C2H6. The common difference of succession between them is = CH2 IUPAC name of first member of alkyne is...... - ethyne Indicator
Colour in Acid
Colour in base
Litmus
Red
Blue
Phenolphthalein Turmeric powder
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Pink Brick red
Beetroot juice
Pink
Pale yellow
Methyl Orange
Pink
Yellow
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Water
Hydrogen Oxide
Table Salt
Sodium chloride
Sugar
Sucrose
Baking Soda
Sodium bicarbonate
Washing Soda
Sodium carbonate
Bleaching Powder
Calcium oxy chloride
Quick lime
Calcium oxide
Slaked lime
Calcium hydroxide
Lime stone
Calcium carbonate
Substance Curd, Milk Orange Juice Grapes Lemon Juice Vinegar Tomato Onion Apple Ant, Bee Tea Wheat Vegetable, fruits
Acids Lactic acid Citric acid Tartaric acid Citric acid Acetic acid Oxalic acid Sulfenic acid Malic acid Formic acid Tanic acid Glutonic acid Phenolic compounds
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63. Suitable method of separating lighter impurities from a mixture - winnowing 64. In a mixture, solids of different size can be separated by ...... process - Sieving 65. The method used to separate the seeds from the fruit juice is ... - Filtration 66. Seperation of common salt from the sea water is by - Evaporation 67. The method used to separate substances differing in colour, size and shape - Handpicking
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National Income =
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22. German economy recovered quickly by following the advice of which economist - Ludwig Erhard 23. World’s great economic trouble was during the period - 1930’s 24. Who has great Influence on the economic policies of the American government - J.M. Keynes 25. Which type of economy have a high level of human development - Socialist Economy 26. Socialist Economy Means: All decisions regarding production and distribution are taken by the central planing authority. 27. Keynes Revolution a theory on - Employment, Interest and Money policy 28. Primary sector - (basic production) agriculture, forestry, mining, fishery. Secondary sector - (production of goods), Industries, construction craft 29. The dependent sectors - Economy, Bank, Transport, Education, culture 30. How much percentage of the population engaged in Agriculture = 70% 31. Which state is famous for calicos - Bengal 32. Which state is famous for silk - Benaras 33. Which state is famous for Handlooms - Tamilnadu 34. Which state is famous for shawls - Kashmir 35. Which state is famous for wooden products - Ludhiana 36. The Industrial revolution - In England 37. Which prime Minister wanted to strengthen the rural base - Jawaharlal Nehru 38. Who decided that India would be a mixed economy - Nehru 39. The Five year plan was brought From - Soviet Russia 40. Which type of year planning was followed in Soviet Russia - Seven year plan 41. Planning commission Head - Prime Minster
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42. When planning commission was setup in India - 1950 march 5 43. Planning commission is replaced to - NITI Aayog 44. The total value of output produced and income received in a year - GNP (Gross National Product) 45. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - is the total value of output produced by the factors of production within the geographical boundaries of the country 46. Net National product (NNP) = GNP (-) Depreciation 47. Method of calculating National Income - product Method, Income method, Expenditure method 48. Generally in India which method use to calculate National Income - product method & Income method 49. Black money means - Nothing But Unaccounted Money it is earned by illegal acitivities, illegal business and money through corruption. 50. In India the most Income came from - Service sector (58.4%) 51. Laissezfaire Means - Non intervention by the Government. 52. “Money is that which money does” who said this - Prof. walker 53. The most important functions of money are medium of exchange, measure of value store of value, standard of deferred payments 54. The Central Bank in India - Reserve Bank 55. Which Bank controls over the money values in India - Reserve Bank 56. Narrow Money -(M1) = It induced coins and currency notes + demand deposits of the public 57. M2 means = M1 + post office savings deposits 58. Broad Money (M3) means = M2 + Time deposits of the public with the banks 59. M4 means = M3 + total post office deposits 60. Fiat Money : - Currency notes in circulation 61. Bank rate : - The minimum rate at which the central bank of a country will land money to all other banks.
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82. When was the Economic level In- 104. When was GST introduced on creases - during Inflation - July 1st 2017 83. When the Economic levels gets loses 105. Taxes which are not included in GST - during deflation - Diesel, Petrol, Natural Gas and Jet 84. During inflation, who make huge fuel profits - Manufacturers and 106. GST amendment bill comes under businessmens - (122) amendment bill 85. Who affected during inflation - re- 107. First State to accept GST Bill - Assam tired people who getting pension 108. Final State to accept GST - Odisha 86. When was the investers make high (16th) profits - during deflation 109.How many types of GST tax were 87. Rentiers get lose during - Inflation Amended - 0,5,12,18,28 88. Worse results in unemployment be110. First country to accept GST cause of - Deflation French (1954) 89. Who says that money which is a 111. The Ambassador for GST source of so many blessings to man- Amitabh bachan kind, so “we can control it, a source of peril and confusion” - Robertson 112. The Financial year -April 1 to March 31 90. Who said “A tax is a compulsory 113. The word Budget is derived from contribution from the person to the - French state to defray the expenditure incurred in the common interest of all 114. Who said “A Budget is a balanced estimate of expenditures and rewithout any reference to the special benefits confered” - Prof. seligman ceipts for a given period of time” 91. Who said “ A direct tax is one which - Prof.Dimock really paid by a person on which re- 115. Zero based budgeting - every year ally paid by a person on whom it is is considered as a New Year thus imposed whereas an indirect tax, providing a connecting link bethough imposed on a person, is tween the previous year and the partly (or) wholly paid by another” current year - Dalton 116. From which year onwards the bud92. Fringe Benefit Tax : (FBT) get was laid on February 1 - 2018 - Income tax payable by the employ- 117. In which year the Railway budget ers on the value of fringe benefits is separated from general Budget provided (or) deemed to have been - 1924 - 1925 provided to the employees. 118. When was the Railway budget and 93. Excise Duty : - Indirect tax levied on General Budget Merged -2016 - 17 goods manufactured in India 119. Which law “As the price of com94. Customs Duty: modity rises the quantity supplied - This Duties are levied by the cenis extended and as the price of the tral Government on the goods imcommodity falls the quantity supported into India plied is contracted” - law of supply 95. When service tax was imposed by 120. Which law states “If price rises the Government - 1994 demand falls, if price falls demands 96. What is meant by Cess ? - It is a tax rises” - Law of demand imposed on a Tax 97. Tobin Tax - A proposed tax on Inter- 121. Which law describes “The greatest national financial transaction espeamount to be sold, the smaller cially speculative currency exchange must be the price at which it is ofTransaction fered”. 98. Taxes on Agricultural by - State Gov- Alfred Marshall’s law of demand ernments. 122. The word ‘Bank’ seems orginated 99. The Taxes on Newspaper by - Cenfrom - Germanic word (banck) tral Government 123. The first public banking Institution 100. Which Tax rate remains constant refounded in 1157 - The Bank of gardless of whether the tax base is Venice large (or) small - Proportional tax 124. The Bank of England was Estab101. Which tax, If the increases in inlished in = 1694 come, a taxpayer has to pay a 125. The First modern Bank ‘Bank of higher tax - Progressive tax Bengal’ was established in = 1806 102. Which type of tax liability on in126. The overdraft facilities in Bank - The come falls with the increase in the Customer can issue cheques and tax payer’s income - Regressive tax overdraw the money in times of 103. The rate of tax does not increase in need, even if there is no adequate the same proportion as the inbalance in his account crease in income - Degressive Tax 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2
62. To control Inflation; the central bank will ------- the Bank rate - Increase 63. Which operation have conducted in Central Government securities and state Government securities - Open Market operations 64. When the world facing the lack of demand on the one hand and inflation on other - Since 1970s 65. “liquidity trap refers to a sitution in which an increase in the money supply does not result in a fall in the interest rate but merely in an addition to idle balances” According to - Keynes 66. “Dear Money” means - phase (or) policy when interest rates are high 67. “Cheap Money” means - a phase in which loans are available at low rates of interest (or) a policy which creates this situation 68. The word Money is “Moneta” is derived from - Latin 69. Moneta is the surname of whose Goddess - Roman (Junto) 70. The Quantity Theory of Money was formulated by - Irving Fisher 71. The main point about the quantity theory is - “The price level changes because of changes in the quantity of money”. 72. “Inflation is a state in which the value of money is falling” According to - Crowther 73. Repressed Inflation happens during a - War period 74. Repressed Inflation - There can be inflation even without a rise in the price level 75. Demand - pull inflation: - “Too much money chasing too few goods”. 76. Galloping (or) Hyper (or) Runaway inflation - The prices rise to a very great extent at high speed and high prices have to be paid even for cheap things 77. Cost - pull - inflation : - Increase in wages (or) prices 78. Bottleneck Inflation - Imbalances and rising marginal costs as full employment output is approached 79. Profit - push Inflation - Trade Unions manage to push up wages 80. The methods to control the Inflations 1. Increased taxation 2. By reducing government expenditure an capital projects 3. Restrictions on imports 4. Rationing and 5. Price controls 81. Whose defines deflation as a “State in which the value of money is rising, i.e. prices are falling” - Crowther SINCE 2006
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149. Who was the financial minister 169. In the UNO’s flag the wreath of olduring the time of Globalisation ive branches symbolices Peace & Privatisation ? - Manmohan 170. What are the official languages of singh UN? 150. When did the international mon- English, French, Spanish, Russian, etary fund was come into operaChinese and Arabic tion ? = 1947 171. How many organs are there in 151. In which year & Where did the UNO? =6 GATT was established ? 172. Which is called as “Parliament of = 1948, Geneva mankind”? 152. Where is the headquarters of - General Assembly of UN GATT is located? - Geneva 173. Generally the UNO’s General As153. In which year WTO was estabsembly session was held in every lished = 1995 year september month 154. During which round table conference 174. Who was elected as the president the GATT is replaced by WTO ? - Uruof the General Assembly in 1953? guay Round Conference - Mrs.Vijayalakshmi pandit 155. The Head quaters of WTO is lo- 175. How many permanent members cated at Geneva and temporary members are there 156. The total members of WTO is 164 in UNO’s security council? = 5,10 (since 29 July 2016) 176. Which are the permanent coun157. Which is called as World bank ? tries are in the security council? International Bank for ReconstrucFrance, Russia, USA, UK & China tion & development 177. How many years does the Non158. How many members are there in permanent members are elected IBRD? = 193 members by the General Assembly for a 159. When did International Finance team? - 2 years corporation (IFC) was set up? 178. The Veto power of U.N.O is pro= 1956 mulgated by - permanent mem160. When did international developbers of UNO ment association (IDA) was set up? 179. How many members are there in - 1960 UNO’s Economic & social council? 161. When did Multinational investWhat is there tenure? ment Guarantee agency (MIGA) = 54 members, 3 years was set up? - 1988 180. When did the Trusteeship council 162. Who coined the term united Nawas established? = 1994 tions ? - Franklin D.Roosevelt 181. Where did the international 163. What is the importance of Atlancourt’s headquater is located? tic Charter? - The word United Na= The Hague (Holland) tions is authorised 182. How many judges are there in the 164. In which place conference was international court? = 15 judges held to draft the charter of UNO? 183. What is the tenure for judges in - San Francisco international court? = 9 years 165. In which place the first conference 184. Who was the present chief justice of UNO was held? - San Francisco, of international court? 50 Countries - Taem Rosalin Hicklings 166. Which day is celebrated as UNO 185. Who was the present Indian judge day? - 24th October in the international court? - Thalvir 167. Presently how many countries are Bandari there in UNO? - 193 countries 186. Who was the present secretary 168. The headquaters of UNO is situGeneral of UNO? ated in - Newyork (Manhatan) - Antonio Guterres 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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187. Who was the 1st secretary of UNO? - Gladwin Jebb 188. What is the tenure of secretary in UNO? - 5 years 189. In which year does indonesia get freed from dutch? - 1947 190. In Which year did the suez canal get internationalized - 1956 191. U.N.HCR received Nobel Price in the year - 1954,1981 Five year plan 1. Who said that “strictly speaking, all economic life involves planning”? - Lionel Robbins 2. Who said that planning is the conscious and deliberate choice of economic priorities by some public authorities? - Barbara wootten 3. What is meant by centralized planning? - In a socialist economy, there was centralised planning, it was planning by direction (e.g former soviet Russia) . 4. In a democracy, planning is done by inducement example - Mixed economy 5. What is meant by indicative planning? - In this type of planning, the government invites representatives of industry representatives industry, business & discuss with them in advance what it posses to do in plan under question & indicates to them its priorities & goals. 6. Example for indicative planning France 7. After 1991 the indian planning depends on - li beralization, Privatization 8. Which is formed to ensure the cooperation of states in the implementation of five year plans? National Development Council 9. How many five year plans are completed until now? - 12 five year plans 10. Third five year plan (1961 - 1966) gives importance to self reliant & self generating economy 11. The first holiday plan in the five year plan was planned in - fourth five year plan 12. During which five year plan “The Slogan Garibi Hatao” was introduced ? - Fifth plan (1974 - 1979) 13. The aim of ninth five year plan is social Justice & equality
14. Which five year plan aimed to target of 8 percent GDP growth rate? - 10th five year plan (2002 - 2007) 15. What are the other aims of 10th five year plan? - reduce the poverty & population growth 16. Where did the 1st atomic power station was started in 1956? - Trombay 17. What is the aim of 11th five year production? - development in all sectors 18. The current vice chairman in NITI Aayog - Dr. Rajiv Kumar 19. The First Five year plan target and Acheived = 2.1 , 3.6 20. Employment Generation leading to achieve full employment by 2000, of five year plan - 8th five year plan 21. Planning Commission vice chairman and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman was appointed by - Prime minister Land Reforms & agriculture 1. Zamindari system was introduced by - Aachariya Vinobhavea 2. Procurement prize of the goods are determined by - Commissions for Agricultural cost and prices 3. When did the decentralised procurement scheme was introduced? - 1997 to 1998 4. When did the National Food security act was passed ? - 2013 5. When did NAFED started ? - 1958 October 2 7. When did agriculture insurance company started? - 2002 to 03 8. Why did Rashtriya Krishi vikas yojana was formed? - to solve the problem in agriculture & other allied sectors 9. When did Rainfed area development programme was launched ? - 2011 - 12 10. Who introduced the Green Revolution for the first time? - Norman Borlaug 11. IN 1940 in which country the green revolution is adapted to increase the yield which crop? - Mexico, Wheat 12. Who was called as Father of Green revolution? Norman Borlaug 13. Who used the term green revolution for the first time? - William Guad
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Industrial sector 1. When did industrial policy resolution was declared in India? - 1948 2. When did new industrial policy was introduced? - 1991 3. What is meant by privatisation? - Transfer of ownership from public sector to private sector 4. What is meant by liberalization? Liberalism means the order of the market or capitalist economy relying predominanatly on competition & private sector. 5. Under whose chairmanship the National planning commitee (1938 was conducted? - Jawaharlal Nehru 6. What are the classification of industries? Raw materials, ownership, capital & product 7. What are the factors affecting the location of industries? - Raw material, Labour, power, capital, Transport & proximity to market 8. Footloose industry are small in size & light in weight where it is found? - Everywhere 9. Where did the integral coach factory is located? -Perambur 10. Where did the Tata iron & Steel is located? - Jamshedpur 11. Where did BHEL is located? - Trichy 12. Where did SAIL is located? - Salem 13. In which district the Neyveli atomic power station was situated? - Kadalur 14. Where in which district the Ennur atomic power station was situated? - Thiruvallur 15. In which district the Mettur atomic power station was located ? salem 16. Tamilnadu ranks 3rd place in the industrial sector 17. Which state in india ranks first position in industrial production? - Maharastra 18. What percent the industrial sector occupies in total percentage of income in Tamilnadu? = 24% 19. Which is called as Manchester of South India? - Coimbatore 20. Which is called as Textile valley of Tami lnadu? - Tirupur, erode, coimbatore district
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38.Which is called as “ Little Japan” 57. In which state the Rourkela steel = Sivakasi Limited 1965 was establish ? 39.Which state in the country to de= Odisha ( Sundargarh disstrict) velop a well - defined Biotechnol58.In which state Durgapur steel plant ogy policy = Tamil Nadu is located? = Bardhaman 40.Tamil Nadu ranks which place in film district ( West Bengal) industry? =2 59.In which year the Bokaro steel plant 41.In which year the state industries is started its operation promotion corporation of Tamil = Jharkhand ( Hazari bagh Nadu (SIPCOT) Limited was setup district) = 1972 42.Which is the leading state in cotton 60.When did salem steel plant started its production = 1982 textile ? = Maharastra 61.Where did the vijayanagar steel 43.India cotton textile industry hold plant is located ---- among cloth producing coun= Tornagal in Karnataka tries in the world = 3 rd place 44.Which place does India ranks in 62.Which year Vishakapatnam steel plant came into operations - 1992 world cotton textile trade? = 2nd 45.India Ranks which place among No 63.Which company manufacture the of cotton spinning mills = 1st place railway items like wheel axles and sleepers? = Hindustan Steel 46.India occupies which place in the jute production ? = 1 st Limited (Durgapur) 47.India occupies which place in Export 64.Which company manufactures the of jute =2 galvanized sheets & electrical steel 48.In India 90 % of jute industries are plates = Hindustan steel located in = West Bengal Limited - Rourkela 49.Which is called as “ Sugar bowl of 65.In which place the first automobile India” = Uttarpradesh industry was started? 50.Which place in tamilnadu are the = Kurla ( Mumbai) famous centre for sugar produc- 66.In 1948 Hindustan motors limited tion = Nellikuppam, pugalur, setup the automobile industry at Pandiyarajpuram, coimbatore = Utarpura ( Kolkatta) 51.India is the -------- major country in 67.In 1950 which place the telephone the sugar production in the world industry was started = Bangalore = 4 th 68.Which is called as electronic capi52.In our country major Iron & Steel tal of India ? = Bangalore industries are located at 69.For what purposes Hazari commit= Chota Nagpur plateau tee was done ? 53.When & Where did the Tata Iron = The various aspects pertaining and Steel company established? to industrial licensing were = 1907 , Jamshedpur reviewed by the monopolies 54.When did IISCO were taken over by inquiry commission SAIL = 1972 70.In which year the monopolies & 55.Which year did Viveshwaraya iron Restrictive trade practices (MRIP) & steel limited was setup? act was enacted ? = 1969 = 1923 71.In which year the Foreign Exchange 56.In which state the Hindustan steel Regulation Act was enacted? Limited 1959 was established = 1973 = Chattisgarh , (Durg district) 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
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72.What is ment by public sector? 12.Which programme aims at total Educational reforms sanitation by 2019 = Swatchh = It refers to the companies in which 1. In school the students studying Bharat Abhiyan the goverment owns majority ( 51 from 1 std to 8 std which scheme % (or) more) of the company 13.Why did kisan TV was introduced ? provide nutritional food equality = mid - day meal scheme = Agriculture 73.When did the industrial policy reso2. Which scheme make free and comlution adopted the socialistic pat- 14.Which programme assure power pulsory education to children besupply to the rural areas ? tern of society ? = 1956 tween the ages of 6 to 14 ? = Deendayal upedhyaya 74.When did the sick industrial act = Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Gram jyoti yojana came into force = 1985 3. Which scheme provide education 15.Which programme was started for Rural programes facilities for girls belowing to SC/ ST/ the welfare of the tribal people 1. Which programme was started for OBC, minority communities & elimination rural poverty a unem= Van Bandha Kulayan yojana tamilier below me poverty line ? ployment & promoting? = Kasturba Gandhi Balika 16.Which programme was introduced = Swarana jayanti shahati rozgar Vidyalaya for generating awareness between yojana (SJGSY) girl child & Women ? 4. Which scheme has the objectives 2. Which programme bring the prito enhance the quality of second= Beti Bachav, Beti podhao mary health, primary education, ary education and increase the toyojana housing, rural roads and drinking tal enrollment rate? water and nutrition in rural areas? 17.Which scheme aimed for uplift of = Rashtriya madhyamik shiksha urban and rural poor through en= Pradhan mantri Gramodya Abhiyan hancement of livehood opportuniyojana( 2000) 5. Which scheme focus on literacy of ties through skill development 3. Which programme aims at enhancwomen ? = Saakshar Bharat = Deen Dayal upadyas Antyodaya ing livelihood security of household yojana ( 2014) Santation reforms in rural areas atleast 100 days on 1. Which scheme was launched to guaranted age employment? 18.Wich programme provide the cookdecrease the new - natal & mater= (MGNREGS) - 2006 ing gas connection to women ? nal deaths happening in the coun4. Which programme eradicate prac= prandhan mantri UJWAL yojana try by promoting institutional detice of open defecation by 2020 19.Which programme provides uplift livery of babies ? = Nirmal Bharat programme the people life by giving LED bulb ? = Janani Suraksha yojana Direct Benefit transfer ( 2012) = ujala yojana 2. Child birth rate and Maternal mor5. Which programme transfer subsitality rate were controled by 20.Which programme provides new dies directly to the people? = NRHM crop damage insurance ? = Direct Benefit transfer ( 2013) = pradhan mantri Fasal Bima 3. The standard of medical science 6. Which programme brings the dehas been development by which yojana velopment of rural infrastructure ? scheme = Bharat Nirman transfer ( 2013) 21.under which scheme, assessing and = pradan Mandri Shwasthiya 7. Which programme aims to eradicertifying 10 lakh youth for the skills ? Suraksha cate provery? = Twenty point = pradhan mantri kaushal At present India’s Rank? programme ( 1975) vikas yojana 1. Human development index = 131 8. Which scheme aims to ensure food 22.Which scheme provides pension for 2. Intellectual property index = 37 security for all create a hunger free me the people between 18 to 40 india ? 3. Intellectual competitiveness index years age with bank account? = Annapurna scheme = 39 = Atal pension yojana 9. Which programme aims to encour4. World economic freedom index age PRIS to take up sanitation pro- 23.People who are at the age of 18 to = 118 50 pay Rs. 330 & get 2 lakh rupees motion ? = Nirmal Gran 6. Global peace index = 141 as their life insurance puruskar( NGP) - 2003 7. Youth development index = 133 10.Which programme aims to facili= Pradhan mantri jeevan 9. When did family planning tates the construction & jyoti Bima yojana. programme was launched in india ? upgradation of dwelling units for 24.The people between 18 and 70 yr =1952 slum dwellers ? of age with bank accounts has an 10.When did National population policy - Valmiki Ambedkar annual premium of Rs. 12 for Rs. 2 was introduced? = 2000 Aawasyojana - 2001 lakh accidental & Rs. 1 lakh full dis11.National population policy aims at 11.Which scheme aimed to give asability by which year to achieve stable popusured irrigation to farmers? = Pradhanmantri suraksha Bima lation ? = 2045 = Prandhan mantri Krishi Sinchayi yojana yojana 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 2 SINCE 2006
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ECONOMICS Poverty: 1. Who has defined poverty as “The inability to attain a minimal standard of living” - The world Bank 2. When world Bank defines about poverty = 1990 3. Whose words was this “want of adequate income, howsover defined is poverty” - Prof.Dandekar 4. The absolute poverty means When people do not have adequate food, clothing and shelter 5. The Relative poverty means - difference in income among different classes of people within the same group or among people of different countries 6. Temporary (or) chronic poverty means - When there is poor rainfall, the crops fail and the farmers temporarily enter into a poverty sample 7. Rowntree’s primary poverty refers - “Families whose total earnings are insufficient to obtain the minimum necessities for the maintenance of merely physical efficiency”. 8. Rowntree’s secondary poverty refers : - a condition in which earnings would sufficient for the maintenance. 9. According to Dandekar and Rath estimated the value of the diet with ----- as the desired minimum level of consumption = 2,250 calories 10.Jawahar Gram Samridhi yojana was introduced in - April 1999 11.The National Social Assistance programme was launched - on August 15, 1995 12.Employment Assurance scheme was started on - Oct 2, 1993 13.Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya yojana was introduced in which year and main reasons = 2000 - 2001, focus
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2. Samba - Aadi pattam (July - Jan) 3. Navarai - Karthigi pattam (Nov March) 7. The primary food crop of Tamilnadu - paddy 8. Which is called as “South India’s “Rice Bowl” - Cauvery Delta 9. The paddy research station is situated in TamilNadu - Aadudurai (Tanjore) 10.Which district more small groundnuts were cultivated - Coimbatore 11.The main fibre crop of Tamilnadu - Cotton 12.The main varieties of cotton - MCU 4, MCU5, RA5166 13.The primary money crop of TamilNadu - Sugarcane 14.Production of Tea in Tamilnadu stood = 3rd place next to Assam and west Bengal 15.Plantations of coffee Tamil nadu stands in - 3rd position Next to Karnataka and Kerala 16.Rubber & Pepper is the main plantation in which district - Kanyakumari 17. In which district more cashewnut were cultivated - Cuddalore 18.Which district leads in flower and Fruits vegetable cultivation - Dharmapuri 19.The Nations poultry production of Tamilnadu contributes = 17.7 20.Which district is leading in poultry products - Namakkal 21.Tamilnadu has a coastal range of = 1076 km 22.In Tamilnadu How many districts were present near the coastal areas = 13 districts 23.Tamilnadu stands 5th position in fishing at National level 24.Which place is the leading fishing Harbour - Thoothukudi 25.Which district has a Inland Fishing - Vellore 98942 41422, 99948 14400 75503 52916, 7550352917 1
on health, primary education, drinking water, housing and rural roads. 14.Golden Jubliee of National Rural self employment scheme - 1997, Urban self employment wage scheme 15.The estimation of unemployment - A person working 8 hours a day for 73 days of the year is regarded as employed on a standard person year basis 16.Seasonal Unemployment for example - Agriculture (Farmers, lose their job during off session) 17. The Main aim for five year plan To increase the employment opportunities to develope economy 18.When did the Human Resource Development was published first = 1990 19.The Human poverty Index was introduced in = 1997 20.Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was first proposed in the central budget for = 1976 - 77 21.What are the three important factors of HDI Human Development Index - Life expectancy, Education, standard of living Economic Trends in TamilNadu: 1. The TamilNadu was Rank ----economy in India - Second 2. The Total production services contribution in Tamilnadu economic activity is = 45% 3. The total Manufacturing services percentage in Tamilnadu = 34% 4. The total Agriculture production services percentage in Tamilnadu = 21% 5. How much percentage of peoples involved in Agriculture = 56% 6. The Cropping season of TamilNadu - 1. Sornawari - Chitra pattam (May - Oct)
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26.Which state is leading in Sugarcane, production based on yield per hectare - Tamilnadu 27. In sea fishing Tamilnadu stands in - 3rd place 28.Agri Export zone for flowers - Hosur 29.The most irrigated district of Tamilnadu is - Villupuram 30.The less irrigated district of Tamilnadu is - Nilgris 31.Which district is leading types of Irrigation in Tamilnadu - Well irrigation 53% 32.Tamilnadu stands 4th place in silk industry 33.Which place are very popular centre for silks industry - Arni, Kanchipuram 34.Silk industry training centre is situated in - Rasipuram, Kanchipuram 35.Silk worm rearing centre is situated in Tamilnadu - Hosur 36.Hundreds of leather and tannery facilities are located in - Vellore 37. In which place petroleum refinary is located in Tamilnadu - Manali (Chennai), Panagudi (Nagapattinam) 38.Which city has 100% employment - sivakasi
Branches of Agriculture:Production of Earthworm Vermiculture Moriculture Production of mulberry Sericulture Rearing of silk worm Pisci culture Production of fisheries Silvi culture Production of forest crops. Api culture Production of Honey bee Tissue culture Production of new plants from plant cells. Vity culture Production of Grapes Horticulture Study of Vegetables and fruits. Indian States in Agri Products:S. Agri product State in first No position 1. Paddy West Bengal 2. Wheat Uttar Pradesh 3. Jowar Andhra Pradesh 4. All kinds of dhal Madhya pradesh 5. Groudnut Gujarat 6. Mustard Rajasthan 7. Soya Beans Madhya Pradesh 8. Sunflower Karnataka 9. Sugarcane Uttar pradesh 10. Cotton Gujarat 11. Jute West Bengal 12. Potato Uttar Pradesh 13. Onion Maharastra 14. Banana Tamil Nadu 15. Flowers Tamil Nadu
State Government Organizations for developing Industries 1. Tamilnadu Industrial Investment corporation (TIIC) -1949 2. Tamilnadu Ceramics Ltd (TACEL) - 1961 3. Tamil nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) - 1965 4. Tamil nadu small Industries Corporation (TANSI) - 1965 5. Small Industres Development Corporation (SIDCO) - 1970 6. Small Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamilnadu (SIPCOT) -1971 7. Tamilnadu Salt Corporation Ltd (TASCL) - 1975 8. Tamilnadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM) - 1976 9. Tamilnadu Minerals Ltd (TAMIN) - 1978 10.Tamilnadu Magnasite Ltd (TAMAG) -1978 LIST OF REVOLUTIONS: GREEN REVOLUTION AGRICULTURE. WHITE REVOLUTION MILK AND DIARY PRODUCTS. BLUE REVOLUTION FISHES AND MARINE PRODUCTS. PRAWN ,ONIONS,PHARMAUTIECALS PINK REVOLUTION SILVER REVOLUTION EGG (POULTRY). POTATO. ROUND REVOLUTION GOLDEN REVOLUTION HONEY, HORTICULTURE. GREY REVOLUTION FERTILIZERS. BROWN REVOLUTION COCOA, LEATHER. MEAT & TOMATOES. RED REVOLUTION PETROLUEM. BLACK REVOLUTION FRUITS (CONSIDERED AS 2ND GREEN REVOLUTION). RAINBOW REVOLUTION OIL SEEDS, EDIBLE OIL , ESPECIALLY MUSTARD AND SUNFLOWER. YELLOW REVOLUTION GOLDEN FIBER JUTE. COTTON. SILVER FIBER 0461-4000970, 99445 11344, 9994170110 0462-2560123, SINCE 2006
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