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401.

The Dargah of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti is situated?

A. Ajmer
B. Banaras
C. Delhi
D. Hyderabad
Answer» B. Banaras
402.

Which is the highest receiving place in India?

A. Mawsynram
B. Bikaner
C. Shimla
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bikaner
403.

Where are the Khasi and Garo Jaintia hills located?

A. Meghalaya
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Manipur
Answer» B. Nagaland
404.

Indo-Pak Baglihar Project is located on which one of the following rivers?

A. Jhelum
B. Sutlej
C. Diameter
D. Chenav
Answer» E.
405.

Stratosphere of the atmosphere is covered by which of the following layers?

A. Helium
B. Ozone
C. Hydrogen
D. Carbon
Answer» C. Hydrogen
406.

Which state of India receives rainfall during the winter season?

A. Orissa
B. Pt. Bengal
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» B. Pt. Bengal
407.

Rainfall occurs on the western coast of India through which monsoon?

A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-East
D. North-West
Answer» C. North-East
408.

Where is the headquarters of the Forest Survey of India located?

A. New Delhi
B. Dehradun
C. Bhopal
D. Nagpur
Answer» C. Bhopal
409.

Who is the originator of the tree plantation festival known as 'Van Mahotsav' in India?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. K.R. M. Munshi
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
410.

What is the width of a broad gauge rail line?

A. 1000 mm
B. 1600 mm
C. 1676 mm
D. 1700 mm
Answer» D. 1700 mm
411.

Which state is famous for sandalwood in India?

A. New Delhi
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Answer» D. Assam
412.

Which is the main flora of India?

A. Rainfall
B. Autumn forest
C. Barbed
D. Shrubs
Answer» C. Barbed
413.

Name the architect who made the map of Chandigarh city?

A. Lt. Cabunier
B. Lloydright
C. Sardar Pritam Singh
D. Howell
Answer» B. Lloydright
414.

Where is Dudhwa National Park located in India?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer» D. Karnataka
415.

Jaduguda is famous in India for uranium, in which state is Jaduguda?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Pt. Bengal
C. Jharkhand
D. Orissa
Answer» D. Orissa
416.

When did the Kelkar committee recommend rolling out Goods and Service Tax?

A. 2002
B. 2005
C. 2010
D. 2011
Answer» C. 2010
417.

Victoria waterfall is associated with which river?

A. Amazon
B. Jambezi
C. Missori
D. St. Lawrence
Answer» C. Missori
418.

Within what period of time the Presidential post is vacant, it is required to be filled?

A. Within 4 months
B. Within 1 year
C. Within 9 months
D. within 6 months
Answer» E.
419.

Which country has the longest terrestrial border with India?

A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Bangladesh
D. Myanmar
Answer» D. Myanmar
420.

Where is Kanha National Park located in India?

A. Assam
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» E.
421.

By what name is the eastern coast of India known?

A. Digha Beach
B. Malawar Coast
C. Konkan Coast
D. Coromandal Coast
Answer» E.
422.

In which hemisphere is India located?

A. Southern and Eastern
B. Northern and Eastern
C. Northern and Western
D. None of these
Answer» C. Northern and Western
423.

Who among the following was called by Jahangir as English Khan ?

A. Sir Thomas Roe
B. William Hawkins
C. Henry Middleton
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
424.

India is stated in the Indian Constitution?

A. Unitary State
B. Federal
C. Semi-federal state
D. Union of States
Answer» D. Union of States
425.

Freedom of religion is mentioned in which article of Indian constitution?

A. 25th
B. 42nd
C. 48th
D. 55th
Answer» B. 42nd
426.

Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?

A. Sir Ashley Eden
B. Alexander John Arbuthnot
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Stanley
Answer» D. Lord Stanley
427.

Where is Jim Corbett National Park located in India?

A. Assam
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. None of these
Answer» E.
428.

Siachen glacier is in which state of India?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jammu Kashmir
D. Sikkim
Answer» D. Sikkim
429.

Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?

A. Corbett
B. Nagarjuna
C. Manas
D. screw
Answer» B. Nagarjuna
430.

At which among the following places, the All India Muslim League was established in 1906?

A. Dhaka
B. Naypyidaw
C. Islamabad
D. Muscat
Answer» B. Naypyidaw
431.

Who is the supreme hero of the three Indian Army Services?

A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Chief of Army Staff
D. None of these
Answer» C. Chief of Army Staff
432.

Which of the following is the southernmost geographical unit of India?

A. Lakshadweep
B. Rameshwar
C. Kanyakumari
D. Nicobar Islands
Answer» E.
433.

Who was the last Maratha chief to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British?

A. Gaikwad
B. Scindia
C. Holkar
D. Bhonsle
Answer» D. Bhonsle
434.

According to Indian Council of Agricultural Research, how many types of soils are found in India?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» E.
435.

The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which among the following legislation?

A. Pitts India Act of 1784
B. Charter Act of 1833
C. Charter Act of 1813
D. Government of India Act 1858
Answer» C. Charter Act of 1813
436.

Which is the southern tip of India?

A. Indira Bindu
B. Cape Camorin
C. Calimere point
D. None of these
Answer» C. Calimere point
437.

Which one of the following major Indian cities is the most east and situated?

A. Lucknow
B. Bangalore
C. Bhopal
D. Hyderabad
Answer» B. Bangalore
438.

Hirakud project is for the use of which river water?

A. Yamuna
B. Godavari
C. Gomti
D. Mahanadi
Answer» E.
439.

Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Tamil Nadu
440.

Under which among the following treaties, Clive had secured the grant of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam?

A. Treaty of Allahabad
B. Treaty of Buxar
C. Treaty of Bassein
D. Treaty of Sugauli
Answer» B. Treaty of Buxar
441.

In North India, what is called the plain plain spread over the sub-Himalayan region?

A. Bhavar
B. Khadar
C. Doon
D. Terai
Answer» B. Khadar
442.

Where is coal found in abundance?

A. Singrauli
B. Nagpur
C. Jharia
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
443.

Which mountain is situated on the northern border of India?

A. Maikal
B. Himalaya
C. Eucalyptus
D. Aravali
Answer» C. Eucalyptus
444.

Indira Gandhi Canal is built in which state?

A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Haryana
Answer» C. Punjab
445.

What was the original name of Mirabehn, an associate and disciple of Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Oliver Schriener
B. Millie Graham Polock
C. Madeline Slade
D. Margarate Cousins
Answer» D. Margarate Cousins
446.

The time between two sessions of the Lok Sabha cannot be more than the following?

A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D. 9 months
Answer» C. 1 year
447.

Who presides over joint sessions of both the Houses of the Indian Parliament?

A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. President of Rajya Sabha
Answer» D. President of Rajya Sabha
448.

Line dividing India and Pakistan is called?

A. Radcliffe Line
B. Durant line
C. McMahon Line
D. None of these
Answer» B. Durant line
449.

Who among the following has written Bidrohi, one of the most famous Bengali poems?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhhyaya
C. Kazi Nazrul Islam
D. Sambhunath Pandit
Answer» D. Sambhunath Pandit
450.

Since when is the idea of secularism considered its origin?

A. Mughal Empire
B. From the Greek Empire
C. Catholicism
D. Roman Empire
Answer» E.