How much do you know about your Country?

Indian Player Jude Felix is popular for which sport?

• Volleyball

• Football

• Hockey

• Tennis

Answer explanation

Jude Felix Sebastian (born 26 January 1965) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He has capped over 250 matches, including 2 World Cups, 2 Asian Games, and 3 Champions Trophy tournaments.

Who is popularly called as 'Iron man of India'?

• Subhash Chandra Bose

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Jawaharlal Nehra

• Govind Ballabh Pant

Answer explanation

Sardar Patel was a man of principles. A fierce nationalist, he never believed in compromising with his core philosophy of ‘nation first'. Basically, it was his success in integrating around 565 princely states after independence that got him the sobriquet of ‘Iron Man'.

Which one is the lowest point of India?

• Lonar crater lake

• Chilika Lake

• Kuttanad

• Wular lake

Answer explanation

Kuttanad is in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lowest altitude in India, and is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried on around 1.2 to 3.0 metres (4 to 10 ft) below sea level.

Which one is the longest beach in India?

• Varkala Beach

• Cevelossim Beach

• Agonda Beach

• Marina Beach

Answer explanation

Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of 6.0 km (3.7 mi), making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach.

Which is the only Indian state which share boundary with Sikkim?

• Assam

• Bihar

• Arunachal Pradesh

• West Bengal

Answer explanation

Sikkim is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south.

In which town the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river combines to form 'Ganga' River?

• Devprayag

• Haridwar

• Rishikesh

• Rudraprayag

Answer explanation

In Devprayag Sangam, Where the name Ganga originates. Further, the river is being called only as a Ganga. This place Devprayag got this name since the rishi Dev rishi Sharma did the penance and attained mukthi here.

Which hill station is known as the 'Queen of Satpuras'?

• Nilgiri

• Pachmarhi

• Shillog

• Ooty

Answer explanation

Pachmarhi is called the Queen of Satpura and not without a reason, as this cantonment town is immersed in the biosphere reserve which engulfs its environment with a richly covered green canopy thereby creating a wide range of biodiversity which seems like a paradise to travelers.

The National Highway 1 links New Delhi with which of the following cities?

• Jammu

• Agra

• Attari

• Jaipur

Answer explanation

National Highway 1 (NH 1) in India runs between the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

The total length of the road is 456km.NH1 starts from Wagah border at Atari village and you have to cruise thirty kilometers inside Punjab to reach Amritsar from Atari. The only town it passes through is Rajpura, when we enter the state of Haryana.

Which line passes through India?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Time Zone

Answer explanation

The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.

India's only active Volcano is located in which island?

• Elephanta Island

• Havelock Island

• Barren Island

• Car Nicobar

Answer explanation

Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. It is a part of the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km.