1. The Buddhist sites Vaishali and Nalanda are situated in which of the following states ?

Chhattisgarh

Bihar

Telangana

Odisha

Answer: Bihar

Explanation:

The Buddhist sites Vaishali and Nalanda are situated in Bihar.


2. National Highway 18 does NOT pass through which of the following states ?

Bihar

West Bengal

Odisha

Jharkhand

Answer: Bihar

Explanation:

NH 18 passes through the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.


3. Ramoji Film City’ is located close to which of the following cities ?

Pune

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Gurugram

Answer: Hyderabad

Explanation:

Ramoji film city is located in Hyderabad.It is spread over 1666 acres. It is the largest integrated film city in the world and it has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the largest studio complex in the world.It was built by Telugu film producer Ramoji Rao in 1966.The Guardian described Ramoji film city as a city within the city.


4. Salsette Island is situated in which state of India ?

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Kerala

Answer: Maharashtra

Explanation:

Salsette island is an island in the state of Maharashtra on India’s west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai and the cities of Thane and Mira-Bhayander lie on it, making it very populous and one of the most densely populated islands in the world.


5. Jawaharlal Nehru port is located in ?

Kerala

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

West Bengal

Answer: Maharashtra

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru Port also known as Nhava Sheva Port, is the largest container port in India.Located east of Mumbai in Navi Mumbai' s Raigad district, this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek.


6. Which of the following states is NOT famous for the Bhut Jolokia pepper ?

Odisha

Nagaland

Manipur

Assam

Answer: Odisha

Explanation:

Odisha is not famous for the Bhut Jolokia pepper. Nagaland and Assam are famous for the Bhut Jolokia pepper. The Bhut jolokia also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. It is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens and is closely related to the Naga Morich of Nagaland and Bangladesh


7. Which state of India is given the popular name of ‘India’s breadbasket’ ?

Punjab

Maharashtra

Assam

Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Punjab

Explanation:

Punjab is known as ‘India’s Granary’ or ‘India’s bread and basket’ because it has the most fertile land which has five tributaries of River Indus flowing through it.


8. The Khurja pottery is associated with which state of India ?

Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Khurja pottery is traditional Indian pottery work manufactured in Khurja of the Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh. it is also tagged with geographical indications.


9. In which city of India would you find the Swami Vivekananda Airport ?

Kanyakumari

Raipur

Ranchi

Durgapur

Answer: Raipur

Explanation:

The airport at Raipur in Chattisgarh is known as Swami Vivekananda Airport and is located around 15 km south of Raipur. Earlier called as Mana airport, the Airport is one of the 35 non-metro airports, recently modernized by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).


10. Amaravati Stupa is located in which state of India ?

Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

The Amar?vat? Stupa, popularly known as the great st?pa at Amar?vath?, is a ruined Buddhist monument, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE, at Amaravathi village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.