Facts about India

1. Arakan Yoma is an extension of Himalayas
located in:
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Kashmir
(d) Myanmar

2. The oldest inhabitants of India are
considered to be:
(a) Negritoes
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Indo-Aryans

3. The State which instituted the Kanshi Ram
Sports Award:
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand

4. The mountain range between Narmada and
Tapti:
(a) Karkoram
(b) Patkai
(c) Aravalli
(d) Satpura

5. Which State has the lowest number of
Members in the Legislative Assembly?
(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manippur
(d) Meghalaya

6. Bhilai Steel Plant is in the state of:
(a) Chhatisgarh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand

7. ‘Tirich Mir’ is a mountain peak in:
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan

8. To which mineral ‘Raniganj’ is associated?
(a) Coal
(b) Copper
(c) Diamond
(d) Gold

9. The National Institute of Visually
Handicapped is situated at:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Dehra Dun
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Chennai

10. Which Indian state has the largest number
of Loksabha seats?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal

11. Gandhiji spent 2089 days in Indian prisons.
Where was his last confinement?
(a) Aga Khan Palace, Pune
(b) Yervada jail
(c) Thihar jail
(d) None of these

12. The venue of first National Games held in
1985:
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Imphal

13. Tulu is a ….. language:
(a) Indo-Aryan
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sino-Tibetan
(d) Austric

14. Chandranagar, a former European colony
was added to the State of ……. in 1954.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Orissa

15. The most abundant fruit in India:
(a) Jack fruit
(b) Mango
(c) Guava
(d) Apple

16. Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Agriculture & Technology is the first
agricultural university in India. It is in the
state of:
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana

17. Dharavi, India’s lagest slum is in:
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) None of these

18. Which port city in India is situated in
Salsette island?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Visakhapatnam

19. Nagarjuna Srisailam sanctuary is the
largest ……. In India.
(a) snake park
(b) tiger reserve
(c) lion safari park
(d) deer park

20. Parameswarakund is a place of pilgrimage
in the state of:
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manippur
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

21. During the epic period which region in India
was known as ‘Pragjyotisha’:
(a) Orissa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Assam
(d) Bengal

22. The first express way of India:
(a) Delhi-Kanpur
(b) Ahmedabad-Vadodara
(c) Chennai-Tambaram
(d) Jaipur- Delhi

23. Veeresalingam was a reformer in:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Utta Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu

24. Who was known as ‘Socretes of
Maharashtra’:
(a) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(b) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(c) K.T.Telang
(d) B.G.Tilak

25. The new name of Sudhamapuri:
(a) Porbander
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Surat

Answers

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