India GK Questions Answers

11. The National Institute of Oceanography is located in?

• A) Kerala
• B) Goa
• C) Odisha
• D) Andhra Pradesh

12. How many districts were there in India as per Census 2011?

• A) 530
• B) 640
• C) 498
• D) 621

13. Which Indian state ranks highest in literacy rate as per recent data?

• A) Sikkim
• B) Kerala
• C) Tamil Nadu
• D) Himachal Pradesh

14. In which year were the first national elections held in India under the Constitution?

• A) 1948
• B) 1950
• C) 1952
• D) 1955

15. Which is the smallest district in India in terms of area?

• A) Mahe, Puducherry
• B) Lakshadweep
• C) New Delhi
• D) Silvassa

16. Which is the largest district in India by land area?

• A) Barmer, Rajasthan
• B) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
• C) Kachchh, Gujarat
• D) Churu, Rajasthan

17. Arundhati Roy became the first Indian to win the Man Booker Prize for which novel?

• A) The Inheritance of Loss
• B) The God of Small Things
• C) Midnight’s Children
• D) A Suitable Boy

18. When was the Panchayati Raj System first introduced in India?

• A) 1947
• B) 1953
• C) 1957
• D) 1959

19. Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna is most closely associated with which movement?

• A) Save Silent Valley Movement
• B) Chipko Movement
• C) Narmada Bachao Andolan
• D) Jal Swaraj Abhiyan

20. What is the highest waterfall in India by total height?

• A) Kunchikal Falls, Karnataka
• B) Nohkalikai Falls, Meghalaya
• C) Jog Falls, Karnataka
• D) Barehipani Falls, Odisha