GK Quiz About India

What Indian city is the capital of two states?

• Chandigarh

• Chennai

• Mumbai

• Kolkata

How many countries border India?

• 9

• 6

• 2

• 14

What is the capital of Gujarat?

• Bhopal

• Lucknow

• Gandhinagar

• Mumbai

What, approximately, is the area of India, in square kilometers?

• 2,000,000

• 1,500,000

• 4,000,000

• 3,000,000

Who was the president of India in 2009?

• Govind Singh

• Pratibha Patil

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Indira Gandhi

What is India’s smallest state by area?

• Goa

• Uttar Pradesh

• Puducherry

• Kerala

During what period does India’s wet season occur?

• several days in late December

• November through February

• about mid-June to early October

• April and a week in May

Which of these bodies of water does not border India?

• Arabian Sea

• Bay of Bengal

• Indian Ocean

• Red Sea

Delhi is located along what river?

• the Nile river

• the Ganges river

• the Brahmaputra river

• the Yamuna river

When is India’s Independence Day?

• January 1

• October 31

• July 14

• August 15