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Monday, 17 September 2012
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01 Alexander invaded India in 326 BC
02 The Mauryan Empire was established in 322 BC
03 The First Mughal Emperor of India was Babur
51 The meaning of the word "Babar" is Tiger
52 Vijayasthamba is located at Chittoor Fort
53 Timur was the ruler of Samarkhand,Central Asia
54 The Indian social reformer who fought for the abolition of Sati was Rajaram Mohan Roy
55 The first British Governor General of free India was Lord Mountbatten
56 Dadabhai Naoroji was associated with the theory of "Drain of Wealth"
57 The kingdom of South India well known for its Naval power was The Cholas
58 Aligarh Muslim University was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
59 The first Indian ruler who prohibited Sati was Akbar
60 The Mughal ruler who was to recruit Rajput nobles in his administration was Akbar
61 The reforms announced by the British Govt.in 1909 are known as The Morle-Minto Reforms
62 The architect who designed the capital City of New Delhi was E.L.Lutyens
63 At the time of independence, the number of princely states in India were 552
64 The Indian Prime Minister known as "Man of Peace" was Lal Bahadur Shastri
65 The Indian king who fought the last Anglo-Mysore War against the English was Tipu Sultan
66 Kohinoor Diamond was taken away by Nadir Shah
67 The full name of Shahjehan was Khurram Shihabuddin Mohammed Shahjehan
68 The Bardoli satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi
69 The founder of Arya Samaj was Swamy Dayanand Saraswati
70 The Governor General who abolished Sati was Lord William Bentinck
71 Bihar was earlier known as Magadha
72 Agra was earlier known as Akbarabad
73 "Harsha Charit" was written by Banabatta
74 Chandragupta Maurya spent the last days of his life at Sravanabelagola
75 Jalianwala Bagh Massacre took place at Amritsar
76 Vijayanagar kingdom was situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra
77 In 1498,the sea route to india was discovered by Vasco-da-gama
78 King Bhoja was from the which dynasty Pratihara
79 The period 1206 Ad to 1526 AD is known as The Delhi Sultanate
80 Agra city was founded by Sikandar Lodhi
81 Vijaynagar Empire was founded by Harihara and Bukka
82 The Vijayanagar kings fought frequent wars with the Bahamani Sultans
83 The last king of the Vijayanagar empire was Rama Raya
84 Shankaracharya was associated with which movement Bhakti
85 Ramanuja preached the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita
86 The followers of Ramanuja are known as Vaishnavas
87 Kabir was the disciple of Ramanand
88 The founder of Sikh religion was Guru Nanak
89 Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the year 1526 AD
90 Babar died in the year 1530 AD
91 Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri
92 Humayun died at the age of 48 years
93 Akbar was crowned in the year 1556 AD
94 In the second battle of Panipat, Akbar defeated Himu
95 Akbar died in the year 1605 Ad
96 The original name of Nurjahan was Mehrunisa
97 Jehangir was known for his Justice
98 Jehangir died in the year 1627 AD
99 Aurangzeb was the son of Shahjehan
100 Aurangzeb died in the year 1707 AD
01 Alexander invaded India in 326 BC
02 The Mauryan Empire was established in 322 BC
03 The First Mughal Emperor of India was Babur
04 Taj Mahal was built by Shahjahan
05 Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as Lion of Punjab
06 Chandragupta II was also known as Vikramaditya
07 The city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar
08 The Red Fort in Delhi was built by Shahjahan
09 Battle of Panipat was faught in 1761 AD
10 The first President of India was Dr.Rajendra Prasad
11 "Swaraj is my birthright!" was said by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12 The capital of Mysore during the rule of Tipu Sultan was Srirangapatnam
13 Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 AD
14 The first Governor-General of Bengal under the East India Company was Warren Hastings
15 Ashoka was born in 269 BC
16 Permanent settlement in Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis
17 The last Governor-General of India was C.Raja Gopalachari
18 The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay (Mumbai)
19 Quit India Movement started in the year 1942 AD
20 Sir Thomas Roe,English Ambassador, visited India during the reign of Jahangir
21 In the battle of Plassey, Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula
22 The city of Calcutta was founded in 1690 AD
23 The capital of king Vikramaditya's kingdom was Ujjain
24 The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning
25 The name of the famous horse of Rana Pratap was Chetak
26 The Grand Trunk road was built during the reign of Shersa Suri
27 Tipu Sultan was born in 1750 AD
28 Home Rule Movement was started by Annie Besant
29 Shivaji was crowned in 1664 AD
30 East India Company was established in the year 1600 AD
31 The capital city of ancient India was Indraprastha
32 The first woman ruler in India was Razia Begum
33 The capital of the Mauryan was Patliputra
34 The construction of Qutb Minar in Delhi was completed by Ala-ud-din
35 Din-i-Ilahi was founded by Akbar
36 Rabindranath tagore was born in 1861 AD
37 The most famous king of Vijayanagar Empire was Krishnadevaraya
38 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was also known as Frontier Gandhi
39 Samudra Gupta is popularly known as Napolean of India
40 The first Tamil hero who fought against the British was Veerapandya Kattabomman
41 Akbar's tomb is situated at Sikandrabad
42 Gautama Buddha was the son of Shuddhodan
43 Shivaji's mother was Jeejabai
44 Gandhiji's mother was Puthali Bai
45 The political teacher of shivaji was Dadoji Konddev
46 Timur invaded India in the year 1398 AD
47 Mahmud Ghazni was the son of Sabaktageen
48 The city of Ahmedabad was established by Ahmed Shah I
49 Rani padmini was Queen of Rana Ratna simha,the king of Chittoor
50 The real name of Babar was Zahiruddin Muhammed
05 Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as Lion of Punjab
06 Chandragupta II was also known as Vikramaditya
07 The city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar
08 The Red Fort in Delhi was built by Shahjahan
09 Battle of Panipat was faught in 1761 AD
10 The first President of India was Dr.Rajendra Prasad
11 "Swaraj is my birthright!" was said by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12 The capital of Mysore during the rule of Tipu Sultan was Srirangapatnam
13 Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 AD
14 The first Governor-General of Bengal under the East India Company was Warren Hastings
15 Ashoka was born in 269 BC
16 Permanent settlement in Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis
17 The last Governor-General of India was C.Raja Gopalachari
18 The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay (Mumbai)
19 Quit India Movement started in the year 1942 AD
20 Sir Thomas Roe,English Ambassador, visited India during the reign of Jahangir
21 In the battle of Plassey, Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula
22 The city of Calcutta was founded in 1690 AD
23 The capital of king Vikramaditya's kingdom was Ujjain
24 The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning
25 The name of the famous horse of Rana Pratap was Chetak
26 The Grand Trunk road was built during the reign of Shersa Suri
27 Tipu Sultan was born in 1750 AD
28 Home Rule Movement was started by Annie Besant
29 Shivaji was crowned in 1664 AD
30 East India Company was established in the year 1600 AD
31 The capital city of ancient India was Indraprastha
32 The first woman ruler in India was Razia Begum
33 The capital of the Mauryan was Patliputra
34 The construction of Qutb Minar in Delhi was completed by Ala-ud-din
35 Din-i-Ilahi was founded by Akbar
36 Rabindranath tagore was born in 1861 AD
37 The most famous king of Vijayanagar Empire was Krishnadevaraya
38 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was also known as Frontier Gandhi
39 Samudra Gupta is popularly known as Napolean of India
40 The first Tamil hero who fought against the British was Veerapandya Kattabomman
41 Akbar's tomb is situated at Sikandrabad
42 Gautama Buddha was the son of Shuddhodan
43 Shivaji's mother was Jeejabai
44 Gandhiji's mother was Puthali Bai
45 The political teacher of shivaji was Dadoji Konddev
46 Timur invaded India in the year 1398 AD
47 Mahmud Ghazni was the son of Sabaktageen
48 The city of Ahmedabad was established by Ahmed Shah I
49 Rani padmini was Queen of Rana Ratna simha,the king of Chittoor
50 The real name of Babar was Zahiruddin Muhammed
51 The meaning of the word "Babar" is Tiger
52 Vijayasthamba is located at Chittoor Fort
53 Timur was the ruler of Samarkhand,Central Asia
54 The Indian social reformer who fought for the abolition of Sati was Rajaram Mohan Roy
55 The first British Governor General of free India was Lord Mountbatten
56 Dadabhai Naoroji was associated with the theory of "Drain of Wealth"
57 The kingdom of South India well known for its Naval power was The Cholas
58 Aligarh Muslim University was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
59 The first Indian ruler who prohibited Sati was Akbar
60 The Mughal ruler who was to recruit Rajput nobles in his administration was Akbar
61 The reforms announced by the British Govt.in 1909 are known as The Morle-Minto Reforms
62 The architect who designed the capital City of New Delhi was E.L.Lutyens
63 At the time of independence, the number of princely states in India were 552
64 The Indian Prime Minister known as "Man of Peace" was Lal Bahadur Shastri
65 The Indian king who fought the last Anglo-Mysore War against the English was Tipu Sultan
66 Kohinoor Diamond was taken away by Nadir Shah
67 The full name of Shahjehan was Khurram Shihabuddin Mohammed Shahjehan
68 The Bardoli satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi
69 The founder of Arya Samaj was Swamy Dayanand Saraswati
70 The Governor General who abolished Sati was Lord William Bentinck
71 Bihar was earlier known as Magadha
72 Agra was earlier known as Akbarabad
73 "Harsha Charit" was written by Banabatta
74 Chandragupta Maurya spent the last days of his life at Sravanabelagola
75 Jalianwala Bagh Massacre took place at Amritsar
76 Vijayanagar kingdom was situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra
77 In 1498,the sea route to india was discovered by Vasco-da-gama
78 King Bhoja was from the which dynasty Pratihara
79 The period 1206 Ad to 1526 AD is known as The Delhi Sultanate
80 Agra city was founded by Sikandar Lodhi
81 Vijaynagar Empire was founded by Harihara and Bukka
82 The Vijayanagar kings fought frequent wars with the Bahamani Sultans
83 The last king of the Vijayanagar empire was Rama Raya
84 Shankaracharya was associated with which movement Bhakti
85 Ramanuja preached the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita
86 The followers of Ramanuja are known as Vaishnavas
87 Kabir was the disciple of Ramanand
88 The founder of Sikh religion was Guru Nanak
89 Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the year 1526 AD
90 Babar died in the year 1530 AD
91 Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri
92 Humayun died at the age of 48 years
93 Akbar was crowned in the year 1556 AD
94 In the second battle of Panipat, Akbar defeated Himu
95 Akbar died in the year 1605 Ad
96 The original name of Nurjahan was Mehrunisa
97 Jehangir was known for his Justice
98 Jehangir died in the year 1627 AD
99 Aurangzeb was the son of Shahjehan
100 Aurangzeb died in the year 1707 AD
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Q and A
1. Which metal is heavier, silver or gold?
Gold
2. How many legs do butterflies have?
Six
4. Which state is the biggest in the US?
6. Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games?
7. Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US?
8. Which golf player's mother is from Thailand?
9. What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as?
10. Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world?
11. Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together?
12. Which instrument did Miles Davis, the jazz musician, play?
13. What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock?
14. In which country was golf first played?
15. Which is the sport where you could be out ‘leg before wicket’, or ‘hit a six’?
16. When did baseball originate in the US?
17. Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'?
18. What is the largest mammal in the world?
19. Which is the country where reggae music originated?
20. Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster?
21. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
22. Who was the writer of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
23. After which famous person was the teddy bear named?
24. Which is the smallest ocean in the world?
25. What is the rhino’s horn made of?
Gold
2. How many legs do butterflies have?
Six
3. Which is the country with the most people?
China
4. Which state is the biggest in the US?
Alaska
5. Which country has the largest area of land?
Russia
6. Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games?
China
7. Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US?
Basketball
8. Which golf player's mother is from Thailand?
Tiger Woods
9. What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as?
Northern Lights
10. Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world?
Tooth Decay
11. Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together?
Abbey Road
12. Which instrument did Miles Davis, the jazz musician, play?
Trumpet
13. What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock?
Wrestling
14. In which country was golf first played?
Scotland
15. Which is the sport where you could be out ‘leg before wicket’, or ‘hit a six’?
Cricket
16. When did baseball originate in the US?
19th Century
17. Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'?
Golf
18. What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue Whale
19. Which is the country where reggae music originated?
Jamaica
20. Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster?
P.G. Wodehouse
21. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
22. Who was the writer of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
23. After which famous person was the teddy bear named?
Theodore Roosevelt
24. Which is the smallest ocean in the world?
Arctic Ocean
25. What is the rhino’s horn made of?
Hair
Sunday, 9 September 2012
IAS Prelims Syllabus
UPSC IAS, IPS, IFS & other Civil Services General Studies Prelims Paper I:
- Ancient India
- Medival India
- Modern India
- Environmental Science
- Economics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Biology
- Geography
- Indian Polity
- Current Affairs
UPSC IAS, IPS, IFS & other Civil Services CSAT Prelims Paper II
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- General Mental Ability
- Basic Numeracy
- Data Interpretation
- Data Sufficiency
- English Language Comprehension Skills
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