Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Where is Mount Abu located?

A)

Haryana

B)

Rajasthan

C)

Jharkand

D)

Gujarat

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Abu, also called Mount Abu, town, southwestern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Abu, an isolated massif in the Aravalli Range. Carved ceiling of the assembly hall in the Vimala Vasahi temple at Dilwara, near Abu, Rajasthan, India

2 .

National Rural Development Institute is situated at

A)

Patna

B)

Shimla

C)

Assam

D)

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

The Institute is located in Hyderabad, Telangana. The NIRD&PR celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year of establishment in 2008. In addition to the main campus at Hyderabad, this Institute has North-Eastern Regional Centre at Guwahati, Assam to meet the NE-regional needs.

3 .

Choose the word which is different from the rest?

A)

Imphal

B)

Kohima

C)

Shimla

D)

Nagaland

Correct Answer : Nagaland

Except Nagaland all other options are capital cities of the states in India. Nagaland is the north eastern state with Kohima as its capital city.

* Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.

* Imphal is the capital city of Manipur.

4 .

Space Application Centre (SAC) is located at which place?

A)

Hyderabad

B)

Ahmadabad

C)

Mumbai

D)

Trivandrum

Correct Answer : Ahmadabad

Space Applications Centre (SAC) is one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is located in Ahmadabad.

SAC focuses on the design of space-borne instruments for ISRO missions and development and operationalisation of applications of space technology for societal benefits. The applications cover communication, broadcasting, navigation, disaster monitoring, meteorology, oceanography, environment monitoring and natural resources survey.

5 .

Which one of the following States of India receives Sunshine at the earliest?

A)

West Bengal

B)

Jammu & Kashmir

C)

Arunachal Pradesh

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Arunachal Pradesh

Sun appears in the earliest in Arunachal Pradesh in India.

6 .

Where is located the world's longest glass bridge that was opened for the public on December 24, 2017?

A)

Tokyo, Japan

B)

Hebei, China

C)

Berlin, Germany

D)

Virginia, USA

Correct Answer : Hebei, China

The 488-metre-long bridge at Hongyagu Scenic Area in Hebei, which opened on December 24, is the world's longest glass-floor bridge

7 .

Which of the following hills is situated in the southernmost part of India?

A)

Palani Hills

B)

Nilgiri Hills

C)

Cardamom Hills

D)

Anamalai Hills

Correct Answer : Cardamom Hills

The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Idukki district, Kerala, India.

8 .

Polavaram Project is located in which state?

A)

Andhra Pradesh

B)

Karnataka

C)

Gujarat

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Andhra Pradesh

The Project is located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village about 34 KMs

9 .

In December 2017, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the B. R. Ambedkar International Centre in

A)

Ahmedabad

B)

Mumbai

C)

Hyderabad

D)

New Delhi

Correct Answer : New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, Here saying it would be an important place for research on social and economic issues.

10 .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project orChardham Mahamarg Vikas Paiiyojna at

A)

Haridwar

B)

Dehradun

C)

Rishikesh

D)

Manikaran

Correct Answer : Dehradun

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 laid the foundation stone of Char Dham Highway Development Project in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The primary objective of the programme is to develop all-weather roads leading to Char Dham - Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarakhand.