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 political science understanding laws rural administration evolution and structure of indian judiciary importance of laws

Where is the National Judicial Academy located?

  1. Kolkata

  2. Bhopal

  3. Delhi

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

The National Judicial Academy is situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh is an Indian Government funded training institute primarily for judicial officers. N.R. Madhava Menon was its founding director. The institute was registered on 17th August 1993 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.

Multiple choice political science understanding laws rural administration evolution and structure of indian judiciary importance of laws

In which of the following cities was the federal court situated?

  1. Delhi

  2. Bangalore

  3. Agra

  4. Mumbai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Federal Court of India was a judicial body, established in India in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, with original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. It functioned until 1950, when the Supreme Court of India was established. The seat of the Federal Court was at Delhi.

Multiple choice

Which is the winter capital of Maharashtra?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Pune

  3. Nagpur

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

Nagpur serves as the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, where the winter session of the state legislature is held annually.

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, as her father was a badminton player training there. The family later moved to Bangalore, India when she was a child. While she's strongly associated with Mumbai and India, her birthplace is Denmark. Option D has a typo in 'New Dheli'.

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

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