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Contents
1 Physiology of India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
8 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
8.1 Agriculture and its types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
8.2 Cropping Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.3 Major crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
8.4 Irrigation India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
10 Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
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1. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted 4. The most urbanised community in India is
only a small section of India? that of the:
A. Large dependence on manual labour A. Hindus
B. Poor storage facilities B. Muslims
C. Poor farm management and adminis- C. Christians
tration D. Zoroastrians
D. All of the above 5. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of:
[CDS 1999]
2. Which one of the following is most prone
to earthquakes? [CDS 2000] A. volcanic activity
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. B
3
8. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass 12. Which of the following would have to be
through: crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nager-
coil?
17. Why is that India has one of the lowest 21. Which of the following relates to the for-
agricultural yields in the world? mation of the Himalayas?
A. Summers are very hot A. Folding of the earth’s crust
B. Lack of fertile soil B. Accumulation of loess deposits
C. Farmers being poor and illiterate do C. Folding of the geosyncline
not use modern farming techniques D. Faulting of the earth’s crust
D. Occurrence of frost at night
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22. Consider the following statements:
18. The second highest peak in the world is: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is
A. Kanchenjunga between those of Indore and Bhopal
2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location
B. K-2 (Godwin Austin) is between those of Vadodara and
C. Nandadevi Pune.
3. Bangalore is situated more south-
D. Lhotse
ward than Chennai.
19. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements is/are? [IAS
2003]
1. The equatorial forests are ever-
green. A. 1 and 3
2. The Mediterranean region has decid- B. Only 2
uous forests of broad-leaved trees.
3. Taiga forests are found in Kashmir. C. 2 and 3
B. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Select the correct answer using the code
Kumaon Him. given below: [Asstt Commdt 2011]
26. Which one of the following gives the cor- 30. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt
rect sequence of Himalayan peaks in the Grade 1993]
direction east to west? A. straight mountains
A. Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. B. block mountains
Everest
C. residual mountains
B. Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. D. volcanic mountains
Everest
C. Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha 31. Which one of the following groups of In-
Barwa dian states has a common frontier with
Bhutan? [CDS 2001]
D. Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt.
A. Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
Everest, Nanda Devi
27. Among the following cities, which one is B. Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West
nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [IAS Bengal
2003] C. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim
A. Delhi and West Bengal
B. Kolkata D. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and
West Bengal
C. Jodhpur
D. Nagpur 32. Which one of the following is the correct
sequence of the age of formation-from the
28. Arrange the following hills of southern In- youngest to the oldest-of the given moun-
dia from north to south: tain ranges?
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Kailash
B. it has a bearing on the tropical climate 38. Which foreign country is closest to An-
of India daman Islands? [CPO SI 2003]
C. it divides’ India into eastern and west- A. Sri Lanka
ern zones B. Myanmar
D. it enables determining local time in C. Indonesia
eastern India
D. Pakistan
34. Siwaliks are: [IFS 1989] 39. The Vindhyas belong to which class of
A. to the north of Himadri mountains?
B. foothills of Himalayan ranges A. Block mountains
C. in Meghalaya B. Fold mountains
D. the plateau between Pamirs and Myan- C. Volcanic mountains
mar D. Residual mountains
35. Which one of the following countries has 40. Match the following: [IAS 2003]
the longest international boundary with In-
dia? [CDS 2012] A. Ho 1. Chhattisgarh
A. Bangladesh B. Baiga 2. Sikkim
C. Kuki 3. Jharkhand
B. Bhutan
D. Bhutia 4. Nagaland
C. China
D. Pakistan A. A − 2, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
36. Which of the following Indian states does B. A − 1, B − 4,C − 2, D − 3
not lie on In 1do-Banqla border? [Bank PO C. A − 3, B − 1,C − 4, D − 2
1993]
D. A − 4, B − 2,C − 3, D − 1
A. Assam
41. The States of India having common border
B. Mizoram
with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993]
C. Tripura
A. Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland,
D. Manipur Arunachal Pradesh
37. Considering the location of mountains in In- B. Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
dia which one of the following is in right se- C. Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Megha-
quence from south to north? [NDA 1992] laya
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2 and4 47. The highest Himalayan peak in India is:
D. 1, 2 and 3 A. Kanchenjunga
B. K-2
43. Consider the following mountain ranges:
[CDS 2002] C. Nandadevi
D. Nanga Parbat
1. Ladakh Range
2. Karakoram 48. Which one of the following Indian states
3. Greater Himalayas does not have a common international bor-
4. Zanskar Range der with Bangladesh? [CDS 2008]
What is the correct sequence of these from A. Manipur
south to north? B. West Bengal
A. 3, 4, 1, 2 C. Tripura
B. 3, 1, 4, 2 D. Assam
C. 4, 2, 3, 1
49. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of
D. 4, 3, 2, 1 South India, is situated on: [IAS 2003]
44. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto.... A. Palni hills
nautical miles. B. Anaimalai mountain
A. 8 C. Nilgiri mountain
B. 10 D. Cardamon hills
C. 12 50. West Bengal shares boundaries with how
D. 14 many foreign countries? [NDA 2004]
A. One
45. Port Blair-the capital of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of B. Two
the following islands? [NDA 2008] C. Three
A. North Andaman D. Four
42. D 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. A 48. A 49. A 50. C 51. A
8
51. Which one of the following mountain. 55. Which one among the following major In-
peaks of Himalayas is NOT in India? [NDA dian cities is most eastward located? [IAS
2003] 2007]
A. Annapurna A. Hyderabad
B. Nanda Devi B. Bhopal
C. Mt. Kamet C. Lucknow
D. Kanchenjunga D. Benguluru (Bangalore)
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52. Match the following: [IAS 2007] 56. Which one of the following towns is situ-
ated easternmost? [CDS 2003]
Town River Nearer to it
A. Kohima
A. Betul 1.lndravati
B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada B. Jorhat
C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra C. Itanagar
D. Ujjain 4. Tapti D. Dibrugarh
60. Which one among the following is nearest What is the correct sequence of the above
to the Tropic of Cancer? [CDS 2004] from the north of the south?
A. 1, 2, 3
D. Jhansi D. 2, 3, 1
65. The oldest mountains in India according
61. If India adopts two time zones based to geographical history are: [Asstt Grade
on 75◦ E meridian for western India and 1991]
90◦ E meridian for eastern India, which one
among the following states of eastern In- A. Satpuras
dia will be benefitted most? [Asstt Com- B. Nilgiris
mdt 2011] C. Vindhyas
A. Manipur D. Aravallis
B. West Bengal 66. Which of the following is east of the An-
C. Assam daman and Nicobar Islands?
D. Bihar A. Thailand
B. Sri Lanka
62. Which one of the following groups com-
prises of States sharing borders with C. Indonesia
Chhattisgarh? [NDA 2002] D. All of them
A. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maha- 67. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the
rashtra and Orissa world, is located in:
B. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra A. Bhutan
and Uttar Pradesh B. China
C. Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and C. India
Orissa
D. Nepal
D. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar
Pradesh and West Bengal 68. Which state has smallest land area? [IAS
2003]
63. Which State has the largest coastline in In- A. Goa
dia? [Railway 2009]
B. Nagaland
A. Gujarat C. Sikkim
B. Tamil Nadu D. Tripura
C. Karnataka 69. Lakshadweep is a group of how many is-
D. Andhra Pradesh lands? [Teachers’ Exam 1994]
A. 22
64. Consider the following: [IAS 2004]
B. 25
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat C. 32
3. Satpura Range D. 35
60. D 61. C 62. A 63. A 64. C 65. D 66. C 67. D 68. A 69. B 70. A
10
70. Which of the following gives the correct se- 74. India lies in the hemisphere: [SSC Gradu-
quence of hills in the east-west direction? ate 2003]
A. Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo A. Northern and eastern
B. Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga B. Southern and eastern
C. K’hasi,Garo, Naga, Mikir C. Northern and western
D. Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo D. Northern and southern
71. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: 75. Consider the following places of Kashmir
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[CPO AC 2003] region:
A. West Bengal 1. Srinagar
B. Orissa 2. Gilgit
3. Kargil
C. Chhattisgarh 4. Banihal
D. Madhya Pradesh Arrange the above places from north to
72. Which of the following statements regard- south using the code given below: [CDS
ing literacy in India are correct? 2010]
C. A − 1, B − 3,C − 4, D − 5 4. Jharkhand
D. A − 6, B − 2,C − 1, D − 3 5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Bihar
A. 3, 1, 2, 4 C. 5
B. 1, 2, 3, 4 D. 6
C. 1, 2, 4, 3
84. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold
D. 1, 4, 2, 3 ranges of which the oldest range is: [IAS
1994]
81. Identify from the following states of India
through which the Tropic of Cancer passes A. the Siwalik Range
and arrange them from east to west: B. the Lesser Himalayas
1. Gujarat
C. the Great Himalayan Range
2. West Bengal
3. Uttar Pradesh D. the Dhaula Dhar Range
85. The hill station of Coonoor is located in 89. Which state amongst the following has the
which one of the following states? [CDS highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste
2008] population of State’s population? [IAS
2004]
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh A. Jharkhand
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D. Uttar Pradesh
86. The group of languages spoken by the
largest number of people in India is: 90. The correct order of the given hills from
A. Austro-Asiatic west to east is: [NDA 2001]
B. Indo-Aryan A. Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi
C. Dravidian B. Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
D. none of these C. Khasi-Garo-Jaintia-Naga
D. Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
87. Match the following: [CDS 2000]
91. The transport route connecting the Kash-
A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal mir from Leh crosses the high mountain
Pradesh ranges at the: [IAS 2003]
B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal
C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and A. Pir Panjal pass
Kashmir B. Karakoram pass
D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal
C. Banihal pass
Pradesh
D. Zoji La pass
94. Duncan Passage is situated between: 98. Which one of the following is the southern-
[CDS 1999] most city? [CDS 2004]
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104. In which one of the following Union Terri- C. Nubra valley
tories, people of the Onge tribe live? [IAS
D. Sutlej valley
2004]
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 109. Palghat joins which of the following
B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli states? [Stenographers’ Exam 1994]
C. Daman and Diu A. Sikkim and West Bengal
D. Lakshadweep B. Maharashtra and Gujarat
105. Among the following States of India, C. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
which one has the oldest rock formations D. Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
in the country? [IAS 2008]
110. Which one of the following States shares
A. Assam
boundaries with the maximum number of
B. Bihar other States of India? [CPO AC 2003]
C. Karnataka A. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
106. Consider the following state- C. Assam
ments:Among the Indian States:
D. Bihar
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest
coastline 111. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes
2. Gujarat has the highest number of through the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000]
airports
A. AP and Karnataka
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct? [IAS 2004] B. AP and Tamil Nadu
122. The State with the largest area under III. Zanskar
waste land is: IV. Ladakh
A. Gujarat A. II, IV, III, I
B. Madhya Pradesh B. II, III, IV, I
C. Jammu and Kashmir C. I, II, IV, III
D. Rajasthan D. III, II, IV, I
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123. Arrange the following hill ranges in order 127. In which of the following towns does the
from north to south: LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the great-
est deviation from the 1ST (Indian Stan-
I. Nallamala Hills
dard Time)? [NDA 1991]
II. Nilgiri
III. Anaimalai A. Delhi
IV. Cardamon Hills B. Cochin
A. I, IV, III, II C. Mumbai
B. I, II, III, IV D. Kohima
C. II, I, III, IV
128. The length of India’s coastline is about:
D. I, II, IV, III [SBI 2013]
124. Most Indians belong to the group: A. 5900 km
A. Caucasoid B. 6100 km
B. Mongoloid C. 7000 km
C. Australoid D. 7500 km
D. Negroid 129. The mountain range which stretches from
Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is
125. Match the following:
the:
District State A. Aravallis
A. Anantapur 1. Punjab B. Vindhyas
B. Bijapur 2. Rajasthan
C. Satpuras
C. Bharatpur 3. Karnataka
D. Ferozepur 4. Andhra Pradesh D. Kaimur range
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A. Angamis 1.Meghalaya
145. Nine Degree Channel separates: [CDS
B. Todas 2.Tamil Nadu
2001]
C. Moplahs 3. Kerala
D. Birhors 4. Nagaland A. Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
E. Khasis 5. Madhya Pradesh B. Lakshadweep and Minicoy
C. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
A. A − 4, B − 2,C − 3, D − 5, E − 1 D. North Andaman and South Andaman
B. A − 5, B − 4,C − 3, D − 2, E − 1 146. The capital of Lakshadweep is: [Stenog-
C. A − 4, B − 3,C − 5, D − 1, E − 2 raphers’ Exam 1990]
D. A − 2, B − 5,C − 4, D − 3, E − 1 A. Port Blair
144. Which of the following is/are correct 149. The largest population of Scheduled
about the Rann of Kachchh? Tribes is in:
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159. The Karakoram Highway connects which
of the following pairs of countries? [Bank A. 1 only
PO 1991] B. 2 only
A. India-Nepal C. Both 1 and 2
B. India-China D. Neither 1 nor 2
C. India-Pakistan 164. Which of the following latitudes passes
D. China-Pakistan through India? [RRB 1994]
A. Equator
160. Which one of the following pairs of states
and tribes is not correctly matched? [IAS B. Arctic Circle
1999] C. Tropic of Capricorn
A. Assam:Miri D. Tropic of Cancer
B. Nagaland:Konyak
165. The Himalayas are generally divided into
C. Arunachal Pradesh:Apatani three ranges which do not include:
D. Madhya Pradesh:Lambada A. Siwalik
168. Which of the following is not true with 172. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
regard to the coastal plains of India? Haveli lies between which of the following
states of India? [UDC 1993]
177. In India, how many States share the 182. What separates Daman and Diu? [RRB
coastline? [IAS 2008] 1993]
A. 7 A. Narmada River
B. 8 B. Gulf of Khambat
C. 9 C. Gir Hills
D. 10 D. Tapti River
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178. Which one of the following mountains 183. What is the name of the highest summit
is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS of Nilgiri Hills? [Asstt Comm 2008]
2003] A. Coonoor-betta
A. Sheravoy hills B. Anaimudi
B. Javadi hills C. Doda-betta
C. Nallamala hills D. Vellangiri
D. Elamalai hills 184. The oldest inhabitants of India are consid-
ered to be:
179. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the
same latitude, but their climate difference A. Mongoloids
is due to [BPSC 2011] B. Negritoes
A. the difference in their altitudes C. Indo-Aryans
B. their distance from sea D. Mediterraneans
C. snowfall in Shimla
185. The climate of India is mainly tropical be-
D. pollution in Amritsar cause: [CDS 2002]
180. Which one of the following statements is A. of the location of the Himalayas in its
not correct? [IAS 2005] North
A. The Western Ghats are relatively B. major part of India lies within the trop-
higher in their northern region ics
B. The Anal Mudi is the highest peak in C. of the overpowering influence of India
the Western Ghats Ocean
C. Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura D. of the seasonal influence of jet
streams
D. The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys
are said to be old rift valleys 186. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the fol-
lowing Indian States? [CDS 2004]
181. Which one of the following States in India
A. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Ben-
has the broadest continental shelf? [IAS
gal, Sikkim
2008]
B. Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
A. Andhra Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West
B. Gujarat
Bengal, Bihar
C. Karnataka D. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar,
D. Tamil Nadu Meghalaya
187. The highest peak in South India is: 192. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim
A. Doda Betta also pass through [IAS 2010]
C. Analmudi B. Punjab
191. Which of the following towns is located 195. Which of the following mountain passes
at easternmost? [IAS 2003] lies outside India?
A. Bokaro A. Khyber
B. Jamshedpur B. Bomdila
C. Patna C. Bara Lacha La
D. Ranchi D. Shipkila
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rashtra
197. Which one among the following States is
C. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya
smallest in area? [IAS 2003]
Pradesh
A. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ra-
B. Gujarat jasthan
1. Through which state of India, the standard 5. a special feature of the malabar coast
meridian does not pass? A. delta
A. Uttar Pradesh B. lagoon
B. Chhatisgarh C. kayals
C. Madhya Pradesh D. coastal plain
D. Tamilnadu
6. My friend hails from a country which does
2. India Is a vast country with states not share land boundary with India. Iden-
tify the country.
A. 28
A. Bhutan
B. 26
B. Bangladesh
C. 29
C. Nepal
D. 30
D. Tajakistan
3. The landmass of India is million square
7. A landmass surrounded by water on three
kilometres
sides is called a
A. 7.68 A. Island
B. 8.54 B. Plateau
C. 3.28 C. Peninsula
D. 9.59 D. None of these
4. What is the name of the southernmost 8. The is the only ocean to be named after
point of India a country
A. kanyakumari A. Artic ocean
B. Indira point B. Indian ocean
C. Ghuar mota point C. Pacific ocean
D. none of these D. Antarctic ocean
9. india contributes about of the area of 15. Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West
the world Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers
A. 2.4% with-
B. 2.5% A. China
C. 3.4% B. Bhutan
D. 12% C. Nepal
D. Myanmar
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10. Thar desert is the largest desert in the
world 16. Himalayan rivers are
A. 18th A. Perennial
B. 17th B. Seasonal
C. 14th C. Normal
D. 11th D. none of above
11. Which channel separates India and Sri 17. From where does Standard Meridian of In-
Lanka dia pass through?
A. Gulf of mannar A. Varanasi
B. Palk straight B. Mathura
C. Panama C. Mirzapur
D. Jawahar channel D. Agra
12. Mawsynram is located in which of the fol- 18. Easternmost state of India
lowing hills? A. Assam
A. Garo hill B. Arruranchal Pradesh
B. Khasi hill C. Gujrat
C. Jaintia hill D. Tripura
D. Shillong hill
19. Which country has a longest coastline on
13. India has union territories . the Indian Ocean?
A. 5 A. Asia
B. 7 B. India
C. 6 C. Africa
D. 10 D. Pakistan
14. From which States does the Western 20. The south east in india is protected by
Coastal Plains Start and ends ?
A. Kerala to Maharashtra A. Arabian sea
B. Punjab To Sikkim B. Indian Ocean
C. Kerala To Gujarat C. Bay of Bengal
D. Tamil Nadu to West Bengal D. Ganga river
21. Bay of Bengal:Andaman Nicobar Islands, 27. What is the length of the land boundary of
Arabian sea: India?
33. What is the total land Frontier of India? 39. Smallest state in India
A. 15, 210 km A. Kerala
B. 15, 200km B. Goa
C. 15, 450km C. Puducherry
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Nepal, Bhutan and China?
ternational Trade?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
A. In 1869
B. West Bengal
B. In 1969
C. Assam
C. In 1769
D. Sikkim
D. In 2016
41. Which country shares land boundaries
35. The smallest state in India is . with India in the west?
A. Goa A. China
B. Uttarakhand B. Pakistan
C. Tripura C. Bhutan
D. Sikkim D. Nepal
37. Number of states & Union Territories in In- 43. Which is the southern most point of the
dia at present? main landmass of India?
A. 28 & 7 A. Indra point
B. 27 & 8 B. Kavarati
C. 28 & 9 C. Kanniyakumari
D. Mahe
D. 26 & 9
44. What can be considered as a part of north-
38. which latitude passes through india? ern and eastern hemisphere?
A. equator A. Maldiv
B. tropic of cancer B. India
C. tropic of capricorn C. Afghanistan
D. prime meridian D. Shri lanka
56. why can’t we see the indira point any- 62. Number of states in our country
more? A. 29
A. tsunami B. 28
B. earthquake C. 30
C. it is not open for tourists D. None
D. none of above
63. Where do you find Malabar coast?
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57. The countries larger than India in terms of A. Andhra Pradesh
area in which one is not included.
B. Odisha
A. Russia and Canada
C. Kerala
B. Brazil and Australia
D. Telangana
C. U.S. and China
D. Africa and Austria 64. india has trade conections with:
A. europe
58. What is highest point in India
B. africa
A. The Alphs
C. southeast and east asia
B. Namcha Barwa
D. all of these
C. Everest
D. Kanchunjunga 65. Which neighboring country of India was
last to be formed? (Newest neighboring
59. The Easternmost longitude of India is country)
A. 77degree 6’ E A. Afganistan
B. 82 degree 32’E B. Srilanka
C. 68 degree 7’E C. Bhutan
D. 97 degree 25’E D. Bangladesh
60. Which is the most abundant factor of pro- 66. What is the total length of India from
duction in India? Ladakh to Kanniyakumari?
A. Land A. 3214km
B. Capital B. 2933km
C. Labour C. 3124km
D. Tools and Machines D. 2399km
61. India’s neighbors across the sea 67. official name of india
A. Pakistan and Srilanka A. bharat
B. Maldives and Srilanka B. republic of india
C. Srilanka and Bangladesh C. india
D. none of above D. hindustan
68. in which state is the great indian desert 74. Which one of the following is not situated
located on the Bay of Bengal?
73. Which mountain lies in the Northern Re- 79. North of India:China, to the North-West of
gion of India . India:
A. Mount Everest A. Bangladesh
B. Kangchenjunga B. Pakistan
C. Jebel Ali C. Sri Lanka
D. none of above D. Nepal
80. India lies in which hemisphere? 86. India is situated in the part of Asia
A. Northern Hemisphere A. Northern
B. Southern Hemisphere B. Southern
C. Western Hemisphere C. Eastern
D. None of these D. Western
81. Which of these are one of the Physical Di- 87. On what basis it can be said that India has
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visions of India . become a ‘cultural confluence’?
A. The Coastal Plains A. Impartiality towards all religions, peo-
B. The Islands ple and races
C. all of these B. Partiality towards religion
D. The Indian Desert. C. Secularism
D. Similar interest
82. Which is the largest state of India in terms
of area? 88. What is the size of India among the coun-
A. Madhya Pradesh tries of the world?
B. Rajasthan A. 17th
C. Uttar Pradesh B. 7th
D. Maharastra C. 27th
92. Second most populated country in the 98. The Gulfs located along Gujarat coast are
world is i)Gulf of Mannerii)Gulf of Kachch-
hiii)Gulf of Khambat
104. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the 110. the total land mass of india?
time lag is A. 3.20 million km2
A. 2 hrs 35 min B. 3.28 million km2
B. 2 hrs 10 min C. 3.38 million km2
C. 2 hrs D. 10 million km2
D. 2 hrs 15 min
111. sub-division of a district into smaller ad-
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105. Name the two states of India which are ministrative units is called
part of Indian Desert. A. state
A. Gujarat and Rajasthan B. district
B. Rajasthan and Jaisalmer C. tehsil
C. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh D. city
D. Bihar and West Bengal 112. Which one of these is an important island
106. From which one of the following India of India
doesn’t share its land boundary? A. Andaman and Nicobar islands
A. Pakistan B. Bay of Bengal
B. China C. Arabian Sea
C. Brazil D. All of these
D. Bhutan 113. Architectural styles of dome and miner-
ate came from which part of Asia to india?
107. When was the Seuz Canal opened?
A. East
A. In 1869
B. West
B. In 1859
C. North
C. In 1868
D. South
D. In 1858
114. Which conditions have contributed im-
108. What is the longitudinal extent of India? mensely towards the development and
A. 68◦ 7’E to 97◦ 25’E progress ofIndian culture?
B. 7◦ 68’E to 25◦ 97’E A. Current condition
C. 8◦ 4’E and 37◦ 6’E B. Geographical condition
D. 8◦ 4’N and 37◦ 6’N C. Cultural condition
D. Immediate condition
109. Which of the following pairs, is incorrect
as a neighbour of India? 115. in tibet, brahmaputra river is known as
A. China-North A. gandak
B. Afghanistan-North-West B. kosi
C. Nepal-North-East C. gomti
D. Bangladesh-West D. tsangpo
116. ranges found along the eastern side of in- 122. The latitudinal as well as longitudinal ex-
dia are called tents of India are almost equal, which is-
about
128. what is the shape of the peninsular 134. In which sea the Andaman and Nicobar
plateau in india island is located?
A. round A. Arabian Sea
B. triangle B. Pacific Ocean
C. square C. Indian Ocean
D. spherical D. Bay of Bengal
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129. degrees 30 minutes east is the 135. what is the capital of bihar?
A. greenwich meridian A. ranchi
B. standard meridian of india B. patna
C. standard meridian C. bhopal
D. just another latitude (or a longitude) D. raipur
130. What influences the duration of the day 136. A man-made structure that connects the
and night as one moves from south to Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:
north?
A. Gaza Strip
A. longitudinal extent
B. Suez Canal
B. latitudinal extent
C. Persian Gulf
C. standard meridian
D. Panama Canal
D. none of these
137. What is the latitudinal extent of India?
131. Lakshadweep is located in
A. 8 degree 4’N and 37 degree 6’N
A. Arabian sea
B. Bay of Bengal B. 8 degree 6’ N & 36 degree 6’ N
132. Tropic of cancer does not passes through 138. THE WINDS THAT BLOW FROM RA-
JASTHAN IN SUMMER ARE CALLED AS
A. Rajasthan A. DHUP
B. Haryana B. LOO
C. Tripura C. WHOOO
D. Madhya pradesh D. HOT
133. Which of the following countries is larger 139. Which is the southernmost latitude of In-
in area than India? dia?
A. Canada A. 8◦ 4’N
B. England B. 8◦ 4’S
C. Pakistan C. 6◦ 4’S
D. Thailand D. 6◦ 4’N
3. tectonic plate that includes the continents 6. What type of stress pushes the rock in two
of Europe and Asia as well as several sub- opposite directions?
oceanic basins A. tension
A. African plate B. shearing
B. Eurasian plates C. compression
C. Indo-Australian plate D. uniform
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8. the formation of new ocean crust as a re-
sult of magma pushing upward and out- D. Ocean basin
ward from Earth’s mantle to the surface.
14. section of the lithosphere that slowly
A. seafloor spreading
moves over the asthenosphere, driven by
B. Ring of Fire convection currents in the mantle.
C. continental drift (Pangea) A. subduction
D. geological event B. fault
9. tectonic plate that includes the continental C. plate tectonics
crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic D. boundary
crust .
A. boundary 15. What type of stress pulls on the crust,
stretching the rock?
B. African plate
A. tension
C. Eurasian plates
D. Indo-Australian plate B. shearing
C. compression
10. a tectonic plate boundary where two
plates collide, come together, or crash into D. uniform
each other
16. What type of stress squeezes the rock un-
A. divergent boundary til it folds or breaks?
B. transform boundary A. tension
C. convergent boundary
B. shearing
D. continental drift (Pangea)
C. compression
11. What type of stress creates folds? D. uniform
A. Tension
17. tectonic plate that includes the continental
B. Shearing
crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia,
C. Compression and the surrounding oceanic crust.
D. No stress A. North American plate
12. Ocean basin B. South American plate
A. Transform boundary C. Pacific plate
B. Divergent boundary D. Eurasian plates
18. tectonic plate that includes the continen- 23. The classic location to see “layer cake ge-
tal crust of South America and the oceanic ology” is:
crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
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B. tension
30. What is the point on the land surface that
is directly above the focus? C. compression
A. Percicenter D. shearing
B. Himanchal B. west-east
C. Shivalik C. south-north
D. Northern Plains D. east-west
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B. Himadri C. Greater Himalayas
C. Himachal D. Shivalik
D. none of above
16. A valley in the Middle Himalayan range
10. Kashmir is famous for A. OOty
A. apples and saffron B. Nainital
B. apples and oranges C. Zoji
C. saffron and spices D. none of above
D. none of above
17. These valleys are covered with
11. The Himalayas run in west to east direc- A. Thick Gravel
tion from to
B. Alluvium
A. Dehra Dun and Patli Dun
C. Both of Them
B. Himalaya and Shiwaliks
D. none of above
C. Indus to Brahmaputra
D. Himadri and Himachal 18. The Purvachal comprises the
A. A;-The Patkai, Hills
12. The people of this state speak the Naga
language . B. B;-The Naga Hills
B. Nagaland D. All
A. Shiwalik C. 6000 m
B. Shivalic D. 8000 m
21. Which is the highest peak in the India? 27. The folds of are symmetrical in nature.
A. mount Everest A. Nepal Himalayas
22. Slow moving rivers of ice are called 28. Meaning of the word HIMALAYA is
A. ice bergs A. abade of snow
B. glaciers B. abode of snow
C. blizzards C. Adobe of snow
D. none of above D. Abode of swon
23. Which of the following is not the part of 29. The Himalayas guard our borders .
Purvanchal hills?
A. northern
A. mizo Hills
B. eastern
B. Aravalli hills
C. western
C. Naga Hills
D. southern
D. Manipur Hills
30. The Pirpanjal ranges are there in
24. What are the guides for the Himalayan
A. Himachal range
Mountains called?
B. Himadri range
A. Vishnu
C. Shivalik range
B. Sherpa
D. Purvanchal range
C. Samantha’s
D. Brahmins 31. The folds of great Himalaya are what in
nature?
25. Which is the easternmost state of India?
A. asymmetrical
A. Assam
B. symmetrical
B. Meghalaya
C. parallel
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. none of these
D. none of above
32. The altitudinal variations are greater in
26. Chose the correct spelling of the temple which portion of Himalayas?
A. Veashnu Deavi A. East
B. Vshnu B. West
C. Vaishno Devi Temple C. North
D. None D. South
33. Mountain ranges in the eastern part of In- 39. Mountain ranges in the eastern path of In-
dia forming its boundary with Myanmar dia forming boundary with Myanmar are
are collectively called as known as
A. Himachal A. Himachal
B. Uttarakhand B. Uttarakhand
C. Purvachal C. Purvanchal
D. None of the above D. None of these
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34. The Altitude varies 40. Nati dance
37. The Brahmaputra river enters India 43. In which division of the Himalayas are the
through famous valleys of Kashmir, Kangra and
Kullu located?
A. Assam
A. The Himadri
B. Sikkim
B. The Himachal
C. Arunachal Pradesh C. The Shiwaliks
D. none of above D. The Duns
38. How do people go at top of Mount Everest 44. What all does Purvanchal comprise of
A. By Plane A. Patkai hills
B. By Car B. Naga and Manipur hills
C. By Tracking C. Nizo hills
D. By Dancing D. All of the above
45. How much do the Himalaya’s grow EACH 51. Glaciers originate from this mountain
YEAR? range.
46. Bamboo Dance is famous in 52. The most continuous range consisting of
A. Bhopla the loftiest peaks with an average height
of 6, 000 metres is known as the
B. Sikkim
A. Himadri
C. Gujrat
B. Shiwaliks
D. Mizoram
C. Himalayas
47. Beyond which of the following the Hi- D. none of above
malayas bend sharply to the south and
spread along the eastern boundary of In- 53. The main language of Tripura is
dia? A. Begali
A. Shivalik B. Kokborak
B. Dihang Gorge C. Both of these
C. Purvanchal Hills D. none of above
D. Mt. Everest
54. The hight of Karakoram Mountains are
48. What are Lesser Himalayas known as? A. 45, 674 m
A. Himadri B. 8, 611 Km
B. Himachal C. 23, 90, 455 Km
C. Shiwaliks D. 8 611 m
D. Shivaliks
55. What is a glacier
49. Who made this and deserves credit? A. bom
A. Madi B. Ice cube
B. Madi and Jocelyn C. Water
C. Jocelyn D. Big parts of snow that melts and be-
D. none of above comes water
50. The Northern plains are on the of Hi- 56. What is the capitals of mizoram, Megha-
malayas laya & Assam
A. North A. Dispur
B. South B. Shillong
C. East C. Aizawl
D. West D. All of these
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58. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badri-
nath are the famous pilgrimage centres.ln C. North America
which state D. China
A. Assam
64. The Himalayas are
B. Sikkim
A. Dome mountains
C. Uttrakhand
B. Fault block mountains
D. none of above
C. Fold mountains
59. The famous hill stations like Shimla, Mus-
soorie, Darjeeling and Nainital lie in D. none of above
region.
65. Which of the following is not a physio-
A. Himadri graphic division of India?
B. Himachal
A. Coastal Plain
C. Shiwalik
B. Thar Desert
D. none of above
C. Himalayan Mountain
60. How big are the Himalaya’s?
D. Islands
A. 842, 913 mi2
B. 693, 123 mi2 66. The longitudinal valley lying between
lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are
C. 226, 942 mi2 known as
D. 229, 731 mi2 A. Duns.
61. How many countries in total border the Hi- B. Dehra Dun
malaya’s?
C. Kotli Dun
A. 8 Countries
D. none of above
B. 7 Countries
C. 5 Countries 67. The height of the Mt. Everest is about
metres
D. 4 Countries
A. 8, 840 m
62. Name the first women that climb the
Mount Everest B. 8, 848 m
A. Bachendri Pal C. 8, 858 m
B. Kullu Pal D. 8, 872 m
68. Nepal Himalayas lie between which of the 69. Which is the most continuous range con-
following river? sisting of the loftiest peaks with an aver-
age height of 6, 000 metres?
10. Which one of the following is the highest 13. The supercontinent in the continental drift
peak of the Himalayas? hypothesis was called
A. Purvachal A. Pantry
B. Kanchenjunga B. Pangaea
C. Mizo C. Wegenerland
D. Patkai D. Eurasia
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11. What is the most important thing that the 14. What is the full form of K2?
Himalayan mountains provides to the peo- A. Kanchenjunga
ple around?
B. None of these
A. Food
C. Mt. Everest
B. Shelter
D. Nanda Devi
C. Oxygen
D. Water 15. The Himalaya Mountains translates to
mean due to the snowfall the range
12. Who is the father of history? receives.
A. Herodotos A. “Home of Snow”
B. Aristotil B. “House of Rain”
C. Plato C. “Avalanche Abode”
D. none of above D. “Snowman Haven”
6. What is the capital of India? 12. Classify the Northern Plains on the basis
A. Mumbai of its location. What is the Second sen-
tence in the audio?
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A. Peaks 24. Which range of the Himalayas is known
for hill stations?
B. Passes
A. Shivalik
C. Ranges
B. Himachal
D. All of the above
C. Himadri
19. The core of Greater Himalayas is com- D. Purvanchal
posed of
A. Igneous rock 25. name the three ranges of hymalayas
C. Granite B. himachal
D. None C. shivalik
D. all of the above
20. Which of the following hill lie on the west-
ern and northwestern margins of Peninsu- 26. Which of the following is not a Physical
lar Plateau features of India
A. Satpura hills A. The Island
B. Satvik hills B. Oceans
C. Aravali hills C. Indian desert
D. Shiwalik hills D. Peninsular Plateau
21. Which area is an agriculturally productive 27. What are the two main factors that deter-
part of India? mine the climate of an area?
A. Indian Desert A. precipitation and humidity
B. Northern Plateau B. temperature and air pressure
C. Northern Plain C. wind conditions and humidity
D. Barren Island D. temperature and precipitation
29. The Peninsular Plateau of India is part of 35. Chilika Lake lies in?
which of the following landmass? A. west bengal
40. The Lakshadweep islands covers a small 46. Classify the Northern Plains on the basis
area of . of its location. What is the First sentence
A. 31 sq. km in the audio?
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41. Mussoorie, Nainital and Ranikhet are situ-
ated in B. The Ganga plain:The Ganga plain ex-
tends between Ghaggar and Teesta rivers.
A. Himachal Himalayas It is spread over the states of North India,
B. Himadri Himalayas Haryana, Delhi, U.P., Bihar, partly Jhark-
C. Kunlun Himalayas hand and West Bengal to its East.
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63. the himalayas consist of three parallel D. Odisha
ranges in its longitudinal extent. Which of
the following is the name of the northern- 69. What name is used for land between two
most range? rivers?
A. himadri A. Pass
B. Doab
B. himachal
C. Valley
C. shiwalik
D. Range
D. none of these
70. the part of plateau above the narmada
64. the highest peak of the karakoram range river is called
is
A. deccan plateau
A. Mt Everest
B. central highlands
B. Nanda Devi
C. satpura plateau
C. Godwin Austin
D. southern plateau
D. Annapurna
71. Land area of India
65. Which one of the following is not a hi- A. 3.28 million
malayan range
B. 2.4 million
A. Shiwaliks
C. 8.47 million
B. Himadri
D. 1.4 billion
C. Musoorie
72. is an active Volcano in India.
D. Himachal
A. Karavati
66. The most rugged range of Haimalayas. B. Barren Island
A. The Himachal C. Indira Point
B. The Himadri D. Anamudi
C. The Shivaliks
73. Which animal is called as the ship of the
D. None of these desert?
67. When was the Suez-Canal brought into A. Camel
use? B. Dog
A. 1917 C. Cheetah
B. 1848 D. Lion
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B. Khadar A. 340 km-360 km
C. Terai B. 120 km-230 km
96. Name the huge ancient land mass which 101. The northern most part of Western
consisted of India, Australia, Africa, South Coastal Plains is known as
America and Antarctica as one single land
107. Which physical division of India lies to the 113. Name the outermost range of Hi-
North-West in Rajasthan? malayas.(Lower)
A. Himalayas A. Himadari
B. Peninsular plateau B. Himachal
C. Indian desert C. Shivalik
D. Northern plains
D. Purvanchal
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108. Which is the only large river in the Indian
Desert 114. Choose the correct option. Which plateau
lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan
A. Luni ranges?
B. Mahanadi
A. peninsular Plateau
C. Narmada
B. Malwa Plateau
D. Teesta
C. Deccan Plateau
109. Which of the following ranges are not D. Chotanagpur Plateau.
part of the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal?
A. Pir Panjal 115. Features of Western Ghats:-
B. Dhaula Dhar A. Located parallel to the west coast,
C. Mahabharat rugged, and not that high
D. Kamet B. Located parallel to the west coast, con-
tinuous, high
110. What is the locally name of the wet and
swampy belt of the Northern plains? C. Located parallel to the East coast, high,
rugged
A. Bhangar
D. Located parallel to the East coast,
B. Doab rugged, not that high
C. Terai
D. Chaos 116. The earth surface has been divided into
tectonic plates.
111. Which is the largest inhabited riverine is- A. Three
land in the world
B. Five
A. Sunderban
C. Six
B. Majuli
C. Nongkhnum D. seven
D. 1000m B. Chambal
C. Khadar
122. In which state is the Great Indian Desert
D. Northern Plains
located?
A. Rajasthan 128. The Himalayan uplift out of the sea.
B. Madhya Pradesh A. Arabian
C. Odisha B. Tethys
D. Karnataka C. Mediterranean
D. Red
123. Which of the following ranges of the Hi-
malayas are composed of unconsolidated 129. The only large river in the Indian desert
sediments brought down byrivers? is
A. Pir Panjal Range A. Luni
B. Karakoram Range B. Loo
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D. Purvanchal 137. Which physical feature of India is made
131. The Great Indian Desert is also known as up of Alluvial Deposits
A. Indian desert
A. Sahara Desert B. Coastal plain
B. Empty Quarter C. Northern plain
C. Thar Desert D. Deccan plateau
D. Gobi Desert 138. Why is India vast country in terms of
landforms?
132. There are physical divisions in India
A. Due to varied landforms
A. 7
B. Due to uniform landforms
B. 9
C. Due to undulating landforms
C. 4 D. Due to plant landforms
D. 6
139. What makes the edges of the Deccan
133. What causes winds to form on Earth? plateau?
A. solar energy A. plains
B. ocean currents B. deserts
C. elevation differences C. mountains
D. uneven heating of the Earth by the sun D. ghats
140. The Kangra and Kullu valley are located
134. The Indian desert lies in which part of the
in
Aravali Hills?
A. Himachal Pradesh
A. Northern margins
B. Uttarakhand
B. Eastern margins
C. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Southern margins
D. Karnataka
D. Western margins
141. Which one of the following is not the fea-
135. The northern plain is also known as ture of eastern coast?
A. Yamuna plain A. Wideland
B. Gangetic plain B. Level land
C. Krishna plain C. Narrow land
D. Coastal plain D. Delta
142. Which one of the following is odd in this 148. What ocean is nearest to India?
group? A. Pacific Ocean
145. The calcareous deposits found in the 151. Dudhwa National Park is located in the
larger part of northern plains are locally state of
known as A. Madhya Pradesh
A. Khadar B. Rajasthan
B. Bhabar C. Uttar Pradesh
C. Kankar D. Assam
D. Bhangar
152. We find barkhans in
146. the valleys in shiwalik are covered with? A. Himalayas
A. gravel B. Northern plains
B. both(a) and (c) C. The Indian desert
C. alluvium D. The island
D. none of the above 153. Consider the following statements about
147. name the belt where the streams reap- Himalayas and identify the right ones.I.
pear or re-emerge? They act as a climate divide.II. They do not
play an important role in the phenomenon
A. bhabar of Monsoon rainfall in Indian Sub conti-
B. khader nent.
C. terai A. I only
D. none of these B. II only
C. Both C. 150 km
D. None D. 150 m
154. What are the features of the Eastern 159. Himalayas width varies from 400 Km in
coastal plains? What is the Second sen- to 150 Km in
tence in the audio? A. Kashmir; Arunachal Pradesh
A. The plains along the Bay of Bengal are B. Arunachal Pradesh; Kashmir
wide and level. C. Punjab; Assam
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B. In the northern part, it is referred to D. Assam; Punjab
as the Northern Circar, while the southern
part is known as the Coromandel Coast. 160. Where is Deccan Plateau situated?
C. Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the A. North of Narmada river
Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri have B. Lie between Satluj and Kali
formed extensive delta on this coast.
C. South of Narmada river
D. Lake Chilika is an important feature
D. East of Indus river
along the eastern coast.
161. the part of himalayas lying between in-
155. What are the names of the three parallel dus and satluj is traditionally known as?
ranges of Himalyas?
A. punjab himalaya
A. SHIVALIK, HIMADRI, HIMACHAL
B. kumaon himalayas
B. i don’ t know
C. assam himalayas
C. None of theese
D. nepal himalayas
D. none of above
162. What is the other name of Middle Hi-
156. The largest reverine island in the world malaya?
is A. Middle Himalaya
A. Terai B. Greater Himalaya
B. Kenuri C. Shivalik
C. Majuli D. Himachal
D. None of these
163. Himalayas Ranges forms an arc, and cov-
157. Which one of the following is not a part ers a distance of aproximately km.
of Purvanchal? A. 2100
A. Patkai hills B. 2400
B. Malwa hills C. 2200
C. Mizo hills D. 2000
D. Naga hills 164. Standard meridian of India
158. In Kashmir, the width of the Himalayan A. 68◦ 7
mountains is long. B. 97◦ 25
A. 400 km C. 82◦ 30
B. 400 m D. 82◦ 50
165. The highest peak in the Karakoram range 171. Dhaula Dhar ranges and Mahabharat
is: ranges lie in which part of Himalaya.
166. Which of the following are the two tribu- 172. Brown color represent which physical fea-
tary of the river Indus tures on map.
A. Narmada and tapi A. Mountain
B. Satluj and Ganga B. River
C. Jhelum and Chenab C. Island
D. Ganga and yamuna D. Plains
167. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in 173. From the point of view of geology, which
A. Harayana of the following physiographic divisions of
India is considered to be anunstable zone?
B. Tamil Nadu
A. The Peninsular Plateau
C. Assam
B. The Indian Desert
D. Rajasthan
C. The Himalayan Mountains
168. The is composed of igneous and meta- D. The Islands
morphic rocks with gently rising hills and
wide valleys. 174. What are the middle himalayas called?
A. Peninsular plateau A. Himadri
B. Himalayas B. Shiwalik
C. Plains C. Purvanchal
D. Desert D. Himachal
169. the part of himalayas lying between 175. which of the following river does not
teesta and dihang rivers is called forms the northern plains
A. kumaon himalayas A. the indus
B. nepal himalayas B. the ganga
C. assam himalayas C. the brahmaputra
D. punjab himalayas D. the gandak
170. What are also known as Blue mountains 176. where is indias only active volcano found
A. Anantagiri A. lakshadweep island
B. Ajodhya B. andaman and nicobar island
C. Nilgiri C. kavaratti island
D. none of above D. none of the above
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than India in area?
D. Kankar
A. 6
B. 5 184. What is the Western part of the Northern
Plains called as?
C. 7
A. Punjab Plains
D. 8
B. bhabar
179. Nanda Devi mountain peak lies in which C. Brahmaputra Plains
of the following state? D. terai
A. Sikkim
185. The northward drift of the Indo-
B. Arunachal Pradesh Australian plate resulted in its collision
C. Himachal Pradesh with the much larger Eurasian plate.
Which of the following was the result of
D. Uttarakhand this collision?
180. I can be found in Japan where I stand 12, A. The Gondwanaland split into a number
389.2 feet high. While I’m an active vol- of plates.
cano I have been asleep since December B. The continents of Europe and Asia
16, 1707 when I last erupted. What fea- were formed.
ture am I?
C. Sedimentary rocks accumulated in the
A. Great Wall of China Tethys geosyncline were folded.
B. Lake Baikal D. India and Australia were formed.
C. Mt. Fuji 186. dudhwa national park is located in which
D. Yellow Sea belt?
A. terai
181. Which one the oldest landmass of India?
B. khader
A. Himalayas Mountain
C. bhanger
B. Peninsular Plateau
D. bhabher
C. Northern Plains
187. Which islands of India are called Coral Is-
D. The Islands lands?
182. to the south-east of the thar desert is the A. Andaman and Nicobar
range of hills B. Yanam
A. vindhya range C. Daman and Diu
B. aravali range D. Lakshadweep
188. The land mass of India has an area of C. Ganga to the Brahmaputra
A. 2.38 million sq.km D. Brahmaputra to the Ganga
D. none of above A. 2
B. 5
191. The velocity of the river decreases, which
result in the formation of C. 6
A. mountains D. 8
B. plains 197. When the plates collide with each other,
C. riverine islands it causes
D. volcanoes A. Faulting
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200. Which of the following is the store house
of minerals in Peninsular Plateau? D. Assam Himalayas
A. Chotanagpur Plateau 206. Lakshadweep is formed by ?
B. Karbi-Anglong Plateau A. Plants
C. Malwa Plateau B. Corals
D. Deccan plateau C. Volcano
201. Jaisalmer is in D. none of the above
A. Jharkhand 207. Which of the islands has a bird sanctu-
B. West Bengal ary?
A. Nicobar island
C. Uttar Pradesh
B. Pitti island
D. Rajasthan
C. Barren island
202. Barchans are
D. Diu island
A. Sand ridges
208. Which state has the highest population
B. Crescent-shaped sand dunes
A. Uttar pradesh
C. Sand dunes
B. Uttarakhand
D. Longitudinal dunes
C. Maharashtra
203. Settlement refers to D. Karnataka
A. a place where someone can live both 209. Black Soil is found over the
permanently or temporary
A. The Himalayas
B. A place where one decides to go on va-
cation. B. The Coastal Plains
211. The younger deposits of the flood plains 217. name the belt which contains calcareous
are called deposits called kanker?
212. The Himalayan range stretch over of 218. The southern stretch of coastal plains are
Nepal referred as
A. 55% A. Konkan
B. 65% B. Malabar Coast
C. 45% C. Coromandel Coast
D. 75% D. Northern Circar
213. Deccan plateau has a landmass? 219. The outermost ranges of Himalayas are:-
A. conical A. Nepal Himalayas
B. triangular B. The Mahabharat ranges
C. curved C. Himadri
D. none D. The Shiwaliks
214. Which of the following is the oldest and 220. The is not very densely populated
most stable block in India? A. Thar Desert
A. Deccan plateau B. Northern plains
B. Northern Plains C. Coastal area
C. Himalayas D. Island
D. Islands
221. which floodplains can be used for inten-
215. lie parallel to the SW monsoon winds. sive farming?
A. The Himalayan Mountains A. northern plain
B. The Vindhyas B. peninsular plateau
C. The Aravallis C. khader
D. The Western Ghats D. terai
216. The two important glaciers of Karakoram 222. Name the largest salt water lake in In-
are dia?
A. Siachen and Baltoro A. Wular lake
B. Gangotri and Yamnotri B. Pulicat lake
C. Gangotri and Biafo C. Chilika lake
D. none of above D. None of these
223. The rivers coming from are involved 229. The Gondwana land included
in depositional work A. Europe, Africa, Asia, America as one
A. Peninsular Plateau single landmass.
B. Northern Mountains B. India, Australia, South Africa and
C. Coastal Plains South America as one single landmass
D. Western Mountains C. Asia, Europe, America, and Africa as
one single mass
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224. According to the ‘Theory of Plate Tecton-
D. Europe and Africa as one single land
ics, ‘ when some plates come towards each
other, which of the following is formed? 230. Rose’s friend, Lisa lives in a different
A. CONVERGENT BOUNDARY country. The time lag between the two
countries is about 5 hours and a half. Cal-
B. TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
culate the longitudinal extent between the
C. DIVERGENT BOUNDARY countries.
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE A. 30◦
225. Number of union territories in our coun- B. 61.5◦
try? C. 75◦
A. 7 D. 45◦
B. 9
231. Geologically, which of the following phys-
C. 8
iographic divisions of India is supposed to
D. 10 be one of the most stable land blocks?
226. What continent is India located on? A. The Himalayas
A. Europe B. The Coastal Plains
B. Asia C. The Northern Plains
C. Africa D. The Peninsular Plateau
D. Australia 232. In which group of islands is active vol-
227. Which plateau lies in the south of river cano found?
narmada? A. Lakshwadeep
A. Malwa plateau B. Daman & Diu
B. Deccan plateau C. Andaman & Nicobar
C. Chhota nagpur plateau D. Maldives
D. Central plateau
233. which northern plains extends between
228. On the south of Narmada river lies ghaggar and tessta rivers?
A. Central High Lands A. punjab plains
B. Deccan Plateau B. brahmaputra plains
C. Western Ghats C. ganga plains
D. Northern Plains D. satluj plains
234. Which Physiographic divisions have 240. Which one of the following is not the sec-
rounded hills and broad and shallow val- tion of Western coast?
leys?
235. Himalayas Ranges covered a distance 241. of the world’s highest mountain peaks lie
from east to west is about km. within the Himalayas
A. 2100 A. Nepal Himalaya’s
B. 2400
B. Punjab Himalayas (Kashmir and Hi-
C. 2200 machal Himalayas)
D. 2000 C. Kumaon Himalayas
236. is a land of diversity D. Assam Himalayas
A. Pakistan
242. Consider the following statement(s)
B. U.S.A
is/are related to the Indo-Gangetic
C. Dubai plainsI.It run parallel to the Himalayas,
D. India from Jammu and Kashmir in the west
to Assam in the east, and drain most
237. Peninsular India is a part fo which ancient of northern and eastern IndiaII.The ma-
landmass? jor rivers in this region are the Ganges,
A. The Gondwana Land Indus, and Brahmaputra along with
their main tributaries-Yamuna, Chambal,
B. The Angara Land
Gomti, Ghaghara, Kosi, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas,
C. The Tythes Sea Chenab, and Tista.Which of the above
D. All of thesse statement(s) is/are correct?
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wadeep called 251. A is a accumulation of ice, snow, wa-
A. Kavarati ter, rock
B. Agatti A. Valley
C. Kadmat B. River
D. Minicoy C. Himalayas
256. Himalayas form an arc, which covers a 262. The western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats
distance of about Km. meet at the hills.
257. Mention the location of India 263. Give an account of the four divisions of
Himalayas from west to east. What is the
A. Northern hemisphere First sentence in the audio?
B. Eastern hemisphere A. The part of Himalayas lying between
C. None of the above Indus and Satluj has been traditionally
known as Punjab Himalaya but it is also
D. Both a and b known regionally as Kashmir and Hi-
machal Himalaya from west to east re-
258. Name the Himalayas which lie between
spectively.
Satluj and Kali river
B. The part of the Himalayas lying be-
A. Punjab Himalaya
tween Satluj and Kali rivers is known as
B. Kumaon Himalaya Kumaon Himalayas.
C. Nepal Himalaya C. The Kali and Tista rivers demarcate
the Nepal Himalayas.
D. Assam Himalaya
D. The part lying between Tista and Di-
259. What is Shiwalik range composed of hang rivers is known as Assam Himalayas.
A. Alluvial soil 264. Jaisalmer is in
B. Unconsolidated sediments A. Himachal Pradesh
C. Alluminium B. Rajasthan
D. Sand dunes C. Gujarat
260. what is the wet, swampy and marshy D. Uttar Pradesh
land called? 265. The soil containing calcareous deposits is
A. bhanger locally known as
B. bhabhar A. Bhangar
C. terai B. Khadar
D. none of these C. Bhabar
D. Kankar
261. Black soil area is known as?
266. Which of the following physiographic di-
A. deccan trap
visions of India is considered to be an un-
B. deccan plateau stable zone?
C. northern trap A. The Himalayan Mountains
D. none B. The Peninsular Plateaus
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B. Bhagelhand A. 2400
C. Malwa plateau B. 62900
D. Deccan plateau C. 5000
D. 2300
268. thar desert covers the major parts of
A. rajasthan 274. A large areas where vegetation, wildlife
and environment are conserved to pre-
B. punjab serve the biological diversity
C. gujarat A. Wildlife sanctuary
D. kashmir B. Biosphere Reserve
C. National Park
269. Which of the following rivers has the
largest inhabited riverine island in the D. All of the above
world?
275. The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is
A. Ganga
A. Mahendragiri
B. Brahmaputra B. Doda Betta
C. Yamuna C. Ooty
D. Narmada D. none of above
270. India has a land boundary of total 276. From the view point of geology, form
an unstable zone.
A. 7516.6 KM
A. Peninsular Plateau
B. 15200 KM
B. Himalayas
C. 3.2 MILLION
C. Northern Plains
D. 7000 KM
D. Coastal Plains
271. How many physiographic division are 277. the arc made by himalayas covers how
there in india much distance?
A. 8 A. 2300 km
B. 9 B. 1200 km
C. 7 C. 2400 km
D. 6 D. 2400 metre
289. Which is the northernmost range of the 295. What is the largest peak in India?
Himalayas? A. Mt. Everest
A. Hamadri B. The Himalayas
B. Himachal C. The Kanchenjunga
C. Shiwalik D. Mt. Kilimanjaro
D. Purvanchal
296. Himalayan Mountain Ranges run in
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direction from Indus
290. Geography is the study of
A. North East
A. Animals
B. South East
B. Weather
C. West East
C. Earth
D. South West
D. The Environment
297. Name the mountain range that separates
291. Which island has a bird sanctuary? China from India
A. Kavaratti A. The Himalayas
B. Maldives B. The Rocky Mountains
C. Pitti C. The Ganges River
311. Consider the following statements. Iden- B. -Ganga Plains, (b)-West, (c)-
tify the right ones.I. Western Ghats act as Brahmaputra Valley
a perfect water divide.II. Western Ghats C. -Brahmaputra Valley, (b)-Ganga Plains,
are comparatively higher in elevation and (c)-West
more continuous than the Eastern Ghats.
D. none of above
A. I only
315. The northern part of the western coast is
B. II only
called the
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C. Both
A. Konkan
D. None B. Kannad plain
312. Peninsular Plateau rivers have formed C. Malabar coast
the following features D. none of above
A. Estuaries by the East Flowing Rivers
316. which soil can be found in khader belt?
and Deltas by West Flowing Rivers
A. newer alluvial soil
B. Estuaries by Narmada and Tapi and
Deltas by Mahanadi and Kaveri B. old alluvial soil
C. Estuaries only C. kanker
15. The main occupation of the people living in 21. Hissar is famous for
Northern Plains is
A. dairy
A. IT industry
B. industries
B. Textile Industry
C. cattle fair
C. Farming
D. none of above
D. Travel and Tourism
22. Western most state of the Northern Plains
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16. is the Southern most and the lowest
range of Himalayas. A. Punjab
A. Himadri B. Haryana
B. Himachal C. Kerala
C. Shiwalik D. Assam
D. none of above
23. cosmopolitan city of india
17. tspango is another name of the
A. Hyderabad
A. ganga
B. lukcnow
B. sone
C. Delhi
C. bhramaputra
D. none of above
D. yamuna
18. Which are three rivers that deposit most 24. A large mass of ice formed by snow on
sediment? mountain
19. Some parts of northern plain extend into 25. Gurugram is famous for
India’s neighbouring countries, in the
A. handloom
east and Pakistan in the west.
A. Bangladesh B. cycles
27. in Haryana is an important industrial 33. Where does the River Satluj originate
town. from?
28. Which of the following is a tridutary of 34. Punjab shares its capital with
Ganga Haryana.
A. Tsangpo A. Chandigarh
B. Jamuna B. Jaipur
C. Gandak C. Chattisgarh
D. Chenab D. Bhopal
29. The famous dances of Punjab 35. Name the 3 parts the western coastal
plains are divided into.
A. Kathak
A. Malabar Coast, Coromandal coast,
B. Bhangra & Gidda Konkan cost
C. Garba B. Malabar Coast, Konkan coast, Gujarat
D. none of above coast
C. Northern Circars, Coromandal coast,
30. Bhangra and Giddha are popular folk
Gujarat Coast
dances of
D. None of these
A. PUNJAB
B. HARYANA 36. Fort William and Victoria memorial are the
tourist attractions of
C. HIMMACHAL PRADESH
A. Bihar
D. JAMMU AND KASHMIR
B. Uttar Pradesh
31. Ludhiana and Jalandhar are the big cities C. West Bengal
of
D. Assam
A. Punjab
37. Northern Plains are formed by the inter-
B. Haryana
play of
C. Delhi
A. Majuli, Chambal, Mahanadi
D. none of above
B. Tsangpo, Gandak, Kosi
32. How often is the Kumbh Mela held? C. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
A. Every 2 years D. Narmad, Mahi, Chambal
B. Every 5 years 38. ganga splits into two branches after reach-
C. Every 15 years ing west bengal namely
D. Every 12 years A. gomti and gandak
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C. tributaries
D. none of above
D. oceans
46. has the biggest car factory in India
40. Name the glacier from which the river “THE MARUTI UDYOG” .
Ganga originates. A. Goregaaon
A. The sangam B. Ganganagar
B. The Siachen Glacier C. Gudgaon
C. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta D. Gurgaon
D. The Gangotri Glacier 47. The river Ganga starts from this glacier
41. The branch of River Ganga that flows A. Eqi Glacier
through West Bengal B. Glacier National Park
A. Padma C. Antarctica glacier
B. Tsangpo D. Gangotri Glacier
C. Hugli 48. Himalayan rivers carry the mountain soil
D. none of above with them which is called .
51. the project started by the government to 57. Rearrange the jumbled letters.R A G N Y
clean ganga is called AR
A. GARNARY
D. deserty C. Canals
D. Mini Rivers
56. northern plains lie between the
62. river joins ganga near patna
A. himalayas and the southern plateaues
A. gandak
B. desert B. kosi
C. punjab C. sone
D. mountains D. none of above
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D. Tapi
64. The Northern Plains of India is covered by 70. Sand deposited by rivers and floods is
A. Red Soil called-
B. Black Soil A. Timber
C. Alluvial Soil B. Delta
D. Laterite Soil C. Basin
D. Alluvium
65. The hills of the N-E are collectively called
the ? 71. An area watered by a river and its tribu-
taries
A. The Govind
A. Basin
B. Akneehow
B. Land
C. Deccan Plateau
C. Ocean
D. Puruvanchal Ranges
D. none of above
66. The second highest peak in the world lies
72. The great northern plains can be divided
in the Shivalik range.
into plains in the centre, plains in
A. Kanchenjunga the west and valley in the east
B. Mt. Everest A. Punjab ; Ganga ; Bramhaputra
C. Mt. Godwin Austin (K2) B. Bramhaputra ; Punjab ; Ganga
D. none of above C. Ganga ; Punjab ; Bramhaputra
D. Punjab ; Bramhaputra; Ganga
67. The northern plains has been formed by
the interplay of the three major river sys- 73. River enters Bangladesh
tems. They are: A. Hoogly
A. Yamuna, Mahanadi and Krishna B. Ganga
B. Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra C. Padma
C. Sutlej, Kaveri and Indus D. Yamuna
D. Godavari, Sabarmati and Ganga 74. the most popular state in india
68. How many tributaries does the Indus river A. uttarpradesh
have? B. madhya pradhesh
A. Four C. rajasthan
B. Five D. delhi
75. Identify the river which is not a tributary 81. Where does River Brahmaputra enter In-
of River Indus. dia?
76. punjab and haryana lies in basin. 82. The largest branch of river Brahmaputra is
A. ganga river
A. Jamuna
B. indus river
B. Hoogly
C. bhramaputhra river
C. Padma
D. satluj river
D. Indus
77. The highest mountain range in the world
83. A larger part of the Punjab plains lie in
A. Karakoram Range
A. Pakistan
B. Himalayan Range
B. Punjab
C. The North Eastern Mountain Range
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. none of above
D. Hariyana
78. What is the capital city of Bihar?
84. What does Himalayas literallly mean?
A. Lucknow
A. Home of snow
B. Patna
B. Abode of snow
C. Dispur
C. Home of Everest
D. none of above
D. Home to highest peak in the world
79. Dam built on the Satluj River
85. basin gets the highest rainfall
A. Pandoh Dam
A. Indus
B. Bhakra Nangal
B. Ganga
C. Nathpa Jhakri Dam
C. Brahmaputra
D. none of above
D. none of above
80. Earthen pot with burning coal carried by
people in Kashmir in winter is called 86. Which river is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
A. phiran A. Brahmaputra
B. baku B. Satluj
C. kangri C. Ganga
D. shikara D. Beas
87. A home to the Royal Bengal Tiger is 93. is called the land of 5 rivers.
A. Rashtrpathi bhavan A. JAMMU AND KASHMIR
B. Bhakra Nangal B. HIMMACHAL PRADESH
C. Sundarban delta C. HARYANA
D. none of above D. PUNJAB
88. is the official language of Andhra
94. Rapid Fire!The Northern plains spread over
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Pradesh and Telengana.
an area of lakh sq. km.
A. Telugu
A. 8
B. Tamil
B. 5
C. Bengali
C. 6
D. Malayalam
D. 7
89. The Western part of the Northern Plain is
referred to as the Plains. 95. Rivers of the Northern Plains are fed by
A. Kashmir A. Melting Snow
B. Himachal B. Plants
C. Punjab C. forests
D. none of above D. Oceans
90. The calcareous deposits found in soil is lo-
cally known as 96. ganga enters the northern plains near
A. Bhangar A. haridwar
B. Khadar B. allahabad
C. Bhavar C. rishikesh
D. Kankar D. none of above
91. The slopes of Northern hills are used for 97. Dal and Wular lake is located in
A. Himachal Pradesh
A. Terrace farming
B. Uttarakhand
B. Sliding
C. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Boating
D. Sikkim
D. none of above
92. The river Brahmaputra is called in Ti- 98. The main branch of the Ganga in West Ben-
bet. gal.
A. Tsang Po A. Hugli
B. Mekong B. Padma
C. Xi C. Mahanadi
D. Huang D. Kosi
99. The longest of the three rivers in north In- 105. The Sutlej basin waters the states of
dia A. Punjab, Haryana
101. Tea is very important crop of this region 107. “The Granary of India”
A. The Northern Mountains
A. Ganga B. The Peninsular Plateau
B. Sutlej C. The Northern Plains
C. Brahmaputra D. none of above
D. none of above
108. Which industries are famous in Haryana?
102. What do rivers of northern plains carry
A. Automobile
with them?
B. Handicraft
A. rocks
C. Chemical
B. silt
C. sand D. none of above
D. Patna D. Banihal
104. is the most important crop that 110. The for regions of Relief in Northern
grows in the Northern Plains. Plains are
A. wheat A. Bhabhar, Terai, Kankar, Khadar
B. rice B. Bhabhar, Terai, Bhangar, Khadar
C. millet C. Bhabhar, Majuli, Kankar, Khadar
D. none of above D. Bhabhar, Terai, Kankar, Majuli
111. bhakra dam is built on river 117. The backwaters in Kerala are fed by al-
A. indus most rivers.
B. ganga A. 20
C. satluj B. 50
D. none of above C. 40
D. 30
112. Brahmaputra enters India from
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A. Assam 118. the main tributary of the river ganga is
B. Ladakh A. Yamuna
C. Tripura B. Gandak
115. durga pooja is the most important festi- 121. The main tributary of river Satluj is-
val in A. Ravi
A. delhi B. Chenab
B. assam C. Beas
C. tripura D. Jhelum
D. westbengal
122. India is divided into major physical di-
116. Assam lies in visions.
A. Ganga Basin A. 4
B. Sutlej Basin B. 5
C. Brahmaputra Basin C. 6
D. none of above D. 7
123. Western most state of the Northern 129. ganga and brahmaputra make the largest
plains is delta called
124. in the Brahmaputa river is the largest 130. The type of farming practiced in the Shi-
inhabited riverine island in the world. walik region is
126. The world famous monuments the 132. Which of the following is not a tributary
is in Agra. of river Indus
A. TAJ MAHAL A. Beas
B. RED FORT B. Ravi
C. AYODHYA MAHAL C. Satluj
D. MEHTAB BAGH AGRA D. Som
135. the river indus flows into 141. the ganga basin is also known as the
A. bay of bengal A. food bowl of India
B. arabian sea B. forest area
C. indian ocean C. green basin of India
D. none of above D. animal area
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are found. A. a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in
width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shi-
A. Glaciers
waliks
B. Rocks
B. the part above the floodplains of the
C. Sand rivers and presents a terracelike feature
D. none of above C. a wet, swampy and marshy region cre-
ated by the rearrangement of streams
137. The Northern Plains stretch from to and rivers
D. the newer, younger deposits of the
A. Ladakh tor Rajasthan floodplains
B. Punjab to Assam 143. The important festival of Bihar
C. Haryana to Bihar A. Diwali
D. none of above B. Chhath Puja
138. The Sangam of Yamuna and Ganga is at C. Durga Puja
D. none of above
A. Allahabad 144. is a river known as Sacred river for
B. Patna Hindus
C. Sikkim A. Ganga
D. none of above B. Yamuna
C. Vaigai
139. What is found in Assam?
D. none of above
A. Guava
145. Northern Plains spread over an area of
B. Petroleum
C. Litti Chokha
A. 7 lakh sq.km.
D. Brassware B. 8 lakh sq.km.
140. punjab and haryana lies in C. 9 lakh sq.km.
A. ganga river D. 10 lakh sq.km.
B. indus river 146. which dam is built across the river Satluj
C. bhramaputhra river A. Satluj basin
D. satluj river B. Beas dams
158. Sonepath is famous for 164. The topmost range of the Northern moun-
A. bicycles tains is called The Greater Himalayas or
.
B. automobile industry
A. Himadri
C. handloom
B. Shiwaliks
D. none of above
C. Lesser Himalayas
159. Main crops grown in Brahmaputra basin D. None of the above
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A. rice, jute
165. The river Indus rises in
B. cotton, wheat
A. Tibet
C. maize, oilseeds B. Karachi
D. jowar, maize C. Kashmir
160. Patna is located on the banks of the D. Punjab
river.
166. Agriculture and fishing are the main occu-
A. Satluj pations of
B. Ganga A. Bihar
C. Yamuna B. West Bengal
D. Son C. Delhi
161. Ganga and Yamuna join at D. none of above
A. Allahabad 167. brahmaputra enters india through
B. Kashmir A. assam
C. Gujarat B. arunachal pradesh
D. none of above C. tripura
170. padma flows in 176. How many Union Territories does India
A. pakistan have?
A. Fishing A. allahabad
B. Manufacturing B. kanpur
C. varanasi
C. Farming
D. none of above
D. Cooking
179. Eastern most state of the Northern plains
173. Baisakhi, Lohri and are important fes-
tivals of Punjab A. Assam
A. Gurupurab B. Arunanchal Pradesh
B. Muharram C. Punjab
C. Navrathri D. West Bengal
D. Mahavir Jayanti 180. Khadar means
174. An area watered by a river and it’s trib- A. The newer alluvial soil in the Northern
utaries is called a Plains
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D. Rajasthan A. discontinuous, continuous, symmetri-
cal
2. What is a Plateau
B. continuous, discontinuous, irregular
A. A large area which does not have trees
C. symmetrical, discontinuous, irregular
B. A large extensive area which is raised
D. none of above
above the other area
C. A small piece of land 8. A is a highland which is flat at the top.
D. A small flat tableland A. hill
B. mountain
3. The largest of the southern plateaus is
C. plateau
A. Deccan plateau
D. slope
B. Malwa plateau
C. Chhotanagpur plateau 9. What is the most popular drama of Maha-
rashtra?
D. none of above
A. Tamasha
4. The Peninsular Plateau is located between B. Lavani
two mountain rages, the Ghats and the
Ghats. C. Bharatanatyam
B. Western Ghats and Southern Ghats 10. Which out of these given states is rich in
Tribal culture?
C. Eastern Ghats and Southern Ghats
A. Jharkhand
D. none of above
B. Madhya Pradesh
5. The Deccan Plateaus lie between the
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
A. Satpura Mountains
B. Dakshin Ganga 11. Where is the North Indian Plateau situated
C. Silicon Valley A. on The Northern part of India
D. Western Ghats B. None of these
C. Lies between the Satpura range and
6. Peninsular Plateau is Ghats
A. the oldest landmass in India D. Lies between Aravali and the vindhyas
B. the youngest landmass in India region .
12. What is the Southern Plateau also known 17. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on the river
as? A. Kaveri
23. What are the some of the examples of 29. What are some of the main rivers of the
North Indian Plateau? Northen Plateau
A. Maharashtra, Karnataka A. Chambal, Betwa
B. Dragonland and Dreamtopia B. Mississippi river and Nile river
C. Socotra and Palmerston C. Congo river and Ganga river
D. Marwar and Malwa D. It doesn’t have rivers
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24. Who is Hyderabad’s twin city?
southern plateau?
A. Secunderabad
A. Krishna
B. Chennai
B. Satluj
C. Bhopal C. Ravi
D. Bengaluru D. Padma
25. The Deccan Plateau is in shape. 31. Tamil Nadu lies to the of Karnataka
A. square A. East
B. traingular B. West
C. rectangle C. North
D. none of above D. South
26. Which of the following is true about 32. Peninsular Plateau has an average height
plateau of
A. Flat level plain land A. 600 to 900 meters
C. Seventh C. Anaimudi
D. none of above D. Nilgiri
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C. Vindhya Range
A. Ganga
D. Purvanchal Range
B. Krishna
C. Godavari 51. If a river falls off a plateau what does it
form
D. none of above
A. River
48. The Jog fall is in the state of
B. Waterfall
A. Karnataka
C. Energy
B. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rain
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh 52. Hills in the north of peninsular plateau
A. Rajmahal, vindhya, satpura
49. Which of the following rivers does not
flow in the southern plateau? B. Kaimur, nilgiri, satpura
A. Krishna C. Satpura, cardamom, kaimur
B. Godavari D. none of above
9. What is the the most famous mineral in the 15. The Thar Desert is bounded on the south
desert? by the
A. limestone A. River Satluj
B. phosphorite B. Aravalli Range
C. gypsum C. Pakistan
D. none of above D. Rann of Kachchh
10. What mimosa and cassia are equipped 16. Thar desert is a natural boundary across
with to prevent moisture loss? which countries?
A. Tough bark A. India and Pakisthan
B. Fleshy Bodies B. India and China
C. Green leaves C. India and Bangladesh
D. none of above D. none of above
17. People of Rajasthan speak language. 23. For whom is the camel’s milk good for?
A. gujarati A. People who don’t like milk
B. rajasthani B. Lactose intolerant
C. punjabi C. People who like sour flavour
D. none of above D. none of above
18. Where does the desert lie? 24. The Thar Desert is mainly found in the
state of
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A. The Indian desert lies towards the
western margins of the Aravali Hills. A. Rajasthan
B. The Indian desert lies towards the B. Jaipur
eastern margins of the Vindhya Hills. C. Goa
C. The Indian desert lies towards the D. Kerla
northern margins of the Aravali Hills.
25. Which of these is NOT TRUE about sand
D. The Indian desert lies towards the dunes?
southern margins of the Aravali Hills.
A. sand dunes are temporary hills of sand
19. The government has set up India’s largest B. sand dunes are formed around a bar-
wheat farm at rier
A. Jaipur C. sand dunes permanently remain at
B. Udaipur one place
C. Suratgarh D. sand dunes cannot be used as land-
mark in the desert
D. none of above
26. Which of the following minerals is found
20. is known as “ the ship of the desert”.
abundantly in Rajasthan?
A. Tiger
A. Iron
B. Lion B. Marble and sandstone
C. Camel C. Silver
D. none of above D. none of above
21. the nomads of the thar desert are known 27. Which is the largest desert in India?
as
A. The White Desert of Kutch
A. banjaras
B. The Thar Desert
B. camels
C. Jaisalmer Desert of Rajasthan
C. firefighters
D. none of above
D. none of above
28. Some areas in the Thar Desert has become
22. Small hill of sand green due to
A. Sand dune A. the underground water available
B. Sand storm B. rainfall
C. Dust storm C. Indira Gandhi Canal
D. none of above D. None of the above
29. is a form of tie and dye that is special 35. The sandy hills in desert are known as
to Rajasthannd Gujarat.
A. mountains
34. Which famous salt lake is there in Thar 39. The Thar Desert lies on the of the Ar-
Desert? avalli Range.
A. Dal lake A. North
B. Both B. East
C. Sambhar C. South
D. none of above D. West
40. Where are Barchans commonly found? B. Both assertion and reason are true but
A. Rajasthan reason is not the correct explanation of as-
sertion.
B. Kerala
C. Assertion is true but reason is false.
C. Assam
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
D. Jaisalmer
46. The Thar Desert is bounded on the south
41. How much percentage of Rajasthani peo- by the
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ple live in the Thar desert? A. Aravalli Range
A. 35% B. Rann of Kachchh
B. 86% C. Pakistan
C. 45% D. River Satluj
D. 40%
47. A community that moves with its animals
42. The Thar Desert spreads into Pakistan as from place to place
Desert. A. men
A. Arabian B. nomads
B. Great Indian C. caravan
C. Sind D. none of above
D. Sahara 48. How much percentage of the Thar desert
lies in India?
43. Where are Barchan mostly found in?
A. 15%
A. Jaisalmer
B. 75%
B. Kutch
C. 85%
C. None of the above
D. 90%
D. none of above
49. Which is correct?
44. What is the average temperature in the
Thar desert during day A. Mesapotomia-egypt-harrapa-Minoan
Crete
A. 100 degrees
B. Mesapotomia-aztecs-roman-harrapa
B. Below 50 degrees
C. Egypt-roman-harrapa-Minoan Crete
C. 150 degrees
D. Roman-harrapa-mesapotamia-Minoan
D. 75 degrees Crete
45. Assertion:Streams appear during the rainy 50. Rajasthanis have great passion for and
season and soon after, they disappear.
Reason:They have enough water to reach A. music and art
the sea.
B. music and dance
A. Both assertion and reason are true
and reason is the correct explanation of C. music and craft
assertion. D. music and painting
51. Indian desert lies towards the Aravali 57. The world’s longest canal is
range
A. Yamuna canal
54. A popular hill station in Rajasthan is 60. The is known as the ship of the desert
A. Mount Abu A. Camel
B. Denali B. Dog
C. Chu Oyo C. Cat
D. none of above D. Rabbit
55. Which of the following is not the feature 61. which river is there in the right part of Ar-
of a desert avalli hills
A. Mango tree A. Indira Gandhi canal
B. Sand Dunes B. Chambal river
C. Oasis C. Beas river
D. Barchans D. Indus river
56. How is the climate in the Indian desert? 62. Which is the important city in Rajasthan?
A. Arid Climate A. Jodhpur
B. Cool Climate whole day B. Hyderabad
C. None of the above C. Patna
D. none of above D. Pune
63. From which river does Rajasthan gets wa- 69. Which is the largest Desert in the world?
ter. A. Sahara Desert
A. Ganga river
B. Antarctic Desert
B. Satluj river
C. Arctic Desert
C. Yamuna river
D. I don’t know?
D. Chambal river
70. Thar desert is also known as
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64. What type of climate and vegetation does
The Indian Desert have? A. The Desert
A. Moderate climate, High vegetation B. Geographical Destination
B. Humid climate, Low vegetation C. The Great Indian Desert
C. Arid climate, Low vegetation D. All of the above
D. None of the above 71. Why is the Thar desert called the most
65. Agriculture has developed in Rajasthan wealthiest desert?
due to the A. its produces the most wool in India
A. Indira Gandhi Canal B. because it has minerals
B. rains C. both of the above
C. wells D. none of above
D. rivers
72. During summers, hot winds which blow in
66. World’s longest canal Indra Gandhi canal a desert are called
found in Rajasthan supply water to-
A. sand storms
A. Ganganagar and Bikaner
B. caravans
B. Ganganagar and Suratgarh
C. caravans
C. Bikaner and Suratgarh
D. loo
D. none of above
73. The desert is an undulating sandy plain
67. small hills of sand is called covered with
A. Himalayas
A. Mountains
B. Hills
B. Rivers
C. Sand dunes
C. Sand dunes
D. none of above
D. Cactus
68. Which of the following is not wild life sanc-
tuaries in Rajasthan? 74. is the only river in Thar desert.
A. Ranthambore A. Luni
B. Bharatpur B. Ganga
C. Kanha C. Yamuna
D. none of above D. Indus
C. Dhoti, Kurta and Turban 82. Areas in a desert where water is found
D. none of above and agriculture is carried out are called
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heat quickly?
are called
A. water
A. oases
B. soil
B. caravans
C. sand
C. banjaras
D. cactus D. Ranas
88. Identify a famous festival of Rajasthan. 94. Which of the follwing is not a crop of Ra-
A. Teej jasthan state?
B. Kalbelia A. maize
C. Fire B. rice
D. Ghoomar C. barley
D. none of above
89. Which hills do not allow moisture laden
winds to enter the Thar Desert? 95. This is an unproductive land.
A. Satpura Hills A. Mountain
B. Vindhya range B. Desert
C. No hills are there. C. Plain
D. Aravalli Hills D. Plateau
90. WHICH OF THE FOLLOING IS TRUE THAR 96. The only seasonal river that crosses the
DESERT? sandy desert is
A. Luni
A. All it lies in Pakistan .
B. Ganga
B. All it lies in India.
C. Tapti
C. Most of it lies in India.
D. Kaveri
D. Most of it lies in Pakitan.
97. a)what is the the amount of rainfall? (in
91. Approximately how many mammals are normal)b)what type of climate does Thar
found in the Thar desert? desert have?
A. Over 20 A. 100-150mmb)arid and dry
B. Over 30 B. 100-500mmb)semi-arid and dry
C. Over 40 C. 50-100mmb)arid and moist
D. none of above D. none of above
99. The northern part of the western coastal 105. The ship of the desert is the
plain is called A. goat
A. konkan coast B. snake
B. malabar coast C. camel
C. co0romondel coast D. dog
D. northern circara 106. Assertion:The Indian desert lies to-
100. Indian Desert lies in the Aravali wards the Eastern margins of Aravali
Range hills.Reason:This region receives very high
rainfall, above 150mm per year.
A. Nothern Margins
A. Both assertion and reason are true
B. Western Margins and reason is the correct explanation of
C. Eastern Margins assertion.
D. Northen Margins B. Both assertion and reason are true but
reason is not the correct explanation of as-
101. What does a camel store inside its hump? sertion.
A. Milk C. Assertion is true but reason is false.
B. Water D. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
C. Leaves 107. Name the hill that surround the Thar
D. Bananas desert.
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desert?
C. Barchans
A. Scanty vegetation
D. All of the above
B. Heavy precipitation/rainfall
111. What are camels known as(in Ra- C. Moderate climate
jasthan)? D. Low evaporation
A. Legendary Animals 117. Deine Plateau:
B. Ship of the desert A. to raise
C. Useless animals B. elevated, or raised, area of land that is
flatter than a mountain
D. A mammal
C. a large landmass that is smaller than
112. Why are evergreen and broadleaved a continent
trees found in the Thar desert? D. able to grow crops well
A. Cannot withstand high temperature 118. The hot winds in the desert carry a lot of
B. It does not like camels sand with them and cause
C. They don’t like to look at sand dunes A. sand dunes
B. oasis
D. none of above
C. sandstorms
113. The name of the largest river in this re- D. none of above
gion?
119. Longitudinal dunes became more promi-
A. Tapi River nent near the
B. Luni A. Rajasthan boundary
C. Indus River B. Pakistan boundary
D. Sutlej River C. Indo-Pakistan boundary
D. Pakistan-Indo boundary
114. Identify the main occupations of people
living in the Thar Desert. 120. The great indian desert is also known
as???
A. Agriculture and quarrying
A. Gobi desert
B. Animal rearing and quarrying B. Sahara desert
C. Animal rearing and fishing C. Thar desert
D. Agriculture and teaching D. none of above
121. Which minerals are exported to other 127. Which river flows in the eastern part of
countries from Rajasthan? Rajasthan.
122. The river that irrigates some parts of the 128. How many deserts are there in India?
Thar region is: A. 28
A. Satluj B. 14
B. Chambal C. 17
C. Ganga D. 19
D. Narmada
129. By which river the Southern plateau is di-
123. Malwa Plateau is lying is which mountain vided into two parts?
range? A. Tapi
A. Vindhya range B. Ganga
B. Satpura range C. Yamuna
C. None of these D. Narmada
D. none of above
130. Which rivers flows from west to east?
124. Who are the people that live in deserts? A. Both of these
A. American B. Kaveri
B. Aliens C. Krishna
C. Camels D. none of above
D. Bedouin
131. During summer, hot winds called
125. Which is the Largest Hot Desert in the blow from the desert region.
World? A. shoo
A. Thar Desert B. boo
B. Sahara Desert C. loo
C. Antarctic Desert D. sandstorms
D. I don’t Know?
132. The Great Indian Desert’ lies in the
126. The Thar Desert is a desert. part of the Indian subcontinent
A. cold and wet A. North-eastern
B. cold and dry B. North-western
C. hot and dry C. South-eastern
D. hot and wet D. South-western
133. Which among these is known as the ‘Pink 139. Sahara desert is located in
City’? A. Africa
A. Bikaner B. Asia
B. Jodhpur C. Europe
C. Jaipur D. Australia
D. Jaisalmer
140. Name the canal which starts from the
Satluj River and waters parts of the Thar
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134. The Thar desert is called?
Desert.
A. Hot desert
A. The Indira Gandhi Canal
B. Cold desert
B. The Rajiv Gandhi Canal
C. None of them
C. The Maharaja Canal
D. none of above
D. The Kaveri Canal
135. Which animal is called the ship of the
desert??? 141. Some areas in the Thar Desert has be-
come green due to
A. Lion
A. the underground water available
B. Mouse
B. rainfall
C. Camel
C. Indira Gandhi Canal
D. Snake
D. none of above
136. The Great Indian Desert covers an area
142. Villages in the desert come up in places
of how much?
A. in places where there are camels
A. 200, 000 km
B. where there is water
B. 175, 000 km
C. where the sand dunes are formed
C. 100, 000 km
D. none of above
D. 300, 000 km
143. The eastern coastal plain and western
137. The Indian desert lies towards the west- plain meet at the southern most tip of the
ern margins of the Indian peninsula at
A. Ajodhya Hills A. Mumbai
B. Aravali Hills B. Chennai
C. Pothigai C. Kanyakumari
D. Anantagiri Hills D. none of above
138. how many percent wool production 144. Which among these are the major reli-
comes from Rajasthan gions followed by Rajasthanis?
A. 30-40% A. Christianity and Buddhism
B. 50-60% B. Jainism and Islam
C. 40-50% C. Jainism and Hinduism
D. none of above D. Buddhism and Christianity
156. Festivals of Rajasthan are 158. What is the only large river in the Thar
desert known as?
A. Teej and Gangaur
A. Muni
B. Teej and Chaath pooja
B. Luni
C. Pongal and onam
C. Duni
D. none of above
D. none of above
157. Maximum area of Thar Desert is covered
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159. Which one of the following is not true
in the state of: about a Camel’s hump?
A. Punjab A. It stores water
B. Gujarat B. It can shrink and expand
C. Rajasthan C. A camel can have two humps
D. none of above D. none of above
8. Important occupations in coastal plains is 14. The northern most part of the Western
A. fishing Coastal Plain is
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C. Port Blair
C. Odisha D. Panaji
D. Gujarat
27. The southern most point of India is
21. port blair is in where A. The Indira Coal
A. andaman and nicobar islands B. The Palk Strait
B. laksheewdeep islands C. Gulf of mannar
C. daman and diu D. The Indira Point
D. puducheery 28. River flow through the Western
Coastal plain.
22. The famous Amul milk products come from
in Gujarat A. Mahanadi
A. Anand B. Godavari
B. Amol C. Krishna
C. Gandhinagar D. Tapi
D. none of above 29. A is a boat made by hollowing out long
logs.
23. The Caddo were farmers that planted:
A. confederacy
A. corn, rice, squash
B. reservation
B. beans, squash, potatoes
C. nomad
C. corn, beans, squash
D. dugout canoe
D. corn, pumpkin, wheat
30. Which among the following is incorrect
24. capital of lakshadweep about Lakshadweep Island
A. kavaratti A. It has tropical climate
B. port blair B. It is far from the main land of India
C. panaji C. It has rich diversity of flora and fauna
D. surat D. none of above
25. How many islands are there in the An- 31. The Delta of this river is known as GRA-
daman and Nicobar Islands? NARY OF SOUTH INDIA
A. 250 A. Kaveri
B. 150 B. Ganga
44. The western Coastal Plain is divided into 50. The Western Desert is a large, dry region
parts in the part of India.
A. 8 A. North-Eastern
B. 3 B. Eastern
C. 2 C. North
D. none of above D. North-Western
51. is called the Commercial Capital of In-
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45. Sabarmati Ashram lies in this city
dia.
A. Ahmedabad
A. Delhi
B. Amritsar
B. Mumbai
C. Patna
C. China
D. none of above
D. none of above
46. India’s coastline starts from the Gulf of
Kutchh in the west and stretches right up 52. The on the Nicobar Islands is the south-
to the state of in the East. ernmost point of India.
56. The western coastal strip, south of Goa is 62. Conjeevaram silk sarees are a speciality of
referred to as
57. Which island consists a bird sanctuary 63. A town or a city by the sea, where ships
arrive and leave is known as a
A. Laccadiv
A. Port
B. Minicoy
B. Coast
C. Pitti
C. Lighthouse
D. Lacca
D. Lagoon
58. Which of these rivers does NOT drain in
the “Rice bowl of India”- 64. The plain along the western coast is called
the
A. Vaigai
A. Eastern Coastal Plain
B. Kaveri
B. Western Coastal Plain
C. Godavari
C. Southern Coastal Plain
D. Mahanadi
D. none of above
59. The capital of the Lakswadeep islands is
65. Tea and coffee are beverage crops. They
A. Kavaratti are grown in large farms called
B. Port Blair A. Farming
C. Delhi B. Rearing
D. none of above C. Plantations
60. The Coromandel Coast lies towards the D. none of above
of The Northern Circars. 66. island is the administrative headquar-
A. East ters of Lakshadweep.
B. North A. Port Blair
C. South B. Kanyakumari
D. West C. Kavaratti
D. none of above
61. A landform which is well protected and has
water deep enough for ships to dock is 67. There are over islands in Andaman and
called a Nicobar islands
A. Port A. 700
B. Coast B. 100
C. Natural Harbour C. 300
D. Delta D. 500
68. The Malabar Coast covers the coastline of 74. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on
A. Sutlej
A. Karnataka
B. Krishna
B. Kerala
C. Narmada
C. Maharashtra
D. none of above
D. none of above
75. The names of the states lie in the Coastal
69. Which is an active volcano of India
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Plains are
A. Boring island A. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Srina-
B. Baltic island gar
C. Barren island B. Hyderabad, Haryana, Punjab
D. Santalin island C. Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala
70. Mumbai is located on the D. None of these
A. Coromandel coast 76. Important ports of Karnataka
B. Malabar coast
A. Chennai
C. Gujarat coast
B. Manglore
D. Konkan coast
C. Kochi
71. If you visit , you may go to see a group D. none of above
of barchans.
A. Jaipur 77. How is climate in Eastern coastal plains?
B. Jaisalmer A. Hot and Humid
C. Gandhinagar B. Very Cold
D. none of above C. Rainy
80. The Western Coastal Plain lies between 86. The Andaman and Nicobar islands are a
Western Ghats and the group of islands, islets and rocks .
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93. India’s Coastline is about km long . weep Islands and the Andaman & Nicobar
A. 7, 400 C. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
B. 7, 300 and West Bengal.
C. 7, 600 D. None of these
D. none of above
99. Panaji is the capital of state
94. The eastern coastal pains begin from A. Goa
and and pass through Odisha, Andhra
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka
A. Karnataka C. Andhra Pradesh
B. west Bengal D. none of above
C. America
100. A is someone who travels from place
D. Africa to place at different seasons.
95. The climate along the Malabar coast is A. reservation
A. Hot and humid B. confederacy
B. Hot and snow C. nomad
C. Hot and windy D. dugout canoe
D. none of above
101. Goa is rich in ore
96. The Caddo community was arranged as a
union of people or groups who work to- A. Iron
gether for a common goal. This is known B. mica
as:
C. steel
A. family
D. none of above
B. union
C. tribe 102. The northern part of the Eastern Coastal
Plains is called the
D. conferacy
A. Northern Circars
97. Which state is a part of the northern
plains? B. Gujarat Coast
A. Goa C. Coromandel Coast
B. Kerala D. None of the above
115. Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna rivers 121. Where do the Western and the Eastern
form delta in which coast Coastal Plains meet?
A. Coromandel A. Kanyakumari
B. Malabar B. Chennai
C. Northern Circars C. Ludhiana
D. none of above D. Maharashtra
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116. Which landform is surrounded by water 122. Goa is famous for it’s
from three sides? A. Beaches
A. The Northern Plains B. Monuments
B. Deserts C. Guavas
C. The Peninsular Plateau D. none of above
D. Coastal Plains 123. The the mid-1800’s the Karankawa had
117. Goa was under the rule till 1961 died out from:
127. is the luxurious train of Rajasthan. 133. In which water body the Andaman and
A. Palace on Train Nicobar Islands situated?
A. Bay Of Bengal
130. Which state is known as the IT capital of 136. There are islands in the Lakshadweep
India? Islands.
A. Kerala A. 36
B. Punjab B. 50
C. 5
C. Puducherry
D. 7
D. Karnataka
137. The maze-like waterways running al-
131. What is the smallest union territory in In- most across the state of Kerala are called
dia? the
A. Chennai A. Backwaters
B. Mumbai B. Lagoons
C. Lakshadweep C. Kayals
D. Karnataka D. None of the above
138. The lighthouses are built along th
132. The coast of Tamil Nadu is called
coast.
A. Southern Circars A. Malabar
B. Northern Circars B. Gujarat
C. Malabar C. Konkan
D. Coromandel D. Coromandel
139. Eastern Coastal Plains receive heavy rain- 145. What is the capital of Lakshadweep Is-
fall during the months of land
A. June, July and August A. Sarasvati
B. April, May and June B. Karavati
C. October, November December C. Kavarati
D. January, February and March D. Karnavati
140. The place where the sea water touches
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146. The capital of Andaman Nicobar Islands
the land is called a is
A. Port A. Patna
B. Harbour B. Nyaygaon
C. Delta C. Port Blair
D. Coast D. Kavaratti
141. The eastern coastal plains lie between 147. The Western Coastal Plains are divided
the and the into coastal regions.
A. Malabar coast, Konkan coast A. 5
B. Bay of Bengal, eastern Ghats B. 3
C. Andaman and Nicobar islands and
C. 2
western Ghats
D. none of above
D. none of above
148. The important city located in Western
142. Kerala is located on the coast
Coastal Plains is
A. Konkan
A. Mumbai
B. Malabar
B. Delhi
C. Coromandal
C. Chennai
D. none of above
D. Kolkata
143. The coromandal coast covers the coast of
149. The dance form of kerala is
A. Kerala A. Bharatnatyam
B. Andhra Pradesh B. Khatakali
C. Tamil Nadu C. oddisi
D. none of above D. Mando
144. in Puducherry attracts a large number 150. The Coastal plain is a strip of plain land
of foreigners. near the .
A. Bombay High A. Land
B. Cellular Jail B. Indian Sea
C. Aurobindho Ashram C. Ocean
D. none of above D. Sea
155. Mumbai in Maharashtra is a natural har- 161. One of the famous beach in Kerala
bour found on which coast? A. Kovalam
A. Western Coast B. Marina
B. Eastern Coast C. Bekal
C. Andaman Islands D. none of above
D. Nicobar Islands 162. West Bengal’s port is
156. A is land set aside as a place for A. Diamond Harbour
American Indians to live. B. Diamond Sootra
A. reservation C. Vizag
B. confederacy D. none of above
163. Andaman and Nicobar islands are sepa- 169. The Laskhadweep Island lies in the
rated by the A. Indian Ocean
A. Coral deposits B. Arabian Sea
B. Coconut trees C. Bay of Bengal
C. 10 degree channel D. none of above
D. All of the above
170. India has a beautiful stretching
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164. Statue of unity located in state around the peninsula.
A. Gujarat A. gulf
B. Karnataka B. coastline
C. Madhya Pradesh C. bay
D. none of above D. islands
165. is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar 171. Where is the famous Sabarmati Ashram
islands. located?
A. Kavaratti A. Gujarat
B. Nayagaon B. Mumbai
C. Port Blair C. Goa
D. Thiruvananthapuram D. none of these
166. The two parts into which the eastern 172. A type of landform that every continent
coast can be divided are the Northern Cir- has
cars and the A. Coastal Plains
A. Malabar Coast B. Peninsular Plateau
B. Coromandel Coast C. Desert
C. Gujarat Coast D. none of above
D. Konkan Coast
173. nagarjuna sagar dam is in the river
167. is the traditional dance form of Ker- A. ganga
ala
B. krishna
A. Kathakali
C. mahanadi
B. Bharathanatyam
D. satluj
C. Kuchupudi
D. none of above 174. The Eastern Coastal Plains is known
as the between Krishna and Kaveri
168. is also called ‘Garden City’ rivers.
A. Mysore A. Malabar Coast
B. Mangalore B. Northern Circars
C. Bengaluru C. Coromandel Coast
D. Mumbai D. Konkan Coast
175. , is the third largest port of India. 181. There are in the Lakshadweep Is-
A. Andra Pradesh lands.
C. Odisha B. 50
D. none of above C. 5
D. 7
176. There is a big yard at Vishakhapat-
nam 182. coast is rich in oil deposits.
A. Cycling A. Konkan coast
B. shipbuilding B. Malabar coast
C. boating C. East coast
D. none of above D. none of above
177. The southern part of the Eastern Coastal 183. Important ports of Kerala
Plains are known as- A. Chennai
A. Malabar Coast B. Manglore
B. Northern Circars C. Kochi
C. Konkan Coast D. none of above
D. Coromandel Coast
184. is the main festival in the Goa
178. is a ring shaped coral island with a A. Christmas
lake of sea water in the middle
B. Onam
A. Basin
C. Bihu
B. Islets
D. none of above
C. Delta
D. Atolls 185. Which of these is NOT a part of the north-
ern plains?
179. Auroville is in A. Arunachal pradesh
A. Puducherry B. Uttar pradesh
B. Kanniyakumari C. Punjab
C. Perambur D. none of above
D. none of above
186. Which American Indian people in Texas
180. The eastern and western coastal plains were direct descendants of the early
meet at the southernmost point of Indian Mount Builders and built houses shaped
peninsula which is like cones?
A. Thiruvananthapuram A. The Atakapa
B. Kanyakumari B. The Caddo
C. Indira Point C. The Coahuiltecan
D. Lakshadweep Islands D. The Tonkawa
187. The Karankawa were hunters that 193. The major southern rivers like Mahanadi,
hunted Krishna, Godavari etc. form along the
A. deer, corn, squash eastern coastline.
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188. Kerala is also known as
194. The Western and Eastern coastal plains
A. Coconut state of India meet at
B. God’s own country A. New Delhi
C. Land of backwaters B. Himalayas
D. Pepper bowl of India C. Tamil Nadu
189. Andhra Pradesh was divided into and D. Kanyakumari
in the year 2014.
195. Kerala produces large quantities of
A. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
A. spices
B. Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand
B. coconut
C. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand C. cashew
D. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu D. all the above
190. Jaipur is also known as 196. Why did people such as the Caddo and
A. Old City the Alabama-Coushatta modify or change
their environment in Texas?
B. Colourful City
A. To settle in clusters
C. Pink City
B. To travel long distances to hunt
D. Palace City
C. To weave houses from grasses and
191. forests grow along deltas. skins
A. Evergreen D. To meet basic needs, such as food and
B. Sal shelter
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A. God’s own state D. Coastal Plains
B. God’s own country 217. I am also known as the White Salt Desert
C. God’s own land of India.
A. Sahara Desert
D. God’s own place
B. Gobi Desert
212. An area of sea water that is separated
C. Thar Desert
from the sea is known as
D. Rann Of Kutch
A. coral
B. port 218. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group
of
C. lagoon
A. 300
D. None of the above
B. 38
213. Which of the following is a difference be- C. 572
tween the Caddo and the Karankawa?
D. none of above
A. The Caddo were hunters, and the
Karankawa were ranchers. 219. Capital of Gujarat
B. The Caddo were farmers, and the A. Gandhinagar
Karankawa were nomads. B. Surat
C. The Caddo were nomads, and the C. Delhi
Karankawa were farmers. D. none of above
D. The Caddo were ranchers, and the
220. The canal is used for irrigating some
Karankawa were villagers.
parts of Rajasthan.
214. Vishakhapatnam is an important A. Rajiv Gandhi Canal
A. railway station B. Gandhi Canal
B. airport C. Indira Gandhi Canal
C. bus station D. Rajasthan Canal
D. seaport 221. is the capital of Lakshadweep.
215. These coastal plains are the extreme part A. Patna
of western coastal plains B. Nyaygaon
A. Gujrat coast C. Kavaratti
B. Konkan coast D. Port Blair
2. The refer to the large flat region at the 7. The three main basins of the Northern
foothills of the Himalayas Plains are
A. Northern Mountains A. Sutlaj, Ganga and Brahmaputra Basin
B. Northern Plains B. Ganga, Yamuna and Narmada Basin
NARAYAN CHANGDER
12. Which is the largest island of India?
D. Kadmat island
A. Great Andaman
B. Great Nicobar 18. What is the capital of Andaman and Nico-
bar Islands?
C. Lakshadweep
A. Rutland Island
D. None of these
B. Port Blair
13. What is the best way to define the charac- C. Ross Island
teristics of desert soils? D. none of above
A. nutrient rich, large leaf litter
19. In which year the name ‘ Lakshadweep ‘
B. nutrient rich, sandy was named for Lakshadweep Islands?
C. infertile, little organic matter, drains A. 1987
quickly
B. 1965
D. none of above C. 1973
14. In which island India’s only active volcano D. 1981
is found in Andaman and Nicobar group of
20. Which two countries contains Thar Desert?
Islands?
A. India and Afghanistan
A. Barren Island
B. India and China
B. Guitar Island
C. India and Pakistan
C. Red Skin Island
D. none of above
D. Rutland Island
21. An artificial river
15. The coastal plains of India are divided into A. dam
parts
B. lake
A. three
C. canal
B. two
D. none of above
C. four
22. The Lakshadweep Islands are located in
D. none of above the
16. Which island is the administrative head- A. Bay of Bengal
quarters of Lakshadweep? B. Arabian sea
A. Kavaratti C. Indian Ocean
B. Pitti D. none of above
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4.1 Indian Drainage
1. The river which rises in the Betul district C. 23*30‘N
of MP and flows westwards
D. 82*30‘W
A. Narmada
B. Tapi 5. Koyna, Malaprabha, Ghattaprabha and
Musi are the tributries of which peninsu-
C. Chambal lar river?
D. Son A. Krishna
2. Which river is known as lifeline of Madhya B. Kaveri
Pradesh
C. Godavari
A. Chambal
D. Mahanadi
B. Betwa
C. Narmada 6. NagarjunaSagar Dam is on which River
D. Tapi A. Krishna
B. Kaveri
3. River which flows through Ladakh, gilgit
and Pakistan C. Godavari
A. Indus D. Mahanadi
B. Jhelum
7. is the popularly known as “Roof of the
C. Chenab World”.
D. Satluj A. Ladakh
4. India central meridian is longitude. B. Karakoram
A. 23*30‘E C. Indira Col
B. 82*30‘E D. Pamir Knot
8. What strait seperates India from Sri 14. Fresh water lake in the Godavari Deltaic
Lanka? region
10. Howlong is the coast line of India? 16. India is largest country in Asia.
A. 6100 km A. 2nd
B. 6000km B. 3rd
C. 6500km C. 5th
D. 6200km D. 7th
11. The IST is ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time [GST] 17. India is a
12. Pong dam of Himachal Pradesh has been 18. India shortest border is with
constructed on
A. Pakistan
A. Gola river
B. Bangladesh
B. Beas river
C. Afghanistan
C. Tapi river
D. Tibet
D. none of above
13. Name of the latitude that passes through 19. The another name of Eastern Himalayas
the middle of the India?
A. Tropic of capricorn A. Siwalik hills
B. Equator B. Himachal
C. north pole C. Purvanchal Hills
D. Tropic of cancer D. Himadri
20. The Northern Mountains are divided into 26. The Uplift of Himalayas began in
how many groups? A. Jurassic Age
A. 5 B. Cretaceous Age
B. 4 C. Eocene Age
C. 3 D. Holocene Age
D. 2
27. Which is longest river of India
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21. Mullaperiyar Dam is in & operated by A. Indus
B. Ganga
A. Kerala & Tamil Nadu
C. Brahmaputra
B. Kerala & Karnataka
D. Godavari
C. Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
D. Haryana & Punjab 28. Indian Standard Time hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time.
22. How many countries does India share its A. 2.30 hrs
land with?
B. 3.30 hrs
A. 5
C. 5.30 hrs
B. 4
D. 4.30 hrs
C. 7
D. 6 29. A river of South India, which receives rain
water both in summer and winter
23. The East-West extends of India is A. Godavari
A. 3214 km B. Mahanadi
B. 2500 km C. Krishna
C. 2933 km D. Kaveri
D. 2814 km
30. Which of the following river rises at
24. Which is longest river of Peninsular India Mt.kailash
A. Mahanadi A. GANGA
B. Godavari B. BRAHMA PUTHRA
C. Krishna C. INDUS
D. Kaveri D. YAMUNA
25. Ganga action plan (GAP) started in 31. river is known as “Sorrow of Bihar”
A. 1980 A. Narmada
B. 1985 B. Godavari
C. 1990 C. Kosi
D. 1995 D. Damodar
32. The river Narmada has its source at 38. Himalayas hold out of 14 highest
peaks in the world.
A. Satpuda
37. Godavari doesn’t flow in which of the fol- 43. Which of the following is the highest peak
lowing states of Satpura Range?
A. Telangana A. Gurushikhar
B. Chattisgarh B. Panchmarhi
C. Andhrapradesh C. Mahindragiri
D. Orissa D. Dhupgarh
44. Which Article of Indian constitution gives 50. Which river is called as the sorrow of
power to the center to make regulations Orissa?
on inter state river disputes? A. Thungabadra
A. Article 262 B. Periyar
B. Article 265 C. Yamuna
C. Article 280 D. Mahanadi
D. Article 285
NARAYAN CHANGDER
51. Where is Mt . Everest located?
45. Which river is known as Vridh Ganga A. Tibet
A. Godavari B. India
B. Krishna C. Pakistan
C. Kaveri D. Nepal
D. Gandak 52. Which river passes through namcha barwa
46. iIndia is largest country in the world. and takes ‘U’ turn an enters in India
A. 6th A. Indus
B. 7th B. Teesta
C. Brahmaputra
C. 2nd
D. Ganga
D. 4th
53. Which two rivers are known as Twin
47. Which river is known as ‘sorrow of Bihar’
Rivers?
A. Teesta
A. Ganga & Yamuna
B. Kosi B. Krishna & Kaveri
C. Damodar C. Narmada & Tapi
D. Mahanadi D. Kosi & Gandak
48. Sugauli treaty was signed in 1816 be- 54. plains are formed by the older alluvi-
tween East India Company & Nepal per- ums.
tains to river
A. Bhabar
A. Mahakali
B. Tarai
B. Gandak
C. Bhangar
C. Kosi
D. Khadar
D. Ramganga
55. What plain is located mainly in the state
49. Indus water treaty signed in of Assam?
A. 1960 A. Rajastan Plain
B. 1965 B. Punjab-Haryana Plain
C. 1970 C. Gangetic Plain
D. 1975 D. Brahmaputra Plain
56. The North-South extent of India is 62. Teesta river dispute is the bone of con-
A. 2500 km tention between & Bangladesh
68. The extent of Himalayas in the east west 74. [The soil is dark in colour and rich in humus
is about content] . What is the name of the plain?
A. 2500 km A. Bhabar Plain
B. 2400 km B. Tarai Tract
C. 800 km C. Bhangar Plains
D. 2200 km D. Khadar Plains
69. Ganga and Brahmaputra river creates
NARAYAN CHANGDER
75. Supa dam in Karnataka is built on
.
A. Godavari Delta A. Bhagirathi river
70. The Longest Peninsular River is . 76. The Marshy Areas of a Delta is called
A. Tapti .
B. Godavari A. Bils
C. Krishna B. Chars
D. Mahanadi C. Khadar
71. Polavaram Dam is linked to the interlink- D. Bet
ing of Godavari and Krishna. Polavaram
Dam is the bone of contention between 77. PenGanga is a tributary of
which of the following states? A. Godavari
A. Andhrapradesh & Telengana B. Krishna
B. Andhrapradesh & Karnataka C. Kaveri
C. Karnatka & Kerela D. Mahanadi
D. Telengana & Kerela
78. The term ‘Himalayas’ derived from
72. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is in language.
A. Godavari A. Pali
B. Krishna B. Sanskrit
C. Kaveri C. Roman
D. Mahanadi
D. Greek
73. India is the largest country in the
world and the largest in Asia . 79. Wular lake is located in
80. Which river flows through a rift valley 86. THE GANGES RIVER START IN
A. Mahanadi A. THE MONT BLANC
81. Which river is known as ‘sorrow of West 87. Largest lake in India is .
Bengal’ A. Pulicat Lake
A. Teesta B. Lake Chilka
B. Kosi C. Kolleru Lake
C. Damodar D. none of above
D. Mahanadi
88. An important river of Indian desert
82. Indus water treaty was signed in 1960 be- A. Satluj
tween India and Pakistan with help of B. Indus
A. World Bank C. Luni
B. IMF D. Chambal
C. NAM
89. India‘s largest border is with
D. None
A. Pakistan
83. kulamavu dam of kerala is built across B. Bangladesh
A. periyar river C. Myanmmar
B. krishna river D. Nepal
C. kali river
90. Arrange the following in chronological or-
D. none of above der from oldest to youngest 1 Aravali 2
Eastern Ghats 3 Shillong Shelf 4 Deccan
84. The Western Ghats run parallel to the trap
.
A. 2, 3, 1, 4
A. Bay of Bengal
B. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. Indian Ocean
C. 3, 2, 1, 4
C. Arabian Sea
D. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. Others
91. The palk strait and Gulf Mannar separates
85. Gandhi Sagar dam is in India from
A. Chambal A. Goa
B. Betwa B. West Bengal
C. Narmada C. Maldives
D. Ganga D. Srilanka
92. The Third Highest Mountain that is located 94. Which is the longest river of India
between Nepal and Sikkim . A. Indus
A. Mt . Kachenjunga
B. Ganga
B. Mt K2
C. Brahmaputra
C. Mt Makulu
D. Godavari
D. Mt Lhotse
93. The north-south extent of India is 95. The largest river system in India is .
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A. 2500 km A. Indus River system
B. 2933 km B. Ganga River System
C. 3214 km C. Brahmaputra River System
D. 2814 km D. none of above
8. Why was fertile soil so favorable to the 13. What were the capital cities of ancient In-
development of the Indus Valley civiliza- dus Valley?
tion? A. Ur and Sumer
19. Why don’t we know much about the Indus B. 7 stories high
civilization? C. 1 story high
A. We can’t speak their language D. 2 stories high
B. We can’t read the writing
25. Why was the Indus River so favorable to
C. Their are no artifacts left from the civ-
the development of the Indus Valley civi-
ilization
lization?
D. We don’t know where it is?
A. It brought rain to the area
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20. What geological features keep it isolated B. It was hard to cross
from the rest of the continent of Asia?
C. It deposited silt in the valley making it
A. The Himalayan Mountains fertile for farming
B. The Missouri River D. none of above
C. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
26. Where was the Indus Valley Civilization lo-
D. Ural Mountains cated?
21. What is monsoon? A. South Asia
A. An annual change of wind direction B. South America
B. The full moon C. South India
C. The half moon D. none of above
D. none of above 27. Buildings and streets in Harappa and
22. Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a
well planned cities. What inference can A. mountain
you make about the people who lived in B. grid
the Indus Valley?
C. circle
A. They all wanted the cities to be identi-
cal D. none of above
B. They had difficulity completing task 28. Which Country was the Indus River Valley
C. They were intelligent and talented from?
D. They knew how to deal with monsoons. A. Germany
B. France
23. What is a kiln?
C. Indonesia
A. A hot oven or furnace to bake clay pot-
tery D. Pakistan
B. A stove 29. Who created the first indoor plumbing sys-
C. A blanket tem
D. none of above A. Harappa
24. How many stories high were the houses B. Bob’s Porta-potties
usually? C. Inca
A. 3 stories high D. Mohenjo Daro
30. What were two things that these ancient 35. Why were the surrounding landforms fa-
people developed in the Indus River Val- vorable to the development of the Indus
ley? Valley civilization?
A. China and Japan 36. Ancient India and Egypt were similar be-
cause they both
B. United States and Canada
A. had the Nile River and river deltas.
C. India and Pakistan
B. were a part of the Fertile Crescent.
D. India and Iran
C. had rivers and natural boundaries.
32. Why is India called a subcontinent? D. shared the written language of hiero-
glyphics.
A. Because it’s called a subcontinent.
B. Because India is not a continent, it is 37. What formed when India smashed into
a country. Asia?
A. The Himalaya and Hindu Kush Moun-
C. Because of the mountain ranges that
tains
separate India from Asia.
B. Texas
D. Because India is an island on the sea,
and all islands are considered subconti- C. England
nents. D. Korea
33. What prevented ancient India from being 38. This mountain range separates India from
in contact with other civilizations? the rest of Asia.
A. religion A. Alps
B. Himalayas B. Carpathian
C. Himalayas
C. no language
D. Indialius
D. none of above
39. Which of the following statements does
34. What river did people in ancient India set- NOT explain why the Himalayas are im-
tle along? portant to India?
A. Tigris River A. Almost all the great rivers of In-
dia have their sources in the Himalayan
B. Nile River
ranges.
C. Indus River
B. The Himalayas have been protecting
D. Amazon River India from outside invaders since the
early times thus serving as a defense bar- 44. What was a “seal”?
rier.
A. A way to mark an object made by some-
C. Mount Everest at 29, 029 ft (8, 848 m) one
is the highest peak in the Himalayas.
B. A way to hold an envelope together
D. The Himalayas play a very significant
role in influencing the climate of India. By C. A barking animal
intercepting the summer monsoons, The D. An ancient ritual of religion
Himalayas cause precipitation in the form
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of rain or snow. 45. Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro
was carefully planned because
40. The earliest civilizations in India developed
along which river? A. the fertile soil eventually turned into
desert.
A. Indus
B. the city was built on a flat plain
B. Ganges
C. streets sparated regular blocks of
C. Brahmaputra
homes and buildings
D. Krishna
D. the city was used for farming instead
41. The Vedas are of trade
A. a mountain range in northern India 46. When did farming develop in South Asia?
B. Aryan Religious books
A. 5000 BCE
C. Nomadic herders who moved into the
B. 2020
Indus River Valley
C. 2010
D. early inhabitants of the Indus River val-
ley D. 2000
42. The Indus River Valley Civilizations’ cities 47. About how many years ago did India
were structured: smash into Asia?
A. in ovals, with small square buildings A. 50 or 60 million years ago
B. in grids, with separate areas for resi- B. 5 or 6 million years ago
dential and governmental buildings
C. 5 or 6 years ago
C. in triangles, centered around the pyra-
mids D. 50 or 60 years ago
D. in squares, separated by social
48. What are monsoons?
classes
A. A large landmass that is smaller than
43. Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were lo- a continent.
cated near the:
B. A flat area of land that is elevated, or
A. City of Bodh Gaya raised, above the land around it.
B. Arabian Sea C. A place to store grain.
C. The Desert D. A strong wind that brings heavy rain to
D. Indus River southern Asia in the summer.
5. Kolkata is located on the river 11. What is the climate in summer and winter
respectively?
A. Orange
A. Dry and humid, Cool
B. Hooghly
B. Hot, cool
C. Bhagirathi
C. Hot and dry, heavy rainfall
NARAYAN CHANGDER
D. Yamuna
D. Heavy rainfall, cool
6. Which is not a tributary of Ganga? 12. How much Sewage does Ganga Basin gen-
A. Yamuna erated daily?
B. Kosi A. 10, 000 million litre
C. Betwa B. 12, 000 million litre
D. Hooghly C. 1, 900 million litre
D. 12, 300 million litre
7. What is the main crop in this region?
13. What are the main ways to transport in
A. Paddy
THE GANGA-BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN
B. Sorghum
A. Road and air
C. Millets B. Water and air
D. Maize C. Road and water
8. Type of farming in mountains and hills, D. none of above
where slopes are gentle
14. Which is not a cash crop?
A. Terrace farming A. Gram
B. Mixed Farming B. Tea
C. Pastoral Farming C. Sugarcane
D. none of above D. Jute
9. What is the main crop that people grow 15. Where is the ganga-brahmaputra basin lo-
in the plain area of Ganga-Brahmaputra cated?
Basin? A. Arunachal pradhesh
A. paddy B. Indian sub continent
B. wheat C. River Ganga
C. maize D. Bangladesh
D. sorghum 16. The delta area is covered with the
10. What is the main occupation of people of A. THICK BAMBOO
Northern Plains? B. MANGROOVES
A. Fishing C. TEA PLANTATIONS
B. Mining D. DEODAR
17. Ganga brahmaputra river carries what 23. Which city is located on the confluence of
with them: the river Ganga and Yamuna
18. What is the location of Ganga Brahmapu- 24. Name the animal found in Sunder ban delta
tra basin? A. Asiatic Lion
A. 10 N TO 10 S B. Royal Bengal Tiger
B. 10 N TO 30 S C. One horn Rhino
C. 10 N TO 30 N D. Monkey
D. 10 S TO 30 N
25. What is the MAIN crop grown in the
19. Name the largest delta of world Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin
A. Godavari Delta A. Paddy
B. Ganga Delta B. Potato
C. Sunderban Delta C. Tomatoes
D. Missi-sipi Delta D. Oranges
20. Which Industrial City is also called “the 26. The lowest part of the ganga delta is cov-
Manchester of the East”? ered with:
A. West Bengal A. Tropical rainforests
B. Bihar B. Tropical evergreen forests
C. Kanpur C. Mangrove forests
D. Guwahati D. Subtropical forests
21. Which City discharges 50% untreated 27. What is the main occupation of people liv-
Waste Water? ing in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin
A. West Bengal A. Fishing
B. Kanpur B. Trading
C. Patna C. Agriculture
D. Prayagraj D. Hunting
22. Where is Ganga Brahmaputra Basin lo- 28. The mangrove forests are dominated by
cated? the plant species locally known as:
A. Bhutan A. Sundarban
B. Myanmar B. Canopy
C. Pakistan C. Sundari
D. India D. none of above
29. Which city do not lies on the bank of river 35. When Ganga enters in Bangladesh and
Ganga Joins Brahmaputra it is known as
A. Kanpur A. Padma
B. Patna B. Meghna
C. Varanasi C. Hoogli
D. Agra D. Bhagirathi
36. Which climate is warm and wet, and which
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30. Deodar and firs are a type of
is cold and dry?
A. Deciduous trees
A. winter and summer, respectively
B. Coniferous trees
B. summer and winter, respectively
C. Shrubs
C. Autumn and spring, respectively
D. Evergreen trees
D. spring and autumn, respectively
31. Near Which River is the city of Bareilly Sit-
uated? 37. Which Award does the “Ministry of water
project “got?
A. Kosi River
A. Safai Giri Award
B. Gandak River
B. Saaf Bharat Award
C. Ram Ganga River
C. Clean India Award
D. Son River
D. Namami Gange Award
32. What is the main crop grown in Ganga
38. Since the land is flat, a good network of
Brahmaputra basin?
roads and railways exits, which help in
A. Wheat
B. Maize A. Dancing and playing
C. Paddy B. Shooting and climbing
D. Millet C. Communicating and transporting
33. What is the most important wildlife sanc- D. none of above
tuary in The ganga brahmaputra basin: 39. Rearing of silk worm
A. Amazon A. Floriculture
B. sundarban wild sanctuary B. Viticulture
C. Nagarhole wildlife sanctuary C. Sericulture
D. Corbett wildlife sanctuary D. Apiculture
34. To conserve the river Ganga which pro- 40. What is the climate of Ganga Brahmaputra
gramme has been initiated? basin?
A. Namashkar Ganga A. Hot and wet
B. Namami Ganga B. Hot and Dry
C. Hamari Ganga C. Monsoon type
D. Save Ganga D. Very cold
13. The basin faces heavy rainfall between 19. By which name the river Brahmaputra is
A. September-mid October known in Tibet?
B. Mid June-mid September A. Tsang Po
C. August-November B. Tsang Lo
D. Mid June-mid July C. Tsang Mo
14. Kailash ranges at an elevation of m. D. Tsang Ko
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A. 5300
20. What type of climate Brahmaputra valley
B. 6300 varies?
C. 2300 A. hot, harsh and windy climate
D. 8900
B. normal climate
15. Which is an important Port on the River C. cold, harsh and dry climate
Hooghly?
D. all of them
A. Patna
B. Lucknow 21. is an another important activity of the
C. Kolkata Ganga-Brahmaputra basin
D. Varanasi A. Tourism
4.5 Lakes
1. Umiam lake is located in which state? 7. Damdama lake is located in which state?
A. Manipur A. Rajasthan
3. The fresh water lakes in Himalayan Region 9. Sursagar lake is located in which state?
are mainly due to A. Gujrat
A. Wind B. Haryana
B. Monsoon rainfall C. Uttarakhand
C. Melting of Glaciers and filling up the D. Uttar Pradesh
lakes
10. Maharana Pratap lake is located in which
D. None of the above state?
4. What are the types of lakes? A. Himachal Pradesh
A. Fresh Water Lakes B. Rajasthan
B. Salt Water Lakes C. Uttarakhand
C. Natural Lakes and Man-made Lakes D. Madhya Pradesh
D. All the above 11. Hussain Sagar lake is located in which
state?
5. Where is Loktak Lake?
A. Andhra Pradesh
A. Nagaland
B. Karnataka
B. Mizoram
C. Telangana
C. Sikkim
D. Tamil Nadu
D. Manipur
12. What are the benefits of lakes?
6. Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir was
A. During heavy rainfall the excess water
formed due to
is stored in lakes and so flooding is con-
A. Human efforts to create artificially trolled
B. Wind B. During dry season lakes provide water
C. Plate Tectonic Activity C. Lakes control the flow of water
D. None of the above D. All the above
13. Most of the fresh water lakes are in which 17. Where is DAL lake?
region of India? A. Rajasthan
A. Peninsular Plateau
B. Haryana
B. Coastal Plains
C. Maharashtra
C. Islands
D. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Himalayas
18. Kolleru lake is located in which state?
14. GURUDONGMAR lake is located in which
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state? A. Andhra Pradesh
A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim C. Odisha
C. Himachal Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttarakhand
19. Tso Moriri lake is located in which state?
15. Which lake is located in Maharashtra?
A. Rajasthan
A. Dul Lake
B. Nagaland
B. Budkhal
C. Sikkim
C. Tso Moriri
D. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Lonar Lake
16. Where is Vembanad Lake? 20. Lake Puchola is located in which state?
2. Large bodies of water affect climate of the 5. This feature had snakes and discouraged
land next to them because people to travel
A. water heats up and cools more slowly A. Deccan Plateau
than land B. Thar Dessert
B. water heats up and cools faster than C. Indus River
land
D. Ganges River
C. water and land cool at the same time
6. The local storms in the north eastern part
D. water and land heat at the same rate of India during hot weather season are
called
3. Which describes the geography of India?
A. Monsoon
A. “Gift of the Nile”
B. Loo
B. “Land Between Two Rivers”
C. Norwesters
C. Fertile Crescent
D. Mango showers
D. Peninsula
7. What natural barrier prevented the Indus
4. Define monsooon people from traveling and trading with
A. Large river that overflows its banks in people from China?
southern Asia in winter A. The Himalayas
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B. Rainfall in June to September
D. They had a drainage & water storage
C. Rainfall in winter days system
D. Rainfall caused by western distur-
bances 14. the north-east monsoon picks moisture
from
9. The Himalaya Mountains form India’s
northern border. What is one possible ben- A. non of these
efit of the mountains being there? B. Mediterranean sea
A. protection from enemies C. Indian ocean
B. roads for trade routes
D. Bay of Bengal
C. constant supply of goat skins
D. infertile farmland for crops 15. The state of normal rainfall increasing sud-
denly and continuing constantly for sev-
10. Which option best describes the location of eral days is named as
the Thar Desert?
A. break
A. north of the Himalayas.
B. burst
B. in northwest India.
C. mango shower
C. south of the Himalayas.
D. kaal baishakhi
D. in southern India.
11. The winter monsoon is than the sum- 16. As altitude temperature
mer monsoon. A. decreases, decreases
A. wetter B. increases, increases
B. drier
C. increases, decreases
C. more dangerous
D. decreases, increases
D. deadlier
17. What river starts in the Himalayas and
12. What are called bushes?Small plants are
then joins the Ganges on the plain?
called bushes.
A. Small plants are called bushes. A. Indus River
18. Which statement is true about ancient In- D. Winds blow down from the mountains
dia? which forces moisture out of India and
creates warm, dry winters.
C. Shillong C. Typhoons
D. Panaji D. Earthquakes
29. is hot and dry winds that blow in the 35. Which of the following places would ex-
Northern Plains. perience maximum rainfall in the summer
monsoon?
A. Breeze
A. Mumbai, Trivandrum, Goa
B. Loo
B. Agra, Delhi, Jaipur
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C. Storm
C. Cherrapunji, Mawsynram
D. Luu
D. Kolkata, Patna, Bhuvaneshwar
30. INDIA IS SAID TO HAVE CLIMATE
36. Who are the people who perform jobs
A. TROPICAL MONSOON like sweeping the streets and collecting
B. TEMPERATE garbage in the caste system?
C. EQUATORIAL A. Sudras
D. none of above B. Kshatriyas
C. Brahmins
31. protected the people of ancient Indus.
D. Vaishyas
A. sewer systems
37. Which of the following is the best example
B. citadels
for experiencing equable climate?
C. subcontinents
A. Lucknow
D. monsoons
B. Mangalore
32. Because of its large size and its position in C. Darjeeling
relation to large masses of land and water, D. Delhi
India is called
38. In what way did Chandragupta’s rule dif-
A. a plateau
fer from Ashoka’s rule?
B. an isthmus
A. Chandragupta used force to be sure no
C. an ecosystem one threatened his power.
D. a subcontinent B. Chandragupta used Buddhism to be
sure his people were happy.
33. India is located on which continent?
C. The empire was larger under Chan-
A. Africa dragupta than it was under Ashoka.
B. Asia D. The empire was fairer under Chan-
C. North America dragupta than it was under Ashoka.
D. Europe 39. What is the temperature range of Malabar
Coast in India?
34. What are the seasonal winds that blow
cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet A. 4◦ C
air and pouring rains in the summer? B. 6◦ C
A. Monsoons C. 3◦ C
B. Tornadoes D. 5◦ C
40. In India, the Caste system determined a 45. Which of the following conditions repre-
person’s occupation, social circle and mar- sent NE monsoons in India?
riage partner. This situation shows that
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D. All of these its cloud cover, wind, speed, altitude, pol-
lution
52. Coast of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
D. physical features
Odisha get rain due to
A. Summer rainfall 57. When the snow melts in the Himalayas
B. High temperature
A. the rivers flood, making the people
C. Tropical cyclone happy for the silt
D. Low pressure B. the rivers flood causing widespread
death and sorrow
53. Western Kutch, Thar Desert, Rajasthan,
Punjab recieve C. the land becomes dry and the people
are happy to begin farming
A. Low rainfall
D. the land is covered by a monsoon and
B. Medium rainfall the people are happy for the rain
C. High rainfall 58. The earliest known settlements in India
D. Very high rainfall were found around
A. The Indus River
54. The extreme of Temperature between
Summer and Winter is quite low in south- B. The Deccan Plateau
ern part of Peninsular India mainly be- C. Western Ghats
cause D. Sri Lanka
A. The adjoining oceans moderate the
59. Most places in India experience type
temperature
of rainfall.
B. The sky is generally cloudy
A. Orographic
C. The sun’s rays are almost vertical B. Cyclonic
throughout the year
C. Frontal
D. Strong winds flow throughout the year
D. Convectional
55. The coastal areas enjoy climate. 60. the average rainfall in our country is about
A. Equable A. 120
B. Hot B. 170
C. Humid C. 201
D. Continental D. 50
72. Much of the water from the Ganges, & Bra- 78. Which season is the best fit for rainfall ex-
hamautra River comes from perienced by Chennai?
A. melting ice in the Himalayas A. Hot & dry summer season
B. rain-fed streams in the plateau B. Rainy season or South west monsoon
C. the Arabian Ocean
C. Retreating Monsoon
D. underground springs from the desert
D. Cold/Winter season
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73. India’s climate is called
79. WHICH IS NOT A FEATURE OF EXTREME
A. Polar
CLIMATE?
B. Monsoon
A. SUMMERS ARE VERY HOT AND WIN-
C. Tropical TERS ARE VERY COLD.
D. Torrid
B. ANNUAL RANGE OF TEMPERATURE IS
74. Which is a natural barrier at the northern VERY HIGH.
part of India? C. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS MARITIME CLI-
A. mountain ranges MATE.
B. Bay of Bengal D. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS CONTINENTAL
C. desert land CLIMATE.
D. swamps and marshlands 80. The main types of natural vegetation
75. season starts from December and con- found the world over are
tinues till February. A. forests and grasslands
A. Winter B. tundra and scrubs
B. Summer
C. both
C. Monsoon
D. none of these
D. Spring
81. What natural barrier makes India a sub-
76. The first state to receive monsoon rainfall
continent of Asia?
is
A. Assam A. Indus River
B. Andhra Pradesh B. Ganges River
C. Tamil Nadu C. Himalayan Mountains
D. Kerala D. Gobi Desert
77. Which of these locations would be ideal for
82. the hot weather season starts from
Indians to settle down and live in?
A. middle of march
A. Thar Desert
B. Ganges River B. November
C. Himalaya Mountains C. October
D. Arabian Sea D. non of these
83. Another name for the Indus Valley River 89. Another word for a fort could be?
civilization was/is? A. City
85. the cold weather season decreases from 91. Which of the following refers to calamity?
A. south to north A. Loo
B. north to south B. Mango showers
C. west to east C. Kalbaisakhi
D. east to west D. none of above
86. How were the mountains formed? 92. Part of Mohenjodaro was surrounded by
A. earthquakes in North India a wall. What does this suggest about the
city
B. India colliding with Asia
A. Enemies may attack
C. buildup of snow at high altitudes
B. They liked to climb walls
D. tsunami flooded the lower lands
C. It’s citizens were very tall
87. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune D. It had lots of rich people who wanted
because their privacy
A. Pune is at greater elevation
93. The Cold Weather Season begins and ends
B. Mumbai is a Coastal city at
C. Mumbai is on the Windward side A. December to February
D. Pune has greater vegetation than B. March to May
Mumbai
C. September to January
88. One of two rivers that gets its source D. June to August
high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and
snow. 94. Define a plateau.
A. Indus River A. Land that is mountainous and swampy
B. Narmada River B. Land that is raised and flat
C. Godavari River C. Land that is low and DRY
D. Saraswati River D. Land that is low and WET
95. Which weather season comes during 100. Continental type of climate refers to
March, April and May? A. Climate of a continent
A. Cold weather season B. A country in the continent
B. Hot weather season C. An area which is landlocked
C. South-West monsoon season D. An ares close to the sea
D. Retreating monsoon season
101. Which of the following months refer to
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96. bring a great deal of rainfall and de- retreating monsoon
struction to India. A. March, April, May
A. Summer Monsoons B. June, July, August, September
B. Winter Monsoons C. October, November
C. Annual Floods D. December, January
D. Heat Waves
102. During the southwest monsoon period,
97. As you go to the top of a mountain, what moist warm winds blow from the
happens to temperature? A. Sea to land
A. Nothing B. Land to sea
B. It increases C. Plateau to plains
C. It decreases D. River to valley
D. It goes up and down
103. LATITUDE DIVIDES THE INDIA INTO
98. Temperature is high in India during summer ALMOST TWO EQUAL PARTS
because A. TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
A. Sun rays fall oblique over north hemi- B. STANDARD MERIDIAN
sphere
C. EQUATOR
B. Sun rays slant over north hemisphere
D. TROPIC OF CANCER.
C. Sun rays fall vertically over the north
hemisphere 104. Some of the hottest places in India during
D. Sun rays fall vertically over south hemi- summers are and in Rajasthan.
sphere A. Churu and Bikaner
99. Where does the world’s highest rainfall oc- B. Churu and Jaipur
cur? C. Jaipur and Jodhpur
A. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in D. Ajmer and Bikaner
Mawsynram.
105. Which place below experience maritime
B. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in climate
forests
A. New Delhi
C. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in
Himalayan region. B. Agra
106. What is weather over a long period of 112. What occurs during the dry season of
time? monsoons?
108. national animal and bird is 113. The mountains which lie parallel to the di-
rection of the South West monsoon wind is
A. peacok and lon
B. peacock and tiger A. Maikala Range
C. lion and giraffe B. Satpura
D. none C. Aravali
109. India experiences what type of climatic D. Vindhya
condition?
114. Which place in India experience cool cli-
A. Tropical Monsoon climate mate throughout the year?
B. Tropical climate A. Mumbai
C. Cold climate B. Manali
D. Temperate climate C. Agra
110. Harappa and Mohenjodaro were part of D. Jaipur
what civilization? 115. is a piece of land surrounded by wa-
A. Ancient Sumer ter on three sides.
B. Indus River Valley A. Subcontinent
C. Ancient Egypt B. Peninsula
D. Ancient Kush C. Mount Everest
D. Summer Monsoon
111. The direction to which wind blows is
known as 116. The Eastern and Western Ghats are
A. Windward A. plateaus
B. Leeward B. rivers
C. Eleaving side C. mountain ranges
D. None of these D. glaciers
117. What is located between the Eastern and 123. The plays a major role in regulating
Western Ghats? the weather and climate of the planet.
A. the Deccan Plateau A. weather
B. the Indus River B. climate
C. the Himalaya Mountains C. ocean
D. the Hindu Kush mountains D. movement
118. The world’s tallest mountain is 124. Which of the following state receives the
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highest rainfall during winter months?
A. Mount Crumpet
A. Tamil nadu
B. Mount McKinley
B. Kerala
C. Mount Everest
C. Assam
D. Mount Tetanus
D. Kashmir
119. A-from which month cold weather season
start B-and continues till 125. The hot weather season is also called
129. The Khyber Pass cuts through what B. We don’t know where they settled
mountain range C. We have not learned about their
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A. Up bances which bring rain and snow are fol-
lowed by
B. Fall
A. Loo
C. Author
B. Fog
D. spring
C. Dust
5. Thunderstorms are locally called in As- D. Smoke
sam.
11. OCTOBER HEAT MAKES THE WEATHER
A. Kalbaisakhi
A. PLEASANT
B. Kali Andhi B. UNCOMFORTABLE
C. Bardoichila C. HOT
D. none of above D. none of above
15. THE MONSOON WINDS REACH INDIA IN 21. Cropping season form November to April
THIS DIRECTION is called(winter season)
18. Hot and dry winds which blow during sum- A. Spring
mer in India is called B. Summer
A. Loo C. Autumn
B. Breeze D. none of above
C. Both of these
D. none of above 24. MONSOON WINDS RETREAT FROM INDIA
IN THESE TWO MONTHS
19. In which season their leaves are so beau- A. OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
tiful?
B. SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER
A. Summer
C. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
B. Winter
C. Spring D. none of above
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D. Autumn
27. Allitration of the sentences? summer
comes in a blaze of heat with sunny smiles 33. During which season Flowers bloom
of dusty feet?
A. Spring
A. Mango, sunny
B. Winter
B. Sunny, smiles
C. Summer
C. Sunny, morning
D. none of above
D. Smile, mangoes
34. Tamil Nadu recives rainfall between the
28. The genaral weather of months
A. Summer A. November and January
B. Spring B. December and March
C. Rainy C. June and Agust
D. Autumn D. none of above
29. Months of October-november form a pe- 35. We feels thirsty on a
riod of transition from hot rainy season to
A. Summer season
condition
B. Rainy season
A. Hot summer
C. Fall season
B. Dry winter
D. Winter season
C. Dry summer
D. none of above 36. We use an umbrella on a
A. Autumn season
30. The highest temperature recorded in Ra-
jasthan in May B. Rainy season
A. 42◦ C C. Summer
B. 50◦ C D. Winter season
C. 48◦ C 37. Season of advancing monsoon is the other
D. 54◦ C name of which season?
38. The hot weather season is from 44. Because Pune, India, lies in a rain shadow,
A. Mid-April to July its people have learned to live with:
40. Blossom meaning? 46. THIS PLACE RECORDS THE HIGHEST RAIN-
FALL IN THE WORLD
A. Flower
A. CHERRAPUNJI
B. Colour
B. SHILLONG
C. Nice in smell and taste
C. MAWSYNRAM
D. Rude
D. none of above
41. Hot, dry and Dusty laden winds
47. Which crop is called the white gold?
A. Loo
A. wheat
B. Foehn B. cotton
C. Mistral C. maize
D. Chinook D. none of above
42. We sail paper boats on a 48. The term monsoon means:
A. Fall season A. extreme weather
B. Rainy season B. prolonged drought
C. Summer season C. seasonal winds
D. Spring seasons D. storm surge
43. winds carry moisture with them which 49. These are experienced in Assam and West
bring rain. Bengal during pre-monsoon season
A. Hot A. Thunderstorms
B. Monsoon B. Blizzards
C. Loo C. Ice storms
D. Breeze D. Hail
50. Winter season in India occurs in the 56. WESTERN DISTURBANCES ORIGINATE
months of HERE:
A. May to July A. CASPIAN SEA
B. December to February B. ARABIAN SEA
C. None of these C. MEDITERRANEAN SEA
D. none of above D. none of above
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51. Summer means. 57. Leaves will wither because of me
A. A blaze of heat A. Autumn
B. Snow
B. Spring
C. Rain
C. Rainy
D. Leaves fall down
D. Summer
52. In the second half of October the mercury
begins to fall rapidly in india 58. Rhyming word for sweet?
A. Southern A. pretty
B. Northern B. boat
C. Western C. fan
D. Eastern D. seat
53. What is the meaning of leap? 59. The season when trees shed their leaves
A. To jump High is called
B. Frog A. Winter
C. Bright flame or fire B. Summer
D. A small brown animal similar to a frog C. Autumn
D. none of above
54. What give luscious fruits bright tints to
all? 60. Rhyming word for heat’?
A. Sring
A. sunny
B. Winter
B. feat
C. Autumn
C. comes
D. Fall
D. boat
55. Hot and dry winds blowing during the day
in the northern India are called 61. Luscious meaning?
A. Monsoon winds A. Colour
B. Rainy B. Nice in smell and taste
C. Dust storms C. Rude
D. Loo D. Flowers
62. Which of the following is a Rabi crop? 68. Choose the state which receives rainfall
A. wheat during autumn season?
64. Season of retreating monsoon is the other 70. The low pressure conditions over north-
name of which season? western india get transferred to the bay
of Bengal by early
A. Winter
A. December
B. Summer
B. October
C. Monsoon
C. September
D. Autumn
D. November
65. Summer comes in a heat. 71. Which of these best explains why cities on
A. Blaze opposite sides of a mountain receive differ-
B. Lays ent amounts of rain?
A. cloud seeding
C. Ray
B. the water cycle
D. Boat
C. altitudinal zonation
66. THE FIRST STATE TO RECEIVE MONSOONS D. the orographic effect
IS
72. WHICH THE COLDEST MONTH IN INDIA
A. MAHARASTRA
A. DECEMBER
B. WEST BENGAL
B. JANUARY
C. KERALA
C. FEBRUARY
D. none of above
D. none of above
67. IN THE WINTERS SOUTH INDIA HAS: 73. When does Winter season begin
A. HIGH PRESSURE A. Mid November
B. MODERATE PRESSURE B. December
C. LOW PRESSURE C. Mid-December
D. none of above D. July
74. How does the sun rays fall in cold weather B. High
season?
C. Moderate
A. directly
D. None of these
B. overhead
C. not directly 77. We play in during summer season.
D. none of these A. Paddling pools
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SOON WINDS MOVES IN THIS DIRECTION C. Barbeque
ALONG THE GANGA PLAIN
D. Kite flying
A. NORTHWARD
B. EASTWARD 78. Cropping season form April to june is called
(Summer season)
C. WESTWARD
D. none of above A. zaid
B. kharif
76. In the cold season the temperature in the
coastal regions is generally: C. rabi
A. Low D. none of above
B. The water in the Pacific Ocean gets Which of the pairs given above is/are cor-
colder than normal and causes more hur- rectly matched?
ricanes to form.
A. 1, 2 and 3
C. The water in the Pacific Ocean gets
B. 1 and 2 only
colder than normal, and the flow of the jet
stream is disrupted. C. 2 and 3 only
D. The water in the Pacific Ocean gets D. 3 only
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warmer than normal, and the flow of the
jet stream is disrupted. 6. Match the following: [CPO AC 2003]
2. Which one of the following pairs is not cor- Major Port State
rectly matched? River City A. Jawaharlal 1. Tamil Nadu
A. Gomti Lucknow Nehru
B. Paradwip Port 2. Maharashtra
B. Saryu Ayodhya C. Kandla Port 3. Orissa
C. Alaknanda Badrinath D. Ennore Port 4. Gujarat
D. Narmada Satna
A. A − 4, B − 1,C − 2, D − 3
3. How could La Nina affect weather during
the summer in Georgia? B. A − 4, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
A. It could decrease wind. C. A − 2, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
B. It could increase rainfall. D. A − 2, B − 1,C − 4, D − 3
C. It could decrease rainfall.
7. The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS
D. It could increase temperatures. 1994]
D. cold water in the Pacific off the coast A. stronger than normal trade winds from
of Mexico East to West.
B. weakened trade winds push less warm
5. Consider the following pairs: surface water to the West.
C. strengthened trade winds push more
Tributary River : Main River cold water Westward.
1. Chambal Narmada. D. volcanic activity under water cause
2. Sone Yamuna. changes in the flow of cold water on the
3. Manas Brahmaputra. coast of South America.
9. Which causes the subtropical jet stream 13. How many oceans are there?
to bring cold, wet winter weather to the A. 8
southeastern United States?
19. What kind of weather will the Western Pa- B. decreased rainfall
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cific have during a La Nina year? C. increased humidity
A. Cooler ocean water and drought D. increased temperature
B. Warmer ocean water and increased
rain 25. The main river flowing in the state of
Jammu and Kashmir is:
C. Cooler ocean water and increased rain
A. Jhelum
D. Warmer ocean water and drought
B. Indus
20. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of
Five Rivers’? [Railways 1993] C. Chenab
A. U.P. D. Nubra
B. Punjab 26. Which lists some effects of El Nino?
C. Haryana
A. warmer temperatures and more rain
D. Jammu and Kashmir
B. warmer temperatures and less rain
21. Trade winds in the Pacific normally push C. cooler temperatures and less rain
A. East to West. D. none of above
B. West to East.
27. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is
C. North to South.
a joint venture of [IAS 2009]
D. South to North.
A. Punjab and Haryana only
22. When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold wa- B. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
ter to the surface and bring nutrient rich
sediments from the seafloor, this is called C. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Hi-
machal Pradesh
A. upwelling D. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
B. downwelling 28. The El Nino will cause what kind of winter
C. El zapato weather in the southern US?
D. La Gloria A. colder and drier than normal
23. The ‘Chilka lake region’ lies in between B. colder and wetter than normal
the deltas of: [NDA 2003] C. warmer and wetter than normal
A. Ganga and Mahanadi D. no difference, because it happens in
B. Godavari and Krishna the Pacific ocean
29. Which of the following port caters to the 34. In a(n) condition, the thermocline is
export of Kudremukh iron ore? upwelled towards the surface more than
usual.
39. Which one among the following rivers has 44. ‘Hinterland’ refers to:
the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008] A. continental shelf in the sea from which
A. Cauvery oil can be extracted
B. Krishna B. natural harbour used for international
C. Mahanadi trade
D. Narmada C. land region extending from a sea port
D. abandoned sea port where trade was
40. Consider the following rivers:
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carried out initially
1. Betwa
2. Kosi 45. In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air
3. Gandak pressure reading on the barometer was be-
ginning to drop. What kind of weather can
Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
he most likely expect in the evening?
[NDA 2008]
A. The weather will be cloudy with a
A. 1 only
chance of rain.
B. 1 and 2
B. The weather will be warmer with clear
C. 1 and 3 skies.
D. 2 and 3 C. The weather will be clear and windy.
41. Where does the term El Nino come from D. The weather will be sunny and cool.
and what does it mean?
46. The thermocline of the Eastern Pacific is
A. “The Child, “ due to its appearance down-welled during a(n)
around the Christmas season
A. normal conditions
B. “The Chile, “ due to its appearance
around Thanksgiving B. La Nina
C. “The Kid”, due to its appearance C. El Nino
around Easter D. none of above
D. “The Family”, due to its appearance
47. By which name does the Brahmaputra en-
around 4th of July
ter into India?
42. During a(n) event, trade winds are A. Manas
much stronger than usual.
B. Dhansiri
A. El Nino
C. Dlhang
B. La Nina
D. Tsangpo
C. Normal
48. Angin yang secara konstan melewati
D. Partly sunny
samudera pasifik dari timur ke barat dise-
43. The biggest lake in India is: but angin
A. Dal Lake A. Passat
B. Chilka Lake B. Muson Barat
C. Wular Lake C. Muson timur laut
D. Sambhar Lake D. Passat timur laut
49. How often do El Nino events typically oc- 54. What do you call winds that blow in the
cur? same direction all over the Earth?
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60. Ohio often has the weather that Indi- 3. Godavari
ana recently had because weather in the 4. Mahanadi
United States tends to move from
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
A. south to north.
B. 3, 4, 1, 2
B. north to south.
C. 2, 4, 3, 1
C. west to east.
D. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. east to west.
66. The river basin which is called ‘Ruhr of In-
61. La Nina causes rainfall in Australia dia’ is:
A. higher than average A. Damodar
B. lower than average B. Hooghly
C. average C. Godavari
D. none of above D. Swarnarekha
62. El Nino the trade winds causing the 67. Which of the following are the features of
warm pool to move the Himalayan rivers?
A. weakens or reverses; west I. They are of youthful nature, forming
deep gorges and performing intense
B. intensifies; east
erosional activity
C. weakens or reverses; east II. They are free to form their courses
D. intensifies; east and follow a dendritic pattern
III. They have very large basins
63. Which one of the following statements is A. I and II
correct? [NDA 2003]
B. I and III
A. India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping
tonnage C. II and III
D. I, II and III
B. Mumbai port handles half of the coun-
try’s foreign trade 68. Which of the following statement (s)
C. Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports is/are correct about El Nino?
D. India has 14 major ports and 129 mi- A. The term El Nino translates from Span-
nor ports ish as ‘the boy-child’
B. Peruvian fishermen originally used the
64. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India term to describe the appearance, around
through the State of: [NDA 2004] Christmas, of a warm ocean current off
A. Arunachal Pradesh the South American coast.
C. It is now the commonly accepted term B. warm water in the Pacific off the coast
to describe the warming of the central and of South America
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
C. Narmada-Godavart-Tapi-Mahanadi A. Shyok-Spiti-Zaskar-Sutlej
D. Narmada-Tapi-Godavari - Mahanadi B. Shyok-Zaskar-Spiti-Sutlej
70. What is the windward side of a mountain? C. Zaskar-Shyok-Sutlej-Spiti
A. The wet side that is hit by the moist D. Zaskar-Sutlej-Shyok - Spiti
damp air.
B. The dry side that is downwind of the 75. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini
mountain. are tributaries of which one of the follow-
C. The side of the mountain with the most ing rivers? [NDA 2008]
people. A. Mahanadi
D. The side of the mountain with the rain
B. Godavari
shadow.
C. Cauvery
71. During an El Nino, trade winds are typi-
cally D. Krishna
A. about average
76. Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF
B. stronger
2002]
C. weaker
D. none of above City River passing through the city
A. Nasik 1. Krishna
72. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ B. Surat 2. Cauvery
because it: [CPO SI 2003] C. Ujjain 3. Godawari
A. gets flooded often causing havoc D. Vijayawada 4. Shipra
B. causes maximum soil erosion 5. Tapti
C. forms number of dangerous waterfalls
A. A − 3, B − 5,C − 4, D − 1
D. is not a perennial river
B. A − 4, B − 1,C − 3, D − 2
73. The El Nino is caused by
C. A − 3, B − 1,C − 4, D − 2
A. cold water off the Atlantic coast of
South America D. A − 4, B − 5,C − 3, D − 1
77. Match the following: [IAS 2004] 81. During an El Nino, it rains
A. in the central Pacific
Beaches In India States
A. Gopinath Beach 1. Andhra Pradesh B. in the Eastern Pacific
B. Lawsons Bay 2. Kerala C. in the Western Pacific
Beach
D. in all of the Pacific
C. Devbagh Beach 3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach 4.Goa 82. Which one of the following states does not
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5. Karnataka form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA
1993]
A. A − 5, B − 4,C − 3, D − 1 A. Gujarat
B. A − 3, B − 1,C − 5, D − 4 B. Maharashtra
C. A − 5, B − 1,C − 2, D − 4 C. Rajasthan
85. El Nino and La Nina are two peri- 88. In a La Nina event, the SOI is strongly
odic changes in ocean circulation patterns. and the air pressure in Darwin is than
which of these statements best describes in Tahiti
93. Which of the following peninsular rivers is 98. During normal conditions, the thermocline
westward flowing? is closest to the ocean’s surface in the
A. Mahanadi A. Eastern Pacific
B. Godavari B. Western Pacific
C. Tapti
C. Central Pacific
D. Cauvery
D. Northern Pacific
94. Which one of the following east flowing
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rivers of India forms rift valley due to 99. Which causes the subtropical jet stream to
down warping? [IAS 1998] bring warm, wet weather to the south-
A. Damodar eastern United States?
B. Mahanadi A. El Nino
C. Son B. La Nina
D. Yamuna C. Coriolis effect
95. Which of the following states has the D. Santa Anna Winds
largest number of salt lakes in India?
A. West Bengal 100. Which one of the following cities is not lo-
cated on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC
B. Rajasthan
2011]
C. Gujarat
A. Fatehpur
D. Maharashtra
B. Bhagalpur
96. The correct sequence of the eastward flow-
ing rivers of the peninsular India from C. Uttarkashi
north to south is: [IAS 2002] D. Kanpur
A. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai 101. What causes El Nino and La Nina?
B. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Go- Changes in
davari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar A. the strength of trade winds
C. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, B. Earth’s tilt
Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
C. ocean currents
D. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Go-
davari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar D. the seasons
97. The largest area of change for both events 102. El Nino and La Nina are:
is located
A. natural weather events
A. In the northern US, Canada, and
Alaska B. caused by human activity
B. in the southern US, and Mexico C. lead to changes in weather patterns
C. in the eastern US and Canada around the globe
D. it changes all geographic areas about D. natural weather events but can also be
evenly caused by human activity
114. Without question, ENSO events: 119. In the Australia, El Nino conditions impact
A. Are preventable weather by increasing likelihood of these
weather conditions on the east coast:
B. Eliminate sources of rain
A. a. low rainfall and high temperatures
C. Are really scary
D. Impact everyone on the planet some- B. b. fewer cyclones
how C. c. increased fire danger
115. Which is an effect of La Nina on Georgia’s D. a, b & c
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summer weather?
120. Canal irrigation is most important in the
A. decreased winds
Northern Plains of India because:
B. decreased rainfall
A. the soil is porous
C. increased humidity
B. the level of underground water is high
D. increased temperature
116. Which will most likely result from a low- C. the sources of canals are perennial
pressure weather system? rivers
A. warm temperatures D. the region is densely populated
B. cloudy conditions
C. clear conditions 121. The second largest basin in Peninsular In-
dia is:
D. warm temperatures
A. Cauvery Basin
117. Given here are four places situated on the
B. Godavari Basin
banks of the Narmada:
1. Jabalpur C. Narmada Basin
2. Mandla D. Krishna Basin
3. Amarkantak
4. Bharuch 122. One consequence of El Nino is in
In which order do these places occur from Southeast Asia and Australia.
the source of the river to its mouth? A. stronger Trade Winds
A. 3, 2, 1,4 B. flooding
B. 4, 3, 2, 1 C. strong winter storms
C. 2, 1, 4, 3
D. drought
D. 1, 4, 3, 2
123. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of
118. Most of the rivers flowing westward
the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS
from the Western Ghats do not form
2004]
deltas because:
A. of the high gradient A. Bharatpur
B. Ganga-Godavari-Brahmaputra- A. Atlantic
Narmada B. Indian
C. Pacific C. Mahi
D. Arctic D. Tapti
134. Which of the following is an INCORRECT 139. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong
statement about El Nino and La Nina? rivers originate in Tibet and flow through
narrow and parallel mountain ranges
A. Both occur at least once per decade
in their upper reaches:Of these rivers,
B. Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its
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C. El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a course to flow into India. This “U” turn
cooling of the Pacific Ocean is due to [CSAT 2011]
D. Neither are considered “storms” A. Uplift of folded Himalayan series
B. Syntaxial bending of geologically
135. Which one the following is a correct se-
young Himalayas
quence of rivers in terms of their total
basin area, in the descending order? [IAS C. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the ter-
2003] tiary folded mountain chains
A. Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari D. Both A and B above
136. An El Nino in Australia causes rainfall 141. Which of the following rivers is known
as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
A. above average
A. Godavari
B. below average
B. Krishna
C. average
C. Mahanadi
D. none of above
D. Cauvery
137. If your latitude is close to 90 degrees
142. What is the cause of rising surface tem-
North, you live in which zone?
peratures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in
A. Polar Zone the western United States, and flooding on
B. Temperate zone the Pacific coast of South America?
C. Tropical zone A. the Gulf Stream
D. End zone B. the jet stream
C. La Nina
138. Which of the following rivers flows
through Maharashtra and Gujarat? [CDS D. El Nino
1993] 143. Which of the following river is known as
A. Sabarmati India’s River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993]
B. Godavari A. Hooghly
B. Damodar 4. Paradeep
C. Ghaghara A. 1, 2 and 3
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C. Chambal 158. Which of the following gives the correct
D. Brahmaputra descending order by length of the rivers of
India?
154. What causes the upwelling of cold wa- A. Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
ter forming the La Nina weather phe-
nomenon? B. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Go-
davari
A. Weak Trade winds
C. Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna
B. Strong Ocean currents
D. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
C. Strong Trade winds
159. Among the following rivers, which one is
D. Weak Ocean currents the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]
155. During an El Nino, the shift in trade winds A. Godavari
cause sea levels to B. Krishna
A. Decrease near both Australia and C. Mahanadi
Peru.
D. Narmada
B. Increase near both Australia and Peru.
160. Which weather conditions are associated
C. Decrease near Australia and increase
with El Nino?
near Peru.
A. increased temperature, increased pre-
D. Increase near Australia and decrease
cipitation
near Peru.
B. decreased temperature, increased
156. Among the following areas, the widest precipitation
continental shelf of India is found: [IAS C. increased temperature, decreased
1991] precipitation
A. around the Gulf of Cambay D. decreased temperature, decreased
B. around the Konkan coast precipitation
C. off the Krishna and Godavari deltas 161. Which one of the following is the first
D. around the Palk strait company-managed major port in India?
[CDS 2001, CDS 2003]
157. Consider the following rivers: A. Cochin
1. Ganga B. Ennore
2. Brahmaputra
3. Godavari C. Tuticorin
4. Krishna D. Vishakhapatnam
162. Consider the following: 167. Pada saat Peru mengalami Banyak hujan,
1. Chilika Lake Indonesia-Australia dan India mengalami
B. Jog A. A − 2, B − 1,C − 4, D − 3
C. Courtallam B. A − 1, B − 5,C − 3, D − 4
D. Hogenakal C. A − 4, B − 3,C − 2, D − 1
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B. La Nina
90◦ F?
C. Neutral year
A. 9.00am
D. none of above
B. 10.00pm
173. During an El Nino year, in VA we will C. 2.00pm
likely have what kind of winter?
D. 7.00pm
A. cold and snowy
B. hot and dry 178. Data cuaca iklim di manfaatkan di bidang
pertanian untuk
C. cold and dry
A. menentukan jenis tanaman yang cocok
D. no change in weather
B. untuk mengetahui luas lahan perta-
174. In which state is Jog Falls located? nian
A. Maharashtra C. untuk mengetahui jenis komoditi perta-
B. Karnataka nian
C. Tamil Nadu D. untuk mengetahui jumlah air yang
dibutuhkan tanaman
D. Kerala
179. Match the following: [Asstt Commdt
175. Which are the west-flowing rivers of 2011]
southern Indian which flow into Arabian
Sea? [Teachers’ Exam 1991] River Tributary
A. Chambal and Betwa A. Godavari 1. Son
B. Damodar and Mahanadi B. Krishna 2. Chambal
C. Yamuna 3. Bhima
C. Narmada and Tapti D. Ganga 4. Manjira
D. Krishna and Cauveri
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C. warm and wet 197. Match the following: [CDS 2009]
D. warm and dry
River Tributary
192. Which of the following is not affected by A. Brahmaputra 1. Musi
the Phenomena of El Nino? B. Krishna 2. Tawa
A. Paddy C. Narmada 3. Bhavani
D. Cauvery 4. Dikhow
B. Maize
C. Castor A. A − 4, B − 2,C − 1, D − 3
D. Tea Plantation B. A − 4, B − 1,C − 2, D − 4
193. Which of the following groups of rivers C. A − 3, B − 2,C − 1, D − 4
fall in the Bay of Bengal? D. A − 3, B − 1,C − 2, D − 4
A. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly 198. If you live near the ocean, in a marine
B. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari climate, what kind of winters would you
expect?
C. Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
A. Harsh, extreme winters
D. Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
B. Mild winters
194. One consequence of El Nino is in C. No winters at the beach.
Southeast Asia. D. none of above
A. stronger Trade Winds
199. Which one of the following pairs of sea
B. flooding ports and states is not correctly matched?
C. strong winter storms A. Kandla:Gujarat
D. drought B. Paradip:Orissa
C. Quilon:Kerala
195. An El Nino event occurs when the tropical
ocean surface waters are warmer in which D. Kakinada:Maharashtra
ocean?
200. How often do El Nino events occur?
A. Atlantic A. 2-5 years
B. Indian B. 2-7 years
C. Pacific C. 7-10 years
D. Arctic D. none of above
211. The Naga hills form the watershed be- Select the correct answer using the codes
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tween India and: [IES 1994] given below:
A. China A. 2 and 3
B. Myanmar B. 1 and 3
C. Bhutan C. 1 and 2
D. Bangladesh D. 1, 2 and 3
212. Wet weather on U.S. Gulf Coast during 214. What time of year do these two events
winter, which is usually the dry season- occur?
Fewer hurricanes in the North Atlantic-
Strong winds storms on west coast- A. during the summer when the ocean
Heavy Rains in South America-Droughts water is warming up
in Australia, Africa, and Southern In- B. in the summer for El Nino and winter
dia, Indonesia-Reduced tropical upwelling, for La Nina
causing lower fish catches and coral death
C. during the winter around December
A. El Nino and January
B. La Nina D. during the when global temperatures
C. Normal Conditions are changing
6.1 Soils
1. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of 5. Trees in thorn forest are
India is associated with A. Tall
A. Volcanic rocks B. Dense
B. Sedimentary rock C. Scattered
C. Plutonic rocks D. All of the above
D. None of the above
6. Desert soil found here.
2. This soil can be seen in North Karnataka. A. Western Ghats
A. Alluvial soil B. Middle of India
B. Black soil C. Himalayas
C. Red soil D. North west of India
D. Laterite soil
7. Which of these is not a cause of soil ero-
3. Most widespread vegetation in India is sion?
A. Thorn forest A. Drainage
B. Rain forest B. Deforestation
C. Tropical Deciduous Forest C. Weathering
D. Mangrove Forest D. Grazing
4. is a process by which the nutrients in 8. is formed by the breaking down of
the soil are washed away by heavy rains. rocks.
A. Weathering A. rocks
B. Leaching B. soil
C. Erosion C. food
D. None of the above. D. humus
9. Which of the following types of soil has 15. A mixture of pieces of rock, decomposing
the largest particles? plants and animals is called
A. sand A. Decomposing
B. silt B. Soil
C. humus C. Rock
D. clay D. Mound
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10. The process of digging minerals from un- 16. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay
derneath the soil called . and silt is known as:
12. Which soil has the smallest particles? 18. Which of the following crops is/are suit-
able for growing on laterite soil?
A. clay
A. Cashew nut
B. loam
B. Wheat
C. sand
C. Groundnut
D. silt
D. Potato
13. In Kerala, we can find soil.
19. The process of soil formation is called
A. Red soil
A. Pedosoil
B. black soil
B. Pedosenesis
C. laterite soil C. Pedogenesis
D. mountain soil D. None.
14. Which mineral is used to make electrical 20. HOW MANY TYPES OF SOIL ARE FOUND
wires? IN INDIA
A. Copper A. 1
B. Iron B. 4
C. Wheat C. 6
D. Coal D. 7
21. is a process in which the topsoil is 27. Which soil is called as Regur soil?
washed off by water or blown away by A. Black soil
strong winds.
26. Chemical properties of Alluvial soil con- 32. The soil which is carried by rivers and de-
sists of posited at a place is known as
A. potash A. alluvial soil
B. phosphoric acid B. black soil
C. lime and carbon compounds C. red soil
D. All of the above D. laterite soil
33. are important source of fresh water. 39. Black soil is formed by
A. sea and ocean A. leaching
B. well and river B. deposits of sediments
C. ocean and salt lake C. lava
D. none of above D. none of above
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A. Alluvial A. TAMIL NADU
B. ASSAM
B. Black
C. CHHATISGARH
C. Desert
D. JAMMU AND KASHMIR
D. Laterite
41. What is the meaning of secularism?
35. The main crop of Mountain soil.
A. relating to or supporting democracy or
A. Cotton its principles.
B. Ragi, millets B. the principle of separation of the state
C. Tea, Coffee from religious institutions.
45. Gir National park is famous for its 51. The soil which is formed due to decompo-
A. Tigers sition of organic matter
57. Soil is made out of which of the following? 63. When plants, animals, and other organ-
A. Animal remains isms die, they break down and become
part of the soil. What is this part of the
B. Plant remains soil called?
C. Tiny rocks A. sand
D. All of the above B. silt
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D. humus
A. Clay soil
B. Sand soil 64. What is a synonym for soil conservation?
C. Alluvial soil A. neglect
62. soil is used for making bricks. 68. The team loamy means
A. Clay A. a mixture of soil that contains red and
porous soil deposited by rivers in the re-
B. Laterite
gions of Deccan plateau
C. Red B. a mixture of soil that contains black
D. none of above and red soil in the Deccan plateau
70. is an example of non-renewable re- 76. Which layer of soil is most important for
sources. plant growth?
A. topsoil
A. sunlight
B. subsoil
B. air
C. bedrock
C. Petroleum
D. none of above
D. none of above
77. The process by which the top layer of soil
71. Ranthambore National Park is in the state is removed is known as
of
A. soil conservation
A. Gujarat
B. deforestation
B. Rajasthan
C. afforestation
C. Assam
D. soil erosion
D. none of above
78. Very extensive soil in India.
72. soil is friable in its characteristic. A. Alluvial soil
A. Black soil B. Black soil
B. Red soil C. Red soil
C. Laterite soil D. Laterite soil
D. none of above
79. The most percent of soil found in India is
73. When soil is being formed, the first step A. Red soil
is: B. Black soil
A. weathering of rock C. Alluvial soil
B. mixing with humus D. Desert soil
C. mixing with air and water
80. What term describes the management of
D. none of above soil to prevent its destruction?
74. The minerals from which we get are A. soil exhaustion
called metallic minerals. B. soil decomposition
A. Metals C. soil conservation
B. Non-Metals D. soil fertility
81. Petroleum is used for making . 87. The soil which has high content of soluble
A. Rubber salt
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in? 88. Alluvial soil is not found in which of the
following state?
A. topsoil
A. Punjab
B. subsoil
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. bedrock
C. Haryana
D. none of above
D. Maharashtra
83. Hard rock solid materials that form the up-
per layer of the Earth 89. The soil which is formed in the north-
western part of India is
A. Soil
A. Mountain soil
B. Earth
B. Black soil
C. Rocks
C. Desert soil
D. Roots
D. Laterite soil
84. Which type of soil holds water the best?
90. What is Humus made up of?
A. sand
A. decompose
B. silt B. decayed animal and plant parts
C. clay C. decayed soil
D. bedrock D. none of above
85. is the top layer of the Earth’s surface 91. Black soil is suitable for dry farming as it.
.
A. is formed in heavy rainfall region
A. Soil
B. has less moisture retention capacity
B. Minerals
C. has high moisture retention capacity
C. crops
D. is formed from weathering of crys-
D. none of above talline rocks
86. Which of the following is not a cause of 92. Which part of Himalayas covered with
soil erosion? dense forest?
A. Drainage A. Northern
B. Deforestation B. Eastern
C. Weathering C. Western
D. Grazing D. Southern
93. What causes soil erosion? 99. Choose the correct statement/s:
A. strong wind A. In Odisha, deforestation due to mining
has caused severe land degradation
105. The minerals from which we get metals 111. For growing Ragi and oil seeds, soil
are called . is suitable.
A. metallic minerals A. Alluvial
B. Non metallic B. Black
C. copper C. Red
D. none of above D. Laterite
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106. Soil formation is considered a change 112. This layer of soil that is not very fertile
to Earth’s surface. A. Subsoil
A. fast B. Humus
B. slow C. Top soil
C. no D. none of above
D. none of above 113. soil is found in the Northern Plains,
coastal plains
107. Which state coal is found?
A. Alluvial
A. Jharkhand
B. Black
B. Karnataka
C. Red
C. Gujarat
D. none of above
D. New Delhi
114. The elimination of the top soil is known
108. Black soil another name is as what type of soil erosion?
A. Regur A. Gully erosion
B. Blackberry B. sheet erosion
C. Ruegur C. Rill erosion
D. Black cop D. None of the above
109. Khaddar soils are found in 115. Which of the following type of soil needs
little irrigation as it retains soil moisture?
A. Low areas of valley bottom.
A. Laterite
B. 30 m above flood level
B. Alluvial
C. In river. C. Black soil
D. I don’t know it. D. Red soil
110. found in milk help us build strong and 116. What is a soil made up of very small bro-
healthy bones. ken pieces of rock?
A. Iron A. soil
B. calcium B. loam
C. copper C. silt
D. none of above D. bedrock
A. silt B. Digging
C. Eating
B. soil
D. Drawing
C. bedrock
D. loam 128. The breaking down of rocks is called
A. Texture
122. How much percentage of forest area in
the country according to the National For- B. Decomposing
est Policy? C. Weathering
A. 33% D. Rock and Minerals
129. Which type of soil is most suitable to 135. dead and decaying leaves and plants
grow cotton? .
A. Red soil A. cotton
B. Alluvial soil B. rice
C. Black soil C. Humus
D. Laterite soil D. none of above
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130. The causes of desertification is/are: 136. What is soil?
A. Over grazing A. A tree growing in the dirt.
B. Over cultivation B. Water in the ocean.
C. Deforestation C. A top layer of the earth.
D. All of these D. An electric current that travels
through a circuit.
131. Which soil requires lots of water for cul-
tivation of crops? 137. What conservation method refers to
A. Alluvial soil growing crops perpendicular to the slope
of a hill?
B. Desert soil
A. windbreaks
C. Mountain soil
B. contour plowing
D. Black soil
C. terrace farming
132. The entire Northern plains are made up D. strip cropping
of
A. Black soil 138. The Maithon Dam is on the river
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C. Mountain Forests CURS IN
D. Tropical Deciduous Forests A. MUMBAI
B. ASANSOL
12. Name any four commercially important
trees of the evergreen forests. C. MAWSHYNRAM
A. Bamboo, sandalwood, shisham and D. none of above
teak 17. What proportion of geographical land area
B. Ebony, mahogany, rosewood and rub- is under actual forest cover in India? [IAS
ber 1992]
C. Deodar, pine, cidar and silver fir A. 1/5
B. 1/4
D. Babul, kikar, date palms and acacia
C. 1/7
13. Which of the following has Tropical Rain D. 1/10
Forest?
18. How many species of birds and reptiles are
A. Bikaner there in India?
B. Jaisalmer A. 1, 200
C. Sahara desert B. 2, 000
D. Western ghats forest C. 40, 000
D. 35, 000
14. Which of the following is a famous bird
sanctuary? 19. WHAT IS TROPICAL CLIMATE OF COASTAL
REGIONS IN INDIA?
A. Kaziranga National park
A. very cold
B. Gir forest
B. very hot
C. Mudumalai
C. neither cold nor hot
D. Bharatpur Sanctuary
D. none of above
15. Consider the following statements: 20. Consider the following statements:
1. The south-west monsoon causes 1. Biodiversity hots pots are located
heavy rainfall in the Shillong only in tropical regions.
plateau. 2. India has four biodiversity hots pots,
2. The north-east monsoon causes the i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Hi-
rainfall over Orissa coast during malayas, Western Ghats and An-
winter. daman and Nicobar Islands.
Which of the statements given above C. Red, colour sticky soil, found in the
is/are correct? [IAS 2010] Amazon area
A. Chinook C. 27
B. Monsoon D. none of above
C. Loo 29. Due to which condition India has a wide
D. None of the above range of natural vegetation?
A. Rainy condition
25. What do you understand by the word re-
gur? B. Summer condition
A. Black soil found in the Deccan C. Climatic condition
B. Grey-brown soil found in Russia D. Winter condition
30. Some popular trees of desert forests are 36. Consider the following statements:
A. ebony and bamboo 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical prop-
B. chir and fir erties and is capable of yielding Rabi
and Kharif crops.
C. Teak and sal 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton,
D. Keekar and Babool groundnut.
3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn af-
31. Mountain forests are also called ter sowing in June.
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forests.
Which of these statements are correct?
A. Mangrove [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
B. thorny forests A. 1, 2 and 3
C. Evergreen B. 1 and 2
D. Montane C. 2 and 3
32. Among the following states, in which one D. 1 and 3
is the percentage of forest area to total ge-
ographical area the highest? [IAS 2009] 37. Coastal forest are known as
33. Which type of natural vegetation is also 38. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in
known as monsoon forest? rainfall is:
42. where is the forest research Institute situ- B. Reserved for commercial exploitation
ated? C. Reserved for hunting
A. Dehradun, Uttarakhand D. Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
B. Noida, Uttar Pradesh 48. are the monsoon forests
C. New delhi A. Tropical evergreen forests
D. Periyar, Kerala B. Tropical deciduous forests
C. Temperate evergreen forests
43. Thorn forests receive less than of an-
nual rainfall. D. Temperate deciduous forests
C. a protected area created by using con- 55. What is the climate of Tropical Evergreen
tour bunding Forest?
D. all of the above A. Hot and Humid
52. The mean monthly temperature and rain- B. Cool and Dry
fall of a station are given below: C. Cool and Wet
Month Temperature ◦ C Rainfall mm D. Cool
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January 24 2
February 25 1 56. An animal that can be found in a coniferous
March 27 0 forest
April 29 3 A. Lion
May 30 16
June 29 520 B. Cheetah
July 28 709 C. Skunk
August 27 419
September 27 297 D. Polar bear
October 28 88
57. Among the following places, which one re-
November 28 21
ceives comparatively lowest average mon-
December 26 2
soon rainfall from June to September?
Yearly 27 2078
[Asstt Comm 2008]
A. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
The above said data relate to which of fol-
lowing cities? [CDS 2004] B. Southern West Bengal
A. Ahmedabad C. Punjab
B. Bangalore D. Western Uttar Pradesh
C. Mumbai
58. The western coast of India receive very
D. Vadodara high rainfall in summer mainly due to [NDA
53. helps in quick ripening of of mangoes 2011]
along the coast of Kerala and Karnataka. A. Tropical location
A. Loo B. Nearness to sea
B. Norwester C. Western Ghats
C. Mango showers
D. Himalayas
D. none of above
59. Which tree is not found in a Deciduous
54. What are the lower delta of the ganga and
Forests?
the brahmaputra rivers called?
A. Tropical rainforests A. Ebony
60. Of the following statements about the ma- 65. Most of India’s rainfall is: [NDA 1993]
jor soil types, the incorrect one is:
A. cyclonic
64. MONSOON OCCURS DURING 69. the average rainfall in Thar Desert
70. Which animal is found in the desert? 75. which forest is known for the growth of
A. Yak bamboo and sandalwood .
B. Camel A. Mediterranean
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tant factor in soil formation? 76. Process through which trees and soil regu-
A. Relief late atmospheric temperature-
B. Climate A. Transpiration
91. Taking into account the amount of rainfall 96. Among the following, which State has
occurring from June to September, which highest level of literacy? [NDA 2001]
one of the following is the correct order of A. Mizoram
cities in terms of rainfall? [IAS 2007]
B. West Bengal
A. Kolkata > Ahmedabad > Allahabad
C. Gujarat
B. Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
D. Punjab
C. Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmedabad
97. Which of the following is not a tropical
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D. Ahmedabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
type of soil?
92. In which of the following states, retreat- A. Red soil
ing monsoon has more effect? [Asstt
B. Desert soil
Grade 1991]
C. Black soil
A. Orissa
D. Brown soil
B. West Bengal
C. Punjab 98. TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FORESTS ARE
ALSO KNOWN AS
D. Tamil Nadu
A. EVERGREEN FORESTS
93. Select the correct sequence in the decreas- B. MONSOON FOREST
ing order of contribution to the forest
C. MANGROVE FORESTS
cover on India: [CPO AC 2003]
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
A. Dense forest-Open forest-Mangrove
forest 99. How many types of forests are their?
B. Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove A. 8
forest
B. 5
C. Dense forest-Mangrove forest-Open C. 2
forest
D. 4
D. Open forest-Mangrove forest-Dense
forest 100. The monsoon forest otherwise called as
102. there are almost species of Trees in 108. In the year United Nations conven-
India in which nearly half are Trees. tion on Biological Diversity recognises the
sovereign rights of the states to use their
113. Indian Forests are home to species of 119. How many species of animals are there
animals and about species of birds. in India?
A. 80, 000 and 5, 000 A. 5, 000
B. 80, 000 and 12, 000 B. 80, 000
C. 75, 000 and 1, 200
C. 2, 000
D. 80, 000 and 1, 200
D. none of above
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114. of the total world population resides in
of the land area. 120. Dessert Vegetation is found in the areas
A. 10% of?
B. 20% A. Panjab, Madhya, Parts of Gujarat, Mad-
hya Pradesh and in Parts of Deccan
C. 30%
plateau.
D. 40%
B. Panjab
115. Babul, Kikar and wildpalm grow in this
type of forests C. Madhya Pradesh
118. Kaziranga National park situated in As- 123. what is a national bird?
sam is famous for
A. Tiger
A. birds
B. One-horned rhino B. Peacock
C. tiger C. Lion
D. Asiatic lions D. none of above
124. Which one of the following places ranks 130. What is moving air called
second among the coldest places in the
A. Sun
world? [CDS 2000]
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ceives the highest rainfall during winter SOON
months? [NDA 1994]
A. MAUSIM
A. Punjab
B. MAUSAM
B. Kerala
C. MASUIM
C. Meghalaya
D. Tamil Nadu D. none of above
137. In Which year the Chipko movement took 143. The trees in the forests can survive
place . in both salty and fresh water.
A. 1947 A. tidal
B. 1975 B. mangrove
C. 1973 C. mountain
D. 1982 D. Deciduous
138. The forest are found along the rivers on 144. When did the Chipko movement start?
Khadar areas
A. 1987
A. Coastal
B. 1967
B. Evergreen
C. 1973
C. Riverine
D. 1953
D. Deciduous
145. are also called tropical rain forests
139. Name the animal found in tropical grass-
lands. A. Tropical evergreen forests
A. Camel B. Tropical deciduous forests
B. Monkey C. Temperate Evergreen forests
C. Giraffe D. Temperate deciduous forests
D. Cow
146. HIOW MANY TYPES OF SEASONS ARE
140. Who is the great mathematician? THERE IN INDAI?
A. Sushruta A. 2
B. Arabhatta B. 4
C. Charaka C. 8
D. none of above D. 1
147. In Tropical Rainforest/Evergreen Forests, and its longevity, this tree is considered
which are the most important trees? immortal and is an integral part of the
myths and. legends of India. [CDS 2009]
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158. Some popular trees of thorn forests are 164. The natural vegetation, which have come
from outside India are known as
A. ebony and bamboo
species.
B. chir and fir
A. Endemic
C. Teak and sal
B. Exotic
D. Keekar and Babool
C. Indigenous
159. Which of the following soils is best suited
for cotton? D. none of above
A. Regur
165. Which of the following soils is most suit-
B. Alluvial able for cultivation of cereals? [CRPF
C. Red 1990]
D. Clayey A. Alluvial soils
167. plants can survive without water for B. the air of different densities and tem-
long durations. perature tends to converge towards Cher-
apunjl from different direction during the
177. In which of the following ways can soil 182. Factors that determine the vegetation in
be conserved? a particular area are:
I. Contour ploughing A. Temperature and moisture
II. Terracing
III. Shifting cultivation B. Trees and animals
IV. Crop rotation
C. Location
A. I, II and IV
D. Lakes and ponds
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B. II, III and IV
C. II and IV 183. Why are thorny trees and shrubs found
D. I and III in Gujarat and Rajasthan?
178. Which of the following are true in respect A. Rainfall is less than 50cm.
of alluvial soil?
B. Rainfall is less than 200cm.
I. Generally confined to river basins
II. It has been deposited by rivers C. Rainfall is between 70-200cm.
III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in D. None of the above
potash
IV. It is the most fertile soil
184. Sunderbans are found in
A. I and II
A. West Bengal
B. III and IV
C. I, II and IV B. Andhra Pradesh
D. I, II and III C. Odisha
179. List any one Tropical Evergreen Forests D. All the above
A. Rose Wood
185. In which week of October we observe
B. Kikar
Wildlife week?
C. Babul
A. 3rd week
D. Sal
B. 1st week
180. A change in height changes the
A. Climate C. 4rth week
B. Natural Vegetation D. 2nd week
C. Both a and b
186. Which of the following is recognised as a
D. None of the above
season by the meteorological department
181. which type of climate is present in conif- of India?
erous forests
A. Cold weather
A. cold and dry
B. Hot weather
B. cold and chilly
C. hot and humid C. Retreating monsoon
D. none of above D. North-eastern monsoon
187. During the monsoon season rainfall de- 192. In which season is the frequency of trop-
creases from the Ganga delta to the Pun- ical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maxi-
jab plains. It is because: mum? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1991]
Which of these are correct statements? 201. Which of the following factors does not
[NDA 2001] have influence on the Indian climate?
A. 1, 2 and 3 A. Presence of Indian Ocean
B. 1 and 2 B. Nearness to equator
C. 1 and 3 C. Monsoons
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197. With reference to India, which one of the
predominantly in
following statements is not correct? [IAS
2002] A. West Bengal and Assam
A. About one-third of the area of the coun- B. Deccan Plateau
try records more than 750 millimetres of C. Gujarat and Maharashtra
annual rainfall. D. Kerala and Karnataka
B. The dominant source of irrigation in
203. With reference to Indian forests, consider
the country is wells
the following pairs:
C. Alluvial soil is the predominant type of 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests
soil in the northern plains of the country Sandalwood (Santalum album)
D. The mountain areas account for about 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests:(Shorea
thirty percent of the surface area of the robusta)
country 3. Tropical Thorn Forests:Shisham (Dal-
beigia sissoo)
198. In which direction does the wind blow
Which of the pairs given above is/are cor-
during south west monsoon season?
rectly matched? [IAS 2001]
A. Land to sea A. 1 only
B. Sea to Land B. 1 and 2 only
C. Both A and B C. 2 and 3 only
D. None of these D. 1, 2 and 3
199. The climate of India is: [UP PCS 1994] 204. which forest is Known as ‘ Monsoon For-
est’?
A. tropical climate
A. Tropical Evergreen Forest
B. sub-tropical climate
B. Tropical Deciduous Forest
C. savanna type of climate
C. Desert Vegetation
D. subtropical monsoon
D. Mountain Vegetation
200. What can be found in the higher latitudes 205. trees are the most prominent of the
of the northern hemisphere Alpine forest
A. Mahogany trees A. Mangrove
B. Ebony trees B. coniferous
C. Coniferous trees C. coconut
D. Rosewood trees D. teak
206. What is the % of rainfall received by In- 211. Kikar and date are found in Forests
dia from Southwest monsoon A. Tidal Forests
B. Bhangar C. Chennai
D. Kolkata
C. Bhabar
D. Regur 214. Forests provide us with products such as-
A. phone
209. The significance of forest lies in the fact
B. utensils
that they modify the local and control
the erosion. C. plastics
A. Climate and soil D. Medicine
C. None of the above 220. The pulp and wood of Mountain forests
D. Rubber and timber trees are used to make-
A. paper
217. Which one of the following shows the cor-
rect sequence of places in descending or- B. Fabrics
der of the average summer rainfall? [CDS C. furniture
1993] D. spices
A. Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Chera-
221. Which one of the following types of veg-
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punji
etation is referred as Monsoon forest?
B. Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Alla-
habad A. Tropical Dry-evergreen forests
Which of the statements given above are C. forests lower the temperature of the
correct? environment
A. 1 and 2 D. forests prevent soil erosion
B. 1, 3 and 4
240. Climate of India is labelled as
C. 2 and 3
A. Tropical humid
D. 2 and 4
B. Equatorial climate
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235. Choose any 2 trees famous for their soft
& white wood- C. Temperate climate
252. Which is the most important tree in 258. In the coastal and dry regions, rows of
Mountain vegetation? trees are planted to check the wind move-
A. Sandalwood ment to protect soil cover, this process is
known as
B. Sal
A. Contour Barriers
C. Mahogany
B. Terrace Cultivation
D. Rosewood
C. shelter belts
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253. What kind of forests are found in An- D. mulching
daman and Nicobar Islands?
259. is the most common tree in the tidal
A. deciduous forests forests.
B. thorny forests A. Coniferous trees
C. tidal forests B. Sundari
D. tropical rain forests C. Sandalwood
254. Tropical evergreen forests are found in ar- D. none of these
eas with more than cm rainfall. 260. Match the following:
A. 250
A. Alluvial Soil 1. Cotton
B. 300 B. Black Soil 2. Rice
C. 175 C. Brown Soil 3. Tea
D. 200 D. Red Soil 4. Wheat
263. A watershed is- 268. Tidal forests are found in and around
A. tank to collect water A. Desert
274. Western disturbances cause snowfall in 279. Which city has the longest day in the
month of June?
A. Jammu and Kashmir A. Delhi
B. Punjab B. Kolkata
C. Assam C. Chennai
D. Bangalore
D. Kerala
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280. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic
275. Thorny shrubs and scrubs grow in area of feature of: [IAS 2004]
A. Heavy rainfall A. Chhotanagpur plateau
B. Low rainfall B. Khasi hills
C. Moderate rainfall C. Eastern Ghats
D. None of the above D. Kuchchh
285. Agriculture in India is dependent on? C. elephants are found in Tamil Nadu and
A. rains Kerala
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D. (d) none of these A. differential heating of land and sea
B. cold winds of Central Asia
296. Find out the name of our National tree.
C. great uniformity of temperature
A. Ashoka
D. None of these
B. Neem
302. vegetation Found at height of 1, 500 to
C. Peepal 2, 500 Metres
D. Banyan A. Grasslands
B. Meadows
297. M6nsoon retreat is marked by: [UP PCS
1995] C. Coniferous Forests
1. clear sky D. none of above
2. high pressure conditions at the Bay 303. Choose the correct options:Our country
of Bengal India is one of the (a) mega bio-
3. rise in temperature on land diversity countries of the world with
A. 1 only about (b) plant species and (c) an-
imal species.
B. 1 and 2
A. 10, (b) 47, 000, (c) 50, 000
C. 2 and 3
B. 12, (b) 57, 000, (c) 90, 000
D. 1, 2 and 3
C. 12, (b) 47, 000, (c) 90, 000
298. Which tree is fine grained and is termite D. none of above
resistant?
304. large eco system is called
A. Khair A. biomes
B. Eucalyptus B. desert
C. Ebony C. forest
D. Khair D. grassland
305. BABUL AND KIKAR ARE MAIN TREES
299. Cactus is a plant
FOUND IN THE FOREST
A. Xerophyte
A. DESERT
B. hygrophytes B. MOUNTAIN
C. mesophyte C. MANGROVE
D. tropophyte D. MONSOON
A. Monsoon type 1. Interior Penin- 314. In May-June each year, the monsoon
with dry summer sula winds approach the southern tip of India
B. Monsoon type 2. Indian Plain from: [IFS 1990]
with dry winter A. northly direction
C. Monsoon type 3. S. E. Coast
B. north-easterly direction
with short dry
season C. north-westerly direction
D. Semi-Arid Steppe 4. Western Coast D. south-westerly direction
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316. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the por- C. Eagle
tion remaining above the sea level is: D. Indian Hornbill
A. 1/10th
322. Most of the floods in the lowlands of N.
B. 1/9th India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are as-
C. 1/6th sociated with:
D. 1/5 th A. easterly depression
320. In tropical Deciduous Forests For how 325. Deforestation results in:
much weeks does the trees shed their 1. flora destruction
leaves? 2. fauna destruction
A. Seven-Eight weeks 3. ecological disbalance
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B. 1 and 2
B. 2 only C. 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3
D. Neither 1 nor 2 337. ALPINE VEGETATION IS FOUND IN
336. Consider the following pairs: FOREST
A. MOUNTAIN
Tree:Location of its natural habitat B. DESERT
8. Ebony, Mahogany and Rosewood 14. What is Gir forest famous for?
A. Evergreen Forest A. Tiger
B. Deciduous Forest B. Deer
C. Thorny Forest C. Asiatic Lion
D. none of above D. none of above
10. Where is Jim Corbett National Park? 16. Degrading of wildlife is due to
A. Rajasthan A. Loss of tiger, plants and micro organ-
ism
B. Uttarkhand
B. Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Cli-
C. Assam
matic change
D. none of above
C. Loss of Ice cover region
11. Forests are grown naturally, hence they D. None of the above
are also called
17. Where is Kanha National Park?
A. Factory outlet
A. Assam
B. natural vegetation
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. artificial resource
C. Kerala
D. none of these
D. none of above
12. Forests that receive very heavy rainfall
are called 18. A forest is a large area covered with
A. Deciduous Forest A. ice
B. Evergreen Forest B. trees
C. Coniferous Forest C. water
D. Mountain Forest D. none of above
19. These Forests have trees that have cones C. Social Forestry
and needle-shaped leaves D. All of the above
A. Thorny Forests
25. These forests are found in the area that
B. Evergreen Forest receives scanty rainfall
C. Coniferous A. Rain Forests
D. Deciduous Forest B. Mountain Forest
C. Thorny Forest
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20. The Rhino Project has been implemented in
which place? D. None of these
A. Kaziranga 26. Deciduous Forests trees
B. Jim Corbett A. shed their leaves to prevent loss of wa-
C. Kanha ter during warm weather
B. do not shed their leaves
D. none of above
C. grow more leaves to prevent loss of
21. Chir, Deodar, Fir and Spruce are important water
trees of which forest? D. None of these
A. Coniferous
27. Which of the following is not a forest prod-
B. Tidal uct?
C. Evergreen A. Honey
D. none of above B. Gum
31. Is the conservation of forest and wildlife 33. The Sunderbans in West Bengal are home
an integral part in today’s developing to
world?
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1. What is the rank of india in aquaculture? 5. Where is manganese mainly found?
A. 1 A. Madhya pradesh
B. 2 B. Tamil Nadu
C. 3 C. Jammu &kashimir
D. none of above D. none of above
2. Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 6. Which one of the following type of re-
source is iron ore?
A. then we won’t have any fossil fuels if
A. Renewable
we burn them all
B. Biotic
B. They can get extremely hot
C. Flow
C. Increases the amount of greenhouse
gases in the air D. Non-renewable
D. this would destroy fossils 7. Resources are generally classified into?
A. Aluminium A. Iron
B. Steel B. Aluminium
C. Copper C. Petroleum
D. none of above D. Platinum
21. The careful use of a resource is 27. Resources which are replaced continuously
A. recycling are
A. Renewable resources
B. pollution
B. New resources
C. depositing
C. Non renewable resources
D. conservation
D. Wild life
22. A gas which is found along with petroleum
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28. Which one of these are natural resource
A. Carbon dioxide
A. Oil
B. Water gas
B. Sharpener
C. Natural gas
C. Pencil
D. Producer gas D. Eraser
23. Which one of these are water resource 29. Which is a Natural Resource
A. Rain A. Sunlight
B. Wind B. Computers
C. Air C. Cars
D. Breeze D. Roofs
24. What does “clean” mean for energy 30. What refers to independent people in a
sources? democratic form of government?
A. not dirty A. Sovereign
B. does not create pollution B. Ideal
C. creates pollution C. Polity
D. smells good D. Trafficking
25. Resources that take long geological time 31. Which state is the largest producer of man-
for their formation are called: ganese?
A. Karnataka
A. Renewable resources
B. Jharkhand
B. Reserve
C. Madhya Pradesh
C. Community resources
D. Orissa
D. Non-renewable resources
32. Which of the following geological structure
26. State governments have authority to of India is devoid of minerals of economic
make rules on subjects of use?
A. Asian concern A. Vast alluvial plain
B. National concern B. Chhota Nagpur plateau region
C. Both of these C. Peninsular plateau
D. None of these D. North-Western region
33. Which one of these are man made resource C. National Mineral Development Corpo-
A. Trees ration (NMDC)
38. In India, systematic surveying, prospect- 43. The impure form of minerals is known as
ing, and exploration for minerals is not
undertaken by which of the following
A. Metallic
agency?
B. Mining
A. Geological Survey of India (GSI)
B. Oil and Natural Gas Commission C. Ore
(ONGC) D. Copper
44. We find mineral in Gujarat 50. Which one of the following is not a metallic
A. Mica mineral?
A. Iron ore
B. Petroleum
B. Plastic
C. Gold
C. Manganese
D. Copper
D. Bauxite
45. Which things are natural resources
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51. Most of the water we use come from
A. Plants
A. Sea
B. Sun
B. Ocean
C. Minerals
C. Rain
D. All of the above
D. Hills
46. We get Kerosene From
52. What is biomass?
A. Coal
A. energy from the sun
B. Natural Gas
B. energy from water
C. Petroleum
C. energy from wind
D. Sunlight
D. energy from plant and animal waste
47. Which one of the following state has major
53. The south-west plateau region is rich in
oilfields?
which of the following minerals?
A. Bihar
A. Silver
B. Rajasthan B. Mica and Graphite
C. Assam C. Ferrous metals and bauxite
D. Haryana D. Anthracite coal
48. Alternative energy is 54. Which is the richest state in India in terms
A. Generated by natural resources and is of mineral wealth
renewable A. Goa
B. man made B. Maharashtra
C. nonrenewable C. Karnataka
D. gross D. Rajasthan
49. Which soil is formed by the break down of 55. When did the King of Nepal finally take
rocks rich in iron? over as the head of government?
A. Black A. February, 2002
B. Red B. February, 2005
C. Alluvial C. February, 2007
D. Desert D. April, 2003
56. Which of the following regions is not asso- 62. Country’s electricity is based on
ciated with the availability of petroleum? A. coal
61. Which of the following fuels leaves a 67. refers to all kinds of birds and animals
residue on burning that are found in the wild
A. LPG A. Forest
B. CNG B. Wildlife
C. Coal C. Natural Resources
D. Petrol D. Non-renewable resources
68. Coal often forms where once there was C. they can be found underground
swamps. What characteristic of swamps D. none of above
is important to the formation of coal?
A. High Temperature 74. India is the largest producer of in the
world
B. Abundant Plant Life
A. Coal
C. Frequent Rains
B. Gold
D. Reptile Predators
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C. Petroleum
69. Choose the types of soil D. Mica
A. Black
75. By which time had the nationalist move-
B. Red ment gained momentum?
C. Alluvial A. Beginning of 20th century
D. All of the above B. Middle of 20th century
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8.1 Agriculture and its types
1. Which one of the following is a coarse 5. Which are the two main beverage crops
grain? produced in India?
A. Wheat A. Sugarcane and oil seeds
B. Rice B. Tea and coffee
C. Pulses C. Jowar and Bajra
D. Millets D. none of above
2. almost per cent of our working popu- 6. what is the king of fruits
lation is engaged in agriculture . A. mango
A. 23 B. apple
B. 57 C. banna
C. 75 D. pineapple
D. 30
7. The largest producer and consumer fo the
3. The 1st Green Revolution took place in pulses in the world is
A. 1960s A. Russia
B. 1970s B. India
C. 1980s C. China
D. 1990s D. Japan
4. Spices are grown in Karnataka. 8. Mizoram mainly grows
A. True A. wheat
B. False B. sugarcane
C. May be C. sweet potato
D. none of above D. none of above
D. none of above 20. The crops grown with the onset of mon-
soon are crops.
14. People who work in banks, post offices,
telephone offices, restaurants and hospi- A. Kharif
tals provide us with B. Zaid
A. Food C. Rabi
B. Livelihood D. none of above
21. Cropping season form November to May 27. kerala is known as the land of
is called A. tea
A. Kharif B. cocoa
B. Rabi C. jute
C. Zaid D. spices
D. None of those 28. what is raw metirial?
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22. agriculture does not consists: A. any material that satisfy our needs.
A. Fishing B. something that gets spoiled quickly.
C. The basic material from which some-
B. Buissness
thing is made;for example sugarcane is a
C. Forestry raw material and sugar is the product
D. horticulture D. none of above
23. India ranks in the world for fruit pro- 29. In which farming, a single crop grown on
duction large area
A. first A. Intensive subsistence
B. second B. Simple substistence
C. third C. Commercial
25. is mainly obtained from Punjab and 31. Which of the following methods of farming
Haryana enables farmers to grow different crops on
the same land, from time to time?
A. Jute
A. Crop rotation
B. wheat
B. Drip irrigation
C. pulses
C. Crop cultivation
D. none of above
D. Ploughing
26. Fill in the blank:When the crops are ripe, 32. How much of the Indian population depend
the farmer them. on agriculture?
A. Irrigate A. 80%
B. Sow B. 70%
C. Harvest C. 75%
D. Grow D. 60%
37. the other name of jaggery 43. The first completely organic state of India.
A. gur A. Maharashtra
B. arci B. Sikkim
C. thali C. Karnataka
D. sapadu D. none of above
38. Second most important cereal crop of India 44. Which of the following is the main source
of cooking oil?
A. Wheat A. spices
B. Rice B. millets
C. Maize C. pulses
D. Bajra D. Oilseeds
45. Millets are seeds. 51. People in the factory turn raw materials
into
A. Dry
A. Processed items
B. Editable
B. Usable goods
C. Harmful
C. Manufactured goods
D. Healthy
D. none of these
46. What is the staple food crop of sothern in-
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52. From where rubber is produced?
dia?
A. Leaves
A. sugar cane
B. Roots
B. rice
C. Trunks
C. wheat
D. fruits
D. maize
53. This is a winter crop
47. revolution helped the farmers. A. millet
A. Red B. wheat
B. Yellow C. maize
C. Blue D. mustard
D. Green 54. Who announced the introduction of
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjana?
48. Pulses are rich in
A. Narendra Modi
A. carbohydrates
B. Dr. Manmohan Singh
B. vitamins
C. Atal Bihari Vajapayee
C. proteins
D. I. K. Gujral
D. none of above
55. By doing this work, people earn a living.
49. Which country is the 2nd largest producer These works are are called
of tea in the world? A. Agriculture
A. India B. Occupation
B. Malaysia C. Service jobs
C. China D. none of these
D. Japan 56. what is pesticide?
50. is called the ‘king of fibres.’ A. a substance sprayed on crops to keep
the insects away.
A. coffee
B. to keep people away.
B. millets
C. a natural fertilizer
C. cotton
D. a substance sprayed on crops to keep
D. jute animals and insects away.
57. Full form of HYV seeds is 63. Where does cotton grows and in which cli-
A. Heavy yeild variety mate?
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C. The development of new strains of
crops with higher yields. D. none of above
D. Deforestation to provide crops with ad-
75. Monsoon crops is also known as
ditional sunlight.
A. Rabi crops
70. The Kharif crop is grown in the month of
B. Kharif crops
C. None of these
A. March and harvested in July.
D. none of above
B. July and harvested in September or Oc-
tober . 76. Which of the following is NOT a key com-
C. October and harvested in December. ponent of organic agriculture?
D. None of these A. Using genetically modified seeds.
B. Applying manure as fertilizer.
71. cotton is used to make:
C. Integrated Pest Management
A. clothes
D. Crop Rotation
B. cloth
C. both of these 77. Millets are grown in soil of quality.
80. Cash crops in India 86. Which of the folloiwng types of agriculture
is done in densely populated areas
A. cotton
84. The root cause of food insecurity is 90. How many types of farming
A. poverty A. 1
B. climate change B. 2
C. corruption C. 5
D. salinization of soil D. 3
85. are the main crops in Peninsular India 91. Which of the following is a fibre crop?
A. maize A. Rice
B. millets B. Wheat
C. barley C. Jute
D. rice D. Sugarcane
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A. Crops of rice rice
A. china
B. Crops of wheat
B. japan
C. Crops of maize
C. india
D. Crops of millet
D. morocco
94. Which type of crop is sown in winters and 100. India is ranked as the largest ex-
harvested in summers? porter of agricultural products.
A. Rabi Crops A. 3rd
B. Kharif Crops B. 1st
C. Both C. 5th
D. None D. none of above
101. In which of the following crop production
95. is called the Golden Fiber. India rank first in the world?
A. Cotton A. Oil Seeds
B. Jute B. Wheat
C. Silk C. Rice
D. none of above D. All of these
102. The crops grown for sale are
96. Which of the following crop is rich in pro-
tein? A. Cash Crops
115. Which crop is called the ‘GOLDEN FIBRE’? 121. True or False:Many people feel that or-
ganic farming is worse for health.
A. Jute
A. True
B. Coffee
B. False
C. Cotton
C. Can’t Answer
D. Rubber
D. Neither True or False
116. is called the King of Fiber.
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122. The full form of MSP is
A. Jute
A. Maximum support price
B. Silk
B. Minimum support price
C. Cotton
C. Multiple support price
D. none of above
D. Maximum special price
117. between 1960 and 1983 india food pro-
duction increased how many times 123. Which state is the chief producer of
spices?
A. 2 times
A. Karnataka
B. 5 times
B. Kerala
C. 3 times
C. Bihar
D. 6 times
D. Thamilnadu
118. Goa is mainly known for
124. which crop is most important to india
A. cashewnuts
A. rice
B. spices B. wheat
C. rice C. barley
D. none of above D. maizw
119. Agrarian reforms refer to 125. Which of these is not a measure to im-
A. technical reforms in agriculture prove the conditions of farmers?
B. land reforms in agriculture A. decreasing subsidy
C. both (a) and (b) B. providing MSP
D. neither (a) nor (b) C. PIAS
D. weather forecast
120. Crops that are grown for sale are called
126. Apples and saffron are mainly grown in
A. food crops A. punjab
B. cotton B. Hrayana
C. cash crops C. Jammu and kashmir
D. none of above D. none of above
127. Jute is also called the . 133. How many types of crops found in India?
A. Golden Fiber A. 3
128. What is sugar cane processed to make? 134. are also known as coarse grains.
A. Sugar A. Millets
B. Paper B. Wheat
C. Jaggery C. rice
D. Bamboo D. none of above
129. What do farmers in villages do?1. Grow 135. Which is not an example of Kharif Crops?
crops2. Help the family members3. Do- A. Rice
mesticate animals4. Trade goods
B. Jute
A. 1 & 2
C. Wheat
B. only 3
D. Maze
C. 1 & 3
D. All of these 136. is the staple food of most Indians
A. rice
130. Cotton is mainly grown in soil
B. wheat
A. red
C. barley
B. laterite
D. maize
C. black
D. none of above 137. The Government of India announced a Na-
tional National Agriculture Policy aims for
131. is a method used to control the growth rate in excess of per annum in
wastage of water while farming. the agriculture sector with required struc-
A. Crop rotation tural changes and reforms.
B. Drip rotation A. 1%
C. Drip irrigation B. 2%
D. Crop irrigation C. 3%
D. 4%
132. Which state was the harbinger of the
Green Revolution in India? 138. What are cropping seasons
A. Punjab A. Rabi
B. Uttar Pradesh B. Kharif
C. Madhya Pradesh C. Zaid
D. Himachal Pradesh D. All the above
139. Important food, crops grown in India 145. Is cotton a Rabi crop?
are? A. Yes
A. Rice B. No
B. Cotton C. May be
C. Suger cane D. none of above
D. Oil seeds
146. This crop needs 210 frost-free days.
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140. Which type of crop is sown in summers A. jute
and harvested in winters?
B. cotton
A. Rabi Crops
C. hemp
B. Kharif Crops
D. rubber
C. Both the above
D. None of the above 147. is known as the Father Of India’s
Green Revolution.
141. Land reforms was the main focus of A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
A. First Five year plan B. Gandhi ji
B. Second Five year plan C. MS Swaminathan
C. Third Five year plan D. none of above
D. Fourth Five year plan
148. Which type of agriculture is suitable for
142. Tea is grown in India and the UAE?
A. Kerala A. Nomadic Herding
B. Assam B. Shifting Cultivation.
C. Gujarat C. Mediterranean Agriculture.
D. none of above D. Plantation Agriculture
143. The Green Revolution took place in 149. The green revolution was launched in In-
A. 1960s dia in
B. 1970s A. 1960
C. 1980s B. 1947
D. 1990s C. 1950
D. none of above
144. What name is given to the soil conserva-
tion technique used on steep slopes? 150. which of these in not a rabi crop
A. Terrain Cultivation A. wheat
B. Crop Rotation/ Shifting B. barley
C. Terracing C. maize
D. Soil Creep D. oilseed
162. Wheat and barley are examples of . 168. Tinu’s father had used the help of a buf-
A. Kharif falo to plough. What is this process called
B. Rabi
A. Helping
C. Zaid
D. none of above B. Ploughing
C. Agriculture
163. We get coffee from .
D. Domestication.
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A. Seeds
B. Leaves 169. Which of the following is an institutional
C. Flowers reform under the new agriculture strategy
in agriculture in India
D. none of above
A. Expansion of irrigation facilities
164. Rice is a crop.
B. Ceiling on land holdings
A. Food Crop
B. Cash crop C. Use of HYV seeds
C. None of these D. Mechanised means of cultivation
D. none of above 170. While per capita net availability of food-
165. Ramu’s house is in Haryana. He invited grains including that of has increased,
his friends to his house to have food, while that of has declined which may have
they came to play. His friends were very adversely affected the protein intake.
delighted to see all the different types of A. cereals; milk
foods made of because their state pro-
duces a lot of B. pulses; cereals
A. Grains C. cereals; pulses
B. Rice D. milk; cereals
C. Wheat
171. How much land did Shri Ram Chandra
D. Maize Reddy offer to the land-less villagers?
166. sugarcane is grow in . A. 100 acres
A. Arunachal pradesh B. 88 acres
B. West bengal C. 80 acres
C. Rajasthan
D. 90 acres
D. Maharashtra
172. What is the ideal climate for growing sug-
167. Which country is believed to be the origi-
arcane?
nal home of the cotton plant?
A. Dry
A. India
B. China B. Hot and dry
C. Bhutan C. Wet and cold
D. Japan D. Hot and moist
173. Which is an example of Cash crops 178. is the word’s largest producer of tea.
A. Wheat A. India
3. The Rabi Crops are grown in the sea- 7. The Kharif Crops are grown in the sea-
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son and harvested in the season. son?
15. Which State is the largest producer of ba- 17. Agriculture is best defined as
jra? A. the hunting and gathering
A. Rajasthan B. the altering genetic material of plants
B. Maharashtra C. the cultivation of plants/domesticating
C. Gujarat animals
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16. The main food crop of Kharif season is: 18. Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
A. Mustard A. about 200 cm
B. Pulses B. 50 and 75 cm
C. Rice C. less than 20 cm
D. Wheat D. 200 and 300 cm
2. Water demand is high where? 5. During what age the falaj system was
found?
A. Crops is more
A. during the incense age
B. land availability is more
B. during the iron age
C. Both 1&2
C. during the money century
D. none of these
D. none of above
3. Irrigation means
6. The irrigation system was controlled so
A. growing new plants in the desert. that water was used for people first then?
B. using the date palm trees to build A. cattle raring
houses.
B. farming
C. putting water on to dry land so that
crops will grow well. C. villagers
4. What is the moisture depth available for 7. In india rainfall is limited to how many
evapotranspiration in root zone of 1m months of a year?
depth soil, if dry weight of soil is 1.5 g/cc, A. 4
11. Traditional irrigation systems are-? 17. The temperature varies from 5*C in sum-
mers to
A. Cheap and efficient
A. 21*
B. Expensive and efficient
B. 23*
C. Cheap but less efficient
C. 100*
D. Expensive and less efficient
D. 20*
12. Watering of plants through artificial 18. River lift system depends upon
means
A. Natural flow of water, like river and
A. Soil conservation pond.
B. Irrigation B. Dams
C. Soil erosion C. Pumps
D. none of above D. All of the above
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A. Surface C. Sprinkler system
B. Sub surface D. Dhekli
C. Furrow
D. None 26. The most expensive but most efficient
method of irrigation is
21. How much amount of water is consumed A. Sprinkler
for irrigation in Tamil Nadu?
B. surface
A. 86.6
C. Drip
B. 66.5
C. 58.21 D. Basin
24. m3 /s of water is diverted to a 32 hectare 29. Plants are watered in individual pots
field for 4 hours. Soil probing after irriga- through
tion showed that 0.3 m of water had been A. spray stakes
stored in the root zone. Water application
efficiency in this case would be B. surface irrgation
A. 33.37% C. side-roll systems
B. 100% D. tube watering system
30. Which of the following is not a disadvan- 36. is a manmade waterway that allows
tage of pulley system? water to flow
34. What has made irrigation possible in high 40. The irrigation system that adds water by
level areas? flooding furrows is
A. canals A. surface
B. sprinkler system B. subirrigation
C. river lift system C. sprinkler
D. drip system D. trickle
35. One of the advantages for irrigation is: 41. The loss of water from a plant through the
leaves is called
A. crops grow quickly
A. turgidity
B. water evaporates quickly
C. a layer of salt may form on the surface B. transpiration
of the soil can be toxic to plants C. percolation
D. none of above D. irrigation
42. Fishing is the major industry of? 48. The process of water entry into the soil
A. denkmark through soil surface and vertically down-
ward is called
B. grasslands
A. Infilteration
C. geenland B. Percolation
D. greenland C. Seepage
43. Sub irrigation is used in areas with D. hydraulic conductivity
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A. High water table 49. What is the other name for Flood Irriga-
tion?
B. Flat terrain
A. Flow Irrigation
C. Low water able
B. Lift irrigation
D. Sloping terrain
C. Surface irrigation
44. The movement of water through the soil is D. Uncontrolled irrigation
called
50. Applying water under pressure.
A. percolation
A. Sprinkler
B. soil tension B. Surface
C. footprinting C. Drip
D. transpiration D. Sub-Surface
45. Tanks use up large areas of 51. Which the most efficient traditional irriga-
tion method to irrigate the uneven land for
A. water
agriculture?
B. air A. Drip irrigation system
C. land B. Sprinkler system
D. none of these C. Chain pump
54. Flooding an entire field with water and let- 59. The irrigation system that transports most
ting the water soak in evenly. water is
56. Water is pumped from a well into an appa- 61. What happens in drip irrigation
ratus that contains a series of spray noz- A. Water falls drop by drop on roots
zles that spray water across the field, like B. Water is sprinkled on Crops
giant lawn sprinklers.
C. Water is drawn from lakes
A. flood irrigation
D. All of the above
B. spray irrigation
62. What is the best definition for irrigation?
C. drip irrigation
A. Growing high-yield crops
D. furrow irrigation
B. All of the water used by a consumer
57. The average rainfall of India has been es- C. Diverting water from a natural source
timated to be to farm in a place that typically doesn’t
A. 1394 mm have enough water.
D. Modern farming
B. 1094 mm
C. 1194 mm 63. The summers are short and cool, while the
winters are long and?
D. 1294 mm
A. severly hot
58. If discharge required for different crops is B. severly cold
0.4 cumec in the field and capacity factor C. Severly warm
and time factors are 0.8 and 0.5 respec-
tively, then what is the design discharge D. severly pleasent
of distributary at its head?
64. Waterlogging means
A. 0.5 cumec A. contains less water
B. 1 cumec B. contains too much water
C. 0.8 cumec C. taking water away from an area
D. 0.1 cumec D. adding water to the fields
65. In a canal irrigation project, 76% of CCA 70. Water tank is a container used for
remained without water during Kharif sea- A. Distributing water
son and 58% of CCA remained without
water during rabi season in a particular B. Storing water
year. Rest of the areas got irrigated in C. Accumilating water
each crop respectively. What is the inten- D. Disposing water
sity of irrigation for project in the year?
71. Uses a slowly dripping hose that is either
A. 22 %
laid on the ground or buried beneath the
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B. 42% soil.
C. 66% A. furrow irrigation
D. 134% B. spray irrigation
C. drip irrigation
66. Peak use is the maximum amount of water
D. flood irrigation
needed for
A. one day 72. What’s the largest use of water world-
wide?
B. the season
A. Toilets
C. the year B. Consuming
D. none of these C. Agriculture
C. Rahat B. leaves
C. Flowers
D. Chain pump
D. root
69. Very cold and strong wind blows, and pre-
75. The amount of water that plant roots can
cipitation is usually in the form of?
absorb is called
A. wind
A. field moisture capacity
B. air B. irrigation
C. snow C. available water
D. ice D. unavailable water
76. A canal was designed to supply irrigation 78. The frequency of watering is higher in
needs of 1000 hectare of land drawing which season?
rice of 140 days base period and having
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India
9.1 Minerals
1. tea, coffee and rubber grow well In this C. Malachite Ore
soil D. Sphalerite Ore
A. Laterite soil
5. Lignite coal is mined from in Tamil
B. Mountain soil Nadu.
C. Black soil A. Kalpakam
D. Alluvial soil B. Tuticorin
2. Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is important for C. Neyvali
which of the following Minerals? D. Kaiga
A. Copper
6. is the ore of Aluminium.
B. Bauxite
A. Iron
C. Mica
B. Mineral oil
D. Manganese
C. Bauxite
3. Largest Uranium deposits in India D. Coal
A. Monazite sand
7. Extraction of minerals is carried out by the
B. The manesture mines process of
C. The Bherak deposits A. Weathering
D. Zawar mines B. Clearing forests
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B. luster 26. Lignite coal is found in:
C. hardness
A. Jharia
D. ore
B. Neyveli
21. Sandur-Hospet, Baba-Budan Hills, Ku- C. Bokaro
dremukh are regions of iron ore concentra-
tion found in which of the following States D. Raniganj
of India
27. The two type of minerals are and
A. MP
A. Free minerals and to minerals
B. Karnataka
B. petroleum and coal
C. Andhra Pradesh
C. metallic and non-metallic
D. Chhattisgarh.
D. none of above
22. A naturally occurring substance that has a
definite chemical composition is known as 28. is used to make pottery?
a A. sand stone
A. ORE B. tale
B. MINERAL
C. china
C. ROCK
D. none of above
D. SOIL
29. Madhya Pradesh is known for which
23. is the largest producer of diamond power plant?
among all continents.
A. nuclear
A. Asia
B. thermal
B. South America
C. atomic
C. Africa
D. Australia D. all the above
24. is the disadvantage of using hydel 30. Limonite is a coloured iron ore contain-
power. ing about 60% iron
A. easy access A. Reddish
B. cause pollution. B. Orange
C. cevacuation of people C. Yellowish
D. cheap for usage D. Brown
43. Electricity from coal is called 49. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ECO-
FREINDLY?
A. Geothermal Power
A. LPG
B. Natural Gas
B. DIESEL
C. Thermal Power
C. PETROL
D. Wind Energy
D. CNG
44. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated
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in? 50. Largest iron-ore deposits in Asia
A. Mathura A. India
B. China
B. Bengaluru
C. Indonesia
C. Tarapur
D. China and India
D. Kota
51. is the largest producer of bauxite in
45. What is a non renewable energy source. the world.
A. Solar Power A. Africa
B. Wind B. Australia
C. Natural Gas C. North America
D. Tidal D. South America
46. I am a clacium carbonate-non metallic min- 52. Which is one of the deepest gold mine of
eral and I am found in China. Who am I??? the world?
A. mica A. Kolar
B. chinese B. Jharia
C. bauxite C. Raniganj
D. limestone D. Bikaner
47. Largest coal field of India is 53. The mineral iron is primarily used to make
A. Bokaro A. jewelry
B. tools
B. Jharia
C. cement
C. Singhbhumi
D. glass
D. Bailadila
54. Assertion(A):The reserves of fossil fuels
48. Rajasthan is rich in building ? are limited.Reason(R):Fossil Fuels such as
A. Ferrous metals coal, petroleum and natural gas are the
main sources of conventional sources of en-
B. Stones
ergy.
C. Iron ore
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
D. Bauxite rect explanation of A
67. Which country is the major producer of iron 73. Choose one example for ferrous metals
ore? A. carbon
A. Canada B. iron
B. China C. coal
C. India D. diamond
D. South America
74. IS FOUND WITH PETROLEUM DE-
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68. In which place was the first atomic power POSITS.
station started? A. PLANTS
A. Kalpakkam B. NATURAL GAS
B. Tarapur C. BIOGAS
C. Narora D. BURIED SUNSHINE
D. Rana Pratap Sagar
75. Which one of the following mineral is used
69. India Fort is made up of in manufacturing of Aluminum?
A. sandstone A. Iron-ore
B. limestone B. Copper
C. Shale C. Bauxite
D. marble D. Manganese.
70. Laterite soil is mainly found in areas of 76. Where is uranium found the most
Karnataka, Kerala and A. Madhya Pradesh
A. himachal pradesh B. Jharkand
B. Tamil Nadu C. Andhra Pradesh
C. Rajasthan D. Tamil Nadu
D. Deccan plateau
77. Which mineral is used in the manufacturing
71. :Limestone is associated with of aluminium?
A. Sedimentary rock A. Gold
B. Igneous rock B. Silver
C. Metamorphic rock C. Manganese
D. Tertiary rock D. Bauxite
72. On which station out of the following, the 78. Natural gas is used as industrial raw ma-
first atomic station was set up? terial in the industry?
A. Kalpakkam A. Synthetic Textile
B. Narora B. fertilizer
C. RanaPartapSagar C. Fibre
D. Tarapur. D. Petrochemical Industry
79. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRANS- 85. Which power plant is closest to Kakra-
PORTED THROUGH PIPLELINES? para?
80. What are the cells present in solar panels? 86. has ideal condition for producing tidal en-
ergy.
A. Photons
A. Neyveli
B. Protons
B. Tarapur
C. Electrons
C. Gulf of Kuchchh
D. none of above
D. kakkrapar
81. Which of the following is not the classifi-
cation based on Ownership. 87. Which one of the following minerals is NOT
obtained from the veins and lodes?
A. Private sector
A. Tin
B. Public sector
B. Zinc
C. Joint sector
C. Lead
D. Co-orporation sector
D. Gypsum
82. which energy is alternate source of energy
88. Petroleum is referred to as ‘black gold’ be-
for electricity
cause
A. Solar
A. it’is black in colour
B. Wind B. it is yellow in colour
C. Air C. it is valuable
D. Water D. it is used in making jewellery
83. World’s largest tin producer 89. In which state is Kalpakkazn located?
A. China A. Kerala
B. Malaysia B. Karnataka
C. Indonesia C. Tamil Nadu
D. All D. Andhra Pradesh
84. is used to make leads of pencil 90. Rat-hole mining is found in
A. diamond A. Jharkhand
B. granite B. Orissa
C. chalk C. Madhya Pradesh
D. graphite D. Meghalaya
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C. It is the finest iron ore with very high C. Rajasthan, 90%
content of iron upto 70%. D. Uttarakhand, 60%
D. It has a slightly lower iron content than
hematite (50-60%) 98. is the largest producer of manganese
ores in India.
92. is obtained from quartz.
A. Jharkhand
A. Silicon
B. Odisha
B. Uranium
C. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bauxite
D. West Bengal
D. Gold
99. Khetri mines are famous for
93. Sand, gravel, and granite are examples of
A. coal
A. metallic minerals
B. gold
B. metallic elements
C. copper
C. nonmetallic minerals
D. iron
D. aluminum
100. Assertion(A):Coal is referred to as buried
94. Which is NOT a natural resource? sunshine.Reason(R):Coal was formed mil-
A. water. lions of years ago when giant ferns and
swamps got buried under the earth’s sur-
B. oil.
face.
C. air.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
D. plastic chairs. rect explanation of A
95. In which place Nuclear power plant is not B. Both A and R are true but R is not the
located? correct explanation of A
A. Kaiga C. A is true but R is false
B. Narora D. A is false but R is true
C. Kakarapara 101. Which of the following is an example of
D. Koraput metallic minerals?
102. Singareni mines belong to which mineral? 108. Mayurbhanj in Orissa is important for
A. Iron which of the following minerals?
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121. Which one of the following types of ore
A. Manganese found in India?
B. Iron Ore A. Magnetite and Titanomagnetite
C. Russia B. Titanomagnetite and Haematite
D. Bauxite C. Haematite and Magnetite
126. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of 132. Which of the following is the rarest dia-
which crop? mond in the world?
128. State which is the largest producer of 134. More than different types of minerals
Manganese is- have been identified until now.
A. Karnataka A. 3000
B. Jharkhand B. 2800
C. Madhya Pradesh C. 2500
D. Orissa D. 2900
129. Industrial revolution took place in the 135. Cosmetics and plastics are used in making
century this
A. 16th A. Coal
B. 18th
B. Jelly
C. 17th
C. Petroleum
D. none of above
D. Copper
130. Which of the following is NOT a non-
metallic mineral? 136. Assertion(A):The sharp increase in
the consumption of fossil fuels has
A. Gypsum
led to their depletion at an alarming
B. Manganese rate.Reason(R):The toxic pollutants re-
C. Mica leased from burning these fuels are also a
cause for concern.
D. Limestone
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
131. Which is the hardest mineral? rect explanation of A
A. Diamond B. Both A and R are true and R is not the
B. Granite correct explanation of A
C. Basalt C. A is true but R is false
D. Gabbro D. A is false but R is true
137. is the world’s largest producer of di- 143. Mineral deposits in North America are lo-
amonds, gold and platinum. cated in 3 zones. Identify the correct zone.
A. Antarctica A. the Canadian region north of the Great
Lakes
B. Australia
B. the Appalachian region
C. India
C. *the mountain ranges of the west
D. Africa
D. All
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138. Ferrous minerals constitute percent
144. Which one of the following countries in
of the total production of minerals in India.
Europe has the largest deposits of iron?
A. 20 A. Portugal
B. 45 B. Russia
C. 75 C. Germany
D. 25 D. Hungary
141. In which year ONGC was set up? 147. World’s largest reserves of petroleum
and natural gas
A. 1965
A. Middle-East Countries
B. 1956
B. North America
C. 1958
C. Argentina
D. 1975
D. Chile
142. Who owns a third of the minerals in in- 148. One of the following is NOT a physical
dia? property of minerals
A. Andrew shava A. colour
B. Your mum B. size
C. The ppl of India C. density
D. Federal government D. hardness
161. From which mineral is silicon obtained? 167. Petroleum is also known as oil
A. Coal A. mineral
B. Bauxite B. crude
C. Thorium C. both
D. Quartz D. none of above
162. Black soil is in color 168. The larger occurrences of minerals of ig-
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A. Brown neous and metamorphic rocks are called:
B. Black A. Veins
C. Red B. Lodes
D. Dark C. Beds
165. Aluminum is made from which mineral ore 171. Which mineral is used for releasing
atomic or nuclear energy?
A. Gold
A. A. Bauxite
B. Silver
B. B. Thorium
C. Bauxite
C. C. Petroleum
D. Mica
D. D Iron ore
166. Which mineral belongs to the category of
non-ferrous metals? 172. Largest Uranium producer in the World
A. Iron core A. China
B. Manganese B. India
C. Cobalt C. Kazakhstan
D. Copper D. United States of America
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industry?
A. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited D. India
B. Tata Iron and Steel Industry 191. Energy generated from tides are called:
C. Steel Authority of India A. Tidal Energy
D. National Thermal Power Corporation B. Hydel power
C. Thermal Energy
186. Which is the largest producer of
monozite? D. Geothermal Energy
A. Gujarat 192. Which of the following are not the im-
B. Maharashtra pacts of mining
A. no noise pollution
C. Kerala
B. air pollution
D. Tamil Nadu
C. subscidence of land
187. is a sedimentry rock formed from de-
D. surface watewr pollution
cayed remains fo Plants and trees and an-
imals 193. Most of the metallic minerals in India oc-
A. Coal curs in ?
196. Open pits called are used to mine 202. Which one of the following mineral is
stone and gravel used in the electrical and electronic indus-
try?
208. Coal is an example of energy re- 214. Which is the oldest oil producing state in
source. India:
A. renewable A. Gujarat
B. non-renewable B. Maharashtra
C. human-made C. Assam
D. non-ferrous D. none of this
215. India now ranks as a super power in the
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209. Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading pro-
ducer of which one of the following miner- world, that is:
als? A. Wind Super Power
A. bauxite B. Solar Super Power
B. mica C. Hydel superpower
C. iron ore D. Tidal Super Power
D. copper 216. A mineral is occuring substance of or-
ganic or inorganic origin, with a definite
210. WHICH IS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO DE- physical and chemical properties found in
VELOP HYDROELECTRICITY? the Earth’s crust.
A. INDIA A. Fake
B. BRAZIL B. Artificially
C. NORWAY C. naturally
D. COLUMBIA D. Real
212. is used in Neuclear power 218. One of the following is generated from
organic waste:
A. Gold
A. Natural gas
B. Silver
B. Wind energy
C. Copper C. Bio-gas
D. Uranium D. Solar energy
213. This is an expensive metal 219. Graphite is an example of
A. Gold A. Metallic mineral
B. Iron B. Ferrous mineral
C. Manganese C. Non-metallic mineral
D. Aluminium D. Non-Ferrous mineral
220. The largest producer of high-grade iron 226. Which state in india has panitine
ore in the World A. Odisha
A. Non-Ferrous A. Kakrapara
B. Naraura
B. Ferrous
C. Namrup
C. Fossil Fuels
D. Tarapur
D. Precious stone
228. A mineral which is largely used in com-
222. The radioactive elements used in the Nu- puter industry
clear power station are
A. Aluminium
A. Uranium and thorium
B. Iron
B. silicon and graphite
C. Silicon
C. carbon and helium
D. Copper
D. hydrogen and oxygen
229. Windfarms are found in
223. What are Non-Ferrous Minerals? A. Germany
A. Have silver content. B. Australia
B. Have no diamond content. C. New Zealand
C. Have no iron content. D. Greenland
D. Have copper content.
230. We cannot conserve minerals with one of
224. Which is the best quality of iron ore? the following
A. Reduce
A. Hematite
B. Reuse
B. Siderite
C. Recognize
C. Magnetite
D. Recycle
D. Limonite
231. What are the 3 MAIN types of fossil fu-
225. The gas made from organic wastes els?
A. bio gas A. Coal-Oil-Nuclear
B. coal gas B. Coal-Oil-Solar
C. natural gas C. Oil-Coal-Gas
D. none of above D. none of above
232. Which one of the following is a non- 238. Resources that we obtain from nature
metallic mineral? are known as:
A. Iron A. Man-made resources
B. Limestone B. Natural resources
C. Manganese C. God gift
D. Copper D. Forest resources
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233. Which mineral is known as Liquid Gold 239. The two types of metallic minerals are
A. Gold A. Ferrous and not Ferrous
B. Petroleum B. Ferrous and non Ferrous
C. Natural Gas C. Ferrous and un Ferrous
D. Iron Slurry D. none of above
234. Where is the best quality of Mica pro- 240. is the best way to conserve metals.
duced?
A. Throwing away
A. Mysore, Karnataka
B. Recycling
B. Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
C. Decomposing
C. Bhilwada, Rajasthan
D. Discarding its usage
D. Coimbatore, TN
241. What is the energy produced by moving
235. Oil is used to make
water?
A. gasoline & other types of fuel
A. hydroelectric power
B. plastics, DVDs, and tires
B. streams
C. Energy
C. hydrowater power
D. All of the above
D. rivers
236. The oldest rocks in the world are in .
They date from 4, 300 million years ago. 242. is the important producer of coal in
India.
A. Southern India
A. Odisha
B. Northern Africa
B. Jharkhand
C. Western Australia
C. West Bengal
D. Eastern Mexico
D. none of above
237. Tyre and tube industry will get its raw
material from which state? 243. Full form of CNG is
A. Karnataka A. Compressed Natural Gas
B. West Bengal B. Compact Natural Gas
C. Kerala C. Conventional Natural Gas
D. Assam D. Carbonated Natural Gas
244. Which of the following mining methods 250. The process of simply digging through the
would most likely be used to mine salt? minerals that lie near the surface is called
245. Rocks are composed of different kinds of 251. Petroleum and natural gas are taken out
A. soils by
B. sands A. drilling
C. minerals B. quarrying
B. Bauxite A. 10kg
C. Limestone B. 20kg
D. Manganese C. 30kg
D. 50kg
247. is an example of conventional energy
sources. 253. is known as Buried Sunshine.
A. Firewood A. Natural Gas
B. Tidal energy B. Coal
C. Wind energy C. Firewood
D. Geo thermal energy D. Iron
248. Which one of the mineral is a major con- 254. Largest producer of Silver in the world
stituent of electrical industry A. China
A. Copper B. India
B. Iron Ore C. Mexico
C. Manganese D. United States of America
D. Mica
255. Which belt is rich in ferrous metals and
249. The minerals having metals in them are bauxite?
A. metallic A. North-eastern plateau
B. non metallic B. North-western plateau
C. none of the above C. South-western plateau
D. none of above D. None of the above
256. The first tidal energy station was built in 262. Thermal power is electricity generated
A. Germany from
A. Coal
B. Russia
B. Hydel power
C. USA
C. firewood
D. France
D. iron
257. One-fourth of the electricity produced in
263. Which north eastern state has a thermal
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the world is from power.
power plant?
A. Solar A. Assam
B. Hydel B. Arunachal
C. Thermal C. Sikkim
D. Nuclear D. Meghalaya
258. what is black board made of 264. Which of the following is a NONRENEW-
ABLE resource?
A. coal
A. fossil fuels
B. chalk
B. wind
C. graphite
C. solar
D. slate
D. geothermal
259. Metals are usually substances 265. Small occurrences of minerals in rocks are
A. dull known as:
B. brown A. Lodes
C. shiny B. Veins
D. none of above C. Ores
D. Crevices
260. WHICH OF THESE IS AN EXAMPLE OF
CONVENTIONAL SOURCES? 266. Which one of the following is non renew-
able sources of energy?
A. PETROLEUM
A. Hydel
B. SOALR ENERGY
B. Thermal
C. NUCLEAR POWER
C. Solar
D. none of above
D. Wind power
261. Which is the non-renewable source of en- 267. Which of the following is aluminum used
ergy? for?
A. Hydel A. enamel and paints
B. Solar B. automobiles and refrigerators
C. Thermal C. glass and ceramics
D. Wind D. nails and faucets
268. How is brass made 274. Which out of the following states has ma-
A. Mixing Copper with Zinc jor oil fields?
281. Which one of the following is the only off- 287. What is the process in which minerals ly-
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shore petroleum producing region in India ing near the surface are dug?
A. Ankleshwar A. Drilling
B. Digboi B. Off-shore drilling
C. Mumbai-high C. Quarrying
D. Mumbai D. Extraction
282. How many years does it take a sedimen- 288. We must save electricity To save
tary rock to form? A. Salt
A. 10, 000 years B. petrol
B. 100 years C. Coal
C. 1000 years D. iRon
D. 100, 000 years
289. often form at bends in a river where
283. Iron ore and are two important fer- the water flows more slowly and heavier
rous minerals mined in India. materials are likely to settle out.
A. Aluminium A. Dredges
B. Manganese B. Placer deposits
C. Copper C. Seams
D. Silver D. Fans
284. Where is the largest coalfield of India? 290. Ferrous Minerals are?
A. Jharia A. Minerals that contain Iron
B. Raniganj B. Minerals that do not contain Iron
C. Neyveli C. Minerals that have high Heat conduc-
D. Singareni tion
D. none of above
285. Over 97 per cent of coal reserves occur
in the valleys of? 291. Sandstone and Mica are examples of
A. Damodar A. Non-metallic minerals
B. Sone B. Energy minerals
C. Godavari C. Non-ferrous minerals
D. All of the above D. Ferrous minerals
292. Petroleum refineries act as a “ “ for 298. How stainless steel is made?
synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous
A. Mixing Copper with Iron and Nickel
chemical industries.
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D. Copper
C. A is true but R is false
310. Largest producer of Limestone in the
D. A is false and R is true world
304. In Shaft Mining, what is the machine used A. China
for extracting minerals? B. India
A. Shafts C. United States of America
B. JCB D. Mexico
C. Truck 311. Petrolem and its derivatives are called
D. Plough
315. Identify a mineral from the following 316. If you are in Tamil Nadu which power
plant will you be close to?
A. Iron ore
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B. Hazardous Waste D. none of above
C. Hydraulic Fracturing 15. how can reclamation affect land?
D. Hydroelectric Power A. boat
9. reclamation B. eggs
A. windmill C. cultivation of waste under water
B. carbon dioxide D. carbon monoxide
20. By what other name organic fuel is ref- 26. Natural Gas
fered A. Composed primarily of methane (CH4).
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B. Biofuel which do not contain iron content
C. Biomass A. Copper
D. Coal B. iron
C. All Of These
31. fuel that is composed mainly of the re-
mains of dead plants D. Manganese
A. coal 36. electric generator converts what?
B. geothermal energy A. food
C. hydroelectric energy B. purses
D. none of above C. power
32. Fossil Fuels D. energy
A. Removing chunks of overburden ter- 37. Which metals are placed in the category of
races or strips are cut into the side of a metallic minerals
hill or mountain in order to lessen the like-
lihood of erosion or sudden mass wasting A. Iron ore
events. B. gold
B. Structure built on a river that restricts C. Copper
the flow of water up until that point. Used
D. All of the above
for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drink-
ing, manufacturing, creation of electrical 38. Which of the following is a deposit of
energy, etc. hematite that can be mined for profit?
C. A reserve that is being depleted to the A. ore
point where it could be more expensive to
B. anthracite
extract and refine it than it can be sold for.
C. gangue
D. Hydrocarbons that have been formed
from the organic remains of prehistoric D. energy resource
plants and animals and can be used as a
39. On the basis of chemical and physical prop-
source of energy.
erties, mineral resources can be classified
33. Also known as hard coal into how many types
A. Anthracite A. 3
B. Biofuel B. 2
C. Biomass C. 4
D. Coal D. 5
52. how can you explain surface mining? C. An inorganic compound or element
A. a mine that requires no roof support that has a regular crystalline structure.
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tions? 58. Contour Strip Mining
A. Russia (USSR) A. Removing chunks of overburden ter-
races or strips are cut into the side of a
B. Germany
hill or mountain in order to lessen the like-
C. United Kingdom lihood of erosion or sudden mass wasting
D. USA events.
54. In which of thefollowing states are the ma- B. Structure built on a river that restricts
jor oil fields located the flow of water up until that point. Used
for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drink-
A. Assam
ing, manufacturing, creation of electrical
B. Rajasthan energy, etc.
C. Bihar C. A reserve that is being depleted to the
D. Tamil Nadu point where it could be more expensive to
extract and refine it than it can be sold for.
55. Waste management that involves burning
wastes. D. Hydrocarbons that have been formed
A. Hydrothermal Solution from the organic remains of prehistoric
plants and animals and can be used as a
B. Incinerate source of energy.
C. Landfills
D. Leachate 59. Metallic minerals are divided into which
categories
56. A hole in the ground in which wastes are
dumped and covered over regularly with A. 1-Ferrous
layers of soil, plastic, or both. B. 2-Non-ferrous
A. Hydrothermal Solution C. 3-Fuel
B. Incinerate
D. Both 1 and 2
C. Landfills
D. Leachate 60. what is subsurface mining?
57. Minerals A. my new glasses
A. Composed primarily of methane (CH4). B. vertical mining shafts
Formed from plants and animals that were
buried deep within the ocean floor. C. ground level
B. Resources that cannot be replaced. D. soil
D. ready market
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A. A − 4, B − 5,C − 2, D − 1 6. Karnataka
B. A − 1, B − 3,C − 2, D − 4
C. A − 5, B − 3,C − 2, D − 1 A. A − 1, B − 6,C − 5, D − 3
B. A − 2, B − 3,C − 1, D − 4
D. A − 3, B − 2,C − 4, D − 5
C. A − 1, B − 3,C − 5, D − 4
4. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is as- D. A − 2, B − 6,C − 1, D − 3
sociated with: [CDS 1999]
8. Put in chronological order the origin of the
A. nuclear power
following industries in India:
B. solar energy I. Jute
C. hydroelectricity II. Cotton Textile
III. Steel
D. irrigation IV. Cement
7. Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF 10. Which of the following are true with re-
2002] spect to Indian Railways?
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Minerals Mining area
A. 2 1 4 3 A Graphite 1. Bellary
B. 2 1 3 4 B. Lead 2. Didwana
C. Salt 3. Rampa
C. 1 2 4 3
D. Silver 4. Zawar
D. 1 2 3 4
19. Which of the following substances are
A. A − 3, B − 4,C − 1, D − 2
found in the beach sands of many parts of
Kerala? B. A − 1, B − 4,C − 2, D − 3
1. Ilmenite C. A − 3, B − 1,C − 4, D − 2
2. Zircon
D. A − 2, B − 3,C − 1, D − 4
3. Silimanite
4. Tungsten 23. Match the following: [NDA 2008]
Select the correct answer using the code
given below: [IAS 2006] Coal fields of India State
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 A. Jharia 1. Tamil Nadu
B. 1, 2 and 3 B. Raniganj 2. Orissa
C. Talcher 3. Jharkhand
C. 3 and 4 only D. Korba 4. West Bengal
D. 1 and 2 only 5. Chhattisgarh
20. Which one of the following oil fields of In-
dia is the oldest and still producing oil? A. A − 3, B − 4,C − 2, D − 5
[CDS 2009]
B. A − 2, B − 5,C − 1, D − 4
A. Bombay High
B. Digboi C. A − 3, B − 5,C − 2, D − 4
C. Ankleshwar D. A − 2, B − 4,C − 1, D − 5
D. Naharkatiya 24. Consider the following statements:
21. Match the following: [CDS 2001] 1. In India, the maximum part of elec-
tric energy is generated by the hy-
City Industry
droelectric plants.
A. Bangalkot 1. Paper
2. In India, the maximum part of elec-
B. Sindri 2. Chemical tric energy is generated by the ther-
C. Dandeli 3. Cement mal power plants.
D. Vadodara 4. Fertilisers 3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. is
5. Machine tools located in Tamil Nadu.
Which of these statements is/are correct? 29. Match the following: [CPO SI 2002]
[CPO AC 2003]
Hydel Power Located in
27. The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which 31. Consider the following statements:
river in Punjab? [CDS 2002]
1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bitu-
A. Sutlej minous coal..
B. Son 2. Gondwana coal is completely free
from moisture, sulphur and phospho-
C. Rihand
rus.
D. Narmada
Which of the statements given above
28. The first oil well in India was dug at: is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
A. Bombay High A. 1 only
B. Moran B. 2 only
C. Digboi C. Both 1 and 2
D. Naharkatiya D. Neither 1 nor 2
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E. Kota 5. Uttar Pradesh 2. Jamnagar
3. Mangalore
District Rich source of 39. Which one of the following pairs is not cor-
A. Almora 1. Gypsum rectly matched? [NDA 2005] Important
B. Bikaner 2. Kyanite Location (Industry / Mining) State
C. Singhbhum 3. Maqnesite A. Himgir:Uttar Pradesh
B. Koraput:Orissa
42. Match the following: [SSC Graduate Multipurpose River Hydel Power
2003] Project Station
A. Rihand 1. Hirakud
Dam River B. Gandak 2. Balmikinagar
A. Gandhi Sagar 1. Bhagirathi C. Chambal 3. Pipri
B. Jayakawadi 2. Krishna D. Mahanadi 4. Kota
C. Nagarjuna 3. Godavari
D. Tehri 4. Chambal
A. A − 3, B − 4,C − 2, D − 1
A. A − 4, B − 3,C − 2, D − 1 B. A − 1, B − 2,C − 4, D − 3
B. A − 3, B − 1,C − 4, D − 2 C. A − 3, B − 2,C − 4, D − 1
C. A − 2, B − 4,C − 3, D − 1 D. A − 1, B − 4,C − 2, D − 3
A. 1 D. Maharashtra
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D. 1, 2 and 3 A. Tirupur 1. Railway Engines
47. Consider the following problems being B. Udaipur 2. Textiles
faced by the Indian Coal Industry: C. Rishikesh 3. Cement
D. Varanasi 4. Pharmaceuticals
I. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks
in the coal movement
II. Low utilisation capacity of wash- A. A − 2, B − 1,C − 4, D − 3
eries B. A − 4, B − 3,C − 2, D − 1
III. Growing dependence on the import
C. A − 2, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
of coking coal
IV. Administered prices Which of the D. A − 4, B − 1,C − 2, D − 3
above are correct?
52. Match the following:
[BPSC 2011]
A. II, III and IV Thermal Project
A. Dhuvaran 1. Uttaranchal
B. I, II, III and IV
B. Kathagudam 2. Andhra Pradesh
C. I, III and IV C. Neyveli 3. Tamil Nadu
D. I, II and III D. Obra 4. Gujarat
54. Which one of the following states is a Iead- 58. Which of the following minerals are found
ing producer of woollen textiles? [CDS in a natural way in the State of Chhattis-
1999] garh?
A. 1 and 2 only
59. Consider the following areas:
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only 1. Himalayas
2. Chhotta Nagpur
D. 1, 2 and 3 3. Chhattisgarh
56. Which of the following statements are 4. Son Valley
true with respect to iron ore?
What is the correct sequence of these ar-
I. Limestone and coal are important eas in descending order of their coal re-
for smelting iron ore serves? [NDA 2003]
II. More than 20% of the world iron
ore deposits are in India A. 1, 4, 3, 2
III. Odisha and Jharkhand top in the pro-
B. 2, 4, 3, 1
duction of iron ore
IV. Iran is the largest buyer of Indian C. 1, 3, 4, 2
iron ore
D. 2, 3, 4, 1
A. I, II and III
B. II and III
60. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at
C. III and IV [BPSC 2011]
D. II, III and IV
A. Jharia
57. Which one of the following does not have a
B. Jamshedpur
unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
A. Nasik C. Ranchi
B. Koraput D. Lohardaga
C. Kolkata
D. Bangalore 61. Match the following:
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Research Institute
5. Dhanbad C. Jharkhand-West Bengal-Meghalaya-
Madhya Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand-West
A. 1 2 3 5
Bengal - Meghalaya
B. 2 4 3 1
65. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important
C. 4 3 2 1 for the production of [CDS 2011]
D. 5 4 1 3 A. precious stones and building materials
B. Unknown amount of coal lies buried un- 67. Consider the following statements:
der the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond
Trap mines.
C. Bituminous coal is found in both lower 2. Majhgawan is known for its man-
Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks ganese deposits.
D. Gondwana coal is mainly found in the Which of the statements given above
river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
Godavari A. 1 only
B. 2 only C. A − 1, B − 2,C − 3, D − 4
C. Both 1 and 2 D. A − 2, B − 4,C − 3, D − 1
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B. A − 1, B − 3,C − 4, D − 2
A. 3 1 4 2 C. A − 2, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
B. 4 1 3 2 D. A − 1, B − 4,C − 3, D − 2
C. 3 2 1 4
80. Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil
D. 1 2 4 3 fields in:
B. A − 2, B − 3,C − 1, D − 4 D. A − 2, B − 3,C − 4, D − 1
C. A − 2, B − 1,C − 4, D − 3
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B. Steel C. 1 Bn
D. 10 Bn
C. Aluminium
D. Stainless steel 7. India has about internet users
A. 10 Million
4. Which of the following statements regard-
ing manufacturing is not true? B. 50 Million
9. Is famous for its woolen handicrafts. 15. Market is one of the factors for setting
up of industries.
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A. West Bengal
A. locational
B. Kerala
B. sizeable
C. Kashmir
C. natural systematic
D. none of above
D. none of above
10. Indian Software Product Industry is esti-
mated to reach approximately in rev- 16. Govt. of India has provided Tax Holidays
enues in 2025 for STPI. What does STPI stand for?
20. The Bhopal Gas Disaster occurred in 26. is known for its Marble inlay work.
A. 1980 A. Visakhapatnam
21. Which of these is not a large industries 27. Rubber Industry is the example of in-
dustries
A. Iron
A. Large scale
B. Steel
B. Small scale
C. Sports Goods
C. Cottage
D. Textiles D. none of above
22. The industry is a large-scale, mineral- 28. Who is known as father of the Indian in-
based industry. dustry.
A. Automobile A. Mukesh Ambani
B. Cotton B. jamshedji Tata
C. iron and steel C. Lakshmi Mittal
D. none of above D. none of above
23. By what name is Ahmedabad is called as 29. Govt. of India has provided Tax Holidays
for SEZ. What does SEZ stand for?
A. The Cyber City
A. Special Economic Zones
B. The Garden City
B. Special Exports Zones
C. The Silicon Valley of India
C. Software Economic Zones
D. None of these
D. Spend Economic Zones
24. Who is the World’s Largest Ship Builder
30. Where was the first cotton textile mill
A. China was set up in India.
B. South Korea A. Mumbai
C. Japan B. Ahmadabad
D. None of these C. Bengaluru
D. None of these
25. In which of the following countries the
world’s major Iron & Steel Industries are 31. Indian IT Sector contibutes % to In-
located? dia’s GDP
A. Germany A. 15%
B. China B. 5%
C. Russia C. 7.7%
D. All of the above D. 10%
32. Which city is called the ‘Manchester of In- 38. Where was the First Jute Mill set up in In-
dia’ dia?
A. Kanpur A. Madras
B. Ahmedabad B. Bombay
C. Bengaluru C. Calcutta
D. All of the above D. Delhi
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33. Which one of the following is not way to
prevent industrial pollution ern industries?
A. Use clean Energy A. Steel is cheaper.
B. Stop Polluting Water B. Steel is available everywhere in the
world.
C. Plant trees
C. Everything we use is related with
D. None of these
steel.
34. Which one of the following agencies, mar- D. None of these
kets steel for the public sector plants?
40. In which of the following countries textile
A. GAIL
industry is concentrated?
B. SAIL
A. India
C. TATA STEEL
B. Hong Kong
D. MNCC
C. Japan
35. choose one correct option where the iron D. All of the above
and steel industry located
41. Bhadravati is an important steel centre lo-
A. Durgapur
cated at
B. Lucknow
A. Jharkhand
C. Jaipur
B. Karnataka
D. none of above
C. Odisha
36. Where was the First Cement Plant dey up D. Bihar
in India?
42. The goods are packaged and sent to the
A. Madras
B. Bombay A. Warehouses
C. Calcutta B. Factory
D. Delhi C. Customer
37. Coimbatore is famous for D. none of above
A. Iron and steel industry 43. In India modern iron and steel industry
B. Cotton textile industry was started in the year
C. Automobile industries A. 1855
D. none of above B. 1874
C. 1906 B. Cement
D. 1907 C. Steel
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11.1 Railways
1. The monorail was first started in India at 5. Present High Speed Train in India
what place? A. Rajdhani Express
A. Mumbai
B. Vande Bharat Express
B. Delhi
C. Gatimaan Express
C. Kolkata
D. none of above
D. Pune
6. Which is the longest railway station in In-
2. Which zone is the largest in Indian Rail-
dia?
ways?
A. Gorakhpur Railway Station
A. Eastern Railway
B. Northen Railways B. Bilaspur Railway Station
3. Which is the longest track in India 7. What is the length of the Vembanad
A. Delhi to Bombay Bridge? (longest railway bridge of India)
B. Kashmir to Assam A. 5000 metres
C. Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari B. 3309 metres
D. Kerla to Punjab C. 2556 metres
C. Shatabdi Express 14. In which year the first proposal for Rail-
way was introduced in India?
D. None of these
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21. In which city, railway coaches are manu-
factured? D. Piyush Goyal
A. Ludhiana
27. Meaning restless in Bengali it is non stop
B. Patiala long distance train
C. Kapurthala
A. Duronto
D. None of these
B. Vivek express
22. When was the first train steamed off in C. Jamalpur express
India?
D. none of above
A. 1848
B. 1853 28. also known as India’s wonder woman she
C. 1875 is Indian first commando trainer is an ex-
pert in close quarters battle and is in-
D. 1880 volved in training various Indian forces
who is she?
23. How many passengers travel in trains ev-
eryday? A. Seema Rao
A. 700 million B. Nirupama Rao
B. 900 million C. Kiran Bedi
C. 13 million D. none of above
D. 7 million
29. Which train is the fastest train in India?
24. Which State has the highest number of sta-
tions identified for development under the A. Gatimaan Express
Adarsh Station Scheme? B. Rajdhani Express
A. Uttar Pradesh C. Tejas Express
B. West Bengal D. Andhra Pradesh Express
C. Jammu and Kashmir
30. Which country has the fastest train?
D. Karnataka
A. China
25. Where is the Railway Staff College lo-
cated? B. Japan
A. Pune C. Spain
B. Delhi D. Germany
31. Which is the longest railway bridge in In- 37. In which month was the first Indian Train
dia? ran?
32. India’s Non AC Double Decker Train is? 38. Which place is the headquarters of Eastern
Railways
A. Uday Express
A. Howrah
B. Flying Ranee Express
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai-Ahmedabad IRCTC Double
C. Bhubaneshwar
Decker Express
D. Patna
D. none of above
39. Which Railway station, one of the busiest
33. Which is the longest bridge in India? railway stations in India, has got Gold Rat-
A. PAMBAN BRIDGE ing by the Indian Green Building Council?
B. VEMBANAND BRIDGE A. Vijayawada railway station
C. PULASKI BRIDGE B. Tirupati railway station
D. BROOKLYN BRIDGE C. Howrah Junction railway station
D. None of these
34. Who is the Metro Man of India?
40. First international train in India?
A. T.N. Seshan
A. Maitree Express
B. Mangu singh
B. Avantika Express
C. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
C. Sampark Kranti Express
D. None of these
D. Rajdhani Express
35. What is the name of Mumbai CSMT before
30-40 years 41. Which of the following is the world’s bus-
iest metro system?
A. Victoria Terminus
A. Tokyo Subway, Japan
B. Victoria Station
B. Beijing Subway, China
C. Bombay CSMT C. Seoul Subway, South Korea
D. none of above D. Shanghai Metro, China
36. Is wiley celebrated on full moon night in 42. Who presented the first railway budget of
Visakha Independent India?
A. Onam A. John Mathai
B. Buddha jayanti B. Shanmukham Chetty
C. Ugadi C. Lalu Prasad Yadav
D. none of above D. None of these
43. which was the First Passenger Train in In- 49. who is talking in the video?
dia? A. a teenager
A. Siddhi, Babar, and Sultan
B. a young couple
B. Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan
C. a blogger woman
C. None of these.
D. a reporter
D. none of above
50. Which Indian state has no Railway Sta-
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44. How fast is the fastest train in India tion?
A. 100mph A. Sikkim
B. 200mph
B. Assam
C. 99mph
C. Odisha
D. 50mph
D. None of the above
45. Where was the first metro rail started in
India? 51. Which fuel does trains use?
A. New Delhi A. LPG
B. Kolkata B. CNG
C. Mumbai C. Petrol
D. Telangana D. Diesel
46. Which city houses the headquarters of Cen- 52. How many stations are there in Mumbai?
tral Railway?
A. 112
A. New Delhi
B. 100
B. Kharagpur
C. 130
C. Mumbai
D. 115
D. None of these
53. Which of the following is the largest rail-
47. Which is the world’s largest platform? way junction in India?
A. Gorakhpur railway station
A. Delhi
B. Kollam junction
B. Bhatinda
C. CSMT
C. Mathura
D. Kharagpur railway station
D. Allahabad
48. Which of the following Railways line runs
parallel to the Arabian Sea, offering views 54. India’s first railway proposals was made
along the coast? in
A. Central Railway A. Mumbai
B. Konkan Railway B. Madras
C. Southern Railway C. Kerala
D. Western Railway D. Cochin
55. How many times was the Maharanjas Ex- 61. How many people Indian Railways em-
press Train voted to be “The Worlds Lead- ploys?
ing Luxury?
57. Over which of the following rivers is the 63. Which is the worlds first restaurant inside
world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir a renovate broad gauge railway coach?
being constructed? A. Shaan-E-Bhopal
A. Chenab B. Royal Rajasthan on wheels
B. Jhelum C. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express
C. Sutlej D. Maharaja Express
D. Indus
64. Which is the longest train tunnel in India?
58. What is the symbol of Indian Railways?
A. Western Jamshedpur railway tunnel
A. Tiger
B. Panajil railway tunnel
B. Horse
C. Chandigarh toy train railway tunnel
C. Elephant
D. Shatabdi express tunnel
D. Lion
65. Who founded Indian Railways?
59. When did Indian Railway Act Passed?
A. Zhan Tianyou
A. 1888
B. John Stevens
B. 1865
C. 1890 C. Lord Hardinge
60. Which of the following railway tunnel in 66. This building serves as headquarters of
India is the longest? Central railways
A. Pir Panjal Tunnel A. IRCTC
B. Parsik tunnel B. Darjeeling Himalayan railway
C. Chenani Nashri Tunnel C. Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus
D. None of these D. Shatabdi
67. WHICH IS THE RAILWAY BRIDGE WHICH C. Rio Mulatos-Potosi Line, Bolivia
CONNECTS THE TOWN OF MANDAPAM IN
D. PeruRail, Peru
MAINLAND?
A. Golden Gate Bridge 73. Which Railways line runs parallel to the
B. Brooklyn Bridge Arabian Sea?
C. Sydney Harbour Bridge A. Central Railway
D. PAMBAN BRIDGE B. Konkan Railway
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68. Who is a first female locopilot (train C. Western Railway
driver) of the Indian Railways in India? D. None of these
A. Bhumi Khurana
B. Fathima Beevi 74. India’s longest railway tunnel is located in
which city?
C. Surekha Shankar Yadav
A. Karnataka
D. None of these
B. Goa
69. In which city is the Wheel and Axle Plant
of the Indian Railways located? C. Maharashtra
90. Who is the present Chairman (as of July 96. Where is the longest railway platform in
2020) of Railway Board? India
A. Arunendra Kumar A. Jhansi
B. Ashwani Lohani B. Khargapur
C. V K Yadav C. Mumbai
D. None of these D. Kolkata
91. Which of the following railway station has
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97. Who manufactured the Indian Railway?
the world’s longest railway platform in In-
dia? A. Donald Trump
A. Gorakhpur Railway Station B. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Kollam Junction, Kharagpur C. William Avery
C. Bilaspur Railway Station D. Indira Gandhi
D. None of the above 98. When was the first electric train started in
92. Vembanad is the longest lake in and India?
the largest lake in A. 1925
A. India ; Kerala B. 1950
B. Asia ; Madhya Pradesh C. 1965
C. The World ; Chennai D. 1936
D. none of above
99. Which is the fastest train in India?
93. Who among the following is a first female
A. Rajdhani Express
locopilot of the Indian Railways in India?
B. Shatabdi Express
A. Rajshree Sachdev
C. Duronto Express
B. Bhavani Kumari
C. Ritu Chauhan D. Vande Bharata Express
95. In which year Indian Railways Board es- 101. In which year the Mumbai got its first
tablished? Train?
A. 1905 A. 1847
B. 1999 B. 1832
C. 1901 C. 1853
D. 1995 D. 1852
113. Which is not a type of seat in a train? 119. Which Indian railway station has the
A. AC 3-Tier largest number of platforms?
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A. India 120. Which was the first Indian Metro?
118. What is the longest running train route in 124. What is the rank of India in the world in
India terms of length of railroad network?
A. Ajanta-Kanyakumari Express A. Third
B. Ahilyanagari Express B. Fourth
C. Ananthapuri Express C. Fifth
D. Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express D. None of these
125. Which of the following is the longest 131. Name the God who is worshiped in
train route in the Indian Subcontinent? Konark temple?
126. WHICH IS THE WORLDS HIGHEST 132. I am the fastest railway in India, I have
BRIDGE?? been speeding since 1 April 2018, Who am
I?
A. CHENNAB
A. Vande Bharat express
B. RAMESWARM
B. Gatimaan Express
C. PAMBAN
C. None of these.
D. GODAWARI D. none of above
127. Which is the fastest express in India? 133. Which is the slowest train in India?
A. Tejas Express A. The Nilgiri Express
B. Gatimaan Express B. Delhi Shatabdi railways
C. Sealdah Duronto Express C. Madhuri express
D. Mumbai Rajdhani Express D. Dalhousie railway
128. Which place is the headquarters of South- 134. What is the position of the Indian Rail-
ern Railway way in the world according to the length
of rail lines?
A. Bengaluru
A. First
B. Chennai
B. Third
C. Thiruvananthapuram
C. Fourth
D. Secundrabad/Hydrebad
D. Second
129. The Indian railway was found on
135. Which state of India has no railway line?
A. May 1 1845
A. Sikkim
B. May 3 1845
B. Assam
C. May 8 1845 C. Meghalaya
D. May 11 1845 D. None of these
130. Read the Following Railway Headquar- 136. What is the lifespan of the arch of Chenab
ters and Identify which is False. Bridge?
A. South-Central Railway-Secunderabad A. 100 years
B. Central Railway-Bhopal B. 120 years
C. South Railway-Chennai C. 34 years
D. North Railway-New Delhi D. 56 years
137. When was the Darjeeling Himalayan Rail- 143. On which of the following is the longest
way declared as a World Heritage Site by railway bridge in India located?
UNESCO? A. River Ganges
A. October 2000 B. Vembanad Lake
B. December 1999 C. River Brahmaputra
C. May 1997 D. Chilka Lake
D. July 2000
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144. What is the name of present (as of
138. In which state is Konark Temple located? July2020) railway minister of India?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Odisha B. Piyush Goyal
C. West Bengal C. Ravi Shankar Prasad
D. Rajasthan D. None of these
139. Who proposed the first Indian railways 145. What was the size of the Indian Railway
A. Queen Victoria A. 67, 956 KM
B. Lord Dalhouisie B. 60, 313 KM
C. Heythen Hardwall C. 65, 456 KM
D. Greg Mathew D. 69, 388 KM
140. Name the king who built the Konark tem- 146. When did the first electric train in India
ple. run?
A. Krishnadevaraya A. 7th March 1977
B. Ramadevaraya B. 4th May 1942
C. Narasimhadeva C. 9th September 1964
D. None D. 3rd February 1925
141. The headquarters of North-Eastern rail- 147. World’s most luxurious train runs in In-
way is situated at dia.Which train is that?
A. Kolkata A. Palace On Wheels
B. New Delhi B. Maharajas Express
C. Gorakhpur C. Deccan Odyssey
D. None of these D. Golden Chariot
142. Which is the cleanest railway station in 148. Which is the India’s first double Decker
India? train?
A. Rajkot A. Delhi-Jaipur
B. Bilaspur B. Howrah-Dhanbad
C. Jaipur C. Ahmedabad-Mumbai
D. None of these D. None of these
149. The First train on Indian soil ran between 155. Which is the Oldest train in India
Bombay and Thane on
A. Rajdhani Express
151. Where is the India’s Longest Railway 157. When did the country’s first train run?
bridge and what its name? A. 1852
A. Indira Gandhi Bridge B. 1871
B. Vembanad Bridge-Kerala C. 1864
C. Chenab Bridge-Jammu and Kashmir D. 1832
D. none of above
158. Indian railways serve approximately
152. what city the train ran between? how many passengers everyday?
A. Calcutta-New-Delhi A. 72 million
B. Bombay-Agra B. 54 million
C. Bombay-Thane C. 23 million
D. New-Dehli-Bombay D. 10 million
153. Which Luxury tourist Train voted “The 159. Where is the highest railway bridge in
World Leading Luxury” 7 times in a row? the world?
A. Rajdhani Express
A. Mahatma Gandhi Setu
B. Shatabdi Express
B. Pamban Bridge
C. The Darjeeling Himalayan Express
C. Chenab Bridge
D. The Maharajas’ Express
D. None of these
154. Who is known as the father of Indian
Railways? 160. How old is Indian Railways?
A. Lord Dalhousie A. 158 yrs
B. Mahatma Gandhi B. 168 yrs
C. George Stephenson C. 178 yrs
D. Zhan Tianyou D. 180 yrs
161. Which is the longest rail route in India? 167. A platform surrounded by rail lines from
A. Mangalore to Jammu all the four sides, is called
A. dock platform
B. Tirunelveli to Jammu
B. passenger platform
C. Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
C. goods platform
D. None of these
D. island platform
162. What is the other name of Vande Bharat
168. What is the width of broad gauge rail-
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Express
way line in India?
A. Train 15
A. 3 ft 6 in
B. Rail 4
B. 5 ft 6 in
C. Train 18
C. 4 ft 8 1/2 in
D. None of the above D. None of these
163. How many years has the Indian Railways 169. How long is the Karbude tunnel?
been operating?
A. 700 m
A. 98
B. 10, 2 km
B. 100
C. 90, 9 km
C. 167
D. 6, 5 km
D. 153
170. Between which destinations was the first
164. The country’s first train was named as Indian train started?
A. Mumbai Suburban Railway A. From Calcutta to Delhi
B. Red Hill B. From Mumbai to Thane
C. Bori Bunder C. From Mumbai to Surat
D. New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi D. From Mumbai to Madras
165. what city was the first ever Indian train 171. Who is called the father of Indian Rail-
made in? ways?
A. M. Visweswariah
A. Delhi
B. Lord Ripon
B. Pune
C. Lord Dalhousie
C. Mumbai
D. None of these
D. Madras
172. Which film includes a scene covering the
166. Who was the first female railway minis- famous Kakoritrain robbery undertaken
ter of India? by the revolutionaryactivists in 1925.
A. Mayawati A. Rang De Basanti
B. Mamata Banerjee B. Roohi
C. Sonia Gandhi C. Airlift
D. None of these D. The Burning Train
173. When and where was the first proposal 177. Who was the first railway minister of In-
for railway made? dia?
175. Which is the luxurious tourist train run in 179. Which is the Longest train in India
Rajasthan A. Tejas Express
A. Rajdhani express B. Sheshnaag
B. Palace on wheels C. Rajdhani Express
C. Maharaja express D. none of above
D. Golden chariot 180. India’s first indigenously designed
locomotive-less (engine less) train known
176. What is the capacity of an electric train? as-
A. 20 M A. Train 28
B. 30 M B. Train 20
C. 25 M C. Train 18
D. 10 M D. None of these
11.2 Ports
1. Which sea ports is situated on the back of C. Railways
dolphin nose hill D. Waterways
A. Ennore
3. In India the First rail line was laid between
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Chennai A. Bombay and Thane
A. Global positioning system 10. Port Trust of India was founded in the
year?
B. Geographical positioning system
A. 1980
C. Remote positioning system
B. 1981
D. Google posting system
C. 1982
5. Which port did we lose to Pakistan after D. 1984
partition of India?
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11. was declared as the 9th major port on
A. Afghanistan 4th May 1974.
B. Karachi A. Port of Jebal Ali
C. Kandla B. New Mangalore Port
D. None of the above C. Kochi Port
D. Vishakhapatnam port
6. How many modes of transport are there?
A. 2 12. Doordarshan (DD) at delhi established in
B. 4 A. 1960
B. 1959
C. 3
C. 1961
D. 5
D. 1962
7. Which port is located in Goa?
13. Which two of the following extreme loca-
A. Kandla Port tions are connected by the east-west cor-
B. Chennai Port ridor?
16. The oldest newspaper is 22. The major sea ports operated by
A. Bombay samaachar A. State government
28. Which is the biggest port with a spacious 34. What type of roads do we have in India?
natural and well-sheltered harbour? A. Kachcha roads
A. Kochi Port B. Metalled roads
B. Deendayal Port C. Both a and b
C. Chennai Port D. None of the above
D. Mumbai Port
35. Where is Panambur Port located?
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29. Which is the oldest modern port in India? A. Andaman Nicobar Islands
A. Chennai Port B. Kerala
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Port C. Karnataka
C. Mumbai Port D. Kolkata
D. Vishakhapatnam Port 36. Which port was developed to ease the vol-
ume of trade on the Mumbai port?
30. Where is Tuticorin Port located?
A. HALDIA
A. Kerala
B. KANDLA
B. Tamil Nadu
C. KOCHI
C. Karnataka
D. CHENNAI
D. Maharashtra
37. Which is the biggest sea port of the coun-
31. Which port in India was renamed as Deen- try
dayal Port? A. Marmagao
A. Vizag Port B. Mumbai
B. Tuticorin Port C. Haldia
C. Mumbai Port D. Paradwip
D. Kandla Port 38. Which 4 metropolitan cities do the Golden
32. Visakhapatnam Port Trust Is located be- Quadrilateral join?
tween A. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh and Meghalaya
A. Goa and Chennai
B. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
B. Mumbai and Goa
C. Haryana, Mumbai, Kerala, Mizoram
C. Kolkata and Mumbai
D. None of the above
D. Kolkata and Chennai
39. The roads that connects all the metro cities
33. Diamond harbour is located on in India is known as-
A. River Hooghly A. Golden Quadrilateral
B. River Bhagirathi B. Super Highways
C. River Surma C. National Highways
D. None of these D. State Highways
C. Pfwd A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
D. Awd
C. Both
43. Kandla port is also known as
D. None of these
A. DEENDAYAL PORT
49. India has major ports.
B. KANDLA KARACHI PORT
A. 12
C. DEVENDRAN PORT
B. 10
D. GUJARAT PORT
C. 20
44. WHAT DOES THE DEENDAYAL PORT CATER D. 16
TO?
50. A sea port situated near the estuary of
A. Convenient handling of exports and im-
zuari river
ports
A. Mumbai
B. Handles highly productive granary and
industrial belt B. New Mangalore
C. Trade of the states of Jammu and C. Marmagao
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, D. Ennore
Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
51. The importance of communication
D. All of the above
A. It encourages export and import
45. Which is the best means to transport to B. Back bone of agriculture
reach inaccessible areas? C. Create awareness about Govt policies
A. Airways D. It gives employment opportunity to ru-
B. Railways ral women
D. OTHERS A. principal
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B. cheapest
53. The port Tuticorin is in
C. prestigious
A. Andrapradesh
B. Tamilnadu D. easy
C. Due to development of road and rail 61. Sea port situated near the vembanad
D. Due to technical factors Kayal
A. New Mangalore
56. Which is the deepest landlocked and well-
protected port? This port was, originally, B. Mumbai
conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.
C. Kochi
A. NEW MANGALORE PORT
D. Haldia
B. MARMAGAO PORT
C. TUTICORIN PORT 62. Golden Quadrilateral super highways con-
structed in the year
D. VISHAKAPATNAM PORT
A. 1990
57. The meeting points between land and sea
B. 2000
routes where ships are docked for loading
and unloading is C. 1999
A. Beach D. 1998
63. In which year Port Blair was declared as 69. The British used Indian sea ports as
youngest major port in India?
A. Point of development
65. Which is the cheapest mode of transport 71. How many means of transport are there?
A. Road A. 1
B. Airway B. 2
C. Ports C. 3
D. Railway D. 4
66. How many big sea ports are there in India 72. Ennore port built because
A. 12 A. To provide employment
B. 11 B. To avoid traffic
C. 10 C. To avoid accident
D. 15 D. To avoid pollution
67. is used in metalled roads 73. All Indian radio was started in the year
A. Tar A. 1930
B. Iron B. 1932
C. Copper C. 1940
D. Rod D. 1960
68. The total major ports in India 74. Queen of arabian sea
A. 12 A. Kochi
B. 10 B. Ennore
C. 14 C. Ooty
D. 16 D. Blair
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76. The sea route distance between Cape town
and Mumbai C. Waterways
86. Gateway of karnataka 92. Which Port is one of the oldest artificial
A. Mangaluru ports of the country?
91. Subhash Chandra Bose airport is in 97. Which is the fastest means of transport?
A. Delhi A. Roadways
B. Mumbai B. Railways
C. Kolkata C. Waterways
D. Bangalore D. Airways
98. Duronto is a type of 104. An oldest artificial port was built in 1859
A. Tram on the east coast of the India
B. Train A. Mumbai
C. Bus B. Chennai
D. Ship C. Ennore
D. Visakhapatnam
99. Which Port is the premier iron ore export-
ing port of the country? This port accounts 105. A sea port situated near the Mahanadi
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for about how many per cent of India’s delta
iron ore export? A. Paradip
A. MUMBAI PORT, 100% B. Haldia
B. MANGALORE PORT, 70% C. Ennore
C. MARMAGAO PORT, 50% D. None of these
D. MANDAVI PORT, 40%
106. Indian railways is one of the largest rail-
100. Doordarshan established in way system in world Every day trains
A. 1959 run through the country covering almost
kilometers.
B. 1930
A. 11000 and 18 lakh
C. 1932
B. 3000 and 15
D. 1960
C. 20000 and 12
101. It is the oldest and still exist newspaper D. 9000 and 14
which was established in 1822
A. Mangalore samachar 107. National waterway one is on the
river.
B. Bombay samachar
A. Ganga
C. Bengal gezet
B. Brahmaputra
D. None
C. Godavari
102. Kolkata Port is known for its which sys- D. Hugli
tem?
A. Single Dock System 108. Port blair is located at
B. Multi Dock System A. Andaman and nicobar
C. Twin Dock System B. Lakshadweep
D. All of the Above C. Greenland
D. Island
103. Prime minister Gram sadak Yojana is im-
plemented for this reason 109. Transport and communications are like.
A. To convert Mud road into metal road A. brine
B. For business purpose B. bones
C. To connect with cities C. nerves
D. To provide housing development D. body
110. Which is the cheapest means of transport 113. The port which is called Gateway of India
for carrying heavy and bulky goods over is:
long distances?
C. They are luxury trains. 11. In which state and year did the first train
D. They are metro trains. in India run?
A. Rajasthan, 1856
6. Which of the following is not true about
roadways? B. Maharashtra, 1853
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place to another.
12. During emergency situations, which mode
C. Roads carry raw materials to indus- of transport is used to carry out rescue
tries and finished products to markets. work and provide relief to people?
D. Roads are only of one type. A. Airways
7. are used to carry oil and other B. Waterways
petroleum products from one place to an- C. Roadways
other.
D. Railways
A. Huge ships
B. Tanker ships 13. Annadurai International Airport is at
C. Cargo ships A. Chennai
D. Passenger ships B. Kolkata
B. NH 5 D. 5 3 2 1
C. NH 6
3. Consider the following railway zones:
D. NH 7
1. North-Eastern Railway
2. Match the following: 2. Central Railway
3. North-Western Railway
National State 4. South-Eastern Railway
Park/Sanctuary
Which one of the following is the correct
A. Nandadevi 1. Rajasthan
order of locations of the headquarters of
National Park
the above railway zones from west to
B. Keoladeo 2. Assam east? [Asstt Commt 2010]
National Park
C. Manas Wildlife 3. Gujarat A. 1-2-3-4
Sanctuary B. 2-3-1-4
D. Gir National Park 4. Mizoram
5. Uttarakhand C. 3-2-4-1
D. 3-4-2-1
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and Darjeeling D. 1, 3, 2, 4
D. Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling
and Kodaikanal 9. Consider the following places:
5. Which one of the following is also known 1. Shimla
as Top Slip? [IAS2007] 2. Gangtok
A. Simlipal National Park 3. Mumbai
4. Delhi
B. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
C. Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary Arrange these places in decreasing order of
their atmospheric pressure on their ground
D. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and
surface using the codes given below: [CDS
National Park
2002]
6. In which one of the following places is the
A. 3, 4, 1, 2
headquarters of the North-Eastern Rail-
way located? [CDS 2008] B. 4, 3, 2, 1
A. Guwahati C. 3, 1, 4, 2
B. Gorakhpur
D. 2, 4, 1, 3
C. Kolkata
D. Bhubaneswar 10. Consider the following statements:
7. Which one of the following is the most pos- 1. The boundaries of a National Park
sible solution for planning improvement of are defined by legislation.
a metropolitan city in India? [IAS 2003] 2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to
A. Constructing high rise building and sky conserve a few specific species of
scrapers flora and fauna.
3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited bi-
B. Dispersing the factories & industries otic interference is permitted.
to the neighbouring but independent loca-
tion. Which of the statements given above
C. Building up suburbs and satellite is/are correct? [IAS 2010]
towns around the main city A. 1 only
D. Preventing immigration of people into
B. 2 and 3 only
the metropolitan city
C. 1 and 3 only
8. Put the following states in the decreasing
order by length of surfaced roads: D. 1, 2 and 3
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18. Match the following: [CDS 2012]
tional Park
Tiger Reserve State C. Kanha National 3. Maharashtra
A. Indravati 1. Karnataka Park
B. Periyar 2. Orissa D. Shivpuri National 4. Bihar
C. Simlipal 3. Kerala Park
D. Bandipur 4. Chhattisgarh
A. 1 2 3 4
A. 1 2 3 4 B. 2 4 1 1
B. 1 3 2 4 C. 3 2 3 4
C. 4 3 2 1 D. 1 3 2 4
D. 4 2 3 1 23. Match the following: [IAS 2004]
19. Which one of the following pairs is not cor- Biosphere Re- States
rectly matched? [IAS 2006] Railway Zone serves
Headquarters A. Simplipal 1. Sikkim
A. North Eastern Railway:Gorakhpur B. Dehong Debang 2. Uttaranchal
B. South Eastern Railway:Bhubhaneswar C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal
Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Odisha
C. Eastern Railway:Kolkata
5. Meghalaya
D. South East Central Railway:Bilaspur
25. Two important rivers-one with its source the roads infrastructure of the country?
in Jharkhand (and known by a different [SSC Graduate 2003]
name in Odisha), and another, with its
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B. NH 5
C. NH 6
D. NH 8 A. 1 3 2 4
A. 1 2 3 4
A. 4 3 1 2
B. 2 3 1 4 B. 2 3 4 1
C. 1 3 2 4 C. 2 3 1 4
D. 3 2 1 4 D. 3 1 4 2
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49. Which one of the following is located in the
Bastar region? [IAS 2007]
Park/Sanctuary State
A. Bandhavgarh National Park A. Keoladeo 1. Assam
B. Dandeli Sanctuary National Park
C. Rajaji National Park B. Corbett National 2. Kerala
Park
D. Indravati National Park C. Kaziranga Sanc- 3. Uttar Pradesh
50. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found tuary
in: D. Periyar Game 4. Rajasthan
Sanctuary
A. Sunderbans 5. Uttarakhand
B. Assam forests
C. the Rann of Kachch
A. 2 5 4 1
D. Cauvery delta
B. 4 3 1 2
51. India is divided into how many pin code
zones? C. 2 3 4 1
A. Six D. 4 5 1 2
B. Seven
54. Which is the first National Park estab-
C. Eight lished in India? [Asstt Comm PF 2003]
D. Ten
A. Velvadna National Park
52. Match the following: B. Periyar National Park
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1. Which country is known as the ‘sugar 5. The “Ring of Fire” is found along the mar-
bowl of the world? gins of the:
A. China A. Pacific Ocean
B. Cuba B. Atlantic Ocean
C. India C. Indian Ocean
D. Australia D. Mediterranean Sea
2. The greatest mass of ice on the earth is 6. The geometric form of the earth is approx-
found in imately that of:
A. Siberia A. A sphere
B. Antarctica B. An oblate spheroid
C. Greenland C. A prolate spheriod
D. Canada
D. Tetrahedron
3. Which of the countries have common na-
7. The country having the largest area under
tional frontiers with India
tea cultivation is
A. China, Burma and Afghanistan
A. Sri Lanka
B. China, Russia and Bangladesh
B. India
C. China, Burma, and Nepak
C. Burma
D. Afghanistan, Nepal and Burma
D. China
4. Pakistan nuclear power plant is situated
at 8. Which is the highest country in the world?
A. Karachi A. Tibet
B. Lahore B. Nepal
C. Islamabad C. Bolivia
D. Kahuta D. Finland
9. Which of the following fruits is not grown 15. The capital of Australia is
in the Mediterranean region? A. Ottawa
11. Oranges lemons and grapes are abun- 17. Which of the following is not a capital
dantly grown in the city?
A. Mediterranean regions A. Ulan Bator
B. Cool temperate areas B. Mecca
C. Equatorial regions C. Berlin
D. Monsoonal regions D. Ankara
12. Which among the following is the beggest 18. Damascus is the capital of
island in the world?
A. Iran
A. Borneo
B. Libya
B. Madagascar
C. Algeria
C. Greenland
D. Syria
D. Sir Lanka
19. The Hormuz Strait is situated at the en-
13. What is the capital of Kenya? trance of the
A. Sicily
A. China Sea
B. Nairobi
B. Red Sea
C. Lusaka
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Addis Ababa
D. Persian Gulf
14. Which of the following is tropical grass-
land? 20. The world’s busiest inland waterway is:
A. Prairies A. St. Lawrence
B. Savanna B. Suez
C. Steppes C. Rhine
D. None of the above D. Danube
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22. Baghdad is the capital of 28. The capital of Germany is
A. Iran A. Vienna
B. Iraq B. Berne
C. Burma C. Berlin
33. Which one of the following is the main cul- 39. The largest wool producing country in the
prit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the world is
earth’s stratosphere?
45. Paris is situated on the banks of the river 51. Jaffna is in the part of Sri Lanka
A. Rhine A. Northern
B. Seine B. Central
C. Thames C. Southern
D. Eastern
D. Saint Lawrence
52. Zaire is the new name of:
46. Saikan, the longest railway tunnel, is lo-
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A. Rhodesia
cated in
B. Congo
A. Egypt
C. Gold Coast
B. Switzerland
D. Basutoland
C. Japan
53. Where is the Torrid Zone located on the
D. Namibia earth’s surface?
47. Which of the following countries is associ- A. Between the Tropic of Cancer and the
ated with Magyars? Tropic of Capricorn
A. Belgium B. Between the Tropic of Canter and the
Arctic Circle
B. Hungary
C. Between the Equator and the Tropic of
C. Denmark Capricorn
D. Czech D. Between the Equator and the Tropic of
Cancer
48. The Veld is the name given for the grazing
grounds of 54. Fiji is a country in the
A. South Africa A. South Pacific
B. New Zealand B. East Pacific
C. North Pacific
C. Australia
D. West Pacific
D. Scotland
55. Which of the following is the smallest
49. Karachi is situated on the banks of the country?
A. Indus A. Japan
B. Chenab B. Nicaragua
C. Ravi C. Switzerland
D. Jhelum D. Belgium
56. The Panama Canal connects
50. The Karakoram Highway connects
A. The Arabian Sea and the Red Sea
A. Pakistan and China
B. The Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
B. Srinagar and Jammu
C. The Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
C. Assai Chin-Srinagar D. The Mediterranean Sea and the Red
D. Aksai Chin-Pakistan Sea
57. Myanmar is the new name of 63. Which of the following pairs is correct?
A. Thailand A. Rossis-South America
59. Which one of the following explorers dis- 65. The Congo Basin of Africa experiences
covered a new country while he wanted to which of the following types of climate?
reach another one? A. Equatorial
A. Bartholomeu Diaz B. Mediterranean
B. Vasco da Game C. Subtropical
C. Magellan D. Tropical
D. Columbus
66. Lapland is a group of countries located in
60. The capital of Malaysia is A. Australia
A. Singapore B. America
B. Kuala Lumpur C. Europe
C. Manila D. Asia
D. Mala
67. The largest coffee, producing country in
61. Budapest is situated on the bank of the the world is
river A. China
A. Tigris B. Columbia
B. St Lawrence C. Brazil
C. La Plata D. India
D. Danube
68. Which country is called the “Land of Morn-
62. Atacama is a ing Calm”?
A. Sea A. Sweden
B. Desert B. Norway
C. River C. Netherlands
D. Mountain D. Korea
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70. Kampuchea is the new name of
A. Thailand A. Surat
B. Vietnam B. Kalicut
C. Logos C. Bombay
D. Cambodia D. Cochin
71. Which South Asian country is known as the 77. Which Pass connects Malakand with Mar-
Land of Canals? dan
A. Burma A. Gomal
B. Pakistan B. Dargai
C. Bangladesh C. Khyber
D. Bhutan D. None of these
72. The largest producer of manganese in the 78. If the earth’s rotation is reversed what
world is would be the PST when it is noon at Green-
wich?
A. China
A. 6.3
B. India
B. 17.3
C. U.S.S.R.
C. 5
D. U.S.A.
D. 18:30
73. The largest sugarcane producing country in
the world is 79. Grenada is situated in the
A. Philippines A. Pacific Ocean
B. China B. Indian Ocean
C. India C. Caribbean Sea
D. Cuba D. Mediterranean Sea
74. Which one of the following is known as 80. Distances on earth are measured in
hunter’s paradise? ‘statute miles’ whereas in the sea they are
measured in ‘nautical miles’ because
A. Monsoon region
A. The nautical mile is longer than the
B. Equatorial region statute mile
C. Savanna B. Of difference in land and sea distances
D. Temperate region
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13.1 Internal structure of Earth
1. The fourth layer of earth described by Van- C. 47.70%
der Gracht is D. 57.70%
A. Nucleolus
5. Temperature:
B. Centrospheres
A. Decreases towards the interior of the
C. Core earth
D. None of these B. Remains constant with increasing
depth
2. Earth flows normally take place:
C. Increases towards the interior of the
A. In humid regions
earth
B. In cool regions
D. None of these
C. Both (a) & (b)
6. Mohorovic Discontinuity is the difference
D. None of these of density from:
3. The interior layer of the earth which is sub- A. Core to crust
jected to great heat and pressure is known B. Mental to core
technically as the barysphere. Which part
C. Crust to mental
of the earth does it refer to:
D. Core to mental
A. Upper Mantle
B. Asthenosphere 7. The Layer circumscribes the en-
tire planet but is exposed only in ocean
C. Hydrosphere
basins.
D. The Core
A. Lithosphere
4. Oxygen in earth crust is . B. Mesosphere
A. 27.70% C. Sial
B. 37.70% D. Sina
8. Temperature of core could be: 14. Radius of solid inner core is miles.
A. 4000 A. 740
9. Monsoon winds are largely caused by the 15. Earthquake waves in velocity upon
differences in between the land and entering the mentle.
the sea: A. Change
A. Temperature B. Increase
B. Pressure C. Decrease
C. Both (a) & (b) D. None of these
D. None of these 16. When earth and moon are farthest:
10. Silicon found in earth crust A. Perigee
A. 17.70% B. Quadrature
B. 27.70% C. Apogee
C. 37.70% D. None of these
D. 47.70% 17. has divided the entire earth into
two broad divisions.
11. The fourth layer of ultra basic rocks is
known as layer. A. R.A. Dally
A. Sedimentary B. Arthur Holmes
B. Core C. Suess
C. Mohorovic D. Jeffrey
D. Gutenberg 18. The most rigid and crystallize part of earth
is
12. of outer layer prevents the core
from becoming a liquid or gas. A. Asthenosphere
A. Density B. Lithosphere
C. Mesosphere
B. Molten form
D. Centrospheres
C. Great weight & pressure
D. Heat & Weight 19. If an earthquake occurs at 0 degree P and S
waves are recorded everywhere to
13. Inner core of the earth contains: degrees from its source.
A. Iron and Magnesium A. 103
B. Iron and Nickel B. 104
C. Silicon and Iron C. 105
D. None of these D. 106
20. Temperature of ranges from 3000 26. Waves move material in their path
parallel to the direction of movement.
A. Core
A. P waves
B. Lava
B. S waves
C. Magma
C. L waves
D. Mantle D. None of these
21. Thickness of core is: 27. Liquid outer core is thick.
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A. 3470 Km A. 2240 km
B. 3480 Km B. 2250 km
C. 3490 Km C. 2260 km
D. None of these
D. None of these
28. has oxides of iron, magnesium and
22. Mesosphere extends up to km: silicon.
A. 1400 A. P waves
B. 2400 B. Lower mental
C. 3400 C. L waves
25. rocks are there in oceanic crust. 31. Continental crust accounts only about
of the earth’s global surface.
A. Hard
A. 1/2
B. Soft B. 1/3
C. Granite C. 1/4
D. Basaltic D. 2/3
32. Most widespread rocks in the world are: 38. Two parts of the crust are:
A. Metamorphic rocks A. Mountainous crust and oceanic crust
44. The proportion of rocks decreases 46. Hanging valleys are formed by the action
with depth. of:
A. Silicon A. Moving ice
B. Iron B. Wind
C. Lead C. Running water
D. Aluminum D. None of these
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45. For every 108 feet descent bellow the sur- 47. Just beneath the rigid lithosphere a soft
face of earth temperature rises for layer of upper mental is called:
A. 1.8 A. Berysphere
B. 1.9 B. Mesosphere
C. 1.10 C. Asthenosphere
D. 1.20 D. None of these
3. The movement of denser plate inwards to- 6. in 1939 proposed that movement
wards the enterior of earth during collision of land mass is due to heat-sustained con-
is called . vection cells.
A. Subduction A. Arthur Homes
B. Lateral displacement B. Taylor
C. Cocos plate C. A-Ortelius
D. None of these D. Benjamin Franklin
7. The African plate extends eastward from 13. Sea floor spreading results from .
the mid-Antarctic ridge between A. Convergence
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B. Laurasia
boundaries.
C. Gondwana
A. Lateral movement zones
D. None of these
B. Convergent plate
C. Divergent 24. Scotia plate is present at the end
of South America.
D. None of these
A. Eastern
21. An extension of Juan de Fuca plate in the B. Western
South is .
C. Northern
A. Gorda
D. Southern
B. Scotia
C. Cocos plate 25. Tectonic process takes place of .
D. None of these A. Plate boundaries
13.3 Volcanoes
1. Volcanoes are usually located on: 3. A place where two plates usually an
A. Divergent plate boundaries oceanic plate and a continental plate col-
lides is called:
B. Convergent plate boundaries
A. Continental zone
C. Hotspots B. Volcanic zone
D. All of them C. Subdiction zone
2. Volcanic erupted material when inside the D. None of these
hill/earth/mountain it is called and 4. Hotspot volcano is also found else where
after it coming out it is called is the solar system especially on:
A. Lava, magma A. Sun and moons
B. Magma, lava B. Rocky planets and moons
C. Both (a) and (b) C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these D. None of these
8. Cinder cones are chiefly formed by: 14. Other features of volcanoes are:
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crust and the crust goes this this phe- called:
nomenon is called:
A. Runny Lava
A. Interaplate volcanism
B. Basaltic Lava
B. Non-hot interpolate
C. Gases
C. Hot spot intraplate
D. None of these
D. None of these
24. Shield volcanoes are in size:
19. The smaller cones formed through vents,
on the hanks of Hawaii’s kilavea are A. Small
known as: B. Medium
A. O C. Long
B. P D. Huge
C. PU
25. Magma contains the contents of:
D. All of them
A. Silica
20. Volcanoes can also form where there is B. Aluminum
stretching of the earth’s and where
C. Magnesium
the goes thin.
D. None of these
A. Surface, crust
B. Plate, surface 26. Which one has examples of volcanoes
C. Crust, crust caused by ‘convergent tectonic plate, com-
ing together?
D. Plate, crust
A. Mid Atlantic ridge
21. Divergent plate boundaries after volcanic B. Pacific ring of fire
activity from:
C. Both (a) and (b)
A. Volcanic islands
D. None of these
B. New Sea floor
C. Both (a) and (b) 27. Composite volcanoes usually erupt in ex-
plosive way as, when the viscuss magma
D. None of these rise to a surface it usually cbqs the
22. The volcanoes formed by the alternating so in the result will increase result-
layers of lava and rock fragments are ing in an explosive eruption:
called: A. Pressure, crater pipe
A. Cinder cones B. Mantle plume, gas
9. Which of the following is a great circle? 15. What is the estimated surface area of the
A. Tropic of cancer Earth?
B. Equator A. 510,065,800 sq km
B. 356,400 sq km
C. Arctic circle
C. 620,705,408 sq km
D. Tropic of Capricorn
D. None of the above
10. In which country is the White Island situ-
16. The mountain climates are more suitable
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ated?
as sanitaria for tubercular patients be-
A. Australia cause of
B. The United States A. Lower humidity of the air
C. New Zealand B. The higher percentage of ultraviolet
D. United Kingdom rays in the atmosphere
C. Freedom from air pollution
11. A planet whose mass and radius is twice
the Earth’s will accelerate due to gravity D. Lower temperature of the atmosphere
A. 32 m/sec2 17. The four nearest planets to the earth in or-
B. 19.6 m/sec2 der to distance are
A. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury
C. 4.9 m/sec2
B. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury
D. 9.8 m/sec2
C. Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter
12. The portion of the atmosphere which ex- D. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter
tends from the earth’s surface tip to 6-8
miles and experiences decrese in tempera- 18. Which is the hottest place in the world?
ture at a constant rate is the A. Death Valley (California)
A. Troposphere B. Tirat Tsvi (Israel
B. Ionosphere C. Al’ Azizyah (Libya)
C. Stratosphere D. Sevile (Spain)
D. Tropopause 19. Which of the following statements about
13. Which is the wettest place on earth the solar eclipse is correct?
A. It occurs on a full moon day
A. Debundscha (Africa)
B. It does not occur on a new moon day
B. Cherapunji (India)
C. It occurs on a new moon day
C. Tully (Queensland)
D. None of the above
D. Henderson Lake (Columbia)
20. Conventionalized rainfall mostly occurs in
14. Earthquakes occur frequently in the
A. The Western coast of America A. Equatorial region
B. The Eastern coast of Asia B. Tundra region
C. Islands of Southeast Pacific C. Monsoon region
D. All of the above D. Mediterranean region.
21. Only one side of the moon is ever seen 27. Which one of the following is not the result
from the earth because of mechanical weathering of rocks?
32. A sextant is a scientific instrument for 37. A piece of land surrounded by water from
measuring all sides in an ocean, sea, lake or river, is
A. Rainfall called
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33. If J stands for Jupiter, N for Neptune, P for
Pluto, S for Saturn, and V for Uranus, the 38. The hydrometer is an instrument used to
order of the outer-planets from the earth measure
is A. Rainfall
A. J, 5, V, N, P
B. Relative humidity
B. J, 5, N. V, P
C. Temperature
C. J, V, S, N, P
D. Altitude
D. J, N, 5, V, P
34. On 21st June, the sun 39. The Plannetary winds variously known as
roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy
A. Does not sink below the horizon at the syxties are
Antarctic circle
A. Cyclones
B. Does not sink below the horizon at the
Arctic circle B. Plar winds
C. Shines vertically overhead on the C. Westerlies
tropic of Cancer
D. Trade winds
D. Shines vertically overhead on the
equator 40. At local noon on board a ship, the
chronometer reads 3.30 p.m. The longi-
35. Sediments are carried by various water
tude of the ship is
bodies. You will find maximum sediments
in a/ an A. 52’30’ west
A. Ocean B. 37’30’ west
B. River C. 60 west
C. Pond
D. 45 west
D. Lake
41. Which is the highest mountain peak in the
36. The number of earthquakes that occur each
world?
year is about
A. Mount Godwin Austen (Karakoram)
A. 14
B. 1000 B. Mount Kanchanjunga (Himalayas)
C. 2 C. Mt. Everest, Sagarmatha
D. 100 D. Mount Cho Oyn (Himalayas)
42. Which one of the following is the proper or- 47. An extensive inlet penetrating far into the
der of seismic wave as they are received land (a large, deep bay), is known as
at the seismograph station?
53. Comets revolve around 59. The Roaring Forties of the Southern
A. The Earth Oceans are associated with
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around its axis? 60. Neptune’s day is approximately
A. 1760 km per hour A. 12 hours
B. 1670 km per hour B. 18 hours
C. 1750 km per hour C. 23 hours
D. 1671 km per hour D. 24 hours
55. What is estimated water surface of the 61. What is the approximate gross product of
earth? the whole world at percent
A. 361,740,000 sq km A. $ 30.5 trillion
B. 381,000,000 sq km B. $ 37.5 trillion
C. 361,740,200 sq km C. $ 35 trillion
D. 381,000,300 sq km D. $ 40 trillion
56. A place with shallow water in it near a sea 62. Growing a leguminous crop in rotation
is known as A. Improves the fertility of the soil
A. Bay B. Makes the next crop disease resistant
B. Isthmus
C. Lagoon C. Reduces the fertility of the soil
D. None of the above D. None of the above
58. Which type of rock weathers most rapidly 64. What is the diameter of the erth at the
in a hot, moint climate? poles?
A. Slate A. 12700 km
B. Quartzite B. 12714 km
C. Granite C. 12800 km
D. Limestone D. 12715 km
68. Soils of volcanic origin, where weathering B. Whirl winds caused in Atlantic Ocean
is actively breaking down lavas and liber- C. The region between latitudes 40 and
ating the essential plant foods, are most 50? S where the prevailing westerly
favoured for the cultivation of winds blow over the open oceans with
A. Coffee great regularity and strength
B. Tea D. None of these
C. Sugar beet 74. Distance between moon and earth is ap-
D. Sugarcane proximately
A. 4,06,700 km
69. The heaviest mass revolving round the sun
is B. 1,00,000 km
A. Neptune C. 12,00,000 km
B. Plueo D. 2,50,000 km
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76. Who discovered the South Pole in 1911?
A. Charles Wilkes A. A Peninsula
B. Robert Peary B. An Isthmus
C. Ronald Amundsen C. A Strait
D. Nils Nordenskjold D. An Archipelago
77. The smallest planet is 83. The moon does not fall onto the earth de-
spite the attraction between the earth and
A. Earth the sun because of
B. Mars A. The usn’s opposing attraction
C. Mercury B. The centrifugal reaction
D. Pluto C. A gravitational repulsion
78. A Seismograph is an instrument used to de- D. The fixed orbit in which the moon ro-
tect tates
A. Volcanoes 84. At what speed does the earth revolve
B. Earthquakes round the sun?
C. Cyclones A. 110,000 km per hour
D. Landladies B. 107,220 km per hour
C. 110,100 km per hour
79. The scientific instrument Seismograph is
used for recording D. 107,300 km per hour
98. The difference between sun and shade tem- 103. How many times is the diameter of the
peratures is largest in which of the follow- sun greater than that of the Earth?
ing types of elimates? A. 50
A. Amazon B. 49
B. Tibetan C. 109
C. Iran D. 115
D. Sahara 104. As seen from the earth, which planet
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99. The phenomena of change of seasons and passes through phases similar to those of
their formation is caused by the earth’s the moon?
A. Jupiter
A. Rotation
B. Mars
B. Revolution
C. Pluto
C. Gravity
D. Venus
D. Inclination of the axis of the earth to
the plane of the orbit 105. Tides in the ocean are caused by
A. Gravitational attraction of the sun
100. The main cause of the origin of an earth-
quake is B. Gravitational pull of earth
A. Sliding of rocks C. Due to spherical surface of earth
B. Launching of rockets D. Attraction of the moon
C. Storms 106. Reasons change due to
D. Volcanic eruptions A. Revolution of the earth around the sun
109. Which chemical weathering process af- C. Grazing area in temperate regions
fects limestone the most? D. A warm ocean current
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D. During the day
A. Weathering of rocks
122. The moon is a
B. Sheet erosion
A. Satellite C. Gully erosion
B. Meteorite D. None of the above
C. Planet
129. What is the number of major planes of
D. Star the solar system?
123. Who first held the view that the earth is A. 7
a sphere? B. 8
A. Pythagoras C. 9
B. Newton D. 12
C. Galileo
130. Isotherms are lines on a map which join
D. Aristotle the places having the same
124. The lowest layer of the earth’s atmo- A. Hunidity
sphere is called B. Pressure
A. Stratosphere C. Mean temperature
B. Ionosphere D. None of these
C. Mesosphere 131. Flora is:
D. Troposphere A. Animals of a region
125. The Black Sea and the Mediterranean are B. The remains of animals deposited in
connected by the rocks of earth crust
A. Shaff-al-Arab C. Plants of a region
B. Dardanelles D. Plants deposited in the rocks of earth
crust
C. Strait of Gibraltar
D. Bay of Bengal 132. When and where did the worst explosion
of a volcano take place:
126. Which is the driest place in the world? A. Mont Pelee in Martinique in 1902
A. Asia (Aden, Yemen) B. Usu Mountain in Japan near the
B. Africa (Chile) northern-most island.
C. Wadi Haifa (Sudan) C. Mont Pelee in Martinique in 1906
D. South Pole Station, (Antarctica) D. None of the above
133. Which of the following conditions causes C. Difference in the density of sea water
the formation of spring tides? D. All of the above
145. Which part of the earth’s mass is 151. Which is the place of the highest eleva-
water? tion in Africa?
A. About 1 A. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5895 meters
146. Dry summers great sunshine and rainy B. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5869 meters
winters are characteristics of which of the C. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5812 meters
following types of climates? D. None of the above
A. Mediterranean
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152. High mean temperature, high relative hu-
B. Tropical midity and heavy rainfall (well distributed
C. Tundra all over the year) are the characteristic fea-
D. Equatorial tures of the
A. Equatorial region
147. The first European scientist, who refuted
the belief that the earth was the centre of B. Savanna region
the universe was C. Monsoon region
A. Newton D. Mediterranean region.
B. Copernicus
153. Name the tunnel which links Britain and
C. Galileo France
D. Kepler A. Channel Tunnel
149. Lap lace suggested that the material that B. Mean distance between the earth and
later formed the solar system was origi- sun
nally a disc-shaped rotating C. Mean distance travelled by light in one
A. Pulsar year
158. The minor planets revolving between the 164. Approximately what percentage of total
orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called land available in the world is suitable for
cultivation?
A. Comets
A. 8 percent
B. Asteroids
B. 9 percent
C. Novals
C. 10 percent
D. Mekors
D. 11 percent
159. Which is the coldest place on earth?
165. The earliest rocks formed on the earth’s
A. Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, Aus- surface are
tralia
A. Plutonic
B. Vostok Station, Antarctica. B. Sedimentary
C. Ommyakon (Russia) C. Igneous
D. None of the above D. Metamorphic
160. Which is the innermost planet of the solar 166. The sun is vertically overhead at the
system? equator on
A. Earth A. 22-Dec
B. Mercury B. 21-Mar
C. Jupiter C. 21-Jun
D. Saturn D. None of the above
161. What is the equatorial circumference of 167. A planet on which some kind of liife is
the earth? present is:
A. 40,000 km A. Mercury
B. 40,075 km B. Venus
C. 41,000 km C. Mars
D. 42,000 km D. Pluto
168. The nearest star to the sun is 174. What is closest distance of the moon from
A. Alpha Centuari the Earth?
B. Sirius A. 384,400 km
C. Polaris B. 356,400 km
D. Mercury C. 406,700 km
D. None of the above
169. How is moon related to the earth?
175. What will be the maximum altitude of the
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A. As one of the planets
pole star at a place 28?N and 78?E?
B. As a satellite
A. 78?
C. Both of them
B. 12?
D. None of them
C. 28?
170. What is the diameter of the moon at the D. 62?
Equator?
176. The International Date Line refers to
A. 2244 km
A. The world calendar
B. 3476 km
B. The international boundary between
C. 3000 km
North and South
D. 4000 km
C. Headquarters 6f the International
171. How are rivers useful to humanity? Court of Justice
A. They provide fish D. Line of international affairs
B. They provide drinking water to people 177. Isohyets refer to
C. They are useful as means of transport A. Water sprouts
B. Sun spots
D. All the above
C. Lines drawn on a map to join places
172. On which day of the year does the sun having equal rainfall
appear to move from the southern to the D. Sea living creatures
northern hemisphere?
178. What is an Axis?
A. 21-Jun
A. Plural number of Axe
B. 21-Dec
B. It is a kind of saw for felling trees
C. 21-Sep
C. An imaginary or real line joining pole-
D. 21-Mar to-pole of a sphere
173. Excluding the moon, the celestial object D. None of the above
that generally appears bright in the sky is
179. The Monsoon type of climate is character-
A. Jupiter ized by
B. Polestar A. Heavy rains in summer
C. Sirius B. Uniformly heavy rains around the year
D. Venus
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192. The atmospheric layer nearest to the B. Oxygen
earth is known as C. Silicon
A. Ionosphere D. Aluminum
1. Which one among the following pairs of 4. Where is pearl fishing well developed in
States is the leading producer of tobacco India?
in India? [IAS 2007] A. Off the Bengal coast
A. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat B. Off Kerala coast
B. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh C. Off the coast at Rameshwaram
C. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh D. Nowhere
D. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
5. Which one of the following States is the
2. Fertility of soil can be improved by: [IAS largest producer of black pepper in India?
1989] [CDS 2009]
A. adding living earthworms A. Tamil Nadu
B. adding dead earthworms B. Kerala
C. removing dead earthworms C. Karnataka
D. removing living earthworms and D. Andhra Pradesh
adding dead earthworms
6. Match the following:
3. Match the following:
A. Central Building 1. Chennai
Crops Annual Rainfall
Research Institute
A. Rice 1. 100 to 150 cm
B. Central Road Re- 2. Roorkee
B. Wheat 2. 50 to 75 cm
search Institute
C. Ragi 3. 40 to 50 cm
C. Central Drug Re- 3. Lucknow
D. Bajra 4. 50 to 100 cm search Institute
D. Central Leather 4. New Delhi
A. A − 1, B − 2,C − 4, D − 3 Research Institute
B. A − 4, B − 3,C − 2, D − 1
C. A − 3, B − 2,C − 1, D − 4 A. A − 1, B − 2,C − 3, D − 5
D. A − 2, B − 1,C − 3, D − 4 B. A − 2, B − 4,C − 3, D − 1
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B. net area sown 58%; forests 17%; 12. The leading states in the production of cot-
other areas 25% ton in India are: [NDA 2003]
C. net area sown 43%; forests 29%; A. Maharashtra and Gujarat
other areas 28% B. Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
D. net area sown 47%; forests 23%; C. Maharashtra and Punjab
other areas 30% D. Gujarat and Punjab
8. What type of farming is practised in the 13. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases:
densely populated regions of the world? [IAS 1993]
A. Commercial farming A. if frost occurs during the process of
ripening
B. Extensive farming
B. if high rainfall occurs during the period
C. Intensive farming
of growth of the plant
D. Plantation farming C. if there is high temperature during the
time of ripening
9. Which of the following is/are correct
about shifting cultivation? D. if there is fluctuation in temperature
during the period of growth of the plant
I. It involves no ploughing
II. It is slash and burn agriculture 14. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
III. It involves crop rotation A. Wheat
IV. It is combined with transhumance
B. Maize
A. I, II, III and IV
C. Mustard
B. II, III and IV
D. Grain
C. II and III
15. Consider the following statements:
D. I and II
1. India is the original home of the cot-
10. Which one of the following Indian States ton plant.
is the largest producer of natural rubber? 2. India is the first country in the world
[NDA 2004] to develop hybrid cotton variety
leading to increased production.
A. Tamil Nadu
Which of these statements is/are correct?
B. Assam [IAS 2003]
C. Kerala A. Only 1
D. Andhra Pradesh B. Only 2
3. Maize A. A − 2, B − 4,C − 1, D − 3
4. Mustard
B. A − 3, B − 4,C − 1, D − 2
Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
[IAS 2004] C. A − 2, B − 1,C − 4, D − 3
A. 1 and 2 D. A − 3, B − 2,C − 4, D − 1
B. 1, 2 and 3 28. Which of the following crops is grown in
C. 3 and 4 India mainly by dry farming?
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D. 1, 2, 3, and 4 A. Millet
25. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops B. Tobacco
of rice is grown per year because of: [IAS
2003] C. Maize
D. 3, 4, 2, 1 B. June
C. September
32. Which one of the following statements in
not correct? [CDS 2003] D. November
A. India is the highest oil-seeds and veg- 37. Which amidst the following States does
etable oil producing country in the world not cultivate wheat? [SSC Graduate
2003]
B. India is the second largest exporter of
A. Karnataka
jute goods in the world
B. Maharashtra
C. India is the largest producer of silk in
world C. West Bengal
D. India is the second largest producer of D. Tamil Nadu
three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
38. Which one of the following regions experi-
33. The odd product out of the following is ences three cropping season for rice in In-
[RAS 2010] dia (Rice bowl of India)? [IAS 2003]
A. Sesame A. Krishna-Godavari delta
B. Groundnut B. Brahmaputra valley
C. Caster seed C. Coastal Kerala
D. Mustard
D. Littoral Tamil Nadu
34. Among the following States, which one
39. Which of the following items and leading
has the most suitable climatic conditions
producer is not correctly matched?
for the cultivation of a large variety of
orchids with minimum cost of production, A. Red chillies-Andhra Pradesh
and can develop an export oriented indus- B. Saffron-Jammu & Kashmir
try in this field? [CSAT 2011]
C. Ginger-Sikkim
A. Andhra Pradesh
D. Natural rubber-Kerala
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh 40. The three major cereals in India under high
D. Uttar Pradesh yielding varieties in declining order are:
A. wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
35. Which one among the following is not a
plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011] B. barley, wheat and coarse cereals
A. Coffee C. paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
B. Sugarcane D. coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
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D. Largest net canal 4. Jammu & Kash-
irrigated mir
43. Match the following: [IAS 2003] A. Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea
Which of these statements is/are correct? 55. Among the following crops which one occu-
[IAS 2003] pies the largest area in India? [CDS 2002]
A. Only 1 A. Groundnut
B. Only 2 B. Mustard
C. Both 1 and 2 C. Rapeseed
D. Neither 1 nor 2 D. Sugarcane
56. Which of the following is a cash crop? 60. Golden Fibre refers to [CDS 2009]
[CPO AC 2003]
A. Hemp
A. Wheat
B. Cotton
B. Millets
C. Jute
C. Rice
D. Nylon
D. Rubber
57. Crop rotation refers to: 61. Which of the following are true with re-
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gard to coal in India?
A. method of farming without irrigation in
an area of limited rainfall I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks
B. farming done on the same land by dif- II. The best quality of coal is lignite
ferent people turn-wise III. The largest and oldest coalfied in in-
dia is known as the ruhr of india
C. growing same crop in alternate years IV. The Damodar river valley is popu-
D. growing different crops in succession larly known as the ‘Ruhr of India’
58. Match the following: [IAS 2004] A. I and IV