1.

The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the
following Islands of Japanese Archipelago? 

A. Honshu and Kyushu respectively

B.Honshu and Shikoku respectively
C. Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively 
D. Kyushu and Shikoku respectively

Answer- A

2.The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as – 

1.Steppe in Central Asia 

2. Prairie in North America 
3.Veld in South America 

Correct option is 

A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3 
D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer- A

3.Which of the following are ‘erosional landforms’ ? 

1. Inselbergs
2. Loess
3. Zeugen
4. Buttes 

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3 
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. All of them

Answer- C

4. Makran is located in which among the following ? 

A. Arabian Sea
B. Indian Ocean near southern coast of Sri Lanka 
C. Bay of Bengal 
D. Mediterranean

Answer- A

5. Falkland Island is a disputed territory between : 

A. Chile and Equador

B. West Indies and Spain
C. Uruguay and France 
D. Argentina and UK

Answer- D

6. Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world ? 

A. Strait of Tartar
B. Bab-el-Mandeb
C. Strait of Dardenelles
D. Foveaux Strait

Answer- A 

7. What is the current number of Time Zones in Russia?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11 
D. 12

Answer- C

8. Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland? 

A. Tanzania 
B. Malawi.
C. Mozambique
D. Botswana

Answer-B

9. Which among the following types of mountains are formed by the lifting up
of land between faults or by the sinking of land outside the faults? 
A. Block Mountains 
B. New Mountains 
C. Residual Mountains
D. Fold Mountains

Answer- A

10.Which among the following is a landlocked sea?

A. Timor Sea
B. Arafura Sea
C. Green Land Sea
D. Aral Sea

Answer- D

11. In which of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?

A. Car Nicobar Island

B. Nancowry Island
C. Barren Island
D. Maya Bunder Island

Answer- C

12. India’s largest inland saline wetland system is located in which of the

following states ? 

A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan 
C. Orissa
D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer- B

13. Consider the following statement regarding laterite soils of India:

1. Laterite soils are generally red in colour

2. Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash
3. Laterite soils are well developed in Rajasthan and U.P
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in this soil.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B.2,3 and 4
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 1,2 and 4

Answer- C

14. In India the rainfall is mainly orographic. Which among the following
follows the word in bold? 

A. The rainfall occurs when the moist air becomes saturate

B. The rainfall occurs when the masses of air pushed by wind are forced up by large
mountains
C. The rainfall occurs on only one side of the mountains
D.The rainfall is lesser in Rain shadow areas

Answer-  B

15.In India, which among the following state has the maximum estimated
Uranium Resources?

A. Jharkhand 
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Madhya Pradesh 
D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer- D

16. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river?

A. Gandak
B. Chambal
C. Narmada
D. Ghaggar

Answer- C

17. Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra:

1. Lohit
2. Tista
3. Subansiri
4. Sankosh

Arrange the above rivers from west to east?

A. 2-4-3-1
B. 2-3-4-1
C. 4-2-3-1
D. 3-1-2-4

Answer-B

18. The reservoir GB pant sagar is located on which river?

A. Betwa
B. Ghaghara
C. Kosi
D. Rihand

Answer- D

19. Pir Panjal in the Himalayas is a part of?

A. Shiwalik
B. Trans-Himalayas
C. Central Himalayas
D. Lesser Himalayas

Answer- D

20. The hill station Coonor is located in which one of the following states?

A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer- D

21.Which Indian state has the largest share of the Wastelands in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan

Ans D

22.Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands?

(a) Mount Koya
(b) Mount Diavolo
(c) Saddle Peak
(d) Mount Thuiller

Ans- C

23.Which of the following neighboring country of India is not a landlocked country?

(a) Nepal 
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Afghanistan

Ans B

24.The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major
river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga, and the ___________.
(a) Brahmaputra 
(b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri
(d) Mahanadi

Ans-A

25.Which country is not a member of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
(a) Thailand
(b) Myanmar
(c) India
(d) Pakistan

Ans- D
26. The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called
a)  Milky Way 
(b) Constellation
(b) Andromeda 
(c) Solar system

Ans- B

27.Which planet takes the longest time to go around the sun?

(a)Earth  
(b) Jupiter
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune

Ans-D

28.The Earth is at maximum distance from the sun on

(a) January 3rd 
(b) December 22nd
(c) September 22nd 
(d) July 4th

Ans- A

29. In which of the following eras the earth was nearly covered with snow and ice?
(a) Cretaceous Era 
(b) Pliocene Era
(c) Pleistocene Era
(d) Tertiary Era

Ans-C

30.Ox-bow lake is a feature formed by

(a) River erosion in youthful stage
(b) Transportation action of the river
(c) River erosion in mature stage
(d) Deposition in old stage of a river
Ans-C

31. Which of the following continents has the smallest land area?
(a) Antarctica
(b) Australia
(c)  North America
(d)  South America

Ans B

32. The Yellow river passes through which country? 

(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) USA
(d)Australia

Ans B

33. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve is in which state?

(a) Odisha
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) West Bengal

Ans D

34.What is the approximate circumference of earth?

(a) 40,000 Km
(b) 60,000 Km
(c) 80,000 Km
(d) 1,00,000 Km

Ans A

35. In terms of size, Mars ranks no. ___ in our Solar System.
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Ans C

36.Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?

(a) Eastern Ghat
(b) Vindhyanchal
(c) Aravalli
(d) Western Ghat

Ans D

37.The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called _____.
(a) Magnetosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(c) Mesopause
(d) Karman line

Ans- D

38.Which neighbouring country of India is also referred as 'Druk Yul'?

(a) Myanmar
(b) Maldives
(c) Bhutan
(d) Afghanistan

Ans C

39.Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?
(a) Contour lines 
(b) Isobaths lines
(c) Isohyets lines 
(d) Isobar lines

40.How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?

(a) 3 
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 5

Ans D
41. Name the hottest planet?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Neptune
(d) Mars

Ans B

42. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere is _______.

(a) 22nd November                
(b) 21/22nd December
(c) 22nd March
(d) 22nd June

Ans-B

43. The Gir National Park and the Sasan Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat are the only wildlife
sanctuaries in India that have
(a) Bengal Tigers
(b) Asiatic Lions
(c) One-Horned Rhinos
(d) Black Buck

Ans-B

44. The glowing surface of the Sun is called _______. 

(a) Photosphere
(b) Chromosphere
(c) Corona
(d) Troposphere

Ans- A

45. ________ season is when the Sun is directly overhead at the equator. 
(a) Summer 
(b) Spring
(c) Winter
(d)None of these

Ans-B
46. The birth rate in a country is defined as -
(a) Number of births per 100 in 1 year
(b) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
(c) Number of births per km of area in 1 year
(d) Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year

Ans-B

47. The Lena river passes through which country?

(a) China
(b)  USA
(c) Russia
(d) Brazil

Ans- C

48. Mars is the _______ planet from the Sun.

(a) 2nd
(b) 4th
(c) 6th
(d) 8th

Ans-B

49. Which city is located on the banks of the river Alaknanda?

(a) Badrinath
(b) Ayodhya
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lucknow

Ans-A

50.With which of its neighboring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
(a) Nepal 
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka

Ans- A