| 7270390483 | APHUG Vocab | ojhyjh | | 0 |
| 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 |
