History

S.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Question The Old Stone Age man used --------------- for dressing. Old Stone Age implements were made of Name the animal used by the New Stone Age man for Hunting The first known metal to man The Old Stone Age lasted up to---------. Group life led to the formation of --------------. Metal Age in Tamil Nadu is called as-------------- Age. Old Stone Age Food Gathering Life. Pottery Wheel. New Stone Age Agriculture. Adhichanallur Burial Urns. The earliest of the Sangam literature The capital of the Sangam Cheras In the Sangam period, the Kaveri basin comprised the The chief port of the Pandyas The word Sangam refers to an ------------------The Chera, Chola and Pandya kings were known as-------------------------- and ---------------- were called as twin epics
Megasthanes wrote the book -------------. The author of Silappathigaram was ------------The First Sangam was established at ------------Ceylonese book Dipavamsa. Bow and Arrow Cheras. Pattinapalai Information about Karikalan. Local Cheiftains Velirs Coastal region was known as Those who produced and sold salt were called as The book which refers to the trade in Puhar The chief God of Marudham region The hilly region was known as ----------- tinai. The people of Palai region worshipped ------------. The guests were offered with --------- during the Sangam period. -------------- was known as evening bazaar. ---------------- were known as Muttamil. Parathavar Neydal. Kurinji Vettuvar. Sheyon Kurunji Naducal Sangam age workship of Ancestors. The important Greek trade centre in the West coast was The Sangam literature that refers to the port of Puhar

Answer Barks and Leaves Quartzite or Hard Rock Dog Copper 10,000 B.C Formation of Villages Iron Age.

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Tolkappiyam. Vanji Chola Kingdom. Korkai. Association Muvenders Silapathikaram and Manimegalai Indica IIlangovadigal. Then Madurai.

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Neydal Parathavar Pattinapalai Indra Raingod. Kurinji Kali Betel Leaves. Allangadi Iyal, Isai and Natakam.

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Musiri Pattinapalai

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The kingdom that benefited first from the Roman trade The primary port of the Pandyan kingdom was ---------------- port was famous for pearls. The Sangam literature refers the Romans as ------------. Who ruled the Tamil country after the post-Sangam period? Name the religion that was popular during the Kalabhra rule. The period in which Sivaka Chinthamani and Kundalakesi were Name the Pandyan king who put an end to the Kalabhra rule. The closing years of the Sangam Age was known as -------period. Buddhadatta lived during the rule of ---------. ----------- captured Tondaimandalam from the Kalabhras ------------ Palli was in Thiruppathiripuliyur. A new script called -------------- had developed due to the spread of Prakrit language. Jains Sarva Nandi and Vajra Nandi. Buddhist Education Ghtikas. Nigandus Kalabhras Period. Siddhar Thirumoolar. The author of Periyapuranam. The Capital of Pallavas. The title of Mahendravarman I. The commander-in-chief of Narasimhavarman I. Hiuen Tsang belonged to Dandin was the author of ------------------Mahendravarman I defeated the Chalukyas at --------------Manavarman was the king of --------------We find the music inscription of the Pallava period at --------The last king of the Pallava kingdom --------------Mahendravarman I Mathavilasa Prakasanam. Alwars Nalaira Divya Prapandham. Pulikesin II Ai hole Inscriptions. Monolithic Rathas Narasimhavarman I Pallava Kingdom Thondaimandalam. Those who were appointed as governors of Mandalam were The chief income of the Pallavas The smallest unit of the Pallava administration The eastern boundary of the Pallava kingdom ----------- was the biggest unit of the Pallava Empire. There were ---------------- kottams in Tondai Mandalam. The tax on potters was called as-----------The members of Oor Sabha were called as --------------Amatyas Ministers.

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Pandya Kingdom Korkai Korkai Yavanas. Kalabhras Buddhism and Jainism. Kalabhra Period. Under PathinenKilkanakku. Kadungon Post sangam period. Achuta kalappalan Kalabhra King. Simha Vishnu. Jain Vattezhththu

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Sekkilar Kanchi Vichitrachitan. Paranjothi. China. Avani Sundari Katha Pullalur Ceylon Kudimiyanmalai Aparajithan

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Princes Land Tax OOr Bay of Bengal Mandalam 24 Kottams Kusakanam Perumakkal.

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Court Dharmasena. Thari Irai Weavers. Pandaram Treasury The society under the Pallavas was divided into --------------divisions. Buddhist Ghatika functioned at The lands donated to temples were called The number of Nayanmars The only woman among the Azhavars Brahmins lived in -------------. Women who knew --------- and --------- were employed in temples. Brahmadeya was the land donated to -------------Foreign merchants were known as -------------------------- had composed Thiruppavai. Nayanmars Saivaism. Manigramam Merchant Guild. Appar Devaram Vaishnavaites Azhwars. The Pallava king who carved the rock-cut temples. Who had developed Mamallapuram as the city of art? Who composed the book Thatchina Chitram? Who had built the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi?

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Four divisions.Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras. Kanchi Devadana 63 Andal Agraharam. Music and Dance. Brahmins. Nanadesi Andal

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Mahendravarman I Narasimhavarman I Mahendravarman I Narasimhavarman II Rajasimheshvaram. The author of Bharatha Venba --------------. Perundevanar. The monolithic rathas at Mamallapuram were carved during the Narasimhavarman I reign of -----------------. ------------------- built the Shore temple at Mamallapuram. Narasimhavarman II The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi was built with ---------Narasimhavarman II stones. Vaikunta Perumal temple Nandivarman II Azhwars Divya Prabandham. Dandin Kavya Darsha. Open art gallery Narasimhavarman I Mandagapattu Mamalla. Who was called as Ninrasir Nedumaran? Maravarman Arikesari. The last king of the first Pandyan Empire Veerapandiya The educational centres during the Pandya rule were known as Thirunelveli, Seranmadevi, Alagar Koil and Vanamamalai. The author of Thiruvasagam Manickavasagar. ------------ was the founder of the first Pandyan Empire Kadungon Pandiyan. Koon Pandyan embraced----------------religion due to the Saivam, influence of ----------------. Thirugnanasambandar. The first Pandyan Empire lasted till ----------- century. Nineth.

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-------------- was also known as Tamil Kudal. Koon Pandiyan Maravarman Arikesari. Andal Azhwar. Manickavasagar Thiruvasagam. Vaishnava Mutt Vanamamalai. The founder of the later Chola dynasty was Uttaramerur Inscriptions tell about the Gangai Konda Cholapuram was built by After the expedition of Malaya region, Rajendra-I was given Ottakoothar wrote

Madurai.

_______ inscriptions tell about the Kudavolai system. _______ Chola symbol was engraved in the Chola coins. Sekkilar had written ___________ ________was the greatest king among the early Cholas. Rajaraja the great earned the title_______ Numismatics Study of Coins. Three Ulas OOtakuthar. Sungam Thavirtha Cholan Kulothungan I Parantaka I Maduraiyum Ezhamum Kondan Mahinda V Ruler of Ceylon. The capital of the Chola kingdom was The heads of the Nadus were called as The sea known as Cholas lake was The Variyam that looked after the temples and charities Mandalams were named after the The eldest son who succeeded the king was known as _________ The higher officials in the Central Government of the Chola administration were called as ______ The empire was divided into _____ provinces The Chola army was divided into ________regiments. The head of the province was called _________ Kudavolai System Palmleaf. Higher Officials Peruntaram Members of Variyam Variyaperumakkal 1/6th of land yield Land Tax Flower Garden Thotavariyam. Brahadeeswarar temple was built by Valangai group consisted of Rajendra Chola constructed This Queen was known as patron of temples Valangi and Idangai groups were named as such during the period of

King Vijayalaya Kudavolai System Rajendra I Kadaram Kondan Three Ulas, Kulothungan Pillai Tamil. Uttaramerur Tiger Periyapuranam Karikala Cholan Rajakesari, Mumudi Cholan, Arun Mozhi.

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Tanjore. Nattars. Bay of Bengal Dharmavariyams Viceroys Yuvaraja Peruntaram Nine/9 70 Viceroy

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Rajaraja I 98 Castes Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple Kundavai Karikalacholan.

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Weavers of Kanchi had the privilege of making royal robes to ________. The Cholas had foreign trade relations with _________. _______ King covered the Siva temple with gold at Chidambaram. Raja raja I built the famous, _______ temple at _______ Valangai and Idangai Karikala cholan. Vanavan Mahadevi Sundara Cholan. Patron of temples Kundavai. Kaveripoompattinam Port Royal Robes Weavers of Kanchipuram. Seevaga sinthamani was written by ___________ ______ is the largest and tallest temple of the Cholas Sagadakottigal formed a ___________ There were ______ dance directors and ______ dancing girls in the big temple. ________ and ________ contributed more for the development of paintings. Kulothungan pillai Tamil was composed by Sekkilar wrote Kalingathuparani talks about Best specimen of portraits are found on the walls of Sadagopar Anthathi Kambar Sekkilar Periyapuranam. Thirukkatalai temple Aditya I Sun God temple Kulothunga I Big temple Rajaraja I Ponveintha perumal was the title of Kollam kondan was the title given to Second Pandyas ruled from Emmandalamum kondaruliya was the title of Jatavarman Kulasekara I had _____ title.

King Uttama Chola China and other south east asian countries. Parantaka I Siva temple at Quilon and Polanuruva.

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Tribhuvana chakravarthy was the title of ________. Tirunelveli inscriptions mention Maravarman Sundara Pandyans title called _____ Second Pandyas came to power in ________. ______ was the foreign historian who wrote about the history of the Pandyas.

Jatavarman Sundara Pandiyan I Maravarman Kulasekaran I 1190 AD 1310 AD Jatavarman sundara Pandiyan I Ponveitha perumal, Thirubuvan Chakaravarthy. Jatavarman Kulasekaran I Kollam Kanda Pandiyan 1190 AD Wassaf and Marcopolo

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Malavaraya Maravarman sundara Pandya. Madurai Capital. Subagiri Fortress Ceylon. Viceroy of Chengalpet Maravarman Vickrama Pandya. Cave temple Thirimalaipuram. Adiyarkku nallar wrote commentary on The chief Tamil poet in the Pandyas court was The city of Madurai was known as During the Pandya rule Tamil sangam was established in Thiruchittrambalam was written by _________ was written by Manickavasagar The vaishnavite saints patronised _______ The saivite saints patronised _______ Cave temples are found at ____ and ____ Thiruppavai was composed by _______ Thirupallandu Nammalvar. Naidatham King Adiveerarama Pandiya Kalithurai Andhathi King varathungarama Pandya. Parimelazhagar Commentary on Thirukkural. Srikaviraya Thirukalathinatharula. The Vijaya Nagar empire was established in The Vijaya Nagar empire was established on the banks of the river The capital of Vijaya Nagar empire was The Book written by Krishna Devaraya was The eight scholars at Krishna Devarayas court were known as _______, _______ were the two brothers established the Vijaya Nagar empire Meykandar wrote ________, _________ ______ was the first ruler of Vijaya Nagar empire. The battle of Talikkota was fought in the year______ Maduravijayam was written by ________ Bukka I The first ruler of Vijayanagar Empire. Abdul Razzak Foreign Writer Amukta Malayatha Krishna Devaraya. Vedantha Desikar Head of the vadagalai group. Manavala Mamunigal Head of the Thengalai group. The Real founder of Nayak rule in Madurai was The Nayankara System was introduced by The last Nayak ruler of Madurai was The Nayak rule in Vellore was established by The founder of the Nayaks rule in Tanjore was

Silapathikaram Nakeerar TamilKoodal Madurai Thirugnanasambandar Thiruvasagam Nalaira Divya Prabandam Panniru Thirumarai, Thevaram, Thiruvasagam Kalugumalai and Trichy. Andal

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1336 Tungabhadra Vijaya Nagar Amuktamalyada Ashtadiggajas. Harihara and Bukka Siva Gnana bodham, Krishna deva raya. 1565 Ganga Devi

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Vishwanatha Nayak Krishnadeva Raya Meenakshi Chinna Nayak Pommar. Sevvapa Nayak

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The rule of Nayak was established in Madurai in the year 1529 AD to 1739 AD ____________ Viswanatha Nayak was appointed as __________ of Nayak Madurai by Krishna devaraya Poliga system was introduced by __________ Vishwanatha Nayak The first Nayak ruler of Ginjee was __________ Vaiappa Nayak ___________ was the last Nayak ruler of Tanjore. Vijayaragava Nayak The First Dalavoy Ariyanathar. Renovation of Meenakshi temple Vishwanatha Nayak Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal Thirumalai nayak. Rani Mangammal Grandmother of Vijaya Ranga Chokkanathar. Arunachala Kalambagam Ellapanavalar. The founder of the Tanjore Marathas empire. Venkaji A Good library and a centre of learning and research was Saraswathi Mahal - 1824 established during the Tanjore Marathas Kingdom. The last ruler of Tanjore Maratha empire Shivaji The Tanjore Maratha empire was established by_______ Venkaji Venkajis father was __________ Shahji Bhonsle Another name of Venkaji was __________. Ekoji The Maratha king of Tanjore who was responsible for the Sarfoji I establishment of Sivaganga was _______________ The Ruler who established a printing press in Tanjore was 1805(Sarfoji II) _____________ The Tamil poets who lived during the period of the Marathas Thiruvarur Vaidyanathadesikar, of Tanjore were ___________, __________.

Vedaranyam Thayu manavar, Swaminathadesikar, Seerkazhi Arunachalakavirayar

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The great Telugu poet who got the title of Andhra Kalidasa was _____________. Shahji Bhonsle Father of Shivaji and Venkaji. Shivaji Last ruler of Tanjore Marathas. Venkaji First ruler of Tanjore Marathas. Sarfoji Rise of Sivaganga. Sarfoji Established the Saraswathi Mahal. The Protector of Sethu Samudram was called as The first Sathupathi was The first ruler of Pudukottai kingdom was The first Nawab of Carnatic region was The Capital city of Nawab region The ruler of Ramnad and Sivaganga region was called as ________ Sadaikka thevar II constructed _______ temple at Rameswaram. Raghunatha Sethupathi was conferred the title of

Alluri Kuppana.

Sethupathis Kuttan Sethupathi Raghunatha Raja Thondaiman Zulfikar Khan Arcot Sethupathis Chokkanatha temple. Thirumalai Sethupathy

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_________by Thirumlai Nayak. The famous poet ____________ spent his last days under the patronage of Raghunatha Sethupathi. Pudukottai became the part of the Indian Union in the year __________ The battle of Adyar was fought in the year _________ Sethupathis Ramnad Thondaimans Pudukottai Nawabs Arcot Kilavan Sethupathi A dam across river vaigai. Baskara Sethupathi Swami Vivekananda Amir Mahal Chennai Fort St.David Cuddalore. Constantinople was captured in the year The first among the Europeans to discover a sea route to India was The Dutch were the people of The first carnatic war ended with the treaty of Hero of Arcot was The Venician traveller had given accounts about Tamilnadu. The Dutch set up a factory at in 1608. The French East India Company was started in the year The English East India company obtained a Royal Charter from on 31, Decemebr 1600 to trade with India. in Europe was the cause for the Third Carnatic war Sir Eyre Coote was honoured with the title of In 1763 ended with the Treaty of Paris. Constantinople Turkey. Francisco de almeida Blue water Policy. St.David Fort Cuddalore Nagapattinam Dutch settlement Francis Martin Pondicherry. Palayakkars originated in Tamilnadu during the rule of The first to protest against the British East India Company in Tamilnadu was Marudu brothers belonged to The vellore Mutiny took place in the year The Palayakkar was the holder of a ----------- or---------- . The English gained control over the Palayakkars by the-----. Pulithevan belonged to ------------------. Nerkattumsevval was attacked by the forces of the Nawab of Arcot in the year . Virapandya Kattabomman was born in the year

Thayumanavar 1948 1746

1453 Portuguese. Holland Aix-la-Chapelle Robert Clive Marco Polo Devanampattinam. 1664 Queen Elizabeth. Seven Years war Hero of Wandiwash Third Carnatic War.

Vijayanagar Rule. Pulithevan. Sivaganga. 1806 Territory or Palayam. Carnatic treaty of 1792 Nerkattumseval 1759 1761

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Virapandya Kattabomman was hanged near -------- close to the town of Tirunleveli Chinna Marudu was called ------------. Chinna Marudus proclamation was the first call to the Indians to unite against the ------------The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 was a prelude to the great Mutiny of --------. The treaty of Srirangapatnam 1792. Mohammed Ali Nawab of Arcot. British Divide and Rule. Ommathurai Brother of Kattabomman. The vellore Mutiny - 1806 The Indian Trade Union Act was introduced in the year The permanent land revenue system was introduced by Mettur dam was constructed in The backbone of our economy is Edward clive the Governor wanted to introduce an uniform ---------------------- introduced the Ryotwari System The Ryots were given the right to complain against ------------. By 1857 most of the Tamil country was brought under the ----------Grand Anicut was built by ----------- in the second century A.D. Rubber Plantation Malaya. Mahalwari System William Bentick Tank Restoration Scheme 1883 Indian Railway Lord Dalhousie Tobacco Cash Crop The centre of sanskrit learning during the Pallava period was The Saraswathi Mahal library was established in the year Thomas Munro became the Governor of Madras The first Director of Public Instructions was During the Sangam period kings and the chieftains composed -----. Hiuen-T-sang, a chinese pilgrim vistied Kancheepuram during the period of --------------. Educaional institutions were known as ------------- in the Pandya period. Sekkilar belonged to -------------. Charter Act of 1813 allotted annual expenditure of ----------- Rupees for the promotion of western education. The Charles Woods Despatch was called the ------------- of

Kayathar. Lion of Sivaganga British 1857

1926 Lord Cornwallis 1934 Agriculture. Tax System. Thomas Munroe Tax Collectors. Ryotwari System. Karikala Cholan.

Kanchi 1824 AJ. Arbuthnot Poems Narasimhavarman I Salai Kunrathur near chennai. One lakh rupees. Magna Carta

education. 251 252 253 The Medical School functioning at Madras from 1835 grew Medical College into a -- ---------- in 1851. Annamalai University was founded by ---------------. 1929 Madras University 1857 Mudathama Kanniyar Sangam Poet. Woods Despatch 1854 Robert de Nobili Madurai Mission. Periyapuranam - Sekkilar The Indian National Congress was founded in the year 1885 The extremists left the congress at the 1907, Surat Session. The Quit India movement was started in the year 1942 India attained Independence on 15th August 1947 Vivekanandas speech at . is very famous Chicago The Madras Mahajana Sabha was established in 1884 . The Indian National Congress was founded by A.O.Hume The extremists were led by Bala Gangadhar Tilak The period from to is called the era of 1920-1947 Gandhi in the history of Freedom struggle Hume rule movement was started by in 1916. Mrs. Annie Besant In Tamilnadu Rajaji violated the salt laws at Vedaranyam. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai Swadeshi steam Navigation Company. Jallian Wala Bagh 1919 Salt Satyagraha 1930 Tirupur Kumaran Freedom fighter. Vanchi Iyer Maniyachi. The Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded by ---- Ramalinga Adigal. --------The Non-Brahmin students Hostel was organised in Chennai Dr. Natesa Mudaliar. by--------------. The Staff Selection Board was established in -----------1924 In the year 1920, Elections Justice Party came to power Subburayalu Reddiyar. under The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in ----------------1961 Ramalinga Adigal was born at -------------. Chinnamarudur near Chidambaram. Hero of Vaikom was ---------------. EVR. Periyar. The South Indian Liberal Federation was renamed as -----Justice Party ----------- was a Tamil weekly started by Periyar in 1925. Kudiyarasu/ Revolt in English By the Act of 1930 ---------- was abolished. Devadasi System. Ramalinga Adigal Jeeva Karunya Sathya Dharma Sabha Vadalur

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EVR Periyar Self Respect Movement 1925 Justice Party Muthulakshmi Reddy Devadasi System. 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 The Secondary Education Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of The Tamil language was introduced as a medium of instruction in the colleges of Tamilnadu in the year : Father of Agni Missiles is: The position of Tamilnadu in the export of software in India Telephone was invented by: Dr. Radhakrishnans birthday is celebrated as -----------. The ------------- introduced the programme called Operation Black Board. ------------- of Tamilnadu was the famous agricultural scientist of the world. Radio broadcast was started in India in the year ---------. Television was invented by ---------------. Dr. Sir C.V.Raman Noble Prize Winner. Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station. Kavalur Telescope Birla Planetarium Chennai INSAT Multipurpose Satellite The Government of India appointed a Planning Commission in the year The Manchester of South India is The Tamilnadu Electricity Board was established in The Detroit of Tamilnadu is The most important river basin in Tamilnadu is Integral coach factory is at -----------------. Electricity supply Act was passed in the year -------------. Green Revolution was introduced in the year -------------. --------- is the biggest bus terminus in Asia. In 1966 ----- was founded to promote trade and commerce. ----------- is the Granary of Tamilnadu Nellikuppam Sugar Industry Udagamandalam Hindu Photo Films Manali Madras Refinaries. Hyundai Vehicle Industry Pugalur Paper Industry World Health Day is celebrated on Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Makapperu Thittam was implemented in the year The old age pension scheme provides monthly pension Dr. D.S. Kothari 1970 Dr. Abdul Kalam. Second Alexandar Graham Bell Teachers Day National Policy on Education 1992 M.S. Swaminathan. 1936 J.L.Baird.

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1950 Coimbatore 1957 Chennai Cauvery Basin Perambur. 1948 1965 Koyambedu(Chennai). Madras chamber of commerce and industries. Tanjore.

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The scheme that provides food security to the senior citizen Annapurna is called The Tamilnadu state social welfare was established in the 1954 year . In 1990 .was set up to safe guard the rights of State Commission for women. women ----------- took serious efforts to provide social security to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar schedule caste and schedule tribes. The Hill Area Development programme is implemented in Nilgris District .. Directorate of Rehabilitation for handicapped was 1992 established in Malaria Communicable disease. 1964 School Health Service Scheme THADCO Economic Programme for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe. Irular Tribal People Annapurna Food Supply Scheme The Grandfatherof Tamil was Dr. U. V. Swaminatha Iyer. The Tamil dictionary called Agara Mudali was written by DevaneyaPavanar. Sandilyan wrote the historic novel Kadalpura The father of Tamil Drama was Pammal Sambanda Mudaliar. The first Talking Movie was introduced at Madras in Kalidas. Vyasar Virunthu and C.Rajaji wrote .
Chakaravarhi Thirumagan.

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Padma Subramaniam is one of the famous artists in the field of M.S.Subbulakshmi is one of the famous singers in music. Kunnakkudi Vaithiyanathan Violin Karukurichi Arunachalam Nathaswaram T.M.Soundararajan Singer Pushphuvanam Kuppusamy Folk Music Vaijayanthi Mala - Dancer The Harappan Culture flourished between The Indus Valley Civilisation had overseas trade contacts with Mohenjo-daro is in The Indus seals were used for The toys were made of The Indus script had ______________ and ______________ passes enabled the foreigners to invade India. During the Old Stone Age man led a ______________life.

Bharathanatyam. Carnatic Music.

3250 BC to2750 BC Sumeria, Babylonia and Egypt. Pakistan. Trade Burnt clay Pictographs.(Pic. Writing). Khyber and Bolan. Nomadic

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Wheel was invented during______________ In the Iron Age_________and___________were made of iron. The Great Bath was made of burnt bricks and_______________ In Mohenjo-daro, the largest building is the_______________ The drains of Harappan culture were lined with______________ The Indus seals carry short inscriptions with carved pictures of ___________ The Indus people developed picture___________ Pasupathi and Mother Goddess were worshipped by ___________ people Chalcolithic Age Harappan Culture. Sir John Marshall Mohenjo doro Larkana District Now in Pakistan. Kalibangan Rajasthan Citadel Fort Lothal Gujarat Short Skirt Indus Women Pipal Tree Religious Symbol. Seals Terracotta Deforestation Decline of Indus Valley Civilization. The Aryans had first settled in the region called The Early Vedic period is known from The Later Vedic period is generally dated between Nivi was a kind of dress worn The king claimed control over all the kingdoms visited by his Ashva. Here Ashva means During the Later Vedic age, copper was obtained from Mahabharata was written by The historians believe that the Aryans came from Central Asia through_______________pass. Aryan civilisation was a________________Civilisation The head of the family was known as__________________ The Early Vedic king was known as___________________ The Aryans consumed drinks like__________and ___________ Sandalwood and__________were exported in the Vedic period. The Later Vedic age is also called as___________age. To obtain supreme power, the kings performed________ Yaga.

New stone Age. Ploughs and Daggers

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Mortar. Granary. Bricks. Animals. Pictographs. Indus.

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Sapta Sindu. 2000 BC to 1000 BC 1000 BC to 600 BC Early vedic period Horse Khetri mines of Rajasthan. Veda Vyasa. Khyber Rural Civilisation. Gramani Rajan Soma and Sura. Ivory Epic Age Rajasuya

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Kings of Later Vedic age assumed titles like______ and _______. Woman like ______________ and _______________ were educated in the Later Vedic period. Veda Knowledge Dhanur Veda War tactics. Senani Commandant Barter System Exchange of goods. Rajan King. Nisha Coins. Gargi Woman Scholar. Brahmacharya Student life. The birth place of Vardamana was Jina means Asteya means Mahavira preached his religion in Nannool was written by Hemachandra wrote the history of Siddharthas father, Shuddhodana belonged to the clan Rahul was the son of Buddha spoke about his religion in public for the first time at a place called During the period of Kanishka, Buddhism had split into In 6th century B.C____________in Persia and____________in China preached new doctrines. Mahavira means ____________ Mahavira died at the age of ____________in 467 B.C. at a place called ____________ Mahavira put great stress on ____________ According to Mahavira, the highest goal to be achieved was ____________ Seevaka Sintamani was written by____________ The holy books of Jains are ____________and ____________ The________________ statue at Sravana Belagola is a Jain monument. Siddharthas mother was____________and step mother was ____________ Siddhartha became the disciple of ____________ and ____________ Siddhartha sat in deep meditation under a ____________tree near Gaya. Buddha died at____________in Uttar Pradesh The basic principle of Buddhism is attaining ____________

Ekrat, Samrat and Sarvabauma. Kargi and Maitreyi.

Kundagrama Conquerer Not to Steal Prakrit Language Pavanandhi Munivar. A History of Gujarat Sakya Clan Siddhartha(Buddha). Saranath near Varanasi. Mahayana and Hinayana. Zoaratrian in Persia and Confusius in China. Great Hero 72 Ahimsa Kaivalya Thiruthakkathevar. Angas and Purvas Gomateshwara Statue Mayadevi Aradakalama and Rudraka Pipal Kusinagara Nirvana or Enlightenment.

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The successors of Buddha were called ____________ Thirthankaras Prophet. Spiritual Knowledge Kaivalya Tyag Not to Own Property. Swedambars Those who wear White dress. Hemachandra Yoga Sastra Dilwara Jain temple Ashta Marga Eight Fold Path Sangamitra Daughter of Asoka. Nalanda Educational Centre Jataka Tales Buddhist literature. Chaityas Prayer Halls Viharas Monasteries. Bimbisara was The first Buddhist council was convened by Alexander was the son of Alexanders desire was to become the master of The first ruler who made his submission to Alexander in India was When Porus was asked how he would like to be treated Porus replied that he wanted to be treated as a Seleukos Nikator was defeated by Chandragupta was educated at ____________and ____________rulers were responsible for making Magadha a powerful state. The invasion of Alexander, the Great, is a____________in the history of India.. Alexander considered India as a land of____________ In 323 B.C. Alexander died when he reached ____________ near Baghdad. The Indian territories conquered by Alexander were given to ____________. The voyage planned by Alexander paved new lines of communication with____________. Greek influence on Indian ____________is noteworthy. The last ruler of Nanda dynasty was____________. With the help of Chanakya_______founded the Mauryan Empire. Aristotle Alexanders Tutor Ambi Taxila. Alexander Macedonia. Seleukos Nikator Greek Geenral Nearchus Alexanders Friend. Chandra gupta Mauryan Dynasty. Arthasastra was written by

Bodhisathvas.

Jain King Ajathashatru at Rajagriha. Philip of Macedonia. India Ambi Treated as a King. Chandra Gupta Maurya I Taxila Bimbisara and Ajathasathru. Landmark Milk and Honey Babylon Seleukos Nikator Western Asia Indian Astronomy Dhana Nanda Chandra Gupta Maurya I

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Some people view that Chandragupta Maurya was the son of Helen was the daughter of Initially Asoka worshipped Kalinga is in modern Asokas wife was Dhamma is a Asoka convened the third Buddhist Council at To spread his message to the people, Asoka used The last Mauryan king was The last Nanda ruler was _______________ The name Maurya is the corrupted form of ____________ Chanakya was otherwise known as_______________ _______________ of Italy was a political thinker. Chanakya served as Prime Minister during the reign of ___________ and _______________ Seleukos received _______________ as royal gift from Chandragupta. _______________ was an ambassador sent by Seleukos to Mauryan court Chandragupta Maurya was a follower of _______________ The ancient temple built in memory of Chandragupta Maurya was called_______________ _______________ was the elder son of Bindusara Asoka embraced Buddhism by the influence of _______________ a Buddhist monk. Asoka undertook a tour with the Buddhist monk_____________ The edicts of Asoka were placed in_______________where people gathered. The officials who encouraged and supervised the people to lead a pure and moral life were______________and _____________ Asokas son_______________and daughter _______________ were sent to Ceylon to propagate Buddhism. Priyadarshan means_______________ The_______________has found place in our National Flag. The_________,_________and_______________are the fine examples of Mauryan art. The last Mauryan king Brathadratha was killed by his minister _______________ Indica Megasthanese. Mudraraksha Visakadatta. Bhadrabahu Jain Monk Amitrakhada Slayer of foes

Peacock (Mura) rearer. Seleukos Nikator Lord Shiva Orissa Devi Prakrit word Pataliputra Pali Language. Brahadratha Dhana Nanda Mura, Mother of CGupta Kautilya Machiavalli Chandra Gupta and Bindusara. 500 elephants. Megasthanese Jainism Chandra Basti Sumana Upa Gupta Upa Gupta or Tissa Markets and other places Dharmayukthas and Dharma Mahamatras Son : Mahendra Daughter: Sangamitra. Pleasing Appearance Dharma Chakra Stupas at Sanchi and Pillar at saranath. Pushyamitra Sunga.

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Sasanga Ruler of Kalinga. Dhamma Moral Duty National Emblem Saranath Pillar Mantrins Council of Ministers Coins Karshapanas Sthanika District Incharge Judicial officer Rajukas Kerala Putras - Cheras Pushyamitra Sunga performed Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidasas play The founder of Kushana dynasty was Ashvagosha wrote Sangams helped for the development of Manimekalai was written by The capital of the Cheras was Kallanai across the river Cauvery was built by Nedunchezhians rule is described in The Sunga dynasty was established by ________________ The Kushanas belonged to ____________ tribe. The greatest ruler of Kushana dynasty was____________ Kanishka defeated China and conquered ____________and ____________ Kanishka convened the ____________ in Kundalvana The great scholars of Mahayana Buddhism were ____________ and ____________ Gandara art is a mixture of ____________ sculpture The capital of Sri Satakarni I was____________ The most famous ruler of Satavahana dynasty was __________ The greatest Chera ruler was ____________ The ____________ was the capital and ____________ was the port of the Cholas. The Chera king who assumed the title Himayavaramban was ____________ Pathanjali Sanskrit Grammarian. Peshawar Capital City Ashvaghosa Philosopher Vasumitra Mahavibhasa Susrutha Surgery Simukha Founder of Satvahana dynasty. Silapathikaram Ilangoadigal. Tondi Ports Karikala Chola King.

Ashvameda Yaga. Malavikagnimitram Kujula Kadphises Buddhacharitha Tamil language and literature. Kulavanigan Seethalai Chaatanar. Vanji Karikala Cholan Madurai Kanchi Pushyamitra Sunga Yuch- Chi Kanishka Khotan, Yarkhand and Kashgar. Fourth Buddhist Council Ashvagosa and Nagarjuna. Buddhist / Greek Influence. Pratishthan. Gautami putra sathakarni. Cheran Senguttuvan Uraiyur / Puhar. Cheran Senguttuvan.

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Auvaiyar Political Adviser Pearls Panya Kingdom The founder of Gupta dynasty was The second capital of Chandragupta II was Chandragupta II was succeeded by The court language of the Guptas was Panchatantra stories were written by The world famous wall paintings of the Guptas are found at It was he who proved that the earth is round was The most famous physician of Ayurveda was Chandragupta I married Lichchavi Princess ____________ Samudragupta captured the Pallava ruler ____________ Vikramadiyta means ____________ ____________ defeated the Sakas and gained title Sakari The most famous scholars of Chandraguptas court were ____________and ____________ The Chinese traveller who visited the Gupta court was ____________ The Arab merchant who has recorded that Chandragupta II was an ideal ruler was ____________ The ____________ controlled the industries and the crafts. The nine learned men adorned Chandraguptas court were known as ____________ The most famous physician of Gupta period was ____________ The________temple at Ghazipur is famous for its architecture ____________explained even before Newtons theory of gravitation and composed ____________. The best proofs for Guptas metallurgical skill are ___________ and ____________ The famous physicians of Gupta period were ____________and____________ For the first time ____________and ____________ laws were differentiated in India. MudraRaksasha Visakadatta. Forest Kingdom Atavika Rajyas Allahabad Pillar Harisena Prabhavathi Rudrasena II Marcopolo Venitian Traveller Astronomer Varahamihira Lexicographer Amarasimha Mricha Ghatika Shudraka Temple of Vishnu Deogarh Mehrauli Iron Pillar

Sri Gupta Ujjain Kumara Gupta Sanskrit Vishnusharma Ajantha and Ellora Aryabhatta Dhanvantri KumaraDevi VishnuGopa Equal to Sun God Chandra Gupta II Kalidasa and Amarasimha Fa-Hien Marco Polo Guilds Nine Gems Dhanvantri Bhitari temple. Brahmagupta Iron Pillar near Mehruli. Copper Statue of Buddha from Sultanganj. Charaka and susruta Civil and Criminal

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Dhanvantri Ayurveda Fa-Hein Chinese Traveller Ujjain University Toramana Hun Leader The capital of Harsha was Harsha patronised Mahendravarman I was defeated by Chalukyas built great temples at Narasimhavarman I sent a naval expedition to Chola period is famous for Kamba Ramayanam was written by ___________ was the court poet of Harsha Harshas capital was___________ Hiuen Tsang was a ___________ pilgrim. He was called ___________ The books written by Harsha are___________, ___________ and ___________ Banas works are___________and ___________ The Chalukyas had their capital at ___________ The big lakes near ___________was dug by Mahendravarman I. __________was the capital of the Pallavas. Kailasanathar temple was built by__________ Kalingathu Parani was written by__________ Nalanda Centre of learning. Hieun Tsang Prince of Pilgrims Bana Harsha Charitha Harsha Prayag Assembly Matavilasa Prahasana Mahendravarman I Vatapi Chalukya Capital Nalaira Divya Prabandham Alwars Krishna I Mahipala I King of Benal Periyapuranam 12th Thirumarai Siyuki Records of western world. The book written by Rajashekara is The First Battle of Tarain took place in The lake near Mahoba was dug by The last ruler of the Chandela dynasty was defeated by Bhoja I started a Sanskrit college at Devapala was the son of

Kanauj Haridatta and Jeyasena Pulikesin II Aihole and Vatapi Srilanka(Ceylon) Bronze Images Kavichakaravarti Kambar Bana Kanauj Chinese Pilgrim Ratnavali , Nagananda, and Priyadashika Harsha Charitha and Kadambari Vatapi Mamandur and Mahendravadi. Kanchi Narasimhavarman II/ Rajasimha Jayamkondar

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Bala Ramayana and Bala Bharatha 1191AD Kirtivarman Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Dhara Gopala

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The Dilwara Jain Temples are found in The author of Vikramanga Charita is The Pala King defeated by Rajendra Chola was In A.D. 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the most celebrated Hindu temple in Jayachandras daughter was In A.D. 1197 Nalanda University was destroyed by Prathihara dynasty was founded by _____________ The Chauhan King Visaldeva captured Delhi from___________ During the reign of _____________ the Prathihara Kingdom reached its zenith. The important rulers of Chandela dynasty were _____________ and _____________ The famous Vishnu temple at Khajuraho was built by _____________ _____________was the founder of Paramara dynasty The first ruler of the Pala dynasty of Bengal was_____________ The Rajput political system was mainly based on____________ The Chandelas built many magnificent temples at ___________ The famous poets_____________and _____________lived in the court of Mahmud of Ghazni. Muhammad-bin-Qasim, the Arab General attacked __________ Shah Nama was written by_____________ Surya Vamsa Rama Prithviraj Chauhan Second Battle of Tarain 1192 AD Bhoja I Paramara Dynasty Dharmapala Vikramsila University Vijaya Sthamba Victory Tower Jaisalmer Fort Gita Govindam Jayadeva Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai Alaptigin City of Ghazni Shah Nama Firdausi Sahab-ud-din Muhammed of Ghor Jayachandra King of Kanauj Qutb-ud-din Aibak started his career as a Aram was the son of The construction of Qutb Minar was started by Iltutmish was succeeded by Nasir-ud-din ascended the throne with the help of

Mount Abu Bilhana Mahipala Somnath Temple Samyukta Bakthiyar Khilji Nagabhatta I Tomaras Mahaendrapal. Dhanga and Kirtivarman Yashovarman Upendra Gopala Feudalism Kahjurago Firdausi and Al beruni Sind and Punjab Firdausi

Slave Qutb-ud-din Aibak Qutb-ud-din Aibak Sultana Razia Balban

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Ala-ud-din Khilj captured Ranthambhor in Rani Padmini of Chittor was the wife of The founder of Tughlaq Dynasty was Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaqs mother was a woman of A separate department of Slavery was set up by The first Sultan of Delhi was_______________. Qutb-ud-dins generous gifts to the deserving earned him the title _______________. The Mongol invader __________ moved around the Indian borders during Iltutmishs period. Aibak was interested in__________game. __________ was called Parrot of Hindustan. The king of Devagiri __________ was defeated by Ala-uddin Khilji. Malik Kafur attacked _______ and _______ in extreme South. On facing the defeat, Rani Padmini committed _______. An efficient system of _______ was established by Ala-uddin Khilji. A new city near Delhi built by Ala-ud-din Khilji was_______ The last ruler of Khilji dynasty was _______ The founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty was_______ Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transferred his capital from_________ to ___________ Feroz Tughlaq built new towns of _______,_____________ and ___________ Textile goods and cotton were exported to ___________ and ___________ The influence of ___________, ___________and ___________gave birth to a new language called Urdu. The city of ___________was plundered and sacked by Timur. Tanka Silver Coin Razia Altuniya Turkish nobels The forty Tughril Khan Governer of Bengal. Amir Khusru Persian Poet Devagiri Daulatabad Malik Kafur - Genaral Barani Historian Ibn Batuta Morrocan Traveller Kharkanas Workshops Indo-saracenic Minars Timur Central Asia Ramanuja considered God as

1301 AD Raja Bheemsingh Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Jat woman of punjab Feroz Tughlaq Qutb-ud-din Aibak Lakbaksha or Giver of lakhs. Chengish Khan. Chaugan(Polo) Amir Khusru Ramachandra Deva Warangal, Mysore and Madurai. Jauhar Spies Sri Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Delhi to Devagiri(Daulatabad) Firozabad, Jaunpur, Hissar and Firozpur Bengal and Gujarat Persian, Arabic and Hindi Delhi

Ocean of Love & Beauty

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The disciple of Ramanuja was The first reformer to preach in Hindi was The one who considered God as a loving father was The founder of the Sikh religion was Namdevas hymns are written in Holy book of the Sikhs is Chaitanya was a saint from Rama Charitamanas was written by Meerabai wrote her songs in The temple dedicated to Meerbai is in Chatrapati Shivaj was a follower of The number of Nayanamars is The songs of Alwars were compiled by The language, Urdu is a mixture of Personal devotion to God is meant ______________ ______________ preached the oneness of God. ______________ was one of the earliest reformers. Ramanujas teachings were based on_________________ and ___________ Ramananda was educated at___________ The chief disciple of Ramananda was___________ ___________was brought up by Niru, the Muslim weaver After becoming a Sadhu, Guru Nanak went to___________ and ___________ Guru Nanaks followers are called___________ Adi Grantham was written in a script called ___________ ___________is considered as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu Meerabai lived for the most part of her life in ___________the birthplace of ___________ Devotional songs of Tukaram were written in ___________ language. The two groups of Sufism were ___________and ___________ Tiruvachakam was written by ___________ Alwar Workshipped Vishnu Sankirtan Public singing of Gods Name. Meerabai Rana of Mewar Guru Granth Holy book Namdeva Vithoba Guru Ramdas Nation Builder Langer Common Kitchen Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jnaneshwara Bhagavat Gita

Ramananda Ramananda Ramananda Guru Nanak Marathi Granth Sahib Bengal Goswamy Tulsidas Rajastani Chitoor, Capital of Mewar Guru Ramdas 63 Nalaira Divya Prabandham Persian and Hindi Bhakthi Kabir Ramanuja Upanishads and Bhagavat Gita Benaras Kabir Kabir Mecca and Madina Sikhs Guru Mukhi Chaitanya Vrindavan, Krishna Marathi Chusti and Suharwati Manickavasagar.

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Abhangas Tukaram Periyapuranam Sekkilar Woman Alwar Andal Basava Lingat sect The Bahmani kingdom was established in Ala-ud-din Hasan was succeeded by The great person who spent the whole of his vast wealth in building a college at Bidar was The Bahmani Sultans patronised Krishna Devaraya belongs to The Vijayanagar ruler who jailed by his minister was The founder of Bahmani kingdom was _________ Mahammad Shah captured the famous fort of _________ from the Warangal rulers. _________transferred his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar. The most important port of Vijayanagar, Goa was captured by_________ The dome of Golgumbuz covers an area of _________square feet. The Vijayanagar kingdom was established on the Southern bank of the river by _________ Rama Raya was the minister of _________ Krishna Devaraya wrote_________and _________in Sanskrit. Popular personalities of Ashtadiggajas were _________, _________, and _________ Virupaksha temple was renovated in A.D. 1510 by_________ Gulburga Capital of Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah Muhammed Shah Lover of Peace and Philosophy Chand Minar Daulatabad Mahmud Gawan Prime Minister Vidyaranya Guru Foreign Traveller Nicolo Conti Gajapathi Prataparudra Ruler of Orissa Amuktamalyada Story of Andal Tenalirama Jester ManuCharita Allasani Peddanna The eldest son of Umar Shaik Mirza was Babur was a descendant on his fathers side from The city that Babur conquered twice but lost on both the occasions was The first Battle of Panipat was fought in the year

1347 AD Mohammed Shah I Mahmud Gawan Urdu Literature Tuluva Dynasty Sadasiva Raya Ala-ud-din Hasan Golconda Ahmad Shah Goa 18000 Sq.Feet

Thungabhadra Sadasiva Raya Usha Parinayam and Jambavathi Kalyanam Allasani Peddana, Nandi Thimmanna, Tenali Ramakrishna. Krishna Deva Raya.

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Humayuns wife was Sher Shah Suri was a The guardian of Akbar was Akbars revenue minister was In A.D.1615 Sir Thomas Roe was able to secure permission to trade at The tenth Sikh Guru was Ibrahim Lodi was the Sultan of _______________ Babur was a _______________scholar The autobiography of Babur is _______________ Humayuns brothers were ________,________ and __________ Humayun was driven out by _______________ The Mughal King who led a life of a wanderer for about 15 years was _______________ Humayun was able to regain his throne with the help of _______ ______ the Persian King. Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the battles of _____________ and _______________ and became the monarch of North India. Adil Shahs Hindu General was_______________ Gondwana was ruled by the Rajput queen _______________ The writers patronised by Akbar were________and __________ The autobiography of Jahangir is ___________ The English travellers visited during the reign of Jahangir were _______ and _______ The Taj Mahal stands on one of the banks of the river________ Aurangazeb had killed his brothers_______,_______ and_______ to occupy the throne. The_______was Aurangazebs ulcer because it was a constant source of trouble. First Battle of Panipet Use of guns. Babur Nama Babur. Ibrahim Lodi Jizya Tax on non-muslims Kotwal Law and Order Mansabdar Rank Holder Abul Fazl Akbar Nama Arjun Dev Sikh Guru Shah Jahan King of the world Kohinoor Diamond

Hamida Banu Begam Son of a petty Afghan chieftain. Bairam Khan Raja Todar Mal Surat Guru Govind Singh Delhi and the Punjab Soldier - Scholar Babur Nama Kamran, Askari and Hindal Shershah of Bengal Humayun. ShahTahmasp Chausa and Kanauj

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The new crop that was introduced in India during the period of Jahangir was Babur was skilled in The tomb of Itimad - ud-daulah was built by The stones used during Akbars time for construction of buildings were In Mughal period___________formed the bulk of the population. Prince Dara Shukoh studied ___________with pleasure and love. The Mughal emperors considered ___________horses very dear. ___________, the new religion of Akbar, was based on secularism. An important painting of Akbars period was ___________ The hall or private audience ___________is in the palace of Fatehpur Sikri. Agra Port Surat Trading Centre Tukaram Saint Sonargaon Muslin Cloth Mian Tansen Singer Purana Quila Sher Shah Razamnama Mahabharat Diwan I Am Akbar office Panch Mahal Five Storeyed building. Dara Sukoh Mughal Prince In 1453 A.D. Constantinople was captured by The Kings who encouraged the sailors were the rulers of Vascoda Gama was permitted to land at Calicut by Goa was conquered by Sir William Hawkins belonged to King Charles II got Bombay as dowry after his marriage with the Princess of William Hamilton was a The East India Company got Bombay on lease for just a rent of The French East India Company was established under the leadership of The French got Mahe in the Malabar Coast in The European explorers tried to find out new sea routes of reaching the ______________. The______________were the pioneer in finding new sea routes. The first Governor of the Portuguese in India

Tobacco Art of Music Jahangir Red Sand Stone Poor and lower class of people. Sanskrit Arabian Horses Din-i-Ilahi Razamnama (Mahabha) Diwan-i-khas

The Turks King of Portugal and Spain Zamorin Alfonso de Albuquerque. East India Company Portuguese British Doctor 10 Sterling pounds Colbert 1725 AD Golden East( India and China). Portuguese Francisco de Almeida

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was______________. ______________strengthened his relationship with the Vijayanagar Empire. Alfonso de Albuquerque was the precursor of _________. First Fort of the Dutch was built at___________in 1609. Sir Thomas Roe stayed in_________court for three years. Fort St. George was built at ______________. The economic advisor of King Louis XIV was ______________. The first French factory was established at Surat by______________. Marcopolo Venice Merchant Zamorin Ruler of Calicut Francis co de Almedia Blue Water Policy Port of Ormuz Persian Gulf Vascoda Gama Sea Route to India The Dutch Spice Islands King Charles II Portugal Princess Aboyna Massacre 1623 AD Francis caron Director General Pondicherry Headquarters of French The Austrian War of Succession took place in The Capital of the Carnatic Nawab was La Bourdonnais was the French Governor of Chanda Sahib was the son-in-law of The ruler of Bengal in 1757 was The battle of Plassey was fought in The English General who defeated the Indian rulers in the battle of Buxar was Hyder Ali was the son of a In the First Mysore war Hyder Ali was defeated at In 1781 Sir Eyre Coote defeated Hyder Ali at The First Maratha war took place during the period of Hyder Ali died of Lord Wellesley is praised as General Stuart took part in the Thugs were active in Sati was abolished in In 1835 William Bentinck made the following as the official language of India The Doctrine of Lapse was considered as a violation of In 1856 railway line was laid between Dupleix was the Governor of ______________.

Alfonso de Albuquerque Lord William Bentick Pulicat Jahangirs Court Francis Dey / British Colbert Francis Caron

1746 AD Arcot Mauritius Dost Ali Alivardi Khan 1757 AD Robert Clive Faujdar of Mysore Army Changam and Thiruvannamalai. Porto Novo Warren Hastings Cancer The Akbar of English East India Company Fourth Mysore War Central India 1829 AD English Hindu Law Chennai and Arakonam. Pondicherry

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The English captured the French ships with the help of commodore______________. The immediate cause for the Third Carnatic War was the outbreak of the______________in Europe. The French Governor Count-de-Lally captured the Fort ______________. The Commander-in-Chief of Siraj-ud-daulah was _______. According to the Treaty of Paris______________and ______________were given back to the French. The English General who defeated Hyder Ali was______________. The Dual system was introduced by______________in Bengal. In 1776 Nana Fadnavis signed the Treaty of______________. Raghoba was the uncle of______________. By the Treaty of Surat, the English obtained ________ and______________from Raghoba When______________, a French possession under Hyder Ali was attacked, he declared war on the English. ______________was the son of Hyder Ali. Tippu Sultan attacked______________, a friendly state of the English. After the death of Tippu Sultan, Mysore was handed over to______________. Tippu sent emissaries to___________, _____________ and ______________to get help. Female infanticide was practiced particularly in ______________. The first railway line was laid between______________ and ______________. Dalhousie introduced______________postal system. Dalhousie introduced some educational reforms on the basis of the______________Despatch. Fort William Kolkata Saunder Governer Robert Clive Army officer Monghyr Capital Shah Alam Mughal Emperor Nana Fadnavis Senior Maratha Statesman Salsette Island Treaty of Purandhar 1776 Treaty of Salbai 1782

Commodore Barnett Seven Years War in Europe Fort St.David Mir Jafar Pondicherry and Karaikal Robert Sir Eyre Coote Purandhar Narayana Rao Salsette and Bassein Mahe Tippu sultan Travancore Krishna Raja Wadiar Kabul, Constantinople, Arabia and France India Bombay to Thane Anna (3Paise) Charles Wood

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Warren Hastings Governer General The Treaty of Aix la Chapple First Carnatic War The Treaty of Pondicherry Second Carcnatic War The Treaty of Paris Third Carnatic War The Treaty of Allahabad Battle of Buxar The Treaty of Chennai First Mysore War Rani Lakshmi Bai Queen of Jhansi William Bentick Abolition of Sati. Major Sleeman Thugs Lord Macaulay Law member of Governer Generals Council. Lord Dalhousie Postal System In the South, Palayakkars led the revolt under the leadership Maruthu Brothers of The English Historians paint the revolt of 1857 as Mutiny of Sepoys During the time of the Great Revolt, the Governor-General Canning of India was The machine made British goods flooded the Indian Markets General Services Enlistment Act was passed in 1856 The Revolt at Cawnpore was led by Nana Saheb Kunwar Singh was a Land lord The Sepoys of Bengal wanted to revive the medieval glories Mughals of the Rani Lakshmi Bai led the Revolt at Central India Viceroy means Representative of the crown. The Palayakkars were noted for their ____________ and patriotism, courage, ____________. selfrespect, and sacrifice Indian historians describe the Revolt of 1857 as The First War of Indian the____________. Independence or The Great Revolt of 1857: The most able leaders of the Revolt of 1857 were Nana Saheb, Rani of and____________. Jhansi. The Indian Sepoys were prohibited from their traditional and like wearing a religious practices like____________,____________ and saffron mark on their ____________. forehead, growing beard and wearing turbans The General Services Enlistment Act insisted that the Indian To serve abroad if it is Sepoys should serve____________. necessary. The troops of Nana Saheb were led by____________. Tantia Tope The leaders who tried to re-establish the Maratha Power Nana Saheb and Tantia were____________and____________. Tope The____________helped the British in suppressing the Gurkhas Revolt. The ____________and____________systems helped the Telegraph Systems and

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British to speed up their operation during the Revolt. Queen Victorias Proclamation was read by____________ at____________. Sepoy mutiny of Vellore 1806 Barrackpore Mutiny 1824 The Great Revolt 1857 Bahadhur Shah II Emperor Rani Lakshmi Bai Jhansi Mangal Pandey Barrackpore Bahadhur Shah II Delhi Nana Saheb Cawnpore Begum Hazrat Mahal Oudh Lakshmi Bai Central India During the 19th century, the people who made attempts to end the evils and abuses present in the society were the The pioneer of the socio-religious reform movement in India was The Brahmo Samaj was established by Rammohan Roy started two newspapers in The childhood name of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi was The word Theosophy is derived from the The Headquarters of the Theosophical society is in World Religious Congregation in 1893 was held at Rast Goftar was a Sir Syed Ahmed Khan propagated his views through his magazine called The second half of the 19th century was marked by a strong wave of reformative activities in ______________ and ____________. The famous western scholars who studied the ancient Indian literature were ____________and ____________. The____________made all possible attempts to convert many Indians to their religion ____________. The western concepts which the Indians came in contact with during the 19th century were____________and ____________. The books written by Raja Rammohan Roy were____________and ____________. The primary aim of Raja Rammohan Roy was to improve____________. Mul Shanker became the disciple of ____________and studied the Vedas. The motto of Dayananda Saraswathi was____________ The Indian National leaders who were influenced by the

Postal Communications. Lord Canning.

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Educated Indians Raja Rammohan Roy Raja Rammohan Roy Bengali and Persian Mul Shankar Greek Words Adyar Chicago Journal Tahzil-ud-Akhlaq (Reform of Morals). Religion and Society

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Max Mueller and William Jones Christian Missionaries, Christianity. democracy, liberty, equality and nationalism Precepts of Jesus Christ, The Guide to Peace and Happiness Hindu society and Religion. Swami Vrajanand at Mathura Go Back to the Vedas.
Bala Gangadhara Tilak and

principles of the Arya Samaj were ____________and ____________. 732 In Sanskrit, theosophy is called ____________. The Theosophical society was established by ____________and ____________. According to Vivekananda, the best way to serve God is to serve ____________and ____________. The social abuses like ____________and ____________ prevailed among the Muslim community The pioneers of religious and social reforms in the Parsi community were ____________and ____________. In 1892 the ___________College was founded at Amristar. Braho Samaj Devendranath Tagore Sathyarth Prakash Modern Education National Leader Bala Gangadhara Tilak DAV School Swami Dayananda Saraswati Gurukulas Vedas and Upanishads Raja Rammohan Roy Brahmo Samaj Swami Dayanand Saraswati Arya Samaj Dr. Annie Besant Theosophical Society Swami Vivekananda Ramakrishna Mission Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Aligarh Movement Delhi Durbar was held by Lytton restricted the liberty of the Indian Press through the Census was introduced in India by The First Factory Act was passed in The Father of Local Self Government in India is C.P. Ilbert was a Co-operative Credit societies were introduced by The Archaeological Department was created during the time of Bengal was partitioned in The slogan adopted during Swadeshi Movement was First World war took place between Dr. Annie Besant was an The August Declaration was announced by In 1870, a telegraphic line was laid between ____________and England The Act which compelled the Indians to seek licence to keep, sell or purchase arms was the____________.

Gopala Krishna Gokhale Lala Lajpat Rai, Lala Hansraj and Pandit Guru Dutt.

Brahma Gyan Madame Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott is to serve the poor and the downtrodden Purdha System and Polygamy. Dadabai Naoroji and Naoroji Furdoonji Khalsa College

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Lord Lytton 1877 AD Vernacular Press Act 1878 AD Lord Rippon 1881 AD Lord Rippon Law member of Rippons Government Lord Rippon Lord Curzon 1905 Vande Mataram 1914 AD 1918 AD Irish Woman Montague India India Arms Act 1878

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The Factory Act, 1881 fixed the working hours of ____________. Lord Ripons Government repealed____________Press Act. Lord Ripon was instrumental in the foundation of the ____________University. Curzon appointed a ____________Commission and allocated a large sum of money for relief work. To train young men for military services Lord Curzon founded____________. The headquarters of East and West Bengal were ____________ and ____________respectively. The promises made by the____________in her proclamation in 1858 were never kept. Indians were motivated by the unification of____________ and____________and wanted to fight for their freedom. The writings of __________, ____________and ___________ brought national awakening among the public.

Children below the age of 12. Vernacular Press Punjab University Famine Commission Imperial Cadet Corps Dacca East Bengal Kolkata West Bengal Queen victoria Germany and Italy Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Subramania Bharathi Political Mendicancy Foreign Goods Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das Mahatma Gandhi

763 764 765 766 767

The demands of the Moderates were described as political ____________. During Swadeshi Movement, Indians boycotted ____________ goods. The leaders who joined the Home Rule Movement were ____________ and____________. In the Congress session at Lucknow Jawaharlal Nehru met____________for the first time. Vernacular Press Act 1878 Hunters Commission 1882 Delhi Durbar 1877 Factory Act - 1881 Indian Universities Act 1904 Amir Sher Ali Afghan Ruler Father of Local Self Government Lord Rippon. IIbert Law Member Lord Curzon Ancient Monuments Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Dayananda Saraswati Swaraj Arbinda Ghosh Bande Mataram Dr. Annie Besant New India Bala Gangadhara Tilak Kesari Political Mendicancy - Moderates Rowlatt Act was passed in The British General connected with the Jallianwalabagh

768 769

1919 AD Genaral Dyer

770 771

772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782

tragedy was After Jallianwalabagh Massacre Rabindranath Tagore renounced his To protest against the injustice done to Turkey by the British, the Ali brothers started the Swaraj Party was formed at In 1929, the Lahore session of Congress met under the presidentship of In South India the Salt Satyagraha march was led by The Second World War broke out in the year The Indian National Army was formed by Separate State for Muslims was demanded by The Prime Minister at the time of Interim Government was The first Indian Governor-General of free India was India became a Republic on The two prominent Punjab leaders who were arrested in 1919 were___________and___________. After the Jallianwalabagh Massacre Gandhi returned the___________medal given to him by the South African Government. In India the Ali brothers___________and ___________started the Khilafat Movement. After the death of___________the Swaraj Party was dissolved. ___________ is known as Frontier Gandhi In 1940, at the Lahore Session___________put forth the two nation theory. The British Viceroy ___________ was responsible for involving Indians in the Second World War. In Indian National Army a women regiment was organized under the captaincy of ___________ The Second World War came to an end in___________. Jawaharlal Nehru sought the help from___________the leader of Muslim League to form an interim Government. The first Indian Governor-General of free India was___________ ___________ was the first President of our Indian Republic The ruler of Junagath was a___________. Harisingh, the ruler of ___________ wanted to remain independent The French possessions in India acceded to Indian Union in

Knighthood Khilafat Movement

Alipore Prison Jawaharlal Nehru Rajagopalachariar 1939 AD Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Mohammed Ali Jinnah Jawaharlal Nehru c. Rajagopalachariar 26th Jnauary 1950 Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichlew Kaiser-i-Hind

783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795

Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali C.R. Das Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Mohammed Ali Jinnah Viceroy Linlithgow Lakshmi 1945 Mohammed Ali Jinnah Lord Mountbatten Dr. Rajendra Prasad Small state in Kathiawar Kashmir 1954

796 797 798

799

800 801 802 803 804 805 806

807 808 809 810 811

812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820

___________ The Portuguese possessions___________, ___________ and___________became a part of Indian Union in 1961. Sardar Patel is hailed as the___________of India. Rowlatt Act 1919 Dandi March Gandhiji Jai Hind Subash Chandra Bose Genaral Dyer Military Commander Simon Commission - 1927 Motilal Nehru Swaraj Party Chauri Chaura Uttar Pradesh Lion of Punjab Lala Lajaput Rai Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Communal Award Scheme Ramsay McDonald Bhoodan Movement was started in the year Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year The reservation of jobs in Tamil Nadu for women is Teachers Day is celebrated on The Kothari Commission was appointed in the year Sarvodaya movement was started by ______________ The Hindu Marriage Act, ______________ made monogamy legal. Equal remuneration to women is ensured by the ___________ Employment of Children in factories is prohibited by the ______________ The Untouchability Offences Act was passed in __________ Dr. A. Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar Commission was appointed in ______________ Vinobha Bhave Boodhan Movement Central Social Welfare Board 1953 AD Female Infanticide Board New Education Policy The Planning Commission was set up in the year Five Year Plans are drawn by the Nehrus Government followed the policy of Atomic Energy Commission was set up in India in the year The Indian Space Research Organisation is situated at The First Five Year Plan gave importance to. The World Trade Organisation was set up in. The founder of Indias Atomic Energy Programme is . The Atomic Power station in Tamil Nadu is at .

Goa, Diu, and Daman Iron

1951 AD 1961 AD 33 Percent 5th September 1964 AD Vinoba Bhave 1955 AD

Equal renumeration Act 1976 Indian Factories Act, 1948 1955 AD 1953 AD

1950 AD Planning Commission Mixed Economy 1948 AD Bangalore Agriculture 1995 Homi Jehangir Bhabha Kalpakkam

821

822 823 824 825 826 827 828

H.J Bhabha DAE S. S. Bhatnagar CSIR D.S. Kothari DSO Kota - Rajasthan Narora - Uttar Pradesh India became a member of the U.N.O. in Apartheid was practiced in The first non-aligned conference was held at The headquarters of SAARC is The Bandung Conference was held in the year ___________ Panch Sheel consists of ___________ Principles. The expansion for SAARC is ________ _________ ________

829 830 831

1945 AD South Africa Belgrade Kathmandu 1955 AD Five Principles South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Sino-Indian war took place in the year ___________ 1962 AD The Kargil war took place in the year ___________ 1999 AD Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit - First Women President of the U.N. General Assembly SAARC 1985 SAPTA 1993 Tito Yougoslavia Gujral Doctrine 1996 AD

Civics
832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 The organisation in which individuals live together The first social institution known to man A tool for entertainment in modern society Who said that villages are lifeline of India? The movement which creates awareness in education among the rural masses United We , Divided We . and inculcate civic sense in the children during the early stages of human life. A good family is compared with . People who live in are fortunate to lead a natural way of life. Multi-storied buildings are found in . Family Social Institution Scouts School (Founder Baden Powell) Social Animal Aristotle Modern Society - Computer The teacher who later became the President of Indian Republic. Those who implement the government programmes are Those who are also appointed as judges Society Family Television Mahatma Gandhi Literacy Drive Stand, Fall Family and School University Rural Areas/ Villages Urban Areas / Cities

843 844 845

Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Servants Lawyers

846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853

It is their duty to prevent accidents in roads. Those who design the army equipments for our nation We can classify social groups by _________. We treat teachers next to our ________. _______ protects our physical and mental health. _______ provided us with human rights. _______ contributes for the growth of our nations infrastructure. Teachers Day Dr. Radhakrishnan Law and order Police Department Doctors Physical Health Space Scientist Dr. Abdul Kalam. Engineers Information Technology The private properties are bought from The Indian railways belong to Our artifacts mostly attract Which of the following is a natural wealth Public properties are created by ________ or _________ for the use of the public Our ancient monuments manifest _________ and _________. _________ remain sanctuaries for birds. We should not show disrespect to our __________symbol. Tanjore Bigtemple Madurai Nayak Mahal Mammallapuram Sculptures Ginjee Fort Agra Taj Mahal Who introduced the local self-government in India? Which of the following is in the middle of the three-tier Panchayat system? The members of the Legislative Assembly are also members in the ___________ remain the lifeline of the democratic system. The new Panchayat Act was passed in the year ___________. The Panchayat Union consists of several ____________. The office which executes the works of the Panchayat Union is under the control of ____________. Local Bodies Lord Rippon Three Tier System New Panchayat System Panchayat Union Block Development office Village Panchayat House Tax The local body that administers a big city is known as

Traffic Police Engineers Occupation Parents(Father and Mother) Doctors Fundamental Rights Engineers

854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862

Personal Income Government Foreigners Forests Governments or Social Forums Art and Cultural traits Forests National

863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870

Lord Rippon. Panchayat Union District Panchayat Local Bodies 1992, Panchayati Raj Act Village Panchayats Block Development officer

871

Corporation

872 873 874 875 876 877 878

879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887

The Municipal Chairperson holds office for a period of A Municipal Corporation is functioning in The Municipal Chairperson is elected directly by the . The head of the City Corporation is known as . department ensures the availability of pure food to the urban people. Libraries help to improve the of the people. Coimbatore Corporation Town Panchayats 611 Cuddalore Municipality Women - Reservation There are number of states in India. Who is vested with the power of administering the entire district? The district is divided into many There are districts in Tamil Nadu. The District Collector belongs to service
is appointed in each firka. The head of the district police is . stations are created for the benefit of women District Judge Sessions Court Tahsildar Taluk Munsif Civil Cases Collector - District The Indian flag is referred as _____________ The ratio of the width to the length of our national flag is __________to __________. The saffron colour in our national flag stands for _____________ and ___________. The national flag was adopted by the __________of India on _____________. Our national emblem has been taken from __________. Satyameva Jayate is written originally in When a respected national leader or a foreign dignitary dies, the national flag is The lion on the national emblem symbolizes Vande Mataram Bankim Chandra Chaterjee Jana Gana Mana Rabindra Nath Tagore National Bird Peacock National Animal Tiger Ashoka Pillar - Saranath The road safety cell was set up in the ministry of ____________ in September 1986. The primary objective of first aid is to _____________

Five Years / 5 Thanjavur People Mayor Government Knowledge

28 States and 7 UT District Collector Taluks 31 Indian Administrative Service Revenue Inspector Superintendent of Police Women Police

888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896

Tiranga or Tricolour 2:3 Courage and Sacrifice Constituent Assembly, 22nd July 1947 Ashoka Pillar of Saranath Devanagari Script At Half Mast Power and Majesty

897 898

Ministry of Surface and Transport Save the Life

899 900 901 902 903 904 905

Factors causing accidents can be classified as personal and ____________ _________ should be used while taking a U turn. Always drive on ________ roads The rules of road regulations came into effect from If fracture is suspected, we Pedestrians can cross the road The driver of a vehicle should possess with him

Environmental Factors Direction Indicator Left Side of the Road. 1989 Should not attempt to move the injured person. In the Pedestrian cross area
Driving licence, Insurance copy, registration and road tax and other needed certificates

906 907

908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916

The primary object of first aid is Road Safety Cell Ministry of Surface and Transport Taking U turn One of the Road rules. Model Road safety schools run by Road Safety Cell Medicine and Cotton First Aid Tools Secularism is followed in The forty second amendment in Indian constitution was made in the year Islam is the official religion of Hinduism is the official religion of Indian constitution was adopted in the year __________ announced secularism as the policy of the Government. Secularism is derived from the Latin word ________. The idea of secularism was made as an official policy of the government by an Indian King namely______ Religious control paved the way for the formation of ____________ Governments. Pope Religious head of Christians 1976 42nd Constitutional Amendment Sultan of Turkey Religious head of Muslims Social Reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy Hindu King King Ranjith Singh The two distinct forms of Government are ______ and __________. Demos means ______ and Kratos means _____ The constitution of India is based on ______ principles. Direct Democracy is practiced in _____ Member of parliament are shortly called __________ India is following Direct Democracy is practised in

To save the life

India 1976 AD Pakistan Nepal 1950 AD Indian Constitution SAECULUM King Ranjith Singh Religious Revolution Constitutional Govt.

917

918 919 920 921 922 923 924

Dictatorship and Democratic The People The Power or Rule Democratic Switzerland M.P Indirect Democracy Switzerland

925 926 927 928

Indian citizens can exercise their right to vote at the age of Republic day is celebrated in India on India is following India Indirect Democracy Switzerland Direct Democracy M.P Member of Parliament M.L.A Member of Legislative Assembly 18 Voting Age India has Indian National Congress is a A party, which keeps a check on the Government is called A national party must have influence in atleast ___________ conducts the election process in India. __________ party has influence all over the country. Political parties contest __________ Political parties help to moblise _________. The party, which wins the election forms __________. India Multiparty System China Single Party System USA Bi Party System Telugu Desam Regional Party Communist Party of India National Party The United Nations Organisation was established on The famous Human Rights document Magnacarta was first published in The constitution prohibits employment of children in hazardous jobs below the age of The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on The Government of India passed the Childrens Act in National Human Rights Commission was constituted in India in the year ________. The protection of children is guaranteed in the U.N.Human Rights Article No.________ In England, Bill of Rights was published ________ Government of India passed the children act__ A suitable definition of Democracy was given by: The age of Voting right was reduced from 21 to 18 years by Total number of General Elections held for parliament so far Multiparty system is in vogue at Our Constitution came into force in the year, -------------Demos means ---------------The Resolution of ------------------ ---------------- was passed in the National Congress session held at Avadi, in the

18 26th January Parliamentary Democracy

929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938

Multi Party System National Party Opposition Party Four States Election Commission National Party Elections Public opinion Government

939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954

24th October 1945 England 14 Age 10th December 1948 1960 AD 1993 AD

1689 AD 1960 AD Abraham Licoln Mr.Rajiv Gandhi 14 1950 AD People To follow the principle of Socialism

955 956 957

958 959 960 961 962 963 964

965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973

974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981

year1955. The Directive Principles are given in -------------- of our consitution Secularism included in the Preamble of the constitution by the --------------- Amendment in 1976. Gandhiji Abolistion of Untouchability Indira Gandhi Abolition of Bonded Labour Fundamental Rights Right to Equality Bhoodan Movement Achara Vinoba Bhave 1985 Reduction of Voting Age to 18 Ramayana was written in Tamil by Number of languages recognised by the Constitution of India The staple food of Northern states of India is Untouchability was abolished by the effort of ---------------. National Integration Day is celebrated every year on --------Selfish aggressive attitude of one community towards another leads to ---------------. 19th November National Integration Day Kannada South Indian Language Sakunthalam Kalidas 1956 Linguistic State Indo- China war took place in the year The Supreme Commander of the Armed forces is our The chief of the Naval staff is called India was declared as a Democratic Republic in the year The Indian Army chief is-------------. The Head quarters of Western Indian Army is at -------. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is located at --------. The Head quarters of the coast guard is at ---------. Eastern Navy Command Vishakapattinam 1962 Chinese Agression INS Chakra Sub-Marine Agni Missile Navy Admiral The first women doctor in Tamilnadu was Kalpana Chawula was associatd with The article that prohibits child labour is UNO declared as the International Year of Women. Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year . Cradle baby scheme was introduced in the year .. is the Educational Scheme introduced to attain total litteracy. Child Labour Act was passed in the year ..

Part IV 42nd Amendment

St.Valmiki 18 Wheat Mahatma Gandhi 19th November Communalism

1962 President Admiral General Shimla Bangalore New Delhi

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Astronaut / NASA Article 23 1978 1955 1992 Sarva Shiksha Abiyan 1986

982

983 984 985 986 987 988 989

990 991 992 993 994 995 996

997 998 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006

1007

1979 International Year of the Child SSA Education Scheme 1978 International Year for Women Sati Evil Practice Dr. Muthulakshmi Sarada Act Poverty is a Latest census was taken in the year The 20 point programme was introduced in the year . First Five Year Plan concentrated on . In 1989 . was implemented as employment guaranteed, programme in rural areas. India ranks .. in the world population NREP 1980 Inflation Price Rise 11th July World Population Day Third Five Year Plan Green Revolution American Bill of Rights was passed in the year ---------------UNO came into existence on ------------. UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on --------. National Human Rights Commission was founded in --------Maternity benefit Act was passed in the year -------------. In 1995 World Womens Conference was held at ----------. Magna Carta 1215 AD Hitler Dictator Hindu Marriage Act 1955 AD Beijing Capital of China International Womens Day March 8th The number of official languages in India is The link language of India is The Buddhists celebrate The States of India are divided on the basis of India is a ______________ racial society. Indian society is a ______________ cultural society. Hinduism is practised by______________per cent of people in India. The important festival of the Jains is ______________ ______________is celebrated by the Sikhs. Madurai Meenakshi Temple Thanjavur Brahadeeshwara Temple Kanchipuram Kailasanathar Temple Manipuri Dance Hindustani - Music We depend for our food on

Social problem 2001 1975 Agriculture Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (J RY) Second / 2

1791 AD 24th October 1945 10th December 1948 1993 1961 AD Beijing

18 English Buddha Purnima Languages Multi Racial Society Multi Cultural Society 82 Percent Mahavir Jayanthi Guru Nanak Jayanthi

Farmers

1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017

The basic unit of the society is Villages in India are the backbone of our The Nuclear family is A good citizen must have The nuclear family is known as ______________ Next to family, the______________ plays an important role. Villages are the backbone of the Indian______________ Cultured man is always well disposed towards his___________ Citizen means a______________of the country. Home Basic School School Centre of moral, physical and intellectual education Village Peaceful Life Citizen - Patriotism The President of the Constituent Assembly after 1947 was The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee was The Constitution was adopted on Republic Day is observed on The number of Articles in the Constitution is Fundamental Duties are stipulated in Article The present strength of the Lok Sabha is Voting age is The highest judicial body in India is

Family Economy Small in Size Patriotism, Tolerance, Good Education Small Family School Economy Neighbours Member

1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029

1030 1031

1032 1033 1034 1035 1036

At the top of the State Executive is The Union List consists of Dr. Rajendra Prasad President of the Constituent Assembly Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chairman, Drafting Committee Republic Day 26th January Citizenship Act 1955 42nd Amendment - 1976 Fundamental Rights help the people to live Freely and Happily Fundamental Rights are Equality, Freedom, Right against Exploitation, Freedom of religion, Cultural and Ed. Rights. Const. Remedies Untouchability has been abolished by Article 17 of the const. Right against exploitation is Fundamental Rights Untouchability has been declared as ____________ offence. Punishable Rights to express ones thought is called freedom of Speech _________ Children below 14 years should not be ___________in Employed dangerous works.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 26th November 1949 26th January 395 Articles 51A 545 Seats 18 Age The Supreme Court of India Governer 97

1037 1038

1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050

1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058

1059 1060

Under freedom of religion the Government does not Religious interfere in the___________ practice of the people. Equality Rule of Law Protection of Minorities Enforced by Law Free and Compulsary Education for Children Directive Principles Fundamental Rights Cultural and Educational Rights Directive Principles Not enforced by law. The Basic rights of mankind were described in the 17th Natural Rights century as Natural rights became rights of man in the 18th Centuary The U.N. Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10th December 1948 Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution are in Part III The World Conference on Human Rights at Vienna was held 1993 AD in The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1959 AD The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the 1789 AD Citizen was made in _______________ There are _______________ articles in Universal 30 Articles Declaration of Human Rights. The Member States send periodic reports to U.N.O the_____________ The National Human Rights Commission was set up in India New Delhi in 1993 at _______________ The _______________ has been playing a big role in the NHRC, SHRC protection of human rights. Amercian Bill of Rights 1791 AD The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10th December 1948 ICESCR 1966 Foedus is a (Federation) Latin Word Essential feature of the Federal Government is the existence Two Governments of Centre and State Govt. The number of subjects in the Union List are 97 Subjects U.S.A. is a ____________________ Government. Federal Government In India the residuary powers rest with the ________ Central Government Government. State list consists of________ _______ ________subjects. Union 97, State 66, Concurrent 47 subjects. Federal States have an _____________ judiciary. Independent Judiciary. Concurrent List Education Railways Union List Rigidity A feature of Federation Lieutenant Governer Union Territory England Unitary State The Union Government consist of 3 Union Executive, Legislature and Judiciary The Council of Ministers is headed by Prime Minister

1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066

The Rajya Sabha consists of The Supreme Courts permanent seat is at The President is the Head of the _____________ The Prime Minister is the Head of the_____________ Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the _____________ The Parliament consists of _____________ Houses.

250 (238 + 12) New Delhi State Cabinet Lok Sabha Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

1067

1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076

1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084

The President Nominal Head The Prime Minister Real Head The Vice President Ex Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha Judiciary Third Organ Lok Sabha Lower House The Governor of the State is appointed by The State Council of Ministers is headed by The Chief Minister is appointed by There are _______________ States and _______________ Union Territories in India. The Governor is the _______________ and _______________ head of the State. The Chief Minister is _______________ Head. The tenure of the Governor is normally ____________ years The District Judges are appointed by_______________ Governor Nominal Head Chief Minister Real Head Speaker Legislative Assembly Legislative Council Upper House of the State Legislature The Election Commission of India is a The Election Commission of India is situated at The Election Commissioners are appointed by the Which authority conducts the local bodies Elections

The President The Chief Minister The Governer 28 and 6 Nominal and Constitutional Head Real Executive Five / 5 The Governor

1085

Statutory Body New Delhi The President State Election Commission The Election Commission of India is also known as _______ Nirvachan Sadan The Election Commissioners hold office for a term of Six Years _____________years. The Status of Election Commissioners is equivalent to Supreme Court _____________Judges. The State Election Commissions have been constituted 73rd and 74th Amendment under ____________ and _________ Constitutional Amentment Acts. Chief Election Commissioners Election Commission of India Chief Electoral Officer State Election Officer Election Commission of India Constitutional Body Local Bodies Election 73rd and 74th Amendment Returning Officer District Level

1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093

Lok Sabha members are elected for a period of Tenure of Local bodies is The Mayor is elected by In India the General Elections are held once in __________ years. Normally there are__________ types of elections. The Village President is elected __________ by the people. The Mayor is elected __________ by the people. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Panchayati Raj Nagar Palika 74th Amendment Mayor Municipal Corporation Chairman Municipality President Town Panchayat The word citizen is derived from The age for voting right in India is Citizenship is generally classified into In U.S.A. there is a The citizens enjoy full__________and ____________rights. The _____________ has introduced the Voter Identity Card in India. Voting system can be classified into two, namely _______ and _______ The symbols of political parties are allotted by the _______ India has _______ citizenship only. Age of Voting 18 Dual Citizenship USA Symbols Allocation Election Commission Open ballot Raising Hands Fundamental Rights 42nd Amendment

Five Years Five Years People Five Two / Direct and Indirect Elections. Directly Directly

1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103

Latin Word - Civis 18 2 Types / Natural and Naturalised Dual Citizenship Civil and Political Election Commission 2 Types/ Open and Closed Election Commission Single

Geography
1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110
The stars are not visible during the day because Constellations are known as The shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is _______________. The stars are self-_____________. The star nearer to the Earth is________________. The Sun is also a ______________. Stars Self -Illuminating A Unit of Measurement Light Year Galaxy Constellations Milky Way Galaxy Solar System The latitude in between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn is

Brightness of the Sunlight Galaxy Spiral Illuminating Proxima Centauri Star

1111

Equator

1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117

1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125

1126 1127 1128 1129

The time taken to pass through 10 longitude is The distribution of temperature is not __________ on the surface of the earth. Greenwich Standard Time is known as ____________ Standard Time. The Sun rays fall ___________ on the earth in the evening. The 820 30 E. longitudes is the __________ meridian in India. Earths Shape Satellite Images Vertical Rays Very Hot World Surface 24 Time Zones Central Meridian - 82030 E. longitude The feature that has a coma and a long tail made up of dust particles is known as The surface temperature of the Sun is The Sun is also a _______. The Sun has its own ___________. The Sun is a big _________of the universe. The Sun and its nine planets revolve around ____________ galaxy. The glowing cloud of gas and dust of the comet is known as _________. Comets Halley Flying Mountains Asteroids Nine Planets Sun Arizona Crater Meteorites The nearest planet of the Sun is The planet that rotates on its axis from east to west The largest planet in the solar system is The earth is a living planet because it is positioned at a _________ distance.

4 Minutes Uniform World Inclined Angle Standard Meridian

Comet 6000 deg. Celsius Star Light Big Fire Ball Milky Way Galaxy Coma

Mercury Venus Jupiter

where it should be to receive adequate heat energy conducive for the birth as well as for the growth of living organisms

1130 1131 1132 1133

1134 1135 1136 1137 1138

Saturn and _________ have rings around them. Sometimes Pluto enters into the orbit of __________. Dried landforms are found in ________________. Blue Uranus Pluto Snow Ball Fifth Planet - Jupiter Evening Star Venus Mars - Red The duration of total solar eclipse It takes the Moon to rotate on its own axis When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon _______________ eclipse occurs. The ________ occurs for a period of about 8 minutes only. The Moon can be seen very bright on the __________ day

Uranus Neptune Mars

Less than eight minutes. 27.3 days. Lunar Eclipse Solar eclipse Full Moon Day.

1139 1140 1141 1142

Orbit of the moon 5deg .inclination. Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Moon is Earths Satellite The 23 0 North Latitude is The Greenwich Meridian is Latitudes are referred as _____________ latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. 23 0 south latitude is known as _____________ The __________ latitude divides the globe. India is situated east of ___________ longitude. Globe 360 deg. Longitudes. 90 deg N Latitude Poles Northern Hemisphere Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricon Southern Hemisphere 66 deg N Latitude Arctic Circle The vertical rays fall at the tropic of Capricorn on The earth completes one rotation on its axis in In the month of June, July, August ___________ season prevails in the northern hemisphere. The earths rotation on its ________ causes the day and night. The earths axis makes an angle of ________ with its orbital plane. In the month of March, April and May __________ season prevails in the Northern Hemisphere. Earths Circumference 40,067KM September 23 Equal Day and Equal Night Vedanthangal - Tamilnadu December 22 Long Nights and Short days. Our earth looks like a Blue pearl described by The great barrier reefs are located at The longest Ecosystem of the sea is __________ The coral reefs in India are found in ________ and _________ islands. The skeletons of the coral polyps are rich in ____________ Coral reefs are found around ______________ in Rameswaram. Corals do not grow in ___________ water Zoozanthale Algae Blue Pearls Earth Corals Polyps Land occupies ____________ percent of the Earths surface. The highly elevated portions of land on the Earths surface

1143 1144 1145 1146

Tropic of Cancer 0 deg Longitude. For example 100 N. refers to the latitude at 100 in the northern hemisphere Tropic of Capricon 0 deg. Latitude(Equatorial line) 68 deg. East Longitude

1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153

22nd December 24 hours Summer Axis 66 deg. Spring

1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163

Neil Armstrong Eastern Coast of Australia Coral Reef Andaman and Nicobar Calcium Carbonate Pamban Islands Muddy as well as fresh water

29 Percent

1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172

1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178

1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186

The Earth was formed _____________ years ago. The very large permanent water bodies on the Earths surface are called _____________ The percentage of fresh water found on the Earths surface is ____________. _________Large land masses on the surface of the Earth are called _________ plains are formed by wind deposits. The air that envelopes the Earths surface is known as _________ _________ Plateau is the highest in the world. All life forms on Earth are together known as the ___________ India Peninsula Lowlands Plains Earth Bio Sphere Deccan Plateau Bay of Bengal - Ocean The layer of air enveloping the Earths surface is called __________ Atmosphere extends to the height of about ____________ km above the Earths surface. The bacteria in the soil absorb the __________ from the atmosphere and fix it to the soil. Mere than __________ percent of air is found within the height of 5 km above the Earths surface. The Ionosphere in the atmosphere reflects __________ the waves back to the Earths surface. Nitrogen Used by Plants Carbon-di-oxide Heavier Gas Argon Used in electric lamps Stratosphere Ozone Layer Troposphere Weather Changes The visible Sunrays consist of __________colours The only method by which heat is transferred without a medium is__________. The zone lying between 5 North and South of the equator is the __________ zone. The surface temperature of the Sun is __________ C. The heatedx Earth re-radiates the heat to the atmosphere in the form of __________ wave radiation. The Suns energy received by the Earth is known as ______ The main source of heat and light for the Earth is______. Earth is__________km. away from the Sun.

Mountains Oceans 3 Percent Continents Loess Plains Atmosphere Tibetean Plateau BioSphere

Atmosphere 500 KM Nitrogen 50Percent Electromagnetic Waves

7 Colours Radiation Equitorial Zone 6000 deg Celsius Long wave Radiation Heat and Light Sun 150million Km

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The zone extending between 30 to 60 North and South of the equator is__________ zone. The angle of incidence of Suns rays is ________ near the equator. Atmosphere Acts as a medium. Latent Heat Hidden Heat Equator Vertical Rays Poles Very low temparature Sand Absorbs heat Atmospheric pressure is measured by an instrument called _________ The average air pressure at sea level is _________ millibars. There is a decrease of one millibar for every meters in elevation When the pressure gradient is steep, the velocity of the wind is _________ In weather maps, pressure distribution is shown by _________ Air has _________ In equatorial belts _________ pressure prevails. If the difference in pressure between two places is high the pressure gradient is _________ Wind always blows from _______ pressure area to ________ pressure area. The _______ of the wind depends upon gradient. The wind which blow from sub tropical high pressure to equatorial low-pressure is called ___________winds Monsoon winds are ___________ winds. Westerly winds along 40 South latitude are known as ___________ winds. North-East monsoon gives rain to Tamil Nadu during Cyclones are called as ___________ in North America Wind that blows from Polar high-pressure to sub polar low pressure belt is known as ___________ Due to rotation of the Earth the direction of the wind in the Northern hemisphere is deflected towards ___________ ___________ winds are very cold and dense. The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word ___________ The best example for periodic wind is ___________ Loo Northern Plains of india. Typhoons China and Japan Anti Cyclones High Pressure Centres Trade Winds Easterlies Horizontal movement of air Wind

Temparate Zone Vertical

Barometer 1013 bars 10 metres rise High Isobars Weight Low Pressure Steep High pressure to low Pressure Velocity Trade winds or Easterlies Seasonal Roaring forties Winter Hurricanes Polar Easterlies North East Polar Winds Mausam - Season South west Monsoon

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Water changes from one state to another due to changes Temparatures in __________ The temperature at which the air column gets saturated Dew Point is called _________ White, transparent and bright clouds are formed at ______ . High altitude When condensation takes place at ground level _______ are Fog formed. Wherever there is abundant water and high temperature, the High evaporation will be _________. The amount of water-vapour present in the air is called as Humidity _________ . The temperature at which the air gets saturated is called Dew Point _________ When the temperature of atmosphere is above 0C the Water drops or Rain rainfall will be in a _________ state. Below Ice paritcles Hail occurs during ________ season. Summer Relative Humidity A method to measure humidity. 100 Percent Humidity of air Saturated air Collective form of minute water particles Clouds Clouds that give rainfall Low altitude clouds When the atmospheric temperature is 0 deg Celsius Frost is formed The atmospheric condition prevailing over a place on a Weather particular day is called __________ The region between 35 and 60 North and South latitudes Temparate Climatic Zone experience _____________ climate. In the ___________ belt summers are warm and winters are Sub Tropical belt cool. The _________ regions experience 6 months of sunlight and Polar regions 6 months of darkness. We can classify the world climate into _________ major 6 Major divisions divisions. Convectional rainfall occurs everyday in _________region. Equitorial regions Subtropical climate is found between the latitudes 25 deg N and S and _________ The _________ monsoon brings rain for Tamil Nadu. North East Monsoon There are climatic differences between plains, plateaus and Sub Tropical Climate which are located in the same climatic belt. The region that receives vertical sunrise Equitorial region. The region where the temperature differences is high between day and night. The climate that prevails between 60 to 70 latitudes Sub Polar Climatic belt The region where the Sun never sets for many months Polar region When the Sun shines in Northern hemisphere, the Southern hemisphere will be experiencing.

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Everywhere on the Earth surface, can be found below the soil Rocks should be for the formation of soil. soil is found in Salem and Periyar districts. bunds are built across the mountain slopes to prevent soil erosion. To conserve the fertility of soil method of cultivation should be followed. Humus Adds fertility to the soil The second layer of soil Dark coloured fine particles Black Soil Coimbatore and Ramanathapuram Coconut tree Sand Crop Rotation Soil Conservation The planets are controlled by the gravitational force of the The top layer of the upper mantle is called the In the middle of the Earth, magma is not in The layer which is in molten state at greater depths of the Earth is known as --------------------The less dense portion of the Earths crust is called --------------The SIAL layer is made up of ----------- and ---------------. The core is composed of a ------- outer core and a ------inner core. SIAL Continental Crust Upper Mantle Asthenosphere SIMA Oceanic Crust Sun A Star Solid Earth An area of land that rises abruptly from the surrounding region A mountain range along the northern border of India is Alfred Wagner proposed the concept of A ------------- is a succession of many closely spaced mountains covering a particular region of the Earth. The processes that collectively produce a mountain system is called -------------------. A vast ocean called ------------ Sea separated India from the Asian continent. The most important cause of orogenesis is the --------------of two or more of lithospheric plates. Linear mountain ranges are called ---------------- mountains Plate Tectonic Lithosphere Anticline Upfolds Syncline Downfold Death Valley - USA Horst Linear Mountain Ranges

Hard Rock Neccessary Red Soil Contour Crop Rotation

Sun Asthenosphere Liquid State Molten Outer Core Molten SIAL Silica and Aluminium Molten and Solid

Mountain Himalayas Continental Drift Mountain Range Orogenesis Tethys Sea Collision Fault block mountains

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One of the most spectacular volcanic eruptions in recorded history, is the explosion of The most explosive type of volcanoe is the An underwater mountain range that runs down the length of the Atlantic Ocean. When a large amount of free-flowing lava spills from a vent and spreads widely ----------- volcanoes are formed. A ------------------ is made up of exploded rock blasted out of a central vent at a high velocity. The gas and magma blast out an opening called the ---------vent. Lava is the name for ------------- that has escaped onto the earth's surface. Weathered ------------------- greatly improves soil fertility. Barren Island India Mauna Loa Hawaii Magma Lava Lava Plateau Deccan Traps Volcanic Material - Vent The point on the Earths surface directly above the earthquake focus is termed as Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the Molten rock rises, pushing two plates apart and adding new material at their edges is called Body waves and surface waves are two different types of ----------------- waves. S Waves are produced by -----------------. Seismic waves are measured in ---------------------- scale. Primary waves are formed by the alternate ----------- and ---------- of bedrock. S waves are ------------ than P-waves and can only move through --------------- materials January 26, 2001 Gujarat Earthquake Earthquakes Wave Energy Transform faults Sliding Plates Body Waves P- Waves Rann of Kutch Salt Lake When magma flows onto the surface of the earth or floor of the ocean the type of rock that form is called as The thin vertical veins of igneous rock that form in the fractures is The term metamorphic comes from

Occurred in 1883 with the explosion of Krakatoa, an island in the Sunda Strait near Java.

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Composite Valcano Mid Atlantic Ridge Shield Valcanoes Cinder Cone Central Vent Magma Volcanic ash

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Extrusive Rocks Dykes Greek Word. It means Change of form

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The word ---------- comes from the Latin ignis, meaning fire. Igneous The most common extrusive rock is called ----------Basalt One of the most common sedimentary rock is -------------. Sand Stone Coal is a --------------- rock of plant origin. Sedimentary Rock Limestone Cement Emeralds Columbia Strata Sedimentary Geneiss Granite Rock Club - Canada Potholes - The rotational motion of the sand and pebbles act as a drill to bore the holes. These smooth depressions are known as potholes The river that swings in great S-shaped curves, forming Meanders loops are called A deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through Canyon resistant rock is often called a When rivers erode their channel by lifting loosely The force of running consolidated particles by -------------- is called mechanical water erosion. The major portion of the river load is carried in ---------------. Suspension The particles composing the ---------- is moved along the Solid Rock Fragments bottom by rolling, sliding and saltation. The finest particles that are deposited on the plains, near the Plain Deposits mouth of the river are called --------------- deposits. Loops Meanders. Canyon V- Shape valley. Cauvery Tamilnadu Delta Near the river mouth. Hogenakal - Dharmapuri The soils and rock strata that are capable of holding water Aquicludes are The ratio between volume of pores to the total volume of Porosity rock is known as The various dripstone features found in caverns are Speleotherms collectively called The quantity of groundwater that can be stored depends on Pore spaces present the -------------------- of the material Stalactities are icicle-like pendents hang from the ceiling of Cavern the -----------------. Impermiable layers composed of materials such as clay that Water hinders ----------------- movement are termed aquicludes. The term --------- topography is derived from a plateau Karst region called Slovenia where such topography is developed. Karst areas characteristically exhibit an irregular terrain Sinks punctuated with many depressions, called sinkholes or -------------.

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Karst Topography Slovenia Stalacite Soda Straw Pore Spaces Porosity Mammoth Cave Kentucky Limestone Tube On the caverns floor. A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land in the cold polar regions and in high mountain valleys are known as After the glacier has melted away the cirque basin is often occupied by a small lake called An oval-shaped hill that usually consists of rock debris is called As the cirques enlrage and converge, an isolated -------------- is produced. An ---------- can form when cirques grow, the divide separating them is reduced to a very narrow knife-like partition These ridges of till paralleling the sides of the valley constitute the --------------- moraines. Those areas where the snow lasts from year to year are known as -------------. Greenland Continental Glacier Matterhorn Swiss Alps Hanging Valleys Feeder Glaciers Rock flour Pulverised Rock The breaking waves are called A ridge of sand that connects an island to the mainland or to another island is called A relatively flat, bench like surface is left behind by the receding cliff is called Initially, the cutting action of the waves against the base of coastal land produces ------------------. Million tons of sediments moved by -------------- along the shore each year. The term ---------------------- is applied to a sand bar that completely crosses a bay, sealing it off from the open ocean. Sea Arch Isolated Remnant Baymouth Bar A sand bar Wave Cut platform Bench like Surface Beach Drift Along the beach A Tombolo A ridge of sand Abrasion by windblown sand, creates interestingly shaped stones called Sand stroms are associated with Deposited material by dust storms is called For wind to be effective, -------------- and ------------vegetation are prerequisites.

Glacier Tarn Drumlin Horn Aerete

End Snowfields

Whitecaps Tombolo Wave Cut Platform Wave Cut Cliffs Waves Bay mouth bar

Ventifacts Desert Areas Loess Dryness and Scanty

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Wind erodes the materials by ------------ and by --------------. Abrasion by windblown sand, creates interestingly shaped stones called -------------. The loess in the United States, as well as in Europe, is indirect product of -----------------. Sand Dunes Sandriges Ventifacts Abration Loess Dust Strom Sand Storm - Desert The landmasses of Africa and Asia border the The part of an ocean that lies close to the continental margin is In the atmosphere, Coral reefs are important in determining the Continental borders cause the currents to develop an almost closed circular pattern called a ---------------. Flowing from high latitudes to the equator are the --------boundary currents. A coral is a colony of many individual coral animals called ----------. Reef-building corals are scattered throughout the ---------------- and --------------- oceans. North Atlantic Gulf Stream North Pacific Kuroshio South Atlantic Brazil South Pacific East Australia Indian Ocean - Agulhas A sudden on set hazard is In India, cyclones occur usually between April and May, are called The districts of Nilgiris, Vellore, Thiruvallur and Chennai are classified as Avalanches are common in --------------- part of India. Dam-failure floods are the most ------------ floods Tamilnadu is classified into ------------ and low risk zones. A flash flood from a ----------- often catches people unprepared Not ------------------ but buildings that kill people. Slow Onset Drought 26th December 2004 Tsunami Gujarat Earthquake 26th January 2001 Landslide Slope Movement Chennai Earth Quake zone III

By Deflation, By Abrasion Ventifacts Glaciation

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Indian Ocean Continental Shelf Amount of Carbon di oxide Gyre Eastern Boundary Currents Polyps Tropical and subtropical Western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans

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Earthquake Pre-Monsoon Moderate Risk Zone III Northern Part of India Disastrous 2 Zones. Moderate and low risk zones Broken dam Earthquakes

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Fire accidents and forest fires are almost always Under certain conditions, chemicals can be Industrial and technological activity is very much involved in In the context of fire, ------------- is definitely better than protection. The innovation in the ---------- systems have reduced the chances of occurrences of disasters considerably. Proper -------- ensures that damages from disasters are considerably reduced in the long term. In crisis situations, a quick rescue and relief measure is -----------. 16th July 2004 Kumbakonam Fire Accident Chernobyl Former USSR Chemical Industry Atmospheric Pollution Deforestation Soil Erosion and Flooding Fires - Multiple Risks There are no people who do not take pride in their ___________ Our world is divided into _______ countries. ________ is the country of lowest population density The wealthiest among the countries of the world is the ______________ ___________ ________. There are ________ Spoken languages in the world. Very High Density Monaco Pravasi Bharathiya Divas January 9 Low Population Growth Mongolia Global Language English Worlds largest city - Mumbai World Trade is under the control of ______________ countries. ________ _________ is a multi-national institution ___________ in their fast paced growth have reached the 25 million mark. The North countries are ____________ countries The South countries are ____________ countries. Human Development Index The United Nations Primary Activity Agriculture Market Economy Low Government control Planned Economy Resources are public property Mixed Economy - Central Planning ____________ are a criterion for dividing the world into several regions.

Human Made Poisonous Transportation Prevention Safety Systems Planning Imperative.

Nationalism 193 Mongolia Luxumberg, Japan, Norway 3000

Ten Countries IMF Web Sites Developed and Wealthy Countries Poor Countries / Developing Countries

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____________ have demarcated the world into regions based on vegetation Environments devoid of vegetation are called as _____________.

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Geographers - Dense, forested lands. Intermediate vegetative lands. Lands without vegetation Arid, semi-arid, and tundra and polar areas. Keeping simplicity and nee

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child learns from its own culture - behaviour, value, idea, technology Cities are a manifestation of _______________. Civilizations Deserts 15 deg and 35 deg latitudes Gobi Central Asia Temparate forests 30 deg 60 deg latitudes Pattersons Productivity based regions Sahara 50 degree Celsius There are _________ continents Seven / 7 The Greeks were the first people to call our country by the India name ___________. India has-------states and ----union territories. 28 States and 7 Union Territory India became a Republic on ____________. 26th January 1950 The Himalayan boundary acts as a natural _____________. Boundary. Persians Indus Narmada Indian River Mohammadans Hindustan Railways Indian Integration Greeks - India Madras Presidency was renamed in January of 1969 as Tamil Nadu ______________. The Tamils believed that the Five Cultural Landscapes Kurinji, Mullai, Marudam, Neyydal, Palai In the five landscapes, sirupozhudhu is considered as 24 hour day ________________. The Tamil literature emphasises the thinais as the Cultural Landscapes ________________. Kurunji Hill and Hilly area Mullai Forest and Forested lands Marudam Fields and field lands. Neyydal Littoral and coastal lands. Palai Dry lands The long term average weather becomes the ___________. Climate Temperature ________ from place to place. Differs After September the sun shines _______ ________ over the On southern Hemisphere south. The cyclones and ___________ have relationships Stroms Venirkalam - The Period of scorching sun. Cold Weather season Markazhi - Thai

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Retreating Monsoon Aipasi - Karthigai Southwest Monsoon June to September Hotweather season Masi - Vaikasi Northeast Monsoon October to December Vegetation is a function of __________ and __________ together with climate The power of retention of moisture is low in ___________. The _____________ forests are found on the Nilgiris, Anaimalai and Palani Hills above 1,500 metres In Tamil culture, worship of ___________, was in vogue. Vedanthangal sanctuary is known for migratory __________. India occupies the ________ position in the world in population Tamil Nadu occupies the ________ position in population among the States in India. Tamil Nadu ranks __________ in area in India. The rise in sex ratio must be taken as an indicator of ___________. Agriculture is ____________. World Population Sex Ratio 986 / 1000 Literacy 73.5 Urban Population 27 Million Urban Literacy 82.07 Rural Population 35 Million About ________ per cent of the people of Tamil Nadu are engaged in agriculture. There are ___________ tanks in our State alone. In paddy production, Tamil Nadu occupies the ________ rank in India. There are ________ sugar mills in Tamil Nadu. Pesticide Water and Air Pollution Smoke Air Pollution Reduction in water volume Siltation in tanks Waste Treatment Reuse after removal of pollutants Waste Water Water Pollution, Reduction in quality A primary health centre is set up at ______________ km to a settlement. Services provide employment for ______________ per cent of people in Tamil Nadu. The people with very low income constitute _____________ per cent in Tamil Nadu. Rail Transport Broad Guage National Parks Birds / Animals Banks Financial Assistance

Soil and water Red Soil Sub Tropical Hill Forest / Wet Hill Forests Tree Birds Second Six Eleventh / 11 Development Not Profitable 6,706,993,152

Seventy / 70 39,000 Third. West Bengal and Andhra 37

Five 30 Percent 59 Percent

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Water Transports Buckingham Canal Airport - Chennai The peninsula east of India: The land that consists of homogeneous geographical features: The region that has agriculture, industries and human resources as its basis: The significant latitude that goes across India: In the west of India lies ________________ peninsula. The Tropic of ____________ runs across India. India extends between 8o 4' N and __________ N latitudes. The states of the Indian Union have been divided on the basis of ____________. The land lying south of the Tropic of Cancer is known as the _________ ___________. North Boundary Himalayas South Boundary Indian Ocean East Boundary Bay of Bengal West Boundary Arabian Sea The highest peak on the Anamalai is The northwest of the Peninsular India is: The dam constructed across the Sutlej is The hills that has Dodda Bettah is The area which is rich in minerals The land that lies north of the equator and south of the Tropic of Cancer is known as the _______________. There was a water body surrounding the Pangea known as the _____________. There are ______________ hills which are parallel to the Narmada Valley. In the Bay of Bengal, there are ____________ islands in north-south directions. The Narmada and Tapti rivers join the____________ sea. Deccan Plateau Lava Plateau Sathpura Seven Folds The western Ghats Talakad The Eastern Hills - Kollihills The Ganges - Hooghly The season that prevails between March and September: The month in which the Sun's rays are overhead over the Tropic of Cancer: The winter of Peninsular india: The Indian region where the high pressure due to winter is found:

Indo - China Region Cultural Regions Tropic of Cancer Arabian Peninsula Cancer 37 deg 4 N Language Indian Peninsula

Anaimudi Malwa Plateau Bhakra Nangal Nilgiri Hills Chotta Nagpur Plateu Peninsular India Panthalaza Vindhya Satpura Mountains Andaman and Nicobar Islands Arabian Sea

Norhern Hemis -Summer June September to March Northwest

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The region that receives high rainfall from the Arabian Sea Branch of the monsoon: In India, the temperature reaches the peak in the month of __________. As we go higher and higher from the mean sea level, the temperature ____________________. It is rainy season in India from June to ____________. Southwest Monsoon Winter Rainfall Northeast Monsoon September to November Arid Region Thar Desert Rainshadow Region Deccan Plateau Winter December to February That which grows in high temperature and low rainfall regions: The forests in the western parts of the foothills of the Himalayas: The forests found in the Gangetic delta: The soil found along the Indian littorals: The soil that retains the water it has absorbed for a long time: The ________forests are found at the altitudes of 1,000 to 2,000 metres. The vegetation found in the Indian plateau regions is _________. In the Extra-Peninsular India, the vegetation found is ________. The marshy vegetation of the Gangetic delta is called ________. In the northwest of the Deccan Plateau is the __________ soil. Alluvium Soil Paddy Red Soil Pulses Black Soil Cotton/Cacti Evergreen vegetation Teak Wetland Vegetation - Sundarbans The crop that grows even in drought: The state which tops in the production of paddy in Peninsular India: Place where a rice research station is in Thanjavur district: The district of Karnataka topping in the cultivation of sugarcane The state which tops in the cultivation of spices: Paddy is a __________ crop. Sweet ingridient in sugarcane is known as__________ Coffee is grown on the _________ hills of Tamil Nadu.

Widn ward side of the western Ghats May Decreases November

Grasses Deciduous Forest Sundarbans Sand Black Soil Hill Vegetation Deciduous Vegetation Desert Vegetation Sundarbans Black Soil

Oilseeds Andhra. 1 Tamilnadu 2 Aduthurai Mandya Kerala Wet Sucrose Western Ghats

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Tea is grown in large areas in _________ area of West Bengal. Wheat granary of India is__________ Coffee Karnatka Sugarcane Uttarpradesh Wheat Punjab Apple Himachal Pradesh Pulses Madhyapradesh and Rajasthan The delta area in Tamil Nadu where petroleum is found is: The region where coal is found in India: Gold fields in Karnataka: The state producing bauxite in good quantitites: The island with the Asia's largest saw mill: Lignite producing area in Tamil Nadu is ____________. The northern state where petroleum is found is _________. Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal are called the __________ region. In Tamil Nadu, in places such as Madurai and _________, there are several cotton textile industries. _________ is the 'Manchester of India'. Chittranjan Rail Engine Perambur Rail Coaches Jamshedpur Iron and Steel Industry Nepa Nagar Newsprint Mumbai - Cotton The regions with the dense tansport facility are: The country with the highest transport network density in Asia: The first ever rail travel in India: The Government airline that operates and international air travel programme is: The method of new education devised under the chairmanship of Professor Dave is: For poverty to be eliminated in any country, there has to be an increase in _____________ among the people. The services available within the country not only improves the standard of living, but also the standard of ___________ of the people. The superfast train known as the Rajathani Express runs in the state of ___________. Buses connect all _____________ of India. Mangalore Port is on the ______________ coast. Central India Mumbai, Victoria Eastern India Calcutta Northeastern Malegaon

Darjeeling Punjab

Cauvery Delta Bihar, Orissa, WB and Ap Kolar Goal Fields Tamil Nadu Andaman Islands Neyveli Maharashtra and Assam Resource Region Coimbatore Bombay

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Mumbai - Thane International Airline Minimum levels of Learning(MLL) Standard of Living Development of the country

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Settlements Western Coast

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South Chennai Southcentral - Secundrabad The period in which Census is taken: According to the Census of 1991, what was India's population: The region where agriculture is carried out easily: The deltas of Cauvery, Godavari, Krishna and Mahanadi: Population is heavy in ------------The highest population in India is in ____________ state. The conditions existing in the _________ are not conducive for human living. In __________ of the Himalayas, only tribal people live. People are living in large number in the state of _________ which is on the western coastal region. Assam Northeastern States (Tribes) Kashmir Valley Himalayas(Cold) Low Population Delhi Capital Cosmopolitan people Plateau Region East Coast Rajasthan Desert Region Low Density The transport, education, health and housing are considered as: In order to develop models of development, the Government of India set up in 1950: The agricultural production in which India may outsmart the USA in the near future: Most of India's exports are: The location of an ISRO institution dedicated to the United nations in 1968: In India, there were ________ Five Year Plans until now. In 1991, __________ reforms were introduced in the country. In the Tenth Five Year Plan, India would rank second in the production of ________. The _________ satellite was made with materials from India only. Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is at ___________.

A decade 846.3 million The Plains East Coast Plains. Uttar Pradesh Hills

Maharashtra

Services Naional Planning Commission Wheat Industrial Products

Equatorial Rocket launching Station located at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram.

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Ten Economic Reforms Small Grains and Pulses IRS 1C

Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram Data pertaining to individuals, family and village/town: Social Data Geographical data, when required, collected through visits to Field Work area of interest That which is used in the interview of a person Schedule Data collected either directly or through interview The maps that helps us understand the flows between places Flow Map

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Spatial data are collected on the basis of _________. The data drawn from the Census are __________. __________ maps give fairly exact information regarding distribution pattern. A single series of values connected by one line is known as __________ In the Pie or wheel diagrams, the circle is divided in to __________ The intent of fieldwork now-a-days is to study this particular human aspect When we are in need of data of specific kind, we collect them from: The data we collect through it should be able to answer our questions about area well. The select people who provide us with data are collectively called: A list of questions put on a _________________ is used in fieldwork to collect data. In the collection of data, ________________ is an important activity. Fieldwork is a ______________ of methods for collecting data. ______________ is one of the activities carried out in fieldwork.

Location Social Data Dot Method Simple Line Graph Sectors Behaviour Samples Observation Samples Schedule Field Work

Gathering Primary Data