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11
In which year and at which
place, India's national
anthem was sung for the
first time ?
1911, Kolkata
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22
What is the total area
occupied water in India in % ?
9.6 %
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33
Which UT share a maritime
boarder with Indonesia ?
Andaman
Nicobar
Island
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44
Which Four World religions
are originated from India ?
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
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55
What is the current position of
India in terms of PPP (Purchasing
Power Parity) in the World ?
3rd Largest
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66
India and Pakistan have
gone to war four times in
1947, 1965, 1971 and ---- ?
1999
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77
Which is the second largest
source of employment after
agriculture in India ?
Textile
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88
Where is the highest bridge in
the World located in India ?
Baily Bridge
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It is located in the Ladakh valley between theIt is located in the Ladakh valley between the
DrasDras andand SuruSuru rivers in the Himalayan mountainsrivers in the Himalayan mountains

99
Which city in India called “The
Ancient City ?
Varanasi
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1010
Where is the Worlds highest
cricket ground located in
India (2444m above sea level) ?
Chail
Himachal
Pradesh
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1111
Which Railway station in
India has all three gauges ?
Siliguri
Railway
Station
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1212
Which State of India has the
highest per capita income ?
Punjab
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1313
Which city is known as
Detroit of Asia ?
Chennai
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Chennai accounts for 35Chennai accounts for 35--40 per cent of40 per cent of
India's total automobile industry.India's total automobile industry.

1414
Which place in India is
considered for Indian
Standard Time (IST) ?
Naini
Near Allahabad
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Mirzapur Clock
Tower. The
Indian Standard
Time (IST) is
calculated on the
longitudinal
location of this
tower (82.5°N). It
is located close to
Allahabad.

1515
Where in India the lowest
point located (MSL) ?
Kuttanad
(-2.2 m)
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Highest point:- K2 (8611 meters)

1616
Which is the worlds first
granite temple located in
India ?
Brihadeswara
Temple (Tanjavur)
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Constructed between 1004AD to
1009AD by Rajaraja Chola

1717
The game snake and ladders
was created by ?
13th Century Poet
Saint Gyandev
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It was originally called 'Mokshapatam'

1818
Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual
leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs
his government in exile from which
place of India ?
Dharmashala
Himachal Pradesh
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1919
Which Railway station in India
is having shortest name ?
Ib (Orissa)
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Longest station name : -
Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)

2020
The value of Rupee touched
all time low against US
Dollar to what rate ?
68.80
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2121
What is the rank of India in
Gold reserves ?
10th Rank
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2222
What is the position of India
for population of Muslims ?
3rd Largest
After Indonesia
And Pakistan
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13% of total population

2323
India Gate in New Delhi
honors for what ?
Soldiers who
Fell in the first
World War
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2424
Who is called as Father of
Medicine ?
Charaka
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2525
Sikhism originated from
which place of India ?
Amritsar
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2626
In India, which city having
busiest Railway Station ?
Lucknow
(64 Trains per day)
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2727
The southern most point in
Indian Territory is ?
Indira Point
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While Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin,
is the southernmost point of Indian mainland

2828
The Eastern most point in
Indian Territory is ?
Kibithu
Arunachal
Pradesh
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2929
The World’s first University
is established in which place
of India ?
Takshashila
In 700 B.C
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3030
In India, which is the
longest run for daily Train ?
Kerala Express
(3054 Kms – 42.5 Hrs)
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3131
Who is rightly calculated the
time taken by the earth to
orbit the sun is ?
Bhaskaracharya
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As per him it is
365.258756484 days.

3232
The value of “pi” first
calculated by ?
Bhudayana
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He discovered this in the 6th century

3333
Who is regarded as father of
Surgery ?
Sushruta
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Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team
conducted complicated surgeries like cataract,
artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary
stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries

3434
Where was India’s first
nuclear reactor set up ?
Tarapur Trombay
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3535
When was Burma separated
from India ?
1937
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3636
Where did British first open
their factories in Eastern
part of India ?
Orissa
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3737
Who is consider as the
chief architect of Tajmahal ?
Ahmad Lahauri
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3838
She was a national swimming
champion, a jockey, a Miss India,
an actress, and now, a social activist.
Who is being talking about ?
Nafisa Ali
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3939
Which India city got its name
because of the presence of a
large number of banyan trees in
that area ?
Vadodara
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4040
Which district can claim to have
produced the maximum number
of Bharat Ratnas, how many of
them and who are they ?
Ratnagiri District
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Maharshi
Dhondo Keshav Karve
a social reformer
in the field of
women's welfare
Pandurang Vaman Kane
was a notable
Indologist
and Sanskrit
scholar
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
was an Indian jurist,
politician, philosopher,
anthropologist,
historian and economist

4141
Which Indian politician was
acting PM twice but never
became the a Prime Minister ?
Gulzarilal
Nanda
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4242
Who is the man behind
nuclear revolution in India ?
Raja Ramanna
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4343
Who is the most famous
child of Prakash and Prem
Peshawaria ?
Kiran Bedi
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4444
Which film comedian is widely
regarded as the first film
comedian to receive the
Padma Shri from the Government
of India ?
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
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4545
What was British's first
trading post in India ? What
was the year ?
Machilipatnam
(1611)
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4646
Which state of India gets its name
from the fact that 5 tributaries run
through it.
Name the state, each of the five
tributaries, and the river the
tributaries belong to.
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River is Indus. Famous five
tributaries - the Jhelum, Chenab,
Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej - that
give Punjab its name (land of the
five rivers)

4747
Which Indian temple is so located
that there is no piece of land
between it and the South Pole ?
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The Temple at
Somanath

4848
This Indian cricketer of the
yesteryears was nicknamed "Rhubarb"
by his western counterparts as his
real name was difficult to pronounce.
Who is being referred to ?
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Srinivasa Raghavan
Venkataraghavan

4949
Which Indian revolutionary was
a founding member of
the Mexican Communist Party ?
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M.N. Roy

5050
In his hey days, Kapil Dev
was called the 'Haryana
Hurricane'. Who gave him
the nickname ?
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Of World Records

5151
Name the states in India
those are having only ‘1’
seat at the Lok Sabha ?
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Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim

5252
Which actor in India turned
politician was also a nominee
for a Nobel prize ?
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Jayalalita
She is a nominee for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa has been
nominated for the Nobel peace prize 2006 by the Indian
chapter of the US-based World Federation of Tamil Youth
(WFTY).
The AIADMK supremo had been nominated for the
highest honour in recognition of her efforts towards
empowerment of women and elimination of gender
discrimination, WFTY President Vijay G Prabakar told a
press conference here.
Ms Jayalalithaa was the first Chief Minister of India to be
nominated for the Nobel peace prize. ''Her relentless
pursuit for women's empowerment through innovative
programmes and policies in Tamil Nadu and her dynamic
leadership in effective relief and rehabilitation during
tsunami had won worldwide acclaim,'' she added.

5353
Who was the first actor in India
to get elected as a member of
Lok Sabha or from
which place ?
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Kongara Jaggaiah
(Ongole)

5454
Which concern holds the
sole right to manufacture
our National Flag ?
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Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga
Samyukta Sangha (Federation)
(KKGSS)

5555
The name of which Karnatic
and Hindustani raaga translates
to “Sound of the swan” ?
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Hansadwani

5656
Name the place where Indian
currency watermark paper
manufacturing is ?
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Hoshangabad
The design of banknotes is approved
by the central government, on the
recommendation of the central
board of the Reserve Bank of India.
Currency notes are printed at the
Currency Note Press in Nashik, the
Bank Note Press in Dewas,
the Bharatiya Note Mudra Nigam (P)
presses at Salboni and Mysore
and at the Watermark Paper
Manufacturing Mill in Hoshangabad.

5757
India is divided into how
many PIN code zones ?
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Eight

• There are nine PIN zones in India, including eight regional
zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The
first digit of the PIN code indicates the region. The second
digit indicates the sub-region, and the third digit indicates
the sorting district within the region. The final three digits
are assigned to individual post offices.
1 - Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh
2 - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
3 - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4 - Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
5 - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
7 - Odisha, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Manipur,Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Assam
8 - Bihar, Jharkhand

5858
The smallest State in area
of the Indian Union is ?
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Goa – 3702 Sq. Kms

5959
In which year India Joined
the United Nations ?
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1955

6060
Which hill station in Madhya
Pradesh is referred to as the
‘Queen of Satpura’ ?
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Pachmarhi

6161
Who was the first Managing
Director of the company now
known as Maruti Suzuki India
Limited ?
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Sanjay Gandhi

• Maruti's history begins in 1970,
when a private limited company
named 'Maruti technical services
private limited' (MTSPL) is launched
on November 16, 1970.
• The stated purpose of this company
was to provide technical know-how
for the design, manufacture and
assembly of "a wholly indigenous
motor car".
• In June 1971, a company called
'Maruti limited' was incorporated
under the Companies Act
and Sanjay Gandhi became its first
managing director.
First Maruti 800

6262
Which business group owns
‘GoAir’? They also Bombay
Dyeing and Britannia Industries ?
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Wadia group

6363
Which ancient Indian city’s
name is derived from a
Sanskrit word meaning
‘Military establishment’ ?
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Cuttack

6464
What was the real name of
Baba Amte, the Indian social
activist known for his work on
leprosy ?
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Muralidhar
Devdas Amte

6565
Name the website launched by
RBI to raise awareness on
counterfeit currency notes in
India ?
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Paisa Bolta Hai

6666
Which is the only Indian PSU
which creates indelible ink to be
used during elections ?
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Mysore Paints and
Varnish Ltd (Mylac)

6767
Who is the first Indian
musician to receive the Ramon
Magsasay Award, Asia’s
highest civilian award ?
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M.S. Subbalakshmi

6868
How is Hindustani classical
musician Ramtanu Mishra
better known as ?
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Tansen

6969
Where can you find two
restaurants ‘The Maharaja’
and ‘The Maharani’ ?
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Palace on Wheels

7070
Who was the first chief
and founding father of the
Border Security Force ?
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K F Rustamji

7171
Inside which historical
structure can you find ‘Diwan-i-
Am’ and ‘Diwan-i-Khas’ ?
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Red Fort

7272
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
founded the largest resident
university in India. Which one ?
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Benaras
Hindu
University

7373
I was the assistant director of films
‘Karan Arjun’ and ‘Koyla’ and first
acted in a 1980s movie called
‘Aasha’ as an extra in a dance scene.
Who am I ?
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Hrithik Roshan

7474
After which famous event were the
National Security Guard, also
known as the Black Cats, formed
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Operation
Blue Star

7575
Which event is held at Ahmedabad
on January 14 every year, on the
occasion of Makar Sankranti ?
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International
Kite Festival

7676
Who is the only Indian recipient
of the ‘Hero of the Soviet
Union’ ?
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Rakesh Sharma,
The first Indian in space

7777
Which Indian organization
was originally called Crown
Representative’s Police ?
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Central Reserve
Police Force

7878
Which Indian collection of tales
is also known as ‘The Fables of
Bidpai’ in another form ?
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Panchatantra

7979
Which diamond, believed to have
originated from India, means
‘Mountain of Light’ in Persian ?
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Kohinoor
Diamond

8080
One of the official retreats of The
President of India is Rashtrapati
Nilayam in Secunderabad. Which
is the other ?
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The Retreat Building,
Mashobra, Shimla.

8181
What was original name of
‘Wipro’ when founded by
Hasham Premji in 1945 ?
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Western India Products
Limited

8282
The name of which state of
India literally translates to
‘The Land of Kingdoms’ ?
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Rajasthan

8383
Who was the first Prime
Minister of India who did not
face the Parliament during his
tenure ?
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Charan Singh

8484
Who was the first Indian who
climbed Mount Everest twice ?
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Nwang Gombhu

8585
Which Hindu calendar
was officially designated as
India’s national calendar ?
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SAKA Calendar

Connect
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8686

a) G M C Balayogi
b) Madhav Rao Schindia.
c) Arunachal Pradesh CM – Dorjee Khandu.
d) O.P. Jindal.
e) Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy.
All politicians who died
in plane crash

4
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8787
1
2
3
BODH GAYA
LUMBINI
Kushi Nagar
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Ans:Ans:-- SaranathSaranath Four main pilgrimage sites
Gautama Buddha is said to
have identified four sites most
worthy of pilgrimage for his
followers, saying that they
would produce a feeling of
spiritual urgency.
These are
Lumbini : Birthplace.
Bodh Gaya: the place of
his Enlightenment.
Sarnath: Where he delivered
his first teaching.
Kushinagar (UP) where he
died.

8888Bhangra
Punjab
Chhau
West Bengal
Lavani
Maharashtra
Satriya
?
Assam
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8989
?
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9090
Vayu Lingam
Kalahasti
Akasha Lingam
-Chidambaram
Agni Lingam
Arunacham
Neeru Lingam
Thiruvanaikaval
5
?
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Pridhvi Lingam - Ekambareswarar
temple, Kanchipuram

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from given ‘30’ Choices.
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Choices.
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RajasthanRajasthan
‘X’ is a traditional folk dance of a Rajasthan. It was
developed by the ‘Bhil’ tribe and then adopted by other
Rajasthani communities.
It is performed by women in swirling robes, and
accompanied by men and women singing together.
There is an amazing grace as the skirt flair slowly
while the women folk twirl in circles, their faces
covered with the help of the veil.
Their measured steps and various graceful inclinations
of the body, beating palms or snapping fingers at
particular cadences while singing some lilting songs.
Mostly Goddess Saraswati is worshipped during this
dance.
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Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh
‘X’ is born in Bhopal. He obtained Ph.D in Law from
Fitzwilliam college, Cambridge. He taught Law at
Lucknow University and at Cambridge University.
He was also Chief Minister (1952–1956) of Madhya
Pradesh, and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967), holding
the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works,
Industry and Commerce, National Resources and
Separate Revenue.
He was the President of the Indian National Congress.
He was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992
to 1997. Prior to his presidency, he had been the
eighth Vice President of India.
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MaharashtraMaharashtra
‘X’ is a train operating by MTDC Ltd, The train has
been benchmarked against the best luxury trains in
the world like the Blue Train of South Africa, The
Orient Express of Europe and the Eastern and Oriental
of South East Asia.
The train has 21 coaches, out of which 12 are passenger
cars accommodating 8 people per coach. The capacity
of the train is 80 passengers.
The route has been fixed as Mumbai - Sindhudurg - Goa
- Vasco - Kolhapur – Aurangabad (Ellora) – Jalgaon
(Ajanta) - Nashik and Mumbai.
The fare per passenger is Rs. 50,000.00
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Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
‘X’ is a place in Uttar Pradesh is one of seven holy
places for Hindus in India also known as ’Saket’ in
ancient city of India.
It is used to be the capital of the ancient Kosala
Kingdom. This city is 9,000 years old, and was founded
by Manu, the first man in the Vedas, and law-giver of
the Hindus.
The Atharva Veda called this city "a city built by gods
and being as prosperous as paradise itself".
There is a surfeit of temples in this town, numbering
over 100 and on the bank of river “SARAYU”
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AYODHYA
Ayodhya is one of seven holy places for Hindus in India
Ayodhyā Mathurā Māyā Kāsi Kāñchī Avantikā I
Purī Dvārāvatī chaiva saptaitā moksadāyikāh II
—Garuḍa Purāṇa I XVI .14

Jammu & KashmirJammu & Kashmir
‘X’ is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shakti
located at the Trikuta Mountains.
About 8 million pilgrims (yatris) visit the
temple every year and it is the second most
visited religious shrine in India, after Tirumala
Venkateswara Temple.
The shrine is worshiped as a Shakti Peetha
which believes its association towards the
mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self
immolation as its origin.
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5

Vaishno Devi Temple - This place contains three
idols of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, and Maha
Kali, which are all images of Vaishno Devi.

GujaratGujarat
‘X’ saris made in Patan, Gujarat. They are very
popular for their silk saris. These expensive
saris were once worn by royalty and
aristocracy.
There are three families left in Patan that
weave these highly prized double ikat (dyeing
technique) saris. It can take six months to one
year to make one sari.
These saris quickly became a sign of social
status among Gujarati women and girls,
especially as part of stridhan, items that a
woman can claim as her own property within
a marital household.
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Patola Saris - The Patola silk sarees are
famous item of Gujarat that are extremely
fine and quite expensive and made by very
small master craftsmen at Patan.

KarnatakaKarnataka
‘X’ is a theatre form that combines dance, music,
dialogue, costume, make-up and stage techniques with
a unique style and form.
This theater style, resembling Western opera, is mainly
found in the coastal districts and the Malenadu region
of India.
The performance typically begins in the twilight
hours, with an initial beating of the drums of several
fixed compositions, called abbara or peetike. This may
last for up to an hour before the actors finally arrive
on the stage. The actors wear resplendent costumes,
head-dresses, and face paints.
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Yakshagana - Literally means the song (gana) of
the yaksha, (nature spirits). Yakshagana is the scholastic
name (used for the last 200 years) for art forms formerly
known as bayalāṭa, and daśāvatāra (Kannada: ದ ಾವ ಾರ).

Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra)Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra)
‘X’ is a product manufacturing in a village of
Srikakulam District.
The product is exported to various countries
like America, Denmark, Japan and Sweden.
Mahatma Gandhi is also said to have been
surprised at this product and always
preferred to have this product.
The product is combed and purified with the
help of fish Jaws. Hence the superfine finish.
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8

Ponduru Khadi – Want to have Ponduru
Khadi? - Pay advance and wait for months.
That is the demand for this khadi. Wear
this khadi and you will become an addict.

OdishaOdisha
‘X’ is a brackish water lagoon, spread over
the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state
on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya
River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area
of over 1,100 km2.
It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second
largest lagoon in the World.
The lagoon hosts over 160 species of birds in the peak
migratory season. Birds from as far as the Caspian Sea,
Lake Baikal, Aral Sea and other remote parts of
Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and
southeast Asia, Ladakh and Himalayas come here.
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ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh
‘X’ –A type of earthenware, is a clay based unglazed or
glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.
The region of Bastar is a very strong and living
tradition of this product from tribal.
The product term is also used to refer to items made
out of this material and to its natural, brownish
orange color.
This art of the tribal regions of Chhattisgarh might
appear to be quite crude and simple, but the forms
created and passed on from generation to generation
by the potter are the result of the merging of many
needs.
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Terracotta - The earth or the soil has been
the authentic source of creativity
according to ancient fertility cults. These
products are crafted by skilled artisans of
Bastar, Raigarh and Ambikapur.

TamilTamil NaduNadu
‘X’ is a sport, popular amongst warriors
during Tamil classical period.
According to legend, in olden days the game
was used by women to choose their
husbands.
Annually, ‘X’ is held from January to July,
played first in Palamedu, near Madurai on
January 15th.
The supreme court is considering an out
right ban on this sport.
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Jallikattu – is a Bull taming sport played
in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal
celebrations on ‘Mattu Pongal Day’

TelanganaTelangana
‘X’ is a town in Mahabubnagar district. This town is
situated 120 km from Mahabubnagar and 10 km from
the Kollapuri Someswara Swamy temple.
There are 15 temples, all housing Shivalingas where
Shivarathri & Karthika Pournami are celebrated with
much favor.
The Pushkar Snanam during the Krishna Pushkaram,
which occurs once in 12 years, is auspicious.
The temple was shifted from old (original place)
village to higher land to protect it from being
submerged in Krishna waters. With beautiful
surroundings, it is also an ideal picnic spot.
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BiharBihar
‘X’ is a style of Indian painting, practiced in
the Bihar state and the adjoining parts
of Terai in Nepal.
Is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens,
and matchsticks, using natural dyes and
pigments.
There are five distinctive styles in this art -
Bharni, Katchni, Tantrik, Godna & Gobar.
This painting received official recognition in
1970 from GOI.
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Madhubai or Mithila Painting –
Madhubani/Mithila painting has been done
traditionally by the women of villages
around the present town of Madhubani
and other areas of Mithila.

West BengalWest Bengal
‘X’ is a Bengali Author and former Physician who has
lived in exile since 1994.
She started writing poetry when she was thirteen.
While still at college in Mymensingh, she published and
edited a literary magazine, SeNjuti ("Light in the
dark"), from 1978 to 1983.
Her breakthrough novel was published in 1993, and
attracted wide attention because of its controversial
subject matter. It contained the struggle of a patriotic
Bangladeshi Hindu family in a Muslim environment.
Her other famous novel is French Lover, published in
2002.
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Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh
‘X’ is a town situated at an elevation of
3048m.
The town was historically part of Tibet
inhabited by the Monpa People.
In ‘X’ town, the Monastery was founded by
the Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1681 in
accordance with the wishes of the 5th Dalai
Lama.
The 6th DALAI LAMA “TSANGYANG GYATSO”
was born in this town. The Monastery is
largest Buddhist Monastery in India.
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TAWANG TOWN – The area is claimed by
the Republic of China as a part of South
Tibet.

JharkhandJharkhand
‘X’ is an Indian Film actress and singer. She was born
in Jamshedpur to parents who were both physicians
in the Indian Army. Her acting debut in
the Tamil film Thamizhan in 2002.
In addition to acting in films, she participates in stage
shows, has hosted a reality show on television, and has
written columns for India's national newspapers.
She has engaged in philanthropic activities, and was
appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for
Child Rights on 10 August 2010.
She has become one of Bollywood's highest-paid
actresses and one of the most popular celebrities in
India.
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Priyanka Chopra - winner of the Miss
World pageant of 2000.

AssamAssam
‘X’ denotes a set of three different cultural
festivals of Assam and celebrated by the
Assamese Diaspora around the world.
The festival celebrated with fun in abundance
by all Assamese people irrespective of caste,
creed, and belief.
The Two words of festival meaning is “To
ask” and “To Give”.
Out of the three festivals, one festival will be
continued for Seven days and celebrates in
the month of Mid April.
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BIHU Festival – In a year there are three
Bihu festivals in Assam - in the months of
Bohaag (Baisakh, the middle of April),
Maagh (the middle of January) and Kaati
(Kartik, the middle of October)

Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh
‘X’ is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh. This hill
station named after British Governor who
established this place as a summer retreat.
It is built on and around five hills, Kathalagh,
Potreyn, Terah, Bakrota and Bhangora. Scottish
and Victorian architecture is prevalent in the
bungalows and churches in the town.
It is a gateway to the ancient Chamba Hill State,
now Chamba District of the state. Dalai Lama
visited this place in 2013 for attending Golden
Jubilee celebration of Centre school for Tibetans.
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Dalhousie- This hill station holds a colonial charm that
lingers the echoes of Raj. The varying altitude of the
town colors it with a plant life that includes the Pine
grooves, Oaks, Deodars and flowered rhododendrons.

UttarakhandUttarakhand
‘X’ is a river and is a tributary of the Alaknanda River.
It originates from the Chorabari Glacier near
Kedarnath in Uttarakhand.
It is fed by Vasukiganga River at Sonprayag. It joins
Alaknanda at Rudraprayag. Alaknanda then proceeds
towards Devaprayag where it joins with Bhagirathi
River to form the Ganges River.
This river flows along NH-107 in Rudraprayag district
and turns violent during monsoon, often destroying
parts of highway and adjoining villages. The river has
caused the 2013 North India floods.
The meaning of this river signifies "she who flows
calmly".
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PunjabPunjab
‘X’ is a veteran Indian journalist, syndicated
columnist, human right activist and author, noted for
his long career as a left-wing political commentator.
He was also nominated as a Member of the upper house
of the Indian Parliament in 1997.
He was born at Sialkot, Punjab, British India on 14
August 1923 to Gurbaksh Singh and Pooran Devi.
Every year since 2000, He has been leading peace
activists to light candles on the Independence days of
Pakistan and India (14/15 August) at the Attari-
Wagah India-Pakistan border near Amritsar.
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HaryanaHaryana
‘X’ is a city in Haryana is India’s largest Galvanized
Iron manufacturing city. The city is also called “The
city of steel”.
This city is home town of “Savitri Jindal” (Forbes 3rd
richest woman in world) and Subhash Chandra (Zee
TV fame).
O.P.Jindal Knowledge Centre was inaugurated in
2009. The centre has a museum,
library, herbal park, skating rink and a cafeteria. It
also houses a 25-storied 282 meter high steel tower
built on the lines of Seattle Tower. The tower is the
tallest of its kind in Asia and the second tallest steel
tower in the world.
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Hissar - It has been identified as a counter-
magnet city for the National Capital Region to
attract migrants and develop as an alternative
centre of growth to Delhi.

KeralaKerala
E M S Nambootriripad was sworn in as the
first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957.
What was the unique about the Government
led by him.
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He was the first Non – Indian
National Congress Chief
Minister in Republic of India.
He became the leader of the first
democratically elected
Communist Government
anywhere.

MeghalayaMeghalaya
‘X’ is a village in the east Khasi hills district of
Meghalaya, 65 Km from Capital Shillong.
It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth,
with an annual rainfall of
11,872 millimeters (467.4 in).
According to the Guinness Book of World
Records, this place is received 26,000
millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985.
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ManipurManipur
‘X’ is a kind of reed that mostly grows in
wetlands and marshes. In Manipur, this is used
for making mats, bags, chairs, and cushions.
Numerous craftsmen in Manipur are engaged
in this particular craft.
This Crafts creates products that are used for
domestic use and export market.
Countries like UK, Netherlands, Germany,
France, UAE, Latin America and Switzerland
are major markets of this craft.
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MizoramMizoram
‘X’ is a kind of dance performed in Mizoram.
This dance includes Four people. They hold two
pairs of bamboos across one another on the
ground.
Similar dances are found in Far East and in the
Philippines (known as Tinikling.) So it is
considered to have foreign origin.
Recognized as one of the oldest dances
of Mizoram, This dance has become an integral
part of almost every festival of Mizoram.
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NagalandNagaland
‘X’ is a largest city in Nagaland. It is gateway to
Nagaland and its only railhead. The city also has the
only functional airport in the state.
The city is situated on the banks of the Satluj.
During World War II, this city was the centre of action
between British India and Imperial Japan. It was the
staging post for the Allied offensive.
The National Highway 39 that
connects Kohima, Imphal and the Myanmar border
at Moreh runs through this city.
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TripuraTripura
‘X’ is a language also known as Tripuri, is any of the
native languages of the Tripura people and
neighboring areas of Bangladesh.
This word is a having a meaning of "language" and
"people”.
It has existed in its various forms since at least the 1st
century AD, when the historical record of Tipra Kings
began to be written down. The script this language
was called "Koloma".
It was recognized as an official language of Tipra state
in 1979. There currently is a debate over giving the
language recognition as a National language of India.
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SikkimSikkim
‘X’ is a Tea garden in Ravangla, established in 1969 by
the Government of Sikkim, is located in South Sikkim.
It is the only tea garden in Sikkim and considered one
of the best in India and in the world.
Top quality tea is produced, which is in demand in the
international market. The garden is laid over a
gradually sloping hill.
The guidelines issued by the Institute of Marketology
(IMO) of Switzerland to produce organic tea have been
adopted in the same Tea Garden.
Many European countries and Japan have shown
preference for tea produced by adopting organic
method.
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GoaGoa
‘X’ is a festival of the masses celebrating the
farewell to winter and arrival of spring
corresponding with the Holi or Spring
Festival held for one-week up to the full - moon
day in March.
Various village groups clad in their most
colorful dresses set out with festive mood with
multi-colored cloths, flags, beating drums and
blowing flutes to gather at the village temples,
and dance in the temple court yard singing
various folk songs to the beat of the drums.
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Shigmotsav - In Goa, the land of temples,
Shigmo begins with Naman or collective
obeisance of villagers from 9th moon day to full-
moon day. During all these days, they are to shun
non-vegetarian food and all intoxicants.

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Who wrote the English version
of Indian National Song,
“Vande Mataram” ?
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Sri Aurobindo Ghose

India contains the largest concentration of people
living below the World Bank's international poverty
line of US$1.25 per day, the proportion having
decreased from 60% in 1981 to 42% in 2005, and
35% in 2011.
44% of India's children under the age of five are
underweight, half the children under five suffer from
chronic malnutrition, and in the states of MP, AP
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkand, Karnataka,
& UP.
70% of the children between the ages of six months
and 59 months are anemic.
The human sex ratio, according to the 2011 census,
is 940 females per 1,000 males.

India leads the world with the most murders
(32,719), with Russia taking second at 28,904
murders per year.
India has one of the world’s highest rates
of abortion.
According to the World Health Organization,
900,000 Indians die each year from drinking
contaminated water or breathing polluted air.
There are around 50 physicians per 100,000
Indians.
India has no national language. Hindi, with the
largest number of speakers, is the official language
of the government.

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Who was the first Indian to be
honored by the Royal Society in
the field of science ?
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Sir Jagadish
Chandra Bose

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Who is the Indian sports person
to have won the maximum number
of international track and field
medals ?
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P.T USHA

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Which are BRIC Countries ?
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BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA
In economics, BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers to
the countries ofBrazil, Russia, India and China, which are
all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced
economic development. It is typically rendered as
"the BRICs" or "the BRIC countries" or "the BRIC
economies" or alternatively as the "Big Four".

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