25 GK Questions and Answers on India
1. The State with largest population in India:
(a) West Bengal (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
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2. The largest State in area in India is:
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala
3. The smallest State in area of the Indian Union is:
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(a) Punjab (b) Kerala
(c) Tripura (d) Karnataka
4. India is divided into how many PIN code zones?
(a) Eight (b) Seven
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(c) Six (d) Nine
5. India’s longest platform is at:
(a) Delhi (b) Sonepur
(c) Kharagpur (d) None of these
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6. India’s largest populated city is:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(r) Delhi (d) Chennai
7. The largest museum in India has been built in:
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(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
8. The largest artificial lake in India is:
(a) Pushkar Lake (b) Dal Lake
(c) Govind Sagar (Bhakra) (d) Nainital Lake
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9. The most thickly poplulated State of India is:
(a) Bihar (b) Punjab (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
10. How many States touch the boundary of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) 7 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 8
11. The number of dialects in India is about:
(a) 50 (b) 150 (c) 250 (d) 200
12. Which State in India has the lowest literacy?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Mizoram
(c) Manipur (d) None of these
13. The national flower of India is:
(a) Rose (b) Lotus
(c) Sun-flower (d) None of these
14. Which is the State Capital situated on the river Ganges?
(a) Patna (b) Lucknow
(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
15. The Raga which is sung early in the morning is :
(a) Darbari (b) Todi
(c) Bhimpalasi (d) Bhopali
16. What is the total number of major ports in India?
(a) 11 (b) 10
(c) 9 (d) 13
17. Which State of India has the highest per capita income?
(a) Haryana (b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar
18. India first TV Centre was set up at:
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Delhi (d) Pune
19. Largest Zoo in India is the:
(a) Delhi Zoo
(b) Mumbai Zoo
(c) Zoological Garden (Alipore, Kolkata)
(d) Guwahati Zoo
20. Which Indian State is often called the heart of India?
(a) West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Punjab
21. Where is the Central Drug Research Institute situated?
(a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow
(c) Delhi (d) Ahmedabad
22. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum?
(a) Dehradun (b) Pimpri
(c) Dhanbad (d) Pune
23. Where is the National Physical Laboratory?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Pune
(c) New Delhi (d) Lucknow
24. Where is Central Mining Research Station?
(a) Dhanbad (b) Pune (c) Cuttack (d) Pimpri
25. The Heavy Engineering Corporation is at.
(a) Pimpri (b) Ranchi (c) Trichy (d) Pune
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