Mark-100 Time-50 minute
Chung Sajak
1. Which is the highest peak in India?
A. Nanda Devi
B. Mount Everest
C. Kangchenjunga
D. Annapurna.
2. The highest dam in India is:
A. Bhakra Nangal Dam
B. Hirakud Dam
C. Tehri Dam
D. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
3. Which is the highest waterfall in India?
A. Jog Falls
B. Kunchikal Falls
C. Nohkalikai Falls
D. Dhuandhar Falls
4. Tso Lhamo Lake, the highest lake in India, is situated in:
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
5. Majuli, the highest river island in India, is located in which river?
A. Yamuna
B. Ganga
C. Brahmaputra
D. Godavari
6. Ladakh Plateau, the highest plateau in India, is located in which region?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
7. The highest battlefield in the world, Siachen Glacier, is in:
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Ladakh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
8. Umling La Pass, the highest motorable road in India, is in:
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Uttarakhand
D. Ladakh
9. Which is the highest airport in India?
A. Kullu-Manali Airport
B. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
C. Srinagar Airport
D. Shimla Airport
10. Ghum Railway Station, the highest in India, is located in:
A. West Bengal
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Assam
11. The Golden Foot Award is associated with which sport?
A) Cricket
B) Athletics
C) Football
D) Chess
12. Which Indian footballer was nominated for the Golden Foot Award?
A) Bhaichung Bhutia
B) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
C) Sunil Chhetri
D) Sandesh Jhingan
13. The Ekalavya Award is a sports honor from which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
14. Which state presents the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award?
A) Punjab
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Uttarakhand
15. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Award is presented by which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal
D) Rajasthan
16. The Biju Patnaik Sports Award is a sports honor from which Indian state?
A) Odisha
B) Bihar
C) Jharkhand
D) Assam
17. Which state presents the Veer Abhimanyu Award for sports achievements?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
18. The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal is awarded for excellence in which field?
A) Athletics
B) Chess
C) Mountaineering
D) Marathon
19. The FIFA Puskás Award is given for what achievement?
A) Best goalkeeper performance
B) Best football coach
C) Best football team
D) Best goal of the year
20. The Houdini Award is associated with which game?
A) Badminton
B) Chess
C) Tennis
D) Archery
21. Which is the biggest state in India by area?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
22. Which Indian state has the largest population?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. West Bengal
23. Which is the largest Union Territory in India by area?
A. Jammu & Kashmir
B. Chandigarh
C. Ladakh
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
24. Which is the longest river flowing within India?
A. Yamuna
B. Brahmaputra
C. Godavari
D. Ganga
25. Wular Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in:
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Uttarakhand
D. Assam
26. Which is the largest saltwater lake in India?
A. Pulicat Lake
B. Sambhar Lake
C. Chilika Lake
D. Vembanad Lake
27. The largest dam in India by water storage capacity is:
A. Tehri Dam
B. Bhakra Nangal Dam
C. Sardar Sarovar Dam
D. Indira Sagar Dam
28. Which is the longest bridge in India?
A. Vembanad Bridge
B. Bandra-Worli Sea Link
C. Mahatma Gandhi Setu
D. Bhupen Hazarika Setu
29. The largest port in India is:
A. Chennai Port
B. Kandla Port
C. Mumbai Port
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
30. The largest desert in India is:
A. Rann of Kutch
B. Thar Desert
C. Cold Desert of Ladakh
D. Deccan Plateau
31. Where is the Mehrangarh Fort located?
A) Udaipur
B) Jodhpur
C) Jaipur
D) Bikaner
32. Which is the largest fort in India by area?
A) Red Fort
B) Gwalior Fort
C) Chittorgarh Fort
D) Amer Fort
33. The Gwalior Fort is located in which Indian state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
34. The Amber Fort near Jaipur was built in which architectural style?
A) Dravidian
B) Mughal
C) Indo-Islamic
D) Rajput
35. The Mysore Palace is located in which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
36. Who built the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu?
A) Rajendra Chola
B) Rajaraja Chola I
C) Kulothunga Chola
D) Karikala Chola
37. The Konark Sun Temple is designed in the form of a:
A) Lotus
B) Mountain
C) Ship
D) Chariot
38. Kedarnath Temple is dedicated to which deity?
A) Lord Vishnu
B) Lord Shiva
C) Lord Krishna
D) Goddess Durga
39. The Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu is primarily dedicated to:
A) Goddess Lakshmi
B) Goddess Durga
C) Goddess Meenakshi
D) Goddess Saraswati
40. The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest shrine of which religion?
A) Hinduism
B) Jainism
C) Sikhism
D) Buddhism
41. Which is the longest river in India?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Narmada
42. Which is the longest tributary river of the Ganga in India?
A. Kosi
B. Gandak
C. Yamuna
D. Son
43. What is the longest lake in India?
A. Wular Lake
B. Chilika Lake
C. Dal Lake
D. Vembanad Lake
44. The longest glacier in India is:
A. Gangotri Glacier
B. Zemu Glacier
C. Siachen Glacier
D. Milam Glacier
45. Which is the longest canal in India?
A. Upper Ganga Canal
B. Sharda Canal
C. Indira Gandhi Canal
D. Western Yamuna Canal
46. Which is the longest beach in India?
A. Juhu Beach
B. Marina Beach
C. Kovalam Beach
D. Radhanagar Beach
47. What is the longest railway line (train route) in India?
A. Himsagar Express
B. Vivek Express
C. Dibrugarh Rajdhani
D. Kanyakumari Express
48. The longest railway platform in India is located at:
A. Howrah Junction
B. Secunderabad Junction
C. Gorakhpur Junction
D. New Delhi Railway Station
49. Which is the longest railway bridge in India?
A. Vembanad Rail Bridge
B. Pamban Bridge
C. Godavari Bridge
D. Bogibeel Bridge
50. The longest road bridge in India is:
A. Bandra-Worli Sea Link
B. Vikramshila Setu
C. Bhupen Hazarika Setu
D. Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
51. When was the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) established?
A) 1948
B) 1950
C) 1958
D) 1962
52. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was founded in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) 1945
D) 1948
53. In which year was the State Bank of India (SBI) established?
A) 1950
B) 1955
C) 1956
D) 1949
54. When was the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) established?
A) 1954
B) 1955
C) 1956
D) 1960
55. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India was set up in which year?
A) 1990
B) 1991
C) 1992
D) 1993
56. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was established in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) 1950
D) 1960
57. In which year did Indian Railways begin operations?
A) 1850
B) 1851
C) 1853
D) 1857
58. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) was established in which year?
A) 1965
B) 1973
C) 1971
D) 1975
59. When was the Press Trust of India (PTI) founded?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1951
60. The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was established in which city and year?
A) Mumbai, 1962
B) Pune, 1960
C) Chennai, 1959
D) Delhi, 1961
61. Which is the smallest state in India by area?
A. Sikkim
B. Tripura
C. Goa
D. Mizoram
62. Which is the smallest Indian state by population?
A. Goa
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland
63. Which is the smallest Union Territory of India by area?
A. Daman and Diu
B. Chandigarh
C. Andaman and Nicobar
D. Lakshadweep
64. Which Union Territory has the smallest population in India?
A. Puducherry
B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D. Lakshadweep
65. Which is the smallest river in India by length?
A. Sarayu
B. Arvari
C. Betwa
D. Ghaghara
66. Which is the smallest freshwater lake in India?
A. Loktak Lake
B. Pookode Lake
C. Wular Lake
D. Bhimtal Lake
67. Which is the smallest saltwater lake in India?
A. Sambhar Lake
B. Pulicat Lake
C. Chilika Lake
D. Vembanad Lake
68. Which is the smallest national park in India?
A. Keibul Lamjao National Park
B. Valley of Flowers National Park
C. South Button Island National Park
D. Balphakram National Park
69. Which is the smallest wildlife sanctuary in India?
A. Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
B. Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary
C. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary
D. Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
70. Which is the smallest tiger reserve in India?
A. Pench Tiger Reserve
B. Bor Tiger Reserve
C. Valmiki Tiger Reserve
D. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
71. Who is credited with improving the Steam Engine significantly, making it practical for use?
A) George Stephenson
B) Thomas Newcomen
C) James Watt
D) Nikola Tesla
72. Who invented the first successful aeroplane?
A) Charles Lindbergh
B) Wright Brothers
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Igor Sikorsky
73. The first modern automobile was invented by which person?
A) Henry Ford
B) Karl Benz
C) James Watt
D) Rudolf Diesel
74. Who is known for advancing rocketry in India and is called the “Missile Man of India”?
A) Homi Bhabha
B) Vikram Sarabhai
C) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
D) Satish Dhawan
75. Who is regarded as the “Father of the Computer”?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Alan Turing
C) Charles Babbage
D) Bill Gates
76. Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?
A) Vint Cerf
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Bill Gates
D) Larry Page
77. The concept of email was first implemented by whom?
A) Tim Berners-Lee
B) Bill Gates
C) Ray Tomlinson
D) Steve Jobs
78. Who developed the first effective vaccine for polio?
A) Edward Jenner
B) Albert Sabin
C) Jonas Salk
D) Alexander Fleming
79. What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
A) Aryabhata
B) Apollo 11
C) Sputnik 1
D) Explorer 1
80. What is Chandrayaan-3, launched in 2023, known for?
A) First Indian satellite
B) India’s mission to Jupiter
C) Successful soft landing on the Moon
D) India’s Mars mission
81. Which is the tallest mountain in India?
A. Nanda Devi
B. Mount Everest
C. Kangchenjunga
D. Kamet
82. Which is the tallest mountain peak located entirely within India?
A. Kanchenjunga
B. Kamet
C. Nanda Devi
D. Trisul
83. Which is the tallest waterfall in India?
A. Jog Falls
B. Dudhsagar Falls
C. Nohkalikai Falls
D. Kunchikal Falls
84. Which is the tallest active volcano in India?
A. Narcondam
B. Barren Island
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Diu Hills
85. Which is the tallest statue in India?
A. Buddha Statue, Hyderabad
B. Hanuman Statue, Paritala
C. Statue of Unity
D. Thiruvalluvar Statue
86. Which is the tallest monolithic statue in India?
A. Buddha Statue, Hyderabad
B. Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola
C. Thiruvalluvar Statue
D. Lord Shiva Statue, Murudeshwar
87. Which is the tallest clock tower in India?
A. Rajabai Clock Tower
B. Ghanta Ghar, Varanasi
C. Husainabad Clock Tower
D. Albert Hall Clock Tower
88. Which is the tallest temple in India?
A. Brihadeeswarar Temple
B. Akshardham Temple
C. Ranganathaswamy Temple
D. Meenakshi Temple
89. Which is the tallest minar (tower) in India?
A. Charminar
B. Fateh Burj
C. Qutub Minar
D. Chand Minar
90. Which is the tallest building in India?
A. Palais Royale, Mumbai
B. World One, Mumbai
C. The 42, Kolkata
D. Imperial Tower
91. What is EPROM?
A) A type of volatile memory
B) A ROM that can be erased and reprogrammed
C) A type of RAM
D) A type of cache memory
92. How is EEPROM erased?
A) By exposing to UV light
B) By electrical signals
C) By magnetic fields
D) By physical removal
93. Which storage device uses magnetic disks for data storage?
A) SSD
B) HDD
C) Flash Memory
D) Optical Disk
94. What is a key advantage of SSD over HDD?
A) Larger capacity
B) Uses magnetic storage
C) Faster data access and no moving parts
D) Lower cost
95. What is Cache Memory?
A) A large storage unit for long-term data
B) A small, high-speed memory near the CPU
C) A type of external storage
D) A type of virtual memory
96. What is Virtual Memory?
A) Physical RAM
B) A portion of hard drive used as extra RAM
C) Cache memory
D) ROM memory
97. Flash Memory is commonly used in:
A) Optical disks
B) Hard drives
C) USB drives and memory cards
D) Cache memory
98. Which of the following is an example of optical storage?
A) SSD
B) CD
C) Flash drive
D) RAM
99. Cloud Storage means:
A) Storing data on your local hard drive
B) Storing data on remote servers accessed via the internet
C) Storing data on USB drives
D) Storing data in RAM
100. What are Registers in a CPU?
A) Large external storage devices
B) Small storage units inside CPU for fast instruction processing
C) Secondary memory units
D) Part of virtual memory
