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1. Which Indian state gets its name because of the presence of 36 forts in the region?
a. Jharkhand
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Mizoram
2. Which Indian state was earlier known as Rajputana?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Punjab
d. Chhattisgarh
3. According to a legend, which Indian state was born when Lord Parasurama threw his axe into the Arabian sea from Gokarna?
a. Maharashtra
b. Kerala
c. Goa
d. Gujarat
4. Phunsot Namgyal was the first king of which former Indian princely state?
a. Nagaland
b. Alwar
c. Tripura
d. Sikkim
5. Which new addition from the South to the list of 28 derives its name from the word Trilingadesa meaning "land of three lingas"?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Kerala
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Answers
1. Which Indian state gets its name because of the presence of 36 forts in the region?
a. Jharkhand
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Mizoram
Did You Know?
Not many believe this to be the origin of the name of Chhattisgarh. There is also a popular theory that it gets its name from the 36 families that emigrated from Jarasandha's Kingdom and settled in this place.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Which Indian state was earlier known as Rajputana?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Punjab
d. Chhattisgarh
Did You Know?
The area was called Rajputana because the Rajputs, a martial community ruled over this area for centuries.
Read more about it in this link.
3. According to a legend, which Indian state was born when Lord Parasurama threw his axe into the Arabian sea from Gokarna?
a. Maharashtra
b. Kerala
c. Goa
d. Gujarat
Did You Know?
Lord Parashurama threw his axe from Gokarna southward across the ocean in rage and in repentence for his actions of killing the kshatriyas, the sea receded upto where his axe had fallen and brought up a narrow strip of land called Kerala.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Phunsot Namgyal was the first king of which former Indian princely state?
a. Nagaland
b. Alwar
c. Tripura
d. Sikkim
Did You Know?
In 1642, Phuntsog Namgyal was declared the first Chongyal (king) of Sikkim by the three revered Lamas who came from the north, west, and south to Yuksom, marking the beginning of the monarchy.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which new addition from the South to the list of 28 derives its name from the word Trilingadesa meaning "land of three lingas"?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Kerala
Did You Know?
Blue Jay is the state bird of Telangana.
Read more about it in this link.
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