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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?




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




3. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?




4. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by




5. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?




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




7. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets




8. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?




9. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?




10. The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ___




11. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because




12. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because




13. The mountain building in Himalayas began




14. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?




15. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?




16. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?




17. which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?




18. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.




19. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is




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




21. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?




22. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are




23. The oldest rocks in India are reported from




24. The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.




25. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at




26. The only state in India that produces saffron is




27. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are




28. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to




29. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?




30. The Radcliffe line is a boundary between




31. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?




32. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs




33. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is




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




35. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is




36. The India’s highest annual rainfall is reported at




37. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by




38. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?




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




40. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as




41. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is




42. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river




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




44. The city of Nasik is situated on the banks of which river in India?




45. The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast which state in India?




46. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located?




47. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging?




48. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint “Rajghat River Valley Project” is launched on—




49. How many National waterways are there in India?




50. The length of the Indian coast line is—




51. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river?




52. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated?




53. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?




54. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary?




55. Indravati is a tributary of which river?




56. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?




57. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first?




58. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated?




59. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills?




60. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following?




61. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?




62. What country borders the most other countries – 14 in all?




63. Which of these countries does NOT border France?




64. All of these European countries are landlocked EXCEPT…




65. Which of these countries does NOT border India?




66. Egypt shares a border with…




67. Which of these countries does NOT border Israel ?




68. Which country is at the southern end of Central America, at the border of South America?




69. Which of these countries does NOT border Brazil?




70. What’s the only country named after its current rulers?




71. Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag…




72. Which city is NOT one of South Africa’s three capital cities?




73. What’s the only continent in all four hemispheres -– north, east, south and west?




74. What’s the lowest point in North America?




75. What do the tiny countries of Lesotho, San Marino and Vatican City have in common?




76. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two countries on earth that…




77. One U.S. state alone contains more than half the nation’s coastline. Which is it?




78. Approximately what fraction of the world’s population lives in India?




79. What is the meaning of the name Himalaya in Sanskrit?




80. Which Indian city is home to the Taj Mahal?




81. What is the name of the tallest mountain in India?




82. What is the name of the tallest mountain in India?




83. Which of the following cities has the largest population?




84. Roughly what percent of Indians work in agriculture?




85. Which mountains form the eastern and western edges of the Deccan plateau?




86. What is the name of the boundary that separated India from Pakistan, set in 1947?




87. Which of the following is NOT found in India?




88. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland? A. none B. 1 C. 2 D. 3




89. What is the population of India?




90. his is the capital of India. A.