General Knowledge Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 10)

Agartala is Tripura’s capital. Udaipur is known for Tripura Sundari Temple. Dharmanagar and Kailashahar are other towns, so their presence in Tripura does not make them the capital. Match the administrative role to the city rather than choosing a familiar place name.

Suvendu Adhikari became Chief Minister on 9 May 2026. His government marked the BJP’s first government in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee led the preceding TMC government. Congress did not lead Adhikari’s government. The 1947 date belongs to the state’s formation.

The Sundarbans, home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. Howrah, Darjeeling and Siliguri are other cities. A place can be familiar or economically active without being the state capital. Calcutta is Kolkata’s older name, so historical sources may use that name.

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj drew more than 660 million people over 45 days, the largest human gathering ever recorded.

The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was consecrated on 22 January 2024, in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Yogi Adityanath of the BJP first became Chief Minister on 19 March 2017, and began his current term on 25 March 2022.

If Uttar Pradesh were a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth most populous, behind only China, India, the United States, and Indonesia.

Leh’s hill council began in 1995, while Kargil’s began in 2003. Both existed before Ladakh became a Union Territory in 2019. Their purpose concerns local participation in development planning. A hill council is not the same institution as a Legislative Assembly. The other year pairs do not match the councils’ establishment records.

Review the hill councils and their local planning role.

Ladakh had two districts, Leh and Kargil. The April 2026 notification added Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass. Adding five to two gives seven. Five counts only the new districts. The districts were formally inaugurated on 29 April, after the notification announcement.

Review the seven districts and their administrative origins.

Vinai Kumar Saxena took oath as Ladakh’s fourth Lieutenant Governor on 13 March 2026. He succeeded Kavinder Gupta. The October 2026 administration record confirms Saxena continued in office. The 2024 date does not mark his Ladakh appointment. Saxena, rather than Sinha, took the Ladakh oath on 13 March 2026.

Review the Lieutenant Governor’s appointment and role.

Delhi’s Legislative Assembly has 70 elected seats. This is the size of the Assembly, not Delhi’s parliamentary representation. An elected Assembly can exist in a Union Territory.

Review Delhi’s NCT and Assembly.

Rekha Gupta of the BJP took oath on 20 February 2025. The BJP returned to Delhi government after 27 years. This changed the elected ministry, not Delhi’s Union Territory status.

Review Delhi’s government change.

The 69th Amendment created Delhi’s special NCT framework. It took effect on 1 February 1992. Having an Assembly does not make Delhi a full state.

Review Delhi’s NCT and Assembly.

Praful Khoda Patel also serves as Administrator of Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep remains a separate Union Territory. A shared office holder does not legally merge two territories. The 2020 merger concerned Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Review the Administrator’s separate responsibilities.

Portuguese rule ended in Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1954. Volunteers acted with local inhabitants. Formal incorporation into India followed in 1961. Liberation and incorporation were separate events, so 1961 does not answer this question.

Review the territory’s liberation and incorporation timeline.

Portugal ruled these territories before their liberation. India’s independence from Britain in 1947 did not immediately end Portuguese control. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated in 1954. Daman and Diu followed a different transition in 1961.

Review the territory’s liberation and incorporation timeline.

Praful Khoda Patel heads the merged Union Territory, which began on 26 January 2020. He had already held responsibilities in its predecessor territories since 2016. The date in the correct option concerns the merged UT. It does not mark his first administrative appointment.

Review the territory’s Administrator and governing structure.

Daman is the administrative headquarters of the merged Union Territory. Silvassa serves Dadra and Nagar Haveli district. The 2020 merger joined two former UTs, while retaining three districts.

Review the territory’s merger and headquarters.

Lakshadweep has no Legislative Assembly. It is governed through an Administrator appointed by the President. It has neither a hereditary ruler nor two Chief Ministers. The absence of an Assembly does not mean it has no Lok Sabha seat.

Review Puducherry’s government.

Praful Khoda Patel has been the Administrator of Lakshadweep since 5 December 2020. He also holds additional charge as Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Lakshadweep became a Union Territory in 1956, and was renamed from the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep in 1973.

Nek Chand created the Rock Garden from discarded domestic and industrial materials. He began secretly in his spare time in 1957. Le Corbusier led the master plan. The Rock Garden was Nek Chand’s separate creative project.

Review Nek Chand and the Rock Garden.

Gulab Chand Kataria serves as Administrator as of 15 October 2026. He took charge on 31 July 2024. The Governor–Administrator arrangement began earlier, in 1984. Do not confuse the start of that arrangement with Kataria’s own term.

Review Chandigarh’s Administrator and government.

Punjab’s Governor has also served as Chandigarh’s Administrator since 1 June 1984. The Chief Commissioner arrangement ended before that change. The role is not assigned to Haryana’s Governor or the High Court’s Chief Justice.

Review Chandigarh’s Administrator and government.