GK - Indian States and Union Territories

1. Haryana is rather dry, sandy and barren. Which is the only river that flows through Haryana?

a) Ghaggar
b) Narmada
c) Beas
d) Sutlej

2. Which is the first Indian state to have electrified all of its villages?

a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Kerala
d) Punjab

3. Who was the king of Kashmir who took the decision to join Kashmir to the Union of India after independence?

a) Raja Mansingh
b) Maharaja Harisingh
c) Raja Jayadeep Singh
d) None of these

4. The headquarters of Dalailama is in Dharmasala. In which state is this situated?

a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Bihar

5. The state of Jharkhand was formed on Nov.1, 2000. It was carved out of which state?

a) UP
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Punjab

6. Which state is probably India’s richest state in mineral deposits?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Jharkhand
c) Bihar
d) Assam

7. Jamshedpur and Bokaro famous for their steel plants are in

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar

8. Which state tops in the production of rubber and coconut?

a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Goa

9. Which state was called by Jawaharlal Nehru ‘A Jewel of India’?

a) Kashmir
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Kerala

10. Which state in India can claim to be an exclusive tribal state?

a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Jharkhand

11. Which city is known as the Cathedral City of India?

a) Goa
b) Bhuvaneswar
c) Jaipur
d) Calcutta

12. Which state in India is the homeland of tribal communities the Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos?

a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Assam
d) Bihar

13. Which of the following Indian cities was designed by Le Corbusier, a French architect?

a) Chandigarh
b) Amritsar
c) Kochi
d) Goa

14. Bharatpur in Rajasthan is an important tourist center. What is it famous for?

a) Tiger reserve
b) Lion reserve
c) Rhinos
d) Bird sanctuary

15. Which of the following is the southernmost tip of India?

a) Kanya Kumari
b) Mancheswar
c) Indira Point
d) Tuticorin

16. The capital city of Punjab and Haryana is a Union Territory. Which is this?

a) Ludhiana
b) Chandigarh
c) Amritsar
d) None of these

17. When was Dadra and Nagar Haveli liberated from the Portuguese rule?

a) 1947
b) 1954
c) 1960
d) 1955

18. Which union territory in India can claim to be a living monument of French culture in India?

a) Pondichery
b) Chandigarh
c) Lakshadweep
d) Daman and Diu

19. When was the Union Territory of Lakshdweep formed?

a) 1956
b) 1947
c) 1954
d) 1960

20. The largest man-made lake in India is situated in Andhra Pradesh. Which is this lake?

a) Chilka
b) Sambhar
c) Nagarjuna Sagar
d) Dal

21. English is the official language in one of the Indian states. Which is this state?

a) Meghalaya
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Assam

22. Which Indian state has the least area under forest cover?

a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka

23. Which on of the following is a land-locked state?

a) Gujarat
b) Orissa
c) West Bengal
d) Bihar

24. Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Bihar are famous for their

a) Copper deposits
b) Coal deposits
c) Bauxite deposits
d) Gold deposits

25. Which Indian state has more than 90% of its area under forests?

a) West Bengal
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answers

1. Ghaggar
2. Haryana
3. Maharaja Harisingh
4. Himachal Pradesh
5. Bihar
6. Jharkhand
7. Jharkhand
8. Kerala
9. Manipur
10. Meghalaya
11. Bhuvaneswar
12. Meghalaya
13. Chandigarh
14. Bird sanctuary
15. Indira Point
16. Chandigarh
17. 1954
18. Pondichery
19. 1956
20. Nagarjuna Sagar
21. Nagaland
22. Haryana
23. Bihar
24. copper deposits
25. Arunachal Pradesh