11. 1. The X was a major kingdom in the Brahmaputra
valley. The X called their kingdom Mong Dun Shun
Kham and the kingdom was notable for
successfully resisting the Mughals. The kingdom fell
to repeated Burmese invasions of Y. Finally, the
kingdom passed into the hands of the East India
Company. The descendants of X represent about
25% of the population of Y. Id both X and Y.
13. 2. X made its debut in 1986 and was inaugurated
by the then PM Rajiv Gandhi. Since then it has
become the largest of its kind in Asia and the
second largest in the world. It is biennial in nature
and is usual organized in one particular place in
one city. Id X.
17. 4. Hussainiwala is a village in Firozpur district in
Punjab. It is near the banks of the Sutlej River. India
paid Pakistan 12 villages after partition to get a
particular spot in this village. What is special about
this village?
18. Burial spot of three martyrs
Bhagat Singh
Sukhdev
Rajguru
19. 5. X is a species of bird classified as critically
endangered. It was under consideration to be the
National Bird of India but the jury ruled in favor of
the Peacock as X’s name had the potential of
being misspelt !! Id X.
21. 6. In the mid-19th century, India produced a large
quantity of raw cotton. However, India was not
the main supplier of cotton to Britain; most of their
supply came from the Deep South in North
America. However civil war in America created a
need for an alternate supply and India was the
answer. Which famous organization was formed
as a result?
23. 7. An ambitious campaign initiated by the Government of India
in September 2014, made its place into a Republic Day Parade
tableau this year along with a stall set up in Davos in the world
Economic Forum. Weiden+Kennedy, led by V Sunil, its executive
director bagged the online bidding process for leading the
campaign and made sure the launch of this campaign was not
a sarkari affair put together by unimaginative babus but an event
carefully choreographed. The Industrial-Wheels-Lion-Silhouette
logo was earlier rejected on grounds of Gujarat connection, but
the Lion connection with Emporer Ashoka went in its favour.
Identify the Campaign.
25. 8. A Doctorate in Economics from Oxford University, having
authored the books- ‘India’s Export Trends’ and ‘Prospects for
Self Sustained Growth’, this former RBI Governor in an interview
to Mark Tully, a famous BBC correspondent in India told that
throughout his stay in Cambridge from where he did his
masters, he only bathed with cold water throughout the year
so as to avoid the other boys making fun of this only Sikh
Student. Identify the person.
27. 9. The scheme with the slogan- ‘Mera Khata Bhagya
Vidhata’ whose launch was announced at the historic Red
Fort on the occasion of India’s Independence day was
chosen through an online competition on MYGov. Platform.
Having entered into the Guinness book of World records this
scheme aims towards eradicating financial untouchability
with a long term vision to lay the foundations of a cashless
economy and is complementary to the Digital India
Scheme. Identify the scheme.
29. 10. Roshani ummidon ki
saath leke aaye hein;
Door na kinaara
tum tay karo;
Ek jo uthega to
saikaron uthenge hum;
kar rahe ishaare
tum tay karo;
This is the Theme song of?