Geography · General Awareness

Indian Cities and Places

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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

India connects to the world through which of the following 4 cities?

  1. Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai

  2. Chennai, Mumbai, Cochin and Tuticorin

  3. Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai

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

India connects to the world through 4 port cities Chennai, Mumbai, Cochin and Tuticorin. The cities also host the landing stations – which connect the land cables with the submarine cables. The 8 submarine cables connecting India to the world are SMW3 (South East Asia – Middle East – Western Europe Cable, Landing station in Mumbai), SMW4 (Mumbai-Chennai, Landing station in Mumbai), SAFE (South Africa Far East Cable, Landing Station in Cochin), FLAG (Fiber Optic Link Around the Globe, Landing Station in Mumbai), i2i (Singapore- Chennai Cable, Landing Station in Chennai), TIC (Chennai – Singapore Cable, Landing station in Changi), Falcon (Europe-Middle East- India Cable, Landing Station in Mumbai) and Indo-Sri Lanka Cable (Landing Station in Tuticorin). Hence, the correct option is 2.

Multiple choice

What does the 'B' in Bollywood stand for?

  1. Baghdad

  2. Bangalore

  3. Banjul

  4. Bombay
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'Bollywood' is a portmanteau of 'Bombay' (the former name of Mumbai, where the industry is based) and 'Hollywood'.

Multiple choice

Where was Deepika Padukone born?

  1. Denmark

  2. Mumbai, India

  3. United Kingdom

  4. New Dheli, India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Deepika Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, while her father, Prakash Padukone, was playing badminton there.

Multiple choice

Where In India was Shahrukh Khan Born

  1. Mumbai India

  2. Bandra, India

  3. New Delhi India

  4. Kandivali, India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shah Rukh Khan was born in New Delhi, India, on November 2, 1965.

Multiple choice

In 2019, which city host PM Narendra Modi's Intentional Yoga celebration?

  1. New Delhi,Rajpat

  2. Ranchi, Jharkhand

  3. Dehradun, Uttarakhand

  4. Allahabad,UP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated International Day of Yoga in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The event drew thousands of participants. It was not in New Delhi, Dehradun (2018), or Allahabad (2017). The question has grammatical issues and typos.

Multiple choice botany taxonomic aids taxonomy and systematic botany indian botanical gardens and herbarium importance of herbarium botanical gardens in india

National Botanical Institute is located in

  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. Lucknow

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

Nation Botanical Institute is located in Lucknow. It is engaged in the field of taxonomy and modern biology. Initially engaged in research work in the classical botanical disciplines, the National Botanical Institute went on laying an increasing emphasis in keeping with the national needs and priorities in the field of plant sciences, on its applied and developmental research activities. 

So, the correct option is 'Lucknow'.