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