1. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
Correct : C. Sutlej
2. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
Correct : D. Tapi
3. Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of
Correct : C. Madhya Pradesh
4. The Jog Fails are situated on the
Correct : B. Saravathi river
5. Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?
Correct : C. The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
6. The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are
Correct : A. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
7. Beas flows through the State of
Correct : D. Punjab and Haryana
8. River Cauvery flows through the state of
Correct : B. Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
9. India lies
Correct : B. entirely in the northern hemisphere
10. The Arabian Sea lies to
Correct : B. South-West of India
11. Palk Strait separates India from
Correct : D. Sri Lanka
12. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
Correct : A. Arabian Sea
13. India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
Correct : B. the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
14. The territorial waters of India extends up to
Correct : B. 12 nautical miles
15. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in
the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
Correct : B. Gujarat
16. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
Correct : B. Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
17. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and
Sri Lanka?
Correct : C. Nicobar
18. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does
in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
Correct : D. situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
19. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
Correct : B. Madhya Pradesh
20. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
Correct : A. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
21. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
Correct : A. Odisha
22. The southern moat point of Indian territory is in
Correct : D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
23. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with
Bangladesh?
Correct : D. Arunachal Pradesh
24. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas
to India?
Correct : C. They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
25. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to
geological history?
Correct : D. Aravalli
26. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in
Correct : A. the Himalayan Mountain Complex
27. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same
age as the
Correct : C. Malwa Plateau
28. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens
Correct : B. from west to east
29. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
Correct : D. Maghalaya Hills
30. What is the most important characteristic of the islands
(Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
Correct : B. They are all of coral origin
31. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the
Western Ghats is the matter of
Correct : A. continuity
32. The Nilgiris are part of the
Correct : B. Western Ghats
33. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?
Correct : C. Tarai
34. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known
as
Correct : A. Padma
35. Wind erosion is common in
Correct : A. desert
36. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
Correct : D. Satpuras
37. A rainshadow region gets
Correct : D. scanty or no rainfall
38. Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest?
Correct : C. The Peninsular Plateau
39. What is the standard time of India with reference to
Greenwich Mean Time?
Correct : C. 5.5 hours fast
40. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing
rivers, They are
Correct : B. Narmada and Tapi
41. The Sunderbans are found in
Correct : C. Ganga Delta
42. The Narmada river originate a in
Correct : B. Maikal Range
43. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
Correct : B. Krishna
44. The highest point in the Aravalli range is
Correct : C. Guru Sikhar
45. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
Correct : A. Sabarmati
46. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
Correct : A. Jog Falls, Karnataka
47. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length
of over 72 km is called the _____ glacier.
Correct : B. Siachen
48. Narmada and Tapi flow into the
Correct : A. Gulf of Khambat
49. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
Correct : D. Cauvery
50. They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height," The reference here is to
Correct : D. Mongoloids
51. The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is
the
Correct : B. Shiwaliks
52. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in
Correct : A. Chhota Nagpur Plateau
53. Which of the following have almost the same point of
beginning?
Correct : D. Indus and Brahmaputra
54. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
Correct : C. Narmada
55. The river Damodar ends in
Correct : B. River Hugli
56. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the
Peninsula?
Correct : C. Mahanadi
57. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
Correct : D. The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
58. The youngest rivers in India originate from
Correct : C. Himalayas
59. The source of the Brahmaputra is
Correct : B. A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
60. Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India?
Correct : D. Narmada
61. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular
rivers?
Correct : B. Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
62. Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of
Correct : B. Indus
63. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include
Correct : A. Alakananda
64. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not
Corm deltas because of
Correct : B. the high gradient
65. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
Correct : D. Amravati
66. India has an endless growing season because
Correct : C. temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
67. 'October Heat' is caused due to
Correct : B. combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
68. The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area. It means
Correct : B. atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
69. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over
India?
Correct : C. 3 pm
70. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
Correct : D. North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
71. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?
Correct : B. Decrease it
72. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
Correct : A. Kanyakumari
73. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
Correct : A. the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
74. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
Correct : D. Ocean currents
75. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
Correct : A. Leh
76. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India
originate in
Correct : C. West Asia
77. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north
India?
Correct : C. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
78. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?
Correct : D. The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India
79. The amount and Intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined
by the frequency of
Correct : D. tropical depressions
80. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
Correct : D. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
81. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
Correct : A. Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
82. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the
Indian Himalayas?
Correct : B. Glaciers
83. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
Correct : B. Madhya Pradesh
84. The soils of the plains have not been derived
Correct : C. only from the rocks existing locally
85. Which of the following soils is formed under typical
monsoonal conditions?
Correct : C. Laterite Soils
86. Which of the following is incorrect?
Correct : B. Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter
87. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the IndoGangetic plain?
Correct : A. It is derived from Himalayan rocks
88. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
Correct : D. Deodar
89. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
Correct : B. alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
90. Khaddar soils are found
Correct : B. in flood plains
91. "Reserved Forests" are forests
Correct : B. reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
92. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
Correct : B. they can retain moisture
93. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin
America is called a
Correct : B. Mestizo
94. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
Correct : C. At a very low height from sea level
95. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries
without much manuring or fallowing are
Correct : C. black and alluvial soils
96. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
Correct : C. 33% of the total land area
97. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
Correct : D. Kerala Coastal Plain
98. The Cudappah Ranges lie between
Correct : A. Godavari and Palkonda Range
99. In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the
Correct : A. Central part
100. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
belongs to the