Facts about India

1. The setting for Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle
Book’:
(a) Manas National Park
(b) Shivpuri National Park
(c) Corbet National Park
(d) Kanha National Park

2. The Virupaksha Temple is situated at:
(a) Puri
(b) Mahabaleswar
(c) Hampi
(d) Madurai

3. The largest religion in Lakshadweep:
(a) Hinduism (b) Islam
(c) Christianity (d) Jainism

4. The oldest municipal corporation in India:
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkatta
(c) Chennai
(d) Allahabad

5. Madurai is situated on the banks of the river:
(a) Cauveri
(b) Vaigai
(c) Siruvani
(d) Krishna

6. A hill station in India set up by Americans:
(a) Udagamandalam
(b) Dehra Dun
(c) Kodaikanal
(d) Shimla

7. Which type of land form is occupied by the
largest portion of India?
(a) Mountains
(b) Hills
(c) Plateau
(d) Plains

8. Which country has the world’s highest
percentage of arable land to the total
geographical area:
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Russia

9. The approximate number of villages in India
is —— lakhs.
(a) six
(b) seven
(c) ten
(d) nine

10. ....... has the world’s largest cattle and
buffalo population.
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) USA

11. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is in:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Allahabad

12. The hottest period all over India:
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 12.30 p.m.
(d) 1.30 p.m.

13. Palitana in Gujarat is famous for the
worshipping places of —— religion.
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Parsi
(d) Hinduism

14. The first Asian country to start Community
Development Project:
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh

15. Chandranagar was formerly a ..... colony:
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguse
(d) French

16. Jog falls, the highest water fall in India, is
situated in the river:
(a) Cauveri
(b) Sharavati
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna

17. The Danish East India Company was
formed in 1616. ……… in Tamil Nadu coast
was their main centre.
(a) Tranquebar
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Chandranagar
(d) Goa

18. Antarctica Study centre in India is situated at:
 a) Goa
(b) New Delhi
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Tutucorin

19. The old name of ‘Rashtrapathi Bhavan’:
(a) Viceregal palace
(b) Executive Mansion
(c) Imperial palace
(d) none of these

20. Pragathi Maidan, which is famous for trade
fairs, is situated in:
(a) Bangalore
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai

21. In which Indian state Asia’s first oil refinery
was established?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Assam
(d) Gujarat

22. The place which is known as the “Mecca of
temple architecture”:
(a) Tanjavur
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Ellora

23. Longest tributary of Indus:
(a) Jhulum
(b) Chenab
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi

24. Namdapha Tiger Reserve is in the state of:
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

25. In Uttar Pradesh, the seat of High Court is:
(a) Allahabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kanpur
(d) New Delhi

Answers

1 (d) 2(c) 3 (b) 4 (c)
5(b) 6(c) 7(d)  8(b)
9(a)10(c) 11(b) 12(a)
13(b) 14(c) 15(d) 16(b)
17(a) 18(a) 19(a) 20(c)
21(c) 22(b) 23(c)24(d)
25(a