The document appears to be a collection of multiple choice questions covering various topics related to Indian geography, history, and current events. The questions cover topics like the Indian state with the highest literacy rate according to the 2001 census (Kerala), the city known as the 'Cathedral City of India' due to its numerous temples (Madurai), the location of the Sidi Bashir Mosque known for its shaking minarets (Ahmedabad), and the Indian state where Project Tiger was launched in 1973 (Madhya Pradesh).

1. According to 2001 census, which state has the highest literacy rate ?
(A) Goa
(B) Mizoram
(C) Tripura
(D) Kerala
On account of its numerous temples, which city is also known as the 'Cathedral City of
India’?
(A) Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
(B) Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
(C) Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
(D) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh
In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking
Minarets (Jhulta Minar)?
(A) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
(B) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
(C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
Paradip port, a major port on the Bay of Bengal, is located in which Indian state?
(A) Orissa
(B) West Bengal
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Where was the 'Project Tiger', the tiger protection programme, launched on 1 April
1973?
(A) Simlipal National Park (Orissa)
(B) Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh)
(C) Ranthambhore National Park (Rajasthan)
(D) Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
In addition to main Bombay Bench, where are the three other benches of Bombay High
Court located?
(A) Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad
(B) Panaji (Goa), Pune and Nagpur
(C) Aurangabad, Nagpur and Pune
(D) Panaji (Goa), Aurangabad and Nagpur
Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses
(Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state?
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur
(D) West Bengal
Which city hosted the first Asian Games in 1951?
(A) Tokyo (Japan)
(B) Jakarta (Indonesia)
(C) New Delhi (India)
(D) Manila (Philippines)

2. In addition to seven of the world's leading industrialized nations - USA, UK, Japan,
Germany, France, Italy and Canada, which country is the 8th member of G8 group of
nations?
(A) China
(B) Brazil
(C) India
(D) Russia
Where did the All India Muslim League adopt the Pakistan resolution, the demand for
separate sovereign state for Muslims, on 23 March 1940?
(A) Dhaka
(B) Lahore
(C) Aligarh
(D) Lucknow
Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?
(A) Thailand
(B) North Korea
(C) South Korea
(D) Indonesia
Which was the first Indian company to list on the NASDAQ in 1999?
(A) Wipro
(B) Infosys
(C) Satyam Computers
(D) Tech Mahindra
‘Land of Thunderbolt' is the nickname of which Asian country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Thailand
(D) Myanmar
In which city of Punjab is the Rail Coach Factory, the passenger coach manufacturing
unit of Indian Railways, located?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Ludhiana
(C) Jalandhar
(D) Kapurthala
Which European city houses the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO), a specialized agency that leads international efforts to
defeat hunger?
(A) Rome (Italy)
(B) Vienna (Austria)
(C) Paris (France)
(D) Brussels (Belgium)
At which town in Gujarat has Tata Group set up its Nano car project?
(A) Kalol
(B) Mundra
(C) Nadiad
(D) Sanand

3. With which athletic event is the 'Tour de France' competition associated?
(A) Marathon
(B) 50 km walk
(C) 10,000 m race
(D) Bicycle race
Due to its criss-crossing canals, which Kerala town is also called 'The Venice of the
East’?
(A) Idukki
(B) Palakkad
(C) Alappuzha
(D) Ernakulam
Dilli Chalo' slogan was given by which Indian freedom fighter?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) BAL Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Which Indian city is also called Prayag?
(No option)