Facts about India -Questions and Answers -7
1201. Which state has the least length of national highways?
Sikkim
1202. The state with the largest number of national highways:
Uttar Pradesh
1203. Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata and .....
Chennai
1204. The North-South corridor connects Srinagar and .......
Kanyakumari
1205. The West-East corridor connects Porbander and .......
Silchar
1206. The meeting place of the North-South-East-West corridor is .......in Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi
1207. Border Roads Organisation was formed in:
1960
1208. The national highway which is not connected to other national highways:
NH 223(old name)
1209. The longest national highway in India (NH-44) connects Srinagar and:
Kanyakumari
1210. The first air-conditioned bus stop in India:
Bangalore
1211. The first rapid transit system in India was established at...... in 1854.
Kolkata
1212. The cheapest mode of transport in India:
Water transport
1213. The headquarters of the Inland Waterway Authority of India is:
Noida
1214. National waterway -1 connects Allahabad and......
Haldia
1215. The father of space research in India:
Vikram Sarabhai
1216. Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established in:
1962
1217. Space Science and Technology Centre was established at Thumba in:
1965
1218. Indian Space Research Organisation was formed in:
1969
1219. Indian Space Commission and Department of Space was established in:
1972
1220. Where is the headquarters of ISRO (Anthareeksh Bhavan):
Bangalore
1221. To which organisation Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is dedicated (1968)?
UNO
1222. The first rocket launched from TERLS:
Nike Apache
1223. Chandrayan I, India’s first mission to the moon was launched on 22nd October 2008 from:
Sriharikota
1224. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre:
Sriharikota
1225. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is at:
Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba)
1226. The first Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma went to space (1984 April )in a space vehicle named:
Soyuz T-11
1227. The first satellite was launched by India on 19th April 1975:
Aryabhatta
1228. Name the space vehicle used for the launching of Aryabhatta:
Cosmos
1229. India launched its second satellite Bhaskara I in:
1979
1230. INSAT 1A was launched in:
1982
1231. The first Indian satellite launched from India (1980 July 18):
Rohini
1232. Metsat-1 which was later renamed Kalpana-I launched on 2nd September,.......
2002
1233. EDUSAT, India’s first educational satellite was launched in:
2004
1234. India launched experimental communication satellite APPLE (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment) in:
1981
1235. Antrix Corporation, the commercial undertaking of Space Department, was established in:
1992
1236. Headquarters of the Antrix Corporation:
Bangalore
1237. In which state is Sriharikota?
Andhra Pradesh
1238. Department of Ocean Development was created in:
1981
1239. The first Indian team to Antarctica left India in the year:
1981
1240. The first Indian team to Antarctica reached the destination in the year:
1982
1241. India was admitted as a consultative member in the Antarctica Treaty system of 1959 in the year:
1983......
1242. India became a member of the Scientific Committee on Antarctica Research in:
1984
1243. Who led the first Indian expedition team to Antarctica?
SZ Qasim
1244. Name the vehicle used by the first Indian expedition team to Antarctica:
MV Polar Circle
1245. The first Indian expedition to Antarctica started voyage from:
Goa
1246. The first Indian post office outside Indian territory was opened in Antarctica in the year:
1983
1247. The first Indian research station in Antarctica, the construction of which was completed in 1984:
Dakshin Gangotri
1248. The second Indian research station in Antarctica which was commissioned in 1989:
Maitri
1249. India’s third permanent research station in Antarctica which is under construction:
Bharati
1250. The post office in Antarctica comes under the jurisdiction of...... postal circle:
Goa.
1251. The river that originates from Aravalli hills near Ajmer in Rajasthan:
Luni
1252. In which state are Ajanta and Ellora caves?
Maharashtra
1253. Where is the Taj Mahal?
Agra
1254. Which dynasty constructed the Mahabalipuram Monuments in Tamil Nadu?
Pallavas
1255. In which state is Manas Wild Life Sanctuary?
Assam
1256. Churches and Convents of Goa were built during the colonial rule of the:
Portuguese
1257. Great Himalaya ranges are also known as:
Himadri
1258. Lesser Himalayas is also known as:
Himachal
1259. Outer Himalaya ranges are known as:
Shiwalik
1260. The oldest mountain ranges in India:
Aravallis
1261. The highest peak in Aravallis:
Gurusikhar
1262. Hemavati, Amaravati, Bhavani, Kabani, Noyal are the important tributaries of:
Kaveri
1263. Mandovi is an important river in the state of:
Goa
1264. The youngest mountain ranges in India:
Himalayas
1265. The river flows between Vindhya and Satpura:
Narmada
1266. Ken is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
1267. The mountain range that separates North India and South India:
Vindhyas
1268. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
Nilgiri
1269. In which state Khasi and Garo Hills are situated?
Meghalaya
1270. In which part of India, are Patkai ranges situated?
Eastern
1271. In which state is Lushai Hills?
Mizoram
1272. The name Mount Everest was given by:
Andrew Waugh
1273. Everest was named after Sir George Everest who was the ....... of India.
Surveyor General
1274. The highest peak in India as per the records of the govt of India.
Godwin Austin
1275. The highest peak in undisputed Indian territory is Kanchenjunga(8598m). It is in the state of:
Sikkim
1276. Where is Godwin Austin (K2 0 or Qagir) is now situated?
Pak occupied Kashmir
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1277. The height of Godwin Austin is ...... m.
8611
1278. The river that covers the longest distance in India:
Ganga
1279. In Nepal, Everest is known as:
Sagarmatha
1280. What is known as Chomolungma in Tibet?
Everest
1281. What is the height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world:
8848m
1282. Everest was identified as the highest peak in the world by:
Radhanath Sikthar
1283. Ganga originates in:
Gangotri
1284. Ganga flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and.......:
West Bengal
1285. Ganga drains into:
Bay of Bengal
1286. The headstreams of Ganga are Bhagirathi and:
Alakananda
1287. Ganga and Yamuna meet at:
Allahabad
1288. The place of Triveni Sangamam where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswathy meet:
Allahabad
1289. The largest tributary of Ganga:
Yamuna
1290. Ganga covers the longest distance in the state of:
Uttar Pradesh
1291. Beyond the Farakka, Ganga is known as:
Padma
1292. Name the legendary character who is believed to have brought Ganga to Earth:
Bhagiratha
1293. The distributary of Ganga flows through West Bengal:
Bhagirathi
1294. After joining Jalangi, Bhagirathi is known as:
Hooghly
1295. Rabindra Setu, Vidhyasagar Setu and Vivekananda Setu are built across:
Hooghly
1296. On the banks of which river is Kolkata?
Hooghly
1297. In which state is Farakka barrage?
West Bengal
1298. Farakka barrage is built across:
Ganga
1299. The Farakka barrage is built to protect the ...... port.
Kolkata
1300. The Mahathma Gandhi Setu, the longest river bridge in India is built across:
Ganga
1301. Which is the largest delta in the world?
Ganga-Brahmaputra
1302. The river island Majuli is in:
Brahmaputra
1303. Which river was known as Vitasta in ancient times?
Jhelum
1304. Which river was known as Aksini in ancient times?
Chenab
1305. Parushni was the ancient name of:
Ravi
1306. The ancient name of Beas:
Bipasha
1307. Which river was known as Satadru?
Sutlej
1308. Which river is known as the ‘Red river’ in India?
Brahmaputra
1309. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
Kosi
1310. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Assam’?
Brahmaputra
1311. Meghna is a distributary of:
Brahmaputra
1312. The river that originates in the northern slopes of Kailas range in India near the Mansarovar lake:
Indus
1313. The longest tributary of Indus, flowing through India:
Sutlej
1314. Which river is known as Siang, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh?
Brahmaputra
1315. The river that was declared as the national river of India:
Ganga
1316. Yamuna was known as ...... in Puranas:
Kalindi
1317. Betwa is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
1318. Which river in India has the greatest flow of water?
Brahmaputra
1319. Jhulum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tribuataries of:
Indus
1320. The longest west flowing river in India:
Narmada
1321. The Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of:
Uttarakhand
1322. Which is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
Brahmaputra
1323. Which river is known as the ‘lifeline of Sikkim’?
Teesta
1324. The largest river basin in India:
Ganga
1325. The speediest river in India:
Teesta
1326. The second longest river in India:
Godavari
1327. Tungabhadra, Bhima, Malaprabha, Koyna, Musi are the important tributaries of:
Krishna
1328. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Orissa’?
Mahanadi
1329. Taj Mahal is on the banks of which river?
Yamuna
1330. In which state did Mahanadi originate?
Chhatisgarh
1331. The longest river in South India:
Godavari
1332. The river that originates from Brahmagiri Hills in Coorg district of Karnataka:
Kaveri
1333. The river which originates from Triambak Hills in Nasik district in Maharashtra: Godavari
1334. Which river is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
Godavari
1335. Which river is known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’?
Kaveri
1336. The second-longest west flowing river in India:
Tapti
1337. The river that originates from the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh:
Narmada
1338. The longest rift valley river in India:
Narmada
1339. Which river originates from Mahabaleswar hills in Maharashtra?
Krishna
1340. Which river originates from Betul district in Madhya Pradesh?
Tapti
1341. Which Indian river is known as the salt river?
Luni
1342. The longest river in the Indian peninsula:
Godavari
1343. Which river is known as the twin or handmaid of Narmada?
Tapti
1344. Which river finally lost in the marshy grounds of Rann of Kuchchh?
Luni
1345. Tapti, Narmada, Mahi and Sabarmati drains into:
Gulf of Cambay
1346. Khajuraho Temples are in Madhya Pradesh. These were built by the dynasty:
Chandelles
1347. Indravati, Manjira,Veinganga, Sabari,Purna are the important tributaries of:
Godavari
1348. Fatepur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh was built by ...... as his capital.
Akbar
1349. Brihadiswara Temple at Tanjavur is also known as Rajarajeswara temple. It was built by:
Cholas
1350. Nandadevi National Park is in:
Uttarakhand
1351. Which city is known as Manchester of South India:
Coimbatore
1352. The largest producer of jute in India:
West Bengal
1353. The most important industry in India in terms of employment and production of export goods:
Cotton
1354. Which state is the largest producer of silk in India:
Karnataka
1355. Durgapur and Burnpur in West Bengal are famous for ..... industry:
Iron and Steel
1356. Bhadravati, famous for the Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:
Karnataka
1357. Mazagaon Dock limited is in:
Mumbai
1358. Garden Reach Shipbuilders limited is situated at:
Kolkata
1359. Where is the Hindustan shipyard limited?
Visakhapatnam
1360. The first fertilizer factory in independent India in the public sector:
Sindri
1361. Nepanagar is famous for:
Newsprint
1362. Pimpri and Rishikesh are famous for ...... factories.
Antibiotics
1363. In which state is the Salem steel factory?
Tamil Nadu
1364. Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in:
Punjab
1365. Sholapur famous for cotton textiles is in the state of:
Maharashtra
1366. Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh is famous for:
Locks
1367. Which is called ‘Pittsburg of India’?
Jamshedpur
1368. The place in Tamil Nadu famous for the manufacturing of battle tanks:
Avadi
1369. The first oil refinery in India:
Digboi
1370. Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for:
Glass bangles
1371. Jalandhar in Punjab is famous for:
Sports goods
1372. Ahmedabad in Gujarat is famous for:
Cotton mills
1373. Dhariwal in Punjab is famous for:
Wool
1374. Which place is called Detroit of India?
Pithampur
1375. Haldia in West Bengal is famous for:
Oil refinery
1376. For which mineral Khetri mines in Rajasthan is famous?
Copper
1377. In which state is Singbhum mines famous for Iron and Copper?
Jharkhand
1378. For which mineral Zawar mines in Rajasthan is famous?
Zinc
1379. Which is the largest producer of Asbestos in India?
Rajasthan
1380. For which mineral Koraput (Orissa), Cudappah (Andhra Pradesh) and Salem (Tamil Nadu) are famous?
Aluminium
1381. Which mineral is known as ‘black gold?
Petroleum
1382. In which state is Kolar, Hutti gold mines?
Karnataka
1383. In which state is Ramagiri gold mines?
Andhra Pradesh
1384. For which mineral Koderma mines are famous?
Mica
1385. The largest source of petroleum in India?
Mumbai High
1386. The variety of coal with the highest amount of carbon content:
Anthracite
1387. What is known as ‘hard coal’?
Anthracite
1388. What is known as ‘brown coal’?
Lignite
1389. The variety of coal used in India in largest extent:
Bituminous
1390. Which Indian state leads in the production of Anthracite?
Jammu Kashmir
1391. Leading producer of Lignite in India:
Tamil Nadu
1392. The plateau in India famous for mineral resources:
Chotanagpur
1393. Which is known as Ruhr of India?
Chotanagpur Plateau
1394. For which mineral Asansol in West Bengal, Sambalpur in Orissa, Jharia and Dhanbad in Jharkhand are famous?
Coal
1395. For which mineral Cambay in Gujarat is famous?
Petroleum
1396. For which mineral Jaduguda mines in Jharkhand is famous?
Uranium
1397. Which state is the leading producer of minerals in India which earned the nickname ‘the mineral state of India’?
Jharkhand
1398. For which mineral Jhunjhunun, Kolihan, Sikar mines in Rajasthan are famous? Copper
1399. For which mineral Panna in Madhya Pradesh is famous?
Diamond
1400. In which state is Raniganj coal mines?
West Bengal
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