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
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