Pondicherry GK Questions and Answers
GK questions from Pondicherry 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 Pondicherry.
1) What is the present name of Pondicherry?
a.) Puducherry
b.) Padamcherry
c.) Padmacherry
d.) Padomcherry
Ans- Puducherry
2) Which is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India?
a.) Pondicherry
b.) Mahe
c.) Kohima
d.) Karaikal
Ans- Pondicherry
3) Sri Aurobindo Ashram is situated in….
a.) Kohima
b.) Mahe
c.) Silchar
d.) Pondicherry
Ans- Pondicherry
4) Promenade Beach is a famous beach of …..
a.) Pondicherry
b.) Goa
c.) Chennai
d.) Mumbai
Ans- Pondicherry
5) Which city is famous by the nickname “The City Of Dawn”?
a.) Goa
b.) Shillong
c.) Meghalaya
d.) Pondicherry
Ans- Pondicherry
6) Which city has the nickname “Paris of the east”?
a.) Pondicherry
b.) Gujarat
c.) Mumbai
d.) Kolkata
Ans- Pondicherry
7) Which city known as “Pondy”?
a.) Vizag
b.) Visakhapatnam
c.) Thiruvananthapuram
d.) Pondicherry
Ans- Pondicherry
8) Which city is famous by the nickname “French Riviera of the East”?
a.) Banaras
b.) Imphal
c.) Mahe
d.) Pondicherry
Ans- Pondicherry
9) What are the official languages of Pondicherry?
a.) Bengali and English
b.) English and Portuguese
c.) French and English
d.) Tamil and English
Ans- Tamil and English
10) What is the additional language of Pondicherry?
a.) English
b.) French
c.) Bengali
d.) Urdu
Ans- French
11) When the Ministry of Power inaugurated the “Smart Grid” project in Puducherry?
a.) 2015
b.) 2009
c.) 2022
d.) 2012
Ans- 2012
12) Which is the nearest airport from Pondicherry?
a.) Bagdogra Airport
b.) Pondicherry Airport
c.) Guwahati Airport
d.) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Ans- Pondicherry Airport
13) The famous bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin was born in ….. city.
a.) Mumbai
b.) Pondicherry
c.) New Delhi
d.) Kolkata
Ans- Pondicherry
14) Which food is famous in Pondicherry?
a.) Tandoori chicken
b.) Moghlai Paratha
c.) Pav bhaji
d.) Khowsuey
Ans- Khowsuey
15)……. are major contributors to the economy of Puducherry.
a.) Agriculture and tourism
b.) Oil industries
c.) Weaving and farming
d.) Real estate business
Ans- Agriculture and tourism