***General knowledge India********** 01 The first multipurpose project in India is --Damodar Valley 02 The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall is --Cherrapunji 03 The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is --Narmada 04 Indian broadcasting was nationalised in --1930 05 The Indian forests are divided into how many regions --Eight 06 The place where Indian Standard time coincides with local time is --Allahabad 07 The industry for which Visakhapatnam is famous for is --Ship Building 08 The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India is ---Karnataka 09 The longest railway platform in India measuring 836.63 mts. is located at --Kharagpur 10 The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashew nut is --Kerala 11 The main occupation of Indians is --Agriculture 12 Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the River --Krishna 13 Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year --1969 14 The main industry of Assam is --Tea Industry 15 The Indian state which has maximum number of districts is --Uttar pradesh 16 The length of Indian coastline is --7500 kms 17 The longest day in India is --21st June 18 The biggest museum in india is --Indian Museum,Calcutta 19 The source of river Indus is --Mount Kailash,Tibet 20 Kodaikanal, a famous holiday resort is located in --Tamilnadu 21 Bangalore city is also called the --Garden city 22 The only place in India where rock salt is found is in --Mandi,Himachal Pradesh 23 The Gandhi Sagar dam is constructed across the river --Chambal 24 The river that passes through the Thar desert is --Sindhu 25 Nagoor,a place in Tamilnadu,is famous for-- Famous muslim shrine 26 The Hindustan Ship Yard is located at --Visakhapatnam 27 The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa is --Kerala 28 The first major steel plant established in India was --Tata Iron & Steel Co,Jamshedpur 29 Crude oil is found in --south Gujarat at Ankleshwar 31 Calcutta is situated on the banks of river --Hooghly 32 The largest opium growing state in India is-- Uttar Pradesh 33 Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd,Indias largest manufacturer of penicillin is located at-- Pimpri 34 The former name of Arunachal Pradesh was-- NEFA 35 Khajuraho temples are located at Chhattarput,M.P. 36 The Indian freedom fighter who turned into a famous spiritualist was --Aurobindo Ghosh 37 The king who installed a `Chain of Justice outside his place was --Jehangir 38 The name of the mines in Rajasthan from where we get zinc is --Zawar 39 Singareni in Andhra Pradesh is famous for-- Coal Mines 40 Amaravathi is located on the bank of river-- Krishna 41 Agra was founded in the year-- 1506 42 Ajmer was founded by --Raja Ajay Dev Chauhan 43 The only Indian state where we find nickel ore is-- Orissa 44 The Udaygiri caves were built by Karavelu 45 The strength of Lok Sabha-- 545 members 46 The National Museum of Natural History is located at --New Delhi 47 The Indian Prime Minister who nationalised the banks was-- Mrs.Indira Kumar Ashok Gandhi 48 The birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru is 14th November 1889 49 The Environment protection Act came into effect in 1986 50 The capital city founded on the bank of river Gomathi is Lucknow https://facebook/groups/BPSCPORTAL/ https://facebook/groups/BPSCPORTAL/
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