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(Q1) General Knowledge » Places

The headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography of India is located at:

A

Hyderabad

B

New Delhi

C

Goa

D

Kanyakumari

(Q2) General Knowledge » Places

Which of the following is known as the world’s wettest place?

A

Waialeal

B

Mumbai

C

Singapore

D

Mawsynram

(Q3) General Knowledge » Places

The Sahara Desert is located in which of the following continent?

A

Australia

B

South America

C

Africa

D

North America

(Q4) General Knowledge » Places

Mariana trench is located in which ocean?

A

Southern ocean

B

Pacific ocean

C

Atlantic ocean

D

Arctic ocean

(Q5) General Knowledge » Places

Which of the following is a right bank tributary of the Ganga?

A

Gomati

B

Koshi

C

Son

D

Gandak

(Q6) General Knowledge » Places

The largest wind farm cluster of India is located in ______.

A

Tamil Nadu

B

Gujarat

C

Maharashtra

D

Karnataka

(Q7) General Knowledge » Places

Where does the headquarters of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute located?

A

Lucknow

B

New Delhi

C

Surat

D

Amritsar

(Q8) General Knowledge » Places

Which of the following hills and their region are correctly matched?

A

Mizo hills – Eastern ghats

B

Javadi hills – Eastern ghats

C

Shevaroy hills – Western ghats

D

Patkai hills – Western ghats

(Q9) General Knowledge » Places

By which name is the historical road built by Sher Shah Suri known?

A

Cart road

B

Highway

C

Grand trunk road

D

Express way

(Q10) General Knowledge » Places

Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the river Hooghly in ________.

A

West Bengal

B

Goa

C

Bihar

D

Andhra Pradesh

(Q11) General Knowledge » Places

The major resources of Gondwana coal, which are metallurgical coal are located in ______.

A

Krishna valley

B

Chambal valley

C

Narmada valley

D

Damadar valley

(Q12) General Knowledge » Places

The famous hill station udagamandalam is also known as ______.

A

Ooty

B

Shivpuri

C

Kodaikanal

D

Mussorie

(Q13) General Knowledge » Places

Quwwat al-Islam mosque and minaret, built during the last decade of the ______ century.

A

eleventh

B

thirteenth

C

fourteenth

D

twelth

(Q14) General Knowledge » Places

______ is a city located on the confluence of river Yamuna and Ganga.

A

Lucknow

B

Allahabad

C

Agra

D

Kanpur