|
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
|
Tuesday 18 March 2014
India GK Misc
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