Indian General Knowledge Quiz - States, Festivals & Science

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's birthday (April 14, 1891) is celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti across India. This is a fixed Gregorian date as it commemorates a specific historical birth date. April 14 is objectively correct and is a public holiday in several Indian states.

Gandhi Jayanti commemorates the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 1869. Like Ambedkar Jayanti, this is a fixed Gregorian date as it marks a specific historical birth date. October 2 is correct and is a national holiday in India. International Day of Non-Violence is also observed on this date by the UN.

Ranchi has been the capital of Jharkhand since the state's creation in 2000 (carved out of Bihar). This is a straightforward factual question about Indian state capitals. Ranchi is the correct answer - the other options are capitals of other states (Dehradun-Uttarakhand, Bhopal-Madhya Pradesh, Puri-Odisha is not a capital).

Chandigarh serves as the capital of both Haryana and Punjab (it's a Union Territory). The question correctly identifies Chandigarh as Haryana's capital. Delhi is the national capital (but not a state capital in this context), Agra is a city in Uttar Pradesh, and Srinagar is the capital of Jammu & Kashmir.

Shimla (Simla) is the capital of Himachal Pradesh and was also the summer capital of British India. The question is straightforward - Shimla is in fact the capital of Himachal Pradesh. The distractors are incorrect: Uttar Pradesh's capital is Lucknow, Jammu & Kashmir has two capitals (Srinagar summer, Jammu winter).

Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat, named after Mahatma Gandhi. Ahmedabad is the largest city but not the capital (a common confusion). Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. The naming pattern (Gandhinagar-Gujarat, like other cities named after leaders) helps remember this fact.

Imphal is the capital of Manipur, a northeastern state. The other options are incorrect: Goa's capital is Panaji, Assam's capital is Dispur, Mizoram's capital is Aizawl. This is a basic Indian geography fact about state-capital pairing.

Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram. The spelling in the question shows a common error - it should be 'Aizawl' not 'Aizwal'. The other options are incorrect: Cherrapunji is in Meghalaya (famous for rainfall), Dispur is Assam's capital, Manali is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh (not a state capital).

Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, an archipelago off the Kerala coast. Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh are states on mainland India with their own capitals.

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and serves as its major cultural and economic hub. Coimbatore is an important city but not the capital. Madras was the former name of Chennai, but the current official name is Chennai.

Bengaluru is the official name of Karnataka's capital, though it was widely known as Bangalore. The state officially adopted the Kannada name Bengaluru in 2014. Mysore (Mysuru) was the earlier capital but is now a major city in its own right.

Jaipur, known as the Pink City, serves as Rajasthan's capital and largest city. Agra is in Uttar Pradesh (famous for the Taj Mahal). Bhubaneswar (misspelled here) is the capital of Odisha.

Freon is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) used as a refrigerant, not as a pesticide. BHC (benzene hexachloride), Malathion, and DDT are all well-known pesticides used in agriculture and public health.

Safety matches use potassium chlorate (not chloride), antimony sulfide, and glue on the match head. The striking surface contains red phosphorus. This combination ensures matches only ignite when struck against the prepared surface.

Bronze is primarily an alloy of copper and tin, typically containing about 88% copper and 12% tin. Brass is the copper-zinc alloy that option A describes. Iron-zinc combinations refer to galvanized steel, not bronze.