INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION AND ANSWER PART 2

1)Who wrote 'Yoga Sutra':
a)Patanjali
b)Panini
c)Kalidasa
d)Charaka

2)Panini wrote:
a)Nyana Darshan
b)Panchatantra
c)Ashtadhyayi
d)Mrichakoticom

3)Who founded Patliputra:
a)Ajatsatru
b)Bimbisar
c)Udayin
d)kalasoka

4)Which state is known as 'Cradle of buddhism':
a)West Bengal
b)Uttar Pradesh
c)Maharastra
d)Himachal Pradesh

5)Gautam Buddha was born at:
a)Vaishali
b)Sarnath
c)Kushinagar
d)Lumbini

6)First Buddhist Council was held in:
a)Patliputra
b)Rajgriha
c)Kashmir
d)Takshasila

7)The Vikramshila Mahavihara was founded by:
a)Dharmapala
b)Dhanananda
c)Pushyamitra Sunga
d)None of these

8)The last Mauryan emperor was:
a)Bindusar
b)Brihadratha
c)Chandragupta Maurya
d)Ashoka

9)Who wrote 'Mudrarakshasa':
a)Vishakhdatta
b)Kautilya
c)Vishnugupta
d)Kalahan

10)When did the Mathura School of Art flourish:
a)Kushan Period
b)Mauryan Period
c)Satvahan Period
d)Gupta Period

ANSWER:

1)Patanjali (a)

2)Ashtadhyayi (c)

3)Udayin (c)

4)Uttar Pradesh (b)

5)Lumbini (d)

6)Rajgriha (b)

7)Dharmapala (a)

8)Brihadratha (b)

9)Vishakhdatta (a)

10)Kushan period (a)

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INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT QUESTION AND ANSWER PART 2

1)Who introduced Permanent settlement in India:
a)Lord Wellesly
b)Lord Cornwallis
c)Lord Ripon
d)Lord Dalhousie

2)Ahmedabad Mill Strike was held in:
a)1922
b)1918
c)1906
d)1932

3)Arya Samaj was founded in which year:
a)1985
b)1967
c)1982
d)1975

4)All India Trade Union Congress was founded by:
a)B. R Ambedkar
b)Jyotiba Phule
c)J. B. Kriplani
d)N. M. Joshi

5)Who founded Abhinava Bharat:
a)N. M Joshi
b)Birendra Kumar Ghosh
c)Siva Dayal Saheb
d)V. D Savarkar

6)The Partition of Bengal took place in:
a)16th November 1905
b)16th October 1905
c)5th October 1911
d)5th November 1911

7)All India Kisan Sabha was formed in:
a)1932
b)1922
c)1936
d)1942

8)Champaran Satyagraha was held in:
a)1917
b)1919
c)1928
d)None of these

9)First cotton mill in India established in:
a)Meerut
b)Agra
c)Surat
d)Mumbai

10)Who written our National song "Bande mataram":
a)Rabindranath Tagore
b)Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyaya
c)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
d)Quet Iqbal

ANSWER:

1)Lord Cornwallis (b)

2)1918 (b)

3)1975 (d)

4)N. M. Joshi (d)

5)V. D. Savarkar (d)

6)16th October 1905 (b)

7)1936 (c)

8)1917 (a)

9)Mumbai (d)

10)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya (c)

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INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT QUESTION AND ANSWER PART 1

1)Sepoy Mutiny started from:
a)Barrackpore
b)Chittor
c)Meerut
d)Kanpur

2)The revolt of 1857 is the 'First War of Independence' is called by:
a)R. C Majumdar
b)V. D Savarkar
c)Lord Canning
d)None of these

3)Indian National Congress was set up in:
a)1926
b)1955
c)1976
d)1985

4)When Indian National Congress was set up who was the Viceroy of India:
a)Lord Dufferin
b)Lord Dalhouse
c)Lord Canning
d)Lord Irwin

5)Who wrote 'Poverty and Un-British Rule of India':
a)G. K. Gokhle
b)Dadabhai Naoroji
c)C. R Das
d)Rabindranath Tagore

6)Who is the extremist from the following:
a)G. K. Gokhle
b)Dadabhai Naoroji
c)Lala Lajpat Rai
d)M. G Ranade

7)Who is called 'Father of Indian Unrest':
a)A. O Hume
b)W. C Banerjee
c)Subhash Chandra Bose
d)B. G Tilak

8)What is the father name of M. K. Gandhi:
a)Karamchand Gandhi
b)Ajit Lal Gandhi
c)P. C. Gandhi
d)None of these

9)Who found Indian National Congress:
a)A. O Hume
b)W. C Banerjee
c)Surendra Nath
d)Lala Hardayal

10)Gadar Party was founded by:
a)Subhash Chandra Bose
b)Lala Hardayal
c)Ranjit Singh
d)Lala Lajpat Rai

ANSWER:

1)Meerut (c)

2)V. D Savarkar (b)

3)1985 (d)

4)Lord Duffrin (a)

5)Dadabhai Naoroji (b)

6)Lala Lajpat Rai (c)

7)B G Tilak (d)

8)Karamchand Gandhi (a)

9)A. O Hume (a)

10)Lala Hardayal (b)

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IMPORTANT FESTIVALS IN INDIA

Westbengal: Gangasagar mela, Ramkrishna Utsav, Dol purnima, Naba Barsha, Hala Karshan, Nabanna, Bhedu, Tisha

Bihar: Chhath, Sarhul, Karram

Jharkhand: Chhath, Sarhul, Karram

Manipur: Rash Leela, Bihu

Assam: Bihu, Rash Leela, Rakhal Leela, Goru

Goa: Gokul Festival, Zatra at Canselium 

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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES

Country	International Boundaries
Germany & Poland	Hindenburg Line
Pakistan & Afghanistan	Durrand Line
India & Pakistan	Line of control
North & South Korea	38th Parallel
India & Pakistan	Redcliffe Line
USA & Canada	49th parallel
India & China	Mc Mahon Line
Russia & Finland	Mannerhiem Line
Germany & France	SiegFrid Line
Germany & Poland	Oder Niesse Line
North & South Vietnam	17th Parallel

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CUPS & TROPHIES

Sports	Trophies & Cups
Hockey	Agha Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy, Dhanchand Trophy, Gurunanak Championship, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Nehru Cup, Welington Cup
Football	Kalinga Cup, Confederation Cup, B. C Rai Trophy, Santosh Trophy, Bordoloi Trophy, Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, Colombo Cup, Rovers Cup, Durand Cup
Cricket	Ashes, C. K Naidu Trophy, Duleep Trophy, G. D Birla Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Ranji Trophy, Asia Cup
Table Tennis	Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion Cup, Rajkumari Challenge Cup, Ramanuja Trophy
Badminton	Aggarwal Cup, Asia Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup
Polo	Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup
Billiards	Thomas Cup, Arthur Walker Trophy
Golf	Ryder Cup, Walker Cup, World Cup, Eisenhower Trophy
Chess	Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy
Horse Racing	Beresford Cup, Derby, Blue Riband Cup
Bridge	Holkar Trophy, Basalat Jha Trophy
Basket Ball	Nehru Cup, B. C Gupta Trophy, William Jones Cup, Basalat Jha Trophy

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NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN POPULAR SPORTS

Sports	Number of Players
Baseball	9
Rugby Football	15
Polo	4
Water Polo	7
Kho Kho	9
Kabaddi	7
Hockey/Football/Cricket	11
Lacrosse	12
Basketball	5
Netball	7
Boxing/Chess	1
Golf	Several Individuals
Volleyball	6
Billards/Snooker/Boxing/Chess	1
Bridge	2
Croquet	13 or 15
Badminton/Tennis/Table Tennis	1 or 2

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