Which city is fondly called the Pink City?
Answer: A
Jaipur is the Pink City.
The old walled city was painted terracotta pink in 1876 to welcome the Prince of Wales, pink being the colour of hospitality, and the colour has been kept by law ever since. Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II.
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The first Nuclear Power Plant in India is located at
Answer: C
It is at Tarapur.
The Tarapur Atomic Power Station in Maharashtra was commissioned in 1969 with two American-built boiling water reactors, under a 1963 agreement with General Electric - India's first nuclear power station.
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The Ajanta caves are located in which state ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Maharashtra
The Ajanta caves lie in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, cut into a horseshoe-shaped gorge. They are celebrated chiefly for their murals, which are among the earliest surviving Indian paintings.
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The centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at
Answer: D
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is at Hyderabad.
A CSIR laboratory founded in 1977, it works on molecular biology, genomics and biodiversity, and its DNA fingerprinting service has been used in criminal and wildlife forensics.
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The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities
Answer: D
The Asian Development Bank is headquartered at Manila.
Founded in 1966 and based in the Philippines, it lends to member countries in Asia and the Pacific for development projects, with Japan and the United States as its largest shareholders.
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India’s first cartoon-network theme park, Amaazia, has come up in which city?
Answer: D
It has come up at Surat.
Amaazia, India's first Cartoon Network-themed water park, opened in Gujarat with rides built around the channel's characters.
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In which hill station is the Dilwara temple complex situated?
Answer: C
They are at Mount Abu.
The five Dilwara temples in Rajasthan were built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries and are famous for marble carving so fine that the ceilings appear translucent.
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Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
Answer: D
The Sutlej does not rise in India.
It rises at Rakshastal near Mansarovar in Tibet and enters India through the Shipki La in Himachal Pradesh. The Ravi, Chenab and Beas all rise within Himachal Pradesh.
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Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?
Answer: C
It is in West Bengal.
The Indian Museum at Kolkata, founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society, is the oldest and largest museum in India and among the oldest in the world. Its collection runs from the Bharhut stupa railing to Egyptian mummies.
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Which state has won the 'Best Tourism State' national award 2017 ?
Answer: D
Madhya Pradesh won it.
The state took the Best Tourism State award at the National Tourism Awards for 2017, having also won it in earlier years. Khajuraho, Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Kanha and Bandhavgarh are among its draws.
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