Geography · General Awareness

Indian Cities and Places

4,858 Questions

Knowledge of Indian cities and places is a crucial component of general awareness, testing a candidate on state capitals, historical landmarks, and regional nicknames. Questions often cover the locations of premier research institutes, corporate headquarters, and major transportation hubs. This hub provides practice questions to help candidates memorize geographical facts for upcoming competitive exams.

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Indian Cities and Places Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an artificial harbour?

  1. Chennai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Kandla

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kandla port, located in Gujarat, is an artificial tidal port. Chennai and Kolkata are major ports, but Kandla is specifically noted for being developed as a major artificial harbour to reduce pressure on other ports.

Multiple choice

First share market in India was established in

  1. Mumbai

  2. Delhi

  3. Chennai

  4. Kolkata

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

First share market in India was established in Mumbai. It was in 1875 that the Indian Share Market first started functioning. The first share trading association in India was known as the Native Share and Stock Broker's Association, only to become the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) later on. This trading association started off its operations with around 318 members. 

Multiple choice

The world's largest sundial is in which Indian City?

  1. Agra

  2. Jaipur

  3. Bangalore

  4. Kolkutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The world's largest sundial is located at the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in 1734, the Vrihat Samrat Yantra sundial has a height of 27 meters and can tell time with an accuracy of 2 seconds.

Multiple choice

The “School Capital of India” is

  1. Delhi

  2. Dehradun

  3. Darjeeling

  4. Bangalore
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dehradun is often referred to as the School Capital of India due to the high concentration of prestigious boarding schools.

Multiple choice

“School Capital of India” is

  1. Delhi

  2. Dehradun

  3. Darjeeling

  4. Bangalore
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, is widely known as the School Capital of India due to the high concentration of prestigious boarding schools.

Multiple choice

Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?

  1. Itanagar

  2. Dehradun

  3. Hyderabad

  4. New Delhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

National Academy of Agricultural Research Management is located in Hyderabad. he National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Hyderabad, in 1976, to address issues related to agricultural research and education management.  

Multiple choice

What is common between Mysore, Bangalore, Salem and Amritsar?

  1. They are among the largest railway junctions in India.

  2. They are hubs of silk weaving.

  3. They are hubs of silk cultivation.

  4. They are hubs of cotton textile trade.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Silk weaving is common between Mysore, Bangalore, Salem and Amritsar. Silk reeling, twisting and weaving is common in all the four states.