New Delhi (General Knowledge Questions with Answers). Every year, crores of youth appear in competitive exams. Some are for government jobs and some for admission in universities. Apart from these, there are also tests like Olympiads at school, city, state and national level. Many questions related to general knowledge are asked in all these exams. In any competitive exam, the section of general knowledge is considered to be very scoring.
The format of exams like UPSC, State PCS, SSC, BSTC, NET, SLET, Bank Recruitment, Railway Recruitment, Police Recruitment etc. is set. In all these, a lot of importance is given to the General Knowledge section. There are many books available in the market for the preparation of questions related to general knowledge. If you want, you can also take the help of the internet. Along with competitive exams, questions related to general knowledge are also asked in school level exams. If you are preparing for a competitive exam or quiz, then know the nicknames of major cities of India.
1- Abode of God
-Allahabad, now called Prayagraj.
2- Land of 5 Rivers
-Punjab (5 rivers- Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum flow through Punjab region).
3- City of 7 Islands
-Mumbai
4- City of Weavers
-Panipat (clothes and carpets are produced here).
5- Space City
-Bangalore (The headquarters of ISRO and Department of Space are located here).
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6- Diamond Harbor
-Kolkata
7- Paris of India
-Jaipur
8- Electronic City
-Bangalore (Being an IT hub, Bangalore is called Electronic City).
9- Venice of the East (City of Lakes)
-Udaipur
10- Pittsburgh of India
-Jamshedpur (Pittsburgh is an important steel city of America and Jamshedpur is of India. Hence both are compared).
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11- Manchester of India
-Ahmedabad (because of textile industry)
12- Spice Garden of India
-Kerala (Spices are exported all over the world from Kozhikode city of Kerala).
13- Pink City
-Jaipur
14- Queen of Deccan
-Pune
15- India’s Hollywood
-Mumbai
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16- Paradise of Orchards
-Sikkim
17- Queen of the Mountains
-Netarhat (Jharkhand)
18- Rice Bowl of India
-Chhattisgarh (one of the largest rice producing states in India. The climate and soil here are best for growing rice). Andhra Pradesh is also called so.
19- Tea Garden
-Assam (most tea is produced here)
20- Heart of India
-Madhya Pradesh (because of its location in the middle of India)
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 20, 2024, 12:44 IST