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11In 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 ?

AndamanNicobarIsland

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44

Which Four World religions are originated from India ?

HinduismJainism

BuddhismSikhism

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55What 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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77Which 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 the It is located in the Ladakh valley between the DrasDras and and 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) ?

ChailHimachal Pradesh

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1111

Which Railway station in India has all three gauges ?

SiliguriRailwayStation

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1212

Which State of India has the highest per capita income ?

Punjab

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1313Which city is known as

Detroit of Asia ?

Chennai

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Chennai accounts for 35Chennai accounts for 35--40 per cent of 40 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) ?

NainiNear 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 ?

BrihadeswaraTemple (Tanjavur)

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Constructed between 1004AD to1009AD by Rajaraja Chola

1717

The game snake and ladders was created by ?

13th Century PoetSaint Gyandev

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It was originally called 'Mokshapatam'

1818Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual

leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from which

place of India ?

DharmashalaHimachal 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 LargestAfter Indonesia

And Pakistan

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13% of total population

2323

India Gate in New Delhi honors for what ?

Soldiers whoFell 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 ?

KibithuArunachal

Pradesh

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2929

The World’s first University is established in which place

of India ?

TakshashilaIn 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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3838She 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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MaharshiDhondo Keshav Karve

a social reformerin the field of

women's welfare

Pandurang Vaman Kanewas a notable

Indologistand Sanskrit

scholar

Dr.B.R. Ambedkarwas an Indian jurist,

politician, philosopher, anthropologist,

historian and economist

4141

Which Indian politician was acting PM twice but never

became the a Prime Minister ?

GulzarilalNanda

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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 atSomanath

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 ?

2019181716151413121110987654321EndSrinivasa RaghavanVenkataraghavan

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 ?

2019181716151413121110987654321End The Guinness BookOf World Records

5151

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

2019181716151413121110987654321EndMizoramNagalandSikkim

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 fromwhich 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 GramodyogaSamyukta Sangha (Federation)

(KKGSS)

5555

The name of which Karnaticand 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 Mysoreand 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, Chandigarh2 - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand3 - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli4 - Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh5 - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep7 - 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

6161Who 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

6262Which 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

6464What was the real name of

Baba Amte, the Indian social activist known for his work on

leprosy ?

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MuralidharDevdas 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)

6767Who 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’ ?

2019181716151413121110987654321End

Red Fort

7272

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviyafounded the largest resident

university in India. Which one ?

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BenarasHindu

University

7373I 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 ?

2019181716151413121110987654321End

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 ProductsLimited

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

?

87871

2

3

BODH GAYA

LUMBINI

Kushi Nagar

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Ans:Ans:-- SaranathSaranathFour 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.

8888BhangraPunjab

ChhauWest Bengal

LavaniMaharashtra

Satriya?

Assam

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9090Vayu LingamKalahasti

Akasha Lingam-Chidambaram

Agni LingamArunacham

Neeru LingamThiruvanaikaval

5?

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Pridhvi Lingam - Ekambareswarartemple, Kanchipuram

Information to the to the members

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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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Ghoomar (Ghoomna) - Dance

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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Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

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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Deccan Odyssey

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 KosalaKingdom. 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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AYODHYAAyodhya is one of seven holy places for Hindus in India

Ayodhyā Mathurā Māyā Kāsi Kāñchī Avantikā IPurī Dvārāvatī chaiva saptaitā moksadāyikāh II

—Garuḍa Purāṇa I XVI .14

Jammu & KashmirJammu & Kashmir‘X’ is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shaktilocated 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 TirumalaVenkateswara Temple.

The shrine is worshiped as a Shakti Peethawhich believes its association towards the mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation as its origin.

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Vaishno Devi Temple - This place contains three idols of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi, and MahaKali, 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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Ponduru Khadi – Want to have PonduruKhadi? - 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 DayaRiver, 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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Chilika Lake

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.

Tamil Tamil 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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SOMASILA

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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TASLIMA NASRIN

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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Mandakini River

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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Kuldip Nayar

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.

KeralaKeralaE 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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Mawsynram

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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Kauna Craft

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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Cheraw Dance

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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Dimapur

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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Kokborok Language

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.

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Temi Tea Garden

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 JagadishChandra Bose

22Who 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".