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Pinnacle Day : 1st - 7th Static GK
- Songi Mukhawate dance Dasiyattam are the forms of
Static GK ⬥ The Songi Mukhawate dance is of - Mohiniyattam dance
- Maharashtra ⬥ Garba, Dandiya Raas, Tippani Juriun
⬥ Songi Mukhawate dance represent dances are popular in state of -Gujarat
Dance Narasimha, an aspect of - Lord Vishnu ⬥ 'Sarhul' festival of dance performed in
⬥Rikham pada dance belongs to Jharkhand, by - Oraontribe
- ArunachalPradesh ⬥Jagoi and Thabal Chongba are the
SSC Exams ⬥'The soft and suitable for female famous dances of - Manipur
presentation' known as - Laasya ⬥ SeraikellaChhau is a popular dance
⬥ Indian classical dance techniques like
⬥ The Indian classical dances have two form of - Jharkhand
Rasa and Bhava trace their origins to
basic aspects - Laasya and Tandav ⬥Ghurehi folk dance is performed (by
- Bharatmuni's Natyashastra
⬥The word 'Kathak' is derived from - Story women) in the region of
⬥Lavani, Powada, Koli, Waghya Murali
⬥ The technique of classical dancing was - HimachalPradesh
and Dhangari Gaja are folk dance from
codified in 5th century B.C by - Bharata ⬥The Chari folk dance is primarily
- Maharashtra
⬥ The Lambadi dance is a folk dance form performed (by women) in - Rajasthan
⬥ One act play of Sattriya is called
of the - Banjara tribe ⬥Kamsale is the folk dance of
- Ankiya Nat
⬥ Kalbelia (Snake Charmer Dance) is a - Karnataka
⬥The origin of most of the classical
famous folk dance of -Rajasthan ⬥Padayani folk dance performed at
dance forms of India is from
⬥ Kalbelia danceis performed by the Bhadrakali temple in - Kerala
- Natya Shastra
- KalbeliaCommunity ⬥ The bamboo dance of Mizoram is called
⬥ The dance form of Goa which is known
⬥ The Balti dance is related to the state of - Cheraw dance
as 'Warrior Dance' - Ghode Modni
- Ladakh ⬥ The Princely states was primarily
⬥Manipuri dance is based on Rasleela
⬥ Conveying the meaning through body associated with Kathak - Avadh
themes of - Radha and Krishna
movements is known as ⬥ The Pakhawaj syllables are used to
⬥Sattriya (Assam) was recognised as a
- AngikaAbhinaya conclude the classical dance of - Odissi
Classical dance by the Sangeet Natak
⬥Mundari dance of Munda tribe is ⬥ The dance that features painted masks,
Akademi in - 2000
associated with - Jharkhand big skirts, heavy jackets, lots of jewellery,
⬥ UNESCO recognized 'Mudiyettu,' a
⬥Tapu dance performed by Adi tribe of and tall headdresses is - Kathakali
ritual-drama of Kerala as an 'intangible
- ArunachalPradesh ⬥The dance where dancers forms a
cultural heritage of humanity in - 2010
⬥Chali, Jhumura and Nadu Bhangi are counterclockwise circle with concentric
⬥Thullal dance is originated from -Kerala
form of - Sattriya Classical dance circles in opposite directions
⬥The 'Ka Shad Mastieh' or victory dance of
⬥Dhimsa folk dance is performed by - Garba dance
the Khasi tribe is from -Meghalaya
Porja tribes of ⬥Kuchipudi, a Yakshagaana style,
⬥ Maimata is a popular folk dance of
- Araku valley (Andhra Pradesh) conceived by Siddhendra Yogi in
- Tripura
⬥Kandyan is a traditional dance form of - 17th century
⬥Bharatanatyam dance is traditionally
- Sri Lanka ⬥The number of Indian classical dance
performed in - Carnatic music
⬥ Trippani, Hudo, Mer Ras, Palli Jag forms recognized by the Sangeet Natak
⬥Thumri music is associated with
Garbo are folk dances of - Gujarat Academy of India is - 8
- Kathak (UttarPradesh)
⬥Kathak dance is associated with ⬥Jhijhiya dance is performed to please the
⬥The masculine aspect of the Manipuri
- Hindustani classical music god of rain ‘Indra’ for good rain and crop
classical dance is known as -Choloms
⬥Gair folk dance is performed by bhil in - Bihar
⬥ Kathakalidance was immediately
community in the state of - Rajasthan ⬥ The tribe who performs the Bagurumba
preceded by a practice session called
⬥ ‘Nat’ isthe traditional singing style folk dance in assam - Bodo tribe
- Sevakali
which is associated with- Manipuri dance ⬥Grida folk dance is performed in
⬥ The abhinayas that deals with the use of
⬥ Ras, Sankirtana and Thang-Ta are the - MadhyaPradesh
costumes, jewellery, facial make-up etc
popular forms of - Manipuri dance ⬥‘Gonph’ is a famous folk dance of - Goa
- AharyaAbhinaya
⬥ The earliest form of Manipuri dance is ⬥ Kud, a folk dance, is associated with
⬥ Siddhis have a cultural history in Gujarat
- Lai Haraoba - Jammu and Kashmir
for about 300 years, known for their
⬥Dollu Kunitha , Bhoota and Balakat ⬥Chang Lo tribal dance is performed by
unique dance called - Siddhi Dhamal
dances are associated with state of the Chang tribe of - Nagaland
⬥ Natwari Nritya is associated with
- Karnataka ⬥ Gunakanta Dutta Borbyan was awarded
- Kathak Dance
⬥Drums are adorned with colourful the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
⬥ The Dandari-Gusadi festival is celebrated
clothes in the dance of - Dollu Kunitha -Sattriya dance
by the tribe - Raj Gond and Kolams
⬥ Laho dance is performed by Jaintiya ⬥Fugdi dances is performed in - Goa
⬥ Paika dance of Jharkhand performed
tribe of - Meghalaya ⬥Tashi Sabdo dance is associated with
(male member) by - Munda tribe
⬥ Paika dance is performed by Munda - Sikkim
⬥ Gaur Maria, is a dance form from
tribe in the region of ⬥Agni, Mardana Jhumar, Phagua dances
- Chhattisgarh
- Chota NagpurPlateau are associated with - Jharkhand
⬥ Lebang Boomani dance is the harvest
⬥ Chavittu Kali dance is associated with ⬥Koli is the folk dance of
dance of - Tripura
the state of - Kerala - Maharashtraand Goa
⬥ Bharatanatyam was banned by the
⬥Gugga folk dance is performed by men ⬥
The folk dance ‘Lambadi’ is associated
British government in -1910
in - Haryana with - AndhraPradesh
⬥ The victory of truth over falsehood
⬥Tevitichiyattam, Nangai Natakam and ⬥Chu Faat is a folk dance of - Sikkim
celebrates in Maharashtra through
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⬥Zo Mal Lok dance is associated with Rama is associated with - Thailand ent legs while feet keep rhythm are
b
- Sikkim ⬥Theyyam is the ritual art form of - Kerala present in - Bharatanatyam
⬥ Mohiniyattam dance is performed by ⬥Veera Natyam is a ritual dance form of ⬥The classical dance style which is
women in honour of - Lord Vishnu - Andhra Pradesh inscribed on the Gopuram of
⬥Gotipua, dance of Odisha, performed in ⬥ Lotia is the regional music of - Rajasthan Chidambaram temple - Bharatanatyam
honour of - Lord Jagannath ⬥ A form of folk theatre which is based on ⬥ Bharatanatyam expresses South Indian
⬥Bhama Kalapam is the classical dance - the life of Lord Krishna is - Raasleela religious themes and spiritual ideas of
drama associated with - Kuchipudi ⬥ "Yakshagana" folk dance is associated - Shaivism
⬥ Saila, Panthi, Pandwani, Raut Nacha with - Karnataka ⬥Daskathia is the tribal dance of - Odisha
dances are associated with- Chhattisgarh ⬥ Chhau dance was inscribed in the ⬥ Dance performed by the Santhal tribe
⬥Ghodemodini is folk dance of - Goa UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Jharkhand - Jhika Dashain
⬥Choliya, a martial dance is related to in - 2010 ⬥ Changai dance is associated with
-Uttarakhand ⬥Buddhist chanting of Ladakh was - Nagaland
⬥ The prime themes of Kathak are tied with inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible ⬥ Alarippu is a dance piece from
- Vaishnavism Cultural Heritage List in - 2012 - Bharatnatyam
⬥
Bhangra, Luddi, Giddha are folk dances of ⬥ Tradition of Vedic chanting was ⬥ Thabal Chongba is a folk dance of
- Punjab inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible - Manipur
⬥ Jagoi and Cholom are the two main Cultural Heritage List in - 2008 ⬥ Bhavai (Vesha or Swang) is the popular
divisions of - Manipuridance ⬥A freestyle dance where performers folk theatre form of -Gujarat
⬥
Satriya dance of Assam is inspired by dance with clay pots filled with burning ⬥ Paika, Ghumra and Dhap are the folk
- Bhaktimovement incense is - Dhunuchi Naach dances of - Odisha
⬥ The classical work 'Hastalakshan ⬥Ancient dance teachers or gurus of ⬥The Raigarh Gharana is associated
Deepika' is related to the dance-Kathakali Bharatanatyam are popularly known with - Kathak
⬥
Matki dance is performed in as - Nattuvanars ⬥Jamda folk dance is associated with
- MadhyaPradesh ⬥Veedhi-Bhagavatam is a famous - Jharkhand
⬥Gugga, Khoria, and Phag dances are dance form of - Andhra Pradesh ⬥ Kalasam is a dance sequence in
associated with - Haryana ⬥ Lavani is a folk dance of - Maharashtra - Kathakali
⬥Hurka Baul dance, performed during ⬥Hand gestures used in Indian classical ⬥ Kajari is a folk song and dance which
maize and paddy cultivation in dances are called - Mudra originated in - Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand ⬥ Ghoomar is traditionally performed by ⬥ Chhau dance exists in - 3 main styles
⬥
Kummi dance is associated with - Bhil tribe (Rajasthan)
Note:-Saraikela (Jharkhand),
- Tamil Nadu ⬥ Mayurbhanj Chau dance is performed in
ayurbhanj, (Orissa) and Purulia (West
M
⬥Cheraw is a folk dance associated with - Odisha
Bengal).
- Mizoram ⬥ Purulia Chau dance is performed in
⬥Bharatanatyam was originally known as - West Bengal
⬥ Kalakshetra style is associated with
- Sadir Attam ⬥The Ras Leela was first started as a
-Bharatanatyam
⬥Gotipua is a traditional dance form in dance form in 1779 by
⬥ Kud is a folk dance of
- Odisha - Bhagyachandra (Meitei monarch)
- Jammu andKashmir
⬥
Hand gestures in Mohiniyattam which ⬥ Danda-nacha (a dance form of Odisha)
⬥ Theoretical foundations of
are mainly adopted from Hastalakshana narrates about the story of - Lord Shiva
Bharatanatyam have been found in
Deepika text are - 24 ⬥ Gaur Maria dance belongs to
- Natya Shastra
⬥Gavari, a dance-drama is majorly - Chhattisgarh
⬥ Vazhuvoor is one of the styles in
performed in - Rajasthan ⬥The element in Kuchipudi dance in which
-Bharatanatyam
⬥Purulia, Mayurbhanj, Seraikella are the performer balances his feet on the
⬥ Luddi is a folk dance of - Punjab
subtypes of the dance - Chhau edge of a brass plate - Tarangam
⬥ Ras-Lila recognised as classical dance
⬥ Charu Sija Mathur is a name that is ⬥The competitive play between dancer and
form of - Manipuri
synonymous with - Manipuri dance tabla player in Kathak is - Jugalbandi
⬥ Oldest gharana of Kathak Dance
⬥
Kolannalu, a folk dance is popularly ⬥ Rasa in which Love can be best
- BanarasGharana
known as - stickdance expressed is - Shringaararasa
⬥Wangla is a famous folk dance of ⬥ Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from haranasofKathak-Jaipur,Lucknow,
G
- Meghalaya Kerala based on the mythological tale of Benaras and Raigarh
⬥Bharatanatyam dance evolved from a battle between
⬥
Bhortal dance is famous in - Assam
- 'Ekaharya Lasyanga’ - Goddess Kali and Demon Darika
⬥ Lai Haraoba is the earliest form of
⬥
Konark dance festival is organized ⬥According to 'Natya Shastra',
-Manipuri dance
every year for 5 days in - Odisha Mohiniyattam is a form of- Lasya Dance
⬥The Joenpa Legso is a welcome dance of
⬥Varnam is one of the stages in the ⬥ Mohiniyattam dance emotes a play
- Bhutan
classical dance of - Bharatanatyam through dancing and singing where the
⬥ Mati-Akhora is associated with
⬥ The Khajuraho Dance Festival was song is customarily in
- Sattriya dance
started by the Government of India in - Manipravalalanguage
⬥The Nalacharitham play is associated
collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Kala ⬥ A dance form of Nagaland which is
with - Kathakali
Parishad in - 1975 performed as preparation for a hunting
⬥ Dance performed by the Kamar tribe
⬥The Khon, the masked drama dance expedition, known as - Sadal Kekai
of Madhya Pradesh is - Terah Tali
performance depicting the glory of Lord ⬥The dance movement characterized by
⬥ Mangalacharan, Sthayee, Pallavi,
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Abhinaya and Mokshya are items of ⬥ Hai - Hak Dance is associated with - Pung Cholom (Manipuri)
- Odissi Dance - Tripura ⬥Dance form which depicts the anguish of
⬥Traditional dance mainly performed ⬥ Gugga dance is a traditional folk dance women whose partners are gone from
during Navratri - Garba of - Haryana home - Biraha
⬥ Dance form related to the worship of ⬥ The Zo-Mal -Lok dance is associated ⬥ Gatka, a traditional fighting style of the
Lord Jagannath - Odissi with - Lepcha community (Sikkim) Nihang Sikh warriors has originated from
⬥Classical dance form which begins with a ⬥ Dance that developed from the - Punjab
drum playing performance called Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam ⬥‘Mudiyettu’ is a traditional folk theatre
Kelikottu - Kathakali - Sattriya form of - Kerala
⬥ Zang Talam is a popular dance of ⬥ Dance in which the artist never ⬥ ‘Elelakkaradi’ is a tribal dance form of
Mizoram performed by - Paihte tribe establishes eye contact with the audience - Kerala
⬥ Gair dance is performed by the - Manipuri ⬥ ’Waghya Murali’ dance, associated with
- Bhil community of Rajasthan ⬥ Dance performed by the women of Lord Khandoba, originated in
⬥ Karagam Folk Dance is associated with Maharashtra is - Lavani - Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu ⬥ The folk dance Tarangamel associated ⬥Sangrai is a folk dance of - Tripura
⬥Bhoota Kola is a spirit worship ritual with - Goa ⬥Dance dedicated to temples and was
dance of - Karnataka ⬥ Buiya Dance form associated with the earlier known as Sadir - Bharatnatyam
⬥ Suggi is a famous folk dance form of state of - Arunachal Pradesh ⬥First of India's traditional dance to be
- Karnataka ⬥Classical dance form which uses various refashioned as a theatre art
⬥ Dance performed in the temples of colours on face to symbolise the -Bharatanatyam
Tamil Nadu, by the Devadasis characters is -Kathakali ⬥Dance associated with the Vaishnavism
- Bharatanatyam (Dasiattam) ⬥ Dance form which is mentioned in the of the Meitai people - Manipuri Dance
⬥ Sapera dance of Rajasthan is also known ancient text of Vyavahar Mala ⬥ Ummatt-aat is a folk dance form
as - Kalbeliadance - Mohiniyattam performed in - Coorg (karnataka)
⬥ Ekaharya, where one dancer perform ⬥ Dhaman is a dance form associated with ⬥ Bharatnatyam dance recital is done by
many roles in a single performance is the state of - Himachal Pradesh - Nattuvanar
associated with - Bharatnatyam ⬥ Rangabati is a folk dance of - Odisha
Note :Nattuvanar is a dance master.
⬥ Jagoi and cholom are the two main ⬥ Nupa dance is associated with - Manipur
divisions in - ManipuriDance ⬥ Borgeet, a musical composition, is ⬥Lava is a Popular folk dance of
⬥ Kathakali took shape in Southern India used in - Sattriyadance - Minicoy Island
in the 17th century under the patronage ⬥ The traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, ⬥A popular mask dance of South Malabar
of the - Prince of Karnataka performed by Kanjar tribe is - Chakri - Kummattikali
⬥Dance performed at the time of Dussehra ⬥ Mundari is a famous dance of ⬥ Chairs on heads with lighted diyas are
in Mithila region (Bihar) is - Jhijhiya - Jharkhand performed by women in which dance
⬥ Sangphao tribal dance is performed in ⬥ Zangtalam, Chailam, Cheraw dance - Chari Dance
- ArunachalPradesh belong to - Mizoram ⬥Dance which combines speech, mime
⬥ The Tapu dance from Arunachal Pradesh ⬥The folk dance Hojagiri is associated with and pure dance - Kuchipudi
is performed by - AdiTribe - North-EastIndia ⬥The Veeragase dance, performed during
⬥Charkula is a famous dance form ⬥ Mohiniyattam is associated with the Dussehra festival belongs to
associated with - Uttar Pradesh - God Vishnu - Karnataka
⬥ Dance performed during the worship ⬥ Kathakali is associated with ⬥Rathwa ni Gher is a dance performed on
o
f Murugan the Hindu God of war - God Krishna the occasion of Holi by the Rathwa tribe of
- Kavadi attam ⬥
Ghoomar dance form was developed by - Gujarat
⬥ Rouf is a folk dance of Bhil tribes to worship ⬥Ratvai is a dance form associated with
- Jammu andKashmir - GoddessSaraswati the -Mewati tribes
⬥ The Main theme of Manipuri dance is ⬥ The main percussion instrument used in ⬥ Tillana style is associated with
- Devotion the performance of Mohiniyattam dance -Bharatanatyam
⬥ Panthi dance form is associated with - Edakka ⬥ Chad Sukra', a popular traditional dance
- Chhattisgarh ⬥ Classical dance which referred to as the - festival of Meghalaya, is celebrated as a
⬥ The gopurams of the Chidambaram dance of the storytellers - Kathak -Sowing festival
temple (Tamil Nadu) depict the poses of ⬥Folk dance that represents a mock fight ⬥ Community of Sikkim that traditionally
- Bharatnatyam between Goddess Durga and associated with the folk dance Chu-Faat
⬥ Ghoomar is a folk dance of - Rajasthan Mahishasura - Dandiya Raas - LepchaCommunity
⬥ Kuchipudi dance is accompanied by ⬥ A dance form influenced by Bihu dance ⬥Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance
-Carnatic music - Sattriya Academy is located in - Imphal
⬥ The music of Bharatanatyam belongs ⬥Dance of Jharkhand that performed ⬥Kamsale is a dance form traditional to
to - CarnaticSystem mainly by the tribal women during the the state of -Karnataka
⬥After recovering from smallpox, a cultivation season - Janani-Jhumur ⬥ Rikhampada is a traditional dance of
typical dance performed in West Bengal is ⬥Dance form of Assam performed by the - ArunachalPradesh
- Brita dance 'Kulis' (people who work in the tea ⬥Dance form in Mizoram participated
⬥ Colorful makeup and unique masks gardens) during autumn - Jhumur exclusively by village guests - Khuallam
depicting the ancient martial art of ⬥The drum prominently used as a part of ⬥ A folk dance of Odisha depicting the life
- Kathakali dance movements in of Lord Krishna in - Ranpa dance
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⬥ Maimata is a popular dance of the Kaloi ⬥The Khajuraho dance festival was - Mizoram
community from the state of - Tripura instituted by the collaboration between ⬥ A south Indian classical dance form
⬥Bhand Pather is the dance form of Government of India and which means ‘Story-Play’ - Kathakali
- Kashmir - Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad ⬥ The Indian dance form ‘Manipuri’ is
⬥ Aaluyattu is a folk-dance form from the ⬥ Bharatanatyam is classical dance mostly based on the themes of
state of - Nagaland form of -Tamil Nadu - Krishna-Gopis
⬥ Bolak-aat dance form belongs to ⬥ Two classical dances of Kerala ⬥Tapali & Dagla are the folk dance of
- Karnataka - Kathakali & Mohiniattam - Chhattisgarh
⬥Hallisaka is a group dance native to ⬥Kuchipudi, a classical dance originated in ⬥ Raut Nacha is a famous tribal dance of
- Gujarat - AndhraPradesh - Chhattisgarh
⬥ Birhor dance is a tribal folk dance of ⬥Manipuri is classical dance belongs to ⬥Parichakali is a popular folk dance of
- Jharkhand - Manipur - Lakshadweep
⬥ Kadsa is a kalasha carrying dance style ⬥Kathak is classical dance form of ⬥ The Kajri folk dance of Uttar Pradesh
performed by women in - Jharkhand - Uttar Pradesh is related to season of - Monsoon
⬥ A dance which is harmonious ⬥Classical dance of Odisha - Odissi ⬥Maruni Dance is associated with
combination of five fine art forms ⬥Sattriya, a classical dance from - Assam - Sikkim
- Kathakali ⬥ Changsang dance is performed by the ⬥Dance perform by young boys in Odisha
⬥ Kolkali ispopular dance form of Chang tribe from Nagaland during Refers to the -‘Gotipua’
- LakshadweepIsland - Naknyulumfestivals ⬥ ’Dollu Kunitha’ (folk dance) is from
⬥ Saila dance performed by boys after the ⬥ Rechungma, Gha To Kito, and Chi Rmu - Karnataka
harvest season in - Chhattisgarh are the dance forms of - Sikkim ⬥ The performers wear a cylindrical skirt
⬥ The 'Royal Dance of Ladakh' is - Shondol ⬥Jat-Jatin is a popular folk dance of- Bihar named 'PotIoi’ in - Manipuri dance
⬥ Dangiis a folk Dance of ⬥ Bharatnatyam dance was revealed ⬥ Triangle mudra is associated with
- HimachalPradesh by Lord Brahma to sage Bharata, who dance form - Odissi
⬥ Dalkhai is the folk dance of - Odisha codified this dance in - Natya Shastra ⬥ Laho is a dance of - Meghalaya
⬥ Hurkiya Baul is a folk dance of
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⬥Bardo Chham is folk dance of
⬥Mayurbhanj Chhau dance is native to - ArunachalPradesh ⬥ Jhali is the folk dance of
- Odisha ⬥Gaur Maria is folk dance of - HimachalPradesh
⬥Padayani is a ritual dance art form - Chhattisgarh ⬥’Deodhani’ dance of Assam is associated
performed at Bhadrakali temple in ⬥Dandiya dance is associated with with the - Snake goddess Manasa
- Kerala - Gujarat ⬥ Mayilattam (the dance of South India) is
⬥Garadi folk dance (related to the ⬥
Dhalo is a Popular ritual folk dance of also called -Peacockdance
Ramayana) in Puducherry is performed - Goa ⬥Natpuja is a folk dance of - Assam
at- Villianur Temple ⬥The Gambhira dance performed using ⬥Mahari dance style is a dance form of
⬥
Siddi Dhamal Dance is associated with various wooden masks in - West Bengal - Odissi dance
- Gujarat ⬥
Mando is a folk dance of - Goa ⬥The Hunta dance of Jharkhand is
⬥
’Alkap' is a traditional dance-drama ⬥The traditional theatre of Kerala where associated with
found in Jharkhand and - West Bengal 8 plays are performed for 8 consecutive - Santhal tribal community
⬥‘Huli Vesha’ is a popular folk dance in days - Krishnanattam ⬥ Manipuri dance often depicts scenes
- Karnataka ⬥
The only Indian dance form featured in from the life of - LordKrishna
⬥Harvest dance which is popular in the Michael Jackson's 1991 music video ⬥‘Mohiniyattam’ means
Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh 'Black or White’ - Odissi - Dance of the Enchantress
- Jawara ⬥
The Sikkimese are known for their ⬥Dollu Kunitha, a folk dance of Karnataka,
⬥Rai is primarily a folk dance of amazing mask dance, known as - Chaam is performed for - LordShiva
- MadhyaPradesh ⬥ A Classical dance which in its present ⬥’Tippani’ is a well-known dance of
⬥A dance in Andhra Pradesh similar form is influenced by Mughal tradition - Gujarat
to the stick dance is - Kolannalu - Kathak ⬥The gestures used in Bharatnatyam are
⬥Paika Dance is famous in - Odisha ⬥
Dumhal dance form belongs to known as - Mudras
⬥Rengma is primarily a folk dance of - Jammu& Kashmir ⬥The Gopurams of the Chidambaram
- Nagaland ⬥
The dance form ‘Chharhi’ has temple contain numerous poses of
⬥The Sattriya dance was introduced in originated from - Himachal Pradesh -Bharatanatyam
15th century A.D. by saint ⬥
The Mathuri folk dance is practised in ⬥'Jhora' dance is performed as a
- Mahapurusha Sankaradeva - Telangana springtime celebration in - Uttarakhand
⬥Thang Ta is an exclusive Martial dance ⬥Nat Puja, Bihu, and Chongli are folk ⬥ The Hindu god associated with
form of - Manipur dances of - Assam Mohiniyattam dance is - Lord Vishnu
⬥ A folk art performed in the North ⬥A popular folk dance of Nimar region of ⬥The musical instrument used in the
Malabar region of Kerala is - Kolkali Madhya Pradesh - Kathi Mohiniyattam dance is - Edakka
⬥A folk dance in Himachal Pradesh that ⬥Choliya dance form is associated with ⬥ The classical dance of storytellers is
ends with a Yagya - Nati - Uttrakhand - Kathak
⬥The Khajuraho Dance Festival was ⬥
Spao Dance belongs to - Ladakh ⬥ The Sattriya dance form was introduced
instituted in - 1975 ⬥
Cheraw (bamboo Dance) belongs to by - Mahapurusha Sankaradeva
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Kalbelia is a folk-dance of - Rajasthan - Uttrakhand ⬥ Kathak in its present form has the
⬥ A folk dance that represents a mock fight ⬥ Goddess Amba is the presiding deity of influence of - Mughal tradition
between Goddess Durga and - Bhavai dance ⬥ Dhimsa is a folk dance of
Mahishasura is - Dandiya Raas ⬥ ‘Grida’ is a folk dance of - AndhraPradesh
⬥ Sattriya dance forms is influenced by - Madhya Pradesh ⬥ Dhimsa is a tribal dance form that is
- Bihu dance ⬥ Bhavai is a folk dance of - Rajasthan performed by - Porja caste women
⬥ Dance of Jharkhand that performed ⬥ The dance which involves balancing pots ⬥ Bhand Pather theater is a tradition
mainly by the tribal women during the on the head of the dancer- Bhavai dance primarily of - Jammu and Kashmir
cultivation season - Janani-Jhumur ⬥ Paika Dance performed by a tribal ⬥ Hallisaka is a group dance native to
⬥The dance drama Bhamakalapam community of - Jharkhand - Gujarat
based on Kuchipudi was composed by ⬥ Folk dances which is performed holding ⬥ Birhor dance is a tribal folk dance from
- SiddhendraYogi a sword in one hand and a shield in the - Jharkhand
⬥ Garba and Dandiya arepopular folk other - Paika Dance ⬥ Kadsa dance is a dance style performed
dances of Gujarat are performed during ⬥ Mundari dance is associated with carrying a - ‘Kalasha’
- Navratri - Jharkhand ⬥ Bhootada Kola is a spiritual folk dance
⬥A dance style called 'Hi-Dance' was ⬥’Fag’ is a folk dance associated with of - Karnataka
created by - Uday Shankar - Haryana ⬥ ‘Leshalaptu’ is a dance form of
⬥ The dance of Assam that performed by ⬥ Cham Mask dance is celebrated in - Nagaland
'Kulis' during autumn is - Jhumur Dance - Bhutan ⬥ Ponung is a folk dance form of
⬥'Dhimsa' is a folk dance of ⬥ Dhangar is the worship dance form of - ArunachalPradesh
- Andhra Pradesh - Goa ⬥ Chhau, Kalaripayattu, Lazim are
⬥ Lavani is a popular dance of ⬥ Gotipua is a folk dance of - Odisha traditional dances of - Martial art form
- Maharashtra ⬥ Chau dance forms has been included ⬥ Cheraw is a traditional dance form of
⬥ The Tapu dance is performed in in the UNESCO Heritage Dances in - Mizoram
- ArunachalPradesh - 2010 ⬥‘Rauf’ is a folk dance associated with
⬥'Karagam' is a folk dance of - Tamil Nadu ⬥ Suwa folk dance is associated with - Jammu andKashmir
⬥ Bhadam dance is popular among - Chhattisgarh ⬥ Bayalata is a dance form of - Karnataka
- Bharia tribe ⬥ While performing the Suwa folk dance ⬥Jhulan is a folk dance form of- Rajasthan
⬥ 'Saila' is a folk dance which is performed women act like the bird - Parrot ⬥ Popir is a dance form of
with bamboo sticks in - Chhattisgarh ⬥’Ponung’ is a folk dance associated with - ArunachalPradesh
⬥ ’Ahirai’ is a folk dance of the Bharia tribe - ArunachalPradesh ⬥ Panthi is a dance form of - Chhattisgarh
of - MadhyaPradesh ⬥Dumhal is a famous folk dance of ⬥ The Dhangar dance is performed by
⬥ ‘Fugdi’ is a folk dance of -Goa - Jammu andKashmir shepherd community of Goa
⬥ ’Fugdi’ is celebrated in the month of ⬥ 'Manduka Shabdam, a story of the frog, -during Navratri
- Bhadrapad is performed in - Kuchipudi dance ⬥ Karma is a dance form of - Jharkhand
⬥’Fugdi’ is celebrated by the ⬥ Bagurumba is a group dance performed ⬥ Nati folk dances, India has made its entry
-Konkan women by the people of - Bodo community in the Guinness Book of World Records in
⬥ Bhagoriya dance is performed by Bhils in ⬥ Jhijhiya is a famous cultural dance of - 2015
- MadhyaPradesh - Bihar ⬥ Pung Cholam is a dance form of
⬥ Cheraw dance is the traditional bamboo ⬥ "Tamasha" is a folk dance of - Manipur
dance of - Mizoram - Maharashtra ⬥ Lai Haroba festival is a part of
⬥ Yakshagana is a traditional theatre, ⬥ Karakattam is a traditional dance of -Manipuri dance
developed in - Karnataka - Tamil Nadu
⬥ A sword dance that depict the martial art ⬥ Maruni danceis a group dance of the Defence Exams
tradition of the Kumaoni tribe is Nepali community in - Sikkim
-Chholiya dance ⬥ Scenes of Lord Krishna are performed in ⬥
Giddha is a folk dance form of - Punjab
⬥ The Lebang Boomani Dance is the - Manipuridance ⬥ Tertali is a dance form of - Rajasthan
harvest dance of -Tripura ⬥ Jat-Jatin, Bidesia, Jhijhiya are dance ⬥ Bihu is folk dance form of - Assam
⬥ Aji Lamu is a folk dance of form of - Bihar ⬥ Sonal Mansingh is a famous
- ArunachalPradesh ⬥ 'Zeliang' is a tribal folk dance of - Odissi dancer
⬥ Aji Lamu is a folk dance performed by - Nagaland ⬥Jatra folk theatre of - Eastern India
- Monpa Tribes ⬥‘Shondol’ is a dance form of - Ladakh ⬥ Gair is a folk dance form of -Rajasthan
⬥ Chang Lo Dance performed by Chang ⬥ Hojagiri dance is a tribal dance form of
tribe of - Nagaland the Reang community associated with
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⬥ Jagoi is the famous dance form of - Tripura
- Manipur ⬥ Kuchipudi dance was composed by
⬥ The folk dance which is prevalent on the
⬥ 'Laho' is a popular dance of - Meghalaya Vaishnava poet - Sidendra Yogi
occasion of Deepawali in the regional
⬥ Kharaiti is a martial dance performed ⬥ Ghoomar is the traditional folk dance of
areas of Sagar - Moniya Dance
with swords in - Himachal Pradesh - Rajasthan
⬥ The Turra-Kalangi folk drama is famous
⬥ Chutki is the traditional dance form of ⬥ Bharatanatyam traces its lineage to the
in - Nimar region (Madhya Pradesh)
- Sikkim ancient dance of - Sadir Attam
⬥ In Rajasthan, Agni dance (Fire dance) is
⬥ ‘Khuallam’ is a folk dance of - Mizoram ⬥ Mukhota dance is usually performed to
performed by - Jasnathi Siddha Sect
⬥Hurka Baul is a famous dance of worship God Bhumitayal in- Uttarakhand
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⬥ Bappi LahiriIndian musician personality's - Indian Music
Arts Personality
native place is - WestBengal ⬥
Talat Aziz is famous for
⬥ Gangubai Hangal primarily belong to - Ghazal singing
SSC Exams - Kirana Gharana ⬥ Begum Akhtar is associated with the
⬥ The musician RD Burman popularly field of - Ghazal
⬥ ‘The Unforgettables' was the collection known as - ‘ Panchamda’ ⬥Asghari Bai is primarily remembered
of semi-classical music by ⬥ Dancers Meenakshi Chithranjan belongs f or her contribution to the
- Jagjit Singh to - Bharatanatyam - Dhrupad genre ofmusic
⬥Dr.Teejan Bai is an exponent of Pandwani, ⬥ Sruti Bandopadhay belongs to ⬥ The father of the modern indian dance
a traditional storytelling art form - Manipuri dance is - Uday Shankar
originating from - Chhattisgarh ⬥ Trilichan Mohanta belongs to ⬥ Film actressHema Malini is trained
⬥ The founder of the Kalakshetra - Chhau dance dancer of - Bharatnatyam
Foundation in Chennai was ⬥ Who is credited with composing Talas ⬥Subha Mudgal is famous for
- Rukmini DeviArundale such as Trimukhi, Panchamukhi, - Hindustani classicalmusic
⬥'Father of Carnatic Music in India' is Saptamukhi and Navamukhi ⬥The term ‘Odissi’ for Odisha’s classical
- Purandar das - M Balamuralikrishna dance coined by
⬥Jhelum Paranjape is a classical dancer ⬥ A maestro of Hindustani classical music - Kabichandra Kalicharan Patnaik
of - Odissi is - Bade Ghulam Ali Khan ⬥ Kumari Kamala is associated with
⬥ K Uma Rama Rao was a classical dancer ⬥ Bharati Shivaji and Kanak Rele are - Kathak dance
of - Kuchipudi dancer exponents of - Mohiniyattam ⬥ Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (sarod player) was
⬥Alarmel Valli is an exponent of ⬥ Mrinalini Sarabhaiis a Bharatanatyam born in 1945 in - Gwalior
Pandanallur style dance form of and - Kathakali dancer ⬥ Vyjayanthimala was an exponent of
-Bharatanatyam ⬥ Pandit Janki Prasad was associated with -Bharatanatyam
⬥The European theatrical techniques to - Banaras Gharanas ⬥Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain belongs to
Indian Classical dance, applied by ⬥ Sitara Deviwas described as ‘Nritya - Punjab gharana
- Uday Shankar Samragni' by - Rabindranath Tagore ⬥The folk music singer Sulochana Chava
⬥ Before joining Akbar's court, Tansen ⬥ ‘Hi-Dance’ style is started by is associated with - Lavani Geet
served as a court musician for - Uday Shankar ⬥, The renowned vocalist Ustad Amir Khan
- Raja Ram Chand ofRewa ⬥ The Singer S Janaki belongs to belonged to - Indore Gharana
⬥ Haripriya Namboodiri is an exponent of - Andhra Pradesh ⬥ Sujata Mohapatra and Madhavi Mudgal
- Kathakalidance ⬥ Lachhu Maharaj is related to - Kathak are renowned for - Odissi dance
⬥ The Wadali Brothers (Puranchand Wadali ⬥ Sonal Mansingh is themasters of ⬥ Darshana Jhaveri and Devjani Chaliha
and Pyarelal Wadali) are singers of Bharatanatyam and-Odissi dancing style are renowned for - Manipur dance
- Sufi music ⬥Deba Prasad Das, Pankaj Charan Das and ⬥ The Bhendi Bazaar Gharana was founded
⬥ Padma Bhushan awardee (2010) Gangadhar Pradhan are associated with by three brothers - Chhajju Khan, Nazir
Kumudini Lakhia is renowned for - Odissi dance Khan and Khadim Husain Khan
- Kathak dance ⬥ Bhanu Ji is associated with ⬥Tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha was a
⬥Guru Amubi Singh and Phanjoubam - Jaipur Gharana ofKathak musician, trained by Mian Kader Baksh of
Iboton Singh was an exponent of ⬥ Music directors AR Rahman is known as the - Punjab Gharana
- ManipuriDance - 'Mozart of Madras ⬥Elam Endira Devi is associated with
⬥ Govindji Nartanalaya dance school for ⬥Rohini Bhate and Pandit Munnalal Shukla -Manipuri dance
women in Imphal was founded by are exponents of - Kathak ⬥Khagen Mahanta was a notable person in
- GuruBipin Singh ⬥Kumudini Lakhia and Uma Sharma are the folk music of - Assam
⬥ Jagjit Singh is associated with which famous exponents of - Kathak ⬥Padma Bhushan awardee Guru Vempati
form of singing - Ghazal ⬥ Popular Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon is a Chinna Satyam is associated with
⬥ Aluna Kabuini is associated with the - Kathak dancer - Kuchipudidance
dance of - Manipuri Dance ⬥ Indian musicians Begum Akhtar was ⬥Prabha Atre is related to- Kirana gharana
⬥ Roshan Kumari and Shovana Narayan called - Mallika-e-Ghazal ⬥Anita Ratnam is associated with
are the - Kathakartists ⬥Vallathol Narayana Menon and - Bharatnatyam
⬥ Maya Rao and Kumudini Lakhia are Kalyanikutty Amma revived and ⬥Rasheswar Saikia Barbayan is related
eminent artists of - Kathak rejuvenated the - Mohiniyattam dance with - Sattriyadance
⬥ Rani Machaiah, a Ummathat folk ⬥”Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon" sung by Lata ⬥ Guru Pankaj Charan Das is a famous
dancer was awarded by Padma Shri in Mangeshkar was directed by proponent of - Odissidance
- 2023 - C Ramchandra ⬥ Sitara Devi was famous for performance
⬥ The dancers Padma Subrahmanyam, ⬥ Sutapa Talukdar is associated with of - Kathak dance
Alarmel Valli, Yamini Krishnamurthy and dance form of - Odissi ⬥ Sharodi Saikia is an Indian classical
Anita Ratnam are exponents of ⬥ The personality which known as dancer of - Sattriya
- Bharatanatyam ‘Queen of Carnatic Music’ is ⬥ Radha Reddy and Raja Reddy are
⬥ Pandit Jasraj is associated with - M.S. Subbulakshmi famous proponents of - Kuchipudi
- MewatiGharana ⬥Padma shri awardee (2011) Mo. Zahur ⬥Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2016
⬥ Indian musicians Jagjit Singh also known Khayyam was a famous - Music Director for Chhau dance was given to
as the - 'Ghazal King' ⬥Padma Vibhushan Awardee (2008) - Gopal PrasadDubey
⬥ Shambhu Maharaj was a renowned guru Asha Bhosle is famous personality in ⬥Shambu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Gopi
of - Lucknow Gharanas of Kathak
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rishna are knowing for the dance form
K ⬥ Guru Bipin Singh was renowned for ⬥Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan
of - Kathak -Manipuri Dance (Bharatanatyam) was called to perform
⬥ E Krishna Iyer was related to classical ⬥ Urmila Satyanarayanan is an exponent for - Queen Elizabeth-ll's coronation
danceof -Bharatnatyam of - Bharatanatyam (1953)
⬥ Kelucharan Mohapatra was conferred ⬥Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande is related to ⬥ Vasundhara Doraswamy received
with a doctorate by the Akhil Bharatiya - Hindustani classicalmusic Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2019 for
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in -1981 ⬥ Kalyani Varadarajan, Subramania -Bharatanatyam
⬥ Yamini Krishnamurthy has won various Bharathiyar, MS Subbulakshmi are ⬥First person from Odisha to get Padma
accolades in the dance form of associated with - Carnatic Music Vibhushan (2000) was
- Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam ⬥ Yamini Krishnamurthy was hailed as a - Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
⬥Kunchu Kurup is related to the dance resident dancer of ⬥ Music composer Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
form of - Kathakali - Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam known as 'Rupkonwar' in - Assam
⬥Kathak dancer,Janaki Prasad is ⬥ Padma Shri Awardee Satyaram Reang, ⬥ Raja and Radha Reddy received the
associated with - Banaras gharana a Hojagiri dancer, belongs to - Tripura Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for
⬥ Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma ⬥ Alla Rakha was a classical tabla player - Kuchipudi
received fame and recognition for also known as - 'Abbaji' ⬥Yamini Krishnamurthy opened Yamini
- Mohiniyattam ⬥ Pandit Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi and Zakir School of Dance in - Delhi (1990)
⬥Kumar Gandharva was a renowned Hussain are associated with ⬥Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded the
vocalist, known for - Hindustani ClassicalMusic Bharat Ratna in - 1999
- Hindustani Classical music ⬥ U Srinivas (Uppalapu Srinivas) is ⬥ 'Darpana Academy of Performing Arts'
⬥Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical associated with - Mandolin in Ahmedabad was founded by
vocalist, he was associated with ⬥ KADAMB Centre for Dance was founded - MrinaliniSarabhai
- Mewati Gharana in 1964 by - Kumudini Lakhia (Kathak) ⬥Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) won
⬥Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a Hindustani ⬥ A Bharatanatyam exponent, and founder Grammy and oscar for - ’Jai Ho’ Song
classical vocalist, he was associated with of the Kalakshetra Dance School ⬥ Ratikant Mohapatra, an awardee of
- Kirana gharana - Rukmini DeviArundale 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’ is known
⬥Damayanti Joshi was a ⬥ Rahul Dev Barman is also known as for - Odissi dance
- Kathak Dancer - 'Pancham Da' ⬥ Kamalini and Nalini Asthana conferred
⬥Kishori Amonkar was a vocalist of ⬥ Shivaputra Siddaramaiah Komkalimath with the Padma Shri (2022) are
Hindustani music, she was associated is original name of renowned for - Kathak Dance
With - Jaipur gharana - Pandit Kumar Gandharva ⬥Surupa Sen is a famous for- Odissi dance
⬥The father of Qawwali in India is ⬥ Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Benaras ⬥ Recipient of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva
- Amir Khosrow Gharana was a - Tabla Player Puraskar for Kathak in 2017 - Vidha Lal
⬥The ‘Shakespeare of Bhojpuri’ is ⬥ Padma Shri awardee, Darshana Jhaveri ⬥ Papanasam Sivan was related to
- Bhikhari Thakur is a - ManipuriDancer - Carnatic music
⬥Hindustani classical musician ⬥ 'Father of Modern Dance in India' ⬥ Recipient of Filmfare Award in the Best
Annapurna Devi died in - 2018 - Uday Shankar Choreographer category in 2008
⬥The earlier name of music director A.R. ⬥ Lucknow gharana of Kathak was - Saroj Khan
Rehman - DileepKumar founded by - Ishwari Prasad ⬥ Zakir Hussain, Mickey Hart, Sikiru
⬥Christopher Guruswamy is an ⬥ Ustad Hassu Khan was one of the Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo awarded
exponent of - Bharatanatyam dance founders of - Gwalior Gharana Grammy for - ‘Global Drum Project’
⬥Prateeksha Kashi is an exponent ⬥ Ramkrishna Talukdar received the ⬥ Ilyas Khan was famous for playing- Sitar
of - Kuchipudidance Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018 ⬥Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was an
⬥Mayadhar Raut is an exponent of for - Sattriyadance exponent of - Santoor
- Odissi dance ⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was born in - Indore ⬥
Rukmini Devi was associated with
⬥Ranjumoni Saikia is an exponent of ⬥ Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam was a -Bharatnatyam
- Sattriya dance renowned guru of - Kuchipudi dance ⬥Rukmini Devi received Sangeet Natak
⬥Prerna Shrimali is an exponent of ⬥ Akham Lakshmi Devi is renowned for Akademi Fellowship in -1967
- Kathak dance -Manipuri dance ⬥Rukmini Devi was awarded Padma
⬥Rupa Rani Das Bora is an exponent of ⬥Padma Bhushan awardee, Alarmel Bhushan in - 1956
- Kathak dance Velli is an exponent of ⬥ Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan was
⬥ Shobha Naidu is an exponent of - Bharatanatyam and Odissi associated with - Tabla
- Kuchipudi dance ⬥ Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was ⬥ V. Satyanarayana Sarma received
⬥Sharon Lowen (Odissi dancer) belongs to instrumental in reviving of- Odissi dance Padma Shri (1970) for - Kuchipudi
- United States ofAmerica ⬥ Founder of Benaras Gharana of Kathak is ⬥ Bismillah Khan was awarded the Bharat
⬥Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performed the - Janaki Prasad Ratna in - 2001
'Rage for Peace' in the Nobel Peace Prize ⬥Tanjore Balasaraswati received Sangita ⬥Credited for taking the shehnai from
Concerts in - 2014 Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy in Marriage mandap to concert hall goes to
⬥ The first Indian folk artist to attend the 1973 for - Bharatnatyam -Bismillah Khan
Cannes Film Festival (France) ⬥Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya ⬥Padma Subrahmanyam is a
- Mame Khan Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar and Hara - BharatnatyamDancer
⬥ Mrinalini Sarabhai is an exponent of Shankar Bhattacharya are associated ⬥ Girija Devi was known as the
- Bharatanatyam and Kathakali with - Sitar - 'Queenof Thumri'
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⬥Sitara Devi was a recognized dancer of ⬥ ‘Kahe Chhed Mohe' and ‘Mohe Rang Do ⬥ Allauddin Khan was the guru of
- Kathak Laal' was choreographed by - Pandit RaviShankar
⬥Ustaad Allauddin Khan is associated - Birju Maharaj ⬥ K Vaidyanathan was a - Violinist
with - Sarod ⬥ "Bombay" Ramnath is a famous ⬥ Ustad Vilayat Khan was a - Sitar player
⬥ AR Rahman won the Oscar award in -Carnatic singer ⬥Bimbavati Devi is an exponent of
2009 for the song - Jai Ho ⬥ Maharaja of Manipur conferred the -Manipuri Dance
⬥ Birju Maharaj (Kathak) received Padma prestigious title of "Nrityacharya' to ⬥ Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician in
Vibhushan in - 1986 - GuruBipin Singh - Maihar court (Madhya Pradesh)
⬥ Saswati Sen was a recognized dancer ⬥ As a dancer, Alarmel Valli is known for ⬥ Dr. Kanak Rele was an exponent of
of - Kathak her performance at the - Mohiniyattam
⬥ First musician to be awarded the - Salzburg Festival(2015) ⬥ Birju Maharaj was awarded National Film
Bharat Ratna - M.S. Subbulakshmi ⬥ Jayanthi Kumaresh is an exponent of Award in - 2012
⬥ First Indian classical musician to - Veena ⬥ Roshan Kumari is an exponent of
perform at the United Nations General ⬥ Italian-born Kathakali dancer, Milena - Kathak
Assembly - M.S. Subbulakshmi Salvini received Padma Shri in - 2019 ⬥ Gangubai Hangal (a singer of Kirana
⬥ First Indian musician to receive the ⬥Nahid Siddiqui (Kathak Dancer) received gharana) belongs to
Grammy LifeTime Achievement Award Milapfest Lifetime Achievement Award in - Hindustani Khyalfamily
- Pandit RaviShankar - 2017 ⬥ Rajashree Shirke received Sangeet Natak
⬥ Sonal Mansingh (Bharatnatyam and ⬥ Elam Endira Devi received the Padma Academy Award (2013) for - Kathak
Odissi dancer) received the Sangeet Shri award for - Manipuri Dance ⬥ Ustad Bismillah Khan has an auditorium
Natak Akademi Award in - 1987 ⬥ Indore gharana (a vocal gharana) was named after him in - Tehran, Iran
⬥Srimanta Sankardev is associated founded by - Ustad Amir Khan ⬥ Sunanda Nair is a famous
with - Sattriyadance ⬥ Ghanakanta Bora Barbayan is related to - MohiniyattamDancer
⬥ Saroja Vaidyanathan received Kalidas - Sattriya dance ⬥ Rani Karnaa Nayak (Kathak dancer) was
Samman for Bharatanatyam in-2009 -10 ⬥ Vyjayanthi Kashi, Vempati Chinna awarded the Padma Shri in - 2014
⬥Most recorded artist in music history Satyam, Radha Reddy are associated with ⬥ Sundaram Balachander was a
by the Guinness Book of World records - Kuchipudidance - Veena player
in 2011 - AshaBhosle ⬥ First dancer of foreign origin to be ⬥ First recipient of Nishagandhi
⬥Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first conferred the Padma Shri (2006) Puraskaram in 2013 - Mrinalini Sarabhai
playback song for a - Ileana Citaristi(Odissi) ⬥ Uday Shankar won a Padma Vibhushan
- Marathi film (Kitihasaal) ⬥ Indian percussionist T H Vinayakram award in - 1971
⬥Mozart of the Madras is - A.R. Rahman is also known as - God of ghatam ⬥Shovana Narayan received Guru Deba
⬥ Pandit Ram Narayan is a Hindustani ⬥ Ustad Zakir Hussain is a player of - Tabla Prasad award in - 2013
classical musician associated with ⬥ Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated ⬥ Guru Gopinath was a famous
- Sarangi with - Bansuri - KathakaliDancer
⬥ Alla Rakha left home at age 12 to learn ⬥First woman to participate and represent ⬥Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (Manipuri
tabla under - Ustad Mian Qadir Baksh India in the Miss Universe pageant (1952) Dancer) was awarded Padma Shri in-1986
⬥Shakoor Khan was a - Sarangi player - IndraniRahmani ⬥ Padma Bhushan Kishori Amonkar
⬥Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Sabir Khan, ⬥ M.S. Gopalakrishnan (violin) mastered belongs to - Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Sandeep Das are associated with - Tabla in - Carnatic and Hindustani music ⬥ Prerana Shrimali is an exponent of
⬥ Lacchu Maharaj was a Indian classical ⬥ Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival of - Kathak Dance
dancer and choreographer of - Kathak -Ghazal (music) ⬥ Sitara Devi received Padma Shri in- 1973
⬥Alarmel Valli (Pandanallur Style in ⬥ Budhaditya Mukherjee is associated ⬥ Guru Nileshwar Mukharjee is the
Bharatanatyam) received Padma Bhusan with - Sitar exponent of - Manipuri Dance
in - 2004 ⬥ Teejan Bai (Pandavani dancer) was ⬥ Sisters Lalita and Nandini are associated
⬥Dancer Shovana Narayan is renowned awarded a Padma Bhushan in - 2003 with - Violin
for - Kathak ⬥ Shri Mani Prasad is associated with ⬥ Prerana Deshpande (Kathak) received
⬥ Zarin Sharma was a - Sarod maestro - Hindustani vocalmusic the National Devadasi Award in - 2016
⬥Empress of Bharatanatyam across the ⬥ Shri Jatin Goswami is an exponent of ⬥ Rukmini Devi Arundale received the Prani
world - Tanjore Balasaraswati - Sattriya dance Mitra Award in - 1968
⬥ Pandit Ravi Shankar was an exponent of ⬥ Akham Lakshmi Devi (Manipuri) received ⬥ Hariprasad Chaurasia served as the
- Sitar the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in artistic director of
⬥ Sonal Mansingh was honoured with - 2018 - World Music Department
Padma Bhushan in -1992 ⬥ Deepika Reddy is associated with ⬥ Prateeksha Kashi is an exponent of
⬥Kumari Kamala (Kathak) was awarded - KuchipudiDance - KuchipudiDance
with Padma Bhushan in -1970 ⬥ The poet saint Kabir Das was born in ⬥ Smitha Rajan, Jayaprabha Menon and
⬥ Vidushi Sharan Rani is famous for - Kashi Radha Dutta are - Mohiniyattam Dancers
playing - Sarod ⬥ Aditi Mangaldas is a leading dancer & ⬥ Surekha Punekar is a - Lavani Dancer
⬥ Melody Queen in India- Lata Mangeshkar Choreographer of -Kathak ⬥ Priyadarshini Govind (Bharatnatyam)
⬥ Sri Deepak Mazumdar received the ⬥ Abdul Karim Khan belongs to the was awarded Kalaimamani in - 1998
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in - 2018 -Kirana Gharana ⬥ Gulabo Sapera from Rajasthan is a
⬥ Annapurna Devi was known to practice ⬥ Sonal Mansingh received the Padma -Kalbelia Dancer
- Surbahar Vibhushan in - 2003 ⬥ Nritya Bharati Kathak Dance Academy in
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Pune was established by - Rohini Bhate ⬥Rukmini Devi Arundale was awarded the ⬥ Meenakshi Srinivasan (Bharatnatyam)
⬥ Kumkum Mohanty (Odissi dancer) Queen Victoria Silver Medal of the Royal received Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva
received Padma Shri in - 2005 Society in - 1958 Puraskar in - 2011
⬥ Sharodi Saikia is an exponent of ⬥ Meenakshi Pillai achieved fame for the ⬥ Jayaprabha Menon was given the
- Sattriya Dance Pandanallur school of - Bharatanatyam Devadasi National Award in - 2013
⬥ Hema Malini (Bharatnatyam dancer) ⬥ Ustad Asad Ali Khan (Rudra Veena ⬥Tulsidas Borkar (Harmonium player)
received Padma Shri in -2000 player) was the master of one of the four was awarded with the Padma Shri in
⬥ Sharmila Biswas (Odissi dancer) was schools of Dhrupad named - Khandar - 2016
awarded the 'Best Choreography Award' in ⬥ Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan (Sattriya) ⬥ R Muthu Kannammal (Sadir dancer)
- 1998 received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in received the Padma Shri in - 2022
⬥ Ustad Sultan Khan was a- Sarangi player - 2018 ⬥ Haleem Khan is associated with
⬥ Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad ⬥ Sheikh Chinna Moula was a - Kuchipudidance
Chaurasia and Brij Bhushan Kabra - Nadaswaramplayer ⬥ Guru Makar Dhwaja Darogha was a
produced an album in 1967 ⬥ First woman to be nominated as a - Chhau Dancer
- 'Callof the Valley' member of the Rajya Sabha ⬥ Guru Amubi Singh was an exponent of
⬥ Mogubai Kurdikar was a vocalist of - Rukmini DeviArundale -Manipuri Dance
- Jaipur-Atrauligharana ⬥ Madhavi Mudgal is associated with ⬥Annapurna Devi and her father and trainer
⬥Telangana’s first Sangeet Natak Akademi - Odissi Dance Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan established
Award winner is ⬥ Ali Akbar Khan was associated with the - Maihar-Senia gharana
- Padmaja Reddy (Kuchipudi Dancer) - Sarod ⬥ Vallathol Narayana Menon was a
⬥ Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a singer of ⬥ Kadri Gopalnath was associated with - Malayalampoet
-Patiala gharana - Saxophone ⬥ Vallathol Narayana Menon credited with
⬥ Louise Lightfoot also known as ⬥ Pandit Pannalal Ghosh (Bansuri player) revitalising - Kathakali
- ‘Australian Mother of Kathakali’ also known as - Amal Jyoti Ghosh ⬥ Guru Gangadhar Pradhan was a Popular
⬥ Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam has created a ⬥ Kamala Narayan is known for - Odissi dancer
new style of - Bharatanatyam - BharatnatyamDance ⬥ Maitya Ram Reang (Satyaram) received
⬥ Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan ⬥ Radha Sridhar (Bharatnatyam) received Padma Shri for - Hojagiri Folk dance
founded the - Kirana Gharana the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the
⬥ Sudha Chandran is a - 2018 Officer of the Legion of Honour (french
- BharatanatyamDancer ⬥ Rohini Bhate, recipient of Kalidas award) in - 2009
⬥ Gharana, propounded by Bade Fateh Samman, was associated with - Kathak ⬥ Uma Sharma is a - Kathak Dancer
Ali Khan and Ali Baksh Jarnail Khan ⬥ Dr N Rajam is known for playing - Violin ⬥ A R Rahman won Grammy twice for
- Patiala ⬥ First trans woman to win a Padma Shri Danny Boyle’s film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ i
⬥ Bhajan Sopori was a - Santoor Player for Bharatanatyam - Narthaki Nataraj n - 2010
⬥ L Subramaniam (Violinist) is famous for ⬥ Anouska Shankar (Daughter of Ravi ⬥ Bhupen Hazarika was known as
-Carnatic music Shankar) is a - SitarPlayer - ‘Bard of Brahmaputra’
⬥ First Indian musician to receive Ramon ⬥ Buddhadev Das Gupta was a ⬥ Bhupen Hazarika won the Best Music
Magsaysay award for public service - Sarod player Director National Award for - ‘Rudaali’
- MS Subbulakshmi ⬥ Pandit Rajendra Gangani is associated ⬥ Ashish Sankrityayan is an exponent of
⬥ Appa Jalgaonkar was associated with with - Kathak - Dhrupad Music
- Harmonium ⬥Music of Silsila and Chandni films ⬥ ‘Govindji Narthanalaya’ dance school for
⬥ Hari Prasad Chaurasia (flutist) is composed by Pandit Shivkumar Sharma women in Imphal was opened by
associated with - Senia gharana with - Hariprasad Chaurasia - Bipin Singh
⬥ Bhaamaakalaapam (a dance drama ⬥ Minati Mishra was associated with ⬥ Shubha Mudgal is a
based on Kuchipudi) is composed by - Odissi Dance - Hindustani ClassicalSinger
- SiddhendraYogi ⬥ Chitti Babu is associated with - Veena ⬥ Shobana Chandrakumar is an exponent
⬥ Ustad Bundu Khan and Santosh Mishra ⬥ Yog Sunder Desai was born on July 16, of -Bharatnatyam
are famous as - Sarangi Player 1921 in - Gujarat ⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj is known as a
⬥ Satyadev Pawar is associated with ⬥ Kelucharan Mohapatra along with his descendant of
- Violin wife, and their son built Srjan (dance - Ishwari Prasad (First Kathak Guru)
⬥Mallika Sarabhai received Chevalier des school) in - 1993 ⬥ First recipient of the National Award for
Palmes Academiques by French ⬥ The Nooran Sisters are famous for Best Music Direction - K. V. Mahadevan
government in - 2005 - Sufi Music ⬥ Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi gave his
⬥Sabri brothers, Aziz Warsi and Nusrat ⬥Janki Bai (vocalist) and Gauhar Jaan first-ever live performance in - 1941
Fateh Ali Khan are associated with performed for Emperor George V at the ⬥ Kuchipudi Art Academy (1963) at
- Qawwali Delhi Darbar in - 1911 Madras was founded by
⬥ Nikhil Banerjee was a - Sitarist ⬥ Gopal Prasad was awarded Padma Shri - Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
⬥ Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated for - Chhau Dance ⬥ Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was a
with -Odissi Dance ⬥ First Indian musician to win the Oscar - YakshaganaArtist
⬥ TR Mahalingam was known for playing award for Best Original Score ⬥ Meer Qutub Baksh (Khyal singer) was
- Flute - AR Rahman given the title of ‘Tanras” by
⬥ Tansen of the 20th century is ⬥ Shamshad Begum was a playback singer, - Bahadur ShahJaffar
- Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan received the OP Nayyar Award in - 2009 ⬥Guinness world record for singing the
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highest number of songs (28) in one day ⬥ ‘Raag Sarita’ was written by - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- Kumar Sanu - Chintaman Raghunath Vyas ⬥ Grammy for Best song (‘Jai Ho’) written
⬥
Guru Mayadhar Raut redefined the ⬥ Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran for Visual Mediawon by - Tanvi Shah
grammar and Abhinaya vocabulary of received the Padma Shri award for ⬥Durga Charan Ranbir is a teacher and
- Odissi dance - Mohinyattam performer of - Odissidance
⬥The title of ‘Rajya Gayika’ given to ⬥ C V Chandra Shekhar is a ⬥ Banaras Gharana of style of Khayal
Kesarbai Kerkar (HIndustani classical - BharatnatyamDancer Singing was founded by
vocalist) by - Maharashtra Government ⬥ Who perform for the ceremony at the - Pandit GopalMishra
⬥ Academy of Performing Arts and Red Fort on August 15, 1947? ⬥ Anup Jalota is famous for - Bhajan
Research in Switzerland established by - Ustad Bismillah Khan ⬥ Ustad Fateh Ali Khan belongs to
- Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna ⬥Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal - PatialaGharana
⬥ Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna - Begum Akhtar ⬥ Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Ustad Rashid
received the Padma Vibhushan award in ⬥ Padma Subrahmanyam received Padma Khan, Ustad Inayat Khan belong to
- 1991 Shri and Padma Bhushan in - Rampur Sahaswan Gharana
⬥ Kanaka Raju was awarded Padma Shri - 1981 and 2003 respectively ⬥Lourembam Bino Devi is an exponent of
in 2021 for - GussadiDance ⬥ Ajay-Atul (music director) made their - ManipuriDance
⬥The Music album ‘Land of Gold’ was debut in Forbes India Celebrity 100 List in ⬥ Natya Tarangini (1976) in National
composed by - Anoushka Shankar - 2015 Capital Region was founded by
⬥ Vidyagauri Adkar (kathak dancer) ⬥ Pandit Kumar Gandharva (Hindustani - Radha and Raja Reddy (Kuchipudi)
belongs to - Jaipur Gharana classical singer) received Padma ⬥ Ry Cooder and Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
⬥Guru Shyama Charan Pati received the Vibhushan in - 1990 won a grammy in 1993 for music album
Padma Shri for - Chhau nritya ⬥ Allah Jilai Bai was a folk singer from - ‘A Meeting bythe River’
⬥ Geeta Chandran is an exponent of - Rajasthan ⬥ Ramali Bin Ibrahim (Padma Shri 2018 )
-Bharatanatyam ⬥ Rama Vaidyanathan (Bharatnatyam) is a Malaysian choreographer of
⬥ Pandit Sunder Prasad (Kathak) received received the Devadasi National Award in - Bharatanatyam and Odissi
the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in - 2013 ⬥Kalamandalam Rajan (Kathakali Dancer)
- 1959 ⬥ Shambhu Maharaj (Kathak) was awarded received the Sangeet Natak Akademi
⬥First National Film Award for Best Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Award in - 2009
Choreography (1992) - 1967 ⬥ Ustad Hassu Khan, Ustad Haddu Khan
- Laxmibai Kolhapurkar ⬥ Sujata Mohapatra (Odissi) received and Ustad Nathu Khan were exponents of
⬥ Wadali Brothers are famous for Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in - 2017 - GwaliorGharana
- Sufi Music ⬥ Guru Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair was a ⬥ Kottakkal Sivaraman is associated with
⬥ Sartaj Khan, Sarwar Khan,Swaroop dancer of - Kathakali - Kathakali
Khan and Mame Khan are famous for ⬥ Shobha Naidu was a - Kuchipudi Dancer
- Rajasthanifolk music ⬥ MakarDhwaja Darogha (Chhau) received Railway Exams
⬥Oldest Hindustani musical Gharanas the Padma Shri in - 2011
among all the Khayal Gayaki styles ⬥ Harmony and Universality through Music ⬥Allarakha Qureshi (Alla Rakha) is an
- GwaliorGharana (HUM) was founded by - Sandeep Das Indian -Tabla Player
⬥ Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan and ⬥ Guru MK Saroja was an exponent of ⬥The founder of National Orchestra of
Dinkar Kakini are singers of -Bharatanatyam India -Ravi Shankar
- Agra Gharana ⬥ Kishore Kumar was born in 1929 in ⬥
MS Subbulakshmi was an Indian
⬥ Arjun Singh Dhurve received the Padma - Khandwa Carnatic singer born in - Madurai
Shri (2022) for - Baiga dance and Music ⬥ Maguni Charan received the Padma Shri ⬥Pandit Jasraj, an Indian Classical
⬥ GN Balasubramaniam was a for - GotipuaDance Vocalist, belongs to - Mewati gharana
- CarnaticVocalist ⬥ Maharaj Kalka Prashad is a 19th century ⬥ Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and
⬥ In India, tradition of singing ghazal was exponent of - KathakDance Syama Sastri are referred to as
established by - Hazrat Amir Khusrau ⬥ Rahul Dev Burman introduced Western - ‘The Trinity of CarnaticMusic’
⬥ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi received the tunes in - Hindi filmindustry ⬥Tarana Singer Pandit Rattan Mohan
National Film Award for singing in 1985 ⬥ The Ballet Folklorico of Mexico was Sharma belongs to - Mewati gharana
for - AnkaheeMovie choreographed by - Mrinalini Sarabhai ⬥
Shagun Bhutani, Chitra Krishnamurti
⬥ Ricky Kej won the 57th Grammy Award ⬥ Ustad Zakir Hussain is the son of and Kumkum Mohanty are dancers of
for - Winds ofSamsara - UstadAlla Rakha - Odissi
⬥ Shanta and VP Dhananjayan are famous ⬥ Lakshmi Shankar was a Hindustani ⬥Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (2008 Bharat
for -Bharatnatyam classical vocalist of - Patiala Gharana Ratna), Khayal singer, belonged to
⬥ India’s first transgender folk dancer to ⬥ Mallikarjun Mansur was a vocalist in -Kirana gharana
receive a Padma Shri (2021) Khayal style, belongs to ⬥
Teejan Bai (a Pandavani exponent)
- ManjammaJogati - Jaipur-Atrauligharana showcases Chhattisgarhi traditional
⬥ Two books "Mohiniyattam - History" and ⬥Mallikarjun Mansur was a singer from art by performing tales of - Mahabharata
"Dance Structure" is authored by, - Karnataka ⬥
The father of Carnatic music
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma ⬥ Dr. Radhe Shyam Barle received Padma -PurandaraDasa
⬥ Malka Jaan of Agra Gharana was the Shri Award for - Panthi Folk Dance ⬥The musical player known as "Sarod
court musician at the durbar of ⬥ ‘Raga for peace’ at Nobel Peace Prize Samrat" - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- Wajid Ali Shah Concert in 2014 was played by ⬥Zakir Hussainwon the best
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contemporary world music for album - Bhil tribe ⬥Jogen Dutta Bayan is related to
" Global Drum Project" in -2008 ⬥ Kalashram, a dance school in New Delhi - Sattriya dance
⬥Ustad Mohi Bahuauddin Dagar is a was started by - Pandit Birju Maharaj ⬥Tanjore Balasaraswati was a prominent
legendary musician associated with ⬥Meenakshisundaram Pillai was dancer of - Bharatanatyam
- Rudra Veena recognised for - Bharatnatyam dance ⬥ Padma Shri awardee (2020) Indira PP
⬥M.S Subbulakshmi, Priya Sisters, and ⬥Sunanda Nair completed her PhD from Bora, (Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and
Bombay Jayashri are exponent of Mumbai University for her thesis on Sattriya dancer), hails from - Assam
-Carnatic Music "Internal Lyrical Feminism" in which ⬥ Dr. Balamuralikrishna was an exponent
⬥Sonal Mansingh is famous for classical dance - Mohiniyattam of - Classical carnaticmusic
- Bharatanatyam and Odissi dance ⬥ Rani Karnaais an exponent of Indian
⬥Pandit Birju Maharaj is a - Kathak Dancer classical dance - Kathak
Arts Awards
⬥ Tansen learnt music for 11 years from ⬥ Kalashram (a dance school) was opened
- Swami Haridas by - Pandit BirjuMaharaj
⬥Jamini Roy, Amrita Shergil, and Nandalal ⬥ The Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras SSC Exams
Bose are famous - Painters (now Chennai) in 1963 was founded by
⬥Ganesh Pyne is associated with- Painting - Vempati ChinnaSatyam ⬥Lata Mangeshkar received, Bharat Ratna
⬥ Gulabo Sapera, recipient of Padma Shri award in - 2001
⬥Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award is
Police Exams Award in 2016, is an exponent of
- Kalbeliya dance given by the - State ofOdisha
⬥Famous actress Sudha Chandran is a ⬥ Guru Gangadhar Pradhan Award is given
⬥Musician Bhajan Sopari was a Santoor
accomplished dancer of- Bharatanatyam in the field of - Dance
maestro from - Sufiana Gharana
⬥ A dancer was called to perform for the ⬥The Kalidas Samman is awarded
⬥The noted Sindhi Sarangi player Lakha
coronation festivities of Queen Elizabeth annually by
Khan belongs to - Rajasthan
II in 1953 - Kumari Kamala - Madhya Pradesh Government
⬥Vyjayanthi Kashi is an exponent of
⬥ Lakshmi Narayan Shastri is related to ⬥ Anindita Neogy Anaam received the
- Kuchipudi
- Kuchipudi National Nritya Shiromani award in the
⬥ Chinta Krishnamurthy is associated with
⬥The dancer Ranjana Gauhar belongs to field of - Kathakdance
- Kuchipudidance
- Odissi dance ⬥ Rama Vaidyanathan, an Akademi
⬥Jayalakshmi Eshwar won Sangeet Natak
⬥The founder of Kadamb School of Award winner (2017) is belong to
Akademi Award (2021) for- Bharatnatyam
Dance and Music is - Kumudini Lakhia - Bharatanatyam
⬥Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan is associated
⬥ Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated ⬥The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Yuva
with -Agra Gharana
with -Odissi dance Pratibha Samman 2021 was presented
⬥ Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra (famous
⬥ Kalyani Amma is famously associated to Arushi Mudgal for - Odissi Dance
dancer) is also known as
with - Mohiniyattamdance ⬥ The youngest recipient of the Padma
- Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba
⬥ Yamini Reddy, daughter of Raja Radha Vibhushan award (1984) in dance, was
⬥ Madan Singh Chauhan (Guruji) is a folk
Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy is a - Pandit Birju Maharaj (Kathak)
and Sufi singer from - Chhattisgarh
- Kuchipudidancer ⬥ Ammanur Madhava Chakkiar was
⬥ Sahitya Akademi Award winner, Maya
⬥Padma Bhushan awardee (2004), Alarmel awarded the Padma Shri for dance form
Khutegaonkar is a - Lavani dancer
Valli is a - Bharatanatyam dancer Kutiyattam - 1982
⬥Bharti Vitthal is a - Kuchipudi dancer
⬥ Kumudini Lakhia is associated with ⬥Kanaka Raju received the Padma Shri in
⬥Gangmei Aluna Kabuini, a tribal ‘Kabui’
- Kathak dance 2021 for - Gussadi folk Dance
dancer, is associated with - Manipur
⬥ VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan
⬥ The ‘Bhajan Samrat’ of India is
received the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman
- Anup Jalota Defence Exams
in 2019-2020 for - Bharatanatyam
⬥Sheema Kermani is associated with
⬥ Ghanakanta BoraBarbayan has been
-Bharatanatyam ⬥ Rukmani Devi Arundaleis best known
conferred the Padma Shri award (2013)
⬥Tanjore Bandhu (Ponnayya, Vadivelu, for the renaissance of which dance
for -Sattriya Dance
Shivanandam, and Chinnayya) were - ’Bharatnatyam’dance
⬥ Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy
exponents of - Bharatanatyam ⬥ The first modern treatise on Hindustani
award for 'A Meeting by The River' with
⬥ ‘The Academy of Performing Arts and classical music was written by
Ry Cooder in - 1994
Research’ in Switzerland was - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
⬥ Kalidas Samman is presented annually
established by - Dr. M Balamuralikrishna ⬥ In 1918, Madhav Music School in
by the government of - Madhya Pradesh
⬥ Sadashiva Pradhan is famous for Madhya Pradesh was started by
⬥ The National Award for Classical Dance
- Chhau dance - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
is called - Abhinandan Saroja Award
⬥Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan, and ⬥ The musician Malini Rajukar belongs to
⬥The first Carnatic musicians receive the
Dinkar Kaikini are famous exponents from - Rampur Sahaswan Gharana
Bharat Ratna was - MS Subbulakshmi
- Agra Gharana ⬥ Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt is a
⬥ Rani Machaiah was awarded with 'Padam
⬥Lalon Fakir is famous for - Veena player
Shri' in 2023 for - Ummathat Dance
- Baul(folk music)
⬥ AR Rahman won the Oscar award for the
⬥ The founder of Darpan Academy of State PCS Exams movie Slumdog Millionaire in - 2009
Performing Arts is - Mrinalini Sarabhai
⬥The playback singers Udit Narayan Jha
⬥ Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is ⬥
Padma Bhushan (1998) awardee Guru received the Padma Shri in - 2009
associated to - Kasur Patiala gharana Vempati Chinna Satyam is renowned for ⬥Udit Narayan Jha received the Padma
⬥ Ghoomar dance form was developed by - Kuchipudidance Bhushan in - 2016
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⬥Lata Mangeshkar Award Instituted in Vishwaroopam was awarded to Award for - Chhau dance
- 1984 - Pandit BirjuMaharaj ⬥
‘Kala Rathnam’ (2016) and 'Kalaasree’
⬥Nirmala Panikar received the Sangeet ⬥
Gopal Prasad Dubey won Padma Shri in (2011) was awarded to - Sunanda Nair
Natak Akademi Award for - 2019 dance form of - Chhau ⬥Arjun Singh Dhurwey was awarded the
⬥ Nirmala Panikar received the Sangeet ⬥
Sujata Mohapatra won Sangeet Natak Tulsi Samman (1995) by
Natak Akademi Award for her contribution Akademi Award for her contribution in - Madhya Pradesh Government
to - Mohiniyattam - Odissi dance ⬥The honour of Sangeet Natak Akademi
⬥ Bismillah Khan was awarded with the ⬥In 1968 Mrinalini Sarabhai was honoured Fellowship carries 3 lakh ₹ along with
Bharat Ratna in - 2001 with a gold medal for choreography for - Tamrapatra and Angavastram
⬥ The first person to receive the Padma - Ballet Folklorico ofMexico ⬥ Guru Bipin Singh is associated with the
Vibhushan from Odisha ⬥Pasumarthy Ramalinga Sastry won the dance form of -Manipuri
- Kelucharan Mohapatra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ⬥Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
⬥Kelucharan Mohapatra receive the Kuchipudi in - 2018 received the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Padma Vibhushan in the year - 2000 ⬥In 2015, MN Subramaniam Endowment Fellowship for his contribution to
⬥The first person to receive Jnanpith Award - The Music Academy Madras was Kathakali in - 2004
Award for English Literature was awarded to - AlarmelValli ⬥The Tagore Ratna and Tagore Award
-Amitabh Ghosh ⬥Anindita Neogy Anaam has been was instituted by the Sangeet Natak
⬥ Padma Shri (2020) Awardee Shashidhar awarded with - National Nritya Shiromani Akademi in - 2012
Acharya is an exponent of - Chhau Dance ⬥The couple Vannadil Pudiyaveettil ⬥ Deepika Reddy received the Sangeet
⬥Gopika Varma received the Sangeet Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan Natak Akademi Award 2017 for
Natak Akademi fellowship for won Padma Bhushan in - 2009 - Kuchipudi
- Mohiniyattam ⬥Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma ⬥National Tansen Samman was instituted
⬥Tapan Kumar Pattanayak won the received Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy in - 1980
Sangeet natak Akademi Award in fellowship in - 1974 ⬥ Bihari Puraskar is a literary award
- Chhau dance ⬥Gaddam Padmaja Reddy won Padma instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation in
⬥ Sadanam P.V Balakrishnan won the Shri for - Kuchipudidance - 1991
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ⬥
C. V. Chandrasekhar was awarded the ⬥ The Moortidevi Award is an Indian
-Kathakali Padma Bhushan for his contribution in literary award annually presented by
⬥ Radha Sridhar won the Sangeet Natak - Bharatnatyam - Bharatiya Jnanpith
Akademi Award in 2018 in ⬥Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ⬥Mallika Sarabhai bagged the best actress
- Bharatnatyam Manipuri in 2018 was given to award in 1975 for - Meena Gurjari
⬥The Youngest recipient of Padma - Akham LakshmiDevi ⬥ Sruti Bandyopadhyay (Manipuri dancer)
Vibhushan in 2003 - Sonal Mansingh ⬥Radha Sridhar won the Sangeet Natak received the Sangeet Natak Akademi
⬥ The youngest recipient of Padma Akademi Award in 2018 in Award in - 2020
Bhushan in 1992 -Sonal Mansingh - Bharatnatyam ⬥ Birju Maharaj bagged the Filmfare award
⬥ Milena Salvinihas won the Padma Shri ⬥
Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody was for best Choreographer in 2016 for film
in 2019for - Kathakali awarded the Kerala State Kathakali -Bajirao Mastani
⬥Aparna Satheesan was given Bharata Award in - 2012 ⬥ D Imman won the 67th National Award
Shastra Nritya Praveena National Award ⬥ Sunayana Hazarilal received the for the Best Music Director for the movie
for - Kuchipudi Sangeet Natak Akademi award for - 'Viswasam'
⬥ Manjamma Jogati won Padma Shri for - Kathak ⬥ Devdas Smriti Panthi Dance Award is
the contribution in Arts in - 2021 ⬥
Darshana Jhaveri received the Padma related to - Chhattisgarh
⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj has received the Shri for - ManipuriDance ⬥ 48th Dadasaheb Phalke Award received
- Soviet Land NehruAward ⬥Shovana Narayan was received Parishad by - Asha Bhosle
⬥ Alarmel Valli has won the Balasaraswathi Samman by - Delhi Government ⬥ Recipients of the 62nd Dadasaheb
award in - 2019 ⬥Jatin Goswami awarded with Sangeet Phalke Award - Shashi Kapoor
⬥The honour of being the Asthana Nartaki Natak Akademi Award in - 2004 ⬥ The first recipient of the Dadasaheb
of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams was ⬥
Gopika Varma won the 2018 Sangeet phalke award was - Devika Rani
held by - Yamini Krishnamurthy Natak Akademi Award for ⬥ Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship is
⬥Alarmel Valli received the Sangeet Natak - Mohiniyattam conferred by - Sangeet Natak Akademi
Akademi Award in -2001 ⬥TTK Memorial Award by Madras Music ⬥ Manna Dey honored with the Dadasaheb
⬥ Jatin Goswami received the best dance Academy was awarded to P halke Award in - 2007
director Award from the - Vempati ChinnaSatyam ⬥Akademi Award recipient’s purse money
- Assam Government ⬥
Sunayana Hazarilal was awarded the prize in 2019 was -₹1 lakh
⬥
Gangadhar Pradhan received the Padma Padma Shri for the contributions in ⬥ Sangeet Natak Akademi instituted Ustad
Shri award in 2008 for - Odissi dance - Kathak Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in - 2006
⬥Kelucharan Mohapatrahas won Padma ⬥ Yumlembam Gambhini Devi was ⬥ Sri Shanmukhananda National Eminence
Vibhushan Award in -2000 awarded the Padma Shri for Award set up in - 2002
⬥Shovana Narayan won awards and - Manipuriart form ⬥ Kalidas Samman presented in Classical
recognitions for the development of ⬥
In 1994, Natya Visharadha was given to music, Classical dance, Plastic arts and
- Kathak - G PadmajaReddy - Theatre
⬥ National Film Award for Best ⬥Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo was ⬥ B Herambanathan (Bharatnatyam)
Choreography for the movie awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’
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in - 2013⬥ The first Indian musician to receive the are exponents of the
⬥ Chevalier of Arts and Letters award Ramon Magsaysay award was - Nadaswaram Instrument
( French Award) in 2004 received by - MS Subbulakshmi ⬥ Pandit Bhajan Sopori, died in 2022, was a
- Alarmel Valli ⬥ Kelucharan Mahapatra received the famous player of - Santoor
⬥ Kalaimamani is the highest civilian honor of Padma Vibhushan in - 2000 ⬥ Pandit Shivkumar Sharmawas a player
award of -Tamil Nadu ⬥ Pt. Ravi Shankar (sitar player) was of the musical instrument - 'Santoor'
⬥ Deepika Reddy (Kuchipudi) received awarded the Bharat Ratna in - 1999 ⬥ Ustad Allah Rakha and Ustad Zakir
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj received the Padma Hussain are associated with - Tabla
- 2017 Vibhushan in - 1986 ⬥ N Rajam associated with
⬥ Kalidas Samman presented annually by ⬥ Purushottam Dadheech (Kathak dancer) - Violin instrument
- Madhya Pradesh government was awarded the Padma Shri in - 2020 ⬥ Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is master in
⬥ The French Palme D'or in 1977 received ⬥ Saroja Vaidyanathan was received playing - Santoor
by - MallikaSarabhai Padma shri in 2002 and Padma Bhushan ⬥ Ustad Akbar Ali Khan is associated
⬥ Bharat Muni Samman is given by in - 2013 with the instrument - Sarod
- Nalanda Dance Research Centre ⬥ Saroja Vaidyanathan is associated to ⬥RK Bijapure was player of musical
⬥ First Indian woman to win a Grammy - Bharatnatyamdance Instrument - Harmonium
Award - Tanvi Shah ⬥ The first Bengali woman writer ⬥ Arvind Parikh is associated with - Sitar
⬥ Madhya Pradesh started the Lata Ashapoorna Devi received the Jnanpith ⬥ Amjad Ali Khan is associated with
Mangeshkar Award in - 1984 Award in - 1976 - Sarod
⬥ The famous Kathak dancer Sitara Devi ⬥ Dr A P J Abdul Kalam used to play the
Railway Exams received the Padma Shri in - 1973 musical instrument - Veena
⬥ The first person to receive the Sahitya ⬥The famous title of flute player
⬥The Sahitya Akademi was inaugurated Akademi Fellowship award in 1968 was Hariprasad Chaurasia is- Bansuri Samrat
by Government of India in - 1954 - S.Radhakrishna ⬥ Ramnad V Raghavan is associated
⬥The ‘Vyas Samman’, a literary award, ⬥
MS Subbulakshmi was the first singer with musical instrument - Mridangam
was first awarded in - 1991 to receive the Bharat Ratna in - 1998 ⬥ Shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan
⬥Devendra Mewari was awarded the Bal ⬥ The famous dancer T Balasaraswati awarded by - Bharat Ratna(2001)
Sahitya Puraskar 2021 for his play was an exponent of ⬥ Buddhadev Das Gupta is associated with
- Natak Natak meVigyan - Bharatnatyamdance - Sarod
⬥Grammy Award is associated with ⬥ Totaram Sharma is associated with
- Music Defence Exams - Pakhawaj
⬥The first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize for ⬥ Ustad Vilayat Khan was associated with
music - KendrickLamar ⬥The first Indian to receive the Richard - Sitar
⬥AR Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Dawkins Award was - Javed Akhtar ⬥The musical instrument which was played
Millionaire in - 2009 ⬥ The first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize was by Ustad Bismillah Khan on the eve of
⬥ The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is - GobindBehari Lal India's independence in1947 -Shehnai
awarded for significant public ⬥The instrument which was played by
Sheikh Chinna Maulana - Nadaswaram
achievement in field of - Cinema State PCS Exams
⬥Ustad Amjad Ali Khan adapted the sarod
from the - Rabab
Police Exams ⬥ Gopika Varma (Mohiniyattam exponent)
⬥ Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan was an
was awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi
exponent of - Shehnai
⬥ Annapurna Devi was received the Padma Award in - 2019
⬥ The main percussion instrument used in
Bhushan in - 1977 ⬥ Guru Bipin Singh (Manipuri exponent)
the performance of the Mohiniyattam
⬥Chitra Visweswaran (Bharatnatyam received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
dance is - Edakka
dancer) received the prestigious Natya - 1966
⬥ Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was a
Kalanidhi Award in - 2021 ⬥ Pandit Birju Maharaj (Kathak dance)
- Santoor player
⬥ Geeta Mahalik won the Sangeet Natak received Padma Vibhushan - In 1986
⬥Imrat Khan was a Sitar and
Akademi Award (2009) for- Odissi dance ⬥ Sonal Mansingh received Padma
- Surbahar player
⬥ Ileana Citaristi received the Padma Shri Bhushan in - 1992
⬥ Lakshminarayana was a - Violinist
in 2006 for - Odissidance ⬥Pandit Ravi Shankar (sitarist) was
⬥Pandit Anokhe Lal Mishra was a
⬥Pandit Ravi Shankar received the Japan awarded India's highest civilian honour
- Tabla player
Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale Bharat Ratna in - 1999
⬥ Mohi Bahauddin Dagar is a
prize for Music in -1997
- Rudra Veena player
⬥ Bhuban Kumar won Sangeet Natak Musical Instruments ⬥ Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was a
Akademi Award (2021) for- Chhau dance
- Violin player
⬥ Radha Sridhar received the Sangeet
SSC Exams ⬥ Pandit Kishan Maharaj was a
Natak Akademi Award (2018) for her
- Tabla player
contribution in - Bharatanatyam
⬥ Ali Akbar Khan was a - Sarod player
⬥ Kathak guru, Shovana Narayan received ⬥ Pandit Ram Narayan is an exponent of
- Sarangi ⬥ Annapurna Devi was a
the Padma Shri in - 1992
⬥
H ara Shankar Bhattacharya is a -Surbahar player
⬥ Teejanbai, a famous artist of Pandwani
renowned maestro of the - Sitar ⬥Veena, Sitar, Tamboura, Guitar, and
music, received the Padma Vibhushan in
⬥
N
eeruswamy Pillai and Rajaratanam Pillai Violin are examples of
- 2019
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- String instrument pot used as a percussion instrument types of - Wind musical instruments
⬥
Yehudi Menuhin was a - Violinist - Ghatam ⬥ Pt Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar,
⬥Rudra Veena player who had expertise in ⬥ Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was a and Ustad Vilayat Khan are exponents
the Khandar School of Drupad - Violinist of - Sitar
- Ustad AsadAli Khan ⬥ Mridangam, Ghatam and Tabla are ⬥The South Indian instrument equivalent of
⬥ Sivamani is associated with - Drums - Percussion instrument the North Indian instrument 'Nagada'
⬥ Tansen (Ramtanu Pandey) was an expert ⬥ Sarod is a - Stringed musical instrument is known as - Chenda
in playing - Rabab ⬥ Shehnai is also known as ⬥Hariprasad Chaurasia & TR Mahalingam
⬥Music which is confined to Karnataka, - Mangal Vadya are associated with - Flute
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala is ⬥‘Dhrupad style’ is associated with the ⬥Totaram Sharma is associated with
-Carnatic music - Bishnupurgharana - Pakhawaj
⬥ The origin of 'Carnatic music' is related ⬥ An instrument played in a vertical ⬥ Kishan Maharaj, and Ustad Sabir Khan
to - VijayanagarDynasty position with an arched bow is - Sarangi are associated with - Tabla
⬥ Faiyaz Khan is associated with - Tabla ⬥'Ponu Yoksi’ a sword like instrument used ⬥N. Rajam, L. Subramaniam, M.S.
⬥ Pandit Ayodhya Prasad was associated during ceremonial dances in Gopalakrishnan, and Kala Ramnath are
with - percussion instruments - ArunachalPradesh associated with - Violin
⬥ Percussion instruments are played by ⬥ Kamaicha is a bowed flute played by the ⬥Musician Ustad Bismillah Khan was
- striking Manganiars of - West Rajasthan associated with -Shehnai
⬥ Aruna Sairam, T M Krishna and Gayathri ⬥ 'Chinkara' is a Stringed musical ⬥Cello, Violin and Bass are type of
Girish are associated with instrument popular in - Madhya Pradesh - String musical instrument
-Carnatic Music ⬥ "Pena" is a binding instrument related to
⬥ Nandini and Ragini Shankar are - Manipur Police Exams
associated with - Violin ⬥Instrument 'Kartal' from the state of
⬥ Kumari Kamala is a preeminent artist of Rajasthan comes under - Idiophones ⬥Anantha R Krishnan is a famous player of
- Vazhuvoordance ⬥ Ektara is a single string musical - Mridangam
⬥ Ghana Vadya are - Solid instruments Instrument, used in Maharashtra, made ⬥Pandit Ayodhya Prasad is associated with
of - bamboo anda gourd - Pakhawaj
⬥ Shehnai is a reed instrument with ⬥ 'Khuang' is a traditional musical ⬥ Palghat Mani Iyer is associated with
- Seven Holes instrument of -Mizoram - Mridangam Instrument
⬥ Natya shastra was compiled by ⬥Bobbili Veena/Saraswathi Veena, used in ⬥Pudukkottai Dakshinamurthy Pillai is a
- Bharat Muni Carnatic classical music, made from famous player of -Kanjira
⬥ Tat Vadya is a - Stringed instrument -Jackfruit wood ⬥ Murad Ali is a well-known player of
⬥ Flute instruments fall under the category - Sarangi
of - SushiraVadya Railway Exams ⬥The percussion instrument used in the
⬥ Pandit Bhawani Shankar is a folk dance ‘lavani’ is - Dholak
- Pakhawajplayer ⬥ Bharat Muni categorised musical ⬥ Pandit S Ballesh Bhajantri is a
⬥ Bickram Ghosh is a music composer and instruments in Natya Shastra into - Shehnai player
also a -Tabla player - 4 groups ⬥KV Prasad and SV Rajarao are associated
⬥ Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman is a ⬥ A Percussion Instrument used in with - Mridangam
- MridangamPlayer Carnatic Music - Mandolin ⬥Shivnath Mishra (Benaras Gharana) is
⬥ Rajeev Taranath (Sarod player) is a ⬥The style of singing traditionally related to - Sitar
disciple of - Ali AkbarKhan performed by men with tanpura and ⬥Karaikudi R Mani is renowned player of
⬥ Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay pakhawaj is - Dhrupad - Mridangam
was a -Tabla Player ⬥The kanjira (a South Indian frame drum) ⬥Palghat Raghu was a famous player of
⬥ Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Sabri is made with a circular frame of - Wood - Mridangam
Khan was a - Sarangiplayer ⬥Who popularised guitar as a musical ⬥ Ustad Sultan Khan is related to musical
⬥ Bageshwari Qamar is a - Shehnai player instrument in Hindustani Classical music instrument - Sarangi
⬥ Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh was a - Pandit Brij BhushanKabra ⬥ Bhajan Sopori is related to musical
- Tabla player ⬥The number of beats in the Hindustani instrument - Santoor
⬥ Ustad Imrat Khan was associated with classical taal named Dadra Taal -6 ⬥ Appa Jalgaonkar is related to musical
- Surbahar ⬥Mohan Veena (a modified Hawaiian instrument - Harmonium
⬥ Vikku Vinayakaram is a - Ghatam player Guitar) also known as a Hindustani Slide ⬥ Ustad Bundu Khan and Santosh Mishra
⬥ Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman used to Guitar was popularised by are the famous players of - Sarangi
play - Violin - Vishwa MohanBhatt ⬥ The famous musician Satyadev Pawar
⬥ Hafiz Ali Khan from Bangash gharana ⬥ Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Tarun is related to musical Instrument - Violin
was a -Sarod player Bhattacharya, and Bhajan Sopori are ⬥ Annapurna Devi is related to musical
⬥ Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri is associated exponents of - Santoor instrument - Surbahar
with - Tabla ⬥V Balsara was associated with - Piano ⬥ Nikhil Banerjee is a famous player of
⬥ Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was a ⬥Tappa, Thumri, and Dhrupad are style of - Sitar
- Rudra VeenaPlayer - Hindustani classical music ⬥ TH Vinayakram is related to musical
⬥ Bombay Jayashree is a ⬥Sitar, Tabla, and Rabab were originated in Instrument of - Ghatam
- Carnaticvocalist - Indo-Islamic ⬥ Alla Rakha Khan is related to musical
⬥ A large, narrow-mouthed earthenware ⬥Shehnai, Saxophone, and Trumpet are Instrument of - Tabla
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⬥ TR Mahalingam is related to musical - The Beatles ⬥Sohrai festival, a chief festival of Santhal
Instrument of - Flute ⬥ Prabhat Sarma received the Sangeet tribe is celebrated in - Jharkhand
⬥ The 'Dhenka' of the state of Odisha is a Natak Akademi Award for his contribution ⬥Sohrai is celebrated after Diwali on the
popular - Chordophone instrument as a flute player in - 2003 new moon day in the honour of - cattle
⬥ The Natya Shastra describes stringed ⬥
Talvin Singh is associated with - Tabla ⬥Sarhul festival is celebrated in honour of
instruments as - ‘TatVadya’ ⬥Ustad Asad Ali Khan (famous for the tree in - Jharkhand
⬥ The wind instrument used by snake Khandarbani schools of Dhrupad) was ⬥Buddha Purnima is marked on a full
charmers is - Been exponent of - RudraVeena moon day in the month of - Vaisakh
⬥ As per the Natya Shastra, idiophones ⬥Me-Dum-Me-Phi, a festival which is
are called - GhanVadya Festivals celebrated in - Assam
⬥ Arvind Parikh is related to musical ⬥ Chapchar Kut festival is associated with
Instrument of - Sitar - Mizoram
⬥ 'Damane' and 'Hulki' are popular
SSC Exams ⬥'Losoong' festival, is celebrated by
traditional musical instruments of - Bhutia and Lepcha tribes
- HimachalPradesh ⬥ Festival of snake-worshiping in Haryana, ⬥ 'Losoong' festival is celebrated in
⬥ Pandit Kishan Maharaj is related to Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and - Sikkim
musical instrument of - Tabla Himachal Pradesh - Gugga Naumi ⬥Bastar Goncha festival brings out the
⬥ Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar is related to ⬥ “Doul Utsav” is majorly celebrated in best of the fusion of the rich culture of
musical instrument - Flute - Assam - Chhattisgarh and Odisha
⬥ Musician Tulsidas Borkar is related to ⬥Bhagoria festival associated with ⬥ The Sakraat festival is celebrated with
musical instrument - Harmonium - Holi the 'Budigali' or 'Kalasi' dance in - Odisha
⬥ Pandit Budhditya Mukherjee is ⬥Sohrai, Karam and Jawa festivals are ⬥Paryushana Parva is related to
associated with - Sitar celebrated in - Jharkhand - Jaincommunities
⬥ Saraswati is considered to be the ⬥ Paro Tsechu’ is most popular festivals in ⬥Atla Taddi festival is celebrated in the
goddess of the musical instrument - Bhutan - Andhra Pradesh
- Veena ⬥ Tirupati Tirumala Brahmotsavam is ⬥According to the Hindu calendar, Holi is
⬥ Bhungal (trumpet-shaped) musical organized for a duration of - 9 days celebrated on - Phalguna Purnima
instruments is played in - Rajasthan ⬥ Chethiyagiri Vihara Festival is organised ⬥ Bastar Dussehra is celebrated in
⬥ Pandit Ram Narayan is associated with in - MadhyaPradesh - Chhattisgarh
- Violin ⬥ As per the Hindu calendar, the birth ⬥ The Chaitraul festival is celebrated in
⬥ Ustad Ali Akbar Khan is related to anniversary of Lord Mahavir Swami is - HimachalPradesh
musical instrument -Sarod celebrated in - Chaitramonth ⬥ Lohri festival celebrated mainly in
⬥ 'Bobbili Veena' is a well-known musical ⬥In Hindu Mythology, during the Gudi - Punjab
instrument of - Andhra Pradesh Padwa festival, the “Gudi” signifies is ⬥ Onam is a state festival of - Kerala
⬥ Tumbi is a folk musical instrument - Symbol of victory or success ⬥ Lui Ngai Ni festival associated with
played during Bhangra in - Punjab ⬥ The meaning of Bathukamma, a - Manipur
⬥ A single stringed musical instrument colourful floral festival (celebrated ⬥Tusu Parab is harvest festival of
made using bamboo and gourd is - Ektar in Telangana), is - Jharkhand
⬥ ‘Mahuri’ is a traditional musical - ‘Mother Goddess come and alive’ ⬥ Nongkrem festival of Meghalaya is
instrument of - Odisha ⬥The Malayalam New Year celebrated in celebrated by - Khasitribe
⬥ Shivkumar Sharma is related to musical Kerala is called - "Vishu” ⬥ Yaoshang festival (five-day event) is
instrument of - Santoor ⬥ Sao Joao festival is celebrated primarily mainly associated with - Manipur
⬥ Bismillah Khan is associated with by the Catholic Christians in - Goa ⬥ Mysore Palace(Karnataka) is famous
- Shehnai ⬥Moatsu festival of Nagaland is celebration place of - Dussehra
celebrated by the -Ao tribe ⬥ Bihu is festival and dance of - Assam
⬥Ker and Garia Puja are traditional tribal ⬥ Modhera dance festival is performed
Defence Exams festivals of - Tripura in - Gujarat
⬥The Gangaur Festival celebrated in ⬥ Pawl Kut is a thanksgiving festival of
⬥ A mouth musical instrument which made
Central and Western India is associated - Mizoram
from a single piece of bamboo with a
with - GoddessParvati ⬥ Pongal is a festival of - Tamil Nadu
split at one end, is called
⬥ Losar (a new year festival) is celebrated ⬥ Jallikattu a famous bull-taming festival
- Gogona
in - Arunachal Pradesh of - Tamil Nadu
⬥ Mridangam, Dholak, Tabla are
⬥ Rongker festival is celebrated by ⬥Onam harvest festival of Kerala
- Percussion instruments
- Karbi tribe celebrated for - 10 days
⬥ Veena, sitar, rebab, banjo, mandolin,
⬥ Onam festival of South India is ⬥ The festivals is celebrated on the
ukulele, and bouzouki are
associated with the folklore of Makar Sankranti day in Assam
- Stringedinstrument
- King Mahabali - Magh Bihu
⬥ Chapchar Kut festival, is predominantly ⬥ Tam Ladu (Tamla Du) festival of
State PCS Exams celebrated in - Mizoram - Arunachal Pradesh
⬥Chad Shukra (Chad Sukra) festival is ⬥ Fatorpa Zatra festival celebrated in- Goa
⬥ Ustad Allarakha Qureshi, popularized the celebrated by the Jayanti tribe in ⬥ Bonalu is the famous festival of
musical instrument -Tabla - Meghalaya - AndhraPradesh
⬥ Pandit Ravi Shankar is credited for ⬥ Ugadi is (Telugu New Year) celebrated in ⬥Mopin is an agricultural festival
collaborating with the famous band the month of - March
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celebrated by Galo tribe in Taj Mahotsav are celebrated in - Ashvin month
- ArunachalPradesh - Uttar Pradesh ⬥Lunar New Year festival of people who
⬥Goa is the permanent venue of ⬥Mysuru Dasara is a 10 day festival, follow the Sanamahism religion in the
International Film Festival since - 2004 celebrated in - Karnataka Indian state of Manipur is
⬥ Tulip Festival is famous in - Srinagar ⬥ Torgya, a three days monastery festival, - Sajibu Cheiraoba
⬥ Gaan-Ngai is a five-day festival is observed by the Monpa tribe of ⬥ Gangaur Festival is celebrated in honour
celebrated in region of - North-Eastern - ArunachalPradesh of the Goddess - Parvati
⬥Deepavali is celebrated in month of ⬥Shigmo, a spring festival is celebrated in ⬥ Gangaur Festival is mostly celebrated by
Hindu calendar - Kartika - Goa the womenfolk of - Rajasthan
⬥Chaitrual and Phulaich are the festival ⬥ Makar Sankranti is celebrated as ⬥Karaga, oldest festival of Karnataka, is
of - HimachalPradesh Tirmoori by - Sindhi community celebrated in honour of - Goddess Shakti
⬥Rajini Gabra and Harni Gabra is the ⬥National Youth Festival is celebrated to ⬥ Bohag Bihu is also known as
cultural festival of - Assam commemorate the birth anniversary of - Rongali Bihu
⬥'Boita Bandana festival' is celebrated in - Swami Vivekananda ⬥The people of Kashmir dedicates the
- Odisha ⬥ Dree, an agricultural festival of Arunachal Navreh festival to Goddess - Sharika
⬥'Bonalu Festival' is celebrated in Pradesh, is celebrated in the month of ⬥Vishu is a hindu festival, celebrated
- Telangana - July primarily in - Kerala
⬥The ’Navam Perahera' festival’ is ⬥The Bumchu festival is primarily ⬥ Another name of Makar Sankranti is
celebrated in -Sri Lanka celebrated in - Sikkim - Maghi
⬥A thanksgiving festival which is ⬥Chakan Gaan-Ngai is also known as ⬥ Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated in the
celebrated by the farmers in Maharashtra - Festival of winter month of - March-April
and Chhattisgarh - Pola festival ⬥ Shumang Leela festival is associated ⬥Ram Navami is celebrated in the Hindu
⬥Maha Shivratri is celebrated in the Hindu with - Manipur month of - Chaitra
month of - Phalguna ⬥ The Gochi festival is predominantly ⬥ The five-day Ganga Festival is celebrated
⬥Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pedda celebrated in - Himachal Pradesh in - Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Panduga in - Andhra Pradesh ⬥Shvetambara sect of Jains celebrates ⬥The Karaga festival is observed in
⬥ Bestu Varas is celebrated as Paryushan Parv for -8 days Karnataka for a duration of - 11 days
- GujaratiNew Year ⬥ Digambara sect ofJains celebrate ⬥ Papeti is the festival of - Parsis
⬥ Goddess Lakshmi and lord Ganesha is Paryushan Parv for - 10 days ⬥In Nagaland 'Mimkut' festival is
worshiped together on the festival of ⬥ The Medaram Jatara Festival is a 4 days celebrated by - Kukis tribe
- Diwali long festival, celebrated by - Koya tribe ⬥ Khordad Sal is the festival of - Parsis
⬥Hemis festival is predominantly ⬥ Lui-Ngai-Ni is celebrated as a seed ⬥Thrissur Pooram festival is held annually
celebrated in - Ladakh sowing festival by the people of- Manipur in Kerala at - Vadakkunnathan temple
⬥ Buddha Purnima is known as ‘Saga ⬥Kati Bihu is celebrated in the month of ⬥ Diwali is celebrated in the month
Dawa’ in - Sikkim - October of - Kartik
⬥ Nishagandhi Nritya Utsav is celebrated in ⬥Mopin is the cultural festival of ⬥ Majuli festival is celebrated in the
- Kerala - ArunachalPradesh month of - November
⬥Hornbill Festival is also known as ⬥The harvest festival ‘Nabanna’ is ⬥ Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the fifth
- Festivalof Festivals celebrated in - West Bengal and last day of - Diwali
⬥Onam festival celebrates the harvest ⬥Bathukamma, a flower festival, is ⬥The Palkhi festival is observed in
season in - August-September celebrated in - Telangana - Maharashtra
⬥ Thiruvathira festival is mainly celebrated ⬥Chhath Puja, celebrated in Bihar, is also ⬥Ullambana festival is primarily
in - Kerala known as - Dala Puja celebrated by - Buddhist
⬥ Sekrenyi, a 10-15 days festival celebrated ⬥ Sharad Purnima is associated with the ⬥The 'Gyana Panchami' is celebrated by
in - Nagaland Goddess - Lakshmi - Jains
⬥Karkidaka Vavu Bali, a Hindu ritual to ⬥Songkran, a Buddhist festival, celebrated ⬥ Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the
appease ancestors is celebrated in in the month of - April month of - January
- Kerala ⬥
The Halda festival is primarily celebrated ⬥ Ezhara Ponnana is celebrated as a
⬥Kharchi Puja is the worship of 14 Gods in - HimachalPradesh part of temple festivals in - Kerala
which is celebrated in the month of - July ⬥Theannual festival of Gangaur is ⬥The Lohri festival is celebrated in
⬥Sindhis observe a 40 day fast to show observed in the Hindu month of - Chaitra - January
their devotion to Lord Jhulelal during ⬥Jain festival which is celebrated after ⬥Prabhat Pheri is associated with
- Chaliha Sahibfestival every twelve years - Gurpurab
⬥ Nuakhai, a harvest festival, celebrated by - Mahamastakabhisheka ⬥Holi is celebrated every year in the month
the people of - Western odisha ⬥Saga Dawa is primarily celebrated by of - Phalgun
⬥Phooldei, a harvest festival, is primarily Buddhists communities in - Sikkim ⬥‘Bathukamma’ festival is celebrated in
celebrated in - Uttarakhand ⬥Three types of Bihu festivals are - Telangana
⬥The Hampi Utsav is celebrated every year celebrated in - Assam ⬥ Baisakhi is a - Harvest festival
in - Karnataka ⬥Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on ⬥'Kharchi Puja', which involves worshiping
⬥According to Hindu calendar Ganesh Purnima tithi in the Hindu month of 14 deities over a 7-day period, is
Chaturthi begins on the fourth day of - Shravana celebrated in - Tripura
- Bhadrapadamonth ⬥
According to the Hindu calendar ⬥In Manipur, Sangai festival is
⬥Ganga Mahotsav, Buddha Mahotsav, and Dussehra is celebrated in celebrated in the month of - November
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⬥ Shirui Lily Festival is an annual ⬥
Hemis Festival is celebrated in - Ladakh ⬥Chapchar kut is a famous festival of
festival of - Manipur ⬥ Hornbill festival was started by the - Mizoram
⬥ Meher is the presiding deity of the moon Government of Nagaland in - 2000 ⬥Dussehra festival is also known as
which is worshiped during - Navroz ⬥ Diwali falls in the month of -Kartik - Vijayadashami
⬥ Puthari (rice harvest festival) celebrated ⬥ Chithirai festival is celebrated in ⬥Yaoshang festival of Manipur is
by - Kodavas - Tamil Nad celebrated for - Five days
⬥ Boori-Boot Yullo festival is ⬥ The Birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated as ⬥Tusu, a harvest festival in Jharkhand, is
celebrated by Nyishi tribe in - Janmashtami celebrated in winter on the final day of the
- Arunachal Pradesh ⬥ Tea Festival is celebrated every year in -Poushmonth
⬥Hola Mohalla, started by Guru Gobind -Jorhat (Assam) ⬥Ladainha is the thanksgiving festival,
Singh, primarily celebrated in - Punjab ⬥ 'Lokrang', a 5 day festival organised every mainly celebrated in - Goa
⬥Generally 'Sharad Purnima’ falls on year on 26 January in - Madhya Pradesh ⬥’Gurupurab’ is celebrated as a birth
- 15 days beforeDiwali ⬥ Losar festival, celebrated every year in anniversary of - Guru Nanak Dev
⬥ Lathmar Holi is celebrated in Ladakh, traces its origin to ⬥ Kharchi Puja is a traditional ritual in
- Vrindavan andMathura - TibetanNew Year - Tripura
⬥ The annual Rann Utsav is observed in ⬥ 'Kambala' festival is organised by ⬥ Pongal, four day Harvest festival, is
- Dhordo(Gujarat) farming communities in - Karnataka generally celebrated in - South India
⬥ Losoong festival is the Sikkimese New ⬥ Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas which ⬥The Hindu festival Bonalu, centered on
Year of the - Bhutia tribe coincides with - Diwali Goddess Mahakali is celebrated in
⬥The festival of Cheti Chand is observed ⬥ The meaning of tamil festival ‘Pongal’ is - Telangana
by community of - Sindhis - ‘to boil’ ⬥The six-day Khajuraho Dance festival is
⬥Doljatra is a festival of Assam introduced ⬥ Majuli festival is celebrated in - Assam celebrated in - Madhya Pradesh
by - Sankaradeva ⬥ Bastar Dussehra, a 10 day festival is ⬥ The Festival which marks the triumph of
⬥India's biggest vineyard music festival associated with - Chhattisgarh Goddess Durga over the demon king
Sula Fest is held in - Maharashtra ⬥ Doongri festival of Himachal Pradesh is Mahishasura is - Navratri/Durga Puja
celebrated by - Hindu community ⬥Kicheri is a harvest festival and involves
⬥Arubathu Moovar festival is annually ⬥ Tamladu festival (In Arunachal Pradesh) ritual bathing, celebrated majorly in
celebrated in - TamilNadu is celebrated by - Mishmitribe - Uttar Pradesh
⬥The Rongker festival is celebrated by ⬥ Bihu festival of Assam is celebrated ⬥ Kharchi Puja of Tripura is a Hindu
- The Karbi tribe(Assam) - 3 times a year festival that worships - 14 Hindu Gods
⬥ The Doongiri festival is primarily ⬥ Guruvayur Ekadashi is the cultural ⬥ The festival of Holika Dahan marks the
celebrated in - Himachal Pradesh festival of -Kerala - Victory of goodover evil
⬥ The Hornbill Festival celebrated ⬥ Paro Tschechu is a famous festival of ⬥Diwali festival is the day when lord Ram
annually in - Kohima (Nagaland) - Bhutan returned to Ayodhya after - 14 years
⬥ Bhanu Saptami is a festival dedicated to ⬥In Telangana Muharram is known as ⬥ Kite flying symbolises the celebration of
- Sun God - Peerla Panduga Uttarayan festival in - Gujarat
⬥The Ugadi Pachadi dish contains 6 ⬥ Makaravilakku festival is celebrated in ⬥Vesak is celebrated as the birth
ingredients, associated with the festival of - Kerala anniversary of - Gautama Buddha
South India, named - Ugadi festival ⬥ Festival Milad-un-Nabi is also known as ⬥Gangaur festival of Rajasthan is
⬥Festival that is celebrated on the third day - Barawafat associated with God and Goddess
of Krishna Paksh of Aashvijam in Andhra ⬥Huthri celebrated during November - - Shivaand Parwati
Pradesh is - Atla Tadde December is the harvest festival of ⬥ The Galdan Namchot festivals marks
⬥ Gombe Habba is a famous festival of - Karnataka the birthday of a Buddhist saint
- Karnataka ⬥Tamu Lachar festival celebrated as the - Je Tsongkhapa
⬥ Mamallapuram Dance Festival is held New Year by the Gurung Community in ⬥The monsoon mud festival of Goa
every year in - TamilNadu - Sikkim - Chikal Kalo
⬥’Unakoti’ festival is celebrated in - Tripura ⬥ Mopin, agricultural festival of Arunachal ⬥The Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on
⬥The tribal harvest festival of Jharkhand, Pradesh, is celebrated by - Galo tribe the 10th day of Shukla Paksha in the
which falls on the last day of Pus ⬥ Nongkrem is a harvest festival of month of - Jyeshtha
(Pausha) month during winter is known - Meghalaya ⬥Rath Jatra festival, Chariots of Lord
as - Tusu ⬥Baisakhi Festival is majorly celebrated Jagannatha is celebrated in- Puri, Odisha
⬥Mando Festival is celebrated in - Goa in - Punjab and Haryana ⬥ The Festival celebrated to commemorate
⬥The festival that falls on the first day of ⬥ Navroz festival is celebrated as the the formation of the Khalsa Panth is
the Malayali month of Medam, usually on new year of - Parsi Community - Baisakhi
either April 14 or 15 is - Vishu ⬥Rohini (festival of sowing seeds in the ⬥ Onam, Kerala’s festival is celebrated in
⬥The ‘Mukteshwar’ dance festival is held field) is celebrated in - Jharkhand the month of - August-September
From - 14th to 16th January ⬥Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi ⬥Hampi festival is known as - Vijaya Utsav
⬥ ‘Ties of protection’ term is associated Subhadra is associated with Odisha’s ⬥The Sair-E-Gul Faroshan festival held in
with - RakshaBandhan - Ratha Yatrafestival - Delhi
⬥ Nag Panchami is celebrated in ⬥Chhath Puja, celebrated for 4 days, is ⬥ Puthandu is celebrated as New Year in
- Shravan Month dedicated to - God Surya - Tamil Nadu
⬥ Banganga festival takes place annually ⬥ Raja Parba festival of Odisha is held for ⬥Wangala festival is celebrated by
at - Mumbai (Maharashtra) three days in the month of - June - Garo tribe
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⬥Kagyed dance, which is celebrated ⬥Soorya Classical Dance Festival is held Railway Exams
annually in Sikkim falls in - December in - Thiruvananthapuram
⬥A Hindu festival celebrated by the ⬥Modhera Dance Festival is an annual ⬥The 'Chalo Loku' festival is celebrated
Tamil community is - Thaipusam cultural phenomenon in in - Arunachal Pradesh
⬥The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is - Mehsana(Gujarat) ⬥ During the festival of Pongal, people
celebrated by the name of ⬥The Ellora Ajanta Dance Festival held worship - The Sun
-Mawlid al-Nabi in - January ⬥Wangala festival of Meghalaya is
⬥The Pattadakal Dance Festival is ⬥ Sun Temple (Famous for Konark dance celebrated by - Garostribe
organised by - Karnataka's government festival) is also known as ⬥Sindhu Darshan festival is celebrated in
⬥Gokulashtami is celebrated in the month - Black Pagoda - Ladakh
of - Bhadrapada ⬥Nicobar Islands' tribes honour the ⬥Saga Dawa festival is celebrated in
⬥Durga Puja has been recognized as an deceased family head during the - Sikkim
intangible cultural heritage of humanity by - ossuary feast ⬥’Nishagandhi Dance Festival' is
UNESCO in - 2021 ⬥Kali Puja is held on a - new moon day celebrated in - Kerala
⬥Guru Purnima, a festival celebrated by ⬥‘Sangken’ is a festival of the - Buddhists ⬥ A major harvest festival celebrated in
Hindus, Jains and Buddhists in the ⬥‘Fatorpa Zatra’ is celebrated in - Goa the South India is - Onam
month of - Ashadha ⬥ Rottela Panduga, an annual three- day ⬥The festival Makar Sankranti is
⬥Thiruvathira is a cultural festival of festival, is held at celebrated in month of - January
- Kerala - Bara Shaheed Dargah (Nellore) ⬥’Natyanjali Utsav' is celebrated in Tamil
⬥Sekrenyi festival is celebrated by ⬥Phool Dei festival is celebrated in Nadu on the occasion of - Mahashivratri
- Angami tribe (Nagaland) - Uttarakhand ⬥ An annual ten-day festival held between
⬥Dunnapothula Panduga is celebrated in ⬥The Kodava community of Coorg February and March at Shilpgram is
- Telangana worships weapons during the - Taj Mahotsav
⬥Mahavir Jayanti is a major festival of - Kailpodhfestival ⬥Hornbill festival revives and preserves
- Jains ⬥Puttari is the harvest festival of the the rich culture of - Nagaland
⬥Fugdi, a Goan folk dance, is performed Kodava community of - Coorg ⬥The festival held in punjab and widely
during the festival of - Ganesh Chaturthi ⬥The Paryushana festival is celebrated recognized as the 'Rural Olympics’
⬥The cultural festival of Shad Suk for eight days by - Kila Raipur SportsFestival
Mynsiem is associated with - Meghalaya - Shwetambar Community of Jains ⬥’Raja Parba’ festival is associated with
⬥‘Laru Kaj’ festival is celebratedby ⬥The Paryushana festival is celebrated - Odisha
- Gonds (Madhya Pradesh) tribe for ten days as Dasalakshan Parva by ⬥Bihu festivals is associated with- Assam
⬥The custom of decorating eggs is - Digambar community of Jains ⬥Maru Sri (Maru Shri) is a desert
practised during - Easter festival ⬥ Cheiraoba is celebrated as the New Year pageant held at
⬥Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara is celebrated of - Manipur - Jaisalmer Desert Festival
in - Telangana ⬥Dhanuyatra of Odisha's Bargah district is ⬥The five day religious festival of 'Shad
⬥ Goncha Festival is celebrated in dedicated to - Lord Krishna Nongkrem' is celebrated in - Meghalaya
- Chhattisgarh ⬥Kaveri Sankramana festival is ⬥ The Nabakalebara festival is observed
⬥Nishagandhi festival is celebrated in celebrated in - Karnataka at the - Jagannath Temple, Odisha
- Kerala ⬥ 'Sundareswara Festival' is celebrated ⬥Penkuni Festival is celebrated in - Kerala
⬥Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated in the in ` - Kerala ⬥Seven-day long festival that marks the
month of - April ⬥Drukpa Tsechi, a festival celebrated in beginning of the Assamese New Year
⬥The Chera Panhara ritual is associated Sikkim, is associated with - Lord Buddha - Bohag Bihu
with - Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra ⬥‘Valvil Ori Vizha’ festival of Tamil Nadu is ⬥ A Muslim festival that marks hajj
⬥ The International Sand Art festival is celebrated in - August culmination at Mina (Saudi Arabia) near
held in - Odisha ⬥Madai festival is celebrated in Mecca - EidAl-Adha
⬥Baishagu festival is associated with - Bastar region (Chhattisgarh) ⬥Shigmotsav is a spring festival of - Goa
- Assam ⬥Teeyanisamonsoonfestival of-Punjab ⬥ Ramadan (Ramazan) is 9th month of
⬥The Festival of Salhesh is celebrated in ⬥Festival of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh - Islamiccalendar
- Bihar which is celebrated by farmers by ⬥ Vesak, celebrated in lunar month of
⬥Kumarakom boat racetake placeon worship of the bullocks - Pola festival vaisakha, is the festival of - Buddhism
Vembanad lake during - Onam festival ⬥Saga Dawa (‘Month of Merits’) festival is ⬥The Jewish festival of lights is called
⬥Float Festival is celebrated in Tamil Nadu celebrated in - May and June - Hanukkah
at - Meenakshi Amman Temple ⬥Arthunkal Feast and Vettukad Festival ⬥Bali Yatrafestivals commemorates
⬥The Moatsu festival is celebrated by are church festivals of - Kerala the rich maritime history of - Odisha
the Ao tribes of - Nagaland ⬥Baliyatra, meaning 'voyage to Bali,' is a ⬥ Thanksgiving is celebrated as a ritual in
⬥Gochi festival celebrated in festival celebrated in - Cuttack (Odisha) Goa
- HimachalPradesh ⬥The famous Gaura-Gauri Puja is - Konsachem Festival, or Harvest Festival
⬥‘Maru Mahotsav’, also known as desert celebrated in - Chhattisgarh ⬥Gurpurab is celebrated to commemorate
festival, is celebrated in - Jaisalmer ⬥ Lai Haraoba festival is celebrated by the the birth anniversary of - Guru Nanak Dev
⬥ Festival Hathi Mahotsav is celebrated Meitei community in - Manipur ⬥ The festival celebrated in West Bengal,
every year in - Jaipur (Rajasthan) Assam and other states in the month of
Note: Lai Haraoba means 'merry
⬥The five-day Deccan festival is celebrated March during the time of Holi - Doljatra
aking of the gods'.
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in - Andhra Pradesh ⬥The Dree festival is celebrated by the
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Apatani tribe in - Arunachal Pradesh ⬥The spring festival celebrated by the ⬥ ‘Paro Tshechu’ is celebrated in
⬥The Baisakhi festival in India marks the Konyak tribe of Nagaland- Aoleang Monyu - Bhutan
birth of Khalsa Panth under ⬥The Losar festival (Arunachal Pradesh) ⬥Ahaia Winter Festival is organised to
- Guru Gobind Singh (10th Sikh Guru) is celebrated by the tribe of - Monpa promote tourism in - Meghalaya
⬥A festival in Varanasi, 15 days after Diwali ⬥ ‘Husori’ or ‘Huchari’ performance is ⬥The festival of Pushkaralu is celebrated
on the ghats of River Ganga is known as associated with - Assam to promote the cultural heritage of
- Dev Deepawali ⬥Gudi Padwa new year is celebrated in - Andhra Pradesh
⬥Sarhul is a tribal festival celebrated in - Maharashtra ⬥ Nawala (a Thanksgiving Festival)
- Jharkhand ⬥Poila Boisakh new year is celebrated in dedicated to Lord Shiva is majorly
⬥Nuakhai is an agricultural festival - West Bengal celebrated in
observed by people of - Odisha ⬥Anthurium, named after a famous - Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
⬥Buhsu Jiba is a festival celebrated by flower, is a major festival of - Mizoram ⬥ ’Lent’ is a religious observance
Dimasa-Kachari tribe in - Nagaland ⬥Gudi Padwa is celebrated on the first day celebrated by - Christians
⬥The cultural festival 'Thrissur Pooram' of the month - Chaitra ⬥Holi in West Bengal and Odisha is
is celebrated in - Kerala ⬥Ali-Aye-Ligang, Falgustsav, and Bihu celebrated as - Dola Purnima
⬥ Lohri, Bhogali Bihu and Pongal are festivals are celebrated in the river Island ⬥The festival of Ram Navami is celebrated
celebrated mainly in January -February - Majuli on - Ninth day of Chaitra month
⬥Onam is celebrated in the month of ⬥Poompuhar beach in Tamil Nadu is ⬥The Kali Pooja in West Bengal is
- September famous for the - Chitra Pournami festival celebrated on - Kartika Amavasya
⬥Festivals Pongal, Baisakhi, and Lohri are ⬥The 'Gyana Panchami' is celebrated by ⬥Jashan-e-Mihragan festival is celebrated
related to - Agriculture the Jains on the - 5th day of Kartika by - ParsiCommunity
⬥‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony officially ⬥Bathukamma is a colourful and vibrant ⬥The cultural festival of Ratha Saptami is
denotes the end of - Republic Day festival of - Telangana mainly celebrated in - Andhra Pradesh
⬥ The most popular festival of Adi Tribe of ⬥The sixth of the eighteen books in the ⬥’Narali Purnima’ is celebrated on the last
Arunachal Pradesh is - Solung Mahabharata that includes studied day of - Shravan
⬥Buddha Purnima falls on the full moon Bhagavad Gita is - Bhishma Parva ⬥ Festival celebrated by the Jain
day of - Vaishakha ⬥ UNESCO’s Representative List of the community in Pawapuri (Bihar)
⬥The Annual Boat Race Festival is held Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity commemorating the attainment of
in - Kerala includedDurga Puja in its listduring Nirvana by Lord Mahavira
⬥Celebration of Rama's triumph over -16th session - Dev Deepavali
10 - headed demon king Ravana ⬥The Tamil New Year is also known as ⬥’The Kachin Manaw Festival’ is
- Dussehra - Varusha Pirappu (Puthandu) associated with - Myanmar
⬥The Lokrang Utsav is celebrated in ⬥The famous elephant festival is ⬥ Kolayat festival is celebrated in
- MadhyaPradesh celebrated on the day of Holi in city - Rajasthan
⬥Rama Navami comes in the month of - Jaipur ⬥'Mera Houchongba' an annual festival of
- April ⬥Tarpa festival is celebrated in - Manipur
⬥The festival known as "Magh Bihu" in - Dadra and NagarHaveli ⬥As per the Hindu lunar calendar, Guru
Assam is also called - Makar Sankranti ⬥The Red Panda Winter Carnival is Nanak Jayanti is celebrated on
⬥Easter festival for the Christians marks celebrated in - Sikkim - Kartika Poornima
the resurrection from the dead of ⬥ A traditional bull taming sport popular ⬥Biswa and Phulaich are the cultural
- Jesus Christ in Tamil Nadu -Jallikattu festivals of - Himachal Pradesh
⬥'Peerla Panduga' is also known as ⬥ Mamallapuram Utsav is celebrated in ⬥’Anthurium’ festival is celebrated to
- Muharram - Tamil Nadu promote horticulture in - Mizoram
⬥Rongali Bihu, a spring dramatic-cultural ⬥‘Ugadi’ is a festival celebrated in ⬥The festival of 'Sonam Lochar' in Sikkim
festival of - Assam - AndhraPradesh is celebrated by the- Tamang community
⬥The Ram Navami festival is celebrated on ⬥ ‘Sangai Festival’ is an annual cultural ⬥ The Banganga Festival in Mumbai is a
the Ninth day of - Chaitra Navratri festival organised by - Manipur musical tribute to - LordRama
⬥ Nowruz is popularly known as the ⬥The Kambala festival of Karnataka is ⬥Kalidasa Festival is organized in
new year of - Parsi associated with - Buffalorace - Nagpur (Maharashtra)
⬥ Pawl Kut festival celebrated in - Mizoram ⬥’Tamladu’, a festival of the Digaru
⬥ Puli Kali (Tiger Dance) event is main Police Exams Mishmis tribe, is celebrated in
attraction of the - Onam festival - Arunachal Pradesh
⬥Lhabab Dhuechen in Sikkim is observed ⬥According to Drik Panchang, the festival ⬥The Halda festival of Himachal Pradesh is
to mark the descent of - Lord Buddha celebrated on Chaturdashi of Krishna primarily celebrated by
⬥The Hemis Gompa festival (Ladakh) Paksha of Magh month - Mahashivratri - Buddhist community
celebrates the birth anniversary of ⬥
Taj Mahotsav (cultural festival) is ⬥ Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur,
- Guru Padmasambhava organized by Sukkot, Purim, Pessah, Shabuot are some
⬥The name of Kashmiri Hindu New year - Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department main festivals of - Jewish
- Navreh ⬥
Kajli Teej is the cultural festival of ⬥ 'Medaram Jathara' is the largest tribal
⬥Ugadi is celebrated as - Telugu New year - Rajasthan festival of India celebrated in Magha
⬥Malayali New Year is named as - Vishu ⬥The Doongri festival is celebrated in (February) on the full moon day by the
⬥Pana Sankranti is celebrated as honour of Hidimba Devi in Koya community of - Telangana
- Odia New year - HimachalPradesh ⬥Chaupakhya Festival is celebrated in
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- Uttarakhand ⬥ During the Gangaur festival, the deity ⬥ The ‘Modhera Dance Festival’ held
⬥According to the Hindu calendar, Raksha worshipped is - Goddess Gauri every year during the third week of
Bandhan falls on ⬥ Hornbill festival is an annual festival January belongs to - Gujarat
- Shravana Poornima (Shukla) celebrated from 1 to 10 December in ⬥The ‘Siang River Festival’ is celebrated
⬥The festival initiated by Shivaji to - Nagaland in - Arunachal Pradesh
channelize the patriotic spirit of Hindus ⬥ Yaoshang is the spring festival is ⬥ Pang Lhabsol is primarily celebrated in
was - Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated in - Manipur - Sikkim
⬥The traditional dance of Goa performed ⬥ The religious festival of Ganesh ⬥ The most important festival of the Toda
during the Shigmo festival is - Morulem Chaturthi is especially associated with tribe of the Nilgiris is - Modhweta
⬥The Kundang Lem Festival is celebrated - Maharashtra ⬥ The agro-based religious Nuakhai
in - Nagaland ⬥ Pola festival is celebrated by the farmers festival is celebrated in - Odisha
⬥ ‘Rongali Bihu’ is a festival of Assam, is through the - worship of bullocks ⬥'Harela', the harvesting festival, is
celebrated in the month of - April ⬥ Snake boat race is a unique feature of celebrated in - Uttarakhand
⬥ Thiruvathira is a cultural festival of - Onam ⬥ Ashadi Beej (Kutchi new year) is a
- Kerala ⬥ The festival celebrated at the confluence distinguished cultural festival is
⬥ Kharchi Puja is a festival associated of Mahi and Som rivers is celebration of - Rain
with - Tripura - Baneshwarfestival ⬥ Rongker is an annual festivals of
⬥ Bhagta Parab festivals is observed by ⬥ ‘Shaheedi Sabha’ is a festival celebrated - Assam
the tribal people of - Jharkhand in - Punjab ⬥ Krishna Janmashtami festivals is
⬥ Sekrenyi festival is celebrated in the ⬥ Diwali festival is celebrated during the celebrated in the month of - Bhadrapada
month of February by the Angami tribe Amavasya of - Kartik month ⬥ The Vesak Poya' festival, celebrated on
of - Nagaland ⬥‘ Lohri’, a harvest festival of Punjab, is the full moon day in May, is related to
⬥ Jawa is the cultural festival of celebrated in the month of - January - Buddhismreligion
- Jharkhand ⬥ ‘Kail Polud’ is a festival celebrated by ⬥ Baneshwar fair is an annual tribal fair
⬥ Fugdi is a Goan folk dance performed - Kodava tribes (Karnataka) held in - Dungarpur (Rajasthan)
during - Ganesh Chaturthi ⬥ The festival of Dussehra is also known ⬥ The tribal festival called 'Divaso' is
⬥ Thaipusam festival is celebrated in as - Vijayadashami traditionally associated with - Gujarat
- Tamil Nadu ⬥ The Buddhist festival 'Songson Kran' is ⬥ The tribal festival is 'Hal Punhya'
⬥ Mahavir Jayanti is a major festival of celebrated in - Arunachal Pradesh traditionally associated with- Jharkhand
- Jains ⬥ The ‘Mahamagham’ festival is ⬥ 'Uruka' is a traditional festival of - Assam
⬥ Sarhul festival is celebrated in celebrated once in every 12 years in ⬥"Bahubali Mahamastakabhishek
- Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu Mahotsav" is organized once every 12
⬥ ‘Gangaur’ festival is celebrated in ⬥ Bali Jatra, is annual events held at years in - Shravanabelagola
- Rajasthan - Cuttack(Odisha) ⬥ Mandu Festival is a famous festival of
⬥ Bhagoria festival is celebrated in ⬥Milad-un-Nabi is also known as - MadhyaPradesh
- MadhyaPradesh - Eid-e-Milad or Maulid ⬥ Sonam Lochar festivals is celebrated in
⬥ Shad Suk Mynsiem is the cultural ⬥ The International Kite Festival in - Sikkim
festival of - Meghalaya Gujarat is held in the month of - January ⬥ Onam is celebrated in the Malayalam
⬥ The Dev Deepavali is the festival of ⬥ ‘Karam’ is an agricultural festival month of - Chingam
Kartik Poornima celebrated in celebrated by tribals in ⬥ ‘Bathukamma’ and ‘Bonalu’ are festivals
- Varanasi - MadhyaPradesh of - Telangana
⬥‘Rann Utsav’, is a cultural festival of ⬥‘Shirui Lily Festival’ is celebrated in ⬥
Sakewa festival is celebrated by the
- Gujarat - Manipur Kirat Khambu Rai community of
⬥ Kaikottikali dance is performed to ⬥ Chapchar Kut is a festival of - Mizoram - Sikkim
celebrate - Onamfestival ⬥ Dashain festival is originated from ⬥ Sekrenyi festival is celebrated in the
⬥ The Chhath Puja of Bihar is dedicated - Nepal month of February by Angami tribe of
to - Surya Dev ⬥ The tribal festival called “Madai” - Nagaland
⬥ The Wangala festival is celebrated by traditionally associated with ⬥Jamshedi Navroz is a festival of
- Garo tribe - Chhattisgarh Zoroastrian origin celebrated by - Parsis
⬥ Onam is a harvest festival of - Kerala ⬥ The tribal festival ‘Pawl kut’ is ⬥Jamshedji Nowruz festival is celebrated
⬥ ‘Ekamra Utsav’ is a festival of - Odisha traditionally associated with - Mizoram every year on the day of spring equinox
⬥ Makar sankranti is a festival dedicated ⬥ The tribal festival ‘yemshe’ is traditionally in - March
to - Sun associated with - Nagaland ⬥ Hemis Tsechu Festival commemorates
⬥ Khajuraho dance festival is celebrated ⬥ Garia Puja is a major festival of the birth anniversary of
in - MadhyaPradesh - Tripura - Guru Padmasambhava
⬥ The festival of Holi is celebrated in the ⬥ A Tamil festival wherein temple ⬥ ‘Ali-Aye-Ligang’ , a spring festival, is
Hindu month of - Phalguna idols are taken in a procession to a associated with - Assam
⬥ Bonalu” in which Goddess Mahakali is water body for a Ceremonial bath ⬥ The festival of ancestor worship
worshipped is celebrated in - Telangana - Masi Magam 'Mee-Dam-Mee-Phee' is celebrated in
⬥The God worshipped on the occasion of ⬥ Tuluni is a Festival of - Nagaland - Assam
Malayalam New Year is - Lord Vishnu ⬥ Vishu is a cultural festival of - Kerala ⬥Madai Festival is celebrated in
⬥ Gaungaur festival is a celebration to ⬥ Wangala is the popular harvest festival - Chhattisgarh
welcome - Springseason of - Meghalaya ⬥'Mysore Peta’ is traditional attire worn
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on the - Head - Maha Shivaratri ⬥ Purna Kumbh Mela is held every
⬥ Kailpodh is an indigenous harvest ⬥ Ambubachi Mela dedicated to - 12 years
festival of - Karnataka - Goddess Kamakhya
⬥The festival 'Tsokum Samai' is celebrated ⬥ Makar Sankranti is celebrated by the Defence Exams
in - Nagaland name of ‘Magha Saaji’ in
⬥ Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of - HimachalPradesh ⬥Chitra Vichitra, is an annual tribal fair
Shawwal, which falls in eight months of ⬥"Ambubachi Mela" is held in held in the - Sabarkantha (Gujarat)
- Islamiccalendar - Guwahati(Assam) ⬥ The Kapil Muni Fair takes place annually
⬥ The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is ⬥A ritual bath named "Shahi Snan" is a on Kartik Purnima (November) in
celebrated in the honour of - Draupadi major event of - Kumbh Mela - Bikaner(Rajasthan)
⬥ Hunter’s Moon in the West is called as ⬥Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at ⬥ The Shamlaji Fair is held in - Gujarat
- Kartik Purnima Hooghly river in - West Bengal ⬥ Shri Jagannathji Mela is held at
⬥ Navroz is another name for the ⬥ The Champaran Mela is celebrated - Alwar (Rajasthan)
- Parsi New Year every year in - Raipur ⬥The Madhavpur fair is held at
⬥Thaipusam festival is celebrated by ⬥The fair held at the shrine of Mastan - Porbandar(Gujarat)
- Tamil communities Shah Vali is - DhamoniUrs ⬥The world's largest camel fair is held in
⬥The Nanda Devi Fair is organised in the - Pushkar (Rajasthan)
Defence Exams Kumaon region in - September
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The Gotmar fair is held annually in
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Surajkund Mela, also known as the composed by - Pandit Ravi Shankar
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- Haryana vocalist, was known for - Carnatic music
⬥Jon Beel mela where the barter system ⬥Basanti Devi Bisht, an Indian folk singer
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⬥Kenduli fair is celebrated in - Jagar
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- Kamakhya Temple (Assam) ⬥ Dunnapothula Panduga is celebrated in -Bhimsen Joshi
⬥ Sonepur Cattle fair (Bihar) is associated - Telangana ⬥The singing of 'Pankhida' by peasants
with - Hariharnathtemple ⬥ Jallikattu is a bull taming festival held while working in the fields is associated
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- Chhattisgarh ⬥ Surajkund mela is organised in the ⬥The song ’Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge’
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menstruation period of the Goddess ⬥ Sonepur Cattle Fair is held on Kartik ⬥Qawwali was brought in India from
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singing style from - Rajasthan ⬥ In Hindustani Classical music, second ⬥Mini is a tribe in - Arunachal Pradesh
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Academy organises the Tansen Sangeet with - Thumri
Samaroh in - Gwalior ⬥ Abassoon musical bands is used by ⬥Santhal community is an ethnic group
the Mewe community of of - Eastern India
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⬥ Pandit Jasraj was related to
- Classicalsinging ⬥Toda, Badaga and Irula are major tribes
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number of ‘Melakarta ragas’ are - 72
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- Uttar pradesh
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written by - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee ⬥Bhiti Chitra (fresco painting) is a popular
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art form of - Haryana
primarily a form of folk song of - Assam
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The song 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle' weave fine shawls known as
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the brides belonging to - Manipur
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front of the house is called - Kolam
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⬥India won their second ODI World Cup in team in the inaugural world cup in Grand Slam in tennis is
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⬥The dimension of the Hockey field is ⬥The first Chairman and Commissioner of - PV Sindhu (Badminton)
- 91.4 m long and 55 m wide the Indian Premier League (IPL) ⬥ ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2021
⬥ All international athletic events after - Lalit Modi is - Smriti Mandhana
November 1, 2019 will be held under ⬥A baseball has - 108 stitches ⬥The world's largest cricket stadium is
the rules of - World Athletics ⬥Cricketer M. S. Dhoni was granted - Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
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time at the Olympics in -1908 Colonel in the Territorial Army of Boxing Day Test matches is - Virat Kohli
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international women’s team ⬥East Bengal Football Club was N ew Delhi with the efforts of Dr. AC
championship in badminton, was established in - 1920 Nehren (YMCA Madras) in - 1924
organized in 1956-1957 ⬥Serena Williams won her first Grand ⬥Photo finish (a sports term) popularly
⬥The term ‘Scoop’ is associated with Slam singles title in - 1999 used in - Athletics
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⬥The First Khelo India University Games established in - 1925 Open Tournament in -2001
were hosted in 2020 in - Odisha ⬥‘Coach of the Year’ award at the Times ⬥ The OffSide rule was abolished in field
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played on - 15 March 1877 - Jaspal Rana ⬥In Olympic Games, ’Laser' is a category of
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⬥Athletes Anaka Alankamony, Dipika is - Someity -Chess
Pallikal, and Joshna Chinnappa are ⬥The term 'Straight drive' is related to ⬥The 1982 edition of the Asian Games
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⬥The first Paralympic games were held ⬥The first Indian male to reach the BWF - Football
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matches is - Two ⬥ Indian cricketer Sunil Gavasker is
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⬥Dahi-Handi is the official sport of also known as - ‘Little Master’
back line in - Hockey
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⬥The number of flights in a 110 m hurdle
⬥The number of points in the 4th set in team - 11
race is 10
volleyball are - 25 ⬥Lovlina Borgohain (Assam) is associated
⬥ In T20 cricket matches, a bowler can
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bowl a maximum of - 4 Overs
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⬥The Sports Authority of India (SAI) was ⬥Mirabai Chanu won India's first gold at
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established in - 1984 the 2022 Commonwealth Games in
⬥The word 'direct free kick' is related to
⬥ Headquarters of Sports Authority of - Weightlifting
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India (SAI) is at - NewDelhi ⬥2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
⬥Pankaj Advani is associated to - Billiards
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⬥The Duckworth - Lewis formula used
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⬥Singhraj Adhana is associated with ⬥In the 2012 London Olympics, India
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marathon is 42.195km ⬥In hockey, a yellow card results in a
⬥Khelo India Winter Games was started in ⬥Padma Awardee (2021) Sudha Singh is player's temporary suspension of at least
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⬥A football match lasts two equal ⬥The first edition of the Thomas Cup ⬥The Winter Olympic games are held in
periods of -45 minutes was organised in - 1949 - Everyfour years
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⬥The 35th National Games held in ⬥In hockey, when the umpire raises one ⬥The term ‘Dribbling’ is associated with
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⬥The colours of the squares used in a ⬥The deadlift style is used in ⬥1983 Cricket World Cup was held in
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⬥The equipment 'Shuttlecock' is required in ⬥Players that stop dribbling in handball summer and winter Olympic Games was
- Badminton have to pass or shot within - 3 sec - Beijing
⬥The Super Bowl, an annual football ⬥The length of a Beach Volleyball court is ⬥The first edition of the World Para Table
championship game is held in - USA - 16 m Tennis Championships was held in
⬥ In cricket, hitting the ball in the air to ⬥ The term Slam Dunk, Airball and Pivoting - Assen, Netherlands in1990
cross the boundary is equal to - 6 run are related to - Basketball ⬥India hosted the ICC T20 World Cup
⬥An international level professional auto ⬥ In all AIBA Boxing competitions, the rest cricket for the first time in -2016
racing sport is - FormulaOne time between each round is - 1 min ⬥The minimum over rate in a Test match is
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held in - Paris,France with a score of 6 - 4 ⬥The 1979 Asian Wrestling Championships
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associated with - Judo 2018 was organised in - Berlin, Germany typically consists of
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- Kanpur first time in - 1987 ⬥ The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
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⬥The terms Boundary, Chinaman, Dead is a signal of - Penaltycorner National record in - Javelin Throw
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⬥The terms Airborne Throw, Attacking - Poona middleweight boxing won by
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⬥Anshu Malik is a player of - Wrestling ⬥In Basketball backcourt and frontcourt is ⬥The official mascot of the ICC Cricket
⬥Eldhose Paul is an athlete of - Triple jump part of the - centre line World Cup 2011 was - Elephant
⬥No of players in each team in handball - 7 ⬥The area where the bout takes place is ⬥Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over in
⬥Lovely Choubey is a Indian called a "ring", in sport of - Boxing T20 International against Stuart Broad
sportswoman related to - Lawn Bowls ⬥Asiad is regulated by (England) at
⬥Vicky Ostwal is a player of - Cricket - Olympic Councilof Asia - Kingsmead Stadium (South Africa)
⬥The first-ever Indian cricket player to play ⬥In football, the penalty mark situated from ⬥The teams won the first edition (2014) of
400 T20s is - Rohit Sharma the midpoint of the goal post is - 11 m Indian Super League was
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- Atletico de Kolkata Paralympic Games twice is established in - 1954
⬥The Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix - Tokyo (1964 and2020) ⬥The National Institute of Water Sports
was held in - Buddh International Circuit ⬥The term LONA is used in - Kabaddi situated in - Goa
⬥ In basketball, a free-throw is worth ⬥ Tanya Hemant is related to - Badminton ⬥Indian cricketer that featured in the most
- One point ⬥The World Badminton Championship number of international cricket matches
⬥The first Indian Grandmaster to become event 2026 will be organised in - India is - SachinTendulkar
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-Koneru Humpy ⬥The Beach Volleyball is modified form of most wins in the FIFA World Cup - Pele
⬥Mahesh Bhupathi is a player of - Tennis - Game Volleyball ⬥Niki Poonacha is a professional player of
⬥The height of the goal-post according to ⬥ The term ‘dunk shot’ is used in - Tennis
FIFA is - 8 foot - Basketball ⬥Saurabh Chaudhary is a player of
⬥The first ever individual Olympic medal ⬥A gymnastic event held on a large floor - Ace pistolshooter
won for India mat is - Floorexercise ⬥The first Indian swimmer to swim across
- Khashaba Jadhav (Wrestler) ⬥The Pro Kabaddi League founded in India the English Channel (1958) was
⬥India won the 2011 ICC ODI Cricket in - 2014 - Mihir Sen
World Cup final against - Sri Lanka ⬥The JRD Tata Sports Complex located in ⬥The ‘Wizard of Hockey’ is
⬥In basketball, the maximum number of - Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - Major DhyanChand
points in a single shot is 4 ⬥The term ‘Bishop' is used in - Chess ⬥Fouaad Mirza is associated with
⬥The distance between the stumps and ⬥The terms like Googly, Full toss and Short - Equestrian
the popping crease at the same end of a pitch are used in - Cricket ⬥Ruia Gold Cup is associated with
Cricket pitch is 1.22 m ⬥In the first six overs (powerplay) of a T20 - Bridge
⬥The Indian player which is also known as cricket match, the number of players can ⬥In cricket, the fielding position First slip
'Dhing Express' - HimaDas stay outside the circle - Two used behind the - batsman
⬥ Number of players are permitted to be ⬥ The width of the tennis court for Doubles ⬥The term ‘Chinaman’ is associated with
substituted in field hockey is - 10.97 m - Cricket
- No limit ⬥The equipment called antenna is used ⬥ the abbreviated form of the IPL franchise
⬥Deepika Kumari is associated with in sport of - Volleyball cricket team from Chennai
- Archery ⬥The Indian Football Association was - CSK (Chennai Super Kings)
⬥Yellow colour card in Football indicates established in - 1893 ⬥ Paralympic SM Gayakwad is associated
- Warn a player ⬥Shot equipment is used in with - Swimming
⬥Red colour card in Football indicates - throwingevents ⬥India's first badminton world champion in
- leavethe ground ⬥Diving comes under the category of 2019 became - PV Sindhu
⬥Green colour card in Football indicates - Aquatic sport ⬥The term '16-yard hit' is associated with
- Fair play ⬥Rajeev Ram is a professional tennis - Field hockey
⬥The dimension of the Hockey field player from - United States of America ⬥The founder and the first Chairman and
91.4 × 55 m ⬥The first female hockey player to receive Commissioner of the IPL was
⬥ In Javelin throw for men the javelin is Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award - Lalit Modi
long about 2.6m to 2.7m metre - Rani Rampal ⬥The shakehand grip is used in sport of
⬥ In Javelin throw for women the javelin is ⬥Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail - Table tennis
long about - 2.2m to 2.3m metre Blazers are teams of - Men’s Basketball ⬥Terms like birdie, eagle and albatross are
⬥Squash is a - Racketsport ⬥The Indian cricketer which achieved twin all used in - Golf
⬥UttarPradesh Government will provide centuries in his debut Test opener role is ⬥Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj are
financial support to Indian wrestling till - Rohit Sharma associated with - Lawn tennis
- 2032 Olympics ⬥Sadio Mane is a player of - Football ⬥Manitombi Singh from Manipur was a
⬥The equipment bolt is used in ⬥PV Sindhu, Neha Pandit, Parul Parmar player of - Football
- Mountaineering sport and Ashwini Ponnappa are players of ⬥Indian athlete Joshna Chinappa is
⬥Mallakhamba is the state sport of - Badminton associated with -Squash
- Madhya Pradesh ⬥The Indian Super League is a ⬥ Kambala, the traditional Karnataka sport
⬥Paragliding, Bungee jumping, Rock championship of - Football made to race with - Buffaloes
climbing is type of - Adventure sport ⬥The European Champions Cup or ⬥The headquarters of the All India Chess
⬥The baton is used in the track and field Heineken Cup is associated with- Rugby Federation is situated in - New Delhi
event of - Relay race ⬥ Rhythmic gymnastics, Artistic ⬥The headquarters of the Khelo India
⬥The Clay-pigeon Shooting is other name gymnastics, and Trampoline gymnastics Youth Games is - New Delhi
of - trap shooting are events of -Olympic ⬥Karnam Malleswari become India’s first
⬥Arun Jaitley cricket stadium is located in ⬥India's first world champion in any sport woman to win an Olympic medal in
- New delhi after independence was - 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
⬥Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Wilson Jones (Billiards) ⬥The first para-athlete to receive the Rajiv
cricket stadium is located in - Lucknow ⬥The La Liga Trophy is associated with Gandhi Khel Ratna was
⬥Narendra Modi cricket stadium is located - Football - DevendraJhajharia
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⬥Eden Garden cricket stadium is located in - Tripura independent Indian team was
- Kolkata ⬥ Produnova is related to - Gymnastics -Lala Amarnath
⬥The first city to host the Summer ⬥ The Asian Football Confederation was ⬥First Indian pair in Open era to reach all
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- Badminton times by - Brazil ⬥Subroto Cup is related to - Football
⬥The first Indian woman to carry the flag at ⬥The gold medals won by India at the ⬥ Milkha Singh finished fourth in the
the Olympics in 1992 was 1986 Asian Games is -Five 400m at the game of - Rome Olympic
- Shiny AbrahamWilson ⬥Gagan Narang was given the ‘Rajiv ⬥Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th
⬥Sebastian Korda is associated with Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award for 2010 in international cricket century against
- Tennis - Shooting - Bangladesh
⬥First Indian pistol shooter to top the world ⬥The motto of Olympics was proposed by ⬥India’s only six-time world boxing
rankings in ISSF - Heena Sidhu - Pierrede Coubertin champion is - MaryKom
⬥Alan Burgess, the World War II veteran, ⬥The first Indian cricketer to serve as ⬥The captain of the Indian cricket team
also associated with - Cricket President of the BCCI was in the 1983 World Cup - Kapil Dev
⬥Bhavani Devi is a player of - Fencing - Maharaja of Vizianagaram ⬥The national sport of Pakistan is
⬥ Anjum Moudgil is associated with ⬥ The oldest hockey tournament in India - Field Hockey
- Shooting - BeightonCup (1895) ⬥The country that has played every FIFA
⬥First female athlete to represent Pakistan ⬥‘Tenpins’ refers to the game of - Bowling world cup since it began - Brazil
in Olympics (1996, Atlanta) was ⬥The first Indian to receive the ISSF ⬥First time Asian Games was held in
- ShabanaAkhtar Blue Cross is - Abhinav Bindra - 1951(New Delhi)
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⬥First Khelo India Sports school in North - Virender Sehwag ⬥The sixth Indian cricketer to be inducted
East India is - Assam Rifles Public School ⬥Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
⬥The first athlete to win an Olympic medal art forms in India, belong to - Maharashtra - Sachin Tendulkar(2019)
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Champion of Champions - 1986 ⬥The first Indian batsman who scored
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Bhattacharya used to play in the field York‘s iconic Madison Square Garden - Mohammad Azharuddin
position of - goalkeeper - Bajrang Punia ⬥The first batsman to score 3 ODI
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badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cup is organised by - India ⬥‘Silly point’, ‘slip’ and ‘gully’ are terms used
- PV Sindhu ⬥ Roger Federer is a Swiss professional in - Cricket
⬥Sagol Kangjei, an indigenous game of player of - Tennis ⬥Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna
Manipur, is akin to modern-day sport of ⬥The first sportsperson to decline the Chinappa are associated with - Squash
- Polo Olympic torch relay to support the Tibetan ⬥First non-British President of the MCC
⬥The number of medals won by India at Independence Movement (Marylebone Cricket Club)
the Summer Olympic Games, 2012 - Six - BhaichungBhutia - Kumar Sangakkara
⬥ Kho Kho is a game originated in ⬥US & Australian Open Grand Slam ⬥Kabaddi was introduced in the Asian
- Maharashtra tournament is played on - Hard court Games in - 1990
⬥Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI ⬥French Open Grand Slam tournament is ⬥Polo sport is not allowed to play with
century in his - 79thmatch played on -Clay court the - Left hand
⬥ Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy ⬥Wimbledon Open Grand Slam ⬥ Kabaddi sport is originated in - India
in Hyderabad was founded in - 2008 tournament is played on - Grass court ⬥Archery is the national game of - Bhutan
⬥The number of Grand Slam tournaments ⬥Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy was ⬥The oldest hockey tournament in India
are played in a year in tennis is - Four instituted in 1956 - 57 - Beighton Cup
⬥The first Winter Paralympics Games held ⬥The number of overs in a cricket world ⬥The five interlinked rings in the Olympic
in - Sweden cup tournament reduced to 50 for the flag represent - Continents
⬥Karnam Malleswari, Rakhi Haldar and first time in - 1987 ⬥The term 'Steeple chase' is associated
Mirabai Chanu are associated with ⬥Rangaswamy Cup, Tommy Eman Gold with -Horse racing
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⬥A dismissal based on the replay in cricket ⬥The Arjuna Award is given in the field of - 1500m race
is decided by - 3rdumpire - Sports ⬥ In karate, the fight starts when the referee
⬥In sport of Kabaddi, the full form of AKFI ⬥Dabang Mumbai, Kalinga Lancers, houts
s - “ShobuHajime!”
- Amateurs Kabaddi Federation of India Ranchi Rays and Delhi Waveriders are ⬥The number of athletes needed to
⬥In sport of Karate, the full form of AIKF regional teams play in complete 4×100m Relay Race is - 4
- All India Karate-do Federation - Hockey IndiaLeague ⬥The first ‘Khelo India School Games’ were
⬥Federation Internationale de Football started in - 2018
Association (FIFA) established in - 1904 Police Exams ⬥The first Khelo India Winter Games were
⬥The world challenge cup is associated hosted by - Leh
with - Artistic Gymnastics ⬥The ‘pawn’ is associated with - Chess ⬥
The standard weight of a discus for
⬥ Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to ⬥The first President of the Indian Olympic women in the game of discus throw
- Men’sfield Hockey Association (IOA) was - Sir Dorabji Tata is -1000 gm
⬥The term "raider" is related to - Kabaddi ⬥ ‘Libero’ in a volleyball game is a - ⬥
Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in a cricket
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est match in - 1999
to - Wrestling ⬥’Nage Waza’ is a throwing technique used ⬥
The Arjuna Award was started in
⬥The Yellow flag in Formula-1 denotes in - Judo - 1961
- Danger (Must Slow down) ⬥ The National Sports Festival for Women ⬥ India qualified for the FIFA World Cup in
⬥ The Green flag in Formula-1 denotes was started in - 1975 - 1950
- Start the race ⬥The first para Asiad games were hosted ⬥
Point awarded for an ‘Ippon’ in karate
⬥ The Red flag in Formula-1 denotes in - China - three points
- Immediate stopping of a race ⬥The three-second rule applies to the ⬥
The approximate circumference of a
⬥ The Black flag in Formula-1 denotes game of -Basketball c
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9inches
-Disqualification ⬥ The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was ⬥
Nilotpal Bora's song 'Shaabaash' became
⬥Barabati Stadium is located in - Odisha renamed as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel t
he anthem for Indian athletes at
⬥Table tennis got recognition as the Ratna Award in - 2021 - Commonwealth Games 2022
Olympic Games in -1988 ⬥The number of officials in Kabaddi match (Birmingham)
⬥The term "LIBERO" is associated with Are - Six ⬥The term ‘chui’ in judo means
- Volleyball ⬥The total number of jumps in a 3000m - light penalty
⬥The father of Gymnastics is known as steeplechase race is - 35 ⬥
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located
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New Delhi
⬥The device "Pommel Horse" is in - Odisha ⬥
The first Olympic Games was organized
associated with - Gymnastics ⬥The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is held in in Asia in - 1964
⬥Spike in Volleyball is also known as - Malaysia ⬥
The weight of the javelin for women in the
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600 grams
⬥The Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium is Pool Complex is located in - New Delhi ⬥The first National Winter Games were
located in -Indonesia ⬥The number of white rooks in chess is hosted by
⬥The Augusta master trophy is related to - Two - Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Golf ⬥Volleyball Federation of India was ⬥
Western Australian Cricket Association
⬥The volleyball game was invented by established in - 1951 (
WACA) Cricket Ground is located in
- WilliamG. Morgan ⬥The term ‘anchor runner’ is related to - Perth (Australia)
⬥The Indian Football Association was - Relay race ⬥
’Files and Ranks’ are used in - Chess
established in - Kolkata (1893) ⬥The term ‘scoop’ is related to - Hockey ⬥
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ndia’s biggest football stadium
⬥Judo, Kung-Fu, and Kalaripayattu are ⬥The Basketball Federation of India was - Salt Lake City Stadium (Kolkata)
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In Karate, Tsuki is the term used for
⬥ Skiing is a related to - winter sport ⬥The length of a Tennis court is -78 ft - Punch
⬥The words Ippon, Yuko, and Waza-ari ⬥The measurement of a kho-kho field is ⬥The distance from the lower edge of the
are related to - Judosport - 27m × 16m crossbar of a football goal to the ground is
⬥The game basketball was invented by ⬥’Left-arm leg spin’ in cricket is known as - 8 feet
- JamesNaismith - Chinaman ball ⬥
In cricket, a full-pitched ball aimed at the
⬥Round-off, Cartwheel, and Handstand ⬥ ’Mintonette’ is related to - Volleyball b
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terms are related to - Gymnastics ⬥ The traditional game ‘Yubi Lakpi’ is c
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⬥The terms Volley, Smash, Service are played in - Manipur ⬥The Ranji Trophy cricket event series was
related to - Tennis ⬥The size of the Olympic swimming pool is launched in - 1934
⬥The father of Indian cricket - Ranjitsinhji 50 m × 25 m ⬥In archery, the maximum time permitted
⬥The term "Par Terre" is associated with ⬥ Female participants formally admitted to to shoot an end of three arrows is
- Wrestling the Olympic Games in - 1900 (Paris) - 2 minutes
⬥Sudirman Cup is related to - Badminton ⬥ The Indian Olympic Association was ⬥
In Olympic archery events, the number of
⬥'Flaggar Foul' word is related to the formed in -1927 c
oncentric rings which represent
- Basketball ⬥The height of the net in volleyball for different scoring sectors are -10
⬥The minimum age set to participate in women is - 2.24 m ⬥
National Sports University is situated in
the Special Olympics - 8 years ⬥The standard distance for males in a -
Imphal (Manipur)
⬥”Play the game, in spirit of the game" hurdle event is - 110m and 400m ⬥The first National Games known as the
was the motto of - First Asian Games ⬥ The final event in the decathlon is Indian Olympic Games were firstly hosted
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In - 1924 f ractured jaw against West Indies in ₹7.5 lakhs to - ₹25 lakhs
⬥Minimum number of players required in Antigua (2002) was - Anil Kumble ⬥ 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was
each team to start a football match - 7 ⬥
Sudirman Cup is related to - Badminton hosted by - India
⬥ In 2018, the maiden Athletics World ⬥ The Open Era in tennis began in - 1968 ⬥The official mascot of commonwealth
Cup was held in -London ⬥ William Jones Cup is associated with Games held in Gold Coast (2018)
⬥ Host of the first FIVB Volleyball Men's - Basketball - Borobi, a blue surfingkoala
World Cup was - Poland (1965) ⬥The first bowler to bowl two maiden ⬥ The first Indian batsman to register a
⬥ The 31st South east Asian Games were overs in the Indian Premier league triple century in test cricket
held in - Vietnam match is - Mohammed Siraj - VirenderSehwag
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⬥ The first edition of the World Para Table ⬥The first Commonwealth Games was presented for the first time in -1913
Tennis held in - Assen (Netherlands) held in - 1930 ⬥ The oldest running Grand Slam tennis
⬥ The minimum over rate in a Test match ⬥ The first Indian woman to participate tournament - Wimbledon Open
is - 15 overs/h in the Olympic golf tournament was ⬥Johan Cruyff was a Dutch player of
⬥The 1979 Asian Wrestling Championships - Aditi Ashok - Football
were organised for the first time in ⬥ Kabaddi was recognised as a full fledged ⬥Duryodhan Singh Negi is associated with
- Jalandhar(India) sport at the Asian Games in - 1990 - Boxing
⬥ The Commonwealth Games are ⬥Chess piece that is not allowed to walk ⬥ These words Deuce, Smash & Ace are
organised by backward - Pawn used in - LawnTennis
- Commonwealth Games Federation ⬥ Fundamental Principles of the Olympic ⬥ The word Scoop is related to - Hockey
⬥ A FIBA sanctioned game of basketball Charter are based on a document written ⬥ India won the Asian Games football
typically consists of by - Pierre deCoubertin gold medal for the first time in - 1951
- 4 quarters of 10 minutes each ⬥ Deepa Malik is India's first female para- ⬥ The first goalkeeper to become the
⬥ The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup athlete to win a medal at the captain of an international hockey team
was held in - 1973 (England) - Rio Paralympics(2016) - ShankarLakshman
⬥The Durand Cup, Santosh Trophy and ⬥ Rohan Bopanna is an Indian player of ⬥ Michael Phelps is associated with
Rovers Cup are related to - Football - Tennis - Swimming
⬥ Unnati Hooda is associated with ⬥ Prakash Padukone & Pullela Gopichand ⬥ ‘CONCACAF Gold Cup’ is associated with
- Badminton are indian players of - Badminton - Football
⬥ Athletics Neeraj Chopra awarded the ⬥ Kuldeep Yadav is associated to - Cricket ⬥ The first Indian boxer to receive a medal
Param Vishisht Seva Medal in - 2022 ⬥ Ajit Singh, Deepika Thakur & Akashdeep at the Olympic games was
⬥ Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin Singh are player of -Hockey - Vijender Singh
throw event in Tokyo 2020 Olympics ⬥ Manu Bhaker is associated with ⬥ Dalip Singh Rana is a wrestler, popularly
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⬥ Deepika Kumari represents India in ⬥ The number of IPL title Mumbai Indians ⬥ The first Olympic Games of the modern
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⬥ 'Kerala Blasters' team associated with ⬥ Tajinderpal Singh Toor is a player of ⬥’U Thant Cup’ is related to - Lawn tennis
- Football - Shot put ⬥ The first edition of Indian Premier League
⬥ ‘La Liga’ title is associated with ⬥ Vikash Thakur, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, was held in - 2008
- Football & Deepak Lather are - Weightlifter ⬥ Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes
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to - Golf from -Maharashtra in - 1999
⬥ B Sai Praneeth is an Indian player related ⬥ A wall of Chinnaswamy stadium is ⬥ Sourav Ganguli, Virender Sehwag &
to - Badminton dedicated to cricketer - Rahul Dravid Harbhajan Singh are associated with
⬥The SUMO Wrestling game is originated ⬥ All India Tennis Association (AITA) was - Cricket
in - Japan established in - 1920 ⬥ Vijendra Singh is associated with - Boxer
⬥ Sutirtha Mukherjee is an India player ⬥The five colours of the rings in the symbol ⬥ The video assistant referee (VAR) system
related to - Tabletennis of the Olympic Games are red, blue, green, is used in - Football
⬥ The inaugural Olympic Congress was yellow and - Black ⬥ Novak Djokovic is a tennis player from
organised in - Paris(1894) ⬥ Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi & PV - Serbia
⬥Jwala Gutta is an Indian player related to Sindhu are - Badminton player ⬥ The terms Albatross, Birdie & Eagle are
- Badminton ⬥ Sania Mirza is associated with - Tennis used in - Golf
⬥Swimmer Gaurika Singh (youngest ⬥ The terms Square leg, Gully & Fine leg ⬥ KM Beenamol is associated with
athlete in 2016 Rio olympic) belong to are associated with - Cricket - Athletics
- Nepal ⬥ Dominic Thiem is a professional tennis ⬥ First Indian boxer to rank No.1 in the
⬥A football (soccer) match consists of player from - Austria world (75-kg category) by AIBA
two halves of 45 minutes each with a ⬥ The Badminton Association of India - Vijender Singh
- 15-minuterest was formed in - 1934 ⬥ The official distance to be covered in a
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gold medal in Asian Games - Table tennis ⬥ The Indian football player nicknamed the
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⬥ The bowler who bowled 14 overs with a Khel Ratna award was increased from the ⬥ The headquarters of International Cricket
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Council (ICC) is located in - The UAE ⬥ An ancient Indian Board gamewas governing body of Badminton
⬥ The cricketer that represented India at - Chaupar - Badminton World Federation
the World Youth Chess Championships ⬥ R Pragana Nanda is related to - Chess ⬥
P Harikrishna is associated with - Chess
as a teenager - Yuzvendra Chahal ⬥ The headquarters of FIFA is in ⬥ The term 'Regatta' is associated with
⬥ Tintu Luka (Indian track and field athlete) - Switzerland - Yacht
holds the national record in - 800m track ⬥ Major Dhyan Chand is known as ⬥ F.C. Goa team was coached by
⬥ Table tennis was originated from -Hockey Wizard - Brazilian footballerZico
- England ⬥ PV Sindhu first entered the top 20 of ⬥ The number of players that remain
⬥ Diego Maradona was an Argentine the Badminton World Federation Ranking outside the circle in first six overs of a
professional player of - Football for women in - 2012 T20 cricket match - Two
⬥ Paolo Rossi was an Italian professional ⬥ In the context of tennis, the nationality ⬥ Rovers Cup is related to - Football
player of - Football of Steffi Graf is - Germany ⬥ Thomas cup is related to - Badminton
⬥ Kylian Mbappe is a professional Football ⬥ The ‘Man of the Match’ at the 1983 Men’s ⬥ The first Indian to win an individual
player from - France World Cup Cricket Final was medal in Olympics - KD Jadhav
⬥ Pele was a professional Football player - MohinderAmarnath ⬥ India received its first individual medal in
from - Brazil ⬥ Nation that won the maximum number of Olympics at - Helsinki (1952)
⬥ The Commonwealth Games were held Olympic gold medals in men's hockey ⬥ The first Indian woman to have clinched
in New Delhi in - 2010 - India an Olympic medal - Karnam Malleswari
⬥ The total duration of any international ⬥ The nations that topped the medal tally ⬥ Goalkeeper of the Indian national football
football match, including extra time, is at the 2018 Commonwealth Games team in the 1980s - Atanu Bhattacharya
- 120 minutes - Australia ⬥ The term ‘Penalty Corner’ is associated
⬥ Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural ⬥ The first female president of the with - Hockey
edition of the IPL cricket tournament in Marylebone Cricket Club - Clare Connor ⬥ Koneru Humpy is associated with
- 2008 ⬥ Each kho-kho team consists of total - Chess
⬥ Mary Kom is associated with - Boxing - 12 players (including 3 extras) ⬥ PV Sindhu became the first Indian
⬥First Indian woman to win a gold medal at ⬥ Australian Open is played on- Hard court shuttler to win an Olympics silver medal
the Asian Games in boxing - Mary Kom ⬥ The number of gold medals India won in - 2016
⬥ The first Indian to be elected the in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is - One ⬥ Kapil dev is nicknamed as
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Federation in 2016 - Narinder Batra Olympics in - Beijing2008 ⬥ Sagol kangjei is an indigenous game
⬥ Sakshi Malik is associated with ⬥ The word Mankading is associated with of manipur, similar to - Polo
- Wrestling - Cricket ⬥ Stuart Broad was hit for six sixes in an
⬥ Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in ⬥ Divya Deshmukh is associated with over by an Indian Batsman
Wrestling at - 2016 Summer Olympics - Chess - YuvrajSingh (2007)
⬥ Martina Hingis is associated with ⬥ The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo plays ⬥ First player of Indian origin to play in an
- Tennis for the country of -Portugal NBA game - Gursimran Sim Bhullar
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⬥ The number of players in a Kabaddi ⬥ The highest runs scorer for India at 2011 - BajrangLal Takhar
game on each side -Seven ICC Men's World Cup Final ⬥ The first Indian Squash player to enter
⬥ The 2018 edition of Commonwealth - GautamGambhir the top ten in PSA world rankings
Games was hosted by - Australia ⬥ Man of the match in the 2011 ICC Men's - Saurav Ghosal
⬥ The first Indian to win an Individual Gold World Cup Final - M.S.Dhoni ⬥ The summer Olympic Games 2024 to
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⬥ The women's singles title in the 2020 World Cup - YuvrajSingh ⬥ Dattu Bhokanal is associated with
Australian Open was won by ⬥ In 'Discus Throw' event, The weight of a - Rowing
- Sophia Kenin metal disc for women -1 Kg ⬥ Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with
⬥ The cricketer named Shimron Hetmyer ⬥ In 'Discus Throw' event, The weight of a - Hockey
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⬥ Eden Garden stadium is located in ⬥Australian Open, French Open, -Boxing
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⬥ Motera stadium is located in - Gujarat tournament of - Tennis Championship before it shifted to
⬥ Barabati stadium is located in - Odisha ⬥ Santosh Trophy is related to - Football Flushing Meadows - Forest Hills
⬥ Brabourne Cricket Stadium is located in ⬥ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy ⬥ Manju Rani, Sonia Chahal, & Sarjubala
- Mumbai (awarded by the President) was instituted Devi are Indian - Boxer
⬥ Arun Jaitley Stadium is located in in 1956 - 57 ⬥ Lakshya Sen is associated with
- New Delhi ⬥ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is - Badminton
⬥ Green Park stadium is located in- Kanpur associated with ⬥ Nicol David belongs to - Malaysia
⬥ The first Indian woman to win a medal - Inter-university tournament ⬥ The coach of the World Cup winning
at the Paralympics - Deepa Malik ⬥ ICC is the global governing body for Indian Cricket team in 2011
⬥ ’The Fire Burns Blue: A History of - InternationalCricket - Gary Kirsten
Women's Cricket in India’ was written by ⬥ ICC was founded in -1909 ⬥ Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex,
-Karun Keshav and Siddhant Patnaik ⬥ The organisation that is current
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International debut in 2003 in ⬥ The author of the novel 'Maila Anchal’ - APJAbdul Kalam
- Dhaka (Bangladesh) - Phanishwar Nath'Renu ⬥ “My Country My Life” is the
⬥ Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was an ⬥ ’The Last Song of Dusk’ is the debut autobiography of Indian politician
Indian - Wrestler novel of - Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi - LK Advani
⬥The cricketer that made his Test debut ⬥ The writer of ‘Man’s Search for ⬥“The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on
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were held in - New Delhi - RamchandraGuha A Novel’ is written by - Vikram Chandra
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⬥ The 2015 Cricket World Cup was won was penned by sons of a great musician - R.K Narayan
- Australia - Amjad Ali Khan ⬥ The author of the book 'Sita: An
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⬥ In ancient India, Chess game was called ⬥ ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is ⬥ 'Mein Kampf' is the autobiography of
- Chaturanga an autobiography of - Maya Angelou - Adolf Hitler
⬥ Mardani Khel, a type of martial art, ⬥ Author of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner ⬥ ’Autobiography of a Yogi’ is the
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located in - Manipur biography of - MilkhaSingh ⬥ ‘Pinjar' is a novel by - Amrita Pritam
⬥ The most popular sports in Nepal ⬥”Playing It My Way” is the auto- ⬥ An autobiography of Salim Ali
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started in 1888 from Annadale (Shimla)
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⬥‘My Story’ is the autobiography of - KhushwantSingh
Olympic gold medal in the men's 10m air
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rifle event at the
⬥ ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’ is written by written by - ArundhatiRoy
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national cricket team of - Zimbabwe
autobiography of - Saurav Ganguly ⬥ ’The Palace of Illusions’ is a novel based
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“The Great Indian Novel” is written by Rassundari Devi, published in - 1876
⬥ The Venus Rosewater Dish is the Ladies' - Shashi Tharoor ⬥The first autobiography written by an
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- Wimbledon Championships is written by - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ⬥ The author of “The Economic History
⬥ Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup is a ⬥The author of the book 'On Writing: A of India” was - R.C. Dutta
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⬥ India played its first ODI match in1974 biography of - Dr B R Ambedkar - Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
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- Dr. ManmohanSingh - Novak Djokovic
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autobiography of - Naseeruddin Shah ⬥ The author of ”A Passage to India” is ⬥ The author of ‘Seven Summers’ is
⬥ The author of '’The Color Purple'’ is - E. M. Foster - Mulk Raj Anand
- Alice Walker ⬥ The author of ”A Suitable Boy” is ⬥ The author of book ‘MSD: The Man,
⬥ The author of the novel 'Chokher Bali' is - Vikram Seth The Leader’ on Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- RabindranathTagore ⬥ The author of ”A Tale of Two Cities” is is - BiswadeepGhosh
⬥ The author of the novel 'To Kill a - Charles Dickens ⬥ ”The lckabog” was written by
Mockingbird' is - HarperLee ⬥ The history of Jammu and Kashmir is - JK Rowling
⬥ ”My Life, My Mission” is an auto- depicted in - ‘Rajatarangini’ ⬥ 'My Archaeological Mission to India
biography of - Swami Ramdev ⬥ The author of ‘Rajatarangini’ is - Kalhana and Pakistan' was authored by
⬥ The author of Hindi novel 'Suni Ghati ⬥ The author of 'My Journey: Transforming - REM Wheeler
Ka Suraj” is - Shrilal Shukla Dreams into Actions’ is ⬥ “The Guide” novels is written by
⬥ The author of ‘Speaking Truth to Power: - Dr. A.P.J. AbdulKalam - RK Narayan
My Alternative View’ is- P Chidambaram ⬥ The book 'Satyartha Prakash' was written ⬥ The author of the books ‘The Buddha
⬥ The author of ‘I Do What I Do’ is in Hindi by - Dayanand Saraswati and his Dhamma’ and 'The
- RaghuramRajan ⬥ The author of "An Inquiry into the Untouchables' is - BR Ambedkar
⬥ The author of ‘Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Nature and Causes of the Wealth of ⬥ The author of the books 'Castes in
Fiction’ is - ArundhatiRoy Nations” is - Adam Smith India', 'Bahishkrit Bharat' and 'Buddha
⬥ The author of ‘Farthest Field’ is ⬥ The author of "Gita Govinda" is or Karl Marx' is - BR Ambedkar
- Raghu Karnad - Jayadeva ⬥ The author of the book 'Fasting,
⬥ The author of ‘The Third Pillar: How ⬥ The author of “Straight Drive” is Feasting' is - Anita Desai
Markets and the State Leave the - Sunil Gavaskar ⬥ Author of the books ‘Clear Light of
Community Behind’ is - Raghuram Rajan ⬥ The author of the book "Test of My Day’, ‘Fire on the Mountain’, and ‘Voice
⬥ The author of ’Noddy and His Car’ is Life" is - Yuvraj Singh in the City’ is - Anita Desai
- Enid Blyton ⬥ The author of the book 'Life Divine' is ⬥ The author of the book 'Six Machine: I
⬥ The author of ‘Fear: Trump in the White - Aurobindo Ghosh Don't Like Cricket...I Love It' is
House’ is - Bob Woodward ⬥ The author of “A History of British - Chris Gayle
⬥ The author of the book‘Becoming’ is India” is - James Mill ⬥’Moonwalk’ is a memoir of
- MichelleObama ⬥ ”The Bird of Time” was written by - MichaelJackson
⬥ 'Razmnama' was a Persian translation - Sarojini Naidu ⬥ Winner of 2022 JCB Prize for his book
of - Mahabharata ⬥ 'By God's Decree' is an autobiography ‘The Paradise of Food’ is - Khalid Jawed
⬥The author of ‘From Purdah to Parliament’ of - Kapil Dev ⬥ 'Raga Mala' is an autobiography of
is - Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah ⬥ The author of the novel 'The Insider' is - Ravi Shankar
⬥ The author of the Harry Potter series is - P. V. NarasimhaRao ⬥ Author of the book ‘My Music My Life’ Is
- J.K Rowling ⬥ 'Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided - Ravi Shankar
⬥ The author of the book ‘Social Harmony’ World' is a memoir of - Ban Ki-moon ⬥ ‘Meri Filmi Atmakatha’ is an
is -NarendraModi ⬥ The author of novel ‘Right Under Your autobiography of - Balraj Sahni
⬥ The author of ‘A Nation in Making’ is Nose’ is - R.Giridharan ⬥ ’The Act of Life’ is an autobiography of
- SurendranathBanerjee ⬥ The Author of ’Redesign the World: A - Amrish Puri
⬥ The author of ’The Palace of Illusions’ Global Call to Action’ is - Sam Pitroda ⬥ Kamala Das was nominated for Nobel
Is - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ⬥ The Author of ‘Cooking to Save Your Prize in literature in 1984 for her
⬥ The author of ‘An Autobiography: Life’ is - AbhijitBanerjee Autobiography - “MyStory”
Toward Freedom’ is - Jawaharlal Nehru ⬥ ’Chitra, a Play in One Act’ was written ⬥ 'Vikramarjuna - Vijaya' was composed
⬥ The author of “A Wizard of Earthsea” is by - RabindranathTagore by Pampa in - Kannada language
- UrsulaK. Le Guin ⬥ The author of the novel ‘When Dimple ⬥ 'How I Became a Hindu' is an
⬥The author of ‘The Casual Vacancy’, Met Rishi’ is - Sandhya Menon autobiography of - Sita Ram Goel
‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ and ⬥ ’Cricket Crusader’ is the autobiography ⬥ ‘Undisputed Truth’ is an autobiography
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find of - Gary Sobers of - Mike Tyson
Them’ is -JK Rowling ⬥ “Blasting for Runs” is the auto- ⬥ ‘The Race of My Life' is an auto-
⬥ ‘Anything But Khamosh’ is the biography of - Rohan Kanhai biography of - Milkha Singh
biography of - Shatrughan Sinha ⬥ The author of the novel ‘A Burning’ is ⬥ ‘Wings of Fire’ is an Autobiography of
⬥The author of the book ‘Badshah - MeghaMajumdar - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Nama’ is - Abdul Hamid Lahori ⬥ The book ‘Matoshree’, based on the life ⬥ ‘One Life Is Not Enough’ is an auto-
⬥ The author of the novel ‘Hullabaloo in of Ahilyabai Holkar, was written by biography of - Kunwar Natwar Singh
the Guava Orchard’ is - Kiran Desai - SumitraMahajan ⬥ ‘Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiography
⬥ The first Indian to have authored a ⬥ The author of ‘Of Gifted Voice: The Life of - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
published English novel was and Art of M.S. Subbulakshmi’ is ⬥ The author of the novel 'The Zoya
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - KeshavDesiraju Factor' is - Anuja Chauhan
⬥ The author of "The Accidental Prime ⬥ The author of ‘India Grows at Night’ is ⬥ The author of the novel 'Battle for
Minister - The Making and Unmaking - Gurcharan Das Bittora' is - Anuja Chauhan
of Manmohan Singh" is - Sanjaya Baru ⬥ The author of ‘The Turbulent Years: ⬥ ‘Dreams From My Father’ is an
⬥ The author of "The Audacity of Hope: 1980-96’ is - Pranab Mukherjee autobiography of -Barack Obama
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American ⬥ The author of novel ‘Pride and ⬥ ‘A Life of the Genius: The Man Who
Dream" is - BarackObama Prejudice’ is - JaneAusten Knew Infinity' is a biography of
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- Srinivasa Ramanujan - Anil Kumble - Dr Manmohan Singh
⬥ Author of the book 'India's Struggle for ⬥ The author of 'The White Tiger' is ⬥ The author of ‘The Stars in My Sky:
Independence' is - Bipan Chandra - Aravind Adiga Those Who Brightened My Film
⬥ The author of the novel 'The Palace of ⬥ ’India at Risk’ is written by Journey’ is - Divya Dutta
Illusions' is - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Jaswant Singh ⬥ The author of ’Me and Ma’ is
⬥ Malgudi Days is a collection of short ⬥'Long Walk to Freedom' is an auto- - Divya Dutta
stories by R.K. Narayana biography of - Nelson Mandela ⬥ The autobiography of Michelle Obama
⬥ ‘The dark room’ is written by ⬥ ’And then One Day: A Memoir’ is an Is ‘Becoming’
- R. K. Narayan autobiography of - Naseeruddin Shah ⬥ The autobiography of Elton John is - ‘Me’
⬥ ‘Half Girlfriend’ is written by ⬥ ’Playing It My Way’ is an autobiography ⬥ The author of ‘Our house is on fire’ is
-Chetan Bhagat of - Sachin Tendulkar - Greta Thunberg
⬥ ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ is written by ⬥ The author of the book ‘Flood of Fire’ is ⬥ The autobiography of Bill Clinton is
- Jhumpa Lahiri - Amitav Ghosh - ‘My Life’
⬥ ’A Suitable Boy’ is written by ⬥ The author of the books ‘The Shadow ⬥ The author of the novel ‘The Invisible
- Vikram Seth Lines’, and ‘The Hungry Tide’ is Man’ is - Herbert George Wells
⬥ 'Freedom in Exile' and My Land And My - Amitav Ghosh ⬥ The author of ‘The Feast of Roses’ is
People’ are the autobiographies of ⬥ The author of the book ‘A Brief History -InduSundaresan
- Dalai Lama of Time’ is - Stephen Hawking ⬥ The author of ‘The One You Cannot
⬥ 'Galpaguchchha', written by ⬥ The author of 'Show Business' is Have’ is - PreetiShenoy
Rabindranath Tagore, is a collection of - Shashi Tharoor ⬥ The author of ’Ajaya: Rise of Kali’ is
- Short stories ⬥ The author of ‘The Roots of Ancient - Anand Neelakantan
⬥ 'In The Afternoon of Time' is an auto India’ is - Walter Ashlin Fairservi ⬥ The author of ‘The East and the West’
biography of - Harivansh Rai Bachchan ⬥ The author of 'Fearless Governance' Is - Swami Vivekananda
⬥ The author of 'Madhushala' is and ‘Dare To Do! For The New ⬥ The author of ‘River of Smoke’ is
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan Generation’ is - Kiran Bedi - Amitav Ghosh
⬥ 'The 7 Sins of Being a Mother' author ⬥ The author of the novel ‘Life of Pi’ is ⬥ The author of ‘No Secrets’ is - Anuj Dhar
Is - Tahira Kashyap Khurrana - Yann Martel ⬥ The author of ‘Mansarovar’ and ‘Poos
⬥ '2G Saga Unfolds' written by ⬥ The author of the tragic story ‘Othello’ Ki Raat’ is - Premchand
- Andimuthu Raja is - William Shakespeare ⬥ The author of the novel ‘Durgeshnandini’
⬥"Narendra Modi: A Political Biography” ⬥ The author of book ‘Gulamgiri’ in 1873 is - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
is written by - Andy Marino Was - Jyotiba Phule ⬥ The author of ‘Anandamath’ and
⬥ The author of 'The Origin of Species' ⬥ The movie "3 idiots" is based on the ‘Kapalkundala’ is
written on the idea of evolution is novel "Five Point Someone" which was - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Charles Darwin written by - Chetan Bhagat ⬥ The author of the book 'The Pregnancy
⬥ ‘Ace against Odds’ is an autobiography ⬥ The author of ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Bible' is - Kareena Kapoor
of - Sania Mirza Life’ and ‘Half Girlfriend’ is ⬥ The author of ‘The Ministry of Utmost
⬥ The First novel of Anand Neelakantan - Chetan Bhagat Happiness’ - Arundhati Roy
- Asura: Tale of the Vanquished ⬥ The author of ‘Untouchable’ is ⬥ The author of ’The God of Small
⬥ The author of 'The Inheritance of Loss' - Mulk Raj Anand Things’ is - Arundhati Roy
is - Kiran Desai ⬥ The author of ‘The Room on the Roof’ ⬥ The author of the book ‘The Bench’ is
⬥’Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’ is is - Ruskin Bond - Meghan Markle
written by -Kiran Desai ⬥ The author of ‘Train to Pakistan’ is ⬥ The author of the book ‘Your Best Day
⬥ The author of the book ‘An - KhushwantSingh is Today!’ is - Anupam Kher
Autobiography: Toward Freedom’ is ⬥'Golden Girl' is an autobiography of ⬥ Novels writerLeo Tolstoy belongs to
- JawaharlalNehru - P.T. Usha - Russia
⬥ The author of ‘The Discovery of India’ ⬥ ‘The author of ‘The Third Pillar’ is ⬥ ’Godaan’ is a novel written by Munshi
Is - JawaharlalNehru - Dr. Raghuram Rajan Premchand, published in - 1936
⬥ The author of the epic poem ‘Padmavat’ ⬥ The author of ‘We Are Displaced’ is ⬥ The author of 'Languages of Truth:
is - Malik Muhammad Jayasi - MalalaYousafzai Essays 2003-2020' is- Salman Rushdie
⬥ The author of Sanskrit literature ⬥ The autobiography of Mithali Raj is ⬥ The author of ’Midnight's Children’ and
‘Ritusamhara’ (Six Seasons) is - ‘Unguarded’ ‘ Victory City’ is - Salman Rushdie
- Kalidasa ⬥ The autobiography of Imran Khan is ⬥ The author of 'Elephant in the Womb' is
⬥ "Unfinished: A Memoir" was written -‘All round view’ - Kalki Koechlin
by - Priyanka Chopra ⬥ The autobiography of Michael Holding ⬥ The author of ’Jungle Nama’ is
⬥ The author of ‘I Too Had a Love Story' is - ’No HoldingBack’ - Amitav Ghosh
and ‘Your dreams are mine now’ is ⬥ The autobiography of Erapalli Prasanna ⬥ The author of ’Why I am Hindu’ and
- Ravinder Singh is - ‘Onemore over’ ’The Great Indian Novel’ is
⬥ The author of the novel ‘The Immortals ⬥ The author of the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ is - Shashi Tharoor
of Meluha’ (Shiva Trilogy) is - Charles Dickens ⬥ The author of ‘A State of Freedom’ is
- Amish Tripathi ⬥ ‘Romancing with Life' is an auto- - Neel Mukherjee
⬥ The author of ‘The Secret of the Nagas’ biography of - Dev Anand ⬥ The author of ‘Songs of a Coward’ is
is -Amish Tripathi ⬥ The Accidental Prime Minister (memoirs) - Perumal Murugan
⬥ ’Wide Angle’ is an autobiography of is based on ex-Prime Minister ⬥ The 'Karmayodha Granth' book was
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released by - Amit Shah Intelligence’ is - VK Singh Wonderland’ is - Lewis Carroll
⬥ ‘Imperfect’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The author of ‘Outlaw: India’s Bandit ⬥ The author of ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ is
- SanjayManjrekar Queen and Me’ (based on Phoolan devi) - Anuradha Roy
⬥ The story of Kovalan and Madhavi's is - Roy Moxham ⬥ The author of ‘Tell Her Everything’ is
daughter is depicted in the Tamil- ⬥ The author of ‘A passage to India’ and - Mirza Waheed
Buddhist epic "Manimekalai" authored ‘A Room with a View’ is - EM Forster ⬥ The author of ‘The Illicit Happiness of
by - SeethalaiSaathanar ⬥ ‘Khullam Khulla’ is an autobiography of Other People’ is - Manu Joseph
⬥ James Mill Published ‘A History of - Rishi Kapoor ⬥ ‘Devil’s Advocate: The untold story’ is
British India’ in -1817 ⬥‘An Unsuitable Boy’ is an autobiography an autobiography of - Karan Thapar
⬥ The autobiography of Rassundari Devi of - Karan Johar ⬥ The autobiography of Surendranath
is - ‘Amar Jiban’ ⬥'Cracking the Code: My Journey to Banerjee is - ‘A Nation in the Making’
⬥ The autobiography of Baby Halder is Bollywood' is an autobiography of ⬥ The novel ‘Ananda Math’ was originally
- ‘Aalo Andhare’ - Ayushmann Khurrana written in - Bengali language
⬥The author of ‘Smriti Chitre : The Memoirs ⬥ The book 'Stripurushtulna' published ⬥ The author of ‘Sangeet Kala Prakash’ is
of a Spirited Wife’ is - Lakshmibai Tilak by - TarabaiShinde - RamakrishnabuvaVaze
⬥ 'I Am No Messiah' is an autobiography of ⬥ The author of 'Slumdog Millionaire' is ⬥ ‘Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography’
- Sonu Sood - Vikas Swarup is the story of -Usain Bolt
⬥ The author of ‘The Room on the Roof’ , ⬥ The author of 'Abhinaya Darpan’ is ⬥ The author of ‘Sultry Days’ is
‘The Blue Umbrella’ and ‘Roads to - Nandikeshwar - Shobhaa De
Mussoorie’ is - RuskinBond ⬥ The author of ‘Raseedi Ticket’ is ⬥ ’Half story’ is an autobiography of
⬥ ‘Mein Kampf’ of Adolf Hitler was - Amrita Pritam - BanarasiDas Jain
originally written in - German language ⬥ ‘Playing to Win’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The author of‘What I Talk About When
⬥ The author of the book ‘Dollar Bahu’ is - Saina Nehwal Talk About Running’ is
- Sudha Murty ⬥ The author of the novel ‘Lajja’ is - HarukiMurakami
⬥ ‘The Autobiography of an Unknown -Taslima Nasrin ⬥ The author of ‘Kafka on the Shore’ and
Indian’ is the autobiography of ⬥ ‘Majya Jalmachi Chittarkatha’ is the ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’ is
- NiradC Chaudhari autobiography of - HarukiMurakami
⬥ The autobiography of Inder Kumar - Shantabai Krushnaji Kamble ⬥ The autobiography of Pt. Ravi Shankar
Gujral is - ‘Matters of Discretion’ ⬥ ‘The Road Ahead’ is an autobiography of is - ‘My Life,My Music’
⬥ The autobiography of Paramahansa - Bill Gates ⬥ The author of ‘The Coward And The
Yogananda is - ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ ⬥ ‘Why am I an Atheist’ is an Sword’ is - JugalHansraj
⬥ ‘The Godfather of Soul’ is an Autobiography of - Bhagat Singh ⬥ The author of thriller novel 'George David
autobiography of - James Brown ⬥ The author of ‘Set the Boy Free’ is Roberts’ is -Shantaram
⬥ The author of‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles’ - Johnny Mar ⬥ ’The Tunnel of Time’ is an autobiography
is -ThomasHardy ⬥The author of ‘The Year of the of - RK Laxman
⬥ ‘The Great Gatsby’ is written by Runaways’ is - Sunjeev Sahota ⬥ The author of ‘Sangita Ratnakara’ is
- F ScottFitzgerald ⬥ The author of the Marathi novel - Sharngadeva
⬥ The author of ‘Courage and ‘Mrityunjay’ is - ShivajiSawant ⬥ ’Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography’
Commitment: An Autobiography’ is ⬥ The author of ‘Namak ka Daroga’ and is an autobiography of - Benazir Bhutto
- Margaret Alva ‘Nirmala’ is - Munshi Premchand ⬥ The autobiography of Maulana Abul
⬥ The author of the book ‘Living History’ ⬥ ‘Before Memory Fades: An Kalam Azad is - ‘India Wins Freedom’
Is - Hillary RodhamClinton Autobiography’ is an autobiography of ⬥ author of ‘Tazkirah’ and ‘Ghubar-
⬥ The author of "The Hidden Hindu" is - Jurist FaliS Nariman e-Khatir’ is - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Akshat Gupta ⬥ The autobiography of V. R. Krishna Iyer ⬥ ’Jakhan Choto Chilam’ is an
⬥ The author of the book 'Selection Day' is - ‘Wandering in Many Worlds’ autobiography of - SatyajitRay
Is - Aravind Adiga ⬥ The author of ‘All From Memory: An ⬥ The autobiography of Maria Sharapova
⬥ The author of ‘Modi Government: New Autobiography’ is - B. V Acharya is - ‘Unstoppable: My Life SoFar’
Surge of Communalism’ is ⬥ ‘I, Me, Mine’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The autobiography of Mary Kom is
- SitaramYechury - GeorgeHarrison - ‘Unbreakable’
⬥ The author of ‘Gone Girl’ is- Gillian Flynn ⬥ 'The Man Who Made the Elephant Dance ⬥ The autobiography of John McEnroe is
⬥ ‘Total Recall : My Unbelievably True Life by Kurien’ is the audio autobiography of - ‘But Seriously’
Story’ is an autobiography of - Dr. VergheseKurien ⬥ The autobiography of Andre Agassi is
- Arnold Schwarzenegger ⬥ The autobiography of Anna Chandy (first - ‘Open: An Autobiography’
⬥ ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ is an female judge of India) is - ‘Atmakatha’ ⬥ ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our
autobiography of - Anne Frank ⬥ The autobiography of Manilal Future’ is a memoir of - Indra Nooyi
⬥ The author of ‘Anna Karenina’ is Nabhubhai Dwivedi is - ‘Atmavrittanta’ ⬥ The author of ‘The King Within’ is
- Leo Tolstoy ⬥ The autobiography of Kamala Surayya - NandiniSengupta
⬥ ‘The Kiss of Life’ is an autobiography is - ‘Ente Katha’ ⬥ The author of ‘The Poisoned Heart’, and
of - EmraanHashmi ⬥ The author of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is ‘The Ocean’s Own’ is - Nandini Sengupta
⬥ ‘Courage and Conviction : An - Meghna Pant ⬥ ‘My Times’ is an autobiography of
Autobiography’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The author of ‘Feminist Rani’ and ‘One - JB Kriplani
- VK Singh and a Half Wife’ is - Meghna Pant ⬥ Venkat Raman Singh Shyam wrote an
⬥ The author of ‘India's External ⬥ The author of the ‘Alice’s Adventures in autobiography with the help of Mukul S.
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Anand, named - Finding My Way ⬥ The author of‘Si-yu-ki’ or ‘The Records of ⬥ The author of ‘Vishesh: Code To Win’ is
⬥ ‘Dilo-Danish’, is a novel by Krishna Sobti the Western World’ is - Hiuen Tsiang - NirupamaYadav
was originally published as ⬥ The author of ‘The Description of the ⬥ The author of ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ is
- ‘The Heart Has Its Reasons’ World' is - Marco Polo - Al-Biruni
⬥ First novel of Chetan Bhagat is ⬥ The author of ‘A bunch of Old letters’ is ⬥ The author of 'Democrats and Dissenters'
- Five PointSomeone - JawaharlalNehru is - RamchandraGuha
⬥ The author of ‘Narcopolis’ and ‘The Book ⬥ ’My Journey: Transforming Dreams into ⬥ The author of 'The Quest for Equity in
of Chocolate Saints’ is - Jeet Thayil Actions' is an autobiography of Development' and ‘Changing India’ is
⬥ ‘Mind Master: Winning Lessons From A - APJAbdul Kalam - ManmohanSingh
Champion's Life’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The author of The books ’Wings of Fire’, ⬥ The author of ‘The Light of Asia: The
- ViswanathanAnand ‘Ignited Minds’, and ‘Turning Points’ is Poem that Defined the Buddha’ is
⬥ The author of ‘Rich Like Us’ is - APJAbdul Kalam -Jairam Ramesh
- NayantaraSahgal ⬥ The author of ‘My Truth’is- Indira Gandhi ⬥ The author of 'Men in White - A Book of
⬥ The author of ‘Such a Long Journey’ is ⬥ The author of ‘The Golden Threshold’ is Cricket' and ‘Looking through Glass’ is
-Rohinton Mistry - Sarojini Naidu -Mukul Kesavan
⬥ The author of ‘The House of Blue ⬥ The author of “The Bird of Time” ⬥ The author of 'The English Teacher' is
Mangoes: A Novel’ is - David Davidar - Sarojini Naidu - RK Narayan
⬥ The author of ‘To kill a mockingbird’ and ⬥ The author of 'The Best Thing About You ⬥ The author of ‘The Hitman: The Rohit
‘Go Set a Watchman’ is - Harper Lee is You' is - AnupamKher Sharma Story’ is - G Krishnan
⬥ The autobiography of Indian writer and ⬥ The author of ‘The Testaments’ is ⬥ The author of ‘Reporting India: My
painter Balraj Khanna is - MargaretAtwood Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist’ is
- ‘Born in India Made in England’ ⬥ 'Boy : Tales of Childhood' is an - Prem Prakash
⬥ The author of the novel ‘Twilight in autobiography of - RoaldDahl ⬥ The author of ‘Hit Refresh' is
Delhi’ is - Ahmed Ali ⬥ The author of ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and - Satya Nadella
⬥ ‘Journey with a Hundred Strings: My ‘Blonde Roots’ is -Bernardin Evaristo ⬥ The author of ‘A Fine Balance’ is
Life in Music’ is the autobiography of ⬥ The author of 'The Tales of Beedle The -Rohinton Mistry
- Shiv Kumar Sharma (santoor) Bard' is - JK Rowling ⬥ The author of 'Cross Connection: The Big
⬥ The author of ‘That Long Silence’ is ⬥ The author of‘Harry Potter and the Circus Adventure' and ‘The Coward and
- ShashiDeshpande Philosopher's Stone’ and ‘Troubled Blood’ The Sword’ is - Jugal Hansraj
⬥ The author of ’Idgah’ is is - JK Rowling ⬥ The author of 'Indian Parliamentary
- MunshiPremchand ⬥ The author of 'Speaking Truth to Power: Diplomacy - Speaker's Perspective' is
⬥ The author of ‘Kashi Ka Assi’ is My Alternative View' and‘Fearless in - Meira Kumar
- KashiNath Singh Opposition’ is - P Chidambaram ⬥ The author of ’Night of the Restless
⬥ ‘My Confession’ is an autobiography of ⬥ The book 'Kundalini: The Mother of the Spirits: Stories from 1984’ is
- Leo Tolstoy Universe' (English translation of Lalita - SarbpreetSingh
⬥ ‘Drawing From the City’ is a visual Sahasranama) is written by ⬥ The author of 'My Master', ‘Work and Its
autobiography of - Teju Behun - Rishi SinghGherwal Secret’ and ‘Thoughts of Power’ is
⬥ The author of ‘Mrignayani’ is ⬥ The author of ‘Beyond the Lines’ and - Swami Vivekananda
- VrindavanLal Verma ‘Without Fear’ is - KuldipNayar ⬥ The author of 'Jinnah : His Successes,
⬥ The author of ‘A Movable Feast’ and ‘The ⬥ The author of the book 'Kanthapura' Failures and Role in History' and‘The
Old Man and the Sea’ is - Raja Rao Pakistan Garrison State’ is
- ErnestHemingway ⬥ The author of ‘Chheelate Hue Apne Ko' is - Ishtiaq Ahmed
⬥ The autobiography of David Beckham is - Nand KishoreAcharya ⬥ The author of ‘The Brahma Sutra - The
- ‘My Side’ ⬥ The author of ‘150 Years of Celebrating Philosophy of Spiritual life’ and‘T he
⬥ The author of ‘The Secret of the Veda’ the Mahatma – the South African Hindu view of life’ is
and ‘The Life Divine’ is - Sri Aurobindo Legacy' is - FakirHassen - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
⬥ The author of ‘Social Harmony’, ‘Exam ⬥ The author of ‘A Woman Is No Man’ and ⬥ The author of 'Poskem' is
Warriors’ and ‘Abode of Love’ is ‘Evil Eye’ is - Etaf Rum - WendellRodricks
- Narendra Modi ⬥ The author of ‘Being Gandhi’ is ⬥ ‘Buddha Gaya: The Hermitage of Sakya
⬥ The author of ‘Burnt Sugar’ is - Paro Anand Muni’ was written in 1878 by
- Avni Doshi ⬥ The author of‘Bhavartha Dipika’ and - RajendralalaMitra
⬥ The author of ‘Myth = Mithya : Decoding ‘Amritanubhava’ is - Sant Dyaneshwar ⬥ The author of 'Manucharitra' is
Hindu Mythology’ ,‘Jaya’ and ‘My Gita’ is ⬥ First printed edition of Ramcharitmanas - AllasaniPeddana
- DevduttPattanaik by Tulsidas was published from Kolkata in ⬥ The author of ‘A Better India: A Better
⬥ The author of the epic poem - 1810 World’ and ‘A, Clear Blue Sky’ is
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⬥ First Indian woman to win Miss Universe
⬥ Father of the Indian nuclear programme
⬥ ”Nitisara”, an early book of politics, was - Sushmita Sen(1994)
- Homi J. Bhabha
written by - Kamandaka ⬥ First Indian woman to win the Miss world
⬥ Bismarck of India
⬥ ”Futuhat-i-Alamgiri” was written by crown - Reita Faria(1966)
- Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel
- IshwardasNagar ⬥ The famous quote “If you cry because
⬥ The architect of the Integrated Guided
⬥The book "Kiratarjuniya" was written by the sun has gone out of your life, your
Missile Development Program (IGMDP)
- Bharavi tears will prevent you from seeing the
in India was - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
⬥ The book ”India for Indian” was written stars” was given by
⬥ The Iron Lady of India - Indira Gandhi
by - C.R Das - RabindranathTagore
⬥ Amir Khusro was known as
⬥ The writer of “A Gallery of Rascals” ⬥ Subhash Chandra Bose was born in
- ‘The parrot of India’
- Ruskin Bond - Cuttack(Odisha)
⬥ The Missile Man of India
⬥ The book ‘Spare’ was written by ⬥ The climber who scaled Mount Everest
- APJ Abdul Kalam
- Prince Harry 24 times and set a world record
⬥ Bhagwant Singh Mann is an Indian
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- Kami Rita Sherpa - Sharad Arvind Bobde season falls in the months of
⬥ Mahadevi Vermais known as ⬥ 50th Chief Justice of India is - Margashirsa-Pausa
- ‘Meera of Modern India’ - Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud ⬥ The ninth month of the Islamic
⬥ The famous game Snake Staircase ⬥ The 14th President of India was alendar is
c - ‘Ramadan’
was created by - Gyanadev - Ram Nath Kovind ⬥ International Day for Elder Persons
⬥ The person known as "Picasso of India" ⬥ The Statue of Unity in Gujarat was - 1 October
is - M.F. hussain designed by - Ram Vanji Sutar ⬥ The first day of the Tamil calendar on 14
⬥ The project ‘Nanhi Kali’ in 1996 was April is celebrated as - Puthandu
launched by - Anand Mahindra ⬥ Christian festival Easter is celebrated on
Important Days
⬥ The secretary of UNO between the year - Sunday
1997-2006 - Kofi Annan (Ghana) ⬥ According to the Hindu calendar Holi is
⬥ The spiritual teacher who was honoured SSC Exams celebrated on - Falgun Poornima
with a humanitarian award by Jewish ⬥ In The Gregorian Calendar Vasanta Ritu
Human rights organisation ⬥ The National Sports Day is celebrated in falls in the months of - March-April
- Sri SriRavi Shankar India on - 29 August ⬥ In hindu calendar Ganesh Chaturthi is
⬥ The first ‘International Day of Yoga’ observed in - Bhadrapada month
Police Exams was celebrated in India on - 21June 2015 ⬥ In India, National Voters' Day is
⬥ In the Islamic calendar, Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on -25 January
⬥ Kamala Harris, the first female Vice celebrated on the first day of - Shawwal ⬥ The foundation day of its formation is
President of the US, has family roots ⬥ Global Handwashing Day is celebrated celebrated on 1 November by
in the Indian state of - Tamil Nadu on - 15 October - seven states
⬥ Chandrashekhar Venkataraman got the ⬥ National Pollution Prevention Day is
observed on December 2nd in memory Note:States-AndhraPradesh,Haryana,
Nobel Prize in - Physics
of hose who lost their lives in K
arnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya
⬥ Venki Ramakrishnan got the Nobel Prize
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) P
radesh, and Chhattisgarh celebrate
in - Chemistry
⬥ N agaland Statehood Day is observed on t
heir foundation day on 1 November
⬥ Subramanian Chandrashekhar got the
Nobel Prize in - Physics - 1 December
⬥ Engineer's Day in India is celebrated in the
⬥ Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata has been ⬥
The International Day of Innocent
memory of - Dr. M. Visvesvaraya
named after - Swami Vivekananda Children Victims of Aggression - 4 June
⬥ In India, Engineer's Day is celebrated on
⬥ Vaishnava saint and reformer Chaitanya ⬥ Sikkim celebrates its statehood on - 15 September
belonged to - Nadia (West Bengal) - 16th May
⬥ Halloween is celebrated on
⬥ Bejan Daruwalla was acknowledged as ⬥ ’The National Consumer Day’ celebrated
- 31st October
one of the 100 great astrologers in the on - 24th December
⬥ First month of the Islamic lunar calendar
last 1000 years by ⬥ The World Toilet Day is celebrated on
- Muharram
- Millennium Book of Prophecy -19th November
⬥’Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ is observed on
⬥ The name of poetess Lal Ded is ⬥ India observes 10th February and 10th
the birth anniversary of - Birsa Munda
associated with -Kashmir August as - National Deworming Day
⬥ According to Hindu calendar Guru Nanak
⬥ General Ayub Khan gave the title of ⬥ International day of the Girl child is
Jayanti is celebrated in - Karthik month
Flying Sikh to - MilkhaSingh observed on - 11th October
⬥ International Tiger Day - July 29th
⬥ First Commander-in-Chief in Indian ⬥ United Nations Day is celebrated on
th
⬥ In India, National Statistics Day is
Army of Free India - KM Cariappa - 24 October
celebrated on - 29th June
⬥ First Commander-in-Chief in Indian Air ⬥
World polio day is observed on
⬥
Telugu language day -
29 August
Force was -Subroto Mukherjee - 24th October
⬥ National Statistics Day in India is
⬥ Bhupen Hazarika belonged to - Assam ⬥ In India, National Press Day is observed celebrated in the memory of
⬥ Indian poet’s pet name was “Nirala” on - 16 November
- P. C.Mahalanobis
- SuryakantTripathi ⬥ World Alzheimer's Day is observed on ⬥ International Women's Day
⬥Steve Jobs was associated with - 21 September
- 8th march
- Apple Inc. ⬥
International Day for the Preservation of
⬥ World Environment Day
⬥ Freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu belonged the Ozone Layer is observed on
- 5 June
to -Manipur - 16 September
⬥International Day for the preservation of
⬥ 'Kalpataru Utsav' is held annually on
the Ozone layer - September 16
-1st January
Defence Exams ⬥ Hiroshima Day is observed in the month
⬥ International Day of Clean Air for blue
of - August
skies is observed on - 7 September
⬥ A pioneering Bengali woman who ⬥ World Refugee Day
⬥ International Day to End Impunity for
serialized her autobiography Amar Katha - 20th june
Crimes against Journalists- 2 November
between 1910 and 1913, named ⬥ Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary
⬥ International Day of the Girl Child
- Binodini Dasi is observed on - July 4
- 11 October
⬥‘Legal Positivism’ theory was developed ⬥ World Health Day - 7April
⬥ First International Day of the Girl Child
by - John Austin ⬥ The Constitution of the World Health
was celebrated in - 2012
Organization (WHO) came into force in
⬥ In the Indian calendar, the Vasanta
State PCS Exams - 7 April 1948
season falls in the months of
⬥ International Non-Violence Day
- Chaitra-Vaishakha
⬥ 47th Chief Justice of India was - 2 October
⬥ In the Indian calendar, the Hemanta
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⬥ The US state of Massachusetts - Subhash Chandra Bose on th
- 24 December
⬥ ‘Minorities Rights Day’ is observed on
proclaimed April 20, 1984, as ⬥ “International Day of Women and Girls
- ‘Amjad AliKhan Day’ - 18 December in Science” is observed on
⬥ National Sports Day of India ⬥ ’World Water Day’ is celebrated on - 11th February
- 29 August - 22 March ⬥ ”International Ozone day” is celebrated
⬥ ‘World Water Day’ is celebrated on ⬥ ’World TB Day’ is observed on- 24 March on -16 September
⬥ The Hijri year (Islamic year) is always- 22 March ⬥ Bangladesh celebrates its Independence
⬥ World Wetlands Day is celebrated on shorter than the solar year-about 11 days Day on - 26 March
⬥ Utkala Dibasa is celebrated on 1 April in ⬥ ”World Bicycle Day” is celebrated on
- 2nd February
⬥Event that is observed by switching off all - Odisha - 3 June
⬥ National Unity Day is observed on 31
lights at homes, business establishments, ⬥ ”National Energy Conservation Day’' is
and landmarks for an hour is known as October, coinciding with the birthday of observed on - 14 December
- Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel ⬥ ”International Day for Biodiversity” is
- Earth hour
⬥ Earth Day is celebrated on ⬥ International Dance Day is celebrated on
- 22 April observed on - 22 May
⬥ Hand Hygiene Day - 5th May - 29th April ⬥ '’World Wetlands Day'’ is celebrated on
⬥ The period of International Decade for ⬥ World Book and Copyright Day is - 2 February
action on ‘Water for life’ was celebrated on - 23rdApril ⬥ Himachal Day is observed on - 15 April
⬥ National Panchayati Raj Day in India is
- 2005 to 2015
⬥ General K.M. Cariappa's retirement day is observed on - 24thApril Police Exams
celebrated annually as ⬥ World Day to Combat Desertification
- Armed Forces VeteransDay and Drought is observed on - 17 June ⬥ India started celebrating National Sports
⬥ 'Pateti' or the day of repentance is an
⬥ National Pollution Prevention Day is Day in - 2012 (29August)
important day of - Parsi calendar
observed on - 2ndDecember ⬥ 11 July is observed as
⬥ National Consumer Day observed in India ⬥ Earth Day is observed on - 22nd April - World PopulationDay
⬥ UN World Wildlife Day is celebrated on
- 24th December ⬥ The Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day
⬥ National Handloom Day - 7th August - 3rd March is observed annually on - 14 January
⬥ World Nature Conservation Day ⬥ National Technology Day is observed ⬥ Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is
on - 28th July - 11 May observed on - 19 November
⬥ National Girl Child Day is observed in ⬥ World Red Cross day is celebrated on ⬥ Indian Army Day is celebrated every
india on - 24 January - 8th May year on - 15 January
⬥ The Hindi Diwas is observed on ⬥ The International Day of Light is ⬥ National Epilepsy Day is observed on
- 14 September
observed on -16th May - 17 November
⬥ Statehood day of Tripura is - 21 January ⬥ “Civil Services Day” is observed on ⬥ World Philosophy Day is celebrated every
⬥ National Disaster Response Force - 21 April 3rd Thursday of - November
Raising Day ⬥ World Bamboo Day is celebrated on
- 19January ⬥ International Day of Commemoration
⬥ ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ (National Unity -18th September and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime
Day) ⬥ National Handloom day is celebrated
-31st October of Genocide is observed on- 9 December
⬥ The birth anniversary of Sardar on - 7 August ⬥ World Pneumonia Day is observed on
⬥ The ‘International Day of the Unborn
Vallabhbhai Patel is observed as - 12 November
- RashtriyaEkta Diwas
Child’ is observed on - 25 March ⬥ The Formation Day of Chhattisgarh is
⬥ Martyr’s Day is observed in India on
⬥ The first World Environmental Day is observed on - 1 November
- 30 January
celebrated on - 1974 ⬥ International Day to End Impunity for
⬥ International Tea Day ⬥ Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on
- 21 May Crimes against Journalists is celebrated
⬥ 'International Day of Yoga' was started - 7th December on - 2 November
in ⬥ ‘’National Women’s Farmer’s Day” is - 2014 ⬥ National Consumer Day is observed on
⬥ International Yoga Day was celebrated observed on - 15 October - 24 December
on ⬥ ‘International Literacy Day’ is celebrated ⬥ World AIDS Day is observed on
- 21st June
⬥ World Computer Literacy Day on - 8thSeptember - 1 December
⬥ World Students’ Day is celebrated on
- 2 December ⬥ National Milk Day is celebrated on
⬥ World Thyroid Day - 25th May - 15th October - 26 November
⬥ International Day of Biological Diversity ⬥ ”World Hunger Day” is observed on ⬥ Border Security Force celebrates its
- 22nd May - 28 May Raising Day on - 1 December
⬥ International Nurses Day ⬥ The International Labour Organisation
- 12th May ⬥ World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated
⬥ The birth anniversary of Florence was founded on - 28 June 1919 - 2nd Saturday of May and October
⬥ ”World Tiger day” is celebrated on
Nightingale is celebrated as ⬥ Heptathlete Swapna Barman hails from
- 'International NursesDay' - 29 July - West Bengal
⬥ ‘World health day’ is celebrated on ⬥ World Oral Health Day is observed on
Railway Exams - 7th April - 20th March
⬥ ‘World Population Day’ is celebrated on ⬥ International Day of Clean Air for Blue
⬥ ’Rare Disease Day’ is celebrated on - 11th July Skies is observed on - 7 September
- 28 February ⬥ “International Day of Sign Languages’’ ⬥ National Sports Day is celebrated on
⬥ ‘Parakram Divas' is celebrated on the is observed on - 23rd September - 29 August
birth anniversary of ⬥ ”National Consumer Day” is observed ⬥ The World Water Day is celebrated on
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- 22nd March situated in - Kanyakumari ⬥ The 18 metre high statue of Lord
⬥ Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is dedicated to ⬥ Rann Utsav is celebrated in state of Gomateshwara is located in
- Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel - Gujarat - Shravanabelagola (Karnataka)
⬥ World Asteroid Day is celebrated on ⬥ India’s first carbon-free state is ⬥ Rabindranath Tagore Beach is located in
- 30th June - HimachalPradesh - Karwar (Karnataka)
⬥ National Education Day is celebrated ⬥ Himachal Pradesh is renowned for the ⬥ The largest population of greater-one
on - November 11 traditional canal irrigation method known horned rhinoceros in India is found in
⬥ National Hindi Divas is celebrated on as - Kulh - Assam
- September 14 ⬥ The first Indian state to mandate rooftop ⬥ Kanch Mahal is located in
⬥ National Unity Day is observed on rainwater harvesting structures for all - Agra (UttarPradesh)
- October 31 homes was - TamilNadu ⬥ The muga silkworm is endemic to
⬥ Police Commemoration Day is ⬥ Lotia is a regional music form of - Assam
observed on - 21October - Rajasthan ⬥ Chota Imambara is located in
⬥ World Braille Day is observed on ⬥ The abode of the Tharu tribe is - Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
- 4 January - Uttrakhand ⬥ Geto Sora belongs to
⬥ International Women’s Day is ⬥ The Bhadla Solar Power Park is situated - Arunachal Pradesh
celebrated on -8 March in - Rajasthan ⬥ The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in
⬥ World Food Day is observed on ⬥ The largest waterfall in Kerala - Sasaram(Bihar)
- 16 October - Athirappillyfalls ⬥ ”Shah-e-Hamdan Mosque” is located on
⬥ World Environment Day is celebrated on ⬥ Inamgaon village is located in the banks of - Jhelum River
- 5 June - Maharashtra ⬥ Bibi ka Maqbara (Aurangabad,
⬥ National Education Day is celebrated ⬥ Area wise the largest state of India is Maharashtra) is a imitation of- Taj Mahal
as the birth anniversary of - Rajasthan ⬥ Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell)
- Maulana Abul KalamAzad ⬥Andhra Pradesh was formed in is situated on the banks of Saraswati
- 1 November1956 River in - Patan (Gujarat)
Defence Exams ⬥The first greenfield airport of Arunachal ⬥ The largest slum in India is
Pradesh - Donyi Polo Airport - Dharavi (Mumbai)
⬥ International Yoga Day is celebrated on ⬥ Geographically, the smallest state of ⬥ The Tomb of Sheikh Chilli is located in
- 21 June India is - Goa (3702km²) - Kurukshetra (Haryana)
⬥ Pakistan's Independence Day is ⬥ Mizoram, shares international borders ⬥ Panch Mahal is located in
celebrated every year on - 14 August with - Myanmar and Bangladesh - Fatehpur Sikri
⬥ International Non-Violence Day is ⬥ State animal of Sikkim is - Red panda ⬥ The height of the five-storey Qutub Minar
celebrated - 2nd October ⬥ The word 'Utkala' in the National Anthem is - 72.5 meter
of India refers to the modern state of ⬥ M. P. Birla Planetarium is located in
- Odisha - Kolkata, WestBengal
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⬥ Chauri Chaura is located in ⬥ The Hemis Monastery is located in
- Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) - Ladakh
⬥ In Madhya Pradesh, Vimukta Jati
⬥ Tawlhlohpuan is a handicraft from ⬥ The Mattancherry Palace is located
(Denotified Tribes) day is celebrated on
- Mizoram in - Kochi, Kerala
- 31 August
⬥Nathdwara, Pushkar and Ranakpur are ⬥ Moti Bagh Palace, Qila Mubarak and
⬥ 'National Statistics Day' is celebrated on
located in - Rajasthan Bahadurgarh Fort are located in
- 29th June
⬥ 'Dal Baati Churma' is a traditional -Patiala, Punjab
⬥ Hindi Diwas is celebrated on
delicacy of -Rajasthan ⬥ Virasat-e-Khalsa museum is located in
- 14thSeptember
⬥ ’Kahwa chai’ is a traditional form of tea - Anandpur Sahib (Punjab)
from - Kashmir ⬥ The principal bench of the National
States G.K. ⬥ The Sonakong forms a part of ethnic Company Law Tribunal is located in
culture from -Nagaland - New Delhi
SSC Exams ⬥ The states Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand ⬥ National Remote Sensing Centre, located
and Jharkhand were created in - 2000 in - Hyderabad
⬥ Aus, Boro and Aman are the varieties of ⬥ Bhimbetka caves are located in ⬥ Rani - Ki - Vav (the Queen's stepwell) is
-Rice - Madhya Pradesh in - Patan(Gujarat)
⬥ Bharhut Stupa is located in ⬥ The Pakyong Airport is located in ⬥ Rajgir Zoo is located in - Bihar
- MadhyaPradesh - Sikkim ⬥ The Kudumbashree Programme was
⬥The Kaziranga National Park is located in ⬥ Gaumukh Kund is a reservoir, located in launched by - Kerala
- Assam - Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) ⬥ Official bird of Telangana
⬥ Semiconductor Policy 2022- 27 is ⬥ Garia Puja is celebrated in April for 7 - Palapitta (Indian roller or Blue Jay)
introduced by - Gujarat government days in - Tripura ⬥ State animal of Telangana - Jinka (Deer)
⬥Vijay Stambh is situated in- Rajasthan ⬥ The tomb Chini-Ka-Rauza is located in ⬥ The Maski inscription is located in
⬥ The Statue of Unity is situated in - Agra - Karnataka(India)
- Gujarat ⬥ Sindhudurg Fort is located in ⬥ Kerala used Electronic Voting Machines
⬥ The Rajghat memorial is situated in - Maharashtra (EVMs) for the first time in - May 1982
- Delhi ⬥ ’Ahom Raja's palace’ is located in ⬥The world's only floating post office
⬥ The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is - Assam situated on - Dal lake
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⬥ Chalukya Style Ravan Phadi cave is located in - Delhi with - Karnataka
located in -Karnataka ⬥ The Umaid Bhawan Palace is located in ⬥ Pochampally Ikat sarees and dress
⬥ Lomas Rishi cave is situated in - Jodhpur materials, famous for their traditional
- Barabar Hills (Bihar) ⬥ Charminar is located in - Hyderabad geometric patterns belong to- Telangana
⬥The Blackbuck National Park is located in ⬥’ Wine’ capital of India is - Nasik ⬥ 'Muya Awandru' is the traditional food of
- Gujarat ⬥ Nashik city is Situated on the banks of - Tripura
⬥ The Dhamek Stupa is located in - Godavari river ⬥ Chikmagalur, Bijapur, Chitradurga cities
- Uttar Pradesh ⬥"Living root bridges" is an iconic structure are located in - Karnataka
⬥ Dhamek Stupa was built by - Ashoka found in - Meghalaya ⬥ Bhusawal city is located in- Maharashtra
⬥ Nalanda University(The world’s first ⬥ ’Diamond city’ and ‘The silk city’ of India ⬥ Bombay state was split along linguistic
residential University)is located in- Bihar - Surat lines in the year 1960, forming the states
⬥ The head office of National Bank for ⬥ The English established their first factory of - Maharashtra and Gujarat
Agricultural and Rural Development is in India at - Surat ⬥ The Stanley Reservoir is located in
located in - Mumbai ⬥ The "Kudumbashree" program was - Tamil Nadu
⬥ Bagh Caves, which have 9 Buddhist implemented in - Kerala ⬥ The 'Pookode Lake' is located in - Kerala
caves, are located on the Bagh River in ⬥India’s First AI-powered, end-to-end digital ⬥ The 'Weinia Falls' is located in
- MadhyaPradesh Lok Adalat was launched in - Rajasthan - Meghalaya
⬥ Buddhist cave temples known as Barabar ⬥ The National War Memorial is located ⬥ The State Tree of Maharashtra is
Caves are located in - Bihar in - Delhi - Mango Tree
⬥ Kalaripayattu is the martial art form ⬥ The first 'smoke-free state' in India is ⬥ The state bird of Rajasthan is
prevalent in the Indian state of - Kerala - HimachalPradesh - Son Chiraiya (Great Indian Bustard)
⬥ Ellora cave is located in ⬥ Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan ⬥ The state Animals of Rajasthan
- Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Prakalpa Scheme was launched by - Chinkara and Camel
⬥ Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located in - The Government of Tripura ⬥ The Mattancherry (Dutch Palace) palace
- Mumbai ⬥ Largest Tea Producing State in India is issituatedin -Kerala
⬥ The Elephanta Caves are located in - Assam ⬥ Largest Coffee Producing State in India
- Maharashtra ⬥ The Kashi Yatra Scheme was introduced is -Karnataka
⬥ Darjeeling (West Bengal) is associated by - The government of Karnataka ⬥ Kakinada is located in - Andhra Pradesh
with - Teaindustry ⬥ India's first Olympic Values Education ⬥ The capital of Union Territory
⬥ First State To Implement New Education Programme (OVEP) was launched in Lakshadweep is - Kavaratti
Policy At the Pre-Primary Level - Odisha ⬥ ‘Balchao’ and ‘Sorpotel' are the traditional
- Uttarakhand ⬥ Ralegan Siddhi, a village known for its culinary dishes of - Goa
⬥ The Pandav Leni Caves are located in exemplary watershed development, is ⬥ ‘Tolu Bommalata’ (leather shadow
- Maharashtra situated in- Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) puppet show) is a traditional art form of
⬥ The Raniji ki baori or the ‘Queen’s ⬥ Chandratal wetland is located in - AndhraPradesh
Stepwell is located in - HimachalPradesh ⬥ Burzahom archaeological site is located
- Bundi(Rajasthan) ⬥ District Investment Promotion Agencies in - Jammu and Kashmir
⬥ Manora Fort is located in - Tamil Nadu (DIPA) were set up in - Odisha
⬥ Dhuska is the food item of - Jharkhand ⬥ Bidar Fort is situated in - Karnataka ⬥ Chutka Atomic Power Plant is situated in
⬥ The monuments of Valluvar Kottam, ⬥The Janjira Fort is situated on an island in - MadhyaPradesh
Padmanabhapuram Palace, and the Arabian Sea, off the coast of ⬥ 'Panche' is a traditional sarong worn by
Meenakshi Amman temple are located in - Maharashtra men in - Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu ⬥Borra Caves (limestone cave) are situated ⬥ City which is closest to Pushkar Fair is
⬥ The monument of Bekal Fort is in - Ananthagiri hill (Andhra Pradesh) - Ajmer
situated in - Kerala ⬥ Agumbe, a biodiversity-rich region that ⬥ As per Census 2011, the most literate
⬥ Kye Gompa, the centre of Buddhist receives 7640 mm of average annual district in india is
learning is located in - Himachal Pradesh rainfall is located in - Karnataka - Serchhip, Mizoram (97.91%)
⬥ Aga Khan Palace is located in ⬥ Buxa Fort and Kurumbera Fort are ⬥ Pamban Island is located in
- Pune (Maharashtra) located in - WestBengal - Tamil Nadu
⬥ Pune is also known as ⬥ The Uparkot Buddhist Caves are located ⬥ As per Census 2011, India’s least densely
- ‘Queen of Deccan’ in - Junagadh (Gujarat) populated district Dibang Valley is
⬥ Manchester of India is called ⬥ Litti Chokha is a famous cuisine of located in - Arunachal Pradesh
- Ahmedabad - Bihar ⬥ The Kudremukh iron ore mine is located
⬥ Temple City of India - Bhubaneswar ⬥ 'Kafuli' is a Cuisine of - Uttarakhand in - Karnataka
⬥ Tháng Tại is an indian martial art from ⬥ The buffalo breed called 'Banni' is mainly ⬥ 'Statue of Unity' is located in
- Manipur reared in - Gujarat - Narmada(Gujarat)
⬥ Hawa Mahal was Built by Maharaja Sawai ⬥ A yoghourt based gravy dish called ⬥ Highest meteorological station of India is
Pratap Singh, located in- Jaipur (Pink City) 'Yakhni' is associated with located in - Ladakh
⬥ India's First open Rock Museum is - Jammu and Kashmir ⬥ Chitradurga Fort is located in- Karnataka
located in - Hyderabad ⬥ Tamil Nadu was worst affected by the ⬥ The corporate centre of State Bank of
⬥ Hawa Mahal is a palace situated in tsunami on - 26th December 2004 India (SBI) is situated in - Mumbai
-Jaipur ⬥ ’Janapada Geete’, which includes the ⬥ State Bank of India (SBI) was
⬥ The Safdarjung Tomb Monument is vachanas of Basavanna, is associated nationalised in -1955
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⬥ Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple is - Tamil Nadu graphite deposits in India are found in
located in - Andhra Pradesh ⬥ The Indian Government annexed - ArunachalPradesh
⬥ The Sufi shrine Charar-e-Sharief is Hyderabad in 1948 under the code name ⬥The heritage town of ‘Orchha’ is located in
located near - Srinagarcity -'Operation Polo' -MadhyaPradesh
⬥ The state flower of Manipur is- Shirui Lily '⬥ Yadgir, Bidar and Gadag are districts in ⬥ The garrison town in Punjab is
⬥ Nagaland was created as separate state - Karnataka -Jalandhar
in - 1963 ⬥ National Highway (NH) 18 passes ⬥ ‘Venice of the East’ where the City
⬥ Shaheed Bhagat Singh International through the states of Palaceislocatedis -Udaipur
Airport is located in - Chandigarh - West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha ⬥ Founded Jaipur city and constructed five
⬥ Karnataka came into existence as the ⬥ The Saffron Mission was initiated in Jantar Mantars in New Delhi, Jaipur,
Mysore state in - 1953 Jammu and Kashmir in - 2010 Ujjain, Mathura, and Varanasi
⬥ The state of Karnataka was formed on ⬥ Indian city known as 'Athens of the East’ - SawaiJai Singh II
- 1 November1956 is - Madurai ⬥ The northeastern state called
⬥ 'Rahide' is a long scarf worn by women in ‘Nye-Mal-Ale’ by its actual inhabitants is
- HimachalPradesh Railway Exams - Sikkim
⬥ Uttar Pradesh was created as the United ⬥ Gol Gumbaz is situated in - Karnataka
Province by the British on - 1 April 1937 ⬥ Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus) ⬥ Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE)
⬥ The state that has the most districts in is the state tree of - Assam is located at -Faridabad
India is - UttarPradesh ⬥ 'The Tamil University' is situated at ⬥ ‘Mrignayani ka Mahal’ is situated in
⬥ Himachal Pradesh became a state on - Thanjavur (TamilNadu) - Gwalior
- 25th January1971 ⬥ The State bird of Rajasthan is ⬥ The National Library of India is situated
⬥ The state tree of Karnataka is - Great IndianBustard at - Kolkata
- 'Sandalwood' ⬥ Brahma Kamal is the state flower of ⬥ Bandhavgarh Fort, Asirgarh Fort, and
⬥ The Dogri language is mainly spoken in - Uttarakhand Gwalior Fort are located in
- Jammu and Kashmir ⬥ Ranikhet hill station is located in - MadhyaPradesh
⬥ 'Aloo Posto' is a traditional delicacy from - Uttarakhand ⬥ Janjira Fort is located in - Maharashtra
- West Bengal ⬥ Goa became India's 25th state on ⬥Napier Museum is situated in - Kerala
⬥ The Barabati Sports Stadium is located - 30 May 1987 ⬥ India’s only Naval Aviation Museum is
. in - Odisha(Cuttack) ⬥ Indian city famous for its oranges located in - Goa
⬥ Barabati Sports Stadium was - Nagpur (Maharashtra) ⬥ Karla Caves is located in - Maharashtra
established in - 1958 ⬥ An important form of performing arts in ⬥ Capital of Union Territory Dadra and
⬥ Hill station Matheran is located in Manipur is - Khamba-Thoibi Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is
- Maharashtra ⬥ The construction of the Jawahar Kala - Daman
⬥ ‘Ramoji Film City’ is located in Kendra is based on the theme of nine ⬥ Vivekananda Rock memorial is situated
- Hyderabad planets - inRajasthan at - Kanyakumari
⬥ Ramoji Film City was set up by Ramoji ⬥ State animal of Maharashtra is ⬥ Chainsoo is a famous food preparation
Group in - 1996 - Giant squirrel of - Uttarakhand
⬥ Vailankanni (Velankanni) is a pilgrim ⬥ Asia’s largest Indira Gandhi Memorial ⬥ The city known as the 'Blue City' is
centre located in Tulip garden is situated in - Srinagar - Jodhpur
- Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) ⬥ City of palaces’ is - Kolkata ⬥ Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is
⬥The longest continuous wall in India is ⬥ The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat located in - UttarPradesh
at - Kumbhalgarh Fort (Rajasthan) were created in - 1960 ⬥ 'Khandvi' is a delicacy of - Gujarat
⬥ The longest wall in the world is ⬥ ‘The city of pearls' is - Hyderabad ⬥ The wing style of architecture is related
- The Great Wallof China ⬥ ‘Mallakhamb’ is state sport of to - West Bengal
⬥ The Nehru Memorial Museum and - MadhyaPradesh ⬥ Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel is located in
Library are located in - New Delhi ⬥ Indian state that was known as the - Jammu andKashmir
⬥ Salsette Island is situated in North East Frontier Agency till 1972 ⬥ The Kochi-Muziris Biennale held in Kerala
- Maharashtra - ArunachalPradesh is an exhibition of - Contemporary art
⬥ Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located in ⬥ The central AGMARK laboratory is ⬥ The North Eastern Regional Language
- Tamil Nadu located in - Nagpur Center is located in - Guwahati
⬥ Mughal emperor Humayun's library is ⬥ The ‘Saffron town’ of Kashmir is
located in - New Delhi(India) - Pampore Police Exams
⬥ The hill station Manali (where tourists ⬥ The hydrotherapy treatment center
can experience igloo in winter) is located (water clinic) for elephants is situated ⬥ The ‘Shiksha Karmi’ initiative and the ‘Lok
in - HimachalPradesh at - Mathura Jumbish’ programme are the schemes
⬥ Char-Dham Highway Project belongs to ⬥ The “Detroit of Asia” and the “Automobile that helped to increase the literacy rate in
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connect Kedarnath, Badrinath, ⬥ India’s longest (300 m) single-lane steel Park is situated in - Gujarat
Yamunotri and Gangotri. cable suspension bridge over river Siang ⬥ Largest brackish water lagoon in Asia
was inauguratedin-ArunachalPradesh - Chilika Lake(Odisha)
⬥ The 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' for school ⬥ According to the Geological Survey of ⬥ Chilika Lake (Odisha) was designated as
children was first introduced by India (GSI) Report 2019, the highest a ‘Ramsar Site’ in - 1981
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⬥ Pillared verandahs and cells are integral located in - Srinagar (J & K) - Andhra Pradesh
parts of Ajanta Caves (Buddhist ⬥ The Nahargarh Fort is located in ⬥ Lok Janshakti Party is a regional
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- Maharashtra ⬥ 'Theyyam' is a famous ritual art form - Bihar
⬥ Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak that originated in - Kerala ⬥ Sultanpur National Park is located in
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⬥ Chaitya Hall of Maharashtra is an ⬥ Tawang monastery is located in - Uttar Pradesh
example of - Cave architecture - ArunachalPradesh ⬥ Gugor Fort, Khejarla Fort & Bhatner
⬥ Fort Aguada is located in - Goa ⬥ The ICAR-National Research Centre for Fort are located in - Rajasthan
⬥ Pancha Mahal is located in-Fatehpur Sikri Banana is established in ⬥ Almatti Dam is located in - Karnataka
⬥ The tomb of Mohammad Ghaus is - Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu ⬥ The first Chief Minister of Assam was
located at - Gwalior ⬥ Netaji Birth Place Museum is located in - GopinathBordoloi
⬥ The Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Award in the - Cuttack ⬥ Intanki National Park was established
field of dance and music is given by ⬥ The headquarters of Eastern Command in - Nagaland
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instruments are - 20 ⬥ Arjuna Tapasya, carved sculptures is ⬥ Phawngpui or The Blue Mountains is
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fake horse ride as a prop is known as - ⬥ Lotia is a famous song of - Rajasthan ⬥ The Capital Complex is located in
Kacchi Ghodi ⬥ Tabo Monastery is located in - Chandigarh
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- Uttar Pradesh monasteries are located in - Sikkim ⬥ Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and
⬥ The Maru Mahotsava at Jaisalmer is ⬥ Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Mehboob-e- Jharkhand were formed in - 2000
held in - January-February Elahi Dargah is situated in - New Delhi ⬥ The Barabati Sports Stadium is
⬥ The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is ⬥ The Barabara Caves is located in - Bihar located in - Odisha
located in - Madhya Pradesh ⬥ Traditional Theater Art ‘Mach’ is ⬥ The hill station Matheran is located in
⬥ The Fort of Kushalgadh is located in related to - Madhya Pradesh - Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh ⬥ The Salar Jung Museum is situated in ⬥ ‘Ramoji Film City’ is located in
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black sand is located in - Daman ⬥ The Thirumalai Nayakkar palace is ⬥ The Silent Valley Movement was started
⬥ The Dhamek stupa is located in located in - Madurai in 1973 in - Kerala
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⬥ Chand Baori is located in - Rajasthan sanitation in rural and urban households, centre located in
⬥ Bhoramdeo temple is located in schools, etc in 2014 -Sikkim - Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)
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⬥ The second-highest number of Lok Punjab - Vini Mahajan ⬥ The Nehru Memorial Museum and
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- Maharashtra - Tamil Nadu ⬥ 25th state of the Indian Union in 1987
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with - Gujarat - Bhor (Maharashtra) ⬥ 23rd state of the Indian Union in 1987
⬥ The Salar Jung Museum is situated in ⬥ The Cellular Jail is located in - Port Blair - Mizoram
- Hyderabad ⬥ Netaji Subhas National Institute of ⬥ 24th state of the Indian Union in 1987
⬥ The Charminar is a mosque and Sports is located in - Patiala (Punjab) - Arunachal Pradesh
monument located in - Hyderabad ⬥ The folk drama named ‘Therukoothu’ ⬥ The state that is known as ‘India’s
⬥ ’Dugong’ is the state animal of belongs to - TamilNadu bread- basket’ - Punjab
- AndamanNicobar ⬥ Beawar industrial cities is in - Rajasthan ⬥ The first fully organic state in India
⬥ Amul, is an Indian dairy cooperative ⬥ The Mahabalipuram Group of - Sikkim
society, based at - Anand (Gujarat) Monuments is located in - Tamil Nadu ⬥ Chandigarh city was designed by
⬥ The foundation day of Uttarakhand is ⬥ The headquarters of the Sports - Le Corbusier
celebrated on - 9 November Authority of India (SAI) - New Delhi ⬥ Darjeeling tea is related to
⬥ Bhima Devi Temple Complex is situated ⬥ 'Pulikkali' is a recreational folk art form -West Bengal
in - Pinjore(Haryana) - Kerala ⬥ Tirupati Laddu is related to
⬥ The Hill Palace Museum is located in ⬥ Sheesh Mahal or the Palace of Mirrors, - AndhraPradesh
- Kerala built by - Maharaja Narinder Singh ⬥ Dal Baati Churma is most popular dish in
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logical Park is located in - Gujarat ⬥ Philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti and Rosogolla was between
⬥ Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is spiritual guru, Sathya Sai Baba belong to - West Bengal& Odisha
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The National Police Memorial is situated
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⬥ Thiksey Monastery is located in - Ladakh ⬥ Vikramshila University is located in
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⬥ State-Level Committee for Vulture
called - Kolam -United Nations
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state - Tamil Nadu
which belongs to - West Bengal Commerce and Industries (FICCI) was
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⬥ Rawatbhata nuclear power station is founded in - 1927
airport) is located in
located in -Rajasthan ⬥ SAARC (South Asian Association for
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⬥ India’s first floating financial literacy
located in -Tamil Nadu on- 8 December 1985, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
camp was organised by India Post
⬥ Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant is located ⬥ Indian council of Historical Research
Payments Bank in - Srinagar
in - Karnataka organization was set up in - 1972
⬥ The first 'floating solar power plant' in
⬥ National Physical Laboratory of India is ⬥ Defence Research Development
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situated in - New Delhi Organisation (DRDO) was formed in- 1958
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⬥ The first tea garden of Bihar has been
⬥ Chenani-Nashri tunnel is located in in 1934 by CV Raman, is situated in
established at - Thakurganj
- Jammu& Kashmir - Bangalore
⬥ The first newsprint paper mill in India
⬥ Bagru Printing is associated with ⬥ The Indian National Science Academy
was set up in
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- Nepanagar (Madhya Pradesh)
⬥ The capital of Tripura is - Agartala - New Delhi
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⬥ Gatka is a martial art form practiced in - 1982
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is located in - TamilNadu ⬥ The number of members in SAARC - 8
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- English set up in - 1952
the year 1977 in
⬥ The largest concentration of stupas in ⬥ World Trade Organization (WTO)
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India - Madhya Pradesh governs - Internationaltrade
⬥ The Madhya Pradesh Food Preservation
⬥ The old name of Allahabad was - Prayag ⬥National Seeds Corporation (NSC) was
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established under
⬥ Indian organization which is responsible
Defence Exams - National Food Security Act, 2013
for collecting data on poverty is
⬥ Aryabhatta Research Institute of
- National Sample Survey Organisation
⬥ Chhattisgarh's Kanger Valley attained Observational Sciences is located at
⬥ The Atal Tunnel was built by
national park status in - 1982 - Nainital (Uttarakhand)
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⬥ The headquarters of Small Industries
- Thanesar(Haryana) located at - Secunderabad (Telangana)
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is
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trade between nations is
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established in 1956 with its
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headquarters at - NewDelhi
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⬥ The ICMR’s National Institute of
⬥TheVikramkhol Cave is located in- Odisha
Virology is located in - Pune
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Board Act came into effect in - 1987 ⬥ The National Culture Fund was created - Junagarh
⬥ National Dairy Development Board as a Trust in - 1996 ⬥ The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of
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Lanka.
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Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic ⬥ Forest Research Institute (FRI) was ⬥ Airports Authority of India founded on
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in - 1997 Institute in Dehradun in - 1906 ⬥ National Institute of Oceanography
⬥ The first summit of SAARC was held ⬥ ‘I2U2' initiative is also referred as (headquarter in Goa) was founded on
in - Dhaka (Bangladesh) - WestAsian Quad - 1January 1966
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- 1987
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established in - 1851
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established in -2013 ⬥ NEP 2020 recommends to establish ⬥ Amnesty International is an organisation
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located in - Malaysia Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was - Dag Hammarskjold
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founded in - 1951
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Research's main research station is organisation having its headquarters in ⬥ The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
located in - Bengaluru India is - International Solar Alliance was founded in - 2001
⬥ The English and Foreign Languages ⬥ The headquarters of the ASEAN is ⬥ Child Right and You (CRY) is an
University located in Hyderabad was situated in - Jakarta, Indonesia organisation that works for the
founded in - 1958 ⬥ Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, - Protection of childrights
⬥ The Indian Institute of Tropical Singapore and Thailand are founding ⬥ The Border Roads Organisation comes
Meteorology is located in - Pune countries of - ASEAN under the - Ministry of Defence
⬥ ’Bambai Nazariya’, a small cafe in ⬥ Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi is ⬥ The foundation day of the UN Charter
Mumbai hires only trans/non-binary associated with was on - 24 october1945
people as staff, is supported by - Bachpan Bachao Andolan ⬥ NSSO was established in 1950 by the
- The HumsafarTrust ⬥ The International Institute of Educational - Indian StatisticalInstitute
⬥ The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Planning in Paris is a part of - UNESCO ⬥ The headquarters of the World Bank and
Hindi Vishwa Vidyalaya is located in ⬥ The UN was founded in 1945 as a IMF are situated at
- Wardha (Maharashtra) successor to - The League of Nations - WashingtonDC, USA
⬥ The Sree Sankaracharya University of ⬥ Clearance of snow in high altitude ⬥ The number of countries that UNO
Sanskrit is situated in -Kerala areas is undertaken by have on its formation in 1945 -51
⬥ An organisation in India advice people to - The Border Road Organisation ⬥ The numbers of UN Agenda for
Save petrol/diesel while driving - PCRA ⬥ WTO (World Trade Organization) was Sustainable Development 2030 are
Note - PCRA - Petroleum Conservation established in - 1995 - Seventeen
Research Association ⬥ The border road organisation was ⬥ The non-permanent members of the
established in India - May 1960 UN Security Council are elected for a
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- Two years ⬥ “Jagritam Aharnisham” or “Always Alert” ⬥ SAARC (South Asian Association for
⬥ The number of non-permanent is the motto of - Intelligence Bureau Regional Cooperation) was set up in
members of the UN Security Council-Ten ⬥ The headquarters of the International 1987 at - Kathmandu (Nepal)
⬥ Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Civil aviation Organisation is situated ⬥ The organisation that termed as ‘a
UK and USA are members of - G7 in - Montreal(Canada) Child of War’ - League of Nations
⬥ The G7 (formerly known as the G8), ⬥ The Association of Southeast Asian ⬥ The Central Rice Research Institute
established in 1975, is Nations (ASEAN) was established on is located in - Cuttack (Odisha)
- 7 IMF described advanced economies 8 August 1967 in - Bangkok (Thailand) ⬥ BRICS Economic Research Annual
⬥ The driving force and executive body of ⬥ Principal organs of the UN -Trusteeship Awards was instituted by - EXIM bank
European Union is Council, Secretariat & Economic and ⬥ The Indian Institute of Petroleum
- European Commission Social Council are situated in - New York is situated in - Dehradun
⬥ The oldest Trade Union Organisations ⬥The SAARC Centre in India is ⬥ The head office of the Export
in India is - SAARC Disaster Management Centre Promotion Council for Handicrafts
- AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) ⬥ The countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, (EPCH) is located in - New Delhi
⬥ The World Trade Organisation (WTO) India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and ⬥ The headquarters of "Telecom
promotes - Multilateraltrade Thailand are members of the-BIMSTEC Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)"
⬥ Blue Dot hubs to boost protection for ⬥ The headquarter of BIMSTEC (Bay of is located in -New Delhi
children and families on the move across Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral ⬥ The Odantapuri University is located
Europe launched by Technical and Economic Cooperation) in - Bihar
- UNICEF andUNHCR - Dhaka,Bangladesh ⬥ The method of regulating the exchange
⬥ The number of members are in the UN ⬥ The headquarters of the ASI of world currencies was started by - IMF
Security Council (Archaeological Survey of India)is located ⬥ An anthropology museum portraying
- 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent in - New Delhi human and cultural evolution, particularly
⬥ India is an associate member of ⬥ The headquarters of the World Tourism in India is
- SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area) Organization (UNWTO) is located at - The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav
⬥ National Testing Agency (NTA) was - Madrid, Spain Sangrahalaya
established in - 2017 ⬥ The United Nations call its full General
⬥ General Assembly, Security Council, Assembly every year in - September Police Exams
Economic and Social Council, ⬥The headquarters of SAARC Development
International Court of Justice, Fund (SDF) is located in ⬥ The headquarters of NADA (National
Trusteeship Council, and Secretariat are - Thimphu,Bhutan Anti-Doping Agency) is located in
six Principal organs of ⬥ The United Nations adopted the - New Delhi
- United Nations(UN) ‘Charter of Economic Rights and Duties ⬥ The ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton
⬥ The Universal Declaration of Human of States’ in - December1974 Research is located in
Right (UDHR) was adopted by the ⬥ The headquarters of the International - Nagpur (Maharashtra)
UN on - 10 December1948 Committee of the Red Cross is situated ⬥ The headquarters of the Squash Rackets
⬥ Jean Henry Durant was the main in - Geneva Federation of India is located in- Chennai
inspiration for the setup of ⬥ The name ‘United Nations’ was coined ⬥ Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical
- International Committee of the Red Cross in - 1January 1942 Education was founded in - 1957
⬥ International Labour Organisation (ILO) ⬥ The OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum ⬥ The headquarters of the National Rifle
was established in - 1919 Exporting) was founded in Association of India is situated in
⬥ An organisation deals with illicit - Baghdad, Iraq(1960) - New Delhi
trafficking and drug abuse - UNODC ⬥ The International court of Justice is ⬥ The headquarter of the National Remote
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) situated in - Hague Sensing Centre (NRSC) is located at
⬥The headquarters of the UNEP (United ⬥ A Political Association normally known - Hyderabad
Nations Environmental Programme) is as ‘The Commonwealth’ is ⬥ The National Commission for Protection
- Nairobi, Kenya - Commonwealth of Nations of Child Rights was established in
⬥ India joined the UNO in the year - 1945 ⬥ The headquarters of the Atomic Energy - 2007
⬥ The bodies World bank, IMF are Commission of India is at - Mumbai ⬥ GATT was established in 1948 with
- Bretton Woods institutions ⬥ The headquarters of United Nations - 23 Countries
⬥ The 193rd member of the United Nations System Staff College is located in ⬥ The Indian Military Academy was
is - South Sudan - Turin (Italy) established at Dehradun in - 1932
⬥ International Year of Indigenous ⬥ UNIDO (The United Nations Industrial ⬥ Marine Products Export Development
Languages is observed in - 2019 Development Organization) established Authority (MPEDA) was established in
⬥ The European Union was established in - 1966 - 1972
in - 1993 ⬥ The Headquarter of International ⬥ The Government of India appointed the
⬥ The term ‘United Nations' was used for Renewable Energy Agency is situated Second Backward Classes Commission
the first time by - Franklin D Roosevelt at - Abu Dhabi in - 1979
⬥ BIMSTEC members that are not ⬥ The UNDP was founded in the year ⬥ Sustainable Development Goal 15 is
participating in China’s Belt and Road - 1965 related to - Lifeon Land
Initiative (BRI) - India and Bhutan ⬥ BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), ⬥ Sustainable Development Goal 13 is
⬥ Red Cross International Committee established in 1986, has its headquarters related to - ClimateAction
was established on - 17th Feb, 1863 at - New Delhi ⬥ Sustainable Development Goal 5 is
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related to - Gender Equality - “Unity and Discipline” found in - China
⬥ Sustainable Development Goal 11 is ⬥ The National Water Academy (NWA) is ⬥ The ‘Gho’ for men and the ‘Kera/Kira’
related to located at for women are the traditional attire
- Sustainable cities and Communities - Khadakwasla (Pune, Maharashtra) worn in - Bhutan
⬥ The Indira Gandhi Institute of ⬥ The college of Military Engineering ⬥ The Terracotta Army of China describes
Development Research was inaugurated affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University the life-sized figures found near the
in - 1987 is situated at- tomb Of - Qin ShiHuang
⬥ The First Backward Classes Commission Dapodi, Pune (Maharashtra) ⬥ The capital of Myanmar was moved
waschairedby -KakaKalelkar ⬥ The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of to Naypyidaw in - 2005
⬥ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) India (IBBI) was established on ⬥ In 1950s and 60s, Japan was severely
was established on - 19 December 1966 - 1st October, 2016 affected by the Mercury pollution related
⬥ The headquarters of Asian Development ⬥ National tribal research institute is disease called - Minamata
Bankis - Mandaluyong (Philippines) situated at - New Delhi ⬥ India signed Saint Petersburg Declaration
⬥ The headquarters of the United Nations ⬥ The only paramilitary force with a with - Russia
Environment Programme (UNEP) is dual-control structure is - Assam Rifles ⬥ The Australia, New Zealand and United
located in - Nairobi(Kenya) States Security Treaty (ANZUS) was
⬥ The headquarters of the Asian State PCS Exams signed in - 1951
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ⬥ National language of Pakistan is - Urdu
is situated in - Beijing(China) ⬥ About two-thirds of the world population ⬥ The Royal Ascot Racecourse is situated
⬥ India joined the UN after ratifying the and around 85% of the global GDP is in - England
UN Charter in - October1945 represented by - G20 members ⬥ The Imphal Peace Museum in Manipur
⬥ The apex institution for developmental ⬥ World Social Protection Report is was built by - Japan
planning and research in India published by - International Labour ⬥ ‘VEDDA’ is a community from - Sri Lanka
- NITI Aayog Organization ⬥ National fruit of Bangladesh - Jackfruit
⬥ Biosphere Reserves are an initiative by ⬥ The world's highest polo ground is
- UNESCO located in - Shandur, Pakistan
⬥ The Chairman of the National Disaster World G.K. ⬥ The official language of Sri Lanka is
Management Authority - Sinhala
- Prime Minister SSC Exams ⬥ The official language of Bhutan is
⬥ UN FAO headquarters is situated in - Dzongkha
⬥Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is known as the
- Rome, Italy ⬥ The official language of Myanmar is
⬥ SpaceX is an organization headed by - 'Father of Bangladesh' - Burmese
⬥ - Elon Musk
Sandip Soparrkar was honored by the ⬥ Indian Citizens' Association (ICA) of
⬥ The headquarters of World Bank is Government of Bhutan with official stamp Nepal was formed on
situated in - Washington DC
issued for initiative - ‘Dance for a Cause’ - 14 September1990
⬥ Bahujan Hitay Bahujan Sukhay is the ⬥ The official language of Afghanistan is ⬥ The World Meteorological Organization
motto of - All IndiaRadio - Dariand Pashto (WMO) was established in - 1950
⬥ The organisation that promotes ⬥ ‘Dhivehi ’is the official language of ⬥ The hub of information technology
classical music and culture amongst - Maldives Silicon valley is situated in
youth in India ⬥ The official religion in Bhutan is
- SPIC MACAY - California(U.S.A)
⬥ The separation of United Kingdom from - Buddhism ⬥ World's largest producer of rice is
⬥ The largest ethnic group in Myanmar is
EU (European Union) is called - Brexit - China
- Bamar ⬥ Continent, which is referred to as a
⬥ The Nation which is known as ‘country of ‘Continent, Dedicated to Science’ is
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winds’ - Denmark - Antarctica
⬥In terms of nationality, Norman Borlaug ⬥ The official language of China is
⬥ National Water Academy, a centre of
was - American - Mandarin
excellence in training and capacity
⬥ The Dead Sea is bordered by ⬥ The national sport of Bhutan is - Archery
building in water resources, is located at
- Israeland Jordan ⬥ The capital of Bhutan is - Thimphu
- Pune
⬥Father of Green Revolution in the world ⬥ The currency of Bhutan is
⬥ The oldest scientific department of
- NormanBorlaug - Ngultrum(BTN)
government of India is
⬥ The official language of Myanmar is ⬥ The leading producer of jute is - India
- Survey of India (set up in 1767)
- Burmese ⬥ Techniques for making silk were first
⬥ Theheadquarters ofNational Institute of
⬥ The oldest golf club in India and the first invented in - China (7000 year ago)
Ayurveda is located in- Jaipur (Rajasthan)
outside Great Britain ⬥ Highest population density among the
⬥ The headquarters of National Institute of
- The Royal Calcutta GolfClub neighbouring countries of India is
Homeopathy is located in
⬥ Largest ethnic group in Pakistan is - Bangladesh
-Kolkata (WestBengal)
- Punjabis ⬥ Mount Everest was known as - Peak XV
⬥ The headquarters of National Institute of
⬥ Shawala Teja Singh Temple, an ancient ⬥ Mount Everest is known as Sagarmatha
Unani Medicine is located in
Hindu shrine, is situated in - Pakistan in - Nepal
- Bangalore(Karnataka)
⬥ The Leshan Giant Buddha is a UNESCO ⬥ The town of Paro is a famous tourist
⬥ The headquarters of National Institute of
World Heritage site, located in - China destination of - Bhutan
Siddha is located in-Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
⬥ In the wild, giant pandas are now only ⬥ Katas Raj Temple complex, with shrines
⬥ The Motto of National Cadet Corps (NCC)
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of multiple faiths, is located in- Pakistan ⬥ The religion of major population of Israel Police Exams
⬥ Asian Development Bank (ADB) was is - Jewish
established in - 1966 ⬥ Chakma refugees are migrants to India ⬥ Norman Borlaug, Father of the Green
⬥ A golden lion holding a sword in its right from - Bangladesh Revolution, was from
forepaw is the national symbol of ⬥ Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid are - United States ofAmerica
- SriLanka three distinct human races identified by ⬥ Arakan and Shan are recognised ethnic
⬥ The international agreement Montreal - Georges Cuvier(1828)- groups of - Myanmar
Protocol (1987) is related to ⬥ Thimphu is the capital of - Bhutan ⬥ After Operation Cactus, India offered
- Ozone layer ⬥ Shogatsu is the New Year festival of extensive security cooperation in 1988 to
⬥ The last imperial dynasty to rule China - Japan - Maldives
was -Qing Dynasty ⬥ The word “Brexit” was invented by ⬥ The State of Myanmar where Rohingyas
⬥ Bank of Bhutan (BoB) was established in - Peter Wilding primarily used to reside is - Rakhine
- 1968 ⬥ The country which known as ‘Land of ⬥ The largest ethnic group in China,
⬥ New Development Bank (NDB) was Thousand Lakes’ is - Finland accounting for over 90% of the
established in - 2014 ⬥The biggest producer of coffee in the population is - Han
world - Brazil ⬥ The largest slum in Asia is
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⬥ Abyssinia is the old name of - Ethiopia - Dharavi (Maharashtra)
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South Africa.
⬥ The capital of Bahamas is - Nassau belongs to - Sunnisect
⬥ Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck became the ⬥ Astana is the capital of - Kazakhstan ⬥ World’s leading manufacturer of
first monarch of Bhutan in - 1907 ⬥ The capital of Belgium is - Brussels hand-sewn footballs- Sialkot (Pakistan)
⬥ Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from ⬥ Gurdwara Panja Sahib is located in ⬥ The first official language of Sri Lanka is
- 1947 to 1971 - Pakistan - Sinhala
⬥ The highest mountain of Uttarakhand is ⬥ The Country which known as Hermit ⬥ The national sport of Sri Lanka is
- Nanda Devi Kingdomis - North Korea - Volley Ball
⬥ The second highest mountain in the ⬥ The ‘Forbidden City’ is located in - China ⬥ The capital of Myanmar is - Naypyidaw
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand is- Kamet ⬥ Eleanor Roosevelt, former chairperson of ⬥ The national sport of the United States
⬥ Pakistan won their first ICC men’s ODI UDHR, belonged to - USA is - Baseball
world cup in - 1992 ⬥ USA, Soviet Union, Britain and France in ⬥ Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the
⬥ In the context of the Sri Lankan Civil War, World War II are the member of legislative capital of - SriLanka
LTTE stands for - Allied Powers ⬥ Dhaulagiri mountain peaks is located in
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⬥ Germany, Italy and Japan in World War - Nepal
⬥ The largest uranium-producing country in II are the member of - Axis Powers ⬥ Lhotse, Mount Everest, and Annapurna
the world is - Kazakhstan ⬥ Pataca is the currency of - Macau are located in - Nepal Himalayas
⬥ Tummalapalle Uranium Reserves are ⬥ The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu is ⬥ ‘Sagarmatha’ is the Nepali name for
located in - Andhra Pradesh located in - Peru - Mount Everest
⬥ The world's largest field hockey stadium, ⬥ Kurt Waldheim, the fourth UN secretary ⬥ Al Jazeera is Qatar-based-News channel
based on seating capacity, is located in General, was the former president of ⬥ The capital of Vietnam is - Hanoi
- Pakistan - Austria ⬥ The International Solar Alliance is
⬥ New Delhi's Lotus Temple was designed ⬥ The Pittsburgh industrial region is headquartered in - Gurugram (India)
by Fariborz Sahba an architect from located in - The USA ⬥ The capital of Indonesia is - Jakarta
- Iran ⬥ New York City is located at the mouth ⬥ The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)
⬥ The magnitude of the Indian Ocean of river - Hudson Summit was held in - Belgrade
Tsunami 2004 was - 9.1 ⬥ The country that called 'Land of white ⬥World’s tallest statue is
⬥ The second largest artificial lake in elephants" is - Thailand - Statue of Unity(India)
Asia is - Dhebar Lake (Rajasthan) ⬥ The 'Christ the Redeemer' statue is ⬥ The koala Bear is a found in - Australia
⬥ The largest city in Sri Lanka is-Colombo located in - Brazil ⬥ H -1B is related to - Work visa for US
⬥ Capital city of the Northern Province of ⬥ 'Freedom Trail' is a 2.5 mile long ⬥ The name of the bank constituted by
Sri Lanka is - Jaffna passage situated in - Boston (USA) the BRICS nations is
⬥'K iribath' is a rice dish from - Sri Lanka ⬥ The US President who gave the famous - New Development Bank
⬥ The world’s longest man-made speech in the U.S. Presidential history ⬥ Amnesty International organisations
waterway is - Grand Canal (China) ‘'The Gettysburg Address" is deals with - Human rights issues
- AbrahamLincoln ⬥ Rohingya issue is associated with
Railway Exams ⬥ The Charter of Liberties (popularly - Myanmar
known as 'The Magna Carta') was ⬥ One Belt One Road initiative was
⬥ Palm Jumeirah, the artificial island, was signed in England in - 1215AD proposed by - China
built in - UAE ⬥ The only U.S. president to have served ⬥ The capital of Mongolia is - Ulaanbaatar
⬥ Pygmies, a group of hunter gatherers, are with two non-consecutive terms is ⬥ A country heavily affected by the
native to - Central Africa (Congo) -GroverCleveland terrorist group ISIS - Syria
⬥ The Negroid race is indigenous to ⬥ Marie Antoinette, the last queen of ⬥ The only country in the world whose
- Africa France, born in - Austria flag is not a square or rectangle is
⬥ The female astronaut Noura al-Matroushi - Nepal
is related to - UAE ⬥ Currency of Bangladesh is - Taka
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Currency of Bhutan is - Ngultrum ⬥The full form of UPSC is - Food and Agriculture Organization
⬥ Currency of China is - Yuan - Union Public Service Commission ⬥ The full form of ESIC
⬥ Currency of Afghanistan is ⬥ In India, in relation to Census, the full - Employees' State Insurance Corporation
- Afghan afghani form of NPR is ⬥ The full form of TANWA - Tamil Nadu
⬥ The cities of Kandy, Jaffna and Galle - National Population Register Women in Agriculture
are all located in - Sri Lanka ⬥TULIP stands for ⬥ The full form of SJSRY
- The Urban Learning Internship Program - Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
Defence Exams ⬥ Full form of NHRC is ⬥ The full form of ISDN - Integrated
- National Human Rights Commission Services DigitalNetwork
⬥ The United Nations Charter was signed ⬥ In the context of the financial system, ⬥ The full form of ATL - Atal Tinkering Lab
by 51 original members of the United SWIFT stand for - Society for Worldwide ⬥ The full form of JNNURM - Jawaharlal
Nations in 1945 at the Interbank Financial Telecommunication Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
- San Francisco Conference ⬥ In Microeconomics, full form of ‘PPF’ is ⬥ In Pradhan Mantri Gramin DISHA
⬥ The national fish of Bangladesh is - Production Possibilities Frontier Programme,DISHAstands for
- 'Hilsa’ ⬥ Full form of ’AFSPA’ - Digital SakshartaAbhiyan
⬥ The ‘Gandhi Solar Park’ is located at - Armed Forces Special Powers Act ⬥ The full form of the UPU which is
- New York ⬥ Full form of the political party ‘AIADMK’ is related to the UN- Universal Postal Union
⬥ Bagram Air Base is located in - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra ⬥ The full form of IPAB
- Afghanistan Kazhagam - Intellectual Property Appellate Board
⬥Peninsula Shield Force is a military arm ⬥ Full form of IND-INDO CORPAT is ⬥ The full form of NCSM
of - Gulf Cooperation Council - India- Indonesia coordinated patrol - National Council of Science Museums
⬥ First urban settlement in the world to ⬥ Full form of IBM is ⬥ The full form of NASSCOM
reach a population size of one million - International Business Machine - National Association of Software and
(million-plus city) was -London ⬥ Full form of SMPS is Services Companies
⬥ ‘The Grand Order of the Chain of the - Switch Mode Power Supply ⬥ The full form of C-DAC - Centre for
Yellow Star’ is the highest civilian honour ⬥ CMMS (In the context of the Census of Development of Advanced Computing
of - Suriname India) stands for - Census Management ⬥ The full form of CHOGM
⬥ The Heliopolis commonwealth war grave and Monitoring System - Commonwealth Heads of Government
cemetery is located in - Cairo (Egypt) ⬥ ‘SAGY’ stands for Meeting
- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ⬥ The full form of CITES - Convention on
State PCS Exams ⬥ IADP - Intensive Agricultural District International Trade in Endangered Species
Programme ⬥ The full form of CCI
⬥ Christopher Columbus was the Explorer
⬥ FRBM - Fiscal Responsibility Budget - Competition Commission of India
from - Italy
Management ⬥ IBEF stand for - India Brand Equity
⬥ Jacques Cartier was the Explorer from
⬥ NADA - National Anti - Doping Agency Foundation
- France
⬥ PVTGS - Particularly Vulnerable Tribal ⬥ The full form of NRDWP - National
⬥ Sir Francis Drake was the Explorer from
Groups Rural Drinking Water Programme
- United Kingdom
⬥ WADA - World Anti- Doping Agency ⬥ Hyderabad is known as a - ‘HITEC City’
⬥ Ferdinand Magellan was the Explorer
⬥ NCRB - National Crime Records Bureau ⬥ The full form of ‘HITEC’ - Hyderabad
from - Portugal
⬥ RPG - Report Program Generator Information Technology and Engineering
⬥ Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm
⬥RDA-RecommendedDietaryAllowances Consultancy
Al-Quwain, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah are
⬥ BHIM - Bharat Interface for Money ⬥ The full form of “PPF”- Public Provident
the - Emiratesof UAE
⬥ UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Fund
⬥ The second largest freshwater lake in the
Convention on Climate Change ⬥ The full form of AKFI- Amateur Kabaddi
world by surface area is - Lake Victoria
⬥ DASD - Direct access storage devices Federation of India
⬥ The only outflow from Lake Victoria is
⬥ ICS - Indian CivilService
the - Nile River Police Exams
⬥ IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
⬥ The official residence and workplace of
Note : IFSC is an 11-digit alphanumeric
the President of the USA is ⬥ Full form of 'NICDIT'- National Industrial
codethatuniquelyidentifiesallbanksand
- The WhiteHouse Corridor Development and
their respective branches
⬥ The White House is a symbol of Implementation Trust
⬥ ATM
- American Democracy - Automated Teller Machine ⬥ VVPAT - Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
⬥ John Adams became the first President ⬥ CPEC stands for ⬥ UNCITRAL- United Nations Commission
to take residence in the White House on - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on International Trade Law
⬥ BCIMEC stands for- Bangladesh-China-
- November 1, 1800 ⬥
The full form of FAO
⬥ The United Nations has declared 2024 as India-Myanmar Economic Corridor -
Food and Agriculture Organisation
⬥ BRI stands for-The Belt and Road Initiative
- The International Year Of Camelids ⬥
The full-form of SHG -
Self-Help Group
⬥ MUDRA- Micro Units Development and ⬥
The full-form of CSR
Full forms Refinance Agency - Corporate Social Responsibility
⬥ SCO stand for - Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation
SSC Exams Railway Exams
⬥ United Nations’ SDGs stand for
⬥
ATM is a full form ⬥ The full form of FAO - Sustainable Development Goals
- ‘Automated Teller Machine’ ⬥ The full form of MSP
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- Minimum Support Price ⬥ Dilwara Temples in Mount Abu, ⬥ The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was
⬥ The full-form of JAM Rajasthan, are associated with - Jainism constructed by - Chandela dynasty
- Jan Dhan Aadhaar Mobile ⬥ Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century ⬥ Tower above the sanctum and the
⬥ The full form of SACS temple, located in - Odisha pillared Mandapas is called -Shikhara
- State Aids ControlSociety ⬥ The Sun Temple in Konark was known as ⬥ Sri Jagannath Temple in Odisha is built
⬥ ICBM stands for - Black Pagoda in the style of the - Rekha Deula
- An Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile ⬥ Brihadeshwara Temple of Thanjavur ⬥ Ramappa Temple (Telangana) is
⬥ In the context of the Sri Lankan Civil was built by - Raja Raja CholaI dedicated to - LordShiva
War, the first 'T' in LTTE stands for ⬥ The shore temples at Mahabalipuram ⬥ Dilwara Temples (A Jain temple) is
- Tigers was built during the reign of located in - Mount Abu (Rajasthan)
- Pallavasdynasty ⬥ Kamakhya Temple is located in
Defence Exams ⬥ The Virupaksha temple at Hampi is - Guwahati (Assam)
dedicated to - LordShiva ⬥ Somnath Temple is located in - Gujarat
⬥ The full form of ‘ISWM’ is ⬥ The Kailasanathar temple at ⬥ Shore Temple is situated in
- Integrated Solid Waste Management Kanchipuram was built during the rule of - Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)
⬥ The full form of SWAYAM is - Pallavas ⬥ Mundeshwari Temple is located in
- Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young ⬥Sun temple in Konark is dedicated to - Bihar
Aspiring Minds - Sun God ⬥ Garbhagriha (Inner chamber of temple)
⬥ The entrance gateway in the Dravidian was part of - Earliest Hindu temple
style (South Indian architecture) of ⬥ The Mahabodhi Temple Complex
State PCS Exams
temples is known as - Gopuram associated with the life of-Lord Buddha
⬥ The Black Pagoda temple of Konark is ⬥ Mahabodhi Temple (Bihar) was built by
⬥ The full form of HMX is
built in - Kalinga architecturestyle - EmperorAshoka
- High melting explosive
⬥The architectural style of the Brihadisvara ⬥ Mahabodhi Temple recognised as
⬥ AYUSH is an acronym for - Ayurveda,
temple of Tamil Nadu is - Dravidian UNESCO World Heritage site in - 2002
Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
⬥ The ‘Hinglaj Mata’ temple is situated in ⬥ The Virupaksha Temple, dedicated to
Homeopathy
- Pakistan Lord Shiva is situated at - Hampi
⬥ The style of temple architecture popular ⬥ Sun Temple (Konark) is also known as
Religious Places in northern india - Nagara - Black Pagoda
⬥ The number of temples consists in ⬥ The Brihadisvara temple is located at
SSC Exams Panchayat style of architecture - 5 - Tanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
⬥ In the Dravidian style of architecture, the ⬥ Meguti temple is located in - Karnataka
⬥Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple is located in gateways of the temples are known as ⬥ The Brihadisvara temple constructed by
- Gujarat - Gopuram - RajarajaI
⬥Jagannath Puri Temple is located in ⬥ Garbhagriha, Vimana, and Mandapa are ⬥ The rooftop of Guru Hemkund Sahib is
- Odisha architectural elements found in in the shape of an upturned - Lotus
⬥ The brick temple of Bhitargaon is - Hindu temples ⬥ Guru Hemkund Sahib is located at
situated in - UttarPradesh ⬥ Meenakshi Amman Temple is located on - Chamoli (Uttarakhand)
⬥ The famous Brihadeshwar temple is the southern bank of - Vaigai river ⬥ The Bhitargaon temple in Uttar Pradesh
situated in -Tamil Nadu ⬥ The presiding deity of Dakshineswar is made of - Bakedbricks
⬥ The Mahabodhi temple is situated in temple in Kolkata is ⬥ Lingaraja Temple is situated in
- BodhGaya (Bihar) - Goddess BhavatariniKali - Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
⬥Bhitargaon Brick temple is an example ⬥ The ritual of 'Kanya/Kumari Puja' is held ⬥ The Rock cave temple of Ellora is the
of - Gupta architecture during - Sharad Navaratri largest - Monolithic structure
⬥The ‘Mukteshwar’ dance festival held at ⬥ Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple is ⬥ Konark Sun Temple is situated in
- Mukteswar temple (Odisha) located in -Tamil Nadu - Odisha
⬥ The famous 'Pashupatinath Temple' is ⬥ Hemkund Sahib is located in ⬥ Figures of 4 lions, Dharma Chakras,
located in - Nepal - Uttarakhand Lotus base bell are the components of
⬥ The Sirpur Shrine Temple is situated in ⬥ In 8th century, Virupaksha temple in - Lion Capital atSarnath
- Chhattisgarh Karnataka was built by
⬥ The crowning feature shaped like an - Queen Lokamahadevi ⬥ The place of ritual worship in Kandariya
octagonal cupola on a temple is known ⬥ Srikalahasti Temple is located in Mahadeva Temple-sanctum sanctorum
as - Shikhara - Andhra Pradesh ⬥ Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple is
⬥ The shape of the main temple tower is ⬥ Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is situated at - TamilNadu
known as - Vimana located in - Karnataka ⬥ Kardang Monastery situated in
⬥ In Odisha, the epicenter for the Rath ⬥ Sri Akal Takht Sahib is located with in - HimachalPradesh
Yatra is - Jagannath Puri Temple - Golden Temple complex ⬥ Stone-like disc seen at the top of the
⬥ Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh ⬥ The Ganesh-rath temple is located in temple architecture in Odisha - Amalaka
Gaya became a UNESCO World Heritage - Mahabalipuram ⬥ The Iravatanesvara temple is situated in
Site in - 2002 ⬥ The Jagannath Temple in Puri depicts - Tamil Nadu
⬥ The ‘Machail Mata’ shrine, located in the which classical dance - Odissi ⬥ Khajuraho temple is located in
Kishtwar district of Jammu is dedicated ⬥ Architecture of Kandariya Mahadeva - MadhyaPradesh
to - GoddessDurga temple is an example of - Nagara style ⬥ Madan Mohan temple is situated in
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- Uttar Pradesh ⬥ The Palitana temple, a Jain pilgrimage shikhara is called- Deul
⬥ Dravidian architecture had an entrance site, is located in - Gujarat ⬥ Sukreswar temple (Assam) is dedicated
gateway called - gopuram ⬥ The oldest Church of North East India to - Lord Shiva
⬥Harmandir Sahib is situated in-Amritsar is located in - Guwahati (Assam) ⬥ The architectural style of Lakshmana
⬥'Sadashiva', representing three aspects ⬥ Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist temple, is Temple (Khajuraho) is - Nagara
of Lord Shiva is found at located in - Bodhgaya,Bihar ⬥ The Lakshmana Temple of Khajuraho
- ElephantaCaves ⬥ ‘Namdroling Monastery’ is situated in (Madhya Pradesh) is dedicated to
⬥ International Society for Krishna - Karnataka - Lord Vishnu
Consciousness (ISKCON) established by ⬥ The style of temple architecture that ⬥ The Statue of Gomateshwara at
- Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada became popular in northern India is Shravanabelagola is carved of a single
⬥ Phodong Monastery is located in known as - NagaraStyle stone block of - Granite
- Sikkim ⬥ The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was ⬥ The main architect of Shri Ram Mandir
⬥ Hoysaleswara Temple is located in constructed in 999 CE by king (Ayodhya) is- Chandrakant Bhai Sompura
- Karnataka Dhangadva of the - Chandela dynasty ⬥ The flat round (stone disk) structure on
⬥ Moinuddin Chishti dargah is situated in ⬥ Nabakalebar Rath Yatra is held in top of North Indian Temple architecture
- Ajmer - Puri (Odisha) is called - Amalaka
⬥ Rajarajeshvara Temple is in ⬥‘Soniji Ki Nasiyan’Temple in Ajmer is ⬥ Pandrethan Temple of Srinagar is
- Thanjavur (TamilNadu) dedicated to - Lord Rishbhdev associated with - Hinduism
⬥‘Vahana Masterclass’, a book of Alfredo ⬥ The Shiva temple near Taliparamba in ⬥ ’Koneswaram’, the Hindu temple, is
Covelli is based on - Lord Ganesha Kerala, where women are allowed to located in - Sri Lanka
⬥ Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple enter only after 8 p.m. is ⬥ Stupa sculptures at Sanghol (Punjab)
is located at - Pathanamthitta (Kerala) - Rajarajeshwara Temple belong to the schools of - Mathura
⬥ Sabarimala Temple dedicated to ⬥ The preserved Buddhist caves called ⬥ Kailash Temple of Ellora and Ratha
- Lord AyyappaSwamy ‘Karla’ is in - Maharashtra Temple of Mahabalipuram are examples
⬥ Kadam Rasul Mosque is located in ⬥ Group of Monuments at Hampi consists of - Rock Cut temple architecture
- Gaur (WestBengal) of the - VitthalaTemple ⬥ Kailasa temple is made up of-Basalt rock
⬥ Govardhan Math is located in ⬥ The dargah of sufi mystic Sheikh ⬥ The dance-pavilion (mandapa) within a
- Puri (Odisha) Fariduddin Ganjshaker is located in quadrilateral precinct of the Odisha
⬥ Hemis Monastery (near Leh city) is - Pakpattan(Pakistan) school of architecture is known as
located in - Ladakh ⬥ Kanchipuram Kailashnath temple was - Jagamohana
⬥ Dashavatara Temple (Deogarh (U.P) built by the - Pallavarulers ⬥ Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangalore,
architecturebelongs to ⬥ The Mahakaleshwar temple is situated dedicated to - LordShiva
- PanchayatanaStyle in - Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh ⬥ The Rajarajeshwara temple at Thanjavur
⬥ Dashavatara Temple is dedicated to ⬥ Virupaksha Temple is dedicated to the is dedicated to - LordShiva
- Lord Vishnu deity - Shiva ⬥ The Karni Mata temple in Deshnok,
⬥ Terracotta temples are located in ⬥ Khajuraho Temple, built by Chandela Rajasthan is famous for -Rats
- Bishnupur (West Bengal) dynasty, is famous for its ⬥ Aihole has an ancient period temple
⬥ Swaminarayan Akshardham temple is - Eroticcomposition named - ‘Lad Khan Temple’
located in -New Delhi ⬥ The entrance to the South Indian ⬥ The Dashavatara temple of Deogarh is
⬥ Kartarpur Sahib is located near the temples is called - Gopuram located at - Uttar Pradesh
banks of - Ravi river ⬥ The Panchayatan style in Architecture is ⬥ Swayambhunath is also known as
⬥ Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara is located in related to the term - Temple Vanar mandir in - Nepal
- Pakistan ⬥ Sabrimala Temple is located inside the ⬥ The UNESCO World Heritage Site with
⬥ Birthplace of Guru Nanak is known as - Periyar Tiger Reserve nine Hindu temples and a Jain shrine
- NankanaSahib ⬥ St. Peter's Basilica church is located - Pattadakal
⬥ The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple in the - Vatican City ⬥ Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple,
and the Samaleswari Temple are is dedicated to - Lord Ayyappa
located in - Odisha Police Exams ⬥ Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha
⬥ The name of the fifth Ratha of Panch Temple is located in - Kerala
Rathas is - DraupadiRatha ⬥Number of temples and monasteries in ⬥ Virupaksha Temple is located in
Ellora caves is 34 - Karnataka
Railway Exams ⬥The Sun Temple of Konark is located on ⬥ Kashi Vishwanath Temple is situated
the shore of - Bay of Bengal on the banks of - Ganga
⬥ The Missionaries of Charity is established ⬥ The innermost sanctum of a Hindu ⬥ Kadam Rasool Masjid is situated at
in - 1950 temple where the idol of the main deity - Gaur (WestBengal)
⬥ Urgelling Gompa is found in is placed is called - Garbhagriha ⬥ The Govardhan Math is situated at- Puri
- ArunachalPradesh ⬥ Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is located in ⬥ Hemis Monastery is located at - Ladakh
⬥Poa Mecca is situated on top of - Uttarakhand ⬥ The temple at Lepakshi famous for its
Garurachal Hill in - Assam ⬥ The Bishnupur group of temples is hanging pillars and constructed in
⬥ The Shri Jagannath Temple Act was located in - WestBengal Vijayanagara style is also called
passed in - 1955 ⬥ The Vithal temple of Hampi has 56 - VeerabhadraTemple
⬥ Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Govt. Museum columns that produce - Musical notes ⬥Gnana Saraswati temple is located at
is located in - Andhra Pradesh ⬥ In Odisha style of temple architecture the - Basar(Telangana)
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⬥ Kardang Monastery is situated in ⬥Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, is - Ashoke Sen
- HimachalPradesh located in - Madhya Pradesh ⬥ The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
⬥ The Dwarkadheesh Temple of Gujarat is - 1901
located on the banks of - Gomti River ⬥ The first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Awards
⬥ The Mahabodhi Temple is situated in - Marie Curie
- Bihar ⬥ The first scientist to be awarded two
⬥ The Vittala Temple in Karnataka is the SSC Exams Nobel Prizes was - Marie Curie
most extravagant architectural ⬥ Surbahar player Annapurna Devi received
showpiece of - Hampi ⬥ Arjuna Award was introduced in - 1961 Padma Bhushan in - 1977
⬥ The largest rock-cut monument in the ⬥ ‘Kitne Pakistan’ novel of Kamleshwar ⬥ Ram Vanji Suthar was awarded the
world is - Kailasatemple was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony in
⬥ Kailasa temple is located in Award in - 2003 2016, he is a famous - Sculptor
- Ellora Caves ⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was awarded Bharat ⬥ The first Indian to receive an Oscar for
⬥ The Wailing Wall is associated with Ratna in - 2001 lifetime achievements in the field of
- Jews ⬥ Arjuna Award, instituted in 1961 is given cinema was - Satyajit Ray
⬥ According to Guinness World Records, for outstanding performance in - Sports ⬥ Atal Bihari Vajpayee was awarded
the richest temple in the world in 2011 ⬥ Gurucharan Singh received the Padma Bharat Ratna in - 2015
was - Padmanabha swamy Temple Shri (2023) for his contribution to the ⬥ Sachin Tendulkar was awarded Bharat
⬥ The world’s largest Hindu temple is sport of - Cricket Ratna in - 2014
- Angkor Vat ⬥ Kapil Dev was awarded with Padma Shri ⬥ Lata Mangeskar was awarded Bharat
⬥ Amritsar was earlier known as in - 1982 Ratna in - 2001
- Ramdaspur ⬥ Arjun Singh Dhurve (Baiga folk dance ⬥ The Ramon Magsaysay award
⬥ This city home to Sri Harmandir Sahib teacher), belongs to the state of Madhya (Nobel Prize of Asia) is given by
(Golden Temple) is - Amritsar Pradesh, is awarded with - Philippines
⬥Black Pagoda is located in - Padma Shri (2021-22) ⬥ The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to
- Konark(Odisha) ⬥ Padma Shri (2023) Patayat Sahu - Coaches
⬥This temple is also known as ‘Black contribute in the field of medicinal plants ⬥Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for
Pagoda’ - Sun Temple (Konark) in agriculture, belongs to - Odisha peace in - 1979
⬥ The Meenakshi Temple is situated at ⬥ The Abhinandan Saroja National Award ⬥ Har Gobind Khorana was awarded Nobel
- Madurai (TamilNadu) was started on the birthday of Prize 1968 in the field of
⬥ The building built for Sufi meetings is - Saroja Vaidyanathan - Physiology or Medicine
called - Khanqah ⬥ Parminder Singh received the Arjuna ⬥Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel
⬥ Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Award in - 2001 Peace Prize in - 2014
Rameshwaram together are known as ⬥ The Dronacharya Award for coaches was ⬥ The Goldman Prize which was
- Char Dham started in - 1985 instituted in 1989 by Richard and
⬥The historic Asamai temple is located in ⬥Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Rhoda Goldman is given in the field of
- Kabul (Afghanistan) peace prize in - 1970 - Environment
⬥ Munneswaram temple is located in ⬥The first transgender to be honored with ⬥ The Arjuna Awards were instituted in
- Sri Lanka Padma Shri (2019) is - Narthaki Natraj 1961 to recognize outstanding
⬥ Shikhara, which has a curved shape, is a ⬥ Sunetra Gupta received the Sahitya achievement in - Sports
feature found in - Nagara architecture Akademi Award for her English novel ' ⬥ International Booker Prize was
Memories of Rain' in - 1996 established in - 2005
⬥ Nishagandhi Award is related to - Kerala ⬥ Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel
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⬥ PT Usha received the Arjuna Award in Prize in 1998 in - Economic Sciences
- 1983 ⬥ The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual
⬥ Ekambareswarar temple is located in
⬥ The first National Film Award for Best award instituted by Government of India
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Choreography category was given to established in - 1995
⬥ Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is
- Laxmibai Kolhapurkar ⬥ The Booker Prize is literary award for a
located in - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
⬥ The Borlaug Award is given in the field of single work of - Fiction
⬥ Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vaari temple is
- Agriculture ⬥ “Kalinga Award” is given by UNESCO for
located in - Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
⬥ First winner of the Saraswati Samman contribution in - Science
⬥ Ramanathaswamy temple is located in
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan ⬥ The Nobel Prize for Economics was
- Tamil Nadu
⬥ The Abel Prize is annually awarded in instituted in - 1968
⬥The famous Gupta period Deogarh
the field of - Mathematics ⬥ Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Peace
Temple is situated in - Uttar Pradesh
⬥ The Oscar for the Best Costume Design Prize in - 1970
at the 92nd Academy Awards was won ⬥ The first Indian musician to receive the
State PCS Exams by - JacquelineDurran Ramon Magsaysay Award
⬥ The Oscar for Best Picture at the 92nd - MS Subbulakshmi
⬥ Matangeshwar temple is situated at Academy Awards was won by - Parasite ⬥ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949 for 'The
- Khajuraho ⬥ First non-European to receive the Nobel theory of nuclear forces' was credited to
⬥ Kailash temple is located inside the Prize for Literature in 1913 Was -Hideki Yukawa
- Ellora Caves - Rabindranath Tagore ⬥ Sanjay Gandhi Prize in Environment and
⬥Kamakhya Temple is located in ⬥ The first Indian recipient of the Ecology in 1984 was received by
- Guwahati (Assam) Fundamental Physics Prize was
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- Ramdeo Misra ⬥ First-ever badminton player from India ⬥ Mother Teresa got Bharat Ratna in
⬥ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936 for the to win an Olympic medal in 2012 was - 1980
discovery of 'positron' was credited to - Saina Nehwal ⬥ Nelson Mandela got Bharat Ratna in
-Carl Anderson ⬥ C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel - 1990
⬥ Received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1962 PrizeinPhysicsin -1930 ⬥ The Indira Gandhi Award for National
for theory for condensed matter ⬥ Amjad Ali Khan performed 'Raga For Integration is accorded by
(notably liquid helium) Peace' at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize - Indian National Congress
- Lev Davidovich Landau Concertin -Oslo ⬥ Who received the inaugural Infosys Prize
⬥ Received Nobel Prize in Chemistry in ⬥ A.R. Rahman was awarded Japan's (2009) for Social Sciences - History
1913 for atom linkage and coordination Fukuokaprizein -2016 - Upinder Singh
Theory - Alfred Werner (Swiss chemist) ⬥ Zakir Hussain won 51st Grammy Award ⬥ Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace
⬥ Albert Einstein received Nobel Prize in 2009 for - Global Drum Project Prize in - 2009
Physics in - 1921 ⬥ Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the ⬥ First recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
⬥ The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, ‘BharatRatna’in -2001 Ratna Award was - Viswanathan Anand
Disarmament, and Development was ⬥ The first Indian woman to win Grammy ⬥ The SASTRA - Ramanujan Prize is
first awarded in - 1986 Award is - TanviShah awarded in the field of - Mathematics
⬥First recipient of the Arjuna Award in ⬥ First singer to be awarded the Bharat ⬥ First actor to win the Oscar Awards was
Kabaddi was-Sahanand Mahadev Shetty Ratna in 1998 is - M S Subbulakshmi -Emil Jannings
⬥ Bangladeshi organization that won the ⬥ Kailash Kher was awarded the Padma
Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony is Shri in - 2017 Railway Exams
- Chhayanaut ⬥ Sonu Nigam won a Grammy Award for
⬥ The National Film Awards was first his album - Mubarakan ⬥ Dhanvantari Award is given in the field
awarded in - 1954 ⬥ Bessie Award is a dance award of - USA of - Medicalservices
⬥ Dr Rajendra Singh (Waterman of India) ⬥ Indian musicians who received the 'Best ⬥ The language institution that gives
wontheStockholmWaterPrizein-2015 Original Song' award for his composition away the Bhasha Bharti Samman Award
⬥ Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai in 'Slumdog Millionaire', at Oscars 2009 in India is
won the Nobel Peace Prize in - 2014 - AR Rahman - Central Institute of Indian Languages
⬥ Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff received ⬥ Vyjayanthimala honoured with the ⬥ Homi Bhabha Award is given for
the Nobel Prize in - 1901 'Padma Shri' award in -1968 contribution in the field of- Atomic energy
⬥ Linus Carl Pauling received the Nobel ⬥ K Shivashankar, won National Film ⬥ Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram
Prize in - 1954 Award (2010) for - Magadheera Sabha Puraskar is given by
⬥ William Shockley, John Bardeen, and ⬥ Jean Baptiste Perrin was awarded the - Ministry of PanchayatiRaj
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Prize in 1956 for ⬥ International Booker Prize was is given in the field of - Space Science,
- Discovery of transistor effect established in - 2005 Technology and Research
⬥ Param Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, and ⬥ First Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar ⬥ Honors the persons who contribute to
Vir Chakra are presented on Awardee was - KS Krishnan the Conservation and protection of water
- Republic Day ⬥ Bidhan Chandra Roy Award is given in Resources - Stockholm Water Prize
⬥ Rabindranath Tagore was the first non- the field of - Medicine ⬥ The first Indian to be honoured with the
European to win a Nobel prize in - 1913 ⬥ The first Indian to get an Oscar Award UN Asia Environmental Enforcement
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⬥ Arthur Compton and Charles Wilson - 2001 ⬥ The Nobel prize awarding institute,
received Nobel Prize in - 1927 ⬥ The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Swedish Academy is associated with
⬥ Nelson Mandela received a Nobel Peace was established in - 1952 - Literature
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-SouthAfrica - France Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy
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in - 2014 Award’ is given for - Wildlife protection awarded for displaying distinguished
⬥ The Nobel Prize for Physics 2022 has ⬥ The Ramon Magsaysay Award was acts of valour during wartime
been given in the field of established in - 1957 - Param Vir Chakra
- Quantum Mechanics ⬥ The ICTP Ramanujan Prize is awarded ⬥ Dronacharya Award for outstanding
⬥ First woman to win the Dronacharya for -Mathematics coaches in Sports instituted in - 1985
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⬥ The Person which awarded with Ashok - 1961 by - The Columbia University (New York)
Chakra for his gallantry in 26/11 Mumbai ⬥ The Royal Swedish Academy Sciences ⬥ Bharat Ratna and Padam Vibhushan
terrorist attacks - Hemant Karkare awards the Nobel Memorial Prize in are instituted in - 1954
- EconomicSciences ⬥ Arvind Kejriwal won the Ramon
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- Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat Prize - Gobind BehariLal ⬥ Amartya Sen awarded the Nobel Prize
⬥The Dronacharya Award was first ⬥ First non-Indian to get Bharat Ratna is in Economic Sciences in - 1998
handed out in - 1985 - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⬥ Rabindranath Tagore awarded the
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Nobel Prize in Literature in - 1913 ' outstanding literary work' in - Hindi ⬥ The Indian to be honored with the
⬥ The Gandhi Peace Prize awards were ⬥ The sports award given for outstanding United Nations Human Rights Award is
instituted in - 1995 performance for four consecutive years - Murli Dharan(BabaAmte)
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in 1901 to ⬥ Dr. B R Ambedkar was awarded the Award for Archery was - Krishna Das
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⬥ British PM Winston Churchill received a ⬥ Vyas Samman award is given by is given in recognition of the work done in
Nobel Prize in 1953 for - Literature - K K BirlaFoundation the field of - Disaster Reduction
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awarded the Jnanpith Award for the epic was awarded to - Priyanka Chopra Taxonomy is administered by the
- Urvashi ⬥ The Von Carman Award is given to - Ministry of Environment, Forest and
⬥ Goldman Environmental Prize started in - Eminent personalities of Science Climate Change
1989 by - Richard and Rhoda Goldman ⬥ The Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award is ⬥ The Government of India has constituted
⬥ The native state of Bharat Ratna awardee given by - UNICEF a civilian award in the name of sardar
Bhupen Hazarika is - Assam ⬥ In 2020, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Vallabhbhai Patel in the field of
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⬥ Kalinga, the famous award for the conferred with United Nations - The bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
science is given by - UNESCO Champions of the Earth Award in -2018
⬥ The highest literary award of India is ⬥ The Indian Prime Minister was
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- Jnanpith Award awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the
⬥ The Dr. B. C. Roy Award (instituted in highest civilian award of Pakistan
⬥ Padma Vibhushan 2023 awardee in the
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field of Science and Engineering
⬥ The 55th Jnanpith Award was given to
- Shri S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan
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⬥ 'Governor of the Year' award at the
⬥ Non-Indians who received the Bharat
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⬥ Sunayana Hazarilal won the Padma Shri Ratna were Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and
conferred upon - Shaktikanta Das
(2011) for - Kathakdance - NelsonMandela
⬥ Devadasi National Award is given in ⬥ The Ashok Chakra Class-III was renamed
- Odisha as the Shaurya Chakra in - 1967 Important events
⬥ Mallika Sarabhai was honoured by the ⬥ The first woman to have been awarded
French government with Chevalier des the Yudh Seva Medal - Minty Agarwal SSC Exams
Palmes Academiques in - 2005 ⬥ Harivansh Rai Bachchan received the
⬥ Jnanpeeth Award was first conferred in Sahitya Akademi Award in - 1968 ⬥ The first chief guest to attend the
- 1965 ⬥ The First army officer of Independent Republic Day in 1950
⬥ Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel India to be conferred the rank of Field - Indonesian President Sukarno
Peace Prize Laureate, awarded in - 2014 Marshal - Sam Manekshaw ⬥ The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
⬥ The highest Indian civilian award, Bharat ⬥ In 1932 the Communal Award was (AFSPA) was passed in - 1958
Ratna, was instituted in -1954 announced by ⬥ The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25)
⬥ G Sankara Kurup was the first recipient - James Ramsay MacDonald started in - Kerala
of the Jnanpith Award in - 1965 ⬥ The Lalit Kala Akademi (National ⬥India and china had a war in the region of
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⬥ A cash prize of ₹11 lakh, a citation and ⬥ The Nobel Prize is awarded in conducted against terrorists in the
a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati - 6 categories Golden Temple in - 1986
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⬥ Crystal Award is given by the genetic code - Har Gobind Khorana ⬥ International year of freshwater was
- World EconomicForum ⬥ India's second highest civilian award is observed in - 2003
⬥ Sahitya Akademi Award was started in - Padma Vibhushan ⬥ Reni Village in Garhwal was known for
- 1954 ⬥ Rabindranath Tagore also known as - ChipkoMovement
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given by the - Hydrographic office of UK - 1913 Conference at Bretton Woods in 1944
⬥ The Vyas Samman was started in - 1991 ⬥ The Ramon Magsaysay Award is was - RK Shanmukham Chetty
⬥ The Vyas Samman is given for associated with - Philippines
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India was created in -1998 ⬥ Victoria Terminus Station (Chhtarpati Prime Minister of India from
⬥ India gave shelter to the Dalai Lama in Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai was - 1964 to 1966
- 1959 built in - 1878to 1883 ⬥ Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on
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meeting were held in -1962 or Dalhousie area of Kolkata was ⬥ The World Trade Organization was
⬥ 'Project Elephant' a Centrally Sponsored constructed in - 1833 established in - 1995
Scheme was launched in - 1992 ⬥ D.C. Sircar published "Indian Epigraphy” ⬥ The Tibetan Spiritual Leader the Dalai
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in - 2013 - 1965-66 ⬥ The Drishya Kala-Exhibition held at the
⬥ 'Ramlila' was inscribed on the UNESCO ⬥ "Year of the Great Divide" in India's Red Fort showcased art works from
intangible cultural heritage list in demographic history is - 1921 - 16th century till 1947
- 2008 ⬥ The Serum Institute of India launched
⬥ First “SAARC” summit took place in Railway Exams the oral polio vaccine in -2013
- 1985 ⬥ Playing time of the full version of the
⬥ The first Star Guild Awards ceremony ⬥ The Minamata convention in 2013 was national anthem is approximately
was held in - 2004 (Mumbai) held in Japan to address the emission of - 52 seconds
⬥ The first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was - Mercury ⬥ Sunita Williams, renowned astronaut of
launched on - 19 April1975 ⬥ The first non-alignment conference took Indian origin, spent a record of
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Territory of Ladakh is -2 (Kargil and Leh) ⬥ Agenda 21 is related to
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Police Exams
in 1870 by - Kesava Chandra Sen ⬥ Earth Hour is organized by
⬥ Construction of the Rashtrapati Bhavan - World Wildlife Fund(WWF)
⬥ The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement was
was completed in -1929 ⬥ The Paris Agreement is related to
launched on Independence Day in - 2022
⬥ Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by - ClimateChange
⬥ Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth
- Edwin Landseer Lutyens ⬥ Panchsheel agreement is related with
anniversary celebrated in - 2019
⬥ In India, the first Regional Rural Bank - India and China
⬥ Paper was invented in - China
(Prathama Bank) was established in ⬥ The Constitution of Bhutan was enacted
⬥ The Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- 1975 on - 18 July 2008
announced demonetisation in India on
⬥ Rovers Cup of football started in - 1891 ⬥ Nepal abolished the monarchy and
- 8 November2016
⬥ WhatsApp was founded by Brian Acton emerge as a democratic republic in
⬥ The term 'Panchsheel' is associated
and Jan Koum in - 2009 - 2008
with - Foreign Policyof India
⬥ The Secretariat of the SAARC was set ⬥ Maldives turned from a Sultanate to a
⬥ The FAO declared Kuttanad's Subaqueous
up in - 1987 Presidential form of the government in
agriculture system as a 'Globally
⬥ Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata was - 1968
Important Agricultural Heritage System'
established in - 1864 ⬥ Pakistan reached to the finals of ICC
(GIAHS) in - 2013
⬥ Safari (Web Browser) was first released Men’s World Cup in - 1992 and 1999
⬥ FAO declared the saffron heritage of
by Apple in - 2003 ⬥ The Summer Olympic Games 2000 were
Kashmir as a 'Globally Important
⬥ UNESCO included Yoga to its Intangible held at - Sydney (Australia)
Agricultural Heritage System' (GIAHS) in
Cultural Heritage list in -2016 ⬥ Project Snow Leopard was launched in
- 2011
⬥ Andhra state formed after the linguistic - 2009
⬥ The FAO declared Koraput traditional
reorganisation of the former Madras ⬥ The Sanchi Stupa in Madhya Pradesh
agriculture as a 'Globally Agricultural
Province - 1953 was declared a world heritage site by
Heritage System' (GIAHS) in - 2012
⬥ PIN Code (Postal Index Number Code) UNESCO in - 1989
⬥ 'Nehru-Liaquat Agreement', also known
was introduced in India in - 1972
as ‘Delhi pact’ is related to
⬥ The Indian Prime Minister hoists the Defence Exams
- Security and rights of minorities
National Flag on Independence Day at
⬥'Nehru-Liaquat Agreement' was signed on
Red Fort ⬥Operation Sadbhavana is an initiative of
- April 8, 1950
⬥ The first Human Development Report - Indian Army
⬥ Global Leadership was launched by
published in - 1990 ⬥ The Bengal tiger was adopted as 'The
Washington-based US-India Business
⬥ ‘Ramnath Goenka Excellence in National Animal of India' in - 1972
Council (USIBC) in - 2007
Journalism’ award was instituted in ⬥ The National flag adopted on
⬥ Morarji Desai served as Deputy Prime
- 2006 - 22 July 1947
Minister of India in - 1967-1969
⬥ World wide web was invented in - 1989
⬥ Afghanistan join SAARC in - 2007
⬥ The Indian Rupee symbol designed in
⬥ Project Elephant was launched in - 1992 State PCS Exams
2010 by - D. Udaya Kumar
⬥ PT Usha missed winning bronze medal
⬥ The Rigveda manuscript was added to
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Register in - 2007
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⬥ The National Stock Exchange of India
- 1985 parade at New Delhi takes
was established in - 1992
⬥ The first Star Guild Awards ceremony - Presidentof India
⬥ The foundation stone for the Gateway of
was held in - 2004 (Mumbai) ⬥ The Rajpath was decided to be a
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p Choir was - Neil Nongkynrih (pianist) ⬥ The Television (TV) service was started
parade in - 1955 ⬥ In 1925, Rashtriya Swayamsevak in India in - 1959
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⬥
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- Dr. VishnuWakankar company called ‘Biocon’ is for - Vishwaroopam
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- Mahendra LalSircar
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⬥ Tarn Taran Sahib was founded by ⬥ Telephone was invented by- Graham Bell decline of the aristocratic zamindari
- GuruArjun Dev
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800 by
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- DhirubhaiAmbani
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⬥ Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar is known women's organization, was established in Marathi by - Chaitanya Tamhane
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International Film Festival since - 2004
⬥ The political party “Praja Rajyam Party” ⬥The First full length film of India is
⬥ 'Aap Ki Kachehri' TV show was hosted by
was founded by Telugu film actor - Raja Harishchandra
- Kiran Bedi
- Chiranjeevi ⬥ Radio broadcasting began in India by
⬥ The film ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ is based
Radio Club of Bombay (Mumbai) in
on a short story by - Munshi Premchand
Police Exams - 1923
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⬥ The music director of the film 'Sholay'
background of - India-China war of 1962
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⬥ The ad filmmaker who also played a
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⬥ A character of a Ladakh based ojana was launched from - April, 2020
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idiots’ was inspired by (PMJDY) was launched in ⬥ Rural-Landless Employment Guarantee
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- Menaceof drugs Guarantee Act was enacted in - 2005
⬥ Safeguarding India's Intangible Cultural ⬥ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
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of India is a scheme of ⬥The Startup India Initiative, was launched
⬥ Winner of the 'Best Hindi Film' award at - Ministry of Culture on - 16th January,2016
the 66th National Film Awards ⬥ Developing and rejuvenating 75 water ⬥AMRUT Scheme 2.0 was launched on
- Andhadhun bodies in every district is objective of - 1stOctober 2021
⬥ In 1983, Bhanu Athaiya won an Oscar - Mission Amrit Sarovar (2022) ⬥ Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
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film - "Gandhi" Mission Authority (NLMA)" which set up comes under
in 1988 is - To implement the policy of - Ministry of Rural Development
State PCS Exams education for all in a new spirit ⬥Swachh Bharat Mission was launched
⬥ PANKH abhiyan launched by Madhya on - 2nd October2014
⬥ The film “Pather Panchali” was made Pradesh Government on ⬥ Swachh Bharat Mission was launched to
by - Satyajit Ray - January24, 2021 fulfill the vision of a cleaner India by
⬥ The first Indian film with sound was ⬥
The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana -2 October 2019
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Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme is ⬥ The National Population Policy (NPP)
- 3000/-per month formulated in India in - 2000
SSC Exams
⬥ The first state achieved universal ⬥ Skill India initiative was launched in
household coverage, with at least one - 2015
⬥ Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS)
bank account - Kerala and Goa ⬥ National Rural Employment Guarantee
revamped in 2023 is now known as
⬥ To save women and children from Act initially covered - 200 districts
- Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)
trafficking, railway Protection Force (RPF) ⬥ The age of the subscriber under Atal
⬥Age group of population covered under
has been launched - Operation AAHAT Pension Yojana should be between
the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
⬥ 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme was - 18-40 years
Kaushalya Yojana - 15 to 35 years
launched by - Ministry of Women and ⬥ The Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application
⬥ Sanjeevani scheme launched by the
Child Development (SEVA) app was launched to track
Himachal Pradesh government for
⬥ 'Kavach' is the indigenous anti-collision - Coal dispatch
- dairy farmers
system for rail safety was developed by ⬥ 5 Crore LPG connections were provided
⬥The Training of Rural Youth for Self
- Indian Railway to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
Employment (TRYSEM) scheme launched
⬥ "Learning Science through Standards" Under - Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
in year - 1979
initiative was launched by ⬥ National Rural Livelihoods Mission
⬥ The Chief Minister Learn and Earn
- Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) (NRLM) is a - Poverty Alleviation project
Scheme of Madhya Pradesh provide an
⬥ The Prime Minister's Employment ⬥ Make in India scheme was launched in
allowance of - Rs 8,000 to 10,000
Generation Programme (PMEGP) was - 2014
⬥Nand Baba Milk Mission to boost milk
launched in 2008-09 by - Ministry ⬥ Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
production is launched by the
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- Uttar Pradesh government
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Government of India that aims to the flagship program of- Ministry of Skill
Yojana (SJSRY) was launched in - 1997
romote - Medical Tourism Development and Entrepreneurship
⬥ The Village Defence Guards scheme
⬥ The Start-Up India Seed Fund Scheme ⬥The ultimate goal of Mission
initiated by the - Jammu and Kashmir
(SISFS) was launched in - 2021 Indradhanush is to ensure full
⬥ The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan
⬥ POSHAN Abhiyaan started to enhance immunization with all available vaccines
Yojana (PMRPY) launched in - 2016
nutrition status for children between the for children up to - 2 years ofage
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aged 0-6 in - 2018 ⬥
Public Distribution System is a
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Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation and other essential commodities at
⬥ Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mann-Dhan
Drive) scheme is associated with subsidized prices in-Rural and urban areas
(PM-SYM) scheme, 2019 provides a
- Ministryof Tourism ⬥Samarth is a demand driven and
monthly pension of - 3000 Rupees
⬥ The project which was launched for placement-oriented umbrella skilling
⬥ Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched
tracking the increasing HIV prevalence in programme of - Ministry of Textiles
in - 2014-15
eight North-Eastern states - Sunrise ⬥ Rural Employment Generation Program
⬥ The objectives of ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0
⬥ National Oxygen Stewardship was launched in India in -1995
Scheme’ is - To increase private sector
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⬥Participation of women under Mahatma ⬥ The Ujjwala 2.0 scheme provides cash enewal Mission (JNNURM) was
R
Gandhi National Rural Employment assistance of up to - Rs.1600 launched in - 2005
Guarantee Act - One-third ⬥ India’s initiative to assist countries in the ⬥ The National Urban Health Mission was
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minimum balance in the accounts of Is - Mission Sagar(2020) ⬥ Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan was
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Note: MUDRA - Micro Units
- Ministry of Rural Development ⬥ Annapurna Yojana aims to provide food
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⬥ The 'Project Elephant' was launched grains to - Seniorcitizens
by the Government of India in - 1992 ⬥ 'Digital Population Clock' was ⬥ Annapurna Yojana was launched in
⬥ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was inaugurated in September 2021 at - 2000
launched on - 25th December, 2000 - Institute of Economic Growth (Delhi) ⬥ Pudhumai Penn scheme is launched
⬥ Antyodaya Anna Yojana was ⬥ The Bharat Nirman Programme was by the government of - Tamil Nadu
implemented first in - Rajasthan launched in - 2005 ⬥ National Rural Employment Programme
⬥ The ‘SMILE scheme’ for the welfare of ⬥ Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched was merged with
transgenders and beggars is comes by - Ministryof Tourism - Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
under - Ministry of Social Justice and ⬥ Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi ⬥ National Rural Employment Programme
Empowerment (PM-KISAN) had its first anniversary on was launched in - 1989
⬥ SMILE scheme's full form is- Support For - 24th February2020 ⬥ Panchamrut Yojana was launched by
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⬥ Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna ⬥ Proliferation of public Wi-Fi networks is launched in - 2000
(PMFBY) was launched in - 2016 the aim of the scheme - PM WANI ⬥ Meri Policy Mere Haath scheme was
⬥Jigyasa is a student scientist connect ⬥ Nirvik (Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana) scheme launched by ministry of
programme, launched in - 2017 was announced in 2020-21 Union Budget, - Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
⬥ UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) a civil related to - Insurance ⬥ Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was
aviation scheme was launched - 2016 ⬥ The Balika Samriddhi Yojana was launched on - 1st May 2016
⬥ Bharat Nirman Yojana was launched launched on - 2nd October 1997 ⬥ PM SVANidhi scheme was launched on
in - 2005 ⬥ Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan - 1 June 2020
⬥ Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen (RMSA) was launched in - 2009 ⬥ Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) was ⬥ Kalam Program for Intellectual Property was launched in - 1st April 1999
launched in - 2014 Literacy and Awareness Campaign ⬥ "PAHAL Scheme" is related to
⬥ Food Entitlement Scheme 2016 was (KAPILA) was launched on - LPG Subsidy
launched by - Jammu-Kashmir - 15th October,2020 ⬥ The National Literacy Mission (NLM)
⬥ On 14th April 2016, Gram Uday Se Bharat ⬥ The Union Finance Minister when the was set up in - 1988
Uday Abhiyan was launched in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was ⬥ Ladli Laxmi Scheme 2.0 was launched
- Mhow, Madhya Pradesh launched in 2014 - Arun Jaitley by - MadhyaPradesh
⬥ Bachat Lamp Scheme was launched in ⬥ National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) ⬥ “PM POSHAN” Scheme is implemented
- 2009 was launched by by - Ministry of Education
⬥ Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ⬥ Prime Minister's Employment
(PMMVY) is implemented by - Ministry ⬥ National Initiative for Proficiency in Generation Programme (PMEGP) is
of Women and Child Development Reading with Understanding and related to ministry of
⬥ Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan Numeracy’ (NIPUN Bharat) was launched - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(RUSA) was launched - 2013 on - 5th July 2021 ⬥ Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
⬥ Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) ⬥National Mission for Green India (GIM) Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
was launched on - 1 May 2016 was launched in - February 2014 was launched in - 2005
⬥ The Mahila Samridhi Yojana (MSY) was ⬥ Mission Indradhanush, launched by ⬥ First attempt for the Road Development
launched in - October1993 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Programme was - Nagpur Road plan
⬥ Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern 2014 is associated with - Immunization ⬥ Fit India Movement was launched in
India (BGREI), a sub scheme of Rashtriya ⬥ Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health - 2019
Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), launched in Infrastructure Mission launched in ⬥SoilHealthCardwaslaunchedin -2015
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⬥ Atal Pension Yojana, launched on 9th ⬥ AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation launched on - 27 September 2021
May 2015 is applicable for the citizen and Urban Transformation) mission was ⬥ ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyan’
between the age of - 18-40 years launched in - 2015 was launched by
⬥ Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme ⬥ The Smart Cities Mission was launched - NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation
for the Scheduled Castes was launched n India in - 2015 ⬥ POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in
on -July 18, 2014 ⬥ Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban - 2018
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⬥ ‘Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme’ was Empowerment (TITE) is grant-in-aid 2015, is associated with - Highways
launched on - 1st April2021 scheme for - Scheduled tribes ⬥ The scheme to facilitate regional air
⬥ ‘Expanded Programme of Immunization’ ⬥ The Ministry of Labour and Employment connectivity by making it cheap and
(EPI) was introduced in - 1978 has developed an e SHRAM portal for affordable is named as
⬥ The Water (Prevention and Control of creating a National Database of - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)
Pollution) Act was passed in - 1974 - UnorganisedWorkers ⬥ Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan making free and
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-2014 - Ministryof Defence ⬥ Jal Kranti Abhiyan was launched by the
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launched in - 2018 ⬥ The Central Government's schemes of by the
⬥ ‘Mission Antyodaya’ is envisaged by interest subsidy on educational loans -MinistryofDrinkingWaterandSanitation
- Ministry of Rural Development for overseas studies for students ⬥ Developing rural India with the help of
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broadband internet services PM-WANI -Padho Pardesh of - Unnat BharatAbhiyan
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⬥ Skill India Mission was launched in Awards initiatives run by the introduced in - 1993
- 2015 - Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ⬥ SAKSHAT portal was launched in 2006
⬥ ‘Target Olympic Podium Scheme’ ⬥ Aimed at providing Housing and toilet by - Ministry ofEducation
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⬥ National Mission for Clean Ganga poverty line and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha
(NMCG) was launched in - 2014 - Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana and Homeopathy) was formed in - 2014
⬥ Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in ⬥ The Comprehensive Crop Insurance ⬥ Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National
- 2019 Scheme (CCIS) was started in - 1985 Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)
⬥ Digital India Programme was launched ⬥ The Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was Programme comes under the
on -1 July 2015 launched with a motive to generate wage - Ministry of Rural Development
⬥ ‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana’ provides employment for the needy rural labours ⬥ The National TB Programme (NTP)
nutritional support to in - 1989 was launched by the Government of
- Tuberculosispatients ⬥ The poverty alleviation programs that India in - 1962
was launched before 2000 in India is ⬥ Digital India programme was launched to
Railway Exams - Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana enable digital delivery of services to
⬥ The “Food for Work” programme in India citizens in - 2015
⬥ Dr. Jagdish Chandra Bose Hindi Granth was first launched in - 1977 ⬥ The Swadhar Greh schemewas launched
Lekhan Puraskar Yojna was introduced ⬥ The scheme which ensures that the by - Ministry of Women and Child
by the - Department of Biotechnology designated states procure, store and Development
⬥ The ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’ was issue food grains under the Targeted ⬥ The National Mission for Manuscript
launched by the Ministry of Women and Public Distribution system is was established in February 2003 by
Child Development in collaboration with - Decentralised Procurement Scheme - Ministry of Culture
- NIMHANS ⬥ Jammu and Kashmir Government ⬥ Pension Scheme, launched to provide
Note - NIMHANS - National Institute of launched ‘Saath’, an initiative focusing social and income security to senior
Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. on - Self Help Group (SHG) women citizens aged 60 years and above is
⬥ Scheme to reduce gender disparities in ⬥ The inspiration behind Saansad Adarsh - Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
science and engineering research Gram Yojana is - Mahatma Gandhi ⬥ Women Scientists scheme-A (WOS-A)
facilities is - SERB-POWER ⬥ Samagra Shiksha is a scheme for was started to provide a platform for
⬥ The scheme of Rajasthan that was school education, which extends from women scientists by the department of
launched in collaboration with ‘IPE - Pre-nursery toclass XII - Science and Technology
Global’ is - Udaan ⬥ ‘Operation Greens’ is a government ⬥ Rythu Bandhu Scheme started to support
⬥ The National Education Policy 2020 scheme for supply stablisation of farmer’s investment by state of
aim for a 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio - TOP crops (Tomato Onion Potato) - Telangana
in school education until -2030 ⬥ The ‘SATH-E (Sustainable Action for ⬥ Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
⬥ The Program that aims to effectively Transforming Human Capital-Education) Kaushalya Yojana was launched in
reduce pollution and revitalise the project launched in - 2017 - 2014
Ganga is - Namami Gange Programme ⬥ Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha ⬥ The Integrated Child Protection
⬥ SPPEL (Scheme for Protection and Yojana (PMSSY) was launched in - 2003 Scheme was launched in 2009-2010
Preservation of Endangered Languages) ⬥ The watershed development and ⬥ PAHAL Scheme is related with
was initiated in 2013 by the management program that was - Direct transfer of LPG subsidy
- Ministry ofEducation implemented by the central and state ⬥ Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
⬥ The e-PG Pathshala scheme of the governments is -Hariyali Transformation (AMRUT), launched in
Government of India is related to ⬥ The Setu Bharatam Programme was 2015, related to - Basic civic amenities
- Highereducation launched in - 2016 ⬥ Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana was
⬥ Technological Interventions for Tribal ⬥ The Bharatmala Pariyojana, launched in launched to promote Organic farming in
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⬥ National Skill Development Mission ⬥ The schemes that was launched in ⬥ The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
was launched in - 2015 April 2020 to enable an integrated was launched in - 2001
⬥ Swajaldhara Yojana was started, for property validation solution for rural is ⬥ The ‘Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana’ was
ensuring drinking water supply in all - SVAMITVA launched in - 1993
village in - 2002 ⬥ One Stop Centre scheme was ⬥ Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of
⬥ Stand Up India Scheme launched in 2016 launched on - 1st April2015
Traditional Industries (SFURTI) scheme
by - Ministryof Finance ⬥ The Ministry of Environment and Forest was launched in - 2005
⬥ The scheme for distribution of LPG ⬥ ’Food for Work Programme’ is renamed
launched Paryavaran Vahini Scheme in
cylinders to woman of BPL family is - June 1992
as-‘National Rural Employment Programme’
- Ujjwala Yojana ⬥ Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana was ⬥ Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was started to
⬥ Immunization programme launched in implemented in - 1993
achieve Universalisation of Elementary
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- Mission Indradhanush was launched in 2017 to boost ⬥ The ‘Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana’
⬥ The scheme that was launched by investment in - Food processing (VAMBAY) was launched in - 2001
PM Modi in 2014 to eliminate open ⬥ Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana ⬥ Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium
defecation is - Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is implemented by Enterprises launched a scheme 'Mission
⬥ The SWAYAM scheme, launched in 2017 - Ministry of Food Processing Industries Solar Charkha' in - 2018
by Ministry of Education, aim to achieve ⬥ The scheme which aims to provide LED ⬥ Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit
- Access, equity and quality of education bulbs to domestic consumers at Scheme (PMGKDS) was launched in
⬥ The Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro subsidised rates is - Ujala Scheme - 2016
Resources Dhan (GOBAR -DHAN) ⬥The three indemnity levels provided under ⬥ The international partner in the
scheme was launched on the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ implementation of 'PM Gramin Digital
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⬥ National Social Assistance Programme ⬥ The Senior Citizen Health Insurance ⬥The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
was launched in 1995 under the Scheme (SCHIS) is subsumed in (PMKVY) was launched in - 2015
- Ministry of Rural Development ⬥ The 'Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat
- Ayushman Bharat-National Health
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Ministry of ⬥ Swadesh Darshan scheme was launched - 2016
- Electronics and Information Technology ⬥ India's 'National Food for Work
by the - Ministry of Tourism and Culture
⬥ The programme that was launched to ⬥ Swadesh Darshan scheme was Programme' began in -2004
trace missing and destitute children and launched in ⬥ The National Rural Health Mission was
2014-15
reunite them with their families is ⬥ Vidyanjali is an initiative of the launched in - 2005
- OperationMuskaan ⬥ National Food for Work Programme
- Ministry of Education
⬥ The National Food for Work Programme ⬥ The plan started in 2015 to safeguard (NFWP) was launched by Central
was launched on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Government of India on
- 14th November2004 enhance their economic viability is - 14 November 2004
⬥ The PRASAD scheme of the Central ⬥ The Central Rural Sanitation Programme
- Hridaya
Government focused on ⬥ ‘Saubhagya Yojana’ was launched in was launched in - 1986
- Development of pilgrimage destinations 2017 by ⬥ National Rural Livelihood Mission
- Ministry ofPower
⬥ Pradhan Mantri Jan-Aushadhi Scheme ⬥ The scheme “Shaala ASMITA” to track scheme is also known as - 'Ajeevika'
comes under academic performance of school ⬥ The National Design policy was
- Ministry of Chemical and Fertilisers children across the country was launched a nnounced in - 2007
⬥ DISHA is an initiative under the by ⬥ The biometric enabled digital service
- Ministry ofEducation
- Ministry of Rural Development ⬥ Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman was launched by the Government of India
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costs for Domestic cargo and EXIM ⬥ The Ministry of Labour and Employment
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cargo - SagarmalaProject ⬥ National Bamboo Mission is a sponsored formulated the first National Policy on
⬥ The programme aimed to provide scheme of Ministry of Skill Development in - 2009
financial security to farmers through ⬥ The amount of annual health cover a
- Agriculture and farmers welfare
harnessing solar energy capacities is family can get under the 'Ayushman
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was launched in - 2019 (PMGKY) was launched in - 2016 ⬥ 'Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
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The ‘Central Rural Sanitation Programme’
programme was launched in 2019 by the - “Mera Khaata, Bhagya Vidhaata” (CRSP) was launched in - 1986
- Ministry ofEducation ⬥ The Annapurna Scheme for providing ⬥
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⬥ The state that made rooftop rainwater ⬥ The ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ was ⬥
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launched in - 2008 ⬥ Village health workers under National ⬥ The ministry of Social Justice and
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⬥ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna was ⬥The scheme aimed at increasing the Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna (For rural
launched in - 2015 all-weather road connectivity for landless household) in -2007
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⬥ The minimum amount of bank loan to its economic and social betterment ⬥ PM Jan Aarogya Yojna was launched on
granted under the stand-Up India - Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 23rd September, 2018 in
scheme - 10 lakh ⬥ The project aimed at holistic - Ranchi,Jharkhand
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launched on - April 2016 Ganga - The Ganga Gram Project in - 2015
⬥ The maximum amount of loan ⬥ The 'SAMPADA' scheme of Government ⬥ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and
permissible under Shishu Yojana of of India is related to - Food Processing Climate Change launched National Clean
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⬥ The mid day meal scheme was Yojana (2015) ⬥ Radar Satellite-1 (RISAT-1) was launched
launched in -1995 ⬥ The prefix 'MG' was added to NREGA in on -April 26, 2012
⬥ In Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana - 2009 ⬥ Indian Council of Historical Research
Yojana amount of cash incentive ⬥ National Food Security act was enacted (27 March 1972) is a captive body of
provided is - ₹5,000 in - 2013 - Ministry of Education
⬥ Total Sanitation Campaign to accelerate ⬥ Asia’s largest slum is - Dharavi (Mumbai)
sanitation coverage was established in ⬥ Humanoid robot developed by Indian
Defence Exams
- 1999 Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is
⬥ Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana was -VyomMitra
⬥The Local Area Bank (LAB) Scheme was
launched in - 2016 ⬥ University of Bombaywas established in
introduced in - 1996
⬥ The Expanded Programme on - 1857
⬥An e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate
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in - 1978 - India
⬥ The objective of Mission Indradhanush is
⬥ Infrastructure development project to ⬥ Theme of the 6th International Day of
– full vaccination of children
promote ‘port-led development’ in India Yoga 2020
⬥The Saubhagya Scheme aims at
- Sagarmala - ‘Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family’
- Universal household electrification
⬥ Maximum amount of loan permissible ⬥ Telephone service is an example of
under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana - Personal communication
State PCS Exams ⬥ The Nagara style of architecture was
- ₹10 lakhs
⬥ The minimum amount of monthly developed between-Himalaya to Vindhya
⬥ Rashtriya Poshan Maah (National ⬥ Films, Radio and Television are the
pension permissible under the Atal
Nutrition Month) under the Poshan example of - Mass Communication
Pension Yojana - Rs1000
Abhiyaan is celebrated in the month of ⬥ The Wild Bird and Animal Protection
⬥ Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan
- September Act was enacted by the British govt.
Yojana was launched in - 2015
⬥ The “Antyodaya Programme” was started of India in - 1912
⬥ Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched
from - Rajasthan ⬥ Sanchi was declared as a UNESCO
by Ministry of Tourism in - 2014-2015
⬥ The National Rural Health Mission World Heritage Site in - 1989
⬥Sakhi centre or One stop Centre is
(NRHM) was launched on ⬥ The Red Fort Complex in New Delhi was
under ministry of
- 12th April 2005 designated a UNESCO World Heritage
- Women and Child Development
⬥ National Social Assistance Programme site in - 2007
⬥ Scheme to sponsor a Non Residential
was launched on - 15th August 1995 ⬥ The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra were
Indian (NRI) Religious Tour in India
⬥ Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana designated as UNESCO World Heritage
- Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana
was launched in - 1999 Site in - 1983
⬥ Aadhaar is administered by - UIDAI
⬥ Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana ⬥Sundarban was designated as UNESCO
⬥ Digital India was launched on
(SGRY) was launched in - 2001 world heritage site in - 1987
-1st July 2015
⬥ Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible ⬥ The union territory of Lakshadweep
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⬥ The Jamia Masjid of Srinagar was ⬥ The architect of Chhatrapati Shivaji 1950 - Sukarno (President of Indonesia)
constructed under the patronage Maharaj Terminus is - F. W. Stevens ⬥ The first Republic Day parade at the
of - Sultan Sikandar Butshikan ⬥ UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites Rajpath in - 1955
⬥ The Elephanta caves are located in in India is - Seven ⬥ Rajarajeshvara Temple was built by
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- Islandof Gharapuri Shantiniketan institute in - 1901 ⬥ Rajarajeshvara Temple is dedicated to
⬥ Brahmagupta used the terms ‘Kuttaka’ ⬥ According to WHO, If a person’s BMI is - Lord Shiva
and ‘Kuttakaganita’ to refer to - Algebra below 18.5, he/she is classified as ⬥ Political parties led the Punjabi Suba
⬥ Yogesh Maitreya runs an independent - Underweight movement in India- Shiromani Akali Dal
anti-caste publishing house, named ⬥ 1st airport in India to be run entirely on ⬥Eastern Railway Zone is headquartered
-Panther’s Paw hydro and solar energy at - Kolkata
⬥ The Panchayatan is a style of - Indira Gandhi International Airport ⬥ Former name of the Yamuna
- Temple architecture ⬥ The country hosted the first meeting of Expressway Project was-Taj Expressway
⬥ Pilgrimage to the sufi shrines is known India-Central Asia Summit - India ⬥ Intensive farming is known as
as - Ziyarat ⬥ The world's highest motorable road - Industrialagriculture
⬥ Crescograph, a device for measuring passes through which pass in India ⬥ ‘Doordarshan’ in India is a
growth in plants, was invented by - Umling La - National television channel
- Jagdish Chandra Bose ⬥ Market Based Economic Dispatch ⬥ The first six-lane expressway in India is
⬥ The oldest language of South India (MBED) Mechanism is related with - Mumbai Pune Expressway
is - Tamil - The Ministry of Power ⬥ The Barabati Fort is situated in- Cuttack
⬥ Exercise Maitree is a joint military ⬥ The website e-Sahaj was launched in ⬥ The Gulbarga Fort is situated at
exercise between India and - Thailand 2018 by - Ministry of Home Affairs - Karnataka
⬥ Dayton Accord was signed to solve the ⬥ “Statue of Equality” (Hyderabad) is ⬥ The aviation sector in India was
problem of - Bosnia related to - Saint Ramanujacharya inaugurated with Tata Airlines in - 1932
⬥ Pattadakal, a UNESCO World Heritage ⬥ NOTA (None of the above) was first ⬥ The ‘Shillong Chamber Choir was
Site, is located on the banks of implemented in - 2013 founded by - Neil Nongkynrih
- Malaprabhariver ⬥ 'Vayudoot' airline was setup in - 1981 ⬥ The ‘Lotteries Regulation Act’ was
⬥The combination of Nagara and Dravidian ⬥ Railway system connecting St. passed in - 1998
style of temple architecture is known as Petersburg toVladivostok is ⬥ The maximum permissible limit of
- Vesara - Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia) turbidity in potable water is - 5 NTU
⬥ Bengaluru city is known as ⬥ The word Manuscripts derived from ⬥ NTU stands for
-Silicon Plateau - Latin - Nephelometric Turbidity unit
⬥"Yojana" magazine is published by ⬥ At present, The Grand Trunk Road ⬥ Chokhamela was a saint from
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting extends from - Amritsar to Kolkata - Maharashtra
⬥ In India, Darjeeling Tea was granted the ⬥ The Manchester of India is called the ⬥ The Ramagundam power plant
Geographical Indication (GI) tag in - 2004 - Ahmedabad (Telangana) is famous for
⬥ The Elephanta Caves designated as ⬥ The ‘flag-raising’ ceremony by the Prime - Thermalenergy
UNESCO World Heritage Site in - 1987 Minister on Independence Day at ⬥ The national heritage animal of India is
⬥ Krishnadeva Raya composed a work on - Red Fort - Elephant(2010)
statecraft in Telugu known as the ⬥ Developing place of settlement is called ⬥ A Unique Transaction Reference (UTR)
- Amuktamalyada - site number has - 22 character code
⬥ Architecture that was used in Laxmi ⬥ Newsprint sector in our country is ⬥ Pattachitra art form is dedicated to
Vilas Palace of Vadodara (Gujarat) is governed by - LordJagannath
- Indo-Saracenic - Newsprint Control Order (2004) ⬥ SIMBEX is a joint military exercise
⬥ Harmika, Vedika and Chhatra are related ⬥ Duration of the lunch interval in a cricket between - India and Singapore
to - stupa test match - 40minutes ⬥ The founder of the field of
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situated on the banks of - Saraswati - 1891 ⬥ The largest sea bird with the longest
⬥ Bhopal gas disaster was occurred in the ⬥ Television was started in India in -1959 wingspan - Wandering Albatross
factory of ⬥ All India Radio was established in ⬥‘Oolong’isavariantof -Tea
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⬥ Bhopal gas disaster was occurred on ⬥ All India Radio (AIR), officially known as -Southern india
- 3 Dec1984 Akashvani, in - 1957 ⬥ Kiwi is a - flightlessbird
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was - Methyl Isocyanate - 1911 from - Karnataka
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the time of Bhopal Gas tragedy was - George Wittet was declared as a World Heritage Site
- WarrenAnderson ⬥ First ever Republic Day parade was in - 1986
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⬥ Analysing large amounts of data and ⬥ The size of an ostrich egg is dinosaur-Ichthyosaur is found in 2016
finding patterns is called - Data science - 170 mmx 130 mm in - Gujarat
⬥ The Marine Products Export ⬥ National Innovation Foundation - India ⬥ The Central Industrial Security Force
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⬥ India's longest LPG pipeline is from ⬥ The balanced theory (a theory of attitude Decade for Drinking Water and
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⬥ The Editors Guild of India was founded is proposed by - FritzHeider ⬥ The Gomateshwara statue at
in - 1978 ⬥ Wipro Ltd. was incorporated in - 1945 Shravanabelagola is made of - Granite
⬥ First factory of the Indian Iron and Steel ⬥ The churches and convents of Goa were ⬥ The International Telecommunication
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- Hirapur (WestBengal) Sites list in - 1986 ⬥ Electronic-National Agriculture Market
⬥ The Rumi Darwaza was located in ⬥ The largest slum area in India (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading
- Lucknow - Dharavi (Maharashtra) portal launched on - 14th April, 2016
⬥ One ‘Femto’ is equal to - 10-15 ⬥ The Ahilya fort was constructed in the ⬥ The ‘national heritage animal’ of India is
⬥ Navdanya Movement was founded in 8 Century on bank of - Narmada river
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⬥ Konark Sun temple was included as a ⬥ The public sector company that provided
⬥ Standing in an open ground on a UNESCO World Heritage site in - 1984 helicopter service for the tourists in hilly
cloudless day a shadow will be shortest
⬥ Rani-ki-vav, Patan, was included as a areas is - Pawan HansLtd
at - 12:00 (solarnoon)
UNESCO World Heritage site in - 2014 ⬥ Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation
⬥ ‘The Name you can Bank Upon’ slogan⬥ Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, was stone of National Museum (New Delhi) in
of - Punjab NationalBank
included as a UNESCO World Heritage - 1955
⬥ The political party of Kamal Haasan is site in - 1983 ⬥ Second edition of the sign language
- Makkal NeedhiMaiam
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⬥ Number of windows on the outside (Formerly known as Victoria Terminus) - ISLRTC
walls of Hawa Mahal (Jaipur) is - 953
was designed by - F.W. Stevens ⬥ The Global Green Growth Institute
⬥ Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was designed by
⬥ The monuments Taj Mahal, Bara was established in - 2010
- LalChand Ustad
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⬥ Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in located in - UttarPradesh National Policy for Farmers in - 2007
Calcutta founded by - PC Mahalanobis
⬥ The number of digit of Aadhaar that is ⬥ Dr Bindeshwar Pathak is associated
⬥ The railway lines and telephone lines issued by UIDAI (Unique Identification with the - Sulabh Toilet Movement
shown in the topographic map in- Black
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⬥ Animals is used for transport in ⬥ Vijay Ghat is the memorial of Temple was laid by - Hazrat Mian Mir
Tibet - Yak
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⬥ Chipko movement (related to the
⬥ The memorial of Jawaharlal Nehru is of - Cogs
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⬥ Rajghat is the memorial of - 1973 a name change since independence is
⬥ ‘Baltimore Bullet’ is a nickname of - MahatmaGandhi - Delhi
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⬥ HH Cole was appointed as the Curator Singh - Kisan Ghat the India Gate in - January 1972
of Ancient Monuments in⬥ The train that facilitates travel to - 1880 ⬥ As per UNESCO, Ellora caves are the
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⬥ India Gate is also known as the - Buddhist Circuit TouristTrain National Flag represents
- 'All India War Memorial'
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- ‘The Lady WillingdonPark’ - AndamanIslands smallest egg - Hummingbird
⬥ The ISO certification that pertains to
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The person who designed the logo for
⬥ The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh ⬥ The dynasty that introduced the
Lokpal in India was - Prashant Mishra
designed by architect Le Corbusier is a Vesarean style temple of architecture is
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Chalukya
Railway Exams ⬥ The Indian Air Force was established ⬥ In yoga, the position of the Makarasan
on - 8October 1932 islike -Crocodile
⬥
The Chairman of Union Carbide ⬥ Operation Vijay is associated with ⬥ Posture of yoga in which the shape of
Company during the Bhopal Gas Tragedy - KargilWar (1999) the body becomes like a fish
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⬥ India boycotted the first Belt and Road ⬥
The standard weight of a lawn tennis ⬥ Total number of spokes in Ashok
Forum in - 2017 all is
b 56.0 – 59.4 grams Chakra is - 24
⬥ The chairperson of the drafting ⬥ The Indian Forest Act was propounded ⬥ Varuna is a naval exercise held between
committee of the Universal Declaration by Dietrich Brandeis in the year - 1865 India and - France
of Human Rights (UDHR) was ⬥ Presidents of India who also served as ⬥ Vajra Prahar is a joint military exercise
- EleanorRoosevelt the Union Labour Minister - V.V Giri held between India and - United States
⬥ The President of India, when Rajiv ⬥ Maitree Exercise is a military exercise
Police Exams Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister, held between India and - Thailand
was - GianiZail Singh ⬥ Sampriti exercise held between
⬥ Rohtasgarh or Rohtas Fort is located in ⬥
The poet who wrote under the pen - India and Bangladesh
-Son river valley n
ame ‘Nirala’ -
Suryakant Tripathi ⬥ Mitra Shakti bilateral Exercise held
⬥ The architectural style of Gateway of ⬥
The shortest shadow during a between - India and Sri lanka
India (Mumbai) is an example of cloudless day is at - 12:00 pm ⬥ Surya-Kiran is the military exercise
-Indo-Saracenicstyle ⬥
‘The Name you can Bank Upon’ is the held between - India and Nepal
⬥ The Rigveda Samhita comprises of slogan of - Punjab National Bank ⬥ Harimau Shakti is the military exercise
- 10 mandalas ⬥ Makkal Needhi Maiam political party is between - India and Malaysia
⬥ ’Vrittayata’ is a major sub-division of founded by - Actor Kamal Haasan ⬥ AUSTRA HIND, AUSINDEX exercises
- Dravidian style architecture ⬥
Architects Edward Lutyens and Herbert held between - India and Australia
⬥ Amba Vilas Palace is located in B
aker designed the city of - New Delhi ⬥ DHARMA GUARDIAN, JIMEX exercises
- Mysore (Karnataka) ⬥
Founder of Alibaba group, a Chinese held between - India and Japan
⬥ Siri Fort at New Delhi of medieval times i e-commerce company, is -Jack Ma ⬥ KHANJA,KAZIND exercises held between
s an epitome of - Islamic Architecture ⬥
The largest border guarding force in - Kazakhstan and India
⬥ In Stupa Architecture, 'Toran' refers to t
he world -
Border Security Force (India) ⬥ India’s joint naval exercise with Sri
- Entry gates ⬥
Total number of states and UTs in the Lanka is called - SLINEX
⬥ In temple architecture, Temple roofs Indian Union are - 28 and 8 respectively ⬥ The You Only Need One (YONO) app is an
composed of several slabs are referred to ⬥ The place inside the temple where integrated digital banking platform
as - Phamsana deity is placed - Garbhagriha offered by - State Bank ofIndia
⬥ Receivables Exchange of India Ltd (RXIL) ⬥
Amazon, eBay, Flipkart are ⬥ State Bank of India was founded on
was formed as a joint venture between - e-commerce portal - July 1, 1955
SIDBI and NSE in - February 25, 2016 ⬥
Shahtoosh shawls are made out of the ⬥ The headquarters of State Bank of
⬥ General Insurance Corporation of India f
ur obtained from - Chiru India is located in -Mumbai
Limited was incorporated as a private ⬥
Inlay work on marble with colourful
company limited on- 22 November 1972 stones is called - Pietra Dura Defence Exams
⬥ SIMBEX -20 Exercise is held between ⬥ India was certified as being free from
- Singapore and India Polio in - 2014 ⬥The joint multinational maritime exercise,
⬥ Oordhwaka is a - Musical Instrument ⬥ Central Armed Police Force that guards IBSAMAR, is conducted by the Navies of
⬥ India sign an agreement with the the Indo-Bangladesh border - India, Brazil and South Africa
International Seabed Authority for - Border Security Force ⬥ ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ is a bilateral naval
exploratory mining in the year - 2002 ⬥
Indian Administrative Service, Indian exercise between - India and Oman
⬥ The term 'Vesara' is associated with P
olice Service and Indian Forest Service ⬥ Desert Knight-21 is the Air Force exercise
- Temple architecture a
re all come under between - India andFrance
⬥ Operation Flood is related to - All India Services Act,1951 ⬥ The 4th edition of joint military exercise
- India’s dairyindustry ⬥
India’s largest paramilitary force 'DUSTLIK' between the Indian Army and
⬥ National Milk Day is celebrated on- - CRPF the Uzbekistan Army was held in
- 26th November ⬥ New Delhi architecture is known as - Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)
⬥ The Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) - Rome ofHindustan ⬥ ‘Coastal defense and national security in
located in North Gujarat district of ⬥
The joint naval exercise conducted by the maritime domain’ is the aim of
- Patan I
ndia, USA, Australia and Japan is known - Exercise Sea Vigil-22
⬥ The Organization that developed a a
s - Malabar ⬥ Joint Military exercise ‘Keen Sword 23’
sanitizing park path named ‘Clear Way’ ⬥
The joint military exercise conducted was conducted between- USA and Japan
- Wipro by India and Russia - INDRA ⬥ United Nations Peacekeepers are known
⬥ Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was ⬥
Ramsar Convention is related to as - Blue Helmets
designed by - FW Stevens - Wetlands
⬥ The old parliament house was designed ⬥ City of Joy - Kolkata
State PCS Exams
by - Herbert Baker, Edwin Lutyens ⬥ Golden Triangle is often referred to
⬥ The ratio of the length to the height - Delhi-Jaipur-Agra
⬥ The Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(width) of the national flag is -3 : 2 ⬥
Pioneers of Social Contract Theory
was founded in - 1964
⬥ The National flag was designed by w
as -
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
⬥ The Bahujan Samaj Party was founded in
- PingaliVenkayya ⬥
Convention on Biological Diversity was
- 1984
⬥ The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco s
igned in -
Rio summit 1992
⬥ All India Trinamool Congress was
Ensembles of Mumbai were included ⬥
Before becoming the President of
founded in - 1998
in the list of world heritage sites by India, Ram Nath Kovind was the
⬥ Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis made
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devotional religion popular in ⬥
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for
- Northern India iotechnology is situated at
B
⬥
Charaka is related to - Medicine - Thiruvananthapuram
⬥ Brahmagupta was an ⬥ The National Research Centre on Camel
- Indian mathematician is located at - Bikaner
⬥ Varahamihira was an - Indian Astrologer ⬥ The motto of Defence Research and
⬥ Vishakhadatta was related to- Playwright Development Organisation (DRDO) is
⬥ According to the Mother Tongue Survey - Balasya Mulam Vigyanam
of India (2022), there are
- 576 Languagesin India
⬥ Beret is a type of - Hat
⬥ Stilettos is a type of - Women’s footwear
⬥ Aviators is a type of - Sunglasses
⬥ Chignon is a type of - Hairstyle
⬥ Brogue is a type of - Men’s footwear
⬥ Billing mechanism for solar energy by
consumers for the electricity they add to
the grid is - NetMetering
⬥ Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years
and died at the age of - 96 years
⬥ Al-Hilal was a journal started by
- Abul Kalam Azad
⬥ Nevasa is a archaeological site is
situated in - Maharashtra
⬥ Isampur is a archaeological site is
situated in -Karnataka
⬥ Didwana is a archaeological site is
situated in -Rajasthan
⬥ Gudiyam cave is a archaeological site is
situated in -Tamil Nadu
⬥ The idea of "Cultural Poverty" was given
by - Oscar Lewis
⬥ A satellite of ISRO, dedicated to the
comprehensive study of the Sun
- Aditya L1
⬥ An industrialist who is known as ‘Steel
Man of India’ - Jamshed J. Irani
⬥ Tatipaka oil refinery is located at
- East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh)
⬥ Bhil freedom fighter, Bhima Nayak was
related to the princely state of - Barwani
⬥ ‘Mukul’ is the famous literary work of
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
⬥ Dharma Rajeshwar Monument is related
with ancient city
- Dashpur (Madhya Pradesh)
⬥ The Malaw Samvat was also known as
- Krit Samvat
⬥ The Development Monitoring and
Evaluation Office (DMEO) was
constituted on - 18th September, 2015
⬥ Blowfish is the first symmetric
encryption algorithm created by
- Bruce Schneierin 1993
⬥ The first cyber law which provides the
legal infrastructure for e-commerce in
India is
- Information Technology Act, 2000
⬥ The first sugar industry based on
beet-root was established at
-Sri Ganganagar
⬥ The Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli is located in
- Jaisalmer
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