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| 7270390484 | Unit 1 | Chapter 1 | 1 | |
| 7270390485 | Fieldwork | the study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing how people interact with and thereby change those places | 2 | |
| 7270390486 | Human Geography | one of the 2 major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of human populations, its cultures, activities, and landscapes | 3 | |
| 7270390487 | Globalization | The expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact | 4 | |
| 7270390488 | Physical geography | One of the 2 divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of structure, process, and location of the Earth's natural phenomena (climate, soil, plant, animals) | 5 | |
| 7270390489 | Spatial | Pertaining to space on the Earth's surface | 6 | |
| 7270390490 | Spatial Distribution | Physical location of geographic phenomena across space | 7 | |
| 7270390491 | Patterns | Relationships that exist among different places and things | 8 | |
| 7270390492 | Medical Geography | The study of health and disease within a geographic context and from a geographical perspective | 9 | |
| 7270390493 | Pandemics | worldwide outbreaks of disease | 10 | |
| 7270390494 | Epidemic | a regional outbreak of disease | 11 | |
| 7270390495 | Spatial Perspective | Observing variations in geographic phenomena across space | 12 | |
| 7270390496 | Five Themes | Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human Interaction | 13 | |
| 7270390497 | Location | The geographical situation situation of people and things | 14 | |
| 7270390498 | Location Theory | A logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated | 15 | |
| 7270390499 | Human | environment interactions - explains how humans affect the environment and how the environment affects humans. | 16 | |
| 7270390500 | Region | an area where certain features seem to be concentrated | 17 | |
| 7270390501 | Place | uniqueness of a location (4th theme) | 18 | |
| 7270390502 | Sense of Place | state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place | 19 | |
| 7270390503 | Perception of Place | Belief or "understanding" about a place developed through books, movies, stories or pictures | 20 | |
| 7270390504 | Movement | the mobility of people, goods and ideas across the surface of the planet (theme 5) | 21 | |
| 7270390505 | Spatial Interaction | how places interact over space | 22 | |
| 7270390506 | Distance | the physical space between 2 spaces | 23 | |
| 7270390507 | Accessibility | the ease of reaching a location | 24 | |
| 7270390508 | Connectivity | The degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network | 25 | |
| 7270390509 | Landscape | The overall appearance of an area; most are comprised of natural and human- induced influences | 26 | |
| 7270390510 | Cultural Landscape | the imprint of human activity on the landscape | 27 | |
| 7270390511 | Sequent Occupance | the notion that that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape | 28 | |
| 7270390512 | Cartography | the art and science of making maps | 29 | |
| 7270390513 | Reference Maps | maps that show locations of places and geographical features | 30 | |
| 7270390514 | Thematic Maps | maps that tell stories; show degree of some attribute of the movement of a geographic phenomenon | 31 | |
| 7270390515 | Absolute Locations | The position or place of a certain item on the surface of the earth as expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds | 32 | |
| 7270390516 | GPS | a satellite based device that allows us to locate features of the Earth with accuracy | 33 | |
| 7270390517 | Geocaching | a hobby based on the use of GPS where people use coordinates to find hidden objects | 34 | |
| 7270390518 | Relative Location | describes the location of a place in relation to other features | 35 | |
| 7270390519 | Mental Maps | Image or picture of the way space is organized as determined by an individual's perception, impression, and knowledge of that space | 36 | |
| 7270390520 | Activity Spaces | The places we travel routinely in our rounds of daily activities | 37 | |
| 7270390521 | Generalized Maps | maps that help us see general trends | 38 | |
| 7270390522 | Remote sensing | technology that collects data from satellites and monitors Earth from a distance | 39 | |
| 7270390523 | Geographic Information Systems | A collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user | 40 | |
| 7270390524 | Rescale | to change the scale of a problem by generating interest in a greater level | 41 | |
| 7270390525 | Formal Region | has a shared trait, either physical or cultural | 42 | |
| 7270390526 | Functional Region | a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it | 43 | |
| 7270390527 | Perceptual Regions | a region that only exists as as conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity | 44 | |
| 7270390528 | Culture | refers to the features of the way of life of a society | 45 | |
| 7270390529 | Culture Trait | A single element of normal practice in a culture, such as the wearing of the turban | 46 | |
| 7270390530 | Culture Complex | a related set of cultural traits, such as prevailing dress codes | 47 | |
| 7270390531 | Cultural Hearth | Heartland , source area, innovation center | 48 | |
| 7270390532 | Independent Invention | a trait with many cultural hearths that developed independent of each other | 49 | |
| 7270390533 | Diffusion | the expansion and adoption of a cultural element from its place of origin to a wider area | 50 | |
| 7270390534 | Time | Distance Decay - the declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin | 51 | |
| 7270390535 | Cultural Barriers | Prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations, idea, or practices unacceptable or unadoptable in that culture | 52 | |
| 7270390536 | Expansion Diffusions | the spread of an innovation or idea through a population in an area so that the number of those influenced grows continuously, resulting in an expanding area of dissemination | 53 | |
| 7270390537 | Hierarchical Diffusion | a form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places of peoples | 54 | |
| 7270390538 | Contagious Diffusion | the distance-controlled spreading of an idea, innovation, or some other item through a local population by contact from person to person | 55 | |
| 7270390539 | Stimulus Diffusion | a form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place | 56 | |
| 7270390540 | Relocation Diffusion | sequential diffusion process in which the items being diffused are transmitted by their carrier agents as they evacuate the old areas and relocate to new ones | 57 | |
| 7270390541 | Geographic Concept | ways of seeing the world spatially that are used by geographers in answering research questions | 58 | |
| 7270390542 | Environmental Determinism | the view that the natural environment has as controlling influence over various aspects of human life | 59 | |
| 7270390543 | Possibilism | geographic view that holds that human decision making is the crucial factor in cultural development | 60 | |
| 7270390544 | Cultural Ecology | the multiple interactions and relationships between a culture and the natural environment | 61 | |
| 7270390545 | Political Ecology | an approach to studying nature-- society relations that is concerned with the ways in which environmental issues both reflect the political and socioeconomic context in which they are situated | 62 | |
| 7270406470 | If you notice duplicate questions or find erroneous answers to questions, please send an email to [email protected]. You will help us as also other applicants. | 63 | ||
| 7270406471 | 1. What continent is India located in? | Asia | 64 | |
| 7270406472 | 2. What is the approximate population of India? | About 1.3 billion | 65 | |
| 7270406473 | 3. What is the capital of India? | New Delhi | 66 | |
| 7270406474 | 4. What is India's national sport | Field hockey | 67 | |
| 7270406475 | 5. What is the national language of India? | Hindi | 68 | |
| 7270406476 | 6. Who was known as the Tiger of Mysore | Tipu Sultan | 69 | |
| 7270406477 | 7. What is monsoon in India? | Rainy season | 70 | |
| 7270406478 | 8. What is the mountain range bordering the north of India? | Himalayas | 71 | |
| 7270406479 | 9. What does Himalaya mean? | Abode of ice | 72 | |
| 7270406480 | 10. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? | Porbander, Gujarat | 73 | |
| 7270406481 | 11. What is Mount Everest famous for? | Being the highest peak in the world. | 74 | |
| 7270406482 | 12. What is the name of the ocean south of India? | Indian Ocean | 75 | |
| 7270406483 | 13. What is the name of the sea west of India? | Arabian Sea | 76 | |
| 7270406484 | 15. What is the ancient name of India? | Bharat | 77 | |
| 7270406485 | 16. Approximately how old is the Indian civilization? | 4,000 years | 78 | |
| 7270406486 | 17. Name the two ancient epics of India. | Ramayana and Mahabharata | 79 | |
| 7270406487 | 18. Who wrote the epic - Ramayana? | Valmiki | 80 | |
| 7270406488 | 19. Name the mountain ranges along the east and west coast | Eastern and Western | 81 | |
| 7270406489 | of India | Ghats | 82 | |
| 7270406490 | 20. On what battle field was the battle between the Kauravs and | Kurukshetra | 83 | |
| 7270406491 | Pandavas fought? | 84 | ||
| 7270406492 | 22. In which city is the Gateway of India? | Bombay/Mumbai | 85 | |
| 7270406493 | 23. Name the ocean for Andaman and Nicobar islands? | Indian Ocean | 86 | |
| 7270406494 | 24. Name the two countries bordering the north of India | China and Nepal | 87 | |
| 7270406495 | 25. Name the country bordering the west of India | Pakistan | 88 | |
| 7270406496 | 26. Name the countries bordering the east of India | Bangladesh & Burma (Myanmar) | 89 | |
| 7270406497 | 28. Name the ancient aboriginals of India | Dravidians | 90 | |
| 7270406498 | 29. Which country has the largest no. of post offices in the world | India | 91 | |
| 7270406499 | 30. Which country has the world's largest railway network system | India | 92 | |
| 7270406500 | 31. What two ethnic groups is the Indian race a mixture of? | Aryans and Dravidians | 93 | |
| 7270406501 | 32. Foreign conquerors invaded India through this mountain pass | Khyber Pass | 94 | |
| 7270406502 | 33. Name the 6 main religions of India | Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism Christianity, Jainism and Buddhism | 95 | |
| 7270406503 | 34. What percentage of Indians are Hindus? | Approximately 80% | 96 | |
| 7270406504 | 35. When did Arab traders bring Islam to India? | Approximately the 7th century AD | 97 | |
| 7270406505 | 36. What is the ancient language of India? | Sanskrit | 98 | |
| 7270406506 | 37. What is the Indian National Anthem? | Jana-Gana-Mana-Adhinayak-Jaya-He | 99 | |
| 7270406507 | 38. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem? | Rabindranath Tagore | 100 | |
| 7270406508 | 39. What is the Indian National Emblem | 4 lions back to back, | 101 | |
| 7270406509 | composed of? | only three visible | 102 | |
| 7270406510 | 40. Who erected the National Emblem? | Emperor Ashoka | 103 | |
| 7270406511 | 41. Name the three colors of the Indian flag. | Saffron, white and green | 104 | |
| 7270406512 | 42. Name the national flower of India | Lotus | 105 | |
| 7270406513 | 43. Name the national tree of India | Banyan | 106 | |
| 7270406514 | 44. Name the national animal of India | Tiger | 107 | |
| 7270406515 | 45. Name the national bird of India | Peacock | 108 | |
| 7270406516 | 46. Name the national fruit of India | Mango | 109 | |
| 7270406517 | 47. When did India become free from British rule? | August 15, 1947 | 110 | |
| 7270406518 | 48. When did India form a constitution and become a Republic? | January 26, 1950 | 111 | |
| 7270406519 | 49. Who was the first Prime Minister of India? | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | 112 | |
| 7270406520 | 50. Who was the first President of India? | Rajinder Prasad | 113 | |
| 7270406521 | 51. Who is referred to as the Father of the Indian Nation? | Mahatma Gandhi | 114 | |
| 7270406522 | 52. Who is the present Prime Minister of India? | Narendra Modi | 115 | |
| 7270406523 | 53. What system is the Indian Government based on? | Secular Democracy | 116 | |
| 7270406524 | 54. At what age can an Indian vote? | 18 years and over | 117 | |
| 7270406525 | 55. What is the Council of States called? | Rajya Sabha | 118 | |
| 7270406526 | 56. What is the House of the People called? | Lok Sabha | 119 | |
| 7270406527 | 57. How often are elections conducted? | Every five years | 120 | |
| 7270406528 | 58. Who becomes the prime minister (PM)? | Majority Party Leader | 121 | |
| 7270406529 | 59. Who becomes the minister? | PM appoints ministers | 122 | |
| 7270406530 | 60. What are the Heads of States called? | Governors | 123 | |
| 7270406531 | 61. What is the highest Judicial Tribunal? | The Supreme Court | 124 | |
| 7270406532 | 62. What are the 3 main harbors of India? | Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai | 125 | |
| 7270406533 | 63. Name the famous Mausoleum in India | Taj Mahal | 126 | |
| 7270406534 | 64. What city is the Taj Mahal located in? | Agra | 127 | |
| 7270406535 | 66. Name the Garden City of India | Bangalore | 128 | |
| 7270406536 | 67. Why is Bangalore known as the Silicon Valley of India? | Because of its computer/ | 129 | |
| 7270406537 | IT industry | 130 | ||
| 7270406538 | 68. Which state in India has the highest population? | Uttar Pradesh | 131 | |
| 7270406539 | 69. What is the new name of Bombay? | Mumbai | 132 | |
| 7270406540 | 70. What is the new name of Madras? | Chennai | 133 | |
| 7270406541 | 71. What is the new name of Poona? | Pune | 134 | |
| 7270406542 | 72. What was Varanasi previously called? | Banaras | 135 | |
| 7270406543 | 73. What is the holiest river in India? | Ganges | 136 | |
| 7270406544 | 74. What is the capital city of West Bengal? | Kolkata | 137 | |
| 7270406545 | 75. What State lies in the northern-most part of India? | Jammu and Kashmir | 138 | |
| 7270406546 | 76. What is the southern-most city in India? | Kanyakumari | 139 | |
| 7270406547 | 77. What is Kashmir famous for? | Natural beauty of the land | 140 | |
| 7270406548 | 78. What is the most common clothing of the Indian woman? | Saree | 141 | |
| 7270406549 | 79. Which city is the movie capital of India? | Mumbai (Bombay) | 142 | |
| 7270406550 | 80. Which state is known as the Spice Garden of India? | Kerala | 143 | |
| 7270406551 | 81. What are the 4 main crops of India? | Rice,wheat,Jawar and cotton | 144 | |
| 7270406552 | 82. Who founded Buddhism? | Gautama Buddha | 145 | |
| 7270406553 | 83. What is the holiest city for Hindus? | Varanasi/Benares | 146 | |
| 7270406554 | 84. What is the holiest city for Sikhs? | Amritsar | 147 | |
| 7270406555 | 86. Name the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature | Rabindranath Tagore | 148 | |
| 7270406556 | 87. What was the main language Tagore wrote in? | Bengali | 149 | |
| 7270406557 | 89. Name the 3 famous Indian classical dances. | Bharat Natyam, | 150 | |
| 7270406558 | Kathakali,Manipuri | 151 | ||
| 7270406559 | 90. What is official residence of the President of India called? | Rashtrapati Bhavan | 152 | |
| 7270406560 | 92. Which country produces the highest number of films? | India | 153 | |
| 7270406561 | 93. What is the name of the monkey God? | Hanuman | 154 | |
| 7270406562 | 94. What is the name of the elephant God? | Ganesha | 155 | |
| 7270406563 | 95. What is the Festival of Lights called? | Diwali | 156 | |
| 7270406564 | 96. What is the Festival of Colors called? | Holi | 157 | |
| 7270406565 | 97. What Goddess is associated with Diwali? | Lakshmi | 158 | |
| 7270406566 | 98. What was Ravi Shankar most famous for? | Sitar playing | 159 | |
| 7270406567 | 99. Who was the first woman Governor of India? | Sarojini Naidu | 160 | |
| 7270406568 | 100. Who was the female Prime Minister of India? | Indira Gandhi | 161 | |
| 7270406569 | 101. What is the government TV station in India? | Doordarshan | 162 | |
| 7270406570 | 103. What are the two major sports played in India? | Hockey and cricket | 163 | |
| 7270406571 | 104. Who was the famous Nobel Peace Prize winner from a | 164 | ||
| 7270406572 | Calcutta-based order? | Mother Theresa | 165 | |
| 7270406573 | 106. Which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated in May, 1991? | Rajiv Gandhi | 166 | |
| 7270406574 | 107. What is Rajiv Gandhi's widow's name? | Sonia Gandhi | 167 | |
| 7270406575 | 108. What does the term NRI stand for? | Non Resident Indian | 168 | |
| 7270406576 | 111. What does BJP stand for? | Bharatiya Janata Party | 169 | |
| 7270406577 | 112. Which State is famous for the boat festival? | Kerala | 170 | |
| 7270406578 | 113. What is India government main broadcasting station called? | All India Radio or Akashvani | 171 | |
| 7270406579 | 114. What position did Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan hold? | President of India | 172 | |
| 7270406580 | 115. What lake do the rivers Indus, Brahmputra, Karnali and | 173 | ||
| 7270406581 | Sutlej flow from? | Mansarovar | 174 | |
| 7270406582 | 116. What is the approximate length of India's coastline? | 7,000 km. | 175 | |
| 7270406583 | 117. What is the highest point in India? | Kanchenjunga (K2) | 176 | |
| 7270406584 | 118. What is the height of the highest point in | 8,598 m. | 177 | |
| 7270406585 | India? | 178 | ||
| 7270406586 | 119. What does the term PIO stand for? | Person of Indian origin | 179 | |
| 7270406587 | 120. What is the administrative division of India? | 28 states and 7 union territories | 180 | |
| 7270406588 | 123. Where is the Indian embassy in the U.S.? | Washington D.C. | 181 | |
| 7270406589 | 124. Where are the Indian Consulate offices in the U.S.? | New York, Chicago, Atlanta, | 182 | |
| 7270406590 | San Francisco, Houston | 183 | ||
| 7270406591 | 125. Where are the U.S. Consulate offices in India? | Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Hyderabad | 184 | |
| 7270406592 | 126. How many airports does India have? | About 300 | 185 | |
| 7270406593 | 127. What river is the Taj Mahal built next to? | Yamuna | 186 | |
| 7270406594 | 128. Who built the Taj Mahal? | Shah Jehan | 187 | |
| 7270406595 | 130. Who is the Head of the State and Supreme Commander | President | 188 | |
| 7270406596 | of the Armed Forces | 189 | ||
| 7270406597 | 131. Who is the head of the Government in India | Prime Minister | 190 | |
| 7270406598 | 132. What language are the Vedas written in? | Sanskrit | 191 | |
| 7270406599 | 134. What is the total area of India? | Approx. 3.3 million sq. km. | 192 | |
| 7270406600 | 135. Where was Gautam Buddha born? | Kapilvastu | 193 | |
| 7270406601 | 136. What is the capital of the State of Rajasthan? | Jaipur | 194 | |
| 7270406602 | 137. Which city of India is known as the 'Lake City of India'? | Udaipur, Rajasthan | 195 | |
| 7270406603 | 139. What religious faith do the Parsis belong to? | Zoroastrianism | 196 | |
| 7270406604 | 141. What are the Ajanta and Ellora caves famous for? | Their carvings and | 197 | |
| 7270406605 | sculpture | 198 | ||
| 7270406606 | 142. What are the four main castes among Hindus? | Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyaa and Sudras | 199 | |
| 7270406607 | 143. What was the practice of a woman throwing herself in | 200 | ||
| 7270406608 | the funeral pyre of her husband called? | Sati | 201 | |
| 7270406609 | 144. What is the holy book of the Sikhs called? | Guru Granth Sahib | 202 | |
| 7270406610 | 145. What is the holy book of the Muslims called? | Koran | 203 | |
| 7270406611 | 146. In which city is the Lotus Temple of the Jains? | Delhi | 204 | |
| 7270406612 | 147. What lake is Srinagar built on? | Dal Lake | 205 | |
| 7270406613 | 148. What disaster took place in Bhopal in 1984? | Poisonous gas leak from UnionCarbide plant which killed over 4,000 people | 206 | |
| 7270406614 | 149. What do Muslims do in the month of Ramadan? | Fast | 207 | |
| 7270406615 | 150. What is the capital of Tamil Nadu? | Chennai (Madras) | 208 | |
| 7270406616 | 151. Who is the Indian Ambassador to the U.S.? | Navtej Sarna | 209 | |
| 7270406617 | 152. Which is the ruling party in India today? | BJP | 210 | |
| 7270406618 | Who has set up India's first private fixed | 211 | ||
| 7270406619 | line network? | Bharti Telenet | 212 | |
| 7270406620 | 154. Who was India's first Sikh President? | Gyani Zail Singh | 213 | |
| 7270406621 | 156. Name the longest river in India | Ganga | 214 | |
| 7270406622 | Name the two branches of the Ganges near Bengal. | Hugli and Padma. | 215 | |
| 7270406623 | 158. What is the third highest mountain in India? | Nanga Parbat | 216 | |
| 7270406624 | 159. Which Indian Consulate office gives Indian Visa to | San Francisco | 217 | |
| 7270406625 | Indian Americans in Los Angeles? | 218 | ||
| 7270406626 | 160. Name the only cold desert in India. | Ladakh | 219 | |
| 7270406627 | What is considered to be the abode of Lord Shiva? | Mount Kailash | 220 | |
| 7270406628 | Name two of the five tributaries of the Indus? | Satluj, Beas | 221 | |
| 7270406629 | Where is Gadar Memorial Hall | San Francisco | 222 | |
| 7270406630 | 164. Who were once known as the 'head-hunters' of India? | The Nagas | 223 | |
| 7270406631 | 167. Which is the largest tribal group of India? | The Gonds | 224 | |
| 7270406632 | 168. Which is the oldest Dravidian language? | Tamil | 225 | |
| 7270406633 | 169. What does the word 'Sanskrit' literally mean? | Perfected or refined | 226 | |
| 7270406634 | Which government body is the guardian of the Constitution? | The Supreme Court | 227 | |
| 7270406635 | 171. Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is on | 2nd October | 228 | |
| 7270406636 | 172. What is the oldest known university of India (established sixth century B.C.)? | Nalanda, near Patna, Bihar | 229 | |
| 7270406637 | 173. Where was the first Republic Day parade held? | Irwin Stadium (now | 230 | |
| 7270406638 | National Stadium), Delhi | 231 | ||
| 7270406639 | Which British general is associated with Jallianwalla Bagh? | General Dyer | 232 | |
| 7270406640 | Who is famous for the 'Tryst with Destiny' speech? | Jawaharlal Nehru | 233 | |
| 7270406641 | 177. What is the highest civilian award? | Bharat Ratna | 234 | |
| 7270406642 | The Dalai Lama won the Nobel Prize for Peace in | 1989 | 235 | |
| 7270406643 | 181. What revolutionary party is Lala Har Dayal associated with? | Gadar party | 236 | |
| 7270406644 | Where did the Gadar party have its headquarters? | San Francisco | 237 | |
| 7270406645 | What was the name of Gadar party headquarters? | Yugantar Ashram | 238 | |
| 7270406646 | Which Indian leader was assassinated on Halloween? | Indira Gandhi | 239 | |
| 7270406647 | The most famous South Indian temple in S. California is | In Malibu | 240 | |
| 7270406648 | Which city is known as 'Little India' in S. California? | Artesia | 241 | |
| 7270406649 | Which association hosts the Sikh Heritage Scholarships | Sikh American | 242 | |
| 7270406650 | program in Southern California? | Heritage Society | 243 | |
| 7270406651 | 190. | What was the purpose of starting Sikh American Heritage To recognize and reward Society? excellence among Sikh Youth | 244 | |
| 7270406652 | 191. Why is the Lotus temple so named? | Shaped like a lotus | 245 | |
| 7270406653 | 197. What is the name of Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi? | Raj Ghat | 246 | |
| 7270406654 | 198. Who built the Red Fort? | Emperor Shah Jehan | 247 | |
| 7270406655 | 199. Name the islands in the Arbian Sea? | Lakshadweep | 248 | |
| 7270406656 | 203. How many Bollywood movies are produced per year in India? | Over 1000. | 249 | |
| 7270406657 | 205. In what States Tigers are found in India? | West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,and Karnataka | 250 | |
| 7270406658 | 206. Lions are found in what forest in India? | Gir forest in Gujarat | 251 | |
| 7270406659 | 207. Where Indian Space Center is located? | Bangalore | 252 | |
| 7270406660 | 208.How many main languages are spoken in India? | 22 | 253 | |
| 7270406661 | (Per 8th schedule of the Constitution of India) | 254 | ||
| 7270406662 | 209. What are the national languages in use in India? | Hindi and English | 255 | |
| 7270406663 | 211. Name the rivers of North India. | Indus, Ganga Yamuna and Brahmaputra | 256 | |
| 7270406664 | 212. Name the rivers of South India. | Kaveri, Krishna, Godavari, Tapi, Narmada and Mahanadi | 257 | |
| 7270406665 | 213. Name the rivers flowing through Punjab (India)? | Ravi, Sutluj, Beas | 258 | |
| 7270406666 | 214. What is the name of the South Indian Classical music? | Karnatic Music | 259 | |
| 7270406667 | 215. What is the name of the North Indian Classical music? | Hindustani Music | 260 | |
| 7270406668 | 216. What is the name of the famous classical dance of Orissa? | Odissi | 261 | |
| 7270406669 | 217. What is the name of the famous classical dance of Andhra | 262 | ||
| 7270406701 | Pradesh? | Kucchi Pudi | 263 | |
| 7270406702 | 218. What is the name of the dance performed in the Mughal | 264 | ||
| 7270406703 | Kings Court? | Kathak | 265 | |
| 7270406704 | 219. In which language Ghazal songs are mostly written? | Urdu | 266 | |
| 7270406705 | 222. Name the three famous Hill Stations in India? | Ooty,Shimla & Darjeeling | 267 | |
| 7270406706 | 223. Which state is the main producer/manufacturer of Jute and | West Bengal | 268 | |
| 7270406707 | Jute products? | 269 | ||
| 7270406708 | 224. Where is the famous Swamy Vivekanndha Rock on which | Kanyakumari | 270 | |
| 7270406709 | he meditated? | 271 | ||
| 7270406710 | 225. Which city of India is known as 'Pink City'? | Jaipur, in Rajasthan | 272 | |
| 7270406711 | 226. What is the land area of India | 1.27 Million Sq miles | 273 | |
| 7270406712 | 227. Which is called the 'Lotus City' of India? | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | 274 | |
| 7270406713 | 229. Where is the tallest monumental statue (133 feet) for | 275 | ||
| 7270406714 | the poet and saint Tiruvalluvar located in? | Kanyakumari | 276 | |
| 7270406715 | 230. Name the Palace where the Dusehra Festival is celebrated | Mysore Maharaja's | 277 | |
| 7270406716 | in a grand scale. | Palace in Karnataka | 278 | |
| 7270406717 | 233. Who is Father of the Nation (India) | Mahatma Gandhi | 279 | |
| 7270406718 | 234. Name the major Indian Perennial Rivers. | Indus, Ganges, Krishna,Godavari & BrahmaPutra | 280 | |
| 7270406719 | 235. Who started the Mughal Empire in India? | Babar | 281 | |
| 7270406720 | 236. Who was the famous Mughal Emperor in India? | Akbar | 282 | |
| 7270406721 | 237. Name the famous King from Maharastra who stood against | Chhatrapati Shivaji | 283 | |
| 7270406722 | Mughal Empire? | 284 | ||
| 7270406723 | 239. Name the Holy place where the three Seas (Bay of Bengal, | Kanyakumari, Tamil | 285 | |
| 7270406724 | Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean) meet. | Nadu | 286 | |
| 7270406725 | 240. Name the Holy place where the three Rivers (Ganges, | Allahabad, UP | 287 | |
| 7270406726 | Yamuna and Saraswathi) meet. | 288 | ||
| 7270406727 | 241. Name the only Indian Regional language which is also the | Hindi | 289 | |
| 7270406728 | National language. | 290 | ||
| 7270406729 | 242. Name the only Indian Regional language which is also one | Tamil | 291 | |
| 7270406730 | of the World's oldest languages.. | 292 | ||
| 7270406731 | 243. Name the River which flows through other Countries and | BrahmaPutra | 293 | |
| 7270406732 | through India. | 294 | ||
| 7270406733 | 244. The famous Indian movie industry is known as. | Bollywood | 295 | |
| 7270406734 | 247. Which two states in India share their capital | Punjab and Haryana | 296 | |
| 7270406735 | 248. What was the background of early Indian | Farmers | 297 | |
| 7270406736 | immigrants to the United States? | 298 | ||
| 7270406737 | 249. The early Indian Immigrants in the US belonged to which | Punjab | 299 | |
| 7270406738 | region of India? | 300 | ||
| 7270406739 | 250. The first largest group of Indian Immigrants to the | Sikhs | 301 | |
| 7270406740 | US were? | 302 | ||
| 7270406741 | 251. In which city in California is the first Gurdwara | Stockton | 303 | |
| 7270406742 | (Sikh Temple) located? | 304 | ||
| 7270406743 | 252. Which city in the U.S is known as Punjab of America? | Yuba city | 305 | |
| 7270406744 | 253. When was Gadar Movement started in USA? | 1913 | 306 | |
| 7270406745 | 255. Who is the first Indian Governor General of Free India | C. Rajagopalachari | 307 | |
| 7270406746 | 256. When was the first Sikh temple started in California? | 1912 | 308 | |
| 7270406747 | 257. The first individual Olympic gold medalist of India | Abhinav Bindra | 309 | |
| 7270406748 | 258. Who is the first Indian-American Olympic Medalist | Mohani Bhardwaj | 310 | |
| 7270406749 | 259. The first Indian-American astronaut in space | Kalpana Chawla | 311 | |
| 7270406750 | 260. Who among woman astronauts stayed in space | Sunita Williams | 312 | |
| 7270406751 | for the longest time (195 days) | 313 | ||
| 7270406752 | 261. Who gave historical speech at World's Parliament | Swami Vivekananda | 314 | |
| 7270406753 | Of Religions, Chicago on 11th September 1893 | 315 | ||
| 7270406754 | "My Dear Brothers and Sisters of America" | 316 | ||
| 7270406755 | 262. Who said this "We owe a lot to the Indians, who | Albert Einstein | 317 | |
| 7270406756 | Taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile | 318 | ||
| 7270406757 | scientific discovery could have been made" | 319 | ||
| 7270406758 | 263. Which American president started the tradition of | George W Bush | 320 | |
| 7270406759 | celebrating Diwali in the White House? | 321 | ||
| 7270406760 | 264. Who is the first Indian American to get the Nobel Prize Dr. Hargobind Khorana | 322 | ||
| 7270406761 | 266. What is the currency unit of India | Indian Rupee | 323 | |
| 7270406762 | 265. When did British regime hang India's greatest | March 23, 1931 | 324 | |
| 7270406763 | freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev | 325 | ||
| 7270406764 | 266. What is the major benefit of having an OCI Visa | Life time visa | 326 | |
| 7270406765 | (Overseas Citizen of India) card? | For India | 327 | |
| 7270406766 | 267. In USA, People from India are known as: | Indian Americans | 328 | |
| 7270406767 | 268. Estimated Indian American population in America | Over 4 million | 329 | |
| 7270406768 | 269. Who started Hotmail? | Sabir Bhatia | 330 | |
| 7270406769 | 270. Which company bought Hotmail from Sabir Bhatia | Microsoft | 331 | |
| 7270406770 | 271. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (90% of the | 332 | ||
| 7270406771 | today's computers run on it)? | Vinod Dham | 333 | |
| 7270406772 | 272. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems? | Vinod Khosla | 334 | |
| 7270406773 | 273. What are the colors and the order of colors on the Indian flag? | Saffron, White, Green | 335 | |
| 7270406774 | 274. What is the oldest known civilization in India? | Indus valley civilization | 336 | |
| 7270406775 | 275. What were the two main cities in the Indus Valley civilizations? | Mohenjo-daro and Harappa | 337 |
