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1- In Arunachal Pradesh, the Siwaliks are called as
(A) Dhang
(B) Dhundwa
(C) Jaskar
(D) Miri.
2- Under what category, the Himalayas fall below?
(A) Young fold mountains
(B) Residual mountains
(C) Volcanic mountains
(D) Block mountain.
3- Name the dam which is on the Beas.
(A) Tilaiya
(B) Pong
(C) Rihand
(D) Bhakra
4- Narmada river flows through a-
(A) V-shaped fluvial valley
(B) Post-glacial valley
(C) Deltaic area
(D) Fault through.
5- In which year, the India-Bangladesh Agreement over the sharing of Ganga Water (Farakka-II) was signed?
(A) 1996
(B) 1997
(C) 1998
(D) 1995
6- Between which places, the Duncan Passage lies between
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(C) Little Andaman and Nicobar
(D) India and Bangladesh
7- With which places, Adams bridge forms a link?
(A) India and Srilanka
(B) Hyderabad and Secundrabad
(C) India and Pakistan
(D) Aravalli and Satpura
8- Name the place where Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at 130° north latitude?
(A) Chandipur Chhattisgarh
(B) Trombay
(C) Sriharikota
(D) Chennai
9- With which place, the Almatti Dam issue has brought Karnataka on a collision course?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Goa.
10-On which sides, the Indian Peninsula is surrounded by water?
(A) South and West
(B) South and East
(C) East and West
(D) Southwest, South, and Southeast
11-Kathiawar peninsula comes under the physiographic units of-
(A) West coastal plain
(B) Plateau of peninsular India
(C) Coastal plain
(D) Kachcha Peninsula
12- Name the newly formed capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Secunderabad
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Vishakhapatnam
13-The coastline of this state is known as the Coromandel Coast?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
14- Which places among the following form the boundary of the Patkai bum?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
(B) Manipur and Nagaland
(C) Assam and Meghalaya
(D)Meghalaya and Nagaland
15- Where Baltoro glacier is located?
(A) Kailash range
(B) Karakoram range.
(C) Ladakh range
(D) Pirpanjal range
ANSWERS
1- Dhang.
2- Young fold mountains.
3- Pong
4-Fault through
5- 1996
6- South Andaman and Little Andaman
7-India and Srilanka
8- Sriharikota
9- Andhra Pradesh
10-Southwest, South, and Southeast
11-Kachcha Peninsula
12-Amaravati
13-Tamil Nadu
14- Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
15- Karakoram range
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1- Which among the following is the Highest peak of Peninsular India?
(A) Kalasubai
(B) Anaimudi
(C) Mahendragiri
(D) Mahabaleshwar
2- In India variety of corals are found around in this place.
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Daman & Diu
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Narmada estuary.
3- Which among the following the name Marusthali is given to
(A) Karnataka plateau
(B) Meghalaya plateau
(C) Thar desert
(D) Deccan trap
4- This among the following is the source of the Luni river.
(A) Annasagar
(B) Puskar Lake
(C) Gurushikhar Peak
(D) Sambar
5- This among the following is the longest glacier in India.
(A) Pindari
(B) Kolhai
(C) Zemu
(D) Siachen
6- This among the following is the capital of two states of India
(A) Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Itanagar
(C) Kavaratti
(D) Chandigarh
7-Kota is located on which river bank?
(A) Sone
(B) Yamuna
(C) Chambal
(D) Luni
8- Sikkim become part of India in which year?
(A) 1975
(B) 1976
(C) 1982
(D) 1990
9- On which river, the Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project consists of the Bhakra Dam?
(A) River Indus
(B) River Beas
(C) River Sutlej
(D) River Jhelum
10- Between which two states the dispute relating to the sharing of the water of Kaveri river concerns
(A) Karnataka and Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(D) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
11- The easternmost state of India in terms of longitude is
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
12- The River Narmada arises in the Amarkantak plateau of
(A) Mahadeo Hills
(B) Maikal Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D)Palni Hills
13- This is the southernmost point of India
(A) Dhanuskodi
(B) Indira Point
(C) Kanya Kumari
(D) Minicoy
14- In which place the Sharavati Hydroelectric Project is located?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Orissa
15- The Fedchenko, Biafo, and Hispar are names of Himalayan
(A) Lakes
(B) Glaciers
(C) Trees
(D) Hill Stations
ANSWERS
1- Anaimudi
2- Lakshadweep
3- Thar desert
4- Annasagar
5- Siachen
6- Chandigarh
7- Chambal.
8- 1975
9- River Sutlej
10- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
11- Mizoram
12- Maikal Hills
13-Indira Point
14- Karnataka
15- Glaciers
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1-Lal Bagh is in-
1- Mysore.
2- Bengaluru.
2- Ooty.
4- Shimla.
2-The monument that stands for the glory of Qutub Shahis is-
1- Birla Mandir.
2- Nehru Zoological Park.
3- Salarjung Museum.
4- Golkonda Fort.
3- The sixth most populous city in India is-
1-Kolkata.
2- Hyderabad.
3- Chennai.
4- Bengaluru.
4-ICRISAT is located here-
1- Visakhapatnam.
2- Kurnool.
3- Hyderabad.
4- Nellore.
5-India Gate is a place of interest in-
1- Kanyakumari.
2- Jodhpur.
3- Secunderabad.
4- New Delhi.
6- Brindavan Gardens are worth seeing in-
1- Bengaluru.
2- Mysore.
3- Srinagar.
4- Simla.
7-Famous Dal lake is in-?
1- Amritsar.
2- Lucknow.
3- Srinagar.
4- Jammu.
8-The central Police Training College is situated at-
1- Mumbai.
2- Mount Abu.
3- Kolkata.
4- New Delhi.
9-The place that is known as Paradise on Earth is-
1- Bengaluru.
2- Chennai.
3- Srinagar.
4- Ooty.
10- Famous Viswanath temple is in-
1- Varanasi.
2- Mathura.
3- Kanchi.
4- Tirupati.
11-Dilwara Temple is situated at-
1- Mount Abu.
2- Ooty.
3- Tirumala.
4- New Delhi.
12-Name the state that holds the monopoly in Silk products in India.
1- Uttar Pradesh.
2- Karnataka.
3- Maharashtra.
4- Tamilnadu.
13-During the British period the summer capital was-
1- Simla.
2- Darjeeling.
3- Srinagar.
4- Ooty.
14- Tirupati is located in the mountain ranges of-
1- Nilgiri Hills.
2- Seshachalam Hills.
3- Nallamalla Hills.
4- Sahyadri Hills.
15- A Cosmopolitan city is-
1- Chennai.
2- Mumbai.
3- Delhi.
4- Kolkata.
ANSWERS
1-Bengaluru.
2-Golkonda Fort.
3-Bengaluru.
4-Hyderabad.
5-New Delhi.
6-Mysore.
7-Srinagar.
8-Mount Abu.
9-Srinagar.
10-Varanasi.
11-Mount Abu.
12-Karnataka.
13-Simla.
14-Seshachalam Hills.
15-Delhi.
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1-India is well connected to European countries through this canal
A Panama
B Buckingham
C Suez
D Grand
2- The fossil fuels and Minerals are examples of this resources
A Usable
B Non-Renewable
C Renewable
D Non-Metallic.
3-Indian standard time is the local time of this place.
A Calcutta
B Mumbai
C Allahabad
D Chennai
4- This among the following is the largest mountain range in the world.
A The Andes
B The Rockies
C The Himalayas
D The Alps
5-The New Zealanders are popularly known with the name.
A Sams
B Kiwis
C Kangaroos
D Ashes
6-This state has the largest forest area.
A Madhya Pradesh
B Karnataka
C Kerala
D Assam
7- Name the river on which Calcutta is situated.
A Krishna
B Hoogly
C Brahmaputra
D Ganges
8- Yellow river is known as
A HwangHo
B Amazon
C Damodar
D Cauvery
9- This part of India is known as the Land of Sunrise.
A Meghalaya
B Kanchenjunga
C Arunachal Pradesh
D Nanda Devi.
10-This is the deepest lake in the world.
A Baikal Lake
B Wular Lake
C Lake Superior
D Victoria Nyanza.
11-Days and nights are equal at this place.
A At the tropics
B at the south pole
C at the north pole
D at the equator.
12- This is the largest ocean in the world.
A The Indian ocean
B The Atlantic ocean
C The Antarctic
D The Pacific Ocean.
13- Name the planet which is biggest in size in the solar system.
A Jupiter
B Neptune
C Venus
D Mercury.
14- This is the most abundant metal found in earth’s crush.
A Fe
B Zn
C Cu
D Al.
15-Kalahari desert is located in this place.
A South Africa
B India
C Chile
D Saudi Arabia
ANS-
1- Suez.
2-Non-Renewable
3- Allahabad.
4-The Andes
5-Kiwis
6-Madhya Pradesh
7-Hoogly
8- HwangHo
9-Arunachal Pradesh
10-Baikal Lake
11-at the equator
12-The Pacific Ocean
13-Jupiter
14-Al
15-South Africa
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1- The mineral that is used in pencil manufacturing is-
1-Gypsum.
2-Mercury.
3- Graphite.
4-Bauxite.
2- The state that is famous for the mining of diamond is-
1-Madhya Pradesh.
2-Andhra Pradesh.
3-Uttar Pradesh.
4-Tamil Nadu.
3- The state that is leading in the mining of Manganese is-
1-Tamil Nadu.
2-Andhra Pradesh.
3-Kerala.
4- Maharashtra.
4- Jordan country exports the following mineral to India.
1-Gold.
2-Apatite.
3-Iron-Ore.
4-Copper.
5- The following mineral is used to produce Aluminium.
1-Chromite.
2-Copper.
3-Bauxite.
4- Manganese.
6- The metal that is useful in the manufacture of stainless steel is-
1-Copper.
2- Chromite.
3- Manganese.
4- Silver.
7-The district that is famous for mica production in Andhra Pradesh is-
1-Krishna.
2- Srikakulam.
3-Nellore.
4-Kurnool.
8- Silver is available in Karnataka at-
1-Bangalore.
2-Mysore.
3-Chitradurg.
4-Kolar
9-The mineral that is used in Sugar, fertilizer and paper industries is-
1-Barytes
2-Limestone.
3-Copper.
4-Graphite.
10- The state that is leading in the production of Dolamite is-
1- Andhra Pradesh.
2- West Bengal.
3- Uttar Pradesh.
4- Odisha.
11-India is importing Zinc from-
1- Australia.
2- Srilanka.
3-Pakistan.
4- Russia
12- Bauxite deposits are available in Andhra Pradesh in the district of-
1- West Godavari.
2- Krishna.
3- East Godavari.
4- Visakhapatnam.
13- A mineral that is mostly used in electrical and brass industries is-
1- Copper.
2- Chromite.
3- Gypsum.
4- Silver.
14- India’s rank in the production of Manganese in the World is-
1-First.
2- Second.
3-Third.
4- Fourth.
15-In Andhra Pradesh state, the two districts which are leading in Manganese production are-
1- Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts.
2- West Godavari and East Godavari districts.
3- Nellore and Prakasham districts.
4- Krishna and Guntur districts.
ANS-
1-Graphite.
2-Madhya Pradesh.
3-Tamil Nadu.
4-Apatite.
5-Bauxite.
6- Chromite.
7-Nellore.
8-Chitradurga.
9-Limestone.
10-West Bengal.
11-Australia.
12-Visakhapatnam.
13-Copper
14-Third.
15-Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts.
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1-The port which is protected by the South West Monsoon by the bay which has a depth of 10-12 feet is
1-Mumbai.
2-Haldia.
3-Chennai.
4-Kolkata.
2-The first port in India which is touched by all the ships coming from Europe is
1-Kolkata.
2-Mumbai.
3-Cochin.
4-Chennai.
3-Kolkata port is situated on the banks of the river
1-Brahmaputra.
2-Indus.
3-Mahanadi.
4-Hoogly.
4-An important factor for the development of a port is
1- A number of docks for handling exports and imports.
2-The productivity of the hinterland.
3-The Co-operation of central and state governments.
4-Deep lagoons at the mouth of the river.
5-This is an artificial Harbour.
1-Cochin.
2-Chennai.
3-Visakhapatnam.
4-Mumbai.
6-The share of India’s foreign trade handled by the country’s ships is
1-25%
2-20%
3-34%
4- 40%
7-The factor that is important for encouraging India’s foreign trade is
1-Artificial Harbours.
2-Natural Harbours.
3-Long coastline.
4- The Exportable surplus of raw materials.
8-The share of Mumbai port in the seaborne trade of India is one
1-Third.
2-Fourth.
3-Fifth.
4-Sixth.
9-One of the important imports of Mumbai port is-
1-Mica.
2-Coal.
3-Manganese.
4-Petroleum.
10-Tea, Coffee and Rubber are mostly exported from the port of
1-Mumbai.
2-Cochin.
3-Visakhapatnam.
4-Chennai.
11-One of the important exports from Kolkata is
1-Jute.
2-Tobacco.
3-Oil-Seeds.
4-Cotton.
12-In the hinterland of Kolkata, the crop that is mostly grown is-
1-Tobacco.
3-Jute.
3-Cotton.
4-Oil-Seeds
13-The Visakhapatnam port is serving the needs of steel plant located at-
1-Durgapur.
2-Hospet.
3-Bokaro.
4-Rourkela.
14-The major seaport of Malabar coast is
1-Cochin.
2-Tuticorin.
3-Chennai.
4-Kolkata
15- The second biggest port in India is
1-Visakhapatnam.
2-Chennai.
3-Kolkata.
4-Cochin.
ANSWERS
1-Mumbai.
2-Mumbai.
3-Hoogly
4-The productivity of the hinterland.
5-Chennai.
6-34%
7-Long coastline.
8-Fourth.
9-Petroleum.
10-Cochin.
11-Jute.
12-Jute.
13-Rourkela.
14-Cochin.
15-Kolkata.
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1-An important reason for soil erosion is-
1- Floods
2-Lack of rainfall.
3-Lack of irrigation facilities.
4-Late setting in of the monsoon.
2- Laterite soils are suitable to grow-
1- Wheat, Rice and Rubber.
2-Coffee, Rubber and Tea.
3-Jute, Maize and Millets.
4-Pulses, Tea and Sugarcane.
3- One of the evil effect of soil erosion is
1- Depositing of sand.
2-Decrease in the area of deserts.
3- Silting of river reservoirs.
4-Occurrence of floods.
4- A big scheme which is meant for preventing soil erosion is
1-Control of cattle grazing.
2-Contour bunding.
3-Shifting cultivation.
4- Diversion of water.
5- Most of the Agricultural wealth in India is coming from-
1-Red soils.
2-Mountain soils.
3-Laterite soils.
4-Agricultural Soils.
6-In India population pressure is more on
1-Trade sector.
2- Bank sector.
3-Industrial sector.
4-Agricultural sector.
7-The state that has a problem of rill erosion is
1-Uttar Pradesh.
2-Asom.
3-Gujarat
4-Kerala.
8- The state that has sheet erosion is
1-Tamil Nadu
2-Jammu and Kashmir.
3-Asom(Assam)
4-Odisha.
9- Soil Erosion means-
1- Providing irrigation facilities.
2-Conservation of fertile soils.
3-Decrease in the productivity of the soil.
4- Eroding of the top layers of the soil.
10- The great civilizations flourished in the areas having
1-Black soils.
2-Mountain soils.
3-Alluvial soils
4-Red soils.
11- The soils that are suitable for the cultivation of millets and maize are
1- Red soils.
2-Desert soils.
3-Black soils.
4-Alluvial soils.
12- The soils that are suitable for orchards and tree plantations are
1-Black soils.
2-Mountain soils.
3-Red soils.
4-Desert soils.
13-Soil erosion caused by winds is high in the state of-
1-Andhra Pradesh.
2-Gujarat.
3-Madhya Pradesh.
4-Rajasthan.
14- The soils in delta regions are-
1-Laterite soils.
2-Alluvial soils.
3-Black soils.
4-Red soils.
15-Black soils are suitable for
1- Wheat.
2-Cotton.
3-Sugarcane.
4-Rice
ANS-
1- Floods
2-Coffee, Rubber, and Tea.
3-Silting of river reservoirs.
4-Contour bunding.
5-Mountain soils.
6-Agricultural sector.
7-Uttar Pradesh.
8- Asom(Assam)
9-Eroding of the top layers of the soil.
10-Alluvial soils
11-Desert soils.
12-Mountain soils.
13-Rajasthan.
14-Alluvial soils.
15-Cotton.
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1-The country which is the largest buyer of Indian goods is-
1-USA.
2-England.
3-China.
4-Japan.
2- The single largest item of import in our country is-
1-Machine tools.
2-Petroleum.
c-Agricultural products.
4-Transport instruments.
3-These goods are the largest groups of our exports-
1-Petroleum Goods.
2-Ores and Minerals.
3-Agricultural goods.
4-Manufactured goods.
4-The country having maximum imports from India is-
1-France.
2-Russia.
3-USA.
4-Japan
5-The largest share of imports of India is-
1-Agricultural products.
2-Petroleum.
3-Transport euipment.
4-Capital goods.
6-The major portion of India’s export consists of-
1-Food stuffs.
2-Manufactured goods.
3-Agricultural products.
4-Raw materials.
7- The International Trade becomes necessary because –
1-The surplus products must be imported.
2-To have cultural and social links with other countries.
3-Importing of goods in which the country is deficient.
4-Profit-making is the important object of a country.
8-The most important among imports of India is-
1-Paper.
2-Petrol.
3-Chemicals.
4-Machinery.
9-The mode of transport mostly used in foreign trade is-
1- Ships.
2-Railways.
3-Airways.
4-Road ways.
10- Before Independence, the major portion of India’s foreign trade was with-
1-China and Sri Lanka.
2-France and Germany.
3-Britain and Common wealth countries.
4-Arab Countries producing petroleum.
11-LDC stands for-
12- OPEC stands for-
ANS-
1-USA
2-Transport instruments.
3-Manufactured goods.
4-USA
5-Petroleum.
6-Manufactured goods.
7-Profit-making is the important object of a country.
8-Petrol.
9-Ships.
10-Britain and Common wealth countries.
11-Less Developed Countries.
12- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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1- Which river crosses tropic of Capricorn twice?
2-Who discovered the South Pole?
3-Where are the islands of Seychelles located?
4-Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in the west to Delhi in the north?
5- Which river crosses the equator twice?
6-Which is the World’s largest producer of wool?
7-The tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in which sea?
8-What is the exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis?
9-Which kind of forests is found in the silent valley of Kerala?
10-Which is called ‘Herring Pond’?
11- In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
12- Which hill station is known as the ‘Queen of Satpura’?
13-Lines joining places receiving an equal amount of rainfall?
14-How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal?
15-The Sivasamudram Falls is on which river?
16-Which State has the largest coastline in India?
17-By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
18-Where is Sargasso sea located?
19- Which planet is known as a veiled planet?
20-Which State produces maximum pulses in the country?
ANS-
1- Limpopo river
2-Amundsen
3-Indian Ocean
4-Aravallis
5-Congo
6-Australia
7-Caribbean Sea
8- 23 hrs 56 mins 4.09 sec
9-Tropical Rain Forests
10-Atlantic ocean
11-Rajasthan
12-Panchmarhi
13-Isohytes
14-204
15- Cauvery
16-Gujarat
17-Padma
18-North Atlantic Ocean
19-Venus
20-Madhya Pradesh
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