Indian History Quiz PDF

1 Who is known as Birdman of India? **Dr. Salim Ali** 2 Inspired by Cesar Chavez, Dr. A.P J. Abdul Kalam used which motivational slogan? **I can do it** 3 Who wrote "Water: The Elixir of Life" to emphasize the importance of water? **Dr. C. V. Raman** 4 What is the name of India\'s Lunar Explorati...

1 Who is known as Birdman of India? **Dr. Salim Ali** 2 Inspired by Cesar Chavez, Dr. A.P J. Abdul Kalam used which motivational slogan? **I can do it** 3 Who wrote "Water: The Elixir of Life" to emphasize the importance of water? **Dr. C. V. Raman** 4 What is the name of India\'s Lunar Exploration Mission? **Chandrayaan** 5 National Dairy Research Institute in India is located at? **Karnal (Haryana)** 6 Thumba Rocket Launching station was established in which year? **1962** 7 What is the meaning of the Sanskrit word \'Chandrayaan\'? **Mooncraft** 8 Which place is known as \'Cape Kennedy of India\'? **Sriharikota** 9 Medicinal plant which is famous for its blood purifying properties? **Neem** 10 Name the parent company of Google? **Alphabet** 11 Who founded the journal \'Science and Culture\'? **Meghnad Saha** 12 Name of the lunar landing site where Chandrayaan 2 crashed? **Tiranga Point** 13 Study of relations of animals and plants with their environment is known as? **Ecology** 14 First Indian elected as the President of International Astronomical Union (IAU)? **Vainu Bappu** 15 Medical system developed in Ancient India, for good health and longevity of life? **Ayurveda** 16 Ayurveda is also known as science of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? **Life** 17 India\'s first Arctic research station? **Himadri** 18 Ozone Layer thickness is measured using which unit? **Dobson** 19 Who wrote Siddhanta Shiromani? **Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya)** 20 Headquarters of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is at? **Mumbai** 21 Indian who was the mastermind behind the development of Google Chrome. **Sundar Pichai** 22 Ancient management book written by Kautilya (Chanakya)? **Arthashastra** 23 Which is the only book on science written by Rabindranath Tagore? **Viswa-Parichaya** 24 Indian Mathematician, writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the \'Human Computer\'? **Shakuntala Devi** 25 Who wrote Aryabhattiya? **Aryabhata** 26 Who discovered the mosquito species associated with malarial transmission? **Sir Ronald Ross** 27 Paleobotany is the scientific study of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Plant Fossils** 28 Ancient scientist who tried to transform base elements into gold? **Nagarjuna** 29 Name India\'s first Supercomputer? **PARAM** 30 First Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was established in 1950 at? **Kharagpur** 31 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India\'s first Mars orbiter, is also called as? **Mangalyaan** 32 The device used for measuring growth in plants. **Crescograph** 33 Who invented Crescograph? **Jagadish Chandra Bose** **(Acharya J. C. Bose)** 34 Ancient book that describes surgical procedures and surgical instruments? **Sushruta Samhita** 35 Which is world\'s first Solar-Powered Airport? **Cochin International Airport,** **Kerala** 4 36 Mathematics genius from India who died on April 26, 1920, at the age of 32. **Srinivasa Ramanujan** 37 Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is in which state of India? **Goa** 38 GMRT in Maharashtra is a famous facility in India for? **Radio Astronomy** 39 Who is known as the Milk Man of India? **Dr. Vargheese Kurien** 40 Which instrument is generally used in aircrafts to measure altitudes? **Altimeter** 41 Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences is located at? **Nainital (Uttarakhand)** 42 National Technology Day is observed in India on? **May 11** 43 India\'s first unmanned mission to the moon? **Chandrayaan-1** 44 Engineer\'s Day is celebrated in India on? **September 15** 45 Koodamkulam Nuclear Power Station is in which state of India? **Tamil Nadu** 46 Chess is believed to be derived from which Indian game? **Chaturanga** 47 Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy is commonly known as? **AYUSH** 48 Who is known as Father of Research Laboratories in India? **Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar** 49 Who founded Bhabha Atomic Research Centre? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 50 Who is known as Father of Yoga? **Patanjali** 51 Who authored the book \'Ignited Minds\'? **Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** 52 National Remote Sensing Centre in India is located at? **Hyderabad** 53 Who practiced Siddha medicine in South India in ancient times? **Agastya** 54 Whose birthday is celebrated as National Statistics Day in India? **P. C. Mahalanobis** 55 Who led the first Indian expedition to Antarctica? **Dr. S. Z. Qasim** 56 Who wrote the classical Ayurvedic text in Sanskrit Ashtanga-Hrudaya? **Vagbhata** 57 Name the Indian Scientist who first proved that plants too have feelings? **Acharya J. C. Bose** 58 The engineer who is popularly known as Father of Vande Bharat Trains? **Sudhanshu Mani** 59 Sathish Dhavan Space Centre is located at? **Sriharikota** 60 Ghati Yantra was used in ancient India for measuring? **Time** 61 What was the cost of Chandrayan-3 mission? **Rs 615 Crore** 62 National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in India is located at? **Pune (Maharashtra)** 63 Which prize is known as Nobel Prize in Mathematics? **Fields Medal** 64 Indian origin mathematician, who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2014? **Manjul Bhargava** 65 Name the first country to probe the Lunar South Pole? **India** 66 What is the total mass of Chandrayaan-3 at launch? **3900 Kg** 67 August 23 is declared as which day in India to commemorate Chandrayaan-3\'s success? **National Space Day** 68 Who wrote Mahabhaskariya, Laghubhaskariya, and Aryabhattiyabhashya? **Bhaskara I** 69 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is located at? **Bengaluru (Karnataka)** 70 Who is popularly known as \'Missile Woman of India\'? **Dr. Tessy Thomas** 5 71 Whose birthday is celebrated as National Mathematics Day in India? **Srinivasa Ramanujan** 72 Who wrote the book \'Birds of Travancore and Cochin\'? **Dr. Salim Ali** 73 In herbal medicine, garlic is most commonly used as\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Antibacterial** 74 \'IoT\' that refer to the use of intelligently connected devices and systems is? **Internet of Things** 75 Who is popularly known as the \'Metro Man\' of India? **E. Sreedharan** 76 Which scientist is popularly known as the founder of ISRO? **Dr. Vikram Sarabhai** 77 Who is known as Father of Indian Budget? **P. C. Mahalanobis** 78 Name India\'s First Nanosatellite? **Jugnu** 79 Ancient Indian steel was commonly known as? **Wootz Steel** 80 Shalya Tantra is the branch of Ayurveda specialized in? **Surgery** 81 Expand INSAT? **Indian National Satellite** 82 Which day is celebrated as \'National Statistics Day\' in India? **June 29** 83 Who is known as Father of India\'s Green Revolution? **Dr. M. S. Swaminathan** 84 ISRO Headquarters is located at? **Antariksh Bhavan, Bengaluru** **(Karnataka)** 85 \"We owe a lot to Indians who taught us how to count\", whose words? **Albert Einstein** 86 Who is known as Father of Indian Space Program? **Dr. Vikram Sarabhai** 87 What is 20/20 vision? **Perfect Eyesight** 88 Two world famous Universities in Ancient India? **Nalanda and Takshashila** 89 Billion Beats\' is an e-newspaper started by? **Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam** 90 Name India\'s first nuclear reactor? **Apsara** 91 In Ayurveda, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha are commonly known as? **Tridosha** 92 Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? **Western Ghats** 93 When was Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) established? **August 15, 1969** 94 The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) is located in India at? **Jaipur** 95 Govt. organizations in India for scientific research in civil and defense? **CSIR and DRDO** 96 Expand CSIR? **Council of Scientific & Industrial** **Research** 97 When was CSIR founded? **26 September 1942** 98 Expand DRDO? **Defence Research and** **Development Organization** 99 DRDO was setup in which year? **1958** 100 Who is known as the chief architect of PARAM series super computers? **Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar** 101 Who wrote the book \'Yoga Sutras\', a systematic presentation of the science of Yoga? **Patanjali** 102 Kalinga Prize is given by UNESCO for? **Popularization of Science** 103 The great Indian Mathematician, known as Founder of Linguistics? **Panini** 104 What is the scientific study of insects known as? **Entomology** 105 Name the Indian who founded Hotmail? **Sabeer Bhatia**