Quiz based India and its states, government, policies, important organizations, cities, states, history, places, people, festivals and other topics related to India.
Which of the following is not a process to achieve Indian citizenship?
(a) Descent
(b) Birth
(c) Registration
(d) Language
After Independence, which state was first to be established ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
The Green Revolution was launched in the year __
(a) 1956
(b) 1966
(c) 1982
(d) 1976
Which state is famous for its tie and dyed fabrics called Bandhani?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
AFSPA stands for
(a) Armed Forces Super Power Administration Act
(b) Association of Financial Super Powers in Asia
(c) Armed Forces Special Powers Act
(d) Association of Forces & Super Powers in Asia
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Uttarayan festival is celebrated in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab
To whom does the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan” relate?
(a) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Shri Morarji Desai
(c) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(d) Shri Atal Behari Bajpayee
Which of the following is not the name of an irrigation system prevalent in India?
(a) Sprinkler system
(b) Silage system
(c) Drip system
(d) Canal system
What is PAN ?
(a) Permanent Account Number
(b) Personal Account Number
(c) Professional Account Number
(d) Pension Account Number
The first nuclear reactor in India is
(a) Dhurva
(b) Harsha
(c) Vipula
(d) Apsara
__ is the first registered trade-union
(a) Madras Labor Union
(b) Bombay Postal Union
(c) All India Trade Union Congress
(d) Kolkata Trade Union
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Which of the following is not conferred the ‘minority’ status by the Government of India?
(a) Jains
(b) Buddhists
(c) Sikhs
(d) Muslim
Which of the following group of states is the largest producer of tea?
(a) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(c) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(d) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
___ is the tribal group in Andaman
(a) Khas
(b) Kol
(c) Jarwa
(d) Gujjars
___ festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Budhha Mahotsava
(b) Ugadi
(c) Nirjala Akadashi
(d) Sati pradha
The data for estimation of India’s national income is published by
(a) Finance Ministry
(b) Central Statistical Organization
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) RBI
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In PMKSY, “K” Stands for
(a) Kaushal
(b) Kendra
(c) Krishi
(d) Kalyan
After Sikkim, which state was declared as the second state in the Northeast to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?
(a) Manipur
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
In terms of area, India is the __ largest country in the world.
(a) second
(a) fourth
(a) sixth
(d) seventh
Indian Coast Guard Day is observed every year
(a) March 4th
(b) February 1st
(c) August 13th
(d) June 21st
The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the
(a) Kerala coastal plain
(b) Western Ganga plain
(c) Eastern Rajasthan
(d) Telengana plateau
No other part of India receives so heavy rainfall in winter months as the coastal region of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
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The emblem of the Indian Republic has been adopted from the lion capital of Ashokan pillar at
(a) Khanpur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Sarnath
Which allows banks and other financial institutions to auction residential or commercial properties to recover loans?
(a) Industrial Disputes Act 1947
(b) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
(c) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(d) SARFAESI Act, 2002
Who was the Father of Sanskrit Drama?
(a) Kalidasa
(b) Siddhartha Gautama
(c) Valmiki
(d) Amir Khushro
Dhanush developed for which of the following ?
(a) Indian Army
(b) Indian Air Force
(c) Indian Navy
(d) All of these
Which of the following operations is conducted after a gap of every ten years in India?
(a) Economic survey
(b) Estimates of Foreign Direct Investment
(c) Compilation of Human Development Report
(d) General Census
The Department of Atomic Energy was established in
(a) 1948
(b) 1954
(c) 1963
(d) 1971
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The tribe residing in Meghalaya is
(a) Garos
(b) Khas
(c) Kol
(d) Murias
Which of the following percentage of foreign exchange earnings can be credited to the EEFC account?
(a) 90%
(b) 75%
(c) 95%
(d) 100%
Father of India?
(a) Javjeevan Ram
(b) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Vinoba Bhave
__ is known as the father of an Iron and Steel company in India.
(a) Jamshedji Tata
(b) Ratan Tata
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Lakshmi Mittal
Which of the following rivers is shared by the largest number of states?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi
The Archaeological Survey of India functions under the:
(a) Ministry of Culture
(b) Department of Science and Technology
(c) Ministry of Tourism
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
(a) Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Kirti Chakra
(d) Vir Chakra
The capital of Mizoram is _
(a) Shillong
(b) Kohima
(c) Imphal
(d) Aizawal
is also known as Rock Fort City
(a) New Delhi
(b) Trichy
(c) Mumbai
(d) Hyderabad
Who was the Father of Indian Cinema
(a) Karpuri Thakur
(b) Dada Saheb Phalke
(c) Jayaprakash Narayan
(d) M S Gohlwalkar
Who is considered the Father of the Indian Budget?
(a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Ravi Sankar Maharaj
(d) Professor Mahalanobis
ECGC Limited (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd) is a company wholly owned by?
(a) RBI
(b) Government Of India
(c) IRDAI
(d) NABARD
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The saffron color in the Indian national flag signifies
(a) truth and peace
(b) courage and sacrifice
(c) faith and chivalry
(d) None of the above
Who is considered the Father of Local Self Government in India?
(a) Louis Armstrong
(b) Joan of Arc
(c) Chandra Sekhar
(d) Lord Ripon
The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is constructed on a river in Himachal Pradesh
(a) Vaigai River
(b) Son River
(c) Betwa River
(d) Satluj River
Who is considered the Father of Indian Painting?
(a) Nandalal Bose
(b) Chanakya
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
The Indian economy is described as a
(a) Socialist economy
(b) Mixed economy
(c) Capitalist economy
(d) None of these
The National Foreign policy of India is
(a) Non-Assest
(b) Non-Assertion
(c) Non-alignment
(d) Agricultural Revolution
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Gonda is a city of
(a) Gujarat
(b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Who is the Father of Indian Printing?
(a) St. Thomas Acquinas
(b) Vallabhai Patel
(c) James Hickey
(d) Chaudhury Devi Lal
Which of the following states does not border on Myanmar?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
The highest peak in South India is
(a) Anaimudi
(b) Doda Beta
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Mahendra Giri
The limit of the territorial waters of India extends to
(a) 3 nautical miles from the coast
(b) 6 nautical miles from the coast
(c) 12 nautical miles from the coast
(d) 24 nautical miles from the coast
The first Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature is
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Sorijini Naidu
(d) C.V. Raman
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Durgapur is also known as
(a) City of Hospitality
(b) City of Eastern Astrology
(c) City of Rallies
(d) Ruhr of India
Who is the Father of Indian Engineering?
(a) Sayyed Bandhu
(b) K.V.Puttappa
(c) M.Visweswariah
(d) Chandra Pal
In the National Flag, which color represents the Spirit of Renunciation ?
(a) White
(b) Saffron
(c) Green
(d) Blue
Which of the following is the capital of Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bilaspur
(b) Raipur
(c) Durg
(d) Raigarh
Which of the following has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO ?
(a) Khangchendzonga National Park
(b) Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Ranthambore National Park
(d) Kanha National Park
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Vivekanand
(d) Dyanand Saraswati
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‘Tattvabodhini Sabha’ was founded In 1839
(a) Swami Vivekanand
(b) Keshav Chandra Sen
(c) Dabendranath Tagore
(d) Swami Sahajanamd
Who was the Father of the Co-operative Movement in India?
(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(b) Frederic Nicholson
(c) Johann Sebastian Bach
(d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arya Samaj was founded in the year
(a) 1854
(b) 1875
(c) 1912
(d) 1893
Sikkim became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union in __ year ?
(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975
The Border Road Organization comes under
(a) Defense
(b) Urban Development
(c) Corporate sector
(d) Private sector
Which of the following corporations was started first by the Government of India?
(a) Damodar Valley Corporation
(b) National Thermal Power Corporation
(c) National Hydel Power Corporation
(d) All the above
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Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
(a) Rajaraja Chola
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Narsimha Varman
(d) Narsimha Chola
All India Radio commenced operations in
(a) 1926
(b) 1936
(c) 1945
(d) 1947
The capital of Tripura is.
(a) Gangtok
(b) Kohima
(c) Agartala
(d) Manipur
The first tide generated electricity project was established at
(a) Vizhinjam, Kerala
(b) Mangalore, Karnataka
(c) Paradeep, Orissa
(d) Vishakapattanam
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Defense Research and Development Organization was formed in the year:
(a) 1980
(b) 1958
(c) 1956
(d) 1975
Agrarian Festival Nuakhai is being celebrated by which state with religious fervor and devotion?
(a) Bihar
(b) Nagaland
(c) Odisha
(d) Manipur
Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Nagaland
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala
The highest gallantry award in India is
(a) Ashok Chakra
(b) Paramvir Chakra
(c) Mahavir Chakra
(d) Param Vishista Chakra
In which state Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is located ?
(a) Telangana
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharshtra
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The official duration of the National Anthem of India is
(a) 40s
(b) 48s
(c) 52s
(d) 60s
First bronze medal in the Olympics for India –
(a) KD Jadhav
(b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Indian Hockey team
(d) Karnam Malleswari
__Power Plant located in Punjab
(a) Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant
(b) Chhabra Thermal Power Plant
(c) Tanda Thermal Power Plant
(d) Giral Lignite Power Plant
Which of the following is a major wheat producing state in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the following is the second most important crop in India?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Jowar
(d) Bajra
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In India, there are three crop seasons. Two of them are Kharif and Rabi. Name the third one ?
(a) Barsati
(b) Grama
(c) Zaid
(d) Khar
First Indian Olympic medalist –
(a) Abhinav Bindra
(b) P. V. Sindhu
(c) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
(d) Men’s Hockey Team
Who is the Father of the Indian Green Revolution?
(a) Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan
(c) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(d) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Round Revolution in India is associated with
(a) Potato production
(b) Onion production
(c) Maize production
(d) Tomato production
The National Highway system is the responsibility of
(a) State governments
(b) Central governments
(c) Central and State governments
(d) Local governments
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What is Ag-mark?
(a) Technique to increase agricultural productivity
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Test of purity in the production of vegetable oil etc.
(d) None of these
Who was the Father of the Indian Railway?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Purushottam Das tandon
(c) C Rajagopalachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Haryana was formed on the recommendation of the parliamentary committee
(a) December 10, 1966
(b) September 23, 1965
(c) November 1, 1966
(d) October 1, 1965
Kabir was a contemporary of
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Sultan Sikandar Lodhi
(c) Both
(d) None of these
Tobacco was introduced in India by the
(a) French
(b) Portuguese
(c) English
(d) Arabs
