Geography ยท General Awareness
Indian Cities and Places
5,137 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
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Chennai
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Goa
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Japan
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Singapore
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Subhash Chandra Bose reorganized the Indian National Army in Singapore in 1943, where he gave the call for 'Delhi Chalo'.
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Chennai
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Goa
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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Fort William is a historic fort located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Chennai
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Mumbai
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New Delhi
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Pune
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The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) was established in 1964 and is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra.
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Srinagar
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Mysore
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Calcutta
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Bangalore
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The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, formerly known as the Royal Botanic Garden, is located in Howrah, near Kolkata (Calcutta), and is the largest in Asia.
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Singur
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Lucknow
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Gaziabad
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Salbani
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Tata Motors faced significant protests and operational issues at its Singur plant in West Bengal, leading them to relocate the Nano production to Pantnagar.
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Coimbatore
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Chennai
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Erode
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None of these
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Chennai is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Mumbai
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Gandhinagar
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Chennai
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Lucknow
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Mumbai is historically known as the Manchester of India due to its massive cotton textile industry, similar to how Manchester, UK, was a hub for textiles.
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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Surat
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Coimbatore
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The first successful cotton textile mill in India, the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, was established in Mumbai in 1854.
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Mumbai
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New Delhi
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Calcutta
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Chennai
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The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) is headquartered in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
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Mumbai
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Calcutta
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Kochi
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New Delhi
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The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was established in 1963 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
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Calcutta
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Gorakhpur
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Secunderabad
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Vadodara
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The National Academy of Indian Railways, formerly known as the Railway Staff College, is located in Vadodara, Gujarat.
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Calcutta-Amritsar
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Calcutta - Mumbai
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Delhi - Mumbai
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Delhi - Chennai
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The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, connecting Howrah (near Calcutta) in India to Peshawar in Pakistan, with the Indian stretch traditionally extending to Amritsar.
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Surat
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Bangalore
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Nasik
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Kolkata
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The first successful cotton mill in India, the Bowreah Cotton Mill, was established in 1818 at Fort Gloster near Kolkata.
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Pune
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Srinagar
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Bhopal
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Patna
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Dispur
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Except Pune all the others are capitals of Indian states.
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Kannur
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Suratkal
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Cuddappah
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Coimbatore
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Coimbatore is widely referred to as the Manchester of South India due to its extensive cotton textile industry and numerous spinning mills, similar to Manchester, England.