For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over long distances the most economical mode is
1.By pipelines
2.By rail tankers
3.By road tankers
4.By river barges
In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
1.Chandra valley
2.Hunza valley
3. Nubra valley
4.Sutlej valley
In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
1.Car Nicobar Island
2.Nancowry lsland
3.Barren Island
4. Maya Bunder Island
In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
1.Car Nicobar Island
2.Nancowry lsland
3.Barren Island
4. Maya Bunder Island
India lies in the hemisphere ________
1.Northern and eastern
2. Southern and eastern
3. Northern and western
4.Northern and southern
The Eastern Coast of India is known as ________
1.Eastern Plateau
2.Bengal Coast
3.Coromandal Coast
4.Cyclonic Coast
Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
1.Nilgiri hills
2.Cardamom hills
3.Palani hills
4.Annamalai hills
Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?
1.Jaipur
2.Bhopal
3.Bhopal
4.Hyderabad
Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats? A. Height B. Continuity C. Proximity to the coast D.
1.Height
2.Continuity
3. Proximity to the coast
4.Vegetation
Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ?
1.Gonds
2.Todas
3.Bhils
4.Munda
Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
1.Javadi Hills
2.Anaimalai Hills
3.Nilgiri Hills
4.Shevaroy Hills
Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
1.Sikkim
2.Goa
3.Haryana
4.Kerala
Consider the following statements:,1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal ,2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. , 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
1.1 and 3
2. Only 2
3.2 and 3
4.1 2 and 3
Diu is an Island
1.Besides Daman
2.Besides Goa
3.Besides Gujarat
4.Besides Maharashtra
Duncan passage is located between
1.South and Little Andaman
2.North and South Andaman
3.North and Middle Andaman
4.Andaman and Nicobar
In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time) ?
1.Delhi
2.Cochin
3.Mumbai
4.Kohima
India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately ________
1. 2700000 sq. km
2.3000000 sq. km
3. 3200000 sq. km
4.3600000 sq. km
Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto ________ nautical miles.
1.8
2.10
3.12
4.14
Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6
Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of .
1.Vindhyas
2.Aravallis
3.Nilgiris
4.Satpuras
Port Blair is situated in _____
1.North Andaman
2.South Andaman
3.Middle Andaman
4.Little Andaman
The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is ________
1.Punjab Him. Kumaon Him. Nepal Him. Assam Him.
2.Nepal Him. Assam Him. Punjab Him. Kumaon Him.
3.Kumaon Hlm. Nepal Him. Assam Him. Punjab Him.
4.Nepal Him. Assam Him. Kumaon Him. Punjab Him.
The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in __
1.Uttar Pradesh
2. Kashmir
3.Sikkim
4.Himachal Pradesh
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
1.Fold mountains
2.Volcanic mountains
3.Block mountains
4.None of the these
The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in ________.
1.Arunachal Pradesh
2.Meghalaya
3.Manipur
4.Nagaland
The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
1.Bhabar
2.Bhangar
3.Khadar
4.Terai
The northern part of the west coast is known as ____
1.Konkan coast
2.Coromandal coast
3.Malabar coast
4.None of these
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of: ,1. Gujarat ,2. Jharkhand ,3. Assam ,4. Mizoram
1.1 2 and 4
2.1 and 2
3. 1 3 and 4
4. 1 2 3 and 4
What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? ,(1) Murshidabad ,(2) Gorakhpur ,(3) Bhopal ,(4) Bhavnagar
1.2-4-3-1
2.1-3-4-2
3. 1-2-3-4
4. 4-3-2-1
What is the name of India’s permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
1.A. Dakshin Bharat
2.Dakshin Niwas
3.Dakshin Chitra
4.Dakshin Gangotri
What is the name of India’s permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
1.A. Dakshin Bharat
2.Dakshin Niwas
3.Dakshin Chitra
4.Dakshin Gangotri
Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
1.Near Leh
2.The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
3.Along the Zaskar mountains
4.South of the Siachen Glacier
Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
1.Near Leh
2.The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
3.Along the Zaskar mountains
4.South of the Siachen Glacier
Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
1.Arunachal Pradesh Assam and Meghalaya
2.Arunachal Pradesh Assam and Manipur
3.Assam Meghalaya and Manipur
4. Arunachal Pradesh Assam and Mizoram
Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?,I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss ,II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets ,III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau ,IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
1.I II and III
2.I and II
3.I II III and IV
4.I III and IV
Which of the following higher ground is not the part of Telangana Plateau?
1.Aravalli
2.Western ghat
3.Eastern ghat
4.Satpura
Which of the following Indian States broadly as large as the European nation Poland?
1.Bihar
2.Odisha
3.Maharashtra
4.Madhya pradesh
Which of the following Indian States broadly as large as the European nation Poland?
1.Bihar
2.Odisha
3.Maharashtra
4.Madhya pradesh
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India? ,1. Sikkim ,2. Mizoram ,3. Goa ,4. Arunachal Pradesh
1. 3 1 2 4
2.1 2 3 4
3. 1 2 4 3
4.1 4 2 3
Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory
1.Mount Everest
2.Kanchenjunga
3.Nanada Devi
4.Nanga parbat
Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
1.Equator
2.Arctic Circle
3.Tropic of Capricorn
4.Tropic of Cancer
Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?
1.Nathu La
2.Jelep La
3.Shipki La
4.Sharabathanga
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
1.Sikhar Tinsukhia lndore Vadodara
2.Tinsukhia Phulpur Udaipur Kota
3. Jorhat Bhopal Ahmedabad Rajkot
4.Guwahati Silchar Bhopal Rajkot
Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?
1.Chang La
2. JaraLa
3. Nathu La
4.Shipki La
Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
1.Annapurna
2.Nanda Devi
3.Mt. Kamet
4.Kanchenjunga