Q.
The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called -
1
loamy soil
2
silty soil
3
loess soil
4
sandy soil
Ans: 4
Q.
Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
1
Folded
2
Volcanic
3
Eolian deposited
4
Glacial eroded
Ans: 2
Q.
If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)
1
9:00 AM
2
7:30 AM
3
12:00 Noon
4
1:30 PM
Ans: 4
Q.
If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
1
Little Bitter Lake
2
Lake Gatun
3
Great Bitter Lake
4
Lake Timsah
Ans: 2
Q.
What is a cloudburst?
1
It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
2
It refers to 50 mm rain over a period of time
3
It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
4
It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Ans: 1
Q.
Duncan passage is located between -
1
Little and Great Nicobar
2
North and Middle Andaman
3
South and Little Andaman
4
Middle and South Andaman
Ans: 3
Q.
The main area of production of icebergs is found in -
1
the East Coast of Japan
2
the West Coast of Greenland
3
the North Coast of Siberia
4
the West Coast of Africa
Ans: 2
Q.
The Indian research station Himadri is located at -
1
Siachen
2
Darjeeling
3
Antarctica
4
Arctic Region
Ans: 4
Q.
Wind actions create 'Mushroom rocks' which are usually found in-
1
Tropical coastal area
2
Hills
3
Plateaus
4
Deserts
Ans: 4
Q.
The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is-
1
Nitrogen
2
Oxygen
3
Carbon dioxide
4
Hydrogen
Ans: 1
Q.
Which of these continents has maximum per capita land?
1
Europe
2
Asia
3
Australia
4
North America
Ans: 3
Q.
Through which mountain range passes the Konkan Railway Track?
1
Western Ghat
2
Himadri
3
Eastern Ghat
4
Neelgiri Hills
Ans: 1
Q.
Lighting and Thundering are the characteristic feature of -
1
Mesophere
2
Ionosphere
3
Stratosphere
4
Troposphere
Ans: 4
Q.
Which of these volcanoes is called the 'Light House of the Mediterranean'?
1
Elgon
2
Stramboli
3
Etna
4
Vesuvius
Ans: 2
Q.
Major producer of mulberry silk in India is -
1
Jharkhand
2
Jammu and Kashmir
3
Karnataka
4
Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 3
Q.
The Chilka Lake Region is situated between the deltas of -
1
Krishna and Kaveri
2
Godavari and Krishna
3
Ganga and Mahanadi
4
Mahanadi and Godavari
Ans: 4
Q.
Which of the following countries is the largest rice producing nation in the world?
1
Australia
2
USA
3
India
4
China
Ans: 4
Q.
Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
1
Brahmaputra
2
Teesta
3
Sone
4
Hooghly
Ans: 1
Q.
Kanchenjunga is situated in
1
West Bengal
2
Nepal
3
Sikkim
4
Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 3
Q.
With which set of the following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border?
1
Bhutan, Bangladesh & China
2
Myanmar, Bangladesh & China
3
Bhutan, China & Myanmar
4
Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar
Ans: 3
Q.
Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
1
Reflection
2
Refraction
3
Rectilinear propagation
4
Diffraction
Ans: 3
Q.
The least populated State in India is
1
Sikkim
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3
Mizoram
4
Uttarakhand
Ans: 1
Q.
In which one of the following States is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?
1
Kerala
2
Tamil Nadu
3
Andhra Pradesh
4
Karnataka
Ans: 4
Q.
The city of Nashik is situated on the bank of which one of the following rivers?
1
Krishna
2
Mandovi
3
Godavari
4
Tapi
Ans: 3
Q.
Kiel Canal connects
1
Baltic Sea and North Sea
2
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
3
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Sea
4
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Ans: 1
Q.
The nearest planet of the Sun is -
1
Mars
2
Saturn
3
Venus
4
Mercury
Ans: 4
Q.
The word 'Bergschurnd' is associated with the -
1
works of rivers
2
works of waves
3
works of winds
4
works of glaciers
Ans: 4
Q.
Aphelion position of the earth occurs is -
1
January 3
2
July 4
3
September 23
4
March 21
Ans: 2
Q.
Tunga Bhadra is a tributary of -
1
Cauvery river
2
Godavari river
3
Mahanadi river
4
Krishna river
Ans: 4
Q.
Which of the following states was previously known as NEFA?
1
Mizoram
2
Manipur
3
Nagaland
4
Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: 4
Q.
True desert in Rajasthan is known as -
1
Bagar
2
Rohilkhand
3
Khadar
4
Marusthali
Ans: 4
Q.
Between Elburz and Zagros lies -
1
Anatolian plateau
2
Arabian plateau
3
Tibetan plateau
4
Iranian plateau
Ans: 4
Q.
The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain:
1
Kunlun
2
Hindukush
3
Aravalli
4
Karakoram
Ans: 2
Q.
Ozone layer in the outer atmosphere helps in
1
reflecting radio waves and makes radio communication possible
2
absorbing U-V radiations
3
regulating the temperature of atmosphere
4
absorbing cosmic ray particles
Ans: 2
Q.
What is meant by the term "midnight sun"?
1
Rising Sun
2
Twilight
3
Very bright moon
4
Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
Ans: 4
Q.
The longest dam in India is
1
Hirakud Dam
2
Kosi Dam
3
Bhakra Dam
4
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Ans: 1
Q.
Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for
1
Bisons
2
Birds
3
Elephants
4
Tigers
Ans: 3
Q.
Which mineral is the ore of aluminium?
1
Magnetite
2
Bauxite
3
Haematite
4
Siderite
Ans: 2
Q.
What is the occupation of the people of polar region?
1
Commerce and trade
2
Livestock rearing
3
Hunting and fishing
4
Agriculture
Ans: 2
Q.
Sundarban forests are coastal forests of
1
Ganges Delta
2
Gulf of Mannar
3
Cauvery Delta
4
Godavari Delta
Ans: 1
Q.
____ Harbour is protected by a rocky headland called Dolphin's Nose.
1
Paradeep
2
Cochin
3
Kolkata
4
Visakhapatnam
Ans: 4
Q.
Tata Iron and Steel Industries was established in the year
1
1907
2
1917
3
1937
4
1927
Ans: 1
Q.
The biggest salt water lake in the world is
1
Aral Sea
2
Caspian Sea
3
Ontario
4
Michigan
Ans: 2
Q.
South Africa is the chief producer of
1
Tin
2
Iron ore
3
Gold
4
Copper
Ans: 3
Q.
The Narmada and the Tapti rivers enter the
1
Indian Ocean
2
Bay of Bengal
3
Arabian Sea
4
Gulf of Cambay
Ans: 3
Q.
In which one of the following countries is the volcano Guallatiri located?
1
Peru
2
Chile
3
Tanzania
4
Ecuador
Ans: 2
Q.
Rivers that originate in the Mansarovar region -
1
Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
2
Narmada, Tapti, Beas
3
Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
4
Ganges, Yamuna, Hooghly
Ans: 1
Q.
The largest continent in terms of area is:
1
Africa
2
Asia
3
Australia
4
North America
Ans: 2
Q.
Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the Sun
1
Mars
2
Venus
3
Earth
4
Jupiter
Ans: 3
Q.
A region of weak winds is called:
1
Dum Dum
2
Doldrum
3
Chilka
4
None of these
Ans: 2
Q.
Which of the following Union Territories of Indian has more than one district?
1
Puducherry
2
Dadra and Nager Haveli
3
Chandigarh
4
Lakshadweep
Ans: 1
Q.
Mt. Godwin Austen is one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. It is also known as:
1
Nanga Parbat
2
Kanchenjunga
3
K2
4
Nanda Devi
Ans: 3
Q.
Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?
1
25
2
27
3
32
4
36
Ans: 4
Q.
The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following states?
1
Assam
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3
Tripura
4
Mizoram
Ans: 1
Q.
How many times in a year, day and night are of equal duration anywhere on earth?
1
Four
2
Twelve
3
Twice
4
Once
Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
1
Vishakhapattnam
2
Karikal
3
Kandla
4
Pondicherry
Ans: 1
Q.
The approximate circumference of the Earth is -
1
20,000 km
2
40075 km
3
30,000 km
4
25,000 km
Ans: 2
Q.
The main river flowing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is
1
Indus
2
Nubra
3
Chenab
4
Jhelum
Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following Countries in South Asia are land-locked?
1
Bhutan and Nepal
2
Bhutan and Pakistan
3
Bangladesh and Bhutan
4
Nepal and Bangladesh
Ans: 1
Q.
The state in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is
1
Karnataka
2
Tamil Nadu
3
Andhra Pradesh
4
Kerala
Ans: 2
Q.
The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North is the
1
Satpuras
2
Kaimur Range
3
Vindhyas
4
Aravallis
Ans: 4
Q.
The planet closet to the the sun is
1
Venus
2
Mercury
3
Earth
4
Mars
Ans: 2
Q.
The tide at its maximum height is known as
1
Spring tide
2
Neap tide
3
Tsunami
4
Equinoxes
Ans: 1
Q.
Which one is not a port on the east coast?
1
Kolkata
2
Paradeep
3
Visakhapatnam
4
Cochin
Ans: 4
Q.
The largest island in the Indian Ocean is
1
Sri Lanka
2
Madagascar
3
Maldives
4
Sumatra
Ans: 2
Q.
For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?
1
Pulses
2
Cotton
3
Rice
4
Wheat
Ans: 3
Q.
This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this state:
1
Rajasthan
2
Punjab
3
Karnataka
4
Assam
Ans: 3
Q.
The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and Moon isunidirectional is called:
1
Neap tide
2
Low tide
3
Spring tide
4
High tide
Ans: 3
Q.
The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins:
1
In the Philippines
2
Gulf countries coastline
3
From the Bay of Bengal
4
Off the coast of Florida
Ans: 4
Q.
India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand on the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India:
1
Lignite
2
Ilmenite
3
Beryllium
4
Kyanite
Ans: 4
Q.
The highest producing state of Cardamom in India is:
1
Assam
2
Sikkim
3
Meghalaya
4
None of these
Ans: 4
Q.
The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in:
1
Manipur
2
Mizoram
3
Meghalaya
4
Assam
Ans: 1
Q.
East West corridor comprising National Highways connects:
1
Patna to Surat
2
Kolkata to Mumbai
3
Silchar to Porbander
4
None of the these
Ans: 3
Q.
Tapti river originates from
1
Panchmarhi
2
Satpura range
3
Amarkantak
4
Trimbakeshwar
Ans: 2
Q.
Sriharikota is situated in
1
Kerala
2
Tamil Nadu
3
Karnataka
4
Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 4
Q.
The Obra city is famous for
1
Thermal Power Plant
2
Steel Industry
3
Oil Refinery
4
Aluminium Plant
Ans: 1
Q.
Kanyakumari is situated in
1
Karnataka
2
Kerala
3
Lakshadweep
4
Tamil Nadu
Ans: 4
Q.
The southern tip of India is
1
Cape Comorin
2
Point calimere
3
India Point in Nicobar Islands
4
Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: 3
Q.
'Ayodhya', which was in news, is a place in
1
Uttar Pradesh
2
Jharkhand
3
Bihar
4
Rajasthan
Ans: 1
Q.
Diu is an island off
1
Gujarat
2
Maharashtra
3
Goa
4
Daman
Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is a land-locked sea?
1
Red Sea
2
North Sea
3
Timor Sea
4
Aral Sea
Ans: 4
Q.
Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
1
Cauvery
2
Mahanadi
3
Krishna
4
Godavari
Ans: 1
Q.
Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
1
it is closest to the sun
2
heat is generated in it
3
it is heated by the Earth's surface
4
there are charged articles in it
Ans: 3
Q.
The outermost layer of the Sun is called
1
Corona
2
Lithosphere
3
Photosphere
4
Chromosphere
Ans: 1
Q.
For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam known?
1
Elephants
2
Bears
3
Tigers
4
Birds
Ans: 1
Q.
Mana Pass is located in -
1
Uttar Pradesh
2
Uttarakhand
3
Jammu-Kashmir
4
Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 2
Q.
Moon is a -
1
Star
2
Satellite
3
Planet
4
Meteorite
Ans: 2
Q.
Which one of the following is the unit of measure of the thickness of the ozone layer of the atmosphere?
1
Dobson
2
Knot
3
Poise
4
Maxwell
Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes?
1
Tea
2
Paddy
3
Ground nut
4
Potato
Ans: 1
Q.
Black soil is not very suitable for the growth of
1
Ground nut
2
Cotton
3
Wheat
4
Potato
Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is the normal period of "Kharif Crop"?
1
May to October
2
July to December
3
March to June
4
None of these
Ans: 4
Q.
Where is Copacabana Beach located?
1
Valletta
2
Buenos Aires
3
Hawaiian Islands
4
Rio de Janeiro
Ans: 4
Q.
Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?
1
Indian
2
Atlantic
3
Pacific
4
Arctic
Ans: 4
Q.
Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper ore?
1
Bihar
2
Karnataka
3
Rajasthan
4
Jharkhand
Ans: 3
Q.
The Earth's magnetic field is due to -
1
currents circulating inside the core
2
presence of a huge magnet at its centre
3
moving charges outside is space
4
None of the above
Ans: 1
Q.
The tail of a comet always points-
1
Towards the Sun
2
Towards North-East
3
Towards South-East
4
Away from the Sun
Ans: 4
Q.
Which was the principal plant used in Green Revolution?
1
Japonica Rice
2
Indian Rice
3
Mexican Wheat
4
Emmer wheat
Ans: 3
Q.
Which tribe of Uttarakhand practices transhumance?
1
Tharu
2
Moksa
3
Raji
4
Bhotia
Ans: 4
Q.
On which river is Jog falls- the biggest waterfall of India?
1
Sherawati
2
Cauvery
3
Godawari
4
Narmada
Ans: 1
Q.
In India which one of the following is not a natural harbour?
1
Chennai
2
Cochin
3
Mumbai
4
Vishakhapatnam
Ans: 1
Q.
Where is the 'Black Pagoda'?
1
Madurai
2
Konark
3
Khajuraho
4
None of these
Ans: 2
Q.
The second largest Island (next to Greenland) of the world is-
1
Borneo
2
Malagasy
3
Sumatra
4
New Guinea
Ans: 4
Q.
The largest part of our hydrosphere is -
1
Atlantic ocean
2
Indian ocean
3
Pacific ocean
4
Antarctica ocean
Ans: 3
Q.
The ozone is situated in-
1
Troposphere
2
Stratosphere
3
Mesosphere
4
Exosphere
Ans: 2
Q.
Which one of the following Indian Island lies in between India and Srilanka?
1
Elephanta
2
Nicobar
3
Rameshwaram
4
Salsette
Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?
1
Kachchh
2
Karnataka Plateau
3
Uttarakhand
4
Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 2
Q.
Which one of these is not included in the geographical group of countries known as OCEANIA?
1
Melanesia
2
Indonesia
3
Australia
4
Micronesia
Ans: 2
Q.
Which of the following countries is the largest producer/ exporter of castor-oilseeds?
1
China
2
France
3
Japan
4
India
Ans: 4
Q.
The total length of Earths's equator is about-
1
40,000 km
2
6,400 km
3
12,800 km
4
5,000 km
Ans: 1
Q.
Jaina HIll is located in which of the following Indian State?
1
Karnataka
2
Tamil Nadu
3
Kerala
4
Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 2
