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Engage children in learning about Indian states and capitals with a fun quiz activity. Foster curiosity and expand their knowledge of India's diversity.
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Important GK Questions On The Indian States And Their Capitals For Students India is such a rich country, we should all know about it as much as we can! We truly have inherited a goldmine of heritage, traditions and cultures that set us apart from the rest of the world and make us who we are –a diverse nation that’s united on all fronts. While there is no age to learn about our beautiful nation, starting early is best. Kids in junior school must be taught about India, its states and union territories as they are a very important part of general knowledge. Learning about Indian states and their capitals can get kids curious enough to want to know more about our country. Our democratic nation that gained independence on 15th August in 1947 has a lot to offer in terms of natural beauty, topography, customs, religions and languages. Each state of India has its own unique identity, language and traditions that set it apart from others and add to its geographical and cultural importance. There is no end to exploring in a nation like India. When it comes to gleaning basic general knowledge about Indian states, students must know that India has 28 states and 9 union territories. They all have unique flora and fauna, landscape, history and ethnicities, thus making our nation diverse. Knowing about individual states can help children acquire knowledge about what lends each state its distinctive qualities. That is not all. Learning where each state and its capital are located can also build a child’s geographical knowledge, thus helping them understand the world around us a little bit better. Indian states and capital quiz
Students learn faster when learning is fun! So if you want the kids of your class to gain general knowledge about Indian states and union territories, we have prepared an Indian states and capitals quiz. You can play it out as a class activity, dividing children into groups and maintaining a score board so you know which group wins this round of a fun-filled quiz. Here are the questions. You can get them printed if you like! 1. Guess the capital city of Maharashtra. Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Mumbai 2. This is the capital city of the picturesque state of Uttarakhand. Dehradun Shimla Nainital Ooty 3. The capital city of this north-eastern state is Dispur. Meghalaya Assom Tripura Mizoram 4. Jammu and Kashmir has a summer and a winter capital. Can you guess its summer capital? Jammu Srinagar Leh Pulwama 5. This union territory has Kavaratti as its capital. Chandigarh Daman & Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli Lakshadweep 6. Guess the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Pondicherry Port Blair Daman None of the above 7. Which of the following cities is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? Raipur Panaji Itanagar Bhopal 8. This state has Ranchi as its capital city. Choose the right answer from these options! Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Bihar Jharkhand 9. Odisha’s capital is _______? Bhubaneshwar Puri
Cuttack Calcutta https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/silvassa-map-vector-india-country- borders-2342288087 10. Next question on this list of Indian states and capital is: this union territory has Silvassa as its capital. Guess the correct answer! New Delhi Pondicherry Lakshadweep Daman & Diu 11. Which of these is the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh? Lucknow Prayagraj Kanpur Indore 12. This city is the capital of the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Shillong Aizawl Agartala Kohima 13. Guess the capital of the western state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Surat Rajkot 14. Kerala, “god’s own country” as it’s popularly known, has this city as it’s capital. Kollam Thiruvananthapuram Kochi Kozhikode https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/map-gangtok-design-template- outline-graphic-2339771853 15. Which of these states has Gangtok as its capital? Nagaland Tripura Mizoram Sikkim 16. What is the capital of Karnataka? Hint: this city is also known as the Silicon Valley of India! Bengaluru Coorg Mangaluru Mysuru 17. Guess the capital of the beautiful, beachy state of Goa! Imphal Bombay Panaji None of the above 18. This city is the capital of the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh. Leh
Manali Chandigarh Shimla 19. Guess the capital city of the northern state of Punjab. Jalandhar Amritsar Chandigarh None of the above 20. Kolkata, erstwhile Calcutta, is the capital of this eastern state. Arunachal Pradesh Odisha Assom West Bengal 21. Which of these is not a union territory? Chandigarh Ladakh Pondicherry Panaji 22. New Delhi is the capital of the union territory of Delhi. True False 23. Patna is the capital city of which of these states? Bihar Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Rajasthan 24. The capital city of which state is known as Pink City? Maharashtra Rajasthan Gujarat Tamil Nadu 25. Imphal is the largest city as well as the capital of which of these states? Telangana Mizoram Manipur None of the above That was fun, right? General knowledge activities like that help you learn this list of Indian states and their capitals can be a very enriching and engaging exercise for children. When learning is fun, kids are highly likely to retain what has been taught in the classroom. So make sure you keep hosting fun quizzes from time to time. As for the answers to the above, they have been given below!