Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

In which of the following city "Urja Ganga", 1500 km long gas pipeline project has been launched in October, 2016?

A)

New Delhi

B)

Varanasi

C)

Ghaziabad

D)

Ahmedabad

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Varanasi

Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project : By Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The allocated budget for laying the 1,500 km covered long cooking gas pipelines is about â‚¹51,000-crore along with gas stations at various areas. The length of pipeline will be extended to 2540-km in second stage of the project from the states of Uttar Pradesh to Odisha.

2 .

The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ___________ pass.

A)

Nathula

B)

Karakoram

C)

Zoji la

D)

Khyber

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Zoji la

Zoji La Pass is a high mountain pass at the elevation of 3,528 metres (11,575 ft). It traversed by Srinagar and Leh Highway in the Himalayan Range.

3 .

Which Indian state is the largest in terms of the total area covered ?

A)

Maharashtra

B)

Rajasthan

C)

Tamil Nadu

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.

4 .

Which caves is a cultural mix of religious arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism?

A)

Badami

B)

Elephanta

C)

Ajanta

D)

Ellora

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ellora

Ajanta is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ellora Caves, which contain Hindu, Jain and Buddhist caves, the last dating from a period similar to Ajanta.

5 .

Humayunâ€™s Tomb is located in

A)

Agra

B)

Delhi

C)

Jaipur

D)

Gwalior

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Delhi

Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her.

6 .

Where is the Samadhi of Guru Gobind Singh located?

A)

Nanded

B)

Ludhiana

C)

Anandpur sahib

D)

Amritsar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Nanded

Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, built over the place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708, the inner chamber is still called Angitha Sahib.

7 .

The land mass of India has an area of ______ million square km.

A)

1.28

B)

2.28

C)

3.28

D)

4.28

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 3.28

India's total landmass is 3.28 million square kilometres out of which the land area is 2.38 million square kilometres while the area occupied by the water bodies is around 300 thousand square kilometres.

8 .

Where is the Girnar hills located?

A)

Rajasthan

B)

Gujarat

C)

Bihar

D)

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gujarat

Fourteen of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, dating to circa 250 BCE, are inscribed on a large boulder that is housed in a small building located outside the town of Junagadh on Saurashtra peninsula in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located on Girnar Taleti road, at about 2 km (1.2 mi) far from Uperkot Fort easterly, some 2 km before Girnar Taleti.

9 .

Takshashila University was located between which two rivers?

A)

Beas and Indus

B)

Satluj and Indus

C)

Indus and Jhelum

D)

Jhelum and Ravi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indus and Jhelum

River Indus and Hydaspes, river Hydaspes is now known as river Jhelum it is a tributary of river Indus.

10 .

________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution.

A)

Rani ki vav

B)

Fatehpur Sikri

C)

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

D)

Nalanda

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nalanda

The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.