Famous Places in India Questions and Answers

1. Indian Cancer Research institute is located at.
a) New Delhi
b) Calcutta
c) Chennai
d) Mumbai

Answer: d

2. Central Drug Research Institute is located at
a) Trissur
b) Nagpur
c) Mysore
d) Lucknow

Answer: d

3. Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near
a) Ajmer
b) Jaipur
c) Patna
d) Aurangabad

Answer: d

4. National School of Mines is located in ?
a) Dhanbad
b) Kavalpur
c) Udaipur
d) Hyderabad

Answer: a

5. Sun Temple is situated at?
a) Konark
b) Bangalore
c) Haridwar
d) Kerala

Answer: a

6. National Science Centre is located at
a) Bangalore
b) Bombay
c) Kolkata
d) Delhi

Answer: d

7. Central Road Research Institute is in
a) Delhi
b) Bangalore
c) Roorkee
d) Hyderabad

Answer: a

8. The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in
a) Orissa
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

Answer: d

9. Where is Chitrakut situated?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: d

10. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?
a) Bihar
b) Jaipur
c) Udaipur
d) Jodhpur

Answer: c

11. The 'Golconda Fort' is in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Telangana

Answer: d

12. Under Mother Teresa's guidance, the Missionaries of Charit built near Asansol, a lep er colony is called
a) Peace City
b) Sahara
c) Shanti Nagar
d) SOS

Answer: c

13. 'Kanchipuram' is in which of the following states?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Orissa
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: d

14. The famous Meenakshi temple is located in
a) Bihar
b) Madurai
c) Madras
d) Trichy

Answer: b

15. 'Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura

Answer: a

16. National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place?
a) Bangalore
b) Kerala
c) Gandhinagar
d) Hyderabad

Answer: d

17. National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at
a) Dehradun
b) Lucknow
c) Bangalore
d) Kanpur

Answer: a

18. The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Orissa
d) Maharashtra

Answer: b

19. 'Kandla' is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following?
a) Export Processing Zone
b) Centre for Marine Food products
c) Cutting and Polishing of diamonds
d) Ship breaking industry

Answer: a

20. National Police Academy is located at
a) Bangalore
b) Hyderabad
c) Abu Road
d) Dehradun

Answer: b

21. The first Indian University was opened in 1857 was in
a) Chennai
b) Bihar
c) Mumbai
d) Kolkata

Answer: d

22. The largest dry dock in India is situated at
a) Mumbai
b) Cochin
c) Marmugao
d) Kolkata

Answer: c

23. The largest Indian State by area is
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: a

24. Which is the oldest monuments?
a) Qutub Minar
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Khajurah
d) Taj Mahal

Answer: b

25. Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Women
a) pilot to fly an aircraft solo
b) ambassador to a foreign country
c) to be inducted into Indian Navy
d) doctor to create first test tube baby

Answer: a

26. 'Vijay Stambha' is situated in
a) Jaipur
b) Agra
c) Delhi
d) Chittor

Answer: d

27. The 'Char Minar' is in
a) Ahmedabad
b) Hyderabad
c) Delhi
d) Sikri

Answer: b

28. Where is the National Institute of Virology situated?
a) Pune
b) Delhi
c) Kolkatta
d) Madra

Answer: a

29. The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?
a) New Delhi
b) Orissa
c) Guragon
d) Kolkata

Answer: c

30. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c

31. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at
a) Pune
b) Ahmedabad
c) Sriharikota
d) Thiruvananthapuram

Answer: d

32. 'Mandi House' is a
a) the office of the P.M.
b) the office of Director General of Doordarshan
c) the office of NFDC
d) the Doordarshan C.P.C

Answer: b

33. The National Institute of Community Development is located at
a) Chennai
b) Pant Nagar
c) Hyderabad
d) Bangalore

Answer: c

34. The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?
a) Jaipur
b) Lucknow
c) Simla
d) Chandigarh

Answer: d

35. Sanchi Stupa is located near
a) Gaya
b) Bhopal
c) Varanasi
d) Bijapur

Answer: b

36. Indian School of Mines is located in
a) Dhanbad
b) Asansol
c) Tatanagar
d) Rourkela

Answer: a

37. Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?
a) Bamiyan
b) Borobudur
c) Anuradhapuram
d) Angor Vat

Answer: a

38. Siachen is a
a) desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
b) frontier zone between China and India
c) frontier zone between India and Myanmar
d) glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan

Answer: d

39. Golden Temple is situated in
a) New Delhi
b) Agra
c) Amritsar
d) Mumbai

Answer: c

40. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?
a) Dehradun
b) Vadodara
c) Digboi
d) Mumbai

Answer: a

41. National Archives is located at?
a) Calcutta
b) Dehradun
c) Bombay
d) New Delhi

Answer: d

42. Which is known as 'Garden City of India'?
a) Trivandram
b) Imphal
c) Simla
d) Bangalore

Answer: d

43. The Central Rice Research institute is located at
a) Rajamundry
b) Madra
c) Cuttack
d) Cochin

Answer: c

44. Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?
a) Shadnagar
b) Bangalore
c) Chennai
d) Hydrabad

Answer: d

45. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Alaknanda
d) Saraswathi

Answer: c

46. The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in
a) Pune
b) Bhopal
c) Faridabad
d) Lucknow

Answer: c

47. The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the following places?
a) Aurangabad
b) Nanded
c) Parbhani
d) Nagpur

Answer: a

48. The Indian Institute of Science is located at
a) Kerala
b) Madras
c) Bangalore
d) New Delhi

Answer: c

49. 'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for
a) Sculptures
b) Architecture
c) Cave Painting
d) All of the above

Answer: c

50. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Guragon
d) Bangalore

Answer: d