Delhi State General Knowlegde

 Delhi State General Knowlegde

1. Delhi stands on the bank of .... River in northern India.
(a) Ganga
(b) Satluj
(c) Yamuna
(d) Ravi

2. The name of the city is based on the ...word.
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Hindi/Prakrit
(c) Urdu
(d) Latin

3. According to the Bhavishya Purana...... built a new fort in the modern-day Purana Qila.
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Jai Chandra Rathod
(d) Anangpal III

4. In which Century the first city of Delhi was founded  by Prithviraj Chauhan?
(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 11th
(d) 12th

5. When the New Delhi Railway Station was opened with a single platform at Ajmeri Gate near Paharganj,
(a) 1924
(b) 1925
(c) 1926
(d) 1927

6.  In ...year Delhi was converted into a union territory.
(a) 1956
(b) 1957
(c) 1958
(d) 1959

7. Who constructed the The Red Fort or Lal Qila?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayu
(c) Babar
(d) Shah Jahan

8. Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is situated in the.......corner of Delhi.
(a) East
(b) Western
(c) Northern
(d) Southern

9. The Jantar Mantar is consists of .... architectural astronomy instruments.
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14

10. Who built The Jantar Mantar in New Delhi?
(a) Maharaja Jai Singh II
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Islam Shah Suri

11. Muhammad Aurangzeb  was the ....  Mughal Emperor who ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.
(a) Fourth
(b) Fifth
(c) Sixth
(d) Seventh

12.  In which year Red Fort was built in Delhi?
(a) 1636
(b) 1637
(c) 1638
(d) 1639

ANSWERS
1. c.
2. b.
3. a.
4. b.
5. c.
6. a.
7. d.
8. b.
9. c.
10. a.
11. c.
12. c .