Famous Places in India MCQs : This section focuses on the "Famous Places in India". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Famous Places in India skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near
A. Ajmer
B. Jaipur
C. Patna
D. Aurangabad
Question 2
Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Alaknanda
D. Saraswathi
Question 3
'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for
A. Sculptures
B. Architecture
C. Cave Painting
D. All of the above
Question 4
Bijapur is known for its
A. severe drought condition
B. Gol Gumbaz
C. heavy rainfall
D. statue of Gomateswara
Question 5
Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in
A. Bihar
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 6
Central Drug Research Institute is located at
A. Trissur
B. Nagpur
C. Mysore
D. Lucknow
Question 7
Central Road Research Institute is in
A. Delhi
B. Bangalore
C. Roorkee
D. Hyderabad
Question 8
Golden Temple is situated in
A. New Delhi
B. Agra
C. Amritsar
D. Mumbai
Question 9
Indian Cancer Research institute is located at
A. New Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Question 10
Indian School of Mines is located in
A. Dhanbad
B. Asansol
C. Tatanagar
D. Rourkela
Question 11
'Kanchipuram' is in which of the following states?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Orissa
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Question 12
'Kandla' is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following?
A. Export Processing Zone
B. Centre for Marine Food products
C. Cutting and Polishing of diamonds
D. Ship breaking industry
Question 13
'Mandi House' is a
A. the office of the P.M.
B. the office of Director General of Doordarshan
C. the office of NFDC
D. the Doordarshan C.P.C
Question 14
National Archives is located at?
A. Calcutta
B. Dehradun
C. Bombay
D. New Delhi
Question 15
National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at
A. Dehradun
B. Lucknow
C. Bangalore
D. Delhi
Question 16
National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place?
A. Bangalore
B. Kerala
C. Gandhinagar
D. Hyderabad
Question 17
National Police Academy is located at
A. Bangalore
B. Hyderabad
C. Abu Road
D. Dehradun
Question 18
National School of Mines is located in ?
A. Dhanbad
B. Kavalpur
C. Udaipur
D. Hyderabad
Question 19
National Science Centre is located at
A. Bangalore
B. Bombay
C. Kolkata
D. Delhi
Question 20
Sanchi Stupa is located near
A. Gaya
B. Bhopal
C. Varanasi
D. Bijapur
Question 21
Siachen is a
A. desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
B. frontier zone between China and India
C. frontier zone between India and Myanmar
D. glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan
Question 22
Sun Temple is situated at?
A. Konark
B. Bangalore
C. Haridwar
D. Kerala
Question 23
The Central Rice Research institute is located at
A. Rajamundry
B. Madra
C. Cuttack
D. Cochin
Question 24
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at
A. Patna
B. Jaipur
C. Hyderabad
D. New Delhi
Question 25
The 'Char Minar' is in
A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Delhi
D. Sikri
Question 26
The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the following places?
A. Aurangabad
B. Nanded
C. Parbhani
D. Nagpur
Question 27
The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 28
The famous Meenakshi temple is located in
A. Bihar
B. Madurai
C. Madras
D. Trichy
Question 29
The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?
A. Jaipur
B. Lucknow
C. Simla
D. Chandigarh
Question 30
The 'Golconda Fort' is in which state?
A. Telangana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka
Question 31
The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in
A. Pune
B. Bhopal
C. Faridabad
D. Lucknow
Question 32
The Indian Institute of Science is located at
A. Kerala
B. Madras
C. Bangalore
D. New Delhi
Question 33
The National Institute of Community Development is located at
A. Chennai
B. Pant Nagar
C. Hyderabad
D. Bangalore
Question 34
The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?
A. New Delhi
B. Orissa
C. Gurgaon
D. Kolkata
Question 35
The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in
A. Orissa
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
Question 36
The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Orissa
D. Maharashtra
Question 37
'Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of
A. West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Meghalaya
D. Tripura
Question 38
Under Mother Teresa's guidance, the Missionaries of Charit built near Asansol, a lep er colony is called
A. Peace City
B. Sahara
C. Shanti Nagar
D. SOS
Question 39
'Vijay Stambha' is situated in
A. Jaipur
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Chittor
Question 40
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at
A. Pune
B. Ahmedabad
C. Sriharikota
D. Thiruvananthapuram
Question 41
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at
A. Delhi
B. Shimla
C. Dehradun
D. Kulu
Question 42
Where is Chitrakut situated?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 43
Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?
A. Dehradun
B. Vadodara
C. Digboi
D. Mumbai
Question 44
Where is the National Institute of Virology situated?
A. Pune
B. Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Madras
Question 45
Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?
A. Shadnagar
B. Bangalore
C. Chennai
D. Dehradun
Question 46
Where is the Railway Staff College located?
A. Pune
B. Allahabad
C. Vadodara
D. Delhi
Question 47
Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?
A. Bihar
B. Jaipur
C. Udaipur
D. Jodhpur
Question 48
Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?
A. Mumbai
B. Hyderabad
C. Guragon
D. Bangalore
Question 49
Which is known as 'Garden City of India'?
A. Trivandram
B. Imphal
C. Simla
D. Bangalore
Question 50
Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?
A. Bamiyan
B. Borobudur
C. Anuradhapuram
D. Angor Vat
Question 51
Apsara' is the name of India's first
A. Railway Locomotive
B. Helicopter
C. Nuclear Reactor
D. Ground Battle Tank
Question 52
Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for
A. Sculptures
B. Architecture
C. Cave Painting
D. All of the above
Question 53
India's first 'Ladies Special' Suburban train was started by which of the Indian Railway Zone?
A. Southern
B. Northern
C. Western
D. Eastern
Question 54
Kanchipuram' is in which of the following states?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Orissa
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Question 55
Kandla' is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following?
A. Export Processing Zone
B. Centre for Marine Food products
C. Cutting and Polishing of diamonds
D. Ship breaking industry
Question 56
Largest Mint in India is located at
A. Nasik
B. Kolkata
C. Hyderabad
D. Mumbai
Question 57
Mandi House' is a
A. the office of the P.M.
B. the office of Director General of Doordarshan
C. the office of NFDC
D. the Doordarshan C.P.C
Question 58
Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Women
A. pilot to fly an aircraft solo
B. ambassador to a foreign country
C. to be inducted into Indian Navy
D. doctor to create first test tube baby
Question 59
National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at
A. Dehradun
B. Lucknow
C. Bangalore
D. Kanpur
Question 60
The 'Golconda Fort' is in which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. None of the above
Question 61
The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?
A. New Delhi
B. Orissa
C. Guragon
D. Kolkata
Question 62
The first 'Financial Service Park' for industry being set up at
A. Guragaon
B. Surat
C. Bangalore
D. Pune
Question 63
The first Indian Satellite launched from Soviet Cosmodrome is?
A. Bhaskara
B. Bharat
C. Rohini
D. Aryabhatta
Question 64
The first Indian University was opened in 1857 was in
A. Chennai
B. Bihar
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
Question 65
The first person of Indian origin to be appointed as a judge in U.S. is
A. P.A.Sangma
B. Basava Rajeswari
C. R.C.Bharadwaj
D. Ridhi Desai
Question 66
The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of
A. New Delhi
B. West Bengal
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Question 67
The largest dry dock in India is situated at
A. Mumbai
B. Cochin
C. Marmugao
D. Kolkata
Question 68
The largest Indian State by area is
A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Question 69
Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of
A. West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Meghalaya
D. Tripura
Question 70
Under Mother Teresa's guidance, the Missionaries of Charit built near Asansol, a lep er colony is called
A. Peace City
B. Sahara
C. Shanti Nagar
D. SOS
Question 71
Vijay Stambha' is situated in
A. Jaipur
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Chittor
Question 72
Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?
A. Shadnagar
B. Bangalore
C. Chennai
D. Hydrabad
Question 73
Where is the National Institute of Virology situated?
A. Pune
B. Delhi
C. Kolkatta
D. Madra
Question 74
Who was the first Indian to go into space?
A. Ravi Malhotra
B. Satish Dawan
C. Kalpana Chawla
D. Rakesh Sharma