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The first multipurpose project in India Damodar Valley
The place in North East India which receives the highest annual Chirrapunji rainfall is
The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is Narmada
Indian broadcasting was nationalised in 1930
The Indian forests are divided into how many regions Eight
The place where Indian Standard time coincides with local time is Allahabad
The industry for which Vishakapatnam is famous for is Ship Building
The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India is Karnataka
The longest railway platform in India measuring 836.63 mts. is Kharagpur located at
The Indian state which is largest exporter of Cashew nut is Kerala
The main occupation of Indians is Agriculture
Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the River Krishna
Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year 1969
The main industry of Assam is Tea Industry
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The length of Indian coastline is 7500 kms
The longest day in India is 21st June
The biggest museum in India is Indian Museum, Calcutta
Kodaikanal, a famous holiday resort is located in Tamilnadu
Bangalore city is also Indus is Mount Kailash, Tibet
The only place in India where rock salt is found is in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
The Gandhi Sagar dam is constructed across the river Chambal
The river that passes through the Thar desert is Sindhu
Nagore, a place in Tamilnadu, is famous for Famous Muslim shrine
The Hindustan Ship Yard is located at Vishakapatnam
The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa is Kerala
The first major steel plant established in India was Tata Iron & Steel Co, Jamshedpur
Crude oil is found in south Gujarat at Ankeleshwar
The first oil well drilled in India was at Nahar Pong in Assam
Calcutta is situated on the banks of India is Hooghly
The largest opium growing state in India is Uttar Pradesh
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The former name of Arunachal Pradesh was NEFA
Khajuraho temples are located at Chhatarpur, M.P.
The Indian freedom fighter who turned into a famous spiritualist was Aurobindo Ghosh
The king who installed a ‘Chain of Justice’ outside his place was Jehangir
The name of the mines in Rajasthan from where we get zinc is Zawar
Singareni in Andhra Pradesh is famous for Coal Mines
Amaravati is located on the bank of river Krishna
Agra was Founded in the year 1506
Ajmer was founded by Raja Ajay Dev Chauhan
The only Indian state where we find nickel ore is Orissa
The Udaygiri caves were built by Karavelu
The strength of Lok Sabha is 545 members
The National Museum of Natural History is located at New Delhi
The Indian Prime Minister who nationalised the banks was Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru is 14th November 1889
The Environment protect Act came into effect in 1986
The capital city founded on the back of river Gomati is Lucknow
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Bhaskara-II was a famous Mathematician
The Bhopal Gas leak incident occurred in December 1984
The city that is called the city of golden Temple is Amritsar
Traveller Hawkins visited India in the year 1608 AD
Mahadevi Varma won the Jnanpith for her book titled Yama
The headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission is located at Dehradun
Satyarth Prakash’s was written by Swami Dayananda Sara
Emperor Akbar’s Revenue Minister was Todarmal
The elder brother of famous sitarist Ravishnkar is Uday Shankar, dancer
The first batsman to score a century in each of his first three tests is Mohammed Azharuddin
The 10th Vice-President of India is Krishan Kant
The first chief of Indian Navy was R.D. Katari
The longest road in India is the Grand Trunk Road
The first modern college in India is the Fort William collage, Calcutta
The first purely Indian bank is the Punjab National Bank
Lalit Kala Academy of India is situated at New Delhi
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The first Indian to win Oscar Award is Bhanu Athaiya
Goa was liberated in the year 1961
Sharda Act was enacted to prevent Child Marriage
National Science day is celebrated on 28th February
Jamnalal Bajaj Award are given for Constructive work
Rabindranath Tagore give up his knighthood because of the tragic Jallianwala Bagh incident of massacre
The Chief minister of a state who was awarded the Bharat Ratna was M.G. Ramachandran
Baba Amte’s real name is Murlidhar Devidas Amte
Mihir Sen, India’s famous long distance swimmer, was by profession An Advocate
Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi is famous for the Jaipur foot
Rabindranath Tagore was born at Jorasanko, Calcutta
The name of the school started by Rabindranath Tagore was Shanti Niketan
Neyveli Thermal Power Station is located in Tamil Nadu
The earlier name of Assam was Kamrup
Sir C.V. Raman was born at Thiruvanaikaval
The Indian Academy of Science was founded by C.V. Raman
The Indian Academy of Science is located at Bangalore
All India Institute of Medical Science is located at New Delhi
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Cement Research Institute of India is located at Ballabhgarh
Space Applications Centre is located at Ahmedabad
Jog falls is located at Jog, Karnataka
Jawaharlal Nehru died in the year 1964
Aurangzeb died in the year 1707
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan died in the year 1988
Rabindranath Tagore died in the year 1941
Mahatma Gandhi died in the year 1948
Raja Ram Mohan Roy died in the year 1833
India’s second Prime Minister was Gulzarilal Nanda
The first Law Minister of Independent India was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru’s biography “with No Regrets” was written by Krishan Hathi Singh
India’s first test tube baby was born in June 1986
The leader whose death was announced in the Lok Sabha before his Jayaprakash Narayan actual death was
The Gold mines located in Andhra Pradesh are Ramagiri Gold Fields, Anantapur district
The Home Guards were organised in India in the year 1962
Anklewar oil field is located in Gujarat
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Burma separated from India in the year 1937
‘Sea Bird’ project is located at Karwar
The name of the artificial harbour along the west coast India is Kandla
The first medical college was established in India at Calcutta
The pin code was introduced in India in the year 1972
In his last years, Ambedkar Converted to Buddhism
Gandhiji’s mother’s name was Putli Bai
Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869
Khushwant Singh is a famous Journalist
The film actor who become the chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was N.T. Rama Rao
Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1992
Central Research Institute is located at Kasauli
The movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year 1913
The first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office was Morarji Desai
The largest railway bridge in India is Son Bridge, Bihar
The largest dome in India is the Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8
Indian Military Academy is located at Dehradun
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Army day is celebrated on 21st Century
Navy day is celebrated on 4th December
The national flower of India is Lotus
NABARD was established in the year 1982
Koradi Thermal power Station is located at Maharashtra
PTI stands for Press Trust of India
Rail Coach Factory is located at Kapurthala
The construction of India was adopted on 26-11-1949
The construction of India became effective on 26-1-1950
‘Mrinalini’ was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bhagat Singh was hanged in the year 1931
Sheik Abdulla was popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir
Goa attained statehood on 30 May 1987
Gujarat attained statehood on 1 May 1960
Haryana attained statehood on 1 November 1966
The capital of Haryana is Chandigarh
Panipat is popularly known as Wearer City
Dal lake is located in Jammu and Kashmir
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Madhya Pradesh attained statehood on November 1956
The capital of Madhya Pradesh is Bhopal
Manipur attained statehood on 21st January 1972
The capital of Manipur is Imphal
Meghalaya attained statehood on 21st January 1972
The capital of Meghalaya is Shillong
Meghalaya state was carved out of Assam
Mizoram attained statehood on 20th February 1987
The capital of Mizoram is Aizawl
Before attaining statehood , Mizoram was one of the districts of Assam
Nagaland attained statehood is 1 December 1963
The capital of Nagaland is Kohima
Orissa was earlier known as Kalinga
The capital of Orissa is Bhubaneswar
The main airport of Orissa is located at Bhubaneswar
Rajasthan attained statehood in the year 1958
The capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur
The capital of Sikkim is Gangtok
India’s highest peak is the Kanchenjunga
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Mount Abu, a famous hill station is located at Rajasthan
The main attraction of Mount Abu are the Dilwara Jain Temples
Hussain Sagar Lake is located at Hyderabad
The Samadhi of Gandhiji is known as Rajghat
The Samadhi of Gandhiji is located on the bank of river Yamuna
The largest state in India is Madhya Pradesh
The highest TV tower in India is located at New Delhi
The most literate state in India is Kerala
Golconda Fort is located near Hyderabad
Gateway of India is located at Uttar Pradesh
Buland Darwaza is located at Fatehpur Sikri
Badrinath is located at Uttar Pradesh
Elephanta Caves are located on an island near Mumbai
Ajanta Caves are located near Aurangabad
Humayun’s tomb is located at New Delhi
Jantar Mantar is located in New Delhi
Jantar Mantar is an Observatory
Jantar Mantar was constructed by Maharaja Jai Singh II
Mughal Gardens is located at New Delhi
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Qutb-Minar is located at New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan was built by Edwin Lutyens
The Samadhi of Indira Gandhi is known as Shakti Sthal
The Tower of Victory is located at Chittor
Victoria Memorial is located at Calcutta
The highest airfield of India is the Chushul airfield, Ladakh
The largest lake of India is the Wular lake, Kashmir
The largest Zoo of India is the Zoological Garden, Calcutta
The most populated state of India is Uttar Pradesh
Central Bureau of Investigation was formed in 1963
BSF stands for Border Security Force
ITBP stand for Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The actual name of Mother Teresa was Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
A programme launched by Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Janmabhoomi Andhra Pradesh, to clean the city of Hyderabad was named
Vajpayee Government was sworn in for the second time on 19 March, 1998
Miss World 1997 contest was held at Seychelles
The Miss World 1997 title was won by Diana Hayden
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The Miss World 1996 contest was held at Bangalore
Mother Teresa died on 5 September 1997
Bill Gates visited India in March 1997
The Carnatic vocalist who won the Bharat Ratna Award was M.S. Subbulakshmi
The first musician to get the Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi
Kerala attained statehood on 1st November 1956
Sahar airport is located at Mumbai
Dum Dum airport is located at Calcutta
The first ever railway terrain travelled from Bombay-Thane
The only Indian metro railway system is at Calcutta
Air India was formed in 1946
Indian Airlines was formed in 1953
Indira Gandhi airport is located at Delhi
Meenambakkam airport is located at Chennai
The Export-Import Bank of India is also known as EXIM Bank
The Navy Academy is located at Cochin
In 1983, Bharat Ratna was posthumously awarded to Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Mrs. Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31-10-1984
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The strength of Rajya Sabha is 250
The supreme commander of Army, Navy and Air Force is the President
The Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the Sumitra Mahajan
Pong dam is located in Punjab
The fastest train in India is the Shatabdi Express
The oldest refinery in India is the Digboi refinery
The largest refinery of India is the IOCL Refinery at Koyana, Gujarat
The Bhakra Dam is built across the River Sutlej
The first General Elections were held in India in the year 1952
The first engineering college established in India the Thompson college, Roorkee
The first library established in India is the William Carey library, Serampore
The oldest English daily newspaper of India is The Times of India
The largest post office in India is the GPO, Mumbai
The largest prison in India is the Tihar Central Jail, Delhi
The first Indian state formed on Linguistic basis after Independence Andhra Pradesh was
The largest cave temple in India is Ellora
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The only diamond producing area in India is Panna Diamond Belt, M.P.
The biggest public sector bank in India is the State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935
The oldest tree in India is the Morus Serrata at Joshimath
The first Education Minister of free India was Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Who is known as the Father of Indian industry Jamshedji Tata
Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse
VDIS was launched on July 1, 1997
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