List of Voice Presidents of India

List of Voice Presidents of India

1.	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	May 13, 1952 to May 12, 1962
2.	Dr. Zakir Hussain	May 13, 1962 to May 12, 1967
3.	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969
4.	Gopal Swarup Pathak	August 31, 1969 to August 30, 1974
5.	Basappa Danappa Jatti	August 31, 1974 to August 30, 1979
6.	Muhammad Hidayat Ullah	August 31, 1979 to August 30, 1984
7.	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	August 31, 1984 to July 27, 1987
8.	Shankar Dayal Sharma	September 3, 1987 to July 24, 1992
9.	Kocheril Raman Narayanan	August 21, 1992 to July 24, 1997
10.	Krishan Kant	August 21, 1997 to July 27, 2002
11.	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat	August 19, 2002 to -
12.	Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari	11th August 2007 to till date

List of Presidents of India

 List of Presidents of India

1.	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	January 30, 1950 to May 13, 1962
2.	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967
3.	Zakir Hussain	May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969
4.	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969
5.	Muhammad Hidayatullah	July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969
6.	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974
7.	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	August 24, 1974 to February 11, 1977
8.	Basappa Danappa Jatti	February 11, 1977 to July 25, 1977
9.	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982
10.	Giani Zail Singh	July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987
11.	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992
12.	Shankar Dayal Sharma	July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997
13.	Kocheril Raman Narayanan	July 25, 1997 to July 25, 2002
14.	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007
15.	Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil	July 25, 2007 to July 25, 2012
16.	Shri Pranab Mukherjee	July 25, 2012 to Till Date

List of Prime Ministers of India

List of Prime Ministers of India

1.	Jawaharlal Nehru	August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964
2.	Gulzarilal Nanda	May 27, 1964 to June 9, 1964
3.	Lal Bahadur Shastri	June 9, 1964 to January 11, 1966
4.	Gulzarilal Nanda	January 11, 1966 to January 24, 1966
5.	Indira Gandhi	January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977
6.	Morarji Desai	March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979
7.	Choudhary Charan Singh	July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980
8.	Indira Gandhi	January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984
9.	Rajiv Gandhi	October 31, 1984 to December 2, 1989
10.	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	December 2, 1989 to November 10, 1990
11.	Chandra Shekhar	November 10, 1990 to June 21, 1991
12.	P. V. Narasimha Rao	June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996
13.	Atal Behari Vajpayee	May 16, 1996 to June 1, 1996
14.	H. D. Deve Gowda	June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997
15.	Inder Kumar Gujral	April 21, 1997 to March 19, 1998
16.	Atal Behari Vajpayee	March 19, 1998 to May 22, 2004
17.	Dr. Manmohan Singh	May 22, 2004 to till date

List of Miss World

Year		Miss World Name	From
1951		Kiki Haakonson	Sweden
1952		May Louise Flodin	Sweden
1953		Denise Perrier	France
1954		Antigone Costanda	Egypt
1955		Carmen Zubillaga	Venezuela
1956		Petra Schurmann	Germany
1957		Marita Lindahl	Finland
1958		Penelope Coelen	South Africa
1959		Corine Rottschafer	Holland
1960		Norma Cappagli	Argentina
1961		Rosemarie Frankland	United Kingdom
1962		Catharine Lodders	Holland
1963		Carole Crawford	Jamaica
1964		Ann Sidney	United Kingdom
1965		Lesley Langley	United Kingdom
1966		Reita Faria	India
1967		Madeiline Hartog Bel	Peru
1968		Penelope Plummer	Australia
1969		Eva Reuber Staier	Austria
1970		Jennifer Hosten	Grenada
1971		Lucia Petterle	Brazil
1972		Belina Green	Australia
1973		Marjorie Wallace	USA
1974		Anneline Kriel	South Africa
1975		Winelia Merced	Puerto Rico
1976		Cindy Breakspeare	Jamaica
1977		Mary Stavin	Sweden
1978		Silvana Suarez	Argentina
1979		Gina Swainson	Bermuda
1980		Kimberly Santos	Guam
1981		Pilin Leon	Venezuela
1982		Mariasela Lebron	Dominican Republic
1983		Sarah Jane Hutt	United Kingdom
1984		Astrid Herrera	Venezuela
1985		Hofi Karlsdottir	Iceland
1986		Giselle Laronde	Trinidad
1987		Ulla Weigerstorfer	Austria
1988		Linda Petursdottir	Iceland
1989		Andeta Kreglicka	Poland
1990		Gina Marie Tolleson	USA
1991		Ninebeth Jiminez	Venezuela
1992		Julia Kourotchkina	Russia
1993		Lisa Hanna	Jamaica
1994		Aishwariya Rai	India
1995		Jacqueline Aquilera	Venezuela
1996		Irene Skliva	Greece
1997		Diana Hayden	India
1998		Linor Abargil	Israel
1999		Yukta Mookhey	India
2000		Priyanka Chopra	India
2001		Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego	Nigeria
2002		Azra Akin	Turkey
2003		Rosanna Davidson	Ireland
2004		Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia	Peru
2005		Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir	Iceland
2006		Tat’ana Kucharova	Czech Republic
2007		Zhang Zhi Li	China
2008		Ksenia Sukhinova	Russia
2009		Kaiane Aldorino	Gibraltar
2010		Alexandria Mills	USA
2011		Ivian Sarcos	Venezuela

History Quiz IV

1. Who among the following taught the doctrine of ‘Shunyata’ ?
a) Nagarjuna
b) Shankaracharya
c) Harisena
d) Vallabhacharya

2. Who of the following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism ?
a) Bimbsara
b) Mahapadma Nanda
c) Kharavela
D) Pulakesin II

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I (Name of author)
a) Abul Fazl
b) Nizamuddin Ahmad
c) Krishnadeva Raya
d) Kalhan
List-II (Name of the book)
1. Tabqat-i-Akbari
2. Akbarnama
3. Rajatarangini
4. Amuktamalyada
Codes :
a) (b) (c) (d)
a) 2 4 1 3
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 3 4 1 2

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
a) Shiekh Shihabuddin Suharwardi—Sufi Saint
b) Chaitanya Maha Prabhu—Bhakti Saint
c) Minhaj-us siraj—Founder of Sufi order
D) Lalleshwari—Bhakti Saint

5. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong ?
a) Vardhana
b) Maurya
c) Kushan
d) Gupta

6. Which one of the following battles was fought between Babar and the Rajputs in 1527 ?
a) The First Battle of Panipat
b) The Battle of Khanwa
c) The Battle of Ghagra
d) The Battle of Chanderi

7. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age ?
a) Guptas
b) Cholas
c) Mauryas
d) Mughals

8. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the—
a) 2nd century B.C.
b) 6th-5th century B.C.
c) 2nd century A.D.
d) 5th-6th century A.D.

9. Consider the following statements about Amir Khusro—
1. He was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya.
2. He was the founder of both Hindustani Classical Music and Qawwali.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

10. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between—
a) Madhav Rao and the British
b) Baji Rao II and the British
c) Mahadji Scindia and the British
d) Holkar and the British

History Quiz III

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I (Sun temple)
a) Dakshinaarka Temple
b) Surya Pahar Temple
c) Suryanaar Temple
d) Suryanarayanaswamy Temple
List-II (Location)
1. Goalpara (Assam)
2. Arasavilli (Andhra Pradesh)
3. Kumbhkonam (Tamil Nadu)
4. Madhera (Gujarat)
Codes :
a) b) c) d)
a) 4 2 5 1
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 1 5 2
d) 3 2 4 1

2. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State Emblem of India, have been adopted from which one of the following ?
a) Brahma Upanishad
b) Mudgala Upanishad
c) Maitreyi Upanishad
d) Mundaka Upanishad

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I (Symbol)
(a) Elephant (b) Tree
(c) Empty throne (d) Horse
List-II (Important event of life of Buddha)
1. Renouncement of worldly pleasures
2. Birth of Buddha
3. Enlightenment
4. Representation of Royalty
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 2 3 4 1

4. Which one of the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar ?
a) Tanjore
b) Jenji
c) Mysore
d) Madura

5. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by—
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jayprakash Narayan
c) Vinoba Bhave
d) Datta Dharmodhikari

6. The temples of Khajuraho were built by—
a) Chandelas
b) Pallavas
c) Chalukayas
d) Qutubuddin

7. Kuchipudi dance originated in—
a) Orissa
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh

8. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel ?
a) Kalibangan
b) Harappa
c) Mohanjodaro
d) Chanhudaro

9. Ashoka called the third Buddist council at—
a) Kalibangan
b) Pataliputra
c) Magadha
d) Sarnath

10. The tutor of Alexander the great was—
a) Darius
b) Cyrus
c) Socrates
d) Aristotle

History Quiz II

1. What was the name of Tipu Sultan's father?
a) Haydar Ali
b) Pandit Purnia
c) Ghazi Khan
d) Mir Sadiq

2. Which art was patronised by jahangir ?
a) Architecture
b) Sculpture
c) Painting
d) Music

3. Which caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai’s harbour?
a. Elephanta Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Kanheri Caves
d) Ellora Cave

4. Which museum is the largest in India?
a) Indian Museum
b) Tagore Museum
c) Calcutta Museum
d) Subhash Chandra Bose Museum

5. Which of the following places in India was ruled by the Ahoms for more than 600 years?
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) Arunachal Pradesh

6. Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?
a) Kolkata
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Punjab

7. Which dynasty was ruling in Delhi and was defeated by Babur when he invaded India?
a) Slave dynasty
b) Tughlaq dynasty
c) Khilji dynasty
d) Lodhi dynasty

8. Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name what was it?
a) Chandragupta
b) Maurya
c) Asoka
d) Skandagupta

9. Which Pallava ruler founded the city of Mahabalipuram and built several temples there?
a) Narasimhavarman
b) Simhavishnu Avanisimha
c) Siva-Skandavaram
d) Mahendra Vaarman

10. In 1857 there was a major rebellion against the British. It began in which city?
a) Bangalore
b) Calcutta
c) Meerut
d) Bombay

History Quiz I

1. When was the second battle of Panipat?

a) 1191

b) 1540

c) 1556

d) 1757

2. Who was defeated in the second battle of Panipat?

a) Ambhi

b) Hemu

c) Ramarao

d) Ajathashatru

3. What is the meaning of Akbar?

a) Sword

b) Fire

c) Great

d) Small

4. Who of the following was not a son of Akbar?

a) Danie (Daniyal)

b) Murad

c) Khusro

d) Salim

5. Which of the following cities was Akbar’s capital for some years?

a) Lucknow

b) Fatehpur Sikri

c) Amarkot

d) Karachi

6. Which religion was founded by Akbar?

a) Bahai

b) Din-e-Ilahi

c) Shintoism

d) Taoism

7. Who was Akbar’s regent for four yearsr?

a) Man Singh

b) Pratap Singh

c) Bairam Khan

d) Shaista Khan

8. Who was the ruler of Gondwana when Akbar’s forces attacked it?

a) Chandbibi

b) Durgavati

c) Pratap Singh

d) Usman Khan

9. Who wrote Akbar Nama?

a) Akbar

b) Birbal

c) Abul Fazl

d) Tansen

10. Where was Akbar buried?

a) Agra

b) Delhi

c) Sikandra

d) Kabul