This document provides 36 trivia questions about Indian states and union territories. It tests the reader's knowledge about the names of states/UTs based on various clues related to history, geography, culture, politics and current events. Some examples include questions about the state animals of Lakshadweep, the former princely state that became Nagaland, and the only place in India where the entire women's national ice hockey team comes from. The document aims to enhance one's familiarity with India's subnational administrative units.

1. 36 Babies of India
• A Quiz where you’ve
to tell just the name
of an Indian State or
Union Territory.
• 36 babies represent
28 States & 8 Union
Territories of India!!!

2. • 1. What would come in between these
two?

3. Ans – Sikkim.
• Feature or Documentary Film by Satyajit Ray.
Simabadhha was 20th & The Inner Eye (based on
Benod Behari Mukherjee) was 22nd film.

4. • 2. Former Indian Test cricketer Kirti
Azad’s father Bhagwat Jha Azad was
a former Chief Minister of Bihar,
while father of a current Chief
Minister of an Indian State/UT was
a former Test cricketer for India. You
just have to identify the State/UT.

5. Ans – Punjab.
• Current Punjab’s CM Amarinder Singh’s father
Yadavindra Singh, the last Maharaja of Patiala
played a single Test against Engalnd at Madras in
1934. He played a brilliant innings of 60 runs in the
second innings.
• In left pic as Cricketer, in right as Maharaja

6. • 3. Hutatma Chowk (Martys’
Square), derives its present name
from an incident in 1956 when a
peaceful demonstration by
the Samyukta _____ Samiti was
fired upon by the police resulting
in 106 deaths. The incident was
part of ongoing struggles for the
creation of the State/UT of _____.
The shooting proved to be a major
impetus for the creation of _____
on 1 May 1960. Interestingly the
former state’s name used as their
capital after the formation of their
new State/UT. Id it.

7. Ans – Maharashtra.
• Until 30th April, 1960 the state of Bomaby
was consisted off both Marathi & Gujarati
speaking areas. But both the communities
wanted their separate states. Hence on 1st
May, Maharashtra & Gujarat were born.

8. • 4. During the time of Mahabharata, this kingdom was
known as Hidimbapur, meaning the city of Hidimbi who was
killed by Bheema. The Kacharis, who ruled this region from
13th-19th century, believed to be the ancestors of Hidimba’s
son Ghatotkacha. Ruins of their kingdom is one of the most
attractive spots there (in pic).
• Dimapur, corruption of Hidimbapur (according to many) was
their capital. At present, Dimapur is the most densely
populated city of a current Indian State/UT, called ‘X’.
Dimapur, located at the bank of river Dhansiri, also has the
only Railway Station of X. Id X.

9. Ans – Nagaland.
• Dimapur has also the state’s only airport.

10. • 5. Almost all Indian
States/UT have their own
‘State Animals’. But X is
quite different in this list.
Their official state animal
isn’t a mammal at all. It’s a
fish, known as Butterfly
Fish. This fish is also their in
its State/UT emblem. Id X.

11. Ans – Lakshadweep.

12. • 6. A State/UT in India & one of its
neighboring district from another state share
the border. Both the state & district have
geographical resemblances, hence both are
having naming similarities. First part of the
names are identical but the second part of
the district means ‘a village’ while ‘a part’ is
the meaning of the state’s last part. Name
the State/UT.

13. Ans – Jharkhand.
• Since ‘Jhar’ means forests could be found
everywhere so the State is named Jharkhand
while the one of the newest districts of West
Bengal is named Jhargram.

14. • 7. In the second Sherlock
Holmes novel ‘The Sign Of
Four’, the negative
protagonist Jonathan Small
was involved in a robbery &
murder. The crime was
discovered & Small got
penal servitude on ____.
• What’s their in the blank?

15. Ans – Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

16. • 8. India women's national Ice Hockey team is quite
unique among all the national sports team of
India. The entire squad (almost 20 girls) consisted
off players from only one State/UT. Id it.

17. Ans – Ladakh.

18. • 9. In 2016, the assembly of
____ introduced the ‘Ministry
of Happiness’, the first of its
kind in India. However the
minister Lal Singh Arya
couldn’t bring happiness for
himself as he had to fled away
after a court ordered his
arrest in a murder case. Name
the state who conceptualized
this unique department?

19. Ans – Madhya Pradesh.

20. • 10. ‘Ima Keithel’ which translates as ‘mother’s
market’ is reportedly the largest all-women market
in the world. This female-only workforce
originated during the ‘Lallup’ era in 16th century
when women were left to run the family's
commerce. Only married women can run one of
the 5000 plus market stalls which are passed down
from generation to generation. It is a commercial
center and a popular tourist attraction in the
capital of an Indian State/UT. Tourists visiting the
region will be greeted by friendly traders offering
various items. Id the State/UT.

21. Ans – Manipur.

22. • 11. This ‘Mountain’
State/UT of India
receives the first
‘Dawn’ in the country.
Hence Sri Bibhabasu
Das Shastri renamed it
as _____ , combining
two separate Sanskrit
words. Id the State/UT.

23. Ans – Arunachal Pradesh.
• Initially the area was known as NEFTA. Then Mr.
Shastri renamed it Arunachal, combining two
words Arun (meaning Dawn) & Achal (meaning
Mountain).
• Arunachal’s village Dong gets India’s first sunray.

24. • 12. They were ‘Very First’ in a certain list & were
exhaustive. However the old scenario has been
changed on 31st October last year & now someone
in near future from another State/UT should join
them to complete this list. Id the State/UT.
• Édouard Goubert in left, Chaudhari Brahm Prakash
Yadav in right.

25. Ans – Jammu & Kashmir.
• Only three Union Territories have Assemblies right
now.
• Goubert & Brahm were the first Chief Ministers of
Puducherry & Delhi respectively.
• Jammu & Kashmir would get its first CM as a UT
soon. Though they had before while its having full
statehood.

26. • 13. Famous santoor player Shivkumar Sharma &
flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia teamed up as music
composers for eight times in different Bollywood
movies. ‘Darr’ in 1993 was the last in that series.
However almost two decades later they made a
comeback to compose the ‘State Anthem of
_____’. What’s that?

27. Ans – Bihar.

28. • 14. Within 10 kms, where (State/UT)
would you find three different First
Class cricket stadiums, belonging
permanently to three different Ranji
Trophy teams?

29. Ans – Delhi.
• Arun Jaitley (Feroz Shah Kotla) Stadium – Delhi
• Karnail Singh Stadium – Railways
• Palam Ground - Services

30. • 15. We’ve heard
about fully enclaved
countries like Lesotho,
surrounded by South
Africa. Like this an
Indian village, called
Maghval, belonging to
the State/UT of ‘X’, is
completely enclaved
by State/UT of ‘Y’.
• Id only X.

31. Ans – Gujarat.

32. • 16. Connect them with a State/UT

33. Ans – West Bengal.
• Kingfisher Beer – Kingfisher is West Bengal’s
State Bird
• Cincinnati Bengals, professional American
football franchise
• Maya Mamata movie – Mamata Banerjee,
West Bengal’s CM
• Calcutta Cup, played annually between
England & Scotland’s national Rugby Union
teams.

34. • 17. This State/UT has the highest per capita of alcohol
consumption in India, amounting to over 8 litres per
person per year. It had a record Rs 14,508 crore liquor
sales in 2018-19 and the revenue of the government
from state excise during the period was Rs. 2,521
crore. The State/UT is estimated to have around 1.6
million alcoholics, almost 45 percent of them are
chronic alcoholics. within three days of non-
availability of liquor due to lockdown, more than six
people, have committed suicide. To deal with the
situation, the State/UT government has directed the
excise department to serve liquor to chronic
alcoholics based on doctor's prescription. Id this
State/UT.

35. Ans – Kerala.

36. • 18. Like Arjuna, Ekalavya
Awards are given to the
outstanding sportspersons
annually. But Arjuna is
national while Ekalavya is
State/UT award. Volleyball’s
Amit Roy Choudhary is the
first recipient of this
prestigious award in 1993. Id
the State/UT which gives this
award every year since then?

37. Ans – Karnataka.

38. • 19. In this State/UT Ramayana is a story of
‘Khena and Rama’. There are various
characters in this story such as Khena
(Laxman), Hawlaman (Hanuman), Luppirabon
(Mahiravana), Lucarina (Ravans). People of
this State/UT accept Ram and Khena as
‘Gods’ and believe that they taught them
how to cultivate paddy. Rice is used in
various religious ceremonies and in
invocation to rice these two characters are
invariably mentioned. Name the State/UT.

39. Ans – Mizoram.

40. • 20. This Indian State/UT is having probably the
most picturesque location for its Rajbhavan or
Governor’s house. This 400 years old heritage
building spread over 88 acres at the confluence of
State/UT’s two main rivers & the sea. From 2019,
this has been included in the state’s official
tourism package. Id the State/UT where you may
have this mesmerizing experience?

41. Ans – Goa.
• The two rivers are Mandovi & Zuari. They
meet at Arabian Sea.

42. • 21. It’s the main & official
language of State/UT ‘X’. The
language has a unique
feature, it’s considered as a
deity in this State/UT. The
main temple of this deity is
situated at Karaikudi & is the
only temple in the world for
worshiping a language as a
god. Id the State/UT ‘X’
where you would find
people worshipping their
main language as God.

43. Ans – Tamil Nadu.
• Tamil Thai is the deity.

44. • 22. This team is always considered as a
minnows in domestic cricket. Till 2010 the
team hadn’t won a single title including Ranji,
Vijay Hazare & Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy.
Even in 2010/11 they were fighting in Ranji’s
‘Plate Group’. Then they made one of the
greatest comebacks in the history of Sports &
won the Ranji Trophy by defeating Baroda in
the final. Till now, they’re the only ‘Plate’
side to lift the trophy. Id this team.

45. Ans – Rajasthan.

46. • 23. During State’s/UT’s last Assembly Election
campaign in 2018, Congress trolled the ruling
party by sharing this hilarious post. The
election symbol of the ruling party is an
‘Ambassador Car’. Hence they wrote these
lines. Where was this campaign happening?

47. Ans – Telangana.
• TRS is the rulling party there.

48. • 24. Rajarshi is one of the
earliest novels, written by
Rabindranath Tagore. It
depicts how the king of ____
looses everything, trying to
satisfy the god in a temple,
built by him, called
Bhubaneswari, one of the
most popular temple of the
State/UT. Fill in the blank.

49. Ans – Tripura.
• Maharaja Manikyadeva was the king. Later it
was adopted as a Drama by the author
himself & named it ‘Bisarjan’.

50. • 25. IAS officer KG Badlani was designated the
Prime Minister of ‘X’ for one day, so that, as
Head of State, he could sign an agreement
with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and
formally merge the territories with the
Republic of India. ‘X’ is part of current days’
‘Y’, a State/UT of India. Id ‘Y’.

51. Ans – Y = Daman-Diu & Dadra Nagar
Haveli.
• X = Dadra Nagar Haveli

52. • 26. On February, 2018 this State/UT launched
its own logo (not to be confused with
emblem). It features five iconic items of the
State/UT which includes a creature, a sports,
a wheel, a temple & a dance form. The catch
line attached with the logo is ‘India’s Best
Kept Secret’. Id the State/UT.

53. Ans – Odisha.

54. • 27. King George's Medical University (KGMU) is
a state government University, established in
1905. But in last two decades the University’s
name was changed multiple times. In 2002, the
then Chief Minister of ‘X’ renamed it as
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University
(CSMMU).Next year the opposition came into
power & the new CM named it again KGMU. In
2007, the former CM came to the power again &
renamed it CSMMU. In 2012, the CM of ‘X’
changed again & naturally the name was also
changed to KGMU. Yeah, it’s difficult to
understand the chronology but you have to
identify ‘X’.

55. Ans – Uttar Pradesh.
• The tussle was between SP & BSP.

56. • 28. Coronavirus may have paused the
movement of people completely. But it
should work in favour of a State/UT of India
as the Chief Minister of that State/UT can’t
go outside of his State/UT. If everything
remains like before then we might see an
ugly fight there. The CM selected ‘FIVE
Deputy CM’ & just imagine five people are
fighting for a single chair in the absence of
the regular CM. If you want to witness this
‘Musical Chair’ competition in near future
where should you visit?

57. Ans – Puducherry.

58. • 29. This film industry belongs to the State/UT
of _______. The first movie of this regional
industry was released in 1965, named ‘Kahi
Debe Sandesh’ was directed and produced by
Manu Nayak. It was a story of inter-caste love
where couple of songs were sung by
Mohammad Rafi. The then Indian Prime
minister Indira Gandhi herself watched the
movie. Name the State/UT.

59. Ans – Chattisgarh.
• Thid film industry is known as ‘Chollywood’.

60. • 30. On March 4, 2020 the ‘Assembly
of _____’ passed the bill, hence
______ has become the 4th
State/UT of India to have this after
Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra,
Himachal Pradesh. Fill in the blank.

61. Ans – Uttarakhand.
• Gairsain becomes the new Summer Capital of
Uttarakhand. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh & Maharashtra already have this.

62. • 31. The term was already used in our
National Anthem by Rabindranath
Tagore. But when the great Sanskrit
scholar Acharya Diwakar Datta Sharma
was given the responsibility to name a
new State/UT, he reused that term
while naming it. Name the State/UT.

63. Ans – Himachal Pradesh.

64. • 32. Coronavirus may have paused the
movement of people completely. But it
should work in favour of a State/UT of India
as the Chief Minister of that State/UT can’t
go outside of his State/UT. If everything
remains like before then we might see an
ugly fight there. The CM selected ‘FIVE
Deputy CM’ & just imagine five people are
fighting for a single chair in the absence of
the regular CM. If you want to witness this
‘Musical Chair’ competition in near future
where should you visit?

65. Ans – Andhra Pradesh.

66. • 33. X was born out of Y in 1970. But
cricketers of X were allowed to play for Y till
2008. Mark Ingty, a fast bowler from X made
his debut for Y in 2000 & he continued to
play for them for next eight years until it was
prohibited by BCCI. In 2018, X had made its
own Ranji Trophy debut & a 42 years old
Ingty made his comeback for X. He is
currently one of the very few active First
Class cricketers who made their debut in 20th
century. Id X & Y.

67. Ans – X = Meghalaya, Y = Assam.

68. 34. What should be there in place of these two question
marks (chronology is important)?

69. Ans – Hariyana & Chandigarh.
• Ami ‘Hariyana’ theke mele ‘Dana’, hoye
‘Chandigarh’er ‘Rani’...ude ese jude bosi,
khete bodo bhalobasi ‘Bangladesh’er
‘Paani’!!!