VIDHYA ANUDAN E-BOOK
CLASS-6
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Who was the gratest kind of chola dynasty
a. Aditya chola b. Raj raj c. Chalukya
2. Who wrote Arthashastra which describe the state craft and administrative of olden days.
a. Banabhat b. Chankaya c. Aryabhatt
3. Which king established the india calendar based on the saka era?
a. Gupta b. Ashoka c. Kanishka
4. Bronze is ______ of copper and tin
a. A mixture b. an alloy c. a molecule
5. _________ variety of rice is popular for its fragrance.
a. Kolam b. Basmati c. Masooori
6. _______is used to make fildment of an electric bulb
a. Platinum b. Silver c. Tungsten
7. Tobacco contains a toxic substance called
a. Alcohol b. Nicotine c. Caffeine
8. The moisture content of air is called its
a. Humidity b. Mass c. Volumn
9. Name the famous poet who lived in the court of Allauddin Khilji?
a. Abdul fazil b. Amir Khushro c. Mirza Galib
10. Which Indian city has the maximum number of historic monuments
a. Delhi b. Agra c. Hyderabad
11. ____Provides a good supply of vitamin D
a. Vegetables b. sunlight c. fruits
12. A person is infected with______ through a dog bite.
a. Rickets b. tuberculosis c. Rabies
13. Name the green substance in leaves that absorbs energy in light
a. Lamina b. chlorophyll c. Mesophyll
14. Which element helps to increase the fertility of soil
a. Nitrogen b. oxygen c. Carbon dioxide
15. Which gas is used to fill an electric blub
a. Argon b. Helium c. Neon
16. With what term is the white revolution associated
a. Food production b. Milk production c. Fishery
17. What is the common name for Acitic acid
a. Soya sauce b. Vinegar c. Tomato sauce
18. The large piece of land bounded by seas on three sides is called a
a. Peninsula b. Strait c. Gulf
19. The gradual rise in the average temperature of the earth known as
a. Ozon warming b. Global Warming c. Green house effect
20. Which number does the roman symbol D stand for
a. 500 b. 300 c. 400
21. Name the type of triangle in which all the three sides are not equal
a. Equilateral b. Scalene c. Isosceles
22. How many degree are there in a circle
a. 1800 b. 360o c.90o
23. Who is known as the father of Geometry
a. Archimedes b. Pythogoras c. Fuclid
24. Which instrument is used to measure an angle
a. Compass b. Protractor c. Set square
25. In which country will you find the famous oxford and Cambridge university
a. England b. America c.Russia
26. Which country will you visit if you have to enjoy the famous Samba dance
a. Peru b. Brazil c. Spain
27. Which plant is consider sacred and worshipped in hindu homes
a. Neem b. Tulsi c. Brazil
28. What is the name of telephone service, you use when you dial abroad
a. STD b. ISD c. LAN
29. What is the other name for false teeth?
a. Dentures b. Dental c. Cavities
30. By which name do Russian called its people who goes into space
a. Cosmonant b. Astronaut c. Moonwalker
31. Who is the writer of “wake up India”
a. Annie Besant b. A.P.J.Kalam c. Jawaharlal Nehru
32. First woman to spend most time in space
a. Sunita Williams b. Anne Baneroft c. Armi Kuusela
33. The study of medicine dealing with the ear is known as
a. Otology b. Dermatology c. Meteorology
34. A friendly image of robots was presented byR2D2 and CP30 in the film named
a. Odyssey 2000 b. Star war c. Captain America
35. Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty in Indis
a. Humayun b. Babar c. Akbar
36. Instrument used to measure the strength of an electric current is called
a. Voltmeter b. Ammeter c. Hydrometer
37. Akash was _____ asleep and could not be easily awakened
a. High b. fast c. severe
38. Select the related numbers C: 27:: f: ?
a. 64 b. 36 c. 216
39. Eden garden Cricket Stadium is in
a. Chennai b. Mumbai c. Kolkata
40. If 20x5=4 and 48x12=4, then 77x11= ?
a. 10 b. 7 c. 4 d. 847
41. Being _____, the Judge gave a favourable verdict
a. Sagacious b. Pngnacious c. Malicious
42. Who Invented Television?
a. John Logie Baird b. Alexander Grahambell c.James watt d. Thomas Alva edision
43. First Indian Lady to become Miss World was
a. Aishwarya Rai b. Sushmita Sen c. Rita Faria d. Lara Dutta
44. The Elephanta caves located in
a. Maharastra b. Arunachal Pradesh c. Gujarat
45. The largest city in Indus Vallley Civilization
a. Mohenjodaro b. Messopotanium c. Lothal
46. The chief Executive head of the union of India is
a. President b. Prime minister c. Chief Minister
47. Moti Masjid in Red fort was built by which Mughal Emperor
a. Aurangzeb b. Akbar c. Shah jahan
48. Buddha gave his Preaching in which the language
a. Pali b. Prakrit c. Sanskrit
49. Jain Caves are located in
a. Udaygiri b.Bhayali c.Virpur
50. The second largest river basin in India is formed by the river
a. Godavari b. Ganga c.Brahmaputra
51. Mosquito, Cockroaches and Ladybirds. ____________
a) All have six legs and can fly b) cannot fly
c) see at night only d) none of these
52. We give birth to babies and nurse them ______________
a) mammals b) reptiles c) amphibians d) none of these
53. The function of ribosomes in cells is to:
a) provide energy to the cell b) package lipids
c) translate and form proteins d) control cellular division
54. Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically
a) silicon dioxide b) germanium oxide
c) a mixture of germanium oxide & silicon dioxide
d) sodium silicate
55. Bromine is a.......
a) black solid b) red liquid
c) colourless gas d) highly inflammable gas
56. The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognizable traces of the original plant
material is
a) bitumen b) anthracite c) lignite d) peat
57. Tetraethyl lead is used as
a) pain killer b) fire extinguisher
c) mosquito repellent d) petrol additive
58. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
a) Graphite b) Silica c) Iron Oxid d) Diamond
59. The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for
breathing, is
a) Argon b) Xenon c) Helium d) Krypton
60. Write the numbers which has 7 in the thousand’s place, 8 in the hundred’s place, 0 in the
ten’s place and 5 in the one’s place.
a) 8705 b) 7805 c) 5087 d) none of these
61. Find the difference between the numbers 543 and the number obtained by reversing the
digits.
a) 235 b) 239 c) 198 d) none of these
62. Condider the number 78654325. Name the values of the digit At: ten thousand’s place
a) 30000 b) 400000 c) 50000 d) none of these
63. Write the following in the short form: 3 x 1000 + 7 x 100 + 2 x 10
a) 3720 b) 54330 c) 4560 d) none of these
64. Write the following in Hindu-Arabic numerals: LVIII
a) 85 b) 45 c) 84 d) 58
65. Arrange in ascending order: XXXI, XL, XXI , XXIV, XLV
a) XXI < XXIV < XXXI < XL < XLV b) XXI > XXIV >XXXI > XL > XLV
c) XXXI > XL > XXI > XXIV > XLV d) None of these
66. Arrange in descending order:XXXVIII, XXXII, XLIX, LVIII
a) LVIII < LIX < XXXVIII < XXXII b) XXXVIII > XXXII > XLIX > LVIII
c) LVIII > LIX > XXXVIII > XXXII d) None of these
67. Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the abstract noun : Confidence _______
a) Nervousness b) Nervouse c) a & b both d) None of these
68. Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the abstract nouns : Childhood _______
a) Adulthood b) Adult c) Adultage d) Mature
69. Make noun :educate ___________
A) education b) educare c) educated d) educate
70. Mathematics
a) plural b) singular
c) plural but are used as singular d) none of these
71. Spectacles
a) plural b) plural but are used as singular
c) singular d) none of these
72. Silver, clay, wood
a) Abstract Noun b) Material Noun
C) Proper Noun d) Common Noun
73. To learn (search the nouns)
a) learning b) learnt c) both d) none of these
74. Camel provide .............
a) leather b) carry loads c) milk d) all of the above
75. My skin is used to make leather for shoes & bags. I have no eyelids & my eyes remain
open day and night. I am a ____
a) snake b) fish c) tortoise d) none of these
76. Whales, Dolphins and Humans ____________________
a) Can live in water b) give birth to babies
c) both of these d) none of these
77. Snakes ___________________
a) give birth to babies b) lay eggs
c) both a & b d) none of these
78. Can you tell what Keekar give us ?
a) glue b) paper c) rubber d) none of these
79. Full Form of : M.D
a) Doctor of Medicine b) Doctor of medical
c) Doctor of man d) None of these
80. The gases used in different types of welding would include
a) oxygen and hydrogen b) oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene & nitrogen
c) oxygen, acetylene & argon d) oxygen & acetylene
81. The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called
a) osmosis b) deliquescence c) efflorescence d) desiccation
82. In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?
a) Making cement and glas b) Disinfecting water of ponds
c) cutting very hard substances d) Making casts for statues
83. When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed
a) without any change in the weight of the nail
b) with decrease in the weight of the nail
c) with increase in the weight of the nail
d) without any change in colour or weight of the nail
84. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of
a) lead b) chromium c) zinc d) tin
85. Among the various allotropes of carbon,
a) coke is the hardest, graphite is the softest
B) diamond is the hardest, coal is the softest
c) diamond is the hardest, graphite is the softest
d) diamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest
86. The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called as
a) transition metals b) main group metals
c) alkali metals d) rare metals
87. News
a) plural b) singular
c) plural but are used as singular d) none of these
88. Trousers
a) plural b) plural but are used as singular
c) singular d) none of these
89. A ________ is a name given in common to every person, Place, animal or thing of the
class or kind.
a) collective noun b) common noun
c) material noun d) proper noun
90. Full Form of : OBC
a) Odd Backward Classes b) Other Backward Classes
c) Other Boys Classes d) None of these
91. ___ is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
a) a b) an c) the d) none of these
92. Earth is located in a galaxy we call the Milky Way. The Milky Way is shaped like:
a) a sphere b) a plate c) a corkscrew d) a flattened spiral
93. Frogs……………
a) live on both land and water b) have fins
c) have webbed feet d) all of above
94. Circle the odd one : Mint , Gladioli , Lily, Rajnigandha.
a) Mint b) Lily c) Gladioli d) Rajnigandha
95. You can find this tree on the beaches of Goa………….
a) Neem b) Banyan c) Coconut d) none of these
96. You can find these on the mountain of Shimla……………
a) Pine b) Teak c) Fir d) Neem
97. Identify the plants parts from where we get the Chocolate…
a) oil from seed b) seed
c) stem d) none of these
98. Herbs generally lives for how many years?
a) one b) two c) three d) four
99. The function of ribosomes in cells is to:
a) provide energy to the cell b) package lipids
c) translate and form proteins d) control cellular division
100. Earth is located in a galaxy we call the Milky Way. The Milky Way is shaped like:
a) a sphere b) a plate
C) a corkscrew d) a flattened spiral
101. Non stick cooking utensils are coated with
a) Teflon b) PVC c) black paint d) polystyrene
102. Monazite is an ore of
a) titanium b) zirconium c) iron d) thorium
103. Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called
a) allotropes b) isomers c) isomorphs d) sotopes
104. Potassium nitrate is used in
a) medicine b) fertiliser c) salt d) glass
105. Sodium metal is kept under
a) petrol b) alcohol c) water d) kerosene
106. Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?
a) Iron, Zinc, Titanium b) Iron, tin
c) Iron, Brass, Tin d) Copper, Tin
107. Mountain Girnar is considered as which Tirthankar of jain religion (Cousin of
Srikrishna)
a) Mallinath b) Mahavir Swami c) Neminath d) Parshvanath
108. Which of the following is not true for Girnar mountain?
a) Raiwat b) Vijayant c) Siddhachal d) Kumud Parvat
109. From notes of which instrument, “Beejmantras” of grammar emanate?
a) Drum b) Damaru c) Flute d) Santoor
110. Shalivahn Saka new year stars from ?
a) Kartaki Punam b) Chaitri Poonam
c) Chaitra sud ekam d) Kartak sud ekam
111. Of the following which is not a part of Geeta ?
a) Purushottam yog b) Karma yog
c) Gyan yog d) Bhakri yog
112. Who had deep knowledge of psychology, politics, philosophy etc. and sxperts
used to call him eleventh grammarian?
a) Dutt Bhagwan b) Hanuman c) Lord Ram d) Vishwakarma
113. Where was Lord Ram born ?
a) Mathura b) Ayodhya c) Varansai d) Prayag
114. Nirvan deen of lord mahavir falls on ....
a) Vaishakh sud Dasham b) Chaitra sud Teras
c) Aaso vad amas d) Magshar sud dasham
115. When soul of Bhishma Pitamah left his body at his own will ?
a) Makar Sankranti b) Ramnavami
c) Maha Shivratri d) Dhuleti
116. Today’s Vadnagar was known by which name in ancient times?
a) Gurjar Desh b) Gujarat
d) Aanartpur d) Aanart Pradesh
117. Where was Sardar Patel born?
a) Anand b) Nadiad c) Karamsad d) Kheda
118. Who said about Gandhiji “Coming generations will hardly believe that A mans
with bone and flesh ever walked on the earth” ?
a) Jawaharlal Nehry b) Lalbahadur Shasri
c) Ambalal Sarabhai d) Albert Einstine
119. Ganga descended on earth after whose penance ?
a) Bharugu b) Vishwamita c) Valmiki d) Bhagirath
120. Who killed Karana?
a) Arjun b) Bhim c) Udhisthir d) Sahdev
121. Which state gives maximum production of oil sees in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharshtra
d) Gujarat d) Hariyana
122. Which is the longest river in southern India?
a) Godhavari b) Krishna c) Cavery d) Damodar
123. Who killed Karana?
a) Arjun b) Bhim c) Udhisthir d) Sahdev
124. Which state gives maximum production of oil sees in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharshtra
d) Gujarat d) Hariyana
125. Which is the longest river in southern India?
a) Godhavari b) Krishna c) Cavery d) Damodar
Bharat Ratna Award
1958 – Dr. Dhonodo lkeshave Karve
1961 – Dr. Bihan Chandra Roy, Purshottam das Tandon
1962 – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Recipients of “Param Vir Chakara” are as under
1961 – Capt. Guru Bachan Singh Salariya (Posthumous)
1962 – Major jan Singh Thapa, Subedar joginder Singh, Major Shaitan Singh (Posthumous)
1965 – Abdul Hamid (Posthumous)
1971 – Lt Col A. V. Tarpor (Posthumous), Major Kumar Pandey (Posthumous), Grenadier
Yogender Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar – al Kargil war heroes for displaying valour
of the highest order during Operation Vijay.
Gandhi Peace Prize
2001 – Mr. John Hume of Ireland.
2002 – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for spreading the message of the Mahatma throughout the
world.
2003 – Mr. Vaclav Havel, former President of Czech Republic for his outstanding contribution to
world peace and upholding human rights in the most difficult situation while adhering to
Gandhian means.
2004 – Coretta Schtt King (Widow of Martin Luther King)
2007 – Desmond tutu.
2009 – Seikh Hasina (Bangladesh Prime Minister)
Famous Scientist Inventions
Archimedes : Archimedean Principle, Famous theory of buoyancy and many mathematical and
many mathematical and mechanical discoveries.
INDIAN SATELLITE
Satellite Launch Date
Launch Vehicle
Aryabhatt 19-Apr-75 U-11 Interkosmos
Bhaskara-I 7-June-79 C-1 Interkosmos
Rohini Technology Payload 10-Aug-79 SLV-3
Rohini RS-I 18-Jul-80 SLV-3
Rohini RS-D1 31-May-81 SLV-3
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment 19-June-81 Ariane-1 (V-3)
INSAT-1C 21-Jul-88 Ariane-3
INSAT-ID 12-Jun-90 Delta 4925
IRS-1B 29-Aug-91 Vostok
INSAT- DT 26-Feb-92 Ariane-44LH10
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) 20-May-92 ASLV
INSAT-2A 10-Jul-92 Ariane-44LH10
IRS-1D 29-Sep-97 PSLV-C1
INSAT-2E 4-Apr-99 Ariane-42P H10-36
Oceansat-1 (IRS-P4) 26-May-99 PSLV-C2
INSAT-3B 22-Mar-00 Ariane-5G
INSAT-4A 22-DEC-05 Ariane-5GS
INSAT-4C 10-Jul-06 GSLV-F02
CARTOSAT-2 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
Space Capsule Recovery 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7
INSAT-4B 12-Mar-07 Ariane-5ECA
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 5-Nov-13 PSLV-C25
IRNSS-1B 10-Nov-14 PSLV-C26
GSAT-16 7-Dec-14 Ariane-5`
IRNSS-1D 28-Mar-15 PSLV-C27
HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF INDIAN REPUBLIC – BHARAT
RATNA
Bharat Ratna Award Winners
1954 1. Shri C. Rajagopalachari 2. Shri S. Radhakrishnan 3. Dr. C.V. Raman
1955 1. Dr. Bhawandas 2. Sir M. Vishvesaraiya 3. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
1957 Pt. Govindvallabh Pant
1958 Shri Dhondo Keshav Karve
1961 1. Shri Purushottamdas Tandan 2. Dr. Bindhanchandra Roy
1962 Dr. Rajendraprasad
1963 1. Dr. Zakir Hussain 2. Shri P.V. Kane
1999 1.Prof. Amaruta Sen 2.Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli
2001 1. Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar 2. Ustad Bismillakhan
2009 Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
2014 1. Sachin Tendulakr 2. C.N.R. Rao
2015 1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Abbreviation
Stands For Abbreviation
Stands For
AC Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner IBA Indian Bank Association
ACC Ancillary Cadet Core ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
AD Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) WHO World Health Organisation
ADB Asian Development Bank WILL Wireless in Local Loop
AEC Atomic Energy Commission WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation
BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery WLL-M Mobile Warless in Local Loop
BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre WMO World Meteorological Organisation
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation ZBB Zero Based Budgeting
BC Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) ZSI Zoological Survey of India
BCG Bacillus Chalmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) KG Kinder Garten
CAG Comptroller and Auditor General KYC Know Your Customer
CBI Central Bureau of Investigation LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India
CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education LLB Bachelor of Law
C-DAC Central For Development of Advance Computing
LLM Master of Law
BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. LMG Light Machine Gum
CASA Current Account and Savings Account deposits
LoC Line of Control (Pakistan)
DDT Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloromethane MA Master of Arts
DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box) MBA Master of Business Administration
DIG Deputy Inspector General MBT Main Battle Tank
D.Litt Doctor of Literature MD Doctor of Medicine
DM District Magistrate MFN Most Favoured Nation
ECG Electro Cardiogram TTFI Table Tennis Federation of India
EDUSAT Education Satellite TELEX Telepointer Exchange
EEG Electro Encephalogram TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
EPABX Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
EPZ Export Processing Zone TRIPS Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation UFO Unidentified Flying Object
FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India UGC University Grant Commission
FCI Food Corporation of India UNDP United Nations Development Programme
FDI Foreign Direct Investment UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
FDR Foreign Direct Recorder (Black Box) UNI United News of India
GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited VAT Value Added Tax
GATT General Agreement of Tariff and Trade VC Vice Chancellor
GDP Gross Domestic Product VIP Very Important Person
GIC General Insurance Corporation VPP Value Payable Post
GMT Greenwich Mean Time VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme
HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation NARI National AIDS Research Institute
HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
HYVS High Yield Variety Seeds NBFC Non-Banking Financial Companies
IAAI International Airport Authority of India NCA National Cricket Academy
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency NCW National Commission for women
IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute SC Security Council/Supreme Court
OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India
OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association
OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation
OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India
OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association
OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation
Unit of Measurements
Quantity Units (S.I.)
Length Metre
Time Second
Mass Kilogram
Area Square metre
Volume Cubic Metre
Velocity Metre/second
Acceleration Metre/second square
Density Kilogram/metre cube
Momentum Kilogram metre/second
Work Joule
Energy Joule
Force Newton
Pressure Pascal or Newton/sq. metre
Viscosity Poise
Surface tension Newton/square metre
Heat Joule
Temperature Kelvin
Temperature Kelvin
Absolute temperature Kelvin
Resistance Ohmm
Electric current Ampere
Electromotive force Volt
Electrical conductivity Ohm/metre
Electric energy Kilowatt hour
Electric power Kilowatt hour
Magnetic intensity Orsted
Charge Coulomb
Frequency Hertz
Power Watt
Weight Newton or Kilogram
Impulse Newton-second
Angular velocity Radian/second
Magnetic induction Gauss
Luminous flux Candela
Intensity of sound Decibel
Power of lens Dioptre
Depth of sea Fathom
Major Lakes of the world
Lake Location Area (Sq. km)
Caspian Russia and CLS 371000
Superior Canada and USA 82414
Victoria Tanzania (Africa) 69485
Huron Canada and USA 59596
Michigan USA 58016
Tanganyika Africa 32892
Baikal Russia (CIS) 31502
Great Bear Canada 31080
Malawi Malawi-Tanzania 30044
Great lakes Canada 28438
Musical Instruments and artists
Instruments Artists
Veena S. Balachanadra, Kalyan Bhangawatar
Violin T.N. Krishna, Lalgudi Jayaranaman. L. Subramaniam, M.S. Gopalakrishanan
Sitar Pt. Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan
Sarod Amjad Ali Khan
Shehnai Bismilla Khan
Tabla Allah Rakha, Zakir Hussain
Bansuri-Flute Pt. Hari Prasad Chourasia
Santur Pt. Shiv Kimar Sharma
Musical Instruments Veena, Sitar, Sarod, Mridangam, Pakhawaj and Tabla
Classical School of Indian Music Hindustani School and Karnataka School
Paper/Journal Year Founder / Editor
Bengal Gazette 1780 James Augustus Hicky(First paper form India)
Samachar-Darshan 1818 Kairre, Maeshaman (Oldest paper in Indian languages)
Samwad Koumudi 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Morat-ul-Akbar 1822 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Bomaby Times 1838 (Presently Times of India, 1861)
Hindu Patriot 1853 Girish Chandra Ghosh (Later Harish Chandra Mukherjee)
Radt-Goftar 1861 Dada Bhai Naoroji
Amrit Bazar Patrika 188 Moti Lal Ghosh, Shishir Kumar Ghosh
The Statesman 1875 Robert Knigh. Sunanda Dutta Rai
The Hindu 1881 G.S. Aiyar and Vir Ragheachari
Maratha 1881 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Kesari 1881 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Tribune 1881 Dayal Singh Majethia
Common Weal 1914 Annie Besant
New India 1914 Annie Besant
Independent 1919 Moti Lal Nehry
Young India 1919 Mahatma Gandhi
The Hindustan Times 1922 K.M. Pnikar
Harijan 1933 Maharma Gandhi
Important Organisations and Founders
Organisation Year Founder
Arya Samaj 1875 Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Azad Hind Fouj 1942 Subhash Chandra Bose
Brahmo Samaj 1828 Raja Ram Mohan Rai
Forward Block 1939 Subhash Chadra Bose
Home Rule League 1916 Bla Gangadhar Tilak and Anne Besent
Khalsa 1799 Guru Govind Singh
Khudai Khidmatgar 1837 Abdul Gaffar Khan
Prathana Samaj 1867 Atmaram Pandurang
Pamakrishna Mission 1877 Swami Vivekanand
Sabarmati Ashram 1916 Mahatma Gandhi
Satya Sodhak Samaj 1873 Jyotirao Phule
Theosophical Society 1875 Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Col. H.S. Olcott
Viswa Bharati, Shanri Niketan 1918 Gurudev Ravindra Nath Tagore
Chief Election Commissioners of India
Name From To
Mr. Sukimar 21-03-1950 19-12-1958
Mr. K.V.K. Sundaram 20-12-1958 30-09-1967
Mr. S.P. Sen Verma 01-10-1967 30-09-1972
Dr. Nagendraa Singh 01-10-1972 06-02-1973
Mr. T. Swaminathan 07-02-1973 17-06-1977
Mr. S.L. Shakdhar 18-06-1977 17-06-1982
Mr. R.K. Trivedi 18-06-1982 31-12-1985
Mr. R.V.S. Peri Sastri 01-01-1986 25-12-1990
Mrs. V.S. Rama Devi 26-11-1990 11-12-1990s
Mr. T.N. Sheshan 12-12-1990 11-12-1996
Dr. M.S. Gill 12-12-1996 13-06-2001
Mr. J. M. Lyngdoh 13-06-2001 07-02-2004
Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy 08-02-2004 15-05-2005
Mr. B.B> Tandan 16-05-2005 28-06-2006
Mr. N. Gopalaswami 29-06-2006 20-04-2009
Namvin Chawla 21-04-2009 29-07-2010
S.Y. Quraishi 30-07-2010 10-07-2012
V.S. Sampath 10-06-2012
Chief Justice of India
Name From To
Harilal J. Kania 26-01-1950 06-11-1951
M. paranjali Sastri 07-11-1951 03-01-1954
Mehar Chand Mahajan 04-01-1954 22-12-1954
B. K. Mukherjee 23-12-1954 31-01-1956
S. R. Das 01-02-1956 30-09-1959
Bhuvanshwar Pd. Sinha 01-10-1959 31-01-1964
P. B. Gajendragadkar 01-02-1964 15-03-1966
A. K. Sarkar 16-06-1966 29-06-1966
K. Subba Rao 30-06-1966 11-04-1967
K. N. Wanchoo 12-04-1967 24-02-1968
M. Hidayatullah 25-02-1968 16-12-1970
J. C. Shah 17-12-1970 21-01-1971
S. M. Sikari 22-01-1971 25-04-1973
A.N. Ray 26-04-1973 27-01-1977
M.H. Beg 28-01-1977 21-02-1985
Y. V. Chandrachud 22-02-1978 11-07-1985
Prafullachandra anrvarlal Bhagwati 12-07-1985 20-12-1986
R.S. Pathak 21-12-1986 18-06-1989
E.S. Venkataramiah 19-06-1989 17-12-1989
Sabyasachi Mukherjee 18-12-1989 25-06-1990
Ranganath Mishra 26-09-1990 24-11-1991
Kamal Nrain Singh 25-11-1991 12-12-1991
M. H. Kania 13-12-1991 17-11-1992
Lalit Mohan Swharma 18-11-1992 11-02-1993
M.N. Venkatachalish 18-11-1992 11-02-1993
Aziz Mukhabber Ahmadi 25-10-1994 24-03-1997
Jagadish Saran Verma 25-03-1997 17-01-1998
Madan Mohan Punchhi 18-01-1998 09-10-1998
Adarsh Sen Anand 10-10-1998 31-10-2001
S.P. Bharucha 01-11-2001 05-05-2002
B.N. Kirpal 06-05-2002 08-11-2002
Gopal Ballav Paanaik 09-11-2002 19-12-2002
Visheshwar Nath Khare 19-12-2002 01-01-2004
Rajender Babu For one month
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti 01-06-2004 01-11-2005
Y.K. Savhaewal 01-11-2005 14-01-2007
K.G. Balakrishnan 13-01-2007 11-05-2010
S.H. Kapadia 12-05-2010 28-09-2012
Altams Kabir 29-09-2012 18-06-2013
P. Sathasivam 19-06-2013 26-04-2014
Rajendra mal Lodha 27-04-2014
Vice Presidents of India
Name From To
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 1952 1962
Dr. Zakir Hussain 1962 1967
V.V. Giri 1967 1969
Gopal Swarup Patahk 1969 1974
B.D. Jatti 1974 1979
Jusrice M. Hidayatullah 1979 1984
R. Venkataraman 1984 1987
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 1987 1992
K.R. Narayanan 1992 1997
Krishna Kant (27th July, died in office) 1997 2002
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 2002 2007
Mohammad Hamid Ansari 2007
President of India
Name From To
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (only president who was elected for two consecutive terms)
26 Jan’1950 13 May’1962
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 13 May’ 1962 13 May’1967
Dr. Zakir Hussain (Expired on office) 13 May’1967 03 May’1969
V.V. Giri (Acting) 03 May’1969 20 July’1969
M. Hidhyatullah (Acting) 20 July’ 1969 24 Aug’1969
V.V. Giri 24 Aug’ 1969 24 Aug’1969
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24 Aug’ 1974 11 Feb’1977
B. D. Jatti (Acting) 11 Feb’ 1977 25 July’1977
Neelam Snajeeva Reddy (Only president who was elected unopposed)
25 July’ 1977 25 July’1982
Giaani Zail singh 25 July’ 1982 25 July’1987
R. Venkataraman 25 July’ 1987 25 July’1992
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 25 July’ 1992 25 July’1997
K. R. Narayananan 25 July’ 1997 25 July’2002
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 25 July’2002 25 July’2007
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 25 July’2007 25 July’2012
Pranab Mukherjee 25 July’2012