General knowledge India
The first multipurpose project in India is - Damodar Valley
The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall is - Chirrapunji
The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is - Narmada
Indian broadcasting was nationalised in - 1930
The Indian forests are divided into how many regions - Eight
The place where Indian Standard time coinsides with local time is - Allahabad
The industry for which Vishakapatnam is famous for is - Ship Building
The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India is - Karnataka
The longest railway platform in India measuring 836.63 mts. is located at - Kharagpur
The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashewnut is - Kerala
The main occupation of Indians is - Agriculture
Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the River - Krishna
Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year - 1969
The main industry of Assam is - Tea Industry
The Indian state which has maximum number of districts is - Uttar pradesh
The length of Indian coastline is - 7500 kms
The longest day in India is - 21st June
The biggest museum in india is - Indian Museum,Calcutta
The source of river Indus is - Mount Kailash,Tibet
Kodaikanal, a famous holiday resort is located in - Tamilnadu
Bangalore city is also called the - Garden city
The only place in India where rock salt is found is in - Mandi,Himachal Pradesh
The Gandhi Sagar dam is constructed across the river - Chambal
The river that passes through the Thar desert is - Sindhu
Nagoor,a place in Tamilnadu,is famous for - Famous muslim shrine
The Hindustan Ship Yard is located at - Vishakapatnam
The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa is - Kerala
The first major steel plant established in India was - Tata Iron & Steel Co,Jamshedpur
Crude oil is found in south Gujarat at - Ankleshwar
The first oil well drilled in India was at - Naharpong in Assam
Calcutta is situated on the banks of river - Hoogli
The largest opium growing state in India is - Uttar Pradesh
Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd,India's largest manufacturer of penicillin is located at - Pimpri
The former name of Arunachal Pradesh was - NEFA
Khajuraho temples are located at - Chattarput,M.P.
The Indian freedom fighter who turned into a famous spiritualist was - Aurobindo Ghosh
The king who installed a `Chain of Justice' outside his place was - Jehangir
The name of the mines in Rajasthas from where we get zinc is - Zawar
Singereni in Andhra Pradesh is famous for - Coal Mines
Amaravathi is located on the bank of river - Krishna
Agra was founded in the year - 1506
Ajmer was founded by - Raja Ajay Dev Chauhan
The only Indian state where we find nickel ore is - Orissa
The Udaygiri caves were built by - Karavelu
The strength of Lok Sabha is - 545 members
The National Museum of Natural History is located at - New Delhi
The Indian Prime Minister who nationalised the banks was - Mrs.Indira Gandhi
The birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru is - 14th November 1889
The Environment protection Act came into effect in - 1986
The capital city founded on the bank of river Gomathi is - Lucknow
The president of the Indian National congress at its first session held in 1885 was - Womesh Chandra Banerji
Bhaskara-II was a famous - Mathematician
The Bhopal Gas leak incident occured in - Dec-84
The city that is called the city of golden Temple is - Amritsar
Traveller Hawkins visited India in the year - 1608 AD
Mahadevi Varma won the Jnanpith for her book titled - Yama
The headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission is located at - Dehradun
Satyartha Prakash'was written by - Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Emperor Akbar's Revenue Minister was - Todarmal
The elder brother of famous sitarist Ravishankar is - Uday Shankar,dancer
The first batsman to score a century in each of his first three tests is - Mohammed Azharuddin
The 10th Vice-President of India is - Krishan Kant
The first Chief of Indian Navy was - R.D.Katari
The longest road in India is the - Grand Trunk Road
The first modern college in India is the - Fort William college,Calcutta
The first purely Indian bank is the - Punjab National Bank
Lalit Kala Academy of India is situated at - New Delhi
The first Indian to win Oscar Award is - Bhanu Athaiya
Goa was liberated in the year - 1961
Sharda Act was enacted to prevent - Child Marriage
National Science day is celebrated on - 28th February
Jamnalal Bajaj Awards are given for - Constructive work
Rabindranath Tagore give up his knighthood because of the tragic incident of - Jallianwala Bagh massacre
The Chief minister of a state who was awarded the Bharat Ratna was - M.G.Ramachandran
Baba Amte's real name is - Muralidhar Devidas Amte
Mihirsen,India's famous long distance swimmer,was by profession - An Advocate
Dr.Pramod Karan Sethi is famous for the - Jaipur foot
Rabindranath Tagore was born at - Jorasanko,Calcutta
The name of the school started by Rabindranath Tagore was - Shanti Niketan
Neyveli Thermal Power Station is located in - Tamil Nadu
The earlier name of Assam was - Kamrup
Sir C.V.Raman was born at - Thirunavannikaval
The Indian Academy of Science was founded by - C.V.Raman
The Indian Academy of Science is located at - Bangalore
All India Institute of Medical Science is located at - New Delhi
Atomic Energy Commission is located at - Mumbai
Cement Research Institute of India is located at - Balabhgarh
Space Applications Centre is located at - Ahmedabad
Jog falls is located at - Jog,Karnataka
Jawaharlal Nehru died in the year - 1964
Aurangzeb died in the year - 1707
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan died in the year - Frontier Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore died in the year - 1941
Mahatma Gandhi died in the year - 1948
Zakir Hussein died in the year - 1969
Raja Ram Mohan Roy died in the year - 1833
India's second Prime Minister was - Gulzarilal Nanda
The first Law Minister of Independent India was - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru's biography "With No Regrets"was written by - Krishan Hathisingh
India's first test tube baby was born in - Jun-86
The leader whose death was announced in the Lok Sabha before his actual death was - Jayaprakash Narayan
The Gold mines located in Andhra Pradesh are - Ramagiri Gold Fields,Ananthapur district
The Homeguards were organised in India in the year - 1962
Ankleshwar oil field is located in - Gujarat
The Indian Prime Minister who wrote the book `Nature Cure'was - Morarji Desai
Burma seperated from India in the year - 1937
`Sea Bird'project is located at - Karwar
The name of the artificial harbour along the west coast India is - Kandla
The first medical college was established in India at - Calcutta
Jawaharlal Nehru's mother's name was - Swaroop Rani
The pin code was introduced in India in the year - 1972
In his last years,Ambedkar converted to - Buddhism
Gandhiji's mother's name was - Putli Bai
Gandhiji was born on - 2nd October 1869
Khushwant Singh is a famous - Journalist
The film actor who became the chiefminister of Andhra Pradesh was - N.T.Rama Rao
Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year - 1992
Central Research Institute is located at - Kasauli
The movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year - 1913
The first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office was - Morarji Desai
The largest railway bridge in India is - Sone Bridge,Bihar
The largest dome in India is the - Gol Gumbaz,Bijapur
Air Force Day is celebrated on - Oct-08
Indian Military Academy is located at - Dehradun
The postal department was set up in India in the year - 1854
Army day is celebrated on - 21st Century
Navy day is celebrated on - 4th December
The national flower of India is - Lotus
NABARD was established in the year - 1982
Koradi Thermal power Station is located at - Maharashtra
PTI stands for - Press Trust of India
Rail Coach Factory is located at - Kapurthala
The construction of India was adopted on - 26-11-1949
The construction of India became effective on - 26-01-1950
`Mrinalini'was written by - Bankim chandra Chatterjee
Bhagat Singh was hanged in the year - 1931
Sheik Abdulla was popularly known as - Sher-e-Kashmir
Goa attained statehood on - 30-May-87
Gujarat attained statehood on - 01-May-60
Haryana attained statehood on - 01-Nov-66
The capital of Haryana is - Chandigarh
Panipat is popularly known as - Weaver City
Dal lake is located in - Jammu and Kashmir
Madhya Pradesh attained statehood on - Nov-56
The capital of Madhya Pradesh is - Bhopal
Manipur attained statehood on - 21st January 1972
The capital of Manipur is - Imphal
Meghalaya attained statehood on - 21st January 1972
The capital of Meghalaya is - Shillong
Meghalaya state was carved out of - Assam
Mizoram attained statehood on - 20th February 1987
The capital of Mizoram is - Aizawl
Before attaining statehood,Mizoram was one of the districts of - Assam
Nagaland attained statehood on - 01-Dec-63
The capital of Nagaland is - Kohima
Orissa was earlier known as - Kalinga
The capital of Orissa is - Bhubaneshwar
The main airport of Orissa is located at - Bhubaneshwar
Rajasthan attained statehood in the year - 1958
The capital of Rajasthan is - Jaipur
The capital of Sikkim is - Gangtok
India's highest peak is the - Kanchenjunga
Mount Abu, a famous hill station is located at - Rajasthan
The main attraction of Mount Abu are the - Dilwara Jain Temples
Hussain Sagar Lake is located at - Hyderabad
The Samadhi of Gandhiji is known as - Rajghat
The Samadhi of Gandhiji is located on the bank of river - Yamuna
The largest state in India is - Madhya Pradesh
The highest TV tower in India is located at - New Delhi
The most literate state in India is - Kerala
Golconda Fort is located near - Hyderabad
Gateway of India is located at - Mumbai
Buland Darwaza is located at - Fatehpur Sikri
Badrinath is located at - Uttar Pradesh
Elephanta Caves are located on an island near - Mumbai
Ajanta caves are located near - Aurangabad
Humayu's tomb is located at - New Delhi
Jantar Mantar is located in - New Delhi
Jantar Mantar is an - Observatory
Jantar Mantar was constructed by - Maharaja Jai Singh II
Mughal Gardens is located at - New Delhi
Qutb-Minar is located at - New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhawan was built by - Edwin Lutyens
The samadhi of Indira Gandhi is known as - Shakti Sthal
The Tower of Victory is located at - Chittoor
Victoria Memorial is located at - Calcutta
The highest airfield of India is the - Chushul airfield,Ladakh
The largest lake of India is the - Wular lake,Kashmir
The largest Zoo of India is the - Zoological Garden,Calcutta
The most populated state of India is - Uttar Pradesh
Central Bureau of Investigation was formed in - 1963
BSF stands for - Border Security Force
ITBP stands for - Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The actual name of Mother Teresa was - Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhiu
A programme launched by Chandrababu Naidu,Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, to clean the city of Hyderabad was named - Janmabhoomi
Vajpayee Government was sworn in for the second time on - 19-Mar-98
Miss World 1997 contest was held at - Seychelles
The Miss World 1997 title was won by - Diana Hayden
The Miss World 1996 Contest was held at - Bangalore
Mother Teresa died on - 05-Sep-97
Bill Gates visited India in - Mar-97
The Carnatic volalist who won the Bharat Ratna Award was - M.S.Subbulakshmi
The first musician to get the Bharat Ratna - M.S.Subbulakshmi
Kerala attained statehood on - 1st November 1956
Sahar airport is located at - Mumbai
Dum Dum airport is located at - Calcutta
The first ever railway train travelled from - Bombay-Thane
The only Indian metro railway system is at - Calcutta
Air India was formed in - 1946
Indian Airlines was formed in - 1953
Indira Gandhi airport is located at - Delhi
Meenambakkam airport is located at - Chennai
The Export-Import Bank of India is also known as - EXIM Bank
The Navy Academy is located at - Cochin
In 1983,Bharat Ratna was posthumously awarded to - Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Mrs.Indira Gandhi was assassinated on - 31-10-1984
Mr.Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on - 21-05-1991
The strength of Rajya Sabha is - 250
The supreme commander of Army,Navy and Airforce is the - President
The Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the - Speaker
Pong dam is located in - Punjab
The fastest train in India is the - Shatabdi Express
The oldest refinery in India is the - Digboi refinery
The largest refinery of India is the - IOC Refinery at Koyah,Gujarat
The Bhakra dam is built across the River - Sutlej
The first General Elections were held in India in the year - 1952
The first engineering college established in India is the - Thompson college,Roorkee
The first library established in India is the - William Carey library,Serampore
The oldest english daily newspaper of India is - The Times of India
The largest post office in India is the - GPO,Mumbai
The largest prison in India is the - Tihar Central Jail,Delhi
The first Indian state formed on linguistic basis after Independence was - Andhra Pradesh
The largest cave temple in India is - Ellora
The only diamond producing area in India is - Panna Diamond Belt,M.P.
The biggest public sector bank in India is the - State Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India was established in - 1935
The oldest tree in India is the - Monus Serrata at Joshimutt
The first Education Minister of free India was - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Who is known as the Father of Indian industry - Jamshedji Tata
Gandhiji was assassinated by - Nathuram Godse
VDIS was launched on - July 1, 1997
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