The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.

Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles.

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar component of the Taj Mahal, it is actually an integrated complex of structures. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen. The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under imperial supervision, including Abd ul-Karim Ma’mur Khan, Makramat Khan, and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer.

Southern view of the Taj Mahal
Location:	Agra, India
Coordinates:	27.174799°N 78.042111°E
Elevation:	171 m (561 ft)
Built:	1632–1653[citation needed]
Architect:	Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Architectural style(s):	Mughal
Visitation:	More than 3 million (in 2003)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type:	Cultural
Criteria:	i
Designated:	1983 (7th session)
Reference #:	252
State Party:	India
Region:	Asia-Pacific

The greatest invention of man in palaeolithic was
Ans : Fire

The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in :
Ans : Mohenjodaro

For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme
Ans : Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Archaelogical excavations have revealed remains of stadium in :
Ans : Lothal

In the context of space technology, what is “Bhuvan”, recently in the news ?
Ans : A geoportal of ISRO with 3D imaging capabilities of India

Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now in Pakistan ?
Ans : Harappa

When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour ?
Ans : Presence of ferric oxides

What is the principle by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a motor car works
Ans : Convection

The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley civilization was
Ans : Agriculture

The main Characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was
Ans : Drainage system

The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of
Ans : Script

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission
Ans : Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site ?
Ans : Patliputra

Which one of the following elements of Hinduism were practised in the Indus Valley Civilization ?
Ans : Cult of Shiva

Which of the following metals was not known to Indus Valley people ?
Ans : Iron

01. The word Bharat comes first from Rig-Veda.
1. There are 1028 Vedic texts in Rig-Veda
2. Language of Vedas was Sanskrit
3. Gayatri Mantra is mentioned in 3rd mandal of Rig-Veda
4. Savitri or Sun is worshipped in Gayatri mantra
5. The social structure was Patriarchal
6. Cow was also used as a medium of exchange
7. Satyamev Jayate is taken from Mundakopnishad
8. The birth and rebirth is mentioned in Vrihadranyaka
9. Animal Theft was the crime mentioned most in Vedas’
10. Om has been used for 1028 times in Rigveda
11. Mahabharat was the largest epic of Vedic period written by Vedvyas in Sanskrit
12. Bronze was referred as Ayas
13. Barley was referred as Yava
14. Carpenter was called Takshak
15. Maker of bows was called dhumvakrit
16. Rice was referred as Vrihi
17. Goldsmith was called as Hiranyakata.
18. Jana word was used for 275 times in Rigveda
19. Indra word was used for 200 times
20. The potteries used were Black and Red ware, Black Slipped ware, painted Grey ware and Red ware.
21. Name of Indus River of Sindhu
22. Name of Kabul River was Kumbha
23. The name of swat river was Suvastu
24. Name of Chenab was Askini
25. The name of Jhelam river was Vitasta
26. The name of ravi river was Purushni.

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1)Indian Express  2)      The Hindu 3)    Deccan Herald
4)Hindustan Times  5)   Financial Express  6)   Asian Age
7)Economic Times    Business Standard 9)     Statesman
10)Pioneer  11)   India Daily  12)    India Today
13) Times of India 14) The Telegraph     15) Business Line
16) Tribune

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- The Assam Tribune
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(Sikkim)
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CAPITAL OF KERALA

Ans :THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

First Fully literate state in India

Kerala is the most literate state in India, with 94.59% literacy

Ans : Kerala ‘s official slogan of Kerala tourism is

God’s Own Country

Ans : CULTURAL CAPITAL OF KERALA

Ans: Trissur

PROPOSED 4TH AIRPORT IN KERALA IS AT

Ans: KANNUR

FAMOUS FISHING CENTRE IN KERALA

Ans: NENDAKARA

WIND ENERGY PRODUCED IN KERALA

Ans: PALAKKAD

NEW NAVAL ACADEMY IN KERALA

Ans: EZHIMALA

THERMAL ELECTRICITY PLANT IN KERALA

Ans: KAYAMKULAM

1. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University’s history ?
Answer: Gita Gopinath

2.  New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ?
Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity.
3. New Indian Rupee symbol has been revealed by Cabinet on ?
Answer: July 15, 2010

4. Who was Daya Nayak ?
Answer: Daya Nayak is Mumbai’s controversial police officer and encounter specialist.

5. Who is the Cricketer decided and wants to have his blood used on a page of his autobiography to be released in February next year (Feb 2011) ?
Answer: Batting star Sachin Tendulkar

6. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to former Satyam managing director Rama Raju, former chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas and three others accused in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam on —————–
Answer: July 20, 2010

7. What was The world’s only antivirus browser ?
Answer: Epic Browser

8. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University’s history ?
Answer: Gita Gopinath

Noted academician Gita Gopinath has been named professor of economics at the prestigious Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s history.

9. Who was chargsheeted on July 20, 2010 for passing secret info to ISI ?
Answer: Madhuri Gupta
Delhi Police today chargesheeted disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta accusing her of passing secret information to Pakistan’s ISI during her posting in Islamabad. Gupta, who was arrested in April, has been accused of being in touch with two ISI officials, Mubshar Raza Rana and Jamshed.

10. ———————— seed extract has anti-diabetic properties says a pharmacology professor at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Medicine.
Answer: Cashew seed
Cashew tree products have long been alleged to be effective anti-inflammatory agents, counter high blood sugar and prevent insulin resistance among diabetics.

11. Who is the Former India hockey star attacked umpire ?
Answer: Sunil Ekka
Former India hockey player Sunil Ekka, playing for Army XI, lashed out with his hockey stick at veteran umpire RS Suriya Prakash, leaving the latter seriously injured.

12. Which are the two Trians rammed each other and met to Trian Accident which killed and injuried many people in West Bengal ?
Answer: Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express

60 people were killed and over 90 injured when a speeding Uttarbanga Express tore through the rear of Vananchal Express at the Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal. The train apparently overshot the signal.

13. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol designed by
Answer: IIT post-graduate D Uday Kumar

14. Who is the Congress MP high command warning resumed his controversial ‘Odarpu yatra’ in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on July 8, 2010 ?

Answer: Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
15. Recently, who was the politician charged in anti-Sikh riots case ?
Answer: Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

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1.Which was the first metal to be used by man

(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Bronze (d) Tin

Answer : A

2.The main historical source regarding the information about village government under the Cholas is the

(a) Halmidi inscription
(b) Jatwai inscription
(c) Uttaramerur inscription
(d) Chandravallo inscription

Answer : C

3.The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of

a. Rudradaman

b. Chandragupta

c Vikramaditya

d. Samudragupta

Answer : A

4.Who built a tomb for Sher Shah at Sasaram

a. Ibrahim Shah

b. Islam Shah

d. Sikandar Shah

Answer : D

5.The capital of Cheras was

Answer : Muziris, now known as Kodungalloor

6. The capital of Cholas was

Answer : Kaveripattanam

7.The capital of Pandyas was

Answer : Madurai

8.Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of

Answer : Vijaya Nagar

9.The main centre or meeting point of Indo-Roman trade in ancient times was

a. Rome

b. Calicut

d. Karaikkal

Answer : B

10.The dynasty of the Sangam Age first mentioned by Megasthanese is

Answer : Pandya Dynasty

11.The main metal used by the Indus Valley people was

Answer : Copper

12.Who pursued the policy �Blood and Iron�

a. Balban

b. Firuz Tughlaq

d. Alauddin Khilji

Answer : A

13.The famous Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu, Rajasthan was built by

Answer : Tejpala

14.The official language of the Satavahana dynasty was

Answer : Prakrit

15.The Bahmani kingdom was founded by

Answer : Hasan

16.Nav Ratnas (nine gems) were the famous personalities associated with the court of

a. Chandra Gupta II

b. Harshavardhana

d. Samudra Gupta

Answer : A

17.Who got Daulatabad constructed

Answer : Muhammad-bin-Tuglaq

18. Which of the following is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization

a. Harappa

b. Ropar

d. Lothal

Answer : D

19.Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhana�s period was

a. Hiuen Tsang

b. Fa-hien

d. Nishka

Answer : A

20.Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz

a. Alauddin Khilji

b. Iltumish

d. Balban

Answer : D

21.Mohiyuddin Mohammed is the real name of which Mughal ruler

Answer : Aurangazeeb

22.The Hoysala ‘s capital was

a. Warangal
b. Devagiri

d. Krishnagiri

Answer : C

23.Kalidas, the great Indian poet was in the court of which Hindu emperor

Answer : Chandragupta II

24.Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Plassey

Answer : Siraj-ud-daula

25.The rulers of which dynasties established the largest domination in Southern India

Answer : Cholas

26.The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of

a. Nandas

b. Cholas

Answer : C

27.Which noble in the court of Akbar refused to be a convert to Din-i-Ilahi

Answer : Man Singh

28.The famous Nalanda University was during the period of

Answer : Harsha Vardhana

29.Which among the following ports was called Babul Makkha (Gate of Makkah) during the Mughal period

a. Broach

b. Calcutta

d. Calicut

Answer : C

30.Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines

a. Tipu sultan

b. Mir Quasim

d. Shah Alam II

Answer : A

31.Which play deals with Chanakya�s attempts to place Chandragupta Maurya on the Maghadha throne

Answer : Mudraraksasa

32.Which of the following rulers had the title Kaviraja

a. Kumaragupta

b. Chanragupta

d. Samudragupta

Answer : D

33.Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar

a. Abdul Fazal

b. Amir Khusro

d. Tansen

Answer : D

34.The literature of the Sangam age was written mostly in the form of

a. prose

b. poetry

d. All of these

Answer : B

35.Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar

a. Parmar

b. Pratihara

d. Sisodiya

Answer : B

36.Which rulers built Ellora temple

a. Chalukya

b. Rashtrakuta

d. Sunga

Answer : B

37.To which tribe does Gautama Buddha belongs to

Answer : Sakya

38.Avantika, the ancient city, in the time of Mauryas is now known as

Answer : Ujjain

39.Which ruler was famous as �Vikramaditya�

Answer : Chandragupta II

40.The council of nine gems� is associated with the name of

Answer : Chandragupta II

41.The court language of the Mughals was

Answer : Persian

42.Who among the following was the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain dharma at the last

a. Chandragupta

b. Samudragupta

d. Bindusare

Answer : A

43.Which Muslim ruler was keen to have friendly relations with the Rajputs

a. Akbar

b. Humayun

d. Aurangzeb

Answer : A

44.The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India during the reign of

Answer : Iltutmish

45.Which among the following rulers started �Ilahi Calendar� in 1583

a. Babur

b. Akbar

d. Sher Shah

Answer : B

46.Capital of Harsha was

Answer : Kanauj

47.Alberuni was the court scholar of

Answer : Mahmud Ghazni

48.During the early Vedic period, the society was divided on the basis of

Answer : Occupation

49.The third Buddhist council was held at

Answer : Pataliputra

50. Which Sikh Guru founded the city Amritsar

Answer : Fourth

1.What are essential conditions for the protection of Fundamental Rights?
(a) Right to move the Supreme court
(b) Eternal Vigilance and Political Consciousness
(c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : C

2.What is the necessity of the Declaration of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution?
(a) Individual is greater than the State
(b) Rights should be kept above the tyranny of democratic majorities
(c) Constitutional Rights have a great Psychological value
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

3.What does the Citizenship Act of December 1955 confer?
(a) Citizenship by Birth (b) Citizenship by Descent
(c) Citizenship by Registration (d) All of the above

Answer : D

4.Who is a citizen of India?
(a) Those who are born in India
(b) Those who have a permanent home in India
(c) Those who have a migrated to India from Pakistan
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

5.What kind of democracy is India?
(a) Basic Democracy
(b) Presidential Democracy
(c) Absolute Democracy
(d) Parliamentary Democracy

Answer : D

6.What are the salient features of the Indian Constitution?
(a) The Constitution of Indian is a comprehensive document and perhaps the lengthiest in the world
(b) The Constitution of India was framed by a body which was highly representative in character
(c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : C

7.Why the Indian Constitution has ‘Unitary Bias’?
(a) The Union list has 97 items while the States list has 66 items.
(b) Article 248 confers on the Union Parliament all the Residuary Powers.
(c) Article 253 empowers the Parliament to legislate for the whole of the country
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

8.What does a Unitary State symbolize?
(a) A monarchical government
(b) Dictatorship
(c) The concentration of government authority
(d) Union of independent states

Answer : C

9.What is a Federation?
(a) A voluntary federation of  autonomous states
(b) An autonomous federation of voluntary states
(c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : A

10.What the Indian Federation has been called in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Union of States (b) The Indian Union
(c) Union of India (d) Indian Federal Union

Answer : A

11.Who was the Chairman of the States Reorganization Commission?
(a) Shri H.N. Kunzru (b) Shri. K.M. Pannikar
(c) Syed Fazel Ali (d) None of the above

Answer : C

12.When was the States Reorganization Commission constituted?
(a) December 29, 1953 (b) December 29, 1952
(c) December 29, 1951 (d) None of the above

Answer : A

13.Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Rajegopalachari (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer : A

14.Why was India partitioned in 1947?
(a) Because Muslim refugees came to India
(b) Because Muslim refugees went to Pakistan
(c) Because Muslims wanted a separate homeland
(d) Because Hindus wanted Hindi-Hindu-Hindustan

: C

15.Who was the first President of India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Rajagoplachari (d) Sardar Patel

Answer : B

1.Who is known as the sculptor of the constitution of India’?
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) V.V. Giri
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Answer : C

2.What is known as the “Little India”?
(a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State

Answer : C

3.A major obstacle to democracy is:
(a) Poverty of the people (b) Illiteracy
(c) Bureaucracy (d) Corruption

Answer : D

4.What is the function of the Gram Panchayat?
(a) To maintain law and order (b) To develop agriculture
(c) To maintain Sanitation (d) All of the above

Answer : D

5.Who is a “Lumbardar”?
(a) The head of a regiment (b) Head of Village
(c) Head of labourers (d) Nominee of the government

Answer : B

6.What is the lowest stage of the local government?
(a) Gram Panchayat (b) Panchayat samiti
(c) Zila Panchayat (d) District Council

Answer : A

7.What is known as the “Little India”?
(a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State

Answer : C

8.The mayor of the Corporation is:
(a) Elected by the people
(b) Elected by the members of the Corporation
(c) Appointed by the Chief Minister
(d) Appointed by the Government

Answer : B

9.Who collects the House Tax?
(a) Municipality or corporation (b) State Government
(c) Central government (d) District magistrate

Answer : A

10.What is the head of a Corporation known as
(a) President (b) Chairman (c) Alderman (d) Mayor

Answer : D

11.What is a Corporation?
(a) It is the same as municipality
(b) It is the municipality of a very big city
(c) It is a business undertaking (d) It is a limited company

Answer : B

12.What is the duty of the Municipality?
(a) To maintain law and order
(b) To keep the city neat and clean
(c) To collect taxes (d) To suppress crime

Answer : B

13.What is Local Self-Government?
(a) Government of the wife (b) Government of the husband
(c) Municipal government (d) Mental government

Answer : C

14.Who was the last Governor-General of India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Sarojini Naidu

Answer : B

15.Who is a gazetted officer?
(a) An officer with the red tape
(b) Bureaucrat
(c) Deputy Secretary
(d) The high officer of a department whose transfer is gazetted

Answer : D

16.Which is the most important and highest service?
(a) Indian Administrative Service (b) Indian Foreign Service
(c) Indian Police Service (d) Indian Information Service

Answer : B

17.Which is not an essential part of the Government?
(a) Cabinet (b) The Supreme Court
(c) Parliament (d) Indian Administrative Service

Answer : D

18.The Governor of a State is appointed by
(a) The State legislature (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The President (d) The Parliament

Answer : C

19.Who appoints the Chief Minister?
(a) The Governor of the State (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Legislative Assembly (d) The Supreme Court

Answer : C

20.Who is a Chief Minister?
(a) Deputy Prime Minister
(b) The leader of the Union Territory
(c) The Leader of the Legislative Assembly in a State
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

21.Who elects the Prime Minister?
(a) The people (b) The President
(c) The Parliament (d) All of the above

Answer : C

22.The President of India is elected by:
(a) The members of Parliament
(b) The Members of Legislative Assemblies
(c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : B

23.The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(c) The President of India (d) The Indian parliament

Answer : C

24.When the President can declare emergency?
(a) When there is a breakdown of the constitutional machinery
(b) When security of India is threatened
(c) When financial stability is endangered
(d) Any or all of the above

Answer : D

25.Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
(a) The Prime Minister (b) The Commander-in-chief
(c) The President of India (d) Minister of Defence

Answer : C

26.Who Presides over the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The President of India (b) The Speaker of Lok sabha
(c) The Vice-President (d) None of them

Answer : C

27.Which body makes laws?
(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Parliament (d) The Supreme Court

Answer : C

28.In whom is the real power invested in India?
(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(d) All of them together

Answer : B

29.What are the essential elements of a republic?
(a) Independence (b) Sovereignty
(c) Democracy (d) All of the above

Answer : D

30.The function of the judiciary is:
(a) To make laws (b) To enforce laws
(c) To interpret laws (d) All of the above

Answer : C

31.What is law-making authority of the government called?
(a) Legislature (b) Executive
(c) Judiciary (d) None of the above

Answer : A

32.In democracy:
(a) All people are equal
(b) All people are equal politically
(c) All people are equal economically
(d) None of the above is true

Answer : B

33.What is a government of the people, for the people and by the people?
(a) Dictatorship (b) Aristocracy
(c) Mobocracy (d) Ram Rajya

Answer : C

34.Which is a government of the people, by the people and for the people?
(a) Monarchy (b) Bureaucracy
(c) Oligarchy (d) Democracy

Answer : D

35.Who is a citizen?
(a) A person who lives in a city
(b) A citizen is one who enjoys full legal rights in a country
(c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : B

36.What are the qualifications of a judge of the High Court?
(a) Should have held a judicial office for not less than ten years
(b) Should have been advocate in a High Court for not less ten years
(c) Either (d) Neither

Answer : C

37.What are the qualifications of a member of Parliament?
(a) A citizen of India
(b) Not less than 25 years of age
(c) An elector of any parliamentary constituency
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

38.What are the functions of the Prime Minister?
(a) Constituting the Cabinet
(b) Presiding over the Cabinet
(c) Leadership of the House of the People
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

39.What are the basis principles of the Cabinet Government?
(a) Political homogeneity (b) Ministerial responsibility
(c) Leadership of the Prime Minister
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

40.What are the Emergency Powers of the President
(a) Emergency caused by war or internal disturbances
(b) Emergency Because of the failure of the Constitution
(c) Financial emergencies
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

41.What are the qualifications of the President of India?
(a) A citizen of India
(b) Over 35 years of age
(c) Eligible for election as a member of the Parliament
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

42.What is common between the President of India and the President of America?
(a) Name (b) Powers (c) Both (d) Neither

Answer : A

43.What are the Directive Principles for promoting International Peace?
(a) Promote International peace and security
(b) Maintain honourable relations between nations
(c) Foster respect for international law
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

44.What are the Directive Principles for shaping India into a Gandhian State?
(a) Organization of village panchayts
(b) promotion of prohibition
(c) Promotion of Khadi and village industries
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

45.What are the Directive Principle of developing India as a Welfare State?
(a) Fair distribution of Wealth
(b) Equal pay for equal work to men and women
(c) Free and compulsory education for children up to 14 years
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

46.What are Writs?
(a) Habeas Corpus (b) mandamus
(c) Quo warranto (d) All of the above

Answer : D

47.What is Right against Exploitation?
(a) Traffic in human beings is forbidden
(b) Forced labour is prohibited
(c) Children under fourteen years of age cannot be employed in factories
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

48.What is Right to Freedom?
(a) Right of speech and expression
(b) Right to assemble peacefully
(c) Right to form associations and unions
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

49.What does Article 17 of the Constitution Say?
(a) Untouchability is abolished
(b) The practice of untouchability is forbidden
(c) Practice untouchability is an offence
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

50.What are the Fundamental Rights?
(a) Right to property (b) Right to equality
(c) Right to Freedom of Religion (d) All of the above

Answer : D

1. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards are given in the field – Science & Technology

2. Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature – Arjuna Awards.

3. Indira Gandhi Award 2009 for peace given to – Sheikh Hasina.

4. Indian makes nuclear deal with – Britan.

5. CNN IBN Indian of the year 2009 – A R Rehman.

6. Service Tax is Shared by – Central Government.

7. First E-court in which state – Gujarat (Ahmedabad).

8. Dada Saheb Phalke award is given in the field – Films.

9. Expand NREGA – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

10. Rashtriya Swasti Bima Yojana is – Health insurance scheme for BPL families.

11. Recently India signed nuclear agreement with – Argentina

12. First state to implement Unique Identification Authority of India on pilot basis – Karnataka.

13.Omar Abdullah belongs to which party – none option(Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)

14.Deep joshi got Ramon Magsaysay award 2009 for – Social service.

15. Scheme for giving food to school children – Mid Day Meal Scheme.

16. Who presented Railway Budget 2009-10 – Mamata Banerjee.

17. Article 243 – Panchayati Raj System/Reservation for women

18. Ganga will be clean and free flowing by the year – 2020.

19. Right to education bill for – upto 14 years children

20. Yasphal Committee – Higher Education.

Following is the list of holidays for the year 2010, issued by the Government of India.

* S.No. Name Of Holiday Date Days
* 1. New Year’s Day (R) January 1 Friday
* 2. Guru Govind Singh Jayanti (R) January 5 Tuesday
* 3. Makar Sakranti/ Pongal (R) January 14 Thursday
* 4. Basanta Panchmi / Shree panchmi (R) January 20 Wednesday
* 5. Republic Day (G) January 26 Tuesday
* 6. Guru Ravidas Jayanti (R) January 30 Saturday
* 7. Maharishi Dayanand Sarawati Jayanti (R) February 8 Monday
* 8. Maha Shivaratri (R) February 12 Friday
* 9. Shivaji Jayanti (R) February 19 Friday
* 10. Milad-Un-Nabi (G) February 27 Saturday
* 11. Holi ka dahana / Dol yatra (R) February 28 Sunday
* 12. Holi (G) March 1 Monday
* 13. Chaitra Sukhladi / Gudi Padava / Cheti Chand (R) March 16 Tuesday
* 14. Ram Navami (G) March 24 Wednesday
* 15. Mahavir Jayanti (G) March 28 Sunday
* 16. Good Friday (G) April 2 Friday
* 17. Easter (R) April 4 Sunday
* 18. Vaisakhi / Vishu / Mesadi (R) April 14 Wednesday
* 19. Vaisakhadi Bengal / Bahag Bihu Assam (R) April 15 Thursday
* 20. Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday (R) May 9 Sunday
* 21. Buddha Purnima (G) May 27 Thursday
* 22. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday (R) June 26 Saturday
* 23. Rath Yatra (R) July 13 Tuesday
* 24. Independence Day (G) August 15 Sunday
* 25. Parsi New Year (R) August 19 Thursday
* 26. Onam (R) August 23 Monday
* 27. Raksha Bandhan (R) August 24 Tuesday
* 28. Janamashtami (G) September 2 Thursday
* 29. Jamat-Ul-Vida (R) September 10 Friday
* 30.* Id-ul-Fitr (G) September 11 Saturday
* 31. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (G) October 2 Saturday
* 32. Maha Saptami (R) October 14 Thursday
* 33. Maha Ashtami (R) October 15 Friday
* 34. Maha Navami (R) October 16 Saturday
* 35. Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (G) October 17 Sunday
* 36. Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (R) October 22 Friday
* 37. Diwali (Deepavali) (G) November 5 Friday
* 38. Govardhan Puja (R) November 6 Saturday
* 39. Bhai Duj (R) November 7 Sunday
* 40.* Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (G) November 17 Wednesday
* 41. Guru Nanak Jayanti (G) November 21 Sunday
* 43. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (R) November 24 Wednesday
* 44. Muharram (G) December 17 Friday
* 45. Christmas Eve (R) December 24 Friday
* 46. Christmas (G) December 25 Saturday

Note:

1. ‘G’ denotes Gazetted Holiday and ‘R’ denotes Restricted Holiday.
2. * – subjects to change, depends on appearance of moon.

Diwali (also spelled Divali in few countries) or Deepavali is popularly known as the festival of lights. Its an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November.  Deepavali is an official holiday in India,Nepal, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar , Fiji , and Suriname.

The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word “Deepavali” (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvali), which translates into row of lamps.

May This Diwali

Bring you Peace and Prosperity

May Lights Triumph Over Darkness

“WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI “

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The Jnanpith Award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizens in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs.2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze replica of Vagdevi.

The Jnanpith Award was instituted on May 22, 1961 The first award was given in 1965. So far, 40 eminent writers have received the award in 32 years. On two occasions, the award was given to Kannada writers six times, five times each to Hindi and Bengali writers, four times to Malayalam, thrice to Oriya, twice each to Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu and Urdu, and one each to Assamese, Punjabi and Tamil writers.

Jnanpith Award -  Recent News

Eminent Malayalam litterateur ONV Kurup and noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar have been chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively for their contribution to literature.

The list of award winners so far

Year

Author (Language)
1965

G.Shankara Kurup (Malayalam) for his poems Odakkuzhal
1966

Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya (Bengali) for the novel Ganadevta
1967

Dr K.V Puttappa (Kannada) for Sri Ramayana Darshanam
1967

Uma Shankar Joshi (Gujarati) for Nishitha
1968

Sumitra Nandan Pant (Hindi) for Chidambara
1969

Firaq Gorakpuri (Urdu) for Gul-e-Naghma
1970

Viswanatha Satyanarayana (Telugu) for Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu
1971

Bishnu Dey (Bengali) for Smriti Satta Bhavishyat
1972

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (Hindi) for Urvashi
1973

Dattareya Ramachandra Bendre (Kannada) for Nakutanti
1973

Gopinath Mohanty (Oriya) for Mattimatal
1974

Vishnu Sakaram Khandekar (Marathi) for Yayati
1975

P.V Akilandam (Tamil) for his novel Chittirappavai
1976

Asha Purna Devi (Bengali) for Pratham Pratisruti
1977

K Shivaram Karnath (Kannada) for Mukajjiya Kanasugalu
1978

S.H.V.Ajneya (Hindi) for his novel Kitni Navon men Kitni Bar
1979

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (Assamese) for his novel Mrityunjay
1980

S.K Pottekkatt (Malayalam) for his novel Oru Desattinte Katha
1981

Amrita Pritam (Punjabi) for her literary collection Kagaz te Canvas in Punjabi

From 1982, the award was given for overall contribution to literature
1982

Mahadevi Varma (Hindi)
1983

Masti Venkatesh Ayengar (Kannada)
1984

Takazhi Sivashankar Pillai (Malayalam)
1985

Pannalal Patel (Gujarati)
1986

Sachidanand Rout Roy (Oriya)
1987

Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar Kusumagraj (Marathi)
1988

Dr C Narayanan Reddy (Telugu)
1989

Qurratulain Hyder (Urdu)
1990

V.K Gokak (Kannada)
1991

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Bengali)
1992

Naresh Mehta (Hindi)
1993

Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya)
1994

U R Anantha Murthy (Kannada)
1995

M T Vasudevan Nair (Malayalam)
1996

Mahasweta Devi (Bengali)
1997

Ali Sardar Jafri (Urdu)
1998

Girish Karnad (Kannada)
1999

Nirmal Verma (Hindi)

Gurdial Singh (Punjabi)
2000

Indira Goswami (Assamese)
2001

Rajendra Keshavlal Shah (Gujarati)

Rajasthan

Particulars	Description
Area	3,42,239 sq. km
Population	56,473,122
Capital	Jaipur
Principal Languages	Hindi and Rajasthani

History and Geography

Rajasthan, the largest State in India in terms of area, prior to independence, was known as Rajputana or the home of Rajputs – a martial community who ruled over this area for centuries.

The history of Rajasthan dates back to the pre-historic times. Around 3,000 and 1,000 B.C., it had a culture akin to that of the Indus Valley Civilisation. It was the Chauhans who dominated Rajput affairs from seventh century and by 12^th century, they had become an imperial power. After the Chauhans, it was the Guhilots of Mewar who controlled the destiny of the warring tribes. Besides Mewar, the other historically prominent states were Marwar, Jaipur, Bundi, Kota, Bharatpur and Alwar, while the other states were only offshoots of these. All these states accepted the British Treaty of Subordinate Alliance in 1818, protecting the interest of the princes. This naturally left the people discontented.

After the revolt of 1857, the people united themselves under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi to contribute to the freedom movement. With the introduction of provincial autonomy in1935 in British India, agitation for civil liberties and political rights became stronger in Rajasthan. The process of uniting the scattered states commenced from 1948 to 1956, when the States Reorganisation Act was promulgated. First came Matsya Union (1948), consisting of a fraction of states. Slowly and gradually, other states merged with this Union. By 1949, major states like Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaislmer joined this Union, making it the United State of Greater Rajasthan. Ultimately in 1958, the present state of Rajasthan formally came into being, with Ajmer state, the Abu Road Taluka, and Sunel Tappa joining it.

The entire western flank of the state borders with Pakistan, while Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh bind Rajasthan in north, north-east, south-east and Gujarat in south-west.

Agriculture

Total cultivable area in the State is 217 lakh hectares (2006-2007). The estimated food grain production is 155.10 lakh tonnes (2007-08). Principal crops cultivated in the State are rice, barley, jowar, millet, maize, gram, wheat, oilseeds, pulses, cotton and tobacco. Cultivation of vegetable and citrus fruits such as orange and malta has also picked up over last few years. Other crops are red chillies, mustard, cumin seeds, fenugreek methi and asafoetida hing.

Industry and Minerals

Endowed with a rich culture, Rajasthan is also rich in minerals and is fast emerging on the industrial scenario of the country. Some of the important Central undertakings are Zinc Smelter Plant at Devari (Udaipur), Copper Plant at Khetri Nagar (Jhunjhunu) and Precision Instrument Factory at Kota. Major industries are textiles and woollens, sugar, cement, glass, sodium plants, oxygen, vegetable dyes, pesticides, zinc, fertilizers, railway wagons, ball bearings, water and electricity metres, sulphuric acid, television sets, synthetic yarn and insulating bricks. Besides precious and semi-precious stones, caustic soda, calcium carbide, nylon and tyres, etc., are other important industrial units.

Rajasthan has rich deposits of zinc concentrates, emerald, garnet, gypsum, silver ore, asbestos, felspar and mica. The State also abounds in salt, rock phosphate, marble and red stone deposits. The first Export Promotion Industrial Park of the country has been established and made operational at Sitapura (Jaipur).

Irrigation and Power

By the end of March 2007 irrigation potential of 34.85 lakh hectares was created in the state through various major, medium and minor irrigation projects (2007-08) and additional irrigation potential of 92,200 hectares ( excluding IGNP & CAD) had been created upto March 2007. The installed power capacity in the State has become 6335.33Mw upto December 2007 of which 4000 Mw is produced from State- owned projects, 521.85 Mw from collaboration projects and 1813.18 Mw from the allocation from Central power generating stations.

Transport

Roads: The total length of roads in the State is around 1,58,250 km.

Railways: Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kota, Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur are some of the main railway junctions.

Aviation: Regular air services connect Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur with Delhi and Mumbai.

Festivals

Rajasthan is a land of festivals and fairs. Besides the national festivals of Holi, Deepawali, Vijayadashmi, Christmas, etc. birth anniversaries of Gods and Goddesses, saintly figures, folk heroes and heroines are celebrated. Important fairs are Teej, Gangaur (Jaipur), annual Urs of Ajmer Sherif and Galiakot, tribal Kumbh of Beneshwar (Dungarpur), Mahaveer fair at Shri Mahavirji in Swai Madhopur, Ramdeora (Jaisalmer), Janbheshwari Fair (Mukam-Bikaner), Kartik Poornima and Cattle Fair (Pushkar-Ajmer) and Shyamji Fair (Sikar), etc.

Tourist Centres

Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Mount Abu, Sariska Tiger Sanctuary in Alwar, Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur, Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Pali and Chittorgarh are important places of tourist interest in the state.

Source: India 2010 – A Reference Annual

and National Portal of India

To Know more about Rajasthan, Please see the official website of  Rajasthan

http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/

Gujarat

Gujarat at a Glance

Particulars	Description
Area	1,96,024 sq. km
Population	50,671,017
Capital	Gandhinagar
Principal Languages	Gujarati

History and Geography

The history of Gujarat goes back to 2000 B.C. It is believed that Lord Krishna left Mathura to settle on the west coast of Saurashtra, which later came to be known as Dwarka, the gateway. Later, it saw various kingdoms: Mauryas, Guptas, Pratiharas and others. It was with Chalukya (Solankis) that Gujarat witnessed progress and prosperity. In spite of the plundering of Mahmud Ghazni, the Chalukya kings were able to maintain general prosperity and well-being of the State. After this glorious respite, Gujarat faced troubled times under the Muslims, Marathas and the British rule. Before Independence, the present territories of Gujarat used to be in two parts, the British and the Princely territories. With the re-organisation of the States, the Union of the States of Saurashtra and the Union Territory of Kachchh along with the former British, Gujarat became a part of the biggest bilingual State of Bombay. The present State of Gujarat came into being on May, 1960. It is situated on the west coast of India. The state is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and north-east respectively, Madhya Pradesh in the south-east and Maharashtra in the south.

Agriculture

Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton and groundnut in the country and provides inputs for important industries like textiles, oil and soap. Other important cash crops are isabgol, paddy, wheat and bajra. Forest species available in Gujarat are teak, khair, sadad, haldariyo and manual bamboos.

Industry

The industrial structure in the State has been gradually diversifying with the development of industries like chemicals, petrochemicals, fertilizers, engineering, electronics, etc. The number of registered working factories in the State were 21,536 (Provisional) at the end of 2004 with the average daily employment to 9.27 lakh. The number of Small-Scale industrial units in the State was 2.99 lakh at the end of March 2005. GIDC has been assigned the role of developing industrial estates with infrastructure facilities. At the end of December 2005 GIDC had set up 237 industrial estates.

Irrigation and Power

The total irrigation potential through surface water as well as ground water has been assessed at 64.88 lakh hectares including 17.92 lakh hectares through Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project. The total irrigation potential created up to June 2007 is worked out to 42.26 lakh hectares. The maximum utilisation has been estimated at 37.33 lakh hectares up to June 2007.

Transport

Roads: The total length of roads (except Non-plan, Community, Urban and Project roads) was 74,038 km by the end of 2005-06.

Aviation: The main airport of Gujarat at Ahmedabad is connected with Mumbai, Delhi and other cities by daily services. Ahmedabad airport has now got the status of an International Airport. Other airports are Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar and Rajkot.

Ports: Gujarat has 40 ports of which Kandla is a major port. The intermediate and minor ports of Gujarat handled a total cargo of 971.28 lakh tonnes whereas Kandla port handled cargo of 415.51 lakh tonnes during 2004-05.

Festivals

Tarnetar fair is held at village Tarnetar in the honour of Lord Shiva on the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th days of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapada (August/September). Madhavrai fair at Madhavpur near Porbandar is, held to celebrate the marriage by elopement of Lord Krishna and Rukmani, on the ninth day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra (March/April). Ambaji fair dedicated to Amba, mother goddess is held in Banaskantha district. The biggest annual fair, Janmashtami the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated at Dwarka and Dakor with great enthusiasm. Other festivals are Makar-Sankranti, Navratri, Dangi darbar, Shamlaji fair, Bhavnath fair, etc.

Tourist Centres

Religious spots like Dwarka, Somnath, Palitana, Pavagadh, Ambaji, Bhadreshwar, Shamlaji, Taranga and Girnar; Porbandar, birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, places of memorable monuments of architectural and, archaeological surprises like Patan, Siddhpur Ghurnli, Dabhoi, Vadnagar, Modhera, Lothal and Ahmedabad; beautiful beaches like Ahmadpur-Mandvi, Chorwad, Ubharat and Tithal; the hill station Saputara; lion sanctuary of Gir Forest and wild ass sanctuary in Kachchh area are major tourist attractions in the State.

Source: India 2010 – A Reference Annual

and National Portal of India

To know more about Gujarat Please see the official portal of Gujarat:

http://www.gujaratindia.com/

1. Who said “Patriotisrn is religion and religion is love for India”

(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Raj Narain Bose
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer.A

2. Which of the following is not a representative of Buddhist art ?

(A) Stupa                (B) Vihara
(C) Chaitya             (D) Relic towers

Answer.D

3. The masterpieces of Mauryan art were the-

(A) Stupas
(B) Sculptures
(C) Ashoka Pillars
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Answer.C

4. The people of Indus Valley civilization worshipped-

(A) Pashupati
(B) Indra and Varuna
(C) Brahma
(D) Vishnu

Answer.A

5. Wardha Scheme of Basic Education is proposed by-

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Mahatrna Gandhi
(D) M. A. Iinnah

Answer.C

6. Compared to Gupta age the caste system was more rigid during-

(A) The Mauryan age
(B) The time of Harshavardhana
(C) The Sakas
(D) The Cholas

Answer.D

7. Which of the following was a Chola king ?

(A) Nedunjheliyan
(B) Karikala
(C) Nedunjeraladan A
(D) Aryappadai Kadanda Nedu-
njhelian

Answer.B

8. The Shiva temple at Thanjavur was built by Rajaraja the Great who was-

(A) A Chola ruler
(B) A Pallava ruler
(C) A Panclya ruler
(D) None of them

Answer.A

9. The Indus Valley civilization was discovered in the year-

(A) 1922              (B) 1910
(C) 1822              (D) 1824

Answer.A

10. Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple was built by-

(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Vikrama Chola
(C) Rajadhiraja
(D) Rajendran I

Answer.D

1. In which year was High Court in Madras established ?

(A) 1862             (B) 1871
(C) 1881             (D) 1891

Answer.A

2. In which by-election to the Parliament did the ADMK win for the first time ?

(A) Karur                      (B) Andipatti
(C) Dindigul                 (D) Madurai

Answer.C

3. Match List-I with List-II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below-
List-I                     List—II
(a) DMK               1. Mango
(b) AIADMK      2. Rising Sun
(c) MDMK           3. Two leaves
(d) PMK               4. Top

Codes ,
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1

Answer.B

4. Who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu during the time of Independence of India ?

(A) O. P. Ramasamy Reddiar
(B) Kamaraj
(C) Rajaji
(D) Bakthavatchalam

Answer.A

5. The total number of members of 6 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is—

(A) 231                (B) 232
(C) 233                (D) 234

Answer.D

6. In Tamil Nadu farmer market is introduced by—

(A) M. G. Ramachandran
(B) Ianaki Ramachandran
(C) Kamnanidhi
(D) Iayalalithaa

Answer.C