1. When was Jharkhand formed?
a) 21 March 1972
b) 28 June 2008
c) 5 September 1992
d) 15 November 2000
2. Which state is to the north of Jharkhand?
a) Bihar
b) Orissa
c) Kerala
d) Punjab
3. Which state is to the east of Jharkhand?
a) Haryana
b) West Bengal
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
(Orissa is officially known as Odisha.)
1. When was Orissa separated from Bihar?
a) 7 January 1948
b) 1 April 1936
c) 8 August 1952
d) 1 November 1956
2. Which water body is to the east of Orissa?
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Arabian Sea
c) Gulf of Cambay
d) Gulf of Kutch
3. Which state is to the west of Orissa?
a) Assam
b) Karnataka
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Sikkim
1. When was Maharashtra formed?
a) 5 February 1968
b) 1 May 1960
c) 12 July 1975
d) 1 November 1956
2. Which sea is to the west of Maharashtra?
a) Black
b) Labrador
c) Timor
d) Arabian
3. Which state is to the east of Maharashtra?
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Punjab
1. When did Tripura become a union territory?
a) 25 March 1986
b) 30 June 1948
c) 12 August 1951
d) 1 November 1956
2. When did Tripura become a state?
a) 21 January 1972
b) 30 May 1987
c) 17 July 1980
d) 25 December 1964
3. Which state is to the east of Tripura?
a) Sikkim
b) Mizoram
c) Bihar
d) Jharkhand
1. Which country is to the west of Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Bhutan
b) Siam
c) Burma
d) Laos
2. Which is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Pasighat
b) Itanagar
c) Deomali
d) Tezpur
3. Which is the highest point in Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Dhavalagiri
b) Godwin Austin
c) Namcha Barwa
d) Kangto
1. When did Meghalaya become a state?
a) 21 January 1972
b) 24 June 1962
c) 11 August 1954
d) 25 December 1948
2. What does Meghalaya mean?
a) Land of dawn
b) Abode of clouds
c) Middle region
d) Land of five rivers
3. Which state is to the north of Meghalaya?
a) Nagaland
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Assam
1. When did Mizoram become a state?
a) 20 February 1987
b) 5 June 1966
c) 8 August 1988
d) 1 December 1963
2. What does Mizoram mean?
a) Land of kings
b) Land of Mizos
c) Dry land
d) Land of snow
3. Which of the following states does not have a border with Mizoram?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Nagaland
1. When was Gujarat formed?
a) 5 February 1948
b) 1 May 1960
c) 7 July 1972
d) 1 November 1956
2. Which sea is to the west of Gujarat?
a) Yellow
b) Arabian
c) Timor
d) Laptev
3. Which state is to the north of Gujarat?
a) Karnataka
b) Orissa
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
1. When was Haryana formed?
a) 31 March 1957
b) 22 June 1972
c) 4 July 1976
d) 1 November 1966
2. Which state is to the east of Haryana?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Chhattisgarh
3. Which state is to the south of Haryana?
a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Jharkhand
d) West Bengal
1. Which country is to the west of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Pakistan
d) Thailand
2. Who bought Kashmir from the British?
a) Ranjit Singh
b) Mahadaji Scindia
c) Sayyajirao Gaekwad
d) Gulab Singh
3. Who signed Jammu and Kashmir’s Instrument of Accession?
a) Hari Singh
b) Sheikh Abdullah
c) Karan Singh
d) Asaf Jah