- Who wrote 'Anand Mat'? - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Who wrote 'Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India'? - Dadabhai Navroji
- Who made the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India? -M.Visvesveraya
- The process of heating of rubber with sulphur is known as? –Vulcanization
- Stride towards freedom' is the autobiography of? - Martin Luther King Jr.
- Which is the longest rail bridge in India? - Vembanad Rail Bridge
- Which national leader is nicknamed as 'Loknayak'? - Jayaprakash Narayan
- Who is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? - Charan Singh
- Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance in the field of? - Journalism
- National Science Day’ celebrated in India on? - February 28
- National Education Day’ is celebrated on? - November 11
- Indian National Congress was founded by? - Allan Octavian Hume
- The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by? - Mario Puzo
- Kalinga Award is given in which field? – Science
- World Family Day is celebrated on? - May 15
- Indian National Congress was founded in? - 1885
- Study of Fungus is called? – Mycology
- Pahari language is spoken in which state of India? - Himachal Pradesh
- How many judges are there in Supreme Court of India? – 30
- Which article empowers the President to appoint the Prime Minister of India? - Article 75
- Who is the first woman cricketer to win the Arjuna Award? - Shanta Rangaswamy
- The black hole theory was discovered by? - S. Chandrashekhar
- ELISA test is used to detect? - HIV Infection
- The original name of Mahabharata is? - Jai Samhita
- Gangotri Village which is the source of river Ganga is situated on the banks of? – Bhagirathi
- International Tiger Day is observed on? - 29 July
- Who were the founders of Whatsapp? - Jan Koum and Brian Acton
- World Water Day was celebrated on? - March 22
- Which is the longest railway platform in India? - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Yakshagana is an art form of which state? – Karnataka
- What is USB? - Universal serial bus
- Who decides a ‘bill’ is a money bill? - Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Which player on 3 January 2015 became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs? - Kumar Sangakkara
- Union government on 1 January 2015 has revamped Planning commission as? - NITI Aayog
- Name the author of the book ‘Munger through the Age’? - D P Yadav
- Which Award is often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize? - Ramon Magsaysay
- 21st Commonwealth Games will be held at which place in 2018? - Golden Coast, Australia
- Lingaraj Temple is located in? – Bhubaneshwar
- Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brandambassador for health sector of which state on 6 January 2015? - Andhra Pradesh
- Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? - B.R.Ambedkar
- Which national leader propagated the saying Satyameva Jayate? - Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Indian Military College is situated at? – Dehradun
- Keoladeo National Park is situated at? – Rajasthan
- Derby Trophy is associated with? - Horse Racing
- Best Oscar 2015 Picture: Birdman
- India Tourism Day is celebrated on? - January 25th
- The first Indian to share the Oscar award was? - Bhanu Athaiya
- Longest Dam in India? - Hirakud Dam
- Juma Masjid in New Delhi was built by? – ShahJahan
- Who is called the ‘Father of History'? – Herodotus
- Which country will host the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup? – India
- Article 17 of the constitution of India provides for? - Abolition of untouchability
- Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for? - Temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir.
- Who is the chief advisor to the Governor? - Chief Minister
- Paulina Vega who was crowned Miss Universe recently is from which country? – Colombia
- World Leprosy Day 2015 was recently observed on? - 25 January
- The famous slogan "GARIBI HATAO" (Remove Poverty) was launched during the? - Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)
- Who was appointed as the new CBI Director recently? - Anil Kumar Sinha
- Which gas is released from paddy fields? – Methane
- Which film won the Golden Peacock Award at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014? - Leviathan, Russian Film
- National Good Governance Day was observed on? - December 25
- Which family owns the Hero group of Companies in India? – Munjals
- Planning Comission of India came into existence in which year? - 1950
- What is "God Save the Queen/King"? - Name of British National Anthem
- Electron is discovered by? - J.J Thomson
- C.V Raman got Nobel Prize in which year? – 1930
- International Nurses Day? - May 12
- Cricket My Style' is a book written by? - Kapil Dev
- Who was the first cricket player to take ten wickets in one innings of a Test Cricket Match? - Jim Lecker
- The longest river in Peninsular India? Godavari
- In which American city is the famous indoor stadium Madison Square Garden located? New York City
- Which train was started by the Indian Railways to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru? Shatabdi Express
- National Girl Child Day was observed on? January 24
- Who was the first women Chief Information Commissioner of India? -Deepak Sandhu
- Who is the author of the book 'Weapons of Peace: The Secret Story of India's Quest to be a Nuclear Power'? - Raj Chengappa
- The year in which the film Raja Harichandra was made? - 1913
- Name the first Defence Minister of Independent India? - Baldev Singh
- Who translated Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' to English from Gujarathi? - Mahadev Desai
- Whose birthday is celebrated as 'Engineers' Day' in India? M Visvesvarayya
- Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”? Mark Tully
- Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”? Article 32
- Who among the following was the chief guest at India's first Republic day celebrations in 1950? Sukarno, President of Indonesia
- Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the which Movement? Non-Cooperation
- In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? C.D. Deshmukh
- The Indian Muslim League was founded in? 1906
- In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body? Hemoglobin
- Which city hosted the first Asian Games in 1951? New Delhi (India)
- In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India? Leila Seth
- Which article of Constitution of India speaks about impeachment of the President of India? Article 61
- Who is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games? Kamaljeet Sandhu
- Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest? Saturn
- Where is the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) located? Izatnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
- Minimum age criteria of a Lok Sobha Member? 25 years
- Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)? Dubai
- 9 January was chosen as Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas to commemorate whose return to India? Mahatma Gandhi
- My Music, My Life' and 'Raga Mala' books are the autobiographies of which music maestro? Pt.Ravishankar
- Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme? Vikram Sarabhai
- Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet? Mars
- According to Standard time zone classification, the earth is divided into how many time zones? 24
- Who was the first lady Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force? Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
- Maximum number of Members of Rajya Sabha is? 250
- Which planet has the strongest magnetic force? Jupiter
- Who directed 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film? Dadasaheb Phalke
- Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961? Kolkata
- Who is the only woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India? V S Ramadevi
- How many Schedules are contained in the Constitution of India? 12 schedules
- Which team won Durand Cup football tournament on 8 November 2014? Salgaocar FC
- Who is the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
- Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’? - V.D. Savarkar
- Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is? - McMohan Line
- Who is regarded as the 'Mother of the Indian Revolutionaries'? - Bhikaiji Cama
- The East India Company was founded in? – 1600
- Who introduced English in India? - Lord William Bentick
- Which former India cricket captain has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? Sourav Ganguly
- Ashtadhayi was written by?- Panini
- Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’? Jyotiba Phule
- Which schedule of the Indian Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and states? 7th schedule
- Who appoints Chairman of UPSC? President
- President can proclaim a state of Financial emergency under which of the below list of articles? Article 360
- Which in the below list of articles helped the Madarsas in India to remain out of purview of the Right to Education Act? Article 30
- If President and Vice President, both are unavailable, who can discharge the functions? Chief Justice of India
- Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? Charan Singh
- The original name of Mahabharata is? Jai Samhita
- India first took part of the Olympic Games in the year- 1920
- Railway is a subject on the- Union list
- Name the high performance computing system of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which was unveiled on 28 January 2014? Dhruva-3
- Who among the following won the Australian Open 2014 women’s singles title on 25 January 2014? Li Na
- Which one of the following is the first National Park of India? Jim Corbett National Park
- Which of the following act governs the foreign Exchange in India now: FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act)
- Which of the following award is associated with Agriculture? Bourlog Award
- The headquarter of International Olympic Committee is situated at? Lusanne, Switzerland.
- World Cancer day observed on? 4 February
- The Miss World 2014 beauty pageant? Rolene Strauss
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