India at a Glance-True False Quiz Part-1 : The quiz given below is related to Basic Knowledge Of India, in the quiz you will get 10 sentences, below which you will be given two options. You have to tell whether the given sentence is true or false. When you answer this, you will be able to get more information about the given sentence by pressing the Show Answer & Explaination button below.

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India at a Glance-Basic Knowledge

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Q 1. The capital of India is New Delhi.
Answer & Explaination : Delhi was made the capital of India on 1 April 1912 instead of Calcutta. Before this, Calcutta was the capital of India. The announcement to make Delhi the capital was announced on 12 December 1911.

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Q 2. The geographical area of India is 3.9 Million Sq.km
Answer & Explaination : India's total area is 3.2,87,263 square kilometers [ 3.3 Million Sq.km ], which is 2.42% of the world's area.

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Q 3. The official language of India is English
Answer & Explaination : The official language of India is Hindi

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Q 4. The total number of recognized languages in India is 22.
Answer & Explaination : At the time of independence of India, the total number of recognized languages in India was 14 which has increased to 22 by 2007.

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Q 5. The total coastline of India is 8000 km
Answer & Explaination : The total coastline of India is 7,516.6 km

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Q 6. The area covered by forest in India is 68 million hectares
Answer & Explaination : According to India's Forest Status Report-2005, the country has a total forest area of 6.771 crore hectares [ 68 million hectares ], which is 20.60 percent of the total geographical area of the country.

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Q 7. According to the 2011 census, India's population is 1.21 Billion.
Answer & Explaination : Census of India 2011 was the 15th National Census of India dedicated to the nation by Census Commissioner C. Chandramouli. According to the 2011 census, India's population is 1,21,08,54,977 [ 1.21 Billion ].

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Q 8. There are 29 states and 7 union territories in India.
Answer & Explaination : Before 2014 there were 28 states in India. But on 2 June 2014, a new state was created called Telangana. There are now 29 states and 7 union territories in India.

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Q 9. Madhya Pradesh is the largest state of India in terms of area.
Answer & Explaination : Rajasthan is the largest state in India in terms of area. Area of Rajasthan There is 342,239 km². Rajasthan is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh respectively.

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Q 10. Goa is the smallest state in India.
Answer & Explaination : On 30 May 1987, Goa was given the status of a separate state and Goa then became the 26th state of India.

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