No. |
Question |
Answer |
01
| The first multipurpose project in India is
| Damodar Valley
|
02
| The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall is
| Chirrapunji
|
03
| The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is
| Narmada
|
04
| Indian broadcasting was nationalised in
| 1930
|
05
| The Indian forests are divided into how many regions
| Eight
|
06
| The place where Indian Standard time coinsides with local time is
| Allahabad
|
07
| The industry for which Vishakapatnam is famous for is
| Ship Building
|
08
| The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India is
| Karnataka
|
09
| The longest railway platform in India measuring 836.63 mts. is located at
| Kharagpur
|
10
| The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashewnut is
| Kerala
|
11
| The main occupation of Indians is
| Agriculture
|
12
| Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the River
| Krishna
|
13
| Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year
| 1969
|
14
| The main industry of Assam is
| Tea Industry
|
15
| The Indian state which has maximum number of districts is
| Uttar pradesh
|
16
| The length of Indian coastline is
| 7500 kms
|
17
| The longest day in India is
| 21st June
|
18
| The biggest museum in india is
| Indian Museum,Calcutta
|
19
| The source of river Indus is
| Mount Kailash,Tibet
|
20
| Kodaikanal, a famous holiday resort is located in
| Tamilnadu
|
21
| Bangalore city is also called the
| Garden city
|
22
| The only place in India where rock salt is found is in
| Mandi,Himachal Pradesh
|
23
| The Gandhi Sagar dam is constructed across the river
| Chambal
|
24
| The river that passes through the Thar desert is
| Sindhu
|
25
| Nagoor,a place in Tamilnadu,is famous for
| Famous muslim shrine
|
26
| The Hindustan Ship Yard is located at
| Vishakapatnam
|
27
| The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa is
| Kerala
|
28
| The first major steel plant established in India was
| Tata Iron & Steel Co,Jamshedpur
|
29
| Crude oil is found in south Gujarat at
| Ankleshwar
|
30
| The first oil well drilled in India was at
| Naharpong in Assam
|
31
| Calcutta is situated on the banks of river
| Hoogli
|
32
| The largest opium growing state in India is
| Uttar Pradesh
|
33
| Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd,India's largest manufacturer of penicillin is located at
| Pimpri
|
34
| The former name of Arunachal Pradesh was
| NEFA
|
35
| Khajuraho temples are located at
| Chattarput,M.P.
|
36
| The Indian freedom fighter who turned into a famous spiritualist was
| Aurobindo Ghosh
|
37
| The king who installed a `Chain of Justice' outside his place was
| Jehangir
|
38
| The name of the mines in Rajasthas from where we get zinc is
| Zawar
|
39
| Singereni in Andhra Pradesh is famous for
| Coal Mines
|
40
| Amaravathi is located on the bank of river
| Krishna
|
41
| Agra was founded in the year
| 1506
|
42
| Ajmer was founded by
| Raja Ajay Dev Chauhan
|
43
| The only Indian state where we find nickel ore is
| Orissa
|
44
| The Udaygiri caves were built by
| Karavelu
|
45
| The strength of Lok Sabha is
| 545 members
|
46
| The National Museum of Natural History is located at
| New Delhi
|
47
| The Indian Prime Minister who nationalised the banks was
| Mrs.Indira Gandhi
|
48
| The birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru is
| 14th November 1889
|
49
| The Environment protection Act came into effect in
| 1986
|
50
| The capital city founded on the bank of river Gomathi is
| Lucknow
|
51
| The president of the Indian National congress at its first session held in 1885 was
| Womesh Chandra Banerji
|
52
| Bhaskara-II was a famous
| Mathematician
|
53
| The Bhopal Gas leak incident occured in
| December 1984
|
54
| The city that is called the city of golden Temple is
| Amritsar
|
55
| Traveller Hawkins visited India in the year
| 1608 AD
|
56
| Mahadevi Varma won the Jnanpith for her book titled
| Yama
|
57
| The headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission is located at
| Dehradun
|
58
| Satyartha Prakash'was written by
| Swami Dayananda Saraswati
|
59
| Emperor Akbar's Revenue Minister was
| Todarmal
|
60
| The elder brother of famous sitarist Ravishankar is
| Uday Shankar,dancer
|
61
| The first batsman to score a century in each of his first three tests is
| Mohammed Azharuddin
|
62
| The 10th Vice-President of India is
| Krishan Kant
|
63
| The
first Chief of Indian Navy was
| R.D.Katari
|
64
| The
longest road in India is the
| Grand Trunk Road
|
65
| The
first modern college in India is the
| Fort William college,Calcutta
|
66
| The
first purely Indian bank is the
| Punjab National Bank
|
67
| Lalit
Kala Academy of India is situated at
| New Delhi
|
68
| The
first Indian to win Oscar Award is
| Bhanu Athaiya
|
69
| Goa
was liberated in the year
| 1961
|
70
| Sharda
Act was enacted to prevent
| Child Marriage
|
71
| National Science day is celebrated on
| 28th February
|
72
| Jamnalal Bajaj Awards are given for
| Constructive work
|
73
| Rabindranath Tagore give up his
knighthood because of the tragic incident of
| Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
74
| The Chief minister of a state who was
awarded the Bharat Ratna was
| M.G.Ramachandran
|
75
| Baba Amte's real name is
| Muralidhar Devidas Amte
|
76
| Mihirsen,India's famous long
distance swimmer,was by profession
| An Advocate
|
77
| Dr.Pramod Karan Sethi is famous
for the
| Jaipur foot
|
78
| Rabindranath Tagore was born
at
| Jorasanko,Calcutta
|
79
| The name of the school
started by Rabindranath Tagore was
| Shanti Niketan
|
80
| Neyveli Thermal Power
Station is located in
| Tamil Nadu
|
81
| The earlier name of Assam
was
| Kamrup
|
82
| Sir C.V.Raman was born
at
| Thirunavannikaval
|
83
| The Indian Academy of
Science was founded by
| C.V.Raman
|
84
| The Indian Academy
of Science is located at
| Bangalore
|
85
| All India
Institute of Medical Science is located at
| New Delhi
|
86
| Atomic Energy
Commission is located at
| Mumbai
|
87
| Cement
Research Institute of India is located at
| Balabhgarh
|
88
| Space
Applications Centre is located at
| Ahmedabad
|
89
| Jog falls
is located at
| Jog,Karnataka
|
90
| Jawaharlal
Nehru died in the year
| 1964
|
91
| Aurangzeb
died in the year
| 1707
|
92
| Khan
Abdul Gaffar Khan died in the year
| Frontier Gandhi
|
93
| Rabindranath
Tagore died in the year
| 1941
|
94
| Mahatma
Gandhi died in the year
| 1948
|
95
| Zakir
Hussein died in the year
| 1969
|
96
| Raja
Ram Mohan Roy died in the year
| 1833
|
97
| India's
second Prime Minister was
| Gulzarilal Nanda
|
98
| The
first Law Minister of Independent India was
| Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
|
99
| Jawaharlal
Nehru's biography "With No Regrets"was written by
| Krishan Hathisingh
|
100
| India's
first test tube baby was born in
| June 1986
|
101
| The
leader whose death was announced in the Lok Sabha before his actual
death was
| Jayaprakash Narayan
|
102
| The Gold mines located in Andhra Pradesh are
| Ramagiri Gold Fields,Ananthapur district
|
103
| The Homeguards were organised in India in the year
| 1962
|
104
| Ankleshwar oil field is located in
| Gujarat
|
105
| The Indian Prime Minister who wrote the book `Nature Cure'was
| Morarji Desai
|
106
| Burma seperated from India in the year
| 1937
|
107
| `Sea Bird'project is located at
| Karwar
|
108
| The name of the artificial harbour along the west coast India is
| Kandla
|
109
| The first medical college was established in India at
| Calcutta
|
110
| Jawaharlal Nehru's mother's name was
| Swaroop Rani
|
111
| The pin code was introduced in India in the year
| 1972
|
112
| In his last years,Ambedkar converted to
| Buddhism
|
113
| Gandhiji's mother's name was
| Putli Bai
|
114
| Gandhiji was born on
| 2nd October 1869
|
115
| Khushwant Singh is a famous
| Journalist
|
116
| The film actor who became the chiefminister of Andhra Pradesh was
| N.T.Rama Rao
|
117
| Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year
| 1992
|
118 | Central
Research Institute is located at
| Kasauli
|
119 | The
movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year
| 1913
|
120 | The
first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office was
| Morarji Desai
|
121 | The
largest railway bridge in India is
| Sone Bridge,Bihar
|
122 | The
largest dome in India is the
| Gol Gumbaz,Bijapur
|
123 | Air
Force Day is celebrated on
| October 8
|
124 | Indian
Military Academy is located at
| Dehradun
|
125 | The
postal department was set up in India in the year
| 1854
|
126 | Army
day is celebrated on
| 21st Century
|
127 | Navy
day is celebrated on
| 4th December
|
128 | The
national flower of India is
| Lotus
|
129 | NABARD
was established in the year
| 1982
|
130 | Koradi
Thermal power Station is located at
| Maharashtra
|
131 | PTI
stands for
| Press Trust of India
|
132 | Rail
Coach Factory is located at
| Kapurthala
|
133 | The
construction of India was adopted on
| 26-11-1949
|
134 | The
construction of India became effective on
| 26-1-1950
|
135 | `Mrinalini'was
written by
| Bankim chandra Chatterjee
|
136 | Bhagat
Singh was hanged in the year
| 1931
|
137 | Sheik
Abdulla was popularly known as
| Sher-e-Kashmir
|
138 | Goa
attained statehood on
| 30 May 1987
|
139
| Gujarat attained statehood on
| 1 May 1960
|
140
| Haryana attained statehood on
| 1 November 1966
|
141
| The capital of Haryana is
| Chandigarh
|
142
| Panipat is popularly known as
| Weaver City
|
143
| Dal lake is located in
| Jammu and Kashmir
|
144
| Madhya Pradesh attained statehood on
| November 1956
|
145
| The capital of Madhya Pradesh is
| Bhopal
|
146
| Manipur attained statehood on
| 21st January 1972
|
147
| The capital of Manipur is
| Imphal
|
148
| Meghalaya attained statehood on
| 21st January 1972
|
149
| The capital of Meghalaya is
| Shillong
|
150
| Meghalaya state was carved out of
| Assam
|
151
| Mizoram attained statehood on
| 20th February 1987
|
152
| The capital of Mizoram is
| Aizawl
|
153
| Before attaining statehood,Mizoram was one of the districts of
| Assam
|
154
| Nagaland attained statehood on
| 1 December 1963
|
155
| The capital of Nagaland is
| Kohima
|
156
| Orissa was earlier known as
| Kalinga
|
157
| The capital of Orissa is
| Bhubaneshwar
|
158
| The main airport of Orissa is located at
| Bhubaneshwar
|
159
| Rajasthan attained statehood in the year
| 1958
|
160
| The capital of Rajasthan is
| Jaipur
|
161
| The capital of Sikkim is
| Gangtok
|
162
| India's highest peak is the
| Kanchenjunga
|
163
| Mount Abu, a famous hill station is located at
| Rajasthan
|
164
| The main attraction of Mount Abu are the
| Dilwara Jain Temples
|
165
| Hussain Sagar Lake is located at
| Hyderabad
|
166
| The Samadhi of Gandhiji is known as
| Rajghat
|
167
| The Samadhi of Gandhiji is located on the bank of river
| Yamuna
|
168
| The largest state in India is
| Madhya Pradesh
|
169
| The highest TV tower in India is located at
| New Delhi
|
170
| The most literate state in India is
| Kerala
|
171
| Golconda Fort is located near
| Hyderabad
|
172
| Gateway of India is located at
| Mumbai
|
173
| Buland Darwaza is located at
| Fatehpur Sikri
|
174
| Badrinath is located at
| Uttar Pradesh
|
175
| Elephanta Caves are located on an island near
| Mumbai
|
176
| Ajanta caves are located near
| Aurangabad
|
177
| Humayu's tomb is located at
| New Delhi
|
178
| Jantar Mantar is located in
| New Delhi
|
179
| Jantar Mantar is an
| Observatory
|
180
| Jantar Mantar was constructed by
| Maharaja Jai Singh II
|
181
| Mughal Gardens is located at
| New Delhi
|
182
| Qutb-Minar is located at
| New Delhi
|
183
| Rashtrapati Bhawan was built by
| Edwin Lutyens
|
184
| The samadhi of Indira Gandhi is known as
| Shakti Sthal
|
185
| The Tower of Victory is located at
| Chittoor
|
186
| Victoria Memorial is located at
| Calcutta
|
187
| The highest airfield of India is the
| Chushul airfield,Ladakh
|
188
| The largest lake of India is the
| Wular lake,Kashmir
|
189
| The largest Zoo of India is the
| Zoological Garden,Calcutta
|
190
| The most populated state of India is
| Uttar Pradesh
|
191
| Central Bureau of Investigation was formed in
| 1963
|
192
| BSF stands for
| Border Security Force
|
193
| ITBP stands for
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police
|
194
| The actual name of Mother Teresa was
| Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu
|
195
| A programme launched by Chandrababu Naidu,Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, to clean the city of Hyderabad was named
| Janmabhoomi
|
196
| Vajpayee Government was sworn in for the second time on
| 19 march, 1998
|
197
| Miss World 1997 contest was held at
| Seychelles
|
198
| The Miss World 1997 title was won by
| Diana Hayden
|
199
| The Miss World 1996 Contest was held at
| Bangalore
|
200
| Mother Teresa died on
| 5 September 1997
|
201
| Bill Gates visited India in
| March 1997
|
202
| The Carnatic volalist who won the Bharat Ratna Award was
| M.S.Subbulakshmi
|
203
| The first musician to get the Bharat Ratna
| M.S.Subbulakshmi
|
204
| Kerala attained statehood on
| 1st November 1956
|
205
| Sahar airport is located at
| Mumbai
|
206
| Dum Dum airport is located at
| Calcutta
|
207
| The first ever railway train travelled from
| Bombay-Thane
|
208
| The only Indian metro railway system is at
| Calcutta
|
209
| Air India was formed in
| 1946
|
210
| Indian Airlines was formed in
| 1953
|
211
| Indira Gandhi airport is located at
| Delhi
|
212
| Meenambakkam airport is located at
| Chennai
|
213
| The Export-Import Bank of India is also known as
| EXIM Bank
|
214
| The Navy Academy is located at
| Cochin
|
215
| In 1983,Bharat Ratna was posthumously awarded to
| Acharya Vinoba Bhave
|
216
| Mrs.Indira Gandhi was assassinated on
| 31-10-1984
|
217
| Mr.Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on
| 21-5-1991
|
218
| The strength of Rajya Sabha is
| 250
|
219
| The supreme commander of Army,Navy and Airforce is the
| President
|
220
| The Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the
| Speaker
|
221
| Pong dam is located in
| Punjab
|
222
| The fastest train in India is the
| Shatabdi Express
|
223
| The oldest refinery in India is the
| Digboi refinery
|
224
| The largest refinery of India is the
| IOC Refinery at Koyah,Gujarat
|
225
| The Bhakra dam is built across the River
| Sutlej
|
226
| The first General Elections were held in India in the year
| 1952
|
227
| The first engineering college established in India is the
| Thompson college,Roorkee
|
228
| The first library established in India is the
| William Carey library,Serampore
|
229
| The oldest english daily newspaper of India is
| The Times of India
|
230
| The largest post office in India is the
| GPO,Mumbai
|
231
| The largest prison in India is the
| Tihar Central Jail,Delhi
|
232
| The first Indian state formed on linguistic basis after Independence was
| Andhra Pradesh
|
233
| The largest cave temple in India is
| Ellora
|
234
| The only diamond producing area in India is
| Panna Diamond Belt,M.P.
|
235
| The biggest public sector bank in India is the
| State Bank of India
|
236
| Reserve Bank of India was established in
| 1935
|
237
| The oldest tree in India is the
| Monus Serrata at Joshimutt
|
238
| The first Education Minister of free India was
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
|
239
| Who is known as the Father of Indian industry
| Jamshedji Tata
|
240
| Gandhiji was assassinated by
| Nathuram Godse
|
241
| VDIS was launched on
| July 1, 1997
|
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