GEOGRAPHY OBJECTIVE QUESTION

1. Which of the following organization Ans. (d)

composes Topographic Map of India.
6. Indian subcontinent was mainly a part of -
(a) Geographical Survey of India
(a) Jurassic land (b) Angara land
(b) Survey of India
(c) Aryavart (d) Gondwanaland
(c) Geological survey of India
Ans. (d)
(d) Archaeological survey of India.
7. Which of the nations are connected with
Ans. (b) Palk Strait-

2. The Eastern Coastal Plain is also names as- (a) India and Sri Lanka

(a) Konkan Coastal Plains (b) Gujrat Plains (b) North Korea and South Korea

(c) Coromandel Coastal Plains (c) Pakistan and China (d) Brirain and France

(d) Malabar Coastal Plains Ans. (a)

Ans. (c) 8. What is the name of India’s permanent

research station in Southern Hemisphere
3. The Standard Meridian of India is –
Antarctica-
(a) 75.5 E longitude (b) 82.5 E longitude
(a) Dakshin Bharat (b) Dakshin Niwas
(c) 90.5 E longitude (d) 0 longitude
(c) Dakshin Chitra (d) Dakshin Gangotri
Ans. (b)
Ans. (d)
4. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich
9. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches
Mean Time by –
the border of China
(a) 5.30 hours (b) 4.60 hours
(a) Kinnaur (b) Chamba
(c) 4 hours (d) 5 hours
(c) Kullu (d) Sirmaur
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
5. Which of the following will not get direct
10. Which state is the protectorate of India –
rays of sun-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Nagaland
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) Meghalaya (d) Sikkam
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Srinagar
Ans. (d)

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11. Which group of following state shares the 16. Where is Lakshadweep Island located -
boundary with Nagaland-
(a) None of these (b) Bay of Bengal
(a) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
(c) Arabian Sea (d) Indian Ocean
(b) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
Ans. (c)
(c) Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
17. How many Islands are there in
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram Lakshadweep-

Ans. (b) (a) 17 (b) 27

12. Which of the following state does not (c) 36 (d) 47

share boundary with Myanmar-
Ans. (c)
(a) Assam (b) Manipur
18. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mizoram separated by which of the following

Ans. (a) (a) Ten degree channel (b) Great Channel

13. Which pair is correctly matched- (c) Bay of Bengal (d) Andaman Sea

(a) Assam – Itanagar Ans. (a)

(b) Arunachal Pradesh – Guwahati 19. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and
Nicobar Island situated
(c) Tripura – Agartala
(a) Great Nicobar (b) Middle Andaman
(d) Nagaland – Shilong
(c) Little Andaman (d)Northern Andaman
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
14. Which of the following state land is
situated on eastern and western coasts- 20. India’s longest tunnel Jawahar tunnel is
located in which state-
(a) Puducherry (b) Kerla
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka (d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
15. Which state has the largest constline in
India ? 21. Which of the following state is the member
of “Seven Sisters”-
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(a) Gujarat (b) Tripura
(c) Orissa (d) Tamil Nadu
(c) Orissa (d) Bihar
Ans. (a)

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Ans. (b) 28. Match the correct pair-

22. Which of the following Indian state does List 1 List 2

not have any coastal border -
A. Pulicat Lake Orissa
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa
B. Chilka Lake Rajasthan
(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
C. Wular Lake Tamil Nadu
Ans. (c)
D. Sambhar Lake Kashmir
23. Diu is an Island-
A B C D
(a) Beside Daman (b) Beside Goa
(a) 3 1 4 2
(c) Beside Gujarat (d) Beside Maharashtra
(b) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (c)
(c) 4 1 3 2
24. The border of Union Territory of
(d) 1 2 4 3
Pondicherry does not meet with-
Ans. (a)
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
29. Which Himalayan peak is also called as
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerla
Sagarmatha-
Ans. (a)
(a) Naga Parvat (b) Dhaulagri
25. The study of Lakes is called-
(c) Mt. Everest (d) Kanchenjunga
(a) Limnology (b) Potomology
Ans. (c)
(c) Topology (d) Hydrology
30. Godwin Austin is a
Ans. (a)
(a) Pass (b) Peak
26. Zoji la pass connects-
(c) Telescope inventor (d) Geologist
(a) Srinagar and Leh (b) Arunachal and Tibet
Ans. (b)
(c) Chamba and Spiti (d) Kalimpong and Lhasa
31. Which is the higest peak in India-
Ans. (a)
(a) Kamet (b) Nandakot
27. A pass in Himachal Pradesh
(c) Nanda Devi (d) K-2(Godwin Austin)
(a) Shipkila (b) Zoji la
Ans. (d)
(c) Nathula (d) Jelep La
32. Which mountain is not the part of
Ans. (a) Himalayan range -

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(a) Aravali (b) Kunlun (a) Sahyadri (b) Eastern ghat

(c) Karakoram (d) Hindukush (c) Nilgiri mountain range (d) Palini range

Ans. (a) Ans. (a)

33. Which is another name of Greater 39. Where is Lonar Lake situated –
Himalaya as-
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerla
(a) Himadri (b) Sahyaddri
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujatrat
(c) Assam Himalaya (d) Shivalik
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
40. Where is the largest Man Made Lake-
34. Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain
(a) Wular (b) Gobind Sagar
Ranges are included in-
(c) Rana Pratap Sagar (d) Baikal
(a) Cross Himalayan (b) Greater Himalayan
Ans. (b)
(c) Lesser Himalayan (d) Down Ward Himalayan
41. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in-
Ans. (c)
(a) Eastern range (b) Karakoram range
35. Which of the following Is known as
(c) Zanskar range (d) Himalayan range
Sahyadri Mountain-
Ans. (a)
(a) Eastern ghat (b) Western ghat
42. Baltoro glacer is located in-
(c) Shivalik ranges (d) Vindhya ranges
(a) Karakoram mountain range
Ans. (b)
(b) Pamir mountain
36. Which is the highest plateau in India -
(c) Shivalik (d) Alps
(a) Southern plateau (b) Plateau of chotanagpur
Ans. (a)
(c) Ladakh plateau (d) Baghelkhand plateau
43. The highest waterfall of India is located in
Ans. (c)
which of the state-
37. The highest mountain peak of peninsular
(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh
India is –
(c) Assam (d) Maharashtra
(a) Anamudi (b) Dodabetta
Ans. (a)
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Highland
44. Which of the following is the highest
Ans. (a)
waterfall in India-
38. Where is Anamudi peak located-

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(a) Shimsha falls (b) Hogenakkal falls (a) Electrical Conductivity Meter

(c) Courtallam falls (d) Jog falls (b) Hydrometer

Ans. (d) (c) Psychrometer (d) Scaler

45. The composition of laterite soil in higher Ans. (a)

area is-
51. The driest part of India is-
(a) Alkaline (b) Saline
(a) Western Rajasthan (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Acidic (d) Balanced
(c) Gujarat (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
46. The Laterite soil is found in area of-
52. The climate of India is-
(a) High rainfall states (b) In deserts
(a) Equatorial (b) Monsoonal
(c) Tropical areas
(c) Mediterranean (d) Condinental
(d) Dry and humid tropical areas
Ans. (b)
Ans. (d)
53. Which of the following receives rainfall by
47. Which soil is best for the production of north-eastern monsoon-
cotton-
(a) Tamil Nad (b) Assam
(a) Black soil (b) Loam soil
(c) Kerla (d) West Bengal
(c) Alluvial soil (d) Peaty soil
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
54. During the South-West Monsoon, Tamil
48. The ‘another name of acid or alkaline soil Nadu remains dry because-
is-
(a) It is located in rain shadow area
(a) Regur (b) Bangar
(b) Temperature is so high that wind does not get
(c) Kallar (d) Khadar cooled

Ans. (c) (c) Winds do not reach this area

49. Petrology is the study of – (d) There is no mountain in this area

(a) Land (b) Mineral Ans. (a)

(c) Rock (d) Soil 55. The place to receive annual rainfall below
50cm is-
Ans. (c)
(a) Meghalaya (b) Leh in Kashmir
50. The Salinity of soil is measured by–

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(c) Coeonandal Coast (d) Konkan Coast 61. Which is the river known as Tsangpo in
Tibet-
Ans. (b)
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
56. The fertile land berween two rivers is
called- (c) Indus (d) Tista

(a) Drainage basin (b) Water-shed Ans. (b)

(c) Doab (d)Lowland or terrain 62. Which of the following river is beyond the
Himalaya-
Ans. (c)
(a) Ganga (b) Yamuna
57. Which river of India is also known as
“Vridha ganga”- (c) Sutlej (d) Ravi

(a) Krishna (b) Godavari Ans. (c)

(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada 63. The Town located on the confluence of
river Bhagirathi and Alakhnanda is-
Ans. (b)
(a) Rudraprayag (b) Devprayag
58. Which of the following river is known as
“Dakshin Ganga”- (c) Vishnuprayag (d) Karnaprayag

(a) Krishna (b) Godavari Ans. (b)

(c) Mahanadi (d) Kaveri 64. Where do river Bhagirathi and Alakananda
meet-
Ans. (b)
(a) Karnaprayag (b) Devprayag
59. Nasik is located on the bank of which
river- (c) Sutle Rudraprayag (d) Gangotri

(a) Mahanadi (b) Tapti Ans. (b)

(c) Krishna (d) Godavari 65. Which of the following river is famous for
changing its path-
Ans. (d)
(a) Narmada (b) Kosi
60. Which of the following river originates out
of India- (c) Brahmaputra (d) Damodar

(a) Brahmaputra (b) Vyas Ans. (b)

(c) Ravi (d) Jhelum 66. The sorrow of Bihar is-

Ans. (a) (a) Damodar (b) Kosi

(c) Son (d) Gandak

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Ans. (b) Ans. (a)

67. Which of the following river does not a 73. Which is an artificial harbour of India-
delta-
(a) Kandla (b) Mangalore
(a) Ganga (b) Godavari
(c) Chennai or madras (d) Haldia
(c) Mahanadi (d) Tapti
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
74. Majuli, world's largest river island is
68. Which of the following river flow from located in which state-
south to north direction-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Assam
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Tripura (d) Mizoram
(c) Son (d) Godavari
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
75. Which of the Organisation is mainly
69. Which of the following river forms estuary- related w environment planning?

(a) Narmada (b) Kaveri (a) CSIR (b) NEERI

(c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi (c) CIFRI (d) ICAR

Ans. (a) Ans. (b)

70. Which river flows between Satpura and 76. Silent valley is located in-
Vindhya-
(a) Assam (b) Kerala
from south to north direction-
(c) Africa (d) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Godavari (b) Gandak
Ans, (b)
(c) Tapti (d) Narmada
77. Which kind of forest is found in Silent
Ans. (d) Valley of Keral

71. Surat is located on the bank of which river- (a) Mangrove Forest (b) Deciduous Forest

(a) Narmada (b) Sharawati (c) Tropical Rain Forest (d) Littoral and Swamp
Forest
(c) Mahi (d) Tapti
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
78. The "Valley of flowers" is located in which
72. An Important river of Indian desert is-
state-
(a) Luni (b) Narmada
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Krishna (d) Vyas

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(c) Kerala (d) Himachal Pradesh 84. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are
known as-
Ans. (a)
(a) Monsoon forest (b) Sundarban
79. Which is the first national park of India-
(c) Tropical forest (d) Swamp forest
(a) Jim Corbett National Park
Ans. (b)
(b) Similipal National Park
85. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located in
(c) Dachigam National Park
which state-
(d) Hazaribagh National Park
(a) Karnataka (b) Orissa
Ans. (a)
(c) Kerala (d) Rajasthan
80. How much geographical area of India is
Ans. (d)
forest land-
86. Namdapha is a national park in-
(a) 20% (b) 23%
(a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
(c) 26% (d) 28%
(c) Tripura (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (a)
Ans. (d)
81. In terms of area, which of the following
Indian state has the largest forest cover- 87. Which of the following Bio-Reserves in
India is the natural habitat for lions-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Chattisgarh
(a) Nilgiri Bio-Reserve (b) Kaziranga Bio-Reserve
(c.) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
(c) Mudumalai Bio-Reserve (d) Gir Bio-Reserve
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
82. Which of the following state has the
highest percentage of forest cover- 88. Where is famous "GIR" forest located-

(a) Punjab (b) Madhya Pradesh (a) Mysore (b) Kashmir

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Manipur (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala

Ans. (d) Ans. (c)

83. The Forest of Sundarban is called as- 89. Which of the following is the largest
Biosphere Reserve of India-
(a) Thorn forest (b) Mangrove forest
(a) Nilgiri (b) Nanda Devi
(c) deciduous forest (d) Tundra
(c) Sundarban (d) Gulf of mannar
Ans. (b)
Ans. (d)

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90. What will be the effect of global warming (d) All of the above
on Mangrove forests-
Ans. (d)
(a) They will grow in large number
95. Kaziranga National Park is famous for
(b) Big area of mangrove forest will be submerge which of the following-

(c) Their role as carbon sinks will become more (a) Rhinos (b) Tiger
important
(c) deer (d) Elephant
(d) Both A and C
Ans. (a)
Ans. (b)
96. Kanchenjunga national park is located in-
91. What are the mangroves-
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(a) Delta Forest (b) Rain Forest
(c) Sikkim (d) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Submerged Coastal Forest
Ans. (c)
(d) Tropical Forest
97. Where is Panchmari Biosphere Reserve
Ans. (a) located-

92. The Silent valley of Kerala - (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh

(a) Is only Evergreen Forest in India (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Has trees of expensive construction wood Ans. (c)

(c) Is famous for picnic spot 37. Where is Kanha National Park-

(d) Has rare species of Flora and Fauna. (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar

Ans. (d) (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

93. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Ans. (d)

which state-
98. World's only floating National Park is
(a) Rajasthan (b) Assam located in-

(c) Jharkhand (d) Chattisgarh (a) Manipur (b) Kuala Lumpur

Ans. (b) (c) Bilaspur (d) Dispur

94. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is- Ans. (a)

(a) Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land 100. Where is world's only Floating National
Park "Keibul Lamjao"-
(b) Research and Development of forest product
(a) Mizoram (b) Nepal
(c) Research and Development of agro- product

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(c) Bhutan (d) Manipur Ans. (d)

Ans. (d) 106. Global warming may result in-

101. Where is Nagarhole National Park- (a) Rise in sea level (b) Change in crop pattern

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Change in coastal line (d) All of the above

(c) Orissa (d) Assam Ans. (d)

Ans. (b) 107. "Chipko Andolan" is related to whom-

102. When was the first biosphere reserve (a) Wild Life Conservation
established in Li India-
(b) Conservation of Forests
(a) Nilgiri (b) Nanda Devi
(c) Agro-Science (d) Deforestation
(c) Hazaribagh (d) Kanha
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
108. Afforestation is the process of-
103. Where is the "Willow" of the cricket bat
(a) Cleaning forests (b) Plantation
derived from-
(c) Cutting of forest
(a) Tropical Deciduous forests
(d) Collecting forest resources
(b) Heavy Rain Forest
Ans. (b)
(c) Deciduous Forest
109. Edible crops include-
(d) Mountain Forest
(a) Cotton, Tobacco, Sugercane
Ans. (d)
(b) Linseed, Castor, Turmeric
104. Resin is a product of-
(c) Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
(a) Grapes (b) Coniferous Trees
(d) Jute, Cotton, Chilli
(c) Rubber (d) Banyan tree
Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)
110. IR-20 and RATNA are two main variety of-
105. Find the wrong pair-
(a) Wheat (b) Millet
(a) Bandipur National Park - Karnataka
(c) Jwar (d) Rice
(b) Sariska National Park - Rajasthan
Ans. (d)
(c) Annamalai National Park - Tamil Nadu
111. “Jhoom” is-
(d) Periyar National Park - Andhra Pradesh
(a) A Flok Dance (b) A River

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(c) A Tribe of North-East India (a) Maize (b) Gram

(d) A Type of Cultivation (c) Onion (d) Wheat

Ans. (d) Ans. (c)

112. What is the name of the ;argest coffee 117. Which of the following competitor of India
producing state in India- in Jute production-

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Goa (a) China (b) Nepal

(c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu (c) Bangladesh (d) Japan

Ans. (c) Ans. (c)

113. Zaid crops are- 118. What is the rank of India in milk
production in the world-
(a) Green crops which are feed to animals for
grazing (a) Forth (b) Third

(b) Substitute crops which are cropped when (c) Second (d) First
regular crops fail to grow
Ans. (d)
(c) Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
119. Which of the following spice is obtained
(d) Crops which are cropped to attract such from the roots-
insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
(a) Cloves (b) Cinnamon
Ans. (b)
(c) Turmeric (d) None of these
114. Which of the following not produced in
Ans. (d)
the season of kharif-
120. The Term “ Green Revolution” is used to
(a) Milet and Rice (b) Maize and Jwar
show higher production of-
(c) Jau and Mustard (d) Jwar and Rice
(a) Grasslands
Ans. (c)
(b) Tree Plantation
115. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in
(c) Per hectare Agricultural Output
India-
(d) Gardening in urban centers
(a) Wheat (b) Jau
Ans. (c)
(c) Rape seed (d) Jute
121. The Green Revolution was most
Ans. (d)
successful in-
116. Which of the following is a cash crop in
(a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
India-

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(b) Punjab , Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Ans. (a)

(c) Haryana 127. “White Revolution” is related to-

(d) Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (a) Wheat production (b) Milk production

Ans. (b) (c) Flood control (d) Fish production

122. Green Revolution is related to which Ans. (b)

Crop-
128. Blue Revolution is related to-
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(a) Fish production (b) Milk production
(c) Pulses (d) Sugarcane
(c) Oil control (d) Food production
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
123. HYV is also known ____ in India.
129. Yellow Revolution in India is related to-
(a) White revolution
(a) Rice production
(b) Blue revolution
(b) Oilseed production
(c) Traditional revolution
(c) Tea control
(d) New agriculture policy
(d) Flower production
Ans. (d)
Ans. (b)
124. Which state of India is known as “ Sugar
130. BT seed is related to-
Bowl”-
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Punjab
(c) Cotton (d) Oilseed
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
131. In which of the area of India, Non-
125. Which state in India is known as “ Rice
Irrigated Farming is performed-
Bowl”-
(a) Kerla Field (b) Deccan Plateau
(a) Kerla (b) Karnataka
(c) Coromandal Field (d) Ganges Field
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
132. Where is the biggest reserve of mica -
126. “Operation Flood” is related to which-
(a) In South Africa (b) In India
(a) Milk production (b) Wheat production
(c) In U.S.A. (d)In Australia
(c) Flood control (d) Water conservation

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Ans. (b) (a) Aluminium (b) Fertilizers

133. Raniganj in West Bengal is concerned (c) Copper (d) Gold

with-
Ans. (c)
(a) Coal (b) Iron ore
139. The first refinery in India was established
(c) Manganese (d) Copper in-

Ans. (a) (a) Barauni (b) Vishakhapatnam

134. Where is the largest deposit s of coal - (c) Digboi (d) Mumbai

(a) Bihar (b) Jharkhand Ans. (c)

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa 140. “Mumbai High” is related to-

Ans. (b) (a) Iron (b) Petroleum

135. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya (c) Tomb (d) Jute

Pradesh. It is famous for mines of-
Ans. (b)
(a) Gold (b) Silver
141. Which is the largest and highest straight
(c) Diamond (d) Iron gravity dam of India-

Ans. (c) (a) Mettur (b) Rihan

136. Diamond mines are found in- (c) Thein (d) Bhakra

(a) Panna, Madhya Pradesh Ans. (d)

(b) Mysore, Karnataka 142. The construction of Tehri dam is done

across which river-
(c) Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(d) Ajmer, Rajasthan
(c) Bhagirathi (d) Yamuna
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
137. Iron ore produced from the mines of
Kudremukhis exported from which of the 143. Tehri Hydro Power complex is
following- constructed on which of the following-

(a) Marmagao (b) Kochin (a) Alaknanda (b) Mandakini

(c) Manglore (d) Chennai (c) Dhauli Ganga (d) Bhagirathi

Ans. (c) Ans. (d)

138. Khetri famous for-

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144. The name of India biggest Irrigation Canal (a) Hirakund (b) Damodar
is-
(c) Chambal (d) Kosi
(a) Yamuna Canal (b) Indira Gandhi Canal
Ans. (b)
(c) Sirhind Canal (d) Upper Doab River
149. The longest dam in India is-
Ans. (b)
(a) Bhakra Dam (b) Nagarjuna Dam
145. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on
(c) Hirakund Dam (d) Kosi Dam
which river-
Ans. (c)
(a) Kaveri (b) Krishna
150. Find the odd one-
(c) Godavari (d) Indus
(a) Tarapur (b) Trambe
Ans. (b)
(c) Kalpakkam (d) Narora
146. On which river, Nagarjuna Sagar Project
Ans. (b)
is built across-
151. Which states are related with the dispute
(a) Sutlej (b) Krishna
of “ Mullaperiyar dam”-
(c) Narmada (d) GKaveri
(a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Ans. (b)
(b) Tamil Nadu and Kerla
147. Match the following-
(c) Kerla and Karnataka
Dam River
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
A. Hirakund 1. Ravi
Ans. (b)
B. Pong Dam 2. Bhagirathi
152. Which of the following is untraditional
C. Tehri dam 3. Vyas
sources of Energy-
D. Tehri dam 4. Mahanadi
(a) Water (b) Fuel
A. B. C. D.
(c) Petroleum (d) Biogas
(a) 4 3 1 2
Ans. (a)
(b) 4 2 3 1
153. Talcher is important for which of the
(c) 4 2 3 1 following-

(d) 1 2 4 3 (a) Cable Industry (b) Hydro Power Generation

Ans. (c) (c) Atomic Reactor (d) Heavy Water Plant

148. The oldest river valley project in India is- Ans. (d)

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154. Where is Kandla Port located- 159. The most literate union territory in India
is-
(a) Gulf of Kutch (b) Kori Creek
(a) Delhi (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Gulf of Khambhat (d) None of these
(c) Chandigarh (d) Punducherry
Ans. (a)
Ans. (b)
155. Which of the following city has largest
number of registered vehicles- 160. in which state, female literate rateis the
highest-
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(a) Kerla (b) Maharashtra
(c) Delhi (d) Chennai
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
156. The Density of population in India is
defined as- 161. The problem of arsenic in India is due to-

(a) Number of persons in an area of one mile (a) Overexploitation of surface water in affected
square areas

(b) Number of persons in an area of one lakh (b) Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
mile squqre
(c) Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
(c) Number of persons in an area of one lakh km
(d) Overexploitation of ground water in affected
square
areas
(d) Number of persons in an area of one km
Ans. (d)
square
162. Which of the following has been declared
Ans. (d)
as the marine park by Indian government for
157. In India, the state with high Dense the conservation of Coral Reef-
Population is-
(a) Gulf of Kutch (b) Laksha
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Andaman Island (d) Gulf of Mannar
(c) West Bengal (d) Haryana
Ans. (a)
Ans. (b)
163. Which hill station Name means “The
158. The Indian state with lowest sex-ratio is- Place of Thunderbolt”-

(a) Haryana (b) Punjab (a) Shilong (b) Udhagamandalam

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Gangtok (d) Darjeeling

Ans. (a) Ans. (d)

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164. Which is the name of research station (a) Mercury (b) Mars
located in Antarctica established by Indian
(c) Venus (d) Pluto
government-
Ans. (c)
(a) Ahmadabad (b) Hasan
170. On which day, earth is closest to Sun
(c) Shriharikota (d) Thumba
(a) 23 September (b) 3 January
Ans. (a)
(c) 4 July (d) 21 March
165. Who found the world “Geography”-
Ans. (b)
(a) Tolmie (b) Eratosthenes
171. The surface temperature of Sun is
(c) Hicatus (d) Herodotus
measured-
Ans. (b)
(a) 60000 c (b) 120000 c
166. Pulsar are-
(c) 180000 c (d) 240000 c
(a) Star moving towards earth
Ans. (a)
(b) Star moving away from earth
172. Which of the following is called Red
(c) Rapidly rotating stars Planet-

(d) Stars with high temperature (a) Venus (b) Mercury

Ans. (c) (c) Mars (d) Jupitar

167. Which of the following planet does not Ans. (c)

have any satellite-
173. Which of the following is called “Blue
(a) Mars (b) Neptune Planet”-

(c) Mercury (d) Pluto (a) Saturn (b) Earth

Ans. (c) (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

168. One astronomical unit is the average Ans. (b)

distance between which of the following-
174. When does tides rise in sea-
(a) Earth and Sun (b) Earth and Moon
(a) Only on lunar day
(c) Jupiter and Sun (d) Pluto and Sun
(b) Full moon and half moon
Ans. (a)
(c) When moon is on first phase
169. Which Planet is known as big as earth in
(d) Only half moon
our solar system-
Ans. (b)

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175. The Earth is tilted on its axis- (a) Astrology (b) Meteorology

(a) 23.5 degree (b) 22.5 degree (c) Seismology (d) Astronomy

(c) 21.5 degree (d) 20 degree Ans. (b)

Ans. (a) 181. Which of the following depletes the UV

radiation on earth-
176. In how much time, Earth rotates once on
its axis- (a) Carbon mono Oxide (b) Carbon dioxide

(a) 23 hours 30 minutes (c) Ozone (d) Oxygen

(b) 23 hours 56 minutes 4.9 sec Ans. (c)

(c) 23 hours 10 minutes 2 sec 182. Which gas is found in maximum quantity
in lower atmosphere-
(d) 24 hours
(a) Hydrogen (b) Carbon dioxide
Ans. (b)
(c) Oxygen (d) Nitrogen
177. Day and Night are formed-
Ans. (d)
(a) Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
183. Choose the correct option with the
(b) Due to the motion of revolution
correct sequence of the layers of atmosphere
(c) Due to the speed of rptation
(a) Mesophere, lonosphere, Exosphere,
(d) Nobe of these
Troposphere, Stratosphere
Ans. (c)
(b) Lono, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere,
178. Days and nights are similar here- Toposphere

(a) Poles (b) Main time zone (c) Exosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere,
Mesosphere, Stratosphere
(c) Antarctica (d) Equator
(d) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
Ans. (d)
Inosphere, Exosphere
179. What is “ Supernova”-
Ans. (d)
(a) Comet (b) Asteroid
184. The layer of atmosphere which reflects
(c) Meteor (d) Black Hole radio waves is-
Ans. (c) (a) Inosphere (b) Troposhrere
180. The study of the processes of (c) Stratosphere (d) Exosphere
atmosphere is called as-
Ans. (a)

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185. The heat from sun to earth is called as- (c) The girdle around the Saturn

(a) Temperature Radiation (b) Insolation (d) Axis of the rotation of the earth

(c) Emitted Heat (d) Solar Radiation Ans. (b)

Ans. (d) 191. Due to gravity, acceleration on equator is

-
186. The ozone hole is detected in the
atmosphere, where is it located- (a) Less than acceleration on poles

(a) Above Arctic Ocean (b) Above Antarcitica (b) More than acceleration on poles

(c) Above India (d) Above Alaska (c) Equal than acceleration on poles

Ans. (b) (d) Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration

of earth
187. Where is ozone layer found-
Ans. (a)
(a) Toposphere (b) lonosphere
192. The Tropic of cancer does not pass
(c) Stratosphere (d) Exosphere
through-
Ans. (c)
(a) India (b) Pakistan
188. What is the difference between the Local
(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar
and Greenwich time one degree longitude -
Ans. (b)
(a) 2 minutes (b) 4 minutes
193. The Equator does not pass through
(c) 6 minutes (d) 8 minutes
which of the following-
Ans. (b)
(a) Kenya (b) Mexico
189. What is the term used for the day on 23
(c) Indonesia (d) Brazil
September when day and night are equal
throughout the world - Ans. (b)

(a) Autumnal Equinox (b) Astronomical Equinox 194. Which of the following pair is wrong-

(c) Winter Solstice (d) Spring Equinox (a) Isohyet - Humidity

Ans. (a) (b) Isobar - Pressure

190. Equator is - (c) Isohale - Sun light

(a) Line which connects north and south poles (d) Isotherm - Temperature

(b) Imaginary line which rotates around the earth Ans. (a)
in the centre of north and south poles

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195. The imaginary lines which connects the (c) Pantograph (d) Opisometer
places of same temperature are called-
Ans. (a)
(a) Isobar (b) Isohyet
201. Which of the following known as the
(c) Isohaline (d) Isotherm “Roof of the World”-

Ans. (d) (a) Everest (b) Pamir Mountains

196. Which of the following line represents the (c) Siberian Field (d) Hindu kush Mountain
line which connects the places of equal rain-
Ans. (b)
(a) Isohypse (b) Isohaline
202. Which border line separates India from
(c) Isobar (d) Isohyets Pakistan-

Ans. (d) (a) Mc-Mohan Line (b) Radcliffe Line

197. The line which connects places of equal (c) 17 Parallel Line (d) Durand Line
rain are called-
Ans. (b)
(a) Isohyyet Lines (b) Isotherm Lines
203. The nations, separated by Mc-Mohan line
(c) Isobars (d) Isohalines are-

Ans. (a) (a) Afghanistan and Pakistan

198. The network of the series of vertical and (b) Bangladesh and India
horizontal lines is known as-
(c) China and India (d) Pakistan and India
(a) Latitude (b) Grid System
Ans. (c)
(c) Longitude
204. Himalayan mountain range is an Example
(d) Geographical Coordinates System of-

Ans. (d) (a) Volcanic Mountains (b) Residual Mountains

199. The science of drawing map is called- (c) Block Mountains (d) Fold Mountains

(a) Cartography (b) Geography Ans. (d)

(c) Topology (d) Geology 205. Match the following deserts with their
places-
Ans. (a)
Deserts Place
200. The instrument to measure the area on
maps is called- A. Kalahari 1. South America

(a) Planimeter (b) Ideograph B. Atacama 2. Australia

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C. Thar 3. Africa (c) Greenland (d) Iceland

D. Great Victoria 4. Asia Ans. (c)

(a) A-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 212. Which of the following country does not
share its border with Iraq-
(b) A-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
(a) Jordan (b) Syria
(c) A-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
(c) Turkey (d) Lebnon
(d) A-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
Ans. (d)
Ans. (d)
213. What is the modern name of “Siam”-
206. Indian desert is known as-
(a) Myanmar (b) Thailand
(a) Gobi (b) Sahara
(c) Philippines (d) Cambodia
(c) Thar (d) Atacama
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
214. Which of the following is meant by an
207. India’s neighbor country with minimum
archipelago-
area is-
(a) Lake (b) Island
(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal
(c) Mountain (d) Plateau
(c) Srilanka (d) Bangladesh
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
215. The World’s most humid continent is-
208. “Dark Continent “ is
(a) Asia (b) Europe
(a) Africa (b) South America
(c) North America (d) South America
(c) Australia (d) Asia
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
216. Where is Doldrums Belt located-
209. Which of the following is not a member of
SAARC, (a) Near Equator (b) Near Polar Area

(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal (c) Tropic of Cancer (d) Tropic of Capricorn

(c) Singapore (d) Maldives Ans. (a)

Ans. (c) 217. What is the capital of Rwanda-

211. Which is the largest island of the world- (a) Libreville (b) Kigali

(a) New Guinea (b) Medagascar (c) Copenhagen (d) Bogota

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Ans. (b (c) Erosed landmass (d) Delta

218. The mountain which separates Asia and Ans. (b)

Eyropeis-
224. The Rift Valley is created-
(a) Allai Mountain Range (b) Alps Mountain
(a) Between two anticlings
(c) Ural Mountain (d) Rocky Mountain
(b) Between two nifts
Ans. (c)
(c) Erosion of synclinal basin
219. Black forest is found in-
(d) Due to volcanic eruption
(a) France (b) Germany
Ans. (b)
(c) Chechoslovakia (d) Romania
225. What is the main cause of tsunami-
Ans. (b)
(a) Volcano (b) Cyclone
220. The instrument to measure the magnitude
(c) Earthquake on Sea Surface
of earthquake is called-
(d) Gravitation of Moon
(a) Ideograph (b) Pantagraph
Ans. (c)
(c) Argograph (d) Seismograph
226. How tsunami waves are generated-
Ans. (d)
(a) Warm and cold currents meet
221. Which is the point above the centre of
(b) Gravitation of Moon
earthquake on the surface of the earth-
(c) Tides in Sea (d) Cyclone
(a) Centre Point (b) Origin Point
Ans. (a)
(c) Epicentre (d) In- Centre
227. The Volcanic activities are found more in-
Ans. (c)
(a) Hawai (b) Japan
222. The Richter scale is used to measure
which of the following- (c) Columbia (d) New Zealand

(a) Humidity of Air (b) Velocity Air Ans. (a)

(c) Magnitude of Earthquake (d) Density of Liquid 228. Soil factors are also known as-

Ans. (c) (a) Biological factors

223. Anticline is a type of which of the (b) Geo Morphological factors

following-
(c) Ecological factors
(a) Riverine (b) Fold Structure
(d) Edaphic factors

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Ans. (d) (c) Mass Destruction (d) Degradation

229. What is the name of the soil, rich in Ans. (b)

Calcium-
235. The Coral reefs are a specimen of-
(a) Pedocal (b) Pedalfer
(a) Temperate Forests
(c) Podzol d) laterite
(b) Tropical Rain Forests
Ans. (a)
(c) Savannah (d) Coppice Land
A30. The Red colour ot red soil is due to-
Ans. (b)
(a) Nitrogen (b) Humus
236. What is the change in metamorphic
(c) Iron (d) Copper rocks-

Ans. (c) (a) Structure (b) Formation

231. Ehich of the following is a Bio-Method of (c) (a) and (b) Both
soil crosion-
(d) Actual chemical composition
(a) Contour Farming (b) Terracing
Ans. (c)
(c) Gully Control (d) Basin Listing
237. Granite display standing quartzite zone
Ans. (a) because-

232. Which of the following is not a cause of (a) These rocks are resistant to all kinds of
soil erosion- erosion

(a) Drainage (b) Deforestation (b) They do not decay easily

(c) Weathering (d) Grazing (c) They weathers quickly

Ans. (c) (d) These rocks do not destruct easily

233. Which of the followings are related with Ans. (d)

“Lithosphere”-
238. Pits, formed by the deflating action of
(a) Plant and Insect (b) Earth’s Interior wind are called-

(c) Earth’s Crust (d) None of these (a) Playa (b) Yardang

Ans. (c) (c) Blowouts (d) Sand dune

234. The breaking up of the rocks at its place Ans. (c)

is known as-
239. Which of the following are metamorphic
(a) Erosion (b) Withering rocks-

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(a) Gneiss and Mafic (b) Gneiss and Schist 245. Which of the following river cross Tropic
of Capricorn -
(c) Schist Mafic (d) Schist and Chalk
(a) Vall River (b) Limpopo River
Ans. (b)
(c) Niger River ( d) Zambezi River
240. Which of the following rock has formed
the Earth crust- Ans. (b)

(a) Igneous (b) Metamorphic 246. Which of the following are related with
“Red Indian”-
(c) Sedimentary (d) Carbonate
(a) New Zealand (b) Srilanka
Ans. (a)
(c) North America (d) Kenya
241. The formation of “ Mushroom Rocks” in
deserts is an example of which of the Ans. (c)
following-
247. What is the name of the temperate
(a) Erosion (b) Contraction grassland of South America-

(c) Attrition (d) Abrasion (a) Pampas (b) Prairies

Ans. (a) (c) Veld (d) Savanna

242. The longest river of Europe is- Ans. (a)

(a) Rhine (b) Rhone 248. Grasslands are called pampas in-

(c) Danube (d) Volga (a) Africa (b) South America

Ans. (d) (c) Britain (d) USA

243. The largest Delta of the world is- Ans. (b)

(a) Nippon Delta (b) Sicily Delta 249. Which of the following tribe performs
animal husbandry-
(c) Ganga Delta (d) Caspian Delta
(a) Bodo (b) Maasai
Ans. (c)
(c) Pygmy (d) Eskimo
244. Which of the following river crosses the
Equator twice- Ans. (b)

(a) Congo (b) Amazon 250. The temperate grassland of North

America are known as-
(c) Niger (d) Nile
(a) Pampas (b) Downs
Ans. (a)
(c) Steppe (d) prairie

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Ans. (d) (c) Oxugen and Nitrogen

251. The Tropical grassland are called- (d) Abiotic and Biotic component

(a) Pampas (b) Llanos Ans. (d)

(c) Savanna (d) Veld 257. What is the cause of ‘Green house effect’-

Ans. (c) (a) Nitrogen (b) Carbon Dioxide

252. World “Steppe” is related to which of the (c) Carbon Mono Oxide (d) Nitrogen Dioxide
following biomes-
Ans. (b)
(a) Grassland (b) Tropical Forest
258. Which of the following is an important
(c) Savanna (d) Coniferous Forest Greenhouse Gas-

Ans. (a) (a) Carbon Dioxide (b) Chlorofluorocarbon

253. In which of the following country has the (c) Carbon Monoxide (d) Freon
maximum population of Muslims-
Ans. (a)
(a) India (b) Pakistan
259. When was the world wildlife fund
(c) Indonesia (d) Saudi Arabia founded-

Ans. (c) (a) 1969 (b) 1992

254. Which of the following countries has the (c) 1961 (d) 1965
largest Muslim population-
Ans. (c)
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Bangladesh
260.What is the ecological system integrating
(c) Iran (d) Indonesia all living beings and their relationship-

Ans. (d) (a) Total Wild Life (b) Biosphere

255. The reserved area for the conservation of (c) Lithosphere (d) Hydrosphere
wild life is called-
Ans. (b)
(a) Forest (b) National park
261. The largest ecosystem of earth is-
(c) Botanical garden (d) Sanctuary
(a) Biome (b) Hydrosphere
Ans. (d)
(c) Lithosphere (d) Biosphere
256. Environment includes-
Ans. (b)
(a) Abiotic component
262. Which of the following forest is resistant
(b) Biotic component to cyclones-

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(a) Alpine Forest (b) Mangrove Forest (a) Cinnamon (b) Cardamom

(c) Evergreen Forest (d) Monsoon Forest (c) Clove (d) Coriander

Ans. (b) Ans. (c)

263. The Amazon forests area type of- 269. Which of the following country is the
largest producer of uranium in the world-
(a) Tropical forest (b) Temperate forest
(a) Canada (b) South Africa
(c) Temperate evergreen forest
(c) Namibia (d) USA
(d) Tropical seasonal forest
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
270. The best quality coal is-
264. Evergreen forests are found in-
(a) Lignite (b) Peat
(a) Monsoon region (b) Desert region
(c) Bituminous (d) Anthracite
(c) Mediterranean region (d) Equator region
Ans. (d)
Ans. (d)
271. Kaiga-II plant which supplies electricity is
265. What is known as Soil-free Farming-
a-
(a) Hydroponics (b) Humidity up gradation
(a) Hydel Pproject (b) Coal project
(c) Interlude crops (d) Sericulture
(c) Nuclear power reactor (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
266. The biggest producer of Rice is-
272. Comets revolve around the
(a) India (b) Pakistan
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) China (d) Burma
(c) Sun (d) Jupiter
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
267. The largest producer of coffee in the
273. PSLV stands for-
world is -
(a) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(a) Ivory coast (b) Brazil
(b) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle
(c) India (d) Mexico
(c) Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier
Ans. (b)
(d) Preparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle
268. The flower bud which is used as spice, is
obtained from- Ans. (a)

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274. The name of India’s research station at (c) height which depends upon its mass
the North pole is-
(d) height above pole
(a) Dakshin Gangotri (b) Maître
Ans. (b)
(c) Himadri (d) None of the above
280. The process in which nitrogen is released
Ans. (c) into the atmosphere is-

275. The first astronaut to walk in outer space (a) Ammonification (b) Denitrification
is-
(c) Biological nitrogen fixation
(a) Aleksei Leonov (b) Yuri Gagarin
(d) Nitrification
(c) Neil Armstrong (d) Dave Scott
Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)

276. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is

situated in-

(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad

Ans. (b)

277. ISRO is abbreviation for-

(a) Indian Scientific Research Organisation

(b) International Space Research Organisation

(c) International Sales Research Organisation

(d) Indian Space Research Organisation

Ans. (d)

278. Which space vehicle put man on the

Moon first time?

(a) Apollo (b) Challenger

(c) Columbia (d) Explorer

Ans. (a)

279. Geostationary satellite revolves at-

(a) any height (b) fixed height

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