PSC Questions & Answers

1. How many times in a year, day and night are of equal duration anywhere on earth?   Ans : Twice
2. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?    Ans : Vishakhapattnam
3. The approximate circumference of the Earth is?   Ans : 40075 km
4. The main river flowing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is   Ans : Indus
5. Which of the following Countries in South Asia are land-locked?     Ans : Bhutan and Nepal
6. The state in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is?      Ans : Tamil Nadu
7. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North is the?   Ans : Aravallis
8.  The planet closet to the the sun is?   Ans : Mercury
9. The tide at its maximum height is known as?     Ans : Spring tide
10. Which one is not a port on the east coast?    Ans : Cochin
11. The largest island in the Indian Ocean is?   Ans : Madagascar
12. For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?   Ans : Rice
13. This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this state?   Ans : Karnataka
14. The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and Moon isunidirectional is called?   Ans : Spring tide
15. The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins?     Ans : Off the coast of Florida
16. India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand on the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India?   Ans : Kyanite
17. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in?     Ans : Manipur
18. East West corridor comprising National Highways connects?    Ans : Silchar to Porbander
19. Tapti river originates from?  Ans : Satpura range
20. Sriharikota is situated in?   Ans : Andhra Pradesh
21. The Obra city is famous for?    Ans : Thermal Power Plant
22. Kanyakumari is situated in?   Ans : Tamil Nadu
23. 'Ayodhya', which was in news, is a place in?  Ans : Uttar Pradesh
24. Diu is an island off?    Ans : Gujarat
25. Which of the following is a land-locked sea?   Ans : Aral Sea
26. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river?    Ans : Cauvery
27. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because?    Ans : it is heated by the Earth's surface
28. The outermost layer of the Sun is called?     Ans : Corona
29. For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam known?   Ans : Elephants
30. Mana Pass is located in?     Ans : Uttarakhand
31. Which one of the following is the unit of measure of the thickness of the ozone layer of the atmosphere?     Ans : Dobson
32. Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes?     Ans : Tea
33. Black soil is not very suitable for the growth of?    Ans : Ground nut
34. Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?    Ans : Arctic
35. Where is Copacabana Beach located?   Ans : Rio de Janeiro
36. Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper ore?      Ans : Rajasthan
37. The tail of a comet always points?   Ans : Away from the Sun
38. Which was the principal plant used in Green Revolution?     Ans : Mexican Wheat
39. Which tribe of Uttarakhand practices transhumance?      Ans : Bhotia
40. On which river is Jog falls- the biggest waterfall of India?      Ans : Sherawati
41. In India which one of the following is not a natural harbour?    Ans : Chennai
42. Where is the 'Black Pagoda'?   Ans : Konark
43. The second largest Island (next to Greenland) of the world is?   Ans : New Guinea
44. The largest part of our hydrosphere is?    Ans : Pacific ocean
45. The ozone is situated in?   Ans : Stratosphere
46. Which one of the following Indian Island lies in between India and Srilanka?   Ans : Rameshwaram
47. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?     Ans : Karnataka Plateau
48. Which one of these is not included in the geographical group of countries known as OCEANIA?   Ans : Indonesia
49. Which of the following countries is the largest producer/ exporter of castor-oilseeds?     Ans : India
50. The total length of Earths's equator is about?     Ans : 40,000 km