GK India: Festivals
- The Jewish festival of lights is
(a) Nikkahanu
(b) Hanuhakk
(c) Hakukkah
(d) Hanukkah
Answer: Hanukkah
- The Festival of Shivratri comes in
(a) Dec-Jan
(b) Jul-Aug
(c) Feb-Mar
(d) Apr-May
Answer: Feb-Mar
- The Festival of Baisakhi comes in
(a) Apr
(b) Feb
(c) Mar
(d) Jan
Answer: Apr
- The Festival of Naag Panchami comes in
(a) May - Jun
(b) Sep - Oct
(c) Jan -Feb
(d) Jul - Aug
Answer: Jul - Aug
- The Festival of Onam comes in
(a) Aug-Sep
(b) Jun-Jul
(c) Oct-Nov
(d) Jan-Feb
Answer: Aug-Sep
- The Festival of Janmashtami comes in
(a) Jan-Feb
(b) Jun-Jul
(c) Aug-Sep
(d) Oct-Nov
Answer: Aug-Sep
- The Festival of Ganesh Chathurti comes in
(a) Nov
(b) Jul
(c) May
(d) Aug- Sep
Answer: Aug- Sep
- The Festival of Dusshehra comes in
(a) Jul - Aug
(b) Sep - Oct
(c) Nov - Dec
(d) May - Jun
Answer: Sep - Oct
- The Festival of Ramzan comes in
(a) Jan - Dec
(b) Jun - Jul
(c) Oct - Nov
(d) Aug - Sep
Answer: Oct - Nov
- Which of the following combination of the states and the festivals
mainly celebrated there is not correct?
(a) Rajasthan - Gangaur Teej
(b) Uttar Pradesh - Krishna Janmashtami
(c) Maharashtra - Ganesh Chaturthi
(d) Gujarat - Durga Puja
Answer: Gujarat - Durga Puja
- The Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi comes in
(a) Aug- Sep
(b) Jul
(c) Nov
(d) May
Answer: Aug- Sep
- The Festival of Ramzan-Id comes in
(a) Aug - Sep
(b) Jun - Jul
(c) Jan - Dec
(d) Oct - Nov
Answer: Oct - Nov
- In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
(a) Ranali Bihu
(b) Navratri
(c) Onam
(d) Pongal
Answer: Onam
- The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in
(a) Munmbai
(b) Goa
(c) Nagpur
(d) Pune
Answer: Pune
- What is the name of the festival that ends the fasting month of
Ramzan?
(a) Eid-Ul-Fitr
(b) Idd-ul-Zuha
(c) IId
(d) Bakri ID
Answer: Eid-Ul-Fitr
- Hornbill festival is celebrated in which State of India?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Sikim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Manipur
Answer: Nagaland
- Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of
Nauroj in India ?
(a) Firuz Tughlaq
(b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Balban
Answer: Balban
- At Puhar or Kaveripumpattinam, a great festival described vividly by
the Sandam Epics, was held in honour of Lord
(a) Indra
(b) Svamimalai
(c) Venkateshwara
(d) Murugan
Answer: Indra
- In 1893 he started using the traditional religious Ganapati festival
to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrains?. This passage refers to
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
(d) V.D. Savarkar
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in
summer season ?
(a) Mexico
(b) Italy
(c) Australia
(d) Canada
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
GK India: Largest, Tallest,
Biggest, Smallest
- According to area India is __ largest country in the World.
(a) 6th
(b) 3rd
(c) 2nd
(d) 7th
Answer: 7th
- Which country is the second largest producer of rice?
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Canada
Answer: India
- Which state of India has the largest area under forest?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which is the largest state in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Located in India it is largest residential university in Asia. Name
it.
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(b) Anna University
(c) The Utkal University
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru University
Answer; Banaras Hindu University
- Name the largest freshwater lake in India?
(a) Chilka Lake
(b) Powai Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Dal Lake
Answer; Wular Lake
- Name the largest freshwater lake in India?
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Powai Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Chilka Lake
Answer: Wular Lake
- Which is the smallest state in India?
(a) Goa
(b) Nagaland
(c) Orissa
(d) Kerala
Answer: Goa
- Largest nandi in India is found at
(a) Sun Temple
(b) Lakshmi Venkatesha Temple Manel
(c) Leepakshi Temple
(d) Chamundeshwari Temple
Answer: Leepakshi Temple
- Largest buddhist monastery in India is at
(a) Dharmashala
(b) Tawang
(c) Sarnath
(d) Darjeling
Answer: Tawang
- Which company is India's largest transporter and marketer of
petroleum gas?
(a) Reliance
(b) Gail
(c) ONGC
(d) HPCL
Answer: ONGC
- Smallest state of India is
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Goa
Answer: Goa
- 2nd largest state of India by area is
(a) Karnatka
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) andhrapradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which is India's largest Private Sector Bank?
(a) ICICI
(b) IDBI
(c) HDFC
(d) UTI
Answer: ICICI
- Where is the biggest ship building yard in India ?
(a) Vishakapatnam
(b) Tuticorin
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
Answer: Vishakapatnam
- The largest cantilever bridge of India is
(a) Chambal Bridge
(b) None of them
(c) Mahatma Gandhi Setu
(d) Howrah Bridge
Answer: Howrah Bridge
- The largest city of India is
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
Answer: Kolkata
- The largest lake in India is
(a) Wular lake
(b) None of them
(c) Luni lake
(d) Sambhar lake
Answer: Wular lake
- The smallest state of India is
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Goa
Answer: Goa
- Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?
(a) Indian Museum, Kolkata
(b) Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
(c) National Museum, New Delhi
(d) Allahabad Museum
Answer: Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Which is the oldest paramilitary force in India?
(a) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
(b) Border Security Force (BSF)
(c) Coast Guard
(d) Assam Rifles
Answer: Assam Rifles
- Which is the state with largest urban population?
(a) Kerala
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
Answer: Maharashtra
- Which state covers the largest area in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Goa
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Largest Mosque in India is
(a) Moti Masjid
(b) Jama Masjid
(c) Tajjul-Masajid
(d) Mecca Masjid
Answer: Jama Masjid
- The largest state of India is
(a) Utter Pradesh
(b) Maharastra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhay Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- The largest share of India's national income originates in the
(a) None of these
(b) Primary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Teritary Sector
Answer: Primary Sector
- The largest revenue in India is obtained from
(a) Direct Taxes
(b) None of these
(c) Excise Duties
(d) Sales Tax
Answer: Excise Duties
- The largest Public Sector Bank in India is
(a) Indian Overseas Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Central Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
Answer: State Bank of India
- Name the Indian Bank which is having the largest number of branches
abroad :
(a) Bank of India
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) State Bank of India
Answer: State Bank of India
- Which one of the following is the largest mutual fund organisation in
India ?
(a) Unit Trust of India
(b) Ind Bank Mutual Fund
(c) SBI Mutual Fund
(d) GIC Mutual Fund
Answer: Unit Trust of India
- Which of following factors is responsible for the biggest problem
faced by India's cotton textile industry ?
(a) Rising cost of Production
(b) Competition from handloom sector
(c) Obsolete machinery
(d) Falling demand
Answer: Rising cost of Production
- Which of the following is the largest (in terms of profit) Public
Sector organisation in India ?
(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals
(b) Steel Authority of India
(c) Bharat Petroleum
(d) Oil and Natural Gas Commisssion
Answer: Oil and Natural Gas Commisssion
- The largest irrigation canal in India is called the
(a) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Yamuna Canal
(d) Sirhand Canal
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- The largest land holding in India is
(a) Basic holding
(b) Co-operative holding
(c) Economic holding
(d) Family holding
Answer: Family holding
- Which of the following agricultural holdings have the largest
percentage in India ?
(a) Small holdings
(b) Medium holdings
(c) Marginal holdings
(d) Large holdings
Answer: Marginal holdings
- The largest nationalized bank of India is the
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) Bank of India
(d) State Bank of India
Answer: State Bank of India
- Which one of the following is the largest mutual fund organisation in
India ?
(a) GIC Mutual Fund
(b) Ind Bank Mutual Fund
(c) Unit Trust of India
(d) SBI Mutual Fund
Answer: Unit Trust of India
- The singloe largest donor to India has been
(a) the World bank
(b) Kuwait
(c) the USA
(d) the USSR
Answer: the USSR
- Which of the following states, according to 2001 census, has the
largest concentration of scheduled tribes population ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which of the following states, according to 2001 census, has the
largest concentration of scheduled castes population ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) west Bengal
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) tamil Naidu
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Which of the following ports was the biggest port during the Mughal
Period ?
(a) Chittagong
(b) Balasore
(c) Surart
(d) Hooghly
Answer: Surart
- The country having a largest area under tea cultivation is
(a) Bangladesh
(b) U.S.S.R
(c) Brazil
(d) India
Answer: India
- Which of the following states has the largest representation in the
Lok Sabha ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Which of the following states has the largest percentage of reserved
parliamentary seats ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- The largest contribution to the total combined annual tax revenue of
the Centre, States and Union Territories in India is made by
(a) Custom duties
(b) Union Excise duties
(c) Sales Tax
(d) Income and Corporation Tax
Answer: Union Excise duties
- Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the
Indian subcontinent is
(a) Tamil
(b) Marathi
(c) Telugu
(d) Bengali
Answer: Bengali
- The state having the largest population of scheduled castes is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar
- Which of the following is the second largest spoken language in India
?
(a) Telugu
(b) Punjabi
(c) Bengali
(d) Marathi
Answer: Telugu
- Largest percentage of revenue is earned by the Government of India
from
(a) Income tax
(b) Wealth tax
(c) Excise duty
(d) Customs duty
Answer: Excise duty
- Which of the following states has the largest percentage of reserved
parliamentary seats ?
(a) Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- The largest contribution to the total combined annual tax revenue of
the Centre, States and Union Territories in India is made by
(a) Union Excise duties
(b) Custom duties
(c) Sales Tax
(d) Income and Corporation Tax
Answer: Union Excise duties
- Which of the following provinces had the largest number of members in
the constituent Assembly ?
(a) Madras
(b) United Provinces
(c) Bihar
(d) Bombay
Answer: United Provinces
- The state having largest area of forest cover in India is
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of
iron ore ?
(a) Bihar and Orissa
(b) West Bengal and Assam
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Answer: Bihar and Orissa
- Which of the following foodgrain crops occupies the largest part of
the cropped area in India ?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley and maize
(d) Jowar and bajra
Answer: Rice
- Which of the following agricultural products is the largest earner
of foreign exchange for India ?
(a) Tea
(b) Tobacco
(c) Sugarcan
(d) Jute
Answer: Tea
- The largest river delta of India is of
(a) Kaveri
(b) Ganga
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Godavari
Answer: Ganga
- The biggest lake in India is
(a) Sambhar lake
(b) Wular Lake
(c) Dal Lake
(d) Chilka lake
Answer: Wular Lake
- Which States has a the largest coastline in India ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Which of the following states has the largest nimber of salt lakes in
India ?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- The biggest agregation of coral island in India is
(a) None of these
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andamans
(d) Nicobar
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Which of the following is the highest Aravalli Peak ?
(a) None of these
(b) Guru Shikhar
(c) Mt. K2
(d) Taragarh
Answer: Guru Shikhar
- The second largest river basin in India is of the river
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Narmada
Answer: Godavari
- Which of the following is the longest river in India ?
(a) Godavari
(b) Ganga
(c) Narmada
(d) Brahmaputra
Answer: Ganga
- The second largest basin in Peninsular India is
(a) Krishna Basin
(b) Godavari Basin
(c) Cauvery Basin
(d) Narmada Basin
Answer: Krishna Basin
- The largest southernmost single island in India is
(a) Rameswaram island
(b) Great Nicobar island
(c) Car Nicobar island
(d) Minicoy island
Answer: Minicoy island
- Which of the following states in India has the largest area under
forests ?
(a) Kerela
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which state is the largest producer of natural rubber ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerela
(d) Assam
Answer: Kerela
- The largest Zoo in India is at
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
Answer: Kolkata
- Which of the following states in India is the largest producer of
teak wood ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which of the following states has the largest average size of
agriculture holding ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Naidu
Answer: Rajasthan
- Which Indian state is the largest producer of pepper ?
(a) Tamil Naidu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerela
Answer: Kerela
- The largest coffee growing state in India is
(a) Tamil Naidu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerela
(d) Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Which state is the largest producer of Groundnut ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- The largest food crop of India is
(a) Gram
(b) Rice
(c) Wheat
(d) Maize
Answer: Rice
- The largest no. of cattel are found in
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- The maximum edible oil in India is produced from
(a) Groundnut
(b) Sunflower
(c) Rapeseed and Mustard
(d) Til
Answer: Groundnut
- Among the largest milk producing countries in the world, India stand
(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) First
(d) Third
Answer: Second
- The largest producer of arecanut is
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerela
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerela
- The largest producer of fresh water fish in India is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerela
(c) West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: West Bengal
- Which state is the biggest producer of cashewnut ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerela
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- The largest producer of sesamum in India is
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kerela
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Which of the following is the largest livestock in India ?
(a) Sheep
(b) Horses and Ponies
(c) Bafaloes
(d) Goats
Answer: Goats
- The largest tea producing state in India is
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Kerela
Answer: Assam
- The largest coal deposit in India is in
(a) Satpura valley
(b) Damodar valley
(c) Godavari valley
(d) Brahmani valley
Answer: Damodar valley
- The largest coal producing state in India is
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Orissa
Answer: Bihar
- The largest bauxite producer in India is
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer: Bihar
- Which of the following state is the largest producer of gypsum in
India ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Answer: Rajasthan
- Which state is the leading producer of mica in India ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Orissa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Bihar
- Which state in India is the largest producer of maganese ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa
(d) Bihar
Answer: Orissa
- At present, India largest mineral resource is
(a) Copper
(b) None of these
(c) Iron-ore
(d) Col
Answer: Col
- The biggest oil refinery in India is at
(a) Digboi
(b) Koyali
(c) Barauni
(d) Mathura
Answer: Koyali
- Which is the biggest hinterland port in India ?
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Kandla
Answer: Bombay
- Which of the following major sea ports handles the largest volume of
our foreign trade ?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Marmugao
(d) Bombay
Answer: Bombay
- Which of the following sea ports is the largest exporter of iron ore
from India ?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Kandla
(c) Bombay
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- India's largest run off river is
(a) Godavari
(b) Ganga
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahanadi
Answer: Ganga
- The largest quantity of iron ore is exported from India through the
ports of
(a) Calcutta and Bombay
(b) Vishakhapatnam and Mormugao
(c) Bombay and Mormugao
(d) Madras and Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Vishakhapatnam and Mormugao
- Which state has the largest length of roads ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: Maharashtra
- Which one of the following is the industry in which the largest
number of women are employed in India ?
(a) Tea
(b) Coal
(c) Textiles
(d) Jute
Answer: Tea
- India is a leading producer of
(a) Meat
(b) Cheese
(c) butter
(d) Milk
Answer: Cheese
- The largest industry in India is
(a) Textiles
(b) Sugar
(c) Aircraft
(d) Ship - building
Answer: Textiles
- Which of the following states accounts for the largest share of
industrial production and capital investment ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
Answer: Maharashtra
- Which of the following states in India is the largest in area ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Which is the largest states in India with regard to population ?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- In terms of Area which of the following is the smallest state in
India ?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Tripura
(c) Nagaland
(d) Goa
Answer: Goa
- The largest city situated on river Gomti is
(a) Agra
(b) Meerut
(c) Lucknow
(d) Kanpur
Answer; Lucknow
- Which of the following is the second largest spoken language in India
/
(a) Marathi
(b) Bengali
(c) Telgu
(d) Punjabi
Answer: Telgu
- The biggest public sector undertaking in the country is
(a) Iron and Steel plants
(b) Airways
(c) Roadways
(d) Railways
Answer: Railways
- Which city in India is the largest according to 1991 census ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai
- Which state has propotionately the largest area covered by forests ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Nagaland
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Which states account for the largest softwood resources in India ?
(a) Assam
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Which of the following is the largest district of Rajasthan ?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jaisalmer
Answer: Jaisalmer
- The largest coconut producing state in India is
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerela
Answer: Kerela