1. Which Indian State/Union Territory has the shortest coastline ?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Puducherry

Tamil Nadu

Answer: Puducherry

Explanation:

The total coastline of India measures about 7,517 km, which is distributed among nine coastal states and four Union Territories; and almost the entire coast of India falls within the tropics. Gujarat is strategically located with the largest share in India’s coastline with 1915.29 km. Puducherry has a coastline of 45 km. which is the shortest coastline in India.


2. Which state has proposed to set up the first ‘Blockchain District’ in India ?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Answer: Telangana

Explanation:

Telangana has proposed to set up the first ‘Blockchain District’ in India


3. _________ pass connects Uttarakhand and Tibet and is situated in the north of Ganagotri ?

Zoji La

BaraLacha La

Shipki La

Muling La

Answer: Muling La

Explanation:

Muling La Pass connects Uttarakhand and Tibet and is situated in the north of Gangotri at an elevation of 5669 m in the Great Himalayas.


4. The ‘Diphu Pass’ which is the tri-junction between India, Myanmar and China is on this border line ?

Palk Strait

Radcliffe Line

Durand Line

McMahon Line

Answer: McMohan Line

Explanation:

Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the area of the disputed tripoint borders of India, China, and Myanmar. Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to eastern Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on the McMahon Line.


5. ________ is the oldest golf course outside the United Kingdom. ?

Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata

Tollygunge Golf Club, Kolkata

Classic Golf Resort, New Delhi

Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar

Answer: Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata

Explanation:

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom and is the second-oldest outside Scotland. The oldest club outside Scotland is The Royal Blackheath in London, established in 1766.


6. Kala Bhavana, founded in 1919, is a noted institution of education and research in visual arts. It is located in ____. ?

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Sikkim

Answer: West Bengal

Explanation:

Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) is a noted institution of education and research in visual arts, founded in 1919 in West Bengal, it is the fine arts faculty of the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, established by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.


7. Name the pass in Uttarakhand which is used by pilgrims to Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra. ?

Pensi La

Lipu Lekh

Banihal Pass

Khardung La

Answer: Lipu Lekh

Explanation:

Lipu Lekh pass, in Uttarakhand, is used by pilgrims to Kailash- Mansarovar Yatra. It is situated at a sub district of Pithoragarh, district in Kumaon region where it links the valley with Nepal and Tibet. Pensi-la is a mountain pass in the Ladakh union territory of India. Banihal Pass is a mountain pass. It connects the Kashmir Valley in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Khardung La is a mountain pass in the Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.


8. The Nanda Devi Peak is located in______ ?

Sikkim

Jammu and Kashmir

Uttarakhand

Assam

Answer: Uttarakhand

Explanation:

The Nanda Devi Peak : is part of the Garhwal Himalayas, and is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, between the Rishiganga valley on the west and the Goriganga valley on the east.


9. Which of the following passes ?

Chankan Pass

Bum La Pass

Hpungan Pass

Kumjung Pass

Answer: Bum La Pass

Explanation:

Bum La is situated at an elevation of 2600 m to the east of Bhutan in the Greater Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh at the Indo-China border. It connects Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa, Tibet. Chankan Pass : Chaukan Pass is on the Myanmar- India border.


10. Which of the following passes is known as the gateway connecting Jammu and Srinagar ?

Lanak-La Pass

Chang-La Pass

Banihal Pass

Aghil Pass

Answer: Banihal Pass

Explanation:

Banihal Pass is a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal. Banihal has always been known as the gateway connecting Jammu and Srinagar. Lanak La or Lanak Pass is a mountain pass in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the Aksai Chin region that is controlled by China. Chang La Pass(elevation 5,360 m or 17,590 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India Aghil pass is the Trans Himalayan pass. It is located on the northern boundary of the Shaksgam Valley, which was annexed by China.