Geography of India & Indus
250 million years ago all the continents were one and this huge continent was called _
PANGEA पँगी
In 326 BC, __entered India in his mission to control the world.
Alexander the Great
Who came through the trade route to India from the Cape of Good hope———from the country——-
_______Vasco da Gama__from the country _____Portugal________
Name the famous caves where murals are found in Maharashtra.
Ajanta and Ellora caves
. Indian music originated from __
Sama Veda.
The first known civilization in India, the Indus Saraswathi civilization flourished around _____________ BC.
2500
With the help of __________, Chandragupta Maurya could expand his dynasty
Chanakya
Battle of Plassey was fought between British and _________.
Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud daullah
Pahari Painting is from ___Pahari Painting is from _____region.
Himalayas / mountain__region. /
What are the two types of Indian Classical Music?
Carnatic and Hindustani
The 2 major cities uncovered for the Indus civilization are known as——-&——-
Harappa andMohenjo-Daro.
Ashoka Chakra is in the middle of the Indian flag, known as _________ chakra. It has 24 spokes, which represents
_________ of the day and symbol of the movement of time.
Dharma & hours
Indian Independence Day is celebrated ———
August 15_____.
Papier Mache is a handicraft from——
_Jammu and Kashmir_
___ Tabla player, Ravi Shankar famous_________ player
Zakir Hussain
Sitar
Great baths were important part of the culture and used for _________ services and _______ rituals.
Religious services & bathing rituals
Aryans were organized in small tribes called _________, which was ruled by _________, whose responsibility was to _________ the tribe.
Janas , rajas , protect
__ is the current President of India.& ___ is the current Prime Minister of India.
Mr. Ram Nath Kovind
Mr._ Narendra Modi
Handicrafts started in _______ civilization.
Indus Valley
Biihu and Naga dance are from state of _______
Assam
Name Five inventions/ discoveries from the archeological ruins of the Harappan civilization. ( I have listed possible answers)
Discovery of Bronze statue of Dancing girl, Priest statue , Pasupathi Seal, Buildings built with baked bricks, streets intersecting at right angles, Measurement and weights, Sanitation facilities, Trade, and transportations, Handicraft like Pottery, Terracotta toys, Indus Script.
Around 500 BC ______movement started which challenged the
Vedic belief as a result other religion like ______ and ______ emerged.
Sramana , Buddhism & jainisam
National song of India __
& Who wrote “Jana Gana Mana “__
Vande Mataram
Rabindranath Tagore__.
art of dyeing fabric is known as __________ , a handicraft
of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Bandhini
Famous classical dance of Andhra is ______________, Kathak is from _________________ ,Manipur is _________________ and Assam is ____________.
Kuchipudi
Uttar pradesh
Manipuri
Sattriya