General Knowledge (Famous Places )
Q-1 Sagar Island is located at the confluence of the ------------.
(a) Ganga and Indian Ocean
(b) Ganga and the Bay of Bengal
(c) Yamuna and the Bay of Bengal
(d) None of these
Q-2 ‘Sarnath’ is famous for --------------.
(a) First preached of Lord Buddha
(b) First preached of Mahavira
(c) Before the ‘Enlightened’ of Budha
Q-3 Where is ‘Sharm-el-sheik’ located?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Egypt
(d) America
Q-4 Which Indian Prime Minister was the first to visit ‘Siachan Glacier’?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Dr. Man Mohan Singh
(c) Rajeev Gandhi
(d) Indira Gandhi
Q-5 The triangular Peninsula between Suez Canal and Gulf of Suez is ----------.
(a) San Marino
(b) San Paulo
(c) Sinai
(d) Sahar
Q-6 Sriharikota is in AP is famous for---------.
(a) Space station
(b) Space launching centre
(c) Oil refinery
(d) None of these
Q-7 Stromboli is in -------------.
(a) UK
(b) India
(c) France
(d) Italy
Q-8 Thanjavur is famous for---------------.
(a) Brihadeeswara Temple
(b) Menaxi Temple
(c) Parvati Temple
(d) None of these
Q-9 Tarapure is famous for ---------------.
(a) The first Atomic Power Station
(b) The first Space Launching Station
(c) The first Scientific Research Centre
(d) The first Space Shuttle Station
Q-10 Trombay is located in Maharashtra is famous for the first atomic reactor which went into operation in-------------.
(a) Jan. 1956
(b) March 1956
(c) August 1956
(d) Sep. 1956
Q-11 Ujjain was the capital of king ----------.
(a) Ashoka
(b) Vikramaditya
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Harshvadhna
Q-12 Vidyasagar Setu is in --------------------.
(a) Bombay
(b) Bangalore
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
Q-13 The soldiers of Ikhtiar Khilji raised the structure to the ground and killed all the monks in the Tantrik University in----------.
(a) 1190 AD.
(b) 1192 AD
(c) 1194 AD
(d) 1198 AD
Q-14 Visakhapatnam is famous for ---------
(a) Major harbour
(b) Major Sea factory
(c) Major Steel Industry
(d) Major Rubber Industry
Q-15 Walvis Bay is the only -------------.
(a) Ship Building Industry
(b) Deep water harbour along Namibia
(c) Education Centre
(d) None of these
Q-16 Westminster Abbey is located in ---------.
(a) Canada
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Dubei
Q-17 Windsor castle is located in -----------.
(a) Thame River
(b) Neil River
(c) Parana River
(d) Amazon River
Q-18 Zanzibar is an important -----------.
(a) Harbour
(b) Port
(c) Ship Building
(d) None of these
Q-19 Taxila is famous for----------.
(a) Traces of Indus valley civilisation
(b) Traces of Harrapa civilisation
(c) Aryan Culture
(d) None of these
Q-20 Which is the tallest monolith in the world?
(a) Statue of Buddha
(b) Statue of Gomateswara
(c) Statue of Shiva
(d) None of these
Q-21 Shravanabelagola is in Karnataka famous for --------------
(a) Brihadeeswara Temple
(b) Sun Temple
(c) Jain Temple
(d) Gori Temple
Q-22 The headquarters of the metropolitan police in London and the British criminal Department is -----------
(a) Scotland Yard
(b) Toronto
(c) Lisbon
(d) None of these
Q-23 Sevagram is situated in ---------------
(a) Tamilnadu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Kerala
Q-24 Where is Sambar located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Orissa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) West Bengal
Q-25 When Maldives was got Independent?
(a) July 26, 1960
(b) August 26, 1968
(c) August 26, 1960
(d) July 26, 1968
Answers with Reasons:
1. (b) Ganga and the Bay of Bengal2. (a) First preached of Lord Buddha
3. (c) Egypt
4. (b) Dr. Man Mohan Singh
5. (c) Sinai
6. (b) Space launching centre
7. (d) Italy
8. (b) Menaxi Temple
9. (a) The first Atomic Power Station
10. (c) August 1956
11. (b) Vikramaditya
12. (c) Kolkata
13. (d) 1198 AD
14. (a) Major harbour
15. (b) Deep water harbour along Namibia
16. (c) London
17. (a) Thame River
18. (b) Port
19. (a) Traces of Indus valley civilisation
20. (b) Statue of Gomateswara
21. (c) Jain Temple
22. (a) Scotland Yard
23. (b) Maharashtra
24. (c) Rajasthan
25. (d) July 26, 1968
