Facts about India - 2100 Questions and Answers -2
201. On which day Gandhiji was assassinated?
Friday
202. Who was the leader of Dharma Sabha which has the chief objective to counteract the propaganda of Brahma Samaj?
Radhakant Dev
203. Who wrote the book ‘Gandhi and Anarchy’?
C.Sankaran Nair
204.The prime minister who signed on Lahore Declaration with Nawaz Sherif of Pakistan:
A B Vajpayee
205.The Autobiography of Morarji Desai:
Story of My Life
206. Who succeeded Rajiv Gandhi as minister of India:
V.P.Singh
207. To whom did Jawaharlal Nehru dedicate his autobiography?
Kamala Nehru
208.The final resting place of Jawaharlal Nehru:
Santhi Van
209. Who performed the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in the film ‘Gandhi’?
Roshan Seth
210.The first bank in India-
Bank of Hindustan
211. Kirit Parikh Committee was set up to review-
Petroleum pricing
212. Depreciation means-
loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
213. Disinvestment in Public Sector is called?
Privatisation
214. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in-
April 1957
215. The money value of goods and services-producing in a country during a year is called-
National Income
216. How many banks were nationalised in 1980?
Six
217. The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited (ICICI) was founded in –
1955
218.The founder of Oriental Life Insurance Company-
Anita Bhavsar
219. Where is the head office of New India Assurance?
Mumbai
220. The celebrated work on Indian economic history ‘The Industrial Evolution in India in Recent Times’ was written by-
D.R.Gadgil
221.The apex bank of industrial credit in India.
IDBI
222. The first National Income Committee was constituted in the year-
1949
223.The full form of ‘P.P.P.’ in the financial world-
Purchasing Power Parity
224.The prominent function of Central Statistical Organisation-
To collect national income statistics
225. The headquarters of Allahabad Bank is in
Kolkata
226. The economic planning proposed by eight leading industrialists in 1945 is known as
Mumbai plan
227.The insurance company that was founded by Dorab Tata-
New India Assurance
228. NAFED is connected with-
Agricultural marketing
229. The identifying number given to the income taxpayers by the Department is-
Permanent Account Number (PAN)
230. Which five-year plan was called the Harrold Domer model?
First FYP
231. A multinational is –
A company operating in many countries
232. Economic growth is usually coupled with
Inflation
233. In which country Green Revolution was started?
Mexico
234. National Development Council was formed in:
1952
235. The ex-officio chairman of the National Development Council is:
Prime Minister
236. The first book on Indian Planning entitled ‘Planned Economy’ for India was the attempt of-
M.Visvesvarayya
237. The first Insurance company was established for Indians-
Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society
238. The Panchayat Raj system was introduced in 1959 under the recommendation of:
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
239. Repo rate means-
The rate at which RBI sells securities in Commercial Bank
240.Father of Green Revolution in India
M.S.Swaminathan
241. In which area priority was given in the first Five year Plan?
Agriculture
242. In which field Co-operative Movement was started for the first time in India?
Agricultural Credit
243. When was the New Liberalized Industrial Policy was announced in India?
1991
244.The main objective of Prime Minister’s Grama Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)-
To construct all-weather roads to connect hilly areas and main roads
245. People’s Plan was envisaged by-
M.N.Roy
246. Which Five Year Plan is referred to as ‘Industrial and Transport Plan’?
Second
247. India copied the idea of Five Year Plans from:
The former Soviet Union
248. The Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed in:
1977
249. The Rolling Plan concept in National Planning was introduced by:
Janatha Government
250. Where is the National Institute of Rural Development situated?
Hyderabad
251. Who is known as the Father of Indian Budget?
P.C.Mahalanobis
252. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) was started?
PV Narasimha Rao
253. Who gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”(Eradicate Poverty)?
Indira Gandhi
254. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by:
National DevelopmentCounci
255. Which body compiles the national income of India?
Central Statistical Organisation
256. The first Five year Plan was started in:
1951
257. The major emphasis of the Third Five Year Plan was-
Making India self-reliant
258. During which Five Year Plan, the Twenty Point Programme (TPP) was launched by Indira Gandhi?
Fifth
259.The first Asian country to start Community Development Project:
India
260. What are the functions of the Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers?
Bombay Stock Excahnge
261.The originator of the Human Development Index:
Mahbub ul Haq
262. The Indian capital market is under the control of:
SEBI
263. The acronym SEBI stands for:
Securities and Exchange Board of India
264. The monetary policy in India is formulated by:
Reserve Bank of India
265. The return on debentures is called:
Interest
266.The south Indian city which is the hub of the automobile industry:
Chennai
267. Which nation is considered to be the originator of the concept of microfinance?
Bangladesh
268. Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society was founded in:
1870
269. Green Revolution in India is also known as:
Seed, fertilizer and irrigation revolution
270. The first jute mill in India was established in 1854 at Rishra near....
Kolkata
271.The industry which laid the foundation of industrialisation in India:
Cotton textiles
272. The main competitor for the Indian jute industry is:
Bangladesh
273. Who is known as the father of Indian industry:
Jamshedji Tata
274.The second-largest agriculture-based industry in India:
Sugar
275. The head office of United India Insurance Company Limited is at:
Chennai
276. In which year did Oriental Insurance Company Ltd become a subsidiary of LIC?
1956
277. In which year New India Assurance Company was founded?
1919
278. Oriental Life Insurance Company was started in:
1818
279. The first modern paper mill in India was established in Sehrampur in ....... in1832.
West Bengal
280. The first modern silk manufacturing unit was started.......in 1832.
Howrah
281. Which is known as the Steel City of India:
Jamshedpur
284. The monument where the Prime Minister of India raises the flag of India every year on Independence Day.:
Red Fort
285. The ......... plays a key role in the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Agra Fort
286. The profound influence of which religion can be seen in Ajanta Caves?
Buddhism
287. Which dynasty constructed Charminar?
Qutub Shahi
288. The Height of Gateway of India:
26 m (85 ft)
289. In 1945, the courts-martial of three officers of the Indian National Army was held at:
Red Fort
290. Which Indian monument witnesses every year the Republic Day Parade?
India Gate
291. In which century Juma Masjid of Delhi, the largest mosque in India, was built?
17
292. Fort is famous for its gates- the "Delhi Gate" and the "Lahore Gate."
Red Fort
293. Lal Chand Usta was the chief architect of:
Hawa Mahal
294. The only hill station in Rajasthan:
Mount Abu
295. Mussoorie is a hill station in........ where the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration is situated:
Uttarakhand
296. Nainital is a hill station which is also the seat of High Court of:
Uttarakhand
297. Which hill station in Madhya Pradesh is known as the ‘Queen of Satpuras’?
Pachmarhi
298. Ranikhet is a hill station in:
Uttarakhand
299. Ranchi is a hill station in:
Jharkhand
300. The state capital in India is situated at the highest altitude:
Shimla
301. Yercaud is a hill station...... in Shevaroy Hills.
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
302. Which is not in Tamil Nadu?
(a) Udagamandalam (b) Kodaikanal
(c) Coorg (d) Yercaud
Answer: (c)
303. The highest hill station in South India:
(a) Yercaud (b) Munnar
(c) Udagamandalam (d) Kodaikanal
Answer: (c)
304. The Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is in:
(a) Ajmer (b) Agra
(c) Fatepur Sikri (d) Jaipur
Answer: (a)
305. The four most sacred pilgrimage places of Buddhists are Lumbini, Kushinagar, Saranath and......
(a) Vaisali (b) Rajagriha
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) Pavapuri
Answer: (c)
306. Char Dham, the sacred shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri related to:
(a) Jains (b) Buddhists
(c) Hindus (d) Parsis
Answer: (c)
307. Which is also called ‘Darbar Sahib’?
(a) Harmandir Sahib (b) Somnath Temple
(c) Khajuraho temple (d) Amarnath Temple
Answer: (a)
308. Which pilgrimage centre of Hindus is also known by the name Mayapur?
(a) Rishikesh (b) Haridwar
(c) Nasik (d) Ujjain
Answer: (b)
309. In which country is Mansarovar?
(a) China (b) India
(c) Pakistan (d) Nepal
Answer: (a)
310. The place where Lord Krishna was born?
(a) Mathura (b) Dwaraka
(c) Ayodhya (d) Prayag
Answer: (a)
311. The place which was the temporary residence of Rama during the 14 years of exile?
(a) Ayodhya (b) Lanka
(c) Kishkindha (d) Nasik
Answer: (d)
312. The place where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati meet:
(a) Devaprayag (b) Agra
(c) Haridwar (d) Prayag
Answer: (d)
313. The place where Lord Rama built a bridge across the sea:
(a) Rameswaram (b) Ayodhya
(c) Haridwar (d) Nasik
Answer: (a)
314. The train that covers the longest distance:
(a) Kerala Express (b) Taj Express
(c) Vivek Express (d) Himasagar Express
Answer: (a)
315. Himasagar Express covers a distance of:
(a) 4000 (b) 3751 km
(c) 2933 (d) 3214
Answer: (b)
316. The headquarters of Konkan Railway is Belapur House in:
(a) Navy Mumbai (b) Mangalore
(c) Chennai (d) New Delhi
Answer: (a)
317. The train that connects India and Pakistan:
(a) Maitri Express (b) Samjhota Express
(c) Shaheed Express (d) Taj Express
Answer: (b)
318. Thar Express connects India and.....
(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
319. Maitri Express connects India and:
(a) Nepal (b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
320. Which train runs between Attari (India) and Wagha (Pakistan) ?
(a) Thar Express (b) Samjhota Express
(c) Maitri Express (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
321. The colour of Rajdhani Express trains:
(a) Red (b) Blue
(c) Yellow (d) Green
Answer: (a)
322. The colour of ordinary trains in India:
(a) Yellow (b) Yellow
(c) Green (d) Blue
Answer: (d)
323. The distance of rails in metre gauge:
(a) 1000mm (b) 1676 mm
(c) 762mm (d) 610mm
Answer: (a)
324. India is the birthplace of four major religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and.......
(a) Parsi religion (b) Bahai religion
(c) Shintoism (d) Sikh religion
Answer: (d)
325. The second-largest religion in India:
(a) Christianity (b) Islam
(c) Sikh religion (d) Parsi relgion
Answer: (b)
326. The largest minority religion in India:
(a) Sikh religion (b) Christianity
(c) Islam (d) Bahai religion
Answer: (c)
327. The third-largest religion in India:
(a) Christianity (b) Islam
(c) Parsi religion (d) Sikh religion
Answer: (a)
328. India has the largest number of ........ in the world:
(a) Parsis (b) Bahais
(c) Sikhs (d) All of these
Answer: (d)
329. India has .......... largest number of Muslims in the world:
(a) Second (b) Third
(c) Fourth (d) Fifth
Answer: (b)
330. The non-Muslim majority country with the largest Muslim population:
(a) Indonesia (b) Bangladesh
(c) India (d) USA
Answer: (c)
331. The Indian state with the largest percentage of Muslims:
(a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Jammu Kashmir (d) Orissa
Answer: (c)
332. Which Union Territory/State has the largest percentage of Muslims:
(a) Jammu Kashmir (b) Kerala
(c) Lakshadweep (d) Delhi
Answer: (c)
333. Which region in India has some Christian majority states?
(a) Western (b) Southern
(c) Central (d) North East
Answer: (d)
334. Indian Institute of Petroleum is at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Digboi (d) Dehra Dun
Answer: (d)
335. Which is not situated in Bangalore?
(a) Indian Institute of Science
(b) National Aeronautical Laboratory
(c) Tuberculosis Research Centre
(d) National Tuberculosis Institute
Answer: (c)
336. Which is not in Lucknow?
(a) National Botanical Research Institute
(b) Industrial Toxicological Research Centre
(c) Central Drug Research Institute
(d) Central Food Technological Research Institute
Answer: (d)
337. Select the wrongly matched:
(a) All India Malaria Institute- New Delhi
(b) Cholera Research Centre- Mumbai
(c) King Institute of Preventive Medicine- Chennai
(d) National Institute of Mental Health- Bangalore
Answer: (b)
338. National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Pune
Answer: (a)
339. National Institute of Oceanography is located at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Panaji (d) Cochin
Answer: (c)
340. Where is the Indian Institute of Sugar Technology?
(a) New Delhi (b) Kanpur
(c) Ranchi (d) Mumbai
Answer: (b)
341. Indian Lac Research Institute is at:
(a) Patna (b) Dhanbad
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Ranchi
Answer: (d)
342. National Chemical Laboratory is at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Ahmedabad
(c) Nasik (d) Pune
Answer: (d)
343. National Metallurgical Laboratory is at:
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Dhanbad
(c) Bangalore (d) New Delhi
Answer: (a)
344. The headquarters of the Indian Army:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
Answer: (a)
345. Who is regarded as the father of the Indian Army?
(a) Pethic Lawrence (b) Stringer Lawrence
(c) Dalhousie (d) Cornwallis
Answer: (b)
346. The first Indian to become the Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army:
(a) Manekshaw (b) SM Mukherjee
(c) KM Kariappa (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
347. India’s first military base outside India is in the country of:
(a) Tajikistan (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Uzbekistan (d) Kyrgistan
Answer: (a)
348. Where are the Armed Forces Medical College?
(a) Dehra Dun (b) Pune
(c) New Delhi (d) Kolkata
Answer: (b)
349. Where is National Defence Academy?
(a) Dehra Dun (b) New Delhi
(c) Khadakvasla (d) Mussorie
Answer: (c)
350. The first Field Marshall of independent India:
(a) KM Kariappa (b) Manekshaw
(c) Arjan Singh (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
351. The second Field Marshall of independent India:
(a) Arjan Singh (b) KM Kariappa
(c) Manekshaw (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
352. The first indigenously built missile of India:
(a) Priti (b) Nag
(c) Agni (d) Trishul
Answer: (a)
353. The first indigenously built air-to-air missile of India:
(a) Maitri (b) Astra
(c) Nag (d) Akash
Answer: (b)
354. The chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission when India conducted its first nuclear explosion:
(a) Homi Sethna (b) Raja Ramanna
(c) Nag Chaudhuri (d) Homi Bhabha
Answer: (a)
355. In which district is Pokhran?
(a) Jaipur (b) Ajmer
(c) Alwar (d) Jaisalmer
Answer: (d)
356. Who is regarded as the father of the atom bomb of India:
(a) Raja Ramanna (b) Nag Chaudhuri
(c) Homi Sethna (d) PK Iyengar
Answer: (a)
357. The first country which is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council to conduct a nuclear experiment:
(a) Pakistan (b) South Korea
(c) Iran (d) India
Answer: (d)
358. Name the country which helped India with the development and execution of nuclear devices in 1974:
(a) France (b) Canada
(c) Australia (d) Russia
Answer: (b)
359. Prime Minister of India during the Pokhran explosion of 1998:
(a) Dewegouda (b) VP Singh
(c) Chandrasekhar (d) AB Vajpayee
Answer: (d)
360. India conducted a second nuclear experiment in the year:
(a) 1998 (b) 1999
(c) 2000 (d) 2001
Answer: (a)
361. Apsara started functioning in:
(a) 1954 (b) 1955
(c) 1956 (d) 1958
Answer: (c)
362. Tarapur Atomic power station started functioning in:
(a) 1967 (b) 1968
(c) 1969 (d) 1970
Answer: (c)
363. India’s second nuclear reactor:
(a) Cirus (b) Zerlina
(c) Dhruva (d) Kamini
Answer: (a)
364. The Viceroy of British India who resigned over the question of Egypt:
(a) Curzon (b) Dufferin
(c) Ripon (d) Minto II
Answer: (c)
365. The word ‘National’ was added to the name of Congress during the Nagpur session of:
(a) 1891 (b) 1892
(c) 1897 (d) 1899
Answer: (a)
366. The word ‘Swaraj’ was first used in the Congress platform in the 1906 session of:
(a) Pune (b) Lucknow
(c) Letters (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d)
367. The year of ‘Black hole’ episode of Calcutta:
(a) 1755 (b) 1756
(c) 1757 (d) 1758
Answer: (b)
368. Ulgulan was a movement of the:
(a) Agarias (b) Juang
(c) Worlds (d) Hos
Answer: (c)
369. What was the real name of Bahadur Shah I, who emerged victorious in the war of succession after Aurangazeb?
(a) Muazzam (b) Salim
(c) Farid (d) Khurram
Answer: (a)
370. Which modern historians opined that “the so-called First National War of Independence of 1857 is neither First, nor National, nor War of Independence.”?
(a) S.N.Sen (b) Tara Chand
(c) RCMajumdar (d) KKDutta
Answer: (c)
371. Which session of the Indian National Congress decided to reorganise Provincial Congress Committees on the basis of linguistic areas:
(a) 1920 Nagpur (b) 1911 Kolkata
(c) 1916 Lucknow (d) 1924 Belgaum
Answer: (a)
372. Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God and Father of the World?
(a) Kanhu Santha (b) Rupa Naik
(c) Birsa Munda (d) Joria Bhagat
Answer: (c)
373. Who among the following was the editor of ‘Deenabandhu’?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Jotiba Phule
(c) Robert Knight (d) Manmohan Ghosh
Answer: (b)
374. The year of ‘Black hole’ episode of Calcutta:
(a) 1755 (b) 1756
(c) 1757 (d) 1758
Answer: (b)
375. What was the real name of Bahadur Shah I, who emerged victorious in the war of succession after Aurangazeb?
(a) Muazzam (b) Salim
(c) Farid (d) Khurram
Answer: (a)
376. Who was the founder of Amritsar?
Guru Ram Das
377. What important event in Indian or World History took place in the year 712
Arabs conquered Sindh
378. What was the court language of Mughals?
Persian
379. Who was the head of the British Government in India when the Congress for the first time passed its famous resolution for complete independence at Lahore?
Lord Irwin
380. When was the first Atom Bomb exploded?
1945
381. In which year was the first General Elections (after independence) in India took place?
1952
382. In which year was China attacked India?
1962
383. In which year ``Quit India'' Movement was launched by Indian National Congress?
1942
384. Goa was liberated on
1961
385. In which year did Asoka conquer Kalinga?
261 BC
386. In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
1761
387. In which year was Bangladesh Liberated?
1971
388. In which year East India Company was established?
1600 AD
389. In which year was Jesus Christ Born?
BC 4
390. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from?
Jataka tales
391. In which year was Martin Luthar King Assassinated?
1968
392. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over?
Thaneswar
393. The Aryan came to India from ......
Central Asian
394. In which year Portuguese capture Goa?
1510 AD
395. In which year was Jesus Christ Crucified?
33 AD
396. The partition of Bengal was carried out under the rule of ............?
Lord Curzon
397. Emperor Kanishka belonged to ........... dynasty?
Kushan
398. Megasthenes visited India during the reign of?
Chandra Gupta Maurya
399. The first women ruler of Delhi was?
Razia Sultana
400. The Capital of Pallavas?
Kanchi
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