Census

EXAM SPECIAL SSC Cgl/GD Exam Top MCQ

1st Census — 1872 (Lord Mayo)

Literacy rate in India — 81.14% (M)
Sex ratio of India — 940/1000 M
Highest Urban Population — Maharashtra
Highest Population Density — Bihar (1102)
 Census-2011
• Census 2011 was the seventh census after the independence and

fifteenth census overall.

• 2011 Census Commissioner of India – C. Chandramouli
• Moto of Census – ‘Our Census, Our Future’
• Henry Walter is known as the father of Indian census
• The census was first started Under British viceroy lord Mayo in 1872
and 1881 lord Ripon was started the first complete Census.
• The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of
the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India.
• It is conducted in every 10 year.
• Census is a process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing
and disseminating statistical data regarding the population of a country.

• It covers demographic, social and economic data.

The Census 2021 will be conducted in 18 languages out of the 22 scheduled

languages (under the 8th schedule) and English. The Census of 2011 was
conducted in 16 languages.

• Census of India 2011 was conducted in two stages:

1. House listing & Housing Census : (April to September 2010)
2. Population Enumeration (9th to 28 February 2011)
Total population of india according to census
2011 - 121 crore
Male - 51.47 %
Female – 48.53%
According to census 2011 what is the
population density of India - 382

What is the total number districts in

India as per census 2011? - 640

According to Census 2011, India has the

what % of World’s population ? 17.5%
High/Top Population States: Low/Bottom Population ut:
1. Uttar Pradesh 1. Lakshadweep
2. Maharashtra 2. Daman & Diu
3. Bihar 3. Dadar & Nagar Haveli
4. West Bengal 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Top Literate States :

Bottom Literate States:
1. Kerala: 94.00 %
1. Bihar : 63.82
2. Lakshadweep: 91.85 %
3.Mizoram: 91.33 % 2. Arunachal Pradesh : 66.95
4. Goa: 88.70 %
 Bottom populated state
1.Sikkim
2. Mizoram
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.goa

Literacy Rate in India (Category)

Males - 82.14%
Females - 65.46%
Overall Literacy - 74%

What is the sex ratio of India as per the 2011

Census?
The sex ratio in India is 943 females per 1000 males
Top 5 states with highest SC Top 5 states with highest
population ST population
1. Uttar Pradesh 1.Madhya pradesh
2.West bengal 2.Maharastra
3.Bihar 3.Odisha
4.Tamilnadu 4.Rajasthan
5.Andhra Pradesh 5.guzarat
 Census-2011

• State with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Kerala): 1,058

• State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio -(Haryana): 861
• UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Puducherry): 1,001
• UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio- (Daman & Diu): 710
• District with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Mahe, Pondicherry)
: 1,147
• District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio – Daman & Diu): 591
According to census 2011 data , sex ratio Sikh community in India has the
lowest sex ratio

According to census 2011 data,Sonbhadra is the district with the highest

number of scheduled tribes in Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has the highest Percentage of rural population as per census
2011

According to census 2011, gross fertility rate is 2.4

According to census 2011, Jainism is the most literate in india

State which has Highest urban population – Maharashtra

Least populated State in India - Sikkim

According to Census 2011 which Indian state has highest fertility

rate? – Meghalaya

State with Highest population density – Bihar (1102)

State with Lowest population density – Arunachal pradesh (17)

 Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated.

Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India.

Aizawl city of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent.

World population day is celebrated on 11th july

Lakshadweep has the highest female literacy rate, according to census

2011
Top 4 highly dense states Highest sex ratio Top five states
1. Bihar – 1,106 1. Kerala – 1084
2. West Bengal – 1,028 2. Puducherry – 1037
3. Kerala – 860 3. Tamil Nadu - 996
4. Uttar Pradesh - 829 4. Andhra Pradesh – 993

Top five highly dense union territories

1. Delhi – 11,320
2. Chandigarh – 9,258
3. Puducherry – 2,547
4. Daman and Diu – 2,191
5. Lakshadweep – 2,149
Q.1.

Which is the smallest state in India geographically?

a) Assam • The total geographical area of

Goa is about 1,429 square
b) Goa miles (3,702 square km).
c) Sikkim • Goa became a full-fledged
state on 30th May 1987.
d) Tripura

Option : b
Q.2.
According to 2011 census, which of the following
states has the largest rural population?

a) Madhya Pradesh • Uttar Pradesh rural population-

155,111,022
b) Maharashtra • Maharastra rural population-
61,545,441
c) Punjab
• Madhya Pradesh rural
d) Uttar Pradesh population- 52,537,899
• Punjab rural population-
17,316,800
Option : d
Q.3.
Which of the following states has the lowest population
density, according to Census 2011 ?

a) Sikkim • Density of population –

Number of persons per sq.km.
b) Arunachal Pradesh • The population density of India in
2011 was 382 per sq.km.
c) Nagaland
• Highest density state
d) Goa 1. Bihar (1106)
2. West bengal (1028)
3. Kerala (860)
Option : B
Q.4.
In which State of India, the scheduled caste Population
is zero as per census 2011?

a) Kerala
State / UT ST. SC
b) Nagaland Nagaland 0.0 89.1
Kerala 9.8 1.1
c) Sikkim Sikkim 5.0 20.6
d) Assam Assam 6.9 12.4

Option : b
 Imp Facts

• The total number of males was 62.31 crores and females were 58.74
crores.
• The percentage of population growth during the decade was - 17.7%.
• Sex ratio was - 940 females/1000 males
• Child sex ratio - 919 females/1000 males
• State with highest sex ratio – Kerala (1084 females/1000 males)
• UT with highest sex ratio – Puducherry (1029 females/1000 males)
• State with lowest sex ratio – Haryana (877 females/1000 males)
• UT with lowest sex ratio – Daman and Diu (618 females/1000 males)
Q.5.
Which of the following states has maximum SC
population in India?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar • Uttar Pradesh has 16.6% of
India’s SC population
c) Tamil Nadu
d) None of the above

Option : A
Q.

Number of villages covered in 2011 Census of India is

a) 6,40,930 • No. of districts: 640

• No. of towns: 7933
b) 6,30,867 • No.of villages: 640930
• Child Sex Ratio: 919( Rural- 923, Urban- 905)
c) 5,67894
• The density of Population: 382 Person/Km2
d) 45,8969 • Literacy Rate: 74.04% of the total population(
males: 82.14% and females: 65.46%)
• Population Growth Rate during the decade:
Option : a 17.7%
Q.

When was the first economic census conducted in India?

a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1977
d) 1983

Option : C
Q..
Which of the following is the state has negative
population growth is according to Census 2011?

a) Kerala • According to census 2011,

Nagaland’s population growth
b) Nagaland rate is – 0.58%.
c) Goa
d) Tamil Nadu

Option : b
Q..
According to Census 2011, what was the population
growth rate of India from 2001 to 2011?

a) 7.28%
b) 21.8%
c) 11.25%
d) 17.72%

Option : d
Q..
Which of the following Union Territories has the
lowest population density?

a) Daman and Diu

• Daman and Diu – 2191
b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli • Dadra and Nagar Haveli – 1809
• Andaman and Nicobar – 46
c) Andaman and Nicobar • Puducherry - 2547
d) Puducherry

Option : C
 Imp Facts

• Population density (persons per sq. • Population density (persons

km) by state per sq. km) by state
• Highest • Lowest

• Bihar – 1106 • Arunachal Pradesh – 17

• West Bengal – 1028 • Mizoram – 52
• Kerala – 859 • Sikkim – 86
• Uttar Pradesh – 828 • Nagaland – 119
• Haryana – 573 • Manipur - 122
Q..
When was the first animal census was conducted in
India?

a) 1909-1910 • Since then it has been conducted

once every five years.
b) 1919-1920 • Livestock Census is conducted
c) 1929-1930 by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Animal
d) 1930-1940 Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries,
Government of India, New Delhi.

Option : b
Q..
Which of the following topics does the Census of India
cover ?

a) Demographics
b) Migration
c) Literacy
d) All of the above

Option : D
Q..
As per the 2011 Census data, in which of the following
union territories the female population out numbers
the male population?

a) Chandigarh • The Union Territory with the

highest sex ratio (1037
b) Lakshadweep females/ 1000 males).
c) Andaman & Nicobar
• Largest Union Territory: Ladakh
d) Puducherry • Most densely populated Union Territory: Delhi
• Lowest Sex ratio Union Territory: Daman & Diu
• Least Literate Union Territory: Daman and Diu
Option : D
Q..
What is the place of Uttar Pradesh in the states of
India in terms of area?

a) Fourth Area wise state Population wise

b) Fifth 1.Rajasthan state
2.Madhya .1.Uttar Pradesh
c) Second Pradesh 2.Maharshtra
3.Bihar
d) Third 3.Maharashtra
4.West Bengal
4.Uttar Pradesh

Option : a
 Q..
As per census 2011 the percentage of urban population
in India was

a) 31.16 • The total urban population in the

country as per Census 2011 is more
b) 41.8 than 377 million forming 31.16% of
the total population.
c) 25.8
d) 21.8 The data shows that Goa is the most urbanised state with 62.17% of the
population living in urban areas. But if one goes by geographical area
and total population , Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state followed
by Kerala (47.7 per cent) upstaging Maharashtra (45.2 per cent).
Option : A
Q..
Which of the following statements is not correct in
the context of Census 2011?
(A) Population of Andaman and Nicobar is the lowest among Census 2011.
(B) Kerala's population growth rate is highest in all states.
(C) Goa's population growth rate has been lower than India's population
growth rate during 2001 to 2011.
(D) The population growth rate of Assam has been almost the same as the
population growth rate of India during 2001 to 2011.

• Kerala’s population growth rate is

Option : b the lowest (4.91%) of all states
 Revise Imp Facts

• State with the highest population density – Bihar

• State with the lowest population density – Arunachal Pradesh
• Union territory with Highest population – New Delhi
• Union territory with least population – Lakshadweep
• State with the highest population – Uttar Pradesh
• State with the lowest population – Sikkim
• State with the highest sex ratio – Kerala
• State with the lowest sex ratio – Haryana
• State with the highest literacy rate – Kerala
• State with the lowest literacy rate – Bihar
5 Year Plan Economics
SSC, OSSC CGL, RAILWAY, BANK, STATE PSC MCQs
PSC
5 Year Plan Borrowed From → USSR
Garibi Hatao → 5th Five Year Plan
2nd FYP → Heavy Industries
Mixed Economy → 1956 -1961
1st Five Year Plan → Harrod-Domar Model
 Five Year Plans-
From 1947 to 2017, the Indian economy was premised on the concept of
planning.
This was carried through the Five-Year Plans.

The term economic planning is used to describe the long term plans of the
government of India.

•Short Term Objective-to develop and coordinate the economy with

efficient utilization of resources.
Long term objectives of Five Year Plans in
India are:

•High Growth rate to improve the living standard of the

residents of India.
•Economic stability for prosperity.
•Self-reliant economy.
•Reducing the inequalities.
•Modernization of the economy
 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING IN INDIA

• The idea of economic planning for five years was taken from the
Soviet Union under the socialist influence of first Prime Minister
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
1930- Great economic policy
• USSR- was not influenced cause it was following socialism

🔰•Joseph Stalin was the first person to implement the Five-Year Plan
in the Soviet Union, in the year 1928.
• A civil engineer and administrator M. Visvesvaraya is regarded as
a pioneer of economic planning in India.
• His book “Planned Economy for India” published in 1934
suggested a ten year plan.

THE PLANNING COMMISION

•The Planning Commission of India was a government body that
formulated India's Five-Year Plans.

• The Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950 and the plan
era started from 1 April 1951 with the launching of the First Five Year
Plan (1951-56).
• Objective- To distribute government's wealth in an
indirect way.
• The Planning Commission reported directly to the
Prime Minister of India.

•Pandit Nehru was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission

•1st Deputy Chairman- Gulzarilal Nanda

Some important dates to remember -

• Setting up of the Planning Commission: 15 March 1950

•Formation of NDC-6 August 1952

•First Five Year Plan: 1951
• Dissolution of the Planning Commission: 17 August 2014
•Setting up of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India)
Aayog: 1 January 2015
 The concept of five year paln was borrowed
from which country?

a) USA
The Five year plan was obtained from
b) Japan Ans :C
the USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist
c) Russia Republics).
d) France In 1928, Joseph Stalin initiated the Soviet
Union's first Five Year Strategy.
 Who was the first chairman of Planning Commission?

A. Mahatma Gandhi Pandit Nehru was the first Chairman of

A. Gulzarilal Nanda the Planning Commission.
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans :C
Deputy Chairman of Planning
D. Motilal Nehru Commission-Gulzarilal Nanda
 In which year planning commission was set up?

A. 1950 •The planning Commission was set up on

B. 1947 15 March 1950.
C. 1958 Ans :A •It was set up under the recommendation
of a Advisory Planning Board
D. 1954 •It was the under the chairmanship of KC
Niyogi.
 Which Five Year Plan had the primary goal to establish India as a self-
reliant and self- generating economy?

A. First five year plan The third Five Year Plan was launched from
Ans :C 1961-1966 under the leadership of Pandit
B. Second five year
Jawaharlal Nehru.
plan
The Deputy chairman- D. R. Gadgil.
C. Third five year plan o The plan was also known as the Gadgil
D. Fourth five year plan Yojana.
o Objective- establishment of a self- reliant
and self-generating economy
 During which five year plan did India opted for a mixed economy?

A. Second Five Year • Second Five-year plan (1956 to 1961)

Plan • The second plan was conceived in an
B. Third Five Year Plan Ans :A atmosphere of economic stability.
• It was felt agriculture could be accorded
C. Fourth Five Year Plan lower priority.
D. First Five Year Plan • Industries got more importance in the
2nd five- year plan.
• The focus was mainly on heavy
industries.
Which of the following Five Year Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty
for the first time in India?
A. Fourth Five Year Plan The Fifth Five-Year Plan laid stress on
B. Fifth Five Year Plan employment, poverty alleviation
Ans :B (Garibi Hatao), and justice.
C. Sixth Five Year Plan
The plan also focused on self-reliance in
D. Seventh Five Year Plan
agricultural production and defence.
•The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP)
was introduced in the first year of the Fifth
Five-Year Plan (1974-78).
The Khadi and village industry commission was established in which five
year plan?
A. Third Five year plan • The Khadi and Village Industries
B. Second Five year Commission is a statutory body formed in
plan Ans :B April 1957 by the Government of India,
under the Act of Parliament, 'Khadi and
C. Fourth Five year plan Village Industries Commission Act of 1956'.
D. First Five year plan • The second five-year plan is based on the
so-called Mahalanobis model.
• The Second Plan focused on the
development of the public sector and
"rapid Industrialisation".
 At the end of the first five-year plan, how many IITs were established in
India?
A. 2 • At the end of the first five-year plan in
A. 4 1956, five Indian Institutes of Technology
C. 3 Ans :D (IITs) were started as major technical
institutions.
D. 5 • The target Growth was 2.1 % and the
Actual Growth was 3.6 %.
•It was based on Harrod-Domar.
•The primary aim of the 1st five-year plan
was to improve the living standards of the
people of India.
 Which of the following five-year plans was affected due to drought & two
wars?

A. First Five-Year Plan • The third Five Year Plan was affected due
B. Third Five-Year Plan to drought and two wars (Sino-India war of
C. Fifth Five-Year Plan Ans :B 1962 and Indo-Pakistani war of 1965).
D. Sixth Five-Year Plan
 What was on top priority in the First Five Year Plan in India?

A. Agriculture The First Five Year Plan in India was from

B. Steel plants 1951 to 1956.
C. Ports Ans :A o The plan was based on the Harrod-Domar
model.
D. Industries • Gave priority to the agricultural development
of the country.
• The First Five Year Plan was presented before
the parliament by Jawaharlal Nehru.
o Economist K N Raj is known as the architect
of this plan
 The final approval to the five year plans of India was used to given by?

(a) NITI Aayog •National Development Council (NDC) or

(b) President of India the Rashtriya Vikas Parishad is the apex
(c) National Ans :C body for decision making and deliberations
on development matters in India presided
Development Council over by the Prime Minister.
(d) Ministry of Finance •Founded: 6 August 1952
 Who used to be the president of the National Development Council?

(a) Vice-President The chairman of the National

(b) RBI Governor Development Council (NDC) is the Prime
(c) Home Minister Ans :D Minister.
•National Development is an executive
(d) Prime Minister body, that was established by the
government in the year 1952
 In which plan the Government introduced Green Revolution?

A. Second Five Year Plan •Duration-1961-1966

B. Ninth Five Year Plan ••This plan is also called Gadgil Yojna.
C. Third Five Year Plan Ans :C •Target Growth = 5.6%
•Actual Growth = 2.8%
D. Tenth Five Year Plan • Therefore it was a Failure for the
country.
•Reason- Indo-China War 1962 and Indo-
Pakistan War 1975
•The target Shifted from development to
defense & development
 Who was the chairman of 6th Five year Plan?

A. Morarji Desai •Duration- 1980-1985

B. Rajiv Gandhi •Target-5.2
C. Sarojini Naidu Ans :A •Actual growth-5.54
•Objective- Economic liberalisation by
D. India Gandhi eradication of poverty and technological
self reliance
•Also known as Growth Model.
 Under which five year plan "Blue Revolution" was
started in India ?

a) Fifth Ans :C •• The Blue Revolution was first launched

b) Sixth in India as the 'Nili Kranti Mission' during
the 7th Five Year Plan (1985-1990).•
c) Seventh
.• The Intensive Marine Fisheries Program
d) Eighth was subsequently launched during the 8th
Five Year Plan (1992-97)
 The 11th Five-Year Plan ended in the year??

a) 2010 •Eleventh Plan (2007–2012)

b) 2011 •It was in the period of Manmohan Singh
c) 2012 Ans :C as the prime minister.
d) 2013 12th Five Year Plan of the Government of
India (2012–17) was India's last Five Year
Plan.
 The Annual Plan described as ‘Plan Holiday’ were
implemented during?
a) 1965-66 • There were three annual plans
b) 1966-69 between 1966 and 1969.
Ans :B • This period was also called ‘plan
c) 1967-70
holiday’
d) 1968-71 .
• Plan Holidays' main reason was later
deducted as war (Indo-Pakistan),
inflation, and the severe drought.
 In which plan The Human development is the core of all developmental
efforts was recognised?
A. Eighth Five Year Plan •The eighth five-year planning was
A. Ninth Five Year Plan between 1992 and 1997.
C. Seventh Five Year Ans :A • Priority was given to the development
of human resources(Human Model).
Plan • It was the beginning of liberalization,
D. Sixth Five Year Plan privatization, and globalization (LPG) in
India.
• New Economic Policy was introduced
during the eighth five-year plan.
 What was the duration of India's first ‘Plan Holiday’ in terms of five year
plan?

A. 1966-1967 • The miserable failure of the third plan

A. 1968-1969 forced the government to declare a plan
C. Both A and B Ans :C holiday 3 annual plans.
••They were drawn during this period and
D. Only A the Indian economy faced another year of
drought during 1966-67.
•Equal priority was given to agricultural
and industrial sector.
 First Plan 1951–1956
Second Plan 1956–1961
Third Plan 1961–1966
Plan Holidays 1966–1969
Fourth Plan 1969–1974
Fifth Plan 1974–1978
Rolling Plan 1978–1980
Sixth Plan 1980–1985
Seventh Plan 1985–1990
Annual Plans 1990–1992
Eighth Plan 1992–1997
Ninth Plan 1997–2002
Tenth Plan 2002–2007
Eleventh Plan 2007–2012
Twelfth Plan 2012–2017
 Five Year Plans
SSC, OSSC CGL, RAILWAY, STATE PSC
1st Five Year Plan – 1951-56
2nd Five Year Plan – P.C Mahalanobis Top MCQ
5 Year Plans Borrowed from – USSR
Yellow Revolution – Oilseeds Production
Planning Commission – Non Statutory Body
• The Planning Commission of India was a non-constitutional and non-
statutory body, which was responsible to formulate India’s five years plans
for social and economic development in India.

• The Planning Commission is only an advisory body.

• The PM of India is the Ex-officio chairman of the planning commission.
• It was established on 15th March 1950 in accordance with article 39 of the
constitution which is a part of directive principles of state policy.
• The apex body gives final approval to a five-year plan in India - National
Development Council.
• National Development Council was established on 6th August 1952.
• NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission from 1st January 2015.
• The five-year plans were one of the central plans.
• The plans were formulated and were financed by the central government.
• These were launched in 1951, with the first five-year plans covering the
years 1951-56.
• There were three breaks in five-year plans during 1966-69, 1978-80, and
1991-92.
• “Twelfth Five Year Plan” duration is from 2012 to 2017, and it was under
the leadership of Manmohan Singh.

• It was the last five-year plan because Niti Aayog replaced it with the
planning commission.
• Its main theme was “Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”.
• Its growth rate target was 8%.
 Imp Facts

• The first five-year plan was started from 1951 to 1956.

• The concept of the five-year plan was borrowed from USSR.
• Father of Indian Economic Planning - M. Vishweshwaraiah
• The Chairman of NITI Aayog – PM Narendra Modi
• The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog – Suman Bery
• The CEO of NITI Aayog – B.V.R Subrahmanyam
• NITI Aayog Headquarter - New Delhi
Q.1.
The concept of five year paln was borrowed
from

a) USA
b) JAPAN
c) RUSSIA
d) FRANCE
Option : C
Q.1.

When was the Planning Commission set up?

a) 2019 • On the recommendation of an

advisory planning board under
b) 2000 the chairmanship of KC Neogy
• Only an advisory body
c) 1950 • First chairman – JL Nehru
• First deputy chairman -
d) 1947 Guljarilal Nanda
Option : C
Q.1.
Planning Commission of India was established
by which among the following means?

a) Act of Parliament
b) Presidential order
c) Presidential ordinance
d) Cabinet Resolution
Option : D
Q.1.
Formation of NITI AYOG was announced in

a) 15th Aug 2014

• Established 1st Jan
b) 15th Aug 2015 2015
c) 26th Jan 2014
d) 26th Jan 2015
Option : A
Q.1.
T h e final appíoval to the five yeaí plans of India is given
by?

a) NITI Aayog • National

Development
b) President of India Council (NDC) was
c) National Development Council the final authoíity
that used to give
d) Ministry of Finance final appíoval to the
Option : C five yeaís plans.
Q.1.
The LPG Model of Development was introduced by the
then Finance Minister

a) TT Krishnamachari
b) Yashwant Sinha
c) P Chidambaram
d) Manmohan Singh
Option : D
Q.1.
What was on top priority in the First Five Year Plan in
India?

a) Agriculture • 1951-56
• Based on the Harrod-
b) Steel Plant
Domar model.
c) Ports • Economist K N Raj is
known as the architect of
d) Industry
this plan
Option : A
Q.1.
What was the duration of the Second Five-Year Plan?

a) 1957-62 • Based on Mahalanobis Model.

• Its main focus was on the
b) 1958-63 industrial development of the
country.
c) 1955-60 • Target 4.5%, achieved
4.27%
d) 1956-61
Option : D
Q.1.
During which five year plan did India opt for a mixed
economy?

a) First • 1956-61
• As many as five steel plants
b) Second
including the ones in
c) Third Durgapur, Jamshedpur as
well as Bhilai were set up as
d) Fourth
per the 2nd five-year plan.
Option : B
Q.1.
Which of the following persons drafted the 2nd five-year
plan?

a) Gadgil • This plan was an

“Industrial and Transport
b) V.K.R.V Rao
Plan” in contrast to the
c) C.N. Lawyer primary plan which was
called the Agriculture and
d) P.C. Mahalanobis
Irrigation Plan
Option : D
Q.1.
Which five year plan proposed to make India a 'self-
reliant' and 'self-generating' economy?

a) Second • Target Growth = 5.6%

• Actual Growth = 2.8%
b) Third • To make India a 'self-reliant' and
c) Sixth • self-generating economy.
• Failure
d) Seventh • Shifted from development to
Option : B defense & development
Q.1.
In which Five Year Plan the objective of 'growth with stability
and progressive achievement of self-reliance' was set?

a) Third FYP • 1969-74

• Based on the Ashok Rudra
b) Fourth FYP Menon model.
c) Fifth FYP • During this plan period,
the slogan of Garibi Hatao
d) Sixth FYP
was given
Option : B
Q.1.
Which Five Year Plan had the primary goal to establish
India as a self-reliant and self-generating economy ?

a) First FYP
• 1961-66
b) Second FYP • Also known as the Gadgil
c) Third FYP Yojana (Deputy chairman
of PC)
d) Fourth FYP
Option : C
Q.1.
Under which five year plan "Blue Revolution" was
started in India ?

a) Fifth • The Blue Revolution was

first launched in India as
b) Sixth the 'Nili Kranti Mission'
c) Seventh during the 7th Five Year
Plan (1985-1990)
d) Eighth
Option : C
• Other important revolutions related to the agriculture sector are
• Red Revolution - Meat and Poultry sector;
• Pink Revolution - Onion production, Pharmaceuticals, and Prawn
production
• White Revolution - Increasing Milk production
• Yellow Revolution - Increasing Edible Oilseeds production
• Green Revolution - Increasing Foodgrains production
• Golden Revolution - Increasing Horticulture and Honey production
• Golden Fibre Revolution - Increasing Jute Production
Q.1.

The 11th Five-Year Plan ended in the year?

a) 2010 • focused on Inclusive

Growth.
b) 2011
• The growth rate of the
c) 2012 11th Five-Year Plan is 8%.
d) 2013
Option : C
Q.1.
In which five year plan was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojna
launched?

a) First
• Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
b) Second was launched in 1989
c) Fifth by the Rajiv Gandhi
government
d) Seventh
Option : D
Q.1.

The basic objective of fifth five year plan was

a) Poverty removal • 1974 to 1978

• focussed on Garibi Hatao,
b) Reform in PDS
employment, justice, agricultural
c) Inclusive growth production & defense.
• This plan was terminated in 1978
d) Exclusive growth
by the newly elected Moraji
Option : A Desai government.
Q.1.
In India which of the following Five Year Plans was
launched with a focus on sustainable growth?

a) 9 th
• 12th FYP's main theme was
10 th "Faster, more inclusive and
b) Sustainable Growth".
c) 11 th
• Its growth rate target was 8%.
• It was for the duration of
d) 12 th
2012-17 under Manmohan
Option : D Singh government
Q.1.
Khadi and village industry commission was established
in which five year plan?

a) Third • a statutory body formed in

April 1957 by the
b) Fourth Government of India, under
c) Second the Act of Parliament, 'Khadi
and Village Industries
d) First Commission Act of 1956’.
Option : C
Q.1.
The Annual Plan described as ‘Plan Holiday’ were
implemented during

a) 1965-66 • There were three annual plans

between 1966 and 1969.
b) 1966-69 • This period was also called ‘plan
c) 1967-70 holiday’.
• Plan Holidays' main reason was later
d) 1968-71 deducted as war (Indo-Pakistan),
Option : B inflation, and the severe drought.
Governor General & Viceroy
SSC CGL/CHSL/MTS 2023, UPPSC, Agniveer

Lord Curzon – Partition of Bengal

Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
William Bentinck – Abolition of Sati
Lord Mayo – 1st Census of India was Held
Lord Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement
Q.
Who was the 1st governor of Bengal?

a) Robert Clive • He was the first governor of

Bengal during 1757-60 and
b) Warren Hestings again during 1765-67. During
his tenure, East India Company
c) William Bentinck
won the battle of Plassey and
d) Lord Canning Battle of Buxar which paved
the way for Britishers to
conquer India.
Q..
In which year the office of Governor-General was
created during British India?

a) 1773 • The Regulating Act of 1773

designated the Governor-
b) 1858 General of Bengal and created
an Executive Council of four
c) 1774
members to assist.
d) 1885
Q.
Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

a) Robert Clive • The Regulating Act was

passed in the British
b) Warren Hestings Parliament in June 1773.
c) William Bentinck • 1772-1785: Warren Hestings
d) Lord Canning
 Warren Hastings (1772-1785)

• First Governor-General of Bengal

• End to the dual system of administration
• Regulating Act of 1773
• Supreme Court at Calcutta
• Asiatic Society of Bengal
• First Anglo-Maratha War and Treaty of Salbai
• First English translation of Bhagavad Gita
• Pitt’s India Act-1784
• Impeachment on Warren Hestings
Q. Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Father
of Civil Services in India’?

a) Cornwallis • Place of death and burial :

Ghazipur, India
b) Warren Hestings • Lord Cornwallis established the
police force.
c) William Bentinck
d) Lord Canning

Option : A
 Lord Cornwallis (1786-1793)

• Establishment of Sanskrit college

• Third Anglo-Mysore War and Treaty of Seringapatam
• Introduction of Permanent Settlement and civil services
Q.
Who was the 1st Governor General of India?

a) Robert Clive • His tenure is known for the social

reforms such as Abolition of Sati in
b) Warren Hestings 1829, Suppression of Thugi, and
Suppression of Infanticide etc.
c) William Bentinck • Charter Act of 1833 made
d) Lord Canning Governor-General of Bengal as
Governor-General of British
India. ( Saint Helena act)
Q.
Who was the 1St Viceroy of India?

a) Robert Clive • The Indian Councils Act of 1861, the Indian

Civil Services Act of 1861, the Indian High
b) Warren Hestings Courts Act of 1861, and the Indian Penal
Code of 1862 were all passed during his
c) William Bentinck term and during 1857 revolt.
d) Lord Canning • Government of India Act of 1858, the
Governor-General representing the Crown
became known as the Viceroy.
 Lord Canning (1856-1857)

• Three universities at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in 1857

were established

• The last Governor-General and first Viceroy of India

• Revolt of 1857; Passed the Act of 1858, which ended the rule
of the East India Company.
• Withdrew Doctrine of Lapse.
• Note – Post-1857 Revolt, Governor-General of India was
made Viceroy of British India and Canning became the first
Viceroy of India/British India.
Q.
Who was the 1st governor General of
Independent India?

a) Mountbatten • 1St Indian Governor General

of Independent India : C.
b) Warren Hestings Rajgopalachari.

c) William Bentinck • Last Viceroy Of India :

Mountbatten
d) Lord Canning
 First & Important

• The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings with

tenure of office from 1772-1785.
• Charter Act of 1833 made Governor-General of Bengal as
Governor-General of British India. And, William Bentick was the
first Governor-General of British India.
• Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India/British India.
• Lord Mountbatten : First Governor-General of FREE INDIA
• Raja Gopalachari : Last Governor-General of free India; The only
Indian Governor-General.
 Match the Following
• Set I • Set II
• a. Warren Hastings • 1. Subsidiary Alliance system
• b. Lord Cornwallis • 2. Policy of Non-Interference
• c. Sir John Shore • 3. Permanent Settlement in
• d. Lord Wellesley Bengal
• 4. Abolished Dual system

• Warren Hastings: Abolished Dual system

• Lord Cornwallis: Permanent Settlement in Bengal
• Sir John Shore: Policy of Non-Interference
• Lord Wellesley: Subsidiary Alliance system
• Lord William Bentinck made the Persian and a Vernacular language for the
court proceeding in lower court and made English language as official
language for Supreme Court proceeding.

• Lord Hastings was the British Governor-General

when Bombay was designated as Presidency.

• The Indian Slavery Act, 1843 was an act passed in British India under
East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions
associated with slavery.

• Lord Ellenborough was the British Governor-General when the slavery

was abolished.
• Lord Dufferin : Time of Congress (established)

• 1st time census : Lord Mayo

(1872)

• 1st time regular census : Lord RIPPON

• The Census of 1881 which was undertaken
on 17th February, 1881 by W.C. Plowden.
 Match the Following
• Set I • Set II
a. William Jones 1. Ryotwari settlement in Madras
b. Thomas Munro 2. Abolition / Prohibition of Sati
c. Lord William Bentinck 3. Asiatic Society of Bengal
d. Lord Hardinge 4.Prohibition of female
infanticide and human sacrifice
among Gonds of central India

• William Jones: Asiatic Society of Bengal

• Thomas Munro: Ryotwari settlement in Madras
• Lord William Bentinck: Abolition / Prohibition of Sati
• Lord Hardinge: Prohibition of female infanticide and human sacrifice
among Gonds of central India
Which of the following is correct chronology of
annexation under the Doctrine of Lapse by Lord
Dalhousie ?
• I. Satara • Code:
• II. Jaitpur and Sambalpur • A. V, IV, III, II and I
• III. Nagpur and Jhansi • B. IV, V, III, I and II
• IV. Tanjore and Arcot • C. I, II, III, IV and V
• V. Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) • D. V, IV, I, II and III

• The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur
and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot
(1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh-1860) under the terms of the
doctrine of lapse.
 Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856)
• Introduced ‘Doctrine of Lapse‘
• Charles Wood Dispatch
• Post Office Act, 1854
• 1st Railway line connecting Bombay and Thane
• Second Anglo-Sikh War
• First telegraph line
• Started Competitive examination for Indian Civil Services
• Widow Remarriage Act
• Also known as Father of Indian Telegraph, Father of Indian Railways,
Father of Indian Postal system, Father of Indian Engineering Services
Q..
The permanent settlement was introduced by?

a) Lord Cornwallis • The Permanent Settlement

was brought into effect by the
b) Warren Hestings Lord Cornwallis in 1793. This
was an agreement between the
c) William Bentinck
East India Company and the
d) Lord Canning zamindars to fix the land
revenue.
 Lytton

• Lord Lytton 1876 – 1880

•
• Vernacular Press Act, 1878
• Arms Act, 1878
• Ignored severe famine and organized durbar.
Proclaimed Queen Victoria “The Empress of India”
• Abolished tax on cotton for British traders
• Maximum age to take up civil services exam lowered
from 21 to 19
 Lord Mayo

• Lord Mayo 1869 – 1872

•
• Financial Distribution between centre and state introduced for
the first time
• First Census in 1872
• Mayo College for the royal elite was set up
• Lord Mayo was the only Governor-General who was killed in
India.
• He was killed by Sher Ali Afridi in Port Blair
• Establishment of Statistical Survey of India
 Rippon & Dufferin
• Lord Ripon 1880 – 1884
• Was the most loved Governor-General
• Repealed the controversial Arms and Vernacular press act
• Set up Local self-governments – Panchayats and Municipal Boards
due to which he was known as Father of Self Government
• 2 new universities opened – Punjab University 1884, Allahabad
University 1887
• Illbert Bill – Indian judge cannot try English Judge
• Appointment of Hunter Commission

• Lord Dufferin 1884 – 1888

• III Anglo-‐Burmese war (1885-‐1886)
• Indian National Congress was founded in 1885
 Hardinge & Chelmsford

• Lord Hardinge II 1910 – 1916

• Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
• Hindu Mahasabha was established by Madan Mohan
Malaviya
•
• Lord Chelmsford1916 – 1921
• Home Rule League Movements
• Rowlatt Act was passed
• Montague – Chelmsford reform was passed
 Canning, Elgin and Lawrence
1. Lord Canning 1858-1862
Abolished doctrine of lapse

2.Lord Elgin 1862 – 1863

Wahabi Movement

3. Lord Lawrence 1864 – 1869

Establishment of High court in Calcutta, Madras during his
reign.
Anglo-Bhutanese war
• Lord Reading 1921 – 1926
• Swaraj Party was formed Reading
• Chauri – Chaura incident took place

Lord Irwin 1926 – 1931 Irwin

Launch of civil disobedience movement and Dandi march
First round table conference was held
•
• Lord Willingdon 1931 – 1936
• Second & Third Round Table Conference
• Poona pact was signed
Willingdon
• Communal award was started

Lord Linlithgow 1936 – 1944

Cripps Mission Linlithgow
Quit India movement
 Wavell & Mountbatten
• Lord Wavell 1944 – 1947
• CR Formula 1944
• Launch of Direct Action day
• Wavell Plan & Shimla conference

•
• Lord Mountbatten 1947-48
• June 3rd Plan
• Last Viceroy and First Governor-General of free India
Q..
Who among the following passed the Vernacular Press Act?

a) Lord Ripon • Passed In 1878

b) Lord Lytton
• It was primarily targeted against
c) William Bentick
Amrit Bazar Patrika (Started by Sisir
d) Lord Minto Ghosh and Moti Lal Ghosh)

The act was repealed by Lord Ripon In

1881.
Q..
The Bengal sati regulation Act was passed in which year?

a) 1829
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy with the
b) 1835 help of Lord William Bentinck
c) 1834 passed this act in 1829.

d) 1830
Arrange the state acquired by Subsidiary Alliance in chronological order.

1. Nizam of Hyderabad.
1.1, 2, 3, 4
2. Peshwa.
2.1, 2, 4, 3
3. Mysore. 3.1, 3, 4, 2
4.3, 4, 2, 1
4. Awadh.
 Lord Wellesley (1798-1805)
• It was introduced by the Lord Wellesley who was
the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805.
• The first state to be acquired from the Subsidiary
Alliance was Nizam of Hyderabad in 1798.

Followed by the series of states like Mysore in 1799,

Tanjore in 1799, Awadh in 1801, Peshwa in 1802,
Bhonsle Raja Berar in 1803, Scindia in 1804, and Holkar
in 1818.

• Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance System

• Fourth Anglo- Mysore war and the Treaty of Bassein
• Establishment of Madras presidency
• Establishing Fort William College at Calcutta
Who was the 1st Governor General of India?

a) Robert Clive
b) Warren Hestings
c) William Bentinck
d) Lord Canning
Indian Cities & River Banks
SSC, STATE PSC, OSSC CGL, BANKING
Jammu – Tawi River
Ayodhya – Saryu River Paris – Siene River
Lucknow – Gomti River Lahore – Ravi River
Haridwar – Ganga River Rome – Tiber River
Kolkata – Hooghly River London – Thames River
Gwalior – Chambal River New York – Hudson River
Q.1.
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is situated on the banks
of which river?

a) Ganga river
• BrahMos Manufacturing Center
b) Yamuna river will be built in Lucknow by
BrahMos Aerospace.
c) Gomti river • The head quarter of Small
d) Saryu river Industries Development Bank of
India(SIDBI) is located in
Lucknow.
Option :C
Q.2.
Rishikesh city is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Ganga river
• Other cities located on
b) Bhagirathi river the Ganges River –
c) Yamuna river Rishikesh,
Varanasi, Haridwar, Kanpur,
d) Alaknanda river Patna, and Kannauj.
• Prayagraj is situated at the
confluence of Yamuna and
Option :A Ganges rivers.
Q.3.
The city of Ayodhya is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Gomti river
b) Gandak river
c) Ganga river
d) Saryu river

Option :D
Q.4.
Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh is situated on the banks of
which river

a) Tapti river
b) Rapti river • CM Yogi Adityanath
inaugurated Shaheed
c) Ganga river Ashfaq Ulla Khan
Zoological Park in
d) Gandak river Gorakhpur.

Option :B
Q.5.
On which river is Gwalior, the main city of Madhya Pradesh
situated?

a) Narmada river
b) Chambal river • The Tansen Festival was
organized in Gwalior,
c) Hooghly river Madhya Pradesh.
• Recently the first drone
d) Tapti river school was launched in
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Option : B
Q.6.
Jammu is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Jhelum river
b) Tawi river • The history
of Jammu
c) Chenab river and
Kashmir is found in
d) Sindhu river
Kalhana’s book
Rajatarangini.
Option :B
Q.7.
Hyderabad is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Kaveri river • Operation Polo was the name of the

secret operation of the Indian Army on
b) Krishna river September 1948.
c) Musi river • Statue Of Equality : Saint
Ramanujacharya – 216 feet tall statue
d) Godavari river built in Hyderaba.

Option : C Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI

organized ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ at
Hyderabad (Begumpet Airport)
Q.8.
Kolkata is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Ganga river
• Zoological Survey of
b) Hooghly river India Established in July
c) Musi river 1916, (ZSI) is
headquartered in
d) Tapti river Kolkata and Dhriti
Banerjee as its first
woman director.
Option :B
Q.9.
On which river is Dehradun the capital of Uttarakhand situated?

a) Ganga river
•Recently, the new CM of
b) Yamuna river
Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh
c) Bhagirathi river Dhami and the Governor of
Uttarakhand, former Lt.
d) Tons river General Gurmeet Singh.

Option :D
Q.10.
Surat city of Gujarat is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Tapti River
• Surat is mainly famous for
b) Sabarmati River textile industry and
diamond cutting and
c) Narmada River polishing, hence the city is
d) Mahi River also known as Silk City and
Diamond City.

Option : A
Q.11.
Jabalpur and Hoshangabad is situated on the banks of which
river?

a) Ganga river
• Narmada River originates from the
b) Yamuna river Amarkantak hill located in Madhya
Pradesh.
c) Gomti river • Narmada River is a west flowing
river.
d) Narmada River
• It falls into the Arabian Sea.
• The High Court of Madhya Pradesh
Option :D is situated in Jabalpur.
Q.12.
Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh is situated on the bank of which
river?

a) Kosi River
b) Yamuna river
c) Shipra river
d) Narmada River

Option : C
Q.13.
Srinagar is a city situated on the bank of which river?

a) Jhelam River
b) Yamuna river •Jhelum is a major
tributary of the Indus
c) Chenab River River.
d) Narmada River • Uri Dam is situated on
the Jhelum River.
Option : A
Q.14.
Hampi is a city situated on the banks of which river?

a) Kaveri River •The Vijayanagara Empire was

founded by Harihara and Bukka
b) Tungbhadra River
and ruled from 1336 AD to 1646
c) Godavari River AD.
• Hampi was the capital of the
d) Vrishabhavati River Vijayanagara Empire.
• The monuments of Hampi were
Option :B included in UNESCO’s World
Heritage Site in 1986.
Q.15.
Gaya city of Bihar is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Kosi River
• Gaya city of Bihar is situated on the
b) Falgu river bank of Falgu river.
• India's largest sleeping posture
c) Shipra river statue of Lord Buddha has been
d) Narmada River constructed in Bodh Gaya.
• In 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple in
Bodh Gaya became a UNESCO
Option : B World Heritage Site.
Q.16.
Vijayawada city is located on the bank of which river?

• The city of Vijayawada is situated on the

a) Kaveri River river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
• The creator of the national flag – Pingali
b) Krishna River Venkayya belongs to the city of
Vijayawada.
c) Godavari River • Krishna River originates from
d) Vrishabhavati River Mahabaleshwar near Satara district of
Maharashtra.
• It falls in the Bay of Bengal.
Option :B • Dams on the Krishna River – Almatti Dam,
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Srisailam Dam, etc.
Q.17.
Kanpur city is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Ganga river • Kanpur is a city situated on the banks of

river Ganga.
b) Yamuna river • Kanpur is the most important industrial
c) Gomti river center in Uttar Pradesh.
• It is famous for high quality leather and
d) Narmada River textile goods.
• Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian
Option : A woman to preside over the Kanpur
Congress session in 1925.
Q.18.
On the banks of which river is the city of Chennai situated?

a) Adyar River • India’s first multimodal logistics park

(MMLP) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
b) Krishna River • India’s first dugong conservation
reserve Chennai is located in Tamil
c) Godavari River Nadu.
• The 44th Chess Olympiad was
d) Vrishabhavati River organized in Chennai Tamil Nadu
from July 28 to August 09, 2022.
Option : A India hosted the Chess Olympiad for
the first time.
Q.19.
Pune city of Maharashtra is situated on the bank of which
river?

a) Mutha River
• Poona Pact was
b) Koyna River signed between
c) Godavari River Mahatma
Gandhi and Babasaheb
d) Vrishabhavati River Bhimrao Ambedkar in
1932.
Option : A
Q.20.
Tiruchirappalli city is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Kaveri River • The city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil

Nadu lies to the south of the
b) Krishna River Kaveri River.
c) Godavari River • Tiruchirappalli was an important
part of the Chola kingdom in
d) Vrishabhavati River ancient times.
• The place is especially famous for
Option : A Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple and
Sri Jambukeswara Temple.
Q.21.
The city of Jharkhand, Jamshedpur is situated on the banks of
which river?

a) Mahi river
b) Swarna Rekha river • Tissco (Tata and Iron Steel
Company) was established
c) Ganga river on 25 August 1907 in
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
d) Godavari river

Option :B
Q.22.
Patna, the capital of Bihar, is situated on the banks of which
river?

a) Yamuna river
b) Ganga river • India’s first National
Dolphin Research
c) Kosi river Center (NDRC) will be
set up in Patna, Bihar.
d) Gandak river

Option :B
Q.23.
Ahmedabad is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Sabarmati river
b) Ganga river •The Dandi Yatra started
from Sabarmati Ashram on
c) Tapti river 12 March 1930 and reached
Dandi on 6 April 1930.
d) Narmada river • It was related to salt tax, it
was led by Mahatma
Option :A Gandhi
Q.24.
The Assam city of Guwahati is situated on the bank of which
river?

a) Hooghly river
•Gopinath Bordoloi
b) Brahmaputra river
International Airport is
c) Damodar River located in Guwahati,
Assam and Majuli
d) Kosi river Island is located on the
Brahmaputra River.
Option : B
Q.25.
On the banks of which river is the city of Cuttack of Odisha
situated?

a) Mahanadi river • Hirakud Dam is a dam built on

Mahanadi in Odisha. Built in
b) Brahmani river 1957 on the Mahanadi, this dam
c) Krishna river is the largest and longest dam
in india.
d) Swarna Rekha river
• National Rice Research Institute
(NRRI) is located in Cuttack,
Option :A Odisha.
Q.26.
Rourkela city of Odisha is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Mahanadi River
• The country’s largest hockey
b) Brahmani river stadium (Birsa Munda
Stadium) will be built in
c) Damodar River Rourkela, Odisha,
d) Kaveri River • Odisha was set up with the
help of Germany’s Rourkela
Steel Plant.
Option : B
Q.27.
Bangalore is situated on the banks of which river?

a) Kaveri River
• Indian Space
b) Krishna River Research
c) Godavari River Organization (ISRO)
• Established – 15 August 1969.
d) Vrishabhavati River • HQ – Bangalore, Karnataka
• President – S.Somnath.
Option :D
Q.28.
Madurai city of Tamil Nadu is situated on the bank of which
river?

a) Periyar river
b) Vaigai river •There is a famous
Meenakshi temple in
c) Kaveri river Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• It is situated on the banks
d) Krishna river of Vaigai river which is built
in
Option : B Dravidian style.
Q.29.
Nashik is situated on the bank of which river?

a) Godavari river
b) Krishna river
• The pass connecting
c) Koyna river Mumbai to Nashik is
Thal Ghat Pass.
d) Kaveri river

Option : A
 Cities of the world situated on the banks of rivers
• City — River — Country • City — River — Country
• London — Thames — England • Budapest — Danube — Hungary
• Berlin — Spree — Germany • Moscow — Moskva — Russia
• Vienna — Danube — Austria • Perth — Swan — Australia
• Baghdad —Tigris — Iraq • Tokyo — Arakava — Japan
• Cairo — Nile — Egypt • Sydney — Darling — Australia
• Rome — Tiber — Italy • Lisbon — Lymphe — Portugal
• Paris — Seine — France • Shanghai — Yangtze — China
• Lahore — Ravi — Pakistan • New York — Hudson — America
• Karachi — Indus — Pakistan • Washintgton — Potomac — USA
 Airports in India
SSC, OSSC CGL, BANKING, RAILWAY
Indira Gandhi Airport — Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Airport — Hyderabad
Kempegowda Airport — Karnataka
Gopinath Bardoloi Airport — Assam
Maharaja Agrasen Airport — Haryana
Q.1.

Where is Indira Gandhi International Airport located ?

a) Delhi
• Located in the national
b) Mumbai capital, Indira Gandhi
International Airport is not
c) Bengaluru only the busiest airport in
India but also the 12th busiest
d) Madhya Pradesh airport in the world.

Option : A
Q.2.
Where is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International
Airport located ?

a) Chandigarh • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

International Airport (BOM) is
b) Mumbai
the second busiest airport in
c) Bangalore India in terms of passenger
movement.
d) Jaipur
Option : B
Q.3.

Where is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport located ?

a) Bengaluru • One of Asia’s biggest civil aviation

shows, Wings India 2022, jointly
b) Chennai organised by the Ministry of Civil
Aviation (MOCA) and Federation
c) Hyderabad
of Indian Chambers of Commerce
d) Mumbai & Industry (FICCI) was held at the
Begumpet airport recently.
Option : C
Q.4.
Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
located?

a) Ahmedabad • The Statue of Unity is a monument

dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel.
b) Kolkata • It is located on the Narmada River
at a place called Sadhu Bet island
c) Surat in Gujarat.
• It is the world’s tallest statue,
d) Bengaluru whose height is 182 meters.
• Vadodara Airport — Gujarat
Option : A
Q.5.

Where is Kempegowda Airport located?

a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru • Mangalore airport is
located in Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Kolkata
Option : B
Q.6.
Where is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International
Airport located?

a) Kolkata
• Other airport of west
b) Guwahati Bangal — Bagdogra
Airport is located in
c) Mumbai
siliguri, West Bengal.
d) Delhi
Option : A
Q.7.

Where is Tiruchirappalli International Airport located ?

a) Kerala • Other airport of Tamil Nadu —

• Civil Aerodrome airport in
b) Karnataka Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Tiruchirappalli International
c) Tamilnadu Airport — Tiruchirappalli (Tamil
Nadu)
d) Andhra Pradesh • Madurai Airport (Madurai) Tamil
Nadu
Option : C
Q.8.

Where is Dabolim Airport located?

a) Goa
b) Maharashtra
c) Bengaluru
d) Chennai
Option : A
Q.9.

Where is Lokmanya Jayprakash Narayan Airport located?

a) Patna, Bihar
• Other airport of Bihar —
b) Ranchi, Jharkhand Gaya International Airport
c) Bhagalpur, Bihar is located in Gaya (Bihar).

d) Kolkata, WB
Option : A
Q.10.
Where is Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport
located?

a) Amritsar
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh
b) Chandigarh International Airport
is located in Mohali
c) Haryana
Punjab.
d) Rajasthan
Option : A
Q.11.
Where is Birsa Munda Airport located?

a) Jharkhand
• Birsa Munda Airport,
b) Odisha
also known as
c) Mumbai Ranchi Airport.
d) Chennai
Option : A
Q.12.
Where is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
located?

a) Maharashtra • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

International Airport is
b) Delhi located in Nagpur,
Maharashtr.
c) Kolkata • Pune airport is also located in
d) Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra
Option : A
Q.13.
Where is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport
located?

a) Kolkata
• Other airport of Madhya
b) Jhansi Pradesh — Raja Bhoj
Airport is located in
c) Indore
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
d) Mumbai
Option : C
Q.14.
Where is Maharaja Agrasen International Airport
located ?

a) Haryana
• Haryana CM Manohar Lal
b) Punjab Khattar has announced to
rename the Hisar Airport
c) Himachal Pradesh
as Maharaja Agrasen
d) Telangana International Airport.
Option : A
Q.15.
Where is the Hollongi International Airport being built?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
• Hollongi International
b) Madhya Pradesh Airport is coming up in
Itanagar and Tezu Airport is
c) Karnataka
also in Arunachal Pradesh.
d) Kerala
Option : A
Q.16.
In which state is Vijayawada Airport located?

a) Karnataka • Other airport of Andhra

Pradesh —
b) Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam airport is
c) Tamil Nadu located in (Andhra
d) Kerala Pradesh).
Option : B
Q.17.
Where is Biju Patnaik Airport located?

a) Odisha
• Biju Patnaik Airport is
b) Karnataka located in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha.
c) Kerala • Veer Surendra Sai Airport
in Jharsuguda district
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option : A
Q.17.
Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
located?

a) Varanasi
b) Gorakhpur
c) Noida
d) Muradabad
Option : A
 Uttar Pradesh to become the first state to have 5
international airports

• Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport – Lucknow

• Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport – Varanasi
• Kushinagar International Airport – Kushinagar
• Jewar International Airport - Noida
• Shri Ram International Airport - Ayodhya
Q.18.
Where is the popular Gopinath Bardoloi International
Airport?

a) Kolkata
b) Guwahati • The popular Gopinath Bardoli
International Airport is located
c) Uttar Pradesh in Guwahati, Assam.

d) Bengaluru
Option : B
Q.19.
Where is Veer Savarkar International Airport?

a) Port Blair • Veer Savarkar International

b) Bengaluru Airport is located at Port Blair
(Andaman and Nicobar
c) Chennai Islands)

d) Visakhapatnam
Option : A
Q.20.
Where is Cochin International Airport
located?

a) Bangalore • Kerala's Cochin International Airport Ltd

(CIAL) is the first airport in the world that
b) Chennai would be running fully on solar power.
• Other airports of Kerala:-
c) Kochi • Calicut International Airport - Kozhikode
• Trivandrum International Airport-
d) Hyderabad Thiruvananthapuram
Option : C • Kannur International Airport
 Imp International Airports in India
• Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
• Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (Telangana)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata (WB)
• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
• Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar (Punjab)
• Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati (Assam)
• Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair (A&N Islands)
• Cochin International Airport, Kochi (Kerala)
• B.R. Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Invention & Inventors
SSC, OSSC CGL, RAILWAY, STATE PSC
Bulb – Thomas Edition
Mobile – Martin Cooper
Dynamite – Alfred Nobel
X-Ray – William Roentgen
Computer – Charles Babbage
 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Air conditioner Willis Carrier

• Barometer Evangelista Torricelli

• Airplane Wright brothers

• Ammeter Friedrich Dexler

• Anemometer Leon Battista Alberti

• Atom bomb Robert Oppenheimer

• Atomic nucleus Ernest Rutherford

• Automobile (car-gasoline) Karl Benz

• Steam car Nicolas Cugnot

• Battery Alessandro Volta

• Cement Joseph Aspdin

 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Celsius Anders Celsius

• Diesel Engine Rudolf Diesel

• Jet Engine Frank Whittle

• Dynamite Alfred Nobel

• Dynamometer Edme Regnier

• Electric generator Michael Faraday

• Bulb Thomas Edison

• Electricity Benjamin Franklin

• Gravity + Law of motion Sir Issac Newton

• Hubble space telescope Edwin Hubble

• Mobile Phone Martin Cooper

 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Nuclear Reactor Enrico Fermi

• Printing press Johannes Gutenberg

• Radio Guglielmo Marconi

• Railway engine George Stephenson

• Rocket engine Robert H. Goddard

• Steam engine James Watt

• Steam Turbine Charles Parson

• Safety elevator Elisha Otis
• Telephone Alexander Graham Bell
• Telegraph Samuel Morse
• Telescope Hans Lippershey
 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Television John Logie Baird

• Typewriter Christopher Latham Sholes

• Computer Charles Babbage

• Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein

• Electrons J. J. Thomson

• Neutrons James Chadwick

• Protons Ernest Rutherford

• Periodic table Dmitri Mendeleev

• Radium + Polonium Marie & Pierre Curie

• Fountain pen Waterman

• Safety pin Walter Hunt

 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Stainless steel Harry Brearley

• Revolver Samuel Colt

• Calculator Blaise Pascal

• Electric Iron Henry Seeley

• Vulcanized rubber Charles Goodyear

• Waterproof Rubber Charles Macintosh

• Theory of Evolution Charles Darwin
• Vaccine (small pox) Edward Jenner
• X-ray William Roentgen

• Blood circulation William Harvey

• Penicillin Alexander Fleming

Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Bacteria Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek
• Blood group Karl Landsteiner
• Cancer Hippocrates
• DNA Structure James Watson & Francis Crick
• Insulin Frederick Banting
• Mitosis Walther Flemming
• Microbes Robert Hooke & Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
• Cell Robert Hooke
• Cell theory Schwann & schleiden
• Cell nucleus Robert brown
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) Raymond Damadian
 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Air brake George Westinghouse

• Amplitude Modulation Reginald Fessenden

• Anode rays Eugen Goldstein

• Calorimeter Antoine Lavoisier

• Cosmic rays Victor Hess

• Electromagnet William Sturgeon

• Electromagnetic induction Michael Faraday
• Galvanometer Johann Schweigger
• Laser Theodore H. Maiman
• LED (light emitting diode) Nick Holonyak
• Mercury thermometer Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Inter gases Sir William Ramsay

• Radioactivity Henri Becquerel

• Atoms John Dalton

• PH Meter Arnold O. Beckman

• PVC (polyvinyl chloride) Eugen Baumann

• Acid Albert Hofmann

• Hydrogen Henry Cavendish

• Oxygen Joseph priestley

• Submarine Cornelius Drebel

• Microscope Zacharias Janssen

• Laser printer Gary Stark weather

 Invention /discovery Inventor/discoverer
• Anesthesia T. G. Morton

• Anthrax vaccine Louis Pasteur

• Aspirin Felix Hoffman

• BCG Vaccine Albert Calmette & Camille Guerin

• CT scan Godfrey Hounsfield
• ECG Willem Einthoven
• First test tube baby Robert Edward & Patrick Steptoe
• Heart transplantation Dr. Christian Barnard
• Hepatitis – B Vaccine Pablo DT Valenzuela

• Hepatitis – B Virus Dr. Baruch Blumberg

• HIV Luc Montagnier

Q.1.
Which scientist discovered the radioactive element
Radium

a) Isaac newton
b) Albert einstein
c) Benjamin franklin
d) Marie cuire
Option : D
Q.2.
Who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude
of earthquake?

a) Charles richter • Richter scale – magnitude

• Modified mercalli scale –
b) Hiram walker intensity
c) Giuseppe mercalli
d) Joshua rumble
Option : A
Q.3.
Who invented Jet Engine?

a) Sir Frank Whittle • Diesel engine – rudolf diesel

• Railway engine – george
b) Gottlieb Daimler
stephenson
c) Roger Bacon • Rocket engine – Robert H.
Goddard
d) Lewis E. Waterman
• Steam engine – james watt
Option : A
Q.4.
What Benjamin Franklin invented?

a) Bifocal spectacles
b) Radio
c) Barometer
d) Hygrometer
Option : A
Q.5.
What Enrico Fermi invented?

a) X ray machine
b) Betatron
c) Cyclotron
d) Nuclear reactor
Option : D
Q.6.
Who among the following invented the small pox
vaccine?

a) Robert Koch
• Robert hooke – cell
b) Edward Jenner • Anthrax vaccine – louis
pasteur
c) Robert Hooke
d) Louis Pasteur
Option : B
Q.7.
Who invented Electric Generator?

a) Sir Alexander Graham Bell

b) Michael Faraday
c) Alfred B. Nobel
d) Thomas Alva Edison
Option : B
Q.8.
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE
(AIRPLANE)?

a) Wright Brothers
b) Lidenbergh Brothers
c) South Brothers
d) West Brothers
Option : A
Q.9.
Who invented ball point pen?

a) Biro Brother
• Ball point pen – biro
b) Waterman Brother brothers
• Fountain pen – waterman
c) Brother Bicc
d) Wright Brothers
Option : A
Q.10.
What James Watt invented?

a) Diving bell
b) Steam boat
c) Hot air balloon
d) Steam engine
Option : D
Q.11.
What Elisha Otis invented?

a) Elevators
b) Jet Engine
c) Turbine
d) Hydraulic Crane
Option : A
Sports Cup & Trophy
SSC CGL, OSSC CGL, Railway
Thomas Cup – Badminton
Durand Cup – Football
Davis Cup – Lawn Tennis
Deodhar Trophy – Cricket
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup – Hockey
Q.1.

Thomas Cup and Uber Cup are related to which sports ?

a) Cricket
b) Tennis • Thomas Cup – Men
• Uber Cup – Women
c) Badminton
d) Table Tennis
Option : C
 India Create History
• India clinch Thomas Cup title for the
first time.

• India have defeated the 14-time

champions Indonesia to win the Thomas
Cup for the first time.
• Thomas Cup - Badminton
• Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen,
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty
• The tournament was hosted at Bangkok,
Thailand
Q.2.
Sudirman Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Golf
b) Football • Yonex Cup
c) Chess
d) Badminton
Option : D
Q.3.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Hockey
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold
b) Football Cup
• Guru Nanak Dev Gold Cup
c) Chess • Rangaswamy Cup
d) Cricket
Option : A
Q.4.

Davis Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Tennis
• Davis Cup – Tennis (Men)
b) Golf
• Billi Jean King Cup –
c) Hockey Tennis (Women)
d) Football
Option : A
Q.5.

Durand Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Golf
b) Football
c) Chess
d) Badminton
Option : B
 Football Cup & Trophies

• Rovers Cup
• Merdeka Cup
• Santosh Trophy
• Vittal Trophy
• Subroto Mukherje Trophy
Q.6.
Which of the following trophies is related to cricket ?

a) Duleep Trophy
b) Ranji Trophy
c) Vijay Hazare Trophy
d) All of the Above
Option : D
 Cricket Cup & Trophies

• Deodhar Trophy
• Ranji Trophy - Run
• Irani Trophy
• Duleep Trophy
• Vijay Hazare Trophy
• Mushtaq Ali Trophy
• The Ashes (Test Cíickets (England &
Australia)
• C K Nayudu – Ambati Rayudu
Q.7.

Ryder Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Golf
b) Archery
• Solheim Cup – Golf (Women)
c) Chess
d) Football
Option : A
Q.8.

Ezra Cup is related to which Sports ?

a) Polo
b) Golf
c) Ludo
d) Tennis
Option : A
Q.9.

Nehru Trophy is related to which sports ?

a) Javelin Throw
b) Car Race
c) Cricket
d) Boat Race
Option : D
 Question for You
Q. Which of the following is not included in the
Tennis Grand Slam ?

a) US Open
b) French Open
c) Austria Open
d) Wimbledon Open
Sports Terminology
SSC CGL, OSSC CGL, Railway
Football – Stopper, Striker & Kick
Boxing – Hook, Punch, Knock-out
Golf – Birdie, Eagle and Albatross
Tennis – Double Foult & Backhand Drive
Cricket – Carrom Ball, Bouncer & Chinaman
”Stopper” terminology is associated with which of the
following sports?

a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Rugby
d) Cricket
Option : A
• Some of the countries Football game is known as Soccer.
• consists of two teams sixteen(16) players on each team, 11 (in field) + 5
(extra)

• dimension of the Field is (110 meters by 90 meters) in length and (90 meters
by 60 meters) in breadth
• The weight measured - an Ounce
• positions - Stopper, Goal Keeper, Winger (right and left), Striker, Midfielder
etc

• In 1888, The Football League was founded in England

• governed by FIFA (Federation International Football Association) -
established on 21st May 1904 in Paris (France).

• India -AIFF (All India Football Federation), founded on 23rd June 1937.
• The current President of FIFA is Mr. Gianni Infantino (August
2020). Its headquarters is located in Zurich(Switzerland).
• The current President of AIFF is Mr. Praful Patel (August 2020).
Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
• The latest ranking by FIFA Brazil topped the spot at 1st rank (April
2022) and India at 106th rank (April 2022).
The term chukkars is related to which of the following
games?

a) Golf
b) Table Tennis
c) Polo
d) Tennis
Option : C
 About Polo

• Consists of six periods of 7.5 minutes each, called chukkers,

chukkars, or chukkas
• Oldest of equestrian sports
• Played on horseback between two teams of four players each
The term “double fault” is used in:

a) Volleyball
b) Tennis
c) Snooker
d) Kabbadi
Option : B
 About Tennis

• International Tennis Federation :

• It was founded on 1st March 1913.
• It is a governing body of world tennis.
• Headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom.
• David Haggerty is the current president of ITF.
• Grand Slam Tournament
• Australia Open – Hard Court
• French Open – clay court
• Wimbledon – grass court
• US Open – Hard Court
 Game Terminology

• Lawn Tennis - Volley, Smash, Service, Backhand drive, Advantage,

Deuce, Double Fault.
• Volleyball - Attack, Ace, Approach, Attack block, Block, Doubling,
Smash, Volley
• Snooker - Pot, Break, Century, Cue, Fluke
• Kabbadi - Cant, Raider, Raid, Struggle, All out
The term ‘time trial’ is associated with which of the
following sport?

a) Cycling
b) Hockey
c) Shooting
d) Swimming
Option : A
 Sports Terminology

• Cycling - Time trial, Stayer, Sprint, Pursuit

• Football - Banana Kick, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Offside, Hattrick,
Foul, Left out, Goal, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Move, Pass, Comer
bick, Baseline, Rebound.
• Baseball - Pitcher, Diamond, Pinching, Bunting Home run, Base runner,
Throw, Perfect game, Strike, Put out.

• Boxing - Knock out, Jab, Round, Hook, Punch, Uppercut, Kidney punch,
Timing, Footwork.
• Tennis - Service, Grandslam, Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Breakpoint,
Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc.
Tiger Woods is associated with:-

a) Formula 1 Racing • eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods is

an American professional
b) Tennis golfer
c) Fencing
d) Golf
Option : D
Birdie, eagle and albatross are all terms used in .

a) Polo
• Important terms
b) Golf associated with golf are:
Ace, Handicap, Putt,
c) Football
Drive, Duff, Mulligan.
d) Baseball
Option : B
 Other sports

• Football – Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick. Dribble, Move, Foul,

Hattrick.
• Baseball – Pinching, Home run, Base runner, Perfect game,
Throw, Strike, Put out.
• Polo – Bump, Chukka, Hook, Knock in, Mallet, Out of Bounds.
The term ‘Grand Slam’ is associated with

a) Football • Australian Open (mid-January)

• French Open (late May to early June)
b) Boxing • Wimbledon (late June to early July)
c) Kho-kho • US Open (August–September)
• Grand Slam tournaments are
d) Tennis operated by the International Tennis
Option : D Federation (ITF).
 Other sports terminology

• Tennis – Smash, Service, Deuce, Game Point, Drop shot, Netplay,

Baseline
• Football – Goal, Pass, Kick, Head, Penalty, Foul, Defender
• Boxing – Punch, Knock out, Kidney punch, Footwork, Ring
Stoppage, Round, Upper-cut
• Kho-Kho – Pole, Chaser, Runner, Central lane, Cross lane, Kho,
Early getup
The term ‘Deuce’ is associated with

a) Cricket • Tennis – Deuce (Tie), Service,

Grandslam, Smash, Game
b) Hockey Point, Breakpoint, Shot, Grass
Court, Baseline, Drop shot etc
c) Football
d) Tennis
Option : D
• Football - Centre Forward, Goal, Corner Kick, Dead Ball, Free Kick, Goal kick,
Golden Hat-trick, Off-Side, Penalty Kick, Penalty Shootout, Red Card,
Striker, Throw In, etc.
• Hockey - Stick, Advantage, Back-stick, Centre Forward, Centre, Corner,
Dribble, Free-hit, Goal Line, Blue line, Green Card, Halfway Line, Hat-trick,
Off-side, Red Car, Short Corner, Striking Circle, Penalty Corner, Long Corner,
etc
• Cricket - Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Crease, Duck, Full Toss, Googly, Hat-
trick, Hit-Wicket, In-swinger, L.B.W., Leg-bye, Leg Glance, maiden over, No
Ball, Off Break, Out, Out-swinger, Over, Run Out, Short Pitch, Slip, Square
Leg, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Third-man, Yorker.
The term ‘no ball’ is related to

a) Volleyball
• Cricket - Dead Ball,
b) Cricket Bouncer, Wide ball, Bye,
Carron Ball, Duck, No Ball
c) Basketball
d) Football
Option : B
 Other sports

• Volleyball - Ace, Attacker, Joust, Pipe, Roof, Shank, Triple block.

• Basketball - Dribble, Exceed, Free throw, Set shot, Chest pass,
Lay-up, Slam dunk
’Dunk Shot’ is related to which game?

a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Softball
d) Basketball
Option : D
 Other imp Terms
• Swimming - Stroke
• Boxing - Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out
• Chess - Gambit, Checkmate, Stale Mate, Bishop, Capture,
Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King,
Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Sicilian Defence
• Billiards - Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons
• Football - Dribble, Thrown-in, Foul, Touch
• Golf - Hole, Bogey, Put, Caddie
• Archery - Target, Bull’s Eye
The word ‘Chinaman’ is used in which game?

a) Pole
b) Cricket
c) Golf
d) Chess
Option : B
A Snickometer is associated with which of the following
sports?

a) Tennis
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) Football
Option : C
 Imp Wars & Battles
HISTORY Most Imp Topic Top MCQs Exam SPECIAL

1st Battle of Terrain – Gori vs Prithviraj (1191)

1St Battle of Panipat – Babar vs Lodi (1526)
Battle of Plassey – Britishers vs Bengal (1757)
Battle of Wandiwash – British vs French (1760)
Battle of Hydaspes – Sikandar vs Porus (326 BC)
Q..
The famous battle of Hydaspes was fought between
Alexander and which Indian ruler?

a) Bimbisara
• The Battle of Hydaspes took
b) King Porus place between
Sikandar/Alexander and King
c) Chandragupta Maurya
Porus of Punjab in 326 BC and
d) King Ambhi Sikandar/Alexander won.
• (On the river bank of Jhelum)
Battle of Kalinga : 261 BC
It was Asoka, the son of
Vindusara who invaded
Kalinga in 261 B.C. And
succeeded in occupying
Kalinga.
• The Battle of Sindh took place
in 712 AD in which
Muhammad Qasim established
power over the Arabs.
Q..
In which AD did the first battle of Tarain take place?

a) 1191 • The first battle of Tarain took

place in 1191 AD between
b) 1192 Mohammad Ghori and Prithvi
Raj Chauhan, and Prithvi Raj
c) 1193 Chauhan won this battle.
d) 1194
• The Second battle of Tarain took place
in 1192 AD between Mohammad
Ghori and Prithvi Raj Chauhan, and
Mohammad Ghori won this battle.

• Third Battle of Tarain (1215 -16),

in which the Mamluk king Iltutmish
of the Delhi Sultanate defeated and
captured the former Ghurid
general Taj al-Din Yildiz.
Q..
When did the battle of Chandavar take place?

a) 1191 • Mohammad Ghori and

the king of Kannauj
b) 1192 (Jaichand). Mohammad
c) 1193 Ghori won.

d) 1194
Q..
The battle of Khatoli was fought in?

a) 1516
In the Battle of Khatoli (1517)
b) 1517 Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated
Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi
c) 1518 and imprisoned him and then
d) 1519 released him after collecting
ransom
 Rana Kumbha(Mewar) defeated Mohammad Khilji
and erected the Tower of Victory (Vijay-Stambha) in
Chittor.

Ibrahim Lodhi (1517 AD-1526 AD):

He was the last king of the Lodhi dynasty and the
last sultan of Delhi.
He was the son of Sikandar Lodhi.
Q..

When did the first battle of Panipat take place?

a) 1525 • The first battle of Panipat

took place in 1526 AD
b) 1526
between the Mughal ruler
c) 1527 Babur and Ibrahim Lodi.
d) 1726
 Battle of panipat

• First battle of panipat— Babur Vs Ibrahim Lodi (1526)

• Second battle of panipat — Akbar Vs Hemu (1556)
• Third battle of panipat —Ahmed Shah Abdali Vs Maratha (1761)
Q.
When did the battle of Khanwa take place?

a) 1525 • The battle of Khanwa

took place in 1527 AD
b) 1526 between Babur and
Rana Sanga. Babur won
c) 1527 this war.
d) 1726
Q.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) 1st battle of Panipat: Babur & Ibrahim Lodi

b) Battle of Khanwa : Babur and Rana Sanga
c) Battle of Chanderi: Babur and shershah Suri
d) Battle of Ghaghra: Babur & Afghani ruler
• The first battle of Panipat • The battle of Khanwa
took place in 1527 AD
took place in 1526 AD
between Babur and
between the Mughal ruler Rana Sanga. Babur won
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. this war.

• The Battle of Ghaghra took

• 1528: Battle of Chanderi place in 1529 AD, in this battle
• Between Babur and Babur defeated the Afghans
Medini Rai. under the leadership of
Muhammad Lodi.
Q.
In which year the battle of Chausa took place?

a) 1539 • The battle of Chausa took

place in 1539 AD between
b) 1541 Sher Khan and Humayun.
Sher Khan won this war and
c) 1542 changed his name to Sher
d) 1543 Shah Suri.
Q.
When was the battle of Kannauj fought?

a) 1540 • The battle of Kannauj was

fought between Sher Shah
b) 1543 Suri and Humayun in 1540 AD,
in this war once again Sher
c) 1545 Shah Suri defeated
d) 1548 Humayun.It is also called the
Battle of Bilgram.
Q..
Which war was fought between Humayun and Naseeb
Khan and Tatar Khan in 1555 AD?

a) Dauhariya • Battle of Sirhind : 1555

• Battle of Dauhariya: 1532
b) Chausa • First Siege of Chunar : 1532
c) Machhiwara • Invasion on Kalinjar : 1531
by Humayun
d) Kalinjar
Q.
When did the Battle of Talikota take place?

a) 1545 • The Battle of Talikota took

place in 1565 AD between
b) 1556 the Bahmani Empire and
Vijayanagara. The
c) 1565 Vijayanagara Empire came
d) 1568 to an end in this war.
 Imp Facts

• Alauddin Khilaji conquered the kingdoms Gujarat

(raided at the end of 1299 and added to the kingdom at the time of
the year 1304), Ranthambore (1301), Chittor (1303), Malwa (1305),
Siwana (1308), Siwana (1308) along with Jalore (1311).
• Devagiri (1308), Warangal (1310) and Dwarasamudra & Madurai in
(1311).
Q.
When did the battle of Haldighati take place?

a) 1567 • The Battle of Haldighati

b) 1576 took place in 1576 AD
between Akbar and
c) 1578 Maharana Pratap.
Akbar won this war.
d) 1589
• Battle of Deorai was Fought Between Aurangzeb and
Dara Shikoh.
• It was fought in 1659.
• Dara Shikoh was defeated by Aurangzeb in this Battle.
Q.
When was the Battle of Plassey fought?

a) 1756 • The first battle of Plassey took place on 23

June 1757. In this war, there was the army of
b) 1757 the
British East India Company on one side and the
c) 1758 army of the Nawab of Bengal on the other. The
d) 1759 Company’s forces led by Robert Clive defeated
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Q..
The Battle of Bedara was fought between the British
Army and the Dutch Army in?

a) 1764 • The Battle of Bedara was fought on

25 November 1759 between the
b) 1760 British and the Dutch Army.
c) 1772 The Dutch army was decisively defeated
d) 1759 by the British and after that, they left
India and went to Indonesia.
Q..

When was happened battle of Wandiwash?

a) 1765
Between the French, under the
b) 1760 comte de Lally, and the British,
c) 1764 under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the
decisive battle in the Anglo-French
d) 1762 struggle in southern India during
the Seven Years’ War (1756–63).
 Wellesley subsidiary alliance

• The first state to be acquired from the Subsidiary Alliance was Nizam of
Hyderabad in 1798.
• Followed by the series of states like Mysore in 1799, Tanjore in 1799, Awadh
in 1801, Peshwa in 1802, Bhonsle Raja Berar in 1803, Scindia in 1804, and
Holkar in 1818.

• The subsidiary alliance in India was planned by Lord Wellesley, but this term
was introduced by French Governor Dupleix.
Q..
The First Carnatic War was fought between the and the
.?

a) French & British

• In 1740-1748
b) Dutch & French
• First Carnatic War ended in 1748 when
c) Both the Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle was
d) None signed bringing the Austrian War of
Succession to a conclusion.
 Carnatic War Between
First Carnatic War
French and British
1740-48
Robert Clive and the
Second Carnatic War combined forces of the
1749-1754 Mughal Empire's Nawab
of the Carnatic
Third Carnatic War
French and British
1758-1763
On which bank of river the Battle of St.Thome was fought
between the French and Mahfuz Khan, commander of
Anwar-ud-din (the Nawab of Carnatic)?

a) Godawari The First Carnatic War is remembered

b) Adyaar for the Battle of St. Thome (in Madras)
fought between the French forces(won)
c) Narmada
and the forces of Anwar-ud-din, the
d) Krishna Nawab of Carnatic In 1746.
 Doctrine of lapse : Dallhousie

• Satara (1848), Jaitpur, Sambalpur (1849), Baghat (1850), Udaipur

(Chhattisgarh State) (1852), Jhansi (1854), Nagpur (1854), Tanjore
and Arcot (1855).
Q..
First Anglo-Mysore war happened between?

a) 1767-69 • Governor: Lord Verelst

• Hyder Ali wins against the Britishers (treaty of
b) 1765-80 Madras)

c) 1766-78 • Tippu Sultan defeated the British. The “Treaty of Mangalore”

ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1784.
d) 1767-70 • The 3rd war ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam in 1792.
• The third Anglo-Mysore war lasted from 1790 to 1792 and
the fourth Anglo-Mysore war took place in 1799.
• Tippu sultan died.
Q.. In which year was the Second Anglo-Mysore war fought
between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India
Company?

a) 1780-84 • Governor: Warren Hestings

• Between: Hyder Ali, Nizam, Maratha
b) 1785-89
(Combined forces) + British forces.
c) 1775-80
d) 1781-86 • Hyder Ali died in 1782 during this war
and his son Tipu Sultan succeeded him.
Q..
Third Anglo –mysore war was fought between?

a) 1790-92 • British, Maratha, Nizam

b) 1795-98 (combined forces) against
c) 1791-93
Tipu Sultan.
• Governor: Lord Cornwallis
d) 1795-99
Q..
Fourth Anglo- Mysore war was happened when?

a) 1798 • Governor : lord Wellesely

• Tipu died in 1799 while
b) 1799 defending his capital
c) 1789 Shrirangpattan
• The threat of French to
d) 1775 British also ended in 1799.
Q..
When was happened battle of Buxar?

a) 1764 • between the forces of the British

b) 1762 East India Company, commanded by
c) 1765
Major Hector Munro, and the
combined army of an alliance of
d) 1763 Indian states including Bengal,
Awadh, and the Mughal Empire.
Q..
By the Treaty of Allahabad of 1765, the East India Company
obtained .?

a) Acceptance by Nawab of Bengal to build a fort at Hugli

b) Diwani Rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
c) Both
d) None
• Battle of plassy: 23 June 1757
• Battle of Buxar: 22 Oct 1764
In 1765, two Treaties were concluded by Robert Clive at
Allahabad with Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah and Emperor
Shah Alam II.
Under the first treaty with the Nawab of Awadh:
Allahabad and Kara were surrendered by the Nawab to
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

Under the second treaty with Shah Alam II:

The emperor was asked to reside at Allahabad under the
Company’s protection.
The Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa were granted to the East
India Company instead of an annual payment of Rs 26 lakh.
Anglo-Maratha Wars may refer to:

•First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782)

•Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805)
•Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818)
Q..
The Treaty of Rajpurghat was signed between the English and
the .?

a) Yashwant Rao Holkar This treaty (1805)was one of the

b) Sindhiya outcomes of the Second Anglo-
c) Raghunath Rao Maratha War, and this treaty
marked the end of Second-Anglo
d) None
Maratha war.
Q..
Pindari War (1817-1818) is also known as ?

a) First Anglo-Maratha War

b) Second Anglo-Maratha War
c) Third Anglo-Maratha War
d) First Carnatic war
 Name of the Battle Year Battle between Significance/Outcome
The war begins as a result
of the treaty of surat
between British and
First Anglo Maratha War 1775-1782 British EIC and Marathas Raghunath Rao
The war was won by
Marathas and ended with
the Treaty of Salbai
Peshwa of Maratha (Baji
Rao II) signed a subsidiary
alliance with British in the
Second Anglo Maratha form of Treaty of Bassein
War 1803-1805 British EIC and Marathas (1802) which resulted in
the second Anglo Maratha
war which was won by
British
The war was won by the
Third Anglo Maratha War 1817-1818 British EIC and Marathas British EIC and ended with
the Treaty of Mandsaur.
Q..
When was the battle of Chillianwala fought?

a) 1865 • The Battle of Chillianwala was fought

in January 1849 during the Second
b) 1892 Anglo-Sikh War in the Chillianwala
region of Punjab, now part of modern-
c) 1849
day Pakistan.
d) 1856
Q..The battle that was fought between the Marathas and
the Portuguese rulers of Vasai was known as?

a) Battle of Bassein • The battle of Kharda(1795) was fought between the

Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire
b) Battle of Kharda
The Battle of Attock (also known as the Battle of Chuch
c) Battle of Attock or the Battle of Haidru) took place on 13 July 1813
between the Sikh Empire and the Durrani Empire.
d) Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was fought on February 28, 1728
Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Empire and the
Nizam-ul-Mulk, the Marathas defeated the Nizam.
 Imp Facts

•India and Pakistan war:

1. 1965
2. 1971
3. 1999 (Kargil War)

• First world war: 1914-191 8

• Second world war: 1939- 1945
India and China war:
In 1962
 War of Succession after Shah Jahan

• Battle of Dharmatpur was fought on 15 April 1658.

• In this battle Mughal emperor Aurangzeb defeated Maharaja
Jaswant Singh.

• Battle of Samurgarh was fought between Aurangzeb and

Dara Shikoh in 1658. Samurgarh was near Agra.
• Aurangzeb won the battle
 Imp Facts

• Battle of Deorai was Fought Between Aurangzeb and

Dara Shikoh.
• It was fought in 1659.
• Dara Shikoh was defeated by Aurangzeb in this Battle.
National Parks in India
State Wise Map Top MCQ

Kuno National Park — MP (8 Cheetah)

Ramganga National — Uttarakhand
Tadoba National Park — Maharashtra
Periyar National Park — Kerala
Raimona National Park — Assam
Q.1.

Namdapha National Park is located in which state ?

a) Madhya Pradesh
• Mouling National Park
b) Assam • Pakke Tiger Reserve, also
known as Pakhui Tiger
c) Manipur Reserve, is a Project Tiger
reserve in the East Kameng
d) Arunachal Pradesh district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Option : D
 • Namdapha National Park
Arunachal • Sakteng Wildlife
Pradesh • Kamlang Tiger Reserve
Sanctuary - Bhutan
• Pakke/Pakhui Tiger Reserve
 Assam
Arunachal
Pradesh • Manas Tiger Reserve
• Nameri Tiger Reserve
• Namdapha Tiger Reserve
• Orang Tiger Reserve
• Kamlang Tiger Reserve
• Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
• Pakke Tiger Reserve
Odisha
Rajasthan
• Similipal Tiger Reserve
• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve • Satkosia Tiger Reserve
• Sariska Tiger Reserve • Indravati & Udanti Sitanadi Tiger R
• Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve
• (Chhattisgarh)
 Karnataka Tamilnadu

1. Bandipur Tiger Reserve 1. Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger R

2. Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary 2. Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Indira

3. Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and

4. Nagarahole National Park National Park)

5. Biligiri Ranganatha Temple 3. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

Tiger reserve 4. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
 Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra

1. Kanha Tiger reserve 1. Melghat Tiger reserve

2. Panna Tiger reserve 2. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
3. Pench Tiger reserve 3. Pench Tiger Reserve
4. Satpura Tiger reserve 4. Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
5. Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve 5. Nagzira Tiger Reserve
6. Sanjay-Dubri Tiger reserve 6. Bor Tiger Reserve
Q.2.

Kuno National Park located in which State ?

a) Maharashtra • In the Sheopur & Morena Dist.

• Established – 1981
b) Rajasthan
• Why in News – 8 Cheetah from
c) Karnataka Namibia
d) Madhya Pradesh

Option : D
 Kuno NP

Panna NP

Sanjay NP
Bandhavgarh NP
Van Vihar NP

Satpura NP
Kanha NP

Pench NP
Q.3.
Which of the following National Parks and states
situated in is INCORRECTLY matched ?

a) Raimona National Park - Assam

b) Bandhavgarh National Park - M P • Rajaji National P
– Uttrakhand
c) Simlipal National Park - Odisha
d) Rajaji National Park – Himachal P

Option : D
Q.4.

Keibul Lamjao National Park is located on which lake ?

a) Kolleru Lake • Keibul Lamjao National Park,

the only floating park in the
b) Wular Lake world, is located in the Loktak
lake.
c) Dal Lake
• Loktak Lake - largest freshwater
d) Loktak Lake lake in Northeast India, Manipur

• Kolleru lake – Andhra Pradesh

Option : D • Wular & Dal – Jammu Kashmir
Q.5.
Which National Park is famous for its one-horned
rhinoceros ?

a) Sundarban NP • World heritage place by

UNESCO Since 1985
b) Ranthambore NP
c) Kaziranga NP
d) Jim Corbett NP

Option : C
Q.6.
Dehing Patkai National Park has become the 7th National park
of which state ?

• Assam now has the third most

a) Arunachal Pradesh
National Parks after the 12 in
b) Assam Madhya Pradesh and 9 in the
Andaman and Nicobar
c) Sikkim
Islands.
d) Meghalaya

Option : B
Q.7.

Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state ?

a) Uttrakhand • Recently in News

• Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett
b) Rajasthan National Park is likely to be
c) Haryana renamed Ramganga National
Park
d) Punjab

Option : A
Q.8.

Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which state ?

a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamilnadu

Option : A
Q.9.

Which of the following is the largest national park of India ?

a) Kaziranga National Park

b) Jim Corbett National Park
• Located in Ladakh
c) Hemis National Park
d) Keoladeo National Park

Option : C
Q.10.

Which of the following is the oldest national park in India ?

a) Manas National Park • Established in 1936

• Jim Corbett National Park is
b) Hailey National Park located in the Nainital district of
Uttarakhand.
c) Panna National Park
• The park was the first to come
under the Project Tiger initiative
d) Periyar National Park

Option : B
 Andhra Pradesh

• Papikonda National Park

• Sri Venkateswara
National Park
 Assam
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
- Kaziranga National Park
- Manas National Park
- Orang National Park
- Nameri National Park
- Raimona National Park
- Dehing Patkai National Park
Arunachal Pradesh

- Mouling National Park

- Namdapha National Park
- Pakke/Pakhui Tiger Reserve
 Bihar
• Valmiki National Park
(Tiger Reserve)
• Bihar will soon get the
2nd tiger reserve in
Kaimur.
 Chhattisgarh

- Indravati National Park

- Kanger Ghati National Park
- Guru Ghasidas National Park
(4th Tiger Reserve of State)
Gujarat
Gujarat

- Blackbuck National Park

- Gir Forest National Park
- Marine, Gulf of Kutchh NP
- Vansda National Park
 Goa

•Mollem National Park

(Bhagwan Mahaveer
Wildlife Sanctuary)
• Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
 Haryana

- Kalesar National Park

- Sultanpur National Park
 Himachal Pradesh

- Khirganga National Park

- Great Himalayan National Park
- Pin Valley National Park
- Inderkilla National Park
- Simbalbara National Park
 Jharkhand

- Betla National Park

-Hazaribagh Wildlife
Sanctuary
 Karnataka

- Bandipur National Park

- Bannerghatta National Park
- Kudremukh National Park
- Nagarhole National Park
- Anshi National Park
 Kerala

- Anamudi Shola National P

- Pampadum Shola National
- Mathikettan Shola National Park
- Silent Valley National Park
- Eravikulam National Park
- Periyar National Park
 Maharashtra
- Chandoli National Park
- Navegaon National Park
-Sanjay Gandhi National Park
(Borivali National Park)
- Tadoba National Park
- Gugamal National Park
 Madhya Pradesh
- Bandhavgarh National Park
- Kanha National Park
- Madhav National Park
- Panna National Park
- Pench National Park
- Sanjay National Park (MP & C)
- Satpura National Park
- Kuno National Park
- Van Vihar National Park
Manipur
Manipur

-Keibul Lamjao National

Park (Only Floating Park in
the World, Loktak Lake)
- Sirohi National Park
 Mizoram

- Murlen National Park

-Phawngpui Blue Mountain
National Park
Meghalaya
Meghalaya

- Balphakram National Park

- Nokrek National Park
Nagaland
Nagaland

- Intangki National Park

 Odisha

• Bhitarkanika National
Park
• Simplipal National Park
 Rajasthan
Rajasthan

- Desert National Park

- Keoladeo National Park
- Ranthambore National Park
- Sariska National Park
- Darrah National Park
 Sikkim

- Khangchendzonga National
Park
(First Mixed UNESCO Heritage
Site of India)
 Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu

-Anamalai (Indira Gandhi) National

Park
- Mudumalai National Park
- Mukurthi National Park
- Gulf of Mannar National Park
- Guindy National Park
 Telangana
Telangana

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali NP
Mrugavani National Park
 Tripura
Tripura

- Clouded Leopards National Park

- Bison (Rajbari) National Park
 Uttrakhand
• Jim Corbett National Park
(Renamed as Ramganga N. P)
• Gangotri National Park
• Govind Pashu Vihar National Park
• Nanda Devi & Valley of Flower
National Parks
• Rajaji National Park
(C. Rajagopalachari)
 Uttar Pradesh

- Dudhwa National Park

 West Bengal
Buxa Tiger Reserve
Gorumara National Park
Jaldapara National Park
Neora Valley National Park
Singalila National Park
Sundarbans National Park
Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh

• Dachigam National Park

• Kishtwar National Park
• Salim Ali National Park

• Hemis National Park (Ladakh)

(Largest National park in India)
 Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Campbell Bay National Park
•Galathea National
Campbell Bay Park
National Park
•Mahatma Gandhi
Galathea National Park Marine National Park
• Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
•Middle Button
Middle Button Island
Island National
National Park Park
•Mount Harriet
Mount Harriet National
National Park Park (Mt. Manipur)
•North
North Button
ButtonIsland National
Island Park
National Park
• Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
•Rani Jhansi
Saddle Marine
Peak National ParkNational Park
•Saddle PeakIsland
South Button National
NationalPark
Park
South Button Island National
 Temple in India
Jagannath Temple → Odisha
Somnath Temple → Gujarat
Kamakhya Mata Temple → Assam
Virupaksha Temple → Karnataka
Ramappa Temple → Telangana
Khajuraho Temple → Madhya Pradesh
Q.1.
Where is Akshardham Temple located?

a) New Delhi
• Main Deity→ Swaminarayan
b) Rajasthan
• Location→ Pandav Nagar,
c) Madhya Pradesh New Delhi
• Founder or Re-creator:→
d) Maharashtra Swami Maharaj

Option : A
Q.2.
Where is Prem Mandir located?

a) Mathura
b) Lucknow • Lord krishna and radha
• Location :→ Vrindavan
c) Varanasi (Mathura), Uttar Pradesh
d) Prayagraj • Founder or Re-creator:→
Jagadguru Kripalu Ji
Maharaj
Option : A
Q.3.
Kedarnath Temple is located in which state?

a) Uttarakhand
• Dedicated → Lord Shiva
b) Uttar Pradesh • Location :→ Rudraprayag,
Uttarakhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
• Founder or Re-creator: →
d) Himachal pradesh Janamejaya Adi Shankaracharya
of Pandava dynasty
• Construction :→ 8th Century
Option : A • River -Mandakini River
 • Amarnath Temple It is a cave temple
• Badrinath temple → uttrakhand • Main deity –shiva
(Chamoli) • Location → Jammu & Kashmir
• Deity -lord vishnu • River → Amaravati River (tributary
•Founder –Adi of Chenab)
Shankaracharya • Sheshnag Lake is about 14 KM away
• (Alaknanda river) from the holy Amarnath Cave.
Q.4.
Where is Gangotri temple located?

a) Chamoli
• Main deity :→ Devi Ganga
b) Uttrakashi • Location :→
Gangotri
c) Bageshwar (Uttarakhand)
• Founder or Re-creator: →
d) Dehradun Nepalese General Amar Singh
Thapa
Option : B • Construction time :→ 18th
Century
Q.5.
Where is Vaishnodevi temple located?

a) Maharashtra
• Vaishno Devi Temple is located
b) Bengaluru :→ Katra (Jammu and Kashmir)
• built by :→ Maharaja Gulab
c) Hyderabad Singh in 1846.
•India's first Vande Bharat
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Express ran between Delhi to
Katra.
Option :D
Q.6.
In which state is the Siddhivinayak temple
located?

a) New Delhi
b) Rajasthan • Main Deity :→ Siddhivinayak
(Lord Ganesha)
c) Madhya Pradesh • Location :→ Mumbai, Maharashtra
d) Maharashtra • Founder or Re-creator : → Laxman
Vithu and Deubai Patil
• Established:→ 19 November 1801
Option :D
Q.7.
Where is Kashi Vishwanath Temple situated?

a) Uttarakhand • Kashi Vishwanath Temple is

located in Varanasi, Uttar
b) Varanasi Pradesh Bank ok Ganga River..
c) Lucknow • It is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• Founder or Re-builder : →
d) Prayagraj Maratha Ruler, Ahilya Bai Holkar
of Indor.
Option : B • Built → in 1780 AD
Q.8.
In which state is the Golden Temple located?

a) Madhya pradesh
• Guru Granth Sahib
b) Himachal Pradesh • Location :→ Amritsar, Punjab
• Founder or Re-Creator :→
c) Punjab Shri Guru Arjun Dev (5th
Guru of Sikhs)
d) Delhi
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh →
Gold plated in the temple
Option : C
Q.9.
In which state is the Dilwara Jain Temple
located?

a) Maharashtra
• It is dedicated to Lord
b) Rajasthan Rishabh.
• Dilwara Jain Temple is in
c) Madhya Pradesh Sirohi district near Mount
Abu, Rajasthan.
d) Tamilnadu • This temple was built by
Vimal Shah in 11-13th
Option : B century.
Q.10.
Where is Somnath Temple situated?

a) Rajasthan • The Somnath temple dedicated to Lord

Shiva is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas
b) Gujrat located in Gujarat.
• It is also considered as the first
c) Madhya Pradesh Jyotirlinga.
• Reconstruction → was done by Sardar
d) Karnataka Vallabhbhai in 1947.
• Presently the President of Somnath
Option : B Temple Trust is Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Q.11.
Where is Khajuraho Temple situated?

a) Maharashtra • Khajuraho Temple is located in

Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan in Panchayat style .
• Built by → the rulers of the Chandela
c) Madhya Pradesh dynasty in the 10th and 11th
d) Tamilnadu centuries.
• Khajuraho Temple was included in the
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Option : C • The famous Kandariya Mahadev
Temple is also in Khajuraho.
Q.12.
Where is Jagannath Temple located?

a) Rajasthan • The Jagannath Temple included in the

Char Dham is located in Puri, Odisha.
b) Gujrat Which is famous every year because of
Rath Yatra.
c) Odisha • This temple is also dedicated to
Lord Jagannath along with Baldev
d) Karnataka and
Subhadra.
Option : C • Built by → Anantavarman the ruler of the
Ganga dynasty.
• It is also called the White Pagoda.
Q.13.
Where is Ramappa Temple situated?

a) Telangana • Ramappa Temple is located in

Warangal district in Telangana.
b) Tamilnadu • It is also known as Kakatiya
c) Kerala Rudreshwara and Ramalingeshwara
Temple.
d) Karnataka • It was built by→ Ganapati Deva of the
Kakatiya dynasty in the 11th century.
Option : A • In 2021 it was included in UNESCO
World Haritage.
Q.14.
Where is Virupaksha Temple located?

a) Rajasthan
• Virupaksha Temple is
b) Gujrat located in Hampi,
Karnataka.
c) Odisha
• It is dedicated to Lord
d) Karnataka Shiva.
• This temple was built
during the Vijayanagara
Option :D Empire.
Q.15.
Where is the Sun Konark Temple located?

a) Odisha
• Konark Sun Temple is in
b) Madhya Pradesh the Konark of Odisha,
India.
c) Telangana • It was built by → King Narasimha
Dev of Gangavansh.
d) Karnataka • It is also called Black Pagoda.
• This is 100% solar powered temple.
Option : A • In 1984 UNESCO recognized it as a
World Heritage Site.
Q.17.
Where is Kamakhya Mata Temple situated?

a) Assam
b) Mizoram • Kamakhya Temple
Location:- Nilachal Hill in
c) Manipur the western part of
Guwahati, Assam
d) Nagaland • A fair of Ambubachi is held
here every year.
Option :A
Q.15.
Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple where is
located?

a) Telangana
b) Tamilnadu • Main Deity:→ Lord Shiva
• Location :→ Rameshwaram,
c) Kerala Tamil Nadu
• Founder or Re-Creator:→ Pandya
d) Karnataka Dynasty
• Construction :→ 12th Century
Option : B
Q. 16.
Where is Brihadeeswarar Temple located?

a) Tamilnadu • Main Deity: → Lord Shiva

• Location :→ Tanjore, Tamil
b) Karnataka Nadu.
c) Andhra Pradesh • It was built by Rajaraja Chola,
the first Chola ruler between
d) Kerala 1003-1010 AD.
• It is also named as
Option : A Rajarajeshwar Temple after his
name.
Q.17.
Where is Sabarimala temple located?

a) Tamilnadu
b) Karnataka • Main Deity :→ Lord
Ayyappan
c) Andhra Pradesh • Location :→ Kerala
d) Kerala • Founder or Re-Creator: →
Lord Parshuram

Option :D
Q.18.
Where is Kailash Temple of Ellora situated?

a) Rajasthan
• Main Deity:→ Lord Shiva
b) Maharashtra • Location :→ Ellora, Maharashtra
• Founder or Re-builder:→
c) Odisha Rashtrakuta King Krishna I
d) Karnataka • Construction → 8th Century
• UNESCO declared it a World
Heritage Site in the year 1983.
Option : B
Q.19.
In which state is the famous Meenakshi temple
located?

a) Tamilnadu
• Main Deity : → Goddess
b) Kerala Meenakshi (Parvati)
c) Karnataka • Location :→ Madurai, Tamil
Nadu (Banks of Vaigai River)
d) Andhra Pradesh • Founder or Re-creator : →
Tirumala Nayaka
Option : A • Construction :→ 17th Century
Q.20.
Where is Padmanabhaswamy Temple located?

a) Telangana
• Main Deity:→ Lord Vishnu
b) Kerala • Location :→
Thiruvananthapuram,
c) Karnataka Kerala
• Founder or Re-creator:→
d) Andhra Pradesh
King Martanda
• Construction :→ 1733 AD
Option : B
Q.21.
Where is Mahabodhi Temple situated?

a) Uttarakhand
• Main deity : → Gautam Buddha
b) Bihar • Location :→ Bodh Gaya Bihar
• Founder or Re-Creator : →
c) Jharkhand Buddhist Emperor Ashoka
• Creation :→250 BC
d) Rajasthan
• The Mahabodhi Temple was
included in the UNESCO World
Option : B Heritage Site in 2002.
Q.22.
Where is Venkateswara Temple situated?

a) Andhra Pradesh • Location:- Tirumala at Tirupati in

Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamilnadu • Dedicated to:- lord Sri
c) Telangana Venkateshwara (incarnation of
vishnu)
d) Kararnatka • Built By:→ king Thondaiman,
Tamil ruler.
Option : A • Later developed by → Chola
dynasty kings.
Q.23.
Where is Hidimba Devi Temple situated?

a) Uttar Pradesh • Hidimba Devi Temple is

located in Manali in Himachal
b) Himachal Pradesh Pradesh.
c) Jharkhand • It is dedicated to Hidimbi Devi or
Hirma Devi.
d) Rajasthan • Whose description is found in
the Mahabharata as the wife of
Option : B Bhima.
• Construction → Raja Bahadur
Singh in 1553 AD
Q.24.
Where is Dashavatara Temple situated?

a) Uttar Pradesh • Dashavatar Temple is located at

b) Himachal Pradesh Deogarh in Lalitpur district of
Uttar Pradesh.
c) Jharkhand • It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
• It is believed to have been built
d) Rajasthan during the Gupta period.
• Here you can see ten
Option : A incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
Q.25.
In which country is the temple of Angkor Wat
located?

a) Cambodia • The world's largest temple of

Lord Vishnu is the Angkor Wat
b) Laos temple.
c) Indonesia • Location → Cambodian (Khmer
and Chola style)
d) India • built by → Suryavarman II
Jayavarman VII
Option : A
 Chemical Formula
EXAMS SPECIAL SSC Cgl/GD Exam Top 50+

Chloroform — CHCI₃
Soda Lime — CaHNaO2
Washing Soda — Na2CO3
Gypsum — CaSO4•(H2O)
Magnesium Chloride — MgCl2
Common name – chemical name – chemical formula

Limestone- Quartz Milk of

Calcium Carbonate
Silicon Dioxide (Silica) Magnesia
(CaCO3) (SiO2)
Magnesium

Hydroxide

(Mg(OH)2)
Common name – chemical name – chemical formula

Caustic soda –
Sodium hydroxide –
(NaoH)

Potash alum – potassium

aluminium sulphate –
k2SO4AL2(SO4)3.24H2O
Rock salt –
sodium chloride –(NaCL)
Common name – chemical name – chemical formula
Saltpetre- Potassium
Nitrate –(KNO3)

Vermillion/ Cinnabar-
Mercuric

Sulphide –(HgS)

Wintergreen Oil-Methyl Salicylate-

(C8H8O3)
Common name – chemical name – chemical formula

Plaster of paris -calcium

sulphate -(CaSO4)H2O

Mohr՚sSalt – -Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate

FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O

Blue Vitriol – -Copper Sulphate-

(CuSO4.5H2O).
• Baking Powder –Sodium Bicarbonate- (NaHCO3)

• Washing Soda - Sodium Carbonate

(Na2CO3.10H2O)

• Vinegar -acetic acid – (CH3COOH)

Litharge (Red) and Massicot (Yellow)

Lead (II) Oxide/ Lead Monoxide
PbO
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Dolomite-Calcium Magnesium Carbonate

CaMg(CO3)

Glycerol
Propane-1,2,3-triol-( C3H8O3)

Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide/ Ferric Oxide

(Fe2O3)
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Aqua Fortis/ Spirit of Niter Chloroform

Nitric Acid CHCl3

(HNO3) Trichloromethane

Bromoform (CHBr3)
CFC-12/ Freon-12
Iodoform – CHI3 Dichlorodifluoromethane

(CCl2F2)
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Bleaching powder-
Calcium Chlorohypo Chlorite
Ca(ClO)2

Quick lime –calcium Oxide-

CaO.

Aspirin -Acetylsalicylic Acid

C9H8O4
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Oil of vitriol _
sulphuric acid
(H2SO4)

-White Vitriol -zinc

sulphate (ZnSO4)

Green vitrol -Ferrous Sulphate

FeSO4.7H20
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Phosgene-Carboxyl Chloride -COCl2

Gypsum - calcium Sulphate Dihydrate

-CaSO4. 2H2O

Methane -Marsh Gas-CH4

Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Slaked Lime calcium hydroxide

-Ca(OH)2

Phenol - Carbolic Acid

C6H6O
Common name –Chemical name- chemical formula-

Laughing gas– nitrous Oxide –( N2O)

Sand- Silicon Oxide -

SiO2

Sugar – sucrose –C12H22O11

Q.1.

The element which does not react with oxygen is?

a) Chlorine • Helium( noble gas) is the

least reactive element.
b) Iodine
c) Helium
d) Hydrogen

Option : c
Q.2.
Name the type of following chemical reactions.

CuSo4 + H2S → CuS ↓ + H2SO4

a) Addition reaction
b) Decomposition reaction
c) Displacement reaction
d) Double Displacement reaction

Option : d
Q.3.
Calcium oxide reacts with water to produce slaked
lime. It is an example of?

a) combination reaction
b) decomposition reaction • CaO(s) + H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(aq)

c) oxidation reaction
d) addition reaction

Option : a
Q.4.

Chemical formula of plaster of paris?

a) CaSO4
b) CaSO4.2H2O
c) CaSO4.1/2 H2O
d) CaSO4.H2O

Option : C
Q.

Which of the following formulae represents

limestone?

a) CaSO4
b) CaCO3
c) CaO
d) MgSO4

Option : b
Q..

Which of the following metals will not react with

oxygen, even when heated very strongly in air?

a) Zinc • Silver and gold do not react

with oxygen even at a very
b) Aluminium high temperature and are
called noble or inert metals as
c) Silver
they are less reactive and
d) Iron placed at the bottom of the
reactivity series.

Option : c
Q..

Self-linking ability of carbon is called?

a) carbonation
b) sublimation
c) hydrogenation
d) catenation

Option : d
Q..

Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum &

natural gas in—

a) Absence of air
b) Presence of air
c) Presence of sun light
d) None of these

Option : a
Q..

Blood cells do not shrink in blood because blood is—

a) hypertonic
b) isotonic
c) equimolar
d) hypotonic

Option : b
Q..

If OH group is attached to benzene ring, compound

form is

a) alcohol
b) alkyne
c) alkene
d) phenol

Option : d
Q..

The chemical substance which have a bitter taste is?

a) Base
• Acid
b) Acid Base
Gives H+ ion in
Gives oh- ion
water
c) Salt Sour taste
Bitter taste
pH value – 7 to 14
Example: NaOH, KOH
d) None of these pH value – 1 to 7
etc.
Example – HCL,
H2SO4
Option : a
Q..

What is the chemical name of Galena?

a) Silver sulphide
b) Lead sulphide
c) Zinc sulphide
d) Ferrous sulphide

Option : b
Q..

What is the chemical name given of chalk?

a) Calcium Sulphate
b) Calcium Nitrate Caco3
c) Calcium Carbonate
d) Calcium Phosphide

Option : c
Q..
Which are the Chemicals with characteristic odors
commonly used in synthetic flavors, perfumes, and
cosmetics?

a) Carboxylic Acid
b) Ester
c) Ketone
d) Aldehyde

Option : b