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Hide all answers View all answers Print Try the Quiz Given the STATE / UNION TERRITORY, identify the CAPITAL1. capital of the state of Tripura • Aizawl • Udaipur • Agartala • Imphal Answer: Agartala 2. capital of the state of Mizoram • Imphal • Agartala • Lunglei • Aizawl Answer: Aizawl 3. capital of the state of Karnataka • Mangalore • Mysore • Bangalore • Chennai Answer: Bangalore Karnataka produces the most silk.
4. capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh • Bhopal • Indore • Jabalpur • Raipur Answer: Bhopal Madhya Pradesh was India's largest state in terms of area before the creation of Chhatisgarh. 5. capital of the state of Orissa • Cuttack • Bhubaneshwar • Puri • Patna Answer: Bhubaneshwar The ancient Sun Temple, shaped like a huge chariot, is located at Konark in Orissa. 6. capital of the state of Haryana • Chandigarh • Gurgaon • Faridabad • Kurukshetra Answer: Chandigarh Kurukshetra in Haryana is believed to be the site of the battle of the Mahabharata. 7. capital of the state of Punjab • Chandigarh • Amritsar • Jalandhar • Ludhiana Answer: Chandigarh Punjab means the 'Land of Five Rivers'. The five rivers are Beas, Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. 8. headquarters of the union territory, Chandigarh • Amritsar • Jalandhar • Ludhiana • Chandigarh Answer: Chandigarh 9. capital of the state of Tamil Nadu • Madurai • Hyderabad • Chennai (Madras) • Bangalore Answer: Chennai (Madras) Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu is famous for its Shore Temples that have been sculpted from large pieces of rock. 10. headquarters of the union territory, Daman & Diu • Diu • Daman • Silvassa • Surat Answer: Daman 11. capital of the state of Uttaranchal • Dehra Dun • Lucknow • Raipur • Ranchi Answer: Dehra Dun Dehra Dun, the capital of the newly-formed state of Uttaranchal, has been built in the valley between the Himalayas and the Shiwaliks. 12. capital of the state of Assam • Shillong • Itanagar • Guwahati • Dispur Answer: Dispur Assam was the first state in India where oil was struck at Digboi in 1889. 13. capital of the state of Gujarat • Ahmedabad • Baroda • Gandhinagar • Rajkot Answer: Gandhinagar Mahatma Gandhi was born in the state of Gujarat at Porbandar. 14. capital of the state of Sikkim • Thimphu • Darjeeling • Gangtok • Imphal Answer: Gangtok Sikkim has more than 200 Buddhist monasteries. Many people in Sikkim are Buddhists. 15. capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh • Secunderabad • Vishakhapatnam • Hyderabad • Rajahmundry Answer: Hyderabad The Charminar, built in 1591 by Sultan Quli Qutub Shah, is located in Hyderabad. 16. capital of the state of Manipur • Kohima • Agartala • Imphal • Bishnupur Answer: Imphal 17. capital of the state of Arunachal Pradesh • Dispur • Itanagar • Kohima • Tawang Answer: Itanagar The largest Buddhist monastery is at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. 18. capital of the state of Rajasthan • Ajmer • Udaipur • Jaisalmer • Jaipur Answer: Jaipur The Thar Desert is primarily located in Rajasthan. Jaipur is known as the 'Pink City'. 19. winter capital of the state of Jammu & Kashmir • Srinagar • Jammu • Gulmarg • Kargil Answer: Jammu Jammu is situated on the river Tawi. 20. headquarters of the union territory, Lakshadweep • Kavaratti • Port Blair • Silvassa • Cannanore Answer: Kavaratti Thirty-six islands actually form the Lakshadweep Islands. 21. capital of the state of Nagaland • Imphal • Kohima • Itanagar • Phek Answer: Kohima 22. capital of the state of West Bengal • Kharagpur • Kolkata (Calcutta) • Durgapur • Bhubaneshwar Answer: Kolkata (Calcutta) Kolkata (Calcutta) stands on the River Hooghly and is served by the Diamond Harbor. The Victoria Memorial is located in Kolkata. 23. capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh • Lucknow • Allahabad • Varanasi • Dehra Dun Answer: Lucknow Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of India. Lucknow, its capital, stands on the banks of the River Gomati. 24. capital of the state of Maharashtra • Nagpur • Pune • Mumbai (Bombay) • Aurangabad Answer: Mumbai (Bombay) The famous Gateway of India is located in Mumbai, the business capital of India. From the Gateway of India, one can visit the Elephanta Caves, which are famous for the rock-cut temples and the sculpture of the three-headed Shiva. 25. capital of the state of Goa • Margao • Marmagao • Panaji • Vasco da Gama Answer: Panaji Goa is India's smallest state in terms of area. 26. capital of the state of Bihar • Jamshedpur • Patna • Ranchi • Gaya Answer: Patna The name Bihar comes from the term for the Buddhist monasteries 'Vihara'. Bihar's capital, Patna, is located on the banks of the river Ganga. 27. headquarters of the union territory, Pondicherry • Pondicherry • Nagapattinam • Karaikal • Cuddalore Answer: Pondicherry 28. headquarters of the union territory, Andaman & Nicobar Islands • Silvassa • Kavaratti • Port Blair • Indira Point Answer: Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a collection of 223 islands and the home of people belonging to six tribes. 29. capital of the state of Chhattisgarh • Bhopal • Raipur • Ranchi • Dehra Dun Answer: Raipur 30. capital of the state of Jharkhand • Raipur • Patna • Ranchi • Dehra Dun Answer: Ranchi 31. capital of the state of Meghalaya • Dispur • Guwahati • Shillong • Cherrapunji Answer: Shillong Meghalaya means 'abode of clouds'. The Cherrapunji-Mawsynram region in Meghalaya is reputed to have the highest rainfall in the world. 32. capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh • Dalhousie • Kullu • Manali • Shimla Answer: Shimla Three famous hill stations of Himachal Pradesh are Shimla, Kullu, and Manali. 33. headquarters of the union territory, Dadra & Nagar Haveli • Daman • Nashik • Kavaratti • Silvassa Answer: Silvassa 34. summer capital of the state of Jammu & Kashmir • Srinagar • Jammu • Gulmarg • Leh Answer: Srinagar Srinagar is situated on the river Jhelum. 35. capital of the state of Kerala • Thiruvananthapuram • Kochi • Kozhikode • Ernakulam Answer: Thiruvananthapuram Kerala has the world's largest deposit of thorium.
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