India GK Questions, Quiz
Q16. Which state has the highest literacy rate
(A) Goa
(B) Kerala
(C) Mizoram
(D) Manipur
Answer: (B) Kerala
Q17. What was the code name of the first nuclear tests conducted by India in on 18 May 1974, in Pokhran, Rajasthan ?
(A) Operation Vijay
(B) Operation Shakti
(C) Smiling Buddha
(D) Operation Ashwamedh
Answer: (C) Smiling Buddha
Q18. Which state is known as India's Spice Garden ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Assam
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (A) Kerala
Q19.On which riverbank is Goa located?
(A) Ganga
(B) Mandovi
(C) Gomati
(D) Sabarmati
Answer: (B) Mandovi
Q20. Which State in India is the largest producer of Soyabean?
(A) Assam
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharastra
Answer: (C) Madhya Pradesh
Q21. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?
(A) 1930
(B) 1928
(C) 1932
(D) 1927
Answer: (B) 1928
Q22. On which spacecraft did Rakesh Sharma make his historic trip to Space ?
(A) Salyut 7
(B) Soyuz-T
(C) Apollo 11
(D) Progress 1
Answer: (B) Soyuz-T
Q23. Who was the backup crew for Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space?
(A) Ravi Kumar
(B) Ravish Sharma
(C) Madhavan Nair
(D) Ravish Malhotra
Answer: (D) Ravish Malhotra
Q24. Which is India's first artificial satellite?
(A) INSAT
(B) Aryabhata
(C) Bhaskara
(D) Rohini
Answer: (B) Aryabhata
Q25. IRS series satellites are used for?
(A) Remote Sensing
(B) Tele Communication
(C) Astronomy
(D) Forestry
Answer: (A) Remote Sensing
Q26. First University established in India
(A) University of Calcutta
(B) Delhi University
(C) Madras University
(D) Banaras Hindu University
Answer: (A) University of Calcutta
Q27. The first IIT was established in1951 known as
(A) IIT Delhi
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) IIT Kharagpur
(D) IIT Madras
Answer: (C) IIT Kharagpur
Q28. Biggest District in India
(A) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Bikaner, Rajasthan
(C) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
(D) Kachchh, Gujrat
Answer: (D) Kachchh, Gujrat
Q29. Smallest District in India
(A) Mahe, Puducherry
(B) Central Delhi, Delhi
(C) Diu, Daman and Diu
(D) Yaman, Puducherry
Answer: (A) Mahe, Puducherry
Q30. Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to won a Man Booker Prize. She won for the book
(A) The Ghost Road
(B) Last Orders
(C) White Tiger
(D) The God of Small Things
Answer: (D) The God of Small Things
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