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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Bengaluru
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Kolkata
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Ahmedabad
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Ranchi
A
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Bengaluru's city limits were traditionally believed to have been determined by a legendary ceremony involving bulls. According to folklore, Kempegowda (the founder) envisioned the city boundaries based on where four pairs of bulls ran. This forms part of the city's founding mythology.
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Bhuvaneshwar 45
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Peepul park 72
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chennai 28
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Trivandrum non stp
C
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The colloquial Tamil dialogue 'enga aaya photo mela ball adichadu evan da' appeared in the sports comedy film Chennai 28 (2007). This movie about a local cricket team featured several memorable colloquial dialogues that became popular in Tamil cinema. The other options are either fictional titles or unrelated films.
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Bangalore
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Pune
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Raichur
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Hubli
D
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The headquarters of South Western Railway is located in Hubli (Hubballi), Karnataka. This zone was carved out of Southern Railway.
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Patna
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Gorakhpur
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Guwahathi
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Jamshedpur
B
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The headquarters of North Eastern Railway is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This is one of the oldest railway zones in India.
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Mumbai
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Delhi
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Kolkata
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Chennai
B
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The headquarters of Indian Railways is located in New Delhi at the Ministry of Railways. Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai are headquarters of their respective zones (Western, Eastern, Southern).
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Eastern railway
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North-Eastern railway
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Northern railway
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none of these
D
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Kolkata Metro is operated by Metro Railway, Kolkata, which is a separate railway zone under Indian Railways. It is not part of Eastern Railway, North-Eastern Railway, or Northern Railway zones. Therefore, 'none of these' is the correct answer.
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kanyakumari
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travancore
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koodankulam
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nagerkovil
D
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Nagercoil (spelled as Nagerkovil in the question) is the administrative headquarters and capital of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Kanyakumari town itself is a famous pilgrimage destination at the southern tip of India, but it is not the district capital.
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Hyderabad-chennai
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Hyderabad-Bangalore
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Hyderabad-Trivandrum
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Hyderabad-Kolkata
A
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The Charminar Express is a train in Indian Railways that runs between Hyderabad (Telangana) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). It's named after the famous Charminar monument in Hyderabad.
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Delhi- Amritsar
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Jhansi-Amritsar
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Bhubaneshwar-Amritsar
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Mumbai-Amritsar
D
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The Golden Temple Mail (also known as the Golden Temple Express) is a prominent train on Indian Railways that connects Mumbai CSMT to Amritsar. It covers approximately 1,879 km and passes through important cities like Surat, Vadodara, Kota, New Delhi, and Ludhiana. The train is named after the Golden Temple in Amritsar, which is a major Sikh pilgrimage site.
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Chennai-Mumbai
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Bangalore-Agra
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Nizamuddin-Jhansi
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Trivandrum-Mumbai
C
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The Taj Express connects New Delhi (Nizamuddin station) to Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. It is named after the Taj Mahal in Agra, which is near Jhansi. This train serves as an important link between the national capital and the Bundelkhand region. The train covers approximately 400 km and is popular among tourists visiting the Taj Mahal.
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Mumbai-Howrah
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Howrah-chennai
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Hyderabad-Nizamuddin
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Bhubaneshwar-Ahmedabad
A
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The Gitanjali Express is a prestigious train on Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Howrah (Kolkata). It was introduced in 1977 and is named after Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize-winning poetry collection 'Gitanjali'. The train covers approximately 1,968 km and is one of the fastest trains on this route, taking about 32 hours.
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Chandigarh.
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Mumbai.
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Ahmedabad
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Kolkata
C
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Ahmedabad is called the Manchester of India due to its large number of textile mills and cotton industry, similar to Manchester's historical role in textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
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Cochin
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Allepy
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Thrissur
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Kollam
A
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Explanation
Bolghatty Palace (also known as Bolgatty Palace) is located in Cochin (Kochi), Kerala. It was built by the Dutch in 1744 and is one of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland. The palace is on Bolghatty Island in Kochi. Allepy (Alappuzha), Thrissur, and Kollam are other districts in Kerala but do not house this palace.
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Kollam
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Kochi
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Nedumangad
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Trivandrum
C
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Explanation
Koyikkal Palace is located in Nedumangad, a town in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. It was built in the 17th century for Umayamma Rani of the Royal Family of Travancore. The palace now houses a Folklore Museum and a Numismatics Museum. Kollam, Kochi, and Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram city) are incorrect - Nedumangad is a town within the district, not the district capital itself.
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St.Thomas Mount
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Egmore
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Central
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Mylapore
B
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The Chennai Corporation Commissioner's office is located in Egmore, a central area of the city. This is distinct from the railway station areas (Central), the residential-cultural hub of Mylapore, or the suburban area of St. Thomas Mount.