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Top 1000 GK Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place?

(A) Deva Prayag

(B) Karan Prayag

(C) Gangotri

(D) Rudra Prayag

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Devprayag: is a city located in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state of India. It is one of the Panch Prayag and here the Alaknanda River meets the Bhagirathi River.


Q :  

Naokhali is situated in—

(A) West Bengal

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Tripura

(D) Assam

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?

(A) Chennai

(B) Coimbatore

(C) Bangalore

(D) Madurai

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

What is the time difference (in hours) between GMT and IST (Indian Standard Time)?

(A) Five

(B) Six

(C) Six and a half

(D) Five and a half

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which State in India is called the ‘Land of Five Rivers’?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Punjab

(C) Haryana

(D) Bihar

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The sun rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer on:

(A) 20 March

(B) 19 July

(C) 21 March

(D) 21 June

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory? 

(A) Godavari

(B) Jhelum

(C) Ravi

(D) Ghaghara

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Male literacy rate in India according to 2011 census is 

(A) 45.96 %

(B) 56.38 %

(C) 82.14 %

(D) 64.13 %

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which from the following territories does not have a border with Mizoram? 

(A) Nagaland

(B) Myanmar

(C) Assam

(D) Tripura

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which of the following is the longest coastline in India?

(A) Odisha

(B) Gujarat

(C) Kerala

(D) Maharstra

Correct Answer : B

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