1. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002]
Correct : C. Paradeep
2. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS
2001, CDS 2003]
Correct : B. Ennore
3. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003]
Correct : D. Vishakhapatnam
4. Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003]
Correct : B. Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
5. Consider the following seaports: 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is : [CDS 2000]
Correct : B. 2, 1, 3, 4
6. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
Correct : D. Kakinada : Maharashtra
7. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
Correct : B. Vishakhapatnam
8. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
Correct : B. New Mangalore
9. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
Correct : B. Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
10. Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep
Correct : A. 1, 2 and 3
11. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)? [CDS 2005]
Correct : D. 1, 2 and 3
12. Consider the following ports: 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south? [NDA 2005]
Correct : D. 3-4-2-1
13. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
Correct : B. 2 and 3 only
14. Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct : D. 3 only
15. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
Correct : D. Sutlej
16. River Godavari flows through: [NDA 1994]
Correct : A. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
17. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994]
Correct : C. Karnataka
18. The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is :
Correct : A. Jhelum
19. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
Correct : B. Narmada
20. The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994]
Correct : B. Myanmar
21. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008]
Correct : B. Krishna
22. Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ? [Railways 1993]
Correct : B. Punjab
23. The biggest lake in India is :
Correct : B. Chilka Lake
24. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea?
[Teachers' Exam 1991]
Correct : C. Narmada and Tapti
25. Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991]
Correct : D. Yamuna
26. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
Correct : A. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
27. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993]
Correct : C. Rajasthan
28. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in:
Correct : C. Madhya Pradesh
29. Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
Correct : B. Narmada
30. The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994]
Correct : C. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
31. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? [I. Tax & Central
Excise 1993]
Correct : A. Indrawati
32. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
Correct : A. Narmada
33. Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?
Correct : C. Mahanadi
34. From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the
given rivers in India? [IAS 2006]
Correct : C. Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
35. Which one of the following statements in not correct? [IAS 2006]
Correct : C. Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
36. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991]
Correct : C. off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
37. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994]
Correct : D. Sambhar
38. Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
Correct : B. Rajasthan
39. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
River City
Correct : D. Narmada Satna
40. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? [NDA
2008]
Correct : A. Narmada
41. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following
rivers? [NDA 2008]
Correct : C. Cauvery
42. Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river? [NDA 2008]
Correct : D. 2 and 3
43. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008]
Correct : D. Sone
44. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC
2011]
Correct : C. Uttarkashi
45. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to [CSAT 2011]
Correct : D. Both (a) and (b) above
46. Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]
Correct : A. Godavari
47. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to:
Correct : C. leaching
48. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? 1. Red soil 2. Clay soil 3. Alluvial soil 4. Silt soil 5. Sandy soil
Correct : C. II and V
49. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
Correct : C. Contour ploughing
50. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
Correct : D. Brown soil
51. What do you understand by the word regur ?
Correct : A. Black soil found in the Deccan
52. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals? [CRPF 1990]
Correct : A. Alluvial soils
53. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? [Stenographers' Exam 1994]
Correct : D. Regur soil
54. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?
56. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is :
Correct : A. alluvial soil
57. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:
Correct : D. a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks
58. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate? [Railways 1994]
Correct : D. Sandy
59. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as:
Correct : A. loamy soil
60. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
Correct : A. Regur
61. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
Correct : B. These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
62. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is :
Correct : B. red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
63. On the basis of the process of their formation, which' of the following soils is formed
differently from the other three? [NDA 2003]
Correct : D. Regur
64. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ? 1. Generally confined to river basins 2. It has been deposited by rivers 3. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash 4. It is the most fertile soil
Correct : C. I, II and IV
65. Peaty soil is found in :
Correct : A. Kerala
66. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
Correct : B. Climate
67. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? 1. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks 2. They contain iron oxides 3. They have high water retention capacity 4. They have high nitrogen content
Correct : D. III and IV
68. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
Correct : D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
69. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? 1. Contour ploughing 2. Terracing 3. Shifting cultivation 4. Crop rotation
Correct : A. I, II and IV
70. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the
phenomenon of: [NDA 2003]
Correct : C. local thunderstorms
71. 'Sal' is a very important tree of: [NDA 2003]
Correct : A. Tropical dry deciduous forest
72. Consider the following statements: 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops. 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut. 3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June. Which of these statements are correct ? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
Correct : B. 1 and 2
73. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
Correct : A. 33%
74. Riparian forest is found:
Correct : A. along the banks of rivers and other wetland
75. Most of the floods in the lowlands of N. India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with:
Correct : B. orographic rainfall
76. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
Correct : C. 3 and 4
77. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land:
Correct : C. Haryana
78. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:
Correct : A. monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
79. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of Peninsular India mainly because:
Correct : A. the adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
80. Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest?
Correct : B. Tropical Moist-deciduous forests
81. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal? [IAS 2003]
Correct : D. None of the above
82. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is : [IAS 2002]
Correct : B. Chennai
83. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent? [IAS 2002]
Correct : C. El Nino and southern oscillations
84. The most important commercial forests of India are:
Correct : B. tropical deciduous
85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 1999]
Correct : D. Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
86. The wet hill forest are found in the: [CDS 1999]
Correct : C. Nilgiris
87. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2002]
Correct : D. The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
88. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because:
Correct : B. the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from different direction during the rainy season
89. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: 1. Red soils 2. Black soils 3. Laterite soils 4. Alluvial soils
Correct : A. I, IV, II, III
90. Consider the following statements about the soils of India : [IAS 2004] 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Correct : B. 1, 3 and 4
91. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at : [CDS 2004]
Correct : C. Shillong
92. Consider the following statements:1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements? [NDA 2001]
Correct : A. 1, 2 and 3
93. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS 1997]
Correct : C. Sandalwood : Kerala
94. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in
India? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean 4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
Correct : B. I and II
95. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :
Correct : D. cyclonic
96. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
Correct : B. forests bring rainfall in monsoon
97. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of
the average summer rainfall ? [CDS 1993]
Correct : D. Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
98. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
Correct : A. New Delhi
99. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? [I.
Tax & Central Excise 1991]
Correct : B. After summer
100. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of: