AFCAT History and Geography 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Gujarat (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Gujarat
Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state at approximately 1,600 km, including its peninsula and island territories.
Question 2: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 took place in which city?
- Lahore
- Amritsar (Correct answer)
- Ludhiana
- Rawalpindi
Correct answer: Amritsar
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, when British troops fired on an unarmed crowd.
Question 3: Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
- Prime Meridian
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Equator (Correct answer)
- Arctic Circle
Correct answer: Equator
The Equator is the imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Question 4: Who established the Indian National Congress in 1885?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- A.O. Hume (Correct answer)
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Correct answer: A.O. Hume
Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885 in Bombay.
Question 5: The Western Ghats run parallel to which coast of India?
- Eastern coast
- Western coast (Correct answer)
- Northern coast
- Southern coast
Correct answer: Western coast
The Western Ghats run along India's western coast from Gujarat to Kerala, parallel to the Arabian Sea coastline.
Question 6: Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Aurangzeb
- Shah Jahan (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra between 1632 and 1653 as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Question 7: Which is the deepest lake in the world?
- Lake Baikal (Correct answer)
- Caspian Sea
- Lake Superior
- Lake Tanganyika
Correct answer: Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is the world's deepest lake at about 1,642 meters, and also the largest by volume of fresh water.
AFCAT History and Geography 4
Which Indian state has the longest coastline?