General Knowledge carries 50 marks in the AISSEE Class 6 paper and is also tested in the RMS CET. These 10 MCQs on India at a Glance cover facts that are asked again and again in Sainik and Military School entrance exams.
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Practice Questions
Q1. How many states are there in India?
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 30
(D) 25
Q2. What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Amaravati
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Vijayawada
Q3. Which is the largest state of India by area?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q4. Which is the smallest state of India by area?
(A) Tripura
(B) Sikkim
(C) Manipur
(D) Goa
Q5. Which is the longest river of India?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Ganga
Q6. The Godavari river is also called the ________.
(A) Sorrow of Bengal
(B) Sorrow of Bihar
(C) Dakshin Ganga
(D) Red river
Q7. What is the capital of Telangana?
(A) Karimnagar
(B) Secunderabad only
(C) Warangal
(D) Hyderabad
Q8. Which is the highest peak in India?
(A) Nanda Devi
(B) Anamudi
(C) Kangchenjunga
(D) Mount Everest
Q9. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
Q10. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
(A) Ten
(B) Six
(C) Eight
(D) Five
Answer Key with Explanations
(A) 28 — India has 28 states and 8 Union Territories.
(B) Amaravati — Amaravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
(A) Rajasthan — Rajasthan is the largest state by area.
(D) Goa — Goa is the smallest state by area.
(D) Ganga — The Ganga is the longest river flowing in India.
(C) Dakshin Ganga — The Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India.
(D) Hyderabad — Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana, formed in 2014.
(C) Kangchenjunga — Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) in Sikkim is the highest peak in India; Everest is in Nepal.
(B) Gujarat — Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states.
(C) Eight — It passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
How did you score?
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