Who was the first satvahana king to introduce ruler’s head on the coins?a) Satkarni 1 b) Gautamiputra satakarni

The largest of pallava rathas is-a) Arjunab) ………….

Who among the following called themselves ‘brahma-kshatriya’?

a) Palasb) Senas c) Pratiharasd) Chahamanas

Which of the following adopted ‘GARUDA’ as the dynastic emblem after the imperial guptas?

a) Rashtrakutas b) Western chalukyas

*COLD WAR term first used by Bernard Baruch*first earth day celebrated in US on APRIL 22,1970*Plant biomes found beneath the seas are called BENTHOS.

The north indian dynasties that confronted rashtrakutas were

a) the Pratiharas and Palas

b) the Palas and Chandelas.

*Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia-38 th CJI.

* David Cameron(Conservative Party)PM of UK.

Heading the coalition of Conservative-Liberal Democrats.

‘NIRALAMBA SARASWATI’(Saraswati is now without support) thus lamented a poet at the demise of ?- BHOJA PARAMARA.

The custom ‘SANTHARA’ is related to which of the following sects? JAINS.

Who is supposed to be the future BUDDHA in MAHAYANA BUDDHISM?

a) Krakuchanda

b) Amitabha

c) Maitreya

d) Kanak Muni

* Portuguese explorer NICOLAU COELHO returns to Lisbon, a companion to VASCO DA GAMA.

The Vikramshila Mahavihara,renowned educational centre of PALA period was at?

a) Antichak

b) Aphasad

c) Basarh

Which of the following temples doesn’t belong to CHOLAS?

a) Brihadishwara

b) Koranganatha

c) Kailashnatha

During the time of ALAUDDIN’S invasion Warangal was ruled by?

a) Chalukya Dynasty

b) Chola Dynasty

c) Kakatiya Dynasty

Which was the first work to recognize the payment of officers by grants of land?

a) Kautilya’s Arthshastra

b) Harsacharita Bana

c) Manusmriti

Which one of the following was the primary village assembly in the CHOLA village adminis.?

a) Nadu

b) Sabha

c) Ur

d) Mahasabha

In 1757 SIRAJ-UD-DAULAH attacked British factory at?-……………..

SHARAD PAWAR -formerly BCCI chief, now ICC president

HOMI KAPADIA -New Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

1698-THOMAS SAVERY patents the first Steam Engine.

* Largest Post Office in India-GPO Mumbai

* avg. blood pressure in human being-120/80

*largest lake in world-CASPIAN SEA.

*Indian Railways are divided into 16 zones.

* Civil Services were introduced in India in 1854.

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq started this deptt. For the development of agriculture.

* Diwan-e-Kohi

* Diwan-e-Ashraf

*15th May-World Family Day.

* 16th May- World Sikkim Day.

* 1st May-Gujarat & Maharashtra Day.

* 24th May-Commonwealth Day.

* 1st May-World Labour Day.

* 3rd May-World Solar Energy Day.

* 4th May-World Red Cross Day.

* 13th May-World Nurse Day.

KAREN, KACHIN & CHIN Ethnic Communities live in- Myanmar.

Which has the Highest Fertility Rate?

* India

*Pakistan

*Nepal

*Bangladesh

Major Producer of Wolfram(Tungsten Ore) - CHINA.

“SATYAMEVA JAYATE” has been taken from - Mundakopnishad.

* Mahabharata is also called – Pancham Veda

*Shahjahan shifted Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi.

* OSCAR AWARDS started in 1929,its given by National Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, USA.

Its formal name is- Academy Award of Merit.

BIRJU MAHARAJ is known for KATHAK.

Indian films nominated for OSCAR Award:

* Mother India-1957

*Salaam Bombay-1988

*Lagaan-2001

*Swaas-2004

*Paheli-2005

*Rang De Basanti-2006

Shri Mukul Wasnik is Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment.

Dr. M.S. Gill is present Minister of Youth Affair & Sports.

What was KHANQAH?a) Place where Sufi Mystics lived b) Court of Sikandar Lodic) Birth place of Moinud-din-chishti

To whom Akbar conferred the title of ‘JAGAT GURU’?a) Purushottamb) Hira Vijay Suri c) Devi

Which queen of Jahangir committed suicide by consuming poison?a) Harkhabai b) Manmatic) Jodhpuri Begum

*Largest lunar crater is HERTZSPRUNG with dia. 591 km.

4 ASHWAMEDHA sacrifices were performed bya) Pushyamitra Sungab) Pravarsena 1 c) Samudragupta

In which basin is the TAKLAMAKAN Desert located?a) Tarim basin b) Lopnor basinc) Kerulin basind) Red basin

Rain-forest in north-eastern India could be a home to most wild-cat varieties(7 diff. species in 500 sq. km area)in Assam Dehing Patkai sanctuary.

*THOMAS COOK is known as the ‘FATHER OF TOURISM’.*Sri Lanka is known as the ‘MISTRESS OF EASTERN SEAS’.

*Sun City-Jodhpur.*Granite City-Jalour.*Metal City-Nagour.*Golden City-Jaisalmer.

Which district among the following has the highest point of Eastern Ghats?a) Ganjamb) Vishakhapatnam c) Kurnool

Which has the highest level of urbanization among these?a) Sri Lankab) Bangladeshc) Pakistan

Which foreign traveler described how ‘GANGES WATER’ was carried in copper vessels for Mughal Emperors to drink? EDWARD TERRY.

AFGHANISTAN: Religious Affiliations:Sunni Muslim: 84 %Shia Muslim: 15%Others: 1%

‘ELCHI’ & ‘SAFIR’ denote what in16th century Mughal Admins. Vocab.? Ambassadors.

Akbar’s reign was regarded by historian ,Vincent A. Smith as ‘Most Critical Time’? 1581 A.D.

Milk Production and per capita availability in 2008-09 became about 110 million tonnes & 252g/day.

*EPA- Environmental Protection Agency.*VSSC-Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

Who was member of ULEMA who issued ‘Fatwa’ against Akbar from Jaunpur? Abdun Nabi.

* First Indian ICS officer- Satyendra Nath Bose.* Magsaysay Award first recipient- Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

*No. of ports in India- 12* First governor General of Independent India-Lord Mountbatten.

*Vibhuti Park - Udaipur*Hur Peak- Highest Volcano

*More than 100 officers in Indian Corporate world have salaries exceeding 1 crore.*India has more than 4500 registered companies.

Which Chola emperor received a letter on golden leaves from Burmese king Kyanzithha?- Kulottunga 1.

Who was titled ‘GANGAI-KONDA’?a) Rajaraja 1b) Rajendra 1 c) Mahendraverman 1

*Rajiv Khel Ratna Award- Saina Nehwal*Arjun Award-Krishna Punia *Khel Diwas-9 august

Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta?a) Vishnugopa b) Mantarajac) Nilraja

Which among the following was the MINT centres for Yaudheyas? – Rohtak.

German V2 Rocket was the first rocket to fly fast & high enough to enter space. It flew 200km high and landed within 4km.

*RMS – Railway Mail Service.*RLEGP – Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme.

Who were the beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in Barabar Hill?a) Buddhists b) Ajivikas c) Swetambar jains

Asoka declared this in which inscription – “All men are my children”?a) Kalinga Rock Edict 1 b) Pillar Edict VII

Who identified ‘SANDRA-KOTTUS’ of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya?a) William Jones b) Alexander Cunningham

The Albedo of which amongst these is highest?a) Cirrus cloudsb) Cumulonimbus cloudsc) Melting snow d) Sand

Rulers of which dynasty bore the name ‘DEVAPUTRA’? – Kushana.

Rulers of which dynasty maintained diplomatic relations with Syria and west? – Maurya.

Tonle Sap lake, 1 of world’s largest fresh water fisheries is replenished by which river? – Yangtze.

*Railway Staff College is in Baroda.*SCOPE-Standing Conference of Public Enterprises.*SCRA-Special Class Railway Apprentice.

IT Deptt. Declares 1 st July as Income Tax Day .

Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP),Sydney estimates the Global Peace Index(GPI) since May 2007.Owner of IEP is Steve Killelea.

Iran’s First Nuclear will be launched in southern city of Bushehr. Russia’s State Atomic Corp. is building the Plant.

*Hieun Tsang wrote SI-YU-KI.*Fa-Hien wrote FO-KIRO-KI.*PANCHASIDDHANTIKA by Varahamira.*National Academy of Sciences,Allahabad.

Saturn’s moon TITAN has 100s of times more liquid Hydrocarbons than all the known oil & natural gas reserves on earth, as revealed by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft.

*In 1757 Siraj-ud-Daulah attacked British Factory at CALCUTTA.* What was the bone of contention b/w the Nizam Ali of Hyderabad and British?-The Sarkar of Guntur.

Which Governor of Madras Presidency made Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu?a) Eyercooteb) Stephensonc) Lord Macartany

Kashmiri poet Naseem Shafai has been conferred the ‘Tagore Literature Award’(instituted along with Korean govt.)2009 by Sahitya Akademi. Mopla Vidroh took place in 1921 at?-Kerala

Which country has the highest no. of post offices in world?................

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) HQ-BrusselsObjective-Mutual Defense & Cooperation b/w 27 members on April 4, 1965

*Longest Highway in the world- Trans Canada*Rajasthan’s first ATM on solar power-Shahpura, Jaipur*Country of Copper- Zambia

Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) was established in – 1985.

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls ”SABLA” was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at a cost of Rs 4500 crores .

UK Scientists non-sensly named the superbug NDM-1 after New Delhi. Metallo-Lactamese-1.

The amount of post matric scholarships for SC students will be raised by 70%- Social Justice & Empowerment Minister- Mukul Wasnik .

*Om Prakash Bhatt has taken (SBI chairman) has taken over as new chairman of Indian Banks’ Association.*Rajiv Sabharwal – Executive Director of ICICI Bank

*ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.*SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India.

*HQ of World Bank – Washington D.C.*Longest River of Asia – Yangtze*Yangtze is known as “Sugar Bowl of World”.

WBC (leucocytes) differential count.*Basophils- 0.5-1%*Eosiniphils- 1-3%*Monocytes- 3-8%*Nuetrophils- 40-70%*Lymphocytes- 2-25%

*Subodh Kant – Minister of Food Processing Industries.*Asian Boxing Tournament(Kazakhistan) Gold Medal Winner Indian Winner-M.C. Merikom and Sarita Devi .- 2Gold, 1 silver, 5 copper.

ASEAN Members – 1) Brunei Darussalam2) Cambodia3) Indonesia4) Laos5) Thailand6) Malaysia7) Vietnam8) Singapore9) Philippines10) Myanmar

* World’s densest wood – Black Ironwood(Olea Laurifolia). It sinks in water.*RIL buys 3 rd Shale gas asset in the US for $392 million.

* Comptroller & Auditor General slammed ONGC for wasting Rs. 1460 crore in unfruitful exploration.

Where did Mahasamghika school arise?a) Bodh Gayab) Rajagrihac) Sravastid) Vaishali

First in India-* Chief Justice – Hiralal J Kania* Woman judge of Supreme Court – Fatima Beebi* Speaker of Lok Sabha – G.V. Mavlankar* Woman IPS Officer – Kiran Bedi* Woman Airline Pilot – Durba Banerjee

Which is highest in amount in composition of Basalt Rock – Silicon

Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose?a) Isab) Kathac) Brihadaranyaka d) Svetasvatara

The 23rd Tirthankar was associated with – Varanasi

Who laid down the punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provisions for dependent wife and children? – Kautilya

To which Sakha does the published Rigveda Samhita belong?a) Saunakab) Ashvalayanc) Shakala d) Sankhayana

Riots in Kyrgyzstan – Local Uzbek’s largely support the country’s new leadership in a strong Kyrgyz stronghold of Former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Which is not an Insurance firm ?a) Bajaj Allianzb) GICc) Tata AIGd) GE Money

Tax levied on goods and services by govt.a) SATb) NETc) PANd) VAT

*M.C. Merikom was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2009*A Himalayan Love Story is written by Namita Gokhale.

India’s Border Lengths: a) Bangladesh – 4053 kmb) Pakistan – 2912 kmc) Bhutan – 605 kmd) China – 3380 km

e) Burma – 1463 kmf) Nepal – 1690 km