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
