Facts about India -Questions and Answers -13

301. Yercaud is a hill station in ...... in Shevaroy Hills .

(a) Tamil Nadu                                      (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh                                (d) Orissa

Answer: (a)

302. Which is not in Tamil Nadu?

(a) Udagamandalam                              (b) Kodaikanal

(c) Coorg                                                   (d) Yercaud

Answer: (c)

303. The highest hill station in South India:

(a) Yercaud                                               (b) Munnar

(c) Udagamandalam                               (d) Kodaikanal

Answer: (c)

304. The Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is in:

(a) Ajmer                                                  (b) Agra

(c) Fatepur Sikri                                      (d) Jaipur

Answer: (a)

305. The four most sacred pilgrimage places of Buddhists are Lumbini, Kushinagara, Saranath and......

(a) Vaisali                                         (b) Rajagriha

(c) Bodh Gaya                                 (d) Pavapuri

Answer: (c)

306. Char Dham, the sacred shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri related to:

(a) Jains                                           (b) Buddhists

(c) Hindus                                       (d) Parsis

Answer: (c)

307. Which is also called ‘Darbar Sahib’?

(a) Harmandir Sahib                      (b) Somnath Temple

(c) Khajuraho temple                    (d) Amarnath Temple

Answer: (a)

308. Which pilgrimage centre of Hindus is also known by the name Mayapur?

(a) Rishikesh                                  (b) Haridwar

(c) Nasik                                          (d) Ujjain

Answer: (b)

309. In which country is Mansarovar?

(a) China                                             (b) India

(c) Pakistan                                        (d) Nepal

Answer: (a)

310.  The place where Lord Krishna was born?

(a) Mathura                                     (b) Dwaraka
(c) Ayodhya                                    (d) Prayag
Answer: (a)

311. The place which was temporary residence of Rama during the 14 years of exile?

(a) Ayodhya                                        (b) Lanka
(c) Kishkindha                                       (d) Nasik
Answer: (d)

312. The place where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati meet:

(a) Devaprayag                                    (b) Agra

(c) Haridwar                                        (d) Prayag

Answer: (d)

313. The place where Lord Rama built a bridge across the sea:

(a) Rameswaram                                (b) Ayodhya

(c) Haridwar                                        (d) Nasik

Answer: (a)

314. The train that covers the longest distance:

(a) Kerala Express                                 (b) Taj Express

(c) Vivek Express                                  (d) Himasagar Express
Answer: (a)

315. Himasagar Express covers a distance of:

(a) 4000                                                  (b) 3751 km
(c) 2933                                                 (d) 3214
Answer: (b)

316. The headquarters of Konkan Railway is Belapur House in:

(a) Navy Mumbai                              (b) Mangalore
(c) Chennai                                         (d) New Delhi
Answer: (a)

317. The train that connects India and Pakistan:

(a) Maitri Express                        (b) Samjhota Express
(c) Shaheed Express                    (d) Taj Express
Answer: (b)

318. Thar Express connects India and.....

(a) Bangladesh                               (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan                                     (d) None of these
Answer: (c)

319. Maitri Express connects India and:
(a) Nepal                                              (b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh                                   (d) None of these
Answer: (c)

320. Which train runs between Attari (India) and Wagha (Pakistan) ?

(a) Thar Express                                     (b) Samjhota Express
(c) Maitri Express                                    (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

321. The colour of Rajdhani Express trains:
(a) Red                                                     (b) Blue          
(c) Yellow                                                 (d) Green
Answer: (a)

322. The colour of ordinary trains in India:

(a) Yellow                                               (b) Yellow
(c) Green                                                (d) Blue
Answer: (d)

323. The distance of rails in metre gauge:

(a) 1000mm                                         (b) 1676 mm
(c) 762mm                                            (d) 610mm

Answer: (a)

324. India is the birth place of four major religionsHinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and.......

(a) Parsi religion                                    (b) Bahai religion
(c) Shintoism                                           (d) Sikh religion
Answer: (d)

325. The second  largest religion in India:

(a) Christianity                                            (b) Islam

(c) Sikh religion                                        (d) Parsi relgion

Answer: (b)
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