General Knowledge: Famous Tourist Places in India | Question and Answer Set - 001

 
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1.

Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of
(a) Petroleum
(b) Coal
(c) Iron ore
(d) Bauxite

Answer: (a)

2.

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Myanmar

Answer: (d)

3.

At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea?
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Badrinath
(c) Mahabaleshwar
(d) Nasik

Answer: (a)

4.

Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway Project?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (a)

5.

Consider the following pairs :
Famous place Country
1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garros : The Netherlands
Which of the pairs given above is/arc correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

6.

Consider the following pairs:
Tradition State
1. Gatka a traditional marital art : Kerala
2. Madhubani, a traditional painting : Bihar
3. Singhwy Khababs Sindhu Darshan : Jammu and Kashmir
 Festival
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

7.

Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at
(a) Perambur
(b) Varanasi
(c) Kapurthala
(d) Bangalore

Answer: (b)

8.

In which city is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad

Answer: (d)

9.

In which of the following places is the Civil Aviation Training Centre situated in the Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Varanasi
(d) Amethi

Answer: (a)

10.

In which one of the following States of India is the Pemayangtse Monastery situated?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (c)

11.

India's newsprint industry is mainly located in 
(a) Indore
(b) Dehradun 
(c) Nepanagar
(d) Nagpur

Answer: (c)

12.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I List II
(Famous Temple) (State)
 A. Vidyashankara temple 1. Andhra Pradesh
 B. Rajarani temple 2. Karnataka
 C. Kandariya Mahadeo 3. Madhya Pradesh
 D. Bhimesvara Temple 4. Orissa
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 1 3 4 2

Answer: (a)

13.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
 
List-I       List-II
(Institute of Indian   (Location)
Systems of Medicine)  
A. National Institute   1. Kolkata
  of Unani Medicines  
B. National Institute   2. Jaipur
  of Homoeopathy    
C. National Institute   3. Chennai
  of Ayurveda      
D. National Institute   4. Bengaluru
   Of  Sidda 
     
Code:      
(a) A B C D
     4 2 1 3
(b) A B C D
     3 1 2 4
(c) A B C D
     4 1 2 3
(d) A B C D
     3 2 1 4

Answer: (c)

14.

Mercedes sedans are assembled in which town of  Maharashtra ?
(a)  Nasik
(b) Baramatti
(c) Pimpri
(d) None of these

Answer: (d)

15.

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in
(a) Gujarat
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharastra

Answer: (a)

16.

Railway Staff College is situated at
(a) Bangalore
(b) Secundrabad
(c) Chennai
(d) Vadodara

Answer: (d)

17.

Salal hydro electric project is in which of the following states?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Karnataka

Answer: (c)

18.

Scholar, researcher, shadow puppetry exponent and cultural activist Guranga Charan Das was conferred the Sibaram Patra Smruti Samman in - December 2009.
(a) Siliguri
(b) Kolkata
(c) Guwahati
(d) Bhubaneshwar

Answer: (d)

19.

The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers?
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej

Answer: (b)

20.

The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places?
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Chittranjan
(c) Perambur
(d) Bangalore

Answer: (c)

21.

The railway station situated in the extreme south is
(a) Chennai
(b) Cochin
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Trivandrum

Answer: (c)

22.

The tomb of Babur is at 
(a) Kabul
(b) Lahore 
(c) Multan
(d) Larkhana

Answer: (a)

23.

Two Greenfield airport projects in India are being implemented on Build Own Operate Transfer BOOT) basis. One is at Bengaluru. Where is the other one located?
(a)Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai

Answer: (a)

24.

What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?
(a) Copper mines
(b) Mica mines
(c) Bauxite mines
(d) Limestone mines

Answer: (a)

25.

Where is the Bharat-Kala-Bhawan situated in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Agra
(b) Allahabad
(c) Varanasi
(d) Lucknow

Answer: (c)

26.

Where is the Central Rice Research  Institute located?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Kanpur
(c) Coimbatore
(d)Cuttack

Answer: (d)

27.

Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
(a) Jammutavi
(b) Amritsar
(c) Pathancoat
(d) Guwahat

Answer: (a)

28.

Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Mumbai (Church Gate)
(c) Gwalior (d) Gorakhpur

Answer: (a)

29.

Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?
(a) Nasik
(b) Baroda
(c) Jamalpur
(d) Pune

Answer: (c)

30.

Where is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c)Coimbatore
(d) Machilipatnam

Answer: (b)

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