Q1. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located?
(a) Dona Paula (Goa)
(b) Kochi (Kerala)
(c) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(d) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
(e) Surat (Gujarat)
Q2. Which European country is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’?
(a) Denmark
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Finland
(e) Iceland
Q3. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Puducherry
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(e) None of the above
Q4. Garba dance is native of which Indian state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
(e) Bihar
Q5. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
(a) Thar
(b) Gobi
(c) Sahara
(d) Kalahari
(e) Arctic
Q6. On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated?
(a) Ravi
(c) Tawi
(c) Tapti
(d) Gomti
(e) Ganga
Q7. Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh)?
(a) Thar Express
(b) Samjhauta Express
(c) Dosti Express
(d) Himsagar Express
(e) Maitree Express
Q8. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Garden of India’?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Gujarat
Q9. Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of the White Elephants’?
(a) Thailand
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Singapore
(e) Sri Lanka
Q10. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport?
(a) Nasik
(b) Nagpur
(c) Mumbai
(d) Port Blair
(e) Dehradun
Q11. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Assam
Q12. Which coastal city is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’?
(a) Kochi (Kerala)
(b) Mangalore (Karnataka)
(c) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
(d) Marmagao (Goa)
(e) None of the above
Q13. Which city in Uttar Pradesh is famous for Glass Bangles industry?
(a) Agra
(b) Firozabad
(c) Moradabad
(d) Aligarh
(e) Kanpur
Q14. In terms of area, which is the smallest continent?
(a) Europe
(b) Australia
(c) South America
(d) Antarctica
(e) Asia
Q15. In which city is the Central Building Research Institute located?
(a) Roorkee (Uttarakhand)
(b) Cuttack (Orissa)
(c) Nagpur (Maharashtra)
(d) Karnal (Haryana)
(e) Kanpur (U.P.)