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1. The name 'Lakshadweep' means one lakh (100,000) islands. How many islands actually form the Lakshadweep Islands of India? 6
223
about 600
36
Answer: 36 2. In which city of India is the Taj Mahal located? Agra New Delhi
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Jaipur
Answer: AgraThe Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in fond memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is a beautiful monument built of marble on the banks of the river Yamuna. 3. In which city of India is the Gol Gumbaz mosque? Hyderabad
Secunderabad
Gulbarga
Bijapur
Answer: BijapurThe Gol Gumbaz mosque has the second largest dome in the world.
4. What is chiefly found at Jharia in Bihar, India? Thorium
Silk
Coal Gold
Answer: Coal 5. Which city is known as the 'Manchester of South India'? Coimbatore Chennai
Bangalore
Madurai
Answer: Coimbatore 6. What is the time difference (in hours) between GMT and IST (Indian Standard Time)? Five
Five and a half Six
Six and a half
Answer: Five and a half 7. Which is India's longest river? Yamuna
Godavari
Ganga Krishna
Answer: Ganga 8. Of which river in India is the Sone a tributary? Yamuna
Brahmaputra
Ganga Sutlej
Answer: Ganga 9. Which is India's smallest state in terms of area? Sikkim
Tripura
Nagaland
Goa
Answer: Goa 10. In which city of India is the Charminar located? Bijapur
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Bhubaneshwar
Hyderabad
Answer: HyderabadThe Charminar was built in 1591 by Sultan Quli Qutub Shah to mark the end of plague in Hyderabad. 11. Which city in India is known as the 'Pink City'? Jodhpur
Udaipur
Jaipur Raipur
Answer: Jaipur 12. Which state in India produces the most silk? Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka West Bengal
Answer: Karnataka 13. Which state in India has the world's largest deposit of thorium? Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala Assam
Answer: Kerala 14. Which city of India stands on the River Hooghly? Kolkata (Calcutta) Lucknow
Ahmedabad
Agra
Answer: Kolkata (Calcutta) 15. In which city of India is the Victoria Memorial? Bombay
Delhi
Kolkata (Calcutta) Jaipur
Answer: Kolkata (Calcutta) 16. Which city in India is served by the Diamond Harbor? Mumbai (Bombay)
Kolkata (Calcutta) Chennai (Madras)
Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Kolkata (Calcutta) 17. In which city of India is the famous Sun Temple? Mahabalipuram
Thanjavur
Konark Khajuraho
Answer: KonarkThe ancient Sun Temple at Konark is in the form of a huge chariot. 18. Which city of India stands on the banks of River Gomati? Kolkata (Calcutta)
Ahmedabad
Lucknow Agra
Answer: Lucknow 19. Which state of India has the largest area of forest land? Madhya Pradesh Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh 20. Which is the most populated city of India? Kolkata (Calcutta)
New Delhi
Patna
Mumbai (Bombay)
Answer: Mumbai (Bombay) 21. What is chiefly found at Digboi in Assam, India? Oil Coal
Silk
Gold
Answer: Oil 22. Name the strait dividing India and Sri Lanka. Magellan Strait
Palk Strait Bass Strait
Bering Strait
Answer: Palk Strait 23. Which State in India is called the 'Land of Five Rivers'? Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Punjab Bihar
Answer: PunjabThe Five Rivers are Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum. 24. In which state of India is the Thar Desert primarily located? Gujarat
Haryana
Rajasthan Punjab
Answer: Rajasthan 25. Which is India's largest state in terms of area? Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Answer: RajasthanRajasthan is India's largest state in terms of area. Before creation of Chhatisgarh state in 2000, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state. 26. On which river does the city of Ahmedabad in India stand? Narmada
Tapi
Chambal
Sabarmati
Answer: Sabarmati 27. For which spice is Kashmir famous? Cloves
Cinnamon
Saffron Black Pepper
Answer: Saffron 28. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam of India built? Yamuna
Sutlej Ganga
Brahmaputra
Answer: Sutlej 29. Which city in India is called the 'Lake City'? Jaipur
Raipur
Jodhpur
Udaipur
Answer: Udaipur 30. Which is the most populated state of India? Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
West Bengal
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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