Green pigment is called
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Chlorophyll
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The carbohydrate produced in the photosynthesis
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Glucose
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Sweetest sugar is
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Fructose
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Respiration in Amoeba occurs by
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Diffusion
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Respiratory pigment is
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Haemoglobin
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The colour of the blood in Crabs and Snails is
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Blue
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In cockroach the blood is
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White color
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The normal blood pressure of man is
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120 / 80 mmHg
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Doctors measure blood pressure with the instrument called
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Sphygmomanometer
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The inter cellular fluid in blood is
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Plasma
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Nucleus is present in RBC of animals like
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Camel
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Hormone that controls Phototropism and Geotropism in plants is
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Auxins
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Early ripening of fruits is promoted by
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Ethylene
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The master gland of the body
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Pituitary gland
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Deficiency of iodine in food results in the enlargement of mixed gland
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Pancreas
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Deficiency of Insulin causes
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Diabetes mellitus
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The largest part of the brain is
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Cerebrum
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The 3 tests for detecting HIV are
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ELISA, Western blot test, PCR tests
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Deficiency of Iron causes
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Anaemia
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Deficiency of Iodine causes
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Hypothyroidism
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Excessive intake of fluorine results in
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Fluorosis
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The name vitamin was given by
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Funk
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The rainfall at a particular place is measured by
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Rain gauge
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Forests that grow near the sea shores are called
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Mangroves
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The gas responsible for global warming is
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Carbon dioxide
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Examples for non-renewable resources are
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Coal, Petroleum
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Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Chlorofluro carbons, and hydrocarbons are also called as
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Green house gases
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Ozone layer is damaged by
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Chlorofluro Carbons
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The big waves created in the sea because of the eruption of volcanoes are called
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Tsunami
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Environment friendly fuel is
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CNG
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Which lamps are used to minimize electricity consumption
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Compact fluorescent
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In human body fats are stored in
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Adipose tissue
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We feel thirsty when
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Osmotic pressure of blood increases
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Which organism is used in production of alcohol?
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Yeast
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Gasohol is a combination of gasoline and
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Ethyl alcohol
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Biochemical and histological examination of tissues is called
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Biopsy
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Oil spreads over the surface of water because
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Oil has less surface tension than water
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When an iron nail gets rusted, the weight of the iron nail is
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Increased
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The element common to all acids is
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Hydrogen
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Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with
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Teflon
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Monazite is an ore of
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Thorium
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The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
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Mixture of Nitrogen and Argon
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Washing soda is the common name for
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Sodium carbonate
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The hardest substance available on the earth is
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Diamond
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The working principle of a Washing Machine is
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Centrifugation
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The audible sounds having a frequency of
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20 to 20,000 hertz
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The major component in the LPG is
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Propane
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Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because
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It absorbs infrared radiation
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Balloons are filled with
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Helium
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Bell metal is an alloy of
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Tin and Copper
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Heavy water is
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Deuterium oxide
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The gases used in different types of welding would include
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Oxygen and Acetylene
|
Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of
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Hydrogenation
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Milk is an example of
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Emulsion
|
Coloured glasses for goggles contain
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Ferrous Oxide
|
The bacterium responsible for causing plague is
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Yersinia pestis
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Who is known as the father of Indian Ecology?
|
R. Mishra
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The chemical name of Aspirin is
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Acetylsalicylic acid
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Which vitamin has cobalt
|
Vitamin B12
|
Dry Ice is
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Solid Carbon dioxide
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The protein used in paper coating is
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Casein
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The largest group of plant kingdom is
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Thallophyta
|
Bacteria was discovered by
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Antonie Van Lecuwenhoek
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The Universal Blood Recipient is
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AB
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Which acid is found in apples
|
Malic acid
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The basic structural and functional unit of life is
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Cell
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The universal blood group donor for all group is
|
Blood Groop O
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Which human gland does secret growth hormone?
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Pituitary gland
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Astronomical Distance is measured in
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Light year
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One byte equal to
|
8 bit
|
Steel is mainly alloy of
|
Iron and Carbon
|
What does air bag, used for safety of car driver, contain?
|
Sodium azide
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Complete loss of memory is called
|
Amnesia
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The stones formed in human kidney mainly consist of
|
Calcium oxalate
|
The oxide of which element is used as coolant?
|
Nitrogen
|
Sleeping Sickness happens due to
|
Trypanosoma
|
The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati from Vegetable Oil is
|
Hydrogen
|
A device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is
|
Electric Motor
|
In which industry is mica used as a raw material?
|
Electrical Industry
|
The oxides of which gases cause acid rain?
|
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphar
|
The substance used for artificial rains is
|
Silver Iodide
|
Red light is used as danger signal because it
|
is scattered least
|
Chromosomes consist of
|
DNA and Proteins
|
Ozone layer in the outer atmosphere helps in
|
Absorbing UV radiations
|
Which of the following is known as graveyard of RBCs?
|
Spleen
|
The name of the white revolution is associated with
|
Kurien Verghese
|
Name the first Lunar Rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned
remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013? |
Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese)
|
Which country scientists recently developed Li-Fi Tech, a new cheaper way
of getting connected to internet by using signals sent through light bulbs ? |
China
|
"Green House Effect" means -Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
2, 4-d is a |
herbicide
|
The nuclear reaction involved in a nuclear reactor is
|
Fusion
|
The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is
|
Norman Borlaug
|
Centre for DNA fingerprinting is located at
|
Hyderabad
|
Solar energy is due to
|
fusion reactions
|
A non-conventional source of power is
|
Solar Power
|
India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at
|
Antarctica
|
Penicillin, an antibiotic, is obtained from
|
Fungus
|
Where was India's first computer installed?
|
Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
|
Where the early Tsunami warning system was installed to predict
a tsunami immediately after an earthquake? |
Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
____ are used to supply Nitrogen to paddy.
|
Blue green algae
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The fish released into ponds and wells to control the mosquitoes is
|
Gambusia
|
Stranger Gas is called as
|
Xenon
|
In the human body, the longest cell is
|
Liver Cell
|
_____ is used to make electric heater coil.
|
Nichrome
|
The formation of fruit without fertilisation is known as
|
Parthenicarpy
|
Root modules are commonly found in ____ plants.
|
Leguminous
|
Alzheimers disease is a disorder of the
|
Brain
|
Chromosomes of the ___ will determine the sex of a child.
|
Father
|
Hypermetropia or long sight can be corrected by using
|
Concave lenses
|
A plant product obtained from dried latex is
|
Opium
|
Cryogenic engines are used in
|
Rockets
|
Skin Cancer is caused due to presence of excess ____ in water.
|
Arsenic
|
The largest satellite in solar system is
|
Ganymede
|
German Silver is an alloy of
|
Copper, Zinc & Nickel
|
The tracking of people by trained dogs is based on the recognition of _____ from feet.
|
Carboxylic sweat
|
Boiling point of water depends on
|
atmospheric Pressure
|
An astronaut in outer space will observe sky in
|
Black colour
|
The polymer used in making plastic crockery is
|
Melamine
|
Food is cooked in a pressure cooker quickly because boiling point of water
|
Increases
|
Which vegetable's genome was sequenced completely in 2012?
|
Tomato
|
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The policy of Blood and Iron was followed by
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Bismark
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What is the name given to the army commanded by Garibaldi?
|
Redshirts
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Communist manifesto was written by
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Karl Marx
|
'Das kapital' was written by
|
Karl Marx
|
Napoleon was defeated finally in which war?
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Waterloo
|
Mazzini founded a revolutionary society called
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Young Italy
|
Congo was discovered by
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Cameroon
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The highest stage of capitalism is
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Imperialism
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Which continent was regarded as 'Dark Continent'?
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Africa
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Which was the first country to fall prey to the Europeans
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India
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Who were the first to develop trade with India
|
Portuguese
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Russian parliament is called as
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Duma
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"War is to a nation what maternity is to women" was the principle advocated by
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Mussolini
|
The author of "Mein Kampf" was
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Hitler
|
Robert Mugabe became the first president of
|
Zimbabwe
|
Who was the founder of Nazi Party
|
Hitler
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The founder of Fascist Party was
|
Mussolini
|
Excavation work of Indus valley civilization was first carried out by
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Sir John Marshall
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Temples at Mahabalipuram were built by
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Narasimhavarman / Pallavas
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The immediate Cause of the sepoy mutiny was the use of
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Enfield Rifles
|
The British who succeeded in abolishing the practice of Sati in India was
|
William Bentinck
|
The European country which held monopoly over India trade during 16th century was
|
Portugal
|
Ramakrishna mission was founded by
|
Swami Vivekananda
|
Red Fort located in Delhi was built by
|
Shahjahan
|
Great master of Indian medical science was
|
Charaka
|
The 1857 Revolt began at
|
Meerut
|
The sculpture that existed during Kanishka's period was called
|
Gandhara Sculpture / Greco-Buddhist Art
|
The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by
|
Iltutmish
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Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of
|
Harsha
|
The earliest of the Vedas is
|
Rigveda
|
Ajanta caves are near
|
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
|
Brihadeshwara Temple was built at
|
Tanjavur
|
The builder of Buland Darwaza was
|
Akbar
|
The great astronomer of Ancient India
|
Varahamihira / Aryabhatta
|
The philosophy advocated by Shankara-charya is known as
|
Advaita
|
Founder of Mughal Empire
|
Babur
|
What was a striking example of city culture at Mohenjo Daro?
|
Great Bath
|
Who produced Vedic literature
|
Aryans
|
Tanjavur Brihadeshwara temple built by
|
Raja Raja Chola
|
The biggest Nataraja image in the country is at
|
Chidambaram
|
Who laid foundation of Indo-Persian school of painting?
|
Akbar
|
Indo-Persian architecture was patronized by
|
Shahjahan
|
Who gave patronage to Mughul miniature painting?
|
Jahangir
|
Which is regarded as very ancient native Indian language?
|
Sanskrit
|
Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were started by
|
Bala Gangadhar Tilak
|
The 1857 revolt was called as
|
First war of Indian Independence
|
In Chandragupta Vikramaditya's court there were the poets called
|
Navaratnas
|
Whose court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas?
|
Sri Krishna Devaraya
|
Who were responsible for the rise of Bakthi movement?
|
Sufi saints
|
Ramanuja was a worshipper of Vishnu and preached
|
Vaishnavism
|
Who popularized the Advaita philosophy?
|
Shankaracharya
|
Who founded the Dvaita philosophy?
|
Madhvacharya
|
Who founded the Sikh sect?
|
Guru Nanak
|
The slogan "Give me blood, I shall give you freedom given by
|
Subhash Chandra Bose
|
Who said "Satyameva Jayathe" (Truth alone will win)?
|
Madan Mohan Malaviya
|
Who said "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
|
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
|
Who said -Go back to the Vedas?
|
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
|
Who said -Inquilab Zindabad?
|
Bhagat Singh
|
Who said 'Do or die'?
|
Gandhi
|
The book 'Tughluq Namah' was written by?
|
Amir Khusrau
|
The book 'Akbar Namah' was written by?
|
Abul Fazl
|
The Rajaraja Temple at Thanjur was built by?
|
Rajendra Chola 1
|
Gopuram is an important feature of
|
Dravidian construction
|
Tripitakas are sacred books of
|
Buddhists
|
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
|
Jawaharlal Nehru
|
The Vijayanagara ruler, Sri Kirshnadeva Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
|
Telugu
|
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories are
|
Babur and Jahangir
|
To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
|
Ashoka
|
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
|
Pali
|
To whom of the Republic of Buddha belong?
|
Sakyas
|
Tipu sultan was the ruler of
|
Mysore
|
'The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by
|
Swami Dayananda
|
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the regin of
|
Iltutmish
|
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
|
Rain and Thunder
|
Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
|
Chalukyas
|
Under whose leadership was the All India Muslim League set up?
|
Aga Khan
|
The Upanishads are
|
A source of Hindu Philosophy
|
Who was the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
|
Fa-Hien
|
Who found the Servants of India Society?
|
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
|
Who wrote famous epic ‘Shahnama’?
|
Firdausi
|
The Salt Satyagraha was held at
|
Dandi, Gujarat
|
The leader of the Indian National Army was
|
Subash Chandra Bose
|
Minto-Marley reforms were introduced in
|
1905
|
Annie Besant belonged to
|
Ireland
|
The Home Rule Movement was started by
|
Annie Besant/Tilak
|
The leader of moderates was
|
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
|
First President of Indian National Congress
|
W.C. Bonerjee
|
Muslim league was formed in
|
1906
|
Indian National Congress first session was held at
|
Mumbai
|
The main objective of the extremist was the attainment of
|
Swaraj
|
The partition of Bengal was made in 1905 by
|
Lord Curzon
|
Which movement was launched in response to the Partition of Bengal?
|
Vande Mataram
|
The hymn of Vande Mataram was written by
|
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
|
Gandhi fought against ____ system at champaran
|
Tinkathia
|
Who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
|
General Dyer
|
Gandhi took very serious view of the ____ incident and called off the non-cooperation movement
|
Chauri Chaura
|
In 1930, the First Round Table Conference held at
|
London
|
Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in
|
1931
|
For which award Gandhiji protested against MacDonald
|
Communal
|
Gandhi and Ambedkar signed
|
Poona Pact
|
Atlee, the Prime Minister of England sent a Cabinet mission to India in
|
1946
|
According to ____ plan (1947) the partition of India was happened.
|
Mountbatten
|
Who were the first Europeans to come to India and last to leave India?
|
Portuguese
|
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