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Indian Geography — Indian GK Questions & Practice

Practise 156 Indian Geography questions from Indian GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Indian Geography — with answers

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1. How many zones does Indian Railways currently have?

  1. ALord Dalhousie
  2. BHubballi Junction
  3. C18
  4. DChenab Bridge
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Answer: C

Indian Railways is divided into 17 zones, the latest being South Coast Railway with headquarters at Visakhapatnam.

2. What is the capital of Lakshadweep?

  1. AHyderabad
  2. BNew Delhi
  3. CKavaratti
  4. DAmaravati
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Answer: C

Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

3. Which script is used to write the Tamil language?

  1. AHindi
  2. BGurmukhi
  3. COdia
  4. DTamil script
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Answer: D

Tamil is written using its own ancient Tamil script.

4. Which script is used to write the Punjabi language in India?

  1. ATelugu
  2. BBengali
  3. CTamil
  4. DGurmukhi
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Answer: D

Punjabi in India is written in the Gurmukhi script, developed by the Sikh Gurus.

5. Which language family does Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam belong to?

  1. ATelugu
  2. BBhojpuri
  3. CDravidian
  4. DIndo-Aryan
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Answer: C

Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam all belong to the Dravidian language family.

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