Correct : A. an oil drilling platform in Mumbai High
2. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for
the formation of Chambal Ravines?
Correct : D. Gully
3. The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in
India is between
Correct : A. Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi
4. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region
of India is called
Correct : A. Jhuming
5. Diamond mine are being worked at _____.
Correct : D. Panna, Madhya Pradesh
6. The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were
liberated in _______.
Correct : A. 1961
7. Sriharikota, an important unit or the Indian Space Research
Organisation is located in State.
Correct : C. Andhra Pradesh
8. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
Correct : C. Ajmer and Shillong
9. Loktak is a
Correct : B. Lake
10. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in ______ State.
Correct : C. Kerala
11. The highest dam in India is the dam.
Correct : B. Bhakra
12. Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand has rich deposits of
Correct : B. mica
13. The oldest nuclear power plant at Tarapur is located on the
border between
Correct : C. Maharashtra and Gujarat
14. Nayveli Power Project is a _______ Power Project.
Correct : C. Thermal
15. In Thanjavur delta _______ crop is cultivated three times in a
year.
Correct : B. Rice
16. The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at
Correct : A. Kolkata
17. The great one horned Indian Rhino is round in
Correct : C. Kaziranga Game Sanctuary
18. The 'Ruhr or India' is
Correct : B. Damodar Valley region
19. In India the yield per hectare is very low in
Correct : B. extensive farming
20. The Manchester or South India is
Correct : C. Bengaluru
21. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of
Correct : A. Uttar Pradesh
22. ______ is a planned city in India.
Correct : D. Chandigarh
23. ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is at
Correct : C. Chennai
24. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through _______ and ______.
Correct : A. Pune and Bengaluru
25. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
Correct : D. the presence of three types of gauges
26. Air travel has become very important for the north eastern
part of India mainly because,
Correct : C. surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
27. Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content or
Correct : B. Calcium
28. The National Highway - 1 connects Delhi to
Correct : D. Amritsar
29. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
Correct : D. above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
30. The deepest land locked and protected port in India is
Correct : B. Visakhaptanam
31. The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is
Correct : A. 1.676 m
32. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigationcum-navigation canal is _____ long.
Correct : A. 137km
33. The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through
Correct : A. Nasik and Gwalior
34. The Buckingham Canal runs through
Correct : D. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
35. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is in
Correct : C. Bengaluru
36. Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and
busy docks at
Correct : D. Mumbai
37. Railways are more in North Indian plains because
Correct : D. All the above
38. Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and
Correct : D. Bangladesh
39. Which one among the following states is smallest in area?
Correct : D. Tamil Nadu
40. Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast
of India?
Correct : C. Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
41. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
Correct : D. Goa
42. Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in
India?
Correct : C. Eucalyptus
43. Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water
Correct : B. Brahmaputra
44. Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest
basin?
Correct : A. Godavari
45. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not
pass?
Correct : A. Madhya Pradesh
46. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna
river flow?
Correct : D. Maharashtra, Karnataka
47. Which of the following rivers flows between Vindhya and
Satpura ranges?
Correct : C. Narmada
48. The Ganga plain widens from
Correct : D. east to west
49. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
Correct : D. Hugli
50. Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
Correct : D. Tamil Nadu
51. Which of the following states does not share the drainage
basin of the Cauvery?
Correct : A. Andhra Pradesh
52. Which of the following clties/towns does not lie on the banks
of the Ganga?
Correct : B. Fatehpur
53. Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of
Godavari?
Correct : D. Kakinada
54. By what name is India's eastern coast known?
Correct : A. Coromandel Coast
55. Which of the following represents the southernmost
geographical unit of India?
Correct : D. Great Nicobar Island
56. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and
Pakistan?
Correct : C. Cyril Radcliffe
57. In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located?
Correct : D. Rajasthan
58. The boundary between India and China is known as
Correct : C. McMahan Line
59. The Duncan Pass is located between
Correct : C. South Andaman and Little Andaman
60. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
Correct : A. U-Shaped
61. The river system which depends more on melting of snow for
its water supply is the
Correct : B. Indus
62. Which of the following is not one of the traditional Indian
seasons (ritus)?
Correct : C. Margsheersha
63. Who introduced the term 'monsoon'?
Correct : C. The Arabs
64. Monsoon is caused by
Correct : D. Pressure differences
65. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
Correct : A. Metamorphic rock
66. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout
India in all climatic zones?
Correct : A. Saline and Alkaline soils
67. Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?
Correct : B. Alluvial soil
68. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil moat suitable?
Correct : A. Cotton
69. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
Correct : B. Lime
70. Which type of soil retains maximum water?
Correct : B. Clayey soil
71. Which of the following is an ore of iron?
Correct : B. Haematite
72. Bauxite is the ore of
Correct : A. Aluminium
73. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
Correct : C. Phoomdis
74. The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is
numbered
Correct : A. 1
75. What is the main attraction of Kaziranga Sanctuary located
in Assam?
Correct : D. One horned Rhinoceros
76. What is Bandipur Sanctuary situated in Karnataka
particularly noted for
Correct : D. Spotted Deer
77. In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote
Correct : A. Arabian Sea
78. According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part
of
Correct : B. Jambudweep
79. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in
India?
Correct : A. Wheat
80. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
Correct : A. Cotton
81. Black soil derived from volcanic rocks with humus is suitable
for growing
Correct : C. cotton
82. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
Correct : B. Mustard
83. The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ______ in the ______ district of Andhra Pradesh.
Correct : C. Krishna, Nalgonda
84. The Satpura Thermal Power Station is in
Correct : C. Madhya Pradesh
85. Tobacco was introduced into India by the
Correct : B. Portuguese
86. In which of the following areas of India is there an
overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?
Correct : C. South-west
87. The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the _____ river.
Correct : C. Mahanadi
88. The Talcher Thermal Power Station is in
Correct : A. Odisha
89. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
Correct : B. West Bengal and Bihar
90. Mayurakshi Project is an undertaking of the Government of
Correct : B. West Bengal
91. Rabi crop is sown in
Correct : A. October - November
92. The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in
Correct : C. Nilgiris
93. The Matatilla Project is
Correct : C. a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
94. The Sharavati Project is a/an
Correct : B. hydro-electric project
95. Arable lands refer to
Correct : D. cultivable land
96. In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at
Correct : A. Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
97. The Rajasthan Canal Project coven
Correct : B. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
98. The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India
is
Correct : A. Visakhapatnam
99. ______ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of
recoverable reserves.