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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
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Assam
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West Bengal
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Bihar
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Gujarat
A
Correct answer
Explanation
BVFCL (Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Ltd) is located in Namrup, in the state of Assam.
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Calcutta High Court
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Kerala High Court
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Allahabad High court
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Guwahati High Court
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None of the above
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Guwahati High Court has territorial jurisdiction over the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram. Thus, it is the correct answer.
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Assam
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Bihar
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Pokharan is a town located in the Jaisalmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan, famous for being the site of India's nuclear tests.
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Tamil Nadu
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Kerala
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Madhya Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Omkareshwar National Park is located in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. It is a protected area known for its biodiversity.
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N.D.Tiwari- Andhra Pradesh
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Rameshwar Thakur- Karnataka
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B.L. Joshi- Uttarakhand
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Sudarshan Agarwal- Orissa
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Sudarshan Agarwal served as the Governor of Uttarakhand and Sikkim, not Orissa. The other pairs listed were correct at the time of the question's context.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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HImachal Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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U.P
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Punjab shares borders with Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan. It does not share a border with Uttar Pradesh.
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Karnataka, Delhi
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Assam, Nagaland
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Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
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Himachal, Punjab
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Arunachal Pradesh shares domestic borders with the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland.
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Punjab
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Kerala
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U.P.
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West Bengal
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Punjab was the first state in India to adopt the high-yielding variety seeds and modern agricultural practices associated with the Green Revolution in the 1960s.
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Rangoon
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Singapore
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Kohima
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None
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Subhas Chandra Bose established the provisional government of Azad Hind (Free India) in Singapore in 1943. The government was inaugurated on October 21, 1943, at the Cathay Building in Singapore, with Bose as the Head of State (Netaji).
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Rangoon
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Singapore
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Kohima
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None
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Subhas Chandra Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore in 1943. It was recognized by the Axis powers.
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Madya pradesh
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West Bengal
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Utar Pradesh
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Bihar
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The ancient kingdom of Magadha was located in the region that is now the state of Bihar in India.
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Hyderabad
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Gujarat
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Karnataka
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Haryana
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West Bengal
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Mysore
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Kashmir
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Patiala
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Hyderabad
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Hyderabad was a princely state that did not initially join the Indian Union; it was integrated following a military operation known as Operation Polo in 1948.
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Chennai
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Odisha
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Gujarat
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Uttar Pradesh
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Jharkhand
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Hyderabad
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Karnataka
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Rajasthan
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Gujarat
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West Bengal
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Correct Answer: Rajasthan