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  1. 8. India's economy in 1947 was vastly smaller and largely dependent on ________ for employment and GDP
  2. 11. Which institution replaced the Planning Commission?
  3. 14. Who was India's first female Prime Minister in 1966.
  4. 15. What major economic reforms occurred in 1991 under PM Narsimha Rao(Use abbreviation)
  5. 16. Which missile is jointly developed by India and Russia
  6. 17. India's IT revolution began primarily from which city
  7. 18. India's first unicorn startup was ?
  8. 20. Who is regarded as the father of India's space programme?(Use 1st name)
  9. 21. By 2025, India's GDP had reached Approx USD ______ trillion, according to the World Bank.
  10. 22. To advance planetary exploration and space science research alongside national development, ISRO was established in 1969(Use abbreviation)
  11. 26. First Indian won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998?
  12. 27. India's Mars Orbiter Mission named ________ made it the 4th space agency to reach Mars, demonstrating its space expertise.
  13. 30. India became the first country to land near which part of the Moon?
  14. 32. Which sector contributes the largest share to India's GDP?
  15. 35. Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna?(Use 1st name)
  16. 37. Which satellite constellation provides India with an independent regional navigation system?(Use abbreviation)
  17. 38. Today, India has the ______ largest military force and largest voluntary army worldwide
  18. 40. What biometric identity program covers ~1.4 billion Indian citizens?
  19. 41. What is India’s economic ranking globally by GDP in terms of Purchasing Power Parity
  20. 42. ______ nuclear reactor was Asia’s first nuclear reactor.
  21. 43. Name of light combat aircraft (LCA) was indigenously developed by HAL for the Indian Air Force?
  22. 44. What single nation-wide indirect tax reform replaced multiple state and central taxes in 2017?(Use abbreviation)
  23. 46. What is India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier?
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  1. 1. Who was India’s first democratically chosen Prime Minister.
  2. 2. Which city is widely recognized as a primary global hub for life sciences, producing about one-third of the world’s vaccine doses and roughly 40% of India's bulk drugs.
  3. 3. In 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test codenamed ________, making its place on the list of five nuclear-powered nations.
  4. 4. The ____ platform was developed for Vaccination management
  5. 5. India scripted history after ______ became the first tribal President of India in 2022.
  6. 6. What ancient practice originated in India was recognized by the UN as an International Day celebrated annually on June 21?
  7. 7. India's highest civilian award is
  8. 9. _____, an instant real-time payment system that has made India a global leader in volume for real-time digital transactions.(Use abbreviation)
  9. 10. Which mission aims to develop India's first human spaceflight capability?
  10. 12. What is the name of India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine?
  11. 13. The _____ Revolution in India began in the late 1960s. It transformed the country from a food-short nation relying on imports into a self-sufficient agricultural producer.
  12. 19. Post-independence India handle the integration of over 500 princely states into the Union under the leadership of which leader(Use last name)
  13. 23. What landmark sanitation program started in 2014 resulted in over 100 million household toilets being constructed?
  14. 24. What nationwide mission launched in 2019 aims to provide tap water to every rural household?
  15. 25. Who served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?(Use last name)
  16. 28. India's first stock exchange is (Use abbreviation)
  17. 29. Name of India's indigenous COVID vaccine developed in record time
  18. 31. _______ Revolution, as the name suggests, was the largest dairy development program ever took place on January 13th, 1970.
  19. 33. 2008 was the year which saw a historic accomplishment as India’s first lunar mission, _______, which successfully completed its journey to the moon orbit.
  20. 34. Which Indian became the first chess player from India to become World Chess Champion?(Use last name)
  21. 36. Name of India's 1st satellite
  22. 39. What modern semi-high-speed express train service was indigenously manufactured and launched in 2019?
  23. 45. Which launch vehicle is known as ISRO's "workhorse"?(Use abbreviation)