India Famous Places General Knowledge(GK) Questions with Answers

Questions and Answers:

*Siachen is a?

A.desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan

B.frontier zone between China and India

C.frontier zone between India and Myanmar

D.glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan

Ans: glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan

*The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is located at?

A.Patna

B.Jaipur

C.Hyderabad

D.New Delhi

Ans: Hyderabad

*Where is the Railway Staff College located at?

A.Pune

B.Allahabad

C.Vadodara

D.Delhi

Ans: Vadodara

*The famous Dilwara Temples are located in?

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Rajasthan

C.Maharashtra

D.Madhya Pradesh

Ans: Rajasthan

*Golden Temple is situated in?

A.New Delhi

B.Agra

C.Amritsar

D.Mumbai

Ans: Amritsar

*Where is the headquarters of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission?

A.Dehradun

B.Vadodara

C.Digboi

D.Mumbai

Ans: Dehradun

* Vijay Stambha’ is situated in?

A.Jaipur

B.Agra

C.Delhi

D.Chittor

Ans: Chittor

*The ‘Char Minar’ is in?

A.Ahmedabad

B.Hyderabad

C.Delhi

D.Sikri

Ans: Hyderabad

*Bijapur is known for its?

A.severe drought condition

B.Gol Gumbaz

C.heavy rainfall

D.statue of Gomateswara

Ans: Gol Gumbaz

*’ Bagh’, a village in Gwalior is famous for?

A.Sculptures

B.Architecture

C.Cave Painting

D.All of the above

Ans: Cave Painting

*The ‘satellite freight city is being developed near which of the following cities?

A.New Delhi

B.Orissa

C.Guragon

D.Kolkata

Ans:Gurgaon

*National Police Academy is located at?

A.Bangalore

B.Hyderabad

C.Abu Road

D.Dehradun

Ans: Hyderabad

*Which is known as ‘Garden City of India’?

A.Trivandram

B.Imphal

C.Simla

D.Bangalore

Ans: Bangalore

*Badrinath is situated on the bank of the river?

A.Ganga

B.Yamuna

C.Alaknanda

D.Saraswathi

Ans: Alaknanda

*National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at?

A.Dehradun

B.Lucknow

C.Bangalore

D.Kanpur

Ans: Dehradun

*The world-famous ‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are located in?

A.Gujarat

B.Madhya Pradesh

C.Orissa

D.Maharashtra

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

*’ Kandla’ is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following?

A.Export Processing Zone

B.Centre for Marine Food products

C.Cutting and Polishing of diamonds

D.Ship breaking industry

Ans: Export Processing Zone

*National School of Mines is located in?

A.Dhanbad

B.Kavalpur

C.Udaipur

D.Hyderabad

Ans: Dhanbad

*Sun Temple is situated at?

A.Konark

B.Bangalore

C.Haridwar

D.Kerala

Ans: Konark

*’ Tin Bhiga’ lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of?

A.West Bengal

B.Assam

C.Meghalaya

D.Tripura

Ans: West Bengal

*The ‘Golconda Fort’ is in which state?

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Uttar Pradesh

C.Bihar

D.Karnataka

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

*Indian Cancer Research institute is located at?

A.New Delhi

B.Calcutta

C.Chennai

D.Mumbai

Ans:    Mumbai

*Central Drug Research Institute is located at?

A.Trissur

B.Nagpur

C.Mysore

D.Lucknow

Ans: Lucknow

*Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near?

A.Ajmer

B.Jaipur

C.Patna

D.Aurangabad

Ans:Aurangabad

*’Mandi House’ is a?

A.the office of the P.M.

B.the office of Director General of Doordarshan

C.the office of NFDC

D.the Doordarshan C.P.C

Ans: the office of Director General of Doordarshan

*’ Kanchipuram’ is in which of the following states?

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Orissa

C.Kerala

D.Tamil Nadu

Ans: Tamil Nadu

*The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

A.Jaipur  B.Lucknow

C.Simla   D.Chandigarh

Ans: Chandigarh

*The National Institute of Community Development is located at?

A.Chennai

B.Pant Nagar

C.Hyderabad

D.Bangalore

Ans: Hyderabad

*Under Mother Teresa’s guidance, the Missionaries of Charit built near Asansol, a lep er colony is called?

A.Peace City

B.Sahara

C.Shanti Nagar

D.SOS

Ans: Shanti Nagar

*The largest dry rock in India is situated at?

A.Mumbai

B.Cochin

C.Marmugao

D.Kolkata

Ans: Marmugao

*Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Woman?

A.pilot to fly an aircraft solo

B.ambassador to a foreign country

C.to be inducted into the Indian Navy

D.doctor to create first test-tube baby

Ans: pilot to fly an aircraft solo

*Sanchi Stupa is located near?

A.Gaya

B.Bhopal

C.Varanasi

D.Bijapur

Ans: Bhopal

*The first Indian University was opened in 1857 was in?

A.Chennai

B.Bihar

C.Mumbai

D.Kolkata

Ans: Kolkata

*Largest Mint in India is located at?

A.Nasik

B.Kolkata

C.Hyderabad

D.Mumbai

Ans: Kolkata

*The first person of Indian origin to be appointed as a judge in the U.S. is?

A.P.A.Sangma

B.Basava Rajeswari

C.R.C.Bharadwaj

D.Ridhi Desai

Ans: Ridhi Desai

*Which are the oldest monuments?

A.Qutub Minar

B.Ajanta Caves

C.Khajurah

D.Taj Mahal

Ans: Ajanta Caves

*The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of?

A.New Delhi

B.West Bengal

C.Andhra Pradesh

D.Uttar Pradesh

Ans: West Bengal

*The largest Indian State by area is?

A.Rajasthan

B.Maharashtra

C.Uttar Pradesh

D.Madhya Pradesh

Ans: Rajasthan

*Who was the first Indian to go into space?

A.Ravi Malhotra

B.Satish Dawan

C.Kalpana Chawla

D.Rakesh Sharma

Ans: Rakesh Sharma

*Apsara – is the Name of India’s first?

A.Railway Locomotive

B.Helicopter

C.Nuclear Reactor

D.Ground Battle Tank

Ans: Nuclear Reactor

*The first electric train of India ‘Deccan Queen’ was run between?

A.Howrah and Delhi

B.Bombay and Surat

C.Kalyan and Pune

D.New Delhi and Madras

Ans: Kalyan and Pune