Indian History Quiz : Indus Valley Civilization - Part I

Hi friends, this is Navtej again. First of all, thank you so much for the wonderful response to my yesterday's quiz on India in Space (please read that quiz here). Today I am sharing a quiz on Indian History. I have decided to start with Indus Valley Civilization (2 parts) followed by Vedic Age and various Empires and Freedom Struggle. Once again I am saying, this post is not for Banking Exams. So banking aspirants can skip these quizzes. Your reviews are always welcome. Happy Reading :)

• The history of India is divided into three parts. Which are they ?
• The ancient, medieval and modern
• What is ancient history ?
• The history recorded of the past. It gives a clear picture of the man's progress from his early wild stage to highly civilized condition.
• What are the two major divisions of the ancient Indian history ?
• The history of the age when people could not write is known as the period of unrecorded history, the period when writing came to be used is known as the period fo recorded history. 
• What enables the historians to fix the dates of the material remains with a high degree of accuracy ?
• Carbon - 14 dating
• How are the monuments useful to the historians ? 
• The monuments are useful to the study of ancient architecture, social, political and economic life of the people, fine arts and the age of various civilizations. 
• Which was the earliest civilization that flourished in India on the banks of the river Indus ?
• The Indus valley civilization from 2,900 - 1,800 B.C.
• Which are the important sites, connected with the Indus valley civilization ?
• Lothal near Ahmedabad (Gujarat);
• Kalibangan in rajasthan;
• Banwali in Hissur (Haryana);
• Ropar near Chandigarh (Punjab);
• Mohanjodaro in Larkana (now in Pakistan);
• Harappa Sahiwal district (now in Pakistan)
• Which site was the first to be excavated ?
• Harappa
• Who first excavated the Harappa site ?
• John Marshall and R. D. Bannerji in 1921
• Which is the largest Harappan city ?

• Mohenjo-daro
• What is the most remarkable structure of Mohenjo-daro ?
• The Great Bath
• The houses and buildings of Indus valley were made up of what ?
• Baked bricks
• What kinds of cloth were worn by the people of Harappa ?
• Cotton clothes 
• What were the chief occupation of the people ?
• Agriculture and cattle forming
• What was the main deity of the Indus people ?
• Mother Goddess who they worshipped 
• How long did this civilization last ?
• For about 1000 years
• Which spirits were worshipped by the Indus people ?
• Nagas and Yakshas
• Modern Hinduism which possess all the features of which culture ?
• Indus valley culture 
• How many seals were excavated from Mohenjo-daro ?
• nearly 300
• Which were the chief food of the people ?
• the people used Wheat, Barley, Palmdate, mutton, pork, fish and eggs.

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Science Quiz : India in Space - Part II

Dear friends, this is Navtej again. hope you are enjoying reading my posts on General Knowledge. Here I am sharing the Part II of Science Quiz : India in Space. You can read the Part I from here.

• What is ISRO ?
• ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is the organization which plans and implements the Space research programmes of India. It works under the department of Space. Bengaluru is it's headquarters. 
• Important Details to Note :
• Established on : 15th August 1969
• Chairman : A S Kiran Kumar
• Motto : Space Technology in the Service of Human Kind
• Which are the units functioning in VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre)
• Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
• Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC)
• Rocket Fabrication Facility (RFF)
• Rocket Propellent Plant (RPP)
• Reinforced Plastics Centre (REPLACE) Thiruvananthapuram
• Valiamala Facilities, Thiruvananthapuram
• Ammonium Per Chlorate Experimental Plant (APEP), Aluva
• Other Space Research Institutions in India
• ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru
• Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad
• Sri Hrikotah Range (SHAR), Nellor (Andhra Pradesh)
• Auxiliary Propulsion Systems Unit (APSU) [Thiruvananthapuram, Mahendragiri and Bengaluru)
• Which are the main wings of the Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad ?
• Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station (ESCES)
• Satellite Communication System Division (SCSD)
• Remote Sensing and Meterological Application Division (RSMD)
• Software System Group (SSG)
• Electro Wave Division (EWD)
• Which are the wings of Sri Harikotah Range (SHAR) ?
• Sri Harikotah Launch Complex (SLC)
• Rocket Seld Facility (SLED)
• Solid Propellent Space Booster Plant (SPROB)
• Sri Hari Kotah Common Facilities (SCF)
• Static Test and Evaluation Complex (STEX)
• Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu), Valiamala (Thiruvananthapuram)
• National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) Hyderabad
• INSAT Master Control Facility (MCF) Hassan
• Where is the location of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ?
• Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram 
• When was the first rocket launched from Thumba ? 
• 21st November 1963 (Rocket for weather studies)
• When was the Indian made rocket "Rohini"  launched from Thumba ?
  
• 20th November 1967
• When was the first satellite of India, Aryabhatta launched ?
• 10th April 1975
• The weight and diameter of Aryabhatta :
• Weight : 360 kg
• Diameter : 106 metres
• Height : 116 cm
• it had 26 phases
• From where was Aryabhatta launched ?
• from Russia by Russian vehicle 
• The time taken by Aryabhatta for one revolution around the Earth :
• 96.41 minutes (15 revolutions a day)
• Of which metal was Aryabhatta made ?
• A special alloy Aluminum 
• Which institution designed Aryabhatta ?
• I.S.S.P now known as ISAC (ISRO Satellite Centre)

That's all for today friends. In our next post we shall discuss the 3rd part of India in Science series followed by Atomic India and Solar Systems. Happy Reading :) 

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Statewise Static GK - Pdf Download

Hi friends, I am H. An ardent reader of Gr8AmbitionZ. I have compiled Statewise Static GK for upcoming exams. It includes the Statewise lists of National Parks, Stadiums, Dance forms, Lakes, Hillstations, Temples etc. You can download Pdf / Word versions of the file from below links. Hope it will be helpful for all the banking aspirants. Happy Reading :)

Download Statewise Static GK (Pdf Version) from here

Download Statewise Static GK (Word Version) from here

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List of Important Sports Stadiums in India

Hi friends, I am Varalakshmi Tallapudi. Here I am sharing the list of Important Sports Stadiums in India. This list is very important for upcoming Banking Exams. Happy Reading :)

Important Sports Stadiums in India 

• Barabati Stadium - Odisha
• Salt Lake Stadium - Kolkata, West Bengal
• Eden Gardens Stadium - Kolkata, West Bengal 
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - New Delhi
• DY Patil Stadium - Navi Mumbai
• Kaloor International Stadium - Kerala
• Raipur International Cricket Stadium - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 
• M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Sardar Patel Stadium - Gujarat
• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium - Hyderabad 
• Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium - Pune, Maharashtra 
• Kalinga Stadium - Bhubneshwar, Odisha 
• Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium - New Delhi
• Krishnagiri Stadium - Wayanad, Kerala

Note : Please add if you feel I have missed out any name.

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CITY - RIVER - STATES

Frinds, here is the list of Important Rivers along with the City and State Details. This list was shared by $iDDHaRTHa. Happy Reading :)

City - River - States

• Agra --Yamuna --Uttar Pradesh
• Ahmedabad --Sabarmati --Gujarat
• Allahabad --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Auraiya --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
• Ayodhya --Saryu -- Uttar Pradesh
• Badrinath --Ganges -- Uttarakhand
• Bagalkot --Ghataprabha -- Karnataka
• Bangalore --Vrishabhavathi -- Karnataka
• Bhadravathi --Bhadra -- Karnataka
• Bharuch --Narmada -- Gujarat
• Chakeri --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Chennai --Adyar -- Tamil Nadu
  
• Coimbatore --Noyyal -- Tamil Nadu
• Cuttack --Mahanadi -- Odisha
• Daman --Daman Ganga -- Daman
• Dibrugarh --Brahmaputra -- Assam
• Erode --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
• Etawah --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
• Farrukhabad --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Fatehgarh --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Ferozpur --Sutlej -- Punjab
• Gorakhpur --Rapti -- Uttar Pradesh
• Guwahati --Brahmaputra -- Assam
• Gwalior --Chambal -- Madhya Pradesh
• Hajipur --Ganges,Gandak -- Bihar
• Haridwar --Ganges -- Uttarkhand
• Honnavar --Sharavathi -- Karnataka
• Hospet --Tungabhadra -- Karnataka
• Hyderabad --Musi -- Telangana
• Jabalpur --Narmada -- Madhya Pradesh
• Jaunpur --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
• Kannauj --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Kanpur Cant --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Kanpur --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Karad --Krishna, -- Maharashtra
• Karjat --Ulhas -- Maharashtra
• Karwar --Kali -- Karnataka
• Kolkata --Hooghly -- West Bengal
• Kota --Chambal -- Rajasthan
• Lucknow --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
• Madurai --Vaigai -- Tamil Nadu
• Mahad --Savitri -- Maharashtra
• Malegaon --Girna River -- Maharashtra
• Mangalore --Netravati, -- Karnataka
• Mathura --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
• Nanded --Godavari -- Maharashtra
• Nashik --Godavari -- Maharashtra
• Nellore --Pennar -- Andhra Pradesh
• New Delhi --Yamuna -- Delhi
• Nizamabad --Godavari -- Andhrapradesh
• Patna --Ganges -- Bihar
• Pune --Mula, -- Maharashtra
• Rajahmundry --Godavari -- Andhra Pradesh
• Rourkela --Brahmani -- Odisha
• Sambalpur --Mahanadi -- Odisha
• Sangli --Krishna -- Maharashtra
• Shimoga --Tunga River -- Karnataka
• Shuklaganj --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Srinagar --Jhelum --Jammu & Kashmir
• Surat --Tapti -- Gujarat
• Thiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
• Tiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
• Tirunelveli --Thamirabarani -- Tamil Nadu
• Ujjain --Shipra -- Madhya Pradesh
• Vadodara --Vishwamitri -- Gujarat
• Varanasi --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
• Vijayawada --Krishna -- Andhra Pradesh

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Fathers of Various Important Subjects

Hi friends. I am Mayank Jain. Here I am sharing the important list of Fathers of Various Subjects. Happy Reading :)

Fathers of Important Subjects

• Father of Algebra: Diophantus
• Father of Architecture: Imhotep
• Father of Ayurveda: Charaka
• Father of Biology: Aristotle
• Father of Blood groups: Landsteiner
• Father of Botany: Theophrastus
• Father of C language: Dennis Ritchie
• Father of Economics: Adam Smith
• Father of Electricity: Benjamin Franklin
• Father of Electronics: Ray Tomlinson
• Father of Genetics: Gregor Johann Mendel
• Father of Geometry: Euclid
• Father of History: Herodotus
• Father of Homeopathy: Samuel Hahnemann
• Father of Internet: Vinton Cerf
• Father of Law: Cicero
• Father of Mathematics: Archimedes
• Father of Medicine: Hippocrates
• Father of Microbiology: Louis Pasteur
• Father of Modern Chemistry: Antoine Lavoisier
• Father of Nanotechnology: Richard Smalley
• Father of Periodic table: Dmitri Mendeleev
• Father of Physics: Albert Einstein
• Father of Robotics: Nikola Tesla
• Father of Robotics:;Al-Jazari
• Father of Search engine: Alan Emtage
• Father of Statistics: Ronald Fisher
• Father of Surgery (early): Sushruta
• Father of Taxonomy: Carolus Linnaeus
• Father of the American Constitution: James Madison
• Father of the Green Revolution in India: M.S Swaminathan
• Father of the Green Revolution: Norman Ernest Borlaug
• Father of the Indian Constitution: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• Father of Trigonometry: Hipparchus
• Father of Video game: Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr.
• Father of World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee
• Father of Zoology: Aristotle

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