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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