Part–I Physiography
1. The famous Lagoon lake of India is :
(a) Dal Lake (b) Chilka Lake
(c) Pulicat Lake (d)Mansarover
Ans: (b)
2. Where is ‘Raisina Hills’?
(a) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
(b) The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shankara-
charya Hill’
(c) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.
(d) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda’s statue was erected.
Ans: (a)
3. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley ?
(a) Nathu La (b) Jelep La
(c) Shipki La (d) Sherabathanga
Ans: (c)
4. Where is Khyber Pass situated?
(a) Bhutan (b) Bangladesh
(c) India (d) Pakistan
Ans: (d)
5. Where is Panzseer valley situated ?
(a) Lebanon
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Jammu and Kashmir, India
(d) Syria
Ans: (b)
6. The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet ?
(a) Khardungala (b) Rohtang
(c) Lipu likh (d) Nathu la
Ans: (d)
7. Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude ?
(a) Jaipur (b) Nagpur
(c) Bhopal (d) Hyderabad
Ans: (a)
8. Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley ?
(a) Godavari (b) Narmada
(c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (b)
9. Duncan Passage is located between
(a) South and Little Andaman
(b) North and South Andaman
(c) North and Middle Andaman
(d) Andaman and Nicobar
Ans: (a)
10. India lies in the …………….
hemisphere.
(a) northern and eastern
(b) southern and eastern
(c) northern and western
(d) northern and southern
Ans: (a)
11. Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the oldest?
(a) Himalayas (b) Vindhyas
(c) Aravalli (d) Sahyadri
Ans: (c)
12. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands ?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar
(c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan
Ans: (b)
13. 82 1 2 °E longitude is geographically significant to India because
(a) it determines the Indian standard time
(b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
(c) it divides India into eastern and western zones
(d) it enables determining local time in eastern India
Ans: (a)
14. Which of the following uplands is not a part of the Telangana Plateau ?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Western Ghat
(c) Eastern Ghat
(d) Satpura
Ans: (a)
15. Where are the Saltora Ranges located ?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Along the Vindhyas
(c) Part of the Karakoram Ranges
(d) Part of the Western Ghats
Ans: (c)
16. Which one of the following is not a part along the western coast of India ?
(a) Nhava Sheva (b) Marmagao
(c) Tuticorin (d) Kochi
Ans: (c)
17. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan ?
(a) Wind erosion
(b) Erosion by water
(c) Wind deposition
(d) Mechanical weathering
Ans: (c)
18. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to West ?
(a) Kumaun Himalayas
(b) Assam Himalayas
(c) Punjab Himalayas
(d) Nepal Himalayas
Ans: (d)
19. The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of—
(a) Two hours (b) One hour
(c) Half hour (d) Four minutes
Ans: (c)
20. The standard time of India is
(a) 5 1 2 hours ahead of GMT
(b) 4 1 2 hours behind of GMT
(c) 4 hours ahead of GMT
(d) 5 1 2 hours behind of GMT
Ans: (a)
21. The Indian Sub-continent was originally a part of
(a) Jurassic-land
(b) Angara-land
(c) Arya-varta
(d) Gondwana-land
Ans: (d)
22. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
(a) Purvanchal Ranges
(b) Karakoram Ranges
(c) Zaskar Ranges
(d) Himalaya Ranges
Ans: (a)
23. Which one of the following mountain ranges lies in India?
(a) Arakan Yoma(b) Sulainian
(c) Salt Range (d) Pir Panjal
Ans: (d)
24. Which one among the following is the highest peak ?
(a) Kamet (b) Kun Lun
(c) Nanga Parbat (d) Nanda Devi
Ans: (d)
25. Nathu La, a place where India-
China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in
(a) Sikkim
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (a)
26. The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is
(a) Orangutan (b) Gibbon
(c) Chimpanzee (d) Gorilla
Ans: (b)
27. In terms of area, India is the _____ largest country of the world.
(a) second (b) fourth
(c) sixth (d) seventh
Ans: (d)
28. The approximate length of the coastline of India is
(a) 5,500 km (b) 6,000 km
(c) 6,500 km (d) 7,000 km
Ans: (d)
29. India has a coastline of
(a) 5500 kms (b) 6500 kms
(c) 7500 kms (d) 8400 kms
Ans: (c)
30. Baltora glacier is located in
(a) Karakoram ranges
(b) Pamir plateau
(c) Shivalik
(d) Alps
Ans: (a)
31. Which of the following cities/ towns lies to the northern-most latitude ?
(a) Patna (b) Allahabad
(c) Pachmarhi (d) Ahmedabad
Ans: (a)
32. Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the sun ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Thiruvanthapuram
(d) Srinagar
Ans: (d)
33. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by
(a) Ten Degree Channel
(b) Great Channel
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Andaman Sea
Ans: (a)
34. The Southern tip of India is
(a) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(b) Point Calimere
(c) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
(d) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: (c)
35. In which state is the Maikala range situated ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Chhatisgarh
Ans: (d)
36. The latitude passing through the northern most part of India is
(a) 35° N (b) 36° N
(c) 37° N (d) 38° N
Ans: (a)
37. Nallamala hills are located in the state of
(a) Orissa
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (c)
38. The coastal tract of Andhara Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called
(a) Konkan (b) Coromandel
(c) East Coast (d)Malabar Coast
Ans: (b)
39. The highest Indian water fall is
(a) Gokak
(b) Gersoppa
(c) Shivasamudram
(d) Yenna
Ans: (b)
40. Which Indian State has the largest coastline ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
41. Indian Standard Time relates to
(a) 75.5° E longitude
(b) 82.5° E longitude
(c) 90.5° E longitude
(d) 0° longitude
Ans: (b)
42. The length of India’s coastline is about
(a) 4900 kms (b) 5700 kms
(c) 7500 kms (d) 8300 kms
Ans: (c)
43. Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world ?
(a) Dhaulagiri (b) Kanchenjunga
(c) K2 (d) Nanda Devi
Ans: (c)
44. Where in India can ‘Mushroom’ rock be found ?
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Thar Desert
(d) Satpura Range
Ans: (c)
45. Badland topography is characteristic
(a) Chambal valley
(b) Coastal area
(c) Sundarban delta
(d) Gulf of Kachchh
Ans: (a)
46. Indian desert is called
(a) Gobi (b) Sahara
(c) Thar (d) Atacama
Ans: (c)
47. ‘Loktak’ is a
(a) Valley (b) Lake
(c) River (d) Mountain Range
Ans: (b)
48. Which one of the following state has the longest coastline ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
49. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is
(a) Shipkila (b) Zojila
(c) Nathula (d) Jelepla
Ans: (a)
50. Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the state of
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam (c) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (b)
51. The Thar Express goes to
(a) Afghanistan (b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan (d) Myanmar
Ans: (c)
52. Kanchenjunga is situated in
(a) Nepal
(b) Sikkim
(c) West Bengal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (b)
53. Which one of the following is a coastal district in Kerala?
(a) Palghat (b) Wayanad
(c) Kovallam (d) Idukki
Ans: (c)
54. In the north-east of the Deccan plateau is the—
(a) Chhota Nagpur plateau
(b) Malawa plateau
(c) Deccan plateau
(d) Vindhyan Range
Ans: (a)
55. The southern tip of India is
(a) Cape Comorin
(b) Point Calimere
(c) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
(d) Kovalam in Trivandrum
Ans: (c)
56. Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999?
(a) Latur (b) Jabalpur
(c) Chamoli (d) Uttar Kashi
Ans: (c)
57. The important fishing harbour in India is
(a) Kolkata (b) Cohin
(c) Paradeep (d) Mumbai
Ans: (b)
58. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
59. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
(a) Baluchistan (b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal (d) Kashmir
Ans: (b)
60. The Valley of Kashmir is located on a
(a) nappe (b) fault trough
(c) plateau (d) plain
Ans: (a)
61. Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east?
(a) Western part is rainy
(b) Western Ghats act as major water-divide
(c) Rivers follow rift valleys
(d) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Ans: (d)
62. Palk Strait separates
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Burma
(c) India and Sri Lanka
(d) India and Afghanistan
Ans: (c)
63. ‘Diego Garcia’ is an island in the Ocean—
(a) Pacific (b) Indian
(c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
Ans: (b)
64. Mansarovar Lake is situated in
(a) Nepal (b) India
(c) Tibet (d) Bhutan
Ans: (c)
65. Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
(a) Sahyadri (b) Purvanchal
(c) Anamalai (d) Aravallis
Ans: (d)
66. ‘Kulu Valley ’ in India is famous for the cultivation of
(a) Grapes (b) Potatoes
(c) Apples (d) Strawberry
Ans: (c)
67. Which of the following hills connect eastern and western ghats?
(a) Satpura (b) Vindhya
(c) Nilgiri (d) Aravalli
Ans: (c)
68. An example of ‘horseshoe’ shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is
(a) Andaman and Nicobar is lands
(b) Maldives
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans: (c)
69. Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
(a) Bababudan (b) Mullayanagiri
(c) Annaimudi (d) Nilgiri
Ans: (c)
70. Which place is closest to Tora-
Bora?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Amarnath (Kashmir)
(d) Jalalabad
Ans: (d)
71. Mansarovar Lake is situated in :
(a) Nepal (b) India
(c) China (d) Bhutan
Ans: (c)
72. In which of the following States in Jog Falls located ?
(a) Orissa
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (d)
73. Which of the following places will not get the rays of the sun vertically ?
(a) Srinagar (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: (a)
74. The fertile land between two rivers is called
(a) Watershed (b)Water divide
(c) Doab (d) Terai
Ans: (c)
75. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as
(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandel Coast
(d) Canara Coast
Ans: (b)
76. The Zoji-La pass connects :
(a) srinagar and Leh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
(c) Chamba and spiti
(d) Kalimpong and Lhasa
Ans: (a)
77. Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using its codes given below the Lists.
List – I List – II
(a) Pulicat Lake (a) Orissa
(b) Chilka Lake (b) Rajsthan
(c) Wular Lake (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Sambhar Lake(d) Kashmir
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (a)
78. The eastern coastal plain is also called as
(a) Konkan coastal plain
(b) Gujafat plain
(c) Coromandal coastal plain
(d) Malabar coastal plain
Ans: (c)
79. The highest waterfall of India is
(a) Shimsha falls
(b) Hogenakkal falls
(c) Courtallam falls
(d) Jog falls
Ans: (*)
80. The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was
(a) Red Sea (b) Arabian Sea
(c) Tethys Sea (d) Dead Sea
Ans: (c)
81. The Palk Strait lies between
(a) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(d) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Ans: (a)
82. The Kulu Valley is situated between
(a) Ladakh and Pirpanjal
(b) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba
(c) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik
(d) Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal
Ans: (a)
83. Who prepares the topographical maps of India ?
(a) Geological Survey of India
(b) Survey of India
(c) Defence Ministry
(d) Geographical Survey of India
Ans: (b)
84. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain:
(a) Aravalli (b) Kunlun
(c) Karakoram (d) Hindukush
Ans: (a)
85. Godwin Austen is a/an
(a) Inventor of Telescope
(b) Geologist
(c) Pass (d) Peak
Ans: (d)
86. Gurushikhar is a/the :
(a) Shipping Yard of Andhra Pradesh
(b) great guru of sikhs
(c) famous hunting spot of Himalayas
(d) highest peak of the Aravallis
Ans: (d)
87. In which state is Jog Falls located ?
(a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
88. Zojiia pass connects :
(a) Nepal and Tibet
(b) Leh and Kargil
(c) Leh and Srinagar
(d) Kashmir and Tibet
Ans: (c)
89. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory ?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Nanga Parbat
Ans: (c)
90. Palghat joins which of the following states ?
(a) Sikkim and West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Ans: (c)
91. The southernmost point of India is
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Rameswaram
(c) Dhanushkodi
(d) Indira Point
Ans: (d)
92. The northern part of the west coast is known as
(a) Coromandal coast
(b) Malabar coast
(c) Konkan coast
(d) Northern circars
Ans: (c)
93. Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of
(a) Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
(b) Igneous and sedimentary rocks
(c) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
(d) Sedimentary rocks
Ans: (c)
94. In which State is the Guru Shikhar peak located ?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
95. Which of the following States has longest coastline in India?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
96. Indira Point is the southern most tip of :
(a) Maldives
(b) Laccadives
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Dhanushkodi
Ans: (c)
97. Chilka lake is located in :
(a) Orissa (b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
98. The highest peak in India is
(a) Kamet
(b) Nandakot
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) K2 (Godwin Austen)
Ans: (d)
99. ‘Saddle Peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Middle Andaman
(c) Little Andaman
(d) North Andaman
Ans: (d)
100. India’s area is about…..times larger than Pakistan.
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 9
Ans: (b)
101. The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
102. Which Himalayan Peak is also called ‘Sagar Matha’ ?
(a) Nanga Parbat
(b) Dhaulagiri
(c) Mt. Everest
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: (c)
103. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
(a) Strait (b) Peninsula
(c) Cape (d) Isthmus
Ans: (d)
104. Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called
(a) Clamitomonous
(b) Foraminifera
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Diatoms
Ans: (c)
105. The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is
(a) Anaimudi (b) Dodabetta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Nilgiris
Ans: (a)
106. The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as
(a) Himadri
(b) Sahyadri
(c) Assam Himalayas
(d) Siwaliks
Ans: (a)
107. The highest waterfall of India is in the state of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (d)
108. Which of the following is referred to as ‘Young Fold Mountains’ ?
(a) Aravallis (b) Nilgiris
(c) Himalayas (d) Vindhyas
Ans: (c)
109. Which is the highest plateau in India ?
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Ladakh Plateau
(d) Baghelkhand Plateau
Ans: (c)
110. The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is
(a) Namcha Barwa
(b) Annapurna
(c) Kanchenjunga
(d) Mount Everest
Ans: (a)
111. Metamorphism changes rocks’
(a) structure
(b) texture
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) actual chemical composition
Ans: (c)
112. What is the total area of India ?
(a) 8,511,965 sq. km
(b) 3,897,950 sq. km
(c) 5,926,780 sq. km
(d) 3,287,590 sq. km
Ans: (d)
113. The two richest Eco-zones of India are
(a) The Himalayas and Vindhyas
(b) The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
(c) The Himalayas and Western Ghats
(d) The Himalayas and Aravallis
Ans: (c)
114. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep ?
(a) 17 (b) 27
(c) 36 (d) 47
Ans: (c)
115. Which ot the following statements is correct ?
(a) Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
(b) Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
(c) Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau
(d) Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Ans: (a)
116. Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ?
(a) Orissa (b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab (d) Kerala
Ans: (a)
117. Pachmarhi biosphere reserve is in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)
118. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’ ?
(a) Gangtok (b) Shillong
(c) Oottacamand (d) Darjeeling
Ans: (d)
119. Palk Strait is situated between
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Bangladesh
(c) India and Sri Lanka
(d) India and Myanmar
Ans: (c)
120. To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park :
(a) Andaman Islands
(b) Gulf of Kutch
(c) Lakshadweep Islands
(d) Gulf of Mannar
Ans: (b)
121. The headquarters of the Survey of India Department is located at:
(a) Jaipur (b) Dehradun
(c) Hyderabad (d) New Delhi
Ans: (b)
122. Which of the following states having longest coastline in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (d)
123. Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Lakshadweep Islands
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Himalayas
Ans: (a)
124. The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is
(a) Malwa
(b) Chota Nagpur
(c) Ranchi
(d) Hazaribagh
Ans: (a)
125. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following Indian states ?
(a) Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
(c) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal
Ans: (c)
126. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is
(a) Teak
(b) Shisam
(c) Sandalwood
(d) Sal
Ans: (c)
127. If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is:
(a) Kuttanad
(b) Kanyakumari
(c) Rameshwaram
(d) Indira point
Ans: (d)
128. Which of the following rock formations resulted in Eastern Ghats?
(a) Charnockites, bauxite, granite gneiss and quartzite rock
(b) Khondalites, bauxite, granite gneiss, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock
(c) Charnockites, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock
(d) Charnockites, granite gneiss, quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses
Ans: (d)
129. The Himalayas are also known by the name
(a) ancient mountains
(b) fold mountains
(c) valley mountains
(d) Indus mountains
Ans: (b)
130. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(a) Narmada river
(b) Son river
(c) Betwa river
(d) Godavari river
Ans: (a)
131. The outermost range of Himalaya is called
(a) Kali (b) Shiwalik
(c) Dehradun (d) Kumaon
Ans: (b)
132. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is
(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Eastern ghats
(d) Western ghats
Ans: (d)
133. India shares longest international boundary with which country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Nepal (d) Bhutan
Ans: (a)
134. The Himalayas is the example of
(a) Fold mountains
(b) Block mountains
(c) Ancient mountains
(d) Residual mountains
Ans: (a)
135. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Valley
(c) Plains of northern India
(d) Western Ghats
Ans: (b)
136. Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Pakistan
Ans: (c)
137. Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
(a) Nilgiri hills
(b) Cardamom hills
(c) Palani hills
(d) Annamalai hills
Ans: (a)
138. The longest sea beach in India is
(a) Chapora beach
(b) Diu beach
(c) Aksa beach
(d) Marina beach
Ans: (d)
139. Nandadevi peak is located in _____ State
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (b)
140. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body?
(a) 11° channel
(b) 10° Channel
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Gulf of Mannar
Ans: (b)
141. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
(a) Zaskar (b) Kailash
(c) Karakoram
(d) Ladakh
Ans: (c)
142. The northern part of the west coast in India is known as
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Coromandel coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) Godavari Coast
Ans: (a)
143. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is
(a) Himalayas
(b) Western ghats
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Satpura
Ans: (c)
144. Mount Abu is a hill station located in _____ ranges.
(a) Vindhya (b) Satpuda
(c) Aravalli (d) Sahyadri
Ans: (c)
Part–II :Drainage
145. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
(a) Yamuna canal
(b) Sirhand canal
(c) Indira Gandhi canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab canal
Ans: (c)
146. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Krishna (b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
147. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
148. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga?
(a) Ghagra (b) Gomti
(c) Kosi (d) Betwa
Ans: (d)
149. Girna Project is situated in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (b)
150. Arrange the following rivers from South to North.
(a) Cauvery (b) Krishna
(c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi
(a) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(b) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(c) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(d) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Ans: (d)
151. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to
(a) save Kolkata port
(b) link North and South Bengal
(c) supply drinking water to Kolkata
(d) divert water to Bangla-desh
Ans: (a)
152. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.
Dam River
(a) Gandhi Sagar 1. Bhagirathi
(b) Jayakwadi 2. Krishna
(c) Nagarjuna 3. Godavari
(d) Tehri 4. Chambal
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (a)
153. Match the dams and the rivers across which these have been constructed :
Dam River
a. Farakka 1. Krishna
b. Tehri 2. Ravi
c. Thein 3. Ganga
d. Nagarjuna 4. Bhagirathi a b c d
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (c)
154. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it
(a) gets flooded often causing havoc
(b) causes maximum soil erosion
(c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls
(d) is not a perennial river
Ans: (a)
155. On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Periyar
Ans: (a)
156. The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is–
(a) Bhakra Nagal
(b) Kahalgaon
(c) Ranjit Sagar dam
(d) Rihand dam
Ans: (c)
157. The longest river of Peninsular India is :
(a) Narmada (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Ans: (b)
158. Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated :
Dam
(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Lower Bhawani
(c) Idukki
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar State
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (c) (b) (d) (a)
(b) (b) (d) (c) (a)
(c) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(d) (a) (d) (b) (c)
Ans: (c)
159. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?
(a) Godavari (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (d) Ghaghara
Ans: (d)
160. Match the dams and the States in which they are situated :
Dam
A. Hirakud B. Mettur
C. Mahanadi D. Almatti State
1. Chhattisgarh 2. Orissa
3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 1 3 2
Ans: (b)
161. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory ?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ravi (d) Chenab
Ans: (b)
162. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.
Dam
A. Ukai
B. Rana Pratap Sagar
C. Thein D. Hiracud River
1. Mahanadi 2. Ravi
3. Chambal 4. Tapti
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)
163. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
(a) Yamuna Canal
(b) Sirhind Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Ans: (c)
164. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ?
(a) Lower Ganga Canal
(b) Sarada Canal
(c) Eden Canal
(d) Sirhind Canal
Ans: (c)
165. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (b)
166. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
(a) Koyana Project – Maharashtra
(b) Sharavathy Project – Karnataka
(c) Balimela Project – Orissa
(d) Sabarigiri Project – Gujarat
Ans: (d)
167. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
(a) Tapti (b) Mahi
(c) Chambal (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
168. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (d)
169. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Gandak (d) Ghaghra
Ans: (b)
170. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b)Bihar
(c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
171. What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ?
(a) Yamuna Canal
(b) Sirhand Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Ans: (c)
172. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Tulbul Project – Himachal Pradesh
(b) Srisailam Project – Tamil Nadu
(c) Papanasam Project – Karnataka
(d) Ukai Project – Gujarat
Ans: (d)
173. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
(a) Indus (b) Ganga
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna
Ans: (a)
174. Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
(a) Haryana (b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
175. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
(a) Idukki (b) Aliyar
(c) Periyar (d) Kundah
Ans: (a)
176. Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located ?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
177. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(a) Rudraprayag (b) Devaprayag
(c) Haridwar (d) Kedarnath
Ans: (b)
178. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus (d) Teesta
Ans: (b)
179. Which dam of India is the highest?
(a) Mettur (b) Rihand
(c) Thein (d) Bhakra
Ans: (d)
180. In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by
(a) Canals (b) Wells
(c) Tubewells (d) Tanks
Ans: (b)
181. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery (b) Krishna
(c) Narmada (d) Ganga
Ans: (c)
182. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga ?
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
Ans: (b)
183. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
(a) Periyar (b) Cauvery
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Ans: (b)
184. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (b)
185. The river which is not West-flowing towards the Arabian Sea is
(a) Narmada (b) Tapi
(c) Periyar (d) Kaveri
Ans: (d)
186. Tehri Dam is being constructed on river
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Bhagirathi (d) Yamuna
Ans: (c)
187. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (b)
188. According to a report in the science journal ‘Nature Geoscience’ twenty four out of thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the ‘Greater Peril’ category is
(a) Brahmani (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Krishna
Ans: (d)
189. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed ?
(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna
(c) Sone (d) Periyar
Ans: (c)
190. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (c)
191. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) Kerala and Karnataka
Ans: (c)
192. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ?
(a) Sirhind Canal
(b) Yamuna Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) East Kosi Canal
Ans: (c)
193. River Indus originates from :
(a) Hindukush range
(b) Himalayan range
(c) Karakoram range
(d) Kailash range
Ans: (d)
194. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?
(a) Ganges (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Tapti
Ans: (d)
195. Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?
(a) Brahmaputra (b) Beas
(c) Ravi (d) Jhclum
Ans: (a)
196. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(a) Tapti (b) Mahanadi
(c) Bhima (d) Godavari
Ans: (a)
197. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Teesta (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Hooghly (d) Sone
Ans: (b)
198. Surat is located on the banks of the river :
(a) Narmada (b) Sharavathi
(c) Mahi (d) Tapti
Ans: (d)
199. Hirakud Dam has been constructed across the river
(a) Ganga (b) Mahanadi
(c) Kaveri (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
200. The originating point of river godavri is
(a) Nasik (b) Pune
(c) Mumbai (d) Sholapur
Ans: (a)
201. The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river
(a) Krishna (b) Rihand
(c) Sutlej (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
202. The dispute about the “Mullaperiyar dam” concerns which states?
(a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(b) Tamil Nadu ana Kerala
(c) Kerala and Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Ans: (b)
203. The Cogentrix Power Project is located in
(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
204. The river Brahmaputra is known as _______ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh.
(a) Dibang (b) Dihang
(c) Subansiri (d) Dhansiri
Ans: (b)
205. The river Ganga has two major sources—
(a) Bhagirathi and Alaka-nanada
(b) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(c) Bhagirathi and Saraswati
(d) Alakananda and Gandak
Ans: (a)
206. The “Alamatti Dam” is constructed on the river
(a) Kaveri (b) Seeleru
(c) Krishna (d) Tungabhadra
Ans: (c)
207. The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river
(a) Kaveri (b) Krishna
(c) Godavari (d) Indus
Ans: (b)
208. The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river
(a) Hooghly (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Godavari (d) Krishna
Ans: (a)
209. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
(a) Gomati (b) Chambal
(c) Damodar (d) Kosi
Ans: (d)
210. ‘‘Meghna’’ is the combined stream of which two rivers ?
(a) Ganga and Yamuna
(b) Ganga and Gomti
(c) Ganga and Sone
(d) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Ans: (d)
211. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built ?
(a) On river Sutlej
(b) On river Chambal
(c) On river Narmada
(d) On river Gandak
Ans: (b)
212. The river which joins Ganga from southern side is :
(a) Betwa (b) Chambal
(c) Son (d) Ken
Ans: (c)
213. Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary?
(a) Yamuna (b) Krishna
(c) Narmada (d) Godavari
Ans: (c)
214. The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers?
(a) Siachen
(b) Gangotri
(c) Yamunotri
(d) Chemayungdung
Ans: (*)
215. The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at
(a) Nizam Sagar
(b) Shivasamudram
(c) Ramagundam
(d) Mettur
Ans: (b)
216. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
(a) Bhakra-Nangal
(b) Damodar
(c) Hirakud
(d) Nagarjunasagar
Ans: (b)
217. Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat?
(a) Krishna (b) Narmada
(c) Koyna (d) Tapti
Ans: (b)
218. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
(a) Ravi (b) Tapti
(c) Beas (d) Don
Ans: (c)
219. Which is the world’s longest entirely lined irrigation canal?
(a) Indira Gandhi Canal
(b) Nangal Hydel Channel
(c) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal
(d) Sardar Sarovar Project
Ans: (d)
220. The Chukha Power Project was built by India in
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh
Ans: (b)
221. This delta is the largest in the world
(a) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta
(b) Kaveri delta
(c) Krishna delta
(d) Godavari delta
Ans: (a)
222. From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses
(a) Tibet, China and Myanmar
(Burma)
(b) Bhutan, Nepal and India
(c) China, India and Bangladesh
(d) India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
(Burma)
Ans: (c)
223. What name does Brahmaputra take as is discharges into the Bay of Bengal ?
(a) Ganga (b) Jamuna
(c) Padma (d) Meghna
Ans: (d)
224. Which is the river on which Indira Sagar Dam is planned to be constructed ?
(a) Mahanadi (b)Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (*)
225. The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on
(a) Vyas river
(b) Jhelum river
(c) Sutlej river
(d) Ghaghara river
Ans: (c)
226. The ‘sorrow of Bihar’ is
(a) Damodar (b) Kosi
(c) Son (d) Gandak
Ans: (b)
227. The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is
(a) Rudra Prayag
(b) Deo Prayag
(c) Vishnu Prayag
(d) Karna Prayag
Ans: (b)
228. An important river of the Indian desert is
(a) Luni (b) Narmada
(c) Krishna (d) Beas
Ans: (a)
229. The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ?
(a) Krishna (b) Chambal
(c) Kosi (d) Sutlej
Ans: (a)
230. Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary ?
(a) Narmada (b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
231. Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river
(a) Ganga (b) Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Cauvery
Ans: (d)
232. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river :
(a) Mahanadi (b) Tapti
(c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Ans: (d)
233. Srinagar is located on the bank of the river
(a) Indus (b) Jhelum
(c) Chenab (d) Ravi
Ans: (a)
234. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___.
(a) Ganga (b) Cauveri
(c) Mahi (d) Luni
Ans: (a)
235. Match the following :
Rivers
a. Gomti
b. Brahmaputra
c. Godavari
d. Kaveri Towns
1. Guwahati
2. Rajahmundry
3. Tiruchirapalli
4. Lucknow a b c d
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (c)
236. The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi
(c) Luni (d) Jhelum
Ans: (a)
237. Consider the following pairs:
Tributary Main River
a. Chambal : Narmada
b. Sone : Yamuna
c. Manas : Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) a, b and c (b) a and b only
(c) b and c only (d) c only
Ans: (c)
238. Match the following :
Dams Rivers
a. Hirakud l. Beas
b. Pong Dam 2. Bhagirathi
c. Tehri Dam 3. Ravi
d. Thein Dam 4. Mahanadi a b c d
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (*)
239. The longest dam in India is
(a) Bhakra Dam
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
(c) Hirakud Dam
(d) Kosi Dam
Ans: (c)
240. Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between
(a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(d) Karnataka and Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
241. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ?
(a) Varanasi (b) Caya
(c) Ambala (d) Allahabad
Ans: (c)
242. Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
(a) Indrawati (b) Son
(c) Gomati (d) Yamuna
Ans: (a)
243. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Ganga (d) Narmada
Ans: (c)
244. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ?
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Indus (d) Ravi
Ans: (b)
245. Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ?
(a) Godavari (b) Gandak
(c) Tapti (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
246. The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Periyar (d) Tungabhadra
Ans: (c)
247. The River in India known as the open sewer is
(a) the Ganga (b) the Yamuna
(c) the Narmada (d) the Godavari
Ans: (*)
248. Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?
(a) Milam
(b) Gangotri
(c) Yamunotri
(d) Chemayungdung
Ans: (d)
249. Salal is the hydro power project in:
(a) Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab
Ans: (b)
250. The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is
(a) Jamuna (b) Ganga
(c) Teesta (d)Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
251. In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow
(a) from West to East
(b) from North to South
(c) like a ring
(d) in transverse direction
Ans: (c)
252. Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?
(a) Cauvery (b) Tapti
(c) Narmada (d) Krishna
Ans: (c)
253. The longest river of peninsular India is
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Narmada (d) Godavari
Ans: (d)
254. The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Narmada
Ans: (c)
255. Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges ?
(a) Chambal (b) Ken
(c) Godavari (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
256. Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ?
(a) Jaisamand (b) Ganga river
(c) Yamuna river (d) Chilika lake
Ans: (c)
257. Which river serves the largest cultivable area ?
(a) Ganga (b) Saryu
(c) Godavari (d) Krishna
Ans: (a)
258. The largest fresh water in India is
(a) Dal Laka (b) Bhimtal Laka
(c) Wular Laka(d) Nainital Laka
Ans: (c)
259. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?
(a) Ganga (b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Satluj
Ans: (c)
260. Which was the first hydel power project in India ?
(a) Pallivasal in Kerala
(b) Paikara in Tamil Nadu
(c) Siva Samudram in Karnataka
(d) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
261. Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(a) Yamuna (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (c) Sutlej
Ans: (d)
262. Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ?
(a) The Central Government and Karnataka
(b) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Ans: (c)
263. What is ‘Talcher’ important for?
(a) Heavy water plant
(b) Hydro–electricity generation
(c) Cable industry
(d) Atomic reactor
Ans: (a)
264. Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join Ganga ?
(a) Gangotri (b)Karanprayag
(c) Devprayag (d)Rudraprayag
Ans: (c)
265. Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?
(a) Yamuna (b) Sindu
(c) Saraswathi (d) Ganga
Ans: (b)
266. Which of the following states in known as the traditional region for Tank Irrigation?
(a) Assam (b)Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)Orrisa
Ans: (c)
267. Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses ?
(a) Haryana (b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Punjab
Ans: (c)
268. On which river is the Tehri dam built?
(a) Alakananda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Ganga (d) Hooghly
Ans: (b)
269. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
(a) Kaveri (b) Godavari
(c) Saraswati (d) Krishna
Ans: (c)
270. The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers :
(a) Beas (b) Sutlej
(c) Shylok (d) Nubra
Ans: (d)
271. Name the longest lake in India.
(a) Pangong Lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) Vembanad Lake
Ans: (d)
272. (c) Which of the following are alternative names for the river “Brahmaputra” ?
(a) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(b) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna
(c) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(d) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo
Ans: (d)
273. Which is largest peninsular river in India ?
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (b)
274. If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?
(a) Damodar river
(b) Koshi River
(c) Yamuna river
(d) Ravi river
Ans: (b)
275. In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest freshwater lake.
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Loktak Lake
(d) Tsomoriri Lake
Ans: (c)
276. What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?
(a) Statutory body
(b) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
(c) A private enterprise located in Bihar
(d) A non government organisation
Ans: (a)
277. The longest river of peninsular India is
(a) Narmada (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Ans: (b)
278. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for
(a) Kosi
(b) Gandak
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga
Ans: (c)
279. The largest irrigation canal in India is ________
(a) Yamuna canal
(b) Indira Gandhi canal
(c) Sirhand canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab canal
Ans: (b)
280. Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India?
(a) Buckingham Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Upper Ganges Canal
(d) Tajewala Canal
Ans: (b)
281. The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?
(a) Lateral Corrosion
(b) Vertical Corrosion
(c) Side Corrosion
(d) Mean Corrosion
Ans: (a)
282. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
(a) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej
(b) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna
(c) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej
(d) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej
Ans: (a)
283. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
(a) Jhelum river
(b) Chenab river
(c) Beas river
(d) Sutlej river
Ans: (d)
284. What is Dakshin Gangotri ?
(a) River valley in Andhra Pradesh
(b) Unmanned station located in Antarctica
(c) Second source of River Ganga
(d) Island in the Indian Ocean
Ans: (b)
285. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is
(a) Haridwar
(b) Namchobarva
(c) Alakananda
(d) Ambala
Ans: (d)
286. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
(a) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
(b) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
(c) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
(d) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Ans: (d)
287. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
288. Name the longest lake in India?
(a) Pangong lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) Vembanad Lake
Ans: (d)
289. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Karan Prayag
(c) Gangotri
(d) Rudra Prayag
Ans: (a)
290. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
(a) Indus
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganges (d) Damodar
Ans: (c)
291. Which river does not form a delta?
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmputra
(c) Godavari (d) Tapi
Ans: (d)
292. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is _____ .
(a) Godavari (b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna (d) Bhima
Ans: (b)
293. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
(a) Ganga (b) Sutlej
(c) Cauvery (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
294. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of
(a) Sabarmati river
(b) Narmada river
(c) Banas river
(d) Luni river
Ans: (a)
Part–III The climate of India
295. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because
(a) Mumbai is on the windward side
(b) Pune is at a greater elevation
(c) Mumbai is a coastal city
(d) Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Ans: (a)
296. Rajasthan reveives very little rain because—
(a) it is too hot
(b) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(c) the monsoon fails to reach this area
(d) the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Ans: (d)
297. Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India ?
(a) Monsoons
(b) Ocean currents
(c) Nearness to equator
(d) Presence of Indian ocean
Ans: (b)
298. The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Leh in Kashmir
(c) Coromandel coast
(d) Konkan coast
Ans: (b)
299. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?
(a) Mahabaleshwar
(b) Cherrapunji
(c) Udhagamandalam
(d) Mawsynram
Ans: (d)
300. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by
(a) 5th June (b) 15th June
(c) 1st July (d) 15th July
Ans: (d)
301. Which one of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones ?
(a) Malabar (b) Andhra
(c) Konkan (d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
302. ‘Kalbaisakhi’ is a kind of
(a) cropping pattern
(b) ritual practised in Kerala
(c) cyclonic storm
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
303. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
(a) Telengana (b) Marwar
(c) Vidarbha (d) Marathwada
Ans: (b)
304. The period by which the entire country in India comes under southwest monsoon is
(a) l st – l0th June
(b) l0th – 20th June
(c) 20th – 30th June
(d) lst – 15th July
Ans: (d)
305. Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Kerala and Karnataka
(d) Bihar and West Bengal
Ans: (a)
306. Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
(a) Karnataka and Kerala
(b) Punjab and Haryana
(c) Bihar and Assam
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Ans: (d)
307. Tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are most frequent during
(a) October–November
(b) May–June
(c) January–February
(d) March–April
Ans: (d)
308. ‘Summer Monsoons’ in India bring rainfall to
(a) Southern-eastern tip
(b) Western Coast
(c) North-western India
(d) Eastern Coast
Ans: (b)
309. Which showers are favourable to the rabi crops in Punjab during winter ?
(a) Showers caused by Jet streams
(b) Mango showers
(c) Showers caused by western disturbances
(d) Kal-baisakhi
Ans: (c)
310. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards
(a) windward side
(b) seaward side
(c) onshore side
(d) leeward side
Ans: (d)
311. October and November months give more rainfall to :
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Eastern Hills
(d) Coromandal Coast
Ans: (d)
312. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
(a) Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Coromandel Coast
(d) Malwa Plateau
Ans: (c)
313. The burst of monsoons in the month of June brings rain to
(a) Kerala and Karnataka
(b) Kerala and Southern coast of Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Ans: (b)
314. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
(a) south west monsoons
(b) north east monsoons
(c) conventional rain
(d) western disturbance
Ans: (d)
315. Which of the following is the area of lowest pressure over Indian subcontinent during the hot dry weather season ?
(a) RannofKachchh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) North-West India
(d) Meghalaya
Ans: (c)
316. The driest part of India is
(a) Western Rajasthan
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
317. One of the regions that receives rainfall from the North–Easterly monsoon is :
(a) West Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
318. If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as
(a) flood year
(b) drought year
(c) famine year
(d) self sufficient year
Ans: (b)
319. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
(a) Hot and dry weather
(b) Very low velocity winds
(c) Low pressure systems over the Indo–Gangetic plains
(d) High temperatuire associated with high humidity
Ans: (d)
320. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?
(a) Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
(b) The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
(c) The east coast is broader than the west coast
(d) The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
Ans: (b)
321. Though there is no single theory which can explain the origin of south west monsoon, however it is believed that the main mechanism is the differential heating of land and sea during:
(a) Winter months
(b) Summer months
(c) Cyclonic storms
(d) South-west trade wind flow
Ans: (b)
322. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India ?
(a) Western disturbances
(b) Cyclonic depression
(c) Southwest monsoon
(d) Retreating monsoon
Ans: (a)
323. The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi (d) Pune
Ans: (d)
Part–IV Ecology
324. What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain her ecological balance?
(a) 11.1 percent
(b) 22.2 percent
(c) 33.3 percent
(d) 44.4 percent
Ans: (c)
325. Which one of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation ?
(a) Lava forest of Kalimpong.
(b) Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas.
(c) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
(d) Carbet National Park of U.P.
Ans: (b)
326. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
Ans: (c)
327. Where is the Forest Research Institute located?
(a) Dehradun (b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
Ans: (a)
328. Which is the first national park established in India?
(a) Velvadan National Park
(b) Periyar National Park
(c) Bandipur National Park
(d) Corbett National Park
Ans: (d)
329. The Sundarbans or the ‘Mangrove’ forests are found in
(a) Kutch Peninsula
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Konkan Coast
(d) Deltaic West Bengal
Ans: (d)
330. World’s maximum newsprint comes from–
(a) Deciduous forest
(b) Monsoon forest
(c) Mangrove forest
(d) Rainfed forest
Ans: (a)
331. Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves?
(a) Sariska-Alwar
(b) Valmiki-Hazaribagh
(c) Pench-Garhwal
(d) Nagarjunasagar-Sri Sailam
Ans: (c)
332. Where in India can you normally spot the Siberian crane in winter ?
(a) Sasangir Sanctuary
(b) Ranthambore Sanctuary
(c) Dachigam National Park
(d) Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
Ans: (d)
333. Match the Biosphere Reserves with their States :
Biosphere Reserve
(A) Simlipal
(B) Dehond Deband
(C) Nokrek
(D) Kanchenjunga State
(a) Sikkim
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Orissa Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (d)
334. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I : Bird Sanctuary National Park
A. Bandipur National Park
B. Gir National Park
C. Manas Sanctuary
D. Rohla National Park List-II : Located in
1. Gujarat
2. Assam
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Karnataka A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (c)
335. The famous ‘Gir’ forests are located in
(a) Mysore (b) Kashmir
(c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
Ans: (c)
336. In terms of area, which one of the following Indian States has the largest coverage of forests ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Ans: (c)
337. Mudumalai Wild-life Sanctuary is located in the State of
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Paradesh
Ans: (c)
338. In India, rain forests are found in
(a) Central India
(b) Eastern Ghat
(c) N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats
(d) N.W. Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Ans: (c)
339. Silent Valley of Kerala
(a) is the only evergreen forest in India
(b) contains costly timber trees
(c) is a good picnic spot
(d) contains rare species of plants and animals
Ans: (d)
340. The only sanctuary where Kashmir stag is found is
(a) Kanha (b) Dachigam
(c) Gir (d) Mudumalai
Ans: (b)
341. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
(a) Rhinoceros (b) Tiger
(c) Lion (d) Crocodile
Ans: (a)
342. The ‘Chipko Movement’ is related to
(a) Wildlife preservation
(b) Forest conservation
(c) Scientific agriculture
(d) Deforestation
Ans: (b)
343. The Gir Forest is noted for its
(a) Lion sanctuary
(b) Deer Park
(c) Tiger sanctuary
(d) Crocodile Park
Ans: (a)
344. When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India ?
(a) 1952 (b) 1940
(c) 1942 (d) 1999
Ans: (a)
345. Namdhapa National Park is in
(a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (d)
346. The forest in Sunderban is called
(a) Scrub jungle
(b) Mangrove
(c) Deciduous forest
(d) Tundra
Ans: (b)
347. Which of the following is called the “ecological hot spot of India”?
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Himalayas
(d) Eastern Himalayas
Ans: (a)
348. Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for
(a) elephants (b) bears
(c) tigers (d) wild ass and
Ans: (a)
349. Which one of the following is the first National Park of India ?
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Bandipur National Park
(c) Kanha National Park
(d) Sariska
Ans: (a)
350. The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is
(a) Sal (b) Pine
(c) Eucalyptus (d) Teak
Ans: (c)
351. What is approximately the percentage of forest cover in India?
(a) 10% (b) 8.5%
(c) 25% (d) 19.5%
Ans: (*)
352. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Wildlife Sancturay State
(a) Bandipur — Tamil Nadu
(b) Manas — Uttar Pradesh
(c) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan
(d) Simlipal — Bihar
Ans: (c)
353. Lion is conserved at
(a) Kaziranga Sanctuary
(b) Gir Sanctuary
(c) Corbett National Park
(d) Manas Sanctuary
Ans: (b)
354. Which one of the following regions of India is associated with pine forests?
(a) Rohikhand
(b) Bundelkhand
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans: (d)
355. In India, where is the bio–reserve to preserve the diverse sub–marine flora and fauna situated ?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Dadra, Nagar Haveli
Ans: (b)
356. The wild ass is found in
(a) Kachchh
(b) Assam
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
357. The first biosphere reserve that was set up in India in 1986 is
(a) Nanda Devi (b) Nilgiris
(c) Nokrek (d) Manas
Ans: (b)
358. There is a need to keep larger area under forests for
(a) absorption of carbon dioxide
(b) protecting wild-life
(c) raising precipitation
(d) ecological balance
Ans: (d)
359. Which wild life sanctuary has the project to conserve the rhinos in India?
(a) Bandipur (b) Periyar
(c) Kaziranga (d) Gir
Ans: (c)
360. Which are the States in which the Agasthyamala biosphere is spread?
(a) Andhra Pradesh – Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu – Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala – Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
361. Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India ?
(a) Nokrek (b) Kanha
(c) Nilgiris (d) Periyar
Ans: (c)
362. In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park ?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Chhatisgarh
Ans: (d)
363. In which State is the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary located ?
(a) Orissa (b)Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d)Rajasthan
Ans: (b)
364. An area legally reserved for wild life in its natural surroundings is
(a) Biosphere Reserve
(b) Sanctuary
(c) Social Forests
(d) National Park
Ans: (b)
365. Which one was the first ‘Biosphere Reserves’ Project Scheme ?
(a) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
(b) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
(c) Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
(d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Ans: (b)
366. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is important for :
(a) Tiger and Elephant
(b) Wild Buffalo
(c) Birds
(d) Leopard and Chital
Ans: (d)
367. ‘Van Mahotsav’ is associated with :
(a) Cutting trees
(b) Planting trees
(c) Increase in crop
(d) Protection of plants
Ans: (d)
368. Which one of the following is a Wild Life Sanctuary ?
(a) Jaldapara (b) Garumara
(c) Corbett (d) Chapramari
Ans: (c)
369. ‘National Botanical Garden’ is located at :
(a) Shimla (b) Kolkata
(c) Lucknow (d) Bengaluru
Ans: (b)
370. Which is the best-known-bird sanctuary in Haryana?
(a) Sultanpur (b) Bharatpur
(c) Rajaji (d) Sariska
Ans: (a)
371. Afforestation is the process of
(a) clearing forests
(b) planting more trees
(c) cutting down trees
(d) collecting forest resources
Ans: (b)
372. Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for
(a) Tigers (b) Bisons
(c) Birds (d) Elephants
Ans: (a)
373. Kaziranga National Park is situated in
(a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat
(c) Assam (d) Odisha
Ans: (c)
374. The typical natural vegetation above 3600 metres on the Himalaya is
(a) alpine grassland
(b) alpine forests
(c) coniferous forests
(d) subtropical pine forests
Ans: (a)
375. Which of the following cities in India is considered greenest ?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: (c)
376. The largest tiger reserve in India is
(a) Pench (b) Manas
(c) Nagarjun (d) Corbett
Ans: (c)
377. The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to
(a) increase in the annual rainfall.
(b) increase in the silting of dams.
(c) increased deforestation in the catchment area.
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
378. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in
(a) Manipur (b) Mizoram
(c) Assam (d) Meghalaya
Ans: (a)
379. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
380. Kanchenzunga National Park is located at
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Sikkim
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (c)
381. Biosphere Reserve of India Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Sikkim
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
382. How much of India’s total geographical area is forest land ?
(a) 20% (b) 23%
(c) 26% (d) 28%
Ans: (b)
383. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India ?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Nandadevi
(c) Sundarbans
(d) Gulf of Mannar
Ans: (d)
384. Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as :
(a) intra–state migration
(b) step–wise migration
(c) inter–state migration
(d) forced migration
Ans: (b)
385. Project Tiger was introduced in:
(a) 2001 (b) 1973
(c) 1984 (d) 1995
Ans: (b)
386. The first Bio-sphere Reserve in India has been established in :
(a) Kanha (b) Nilgiri
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Hazaribagh
Ans: (b)
387. Which of the following species are critically endangered?
(a) Gangetic Dolphin
(b) Forest Owlet
(c) White bellied heron
(d) The gyps Vulture
Ans: (b)
388. Kanha National Park is located in :
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tmil Nadu
Ans: (b)
389. Project tiger programme was launched in:
(a) 1975 (b) 1973
(c) 1994 (d) 1971
Ans: (b)
390. Garampani Sanctuary is located at
(a) Diphu, Assam
(b) Gangtok, Sikkim
(c) Kohima, Nagaland
(d) Junagarh, Gujarat
Ans: (a)
391. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
(a) Semiarid areas of Gujarat
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
392. The largest wildlife sanctuary in India is famous for which of the following animal ?
(a) Wild Indian Ass
(b) Rhinoceros
(c) Apes
(d) Tigers
Ans: (a)
393. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following
(a) Lion (b) Deer
(c) Tiger (d) Bear
Ans: (c)
394. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot” ?
(a) Western Himalayas
(b) Eastern Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Eastern Ghats
Ans: (c)
395. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as
(a) Kanha National Park
(b) Bharatpur National Park
(c) Hailey National Park
(d) Rajaji National Park
Ans: (c)
396. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
(a) Bharatpur (b) Gir forest
(c) Khaziranga
(d) Nilgiris
Ans: (c)
397. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat (d) Jharkhand
Ans: (b)
398. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in which state is it located?
(a) Gir, Gujarat
(b) Kaziranga, Assam
(c) Ranthambore, Rajasthan
(d) Corbett, Uttarakhand
Ans: (b)
399. Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?
(a) Sunderbans
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nandadevi
(d) Corbett
Ans: (d)
400. In India, the Temperate Forest Research Centre is in which city?
(a) Shimla (b) Ranchi
(c) Dehradun (d) Srinagar
Ans: (a)
401. Nagarhole National Park is part of the ________ Biosphere Reserve.
(a) Aravalli (b) Vindhya
(c) Satpura (d) Nilgiricurve
(d) perfectly elastic
Ans: (d)
402. Where is the Forest Research Institute of India located ?
(a) Dehradun (b) Delhi
(c) Lucknow (d) Bhopal
Ans: (a)
403. The percentage of India’s forested land out of total land is
(a) 30% (b) 25%
(c) less than 25% (d) 33%
Ans: (c)
Part–V Soil of India
404. Watermelons grow best in
(a) Alluvial soil (b) Sandy soil
(c) Black soil (d) Laterite soil
Ans: (b)
405. Generally, the soil of the northern plains of India has been formed by
(a) degradation
(b) aggradation
(c) weathering in situ
(d) erosion )
Ans: (b)
406. The most extensive soil cover of India comprises.
(a) laterite soils (b) black soils
(c) alluvial soils (d)marshy soils
Ans: (c)
407. Laterite soil is found in which of the following States?
(a) Haryana and Punjab
(b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
(c) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
408. To which group does the black cotton soil of India belong ?
(a) Laterite (b) Podzol
(c) Chernozem (d) Alluvial
Ans: (c)
409. Saline and alkaline soils in India are also called as
(a) Kallar (b) Khadar
(c) Regur (d) Bangar
Ans: (a)
410. In which one of the following States is laterite soil found ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (d)
411. In which of the following states can you find pink (laterite) soil ?
(a) West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal
Ans: (a)
412. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
(a) Eastern Region only
(b) Southern Region only
(c) Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
413. The soil of Kerala is rich in which of the following soils?
(a) Alluvial Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
(c) Sandy Soil
(d) Loamy Soil
Ans: (b)
Part–VI Agriculture
414. In which of the following states wheat is not produced ?
(a) Maharashtra (b)Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)West Bengal
Ans: (c)
415. Pruning is an essential part in cultivation of :
(a) Rubber (b) Tobacco
(c) Coffee (d) Tea
Ans: (d)
416. The maximum area under crops in India is used for the cultivation of :
(a) Wheat (b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane (d) Cotton
Ans: (b)
417. The variety of coffee largely grown in India is :
(a) Old Chicks (b) Coorgs
(c) Arabica (d) Kents
Ans: (c)
418. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?
(a) Sixth Five-Year Plan (FYP)
(b) Second FYP
(c) Fourth FYP
(d) Third FYP
Ans: (d)
419. The production of onion is the hightest in
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
420. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Sugarcane (d) Cotton
Ans: (b)
421. Which of the following States has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India ?
(a) Assam (b) Bihar
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
422. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple ?
(a) Pacific Islands
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) China
Ans: (*)
423. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat ?
(a) Karnataka (b)Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
424. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
(a) Ratnagiri (b) Benares
(c) Malda (d) Vijayawada
Ans: (a)
425. Where is India’s most prized tea grown ?
(a) Jorhat (b) Darjeeling
(c) Nilgiris (d) Munnar
Ans: (b)
426. Cultivation of wheat requires
(a) moderate temperature and heavy rains
(b) humid temperature and heavy rains
(c) humid temperature and moderate rains
(d) moderate temperature and moderate rains
Ans: (d)
427. Kharif crops are sown
(a) a the beginning of the South-West monsoon
(b) at the end of the South-
West monsoon
(c) at the beginning of the North-East monsoon
(d) at the end of North-East moonson
Ans: (a)
428. The crops grown after the summer monsoon are called
(a) Kharif (b) Rabi
(c) Annual (d) Seasonal
Ans: (b)
429. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(a) Wheat is grown in Punjab
(b) Tea is produced in Assam
(c) Coffee is grown in Karnataka
(d) Saffron is produced in HP
Ans: (*)
430. Which of the following is the main spice producer ?
(a) Deccan trap
(b) Malabar coast
(c) Coromandel coast
(d) Sunderbans delta
Ans: (b)
431. Operation Flood is related to
(a) Flood control
(b) Arrangement of drinking water
(c) Milk production
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
432. Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution ?
(a) Greater intensity of cropping
(b) Guaranteed maximum prices
(c) New agricultural technology
(d) Package of inputs
Ans: (b)
433. Monoculture is a typical characteristic of—
(a) shifting cultivation
(b) subsistence farming
(c) specialised horticulture
(d) commercial grain farming
Ans: (d)
434. Green Revolution was most successful in
(a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab, Haryana and UP
(c) Haryana
(d) UP and Maharashtra
Ans: (b)
435. Blue Revolution is related to
(a) fish production
(b) milk production
(c) oil production
(d) food production
Ans: (a)
436. In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale ?
(a) Maharashtra-Gujarat-
Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kerala –Tamil Nadu – Karnataka
(c) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-
Nagaland
(d) Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-
Maharashtra
Ans: (b)
437. Green Revolution in India has so far been most successful in case of
(a) sugarcane (b) coarse grains
(c) wheat (d) rice
Ans: (c)
438. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by
(a) Sugarcane (b) Rice
(c) Cotton (d) Wheat
Ans: (b)
439. In India, ‘Yellow revolution’ is associated with
(a) production of paddy
(b) production of oilseeds
(c) production of tea
(d) production of flower
Ans: (b)
440. Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India ?
(a) Maize (b) Gram
(c) Onion (d) Wheat
Ans: (b)
441. In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best ?
(a) Cotton (b) Jute
(c) Tobacco (d) Tea
Ans: (d)
442. Which of the following are not grown in the Kharif season ?
(a) Bajra and rice
(b) Maize and jowar
(c) Barley and mustard
(d) Jowar and rice
Ans: (c)
443. “Slash and Burn agriculture” is the name given to
(a) method of potato cultivation
(b) process of deforestation
(c) mixed farming
(d) shifting cultivation
Ans: (d)
444. Rotation of crops means
(a) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
(b) some crops are grown again and again
(c) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
445. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop ?
(a) Tea (b) Coffee
(c) Rubber (d) Sugarcane
Ans: (d)
446. Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practised in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Central Highland
(c) Coastal Tamil Nadu
(d) Nagaland
Ans: (b)
447. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Pulses (d) Sugarcane
Ans: (b)
448. Of the gross cropped area in India, the foodgrains occupy
(a) more than 70%
(b) 60% to 70%
(c) 50% to 60%
(d) less than 50%
Ans: (a)
449. Pick the odd one out based on crop season
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Maize (d) Cotton
Ans: (b)
450. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat ?
(a) Sonalika (b) Ratna
(c) Kalyan Sona(d) Girija
Ans: (b)
451. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called
(a) Rabi season
(b) Kharif season
(c) Pre-kharif season
(d) Slack season
Ans: (b)
452. The term “Green Revolution” has been used to indicate higher production through
(a) creation of grasslands
(b) planting more trees
(c) enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare
(d) creation of gardens in urban areas
Ans: (c)
453. Which breed of the following buffalo breeds is found in the South-Western part of Gujarat?
(a) Murrah (b) Bhadwari
(c) Surti (d) Toda
Ans: (c)
454. There was a substantial increase in foodgrains production specially wheat production, during the period after
(a) 1954 (b) 1964
(c) 1965 (d) 1966
Ans: (d)
455. Find out the mismatched pair.
(a) Tea–Assam
(b) Groundnut– Bihar
(c) Coconut –Kerala
(d) Sugarcane – Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
456. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Crops Producing state
(a) Tea (a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Sugarcane (b) Assam
(c) Groundnut (c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Apple (d) Gujarat
(a) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
(b) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l
(c) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
(d) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
Ans: (b)
457. ‘Brown Revolution’ is
(a) growth of fodder industry
(b) growth of sea products
(c) growth of milk and milk products
(d) growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India
Ans: (d)
458. Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to –
(a) small holdings
(b) lack of tractors
(c) poverty of the peasants
(d) indifference of the people
Ans: (a)
459. Golden Revolution refers to –
(a) Sericulture (b) Horticulture
(c) Apiculture (d) Viticulture
Ans: (b)
460. Green Revolution was started in
(a) 1960 (b) 1970
(c) 1980 (d) 1990
Ans: (a)
461. Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity in Indian agriculture ?
(a) Co-operative farming
(b) Inadequate inputs availability
(c) Sub-division and fragmentation of land holdings
(d) Poor finance and marketing facilities.
Ans: (a)
462. Which of the following is called “brown paper” ?
(a) Jute (b) Cotton
(c) Rubber (d) Tea
Ans: (a)
463. The culture of silkworms is known as
(a) Apiculture (b) Horticulture
(c) Pisciculture (d) Sericulture
Ans: (d)
464. Crop rotation is being adopted
(a) to increase the productivity of the land
(b) to increase the crop yield
(c) to increase the soil water
(d) to increase the crop resistance to pests.
Ans: (a)
465. Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not correct?
(a) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring
(b) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in Autumn
(c) Rabi season begins in Autumn after the rains and harvested in late Spring.
(d) Important Kharif crops are rice, millets, jute, maize and cotton; important Rabi crops are wheat, gram, barley and linseed
Ans: (a)
466. The state which produces the largest quantity of wheat is
(a) Haryana (b) Rajasthan
(c) U.P. (d) Punjab
Ans: (c)
467. How can a dairy farmer reduce fodder consumption by his cattle and also increase milk production?
(a) By increasing the supply of feed concentrate
(b) By stall feeding
(c) By allowing the cattle to graze in the fields
(d) By administering hormones
Ans: (c)
468. The State which occupies the first place in India in the production of Tobacco is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
469. Which food crop in India is sown in October-November and reaped in April?
(a) Coconut (b) Coffee
(c) Rice (d) Wheat
Ans: (d)
470. The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of
(a) man-power, mechanical cultivators and electricity
(b) changes in crop pattern, industrialisation and chemi cal fertilizers
(c) irrigations, bio-chemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds
(d) electricity, irrigation and introduction of dry farming
Ans: (c)
471. India is the largest producer of
(a) cotton (b) rice
(c) mica (d) tea
Ans: (c)
472. Fibre crops are
(a) jute, sugarcane, linseed and rice
(b) cotton, maize, tobacco and banana
(c) cotton, hemp, jute and mesta
(d) hemp, cotton, maize and saffron
Ans: (c)
473. The most commonly consumed staple cereal in India is
(a) rice (b) wheat
(c) bajra (d) maize
Ans: (a)
474. The Indian Rice Research Institute is located at
(a) Kolkata (b) Vardhman
(c) Trivandrum (d) Cuttack
Ans: (d)
475. Which is the leading state in mulberry sericulture ?
(a) West Bengal (b) Karnataka
(c) Kashmir (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (b)
476. Bulk of natural rubber in India is produced in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (b)
477. The ‘Green Revolution’ was mainly directed to increase the production of
(a) cash crops (b) pulses
(c) foodgrains (d)minor millets
Ans: (c)
478. Name the crop-season in India that opens in May-June with major crops like rice and millets.
(a) Rainy season
(b) Rabi
(c) Kharif
(d) Winter season
Ans: (a)
479. ‘Operation Flood’ refers to
(a) increase in the production of milk
(b) increase in the production of dairy products
(c) controlling flood
(d) increasing the production of agricultural crops
Ans: (a)
480. High yielding plants can be produced by
(a) Crop Rotation
(b) Hybridisation
(c) Inter-cropping
(d) Mixed – cropping
Ans: (b)
481. Maximum wheat producing State in India is
(a) Punjab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Ans: (b)
482. What is India’s rank in the world in milk production ?
(a) Fourth (b) Third
(c) Second (d) First
Ans: (d)
483. ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with–
(a) milk production
(b) wheat production
(c) flood control
(d) water harvesting
Ans: (a)
484. Name the food crop which gives highest output in India.
(a) Wheat (b) Jowar
(c) Maize (d) Rice
Ans: (a)
485. The crop which occupies maximum cultivated area in India is :
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Gram (d) Linseed
Ans: (a)
486. How many agro-climatic zones are there in India as far as the official categorization of the Ministry of Agriculture is concerned ?
(a) 123 (b) 126
(c) 127 (d) 122
Ans: (b)
487. The most important element of weather affecting agriculture in India is:
(a) Temperature (b)Humidity
(c) Wind (d)Rainfall
Ans: (d)
488. Which of the following is not a Rabi crop in India ?
(a) Wheat (b) Barley
(c) Rapeseed (d) Jute
Ans: (d)
489. Crop rotation helps to
(a) lessen use of pesticides
(b) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
(c) yield more crops
(d) produce a greater choice of plant products
Ans: (b)
490. Which state is rich in jute?
(a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala (d) Orissa
Ans: (a)
491. Which state is called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (a)
492. Agricultural Commodities are graded with :
(a) ISI (b) Eco-products
(c) AGMARK (d) Green Product
Ans: (c)
493. Crop sown soon after the onset of South-West monsoon in India is called :
(a) Rabi (b) Kharif
(c) Rainfed (d) Dry farming
Ans: (b)
494. In India, maximum area under jute is found in
(a) Assam (b) Bihar
(c) Orissa (d) West Benga
Ans: (d)
495. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the production of :
(a) Poultry (b) Gold
(c) Sunflower (d) Oil seeds
Ans: (d)
496. Jhumming is shifting agriculture practised in
(a) North-eastern India
(b) South-western India
(c) South-eastern India
(d) Northern India
Ans: (a)
497. ‘Mixed Farming’ means
(a) Sowing of both cash and food crops
(b) Sowing of two or more crops in the same field.
(c) Sowing of two or more plants in alternate years.
(d) Rearing of cattle and agriculture.
Ans: (d)
498. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in
(a) Kanara Plains
(b) Deccan Plateau
(c) Coromandal Plains
(d) Ganga Plains
Ans: (b)
499. Terrace farming is done
(a) on the slope of hills
(b) in dry regions
(c) on rooftops
(d) on mountain tops
Ans: (a)
500. Social forestry is
(a) growing different types of plants together on private land
(b) management of forest by cooperative societies
(c) growing one type of plant in government owned land
(d) growing and management of useful plants on government owned land
Ans: (d)
501. Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of
(a) Cotton (b) Oil-seeds
(c) Pulses (d) Maize
Ans: (c)
502. A crop grown in zaid season is
(a) Watermelon (b) Soyabean
(c) Maize (d) Jute
Ans: (a)
503. Bailing, mustering and shearing are some activities connected with
(a) Rearing of Lama
(b) Cotton cultivation
(c) Sheep rearing
(d) Poultry farming
Ans: (c)
504. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Indian agriculture ?
(a) Multiplicity of crops
(b) Predominance of large farms
(c) Overdependence on nature
(d) Low level of productivity
Ans: (b)
505. The spice -garden of India is :
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Assam
Ans: (c)
506. The Kharif crops are harvested in :
(a) October — November
(b) May — June
(c) March — April
(d) June — July
Ans: (a)
507. India is the largest producer and consumer of
(a) Paddy (b) Tea
(c) Coffee (d) Sugar
Ans: (b)
508. Which State called the ‘Rice-Bowl’ of India ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
509. Endosulfan spray on cashew crop resulted in the pollution to the tune of tragedy in :
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
510. Which Indian State is not known to produce tea ?
(a) Assam (b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal (d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (d)
511. At the time of independence, predominantly India practised
(a) Subsistence agriculture
(b) Mixed farming
(c) Plantation agriculture
(d) Shifting agriculture
Ans: (a)
512. Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
513. Which Indian State is the leading cotton producer ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
514. The most ideal region for the cultivation of coffee in India is the
(a) Indo-Gangetic Valley
(b) Brahmaputra Valley
(c) Rann of Kutch
(d) Deccan Plateau
Ans: (d)
515. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of
1. Coconut
2. Black-pepper
3. Rubber
4. Rice
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (a)
516. Among the following districts of Tamil Nadu, which district is unfit for cultivation due to increased salinity :
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Tiruchirapalli
(c) Nagapattinam
(d) Ramanathapuram
Ans: (c)
517. The State with highest production of wheat in year 2012–13 is
(a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana
Ans: (c)
518. The largest producer of Lac in India is
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
519. The blue revolution is related with
(a) Fish production
(b) Food grain production
(c) Oil seed production
(d) Milk production
Ans: (a)
520. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
(a) The Brahmaputra Valley
(b) The Deccan Plateau
(c) The Indo Gangetic Valley
(d) The Rann of Kutch
Ans: (b)
521. Which one of the following States produces the largest amount of spices ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Karnataka
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: (c)
Part–VII Mineral Resources of India
522. The most important uranium mine of India is located at :
(a) Manavalakurichi
(b) Gauribidanur
(c) Vashi
(d) Jaduguda
Ans: (d)
523. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite ?
(a) Cuttack (b) Singhbhum
(c) Manipur (d) Hubli
Ans: (a)
524. Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar (including the newly created Jharkhand)
(c) Madhya Pradesh (including the newly created Ch-hattisgarh)
(d) Orissa
Ans: (b)
525. Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content ?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
526. Which State in India is the leading producer of Sulphur?
(a) Assam (b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (b)
527. Singhbhum is famous for
(a) Coal (b) Iron
(c) Copper (d) Aluminium
Ans: (b)
528. Which one of the following States produces the maximum manganese in India ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Ans: (d)
529. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because
(a) It has extensive dry coast
(b) Its coastal waters are very saline
(c) It has extensive shallow seas
(d) Besides producing salt from saline water, it has reserves of rock salt
Ans: (a)
530. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Natural gas is found in Dharwar rock formation
(b) Mica is found in Kodarma
(c) Cuddapah series is famous for diamonds
(d) Petroleum reserves are found in Aravali hills
Ans: (b)
531. Jadugoda mines are famous for
(a) iron ore
(b) mica deposits
(c) gold deposits
(d) uranium deposits
Ans: (d)
532. Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present?
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) Off-shore Bombay High
(d) Coastal Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
533. India is one of the largest producers of manganese ore in the world along with
(a) China and Russia
(b) Brazil and Russia
(c) Australia and U.S.A.
(d) South Africa and U.S.A.
Ans: (b)
534. Which State possesses biggest coal reserve ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Ans: (b)
535. In the world, India tops in the production of
(a) Nickel (b) Uranium
(c) Mica (d) Manganese
Ans: (c)
536. Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of uranium have been found, as announced by the Atomic Energy Commission in July, 2011, lies in the state of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
537. The Gondwana Coal fields are found in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: (a)
538. Iron ore from Kudremukh mines is exported from
(a) Marmugao (b) Cochin
(c) Mangalore (d) Chennai
Ans: (c)
539. The oldest oil–field in India is in
(a) Haldia (b) Bombay High
(c) Neyveli (d) Digboi
Ans: (d)
540. “Ankleshwar’ is known for
(a) Gold (b) Coal
(c) Gas (d) Oil
Ans: (d)
541. Which of the following regions in India is the richest in iron and coal deposits?
(a) The Southern region
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Himalayan region
(d) Thar desert
Ans: (b)
542. In which State is Hutti gold mine situated?
(a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa (d) Karnataka
Ans: (d)
543. In which State is Khetri the area known for copper ores, situated?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
544. Which of the following oilfields is situated in the North-eastern region of India?
(a) Kalol (b) Ankaleshwar
(c) Mehsana (d) Digboi
Ans: (d)
545. The oldest oil field in India is in
(a) Haldia (b) Bombay High
(c) Neyveli (d) Digboi
Ans: (d)
546. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for ?
(a) Copper mines
(b) Mica mines
(c) Bauxite mines
(d) Limestone mines
Ans: (a)
547. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for
(a) Copper (b) Zinc
(c) Mica (d) Gold
Ans: (d)
548. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for :
(a) Gold mines
(b) Silver mines
(c) Diamond mines
(d) Iron mines
Ans: (c)
549. In West Bengal, Raniganj is associated with :
(a) Coalfields (b) Iron ore
(c) Manganese ore (d) Copper
Ans: (a)
550. Huge deposits of uranium were recently found in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
551. Match the following:
i. Hazaribagh a. Coal
ii. Neyveli b. Iron
iii. Jharia c. Lignite
iv. Rourkela d. Mica
(a) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
(b) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
(c) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
(d) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
Ans: (b)
552. Tummalapalli in Andhra Pradesh has recently come on the world map for its largest
(a) Uranium deposits
(b) Tungsten deposits
(c) Coal deposits
(d) Bauxite ore deposits
Ans: (a)
553. Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the
(a) Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
(b) West coastal plain
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Interior part of the Deccan
Ans: (a)
554. The monazite sands on the Kerala coasts, used for generating nuclear energy contain
(a) platinum (b) copper
(c) uranium (d) bauxite
Ans: (c)
555. Which among the following is not one of the important gold mines in the country ?
(a) Kolar (b) Hospet
(c) Ramgiri (d) Hutti
Ans: (b)
556. In India, there are many coal fields found in
(a) Cauvery Valley
(b) Krishna Valley
(c) Ganga Valley
(d) Damodar Valley
Ans: (d)
557. The Hutti Gold mines are located in the State of
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
558. The largest producer of Lignite in India is :
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
559. The beach sands of Kerala are rich in
(a) Calcium (b) Radium
(c) Thorium (d) Manganese
Ans: (c)
560. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
(a) Bramhaputra Valley
(b) Damodar Valley
(c) Mahanadi Valley
(d) Godavari Valley
Ans: (b)
561. Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India?
(a) Mineral Oil (b) Natural Gas
(c) Uranium (d) Coal
Ans: (d)
Part–VIII Industries and Trade in India
562. Match list I with list II and find out the correct answer from the code below the Lists.
List I
(Cottage Industrial Products)
(a) Silk Saree
(b) Chikan
(c) Terracota
(d) Brass List II
(Producing Centres)
(a) Moradabad
(b) Gorakhpur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Lucknow Code :
a b c d
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: I 1.
563. The most important of the nontariff trade barriers are :
(a) Quotas
(b) Health regulations
(c) Pollution standards
(d) Labelling and packaging regulations
Ans: (a)
564. Where was the first cotton mill in India established?
(a) Surat (b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad (d) Coimbatore
Ans: (b)
565. Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited ?
(a) Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant
(b) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant
(c) Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur
(d) Bokaro Steel Plant
Ans: (a)
566. The first solar city of India, is
(a) Anandpur Sahib
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bangalore
(d) Delhi
Ans: (*)
567. Where is the Integral Coach Factory situated ?
(a) Perambur (b) Chittaranjan
(c)Mumbai (d) Kolkata
Ans: (a)
568. Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established ?
(a) Surat
(b) Bombay (now Mumbai)
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore
Ans: (b)
569. The cost producing iron in India is considerably lower than in other countries because of
(a) low wage of miners
(b) large supply of iron ore
(c) large supply of coal
(d) coal and iron ore are found in the same area
Ans: (d)
570. Which among the following integrated iron installation does not come under the management of Steel Authority of India Limited
(SAIL) ?
(a) Bhilai (b) Durgapur
(c) Rourkela (d) Jamshedpur
Ans: (d)
571. Which among the following city of India used first electricty commercially ?
(a) Kolkata (b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai (d) Darjeeling
Ans: (d)
572. Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power projects ?
(a) Korba-Uttar Pradesh
(b) Ramagundam-Tamil Nadu
(c) Talcher-Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kawas-Gujarat
Ans: (d)
573. The first shore-based, modern, integrated steel plant in India is in
(a) Salem (b) Haldia
(c) Mangalore
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans: (c)
574. The Iron & Steel Industry at which of the following places was developed with German technical collaboration ?
(a) Durgapur (b) Bhilai
(c) Rourkela (d) Bhadravati
Ans: (c)
575. Correlate the following :
Industry
(a) Basic industries
(b) Strategic industries
(c) Critical industries
(d) Goods-based industries Field
(a) Fertiliser (b) Petroleum
(c) Automobile
(d) Arms and Ammunition
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 4 3 1
Ans: (d)
576. Which group of the industries maximise savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
(a) Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
(b) Iron and steel, sugar, cotton textiles
(c) Heavy machinery, cement, sugar
(d) Iron and steel, cement, silk
Ans: (a)
577. The largest number of cotton textile mills is in—
(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
578. Where are MIG engines assembled ?
(a) Koraput (b) Nasik
(c) Bangalore (d) Ozar
Ans: (a)
579. Which of the following industries are the major beneficiaries of the Mumbai port ?
(a) Iron and Steel industry
(b) Sugar and Cotton textile industry
(c) Cotton textile and Petrochemical industry
(d) Engineering and Fertilizer industry
Ans: (c)
580. Ankleshwar and Kalol are two oil fields in
(a) Maharashtra (b) Assam
(c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
Ans: (c)
581. India exports iron ore mainly to
(a) Japan (b) Bhutan
(c) Indonesia (d) Russia
Ans: (a)
582. If the commodities manufactured in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi, then it is
(a) Territorial trade
(b) Internal trade
(c) International trade
(d) Free trade
Ans: (b)
583. The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel
Ltd. is located at
(a) Bangalore (b) Bhadravati
(c) Mangalore (d) Mysore
Ans: (b)
584. Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?
(a) hydro-electricity
(b) thermal (c) nuclear
(d) solar
Ans: (b)
585. Bhilai Steel Plant was built with collaboration of
(a) Germany
(b) Soviet Union
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Japan
Ans: (b)
586. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established ?
(a) Bhadravati (b) Bhilai
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Burnpur
Ans: (c)
587. Integral Coach Factory is located at
(a) Chittaranjan (West Bengal)
(b) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
(c) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
(d) Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
Ans: (d)
588. Which one of the following is used in large quantities in Cement Industry ?
(a) Gypsum (b) Limestone
(c) Coal (d) Clay
Ans: (b)
589. The Bhilai Steel Plant has been established with the assistance of
(a) U.K. (b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia (d) Germany
Ans: (c)
590. The number of oil refineries working in the State of Assam is
(a) one (b) two
(c) three (d) four
Ans: (d)
591. Major iron and steel industries are located in the plateau of
(a) Deccan (b) Malwa
(c) Telangana (d) Chota Nagpur
Ans: (d)
592. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is
(a) Khandasari (b) Bagasse
(c) Molasses (d) Paper-pulp
Ans: (c)
593. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of
(a) 1 lakh tonnes
(b) 1.5 lakh tonnes
(c) 2 lakh tonnes
(d) 2.5 lakh tonnes
Ans: (b)
594. At Sindri in Jharkhand, the fertilizer produced is
(a) Urea
(b) Ammonium Phosphate
(c) Calcium Super Phosphate
(d) Ammonium Sulphate
Ans: (a)
595. Which of the following industries most closely approximates the perfectly competitive model?
(a) Automobile (b) Cigarette
(c) Newspaper (d)Wheat farming
Ans: (d)
596. Which of the following projects suppl ies electricty to the Rourkela Steel Plant?
(a) Damodar Valley Project
(b) Hirakud Dam Project
(c) Tungabhadra Project
(d) Nagarjuna Project
Ans: (b)
597. Access to raw material is the main basis for the location of
(a) Surgarcance industry
(b) Aluminium industry
(c) Electronic industry
(d) Hi-tech industry
Ans: (a)
598. Which of the following is largely used in textile industries in India?
(a) Cotton
(b) Wool
(c) Synthetic fibres
(d) Jute
Ans: (a)
599. Which is a major shipbuilding centre of India?
(a) Cochin (b) Paradeep
(c) Kandla (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (a)
600. Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh has a
(a) sugar mill
(b) newsprint factory
(c) steel plant
(d) heavy engineering plant
Ans: (b)
601. Which one of the following states produces about 50 per cent of the total silk textiles in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Assam
Ans: (a)
602. India leads the world in the export of
(a) coffee (b) cotton
(c) manganese (d) mica
Ans: (d)
603. In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for
(a) silk textiles
(b) woollen textiles
(c) cotton textiles
(d) synthetic textiles
Ans: (b)
604. The iron and steel industries at Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela were set up during the
(a) II Five Year Plan
(b) I Five Year Plan
(c) III Five Year Plan
(d) IV Five Year Plan
Ans: (b)
605. Kudremukh Iron-ore is exported from these two ports
(a) Kandla and Mumbai
(b) Marmugoa and Mangalore
(c) Kochi and Tuticorin
(d) Paradip and Kolkata
Ans: (b)
606. India has attained self-sufficiency in the production of
(a) Iron (b) Coal
(c) Manganese (d) Nickel
Ans: (b)
607. Diesel locomotive works of the Indian Railways is situated at
(a) Mumbai (b) Bangalore
(c) Varanasi (d) Hyderabad
Ans: (c)
608. It forms the bed-rock of all industrial activities and is considered “mother industry”.
(a) Petro-chemical industry
(b) Cement industry
(c) Iron and Steel industry
(d) Fertilizer industry
Ans: (c)
609. Which is a port in India having a free trade zone?
(a) Kochi (b) Paradip
(c) Kandla (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (c)
610. Industries like electronics and biotechnology which are in the forefront of development are called?
(a) Sunlight industries
(b) Starstruck industries
(c) Sunshine industries
(d) Sunrise industries
Ans: (d)
611. Which of the following Steel Plants was not built during Second Five Year Plan?
(a) Bokaro (b) Bhilai
(c) Durgapur (d) Rourkela
Ans: (a)
612. Where in India is the biggest steel manufacturer of the world
(L.N. Mittal Group) setting up a steel plant ?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar
(c) Orissa (d)Chhattisgarh
Ans: (a)
613. Which one of the following is presently the largest oil refinery of India ?
(a) Vadodara (IOC)
(b) Mathura (IOC)
(c) Vishakhapatnam (HPCL)
(d) Mumbai (BPCL)
Ans: (a)
614. India has the monopoly in the International market in the supply of
(a) Iron (b) Mica
(c) Bauxite (d) Copper
Ans: (b)
615. The main competitor for the Indian jute industry is
(a) china (b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh (d) Japan
Ans: (c)
616. “Manchester” of South India is :
(a) Coimbatore (b) Madurai
(c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai
Ans: (a)
617. The second largest producer of cotton textiles in India is
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (d)
618. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) Bhilai Steel Plant — Maharashtra
(b) Bokaro Steel Plant — Bihar
(c) Rourkela Steel Plant — Odisha
(d) Durgapur Steel Plant — West Bengal
Ans: (a)
619. For which type of fertilizer, India is fully dependent on imports
(a) Nitrogen Fertilizer
(b) Phosphatic Fertilizer
(c) Potash Fertilizer
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
620. Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power project ?
(a) Talcher – Andhra Pradesh
(b) Korba – Uttar Pradesh
(c) Kawas – Gujarat
(d) Ramagundam – Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
621. Recently foundation stone of a new rail coach factory has been laid at
(a) Amritsar (b) Saharsa
(c) Chennai (d) Rae Bareli
Ans: (d)
622. Where is the shore based steel plant located?
(a) Tuticorin
(b) Salem
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Mangalore
Ans: (c)
623. Which is the leading state in India in “Ship Breaking” industry?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
624. The first oil refinery in India was set up at
(a) Barauni
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Digboi
(d) Mumbai
Ans: (c)
625. ‘‘Mumbai High’’ is associated with
(a)Steel (b) Petroleum
(c)Mausoleum (d) Jute
Ans: (b)
626. India is the largest producer and exporter of
(a) Cotton (b) Copper
(c) Tea (d) Mica
Ans: (d)
627. Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
(a) paper and Pulp
(b) Thermal Power
(c) Engineering
(d) Textile
Ans: (b)
628. Which of the following industries is at Koraput ?
(a) Ship Building
(b) Aircrafts Building
(c) Iron and Steel
(d) Electric Locomotives
Ans: (b)
629. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
(a) Coimbatore (b) Salem
(c) Thanjavur (d) Madurai
Ans: (a)
630. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’ ?
(a) Iron & Steel
(b) Cotton Textile
(c) Information Technology
(d) Tea & Coffee
Ans: (c)
631. Which of the following produces the most solid waste ?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Nuclear Power Plants
(c) Manufacturing
(d) Packaging Industry
Ans: (c)
632. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
(a) Charcoal
(b) Crude petroleum
(c) Diamond
(d) Black gram
Ans: (b)
633. Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India?
(a) Atomic power
(b) Thermal power
(c) Hydro power
(d) Wind power
Ans: (b)
634. The largest solar power plant in India is located at
(a) Nagercoil (b) Jaisalmer
(c) Madhapur
(d) Rann of Kutch
Ans: (c)
635. Heavy water is manufactured at which of the following places?
(a) Trombay (b) Patna
(c) Delhi (d) Bhilai
Ans: (*)
636. SIDO is related to the development of
(a) Small industries
(b) Steel Industry
(c) Soap Industry
(d) Sugar Industry
Ans: (a)
Part–IX Transportation and ports of India
637. In the last fifty years the length of Indian rails has increased approximately by
(a) 16.6% (b) 24.8%
(c) 30.2% (d) 35.0%
Ans: (*)
638. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
(a) Chennai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Bhubaneswar
Ans: (b)
639. Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year ?
(a) International water transport
(b) Indian Railways
(c) Ashok Leyland buses
(d) Telco buses
Ans: (b)
640. The proposed sea-route “Sethu Samudram” is a canal through which of the sea-lanes ?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Malacca Strait
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans: (a)
641. Approximately what is the length of the rail-route open to traffic in India?
(a) 25,000 kms (b) 48,000 kms
(c) 63,000 kms (d) 78,000 kms
Ans: (c)
642. Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour ?
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
(c) Cochin (d) Paradip
Ans: (a)
643. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam
Ans: (c)
644. Which one of the following pairs of places does the National highway number 2 join ?
(a) Delhi – Amritsar
(b) Delhi – Mumbai
(c) Delhi – Kolkata
(d) Delhi – Ahmedabad
Ans: (c)
645. What is the approximate length of Konkan Railway ?
(a) 580 kms (b) 760 kms
(c) 940 kms (d) 1050 kms
Ans: (b)
646. The position of Indian Railways network in the world is
(a) second (b) third
(c) fourth (d) fifth
Ans: (c)
647. The Konkan Railway connects :
(a) Goa – Mangalore
(b) Roha – Mangalore
(c) Kanyakumari – Mangalore
(d) Kanyakumari – Mumbai
Ans: (b)
648. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Karikal
(d) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Ans: (b)
649. Which is the city linked by the highest number of Railway Zones?
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta (d) Chennai
Ans: (b)
650. Tar roads get easily damaged during
(a) summer
(b) winter
(c) rainy season
(d) peak traffic hours
Ans: (c)
651. Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India?
(a) Kandla (b) Kochi
(c) Mormugao (d) Paradeep
Ans: (d)
652. Which of the following places are connected to the highest road of the world ?
(a) Gangtok and Kathmandu
(b) Leh and Srinagar
(c) Manali and Leh
(d) Srinagar and Siachen
Ans: (b)
653. In which State have Indian Railways introduced “Palace on Wheels” to promote tourism?
(a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
Ans: (c)
654. Which of the following is an inland river port?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (a)
655. The road that negotiates four high passes of the world in the Himalayas is
(a) Darjeeling to Nepal
(b) Shimla to Dalhousie
(c) Manali to Leh
(d) Shimla to Kulu
Ans: (c)
656. Roads that link the important cities of various states are referred to as :
(a) State Roads
(b) National Highways
(c) State Highways
(d) Superways
Ans: (b)
657. The ports located along the eastern coast of India are :
(a) Kandla and Haldia
(b) Haldia arid Cochin
(c) Paradeep and Kandla
(d) Paradeep and Haldia
Ans: (d)
658. Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India?
(a) Hubli (b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Jabalpur
Ans: (c)
659. Which is the artificial port of India?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mangalore
(c) Chennai or Madras
(d) Haldia
Ans: (c)
660. How many major sea ports are there in India ?
(a) 6 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 12
Ans: (*)
661. Which of the following Train runs between New Delhi and Wagah ?
(a) Shatabdi Express
(b) Thar Express
(c) Maitree Express
(d) Samjhauta Express
Ans: (d)
662. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
(a) Delhi – Kolkata section
(b) Kolkata – Chennai section
(c) Delhi – Mumbai section
(d) Mumhai – Chennai section
Ans: (a)
663. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated in :
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mangalore
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
664. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor ?
(a) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
(b) Mumbai and Chennai
(c) Amritsar and Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad and Bhopal
Ans: (a)
665. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi ?
(a) NH4 (b) NH2
(c) NH10 (d) NH6
Ans: (b)
666. Which National Highway is called Shershah Suri Marg ?
(a) National Highway No. 3
(b) National Highway No. 8
(c) National Highway No. 7
(d) National Highway No. 1
Ans: (a)
667. Kolkata and Delhi are connected by
(a) N.H. No. 1 (b) N.H. No. 2
(c) N.H. No. 9 (d) N.H. No. 6
Ans: (b)
668. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at
(a) Paradip (b) Cochin
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
Ans: (c)
669. Which of the following cities in India have the Headquarters of more than one Railway Zones ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Neither Kolkata nor Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Both Kolkata and Mumbai
Ans: (d)
670. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Kochi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
Ans: (d)
671. The cleanest Indian Railway station is :
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru (d) Surat
Ans: (d)
672. India’s first Railway University will come up at
(a) Vadodara, Gujarat
(b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
(c) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
673. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
674. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
(a) P V Narasimha Rao
(b) I K Gujral
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: (d)
675. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi (d) Chandigarh
Ans: (d)
676. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
(a) Assam (b) Karnataka
(c) Mizoram (d) Orissa
Ans: (c)
677. The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (d)
678. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Kochi (d) Tuticorin
Ans: (a)
Part–X Human Grography of India
679. Which of the following city is situated in the farthest east ?
(a) Lucknow (b) Jablapur
(c) Hyderabad(d) Chennai
Ans: (a)
680. Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?
(a) Sirsa (b) Anantnag
(c) Karimganj (d) Purulia
Ans: (c)
681. Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?
(a) Gorakhpur (b) Jaipur
(c) Kinnaur (d) Kullu
Ans: (a)
682. Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Afghanistan
(c) Afghanistan and Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Ans: (c)
683. Which amongst the following States/UTs has no identified tribal community?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Delhi
Ans: (d)
684. The maximum concentration of scheduled caste population is in the
(a) Indo-Gangetic Plains
(b) North-East India
(c) Western Coast
(d) Eastern Coast
Ans: (a)
685. Which highway sector is common to both the Golden Quadrilateral Highway and the North-South Corridor Highway ?
(a) Agra-Jhansi
(b) Bangalore-Krishnagiri
(c) Delhi-Jaipur
(d) Coimbatore-Salem
Ans: (b)
686. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries ?
(a) One (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Four
Ans: (c)
687. With which set of following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border?
(a) Bhutan, Bangladesh and China
(b) Myanmar, Bangladesh and China
(c) Bhutan, China and Myanmar
(d) Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Ans: (c)
688. Ethnic group Mongoloids are found in India in :
(a) Southern region
(b) South-central region
(c) North-western region
(d) North-eastern region
Ans: (d)
689. Where is “Sir Creek” located?
(a) Indo-Pak boundary along Gujrat.
(b) Indo-Pak boundary in Laddakh.
(c) Near “Mc Mohan Line” on India-
China border in North-
East.
(d) Along India-Myanmar border.
Ans: (a)
690. To which one of the following States the Santhal tribe does not mainly belong?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
691. The Radcliffe Line is the international border between
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and Nepal )
Ans: (a)
692. Which of the following states does not border on Myanmar ?
(a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland (d) Meghalaya
Ans: (d)
693. Which of the following states does not border on Myanmar?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Nagaland
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (c)
694. Which of the following states has international borders with three countries?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (b)
695. Which of the following states has international borders with three countries?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Assam
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (a)
696. Which of the following States does not border on Myanmar?
(a) Mizoram (b) Assam
(c) Nagaland (d) Manipur
Ans: (b)
697. Which of the following lines does not demarcate any part of India’s international boundary?
(a) Radcliffe Line
(b) McMohan Line
(c) Sir Creek Line
(d) Durand Line
Ans: (d)
698. Which of the following States does not border on Myanmar?
(a) Assam (b) Manipur
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (a)
699. Which of the following States has international borders with three countries?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Nagaland
Ans: (a)
700. Which district of UP is bordered by an international border ?
(a) Ballia (b) Bahraich
(c) Basti (d) Barabanki
Ans: (b)
701. Which of the following States in India does not share boundary with Myanmar ?
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
702. The largest tribal community in India is
(a) Bhils (b) Gonds
(c) Santhals (d) Tharus
Ans: (a)
703. Match the following:
Tribes Regions
a. Bhil 1. Terai
b. Tharu 2. Nilgiri
c. Gond 3. Bastar
d. Toda 4. Malwa a b c d
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans: (a)
704. Cities with population from one to five million are called
(a) Conurbation
(b) Million City
(c) Metropolitan
(d) Cosmopolitan
Ans: (c)
705. The Khasi and Garo are the languages of the State of
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya
(c) Assam (d) Tripura
Ans: (b)
706. Which of the following is only domestic Airport ?
(a) Dabolin Airport, Goa
(b) Srinagar Airport
(c) Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)
707. Where are the Todas found ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
708. Apatanis are the major tribal group of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Nagaland
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (d)
709. Which is the best planned city in India ?
(a) Salem (b) Chandigarh
(c) Coimbatore (d) New Delhi
Ans: (b)
710. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
(a) Nepal (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Bangladesh
Ans: (d)
711. India recently signed land boundary agreement with which country?
(a) China (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) Bangladesh
Ans: (d)
712. Which of the following border is known as Radcliffe line ?
(a) India and China
(b) India and Bangladesh
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) India and Afghanistan
Ans: (c)
Part–XI States & UTs in India and Population
713. Which among the following districts is not situated in the terai of Uttar Pradesh ?
(a) Pilibhit (b) Bahraich
(c) Lakhim Pur (d) Hardoi
Ans: (d)
714. Match List I with List II and find out the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists :
List I
(Thermal Power Plants)
(a) Kahalgaon
(b) Farakka
(c) Ramagundam
(d) Gandhar List II
(Locations)
1. West Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Gujarat
4. Andhra Pradesh Codes :
a b c d
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (c)
715. Which one of the following States/Union Territories of India recorded the lowest density of population in 1991 Census?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (d)
716. Which of the following states is called ‘Tiger State’ of India?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Assam
Ans: (c)
717. Khasi and Garo Tribes mainly live in :
(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram (d) Manipur
Ans: (a)
718. Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the European nation-Austria?
(a) Kerala (b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa (d) Karnataka
Ans: (b)
719. Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the European nation Poland?
(a) Bihar
(b) Orissa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)
720. Where are the ‘Todas’ found?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (c)
721. Which State has the lowest area under forests ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Ans: (d)
722. Which of the mill ion-pluspopulation cities according to 1991 census, has got the highest literacy rate ?
(a) Greater Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Kochi
Ans: (d)
723. Sambhar Salt Lake is situated in:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
724. According to 1991 census, in which State/Union Terriroty has the highest percentage of scheduled castes population ?
(a) Pujnab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (a)
725. Which amongst the following States/UT has not identified tribal community ?
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka
Ans: (b)
726. Sex ratio refers to number of woman
(a) per sq. km. in relation to males
(b) per 1000 males
(c) per state in relation to males
(d) and number of men in an area
Ans: (b)
727. Which is the smallest (in area) of the following Union Territories?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: (d)
728. Which among the following States has lowest rate of literacy according to 2001 census ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar
Ans: (d)
729. Male literacy rate in India according to 2001 census is–
(a) 45.96 per cent
(b) 56.38 per cent
(c) 75.85 per cent
(d) 64.13 per cent
Ans: (c)
730. Which from the following territories does NOT have a border with Mizoram ?
(a) Nagaland (b) Myanmar
(c) Assam (d) Tripura
Ans: (a)
731. Which from the following territories does not have a border with Arunachal Pradesh ?
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland
(c) Bhutan (d) Manipur
Ans: (d)
732. As per 2001 Census, what is the percentage of India’s population to the world population ?
(a) 8 (b) 16
(c) 26 (d) 28
Ans: (b)
733. In India, as per their 2001 Census, the sex-ratio (females per 1000 males) is
(a) 930 (b) 934
(c) 927 (d) 933
Ans: (d)
734. In India, according to the 2001 Census, the female literacy rate is
(a) 39.29 (b) 54.16
(c) 21.97 (d) 29.76
Ans: (b)
735. In which of the following states the first Synagogue is built in India ?
(a) Maharashtra (b)West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)Kerala
Ans: (d)
736. According to Census 2001, what is the percentage of Indian population below the age 40 ?
(a) 75 (b) 70
(c) 65 (d) 60
Ans: (a)
737. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Assam
B. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
C. Lakshadweep
D. Sikkim List-II
1. Silvassa
2. Gangtok
3. Dispur
4. Kavaratti A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (b)
738. What is the stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basis of its demographic characteristics ?
(a) Early expanding stage
(b) High stationary stage
(c) Late expanding stage
(d) Declining stage
Ans: (c)
739. In India, population density is defined as the number of persons
(a) per square mile
(b) per lakh square mile
(c) per lakh square kilometre
(d) per square kilometre
Ans: (d)
740. A high growth rate of population is characterised by
(a) high birth and high death rates
(b) high birth and low death rates
(c) low birth and low death rates
(d) low birth and high death rates
Ans: (b)
741. One of the pairs not matched correctly is
(a) Dehradun – U.P.
(b) Shimla–Himachal Pradesh
(c) Drajeeling – West Bengal
(d) Panchmarhi – M.P.
Ans: (a)
742. According to India’s Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is
(a) 70 (b) 72
(c) 74 (d) 80
Ans: (b)
743. The number of females per 1000 males in India’s population (Census 2001) is
(a) 900 (b) 929
(c) 933 (d) 945
Ans: (c)
744. Which State of India has the largest percentage of poor?
(a) Bihar (b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Orissa (d) Jharkhand
Ans: (a)
745. What percentage of Indian population is below the official poverty line?
(a) Below 30%
(b) 30% to 35%
(c) Above 35% but below 40%
(d) Between 40% and 45%
Ans: (a)
746. According to the latest estimates, the literacy rate (% of population) in India is
(a) 63% (b) 65%
(c) 67% (d) 68%
Ans: (*)
747. Jawahar Tunnel, the largest in India is located in the State of
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
748. The most literate union territory in India is
(a) Delhi (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Chandigarh (d) Pondicherry
Ans: (b)
749. During which decade did the population of India record a negative growth rate ?
(a) 1921–31 (b) 1911–21
(c) 1941–51 (d) 1931–41
Ans: (b)
750. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per
(a) 100 population
(b) 1000 population
(c) 10000 population
(d) 100000 population
Ans: (b)
751. Which one of the following states of India records the highest sexratio ?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka
(c) Maghalaya (d) Tamilnadu
Ans: (a)
752. Which is the largest state of India, population-wise, according to 2001 census ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
753. Match the following :
Sea Ports
(A) Bhatkal (B) Alleppey
(C) Kakinada (D) Tuticorin States
1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (c)
754. Census of population in India is done after every
(a) 10 years (b) 05 years
(c) 07 years (d) 02 years
Ans: (a)
755. Which of the following states as per-census, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively?
(a) Kerala and Haryana
(b) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
(c) Meghalaya and Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
756. Diu is an island off
(a) Daman (b) Goa
(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
757. According to the census data released in July 2011, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas as compared to urban areas is
(a) five times (b) four times
(c) three times (d) two times
Ans: (b)
758. The most densely populated State in India is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
Ans: (b)
759. Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (c)
760. The least populated State in India is
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans: (b)
761. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Assam – Itanagar
(b) Arunachal Pradesh – Guwahati
(c) Tripura – Agartala
(d) Nagaland – Shillong
Ans: (c)
762. Which is the largest State of India ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
763. Which one of the following states does not have a railway station?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Nagaland
Ans: (a)
764. Which one of the following is not a desert district of Rajasthan?
(a) Kota (b) Barmer
(c) Jaisalmer (d) Churu
Ans: (a)
765. Which one of the following States does not use thermal electricity?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
766. Which one of the following districts of MP has a border with another State?
(a) Rewa (b) Raisen
(c) Hoshangabad (d) Shahdol
Ans: (a)
767. Which one of the following is a coastal district of Tamil Nadu?
(a) Periyar
(b) Kanyakumari
(c) Madurai
(d) Trichirappalli
Ans: (b)
768. The State which has developed wind energy is
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a)
769. The State having common borders with maximum number of States is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
770. In which State the percentage of Christian population is highest?
(a) Goa (b) Kerala
(c) Mizoram (d) Nagaland
Ans: (b)
771. The state having the largest density of population per square kilometre in India is
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar
Ans: (d)
772. Which of the following state is most famous for its beautiful sea beaches?
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu(d) Orissa
Ans: (b)
773. Which of the following States in India has the highest net sown area?
(a) Punjab
(b) Orissa
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (a)
774. Which state is known for lvory and Sandalwood carvings ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
775. Which one of the following is not a Union Terriroty ?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Lakshwadeep
(d) Tripura
Ans: (d)
776. Which State of India has the largest area ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
777. In the history of Indian population, which duration period is referred to as ‘A great leap forward’?
(a) 1921–1931 (b) 1941–1951
(c) 1951 – 1961 (d) 1971–1981
Ans: (a)
778. Out of the following Indian States, which State does not have any maritime boundary?
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa
(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
779. The density of population in an area is measured by the number of
(a) persons (b) children
(c) families (d) houses
Ans: (a)
780. The state which has recently overtaken Karnataka for the top rank in the production of bio-fertilisers is :
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
Ans: (a)
781. Maximum number of sugar factories are located in :
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam
Ans: (a)
782. Which state is famous for stepwells ?
(a) Maharashtra (b)Gujarat
(c) Orissa (d)Manipur
Ans: (b)
783. In which of the following States, is Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census, the lowest?
(a) Haryana (b) Punjab
(c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
784. As per the provisional result of the 2011 Census, the density of population in India is
(a) 325 (b) 352
(c) 372 CD 382
Ans: (d)
785. The largest Union Territory of India is
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Puducherry
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: (c)
786. Which of the following registers the highest density in the country as per Census 2011?
(a) Delhi (b) Chandigarh
(c) Puducherry (d)West Bengal
Ans: (a)
787. Which state of India shows the lowest population as per Census 2011 ?
(a) Manipur (b) Tripura
(c) Puducherry (d) Sikkim
Ans: (d)
788. Which of the following registers the highest density in the country as per Census 2011 ?
(a) Delhi (b) Chandigarh
(c) Puducherry (d) West Bengal
Ans: (a)
789. Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census in India is
(a) 927 (b) 924
(c) 917 (d) 914
Ans: (d)
790. As per 2011 Census data, which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(a) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
(b) Men outnumber women among the literates
(c) The overall literacy rate has gone up
(d) Kerala has the highest literacy rate
Ans: (*)
791. Which of the following is the correct description of the term ‘sex ratio’ as used in context of the census ?
(a) Number of females per 1000 persons
(b) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons
(c) Number of males per 1000 females
(d) Number of females per 1000 males
Ans: (d)
792. As per 2011 Census data, the child sex ratio has come down from 927 to :
(a) 904 (b) 920
(c) 917 (d) 914
Ans: (d)
793. As per 2011 Census data, the overall sex-ratio in the country is :
(a) 933 (b) 940
(c) 943 (d) 930
Ans: (b)
794. As per 2011 census, among the following States, which State has the lowest child-sex ratio?
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Punjab
(c) Kerala (d) Haryana
Ans: (d)
795. The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is
(a) Low birth rate and low death rate
(b) A high birth rate and a falling death rate
(c) A rising birth rate and a rising death rate
(d) A high birth rate and a high death rate
Ans: (b)
796. Which Union Territory is at the bottom of child-sex-ratio?
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Daman and Diu
Ans: (b)
797. Which is the largest State (areawise) in India ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
798. In which of the following States, is the Child Sex Ratio the lowest in India ?
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Bihar
Ans: (b)
799. Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
Ans: (a)
800. The study of population is called :
(a) Cartography (b)Anthropology
(c) Demography (d) Biography
Ans: (c)
801. Which state in India occupies the same ranking position in respect of area and population?
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland (d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
802. The Union territory of Puducherry does not have a common boundary with
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
803. Which Union Territory in India has four districts but none of its districts has a common boundary with its other districts ?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Chandigarh
Ans: (a)
804. Density of population shows:
(a) Land capital ratio
(b) Land product ratio
(c) Land labour ratio
(d) Man land ratio
Ans: (d)
805. The highly populated city in India is :
(a) Chennai (b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
Ans: (c)
806. In which State is the literacy rate of women the highest ?
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
Ans: (a)
807. Growth rate of population means
(a) The difference of growth between male and female.
(b) The difference in population between urban and rural area.
(c) The number of births per thousand people.
(d) The difference between birth and death rates.
Ans: (d)
808. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
(a) 60% (b) 50%
(c) 70% (d) 80%
Ans: (a)
809. Sex-ratio is calculated as :
(a) No. of children per 1,000 people in a Country.
(b) No. of males per 1,000 females in a Country.
(c) No. of females per 1,000 males in a Country.
(d) No. of people per 1,000 children in a Country.
Ans: (c)
810. According to 2011 Census, the State having maximum population is
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (d)
811. As per Census of India, an Urban area with a population from 50,000 to 99,999 is named as
(a) Class II town
(b) Class III town
(c) Class IV town
(d) Class I town
Ans: (a)
812. Which of the following states has the highest literacy rate?
(a) Goa
(b) Karnataka
(c) Mizoram
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (c)
813. Among the following States, _____ has the lowest birth rate in India.
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
Ans: (a)
814. Which of the following is the correct description of the term sexratio as used in the context of the census of population ?
(a) Number of males per 1000 females.
(b) Number of females per 1000 males.
(c) Number of females per 100 males.
(d) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons.
Ans: (b)
815. Which State in India has the largest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
816. Which of the following States are together called as seven sister states ?
(a) Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
(b) Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
(c) Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura
(d) Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Orissa, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram
Ans: (a)
817. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
(a) Andaman Islands
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Minicoy
Ans: (a)
818. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
819. Which of the following cities is the new capital of Seemaandhra?
(a) Amaravati
(b) Secunderabad
(c) Vijayawada
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans: (a)
820. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
821. Which is called the “Lake District of India”?
(a) Nainital (b) Shimla
(c) Sikkim (d) Matheran
Ans: (a)
822. Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
(a) Nagaland (b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Tripura
Ans: (d)
823. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?
(a) Kerala (b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
824. Which State has the longest coastline?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
825. Which is the first Indian State to go wholly organic ?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur (d) Assam
Ans: (b)
826. What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh ?
(a) Geothermal Energy
(b) Biomass Energy
(c) Thermal Energy
(d) Hydro Energy
Ans: (a)
827. Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South
1. Bhubaneswar
2. Chennai
3. Hyderabad
4. Cochin
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 3 4 2
Ans: (a)
828. Raipur is the capital of which Indian State?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Goa
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (d)
829. Over the years, birth rate in India has _____ and death rate has _____.
(a) risen, fallen (b) risen, risen
(c) fallen, risen (d) fallen, fallen
Ans: (d)
Part–XII Miscellaneous
830. Where is the Headquarters of the Botanical Survey of India located?
(a) Lucknow (b) Darjeeling
(c) Kolkata (d) Oottaccamund
Ans: (c)
831. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located ?
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Delhi
(c) Dehradun
(d) Chennai
Ans: (c)
832. Which cities were first connected by the STD services?
(a) Delhi and Mumbai
(b) Delhi and Kolkata
(c) Kanpur and Delhi
(d) Kanpur and Lucknow
Ans: (d)
833. Which city is referred to as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad (d) Bangalore
Ans: (d)
834. Of the following, the town which does not come within the National Capital Region is ?
(a) Panipat (b) Rohtak
(c) Khurja (d) Mathura
Ans: (d)
835. Who was the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest?
(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Fu Dorji
(c) Aun Sang Suu Kyi
(d) Yoko Ono
Ans: (a)
836. Which of the following is called the ‘shrimp capital of India’ ?
(a) Mangalore (b) Nagapatnam
(c) Kochi (d) Nellore
Ans: (d)
837. Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Bhavnagar
(c) Pune (d) Panaji
Ans: (c)
838. According to a study conducted by Hyderbad’s National Institute of Nutrition, the healthiest of 14 fresh fruits commonly consumed in India with maximum ‘Goodness Index’ is :
(a) Indian Plum
(b) Mango (c) Guava
(d) Custard apple
Ans: (c)
839. The district which is not part of National Capital Region is
(a) Muzaffarnagar
(b) Bulandshahar
(c) Panipat
(d) Rewari
Ans: (a)
840. Which of the following districts lies to the east of the district Farukhabad?
(a) Hardoi (b) Etawah
(c) Badaun (d) Jalaun
Ans: (a)
841. Which of the following districts lies to the north of the district Pratapgarh?
(a) Fatehpur (b) Sultanpur
(c) Banda (d) Allahabad
Ans: (b)
842. The present name of ‘Kamarupa’ is
(a) Assam (b) Bihar
(c) Bengal (d) Manipur
Ans: (a)
843. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO’s list of world Heritage Sites ?
(a) Chilka Lake
(b) Dal Lake
(c) Nagin Lake
(d) Sunderbans National Park
Ans: (d)
844. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Pearl City’ ?
(a) Kandla (b) Tuticorin
(c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
845. The famous tourist centre Mahabalipuram is located near:
(a) Bombay (b) Delhi
(c) Chennai (d) Calcutta
Ans: (c)
846. The heavy rains and cloudbursts during summer of 2013 devastated around 2000 villages, 1500 roads and 150 bridges in the State of
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans: (d)
847. Which of the following is not a notable industrial city ?
(a) Kanpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Allahabad
Ans: (d)
848. The first short based integrated steel plant in the country is
(a) Vijaynagar
(b) Salem
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Bhadravati
Ans: (c)
849. Which place is called as ‘‘Silicon Valley’’ of India ?
(a) Delhi (b) Pune
(c) Bengaluru (d) Hyderabad
Ans: (c)
850. Who was the creator of the famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh?
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Charles Corbusier
(c) Edward Baker
(d) Nek Chand
Ans: (d)
851. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at :
(a) Pokhran (b) Suratgarh
(c) Rawatbhata
(d) Chittorgarh
Ans: (c)
852. The Wheeler Island has been renamed as
(a) Vikram Sarabhai Island
(b) Satish Dhawan Island
(c) Abdul Kalam Island
(d) C.V. Raman Island
Ans: (c)