Top 1000 GK Questions for Competitive Exams
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.
Naokhali is situated in—
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Tripura
(D) Assam
Correct Answer : B
Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?
(A) Chennai
(B) Coimbatore
(C) Bangalore
(D) Madurai
Correct Answer : B
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
Which State in India is called the ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer : B
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
Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(A) Godavari
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
(D) Ghaghara
Correct Answer : D
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
Which from the following territories does not have a border with Mizoram?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Myanmar
(C) Assam
(D) Tripura
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following is the longest coastline in India?
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharstra
Correct Answer : B