Indian Geography

Feroz Shah Kotla (now renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium) is located in New Delhi. It has been a major international cricket venue since 1883. Kanpur, Mohali, and Shimla have different cricket grounds or are not major cricket venues.

This is a wordplay question about BIHAR. B=Bharat (India), I=India, H=Hindustan (India), A=Aryawrat (ancient India), and R=Rewa is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. The pattern uses names/regions historically associated with India.

Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Panaji is the capital of Goa, Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat.

Maharashtra is widely regarded as India's most industrialized state, with Mumbai-Pune-Nashik belt being a major manufacturing hub. It hosts numerous industries including automobiles, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and IT. Tamil Nadu is also highly industrialized but Maharashtra traditionally leads in overall industrial output and diversity.

Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya. Dispur is the capital of Assam, Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, and Imphal is the capital of Manipal. This question tests knowledge of Indian state capitals.

Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Dispur is the capital of Assam, Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana (and formerly Andhra Pradesh). The question directly asks for the capital.

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim. Dispur is the capital of Assam, Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, and Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya. Sikkim is a small Himalayan state that joined India in 1975.

Simla (now officially spelled Shimla) is the capital of Himachal Pradesh, a northern Indian state in the Himalayas. Srinagar is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh is a union territory also serving as capital of Punjab and Haryana, and Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

Chandigarh is a union territory and also serves as the shared capital for Punjab and Haryana states. Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Daman is a city in Daman and Diu (along with Diu, both serve as capitals).

The judiciary capital of Arunachal Pradesh is Guwahati, where the Bench of the Gauhati High Court has jurisdiction. Itanagar is the administrative capital. Hyderabad and Raipur are judiciary capitals for Telangana and Chhattisgarh respectively.

Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand and serves as the interim capital. It's a hill city in the foothills of the Himalayas. Bhubaneswar is Odisha's capital, Nainital is a hill station in Uttarakhand, and Agartala is Tripura's capital.

Agartala is the capital of Tripura, located in northeastern India near the Bangladesh border. Guwahati is in Assam, Cuttack in Odisha, and Gangtok is Sikkim's capital. Tripura is one of the Seven Sister States.

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim, located in the eastern Himalayan range. It's known for its Buddhist monasteries and views of Kanchenjunga. Agartala is in Tripura, Guwahati in Assam, and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, known for its Nawabi culture and cuisine. It's located on the Gomti River. Balrampur, Azamgarh (misspelled as Azamgadh), and Allahabad (Prayagraj) are cities in UP but not the capital.

Jaipur, known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan. It's famous for the Hawa Mahal and Amer Fort. Bikaner (misspelled as bikanerr) is a major city in Rajasthan, while Chittorgarh and Jodhpur are historic cities but not the capital.