Thursday 21 June 2012

Geography Quiz - Part 3


Geography Quiz - Part 3


1) Which city is known as 'Pink City'?

1) Idpur
2) Raipur
3) Jaipur
4) Jodhpur

2) Which beautiful and imposing mosque is located in the middle of the sea?

1) Fatehpur Sikri
2) Haji Ali Dargah
3) Char Minar
4) Lal Quila

3) Which caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai’s harbour?

1) Elephanta Caves
2) Ajanta Caves
3) Kanheri Caves
4) Ellora Caves

4) What is the most popular sport in Goa?

1) Field hockey
2) Cricket
3) Football (soccer)
4) Golf

5) What is Goa's capital city?

1) Goa
2) Mumbai
3) Vasco da Gama
4) Panaji



6) In which century did Portuguese merchants first land in Goa?

1) 17th
2) 14th
3) 15th
4) 16th

7) Which neighbourhood of Kumartuli is well known for which traditional artisans?

1) Weavers
2) Potters
3) Carpenters
4) None of these

8) Which famous bridge also known as Rabindra Setu is called the ‘Gateway of Calcutta'?

1) Howrah Bridge
2) Victoria Bridge
3) Calcutta Bridge
4) Tagore Bridge

9) Which is the largest cricket stadium in Asia?

1) Eden Gardens Stadium
2) Ferozshah Kotla Stadium
3) Wankhede Stadium
4) Chinnaswamy Stadium

10) The capital of Bosnia is...?

1) Pristina
2) Sarajevo
3) Prague
4) Moscow



11) The capital of Indonesia is...?

1) Jakarta
2) Phnom Penh
3) New Delhi
4) Islamabad

12) Orgyen Trinley Dorje is the real name of...?

1) 17th Kagyu Karmapa
2) 16th Kagyu Karmapa
3) Dalai Lama
4) Rimpoche of Gangtok

13) Which tribal group is dominant in the 'Blue Mountains' of South India?

1) Todas
2) Lepchas
3) Lambadas
4) Chenchus

14) In which Indian city would you find the mosque with "Shaking Minarets"?

1) Hyderabad
2) Lucknow
3) Ahmedabad
4) Allahabad

15) The 'Toli Masjid' is located at...?

1) Chennai
2) Mumbai
3) Kalkata
4) Hyderabad



16) Which of the following places are NOT located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh?

1) Charminar
2) Church of the Holy Trinity
3) Jham Singh's Temple
4) Thousand Lights' Mosque

17) "DHANUSHKODI" is the meeting point of...?

1) The Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal
2) The Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean
3) The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
4) Ganga and the Yamuna

18) The 'Satyagraha Ashram' was founded in 1921 at Wardha in Maharashtra by...?

1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Jamnalal Bajaj
3) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
4) Mother Teresa

19) The largest NANDI in India is found at...?

1) Chaumundeshwari Temple, Mysore
2) Leepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh
3) Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
4) Ekambaranatha Temple, Kanchipuram

20) The largest Buddhist Monastery in India is located at...?

1) Gangktok, Sikkim
2) Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
3) Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
4) Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

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