India Quiz Questions PDF

## India Quiz ### General Knowledge 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. W...

## India Quiz ### General Knowledge 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** 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** 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** 106. First Rocket developed and launched by India? **Rohini** 107. Which company manufactures Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine against Covid-19? **Bharat Biotech** 108. A symbol of ancient India's well-versed technology for rust-free iron? **Iron Pillar of Delhi** 109. Name India's first artificial satellite, launched on 19 April 1975? **Aryabhata** 110. The gold mines in India are located at? **Kolar (Karnataka)** 111. 'Life and Experience of a Bengali Chemist' is the autobiography of **Acharya P. C. Ray** 112. Name the largest dairy development program in the world? **Operation Flood (India)** 113. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located at? **Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)** 114. Who built the Jantar Mantar, for Astronomical observations, in 18th century? **Sawai Jai Singh** 115. Former Indian President who led our 1st launch vehicle program? **Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** 116. Who is known as the Father of Indian Software Industry? **Faqir Chand Kohli** 117. In 1898, Tata had written to whom to take charge of a Research Institute? **Swami Vivekananda** 118. Who formulated India's three-stage nuclear power programme in 1950s? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 119. Who wrote 'After the First Three Minutes: The Story of Our Universe'? **Thanu Padmanabhan** 120. Which Indian university developed a satellite for the first time? **Anna University (ANUSAT)** 121. In which field, Dr. C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize? **Physics** 122. Indian Association of Cultivation of Science (IACS) is located at **Kolkata** 123. Who founded IACS in 1876? **Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar** 124. By what name was ISRO known before 1969? **INCOSPAR** 125. Who performed India's first heart transplant operation in Mumbai in 1968? **Dr. P. K. Sen** 126. The study of production and behaviour of materials at low temperatures is called? **Cryogenics** 127. Whose birthday is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India? **M. Vishweshvarayya** 128. The industrialist who founded Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in 1909? **Jamsetji Tata** 129. Who is popularly known as the Father of Indian Atomic Program? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 130. Damascus Steel, world's first high carbon steel, is a product made from India's? **Wootz Steel** 131. World's lightest material made indigenously in India by ISRO? **Silica Aerogel (Blue Air)** 132. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from which plant? **Cinchona** 133. Who was born on November 30, 1858, in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh)? **Acharya J. C. Bose** 134. Bijaganita is a text dealing with which branch of Mathematics? **Algebra** 135. Who engineered the White Revolution in India? **Dr. Varghese Kurien** 136. Who wrote 'Mahabhashiya', a commentary on Panini's Ashtaddhyayi? **Patanjali** 137. Name the Indian made First Civilian Aircraft? **Saras** 138. Wildlife Protection Award is instituted by Govt. of India in the name of **Amrita Devi Bishnoi** 139. First Medical College in India was established at **Kolkata** 140. 'Geiger Counter' is used to measure **Radioactivity** 141. Which continent is known as the 'Continent of Science'? **Antarctica** 142. Headquarters of National Dairy Development Board in India is located at? **Anand, Gujarat** 143. Who are the 'Trinity' of Ayurvedic knowledge? **Sushruta, Charaka and Vagbhata** 144. First Indian to be honoured by giving his name to a minor-planet? **Vishwanathan Anand** 145. Who wrote the ancient book 'Hayayurveda' about the veterinary medicine of horses? **Salihotra** 146. Who is the president of CSIR? **Prime Minister of India** 147. Who is known as the Father of Surgery? **Sushruta** 148. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award is given for excellence in? **Science & Technology** 149. Srinivasa Ramanujan excelled in which field? **Mathematics** 150. Who said 'Science is nothing but the finding of unity'? **Swami Vivekananda** 151. Expand VRC? **Village Resource Centre** 152. What is the aim of VRC? **To improve the quality of life of poor people** 153. Who set up India's first rocket launching station, TERLS in Kerala? **Dr. Vikram Sarabhai** 154. Expand TERLS? **Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station** 155. Who was the first Indian to go to the Space? **Rakesh Sharma** 156. Which tree is called Wonder Tree of India? **Neem** 157. Shirovasthy is a treatment under which system of medicine? **Ayurveda** 158. Ancient book on plants and herbs used for medicinal purposes in ancient India? **Charaka Samhita** 159. The physician behind Chitra -TTK heart valve? **Dr. M. S. Valiathan** 160. First Indian scientist to get Bharat Ratna? **Dr. C.V. Raman (in 1954)** 161. Who was appointed as the CEO of Microsoft in 2014? **Satya Nadella** 162. What is the motto of ISRO? **Space technology in the service of humankind** 163. India's first scientific base station in Antarctica? **Dakshin Gangotri** 164. Name the First Director General of CSIR? **Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar** 165. Which is the National Heritage Animal of India? **Elephant** 166. Who founded the popular magazine 'The Botanica' in 1950? **Panchanan Maheswari** 167. Who is known as the Father of Indian Modern Chemistry? **Acharya P. C. Ray** 168. Dr. B. P. Pal specialized in the genetic study and breeding of which crop? **Wheat** 169. Who was the second scientist to be awarded the Bharat Ratna? **Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** 170. Expand GIST, India's multilingual technology? **Graphics and Indian Terminal** 171. Which scientist was behind GIST? **Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar** 172. In which year, Dr. C.V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect? **1928** 173. Which authority was setup to check pollution in river 'Ganga'? **Central Ganga Authority** 174. Himalayan Gamma Ray Observatory is located at **Han Leh** 175. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel prize for his work on? **Stars and their evolution** 176. Scientist known for the science-based program 'Turning Point' in Doordarshan? **Prof. Yash Pal** 177. 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' is an English biographic film about? **Srinivasa Ramanujan** 178. National Education Day in India is celebrated on? **November 11** 179. The height of the Iron Pillar in Delhi, constructed during Gupta period? **23 Feet 8 Inches** 180. In which spacecraft did Rakesh Sharma go to Space? **Soyuz T-11** 181. What is the scientific study of Moon called? **Selenology** 182. Agni, Prithvi, Dhanush, Prahaar, Shaurya are the names of India's **Surface-to-Surface Missiles** 183. Which scientist died in a plane crash near Mont Blanc on Jan 24, 1966? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 184. World's 51st Mars mission is known as **Mangalyaan** 185. Who developed the theory of white dwarf-stars? **Dr. S. Chandrasekhar** 186. National Science Day is celebrated in India on? **February 28** 187. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is located at? **Lucknow (UP)** 188. Name the Rover of Chandrayaan 3? **Pragyan** 189. India conducted Pokhran-II nuclear tests in which year? **1998** 190. Who was the First Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 191. What is SITE? **Satellite Instructional Television Experiment** 192. Mastermind behind SITE to provide modern education to remote villages? **Dr. Vikram Sarabhai** 193. Information Technology Act (IT Act) came into force in India in which year? **2000** 194. The 100th space mission of ISRO was **PSLV-21** 195. Energy resource that can be replenished from time to time is called? **Renewable Energy** 196. By what name was Vande Bharat Express earlier known? **Train 18** 197. The subject matter of ancient Ayurvedic textbook Kasyapa Samhita? **Pediatrics** 198. Who first studied the harmonic nature of Indian musical instruments? **Dr. C.V. Raman** 199. Who directed the 2019 Bollywood film 'Mission Mangal'? **Jagan Shakti** 200. Expand C-DAC? **Centre for Development of Advanced Computing** 201. Who was the Founder Director of C-DAC? **Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar** 202. India's first pharmaceutical company? **Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals** 203. In which year, Department of Science and Technology was set up by the Govt. of India? **1971** 204. Who was the first scientist to become Rashtrapati? **Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** 205. Ornithology is the scientific study of? **Birds** 206. Who set up observatories at Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, Mathura, and Jaipur? **Sawai Jai Singh** 207. A very popular medicinal plant known for sustaining youth. **Aloe Vera** 208. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is located at **Dehradun (Uttarkhand)** 209. Who authored the reputed arithmetic and geometry book Lilavati? **Bhaskaracharya** 210. The earliest recorded evidence of Zinc Mining in India was at **Zawar (Rajasthan)** 211. Which Indian scientist was nominated nine times for Nobel Prize? **E.C.G. Sudharshan** 212. Which number is known as Hardy-Ramanujan number? **1729** 213. One lunar day is equivalent to how many days on earth? **14** 214. Name the chairman of ISRO at the time of Chandrayaan-3 launch? **Dr. S. Somanath** 215. Instrument used to measure wind speed is **Anemometer** 216. Which bird had Dr. Salim Ali proposed to be the National Bird of India? **Great Indian Bustard** 217. When was Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) established? **June 1, 1945** 218. Who founded Bose Research Institute, Kolkata? **Acharya J. C. Bose** 219. Which organization launched the concept of Telemedicine in India in 2001? **ISRO** 220. The study of how the positions of stars & planets can influence human behaviour is known as **Astrology** 221. Which Indian capital city is located closest to the Equator? **Thiruvananthapuram** 222. Headquarters of Archaeological Survey of India is at? **New Delhi** 223. Who is considered as the Father of the Telecom Revolution in India? **Sam Pitroda** 224. Who wrote 'Madhava Nidana' explaining diagnosis of diseases? **Madhavacharya** 225. Who proposed the theory of tachyons, particles that travel faster than light? **E.C.G. Sudharshan** 226. What attracted the most to C.V. Raman during his journey to England? **Blue color of the sea** 227. At what age did Aryabhata write Aryabhatiya, a summary of the mathematics of that time? **23** 228. Who designed a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion? **M. Vishweshvarayya** 229. Who recognized heavy element particles called 'mesons' in cosmic rays? **Dr. Homi J. Bhabha** 230. Who was the main architect of 'Anand Model'? **Dr. Varghese Kurian** 231. In 2010, UN declared October 15 as World Students' Day as a honour to celebrate whose birthday? **Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam** 232. The Keerthi Chakra recipient, who was the backup astronaut of Rakesh Sharma? **Ravish Malhotra** 233. Two ancient and authentic books on Ayurveda? **Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita** 234. Who is known for the development and production of optic glass? **Atma Ram** 235. Ramanujan Institute of Mathematics is located at? **Chennai** 236. Who founded the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad? **Dr. Vikram Sarabhai** 237. Who compiled Mruga-Pakshi-Sastra? **Hamsa Deva** 238. First Nuclear plant in India is located at? **Tarapur, Maharashtra** 239. Stream of energy particles coming from outer space is known as? **Cosmic Rays** 240. National Mathematics Day in India is celebrated on? **December 22** 241. Who wrote 'Neethi Shastra'? **Kautilya (Chanakya)** 242. Raman Research Institute is located at **Bengaluru** 243. Who wrote the book 'The Universe in a Nutshell'? **Stephen Hawking** 244. What is the National Tree of India? **Banyan Tree** 245. Name Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Autobiography? **Wings of Fire** 246. Who founded the Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics? **Madhava (Sangamagrama)** 247. Whose statue is placed at the Royal Australia College of Surgeons, Melbourne? **Sushruta** 248. Who was the first Indian woman to earn a doctorate in science? **Asima Chatterjee** 249. Who shared 1968 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Nirenberg and Holley? **Dr. Har Gobind Khorana** 250. Expand IAA? **International Academy of Astronautics** 251. Name the first Indian to be elected as the President of IAA? **Dr. G. Madhavan Nair** 252. Who founded the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata? **Meghnad Saha** 253. Which industrialist's biography is 'Beyond the Last Blue Mountain'? **J. R. D. Tata** 254. Jayant V. Narlikar is famous in the field of **Astrophysics** 255. National Institute of Siddha is located at **Chennai** 256. Who was the mentor of Srinivasa Ramanujan? **G. H. Hardy** 257. India's first mission to study Sun is called? **Aditya-L1** 258. What is the full form of L1 in Aditya-L1 mission? **Lagrange point 1** 259. Branch of Mathematics based on 16 sutras and 13 auxiliary sutras **Vedic Mathematics** 260. Who is popularly known as the 'Missile Man of India'? **Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** 261. Indian Agricultural Research Institute is located at? **New Delhi** 262. Name the first text on Sanskrit grammar? **Ashtaddhyayi** 263. Who wrote 'Ashtaddhyayi'? **Panini** 264. Medicinal plant that contains 20 essential minerals and 8 essential amino acids **Aloe Vera** 265. Who first proposed the concept of 'infinity' in Mathematics? **Madhava (Sangamagrama)** 266. National Aquatic animal of India? **Gangetic Dolphin** 267. Whom did Gandhiji name as 'Doctor of Floods'? **Acharya P. C. Ray** 268. India's first successful nuclear bomb test was named as **Smiling Budha** 269. Who wrote the book 'Seven Wonders of the Cosmos'? **Jayant V. Narlikar** 270. Which Indian spice is called 'Black Gold'? **Pepper** 271. Name the Rocket Woman Behind Chandrayaan-3 Mission? **Ritu Karidhal Srivastava** 272. What is the marketing arm of ISRO, for the promotion and commercial exploration of space products? **Antrix Corporation Ltd (ACL)** 273. Which ancient Indian export industry was dismantled and banned by the British? **Shipbuilding** 274. 'Sulba Sutra' deals mainly with which branch of Mathematics? **Geometry** 275. Which is the National Animal of India? **Tiger** 276. Dr. C. V. Raman declined the job offer at Cambridge University because? **He wanted to serve India** 277. ARIES Telescope in Nainital (Uttarakhand) is named after? **Aryabhata** 278. Yellow Revolution in India was aimed for the increased production of? **Oil Seeds** 279. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR) is located at? **Lucknow** 280. Who is regarded as the Father of Veterinary Science in ancient India? **Salihotra** 281. Ramsar Convention is related to the protection of? **Wetlands** 282. ISRO Chairman during Mangalyaan Mission? **Dr. K. Radhakrishnan** 283. Who wrote the book 'Planned Economy of India'? **M. Vishweshvarayya** 284. Who is popularly known as 'Waterman of India'? **Dr. Rajendra Singh** 285. Li-Fi is a technology for wireless communication using? **Light** 286. Vasco de Gama met which Indian Naval Pilot on his journey to India? **Kanha** 287. Name the 4th country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon(on September 7, 2019)? **India** 288. India's second permanent station in Antarctica **Maithri** 289. Who designed the Indian Rupee Symbol? **D. Udaya Kumar** 290. Who founded 'Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals' in 1892? **Acharya P. C. Ray** 291. Who fought against US for patents of Turmeric, Neem and Basmati Rice? **Dr. R. A. Mashelkar** 292. National Youth Day is celebrated in India on? **January 12** 293. World famous University in India which was established in 700 BC? **Takshashila** 294. Name the lander of Chandrayaan 3? **Vikram** 295. Who is popularly known as Father of Indian Engineering? **M. Vishweshvarayya** 296. White Revolution in India was aimed for the increased production of **Milk** 297. Founder of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata? **P. C. Mahalanobis** 298. Sammohini is used in Ayurveda for **Anesthesia** 299. Dr. C. V. Raman received Nobel Prize in 1930 for the discovery of **Raman Effect** 300. Headquarters of DRDO is located at **New Delhi** 301. Who wrote 'Krishisookthi', a book on ancient farming in India? **Kasyapa** 302. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam delivered his last speech at **IIM Shillong** 303. Kalpana Chawla travelled on which space shuttle, that disintegrated in 2003? **Columbia** 304. Which book did Acharya J. C. Bose dedicate to his wife? **Plant Autographs and their Revelation** 305. The code name of the anti-satellite missile test conducted by Indian in 2019. **Mission Shakti** 306. Who received the first Infosys Prize for Mathematics? **Manindra Agrawal** 307. Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) is located at? **Cuttack (Odisha)** 308. Author of 'Gavayurveda' which deals with the medical aspects of cows? **Gautama** 309. Dr. Har Gobind Khorana received Nobel Prize for his work on **Genetic Code** 310. Who translated Sathyendra Nath Bose's paper into German language? **Albert Einstein** 311. Who discovered Mercurous Nitrate in 1896? **Acharya P. C. Ray** 312. Yoga practice incorporating breathing exercises, breath should be skillfully inhaled, retained and exhaled? **Pranayama** 313. Scientist behind the development of Prithvi, Trishul, Akash, Nag, and Agni missiles for defense? **Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam** 314. Who wrote 'Ganitakaumudi'? **Narayan Pandit** 315. 'Mrigayurveda' deals with **Animal Science** 316. Who is known as the Father of Indian Plant Embryology? **Panchanan Maheshwari** 317. Branch of science related to the study of Sound? **Acoustics** 318. Indian Physicist famous for his contributions to string theory? **Ashoke Sen** 319. Sthapatya-Kala that existed in ancient India is equivalent to? **Architecture** 320. Dr. Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman (C. V. Raman) was born on **November 07, 1888** 321. Special oil massage in Ayurveda which is used to treat obesity and diabetics? **Abhyangam** 322. Nuclear explosive devices were tested in India at **Pokhran** 323. Who wrote 'Elementary Treatise on the Geometry of Conics'? **Asutosh Mookerjee** 324. Which medicinal plant's gel is often used in lotions and sunblocks? **Aloe Vera** 325. Scientist behind India's first nuclear explosion at Pokharan in 1974? **Dr. Raja Ramanna** 326. Great Mathematician who was the court Astronomer of King Vyaghramukha? **Brahmagupta** 327. Silver Revolution in India was aimed for the increased production of **Egg** 328. The imaginary line that passes through the center of India **Tropic of Cancer** 329. Who founded Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation? **Dr. Varghese Kurian** 330. Who wrote the Science fiction story 'Dhoomaketu' (the Comet)? **Jayant V. Narlikar** 331. Headquarters of Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) is located at **Bengaluru** 332. Name the corona virus vaccine manufactured by Pune based Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd? **Covishield** 333. India's first dedicated space observatory, launched on September 28, 2015 **Astrosat** 334. Varahamihira was one of the nine gems in the court of **Chandragupta Vikramaditya** 335. Headquarters of National Institute of Oceanography (NIOT) in India is located at **Chennai** 336. Who is known as 'Indian Machiavelli'? **Chanakya (Kautilya)** 337. Who put forward 'The Theory of Estimation' in 1945? **C. R. Rao** 338. Headquarters of Uranium Corporation of India is located at **Singhbhum, Jharkhand** 339. Maximum mass theoretically possible for a stable white-dwarf star is **Chandrasekhar Limit** 340. When was Homi J. Bhabha born? **October 30, 1909** 341. Which 2014 Nobel Laureate started the 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan'? **Kailash Satyarthi** 342. 'Bhabha-Heitler Cascade Theory' explains the process of **Electron showers in cosmic rays** 343. Who invented the technique for test-tube fertilization of an angiosperm? **Panchanan Maheswari** 344. The spectral line in the scattered light is known as? **Raman Lines** 345. What personal rating did Hardy give to Ramanujan even though he gave himself only 25? **100** 346. The scholar from Kerala who stated that pi (π) is an infinite series **Madhava (Sangamagrama)** 347. The sub atomic particle Boson is named after which Indian scientist? **Satyendra Nath Bose** 348. Who wrote 'Samarangana Sutradhara' on Indian Architecture?