Indian Cities and Places

Lucknow is the Eastern-most major Indian city among the given list.

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) is located in Bhadravati, Karnataka. It was established in 1923 and named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the renowned engineer. It's now part of Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Bangalore is 937 metres above the sea level. Delhi is 218 metres, Jodhpur is 230 metres and Nagpur is 247.5 metres above the sea level.

The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5° North. Location of Kolkata is 22°33’ N. Kolkata is nearer to the Tropic of Cancer than the other given cities.

Length of Agra-Mumbai NH — 1161 km Length of Chennai-Thane NH — 1235 km Length of Kolkata-Hajira NH — 1946 km Length of Pune-Machilipatnam NH — 841 km

Satyam Computer Services had planned to set up an IT Park at Kapuluppada village in Andhra Pradesh. This was part of the company's expansion plans before the 2009 scandal.

The 18th Global Summit of Women was held in Hanoi, Vietnam in June 2008. This summit brings together women leaders from around the world to discuss economic and social issues.

Pervez Musharraf was born in Delhi in 1943. His family migrated to Pakistan after the Partition in 1947, and he later became Pakistan's President and military ruler.

Sirhind in Punjab derives its name from 'Sar-Hind' which means 'The Head of India' in Urdu. It was an important Mughal administrative center on the main route to Lahore.

 Option (1) is correct.

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy (IGRUA), India's premier flying training institute, is located in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai has the highest population among cities in India when considering city proper limits (approximately 12.5 million as per Census 2011). However, Delhi NCT has a larger population if the entire National Capital Territory is counted (about 16.8 million). The question appears to refer to city proper limits.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was founded in Paris in 1865. It is the oldest specialized agency of the United Nations, originally established to coordinate international telegraph standards.

In 1612, Sir Thomas Roe visited the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the Company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. In return, the Company offered to provide the Emperor with goods and rarities from the European market. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the Company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).

The North-South Corridor (NH 44) is the longest National Highway in India connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (North) to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu (South). Delhi-Bangalore is incorrect (East-West corridor), Amritsar-Chennai is incomplete.