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1	Who was considered to be the first non-Kshatriya dynasty?	Mahapadma Nanda
2	Who was the British Emperor or Empress of India during its independence?	George VI
3	Who was the famous Bhakti Saint from the royal family of Mewar?	Meerabai
4	Who was the father of the extremist movement in India?	Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
5	Who was the first Afghan ruler of Delhi?	Buhlul Lodi
6	Who was the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?	Abdul Gaffar Khan
7	Who was the first king to introduce the use of gold coins in India?	Indo-Greek
8	Who was the founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj in Maharashtra?	Jyotiba Phule
9	Who was the founder of Vikramshila University?	Dharmpal
10	Who was the founder of the Charminar of Hyderabad?	Mohammad Quli Qutub Shahi
11	Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty?	Chandragupta Maurya
12	Who was the founder of the Mughal Dynasty?	Babur
13	Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?	Mahapadmananda
14	Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?	Dantidurg
15	Who was the founder of the Sikh Religion?	Guru Nanak
16	Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?	Qutbuddin Aibak
17	Who was the founder of the society called 'Abhinav Bharat'?	Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
18	Who was the grandson of Shivaji that became a Maratha ruler?	Shahu
19	Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?	Bahadur Shah II
20	Who was the last Mughal ruler to sit on the Peacock Throne?	Muhammad Shah
21	Who was the last ruler of the Khilji dynasty?	Khusrau Khan
22	Who was the last ruler of the Shisunaga dynasty?	Mahanandin
23	Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?	Indo-Greeks
24	Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?	Chauri-Chaura Incident
25	Why do cooking vessels have wooden or Bakelite handles?	Wood and Bakelite are bad conductors of heat
26	Why is a pressure cooker fast in cooking rice?	High pressure raises the boiling point of water
27	Why is the water from a hand pump warm in winter?	The temperature inside the Earth is higher than the atmospheric temperature
28	Why was the non-cooperation movement withdrawn?	Chauri Chaura incident
29	With which movement is the activist Medha Patkar associated?	Narmada Bachao Movement
30	With which ruler did the Maratha Empire end?	Peshwa Bajirao II
31	Which country won the first football World Cup?	Uruguay
32	Who was India's first man in space?	Rakesh Sharma (Note: The text appears incomplete; Rakesh Sharma is the correct answer)
33	Who was Pakistan's first Governor-General?	Muhammad Ali Jinnah
34	Who was the first American President to visit India?	Dwight David Eisenhower
35	Who was the first Chief of Army Staff of India?	General Maharaj Rajendra Singh Ji
36	Who was the first European invader of Indian soil?	Alexander the Great
37	Who was the first European to visit China?	Marco Polo
38	Who was the first Field Marshal of India?	SHFJ Manekshaw
39	Who was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?	Sir Osborne Smith
40	Who was the first Governor-General of India?	William Bentinck
41	Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?	Lord Louis Mountbatten
42	Who was the first Home Minister of India?	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
43	Who was the first Indian Air Chief Marshal?	Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee OBE
44	Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India?	General Cariappa
45	Who was the first Indian Naval Chief?	Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
46	Who was the first Indian pilot?	JRD Tata
47	Who was the first Indian to get a Grammy Award?	Pandit Ravishankar
48	Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize in Physics?	C.V. Raman
49	Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service (ICS)?	Satyendranath Tagore
50	Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?	Dr. Radhakrishnan
51	Who was the first Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket?	Virender Sehwag
52	Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?	Mihir Sen
53	Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?	Rabindranath Tagore
54	Who was the first Indian woman Olympic medal winner?	Karnam Malleswari
55	Who was the first Judge from India at the International Court of Justice?	Dr. Nagendra Singh
56	Who was the first Muslim President of India?	Dr. Zakir Hussain
57	Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?	Womesh Chandra Banerjee
58	Who was the first President of the Indian Republic?	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
59	Who was the first President of the Republic of China?	Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
60	Who was the first President of the U.S.A.?	George Washington
61	Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?	Sir Robert Walpole
62	Who was the first Prime Minister of India to resign before completing a full term?	Morarji Desai
63	Who was the first Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to visit India?	Nikolai Bulganin
64	Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?	Trygve Lie
65	Who was the first UN Deputy Secretary-General?	Louise Frechette
66	Who was the first blind man to scale Mount Everest?	Eric Weihenmayer
67	Who was the first cricketer to get the Padma Bhushan?	C. Naidu
68	Who was the first ethnic-Indian Prime Minister of Fiji?	Mahendra Choudhary
69	Who was the first indian woman to cross the English Channel?	Aarti Saha
70	Who was the first indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?	Mrs. Indira Gandhi
71	Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest twice?	Nawang Gombu
72	Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest?	Edmund Hillary
73	Who was the first man to draw a map of the Earth?	Anaximander
74	Who was the first man to go into space?	Major Yuri Gagarin
75	Who was the first man to hit a double century in One Day International cricket?	Sachin Tendulkar
76	Who was the first man to introduce the printing press in India?	James Hickey
77	Who was the first man to reach the North Pole?	Robert Peary
78	Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?	Roald Amundsen
79	Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?	Neil Armstrong
80	Who was the first man to walk in space?	Alexei Leonov
81	Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry?	Jacobus Henricus van Hoff
82	Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Economics?	Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)
83	Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?	Sully Prudhomme
84	Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine?	Emil von Behring
85	Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Physics?	Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen. (Germany)
86	Who was the first person of Indian origin to get the Nobel Prize in Medicine?	Hargobind Khorana
87	Who was the first person to get the Param Vir Chakra?	Major Somnath Sharma
88	Who was the first person to reach Mount Everest without oxygen?	Sherpa Anga Dorjee
89	Who was the first person to receive the Jnanpith Award?	G. Sankara Kurup
90	Who was the first person to receive the Magsaysay Award?	Acharya Vinoba Bhave
91	Who was the first person to receive the Stalin Prize?	Saifuddin Kitchlew
92	Who was the first person to sail around the world?	Ferdinand Magellan
93	Who was the first person to stay in Rashtrapati Bhavan?	Lord Irwin
94	Who was the first sports person to receive the Bharat Ratna?	Sachin Tendulkar
95	Who was the first woman Air Vice Marshal in India?	P. Bandopadhyaya
96	Who was the first woman Ambassador of India?	C.B. Muthamma
97	Who was the first woman Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission?	Rose Millian Bethew
98	Who was the first woman Chairperson of Indian Airlines?	Sushma Chawla
99	Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?	Leela Seth
100	Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state?	Sucheta Kripalani
101	Who was the first woman Director General of Police in India?	Kanchan C. Bhattacharya
102	Who was the first woman Governor of a state in free India?	Sarojini Naidu
103	Who was the first woman Honours Graduate in India?	Kamini Roy
104	Who was the first woman IPS Officer in India?	Kiran Bedi
105	Who was the first woman Judge in India?	Anna Chandy
106	Who was the first woman Judge in the Supreme Court of India?	Fatima Beevi
107	Who was the first woman Lieutenant General in India?	Puneeta Arora
108	Who was the first woman Minister in the Government of India?	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
109	Who was the first woman President of a country?	Maria Estela Peron
110	Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?	Mrs. Annie Besant
111	Who was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?	Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
112	Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the world?	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
113	Who was the first woman Prime Minister of England?	Margaret Thatcher
114	Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?	Indira Gandhi
115	Who was the first woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country?	Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
116	Who was the first woman Speaker of a state Assembly in India?	Shanno Devi
117	Who was the first woman airline pilot in India?	Durga Banerjee
118	Who was the first woman cosmonaut in space?	Valentina Tereshkova (USSR)
119	Who was the first woman in the world to cross the Strait of Gibraltar?	Arti Pradhan
120	Who was the first woman lawyer in India?	Cornelia Sorabji
121	Who was the first woman pilot in the Indian Air Force?	Harita Kaur Dayal
122	Who was the first woman space tourist?	Mrs. Anousheh Ansari
123	Who was the first woman to become Miss World?	Reita Faria
124	Who was the first woman to chair the US Federal Reserve?	Janet Yellen
125	Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice?	Santosh Yadav
126	Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?	Junko Tabei (Japan)
127	Who was the first woman to reach Antarctica?	Caroline Mikkelsen
128	Who was the first woman to reach the North Pole?	Mrs. Fran Phipps
129	Who was the first woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra?	Nirja Bhanot
130	Who was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award?	Ashapurna Devi
131	Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize?	Mother Teresa
132	Who was the first woman to set foot on the North Pole?	Ann Bancroft, USA
133	Who was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?	Kamaljit Sandhu
134	Who were the first men to fly an aeroplane?	Wright Brothers
135	Among southern Indian states, which has the longest coastline?	Andhra Pradesh
136	What is the biggest cantilever bridge in India?	Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge), Kolkata
137	What is the biggest river island in India?	Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Assam
138	What is the biggest stadium in India?	Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera Cricket Stadium), Ahmedabad, Gujarat
139	What is the highest airport in India?	Leh Airport, Ladakh
140	What is the highest civilian award in India?	Bharat Ratna
141	What is the highest dam in India?	Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
142	What is the highest gallantry award in India (peacetime)?	Ashok Chakra
143	What is the highest gateway in India?	Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
144	What is the highest lake in India?	Chho Lhamu Lake, North Sikkim
145	What is the highest peak in India?	Kangchenjunga
146	What is the highest road in India?	Road at Khardung La
147	What is the highest waterfall in India?	Nohkalikai Waterfall, Meghalaya
148	What is the longest bridge above water in India?	Dhola Sadiya Bridge or Bhupen Hazarika Setu
149	What is the longest canal in India?	Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan Canal), Rajasthan
150	What is the longest dam in India?	Hirakud Dam, Odisha
151	What is the longest national highway in India?	NH 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari)
152	What is the longest passenger train route in India?	Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
153	What is the longest river in India?	The Ganges
154	What is the longest river in Southern India?	Godavari
155	What is the longest road in India?	Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)
156	What is the longest sea beach in India?	Marina Beach, Chennai
157	What is the longest tunnel in India?	Pir Panjal Tunnel
158	What is the oldest church in India?	St. Thomas Church, Palayur, Thrissur, Kerala
159	What is the tallest statue in India?	Statue of Unity, Gujarat
160	Where is the largest animal fair in India held?	Sonepur, Bihar
161	Which is the biggest church in India?	Saint Cathedral, Old Goa, Goa
162	Which is the largest artificial lake in India?	Govind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal)
163	Which is the largest auditorium in India?	Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai, Maharashtra
164	Which is the largest cave in India?	Amarnath, Jammu & Kashmir
165	Which is the largest cave temple in India?	Kailash Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
166	Which is the largest delta in India?	Sundarbans, West Bengal
167	Which is the largest desert in India?	Thar, Rajasthan
168	Which is the largest dome in India?	Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka
169	Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?	Wular Lake
170	Which is the largest mosque in India?	Jama Masjid, Delhi
171	Which is the largest museum in India?	Indian Museum, Kolkata
172	Which is the largest planetarium in India?	Birla Planetarium
173	Which is the largest public sector bank in India?	State Bank of India
174	Which is the largest river in India without a delta?	Narmada
175	Which is the largest saline water lake in India?	Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan
176	Which is the largest state in India by area?	Rajasthan
177	Which is the largest zoological park in India?	Vandalur Zoo
178	Which is the most popular city in India?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
179	Which is the smallest state in India by area?	Goa
180	Which railway station has the longest platform in India?	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
181	Which rivers form the deepest river valley in India?	Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
182	Which state in India has the longest coastline?	Gujarat
183	Which state in India has the maximum forest area?	Madhya Pradesh
184	Which temple has the longest corridor in India?	Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
185	In which city is Anand Bhavan located?	Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh
186	In which city is Bharat Bhavan located?	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
187	In which city is Cowasji Jehangir Hall located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
188	In which city is Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway located?	Pune, Maharashtra
189	In which city is Kaba Gandhi No Delo located?	Rajkot, Gujarat
190	In which city is Kirti Mandir located?	Porbandar, Gujarat
191	In which city is Mani Bhavan located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
192	In which city is The Partition Museum located?	Amritsar, Punjab
193	In which city is Virasat E Khalsa located?	Rupnagar, Punjab
194	In which city is the Albert Hall Museum located?	Jaipur, Rajasthan
195	In which city is the Allahabad Museum located?	Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh
196	In which city is the Anthropological Museum located?	Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
197	In which city is the Arakkal Museum located?	Ayikkara, Kerala
198	In which city is the Archaeological Museum located?	Jaipur, Rajasthan
199	In which city is the Assam State Museum located?	Guwahati, Assam
200	In which city is the Ballard Bunder Gatehouse Museum located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
201	In which city is the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery located?	Vadodara, Gujarat
202	In which city is the Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum located?	Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
203	In which city is the Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum located?	Udaipur, Rajasthan
204	In which city is the Bhau Daji Lad Museum located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
205	In which city is the Bihar Museum located?	Patna, Bihar
206	In which city is the Bihar Police Museum located?	Patna, Bihar
207	In which city is the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum located?	Kolkata, West Bengal
208	In which city is the Birla Science Museum located?	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
209	In which city is the Birla Science Museum located?	Hyderabad, Telangana
210	In which city is the Calico Museum of Textiles located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
211	In which city is the Cavalry Tank Museum located?	Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
212	In which city is the Central Museum located?	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
213	In which city is the Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum located?	Jamui, Bihar
214	In which city is the City Palace Museum located?	Jaipur, Rajasthan
215	In which city is the Coin Museum located?	Nasik, Maharashtra
216	In which city is the Darshan Museum located?	Pune, Maharashtra
217	In which city is the Dharohar Museum located?	Kurukshetra, Haryana (Note: Commonly associated with Kurukshetra University)
218	In which city is the Folklore Museum located?	Mysore, Karnataka
219	In which city is the Gandhi Memorial Museum located?	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
220	In which city is the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
221	In which city is the Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya located?	Bhitiharwa, Bihar
222	In which city is the Gass Forest Museum located?	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
223	In which city is the Gaya Museum located?	Gaya, Bihar
224	In which city is the Goa Chitra Museum located?	Benaulim, Goa
225	In which city is the Goa Science Centre located?	Panaji, Goa
226	In which city is the Goa State Museum located?	Panaji, Goa
227	In which city is the Government Museum (Shivappa Nayaka Palace) located?	Shivamogga, Karnataka
228	In which city is the Government Museum and Art Gallery located?	Chandigarh
229	In which city is the Govt. Museum located?	Ajmer, Rajasthan
230	In which city is the Gurusaday Museum located?	Kolkata, West Bengal
231	In which city is the HAL Heritage and Aerospace Museum located?	Bangalore, Karnataka
232	In which city is the INS Kursura (Submarine Museum) located?	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
233	In which city is the Indian Air Force Museum located?	Palam, Delhi
234	In which city is the Indian Business Museum located?	Kozhikode, Kerala
235	In which city is the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya located?	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
236	In which city is the Indo-Portuguese Museum located?	Kochi, Kerala
237	In which city is the International Dolls Museum located?	Chandigarh
238	In which city is the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum located?	Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
239	In which city is the Jayachamarajendra Museum located?	Mysore, Karnataka
240	In which city is the Jhansi Museum located?	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
241	In which city is the Kanpur Sangrahalaya (Kanpur Museum) located?	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
242	In which city is the Kargil Trade Artifacts Dogra Art Museum located?	Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
243	In which city is the Kempegowda Museum located?	Bangalore, Karnataka
244	In which city is the Kerala Soil Museum located?	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
245	In which city is the Krishnapuram Palace Museum located?	Kayamkulam, Kerala
246	In which city is the Kutch Museum located?	Bhuj, Gujarat
247	In which city is the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
248	In which city is the Law Museum located?	Bangalore, Karnataka
249	In which city is the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives located?	Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh
250	In which city is the Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library located?	Erode, Tamil Nadu
251	In which city is the Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum located?	Dhubela, Madhya Pradesh
252	In which city is the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum located?	Vadodara, Gujarat
253	In which city is the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum located?	Amritsar, Punjab
254	In which city is the Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum located?	Ludhiana, Punjab
255	In which city is the Mahatma Phule Museum located?	Pune, Maharashtra
256	In which city is the Malda Museum located?	English Bazar, West Bengal
257	In which city is the Manipur State Museum located?	Imphal, Manipur
258	In which city is the Mayong Central Museum and Emporium located?	Mayong, Assam
259	In which city is the Mehrangarh Museum located?	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
260	In which city is the Mizoram State Museum located?	Aizawl, Mizoram
261	In which city is the Mural Art Museum located?	Thrissur, Kerala
262	In which city is the Museum of Evolution of Life located?	Chandigarh
263	In which city is the Mysore Rail Museum located?	Mysore, Karnataka
264	In which city is the Nagpur Central Museum located?	Nagpur, Maharashtra
265	In which city is the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology located?	Gangtok, Sikkim
266	In which city is the Napier Museum located?	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
267	In which city is the National Gallery of Modern Art located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
268	In which city is the National Maritime Museum located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
269	In which city is the Naval Aviation Museum located?	Vasco da Gama, Goa
270	In which city is the Nehru Planetarium located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
271	In which city is the Nehru Science Center located?	Mumbai, Maharashtra
272	In which city is the Nizam Museum located?	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
273	In which city is the Patna Museum located?	Patna, Bihar
274	In which city is the Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum located?	Kozhikode, Kerala
275	In which city is the Punjab Agricultural University Museum located?	Ludhiana, Punjab
276	In which city is the Punjab Rural Heritage Museum located?	Ludhiana, Punjab
277	In which city is the Rabindra Museum located?	Kalimpong, West Bengal
278	In which city is the Railway Heritage Centre located?	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
279	In which city is the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum located?	Pune, Maharashtra
280	In which city is the Raman Science Centre located?	Nagpur, Maharashtra
281	In which city is the Rani Durgavati Museum located?	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
282	In which city is the Regional Museum of Natural History located?	Mysore, Karnataka
283	In which city is the Regional Railway Museum located?	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
284	In which city is the Regional Science Centre located?	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
285	In which city is the Sabarmati Ashram located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
286	In which city is the Salar Jung Museum located?	Darushifa, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
287	In which city is the Salar Jung Museum located?	Darushifa, Hyderabad, Telangana
288	In which city is the Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum) located?	Delanipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
289	In which city is the Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum located?	Khatkar Kalan, Punjab
290	In which city is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
291	In which city is the Sarnath Museum located?	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
292	In which city is the Sekta Archaeological Living Museum located?	Imphal, Manipur
293	In which city is the Shaheed E Azam Museum located?	Jalandhar, Punjab
294	In which city is the Shivalik Fossil Park located?	Saketi, Himachal Pradesh
295	In which city is the Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum located?	Kolhapur, Maharashtra
296	In which city is the Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math) located?	Kolhapur, Maharashtra
297	In which city is the Srikrishna Science Centre located?	Patna, Bihar
298	In which city is the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra located?	Guwahati, Assam
299	In which city is the Swaminarayan Museum located?	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
300	In which city is the Teak Museum located?	Nilambur, Kerala