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History One Liners

• Other name of Tughluq Dynasty – Qaranunah Turks

• Who has called Samudra gupta as the Indian Napolean for his conquests of

different territories?– V.A. Smith

• Who was the founder of Nalanda University? – Kumar gupta 1

• Which Mughal ruler was known as ‗Jinda Pir‘?– Aurangzeb

• During which Pehswa‘s reign did the third battle of Panipat take place – Balaji

Bajirao

• Who was the founder of Young Bengal Movement? – Henry Vivian Derozio

• Which Mughal emperor was known as ‗Shahe Bekhabar‘? – Bahadur Shah-I

• The Harappan civilization is also known as the – Bronze Age Civilization

• Jain literature has – 12 angas.

• The symbol associated with Buddha‘s renunciation – The Horse

• Who was the founder of Chisti Sufi system? – Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti

• When did Mughal emperor Akbar do away with pilgrimage tax? – 1563 AD

• Which Chola King assumed the title of Gangaikonda? – Rajendra I

• The Battle of Khanva was fought between – Mughal Ruler Babur and Rana Sanga

• French East India Company was constituted during the reign of – Louis XIV

• How many scripts were used to write the edicts of Ashoka?– 3

• ‗Sravanbelagola‘ is associated with – Jainism

• Who ruled over North India during Alexander‘s invasion?– Nand

• The name of Gul Badan Begum‘s book is - Humayunnama

• At which Harappan site is there clear evidence of even lower town being

surrounded by the defence walls – Kalibangan

• Purans are related with – Historical Chronology

• Who defeated the Gorkhas and ousted them from Kangra Valley in 1809? –

Britons

• Who enunciated ‗Sulahkul‘? – Zainul Abedin

• When was Tipu Sultan killed in battle with British Army? – 1799

• Which Mughal monument is also called the ‗Second Taj Mahal‘?– Tomb of

Rabia-udDaurani

• Which painter was given the title of ‗Nadir-uz-Zaman‘ by the Mughal emperor

Jahangir? – Abul Hasan

• Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh was the follower of which Sufi branch – Qadiria

• ‘Ashtapradhan‘ was a council of ministers in the – Maratha Administration

• Which period is also known as ‗Golden age of Indian History‘? – Gupta Age

• Amir Khusore was the disciple of which Sufi Saint – Sheikh Nizammuddin

Auliyan

• Who founded the Varkari sect in Maharashtra? – Tukaram

• Which cave represents Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism together at one place?

– Ellora

• Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he was a fakir? – Winston Churchill

• Who was the first native ruler to sign subsidiary alliance of Wellesley ?– Nizam

of Hyderabad 35.Which country conducted heavy trade relations with India in 2nd

century B.C – Rome



Who sought the help of Babur against Ibrahim Lodhi? – Alam Khan Lodhi

• What was the religion of Kanishka? – Mahayan Buddhism

• Who established the city of ‗Jaunpur‘? – Sultan Feroz Tughlaq

• Which Mughal emperor introduced the Dahsala system of land revenue? – Akbar

• The Third Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of – Paris

• Who is the author of ‗The Rukaat-i-Aalamgiri‘?– Aurangzeb

• Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, Dhanvantari and Brahmagupta were the prominent

scholars of the court of – Chnadragupta II

• Who is the author of the book ‗Kitabul Rihalah‘? – Ibnabatuta

• Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq introduced a rural tax named – Haqq-in-Sharab

• Which Mughal ruler‘s reign is considered as ‗The Golden Age of the Mughal

Empire‘? – Emperor Shahjahan

• Which social reformer of Mahrashtra became famous by the penname of

‗Lokahitawadi‘? – Gopal Hari Deshmukh

• Who organised the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920 ?–

N.M.Joshi

• Hampi is located on the Northern bank of – Tungabhadra

• Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875? – Lahore

• The Vice-President who assume the office of the President in case of vacancy due to

death holds it – Maximum for a period of 6 months.

• Who is called the ‗Prince of Pilgrims‘ and ‗Master of the Law‘? - Chinese

pilgrim Hiuen Tsang

• What is the original name of Sher Shah Suri ?– Farid

• Which Mughal emperor‘s reign is often called as ‗golden age of art and

paintings? – Jahangir

• Which British Viceroy encouraged the centralization of Universities? – Lord

Curzon

• Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashokan Scriptures? – James Prinsep

• Which movement of the Mahatma Gandhi began with the historic Dandi

March?– The Civil Disobedience Movement

• Which is the first Indian attempt to draft a constitutional framework? – Nehru

Report

• Who was elected the speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly in March

1925?– Vithalbhai J.Patel

• The Swadeshi Movement is specially linked with the agitation against –

Partition of Bengal, 1905

• After being sentenced to six years imprisonment for ‗sedition‘, Bal Gangadhar Tilak

was deported to – Mandalay

• Mahatma Gandhi‘s call of ‗Do or Die‘ is associated with the – Quit India

Movement, 1942

• Acharya Narendra Dev, Jayaprakash Narayan and Minoo Masani were the leaders

of – The Congress Socialist Party

• Which island territory of India was called the Swaraj by the INA? – The

Nicobar

• Ananda Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee were the founders

members of - The Indian Association

• The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in the reign of – Lord Ripon



• Who said ‗criticism and independent thought are the two characteristics of a

revolutionary‖? – Bhagat Singh

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• Former name of Harijan Sevak Sangh was – All India Anti-untouchability

League

• Which revolutionary died after a fast demand of better conditions in jail? – Jatin

Das

• In which of the Princely states was a plebiscite held to decide on the issues of Joining

India or Pakistan – Junagadh

• The only session of the Indian National Congress presided over by Mahatma Gandhi

was – Belgaum Session, 1924

• Who was with Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in Central Legislative

Assembly? – Batukeshwar Dutta

• Who wrote ‗Hind Swaraj‘? – Mahatma Gandhi

• Who published ‗Uddant Martand‘ from Kolkata? – Pt. Jugal Kishore

• Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress ?– Annie

Besant

• The first split of Indian National Congress took place in the session of –

Nagpur

• Which viceroy had passed the Vernacular Press Act? – Lord Lytton

• In which session of the Congress was the demand for ‗Purna Swaraj‘ adopted

– Lahore Session (1929)

• When was the Azad Hind Fauj formed ?– September 1, 1942

• Which patriot is famous for the revolt in Barrackpore? – Mangal Pandey


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• The Government of India Act 1953 was based on the report of – Simon

Commission

• Who pleaded Indian National Army case in Red Fort? – Bhulabhai Desai

• Who made regular broadcast on Congress radio operated during Quit India

Movement? – Ram Monohar Lohia

• ‘Mopla Revolt‘ of 1921 took place in – Malabar

• Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge ?– Rashbihari Bose

• During freedom struggle, who had started the publications of the magazine,

‗Indian Sociologist‘ – Shyamji Krishna Varma

• Who had banned the Indian National Congress and over 1,20,000 persons were

arrested? – Lord Wellington

• To encourage the ‗ Swadeshi and Boycott Movement‘ who had written ‗The

Doctrine of Passive Resistance‘ – Aurobindo Ghosh

• The memoir entitled ‗Bapu:My Mother‘ was written by Manubehan Gandhi

• ‘Hind Swaraj‘ was wriiten in – Gujarati

• Which session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by

Jawaharlal Nehru for the first time? – Lahore Session, 1929

• Which freedom fighter was the author of the book ―An Introduction to the

Dreamland‖? – Bhagat Singh

• The President of Indian National Congress at the Lucknow session (1916) was –

Ambika Charan Majumdar

• Who was the founder of Rahnumai Majdaysan Sabha? – Dadabhai Naoroji

• The Raksha Bandhan Day was observed on October 16, 1905 to protest against

the British government‘s decision of – Partition of Bengal

• Which Round Table Conference was attended by Mahatma Gandhi as the sole

representative of the Congress – Second Round Table Conference

• Who was the President of the Congress when the Quit India Movement was

launched in 1942 ?– Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

• What was the precursor of the 1857 revolt ?– Sannyasi revolt

• The circulations of chapatis and red lotuses is associated with – The Revolt of 1857

• An association which merged with the Congress in 1886 was the – Indian

National Conference

• Who organised the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army? – Chandra Sekhar Azad

• In which session of the Congress, where the resolutions on Fundamental Rights

and the National Economic Progreesive passed – Karachi Session, 1931

• ‘New Lamps for Old‘, a series of articles criticising moderates was written by –

Aurobindo Ghosh

• In which session was Surendranath Banerjee‘s National Conference merged

with the Congress – Calcutta Session, 1886



• Which Freedom fighter was popularly known as the ‗Nightangle of India‘? –

Sarojini Naidu

• Indian Independence League was founded in Japan in 1942 by – Rashbehari Bose

• Before ‗Quit India‘ movement , the British Government made a plan to

imprison Gandhiji and other Congress leaders. The plan was known as –

Operation Zero Hour

• The announcement of the annulment of Partition of Bengal came in the

viceroyalty of - Lord Hardinge-II

• On September 20, 1992 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in

Yeravada Jail against the – Coomunal Award of Ramsay McDonald

• Bengal Partition in 1905 took place during the viceroyalty of – Lord Curzon

• Who were the founders of the ‗Rahanumai Mazadayasan Sabha‘? – Dadabhai Naoroji

and S.S. Bengali

• Who was the writer of the book ‗Indian Divided‘? – Rajendra Prasad

• Who called Subhas Chandra Bose as ‗Desh Nayak‘? – Rabindranath Tagore

• Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of Congress only once at

– Belgaum, 1924

• The first General Elections in India was held in -1951

• In whose viceroyalty was the Congress founded – Lord Dufferin

• Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan set up in 1934 a party named

– The Congress Socialist Party

• Which island territory was called the Swaraj by the Indian National Army? – The

Nicobar

• Ghadar Party was founded by Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna in – San

Francisco

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became the Congress youngest President at a special

session at Delhi in -1923

• Sarojini Naidu became the Congress‘s first Indian Woman President at its –

Kanpur Session, 1925

• Dhondu Pant is better known as – Nana Saheb

• Who threw bombs in the Central Assembly Hall, New Delhi on April 8, 1929 ?

– Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt

• The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 became popular as - The Gagging Act

• Who attended all the three Round Table Conferences? – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

• The Idea of Preamble has been borrowed in the Constitution of India from the

Constitution of – U.S.A.

• Who is considered the guardian of the Public purse? – Comptroller and

Auditor General of India

• Under which freedom fighter‘s leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid

organised – Surya Sen

• Whom did B.G. Tilak call, ―The diamond of India‖? – Gopal Krishna Gandhi

• Sarojini Naidu gave the title of ―Two Mahatmas‖ to Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin.

• Which article of the Indian Constitution says that the Vice-President of India shall

be exofficio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)? – Article 64



• How many members are there in Public Accounts Committee? Max 22(15 from Lok

Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha)

• Procedure for amendment of the Constitution and election of members of Rajya

Sabha are features are borrowed in the Indian Constitution from – South African

Constitution

• Which article of the Indian Constitution ensures ‗Right to Freedom of

Religion‘? – Article 25 to 28

• Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India? – Justice Heera

Lal J.Kania

• The Rajya Sabha has powers equal to the Lok Sabha – in the amending the

constitution

• Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by – The President of India

• Best example of Direct Democracy – Gram Sabha

• Which part of Indian Constitution deals with ‗Elections‘? – Part XV

• The procedure of the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament in the

constitution of India has been borrowed from – The Australian Commission

• The presiding officer of which House is not a member of that house – Rajya Sabha

• What kind of emergency can be Union Government not impose on the state of Jammu

& Kashmir? - Financial Emergency

• Which article of Indian Constitution ensures ‗Freedom of Press‘? – Article 19

• Which bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and only by a minister? –

Money Bill

• The name of the Union given in the Constitution is –India or Bharat

• Panchayati Raj is based on the principle of – Democratic decentralisation

• The Legislative Council of a state can be created or abolished by – Parliament on

the recommendations of the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

• The Vice-President of Indian can be removed from the office - by a resolution

initiated in the Rajya Sabha and approved by the Lok Sabha

• Corruption charges against the civil servants of Union Government are probed by the

– Central Vigilance Commission

• The idea of the Concurrent List is borrowed from the Constitution of –Australia

• Dr.Rajendra Prasad held the office of the President for a period of – 12 years.

• The source of all political powers in India lies with – The Constitution

• Under which article of the Constitution, can the President of India be

impeached - 61

• The President has the power to nominate two members to Parliament

belonging to – Anglo-Indian Community

• Which writ is issued by the court in case of illegal detention? – Habbeas

Corpus

• The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the ex-officio Chairman of which Parliamentary

Committee – The Rules Committee

• The Pension of a High Court judged is charged on – The Consolidated Fund of

India

• Which article of the Indian Constitution declares Hindi as the official language of the

Union and Devangiri as script? – Article 343



• Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the relations between the Union

and the States – Part ?-XI



• The Indian Constitution borrowed the feature of appointment of State

governors by the center from – The Canadian Constitution

• Who carries out the function of the President and Vice-President in case of their

absence? – Chief Justice of India

• What is the maximum duration between two sessions of Parliament? – 6

months

• A House of Indian Parliament can declare the seat of a member vacant if he is absent

from the house without permission for a period of -60 days

• The idea of concurrent list is taken from which country‘s Constitution –

Australian constitution

• How many members are nominated by President in the Rajya Sabha? – 12

members

• As per Indian Constitution which right cannot be taken away during emergency – Right

to Personal Liberty

• In India, the Vice-President is elected by an electrol college consisting of –

members of both the Houses of Parliament.

• Which article of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability? – Article 17

• Which schedule of the constitution of India deals with the division of powers under

union list, state list and concurrent list? – 7th Schedule





• The Chairman and the members of UPSC are appointed by the – President of India

• The power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rests with – The

Parliament

• There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in – Jammu & Kashmir

• Who is the highest law officer in the country? – The Attorney General of India

• The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission should be a –

Retired Chief Justice of India.

• Who was the constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly? – B.N. Rao

New name - Old name • Bangladesh………………………………….. (East Pakistan)

• Beijing………………………………………… (Peking)

• Belize…………………………………………. (British Honduras)

• Cambodia…………………………………….. (Kampuchea)

• Cape Kennedy……………………………… (Cape Canaveral)

• Ethiopia……………………………………….. (Abyssinia)

• Ghana………………………………………… (Gold Coast)

• Guinea………………………………………... (French Guinea)

• Indonesia…………………………………….. (Dutch East Indies)

• Iraq…………………………………………… (Mesopotamia)

• Iran……………………………………………….. (Persia)

• Jakarta…………………………………………… (Batavia)

• Malaysia…………………………………………. (Malaya)

• Namibia……………………………………... (South West Africa)

• Netherlands……………………………………… (Holland)

• Sri Lanka………………………………………… (Ceylon)

• Taiwan…………………………………………… (Formosa)

• Thailand……………………………………………. (Siam)

• Zimbabwe………………………………… (Southern Rhodesia)

• Istanbul………………………………………. (Constantinople)

• Zambia……………………………………… (Northern Rhodesia)

• Burkina Faso………………………………….. (Upper Volta)

• Algeria…………………………………………… (Numidia)

• Mali………………………………………… (Sudanese Republic)

• Tokyo………………………………………………. (Edo)

• Tanzania………………………………. (Tanganyika and Zanzibar)

• France……………………………………………… (Gaul)

• Moldova………………………………………….. (Moldovia)

• Democratic Republic of Congo…………………... (Zaire)

• Ankara……………………………………………… (Angora)

• St. Petersburg……………………………… (Leningrad, Russia)

• Ho Chi Minh…………………………………. (Saigon, Vietnam)



Railway Zone & Headquarters: • Central Railway - Mumbai

• Eastern Railway - Kolkata

• Northern Railway - New Delhi

• North Eastern Railway - Gorakhpur

• Northeast Frontier Railway - Guwahati

• Southern Railway - Chennai

• South Central Railway - Secunderabad

• South Eastern Railway - Kolkata

• Western Railway - Mumbai

• East Central Railway - Hajipur

• East Coast Railway - Bhubaneswar

• North Central Railway - Allahabad

• North Western Railway - Jaipur

• South East Central Railway – Bilaspur

Major Airports in India:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

• Guru Ramdasji (Rajasansi) International Airport, Amritsar

• Devi Ahiyabai Holkar International Airport, Indore

• Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair

• Rajeev Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

• Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati

• Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport, Patna

• Raja Bhoj International Airport, Bhopal

• Tulihal Airport, Imphal

• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi

• Agatti Aerodrome, Agatti (Lakshadweep)

• Dabolim Airport, Goa

• Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur

• Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun

• Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar

• Pakyong Airport, Gangtok

• Lengpui Airport, Aizawl

• Bagdogra Airport, Siliguri

• Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, Dumdum (Kolkata)

• Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad

• Amausi Airport, Lucknow

• Choudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow

• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur

II. Famous Borders

• Radcliffe line – Separating India and Pakistan

• Durand line – Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan

• McMohan line – Border between India and China



• 17th Parallel – Border between South Vietnam & North Vietnam before they were

united

• Mannerheim line – Border between Russia & Finland

• 38th Parallel – Border between South Korea & North Korea

• 49th Parallel – Border between US & Canada

• Oder Niesse line – Border between Germany and Poland

Important Days • January 12 – National Youth Day (birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda)

• January 15 — Army Day

• March 8 — International Women‘s Day

• March 22 — World Water Day

• April 7 —World Health Day

• April 22 —Earth Day

• May 8 —World Red Cross day

• June 21 – International Yoga Day

• July 12 —Malala Day

• July 18 — Nelson Mandela International Day

• August 7 – National Handloom Day

• August 12 — International Youth Day

• August 15 — Independence Day

• August 29 —National Sports Day (Birthday of Dhyan Chand)

• September 8 — International Literacy Day

• September 14 — Hindi day & World First Aid Day

• September 15 - Engineers Day (birth anniversary of M. Visvesvargaya)

• September 27 — World Tourism Day

• October 2 — International day of Non-Violence

• October 24 — United Nations Day

• October 31 – Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel)

• December 1 —World AIDS Day

• December 10 —Human Rights Day

III. Tallest Mountain Peaks

• K2 (Mt. Godwin Austen/Choogiri) – PoK

• Mt. Everest – Nepal & Tibet

• Kanchenjunga – Nepal & India

• Lhotse – Nepal & India

• Makalu – Nepal & China

• Annapurna - Nepal

• Cho Oyu - Nepal & China

• Dhaulagiri - Nepal

• Manaslu - Nepal

• Nanga Parbat (Diamir) – PoK

IV. Tribal/Folk/Traditional Dances

• Andhra Pradesh – Kuchipadi, Vilasni Natyam, Andhra Natyam, Burrakatha,

Veeranatyam, Butta Bommalata, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Lambadi & Kolatam.

• Arunachal Pradesh - Aji Lamu (Monpa), Roppi (Nishing), Buiya (Nishing),

Hurkani (Apatani), Popir (Adi), Pasi Kongki (Adi), Chalo (Nocte), Ponung



(Adi), Rekham Pada (Nishing) & Lion and Peacock dance (Monpa).

• Assam – Bihu, Bagurumba, Bhortal, Ojapali, Ankia Nat & Jhumur

• Bihar – Jat Jatin, Jhijhian, Kajari, Sohar Khilouna, Jhumeri, Bidesia, Fagua,

Domkach & Paika.

• Gujarat – Bhavai, Dandiya, Garba, Padhar, Tippani, Hudo, Kahalya, Mer Ras, Gop

Ras, Maniaro Raas / Kanabi Raas, Vinchhudo & Palli Jag Garbo.

• Haryana – Loor, Dhamal, Khoria, Phag, Chhathi, Saang & Gugga.

• Himachal Pradesh – Chhanak Chaam, Dandras, Kullu Nati, Lahauli, Losar Shona

Chuksam, Nati, Thoda, Gidda, Luddi, Jhamakada & Ghurehi.

• Jammu & Kashmir – Chakri, Hikat, Rouf, Kud, Bhand, Bachha Nagma,

Hafiza, Bhand Jashan & Wuegi-Nachun.

• Kerala - Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Thirvathirakali, Kolkalli, Ottamthullal,

Koodiyattam, Chakyar Koothu, Theyyam, Krishnanattam, Magamkali,

Tiruvathira, Kolkali, Ochirakali & Chavittunatakam.

• Maharashtra - Dhangari Gaja, Dindi, Kala, Koli, Lavani, Povadas, Tamasha &

Dahikala.

• Manipur – Manipuri, Lai Haraoba, Sankirtana, Thang-Ta, Pung Chalam,

Khamba Thoibi, Nupa Pala & Maibi.

• Meghalaya – Wangala Laho, Nongkrem, Shad Shuk, Behdienkhlam,

Dorsegata & Lahoo.

• Mizoram – Chiraw

• Nagaland - Nruirolians(cock dance), War dance,

• Odisha – Bahaka Nata, Ghumura, Ruk Mar Nacha, Chhow, Chaitighoda, Danda

Nata, Medha Nacha, Changu, Karma & Odisi.







• Punjab – Bhangra, Gidda, Jhumar, Luddi, Julli, Dhamal, Sammi, Jaago,

Teeyan, Dankara, Kikli, Gatka, Jangam & Naqal.

• Rajasthan – Kalbeliya, Kathputli, Bhopa, Chang, Teratali, Ghindr,

Kachchhighori, Tejaji, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Chakri, Chari, Gair, Gawari, Kachhi

Ghodi, Kathak, Khayal, Walar & Terah Taali.

• Tamil Nadu – Bharat Natyam, Mayil Attam, Bommalattam, Kummi & Kai

Silambu Attam.

• West Bengal – Chhau, Rava, Gambhira, Kirtan dance, Kushan, Alkap &

Dhunuchi Nach.

Country & Parliament • Afghanistan – Haq-o-Aqad

• Australia – Federal Parliament

• Bhutan – Tshogdu

• Brasil – National Congress

• England - House of Commons & Lords

• Canada – House of Commons & Senate

• Denmark – Folketing

• Germany – Bundestag & Bundesrat

• Iceland – Althing

• Iran – Majlis

• Israel – Knesset

• Japan – Diet

• North Korea - Supreme People‘s Assembly

• Malaysia – Dewan Rakyat & Dewan Negara

• Maldives – Majlis

• Nepal – National Panchayat

• The Netherlands – The States General

• Norway – Storting

• Poland – Sejm

• Spain – Cortes

• Ukraine – Verkhova Rada

• Bangladesh – Jatio Sangshad

• USA – House of Representatives & Senate

• Greece – Hellenic Parliament

• Pakistan – National Assembly of Pakistan



V. National Parks of India • Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali, Mrugavani -

Hyderabad

• Sri Venkateswara………………………………………. Chittor & Cuddapah (Andhra Pradesh)

• Mouling………………………………………………… Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

• Naldalpha……………………………………………….. Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

• Dibru-Saikhowa………………………………………….Tinsukia & Dibrugarh (Assam)

• Kaziranga………………………………………………… Golaghat & Nagoan (Assam)

• Manas……………………………………………………. Barpeta & Bongaigaon (Assam)

• Nameri…………………………………………………….Sonitpur ( Assam)

• Orang………………………………………………………Darrang & Sonitpur (Assam)

• Valmiki…………………………………………………….Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

• Indravati…………………………………………………... Dantewada (Chattisgarh)

• Kangerghati ………………………………………………..Kanker (Chattisgarh)

• Sanjay……………………………………………………..Sanjay,Koria (Chattisgarh)

• Mollem…………………………………………………….North Goa (Goa)

• Bansda …………………………………………………….Valsad (Gujarat)

• Gir………………………………………………………….Junagadh (Gujarat)

• Marine (Gulf of

Kachchh)…………Bhavnagar (Gujarat)

• Kalesar…………………………………………………….Yamuna Nagar (Haryana)

• Sultanpur…………………………………………………. Gurgaon (Haryana)

• Great Himalayan…………………………………………..Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)

• Pin Valley………………………………………………… Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

• City Forest (Salim Ali)…………………………………….Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

• Dachigam………………………………………………….Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

• Hemis……………………………………………………… Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir)

• Kistwar……………………………………………………. Doda (Jammu & Kashmir)

• Betla……………………………………………………….. Palamau (Jharkhand)

• Anshi………………………………………………………. Uttar Kannada (Karnataka)

• Bandipur…………………………………………………….Chamarajanagar (Karnataka)

• Bannerghatta…………………………………………………Bengaluru (Karnataka)

• Kudremukh…………………………………………Chikmagalur & Dakshin Kannada (Karnataka)

• Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi)………………………………….. Mysore & Kodagu (Karnataka)

• Anamudi………………………………………………………Idduki (Kerala)

• Mathikettan Shola……………………………………………..Idduki (Kerala)

• Periyar…………………………………………………………Idduki (Kerala)

• Silent Valley…………………………………………………..Palakkad (Kerala)

• Bandhavgarh…………………………………………………..Umaria & Jabalpur (MP)

• Fossil…………………………………………………………..Mandla (MP)

• Kanha………………………………………………………….Mandla & Balaghat (MP)

• Madhav…………………………………………………………Shivpuri (MP)

• Panna……………………………………………………..Panna & Chhatarpur (MP)

• Pench (Priyadarshini)…………………………………….Seoni & Chhindwara (MP)

• Sanjay…………………………………………………………..Sidhi (MP)



• Van Vihar……………………………………………………………Bhopal (MP)

• Gugamal………………………………………………………Amravati (Maharashtra)

• Nawegaon……………………………………………….Bhandara & Gondia (Maharashtra)

• Nokrek …………………………………………………………Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

• Murlen…………………………………………………………..Champhai (Mizoram)

• Phawngpui Blue Mountain…………………………………Chhimtuipui (E) (Mizoram)

• Bhitarkanika……………………………………………………..Kendrapara (Odisha)

• Simlipal……………………………………………………………Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

• Darrah……………………………………………………………….Kota (Rajasthan)

Major Ports of India • Paradip port………………………………………………………………Odisha

• V.O.Chidambaranar Port (formerly Tuticorin Port) …………………..Tamil Nadu

• Cochin Port……………………………………………………………….Kerala

• New Mangalore Port…………………………………………………… Karnataka

• Kamarajar Port (formerly known as Ennore Port)……………………….Chennai

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port……………………………………………………Mumbai

• Deendayal port (formerly Kandla Port)……………………………………Gujarat

• Vishakhapatnam Port……………………………………………………Andhra Pradesh

• Mumbai Port………………………………………………………………Maharashtra

• Mormugao Port……………………………………………………………….Goa

• Haldia Port……………………………………………………………….West Bengal

• Mundra Port…………… Private port of Adani Group in Gulf of Kutch in

Gujarat. Also India‘s largest private port.

Wonders of the World

New 7 wonders of the World:

• Colosseum ………………………………………………………………….Italy

• Machu Picchu ………………………………………………………………Peru

• Petra ……………………………………………………………………….Jordan



• Taj Mahal …………………………………………………………………..India

• Christ The Redeemer……………………………………………………… Brazil

• Great Wall of China……………………………………………………….. China

• Chichen Itza………………………………………………………………..Mexico

New 7 Wonders of Nature:

• Komodo……………………………………………………………………Indonesia

• Table Mountain ……………………………………………………………South Africa

• Amazon………………………………………………………………. Peru, Colombia & Brazil

• Iquazu Falls……………………………………………………………..Brazil & Argentina

• PP Underground River……………………………………………………..Philippines

• Jeju Island …………………………………………………………………South Korea

• Halong Bay…………………………………………………………………..Vietnam

New 7 Wonders Cities:

• Doha, Qatar

• Vigan, Philippines

• La Paz, Bolivia

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Havana, Cuba

• Durban, South Africa

• Beirut, Lebanon

Ancient 7 Wonders of The World:

• The Great Pyramid at Ghiza……………………………………………….. Egypt

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon…………………………………………………Iraq

• The Statue of Zeus at Olympia…………………………………………….. Greece

• The Temple of Artemis of Ephesus…………………………………………Turkey

• The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus……………………………………………Turkey

• The Colossus of Rhodes…………………………………………………… Greece

• The Lighthouse of Alexandria………………………………………………..Egypt

XIV. World’s Popular Painting

• Mona Lisa……………………………………………………………. Leonardo da Vinci

• The Last Supper……………………………………………………….Leonardo da Vinci

• The Creation……………………………………………………….Adam by Michelangelo

• Starry Night……………………………………………………………Vincent Van Gogh

• The Scream………………………………………………………………Edvard Munch

• The Persistence Memory………………………………………………….Salvador Dali

• Girl with a Pearl Earring………………………………………………. Johannes Vermeer

• The Night Watch……………………………………………………….Rembrandt van Rijn

• Self Portrait Without Beard …………………………………………….Vincent van Gogh

• Guernica…………………………………………………………………..Pablo Picasso

• Version O………………………………………………………………… Pablo Picasso

• The Card Players…………………………………………………………..Paul Cezane

• Interchange……………………………………………………………Willem de Kooning

• The Weeping Woman……………………………………………………..Pablo Picasso

• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon……………………………………………….Pablo Picasso

• Irises……………………………………………………………………Vincent Van Gogh

• The Last Judgement……………………………………………………….Michelangelo

• Battle of Cascina…………………………………………………………..Michelangelo



• Annunciation……………………………………………………………Leonardo da Vinci

• Vitruvian Man…………………………………………………………..Leonardo da Vinci

Tribal of India • Abors……………………………………………………..Arunachal Pradesh

• Aptanis…………………………………………………...Arunachal Pradesh

• Badagas……………………………………………………..Nilgiri (TN)

• Baiga ……………………………………………………..Madhya Pradesh

• Bhils…………………………Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, some in Gujarat and Maharashtra

• Bhot……………………………………………………….Himachal Pradesh

• Bhotia ………………………………………..Garhwal and Kumaon regions of U. P.

• Chakma……………………………………………………….Tripura

• Chenchus……………………………………………Andhra Pradesh, Orissa

• Gaddi………………………………………………….Himachal Pradesh

• Garos………………………………………………………Meghalaya

• Gonds…………………………….Madhya Pradesh. Also in Bihar, Orissa and A.P.

• Gujjars……………………………………………….Himachal Pradesh, J&K

• Jarawas ……………………………..Andaman & Nicobar inhabiting Little Andamans

• Khas………………………………………………….Jaunsar-Babar area in U.P.

• Khasis…………………………………………………..Assam, Meghalaya

• Kol………………………………………………………Madhya Pradesh

• Kotas……………………………………………………Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)

• Kuki………………………………………………………….Manipur

• Lepchas………………………………………………………Sikkim

• Lushais………………………………………………………Mizoram

• Murias…………………………………………….Bastar (Madhya Pradesh)

• Mikirs………………………………………………………….Assam

• Mundas…………………………………………….Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal

• Nagas (Angami, Sema, Ao, Tangkul, Lahora) - Nagaland, some in Assam and NEFA

region.

• Oarons (also called Kurukh)……………………….Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal.

• Onges……………………………………………………Andaman and Nicobar islands

• Santals - Birbhum region in Bengal, Hazaribagh, Purnea in Bihar, Orissa

• Sentinelese………………………………….Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar

• Shompens…………………………………………….Andaman and Nicobar

• Todas…………………………………………………..Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)

• Uralis………………………………………………………..Kerala

• Warlis……………………………………………………..Maharashtra

Important Committees • Abhijeet Sen Committee - Formulating food policy in a long term

• Abid Hussain Committee- Small scale industries and Trade Policy Reform

• Chakravarty Committee - Monetary policy

• G V Ramakrishna Committee- Disinvestment

• JJ Irani Committee - Company laws and formation of the new Companies Act of

India

• Kelkar Committee - Assessment of PPP in India and Tax Structure Reforms



• Raja Chelliah Committee - Tax reforms in India

• Khusro Committee - Agricultural Credit System

• Sarkaria Commission - Relationship and power balance between Centre and States.

• Malegam Committee - Microfinance

• Narasimhan Committee - Banking Reforms

• Mckinsey Report - Merger Of seven Associate Banks with State Bank of India

• Suresh Tendulkar Committee - Methodology of estimation of poverty

• Tarapore Committee - Capital Account Convertibility

• A Ghosh committee - Malpractices in banks

• Y B Reddy Committee - Assessing Of Income Tax Rebates

• Bhagwati Committee - Unemployment and Public Welfare

• C Rao Committee - Agricultural policy

• Dharia Committee - Public Distribution System

• Rangarajan Committee - Computerization Of Banking Industry and Public

Sector Disinvestment

• Lodha committee - To recommend reforms for cricket in India on order of

Supreme Court

• Raghunath Anant Mashelkar panel - To suggest the best technologies for

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

• K V Kamath Panel - To examine MSME sector

• Bibek Debroy - Railway restructuring

• Justice B. M Shah Committee - Black money

• A C Shah Committee - Non-Banking Financial Company

• K Kasturirangan Committee – National Education Policy (2017)

• Chitale Committee – Desiltation of Ganga

• Justice Malviya Committee – Drafting of Ganga Act related to cleanliness of

Ganga river

• Madhukar Gupta Committee – Recommendations of Border Protection

• Abhinav Bindra Committee – To identify athletes under TOP scheme

• Chandrababu Naidu Committee – To promote digital economy

• Amitabh Kant Committee – To promote cashless transactions

• SS Mundra task force – To recalibrate ATMs after demonetization

• Munialappa Committee – To monitor Bird Flu situation in 2016

• KS Valdiya Committee – To find whether river Saraswati existed formed

Ministry of Water Resources

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• TVSN Prasad Committee – Use of Pellet Guns in Jammu & Kashmir

• AK Sinha Committee – To study silt in river Ganga in Bihar

• Ratan P Watel Committee – Suggest steps to promote card payments

• Shashi Shekhar Committee – To provide report on World Culture Festival of Art of

Living on the banks of river Yamuna formed by National Green Tribunal.

• Arvind Subramanian Committee – Formed in 2016 to tackle pulses shortage

• DB Shekatkar Committee – Defence spending of Armed forces

• HR Nagendra Committee – Yoga education in Universities

• Shyam Benegal Committee - Censor Board functioning

• Divakar Reddy Committee – To make celebrities accountable for misleading ads

• Madhukar Gupta Committee – To suggest ways to strengthen Indo-Pak border

• BB Tandon Committee – To monitor government advertisements in

accordance of Supreme Court ruling

• Arvind Panagariya Committee – Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Corridor

• L Narasimha Reddy Committee – OROP

• RV Easwar Committee – simplify The Income Tax, 1961

• B S Baswan Committee – To revisit civil services exam pattern

• Panagariya Committee - To classify Caste Census data, 2011

• B N Navalawala Committee – On interlinking of rivers

• Vishwanathan Committee – To Bankruptcy codes for SMEs





• Sivaramakrishnan Committee – To suggest place to Home Ministry to build

Andhra Pradesh new capital city

• Ramanujam Committee – To identify obsolete laws

• Justice Mukul Mudgal – To investigate IPL spot fixing

• Government constitutes Injeti Srinivas Committee to frame National Sports Code.

UNESCO sites in India: Cultural Heritage sites:

• Agra Fort………………………………………………………..Uttar Pradesh

• Ajanta Caves……………………………………………………Maharashtra

• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi……………………………… Madhya Pradesh

• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park………………………Gujarat

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)…….Maharashtra

• Churches and Convents of Goa …………………………………….Goa

• Elephanta Caves……………………………………………….. Maharashtra

• Ellora Caves…………………………………………………….Maharashtra

• Fatehpuri Sikri ………………………………………………….Uttar Pradesh

• Great Living Chola Temples……………………………………Tamil Nadu

• Hampi Monuments………………………………………………. Karnataka

• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram………………………..Tamil Nadu

• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal…………………………… Karnataka

• Hill Forts of Rajasthan…………………………………………..Rajasthan

• Humayun‘s Tomb…………………………………………………Delhi

• Khajuraho Group of Monuments……………………………Madhya Pradesh

• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya………………………Bihar

• Mountain Railways of India – Darjeeling………………….Nilgiri & Kalka

• Qutub Minar………………………………………………………..Delhi

• Rani-ki-Vav………………………………………………………..Gujarat

• Red Fort Complex…………………………………………………..Delhi

• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka………………………………….Madhya Pradesh

• Sun Temple, Konark……………………………………………….Odisha

• Taj Mahal……………………………………………………………Agra

• The Jantar Mantar – Jaipur…………………………………………Rajasthan

• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier………………………….Chandigarh

• Nalanda University…………………………………………………..Bihar

• Walled City of Ahmedabad…………………………………………Gujarat

Natural Heritage Sites:

• Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area……………Himachal Pradesh

• Kaziranga National Park……………………………………………Assam

• Keoladeo National Park…………………………………………..Rajasthan

• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary………………………………………….Assam

• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers……………………………….Uttrakhand

• Sundarbans……………………………………………………….West Bengal

• Western Ghats………………………..Maharashtra/Karnataka/Kerala/Tamil Nadu

• Khangchendzonga National Park……………………………………. Sikkim



Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in

2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the

future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for

action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that

ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and

education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and

working to preserve our oceans and forests.

The 17 Sustainable Goals are-

• No poverty

• Zero Hunger

• Good Health and Well-being

• Quality education

• Gender equality

• Clean water and sanitation

• Affordable and clean energy

• Decent work and economic growth

• Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

• Reduced Inequalities

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Responsible consumption and production

• Climate action

• Life below water

• Life on land

• Peace, justice and strong institutions

• Partnership for goals.

The 10 Ancient Day Civilization

1. The Mesopotamian Civilization

Civilization Name: Mesopotamian civilization

Period: 3500 BC–500 BC

Original Location: Northeast by the Zagros mountains, southeast by the Arabian plateau

Current Location: Iraq, Syria, and Turkey

Meaning: Land between rivers (ancient Greek)

Major Highlights: First civilization in the world


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2. The Indus Valley Civilization

Civilization Name: Indus Valley civilization


Original Location: Around the basin of the Indus river

Current Location: Northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India

Major Highlights: One of the most widespread civilizations, covering 1.25 million km

3. The Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Civilization Name: Egyptian civilization


Original Location: Banks of the Nile

Current Location: Egypt

Major Highlights: Construction of pyramids

4. The Maya Civilization

Civilization Name: Maya civilization

Period: 2600 BC–900 AD

Original Location: Around present-day Yucatan

Current Location: Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and south

through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras

Major Highlights: Complex understanding of astronomy

5. The Chinese Civilization

Civilization Name: Chinese civilization


Original Location: Yellow River and Yangtze region

Current Location: Country of China

Major Highlights: Invention of paper and silk

6. The Ancient Greek Civilization

Civilization Name: Greek civilization


Original Location: Italy, Sicily, North Africa, and as far west as France

Current Location: Greece

Major Highlights: Concepts of democracy and the Senate, the Olympics

The ancient Greeks may not have been the oldest civilization, but they are doubtlessly one of the most

influential. Even though the rise of ancient Greece came from the Cycladic and Minoan civilizations

(2700 BC–1500 BC), there is evidence of burials in the Franchthi Cave in Argolid, Greece, dating back

to around 7250 BC. The history of this civilization is spread over such a long period of time that

historians have divided it into different periods, the most popular of them being the Archaic, Classical,

and Hellenistic periods. These periods saw a number of ancient Greeks come into the limelight, many

of whom changed the world forever and are still being talked about.



7. The Persian Civilization

Civilization Name: Persian civilization


Original Location: Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the

Indus river in the east

Current Location: Modern-day Iran

Major Highlights: Royal road

8. The Roman Civilization

Civilization Name: Roman civilization

Period: 550 BC–465 AD

Original Location: Village of the Latini

Current Location: Rome

Major Highlights: Most powerful ancient civilization

9.The Aztec Civilization

Civilization Name: Aztec civilization

Period: 1345 AD–1521 AD

Original Location: Southcentral region of pre-Columbian Mexico

Current Location: Mexico

Major Highlights: Nahuatl became the major language

10. The Incan Civilization

Civilization Name: Incan civilization

Period: 1438 AD–1532 AD

Original Location: Present-day Peru

Current Location: Ecuador, Peru, and Chile

Major Highlights: Largest empire in South America in the pre-Columbian era

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