- Which state has the least length of national highways?
Sikkim
- The state with the largest number of national highways:
Uttar Pradesh
- Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata and …..
Chennai
- The North-South corridor connects Srinagar and …….
Kanyakumari
- The West-East corridor connects Porbander and …….
Silchar
- The meeting place of the North-South-East-West corridor is …….in Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi
- Border Roads Organisation was formed in:
1960
- The national highway which is not connected to other national highways:
NH 223(old name)
- The longest national highway in India (NH-44) connects Srinagar and:
Kanyakumari
- The first air-conditioned bus stop in India:
Bangalore
- The first rapid transit system in India was established at…… in 1854.
Kolkata
- The cheapest mode of transport in India:
Water transport
- The headquarters of the Inland Waterway Authority of India is:
Noida
- National waterway -1 connects Allahabad and……
Haldia
- The father of space research in India:
Vikram Sarabhai
- Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established in:
1962
- Space Science and Technology Centre was established at Thumba in:
1965
- Indian Space Research Organisation was formed in:
1969
- Indian Space Commission and Department of Space was established in:
1972
- Where is the headquarters of ISRO (Anthareeksh Bhavan):
Bangalore
- To which organisation Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is dedicated (1968)?
UNO
- The first rocket launched from TERLS:
Nike Apache
- Chandrayan I, India’s first mission to the moon was launched on 22nd October 2008 from:
Sriharikota
- Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre:
Sriharikota
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is at:
Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba)
- The first Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma went to space (1984 April )in a space vehicle named:
Soyuz T-11
- The first satellite was launched by India on 19th April 1975:
Aryabhatta
- Name the space vehicle used for the launching of Aryabhatta:
Cosmos
- India launched its second satellite Bhaskara I in:
1979
- INSAT 1A was launched in:
1982
- The first Indian satellite launched from India (1980 July 18):
Rohini
- Metsat-1 which was later renamed Kalpana-I launched on 2nd September,…….
2002
- EDUSAT, India’s first educational satellite was launched in:
2004
- India launched experimental communication satellite APPLE (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment) in:
1981
- Antrix Corporation, the commercial undertaking of Space Department, was established in:
1992
- Headquarters of the Antrix Corporation:
Bangalore
- In which state is Sriharikota?
Andhra Pradesh
- Department of Ocean Development was created in:
1981
- The first Indian team to Antarctica left India in the year:
1981
- The first Indian team to Antarctica reached the destination in the year:
1982
- India was admitted as a consultative member in the Antarctica Treaty system of 1959 in the year:
1983……
- India became a member of the Scientific Committee on Antarctica Research in:
1984
- Who led the first Indian expedition team to Antarctica?
SZ Qasim
- Name the vehicle used by the first Indian expedition team to Antarctica:
MV Polar Circle
- The first Indian expedition to Antarctica started voyage from:
Goa
- The first Indian post office outside Indian territory was opened in Antarctica in the year:
1983
- The first Indian research station in Antarctica, the construction of which was completed in 1984:
Dakshin Gangotri
- The second Indian research station in Antarctica which was commissioned in 1989:
Maitri
- India’s third permanent research station in Antarctica which is under construction:
Bharati
- The post office in Antarctica comes under the jurisdiction of…… postal circle:
Goa.
- The river that originates from Aravalli hills near Ajmer in Rajasthan:
Luni
- In which state are Ajanta and Ellora caves?
Maharashtra
- Where is the Taj Mahal?
Agra
- Which dynasty constructed the Mahabalipuram Monuments in Tamil Nadu?
Pallavas
- In which state is Manas Wild Life Sanctuary?
Assam
- Churches and Convents of Goa were built during the colonial rule of the:
Portuguese
- Great Himalaya ranges are also known as:
Himadri
- Lesser Himalayas is also known as:
Himachal
- Outer Himalaya ranges are known as:
Shiwalik
- The oldest mountain ranges in India:
Aravallis
- The highest peak in Aravallis:
Gurusikhar
- Hemavati, Amaravati, Bhavani, Kabani, Noyal are the important tributaries of:
Kaveri
- Mandovi is an important river in the state of:
Goa
- The youngest mountain ranges in India:
Himalayas
- The river flows between Vindhya and Satpura:
Narmada
- Ken is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
- The mountain range that separates North India and South India:
Vindhyas
- The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
Nilgiri
- In which state Khasi and Garo Hills are situated?
Meghalaya
- In which part of India, are Patkai ranges situated?
Eastern
- In which state is Lushai Hills?
Mizoram
- The name Mount Everest was given by:
Andrew Waugh
- Everest was named after Sir George Everest who was the ……. of India.
Surveyor General
- The highest peak in India as per the records of the govt of India.
Godwin Austin
- The highest peak in undisputed Indian territory is Kanchenjunga(8598m). It is in the state of:
Sikkim
- Where is Godwin Austin (K2 0 or Qagir) is now situated?
Pak occupied Kashmir
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- The height of Godwin Austin is …… m.
8611
- The river that covers the longest distance in India:
Ganga
- In Nepal, Everest is known as:
Sagarmatha
- What is known as Chomolungma in Tibet?
Everest
- What is the height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world:
8848m
- Everest was identified as the highest peak in the world by:
Radhanath Sikthar
- Ganga originates in:
Gangotri
- Ganga flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and…….:
West Bengal
- Ganga drains into:
Bay of Bengal
- The headstreams of Ganga are Bhagirathi and:
Alakananda
- Ganga and Yamuna meet at:
Allahabad
- The place of Triveni Sangamam where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswathy meet:
Allahabad
- The largest tributary of Ganga:
Yamuna
- Ganga covers the longest distance in the state of:
Uttar Pradesh
- Beyond the Farakka, Ganga is known as:
Padma
- Name the legendary character who is believed to have brought Ganga to Earth:
Bhagiratha
- The distributary of Ganga flows through West Bengal:
Bhagirathi
- After joining Jalangi, Bhagirathi is known as:
Hooghly
- Rabindra Setu, Vidhyasagar Setu and Vivekananda Setu are built across:
Hooghly
- On the banks of which river is Kolkata?
Hooghly
- In which state is Farakka barrage?
West Bengal
- Farakka barrage is built across:
Ganga
- The Farakka barrage is built to protect the …… port.
Kolkata
- The Mahathma Gandhi Setu, the longest river bridge in India is built across:
Ganga
- Which is the largest delta in the world?
Ganga-Brahmaputra
- The river island Majuli is in:
Brahmaputra
- Which river was known as Vitasta in ancient times?
Jhelum
- Which river was known as Aksini in ancient times?
Chenab
- Parushni was the ancient name of:
Ravi
- The ancient name of Beas:
Bipasha
- Which river was known as Satadru?
Sutlej
- Which river is known as the ‘Red river’ in India?
Brahmaputra
- Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
Kosi
- Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Assam’?
Brahmaputra
- Meghna is a distributary of:
Brahmaputra
- The river that originates in the northern slopes of Kailas range in India near the Mansarovar lake:
Indus
- The longest tributary of Indus, flowing through India:
Sutlej
- Which river is known as Siang, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh?
Brahmaputra
- The river that was declared as the national river of India:
Ganga
- Yamuna was known as …… in Puranas:
Kalindi
- Betwa is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
- Which river in India has the greatest flow of water?
Brahmaputra
- Jhulum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tribuataries of:
Indus
- The longest west flowing river in India:
Narmada
- The Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of:
Uttarakhand
- Which is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
Brahmaputra
- Which river is known as the ‘lifeline of Sikkim’?
Teesta
- The largest river basin in India:
Ganga
- The speediest river in India:
Teesta
- The second longest river in India:
Godavari
- Tungabhadra, Bhima, Malaprabha, Koyna, Musi are the important tributaries of:
Krishna
- Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Orissa’?
Mahanadi
- Taj Mahal is on the banks of which river?
Yamuna
- In which state did Mahanadi originate?
Chhatisgarh
- The longest river in South India:
Godavari
- The river that originates from Brahmagiri Hills in Coorg district of Karnataka:
Kaveri
- The river which originates from Triambak Hills in Nasik district in Maharashtra: Godavari
- Which river is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
Godavari
- Which river is known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’?
Kaveri
- The second-longest west flowing river in India:
Tapti
- The river that originates from the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh:
Narmada
- The longest rift valley river in India:
Narmada
- Which river originates from Mahabaleswar hills in Maharashtra?
Krishna
- Which river originates from Betul district in Madhya Pradesh?
Tapti
- Which Indian river is known as the salt river?
Luni
- The longest river in the Indian peninsula:
Godavari
- Which river is known as the twin or handmaid of Narmada?
Tapti
- Which river finally lost in the marshy grounds of Rann of Kuchchh?
Luni
- Tapti, Narmada, Mahi and Sabarmati drains into:
Gulf of Cambay
- Khajuraho Temples are in Madhya Pradesh. These were built by the dynasty:
Chandelles
- Indravati, Manjira,Veinganga, Sabari,Purna are the important tributaries of:
Godavari
- Fatepur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh was built by …… as his capital.
Akbar
- Brihadiswara Temple at Tanjavur is also known as Rajarajeswara temple. It was built by:
Cholas
- Nandadevi National Park is in:
Uttarakhand
- Which city is known as Manchester of South India:
Coimbatore
- The largest producer of jute in India:
West Bengal
- The most important industry in India in terms of employment and production of export goods:
Cotton
- Which state is the largest producer of silk in India:
Karnataka
- Durgapur and Burnpur in West Bengal are famous for ….. industry:
Iron and Steel
- Bhadravati, famous for the Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:
Karnataka
- Mazagaon Dock limited is in:
Mumbai
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders limited is situated at:
Kolkata
- Where is the Hindustan shipyard limited?
Visakhapatnam
- The first fertilizer factory in independent India in the public sector:
Sindri
- Nepanagar is famous for:
Newsprint
- Pimpri and Rishikesh are famous for …… factories.
Antibiotics
- In which state is the Salem steel factory?
Tamil Nadu
- Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in:
Punjab
- Sholapur famous for cotton textiles is in the state of:
Maharashtra
- Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh is famous for:
Locks
- Which is called ‘Pittsburg of India’?
Jamshedpur
- The place in Tamil Nadu famous for the manufacturing of battle tanks:
Avadi
- The first oil refinery in India:
Digboi
- Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for:
Glass bangles
- Jalandhar in Punjab is famous for:
Sports goods
- Ahmedabad in Gujarat is famous for:
Cotton mills
- Dhariwal in Punjab is famous for:
Wool
- Which place is called Detroit of India?
Pithampur
- Haldia in West Bengal is famous for:
Oil refinery
- For which mineral Khetri mines in Rajasthan is famous?
Copper
- In which state is Singbhum mines famous for Iron and Copper?
Jharkhand
- For which mineral Zawar mines in Rajasthan is famous?
Zinc
- Which is the largest producer of Asbestos in India?
Rajasthan
- For which mineral Koraput (Orissa), Cudappah (Andhra Pradesh) and Salem (Tamil Nadu) are famous?
Aluminium
- Which mineral is known as ‘black gold?
Petroleum
- In which state is Kolar, Hutti gold mines?
Karnataka
- In which state is Ramagiri gold mines?
Andhra Pradesh
- For which mineral Koderma mines are famous?
Mica
- The largest source of petroleum in India?
Mumbai High
- The variety of coal with the highest amount of carbon content:
Anthracite
- What is known as ‘hard coal’?
Anthracite
- What is known as ‘brown coal’?
Lignite
- The variety of coal used in India in largest extent:
Bituminous
- Which Indian state leads in the production of Anthracite?
Jammu Kashmir
- Leading producer of Lignite in India:
Tamil Nadu
- The plateau in India famous for mineral resources:
Chotanagpur
- Which is known as Ruhr of India?
Chotanagpur Plateau
- For which mineral Asansol in West Bengal, Sambalpur in Orissa, Jharia and Dhanbad in Jharkhand are famous?
Coal
- For which mineral Cambay in Gujarat is famous?
Petroleum
- For which mineral Jaduguda mines in Jharkhand is famous?
Uranium
- Which state is the leading producer of minerals in India which earned the nickname ‘the mineral state of India’?
Jharkhand
- For which mineral Jhunjhunun, Kolihan, Sikar mines in Rajasthan are famous? Copper
- For which mineral Panna in Madhya Pradesh is famous?
Diamond
- In which state is Raniganj coal mines?
West Bengal
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