General facts about India - MCQs with Answers - Part VI
1. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?a) Kolleru lake
b) Pulicat lake
c) Nal Sarovar lake
d) Wular lake
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Kolleru lake
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta.
a) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental library
b) Sinha library
c) State Central library
d) National library of India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) National library of India
The National Library in Kolkata is the largest library in India. It is an institution under the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Government of India.
a) Verka milk plant
b) Mother Dairy
c) Burnett Dairy
d) Lorenae Dairy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Mother Dairy
Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It was an initiative under Operation Flood, the world's biggest dairy development program launched to make India a milk sufficient nation. The processing capacity of Mother Dairy in Delhi is 6,50,000 litres per day.
a) Kheda district cooperative milk producers union
b) Mehsana district cooperative milk producers union
c) Banaskantha district cooperative milk producers union
d) Sabarkantha district cooperative milk producers union
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Kheda district cooperative milk producers union
Kheda District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Limited was the first milk powder plant (from buffalo) which started in Gujarat. It was formed in Kheda district whose founding chairman was Tribhovandas Patel.
a) Amul Spray
b) Farex
c) Nestum
d) Nusobee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Amul Spray
Amulspray is used as an infant milk substitute. It has also been distributed under ICDS (Integrated Child Development Service Scheme) special nutrition programme by various state governments. It can also be used as a Dairy Whitener.
a) Belem Tower
b) Qutb Minar
c) Minaret of Jam
d) Galata Tower
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Qutb Minar
The tallest medieval in India is Qutub Minar in Delhi (73 m [239 ft] ). The Qutb Minar in India was commissioned by Qutb al-Din Aybak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, in 1193. Qutb al-Din Aybak desired to surpass the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan but he could complete only the base. His successors continued the construction and the topmost storey was finally completed in 1386.
a) Hemis Monastery
b) Tawang Gompa
c) Mindrolling monastery
d) Rumtek Monastery
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Tawang Gompa
Tawang Monastery or Tawang Gompa is the largest monastery in India and the second largest in Asia. The gompa sits at an altitude of 3300m in Arunachal Pradesh.
a) Jama Masjid
b) Makkah Masjid
c) Babri Masjid
d) Moti Masjid
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid of Delhi is the largest mosque in India. The Jama Masjid stands across the road in front of the Red Fort. Jama Masjid is one of the last architectural works of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan which was built between 1644 and 1658.
a) Kangchenjunga
b) Nanda Devi
c) Kamet
d) Trisul
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Kangchenjunga
Kanchenjunga is part of the Himalayan mountain range and is located on the eastern border of Nepal with India. It is the third highest peak in the world. Kanchenjunga has total five peaks out of which one summit is 28,169 feet or 8586 meters. Other four of them are over 8,450 meters. It is best seen from the Hills of Darjeeling.
a) National museum
b) Indian Museum
c) Salar Jung Museum
d) Prince of Wales museum
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Indian Museum
Indian Museum is the earliest and the largest multipurpose Museum in the Asia-Pacific region of the world which was founded in 1814 at Kolkata.
