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GK - FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at

Option A :Patna
Option B :Jaipur
Option C :Hyderabad
Option D :New Delhi


Right Answer :C



Where is the Railway Staff College located?

Option A :Pune
Option B :Allahabad
Option C :Vadodara
Option D :Delhi

Right Answer :C



The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in

Option A :Uttar Pradesh
Option B :Rajasthan
Option C :Maharashtra
Option D :Madhya Pradesh


Right Answer :B




Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at

Option A :Delhi
Option B :Shimla
Option C :Dehradun
Option D :Kulu


Right Answer :C



Bijapur is known for its

Option A :severe drought condition
Option B :Gol Gumbaz
Option C :heavy rainfall
Option D :statue of Gomateswara


Right Answer :B



The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in

Option A :Pune
Option B :Bhopal
Option C :Faridabad
Option D :Lucknow


Right Answer :C



The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the following places?

Option A :Aurangabad
Option B :Nanded
Option C :Parbhani
Option D :Nagpur


Right Answer :A




The Indian Institute of Science is located at

Option A :Kerala
Option B :Madras
Option C :Bangalore
Option D :New Delhi


Right Answer :C



'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for

Option A :Sculptures
Option B :Architecture
Option C :Cave Painting
Option D :All of the above


Right Answer :C



Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?

Option A :Mumbai
Option B :Hyderabad
Option C :Guragon
Option D :Bangalore


Right Answer :D



Indian School of Mines is located in

Option A :Dhanbad
Option B :Asansol
Option C :Tatanagar
Option D :Rourkela


Right Answer :A




Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?

Option A :Bamiyan
Option B :Borobudur
Option C :Anuradhapuram
Option D :Angor Vat


Right Answer :A



Siachen is a

Option A :desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
Option B :frontier zone between China and India
Option C :frontier zone between India and Myanmar
Option D :glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan


Right Answer :D



Golden Temple is situated in

Option A :New Delhi
Option B :Agra
Option C :Amritsar
Option D :Mumbai


Right Answer :C



Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?

Option A :Dehradun
Option B :Vadodara
Option C :Digboi
Option D :Mumbai


Right Answer :A




'Vijay Stambha' is situated in

Option A :Jaipur
Option B :Agra
Option C :Delhi
Option D :Chittor


Right Answer :D



The 'Char Minar' is in

Option A :Ahmedabad
Option B :Hyderabad
Option C :Delhi
Option D :Sikri


Right Answer :B



Where is the National Institute of Virology situated?

Option A :Pune
Option B :Delhi
Option C :Kolkatta
Option D :Madra


Right Answer :A



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

Option A :New Delhi
Option B :Orissa
Option C :Guragon
Option D :Kolkata


Right Answer :C


Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in

Option A :Bihar
Option B :Gujarat
Option C :Rajasthan
Option D :Madhya Pradesh


Right Answer :C



National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place?

Option A :Bangalore
Option B :Kerala
Option C :Gandhinagar
Option D :Hyderabad


Right Answer :D



National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at

Option A :Dehradun
Option B :Lucknow
Option C :Bangalore
Option D :Kanpur


Right Answer :A



The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in

Option A :Gujarat
Option B :Madhya Pradesh
Option C :Orissa
Option D :Maharashtra


Right Answer :B




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

Option A :Export Processing Zone
Option B :Centre for Marine Food products
Option C :Cutting and Polishing of diamonds
Option D :Ship breaking industry


Right Answer :A



National Police Academy is located at

Option A :Bangalore
Option B :Hyderabad
Option C :Abu Road

Option D :Dehradun


Right Answer :B



National Archives is located at?

Option A :Calcutta
Option B :Dehradun
Option C :Bombay
Option D :New Delhi


Right Answer :D


Which is known as 'Garden City of India'?

Option A :Trivandram
Option B :Imphal
Option C :Simla
Option D :Bangalore


Right Answer :D




The Central Rice Research institute is located at

Option A :Rajamundry
Option B :Madra
Option C :Cuttack
Option D :Cochin


Right Answer :C



Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?

Option A :Shadnagar
Option B :Bangalore
Option C :Chennai
Option D :Dehradun


Right Answer :A



Badrinath is situated on the bank of river

Option A :Ganga
Option B :Yamuna
Option C :Alaknanda
Option D :Saraswathi


Right Answer :C



Indian Cancer Research institute is located at

Option A :New Delhi
Option B :Calcutta
Option C :Chennai
Option D :Mumbai


Right Answer :D




Central Drug Research Institute is located at

Option A :Trissur
Option B :Nagpur
Option C :Mysore
Option D :Lucknow


Right Answer :D



Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near

Option A :Ajmer
Option B :Jaipur
Option C :Patna
Option D :Aurangabad


Right Answer :D



National School of Mines is located in ?

Option A :Dhanbad
Option B :Kavalpur
Option C :Udaipur
Option D :Hyderabad


Right Answer :A



Sun Temple is situated at?

Option A :Konark
Option B :Bangalore
Option C :Haridwar
Option D :Kerala


Right Answer :A




The 'Golconda Fort' is in which state?

Option A :Andhra Pradesh
Option B :Uttar Pradesh
Option C :Bihar
Option D :Karnataka


Right Answer :A



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

Option A :Peace City
Option B :Sahara
Option C :Shanti Nagar
Option D :SOS


Right Answer :C



'Kanchipuram' is in which of the following states?

Option A :Andhra Pradesh
Option B :Orissa
Option C :Kerala
Option D :Tamil Nadu


Right Answer :D



The famous Meenakshi temple is located in

Option A :Bihar
Option B :Madurai
Option C :Madras
Option D :Trichy


Right Answer :B




'Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of

Option A :West Bengal
Option B :Assam
Option C :Meghalaya
Option D :Tripura


Right Answer :A



Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at

Option A :Pune
Option B :Ahmedabad
Option C :Sriharikota
Option D :Thiruvananthapuram


Right Answer :D



'Mandi House' is a

Option A :the office of the P.M.
Option B :the office of Director General of Doordarshan
Option C :the office of NFDC
Option D :the Doordarshan C.P.C


Right Answer :B



The National Institute of Community Development is located at

Option A :Chennai
Option B :Pant Nagar
Option C :Hyderabad
Option D :Bangalore


Right Answer :C




The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

Option A :Jaipur
Option B :Lucknow
Option C :Simla
Option D :Chandigarh


Right Answer :D



Sanchi Stupa is located near

Option A :Gaya
Option B :Bhopal
Option C :Varanasi
Option D :Bijapur


Right Answer :B



National Science Centre is located at

Option A :Bangalore
Option B :Bombay
Option C :Kolkata
Option D :Delhi


Right Answer :D



Central Road Research Institute is in

Option A :Delhi
Option B :Bangalore
Option C :Roorkee
Option D :Hyderabad


Right Answer :A




The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in

Option A :Orissa
Option B :Andhra Pradesh
Option C :Kerala
Option D :Maharashtra


Right Answer :D



Where is Chitrakut situated?

Option A :Maharashtra
Option B :Uttar Pradesh
Option C :Bihar
Option D :Madhya Pradesh


Right Answer :B



Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?

Option A :Bihar
Option B :Jaipur
Option C :Udaipur
Option D :Jodhpur


Right Answer :C



The first Indian University was opened in 1857 was in

Option A :Chennai
Option B :Bihar
Option C :Mumbai
Option D :Kolkata


Right Answer :D




The largest dry rock in India is situated at

Option A :Mumbai
Option B :Cochin
Option C :Marmugao
Option D :Kolkata


Right Answer :C



The largest Indian State by area is

Option A :Rajasthan
Option B :Maharashtra
Option C :Uttar Pradesh


Option D :Madhya Pradesh


Right Answer :A



Which is the oldest monuments?

Option A :Qutub Minar
Option B :Ajanta Caves
Option C :Khajurah
Option D :Taj Mahal


Right Answer :B



Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Women

Option A :pilot to fly an aircraft solo
Option B :ambassador to a foreign country
Option C :to be inducted into Indian Navy
Option D :doctor to create first test tube baby


Right Answer :A




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

Option A :New Delhi
Option B :West Bengal
Option C :Andhra Pradesh
Option D :Uttar Pradesh


Right Answer :B



The first Indian Satellite launched from Soviet Cosmodrome is?

Option A :Bhaskara
Option B :Bharat
Option C :Rohini
Option D :Aryabhatta


Right Answer :D



The first nuclear reactor in India is

Option A :Dhurva
Option B :Harsha
Option C :Vipula
Option D :Apsara


Right Answer :D



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

Option A :P.A.Sangma
Option B :Basava Rajeswari
Option C :R.C.Bharadwaj
Option D :Ridhi Desai


Right Answer :D




Largest Mint in India is located at

Option A :Nasik
Option B :Kolkata
Option C :Hyderabad
Option D :Mumbai


Right Answer :B



India's first 'Ladies Special' Suburban train was started
by which of the Indian Railway Zone?

Option A :Southern
Option B :Northern
Option C :Western
Option D :Eastern


Right Answer :C



The first electric train of India 'Deccan Queen' was run between

Option A :Howrah and Delhi
Option B :Bombay and Surat
Option C :Kalyan and Pune
Option D :New Delhi and Madras


Right Answer :C



Who was the first Indian to go into space?

Option A :Ravi Malhotra
Option B :Satish Dawan
Option C :Kalpana Chawla
Option D :Rakesh Sharma


Right Answer :D




The first 'Financial Service Park' for industry being set up at

Option A :Guragaon
Option B :Surat
Option C :Bangalore
Option D :Pune


Right Answer :A



'Apsara' is the name of India's first

Option A :Railway Locomotive
Option B :Helicopter
Option C :Nuclear Reactor
Option D :Ground Battle Tank


Right Answer :C