Facts about India

Facts about India

1. What was the code name of military operation to drive out the intruders from Kargil in 1999?

(a) Operation Vijay                             (b) Operation Shakti

(c) Operation Trishul                           (d) Operation Kalki

2. V. S. Rama Devi was the first woman to occupy which government office?

(a) Chief Justice High Court

(b) Speaker, Lok Sabha

(c) Chief Election Commissioner

(d) Attorney-General

3. What code name was given to India’s nuclear tests at Pokhran between llth and 13th May 1998?

(a) Operation Shakti                           (b) Operation Vijay

(c) Operation Pawan                           (d) Operation Kalki

4. Of which of these organisations is India not a member?

(a) NAM        (b) G-8           (c) G-15         (d) SAARC

5. In which city are the headquarters of All India Radio (Akashwani) located?

(a) Agra                                                 (b) Bangalore

(c) Mumbai                                           (d) New Delhi

6. In which of these services would you find a Wing Commander?

(a) Army           (b) Air Force              (c) Police     (d) Navy

7. The Pink City Express train connects Delhi to which other city?

(a) Jaipur           (b) Ajmer                   (c) Agra    (d) Gwalior

8. In 1958, who became the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?

(a) Marinel Sen                                    (b) Mihir Sen

(c) Amartya Sen                                  (d) Prasenjit Sen

9. Which of these became a Union Territory on 1st Nov. 1966?

(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli              (b) Chandigarh

(c) Pondicherry                                     (d) Lakshadweep

10. Who presents the Param Vir Chakra to awardees or their family members?

(a) Prime Minister                                (b) President

(c) Chief of Staff                                 (d) Defence Minister

11. World famous Aurobindo Ashram is located in

(a) Kolkata                                           (b) Kanyakumari

(c) Pondicherry                                     (d) Baroda

12. Which of the paramilitary forces in India raised the world’s exclusive (women’s) ‘Manila Battalion?

(a) BSF          (b) Assam Rifles      (c) ITBP       (d) CRPF

13. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is given for

(a) contribution to scientific research

(b) research in Ayurvedic medicine

(c) contribution to cause of Indian Cinema

(d) contribution to creative literature

14. Where are headquarters of ‘Missionaries of Charity’?

(a) London     (b) Pune        (c) Kolkata           (d) Amritsar

15. Prithvi, the short range missile, has a range of

(a) 100-150 km                                    (b) 150-200 km

(c) 200.300km                                     (d) 250-300 km

16. Who penned India’s national song?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore                   (b) Sarojini Naidu

(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee       (d) Sri Aurobindo

17. Children’s Day is celebrated on

(a) November 14                                 (b) October 2

(c) September 5                                    (d) December 24

18. Prithvi is a

(a) Satellite

(b) Surface to surface missile

(c) Trainer aircraft

(d) Warship

19. Who was the first woman to be honoured with Bharat Ratna?

(a) Aruna Asif Ali                                (b) Mother Teresa

(c) Indira Gandhi                                 (d) Sarojini Naidu

20. The highest rank in India Navy is

(a) Commodre                                                     (b) Captain

(c) Commander                                   (d) Admiral

21. Field Marshal is the highest rank in

(a) Army                                (b) Navy

(c) Air Force                          (d) Territorial Army

22. National Defence Academy (NDA) is situated in

(a) Dehradun                                        (b) New Delhi

(c) Kirkee                                               (d) Khadakwasla

23. SHAR Space Centre is located at

(a) Sriharikota                                      (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Port Blair                                         (d) Thumba

24. Sarojini Naidu was a

(a) Poetess                                             (b) Novelist

(c) Short Story Writer                          (d) Dramatist

25. In which of the following areas the Jamnalal Bajaj awards are given?

(a) Constructive work

(b) Peace and disarmament

(c) Literature

(d) Agricultural research

26. Where did India explode the first nuclear device in 1974?

(a) Bhuj                                                 (b) Sriharikota

(c) Pokhran                                           (d) Jaisalmer

27. Which is India’s national flower?

(a)  Sunflower      (b) Rose       (c)  Lotus        (d) Marigold

28. What is our national emblem?

(a) Tiger                                                 (b) Ashoka Pillar

(c) Lotus                                                (d) Galloping horse

29. What is India’s national animal?

(a) Cow          (b) Lion            (c) Elephant         (d) Tiger

30. What is India’s national bird?

(a) Eagle        (b) Peacock                   (c) Parrot      (d) Swan

31. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ from the ‘Mundaka Upanishad’ are related to the

(a) National Anthem of India

(b) National Song of India

(c) National Emblem of India

(d) National Calendar of India

32. India’s national song is

(a) Sare Jahan Se Achcha                  (b) Jana Gana Mana

(c) Vande Matram                              (d) All the above

33. Use of the Indian tricolour is restricted on

(a) Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

(b) Republic Day

(c) Independence Day

(d) None of the above occasions

34. ‘Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara’ was written by

(a) Rahmat Ali

(b) Mohammad Iqbal

(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(d) Rabindranath Tagore

35. What is common to India’s National Flag and National Emblem?

(a) Both are important symbols of the country

(b) Both are symbols of freedom and democracy

(c) Dharma Chakra

(d) Two main colours

36. The Indian tricolour was first unfurled at

(a)  Rashtrapati Bhavan                    (b)   Red Fort

(c)  Parliament House                         (d)   India Gate

37. The first month of the Saka calendar is

(a) Vaisaka      (b) Megh           (c) Chaitra        (d) Bhadra

38. ‘Vande-Matram’ was first published in

(a) Kesri       (b) Gitanjali          (c) Harijan   (d) Anandmath

39. How many lions are visible in India’s State emblem?

(a) 4 full                                 (b) 3 full

(c) 2 full and a half                             (d) 3 full and a half

40. The title given to the national anthem by its author was

(a) Morning Song of India

(b) Freedom Song of India

(c) Bharat Vidhata

(d) None of above

41. The Indian flag is made of

(a) Artificial silk                                   (b) Pure silk

(c) Cotton poplin                                 (d) Khadi

42. Playing time of the full version of the national anthem is approximately

(a) 90 seconds                                      (b) 60 seconds

(c) 52 seconds                                      (d) 42 seconds

43. Of the five stanzas of India’s national anthem, how many have been adopted by the defence forces?

(a) 3 stanzas

(b) 2 stanzas

(c) The complete anthem

(d) Only the first stanza

44. When the flag flies at half mast, what does it signify?

(a) Country’s respect for someone

(b) National mourning

(c) Denotes surrender in times of war

(d) All the above

45. Indian national calendar is based on

(a) Saka era                                          (b) Vikram era

(c) Mauryan era                                   (d) None of these

46. The National Anthem was first sung in the year

(a) 1911       (b) 1913          (c) 1935       (d) 1936

47. India’s National Emblem is adopted from

(a) Puri                                                   (b) Sanchi

(c) Sarnath                                            (d) Mahabalipuram

48. Jana Gana Mana was adopted as National Anthem on

(a) January 24, 1950                          (b) January 26, 1950

(c) August 15, 1947                             (d) January 30, 1948.

49. The Army Headquarters are in

(a) New Delhi         (b) Kolkata          (c) Pune       (d) Patna

50. Who was the first lady Governor in India?

(a) Sarojini Naidu                            (b) Vijaylakshmi Pandit

(c) Nandini Satpathy                       (d)   Aruna Asaf Ali

51. Where in Rajasthan is the famous camel fair held?

(a) Jaipur       (b) Udaipur        (c) Pushkar      (d) Jodhpur

52. Who was independent India’s first Union Home Minister?

(a) B.R.Ambedkar                 (b) Baldev Singh

(c) Sardar Patel                    (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

53. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad                     (b) Indira Gandhi

(c) Vinoba Bhave                                (d) Rajiv Gandhi

54. The ‘Arjun’ Tank in India is manufactured at

(a) Perambur                                        (b) Avadi

(c) Jamshedpur                                    (d) Gorakhpur

55. Ship-building industry is located in

(a) Chennai                           (b) Kolkata

(c) Visakhapatnam             (d) None of above

56. Indian Air Force (IAF) was established in the year

(a) 1933          (b) 1947       (c) 1911          (d) 1950

57. How many commands are there in the Indian Army?

(a) Four        (b) Six              (c) Five        (d) Seven

58. How many operational commands are there in the Indian Air Force?

(a) Seven          (b) Six         (c) Three          (d) Five

59. Where is the Defence Services Staff College located?

(a) Wellington                                       (b) Hyderabad

(c) Khadakvasla                                  (d) Dehradun

60. Which of the following States has two capitals?

(a) Karnataka                                      (b) Punjab

(c) Jammu & Kashmir                        (d) Haryana

(Summer capital Srinagar and Winter capital Jammu)

61. The Headquarters of Navy are located at

(a) Chennai     (b) Kochi     (c) Mumbai        (d) New Delhi

62. How many commands are there in the Indian Navy?

(a) Four           (b) Three                      (c) Five       (d) Seven

63. The rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy is equivalent to which rank in the Air Force?

(a) Squadron Leader                           (b) Flight Lieutenant

(c) Group Captain                               (d) Wing Commander

64. The newsprint factory owned by the Government of India is located in

(a) Kagaznagar                                    (b) Nepanagar

(c) Sirpur                                                (d) Saharanpur

65. Where are the headquarters of North Zone of Indian Railways?

(a) Jammu Tawi                                  (b) Ferozepur

(c) New Delhi                                        (d) Lucknow

66. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located at

(a) Dehradun                                        (b) Nellore

(c)  Thiruvananthapuram                  (d) Bangalore

67. Census in India is conducted after every

(a) 5 years                                             (b) 11 years

(c) 10 years                                           (d) 15 years

68. Kolkata International Airport was previously called

(a) Dum Dum                                       (b) Santa Cruz

(c) Meenabakkam                              (d) None of the above

69. Mazagaon docks are located at

(a) Kochi                                               (b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai                           (d) None of these

70. Which was the national animal of India before the Royal Bengal Tiger?

(a) Elephant      (b) Lion          (c) Rhinoceros   (d) Cheetah

71. Who is the youngest recipient of the Bharat Ratna?

(a) Ravi Shankar                                 (b) K. Kamaraj

(c) Rajiv Gandhi                                (d) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

72. Which of the following is the name of the indigenously developed Indian Super Computer?

(a) Gati          (b) Dharm                      (c) Shakti     (d) Param

73. Who, among the following Generals, was the first to be elevated to the rank of Field Marshal?

(a) General K.M. Cariappa

(b) General R.N. Thapar

(c)  General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

(d) General K.S.Thimayya

74. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?

(a) Nelson Mendela

(b) Mother Teresa

(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

(d) Martin Luther King

75. When was the name of All Indian Radio (AIR) changed to Akashvani?

(a) 1917          (b) 1950              (c) 1954             (d) 1957

76. Who is the youngest Indian graduate?

(a) Vishwanathan Anand

(b) Tathagat Avtar Tulsi

(c) P. Gopinath

(d) Bula Choudhary

77. In which State is the Jagannath Temple situated?

(a) West Bengal                                   (b) Orissa

(c) Kerala                                              (d) Uttar Pradesh

78. English is the official language of which of the following States?

(a) Manipur                                          (b) Nagaland

(c) Karnataka                                       (d) Andhra Pradesh

79. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by

(a) Mahatma Gandhi                    (b) Jayaprakash Narayan

(c) Vinoba Bhave                                           (d) Giani Zail Singh

80. Victoria Memorial is located in

(a) London                                            (b) Mumbai

(c) New Delhi                                        (d) Kolkata

81. Sabarmati Ashram, which is associated with Mahatma Gandhi, is in

(a) Maharashtra                                                  (b) Gujarat

(c) Rajasthan                                       (d) Uttar Pradesh

82. India’s main battle tank is called

(a) Arjun                                                (b) Bhima

(c) Shital                                                (d) Lakshaya

83. Whose birthday, 12th January, is observed as National Youth Day in India?

(a) Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Swami Vivekanand

(c) Raja Rammohan Roy

(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa

84. What do the last 3 digits in the PIN code stand for?

(a) Region

(b) Sub region

(c) Branch post office

(d) Delivery post office

85. Which of the, following is called twin cities?

(a) Delhi-Ghaziabad

(b) Mumbai-Pune

(c) Bangalore-Mysore

(d) Hyderabad-Secunderabad

86. Which of the following satellites helps telecast TV network programmes all over the country?

(a) Rohini                                              (b) INSAT-1B

(c) APPLE                                             (d) Aryabhatta

87. ‘Helpage India’ is an organisation dedicated to the, service of

(a) Orphans                                    (b) Old and infirm people

(c) Widows                                      (d) Exploited women

88. The Central Building Research Institute is in

(a) Mumbai      (b) Delhi           (c) Roorkee    (d) Lucknow

89. Identify the Indian scientist in whose honour National Science Day is celebrated:

(a) J.C.Bose                                          (b) C.V.Raman

(c) S. Ramanujan                                (d) H.J. Bhabha

90. Dr C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize in

(a) Literature                                        (b) Medicine

(c) Physics                                             (d) Chemistry

91. The foundation of New Delhi was laid on December 15, 1911. Who laid the foundation stone?

(a)  Lord Mountbatten                (b) King George V

(c) Queen Victoria                      (d) Lord William Bentinck

92. Who was the architect of New Delhi?

(a) Edwin Lutyens                               (b) Le Corbusier

(c) Lloyd Wright                                   (d) Lloyd George

93. Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to go into space. When did he achieve this distinction?

(a) 15 March, 1984                             (b) 3 April, 1984

(c) 3 June, 1984                                   (d) None of these

94. The playing time of the short version which contains the first and the last lines of the National Anthem is

(a) 30 seconds                                      (b) 23 seconds

(c) 20 seconds                                      (d) 22 seconds

95. Where is the oldest engineering college in the country located?

(a) Bangalore                                       (b) Roorkee

(c) Varanasi                                          (d) Mumbai

96. Under the PIN Code system, the numbers of postal zones in India are

(a) Six            (b) eight          (c) Seven       (d) Nine

97. Since when has the census on an all India basis been taken regularly every ten years?

(a) 1861        (b) 1872         (c) 1881        (d) 1901

98. When was India’s premier investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formed?

(a)  1961       (b) 1962         (c)  1963       (d) 1947

99. Which day is observed as the Army Day in the country?

(a) 15 January                                      (b) 4April

(c) 5 September                                    (d) 14 November

100. Which day is observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day?

(a) 1 December                                    (b) 7 December

(c) 15 December                                  (d) 21 December

101. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was set up in the year

(a) 1966        (b) 1969         (c) 1971        (d) 1975

102. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s samadhi at New Delhi is known as

(a) Vijay Ghat                                      (b) Shaktisthal

(c) Shantivan                                        (d) Vir Bhumi

103. The Border Security Force (BSF) is charged with the task of maintaining permanent vigilance on India’s international border. When was it raised?

(a) 1965        (b) 1963         (c) 1966        (d) 1955

104. Panchsheel Agreement between India and China was signed in the year

(a) 1950        (b) 1961         (c) 1954        (d) 1947

105. When was the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raised?

(a) 1939         (b) 1949          (c) 1965      (d) None of these

106. First Indian satellite Aryabhatta was launched in the year

(a) 1972     (b) 1975            (c) 1977                  (d) 1976

107. Television was introduced in India in the year

(a) 1952     (b) 1959            (c) 1961                   (d) 1970

108. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was promulgated in

(a) 1872      (b) 1917           (c) 1947                   (d) 1950

109. When was India admitted as a member of the United Nations?

(a) 1945                   (b) 1947               (c) 1950        (d) 1951

110. When was the Chipko movement started in the country?

(a)  1971                (b) 1973           (c)  1975          (d) 1974

111. Chipko movement partains to

(a) conservation and tree production

(b) deforestation

(c) road blocking operation

(d) a peasant’s movement

112. The post of a ‘Commodre’ is a rank in

(a) Army                                                (b) Navy

(c) Air Force                                          (d) Home Guards

113. 1 Supreme Command of all the three wings of the armed forces is vested in the

(a) Prime Minister of India                                (b) President of India

(c) Chief of the Army Staff               (d) Defence Ministry

114. India’s longest railway platform is at

(a) Sone         (b) Kharagpur               (c) Delhi   (d) Howrah

115. India’s first TV centre was set up at

(a) Mumbai     (b) Delhi      (c) Kolkata      (d) Lucknow

116. Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for its

(a) Leather industry                            (b) Glass industry

(c) Rubber industry                             (d) Cotton industry

117. Bastar is a

(a) Tribal Area                                      (b) Forest Area

(c) Industrial Area                               (d) None of the above

118. Who is known as the ‘Father of India’s missile programme’?

(a) Raja Ramana                                (b) Homi Bhaba

(c) A.PJ.AbduI Kalam                        (d) R. Santhanam

119. The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is situated in

(a) Pune         (b) Dehradun                (c) Patna   (d) Jabalpur

120. Who laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country?

(a) H.J. Bhabha                                   (b) V. Sarabhai

(c) S.N. Bose                                         (d) Raja Ramanna

121. The famous hill station in South India is

(a) Ooty                                                 (b) Trivandrum

(c) Tirupati                                            (d) Tiruchirapalli

122. The highest Dam in India is

(a) Bhakra                                            (b) Hirakund

(c) Rana Pratap Sagar                        (d) Tungabhadra

123. If you wish to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which of the following States?

(a) Uttar Pradesh                                 (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh                             (d) Jharkhand

124. Which State is called the ‘Cradle of Buddhism’?

(a) Sikkim                             (b) Bihar

(c) Uttar Pradesh                                  (d) Sikkim

125. ‘August Kranti Rajdhani Express’ runs between which of the following stations?

(a) Mumbai-Kolkata                     (b) Kolkata-New Delhi

(c) New Delhi-Chennai                 (d) Nizamuddin-Mumbai

126. The only Indian recipient of ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’ Award is

(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri                      (b) Maulana Azad

(c) Morarji Desai                                  (d) Indira Gandhi

127. The Diesel Component Works is located at

(a) Varanasi                                          (b) Kapurthala

(c) Patiala                                              (d) New Delhi

128. The Integral Coach Factory of Indian Railways is located at

(a) Chittaranjan                                   (b) Varanasi

(c) Kanpur                                             (d) Perambur

129. Which of the following is the width of broad gauge of Indian Railways?

(a) 4’2″                   (b) 4’6″                   (c) 5’2″       (d) 5’6″

130. The great Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) is associated with

(a) Mathematics                                  (b) Botany

(c) Geography                                      (d) Astronomy

131. Sriharikota, the site for rocket launching in India, is in

(a) Kerala                              (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Andhra Pradesh                             (d) Rajasthan

132. Sanchi Stupas are located near

(a) Bhopal          (b) Gaya           (c) Bijapur    (d) Varanasi

133. By what name is Kamarupa known today?

(a) Mizoram                                         (b) Manipur

(c) Meghalaya                                      (d) Assam

134. Indian Rhinos are mostly found in

(a) Kanha National Park              (b) Corbett National Park

(c) Kaziranga National Park              (d) Manas Sanctuary

135. What is India’s world rank in population?

(a) First           (b) Second                    (c) Third     (d) Fourth

136. What is India’s world rank in terms of land area?

(a) Second         (b) Fourth         (c) Seventh          (d) Ninth

137. Dogri is spoken in which of the following States?

(a) Orissa                                           (b) Assam

(c) Bihar                                                            (d) Jammu and Kashmir

138. The Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains IAS officers is situated at

(a) Srinagar                                           (b) Mussoorie

(c) Dehradun                                        (d) New Delhi

139. Who started the Bhoodan Movement?

(a) Jayaprakash Naryan                    (b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Vinoba Bhave                                                (d) K.M. Munshi

140. Ballarpur is known for

(a) Glass bangles                                  (b) Writing paper

(c) Fertilisers                                          (d) Diamond mines

141. Who, among the following Air Chiefs, is the first to be elevated to the rank of Air Marshal?

(a) S. Mukherjee                                  (b) Dilbagh Singh

(c) P.C. Lai                                            (d) Arjan Singh

142. Who built a chain of scientific laboratories in the country?

(a) Vikram Sarabhai                           (b) H.J. Bhabha

(c) S.S. Bhatnagar                               (d) J.C. Bose

143. Sriperumbudur, a temple town in South, is the birth place of

(a) Saint Ramanuja                        (b) Adi Shankaracharya

(c) Vidyaranya                                  (d) Madhavacharya

144. Which Indian literary great is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?

(a) Sarojini Naidu                                (b) Taru Dutt

(c) Kamala Dass                                  (d) Mahasata Devi

145. ‘Operation Flood’ is

(a) a flood control programme

(b) a technique to tame rivers

(c) the installation of flood lights

(d) a programme to increase milk supply

146. The Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi was designed by

(a) Le Corbuiser                                   (b) Edwin Lutyens

(c) Edward Stone                                 (d) None of these

147. What is “Sagar Samarat”?

(a) A Naval Fighting Ship

(b) A Merchant Navy Ship

(c) An ordinary ship

(d) An oil drilling rig

148. Which is the first national park to be established in India?

(a) Bandipur National Park

(b) Periyar National Park

(c) Velvadar National Park

(d) Corbett National Park

149. India House is located in

(a) New Delhi      (b) Kolkata      (c) London   (d) Mumbai

150. Arati Pradhan became the first woman in the world to swim across which water body?

(a) English Channel                             (b) Park Straits

(c) Bosphorus                                       (d) Gulf of Gibralatar

151. The State with the highest density of population in India according to 2001 census is

(a) Uttar Pradesh                                 (b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala                                              (d) West Bengal

152. Which of the following awards has been instituted by K.K. Birla Foundation?

(a) Kalidas Samman

(b) Tansen Samman

(c) Saraswati Samman

(d) Dada Saheb Phalke Award

153. Central Rice Research Institute is located in which of the following cities?

(a) Delhi                                                 (b) Hyderabad

(c) Cuttack                                            (d) Kolkata

154. Which city of India has the largest Zoological garden?

(a)  Delhi                                                (b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai                                           (d) Jaipur

155. The Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, the State Emblem of India, is kept at the

(a) National Museum                         (b) Sarnath Museum

(c) Archaeological Survey of India  (d) None of these

156. Which city is called ‘White City’ of Rajasthan?

(a) Jaipur                                               (b) Ajmer

(c) Udaipur                                            (d) Jodhpur

157. Which of the following is the highest rank in Indian Air Force?

(a) Wing Commander                         (b) Flying Officer

(c) Squadron Leader                           (d) Air Commodore

158. Palk Strait separates India from

(a)  Pakistan                                         (b) Sri Lanka

(c) Nepal                                                (d) Bhutan

159. Chandigarh was designed and planned by an architect called

(a)  L Corbusier                                    (b) Edwin Lutyens

(c)  Satish Gujral                                  (d) L. Keating

160. Dalal Street is known for which of the following?

(a) Grain market in Delhi

(b) Bullion market in Kolkata

(c) Stock Exchange in Jaipur

(d) Stock Exchange in Mumbai

161. Vishwakarma Jayanti is celebrated by

(a) worshipping arms

(b) worshipping tools

(c) worshipping the sun

(d) worshipping mother earth

162. The name of the first permanent station set up by India in the Antarctica is

(a) Dakshin Gangotri                          (b) Maitree

(c) Ramnotri                                         (d) None of these

163. Where is the Naval Academy located?

(a) Goa                                                  (b) Kochi

(c) Vishakhapatnam                           (d) Mangalore

164. The biggest Church in India is in

(a) Mumbai           (b) Chennai          (c) Goa         (d) Delhi

165. Which of the following cities has a place called Victoria Terminus?

(a) Bangalore       (b) Mumbai     (c) Chennai       (d) Delhi

166. The Cellular Jail is a major tourist attraction in

(a) Pune          (b) Vellore         (c) Nagpur     (d) Port Blair

167. Who was the youngest Indian Nobel laureate?

(a) Amartya Sen                                  (b) Mother Teresa

(c) Rabindranath Tagore                   (d) C.V. Raman

168. Kandla is a/an

(a) Sea Port       b) Aeroplane    (c) Glacier    (d) Computer

169. Sports Day in India is celebrated every year on August 29 in honour of

(a) Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard

(b) Vijay Merchant, the cricket player

(c) Mihir Sen, the first Indian to swim across the English Channel

(d) None of above

170. The first indigenously built missile boat is named as

(a) INS Mani                                        (b) INS Shilpi

(c) INS Vibhuti                                     (d) INS Vikrant

171. The first Indian woman to climb the Everest was

(a) Rupali Roy                                     (b) Ujwala Patil

(c) Bachendri Pal                                 (d) Meher Moos

172. 1 The name of the political leader who held successively the positions of Chief Minister, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and President of India is

(a) Giani Zail Singh                             (b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed                 (d) N. Sanjiva Reddy

173. The first Indian woman to be crowned ‘Miss World’ was

(a) Sushmita Sen

(b) Aishwarya Rai

(c) Lilla Naidu

(d) Reita Faria (in 1966)

174. 1 The first town in India to achieve cent per cent literacy

(a) Kanpur                                            (b) Shillong

(c) Burdwan                                          (d) Ernakulam

175. The Imperial bank of India was renamed

(a) Reserve Bank of India           (b) Central Bank of India

(c) Bank of India                            (d) State Bank of India

176. The Theosophical Society has its headquarters at

(a) Pune                                                 (b) Adyar (Chennai)

(c) Gandhinagar                                   (d) Kochi

177. The highest airport in India is located in

(a) Bagodra        (b) Shillong              (c) Shimla      (d) Leh

178. Intelligence Bureau looks after

(a) the espionage work in the world

(b) the espionage work only in the territory of India

(c) the economic crimes committed in India

(d) none of these

179. Indian scientist who first-proved that plants have life:

(a) J.C.Bose                                          (b) C.V. Raman

(c) S.N.Bose                                      (d) Hargobind Khurana

180. Which one of the following is NOT a State?

(a) Nagaland                                        (b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Lakshadweep                                 (d) Arunachal Pradesh

181 Who was the first Dalit woman Chief Minister of a State?        

(a) Rabri Devi                                       (b) Mayawati

(c) Nandini Satpathi                            (d) Padmaja Naidu

182. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has its headquarters at

(a) Thiruvananthapuram                   (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Hyderabad                                      (d) Bangalore

183. The title of ‘Father of Indian Medicine’ is given to

(a) Sushruta                                          (b) Charaka

(c) Dhanwantri                                     (d) Varamihira

184. The famous Lingaraj Temple is located in

(a) Puri                                                   (b) Sonepur

(c) Bhubaneshwar                               (d) Konark

185. Where is the Central Mining Research Institute located?

(a) Cuttack                                           (b) Jamshedpur

(c) Dhanbad                                         (d) Pune

186. Antyodaya is a scheme to/for

(a) uplift weaker section of society

(b) provide mid-day meals to school children

(c) providing drinking water to villages

(d) development of the handicapped

187. Mandal Commission Report pertained to

(a) Scheduled Tribes

(b) Inquiry into Gandhi Peace Foundation

(c) Reservation of seats for Backward Classes

(d) Uplift of weaker sections

188. Identify the foreign lady who undertook social service in India and was honoured with Bharat Ratna:

(a) Sheela Kumari                               (b) Annie Besant

(c) Mother Teresa                                (d) Sister Nirmala

189. Which of the following is considered as the ‘Electronic City’ of India?

(a) Hyderabad                                     (b) Bangalore

(c) Kolkata                                            (d) Mumbai

190. Where are the headquarters of Eastern Command of the Indian Navy located?

(a) Paradip                                            (b) Kolkata

(c) Vishakhapatnam                           (d) Kochi

191. The most important and oldest source of Indian philosophy is

(a) The Ramayana                             (b) Bhagvat Gita

(c) The Vedas                                       (d) Manu Smriti

192. The first lady of Indian silver screen was

(a) Madhubala                                     (b) Devika Rani

(c) Durga Khote                                   (d) Nargis Dutt

193. The first satellite sent by Indian Space Research Organisation was

(a) Rohini                                              (b) Bhaskara

(c) Aryabhatta                                     (d) Trishul

194. Which of the following is the total length of railway lines in India (approximately)?

(a) 30000 kms.                                     (b) 48000 kms.

(c) 58000 kms.                                     (d) 63000 kms.

195. India owes its political integration to the genius of

(a) C. Rajagopalachari                       (b) Vallabhbhai Patel

(c) Lord Mountbatten                         (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

196. Which one of the following is known as the financial capital of India?

(a) New Delhi                                        (b) Chennai

(c) Chandigarh                                     (d) Mumbai

197. Martyrs’ Day is observed on

(a) 30 January                                      (b) 5 September

(c) 2 October                                         (d) 7 December

198. In which district of Rajasthan is Pokhran, the site of India’s nuclear test?

(a) Kota            (b) Bundi            (c) Jaisalmer   (d) Udaipur

199. Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a Magsaysay Award?

(a) Mother Teresa                                (b) Pt. Ravi Shankar

(c) Vinoba Bhave                                (d) R.K. Laxman

200. With which of the following would you associate Verghese Kurien?

(a) Operation Vijay                             (b) Project Tiger

(c) Operation Flood                             (d) Operation Shakti

201. Which State has districts named East, West, North and South?

(a) Manipur      (b)’Tripura       (c) Sikkim      (d) Nagaland

202. Which Indian city would you be if you were visiting the Salar Jung Museum?

(a) Patna                                               (b) Hyderabad

(c) Mysore                                             (d) Lucknow

203. Across which river was India’s first hydro-electric project set up?

(a) Sutlej          (b) Damodar              (c) Kosi     (d) Krishna

204. What is the name of first Indian nuclear submarine?

(a) INS Chakra                                    (b) INS Viraat

(c) INS Nashak                                    (d) INS Shalki

205. If an Indian Army Officer has three stars on car plate what is his rank?

(a) Major-General                               (b) Lt. General

(c) Brigadier                                          (d) Colonel

206. ‘Vajra’ is the Indian name of which combat aircraft?

(a) Jaguar                                              (b) Sukhoi-30 MK

(c) Mig21                                               (d) Mirage 2000

207. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title?

(a) Sushmita Sen                                 (b) Aishwarya Rai

(c) Lara Datta                                      (d) Madhu Sapre

208. Which is the biggest State (areawise) in India?

(a) Bihar                                                (b) Rajasthan

(c) Madhya Pradesh                           (d) Uttar Pradesh

209. Who was the recipient of the first Bhartiya Jnanpith Award?

(a) Jaishankar Prasad                      (b) G. Shankara Kurup

(c) Sumitranandan Pant                 (d) Maithali Saran Gupt

210. The first Chaitra of the National Calendar of India falls on

(a) 22nd March in a normal year and 21st March in a leap year

(b) 2nd April in normal year and 1st April in a leap year

(c) 14th June in a normal year and 13th June in a leap year

(d) 21st January in a normal year and 20th January

211. “Vande Matram’ means

(a)  I praise thee, mother                (b) I love thee, mother

(c) I bow thee, mother                    (d) I adore thee, mother

212. The Chakra in the centre of National Flag is in which colour?

(a) Red               (b) Black            (c) Green   (d) Navy Blue

213. The largest rose garden in Asia with more than a thousand varieties of roses is at

(a) Delhi                                                 (b) Bangalore

(c) Chandigarh                                     (d) Pune

214. In which Indian State is the ‘Vivekananda Rock Memorial’ situated?

(a) Tamil Nadu                                    (b) Kerala

(c) Andhra Pradesh                             (d) Orissa

215. Who was the founder of civil aviation in India?

(a) B.P.Wadia                                       (b) G.D.Birla

(c) J.R.D. Tata                                      (d) Dhirubai Ambani

216. ‘Shakti Sthal’ is the name given to

(a) The office of the Army H. Qs. in Delhi

(b) The Samadhi of Mrs Indira Gandhi

(c) The nuclear research reactor at Kalpakkam

(d) The Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi

217. From the original Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, which of the following is omitted in the State Emblem adopted by India?

(a) A bull                               (b) A horse

(c) The bell shaped lotus                    (d) None of the above

218. Which Indian State is called the ‘Tea Garden’?

(a) Assam                                              (b) Kerala

(c) Uttaranchal                                     (d) Jharkhand

219. Which of these is a rank in the Indian Air Force?

(a) Captain                                           (b) Commander

(c) Commodre                                      (d) Group Captain

220. What does the white colour in India’s National Flag stand for?

(a) Truth and Peace                            (b) Prosperity

(c) Courage                                           (d) Faith

221. The oldest existing synagogue in India was built in 1568 at

(a) Bombay                                          (b) Calcutta

(c) Cochin                             (d) Pondicherry

222. The only place in India which has a shrine dedicated to Brahma, also known for major fair each year. This place is

(a) Kurukshetra                                    (b) Pushkar

(c) Haridwar                                         (d) Ujjain

223. The first Indian State in which the Communist Party of India came to power is

(a) West Bengal                                   (b) Kerala

(c) Assam                              (d) Tamil Nadu

224. Kovalam beach is located in which Indian State?

(a) Kerala                              (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) West Bengal                                    (d) Maharashtra

225. Which port in Kerala is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’?

(a) Kozhikode                                      (b) Alwaye

(c) Kovalam                                         (d) Kochi

226. What was the capital of undivided Punjab before Chandigarh was built?

(a) Shimla                                             (b) Amritsar

(c) Jalandhar                                        (d) Ambala

227. In which State is Tuticorin port situated?

(a) Kerala                                              (b) Maharashtra

(c) Tamil Nadu                                     (d) Orissa

228. Who made Jantar Mantar at Delhi?

(a) Lord Clive                                       (b) Shahjahan

(c) Sawai Jai Singh                              (d) Sher Shah Suri

229. The value of p (Pai) was first given by

(a) Bhaskra,                                          (b) Brahmagupta

(c) Aryabhatta                                     (d) Banabhatt

230. In 1987, ‘Indian Peace Keeping Force’ (IPKF) was sent to which country?

(a) Nepal                                               (b) Sri Lanka

(c) Mynamar                                        (d) Maldives

231. Where has the first science city been established in India?

(a) Kolkata                                           (b) Chennai

(c) Mumbai                                           (d) Bangalore

232. Where is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy located?

(a) Mussorie                                          (b) Khadkvasala

(c) Mount Abu                                     (d) Hyderabad

233. Second Science City of India is being developed at/near

(a) Mumbai                                          (b) Jalandhar

(c) Pune                                                 (d) Hyderabad

234. Ayurveda or the science of health and medicine is attributed to

(a) Vishnu                                             (b) Dhanwantri

(c) Dhruve                             (d) Virabhadra

235. When was Jawaharlal Nehru sworn in as the first Prime Minister of free India?

(a) 26th Jan. 1950                               (b) 15th Aug. 1947

(c) 26th Jan. 1952                               (d) 26th Nov. 1949

236. Gomateshwara is a famous place of pilgrimage in

(a) Karnataka                                      (b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu                                     (d) Andhra Pradesh

237. Which, among the following, is the place of worship of the Jews?

(a) Fire Temple                                     (b) Mosque

(c) Church                             (d) Synagogue

238. National Technology Day is observed on

(a) May 1                                              (b) May 11

(c) March 8                                           (d) September 8

239. RAW is an intelligence agency of

(a) Pakistan                                          (b) Israel

(c) India                                                 (d) Sri Lanka

240. Sulabh International is an organisation providing

(a) health in rurual areas

(b) good sanitation at cheap rates

(c) low cost accommodation

(d) none of these

241. The world’s largest sundial is in which Indian city?

(a) Jaipur                               (b) Delhi

(c) Agra                                                  (d) Jodhpur

242. Which of these awards is exclusively reserved for the armed forces?

(a) Padam Vibushan                           (b) Arjuna Award

(c) Vishist Seva Medal                        (d) Padam Shri

243. Who, among the following, was twice the Acting Prime Minister of India?

(a) V.P. Singh                                        (b) Charan Singh

(c) Gulzari Lal Nanda                         (d) Indira Gandhi

244. After whom is the National Police Academy at Hyderabad named?

(a) Sardar Patel

(b) Vir Savarkar

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

245. Which words were inscribed on the first postage stamp issued in India after Independence?

(a) Vande Matram                              (b) Jai Hind

(c) Hey Ram                                         (d) Azad Hind

246. How many lions are there in the State Emblem adopted from the Sarnath Capital of Ashoka?

(a) 3                                                        (b) 5

(c) 4                                                        (d) 6

247. In ancient times which of these regions was called Kalinga?

(a) Gujarat                                            (b) Orissa

(c) Karnataka                                       (d) Uttar Pradesh

248. Where was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

(a) Raj Ghat                                         (b) Teenmurti Bhavan

(c) Birla House                                     (d) Birla Mandir

249. Whose Ashram at Wardha is known as ‘Sevagram’?

(a) Motilal Nehru                                 (b) Lokmanya Tilak

(c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave                               (d) Mahatma Gandhi

250. Which of these is a military rank in India?

(a) Attorney-General                           (b) Solicitor-General

(c) Major-General                                (d) Governor-General

251. Aboard which spacecraft did India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma go into space?

(a) Viking-1                                           (b) Sputnik-1

(c) Luna-3                                             (d) SOYUZ

252. In which State would you find the Rumtek Monastery?

(a) Sikkim                             (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Jammu and Kashmir                    (d) Arunachal Pradesh

253. Which of these animals is’ NOT depicted in our national, embelm?

(a) Deer               (b) Horse  (c) Bull       (d) Lion

254. When did Dr. Rajendra Prasad assume office as the first President of India?

(a) 1947          (b) 1950                       (c) 1951        (d) 1952

255. Who did Rajiv Gandhi defeat in his very first general elections from Amethi in 1984?

(a) Sanjay Singh                           (b) Ravindra Pratap Singh

(c) Maneka Gandhi                       (d) V.P. Singh

256. Which Prime Minister implemented the Mandal Commission’s recommendations in 1990?

(a) P.V. Narasimha Rao                     (b) Chandra Shekhar

(c)  V.P. Singh                                       (d)   Rajiv Gandhi

257. Which of these is a fighter aircraft?

(a) MiG-29                                            (b) AK-47

(c) Dornier-228                                     (d) Lakshya

258. Which of these is a helicopter used by the IAF?

(a) Chetak                                             (b) Gajrat

(c) Vikrant                                             (d) Arjun

259. In which city is Charminar located?

(a) Chennai                                           (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Hyderabad                                      (d) Bangalore

260. What is Sriharikota famous for?

(a) Fireworks                                         (b) Steel Plant

(c) Satellite Launching Station          (d) Rock Garden

261. Which city served as India’s capital between 1858 and 1911?

(a) Calcutta            (b) Patna              (c) Agra     (d) Nagpur

262. in India’s National Emblem, which two animals are standing on the right and left sides?

(a) Bull and Cow                                 (b) Bull and Horse

(c) Bull and Lion                                  (d) Horse and Tiger

263. who, among the following, was awarded; the first Bharat Ratna?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru                          (b) S. Radhakrishnan

(c) C.V.Ranym                                     (d) Vallabhbhai Patel

264. Who was the first Indian to become Chief of the Indian Air Force?

(a) Subroto Mukherjee                       (b) A.M. Engineer

(c) Arjan Singh                                     (d) P.C. Lal

265. Who was India’s first External Affairs Minister?

(a) N.V.Gadgil                                      (b) LK-Gujral

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru                           (d) Sardar Patel

266. Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force?

(a) Gen. K.M. Cariappa

(b) Gen. S.M. Srinagesh

(c) Gen- Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji

(d) Gen.K.S.Thimayya

267. after independence who became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army?

(a) Roy Bucher                                    (b) K.M. Cariappa

(c) Rajindra Sinhji                               (d) S.M. Srinagesh

268. Which of these Indian scientists is associated with Green Revolution in India?

(a) M.S. Swaminanthan                     (b) C.V.Raman

(c) S. Chandrashekhar                     (d) Hargobind Khurana

269. How many months are there in the national calendar based on the Saka era?

(a) Seven          (b) Eleven         (c) Twelve    (d) Fourteen

270. Who was the first recipient of the Paramvir Chakra?

(a) Hoshiar Singh                                 (b) Maj. Shitan Singh

(c) Maj. Piru Singh                               (d) Som Nath Sharma

271. The words “Satyameva Jay ate” are taken from

(a) Rig Veda                         (b) Satyarath Parkash

(c) Hitopdesh                        (d) Mundaka Upanishad

272. The ratio of the width of the national flag of India to’ its length is

(a) 2:3                    (b) 1:3           (c) 1:4             (d) 2:5

273. How many spokes are there in our national emblem?

(a) 12                     (b)   20                   (c) 15                (d) 24

274. Who composed our national anthem?

(a) Mohammad Iqbal                        (b) B.C. Chatterjee

(c) Rabindranath Tagore                   (d) Aurobindo Ghosh

275. The highest Indian decoration for showing valour and gallantry in the war is

(a) Param Vishishta Seva Medal      (b) Ashoka Chakra

(c) Paramveer Chakra (PVC)            (d) Mahaveer Chakra

276. The descending order of the colours in the Indian flag is

(a) Saffron, white, green                (b) White, green, saffron

(c) Green, white, safforn                (d) Green, saffron, white

277. Dhanwantri Awards are given for the best achievement in the field of

(a) Space Research                             (b) Nuclear Science

(c) Economics                                      (d) Medical Science

278. Who composed “Vande Mataram”?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore                   (b) Sri Aurobindo

(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee       (d) Mahatma Gandhi

279. The name of Indian born lady who went into space for the first time is

(a) Alpana Chawla                              (b) Bachendri Pal

(c) Kalpana Chawla                            (d) Arundhati Roy

280. The first and the only woman recipient of the Ashoka Chakra was

(a) Kalpna Chawla                              (b) Gunjan Saxena

(c) Neerja Bhanot                                                (d) Aruna Roy