General Knowledge
About India:
India is located in North-Eastern hemisphere of the earth
Geography of India
Q. Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
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Q. Which mountain range is the oldest in India?
A) Himalayas
B) Western Ghats
C) Aravalli Range
D) Satpura Range
India and its states and UTs
Q. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian
states?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India.
• Gujarat
• Jharkhand
• West Bengal
• Rajasthan
• Tripura
• Madhya Pradesh
• Mizoram
• Chattisgarh
Q. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
Q. Which is the largest state in India by area?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
• Largest State in India by Area is Rajasthan.
• largest state by population is Uttar Pradesh.
• Goa is the Smallest State in India by Area.
• Sikkim is the smallest state in India by population.
States & UTs with their capitals, festivals,
dance forms and monuments
National symbols of India
National Flag Tiranga
National Anthem Jana Gana Mana
National Calendar Saka calendar
National Song Vande Mataram
National Emblem National Emblem of India
National Fruit Mango
National River Ganga
National Animal Royal Bengal Tiger
National Tree Indian Banyan
National Aquatic Animal Ganges River Dolphin
National Bird Indian Peacock
National Currency Indian Rupee
National Reptile King Cobra
National Heritage Animal Indian Elephant
National Flower Lotus
Classical dances of India:
Classical dance Belongs to
Bharathanatyam Tamil Nadu
Kathakali Kerala
Kathak Northern India especially Uttar
Pradesh
Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh
Manipuri Manipur
Mohiniattam Kerala
Odissi Odisha
Satthriya Assam
Various revolutions
Revolution Associated with
Blue Fish
Brown Leather
Black Petroleum
Golden Honey
Grey Fertilizer
Pink Onion
Red Meat
Silver Egg/poultry
White Milk
Yellow Oilseeds
Important leaders of India and their memorial
Leader Name of memorial
Jawaharlal Nehru Shanti van
Lal Bahadur Shastri Vijay Ghat
Indira Gandhi Shakti sthal
Rajiv Gandhi Veer bhumi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sadaiv atal
P. V. Narsimha Rao Smriti sthal
India and its neighbourhood:
India shares land border with 7 countries- Pakistan, Afghanistan,
China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Largest land border- Bangladesh
Shortest land border- Afghanistan
Important facts about India
• The first multipurpose project in India after independence - Damodar Valley
Project
• The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall-
Mawsynram
• The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is- Narmada River
• The place where Indian Standard time coincides with local time is- Mirzapur
• The industry for which Visakhapatnam is famous for- Steel, shipbuilding
• The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India is- Odisha
• The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashew nut is- Maharashtra
• Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the River- Krishna River
• The longest day in India is- 21 June
• The source of river Indus is- Bokhar Chu glacier
• The only place in India where rock salt is found- Mandi
• The river that passes through the Thar desert- Luni River
• Calcutta is situated on the banks of river- Hooghly River
• The first major steel plant established in India was- Tata Iron and Steel
Company, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
• The strength of Lok Sabha is- 552
• The National Museum of Natural History is located at – New Delhi
• The first purely Indian bank is the- PNB
• The first Indian to win Oscar Award is- Bhanu Athaiya
• Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of the tragic
incident- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
• The name of the school started by Rabindranath Tagore was-
Shantiniketan
• The Indian Academy of Science was founded by- CV Raman
• Elephanta Caves are located on an island near Mumbai
• The Indian Prime Minister who nationalized the banks was- Indira Gandhi
• Ajanta caves are located at Maharashtra
• Jantar Mantar is located in- New Delhi
• Rashtrapati Bhavan was built by- Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker
• The largest lake of India is the- Vembnad Lake
• The largest Zoo of India is the- Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as
Vandalur Zoo
• The most populated state of India is- Uttar Pradesh
First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru
First Indian woman governor Sarojini Naidu
First woman ambassador of India Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
Last viceroy of India Lord Louis Mountbatten
First Indian woman to scale mount Everest Bachendri Pal
First Indian woman supreme court judge of India Fathima Beevi
First woman PM of India Indira Gandhi
First muslim president of India Zakir Husain
Rivers:
• Ganga: Starting from Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
• Chambal: Not Himalayan river, covers MP and UP before merging into Yamuna
• Betwa: Not Himalayan river, covers Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh before
merging into Yamuna
• Yamuna: Yamuna runs its most of the course parallel to Ganga before contributing
its water to Ganga at Allahabad
• Gomti: Starts near the junction of three borders viz. Nepal, Uttarakhand and UP
• Ghaghara: Starts in Nepal near Uttarakhand
• Son: Not Himalayan River, covers MP, UP, Jharkhand and Bihar. Largest
of Ganga’s southern tributaries
• Gandak: Starts from Nepal
• Kosi: Starts from Bihar, near Indo-Nepal border
• Brahmaputra: Merges with Ganga to form the Grand River (but short in
length) - Padma in Bangladesh. By now, velocity flow of both rivers has
slowed down to considerable extent as they are in plains now. Before
entering Bangladesh, Ganga leaves a distributary Hugli which provides
water for irrigation in West Bengal.
Q. Which river is known as the "Ganga of the South"?
A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Kaveri
D) Yamuna
Q. Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?
A) Ganga
B) Kosi
C) Brahmaputra
D) Chambal
List of hill ranges in India:
Hill range State
Aravalli Gujrat, Rajasthan,
Haryana
Anamalai hills Tamil Nadu & Kerala
Cardamom hills Kerala & Tamil Nadu
Eastern ghats TN, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh,
Odisha, WB
Garo, Khasi & Jaintia Meghalaya
Karakoram Ladakh
Nallamala hills Andhra Pradesh
Nilgiri hills TN, Kerala, Karnataka
Hill range State
Palani hills TN
Pir Pranjal HP, J&K
Vindhyas Gujrat, MP, UP
Satpura Gujrat, Maharashtra, MP,
chattisgarh
Seshachalam Andhra Pradesh
Wastern TN, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa,
Ghats Maharashtra
Q. Which is the highest waterfall in India?
A) Kunchikal Falls
B) Jog Falls
C) Dudhsagar Falls
D) Nohkalikai Falls
Kunchikal Falls, karnataka
Important passes
Mountain Location
pass
Shipki La Himachal Pradesh
Nathula Sikkim
Rohtang Himachal Pradesh
Pass
Bhor Ghat Maharashtra
Thal Ghat Maharashtra
Pal Ghat TN
Q. The place in India received the lowest rainfall
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Important facts about India
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Largest lake Wular lake
Largest delta Sunderban delta
Largest cave temple Ellora
Largest state in population Uttar Pradesh
Largest dome Gol gumbaj
Highest peak Kachenjunga
Highest rainfall Mawsynram
Highest dam Bhakra nangal dam
Highest waterfall Jog falls
Highest civilian award Bharat ratna
Largest desert Thar
Highest award for gallantry Param vir chakra
Famous books and their authors
Books Author
Abhigyan shakuntalam Kalidasa
Aihole prasasti Ravi kriti
Amarakosha Amarasinha
Arthashastra Kautilya
Asthadhyayi Panini
Brihat Samhita Charaka
Chakra Samhita Charaka
Gatha saptashati Hala
Gita govinda Jayadev
Indica Megasthanese
Kathasaitsagar Somdeva
Famous books and their authors
Books Author
Mahabhasya Patanjali
Mrichhakatika Sudraka
Mudrarakshasa Visakhdatta
Natyashastra Bharata
Navratna Virsena
Nitisara Kamandaka
Panch tantra Vishnu Sharma
Rajtarangini Kalhana
Ratnavali Harsha vardhan
Famous books and their authors
Books Author
Truth, Love and Little Malice Khushwant Singh
The Race of My Life Milkha singh
My Country My Life L K Advani
One Life is Not Enough K Natwar singh
The Test of My Life Yuvraj singh
An Autobiography Jawaharlal Nehru
Playing it My Way Sachin Tendulkar
Matters of Discretion I K Gujral
A Shot at History Abhinav Bindra
Famous books and their authors
Author Books
Kapil Dev Straight from the Heart
J B Kripalani (Acharya My Times
Kripalani)
Subhash Chandra The Z Factor
M K Gandhi My Experiments with Truth
Richard Branson Losing My virginity
Stephen Hawking My Brief History
Michael Jackson Moon Walk
Alice Schroeder The Snowball: Warren Buffett and Business of Life
Pandit Ravi Shankar Raga Mala
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Andaman and Nicobar islands Galathea NP
Mahatma Gandhi NP
Campbell Bay NP
Mount Harriet NP
Rani Jhansi Marine NP
Saddle Peak NP
Middle button island NP
South Button island NP
Andhra Pradesh Papikonda
Sri Venkateswara
Rajiv Gandhi
Assam Nameri
Manas
Dibru-Saikhowa
Kaziranga
Orang
Dehing
Raimona
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Arunachal Pradesh Mouling
Namdapha
Bihar Valmiki
Vikramshila
Kanwar lake bird sanctuary
Chattisgarh Indravati
Kanger Valley
Guru Ghasidas
Goa Mollem
Gujrat Gir
Blackbuck
Gulf of Kutch
Vansda
Marine
Haryana Sultanpur
Kalesar
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Himachal Pradesh Pin valley
Simbalbara
Inderkilla
Khirganga
Great Himalyan
Jammu & Kashmir Dachigam
Salim Ali
Kishtwar
Kazinag
Ladakh Hemis
Jharkhand Betla
Hazaribagh
Karnataka Bandipur
Anshi
Bannerghata
Kudremukh
Nagarhole
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Kerala Eravikulam
Mathikettan shola
Periyar
Silent valley
Anamudi shola
Pambadum shola
MP Pench
Kanha
Panna
Sanjay
Satpura
Madhav
Van vihar
Mandla plant fossil
Maharshtra Navegaon
Sanjay Gandhi
Chandoli
Gugamal
Tadoba
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Manipur Sirohi
Keibul Lamjao
Meghalaya Nokrek
Balphakram
Mizoram Murlen
Blue mountain
Nagaland Ntangki
Odisha Simlipal
Bhitarkanika
Nandankanan
Punjab Harike Wetland
Bir Moti
Rajasthan Sariska Tiger Reserve
Ranthambore
Mukundra hills
Keoladeo
Desert
National parks in India
State/UT National park
Sikkim Kanchendzonga
TN Mudumalai
Mukurthi
Indira Gandhi
Guindy
Gulf of Mannar
Marine
Palani hills
Telangana Mahavir Harina
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Mruganvani
Tripura Clouded Leopard
Bison
UP Dudhwa
Uttarakhand Corbett
Rajaji
National parks in India
State/UT National park
WB Buxa
Neora valley
Gorumara
Singalila
Jaldapara
Sunderbans
Q. Where is the Silent Valley National Park located?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Assam
Q. The Sundarbans in West Bengal are famous for which
animal?
A) Indian Elephant
B) Royal Bengal Tiger
C) Snow Leopard
D) Asiatic Lion
Royal Bengal Tiger
Feature State
Highest populated state UP
Least populated state Sikkim
Most populated city Mumbai
Least populated city Kapurthala
Highest sex ratio Kerala
Lowest sex ratio Haryana
Highest literacy Kerala
Least literacy Bihar
Highest density of West Bengal
population
Important awards and their fields
Q. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field
of
A. Science and Technology
B. Environmental Studies
C. Journalism
D. International Understanding
Important facts about cities
Q. Which Indian city is known as the ‘Pink City’?
A) Jaipur
B) Jodhpur
C) Udaipur
D) Bikaner
Q. Which city is known as the "Silicon Valley of India"?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
Q. Where is India’s space research agency ISRO
headquartered?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai
D) Mumbai
Wimbledon 2025 Champions
French Open 2025 Winners
Australian Open 2025 Winners
Nobel Prize 2024
Field Winner Contribution
Physics John J. Hopfield and Artificial neural networks (Machine learning)
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Chemistry David Baker, Demis Protein design and prediction
Hassabis, and John
M. Jumper
Physiology Victor Ambros and Discovery of micro RNA
or medicine Gary Ruvkun
Literature Han Kang Writing that addresses historical trauma
Peace Nihon Hidankyo Work to end nuclear weapons
Economic Daron Acemoglu, Their work on how institutions shape
sciences Simon Johnson, and prosperity
James A. Robinson
Q. Who established the Nobel Prize?
A) Alfred Nobel
B) Albert Einstein
C) Marie Curie
D) Isaac Newton
Q. In which field is the Nobel Prize not awarded?
A) Literature
B) Peace
C) Mathematics
D) Physics
Q. Who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their
foundational work on artificial neural networks?
A) David Baker and Demis Hassabis
B) Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
C) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton
D) Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
Constitutional Office Holders
Office Head
President Smt. Droupadi Murmu
Vice-President Shri C P Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
CJI Justice B. R. Gavai
Speaker of Lok Sabha Shri OM Birla
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar
CAG Shri K. Sanjay Murthy
Chairman, UPSC Dr. Ajay Kumar
Attorney General R. Venkataramani
Q. Who is the head of state in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice of India
C) President
D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Q. Who presents the Union Budget in India?
A) President
B) Finance Minister
C) Prime Minister
D) RBI Governor
Heads of Important National Institutions
Important National Institution Head
Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan
Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi
Chief of the Naval Staff Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet
Singh
Director CBI Praveen Sood
Director IB Shri Tapan Kumar Deka
National Human Rights Commission Justice V Ramasubramanian
National Commission for Backward Classes Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
National Commission for Minorities Shri Iqbal Singh Lalpura
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Shri Antar Singh Arya
National Commission for Scheduled Castes Shri Kishor Makwana
Heads of Important National Institutions
Important National Institution Head
Indian Space Research Organization Dr. V. Narayanan
Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Important companies & their CEO
Company CEO
Google Sundar Pichai
Meta (Previously Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg
Instagram Adam Mosseri
Reliance Industry Mukesh Ambani/chairman,
Limited managing
director, and largest shareholder
Infosys Salil Parekh
Awards received by Hon. PM Narendra Modi till date
Recent awards:
• Order of the Welwitschia – Namibia’s highest civilian honour of Namibia
• Order of the Southern Cross- Highest civilian honour of Brazil.
• Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago- Highest civilian honour of Trinidad
and Tobago
• Order of the Star of Ghana- Highest civilian honour of Ghana awarded to foreign
dignitaries
• Order of Makarios III- Highest civilian honour of Cyprus
• Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana- Highest civilian honour of Sri Lanka awarded to foreign
dignitaries
Q. Which ministry's tableau won the Best Tableau award at the
76th Republic Day Parade in 2025?
A) Ministry of Defense
B) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
C) Ministry of Culture
D) Ministry of Agriculture
Q. Who was the Chief Guest at India's 76th Republic Day
parade in 2025?
A) President Joko Widodo of Indonesia
B) President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia
C) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
D) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka
Q. Which dance form was prominently featured in the cultural
performances during the 2025 Republic Day parade?
A) Bharatanatyam
B) Kathak
C) Bihu
D) Garba