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VIDHYA ANUDAN E-BOOK
CLASS-10
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1) The Council of States in India is generally known as:
a) LokSabha b) Raj Sabha
c) Parliament d) AD hoc Committee
2) The 11th term from the end of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, ..., 253 is
a) 203 b)303 c) 153 d) - 303
3) The sum of all odd numbers between 0 and 100 is
a) 250 b)2500
c) 50 d) 2550
4) Select the true statement(s). (I) The measure of central tendency used in exploratory data analysis is mean. (ii) The
measure of central tendency used in z score is median. (iii) The mean and standard deviation is better than five-
number summary for describing a skewed
a) i only b) ii only
c) iii only d) all statements are wrong
5) A genetically engineered form of brinjal, known as the Bt-brinjal, has been developed. The objective of this is
a) To make it pest-resistant
b) To improve its taste and nutritive qualities
c) To make it drought-resistant
d) To make its shelf-life longer
6) A married couple adopted a male child. A few years later, twin boys were born to them. The blood group of the
couple is AB positive and O negative. The blood group of the three sons is A positive, B positive, and O positive. The
blood group of the adopted son is
a) O positive b) A positive c) B positive
d) Cannot be determined on the basis of the given data
7) Who among the following led the civil disobedience movement in Peshawar ?
a) MaulanaAbulKalam Azad b) Mohamad Ali
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) None of the above
8) Who first created the image of Bharatmata?
a) Abanindranath Tagore b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Rabindranath Tagore d) None of the above
9) Which of the following is not a power of the speaker of the LokSabha:
a) He/she appoints chairman to the primary committees
b) He/She presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament
c) The decision of the Speaker as to whether a Bill is a Money Bill
d) The Speaker can declare a no confidence motion
10) "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help.
a) Women only b) School children only
c) Health workers only d) None of these
11) Full form of : IIPA
a) Industry Of Iran & Plastic Assosication
b) Indian Institute of Public Administration
c) Indian Infrastructure For Public Administration
d) Indian Important People Association
12) Full form of : MLA
a) Member of Legislative Assembly
b) Member of Legal Assembly
c) Member of Legal Advisory
d) Member of Legistrative Assosiation
13) The Upper House of the Egyptian Parliament is known as:
a) Shura Council b) Majilis Al Sha’ab
c) Dewan Rakyat d) Majlis-al-Nuwaab
13) Former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is granted temporary asylum in
a) Afghanistan b) Asia
c) Russia d) Pakistan
14) The Number 2 Economy in the world in 2011 is:
a) USA b) Japan
c) China d) Russia
15) What is the longest bone in the human body?
a) Fibula b) Ulna c) Femur d) Tibia
16) What is the largest desert in the world?
a) Arabian Desert b) Gobi Desert
c) Sahara Desert d) Great Victoria
17) For an A.P. if a25 – a15 = 170, then d =
a) 17 b) – 17
c) 10 d) 34
18) Full form of : IIPA
a) Industry Of Iran & Plastic Assosication
b) Indian Institute of Public Administration
c) Indian Infrastructure For Public Administration
d) Indian Important People Association
19) Full form of : MLA
a) Member of Legislative Assembly
b) Member of Legal Assembly
c) Member of Legal Advisory
d) Member of Legistrative Assosiation
20) The Upper House of the Egyptian Parliament is known as:
a) Shura Council b) Majilis Al Sha’ab
c) Dewan Rakyat d) Majlis-al-Nuwaab
21) Former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is granted temporary asylum in
a) Afghanistan b) Asia
c) Russia d) Pakistan
22) The Number 2 Economy in the world in 2011 is:
a) USA b) Japan
c) China d) Russia
23) What is the longest bone in the human body?
a) Fibula b) Ulna c) Femur d) Tibia
24) What is the largest desert in the world?
a) Arabian Desert b) Gobi Desert
c) Sahara Desert d) Great Victoria
25) For an A.P. if a25 – a15 = 170, then d =
a) 17 b) – 17
c) 10 d) 34
26) A new optical disc format known as the Blu-ray Disc (BD) is becoming popular. In what way is it different from the
traditional DVD?(i) DVD supports standard Definition video while BD supports High definition Video.(ii) Compared to
a DVD, the BD format has several times more storage capacity. (iii) Thickness of BD is 2.4 mm while that of DVD is 1.2
mm. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
27) A sandy and saline area is the natural habitat of an Indian animal species. The animal has no predators in that
area but its existence is threatened due to the destruction of its habitat. Which one of the following could be that
animal?
a) Indian wild buffalo b) Indian wild ass
c) Indian wild boar d) Indian gazelle
28) "The man who knew infinity" is a biography written by Robert Kanigel. This biography belongs to which one of
the following?
a) SrinivasaRamanujan b)JagdishBhagvati
c) Dr. C. V. Raman d)V. Ramakrishanan
29) "VachaspatiPuraskars" are given by the
a) Madhya Pradesh Government
b) Uttar Pradesh Hindi Akademy
c) Birla Foundation
d) None of these
30) on December 8, 2009, announced to deposit with the Reserve Bank of India the donations made by devotees in
the form of gold and silver.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal pradesh d) Uttarakhand
Pioneer of Decimal
Modern Scientists
1. Chandrashekhar Venkatraman : Physics and Maths, Inventor of Raman Effect. Honoured with Bharat Rathna, Noble
Prize and Lenin Peace Award.
2. Jagdishchandra Bose : Physics, Biology, Botany Archaeology
3. Homi Jahangir Bhabha : Pioneer of Neuclear Programme, Cosmic Rays and Point Particle
4. Birbal Sahani : (Puravanspatishastra)
5. PrafykchandraROy (P.C. Roy) : Chemistry
6. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar : Chemistry
7. Meghnad Shah : Physics
8. Sundarlal Hora : Biology
9. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam : Space science graduate Designed Indian Guided Missile, President of India.
10. Hargovind Khurana : Atomic Biology
11. Prof. Yashpal : Physics
12. Venkartaman Ramkrishnan : Biology
13. Nautam Bhatt : Defence Scientist Nuclear Science
14. Anil Katodkar : Nuclear Science
15. K. Radhakrishnan : Space Scientist (Presently working with ISRO)
16. Krishnaswami Kasturi Rangan : Space Scientist (Presently working with ISRO)
Satellite Launch Date Launch Vehicle
Aryabhatt 19-Apr-75 U-11 Interkosmos
Bhaskara-I 7-June-79 C-1 Interkosmos
Rohini Technology Payload 10-Aug-79 SLV-3
Rohini RS-I 18-Jul-80 SLV-3
Rohini RS-D1 31-May-81 SLV-3
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment 19-June-81 Ariane-1 (V-3)
INSAT-1C 21-Jul-88 Ariane-3
INSAT-ID 12-Jun-90 Delta 4925
IRS-1B 29-Aug-91 Vostok
INSAT- DT 26-Feb-92 Ariane-44LH10
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) 20-May-92 ASLV
INSAT-2A 10-Jul-92 Ariane-44LH10
IRS-1D 29-Sep-97 PSLV-C1
INSAT-2E 4-Apr-99 Ariane-42P H10-36
Oceansat-1 (IRS-P4) 26-May-99 PSLV-C2
INSAT-3B 22-Mar-00 Ariane-5G
INSAT-4A 22-DEC-05 Ariane-5GS
INSAT-4C 10-Jul-06 GSLV-F02
CARTOSAT-2 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
Space Capsule Recovery 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
INSAT-4B 12-Mar-07 Ariane-5ECA
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 5-Nov-13 PSLV-C25
IRNSS-1B 10-Nov-14 PSLV-C26
GSAT-16 7-Dec-14 Ariane-5`
IRNSS-1D 28-Mar-15 PSLV-C27
HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF INDIAN REPUBLIC – BHARAT RATNA
Bharat Ratna Award Winners
1963 1. Dr. Zakir Hussain 2. Shri P.V. Kane
1999 1.Prof. Amaruta Sen 2.Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli
2001 1. Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar 2. Ustad Bismillakhan
2009 Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
2014 1. Sachin Tendulakr 2. C.N.R. Rao
2015 1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Satellite Launch Date Launch Vehicle
Aryabhatt 19-Apr-75 U-11 Interkosmos
Bhaskara-I 7-June-79 C-1 Interkosmos
Rohini Technology Payload 10-Aug-79 SLV-3
Rohini RS-I 18-Jul-80 SLV-3
Rohini RS-D1 31-May-81 SLV-3
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment 19-June-81 Ariane-1 (V-3)
INSAT-1C 21-Jul-88 Ariane-3
INSAT-ID 12-Jun-90 Delta 4925
IRS-1B 29-Aug-91 Vostok
INSAT- DT 26-Feb-92 Ariane-44LH10
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) 20-May-92 ASLV
INSAT-2A 10-Jul-92 Ariane-44LH10
IRS-1D 29-Sep-97 PSLV-C1
INSAT-2E 4-Apr-99 Ariane-42P H10-36
Oceansat-1 (IRS-P4) 26-May-99 PSLV-C2
INSAT-3B 22-Mar-00 Ariane-5G
INSAT-4A 22-DEC-05 Ariane-5GS
INSAT-4C 10-Jul-06 GSLV-F02
CARTOSAT-2 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
Space Capsule Recovery 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
INSAT-4B 12-Mar-07 Ariane-5ECA
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 5-Nov-13 PSLV-C25
IRNSS-1B 10-Nov-14 PSLV-C26
GSAT-16 7-Dec-14 Ariane-5`
IRNSS-1D 28-Mar-15 PSLV-C27
GALLANTRY AWARDS
Wartime / Peacetime Service and gallantry awards
1. Sena Medal 2. Navya Sena Medal 3. Vayusena Medal
Bharat Ratna Award
1954 – Dr. Saravaplli Radhakirishan, C. Rajagopalachari, Sir C. V. Raman.
1955 – Dr. Bhagwan Das, Dr. M. Visveswaraya, Jawahar Lal Nehru
1957 – Govind Ballabh Pant
Recipients of “Param Vir Chakara” are as under :
1947 – Major Somnath Sharma (Posthumous)
1948 - Second Lieutenant R. R. Rane, Havildar Major Piru Singh (Posthumous), karam
Singh, Nayak Jadunath Singh (Posthumous)
Gandhi Peace Prize:
1995 – Julius K. Nayerare(former Tanzanian President, the first recipient).
1996 – Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyanrathne (of Sri Lanka for Social, economic and political transformation through non-
violence).
1997 – Gerhard Fischer (German for the treatment and rehabilitation of leprosy patients
and polio victims).
1998 – The Ramakrishna Mission for its charitable and philanthropic work.
1999 – Baba Murlidhar Amte for recognition of his ecxemplary work for treatment and
rehabilitation of leprosy patients and his concept of his Shranmik Vidhyapeeth.
2000 – Mr. Nelson Mandela and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh for exemplary work resulting in social, economic and
political transformation through non-violence and Gandhian means.
Famous Scientist Inventions
ArchimedesArchimedean Principle, Famous theory of buoyancy and many mathematical and many mathematical and
mechanical discoveries.
Abbreviation
Stands For Abbreviation
Stands For
AC Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner IBA Indian Bank Association
ACC Ancillary Cadet Core ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
AD Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) WHO World Health Organisation
ADB Asian Development Bank WILL Wireless in Local Loop
AEC Atomic Energy Commission WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation
BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery WLL-M Mobile Warless in Local Loop
BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre WMO World Meteorological Organisation
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation ZBB Zero Based Budgeting
BC Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) ZSI Zoological Survey of India
BCG Bacillus Chalmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) KG Kinder Garten
CAG Comptroller and Auditor General KYC Know Your Customer
CBI Central Bureau of Investigation LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India
CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education LLB Bachelor of Law
C-DAC Central For Development of Advance Computing
LLM Master of Law
BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. LMG Light Machine Gum
CASA Current Account and Savings Account deposits
LoC Line of Control (Pakistan)
DDT Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloromethane MA Master of Arts
DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box) MBA Master of Business Administration
DIG Deputy Inspector General MBT Main Battle Tank
D.Litt Doctor of Literature MD Doctor of Medicine
DM District Magistrate MFN Most Favoured Nation
ECG Electro Cardiogram TTFI Table Tennis Federation of India
EDUSAT Education Satellite TELEX Telepointer Exchange
EEG Electro Encephalogram TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
EPABX Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
EPZ Export Processing Zone TRIPS Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation UFO Unidentified Flying Object
FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India UGC University Grant Commission
FCI Food Corporation of India UNDP United Nations Development Programme
FDI Foreign Direct Investment UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
FDR Foreign Direct Recorder (Black Box) UNI United News of India
GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited VAT Value Added Tax
GATT General Agreement of Tariff and Trade VC Vice Chancellor
GDP Gross Domestic Product VIP Very Important Person
GIC General Insurance Corporation VPP Value Payable Post
GMT Greenwich Mean Time VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme
HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation NARI National AIDS Research Institute
HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
HYVS High Yield Variety Seeds NBFC Non-Banking Financial Companies
IAAI International Airport Authority of India NCA National Cricket Academy
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency NCW National Commission for women
IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute SC Security Council/Supreme Court
OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India
OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association
OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation
OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India
OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association
OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation
OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting QIP Qualified Institutional Placement
Countries/cities-old and new names
New Name Old Name
Bangladesh East Pakistan
Beijing Peking
Belize British Honduras
Benin Dahomey
Botswana Bechuanaland
Chennai Madras
Ethiopia Abyssinia
Ghana Gold Coast
Harare Salisbury
Indonesia Dutch East Indies
Iran Persia
Iraq Mesopotamia
Istanbul Constantinople
Kinshasa Leopoldville
GYANPITH AWARDS
Year Name Works Language
1965 G. Sankara Kurup Odakkuzhal Malayalam
1966 Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Ganadevta Bengali
1974 Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Yayati Marathi
1975 P.V. Akilan Chittrappavai Tamil
1976 Ashapoorna Devi Pratham Pratisruti Bengali
1992 Naresh Mehta Contribution in Literature Oriya
1993 Sitakant Mahapatra For Outstanding contribution to Indian Literature
Oriya
2011 Pratibha Ray Yanjnaseni Oriya
2012 Ravuri Bharadhwaja Paakudurallu Telugu
2013 Kedarnath Singh Akaal Mein Saras Hindi
2014 Bhalchandra Nemade Hindu: Jagnyachi Samrudhha Adgal
Marathi
Important Organizations and Founders
Organisation Year Founder
Arya Samaj 1875 Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Azad Hind Fouj 1942 Subhash Chandra Bose
Brahmo Samaj 1828 Raja Ram Mohan Rai
Forward Block 1939 Subhash Chadra Bose
Home Rule League 1916 Bla Gangadhar Tilak and Anne Besent
Khalsa 1799 Guru Govind Singh
Khudai Khidmatgar 1837 Abdul Gaffar Khan
Prathana Samaj 1867 Atmaram Pandurang
Pamakrishna Mission 1877 Swami Vivekanand
Sabarmati Ashram 1916 Mahatma Gandhi
Satya Sodhak Samaj 1873 Jyotirao Phule
Theosophical Society 1875 Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Col. H.S. Olcott
Viswa Bharati, Shanri Niketan 1918 Gurudev Ravindra Nath Tagore
Unit of Measurements
Quantity Units (S.I.)
Length Metre
Time Second
Mass Kilogram
Area Square metre
Volume Cubic Metre
Velocity Metre/second
Acceleration Metre/second square
Density Kilogram/metre cube
Momentum Kilogram metre/second
Work Joule
Energy Joule
Force Newton
Pressure Pascal or Newton/sq. metre
Viscosity Poise
Surface tension
Newton/square metre
Heat Joule
Temperature Kelvin
Temperature Kelvin
Resistance Ohmm
Electric current Ampere
Electromotive force Volt
Electrical conductivity Ohm/metre
Electric energy Kilowatt hour
Electric power Kilowatt hour
Magnetic intensity Orsted
Charge Coulomb
Frequency Hertz
Power Watt
Weight Newton or Kilogram
Impulse Newton-second
Angular velocity Radian/second
Magnetic induction Gauss
Luminous flux Candela
Intensity of sound Decibel
Power of lens Dioptre
Depth of sea Fathom
River Falls in Length (Km.)
Nile Mediterranean sea 4,157
Amazon Atlantic Ocean 3,915
Chang (Yangtse) China Sea 3,434
Huang (Yellow) Gulf of Chibli 2,901
Ob-Irtysh Gulf of Ob 3,362
Amur Tatar Strait 2,744
Lena Laptev Sea 2,734
Congo Atlantic Oscan 2,718
Mekong South China Sea 2,600
Niger Gulf of Guinea 2,590
Yenisey Kara Sea 2,543
Missouri Mississippi River 2,540
Parana Rio de la Plata 2,485
Mississippi Southwest pass 2,340
Murray - Darling Indian Ocean 2,310
Musical Instruments and artists
Instruments Artists
Veena S. Balachanadra, Kalyan Bhangawatar
Violin T.N. Krishna, Lalgudi Jayaranaman. L. Subramaniam, M.S. Gopalakrishanan
Sitar Pt. Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan
Sarod Amjad Ali Khan
Shehnai Bismilla Khan
Tabla Allah Rakha, Zakir Hussain
Bansuri-Flute Pt. Hari Prasad Chourasia
Santur Pt. Shiv Kimar Sharma
Musical Instruments Veena, Sitar, Sarod, Mridangam, Pakhawaj and Tabla
Classical School of Indian Music
Hindustani School and Karnataka School
Indian Press
Paper/Journal Year Founder / Editor
Bengal Gazette 1780 James Augustus Hicky(First paper form India)
Samachar-Darshan 1818 Kairre, Maeshaman (Oldest paper in Indian languages)
Samwad Koumudi 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Morat-ul-Akbar 1822 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Bomaby Times 1838 (Presently Times of India, 1861)
Hindu Patriot 1853 Girish Chandra Ghosh (Later Harish Chandra Mukherjee)
Radt-Goftar 1861 Dada Bhai Naoroji
Amrit Bazar Patrika 1888 Moti Lal Ghosh, Shishir Kumar Ghosh
The Statesman 1875 Robert Knigh. Sunanda Dutta Rai
The Hindu 1881 G.S. Aiyar and Vir Ragheachari
Maratha 1881 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Kesari 1881 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Tribune 1881 Dayal Singh Majethia
Common Weal 1914 Annie Besant
New India 1914 Annie Besant
Independent 1919 Moti Lal Nehry
Young India 1919 Mahatma Gandhi
The Hindustan Times 1922 K.M. Pnikar
Harijan 1933 Maharma Gandhi
Chief Election
Commissioners of India
Name From To
Mr. Sukimar 21-03-1950 19-12-1958
Mr. K.V.K. Sundaram 20-12-1958 30-09-1967
Mr. S.P. Sen Verma 01-10-1967 30-09-1972
Dr. Nagendraa Singh 01-10-1972 06-02-1973
Mr. T. Swaminathan 07-02-1973 17-06-1977
Mr. S.L. Shakdhar 18-06-1977 17-06-1982
Mr. R.K. Trivedi 18-06-1982 31-12-1985
Mr. R.V.S. Peri Sastri 01-01-1986 25-12-1990
Mrs. V.S. Rama Devi 26-11-1990 11-12-1990s
Mr. T.N. Sheshan 12-12-1990 11-12-1996
Dr. M.S. Gill 12-12-1996 13-06-2001
Mr. J. M. Lyngdoh 13-06-2001 07-02-2004
Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy 08-02-2004 15-05-2005
Mr. B.B> Tandan 16-05-2005 28-06-2006
Mr. N. Gopalaswami 29-06-2006 20-04-2009
Namvin Chawla 21-04-2009 29-07-2010
S.Y. Quraishi 30-07-2010 10-07-2012
V.S. Sampath 10-06-2012
Major Indian Crops
Crop Temp.(0C) Water (cm) Sates Where Produced
Wheat 15° − 25° 60 - 90 Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana
Rice 24° − 26° 80 – 200 West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab
Maize 18° − 21° 50 – 60 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
Jawar 20° − 35° 40 – 60 Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
Soya bean 25° − 27° 50 – 120 Madhya Pradesh
Cotton 20° − 30° 80 – 150 Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Tobacco 20° − 25° 75 – 80 Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
Tea 24° − 30° 100 – 200 Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Ground Nut 15° − 25° 60 - 130 Gujarat, Maharashtra
Chief Justice of India
Name From To
Harilal J. Kania 26-01-1950 06-11-1951
M. paranjali Sastri 07-11-1951 03-01-1954
Mehar Chand Mahajan 04-01-1954 22-12-1954
B. K. Mukherjee 23-12-1954 31-01-1956
S. R. Das 01-02-1956 30-09-1959
Bhuvanshwar Pd. Sinha 01-10-1959 31-01-1964
P. B. Gajendragadkar 01-02-1964 15-03-1966
A. K. Sarkar 16-06-1966 29-06-1966
K. Subba Rao 30-06-1966 11-04-1967
K. N. Wanchoo 12-04-1967 24-02-1968
M. Hidayatullah 25-02-1968 16-12-1970
J. C. Shah 17-12-1970 21-01-1971
S. M. Sikari 22-01-1971 25-04-1973
A.N. Ray 26-04-1973 27-01-1977
M.H. Beg 28-01-1977 21-02-1985
Y. V. Chandrachud 22-02-1978 11-07-1985
Prafullachandra anrvarlal Bhagwati 12-07-1985 20-12-1986
R.S. Pathak 21-12-1986 18-06-1989
E.S. Venkataramiah 19-06-1989 17-12-1989
Sabyasachi Mukherjee 18-12-1989 25-06-1990
Ranganath Mishra 26-09-1990 24-11-1991
Kamal Nrain Singh 25-11-1991 12-12-1991
M. H. Kania 13-12-1991 17-11-1992
Lalit Mohan Swharma 18-11-1992 11-02-1993
M.N. Venkatachalish 18-11-1992 11-02-1993
Aziz Mukhabber Ahmadi 25-10-1994 24-03-1997
Jagadish Saran Verma 25-03-1997 17-01-1998
Madan Mohan Punchhi 18-01-1998 09-10-1998
Adarsh Sen Anand 10-10-1998 31-10-2001
S.P. Bharucha 01-11-2001 05-05-2002
B.N. Kirpal 06-05-2002 08-11-2002
Gopal Ballav Paanaik 09-11-2002 19-12-2002
Visheshwar Nath Khare 19-12-2002 01-01-2004
Rajender Babu For one month
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti 01-06-2004 01-11-2005
Y.K. Savhaewal 01-11-2005 14-01-2007
K.G. Balakrishnan 13-01-2007 11-05-2010
S.H. Kapadia 12-05-2010 28-09-2012
Altams Kabir 29-09-2012 18-06-2013
P. Sathasivam 19-06-2013 26-04-2014
Rajendra mal Lodha 27-04-2014
City Country River
Adelaide Australia Torrens
Amsterdam Netherlands Amsel
Alexandria Egypt Nile
Ankara Turkey Kazil
Allahabad India At the confluence of the Ganga and
Yamuna
Agra India Yamuna
Ayodhya India Saryu
Ahmedabad India Sabarmati
Badrinath India Alaknanda
Bareilly India Ram Ganga
Bangkok Thailand Chao Praya
Basra Iraq Euphrates and Tigris
Baghdad Iraq Tigris
Berlin Germany Spree
Bonn Germany Rhine
Budapest Hungary Daunbe
Bristol U. K. Avon
Buenos Aires Argentina Laplata
Cuttack India Mahanadi
Curnool India Tungabhadra
Chittagong Bangladesh Majyani
Canton China Si-Kiang
Cairo Egypt Nile
Chung King China Yang-tse-King
Cologne Germany Rhine
Delhi India Yamuna
Dandzing Germany Vistula
FIRST IN INDIA
IMPORTANT WARS AND BATTLE ININDIAN HISTORY
First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud's in 1939
First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien
First Exclusive internet magazine Bharat Samachar
First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe Indrani Rehman
First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee, 1885
First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress
Badruddin Tayyabji
First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh
First Graduate in Medicine Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty
India's First University Nalanda University
India's First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University
India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record maximum number of votes
P.V.Narasimha Rao
First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan
First British to Visit India Hawkins
First Test tube baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha)
First Post Office Opened in India Kolkata(1727)
Year War / Battle Outcome
326 B.C. Battle of Hydaspas Porus loses to Alexander
261 B.C. Kalinga War Asoka wins but adapts Buddhism
712 A.D. Invasion of Sind Mohammed-bin-Qasim invades from the west
1191 A.D. First Battle of Tarain Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Mohammed Ghori
1192 A.D. Second Battle of Tarain Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan
1194 A.D. Battle of Chhandwar Ghori defeats Jaichandra of Kannauj
1526 A.D. First Battle of Panipat Babar defeats Ibrahim Lodhi
1527 A.D. Battle of Khanua Babar defeats Rana Sanga
1529 A.D. Battle of Ghaghara Babar defeats the Afghans
1539 A.D. Battle of Chausa Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun
1540 A.D. Battle of Kannauj (or
Bilgram) Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun
1556 A.D. Second Battle of
Panipat Bairam Khan (representing Akbar) defeats
Hemu
1565 A.D. Battle of Talikota (or
Banihatti)
Vijaynagar empire (represented by Sadasiva) loses against an alliance formed by
Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golkonda and Bidar
1576 A.D. Battle of Haldighati Akbar defeats Maharana Pratap
1615 A.D. Mewar submitted to the
Mughals Peace treaty signed between Jahangiri and
Rana Amar Singh of Mewar.
1649 A.D. Mughal-Safavid War Mughals lose Kandahar to Persia
1658 A.D. Battle of Dharmatt and
Samugarh Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh
1665 A.D. Seige of Purandar Raja Jai Singh defeats Shivaji. Treaty of
Purandar signed
1708 A.D. Battle of Khed Shahu defeats Tara Bai.
1737 A.D. Battle of Bhopal Baji Rao defeats Mohammed Shah.
1739 A.D. Battle of Karnal Nadir Shah defeats Mohammed Shah.
1757 A.D. Battle of Plassey Robert Cive defeats Siraj-ud-daula, the Nawab
of Bengal
1760 A.D. Battle of Wandiwash English defeat the French
1761 A.D. Third Battle of Panipat Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats Marathas
1764 A.D. Battle of Buxar
Hector Munro defeats combined armies of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-
ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam
1767-69 A.D.
First Anglo Mysore War Hyder Ali defeats English forces
1766-69 A.D.
First Anglo Maratha War British defeated
1770 A.D. Battle of Udgir Marathas defeat the Nizam
1780-84 A.D.
Second Anglo Mysore War
Hyder Ali dies. Treaty of Mangalore is signed
1789-92 A.D.
Third Anglo Mysore War Tipu Sultan defeated. Treaty of
Serirangapatnam is signed.
1799 A.D. Fourth Anglo Mysore
War Tipu Sultan is defeated and killed