1. ______ period covers 99% of the human history   Palaeolithic
2. _________ is the guarantor of the fundamental rights of the citizens and guardian of the constitution   Supreme Court
3. _________ were expected to be farmers, herders, and traders   vaishyas
4. ______________, a primary symbol of Zoroastrianism   Atar (fire)
5. _______________ contained in Part IV (Article 36-51) of the Constitution of India   Directive Principles of State Policy of India (DPSP)
6. ________________ was adopted as the symbol (seal) of the Constituent Assembly   Elephant
7. __________________ ________ had introduced the system of diarchy to govern the provinces of British India   The Government of India Act 1919
8. _____________were expected to fight battles and protect people   kshatriyas
9. ____________in the Deccan were Initially subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka  Rashtrakutas
10. ____________is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock   Pastoralism
11. ___________is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption   Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
12. ___________were expected to study (and teach) the Vedas, perform sacrifices and receive gifts   Brahmins
13. _____had to serve the other three groups and could not perform any rituals   Shudras
14. About 4700 years ago, some of the
    earliest cities flourished on the banks __________ rivers   Indus and it’s tributaries
15. AD 2012 – AD stands for Anno Domini. Anno Domini means ?   In the year of Lord
16. AD 2012 – What does AD stands for?   Anno Domini
17. Both the Pallavas and the Chalukyas gave way to new rulers belonging to the___________ and__________ dynasties   Rashtrakuta, Chola
18. Chauhans ruled over the region around_   Delhi and Ajmer
19. Council of States    Rajya Sabha
20. During megalithic period, the dead were buried with distinctive
    pots, which are called____________    Black and Red Ware
21. Government of India Act of 1919 is also. Known as    Montagu-Chelmsford reforms
22. House of the People   Lokshaba
23. How many chapters are there in Indian Penal Code ?    23
24. How many members of Rajyasabha are elected by the president ?     12
25. How many sections are there in Indian Penal Code ?   511
26. How many sessions were there for the Constituent Assembly ?   11
27. In 1905 Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal. The partition of Bengal infuriated people all over India. All sections of the Congress – the Moderates and the Radicals, as they may be called – opposed it. Large public meetings and demonstrations were organised and novel methods of mass protest developed. The struggle that unfolded came to be known as the___                         Swadeshi movement
28. In 1950, the government set up a ___________to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development   Planning Commission
29. In ancient times the area along these rivers to the south of the Ganga was known as____________   Magadha
30. In the northern part of the country, the village headman was known as the   grama bhojaka
31. In Western Europe the Iron Age is ended by_______________. In South Asia the start of the______________ about 320 BC is usually taken as the end point. For Scandinavia and other parts of northern Europe that the Romans did not reach, the Iron Age continues until the start of the__________ in about 800 AD   Roman conquest, Maurya Empire, Viking Age
32. India’s golden triangle is a tourist circuit which connects___________   Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
33. Kālidāsa’s most famous play,_____________, is the story of the love between a king named Dushyanta and a young woman named Shakuntala   Abhijnana Shakuntalam
34. kings often acknowledged big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent as their subordinates or_____________   samantas
35. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are__________________ in shape   horse shoe
36. Lok Sabha carpet is_______________ in color which depicts that India is an Agriculture land and the people here are elected from grass root level   green
37. Many crafts persons and merchants formed associations known as__  shrenis
38. Mehrgarh is a Neolithic site located near _________ pass   Bolan
39. Most of the Indian National Congress, along with Indian business leaders, did not attend first round table conference because they were in Jail for participating in   Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt March)
40. Mughal governors   subadars
41. Muvendar    Cholas, Cheras, and Pandyas
42. Name the act that was enacted by parliament in the Eighteenth year of the republic of India  UAPA
43. National personification of the United Kingdom   Britannia
44. Palaeolithic words comes from two Greek words, ‘palaeo’, meaning old, and ‘lithos’, meaning ________   Stone
45. President’s office is in Room number______ of Parliament   13
46. Rajya Sabha carpet is_____________ in color which represents royalty and also says about the sacrifice done by the freedom fighters.    Red
47. Stone tools found during Mesolithic period are generally tiny, and are called____   microliths
48. Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the reform association called___________   Arya Samaj
49. The __________ is subordinate to the attorney general of India   Solicitor General of India
50. The Buddha taught in _____________ language to the ordinary people   Prakrit
51. The CBI is headed by a Director, an IPS officer with a rank of Director General of Police and has a _________ term   Two year
52. The demand for Constituent Assembly was accepted in principle by British Government in what is knows as the ______________ of 1940   August Offer
53. The earliest people who lived along the banks of River ____________ were skilled gatherers   Narmada
54. The ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’ was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the ______________   Second Round Table Conference
55. The Government of India Act 1919 itself stated that a commission would be appointed after ten years to investigate the progress of the governance scheme and suggest new steps for reform. What was the name of that commission?    Simon commission
56. The Great Wall of China is about__________ km long, and is made of stone and brick, with a road along the top   6400
57. The members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the members of the various state legislative assemblies for a fixed term of__________________   six years
58. The members of the Rajya Sabha are_______________ elected by the members of the various state legislative assemblies for a fixed term of six years    indirectly
59. The Parliament of India is circular in shape which epitomizes “___________________   Continuity
60. The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative authority in the country and it is______________   bicameral
61. The period when we find environmental changes, beginning about 12,000 years ago till about 10,000 years ago is called the___________    Mesolithic (middle stone)
62. The places where rice was
    first grown are to the north of the______   Vindhyas
63. The second largest library of India is in the _____________________  Indian Parliament
64. The term ‘secular’ was added to the Preamble of the Indian constitution by the ____   42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976
65. The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years by the   61st Constitutional amendment act of 1988
66. The word India comes from the _______   Indus
67. The____________ were amongst the earliest rulers of the subcontinent to issue gold coins  Kushanas
68. The______________ played a major role by establishing some Turkish law in India   Corps of Forty
69. The_______________ (Israel’s unicameral parliament) is the country’s legislative body   Knesset
70. The________________ is an Iron Age Indian culture of the western Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley on the Indian subcontinent   Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW)
71. The________________ refers to an agreement between B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi on behalf of Depressed class and caste Hindu leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed classes in the legislature of British India government.    Poona Pact
72. To consider the proposals (submitted in 1930) of Simon commission, British government convened _________   Three Round Table Conferences
73. What is the significance of January 26 other than Republic Day?   Purna Swaraj day
74. What is used instead of AD?   CE (Common Era)
75. What is used instead of BC?   BCE (Before Common Era)
76. Which amendment act is known as ‘Mini Constitution’ ?   42^nd

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