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Harappan Which civilization is also known as Seeswal civilization in ? Civilization Who discovered the site of Harappan civilization in Dr. Surajbhaan Haryana? _____is the largest site of Indus Valley Civilization after Rakhi Garhi Mohenjodaro. All the three stages of Harappan civilization (in Haryana) were found Mitathal, in ___? Who discovered the three sites of Harappan civilization at Madina, Dr. Vivek Dangi Girawad and Farmanakhas (, Haryana)? Where did the bangles made of copper and glass excavate in Haryana? Bhagwanpur Which pre-Harappan site was found in Haryana? Kunal Jogankheda site of IVC is in which district of Haryana? Where are the evidence of ploughed land found in Haryana and ? (Fatehabad) All three stages of development of houses from pit houses to rectangular to the square dwelling was found in ___district of Kunal (Fatehabad) Haryana. Haryana was named as Brahmavedi in Panchvish Brahman of Samaveda ____veda. In Sathpath Brahmana, Haryana was named as ____? Kuru Jangal The two Yaksh- Kapil and Tarantuk are believed to be situated on Dhrashtadhati River which river bank? Which was the capital of king Parikshit, the last of the kuru ruler? Asandh () Rohitika was the older name of which district of Haryana? Rohtak Traces of rice and wheat both were found at which site of Haryana? Rakhi Garhi () Prakritnak, (Naurangabad, Capital of Yaudreya republic was ___. It constitutes which parts of Bhiwani) and it Haryana? constituted jat belt of Haryana (Hisar, Rohtak, ) Yaudreya and The word ‘dwi’ was used for which of the two republics? Arjunayan Which of the two republics were mentioned by Panini in his book Agreya and Astadheyey? Arjunanyana After the destruction of republic Agreya (capital Agroha), who Maharaja Agrasen reconstructed the city of Agroha? As per Divya Vadan, which were the centres of in Rohtak and Agroha Haryana?

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According to Buddhist literature, Vinay Pitak, Vaid Jeevak belonged Rohtak to which place of Haryana? Brahmanavas, Rohtak and The idols of Buddha were found at which sites of Haryana? Naurangabad, Bhiwani Hansi (Hisar) and The idols of Jainism were found at which places of Haryana? Ranila () Bisaldeva Chauhan Along with Ashoka, which another Indian ruler is also mentioned at (His victory over Topra inscription? Malecha is mentioned; 12 CAD) Which is the only inscription (found in Haryana) written in Kharosthi Karnal inscription script? (Ashoka’s) James Princep in Who read the Topra inscription at the earliest? 1837 The idols of Sunga dynasty were found at______in . Sugh Khokracoat (Rohtak) and Indo-Greek coins were found at ______(Rohtak)and_____(Bhiwani). Naurangabaad (Bhiwani)) Maharajadhiraj Shreedeva of The inscription found at Laos is about ____ Indian ruler? Thanesar, Seals depicting shloka regarding jatayu, sita, ram, Lakshman and Ramayana, found at Nacharkheda, Jind. These belong to which Gupta period ancient dynasty? Jagadri Samudragupta’s coins were found at ____and ____ places of Haryana. (Yamunanagar) and Mitathal (Bhiwani) The idol of Lord Vishnu at Shes Saiyan/shesnaag was found at Kajiliput (Sonipat) ____(Sonipat). Pushyabhuti Who built Staneshwar Mahadev temple at Thanesar (Kurukshetra)? Vardhan It was renovated by ____. Sadashivrao Bhao Harshavardhan changed his capital from Thanesar to ____. Kannauj Banabhatt, Mayur, Divakar, Huein Tsang and Kalidas; Out of these Kalidas poets, which did not belong to the court of Harshvardhan? Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhan? Bhanbhatt Nagananda, ___-,____and___ were written by Harshavardhan himself. Priyadarshani and Ratanawali

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Harsha collected one-sixth of produce as tax. True/False. True According to Colonel James Todd, ____and local tribes gave birth to Huns the modern day Rajputs. , The evidences of Mihir Bhoj were found at ____ in Haryana. Kurukshetra Hirnaya (cash), Three types of tax collected by Harshavardhan administration were bhag (share of ____,____ and ____. grains) and bali (gifts or services) ____ of Ajmer defeated Gopal of Tomar and Delhi became seat of Annauraj of Ajmer Chauhans. Who wrote the biography of Prithviraj III (as Prithviraj Raso)? Chand Bardai Tarain is in ____district of Haryana. Karnal _____of Hansi helped Prithviraj Chauhan during the first battle of Govind Rai Tarain. ______of Garhwal helped Mohammad Gauri during the second battle Raja Jai Chandra of Tarain. Jatwa of Hansi and ____ of Hansi and _____ of tried to stop Mohammad Ghori Governor Rao after the defeat of Chauhans in Delhi. Tejpal of Rewari Shamshuddin and Third battle of Tarain was fought between _____ and ____ in 1215. Yalduz ___ was the smallest IQTA of slave dynasty. Balban was the Iqtedar of _____. Hansi Jalaluddin Khilji was the iqtedar of _____. Hisar, Junagarh and Fatehabad cities were established by which ruler? Firoz Shah Tughlaq When did Taimur attack Haryana? 1398 AD Hasan Khan Mewati and Mohan Singh Only two rulers were left unaffected by the attack of Taimur. Who Bhandar of Kaithal were they? (they had good relations with ) (Kaithal) _____ and ____ revolted during the reign of Sikander Lodi. and Jind Before the 1st battle of , Which areas were attacked by Babur? Hisar and Mewat Hemachandra (Hemu) was a trader of _____. He has opted for the title Rewari of Vikramaditya XIV. Who established a new city named after Sheikh Baba Farid, Jahangir treasurer of Mughals? Who built Mughal bridge and Mama-bhanja Mughal sarai at Shah Jahan Gharonda (Karnal)?

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Hisar was known by the name ____ during Mughals which was under Chakla the control of Kriparam Gaur. Which was the capital of Charles Thomas? Hansi On 23rd September 1857 ______died at Kabul. His death anniversary Rao Tula Ram is observed as Martyrs’ day of Haryana. Who gave information of revolt to British? Shyam Singh Sainik Who started the swadeshi movement in Haryana? Lala Lajpat Rai ____ of ___ wrote a satire against separate electorate, namely, Bal Mukund Gupta “Shivshambu ka Chittha”. of Rewari Who was the leader of Home rule league in Haryana? Pt. Nekiram Sharma At Palwal railway Which was the first jail arrest of Gandhiji? station Due to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, who surrendered the title of Sir Lala Murlidhar and Rai Bahadur in Haryana? Sufi Iqbal and Khair In Haryana, who were the Khilafat leaders? Mohammad Which two Haryana revolutionaries made a bomb at Rohtak Vaid Lekhram laboratory and threw it on Irwin to take the revenge of death of Lala Sharma and Yashpal Lajpat Rai on lathi charge? Rajkiya madhyamik Which is the only ISO certified school in Haryana? vidhyalaya Biwan at Nuh Topra Where is India’s biggest Ashoka Chakra unveiled in Haryana? (Yamunanagar) Where is VVPAT machines used in Haryana for the first time? Jind by-elections Modern Automatic Analyzer for pollution monitoring is procured France from which country? Where is the pollution control board of Haryana situated? Where did SCERT organize state level 46th Jawaharlal Nehru Maths, Gurugram Science and Environment exhibition? Theme country for Surajkhand Craft Mela 2019 is ____. Thailand Swampy soil is found in which part of Haryana? Which is the smallest district of Haryana after Faridabad? Panchkula Which is the largest district of Haryana? Sirsa Which is the 22nd district of Haryana? Charkhi Dadri Which district is also known as ‘heart of Haryana’? Jind __ district(s) of Haryana touches boundary with (State Only one- Panchkula Capital/ which is also a Union Territory) Which are the two only districts of Haryana which do not share its Charkhi Dadri and boundary with any other state or UT? Rohtak Which city of Haryana is also known as Brass capital of Haryana? Rewari Which city is known by the name ‘Choti Kashi’? Bhiwani

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Haryana Government organized ____ to create awareness about Aadhar rath aadhar card. The book “Flora of Hills” written by _____. Acharya Bal Krishan Who was the first elected chief minister of Haryana? Rao Virendra Rao Haryana is ___state of India. 17th (seventeenth) Yamunanagar, Rewari, Kaithal and Which four districts of Haryana were carved out simultaneously? Panipat (on 1st November, 1989) Who is the state ambassador of Haryana? Baba Who wrote the book “Narendra Modi-A charismatic visionary and Aadish Aggarwal statesman”? Srimati Pratibha Who is the chairman of Haryana State Women Commission? Suman Which divyang woman of Haryana hosted the national flag at Anurima Sinha Antartica’s Mount Winson for the first time? First napkin pad unit of Haryana is at____. Fatehabad Which of the chief ministers of Haryana took the oath for CM for the Chaudhary Om maximum number of times? Prakash Chautala Out of 90 seats, 17 How many seats are reserved in Haryana Vidhan Sabha? are reserved. Panchkula, Which are the four districts of Haryana with no reserved seats? Mahendragarh, Nuh and Faridabad Who was the president of Haryana Rural conference held in 1921? Lala Lajpat Rai Who is the state ambassador for the national scheme ‘Beti Bachao Sakshi Malik Beti Padao Yojana’? Jagadari, Where is ‘Lakadhara temple’ on lines of Konark temple of Orissa? Yamunanagar Where was Nathu Ram Godse hanged? Ambala jail Deep Chand Who is known as Shakespeare of Haryana? Brahmin Who is known as the illiterate poet of Haryana? Pt. Lakhmi Chand In 1709 between Sikhs and Mughals When and between whom did the battle of Ambala take place? (where Sikhs won the battle) Ambala is known for the cultivation of ______and______. Turmeric and mango Who is the longest-serving governor of Haryana? B N Chakraborty When did Karnal-born Kalpana Chawla die in a plane crash? 01/02/03 Which city is also known as the city of scientific instruments? Ambala Where is Saraswati Wildlife sanctuary located? Kaithal

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Which city is also known as ‘Land of war heroes’? Bhiwani Which is the most populous city of Haryana after Faridabad? Hisar Where is ‘star temple’ located? Bhiwani Iron Man of Haryana Sh. Who is the guru of Baba Ramdev? Acharya Baldev Who started the newspaper ‘jat Gazette’? Sir Chotu Ram Where is Cement Corporation of India located? Charkhi Dadri Which is the largest village of Haryana? Sisai (Hisar) Where is the steam locomotive museum located in Haryana? Rewari ____ app is launched by the govt to solve vehicle theft-related issues. Match and catch app Battle of Rezang La is related to which district of Haryana? Rewari When did the Badkal Lake of Faridabad build? 1947 Where is Shree Museum located in Haryana? Kurukshetra Which is the only museum of Haryana which is under Chandigarh Thanesar Museum wing of Archeological Survey of India? Deep Chand Who is also known as the father of modern ? Brahman Which is the largest artificial lake of Haryana? (, Gurugram) Village, Where is situated in Haryana? Gurugram Which state is known as a wheat bowl of India? Haryana Where are Narayangarh hills situated in Haryana? Ambala Ambala (Ambala Which is also known as twin city? city and Ambala cantonment area) Chandigarh, Which is also known as tricity? Panchkula and Mohali. Aravalis constitutes__ percentage of total area of Haryana. 3.09 Regional name of Khadar soil in Jagadari (Yamunanagar) is ____. Solar clay Regional name of Bhabhar soil in Jagadari (Yamunanagar) is ____. Kandi soil Maximum cultivation of rice is done in which district of Haryana? Karnal The state of Haryana has the maximum cover of ____ soil. Alluvial soil Ancient name of river Markanda is ____. Aruna The ancient name of river Ravi is ____. Parushani Pehowa, Where does the river Ghaggar meet the river Markanda in Haryana? Kurukshetra Morni Hills, What is the origin of river Tangri? Panchkula

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Which new district of Haryana was made before the formation of Nuh(Mewat) Charkhi Dadri? Who was the first speaker of Haryana State Legislative Assembly? Rao Birender Singh Kaliyana village of Dancing stones are found in ___village of ___district of Haryana. Charkhi Dadri Three times (1967, So far how many times, Haryana was drawn under President’s rule? 1977 and 1991) Where is located? Yamunanagar In which district of Haryana Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station Hisar located? Where is Arjun stadium located in Haryana? Jind Which city is also known as ‘education city’ of Haryana? Sonipat Which place in Haryana is also known by names like “Boxing Cuba”; Bhiwani “Little Cuba” or “Mini Cuba”? Where did the first Saangi of Haryana, Krishan Lal Bhatt hail from? Meerut (UP).

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