Q1.Which city is the capital of the state of Assam?
(a) Guwahati (b) Dispur
(c) Silchar
(d) Jorhat
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Dispur, a locality of Guwahati, serves as the official capital of Assam.
Q2. The capital of Nagaland is:
(a) Kohima
(b) Dimapur (c) Mokokchung
(d) Tuensang
Answer: (a) Explanation: Kohima is the capital city of Nagaland.
Q3. Which of the following is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?
(a) Kavaratti
(b) Minicoy
(c) Agatti
(d) Amini
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Kavaratti is the administrative capital of Lakshadweep.
Q4. Identify the capital of the state of Tripura:
(a) Agartala
(b) Aizawl
(c) Imphal
(d) Shillong
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Agartala is the capital city of Tripura.
Q5. The capital of the Union Territory of Chandigarh is:
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Amritsar
(d) Shimla
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Chandigarh city itself serves as the capital of the UT of Chandigarh and also as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
Q6. Which city is the capital of the state of Goa?
(a) Panaji (b) Vasco da Gama
(c) Margao
(d) Mapusa
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Panaji (also spelled Panjim) is the capital of Goa.
Q7. The capital of the Union Territory of Puducherry is:
(a) Karaikal
(b) Mahe
(c) Yanam
(d) Puducherry
Answer: (d)
Explanation: Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is the capital of the UT of Puducherry.
Q8. Which of the following is the capital of the state of Mizoram? (a) Aizawl
(b) Lunglei
(c) Champhai
(d) Saiha
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Aizawl is the capital city of Mizoram.
Q9. The capital of the state of Sikkim is:
(a) Gangtok
(b) Namchi
(c) Gyalshing
(d) Mangan Answer: (a)
Explanation: Gangtok serves as the capital of Sikkim.
Q10. Identify the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (as of 2020):
(a) Daman
(b) Silvassa (c) Diu
(d) Amaravati
Answer: (b) Explanation: Silvassa is the capital of the merged UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Q11. Which city is the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Shimla
(b) Dharamshala
(c) Mandi
(d) Solan
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh (with Dharamshala as the winter capital).
Q12. The capital of the state of Jharkhand is:
(a) Ranchi
(b) Jamshedpur
(c) Dhanbad (d) Bokaro
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Ranchi is the capital city of Jharkhand.
Q13. Which of the following is the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh?
(a) Leh
(b) Kargil (c) Srinagar
(d) Jammu
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Leh serves as the capital of the UT of Ladakh (with Kargil as an additional administrative center).
Q14. Identify the capital of the state of Telangana: (a) Hyderabad
(b) Warangal
(c) Karimnagar
(d) Nizamabad
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana (and also the joint capital of Andhra Pradesh for a transitional period).
Q15. The capital of the state of Uttarakhand is:
(a) Dehradun
(b) Nainital
(c) Haridwar
(d) Rishikesh
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand (with Gairsain declared as the summer capital).
Q16. Which city is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Port Blair
(b) Diglipur
(c) Campbell Bay
(d) Hut Bay
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Port Blair is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Q17. The capital of the state of Chhattisgarh is:
(a) Raipur
(b) Bilaspur
(c) Jagdalpur
(d) Korba
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Raipur is the capital city of Chhattisgarh.
Q18. Which of the following is the capital of the state of Punjab?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Ludhiana
(c) Amritsar
(d) Jalandhar
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Chandigarh serves as the capital of Punjab (and also of Haryana).
Q19. Identify the capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir:
(a) Srinagar
(b) Jammu
(c) Anantnag
(d) Both Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter)
Answer: (d)
Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir has two capitals: Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter).
Q20. Which city is the capital of the state of Kerala?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kochi
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Thrissur
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) is the capital of Kerala.
Q21. The capital of the state of Rajasthan is:
(a) Jaipur
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Udaipur
(d) Kota
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan.
Q22. Identify the capital of the Union Territory of Delhi:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Old Delhi
(c) Gurgaon
(d) Faridabad
Answer: (a)
Explanation: New Delhi is the capital of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and also the capital of India.
Q23. Which of the following is the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Indore
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Gwalior
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
Q24. The capital of the state of Odisha is:
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Cuttack
(c) Puri
(d) Rourkela
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa).
Q25. Identify the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep (repeated for reinforcement):
(a) Kavaratti
(b) Agatti
(c) Minicoy
(d) Amini Answer: (a)
Explanation: Kavaratti is the administrative capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
