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Indian States and Union Territories

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Build your general awareness with questions centered on Indian states and union territories. Topics include state boundaries, regional welfare schemes, hydroelectric projects, and official languages. This hub is highly beneficial for aspirants of civil services and state level administrative examinations.

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Indian States and Union Territories Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Goa

  2. Kerala

  3. Bihar

  4. Madhya Pradesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Keshopur is a town located in Bihar state. It is not in Goa (coastal state), Kerala (south India), or Madhya Pradesh (central India).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Kerala

  3. Bihar

  4. None of these.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Akot is a city in Maharashtra state, which is not listed among the options (Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Bihar). Therefore 'None of these' is the correct answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Andhrapradesh

  2. Uttarpradesh

  3. Manipur

  4. Arunachal Pradesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Arunachal Pradesh has no officially designated Scheduled Castes in its population according to government records. This is because the state's indigenous tribal communities are classified as Scheduled Tribes rather than Scheduled Castes. Other states listed have significant SC populations.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Karnataka

  2. kerala

  3. tamilnadu

  4. andra pradesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

H. R. Bhardwaj served as the Governor of Karnataka from 2009 to 2014. He was a senior Indian National Congress politician and former Union Law Minister. The other options list other southern states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) which had different governors during that period.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Bengal

  2. Orissa

  3. Bihar

  4. Kerala

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bihar was carved out of the Bengal Presidency on March 22, 1912, and celebrated its centenary in 2012. The question asks which state entered its hundredth year, and around 2011-2012 when this question was likely written, Bihar was completing 100 years. Other options like Bengal and Orissa have much older histories as regions/states.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Andra Pradesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

H. R. Bhardwaj served as the Governor of Karnataka from 2009 to 2014. He was a prominent Indian politician and former Union Minister of Law and Justice. The other states had different governors during that period.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Odisha

  2. West Bengal

  3. Bihar

  4. Madhya Pradesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jharkhand shares borders with Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, and West Bengal to the east. It does not share a border with Madhya Pradesh.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Maharasthra

  3. Kerela

  4. Karnataka

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka has India's only licensed flag production unit at the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli. This unit has been manufacturing the Indian flag since 1968 and is the only authorized khadi institution for flag production. The other states listed (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala) do not have licensed flag manufacturing units.

Multiple choice
  1. Karnataka

  2. Tamilnadu

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Kerala

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana after bifurcation). It is built across the Krishna River and is one of the largest dams in India. The dam was completed in 1967 and provides irrigation and hydroelectric power to the region.

Multiple choice
  1. Gujarat

  2. Goa

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Goa is the only Indian state where a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is applicable, inherited from the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867. This governs matters like marriage, divorce, and inheritance for all residents regardless of religion. Other states follow religion-specific personal laws.