0

GK - India Facts File

Description: Facts about India
Number of Questions: 25
Created by:
Tags: GK Bank PO UPSC Indian Geography Constitution of India/ Politics Population of India India INDIA Law
Attempted 0/25 Correct 0 Score 0

How many Union Territories are there in India?

  1. 7

  2. 6

  3. 5

  4. 8


Correct Option: A

In terms of area, which is the largest state in India?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Punjab


Correct Option: B

The Indian Constitution came into effect in

  1. 1947

  2. 1950

  3. 1956

  4. 1949


Correct Option: B

Which Indian state has the highest population?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: A

What is the Indian Standard Time?

  1. 82030'E

  2. 30082'E

  3. 85030'E

  4. 80035'E


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following was the first Indian state to be formed on a linguistic base?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Punjab


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the least populous state in India?

  1. Goa

  2. Sikkim

  3. Mizoram

  4. Manipur


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is the smallest state in India?

  1. Goa

  2. Kerala

  3. Manipur

  4. Assam


Correct Option: A

Before they became a part of India in 1954, Pondicherry and Mahe were under the rule of

  1. Portuguese

  2. French

  3. British

  4. Dutch


Correct Option: B

The State Reorganization Act took effect in

  1. 1952

  2. 1956

  3. 1972

  4. 1951


Correct Option: B

When did India annex Goa, Daman and Diu?

  1. 1954

  2. 1962

  3. 1961

  4. 1972


Correct Option: C

Itanagar is the capital of

  1. Manipur

  2. Mizoram

  3. Arunachal Pradesh

  4. Meghalaya


Correct Option: C

Kuchipudi is the traditional dance form of

  1. Kerala

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: C

The Kaziranga National park is in

  1. Assam

  2. West Bengal

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Mizoram


Correct Option: A

Haryana was created out of Punjab in

  1. 1966

  2. 1972

  3. 1956

  4. 1958


Correct Option: A

Gujarat was formed in

  1. 1956

  2. 1960

  3. 1952

  4. 1947


Correct Option: B

The ruins of Nalanda, world's earliest Buddhist University, is presently in

  1. Bengal

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: C

The Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is known for its

  1. one-horned rhinoceros

  2. asiatic lions

  3. birds

  4. black buck


Correct Option: A

Mohiniattam is the traditional dance form of

  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Karnataka

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: A

How many states are there in the Indian Union?

  1. 26

  2. 27

  3. 28

  4. 29


Correct Option: C

Jharkhand was formed out of which state in November 2000?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: B

The folk dance form Lavni is from

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Gujarat

  3. Punjab

  4. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: A

Silvassa is the capital of

  1. Goa

  2. Dadra Nagar Haveli

  3. Daman & Diu

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Where is the headquarters of the Southern Railway?

  1. Kochi

  2. Chennai

  3. Secunderabad

  4. Bangalore


Correct Option: B

India is divided into how many PIN code zones?

  1. 6

  2. 9

  3. 8

  4. 12


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 There are nine PIN zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army).

- Hide questions