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Indian States and Union Territories

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Indian States and Union Territories Questions

Multiple choice

The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) is located in which state?

  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Karnataka

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Multiple choice

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is located in which state of India?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is located near Pune, Maharashtra. It is an array of 30 fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes, making it one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

Multiple choice

The TIFR Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is located in which state of India?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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The TIFR Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is located near Pune, Maharashtra. It is an array of 30 fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes, making it one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

Multiple choice

Which Indian state was the first to enact a Human Rights Act?

  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. West Bengal

  4. Maharashtra
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Kerala was the first Indian state to enact a Human Rights Act, known as the Kerala State Human Rights Commission Act, 1998.

Multiple choice

The Chipko movement was a nonviolent protest movement that originated in which Indian state?

  1. Uttarakhand

  2. Himachal Pradesh

  3. Jammu and Kashmir

  4. Arunachal Pradesh
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The Chipko movement, known for its nonviolent resistance against deforestation, originated in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.

Multiple choice

Which province was the epicenter of the Quit India Movement?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Bengal
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Maharashtra was the epicenter of the Quit India Movement.

Multiple choice

In which state does the Rashtriya Janata Dal have a strong political presence?

  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal has a strong political presence in Bihar, where it has been a major player in state politics since its inception.

Multiple choice

Which state has the smallest number of Lok Sabha constituencies?

  1. Sikkim

  2. Mizoram

  3. Arunachal Pradesh

  4. Nagaland
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Sikkim has the smallest number of Lok Sabha constituencies (1).

Multiple choice

Which state was the first to introduce the 'Right to Information Act'?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Karnataka

  4. Madhya Pradesh
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Rajasthan was the first state to introduce the 'Right to Information Act' in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to adopt the 'E-Vidhan' system?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Gujarat
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Gujarat was the first state assembly to adopt the 'E-Vidhan' system in 2007, which allows MLAs to access assembly proceedings and documents electronically.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to introduce the 'Zero Hour'?

  1. Kerala

  2. West Bengal

  3. Karnataka

  4. Tamil Nadu
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Kerala was the first state assembly to introduce the 'Zero Hour' in 1969, which allows MLAs to raise issues of urgent public importance.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to introduce the 'Committee on Estimates'?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh was the first state assembly to introduce the 'Committee on Estimates' in 1957, which examines the estimates of expenditure of the government.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to introduce the 'Committee on Subordinate Legislation'?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka was the first state assembly to introduce the 'Committee on Subordinate Legislation' in 1972, which scrutinizes delegated legislation made by the government.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to introduce the 'Committee on Government Assurances'?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Madhya Pradesh
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Bihar was the first state assembly to introduce the 'Committee on Government Assurances' in 1977, which monitors the implementation of assurances given by the government.

Multiple choice

Which state assembly was the first to introduce the 'Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes'?

  1. Odisha

  2. Chhattisgarh

  3. Jharkhand

  4. West Bengal
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Odisha was the first state assembly to introduce the 'Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes' in 1969, which examines the welfare measures undertaken by the government for these communities.