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 social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which of the following towns is not on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?

  1. Chennai

  2. Visakhapatnam

  3. Bhubaneswar

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

The Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. Hyderabad is not one of the four corners of this quadrilateral.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

The four or six-lane highway connecting the metropolitan cities Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi is called ______.

  1. National Corridor

  2. Golden Quadrilateral

  3. National Highway

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

Golden Quadrilateral is a network of four or six-lane highways which connects top four metropolitan cities of India, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, thereby, forming a quadrilateral. It is the largest highway project in India. The Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project. Its overall length is 5,846km.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

National Highway connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is termed as a ________.

  1. Locomotives

  2. Guage

  3. Golden Quadrilateral

  4. Dock

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

The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highway network connecting most of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centers of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which highway connects Delhi-Mumbai?

  1. NH-7

  2. NH-8

  3. NH-6

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

 

  1. National Highway 8 (NH 8) is a 4-lane (6-lane in most parts of Gujarat and between Delhi-Jaipur) National Highway in India.
  2. It connects the national capital Delhi to the financial capital Mumbai, as well as important cities Gurgaon, Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, surat and Khedia. 
  3. Under the new numbering, it has become part of the NH48.

 

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

In 1906 the Indian Muslim League was founded at ______.

  1. Karachi

  2. Dhaka

  3. Mumbai

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

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Where Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College?

  1. Banaras

  2. Bengal

  3. Aligarh

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

Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Multiple choice economics indian economy on the eve of independence demographic condition and infrastructure development experience (1947-90) population and human resource development

What was the route of the India's first passenger train?

  1. Bombay to Thane

  2. Bombay to Madras

  3. Bombay to Delhi

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them

Which of the following places does not house the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?

  1. Bhopal

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Jodhpur

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

While there are AIIMS locations in Bhopal, Jodhpur, and New Delhi, there is no AIIMS in Hyderabad (though other major medical institutes exist there).

Multiple choice social science public health and the government energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences is located in __________.

  1. Trivandrum

  2. Bangalore

  3. Hyderabad

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

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is a premier medical institution located in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Multiple choice organisation of commerce and management specialised financial institutions institutional sources long term sources of finance sources of business finance - 2

The reserve bank staff college is located at __________.

  1. Pune

  2. Chennai

  3. Mumbai

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

RBI stands for Reserve Bank of India, RBI commenced with its operations from 1st April 1935. The Reserve Bank Staff college was set up by RBI  for training their existing staff with specified banking skills.