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Indian-Panorama

FIRST IN MALE
First governor of Bengal

Lord Clive(1757-60)

Last governor of Bengal

Warren Hastings(1772-74)

The first British Governor General of Bengal

Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)

The first British Governor General of India

Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)

The first British Viceroy of India

Lord Canning(1856-62)

The first Governor General of free India

Lord Mountbatten(1947-1948)

The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India

C. Rajgopalachari(1948-1950)

The first President of Indian Republic

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The first Prime Minister of free India

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize

Rabindranath Tagore

The first President of Indian National Congress

W.C. Banerjee

The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress

Badruddin Tayyabji

The first Muslim President of India

Dr. Zakir Hussain

The first man who introduced printing press in India

James Hicky

The first Indian to join the I.C.S

Satyendra Nath Tagore

Indias first man in Space

Rakesh Sharma

The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full
Morarji Desai
term
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India

General Cariappa

The first Chief of Army Staff

Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

The first Indian Member of the Viceroys executive council

S.P.Sinha

The first President of India who died while in office

Dr. Zakhir Hussain

The first Muslim President of Indian Republic

Dr. Zakhir Hussain

The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament

Charan Singh

The first Field Marshal of India

S.H.F. Manekshaw

The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics

C.V.Raman

The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award

Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first Indian to cross English Channel

Mihir Sen

The first Person to receive Jnanpith award

Sri Shankar Kurup

The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

The first Vice-President of India

Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first Education Minister

Abdul Kalam Azad

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The first Home minister of India

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

The first Indian Air Chief Marshal

S. Mukherjee

The first Indian Naval Chief

Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

The first Judge of International Court of Justice

Dr. Nagendra Singh

The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen

Sherpa Anga Dorjee

The first person to get Param Vir Chakra

Major Somnath Sharma

The first Chief Election Commissioner

Sukumar Sen

The first person to receive Magsaysay Award

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine

Hargovind Khurana

The first Chinese traveller to visit India

Fahein

The first person to receive Stalin Prize

Saifuddin Kitchlu

The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics

Amartya Sen

The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Justice Hirala J. Kania

The first Indian Pilot

J.R.D. Tata (1929)

FIRST IN FEMALE
The first lady to become Miss World

Rita Faria

The first woman judge in Supreme Court

Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

The first woman Ambassador

Miss C.B. Muthamma

The first woman Governor of a state in free India

Mrs Sarojini Naidu

The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly

Shanno Devi

The first woman Prime Minister

Mrs Indira Gandhi

The first woman Minister in a Government

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

The first woman to climb Mount Everest

Bachhendri Pal

The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice

Santosh Yadav

The first woman President of Indian National Congress

Mrs Annie Besant

The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force

Harita Kaur Dayal

The first woman Graduates

Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883

The first woman Airline Pilot

Durga Banerjee

The first woman Honours Graduate

Kamini Roy, 1886

The first woman Olympic medal Winner

Karnam Malleswari, 2000

The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner

Kamlijit Sandhu

The first woman Lawyer

Cornelia Sorabjee

The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly

Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State

Mrs Sucheta Kripalani

The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission

Roze Millian Bethew

The first woman Director General of Police

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

The first woman Judge

Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in

1937)

The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court

Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)

The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India

Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi

The first woman Lieutenant General

Puneeta Arora

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The first woman Air Vice Marshal

P. Bandopadhyaya

The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines

Sushma Chawla

The first woman IPS officer

Mrs. Kiran Bedi

The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India

Razia Sultan

The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra

Nirja Bhanot

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award

Ashapurna Devi

The first woman to cross English Channel

Aarti Saha

The first woman to receive Nobel Prize

Mother Teresa

The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna

Mrs Indira Gandhi

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award

Ashpurna Devi

FRIST IN OTHERS
First Wax statue of a Living Indian
First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India
First Exclusive internet magazine
First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe
First President of Indian National Congress
First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress
First Judge in International Court of Justice
First Graduate in Medicine
Indias First University
Indias First Open University
Indias First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record
maximum number of votes
First Indian to reach Antarctica
First British to Visit India
First Test tube baby of India
First Post Office Opened in India

Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussauds in

1939
Fa-hien
Bharat Samachar
Indrani Rehman
W.C. Bannerjee, 1885
Badruddin Tayyabji
Dr. Nagender Singh
Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty
Nalanda University
Andhra Pradesh Open University
P.V.Narasimha Rao
Lt. Ram Charan
Hawkins
Indira (Baby Harsha)
Kolkata(1727)

(Jammu and Kashmir)

INDIAS SUPERLATIVES

Largest River Barrage Farakka Barrage
Structures
Largest Auditorium (Bombay) Sri Shanmukhanda
Highest Tower ( Minaret ) Qutub Minar
Hall
Higher Gateway Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri
Largest zoo Zoological Garden (Alipur) Kolkata
near Agra. Built by Akbar (53.5 m /175 ft High)
Largest Cave Temple Ellora
Highest Dam Bhakra Dam
Largest Gurudwara Golden Temple, Amritsar
Highest Bridge Chambal Bridge
Largest Mosque Jama Masjid, Delhi (built by Shah
Highest Airport- Leh Air Port in Ladakh (3256 m/
Jahan in 1644-58)
16080 ft high)
Largest Man-made Lake Govind Sagar (Bhakra)
Highest Hydel Power Station- Rongtong Hydel Project
Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz ( Karnataka)
in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
Largest Cantilever Bridge Howrah Bridge
Highest Mountain Peak- Kanchenjunga
Largest Public Sector Bank- State Bank of india
Highest Road- Road at Khardungla in the Leh-Manali
Largest Botanical Garden - National Botanical Gardens
Sector
in Kolkata
Highest Waterfall- Jog Waterfall, Karnataka
Largest Church- Se Cathedral at old Goa, 10 km from
Largest Residence Rashtrapati Bhawan
Panaji.
Largest Delta- Sunderbans (75,000 sq km) formed
Largest Cinema Hall Thangam ( Madurai)
by the Ganga and Brahmaputra in West Bengal and
Largest Museum Indian Museum Kolkata
Bangladesh
Largest Tunnel Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass
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Largest Stupa- Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya

Pradesh
Largest Library- National Library, Kolkata
Largest Planetarium- Birla Planetarium, Kolkata.
Largest Prison- Tihar Jail, Delhi
Largest Tribe- Gond
Largest Concentration of Scheduled Tribes- Madhya
Pradesh
Largest Scheduled Caste- Community Chamar
Longest River Bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu,
Patna
Longest Corridor Rameshwaram Temple Corridor
Longest Platform (Railways) Kharagpur
Longest Road Bridge Sone Bridge, Bihar
Longest Road Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to
Delhi
Longest River Bridge- Mahatma Gandhi Setu over
the Ganga at Patna (5,575 m/ 8286 ft long)
Longest Sea Bridge- Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge
connecting the island of Rameswaram with
Mandapam in Tamil Nadu (2.34 km long)
Longest Canal- Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan
Canal (959 km long)
Longest Dam- Hirakund Dam on Mahanadi river in
Orissa (24.4 km long)
Longest Glacier- Siachen Glacier on the Indopakistan border (75.6 km long and 2.8 km wide)
Longest Railway Bridge- Dehri-on-Sone Railway
bridge over the Sone river near Sasaram on KolkataDelhi main line Longest Passenger Train Route
Jammu Tawi-Kanyakumari (3730 km)
Fastest Train Shatabdi Express between New Delhi
and Bhopal at a speed on 140 kmph
Biggest Church The St John Cathedral, Goa
Biggest Cantilever Bridge- Rabindra Setu (also
called Howrah Bridge), Hoogli river in Kolkata
(457 m/1499 ft long
Tallest Light House Prongs Reef, Mumbai
Tallest Statues Statue of Jain Saint Gomateswara
at Sravanabelagola in Karnataka
Tallest Chimber Thermal Power Station of Tata
Electric Co Mumbai
Oldest Church- St Thomas Church at Palayar in
Trichur district in Kerala built in 52 AD.
Oldest Monastery- Buddhist Monastery, (situated
at an altitude of 3,048 m /10,000 ft) at Tawang in
Arunachal Pradesh.
Most Populous City- Mumbai

States

Pradesh
Largest Cave- Amarnath (about 44 km from Pahalgam
in Jammu and Kashmir)
Largest State Madhya Pradesh
Smallest State Goa
Largest Union Territory Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep
Most Populated State- Uttar Pradesh Least Populated
State- Sikkim
Most Densely Populated State- West Bengal
Least Densely Populated State- Arunachal Pradesh
Most Literate State- Kerala .
Most Women State- Kerala
Largest Union Territory in Area- Andaman and Nicobar
Island (8,249 sq km)
Smallest Union Territory in Area- Lakshadweep
(32 sq km)
Most Populated Union Territory- Delhi (1,37, 82,976)
Least Populated Union Territory- Lakshadweep
(60,595)
Most Literate Union Territory- Lakshadweep

Founders of Indian Institutions
Famous fathers/Founders of Indian Institutions for social

upliftment, politics etc.
Arya Samaj-Swami Dayanand Saraswathi

Athmiya Sabha-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Brahma Samaj-Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Deccan
Education
Society-G.G.Agarkar,
M.G.Ranade, V.G.Gibhongar
Dharma Sabha-Radhakanthadev

Indian Brahma Samaj-Keshav Chandra Sen
Manavadharma Sabha-Durgaram Manjaram

Prarthana Samaj-Athmaram Pandurang

Pune Sewa Sadan-Smt.Remabhai Ranade,
G.K.Devdhar
Ramakrishna Mission-Swami Vivekananda

Sadharan Brahma Samaj-Shivananda Sashtri,

Anand Mohan Bose
Servants of India Society-Gopalakrishna

Gokhale
Sewa Sadan-Bahuramji M.Malabari

Sewa Samithi-H.N.Kunsru
Social Service League-N.M.Joshi

Thathwabodhini Sabha-Debendranatha Tagore
Theosophical Society-Madam H.P.Blavadski,
Col.H.L.Olkott

Famous Father-Leader of Nations
Natural
AmericaGeorge Washington
Highest Mountain Peak Nanga Parvat
BangladeshMujibur Rehuman
Longest River Ganges
ChinaSunyatsen
Largest Desert Thar ( Rajasthan)
IndiaGandhiji
Largest Delta Sunderbans(West Bengal)
IndonesiaSukarno
Largest Lake Wular Rajasthan
MouritiusRamgoolam
Largest Fresh Water Lake-Kolleru in Andhra
NamibiaSam Nujoma
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PakistanMuhammad Ali Jinna

SriLankaD.S.Senanayeke
TanzaniaJulius Nerera
TurkeyMusthafa Kamal

Britain
USA
Vatican City
Venezuela

Names of Official Residents of Statesmen Countries

Algeria

El Mouradiya
Australia

The Lodge
Argentina

Casa Rosada
Bangladesh Bangabhavan
Belarus Drosdy
Bhutan

Dechancholing Palace
Cambodia

Khamarindra Palace
Canada

24 Sussex Drive
Egypt

Abdin Palace
France

Elisi Palace
Elsalvador CasaBlanca
India

Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Japan

Kokkio Palace
South Korea

Blue house
Kirgisthan

White House
Maledweep Theemuge
Mexico

National Palace
Nigeria Asovilla
Pakistan Aiwan-e-Sadir
Singapore

Iskana Palace
South Africa

Groot Shoor
SriLanka

Temple Trees
Thailand

Chitralatha villa

Buckingham Palace
The White House
Apostholic Palace
Miraflourace Palace

Founders of Towns in India

Agra- Sikkandar Lodhi
Ahmedabad - Ahmed Shah
Ajmeer- Ajaypal Chauhan
Allahabad- Akbar
Culcutta- Job Charnok
Delhi- Anankapalan
Fathepur Sikri - Akbar
Hisar- Ferozshah Tuglaq
Hyderabad - Quli Qutabshah
Jodhpur- Rao Jodha
Mahabalipuram - Narasimhawarman
Siri- Alaudden Khilji
Vijayanagaram - Hariharan 1
List of Revolutions relating to Products
Blue Revolution - Fisheries Development
Brown Revolution - Leather Production
Gray Revolution - Housing Development
Green Revolution - Agriculture Production
Pink Revolution - Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Silver Revolution - Egg Production
White Revolution - Dairy Development
Yellow Revolution - Oil Seed Production

World heritage sites in india

Ajanta Caves Included in 1983

Ajanta offers a rich tapestry of images that speak of places, royalty,

culture and tales of everyday life of ancient India

Ellora Caves1983

Ellora is the finest example of cave temples with almost 34 caves with
intricate interiors and ornamental facades

Taj Mahal1983

The Taj was built to enshrine the remains of Begum Mumtaz Mahal,
the consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

Agra Fort 1983

The fort is surrounded by a 70 foot high wall. Its houses the beautiful
Pearl Mosque and numerous palaces

Sun Temple at Konark 1984

The Sun temple of Konark, also known as Black Pagoda, is the

crowning glory of the temple architecture of ancient Orissa

Monuments at Mahabalipuram1984

Mahabalipuram is world famous for its shore temples and it was the
second capital of the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram

Kaziranga National Park 1985

Kaziranga is one of the last strongholds of the endangered Indian onehorned rhinoceros

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985

The Manas river divides the lush, mixed deciduous forests that run
through India to Bhutan

Keoladeo National Park 1985

The Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary is situated just 55 kilometers

from the Taj Mahal at Agra

Fatehpur Sikri 1986

Fatehpur Sikri is the one of the finest examples of Mughal architectural

splendour. It was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar

Churches and Convents in Goa 1986

The churches and cathedrals built during 16th to 17th century A.D.
(Basilica of Bom Jesus, etc) at Goa are a legacy of the Portuguese

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Monuments at Khajuraho 1986

Khajuraho Monuments were built between 950-1050 A.D. near the

village of Khajuraho under the patronage of the Chandela kings of
northern central India

Monuments at Hampi 1986

Hampi, 353 kilometers from Bangalore, are one of the most fascinating
historical sites in South India.

Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur 1987, 2004

The Brihadisvara temple with its 66.5 meters high `srivimana`

dominating the city is built of granite.

Sundarbans National Park 1987

The Sunderbans National Park, covering about 1330.10 sq. km, is the
habitat of nearly 200 Royal Bengal tigers

Elephanta Caves 1987

Elephanta consists of seven caves of which the most notable is the

Mahesa-murti cave

Monuments at Pattadakal 1987

Pattadakal, in Karnataka, illustrates the Chalukyan art which, in the 7th

and 8th centuries A.D., under the Chalukya dynasty

Nanda Devi National Park 1988

The Nanda Devi National Park is one of the most spectacular wilderness
areas in the Himalayas.

Buddhist Monastery at Sanchi 1989

Sanchi is a serene hill crowned by a group of stupas, monasteries,

temples and pillars dating from 3rd Century BC to the 12th Cent AD.

Humayuns Tomb at Delhi 1993

Humayun`s Tomb is an early example of Mughal architecture built in

Delhi

Qutab Minar 1993

Qutab Minar with a length of 238 feet, commands a panoramic view of

the green fields extending into a sprawling city of Delhi

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1999

This toy train has achieved worldwide fame for engineering excellence,
wonderful landscape and tourist attraction.

Bodhgaya Complex of Buddhist Temples 2002

A big complex of Buddhist temples that include the site where Lord
Buddha had meditated to get enlightenment

The very recent addition has been the rock shelters & over 500 caves
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters and Caves near Bhopal 2003 of Bhimbetka, belonging to the Neolithic age, which lies 46 km South
of Bhopal, surrounded by the northern fringe of the Vindhyan ranges.
This is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional
Terminus) 2004
architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F.W.
Stevens
A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and
living cultural heritage properties cradled in an impressive landscape
Champaner Pawagarh Archaeological Park in Gujarat
which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites, a hill fortress of an early
(Latest addition in July2004)
Hindu capital, and remains of the 15th century capital of the state of
Gujarat.
The 17th century Mughal marvel, Red Fort, has joined the ranks of 26
other Indian sites, to be included in UNESCOs list of World Heritage
Red Fort complex, Delhi (Latest addition in June2007) Sites. Earlier it almost got nominated in 1993, but due to the army
occupying it that time, the government deferred nominating it that
time.

Jantar Mantar of Jaipur,Rajastan(2010)

The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built

in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed
instruments. This is the most significant, most comprehensive, and the
best preserved of Indias historic observatories.

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HIGHEST TOWERS IN INDIA

Name
Rameswaram TV Tower
Fazilka TV Tower
INS Kattabomman, Central
Mast
Mumbai Television Tower
Jaisalmer TV Tower
Samatra TV Tower
INS Kattabomman, Inner
Ring Masts
Dahanu Thermal Power
Station Chimney
Sagardighi Thermal Power
Station Chimney
Anpara B Power Plant
Chimney
Korba Power Plant Chimney

Pinnacle height
323 metres (1,060 ft)
305 metres (1,001 ft)
301 metres (988 ft)

Year
1995
2007
1989

Structure type
Concrete
Lattice Tower
Guyed Mast

Place
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Fazilka, Punjab
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

300 metres (984 ft)

300 m (980 ft)
300 m (980 ft)
276.45 metres (907 ft)

1993
1999
1989

Lattice tower
Concrete
Concrete
Guyed Mast

Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Samatra, Gujarat
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

275.3 metres (903 ft)

1995

Chimney

Mumbai, Maharashtra

275 metres (902 ft)

2004

Chimney

Sagardighi, West Bengal

275 metres (902 ft)

1994

Chimney

Anpara, Uttar Pradesh

275 metres (902 ft)

2009

Chimney

Korba, Chhattisgarh

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Exercise- 1
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12.

13.

National Institute of Oceanography is located in :

(a) Calcutta
(b) Chennai
(c) Mangalore
(d) Panaji
At Which one of the following places , East-West Corridor
Connecting Silchar and Porbandar and North -south
Corridor Connecting Srinagar and Kanyakumari Intersect
Each other?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Agra
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Nagpur
In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkatta
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya : Bhopal
(b) Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture : Kolkata
(c) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library : Lucknow
(d) Anthropological Survey of India (Headquarters) :
Kolkata
Jharkhand does not share boundary with
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Bhimbetka which was been conferred the status of World
Heritage Site is situated in:
(a) Odisha
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
(a) India and Pakistan (b) India and China
(c) India and Myanmar (d) India and Afghanistan
Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English
Channel?
(a) Shanta Rangaswami (b) Arati Saha
(c) Santosh Yadav
(d) Kamaljit Sandhu
First American President to visit India is:
(a) Jimmy Carter
(b) D.D. Eisenhower
(c) George Washington (d) Ronald Reagon
Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India is located in the
state of
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Which of the following is not correctly matched with
regard to the Indians who have won the Nobel Prize (in
the mentioned years)?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore - 1913
(b) C V Raman - 1930
(c) Hargobind Khorana - 1968
(d) Mother Teresa - 1978
The oldest church (St. Thomas Church) in India is located
in the state of
(a) Goa
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam

14. Compulsory Education Act will ensure education to children

upto the age of:

(a) 10 yr
(b) 14 yr

(c) 8 yr
(d) 17 yr
15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(a) White Revolution Dairy

(b) Green Revolution Agriculture

(c) Blue Revolution Fishery

(d) Red Revolution Wool
16. India is not a member of which one of the following?

(a) Commonwealth of Independent States

(b) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

(c) South Asian Free Trade Agreement

(d) World Trade Organization
17. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR) is going to start a program to mobilise community
youth to protect child rights in the Naxal-affected areas. The
program has been named as

(a) Sakha-Bandhu scheme

(b) Bal Bandhu scheme

(c) Bal Uttaradhikari scheme

(d) Bhavishya Ujjwal scheme
18. Operation Rhino is directed against

(a) PWG
(b) LTFE

(c) ULFA
(d) ULTRA
19. Eco mark is given to the Indian products that are:

(a) pure and unadulterated

(b) rich in proteins

(c) environment friendly

(d) economically viable
20. Which one of the following is not a Central University?

(a) Pondicherry

(b) Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
(c) Vishva Bharti, Shanti Niketan

(d) University of Madras, (Chennai)
21. What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched
by the Government of India?

(a) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the
victims of earthquake in that country

(b) Evacuating the Indian Nationals from Lebanon during
the conflict in the Middle East

(c) Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the civil
war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa

(d) Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of
suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
22. National Institute of Nutrition is located at
(a) Chennai
(b) Bangalore

(c) New Delhi
(d) Hyderabad
23. National Library, the largest in India is located at
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai

(c) Delhi
(d) Kolkata
24. The Treaty on Integrated Development of Mahakali River
was signed between India and

(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh

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25. Which among the following cities of India will have midday Sun exactly overhead only once a year?

(a) Delhi and Chennai

(b) Srinagar and Darjeeling

(c) Hyderabad and Kohima

(d) Nagpur and Kolkata
26. Which one among the following cities is called the zeromile centre of India?

(a) Kanpur
(b) Allahabad

(c) Nagpur
(d) New Delhi
27. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasijudicial body established under an Act of Parliament

(b) The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to
media person so as to have easy access to information
from government sources

(c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes
the largest number of newspapers

(d) Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the
country

Survey of India is under the Ministry of

(a) Defence
(b) Environmental & Forests
(c) Home Affairs
(d) Science & Technology
Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near
Alwar (Rajasthan) has become famous because of

(a) cultivation of genetically modified cotton

(b) rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS

(c) livelihood projects for destitute rural women.

(d) rain-water harvesting
30. Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of
the Green Revolution in India is from which country?

(a) United States of America

(b) Mexico

(c) Australia

(d) New Zealand

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29.

Exercise- 2
Statement Based MCQ
1.

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3.

4.

Consider the following statements?

1. Hariyali is a watershed development project sponsored
by the Central Government.
2. Hariyali also aims at enabling the urban population to
conserve rain water.
Which of the statements gtiven above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements about the minorities
India:
1. The Government of India has notified five communities,
namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and
Zoro astrians as Minorities
2. The National Commission for Minorities was given
statutory status in 1993
3. The smallest religions minority in India are the
Zoroastrians
4. The Constitution of India recognizes and protects
religious and linguistic minorities
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Consider the following statements regarding the relations
between India and Pakistan:
1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi ,and Zulfikar
Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LOC
2. Lahore summit took place in the year 1997
3. Islamabad summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi
and Nawaz Sharif
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 only

As a policy to boost the agricultural sector, the GOI has

taken special measures over time. Which of the following
are not a measure with a direct impact on the agricultural

sector?

1. Setting up of a National Food Processing Bank

2. Opening irrigation, sanitation and water projects for
5.
Private Participation.
3. Efforts to reduce fiscal deficit to 5.5 per cent level of

GDP
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 2
India has signed an agreement with the European Patent

Office. How would this help India?
1. It will enable India in safeguarding traditional

medicines.
2. Indias digital Traditional Knowledge Library will

now be available to European patent examiners.
3. India can grant patents for its traditional medicines

and herbs.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only

(c) 3 only
(d) All the three
6.
Workers from poor states migrate to high wage states as
agricultural labour. What are the major problems when

people have to leave their villages and work as labourer
elsewhere?

1. Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land

and uncertain monsoon.
2. Non-availability of fertilizers and other inputs at
subsidized rates.

3. Single crop cultivation.

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only

(c) 3 only
(d) All the three
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10.





11.






12.







13.

India is a member of which of the following?

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
3. Colombo Plan
4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
At which of the following places, Kumbh Mela is held?
1. Nasik
2. Hardwar
3. Prayag
4. Ujjain
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following statements about EGOMs
(empowered group of minister)
1. Mr. AK Antony will now chair the EGOMs on gas
pricing & ultra mega power project
2. Mr. P Chidambaran will now head the EGOM, on the
Civil Aviation, Prasar Bharti.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) Both 1 and 2
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None of these
Consider the following statements
1. The Government of India had reduced the duration
of SAARC Visa exemption Striker (SVES) from one
year to three months.
2. The Private Sector to bear the brunt of the discriminatory
treatment of SVES as it has been expelled from some
category in the newly implemented visa scheme.
Which of the above statement are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements regarding the relations
between India and Pakistan
1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar
Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LOC.
2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997.
3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi
and Nawaz Sharif.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 only
Which of the following institutes have been recognised
as the Institutes of National Importance (by an Act of
Parliament)?
1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education, and
Research, Mohali
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Services and
Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
4. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education,
Gwalior
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following sites/monuments:
1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mamallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)

14.





15.

16.






17.

Which of the above are included in the World Heritage

List of UNESCO?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
In which of the following International Organisations is
India a member?
1. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional
Cooperation.
2. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
In the era of globalization, international migration is one
of the biggest challenges of 21st century. To deal with
this, which of the following steps have been taken by the
government of India?
1. Establishment of 24/7 helpline to provide information
of jobseekers.
2. Undertaking steps to ratify the UN Convention on
Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols.
3. Implementing
e-Governance in emigration
management to detect instances of misrepresentation,
forgery etc. through real time validation of
information on public-private partnership basis.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Which among the following is/are example/examples of
youth unrest in India?
1. Naxalite movement
2. Anti-foreigners movement in Asom
3. Anti-Mandal Commission agitation
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
Consider the following statements related to Antarctic
research and choose the correct code:
1. In 1989 Indias second permanent station Maitri was
established at Antarctic.
2. In 1983 for the first time two Indian women Dr.
Sudipta Sen Gupta and Dr. Aditi Pant went to
Antarctic.
3. In 1983 Dakshin Gangotri a permanent station was
established.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only

Matching Based MCQ

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18 to 22) : Match List-I with List-II
and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
18.
List-I (Folk Dance-Dramas) List-II (States)

(A) Yakshagana
(1) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Tamasha
(2) Gujarat

(C) Nautanki
(3) Maharashtra

(D) Bhavi
(4) Karnataka

(5) Madhya Pradesh

(a) A 3; B 4; C 2; D 1

(b) A 4; B 3; C 1; D 2

(c) A 4; B 5; C 3; D 2

(d) A 3; B 2; C 4; D 5

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List-I List-II

(Centre of Handicrafts) (State)

(A) Mon
(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Nalbari
(2) Assam

(C) Pasighat
(3) Meghalaya

(D) Tura
(4) Nagaland

(a) A 4; B 2; C 1; D 3

(b) A 1; B 3; C 4; D 2

(c) A 4; B 3; C 1; D 2

(d) A 1; B 2; C 4; D 3
20. List-IList-II

(A) Rashtriya Mahila (1) Empowerment of women

Kosh

(B) Mahila Samridhi (2) Education for

Yojana
womens equality

(C) Indira Mahila
(3) Promotion of savings

Yojana
among rural women

(D) Mahila Samakhya (4) Meeting credit needs

Programme
of the poor women

(a) A 3; B 2; C 1; D 4

(b) A 1; B 3; C 4; D 2

(c) A 4; B 3; C 2; D 1

(d) A 4; B 1; C 2; D 3

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21. List-I (Institute)
List-II (Location)

(A) Central Institute of Higher (1) Hyderabad

Tibetan Studies

(B) Indira Gandhi Institute of (2) Mumbai

Development Research

(C) National Institute of Mental (3) Bangalore

Health and Neuro-sciences

(D) Central Institute of English (4) Dharamshala

and Foreign Languages

(5) Varanasi

(a) A 5; B 3; C 4; D 1

(b) A 5; B 2; C 3; D 1

(c) A 3; B 2; C 4; D 5

(d) A 4; B 5; C 1; D 2
22. List-I
List-II

(Hill Station)
(Location in Map)

(A) Dharamsala

(B) Almora

(C) Naintal

(D) Darjeeling

(a) A 1; B 2; C 3; D 4

(b) A 1; B 3; C 2; D 4

(c) A 2; B 1; C 4; D 3

(d) A 2; B 4; C 1; D 3

Hints and Solutions

EXERCISE-1
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d)
7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (d)
13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (d)
16. (a) The Commonwealth of Independent States is the
Internatinoal Organization, or alliance.
17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (b) 22. (d)
23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d)
29. (d) 30. (a)
EXERCISE-2
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c)
5. (d) India has the largest population of Zorastrians than
anywhere else in the World
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (d)
12. (d) 13. (d)
14. (a) Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation is an international organization with
18 member states. It organization for Economic
co-operation and Development (OECD) is an
international economic organization of 34 Countries
foundes in 1961. India is one of the Candidate of
OECD, not a member.

15. (a) There are several steps taken by the Government of

India to tackle international migration. Among the
steps are 24/7 helpline, ratify the UN Convention in
Transnational Organized Crime and its protocol are
prominent.
16. (d) Mandal Commission protests of 1990 were against
giving government jobs to certain casters are basis
of birth rather than merits of candidate. It led to
interspersed youth unrest in India.
17. (c)
18. (b)
19. (a)
20. (c)
21. (b) Central institute of Higher Tibetan studies is
present at Varanasi of Uttarpradesh in the year
1967.

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
is located in Mumbai of Maharastra.

National Institute of Mental Health and
Neurosciences is located in Banglore and

Central institute of English and foreign languages
is located in Hyderabad of Andhra Pradesh.
22. (a)

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