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1. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
.Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
2. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India?Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV.Limiting shifting cultivation
.I and II
.II and IV
.III and IV
I, II and III
3. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?
Barley
Maize
Sugarcane
Wheat
4. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
.the Naga hills
the Garo hills
Khasi hills
.the Jaintia hills
5. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
Two
Three
Four
Five
6. Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the Indian people?I. The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula II. The Himalayan Mountains III. The vastness of the country IV. The presence of the Indian ocean
I
II
I and II
I, II, III and IV
7. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
Shimla as a tourist spot
Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
boundary between India and Tibet
None of the above
8. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
Splitting of India from Antarctic
Breaking up of Pangaea
9. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
Splitting of India from Antarctic
Breaking up of Pangaea
10. The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ___
.Anleshwar, Gujarat
Bombay High, Maharashtra
Nawagam, Gujarat
Digboi, Assam
11. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
there are few indentions suitable for fishing
of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
the sea water is relatively more saline
of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
12. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
there are few indentions suitable for fishing
of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
the sea water is relatively more saline
of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
13. The mountain building in Himalayas began
about 45 million years ago
when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
both (a) and (b)
None of the above
14. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
Beas, Ravi and Chenab
Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
.Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
15. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
.Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Bihar and Orissa
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
West Bengal and Assam
16. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
Pondicherry
Lakshadweep
Delhi
Chandigarh
17. which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
Kalpakkam
Narora
Rawat Bhata
Tarapore
18. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.
.86%
50%
.22%
.100%
19. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
the evaporation of moisture by heat
.the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
20. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
Allahabad
Delhi
Gwalior
Jaipur
21. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
Barley and maize
Jowar and bajra
Rice
Wheat
22. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
15
22
12.
9
23. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
Dharwar region, Karnataka
Aravalli range, Rajasthan
Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
Siwalik range, Punjab
24. The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
1901
1921
1941
1951
25. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
Guwahati
Jamnagar
Mumbai
Chennai
26. The only state in India that produces saffron is
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Meghalaya
27. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
.Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
28. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
.red soils
yellow soils
black soils
older alluvium
29. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
Commercial agriculture
Extensive agriculture
.plantation agriculture
subsistence agriculture
30. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
.India and Pakistan
India and China
India and Myanmar
.India and Afghanistan
31. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
Gulf of Cambay
Gulf of Mannar
Backwaters of Kerala
Chilka lake
32. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
on the western ghats
between the Tapti and the Narmada
to the north-east of the Godavari
on the Malwa plateau
33. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
Arunachal Pradesh
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
34. Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India? I. Location II. Thermal contrast III. Upper air circulation IV. Inter-tropical convergence zone
I
.II, III
.II, III and IV
I, II, III and IV
35. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
increasing
decreasing
static
decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
36. The India’s highest annual rainfall is reported at
Namchi, Sikkim
Churu, Rajasthan
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
37. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
38. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
.Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
39. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
I, II and III
II and III
I and II
.I and III
40. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
Ganga
Indus
Brahmaputra
Mahanadi
41. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
North-eastern zone
North-western zone
Southern zone
None of the above
42. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
Ganga
Cauvery
Narmada
Godavari
43. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India? I. Higher per acre field of sugarcane II. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane III. Lower labour cost IV. Longer crushing period
I and II
I, II and III
.I, III and IV
I, II and IV
44. The city of Nasik is situated on the banks of which river in India?
Krishna
Godavari
Narmada
Koshi
45. The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast which state in India?
Karnatka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
46. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located?
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
None of the above
47. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging?
Brahmaputra and Ganga
Tapi and Beas
Brahmaputra and Indus
None of the above
48. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint “Rajghat River Valley Project” is launched on—
Ken River
Chambal River
Betwa River
None of the above
49. How many National waterways are there in India?
3
5
9
12
50. The length of the Indian coast line is—
5000 km
5500 km
7516·6 km
None of the above
51. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river?
Brahmaputra
Ganga
Yammuna
None of the above
52. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated?
Nagaland
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
None of the above
53. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
None of the above
54. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary?
Godavari
Kaveri
Tapi
None of the above
55. Indravati is a tributary of which river?
Ganga
Godavari
Krishna
None of the above
56. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?
Uttarakhand
Karnataka Plateau
Kachchh
None of the above
57. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first?
Assam
Maharashtra
Kerala
None of the above
58. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated?
Mahanadi valley
Damodar valley
Godavari valley
None of the above
59. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills?
Anaimalai hills
Cardamom hills
Nilgiri hills
None of the above
60. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following?
Arabian Sea
Baltic Sea
Caspian Sea
None of the above
61. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
None of the above
62. What country borders the most other countries – 14 in all?
China
Brazil
Austria
None of the above
63. Which of these countries does NOT border France?
Italy
Switzerland
The Netherlands
None of the above
64. All of these European countries are landlocked EXCEPT…
Austria
Hungary
Romania
None of the above
65. Which of these countries does NOT border India?
Iran
Pakistan
Nepal
None of the above
66. Egypt shares a border with…
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
None of the above
67. Which of these countries does NOT border Israel ?
Egypt
Iran
Syria
None of the above
68. Which country is at the southern end of Central America, at the border of South America?
Costa Rica
Panama
Nicaragua
None of the above
69. Which of these countries does NOT border Brazil?
olivia
Uruguay
Chile
None of the above
70. What’s the only country named after its current rulers?
Saudi Arabia
Cambodia
Dominican Republic
None of the above
71. Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag…
does not contain a primary color
is not four-sided
has only one solid color
None of the above
72. Which city is NOT one of South Africa’s three capital cities?
Pretoria
Cape Town
Johannesburg
None of the above
73. What’s the only continent in all four hemispheres -– north, east, south and west?
South America
North America
Africa
None of the above
74. What’s the lowest point in North America?
The Grand Canyon (Arizona)
Death Valley (California)
Niagara Gorge (US-Canada Border)
None of the above
75. What do the tiny countries of Lesotho, San Marino and Vatican City have in common?
They don’t allow cars
They each have fewer than 5,000 citizens
They’re completely contained inside another country
None of the above
76. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two countries on earth that…
re “doubly-landlocked” – you have to cross two other countries to reach ocean
have “negative altitude” – the average elevation is below sea level
practice “full libertarianism” – there is no police force
None of the above
77. One U.S. state alone contains more than half the nation’s coastline. Which is it?
Florida
Alaska
California
None of the above
78. Approximately what fraction of the world’s population lives in India?
1/3
1/6
1/10
1/50
79. What is the meaning of the name Himalaya in Sanskrit?
Abode of snow
The high one
Rocky mountains
Peak of heaven
80. Which Indian city is home to the Taj Mahal?
Mumbai
Chennai
Agra
Delhi
81. What is the name of the tallest mountain in India?
Mumbai
Chennai
Agra
Delhi
82. What is the name of the tallest mountain in India?
Kanchenjunga
Everest
Elbrus
Damāvand
83. Which of the following cities has the largest population?
Chennai
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Mumbai
84. Roughly what percent of Indians work in agriculture?
50%
33%
80%
10%
85. Which mountains form the eastern and western edges of the Deccan plateau?
Eastern and Western Ghats
Himalayas
Urals
Hindu Kush
86. What is the name of the boundary that separated India from Pakistan, set in 1947?
Radcliffe Line
Plimsoll Line
Green Line
Durand Line
87. Which of the following is NOT found in India?
glacier
iceberg
desert
lagoon
88. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland? A. none B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
None
1
2
3
89. What is the population of India?
500 thousand
500 million
930 thousand
930 million
90. his is the capital of India. A.
New Delhi
Bombay
Belfast
None of the above
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