India Gk question and answer in English for all competition exams.
1. The origin of the name Bharat is related to which glorious king of ancient times?
(A) Maharana Pratap
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Bharat Chakraborty
(D) Ashoka Maurya
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(C) Bharat Chakraborty
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2. Which is the largest city of India?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi
(D) Madras
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(A) Mumbai
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3. Who is the largest state of India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
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(C) Rajasthan
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4. Which is the longest river of India?
(A) Gandaki
(B) Kosi
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Ganga
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(D) Ganga
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5. How many states are there in India?
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 36
(D) 15
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(A) 28
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6. Which is the widest river of India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Gomti
(C) Ganga
(D) Chamba
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(A) Brahmaputra
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7. Which is the tallest tower in India?
(A) Charminar
(B) Qutub Minar
(C) Hanging tower
(D) Shaheed Minar
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(B) Qutub Minar
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8. Which is the longest dam of India?
(A) Bhakra Dam
(B) Indira Sagar Dam
(C) Hirakud Dam
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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(C) Hirakud Dam
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9. Which is the longest tunnel of India?
(A) Chenani – Naishari Tunnel
(B) Jawahar Tunnel
(C) Maliguda Tunnel
(D) Kamshet Tunne
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(A) Chenani – Naishari Tunnel
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10. Which is the tallest statue of India?
(A) Harmandir Sahib
(B) Hampi
(C) Statue of Unity
(D) Gomateshwar
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(C) Statue of Unity
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11. When was the first women’s university established in India?
(A) 1917
(B) 1915
(C) 1916
(D) 1925
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(C) 1916
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12. The first women’s university of India is?
(A) Shri Padmavati Women’s University
(B) SNDT Women’s University
(C) Banasthali Vidyapeeth
(D) LSR Women’s University
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(B) SNDT Women’s University
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13. Where was India’s first women’s university established?
(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bangalore
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(C) Mumbai
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14. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Asian Games?
(A) Kamaljeet Sandhu
(B) Sucheta Kripalani
(C) Rajia Begum
(D) Bachendri Pal
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(A) Kamaljeet Sandhu
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15. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
(A) Kalpana Chawla
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) Bachendri Pal
(D) Sucheta Kripalan
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(C) Bachendri Pal
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16. Who was the first woman IPS of India?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Vimala Devi
(D) Mother Teresa
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(B) Kiran Bedi
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17. Who was the first woman Governor of India?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Sushmita Sen
(C) Pratibha Patil
(D) Mamta Banerjee
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(A) Sarojini Naidu
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18. Who was the first woman judge in the Supreme Court?
(A) Uma Bharti
(B) Sushmita Sen
(C) M. Fatima Beevi
(D) Karnam Malleswari
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(C) M. Fatima Beevi
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19. Who was the first Governor General of independent India?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Lytton
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(B) Lord Mountbatten
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20. Who became the first Prime Minister of India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Morarji Desa
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(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
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21. When did Jawaharlal Nehru become the first Prime Minister of India?
(A) 26 January 1950
(B) 15 August 1947
(C) 15 August 1948
(D) Others
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(B) 15 August 1947
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22. Who became the first woman Prime Minister of India?
(A) Pratibha Patil
(B) M. Fatima Beevi
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Others
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(C) Indira Gandhi
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