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01. Zero Airport is situated in the state of - Arunachal Pradesh 
02. Which is the first state in India to establish a blood bank for cattle - Odisha
03. Ilbert Bill Controversy was related to the viceroy - Lord Ripon
04. Amaravati is situated on the bank of - Krishna river
05. The federal agency under Government of India to combat terror in India - NIA
06. The Gandhi and Gandhism was written by - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
07. Ghoomar is the well-known folk dance form of - Rajasthan 
08. The Siliguri Corridor is situated in the state of - West Bengal 
09. The first medical college was established in India in - Kolkata
10. The Governor General who suppressed the Thugs was - William Bentinck
11. Who was known as the Babur of British India - Robert Clive
12. Permanent Land Revenue Settlement was introduced by - Lord Cornwallis
13. The viceroy who introduced the financial decentralization was - Lord mayo 
14. The viceroy when interim government assumed power on 2nd September 1946 - Lord Wavell
15. Who is popularly known as Christian Viceroy - Lord Irwin
16. The book My Indian Years was authored by - Lord Hardinge
17. The viceroy who was associated with Deepavali Declaration - Lord Irwin
18. Vernacular Press Act was introduced in the year - 1878
19. The first Indian member of viceroys executive council was - S.P.Sinha (Satyendra Prasanna Sinha)
20. Who assassinated Lord Mayo - Sher Ali Afridi (also called Shere Ali) 
21. The viceroy during Moplah Revolt of `1921 was - Lord Reading
22. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating - Pattabhi Sitaramayya
23. The brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid was - Surya Sen
24. Who founded the association 'Naujawan Bharat Sabha' to help foster revolution against the British Raj - Bhagat Singh
25. Who founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India - Vitthal Ramaji Shinde
26. India's fist lunar probe Chandrayan-1 was launched on - October 22, 2008
27. In which year was India first satellite Aryabhatta launched - April 19, 19753
28. The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan was launched on - November 5, 2013
29. Edusat, India's first education satellite is launched in - 2004 
30. Which metro becomes world's first completely 'Green Metro System' - Delhi Metro
31. Which is India's first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory - ASTROSTAT
32. India's fist nanosatellite, Jugnu was built by - IIT Kanpur
33. The hill station Sonamarg is located in - Jammu and Kashmir
34. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is located in - Mumbai 
35. Bhima and Koyna are the tributaries of the river - Krishna
36. Indravati National Park is located in the state of - Chattisgarh
37. Rajbari National Park is locted in Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in - Tripura
38. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is located at - Varanasi (UttarPradesh)
39. Attiveri Bird Sanctuary  is situated in the state of -  Karnataka
40. A national crocodile breeding project was initiated in India in - 1975
41. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in - 1981
42. Hot and dry summer afternoon wind from the west which blows over the  western Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India is called - Loo
43. An extra tropical storm originating in the Mediterranian region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the India is known as - Western Disturbance
44. The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant is situated in the - Jhelum River (Jammu and Kashmir)
45. Who is called martin Luther of Hinduism - Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
46. When did Swami Vivekananda delivered his speech in world religion conference in Chicago - September 11,1893
47. Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project is located on the - Chenab River (Jammu and Kashmir)
48. The third Commission enquired the death of Subhash Chandra Bose - Mukherjee Commission
49. Towards Total Revolution is the famous book written by - Jayaprakash Narayan 
50. Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein Dam) is a multipurpose river valley project on - Ravi River
51. Who was known as 'The Lion of Bombay' and 'Uncrowned king of Bombay' - Pherozeshah Mehta
52. Who is known as Indian Burke - Surendranath Banerjee
53. Who wrote the book India 2017 year book - Rajiv Mehrishi
54. The first Indian city having its own logo is - Bangalore
55. The first train which is made fully in India is - Medha
56. India's first floating market opened in - Kolkata
57. University Grants Commisssion was launched on - December 28, 1953 
58. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan was started in - 2001
59. India's first Kerosene free city in India - Delhi
60. Antyodaya Diwas is observed on - September 25
61. The first finance commission of Kerala was formed in - 1994
62. The first Malayalam journal, Rajyasamacharam started publication in - 1847
63. The first Sanskrit College in Kerala is located in - Thiruvananthapuram
64. The number of memebrs in the first EMS ministry of Kerala is - 11
65. The seat of Kerala Administrative Tribunal is located at - Thiruvananthapuram
66. The work known as Shakunthalam of Kerala is - Nalacharitham
67. In which wildlife sanctuary is Kannimara Teak situated - Parambikulam (Palakkad)
68. Krishnapuram Palace is located in - Kayamkulam (Alappuzha)
69. Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar is associated with - Koodiyattam
70. Neralattu Rama Poduval was related to - Sopana Sangeetham 
71. The instrument used in Sopana Sangeetham - Edakka
72. The primitive form of Kathakali, Ramanattam was founded by - Kottarakkara Thampuran
73. The vesha used by female characters in Kathakali is - Minukku
74. The first Chancellor of Travancore University is - Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
75. The first Vice-Chancellor of Travancore University is - Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Ayyar
76. The first Vice-Chancellor of Malayalam University is - K.Jayakumar
77. Kerala University of Health Sciences is located at - Thrissur
78. K.R.Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts is located at - Thekkumthala (Kottayam)
79. The village with the highest number of voluntary organ donors in Kerala is - Cherukulathur
80. The first Buds school in Kerala was started in Kerala at - Venganoor (Thiruvananthapuram)
81. Tagore visited Sree Narayana Guru in the year - 1922
82. When did Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru meet - 1925
83. The first rock garden in Kerala is located at - Malampuzha
84. Khilafath Smaranakal is the autobiography of - Mozhikunnath Brahmadathan Namboodirippad
85. Athmanuthapam is the autobiography of - Elias Kuriakose Chavara
86. The poem by Kumaranasan which portrays  the story of Matdangi is - Chandalabhikshugi 
87. Vyazha Vatta Smaranakal is the biography of which renaissance leader - Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
88. Paliyam Satyagraha was officially inaugurated by C.Kesavan in - December 4, 1947
89. Jeevitham Oru Samaram is the autobiography of - Akkamma Cherian
90. Who started the monthly Yajamanan - Vagbhatananda
91. The first reserve forest of Alappuzha is - Veeyapuram 
92. The well-known 'Chilanthi Temple' located in - Kodumon (Pathanamthitta)
93. The first Grama Panchayat which completed Aadhar Registration in Kerala is - Ambalavayal (Wayanad)
94. The country's first ever Tea Museum is located at - Munnar
95. The first Hydel Tourism Program was launched at - Munnar
96. The first district to attain zero population growth rate i - Pathanamthitta
97. Muriyad Wetlands is situated in the district of - Thrissur
98. The Wild Life Sanctuary popular for Gizzled Giant Squirrel in Kerala is - Chinnar (Idukki)
99. The place where apple is grown in Kerala is - Kanthalloor (Idukki)
100. The first fully blood donation panchayat in kerala is - Madikari (Kasargod)

101. Kakki Reservoir is located in - Pathanamthitta
102. Thalakkal Chandu Memorial is located at - Panamaram (Wayanad)
103. Operation Sulaimani is a free food programme introduced in the city of - Kozhikode
104. The well-known Chethalayam waterfalls is located in - Wayanad
105. The famous folk dance and a ritual art form, Padayani originated in - Kadammanitta (Pathanamthitta)
106. Sholayar Hydroelectric Project is located in which river - Chalakkudy river
107. The famous Chambakkulam Boat Race is held in - Pamba River
108. The river which flows through the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary is - Periyar River
109. Which is the second highest peak of Kerala - Meesapulimala (Idukky)
110. The Perambadi Ghat links Kerala with - Coorg
111. Pakshipathalam is situated in Wayanad at - Brahmagiri Hills
112. The Biological Park of Kerala that is included in Western Ghats is - Agasthyavanam
113. Biyyam Lake is one of the beautiful backwater lakes located in - Malappuram
114. Kavvayi is a group of small islands located in - Kannur
115. Choolanur Peacock Sanctuary named after the famous ornithologist - K.K.Neelakantan
116. The biographical book "Navodhanathinte Surya Thejas" is about - Kurumban Daivathan
117. The founder of the socio-religious movement Cheramar Mahajan Sabha was - Pambady John Joseph
118. Who founded Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha for carrying and active work for the social upliftment of Muslims - Vakkam Abdul Khader Moulavi
119. The famous book Bhrahmotharakamdam was  written by - Ayyavu Swamikal (Thycaud Ayya)
120. Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham a communal organization later was transformed into an organization called the - Kerala Pulayar Mahasabaha
121. The renaissance leader who has the childhood name Naduvathamman is - Kurumban Daivathan
122. Which is called as Bible of the socially Depressed - Mithavaadi 
123. The Journal Saragrahi was started by - Brahmananda Sivayogi
124. The first Malayali Governor of Kerala - V.Viswanathan
125. Who is the second woman Governor of Kerala - Ram Dulari Sinha
126. The first wind energy power project in Kerala is - Kanjikode (Palakkad)
127. The first tidal power project in Kerala is - Vizhinjam (Thiruvananthapuram)
128. Mullaperiyar Dam was commissioned in the year - 1895
129. The Kunjali Marakkar Memorial is located at - Iringal (Kottakkal, Kozhikode)
130. The first complete eye donating village in Kerala is - Cherukulathur (Kozhikode)
131. Which state became the first to launch a pan-India single emergency number 112 - Himachal Pradesh
132. In computer terminology, SRAM stands for - Static Randam-Access Memory
133. Which country has decided to venture into internet of things with new satellite system Marathon - Russia
134. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Multi-Modal terminal on which river - Ganga
135. Which country has built an artificial sun that reaches 100 million degree celsius 6 times temperature of Sun's core - China
136. The Justice Verma Committee, in the backdrop of Nribhaya incident suggested for the implementation of ERSS What is ERSS - Emergency Response Support System
137. India's heaviest communication satellite built by ISRO is - GSAT-11
138. What works with calcium to build strong bones - Vitamin D
139. Alpha toxin are produced by - Bacteria 
140. Sweetex used by the diabetic patients has energy content of - zero calories
141. Which is India's oldest Iron and Steel Plant - TISCO at Jamshedpur
142. By whom was capital of the Mughal Empire shifted from Agra to Delhi - Shah Jahan
143. Which is a major constituent of Biogas - Methane
144. Which ore contains both calcium and magnesium - Dolomite
145. When was the Madras State renamed TamilNadu - january 14 1969
146. The book Gita Rahasya was written by - Bal Gangadar Tilak
147. Which city is also known as the City of Festivals - Madurai 
148. When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as - Perigee
149. Which Indian temple is known as Black Pagoda - Konark Sun Temple (Odisha)
150. Which is the first manned mission to International Space Station - Soyuz
151. In 1986, the first known case of HIV was diagnosed by Dr.Suniti in - Chennai
152. Clouds do not precipitate in deserts because of - Low humidity
153. Which Sikh Guru started the Gurmukhi Script - Guru Angad
154. Which glass is used in  bullet proof screens - Reinforced Glass
155. What is formed whenever an alkali metal such as Lithium or Sodium reacts with water - Hydrogen 
156. Hyderabad, the capital of Indian State of Telangana is situated on the banks of - Musi
157. Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji - Amatya
158. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in - 1510
159. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights - Fundamental Rights
160. The person who defeated Indira Gandhi in Lok Sabha election, 1977 is - Raj Narain 
161. The capital of Lakshadweep is - Kavaratti 
162. Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita-Pitamaha - Allasani Peddana
163. Which is the second highest peak in the world - Mount K2
164. The slogan No taxation Without Representation was first raised during the - American Revolution
165. In the Constitution of India the subject of Co-operative Societies come under - State List 
166. The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate Scandal was - Richard Nixon
167. Which NASA's spacecraft is sent for Jupiter mission - Juno
168. The food material in fungi is stored in which form - Glycogen 
169. Who was the modern world's first woman head of government - Sirimavo Bandaranaike
170. Lotteries organised by the government of a state come under which list - State List
171. Who was the first woman to go in space -Valentina Tereshkova 
172. The Opium war was held between which two countries - China and England
173. Who is known as the founder of Scientific Socialism - Karl Marx
174. Who is known as Architect of Modern India - Jawaharlal Nehru 
175. Where is the 'Pearl Harbour' located - Hawali Islands (United States)

176. Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773
177. General Insurance Corporation was established in - 1972
178. Who is Shakespeare of India - Kalidasa
179. Which is the first country to make a Constitution - United States 
180. The first US President who visited India was - Dwight D.Elsenhower 
181. Who is called the Parrot of India - Amir khusrow 
182. The invasion of which of country in 1939 widely regarded to have started World War II - Poland
183. The concept of Economic Planning in India is derived from - Russia
184. Who said 'Supply creates its own demand - J.B.Say
185. Who is known as Quaid-e-Azam - Muhammed Ali Jinnah
186. Name the declaration under which depresses classes was also declared as minorities and separate electorate was proposed for them - Communal award, by Ramsay MacDonald in 1932
187. The natural process of formation of soil  is known as - Pedogenesis 
188. Who gave Continental  Drift Theory - Alfred Wegener
189. The Hirakud Project hamesses the water of which river - Mahanadi 
190. Satpura Thermal Power Plant is located in - Madhya Pradesh 
191. Greenland, the world's largest island belongs to which country - Denmark
192. How many pairs of spinal nerves are there inhuman beings - 31 pairs
193. Which structure is also known as the voice box - Larynx
194. Cutting and peeling of onion bring tears to te eyes because of the presence of - Sulphur
195. The contractile proteins in a muscle are - Actin and Myosin
196. Which Indian Prime Minister was the first to be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously - Lal Bahadur Shastri
197. Basava Puraskara is an award conferred by the Government of - Karnataka 
198. Birth anniversary of which Prime Minister is observed as Sadbhawna Diwas - Rajiv Gandhi
199. A half byte is known as - Nibble 
200. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called - ROM
201. Which article of Indian cosntitution defines the "State" - Article 12
202. In which part of the Indian Constitution, special provisions have been made for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes and Anglo Indian - Part XVI
203. The Vice President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of - Both Houses of the Parliament 
204. Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizen's grievance - Ombudsman System 
205. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualificationof a member of parliament - President 
206. Who appoints Secretary General of the Lok Sabha - Speaker
207. Where the impeachment against the Indian President can be initiated - Either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
208. Which article is for Freedom to manage relgious affairs - Article 26
209. Who appoints the Lokayuktha and Upalokayuktha - Governor of the State 
210. Who has the right to transfer a Judge from one High Court to another High Court - The President of India
211. The members of Election Commission are appointed by - President 
212. Which part of the constitution deals with Emergency Provisions - Part XVII
213. Which article defines the work of Administrative Tribunal - Article 323 A
214. The clemency to capital punishment is granted by - President 
215. Who are the members of the electoral college for election of President of India include - Elected MP's and MLA's of all the Indian states and the Union Territory of Delhi and Puducherry
216. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian Citizenship - Parliament 
217. The term of members of UPSC is ordinarily of - 6 years
218. Democratic decentralization refers to - Local Government 
219. The authority to dissolve a State Legislative Assembly is vested in the - Governor of the State
220. Which schedule of the constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of scheduled areas in several states - Fifth schedule
221. With reference to which Article, B.R.Ambedkar said, "It should remain a dead letter and would be used only as the last resort" - Article 356
222. Which part of the constitution describes the Relations between Centre and States - Part XI
223. On whom does the constitution confer special responsibility for the enforcement of fundamental rights - Supreme Court
224. An additional judge of a High Court hods office for a period not exceeding - 2 years
225. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of - Parliament 
226. Which article states that each state shall have an Advocate General - Article 165
227. Who appoints the chairman of public Accounts Committee - Speaker of Lok Sabha
228. Which constitutional Amendment increased the number of members of Lok Sabha from 525 to 545 - 31st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973
229. Which article deals with the election of the Vice-President - Article 66
230. Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the Opposition - Public Accounts Committee
231. An amendment bill can be initiated in - Either House of Parliament
232. The idea of procedure of Constitutional Amendment was taken from - South Africa 
233. The resolution of impeachment can be introduced in either House and should be supported by - Not less than 1/4 th of the total membership of the House
234. Which article deals with the tenure of the President - Article 56
235. In the case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the Parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the - Speaker of Lok Sabha
236. Which Fundamental Right of the Indian Constitution prohibits traffic in human beings - Right against Exploitation 
237. Which article deals with the grants in aid by the Union government to the states - Article 275
238. Civil services day in India is observed on - April 21
239. Which commission recommended the 27 % reservation of the OBCs in the government jobs in 1991 - Mandal Commission 
240. Who is the final deciding authority on the question of disqualification by anti-defection - Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha
241. Which feature of the Constitution is indicative of the fact that real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister - Praliamentary Democracy 
242. The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament is - One tenth of the total number of members of the Houses
243. A person who is arrested and detained in police custody has to be produced before the nearest magistrate within - 24 hours
244. When was the Act that provided for the Anti-Defection law passed - 1985
245. From which Constitution the Indian Constitution has adopted the concept of 'Procedure established by Law' - Japan
246. When was the first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha held - 1961
247. By which article President can ask the Attorney General of India to attend parliamentary sessions and to report him - Article 88
248. By which article President can dismiss a State Governor - Article 156 
249. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished - 26th Amendment Act 1971
250. Who restored the Judicial review power of Judiciary under Indian Constitution - Supreme Court of India 

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