Q1. In which Indian city would you be in if you were reading newspapers in the 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Aligarh (U.P.)
(c) Hyderabad (A.P.)
(d) Bhopal (M.P.)
(e) Dehradun (U.K)
Q2. In ancient times, which city was known as 'Pragjyotishpur'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Ujjain (M.P.)
(c) Kannauj (U.P.)
(d) Guwahati (Assam)
(e) Nashik (Maharashtra)
Q3. 'Kyat' is the official currency of which Asian country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) China
Q4. Which is the only country in the world whose national flag is not rectangular?
(a) Chile
(b) Nepal
(c) Ireland
(d) Liberia
(e) Poland
Q5. In which city of Punjab is the Rail Coach Factory, the passenger coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, located?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Jalandhar
(d) Kapurthala
(e) Patiala
Q6. 'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?
(a) Wilson Jones
(b) Dhyan Chand
(c) K.D. Singh Babu
(d) Chunni Goswami
(e) None of the above
Q7. In which city of Gujarat is India's first and world's second Patang (Kite) Museum, founded by Bhanubhai Shah, located?
(a) Surat
(b) Rajkot
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Vadodra
(e) Gandhinagar
Q8. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Thailand
(b) North Korea
(c) South Korea
(d) Indonesia
(e) Myanmar
Q9. Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands?
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nine Degree Channel
(d) Strait of Magellan
(e) Ten Degree Channel
Q10. In which hill station is the High Altitude Research Laboratory located?
(a) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir)
(b) Darjeeling (West Bengal)
(c) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(d) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(e) None of the above
Q11. Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q12. Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river?
(a) Mahi
(b) Tapti
(c) Narmada
(d) Sabarmati
(e) Kaveri
Q13. 'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Laos
(b) Brunei
(c) Vietnam
(d) Taiwan
(e) Kazakhstan
Q14. Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry?
(a) Okha
(b) Kandla
(c) Alang
(d) Veraval
(e) None of the above
Q15. In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar)?
(a) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
(b) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
(c) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(e) New Delhi
Answers:
Q1. In which Indian city would you be in if you were reading newspapers in the 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Aligarh (U.P.)
(c) Hyderabad (A.P.)
(d) Bhopal (M.P.)
(e) Dehradun (U.K)
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India. It was opened to public in October, 1891 by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts. It is governed by a Board with the Governor of Bihar as its ex officio Chairman, and is known for its rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts. It also hosts paintings made during the Rajput and Mughal eras of India.
Q2. In ancient times, which city was known as 'Pragjyotishpur'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Ujjain (M.P.)
(c) Kannauj (U.P.)
(d) Guwahati (Assam)
(e) Nashik (Maharashtra)
The city of Guwahati was known as Pragjyotishpur in the ancient period, which means the city of eastern astrology. It was a center for research and astrology. Kalika Purana says that present Navagraha Hill was the abode of nine grahas (Planets).
Q3. 'Kyat' is the official currency of which Asian country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) China
The kyat is the currency of Burma (Myanmar). It is often abbreviated as "K" or "Ks" (plural). The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Naypyidaw.
Q4. Which is the only country in the world whose national flag is not rectangular?
(a) Chile
(b) Nepal
(c) Ireland
(d) Liberia
(e) Poland
The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.
Q5. In which city of Punjab is the Rail Coach Factory, the passenger coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, located?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Jalandhar
(d) Kapurthala
(e) Patiala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. Established in 1986, RCF is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. RCF has already carved a niche in the industrial scenario of the country at large and Indian Railways. Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala in the Indian state of the Punjab is located on the Jalandhar-Firozpur line.
Q6. 'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?
(a) Wilson Jones
(b) Dhyan Chand
(c) K.D. Singh Babu
(d) Chunni Goswami
(e) None of the above
Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one the greatest field hockey players of all time. He is known for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats. However, Major Dhyan Chand in his autobiography titled “Goal!” published in 1952.
Q7. In which city of Gujarat is India's first and world's second Patang (Kite) Museum, founded by Bhanubhai Shah, located?
(a) Surat
(b) Rajkot
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Vadodra
(e) Gandhinagar
The popular Kite Museum that houses some of the rarest kites in the world is a first of its kind in India and second in the world. Situated at a Sanskar Kendra in Paldi area of Ahmedabad, the Kite Museum is a brainchild of one Mr Bhanu Shah who donated his own collection of rare kites to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and corporation arranged for a permanent place for the Kite Museum in the cellar of Sanskar Kendra.
Q8. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Thailand
(b) North Korea
(c) South Korea
(d) Indonesia
(e) Myanmar
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, of which it is the largest city. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 110 kilometres upstream from its mouth on the West Korea Sea.
Q9. Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands?
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nine Degree Channel
(d) Strait of Magellan
(e) Ten Degree Channel
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This channel is 150 km wide.
Q10. In which hill station is the High Altitude Research Laboratory located?
(a) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir)
(b) Darjeeling (West Bengal)
(c) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(d) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(e) None of the above
The High Altitude Research Laboratory was established at Gulmarg, Kashmir in 1963, on the initiative of Dr. H. J. Bhabha, to provide the scientific community of the country a self contained high altitude / high latitude laboratory for scientific research.
Q11. Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.
Q12. Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river?
(a) Mahi
(b) Tapti
(c) Narmada
(d) Sabarmati
(e) Kaveri
Q13. 'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Laos
(b) Brunei
(c) Vietnam
(d) Taiwan
(e) Kazakhstan
Bandar Seri Begawan formerly known as Brunei Town, is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei. The Bruneian Dollar is the currency of Brunei
Q14. Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry?
(a) Okha
(b) Kandla
(c) Alang
(d) Veraval
(e) None of the above
Alang is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. In the past three decades, its beaches have become a major worldwide centre for ship breaking. The longest ship ever built, Seawise Giant, was sailed to and beached here for demolition in December 2009.
Q15. In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar)?
(a) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
(b) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
(c) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(e) New Delhi
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(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Aligarh (U.P.)
(c) Hyderabad (A.P.)
(d) Bhopal (M.P.)
(e) Dehradun (U.K)
Q2. In ancient times, which city was known as 'Pragjyotishpur'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Ujjain (M.P.)
(c) Kannauj (U.P.)
(d) Guwahati (Assam)
(e) Nashik (Maharashtra)
Q3. 'Kyat' is the official currency of which Asian country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) China
Q4. Which is the only country in the world whose national flag is not rectangular?
(a) Chile
(b) Nepal
(c) Ireland
(d) Liberia
(e) Poland
Q5. In which city of Punjab is the Rail Coach Factory, the passenger coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, located?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Jalandhar
(d) Kapurthala
(e) Patiala
Q6. 'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?
(a) Wilson Jones
(b) Dhyan Chand
(c) K.D. Singh Babu
(d) Chunni Goswami
(e) None of the above
Q7. In which city of Gujarat is India's first and world's second Patang (Kite) Museum, founded by Bhanubhai Shah, located?
(a) Surat
(b) Rajkot
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Vadodra
(e) Gandhinagar
Q8. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Thailand
(b) North Korea
(c) South Korea
(d) Indonesia
(e) Myanmar
Q9. Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands?
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nine Degree Channel
(d) Strait of Magellan
(e) Ten Degree Channel
Q10. In which hill station is the High Altitude Research Laboratory located?
(a) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir)
(b) Darjeeling (West Bengal)
(c) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(d) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(e) None of the above
Q11. Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q12. Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river?
(a) Mahi
(b) Tapti
(c) Narmada
(d) Sabarmati
(e) Kaveri
Q13. 'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Laos
(b) Brunei
(c) Vietnam
(d) Taiwan
(e) Kazakhstan
Q14. Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry?
(a) Okha
(b) Kandla
(c) Alang
(d) Veraval
(e) None of the above
Q15. In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar)?
(a) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
(b) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
(c) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(e) New Delhi
Answers:
Q1. In which Indian city would you be in if you were reading newspapers in the 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Aligarh (U.P.)
(c) Hyderabad (A.P.)
(d) Bhopal (M.P.)
(e) Dehradun (U.K)
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India. It was opened to public in October, 1891 by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts. It is governed by a Board with the Governor of Bihar as its ex officio Chairman, and is known for its rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts. It also hosts paintings made during the Rajput and Mughal eras of India.
Q2. In ancient times, which city was known as 'Pragjyotishpur'?
(a) Patna (Bihar)
(b) Ujjain (M.P.)
(c) Kannauj (U.P.)
(d) Guwahati (Assam)
(e) Nashik (Maharashtra)
The city of Guwahati was known as Pragjyotishpur in the ancient period, which means the city of eastern astrology. It was a center for research and astrology. Kalika Purana says that present Navagraha Hill was the abode of nine grahas (Planets).
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) China
The kyat is the currency of Burma (Myanmar). It is often abbreviated as "K" or "Ks" (plural). The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Naypyidaw.
(a) Chile
(b) Nepal
(c) Ireland
(d) Liberia
(e) Poland
The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.
(a) Amritsar
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Jalandhar
(d) Kapurthala
(e) Patiala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. Established in 1986, RCF is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. RCF has already carved a niche in the industrial scenario of the country at large and Indian Railways. Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala in the Indian state of the Punjab is located on the Jalandhar-Firozpur line.
Q6. 'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?
(a) Wilson Jones
(b) Dhyan Chand
(c) K.D. Singh Babu
(d) Chunni Goswami
(e) None of the above
Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one the greatest field hockey players of all time. He is known for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats. However, Major Dhyan Chand in his autobiography titled “Goal!” published in 1952.
(a) Surat
(b) Rajkot
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Vadodra
(e) Gandhinagar
The popular Kite Museum that houses some of the rarest kites in the world is a first of its kind in India and second in the world. Situated at a Sanskar Kendra in Paldi area of Ahmedabad, the Kite Museum is a brainchild of one Mr Bhanu Shah who donated his own collection of rare kites to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and corporation arranged for a permanent place for the Kite Museum in the cellar of Sanskar Kendra.
(a) Thailand
(b) North Korea
(c) South Korea
(d) Indonesia
(e) Myanmar
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, of which it is the largest city. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 110 kilometres upstream from its mouth on the West Korea Sea.
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nine Degree Channel
(d) Strait of Magellan
(e) Ten Degree Channel
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This channel is 150 km wide.
(a) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir)
(b) Darjeeling (West Bengal)
(c) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(d) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(e) None of the above
The High Altitude Research Laboratory was established at Gulmarg, Kashmir in 1963, on the initiative of Dr. H. J. Bhabha, to provide the scientific community of the country a self contained high altitude / high latitude laboratory for scientific research.
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.
Q12. Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river?
(a) Mahi
(b) Tapti
(c) Narmada
(d) Sabarmati
(e) Kaveri
The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar. Constructed in 1972, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control. Having a catchment area of about 62,255 km2 and a water spread of about 52,000 hectares, its capacity is almost same as that of the Bhakra Nangal Dam.
Q13. 'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?
(a) Laos
(b) Brunei
(c) Vietnam
(d) Taiwan
(e) Kazakhstan
Bandar Seri Begawan formerly known as Brunei Town, is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei. The Bruneian Dollar is the currency of Brunei
(a) Okha
(b) Kandla
(c) Alang
(d) Veraval
(e) None of the above
Alang is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. In the past three decades, its beaches have become a major worldwide centre for ship breaking. The longest ship ever built, Seawise Giant, was sailed to and beached here for demolition in December 2009.
(a) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
(b) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
(c) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(e) New Delhi
Sidi Bashir Mosque was located in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Due to its unique construction, the minarates of mosque are also called Jhulta Minar or Shaking Minarets. It’s nearby the sarangpur gate and 1. 5 far km’s from the Ahmedabad railway station. Due to its unique designed when 1 minaret will shake another one also shakes.
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