Geographical Surnames in India (Sobriquets): GK

Nick names of Place, River etc in India


Which state is known as All Seasons State =>> Himachal Pradesh

Which state is known as Apple State =>> Himachal Pradesh

Which place is known as Mini Switzerland in India =>> Khajjiar (Himachal Pradesh)

Which state is known as Granary of India =>> Punjab

Which state is known as Land Of Five Rivers =>> Punjab

Which River is known as Bengal's Sorrow =>> Damodar

Which River is known as Bihar's Sorrow =>> Kosi

Which River is known as Assam's Sorrow =>> Brahmaputra

Which state is known as Spice Garden Of India =>> Kerala

Which state is known as God's Own Country =>> Kerala
(New Zealand is also known as God's Own Country )

Which state is known as Land of Sun Rise =>> Arunachal Pradesh

Which place is known as Gateway of India =>> Mumbai

Which place is known as City of seven islands =>> Mumbai

Which place is known as City of Golden Temple =>> Amritsar

Which state is known as Pearl of the Orient =>> Goa

Which place is known as Detroit of India =>> Pitampur

Which place is known as Pink City =>> Jaipur

Which place is known as Lake City =>> Udaipur

Which place is known as  City of Palace =>> Kolkata

Which state is known as Tea garden of India =>> Assam

Which place is known as Hi-Tech City =>> Hyderabad

Which place is known as Manchester of South India =>> Coimbatore

Which place is known as Deccan Queen =>> Pune

Which place is known as City of weavers =>> Panipat

Which River is known as Old Ganga =>> Godavari

Which River is known as Dakshin Ganga =>> Godavari

Which state is known as Milk Pail of India =>> Haryana

Which place is known as Gardan city of India =>> Bangalore

Which place is known as Sapce city of India =>> Bangalore

Which place is known as Electronic city of India =>> Bangalore

Which Indian place is known as Pensioners' Paradise =>> Bangalore

Which state is known as Jewel of India =>> Manipur

Which Indian place is known as Scotland of the east =>> Shillong

Which place is known as Temple city of India =>> Bhuvaneswar

Which place is known as Cathedral city of India =>> Bhuvaneswar

Which Indian City is known as "City of Eternal Romance" => Tezpur(Assam)

Which Indian city is  known as economic capital of India ==> Mumbai







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General knowledge Questions: nick names

Famous Persons and Nicknames

Persons with Polpular names

Previously asked gk questions from nick name

1. Bengali Tiger =>> Bibin Chandra Pal


2. Punjab Lion, Punjab Kesari =>> Lala Lajpat Rai


3. Sher- e -Punjab =>> Ranjit Singh


4. Lion of Kashmir =>> Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah


5. Mysore Tiger =>> Tippu Sultan


6. Bard of Avon  =>> William Shakespeare


7. Sage of Kanchi =>> Sankaracharya


* 8. Bird man of India =>> Salim Ali


9. Maratha Kesari =>> Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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10. Bapu =>> Gandhiji


11. Babuji =>> Jagjeevan Ram


12. Indian Machiavelli =>> Chanakya


13. Indian Napoleon =>> Samudragupta


14. Indian Bismarck =>> Sardar Vallabhai Patel


15. Indian Shakespeare =>> Kalidasa


16. Deenabandhu =>> C.F Andrews


17. Deshabandhu =>> C.R Das


18. Who is known as Prince of Beggars =>> Madan Mohan Malaviya


19. Who is known as Prince of Patriots =>> Subash Chandra Bose


20.  Who is known as prince of Martyrs  =>>  Bhagat Singh


21. Who is known as prince of Builders  =>>  Shahjahan


22. Who is known as prince of Pilgrims  =>>  Hiuen Tsang


23. Who is known as prince of Autobiography  =>>  Babur


24. Who is known as prince of Money Makers  =>>  Muhammad bin Tughlaq


25. Who is known as prince of Pilgrims  =>>  Hiuen Tsang


26. Who is known as Grand old man of Indian Journalism  =>>  Tushar Kanti Ghosh


*  27. Man of Destiny =>> Napoleon Bonaparte


* 28. Andhara Kesari =>> T. Prakasam


* 29. Lok Nayak =>> Jayaprkash Narayan


* 30. Father of Medicine =>> Hippocrates


* 31. Lady with the lamp =>> Florence Nightingale


* 32. Poet's Poet =>> Edmund Spencer

* newly updated

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Geographical Surnames in World (Sobriquets)

Popular Names of Countries are important gk questions in all competitive exams, some African countries and their Popular names are given below.

Nick names And Places in Africa
 
1. Which Place is Known as ' The City that Never Sleeps ' ?
Answer: Cairo


#2.  Which Place is Known as ' Pawn of the Horn of Africa ' ?
Answer: Djibouti


#3.  Which Place is Known as ' Horn of Africa ' ?
Answer: Somalia


4. Which Place is Known as ' Land of The Blacks ' ?
Answer: Sudan


5. Which Place is Known as ' Land of Honest Men ' ?
Answer: Burkina Faso


#6. Which Place is Known as ' Africa in Miniature ' ?
Answer: Cameroon


#7.  Which Place is Known as ' Hinge of Africa ' ?
Answer: Cameroon


8. Which Place is Known as ' Land of Thousand Hills ' ?
Answer: Rwanda


9. Which Place is Known as ' Gift of the Nile ' ?
Answer: Egypt


#10.  Which Place is Known as ' Dead Heart of Africa ' ?
Answer: Chad


# 11. Which Place is Known as ' Heart of Africa ' ?
Answer: Burundi


12. Which Place is Known as ' Concentration Camp of Africa ' ?
Answer: Equatorial Guinea

 
13. Which Place is Known as ' Perfumed Islands ' ?
Answer: Comoros


#14.  Which Place is Known as ' The Star and Key of the Indian Ocean ' ?
Answer: Mauritius


# 15. Which Place is Known as ' Mini India Of Africa ' ?
Answer: Mauritius


16. Which Place is Known as ' Eighth Continent' ?
Answer: Madagascar


17. Which Place is Known as ' Rainbow Nation ' ?
Answer: South Africa



* Nick names of Various places in the World



18. Which Country is know as the 'Cockpit of Europe' ?
Answer: Belgium


19. Which Country is know as the  'Sick man of Europe' ?
Answer: Turkey
 

20. Which Country is know as the 'Play ground of Europe' ?
Answer: Switzerland


21. Which Country is know as the 'Saw mill of Europe' ?
Answer: Swedan


22. Which Country is know as the 'Gateway to Europe' ?
Answer: Rotterdam


23. Which Country is know as the 'Mother in Law of Europe' ?
Answer: Denmark


24. Which Country is know as the 'Power keg of Europe' ?
Answer: Balkan


25. Which place has the nick name 'Emerald Island' ?Answer: Ireland


* 26.Which place is known as Island of Pearls ?
Answer: Baharin


* 27. What is known as Roof of the world ?
Answer: Pamir Plateau


* 28. Which country is known as Land of thunder dragon ?
Answer: Bhutan


* 29. Which place is known as Detroit of Japan ?
Answer: Nagoya


* 30. Which place is known as Singapore of future ?
Answer: Penang Island


* 31. Which country is known as Holy land ?
Answer: Palestine


* 32. Which country is known as Sick man of Asia ?
Answer: Philippines


* 33. Which country is known as Land of Golden Pagoda ?
Answer: Myanmar

 * newly updated

# Confusing Questions

Did you know which place is known as  land of canals and hat ?
Did you which Indian place is known as Lake City ?

Previously asked competitive gk questions

Gk questions about Countries and their Old Names



1. What is the old name of Iraq ?
Answer: Mesopotamia


2. What is the old name of Iran ?
Answer: Persia


3. What is the old name of Beijing ?
Answer: Peking


4. What is the old name of Ethiopia ?
Answer: Abyssinia


5. What is the old name of Ghana ?
Answer: Gold Coast


6. What is the old name of Indonesia ?
Answer: The Dutch East India


7. What is the old name of Istanbul ?
Answer: Constantinople


8. What is the old name of Mali ?
Answer: French Sudan


9. What is the old name of Myanmar ?
Answer: Burma


10. What is the old name of Zimbabwe ?
Answer: Rhodesia


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