Facts About India - 50 Questions

1. Which river in India has the greatest flow of water: 
Brahmaputra 

2. The indigenously developed anti-tank missile of India: 

Nag 

3. The number of players in a Hockey team: 
11 

4. The national calendar of India is based on .....Era: 
Saka 

5. National Calendar was adopted on: 
22nd March 1957 

6. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tribuataries of: 
Indus 

7. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched in: 

2001 

8. Manjira is a tributary of: 
Godavari 

9. The largest tributary of Narmada: 
Tawa 

10. Kabani, Bhavani, and Pambar are the tributaries of: 
Kaveri 

11. Which is known as Tsangpo in Tibet: 
Brahmaputra 

12. Which river is known as the ‘lifeline of Sikkim’: 
Tista 

13. The longest platform in India is Gorakhpur in: 
Uttar Pradesh 

14. The Kolkata Metro was started in: 
1984 

15. The longest west flowing river in India: 
Narmada 

16. The Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of: 
Uttarakhand 

17. The second metro railway in India: 
New Delhi 

18. The distance between the rails in broad gauge line: 
1.67m 

19. Railway zone in Indika is headed by: 
General Manager 

20. Which railway zone in India has the longest route length: 
Northern 

21. Which is the tidal port in India: 
Kandla 

22. Which port is situated near Rann of Kutchchh: 
Kandla 

23. The most important industry in India in terms of employment and production of export goods: 
Cotton 

24. Which state is the largest producer of silk in India: 
Karnataka 

25. In leap year of Gregorian Calendar Chaitra 1 falls on: 
March 21

26. Mahila Samridhi Yojana was introduced in: 
1993 

27. Swarna Jayanti Grama Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was started in: 
1999 

28. Pradhanmantri Grama Sadak Yojana was started in: 
2000 

29. Kalinadi hydel project is in the state of: 
Karnataka 

30. Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar dam is in: 
Rihand 

31. Maharana Pratap Sagar dam (Pong dam) is in: 
Beas 

32. Durgapur and Burnpur in West Bengal is famous for ..... industry: 
Iron and Steel 

33. Where is Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology: 
Kochi 

34. The protocol on environmental protection to the Antarctica Treaty was adopted in: 
1991 

35. An airplane of Imperial Airways from Cairo landed Delhi in 1927 which marked the beginning of air transport in India. Name the company which operated the service: 
Imperial Airlines 

36. In which river is Rana Pratap Sagar dam : 
Chambal 

37. Bhadravati, famous for Iron and steel industry, is in the state of: 
Karnataka 

38. Mazagaon Dock limited is in: 
Mumbai 

39. Garden Reach Shipbuilders limited is situated at: 
Kolkata 

40. The first domestic airplane service in India connected Delhi and.....: 
Karachi 

41. The first service of Tata Airlines which is the first air transport company in India was in 1932. It connected Karachi and........: 
Chennai 

42. The largest news agency in India: 
Press Trust of India 

43. Annapoorna Scheme was launched in: 
2000 

44. What type of missiles are Akash and Trishul: 
Surface to Air 

45. In the normal year of Gregorian Calendar Chaitra 1 falls on: 
March 22 

46. Sheonath is a tributary of: 
Mahanadi 

47. Tista is a tributary of: 
Brahmaputra 

48. In which year the Panchayat Raj system was introduced in Rajasthan: 
1959 

49. In which state the major part of the Western Ghats lies : 
Karnataka 

50. Which religion belongs to the Lotus Temple in New Delhi: 
Bahai