Delhi GK Questions and Answers
GK questions from Delhi are commonly asked in various Olympiad, state and national level competitive and recruitment examinations. For the benefits of students, we have prepared a set of most important GK questions and answers on Delhi.
Question:1) …….. is officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
a.) Delhi
b.) New Delhi
c.) Haryana
d.) Noida
Ans- Delhi
Question:2) ……..is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.
a.) Punjab
b.) Mumbai
c.) Delhi
d.) Gujarat
Ans- Delhi
Question:3) Lying on both sides of the Yamuna river, but chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, …..shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions.
a.) Goa
b.) Manipur
c.) Daman
d.) Delhi
Ans- Delhi
Question:4) Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in….
a.) 1999
b.) 1997
c.) 1995
d.) 1994
Ans- 1995
Question:5) The NCT covers an area of …..
a.) 1865 sq.km
b.) 1484 sq.km
c.) 2000 sq.km
d.) 1200 sq.km
Ans- 1484 sq.km
Question:6) According to the 2011 census, Delhi’s city proper population was over…..million, while the NCT’s population was about 16.8 million.
a.) 12
b.) 10
c.) 11
d.) 19
Ans- 11
Question:7) Who is the Chief Minister of Delhi?
a.) Arvind Kejriwal
b.) Narendra Modi
c.) Rahul Gandhi
d.) Lalu Prasad Yadav
Ans- Arvind Kejriwal
Question:8) What are the official languages of Delhi?
a.) Hindi and English
b.) Hindi and Urdu
c.) Urdu and English
d.) Bengali and Sanskrit
Ans- Hindi and English
Question:9) What are the additional official languages of Delhi?
a.) Hindi and English
b.) Punjabi and Urdu
c.) Urdu and Marathi
d.) Haryanvi and Punjabi
Ans- Punjabi and Urdu
Question:10) Delhi was the early centre of…….
a.) Rabindra Sangeet
b.) Indo and classical music
c.) Spanish music
d.) Sufism and Qawwali music
Ans- Sufism and Qawwali music.
Question:11) Delhi ranks…. among the Indian states and union territories in human development index.
a.) 3rd
b.) 5th
c.) 9th
d.) 2nd
Ans- 5th
Question:12) Delhi is the largest commercial center in….. India.
a.) Eastern
b.) Northern
c.) Southern
d.) Western
Ans- Northern
Question:13)……has one of India’s largest and fastest growing retail industries.
a.) Kolkata
b.) Goa
c.) Delhi
d.) Pune
Ans- Delhi
Question:14) In 2001, the manufacturing sector employed of Delhi 1,440,000 workers and the city had….. industrial units.
a.) 100000
b.) 186408
c.) 114697
d.) 129000
Ans- 129000
Question:15) Delhi’s municipal water supply is managed by the…..
a.) Delhi Jal Board
b.) Noida Jal Board
c.) Gurgaon Jal Board
d.) New Delhi Jal Board
Ans- Delhi Jal Board
Question:16) In 2010,…………… was conferred the 4th best airport award in the world in the 15–25 million category, by Airports Council International.
a.) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
b.) Indira Gandhi International Airport
c.) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
d.) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ans- Indira Gandhi International Airport
Question:17)…… was rated as the Best airport in the world in the 25–40 million passengers category in 2015, by Airports Council International.
a.) Diu Airport
b.) Indira Gandhi International Airport
c.) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
d.) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ans- Indira Gandhi International Airport
Question:18) ……. was awarded The Best Airport in Central Asia and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015.
a.) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
b.) Veer Savarkar International Airport
c.) Indira Gandhi International Airport
d.) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Ans- Indira Gandhi International Airport
Question:19)…..hosted the first Asian Games in 1951 from 4 to 11 March.
a.) Kolkata
b.) Chennai
c.) Delhi
d.) Mumbai
Ans- Delhi
Question:20) ….and football are the most popular sports in Delhi.
a.) Cricket
b.) Hockey
c.) Basketball
d.) Tennis
Ans- Cricket