This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > India > Famous Places In India – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Famous Places In India Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which state is Silent Valley? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Orissa. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 2. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated? A) Nasik. B) Jamalpur. C) Baroda. D) Pune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jamalpur. 3. Where is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, located? A) Chennai. B) Kolkata. C) Ahmedabad. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahmedabad. 4. Central Drug Research institute is located at A) Indore. B) Lucknow. C) Pune. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucknow. 5. Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Women A) To be inducted into Indian Navy. B) Doctor to create first test tube baby. C) Pilot to fly an aircraft solo. D) Ambassador to a foreign country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pilot to fly an aircraft solo. 6. The corps of Military Police central school is situated at A) Secunderabad. B) Bangalore. C) Trimulgherry. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. 7. India's newsprint industry is mainly located in A) Nagpur. B) Indore. C) Nepanagar. D) Dehradun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nepanagar. 8. National Archives is located at? A) New Delhi. B) Kolkata. C) Dehradun. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Delhi. 9. Which is the famous hill station of Arunachal Pradesh? A) Tawang. B) Araku. C) Munnar. D) Tawang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tawang. 10. Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for A) Gold mines. B) Copper mines. C) Sports goods. D) Coal mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal mines. 11. Which state is known as India's Spice Garden? A) Sikkim. B) Gujarat. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 12. Nishaat Mahal is situated in ..... A) Jammu Kashmir. B) Rajasthan. C) Utter Pradesh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jammu Kashmir. 13. Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for A) Sports goods. B) Brass ware. C) Aluminum industry. D) Nuclear power station. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear power station. 14. Which Indian State has most airports? A) Gujarat. B) Maharashtra. C) Kerala. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 15. The famous Shajhan "Peacock Throne" was in A) Diwan-e-Khas of Red Fort. B) Diwan-e-Aam of Red Fort. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diwan-e-Khas of Red Fort. 16. The famous Rock Garden is located in which city? A) Jaipur. B) Lucknow. C) Chandigarh. D) Simla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandigarh. 17. National Institute of Occupation Health is located at A) Ahmadabad. B) Mumbai. C) Bangalore. D) Pune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ahmadabad. 18. Who is the founder of Dhar Fort in Madhya pradesh? A) Gupta Rulers. B) Rashtrakutas. C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. D) Qutubshahi Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. 19. ".....is believed to mark the main site of Hastinapur, which was capital of Kauravas and Pandava The imperial gazetteer of India quotes about which of the following places? A) Delhi. B) Ghaziabad. C) Meerut. D) Faridabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meerut. 20. India's first 'Ladies Special' Suburban train was started by which of the Indian Railway Zone? A) Eastern. B) Western. C) Southern. D) Eastern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western. 21. Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha? A) Bamiyan. B) Borobudur. C) Angor Vat. D) Anuradhapuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bamiyan. 22. Which two states share the Nagarjunsagar-Shrisailam Tiger reserve? A) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. B) Maharashtra and Goa. C) Karnataka and Kerala. D) Odisha and Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. 23. The Melghat Tiger reserve is in A) Orissa. B) Karnataka. C) Maharashtra. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maharashtra. 24. The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities? A) Kolkata. B) New Delhi. C) Gurgaon. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gurgaon. 25. Khajiyar is famous hill station in ..... A) Meghaylaya. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Karnataka. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himachal Pradesh. 26. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located? A) Bengaluru. B) Coimbatore. C) Coimbatore. D) Cuttack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cuttack. 27. The Brihadishwara Temple is situated in..... A) Thanjavur. B) Darasuram. C) Mahabalipuram. D) Jaipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thanjavur. 28. Golkonda Fort, the largest and 400 years oldest city is situated in ..... A) Karnataka. B) Kerala. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh. 29. Which monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay? A) Gateway of India. B) India Gate. C) Elephant Caves. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gateway of India. 30. It is well-known for coal mines in Andhra Pradesh A) Hyderabad. B) Sriharikota. C) Guntur. D) Singareni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singareni. 31. Name the oldest mountain range of India? A) Nilgiris. B) Vindhyas. C) Aravallis. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aravallis. 32. The highest airfield in India is A) Bhuntar. B) Parapani. C) Pantnagar. D) Chushul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chushul. 33. The college of Military Engineering is situated at A) Chennai. B) Dehradun. C) Mhow. D) Kirkee (Pune). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kirkee (Pune). 34. Which of these states is famous for weaving carpets? A) Kashmir. B) Orissa. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kashmir. 35. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in A) Rajasthan. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Bihar. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 36. The Maheshwar Power Project is Located in...... A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh. 37. India hosted the 2006 ICCO global summit for the first time. Which among the following cities hosted it? A) Kerala. B) Shimla. C) Haryana. D) New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Delhi. 38. The Indian Institute of Science is situated at A) Hyderabad. B) Ahmedabad. C) Bangalore. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangalore. 39. 'Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of A) Tripura. B) Meghalaya. C) Assam. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. 40. In the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which four animals are engraved at the bottom? A) Lion, Elephant, Deer, Bull. B) Lion, Elephant, Horse, Bull. C) Lion, Bull, Horse, Deer. D) Bull, Elephant, Tiger, Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lion, Elephant, Horse, Bull. 41. Which of th following jails where hundreds of freedom fighters spent their time, recently completed its 100 years? A) Naini Jail. B) Tihar Jail. C) Alipore Jail. D) Cellular jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellular jail. 42. The first nuclear power station of the world is known by which of the following names? A) Akkuyu nuclear plant. B) Sibirskaya nuclear plant. C) Kolskaya nuclear plant. D) Obninsk nuclear plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obninsk nuclear plant. 43. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan? A) Jodhpur. B) Udaipur. C) Bihar. D) Jaipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Udaipur. 44. At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other A) Kashmir. B) Nasik. C) Mahabaleshwar. D) Amarkantak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amarkantak. 45. Salal hydro electric project is in which of the following states? A) Haryana. B) Punjab. C) Karnataka. D) Jammu & Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jammu & Kashmir. 46. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for? A) Mica mines. B) Bauxite mines. C) Copper mines. D) Limestone mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper mines. 47. The first electric train of India 'Deccan Queen' was run between A) Howrah and Delhi. B) Kalyan and Pune. C) Bombay and Surat. D) New Delhi and Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalyan and Pune. 48. Tirupati temple is located in A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh. 49. Manikaran is a pilgrim site located in? A) Punjab. B) Rajasthan. C) Himachal Pradesh. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh. 50. National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place? A) Hyderabad. B) Bangalore. C) Kerala. D) Gandhinagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyderabad. 51. The 'Char Minar' is in A) Hyderabad. B) Assam. C) Ahmedabad. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyderabad. 52. Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi died in this palace. A) Laxmi Vilas Palace. B) Amber Palace. C) Aga Khan Palace. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aga Khan Palace. 53. Which is the most popular tourist destination in India? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) West Bengal. C) Himachal Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh. 54. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Maharastra. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gujarat. 55. 'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for A) Cave Painting. B) Sculptures. C) Architecture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cave Painting. 56. Jantar Mantar was built in how many cities? A) 6. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 57. Largest Mint in India is located at A) Hyderabad. B) Mumbai. C) Kolkata. D) Nasik. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kolkata. 58. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in A) Maharashtra. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasthan. 59. The important minerals of Assam are A) Coal and limestone. B) Petroleum. C) Copper and mica. D) Manganese, gold and quartzite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal and limestone. 60. Vijayghat is situated on the banks of A) Cauveri. B) Ganga. C) Yamuna. D) Ghagra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yamuna. Next →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesFamous Places In India Quiz 2Famous Places In India Quiz 3Famous Places In India Quiz 4Famous Places In India Quiz 5Andaman And Nicobar Islands QuizAndhra Pradesh QuizArunachal Pradesh QuizAssam Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books