16.The length of coastline of India mainland, Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands is about
6,100 kilometres
6,200 kilometres
7,516.6 kilometres
5,800 kilometres
17.Which one of the following sets of states to benefit the most from the Konkan Railway?
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu
18.In which State/Union Territory of India the “Indira Point* is situated :-
Andaman and Nicobar
Lakshadweep
Tamilnadu
Kerala
19.Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ?
Narmada
Cauvery (Kaveri)
Godawari
Tapti (Tapi)
20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below : List-I (Industry) List-II (Location)
A. Fertilizer i. Kota B. Glass ii. Udaipur C. Cement iii. Jaipur D. Synthetic silk iv. Sriganganagar Codes : A B C D
ii i iv iii
iv iii ii i
i iv iii ii
iii ii i iv
21.The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
Nawagam, Gujarat
Bombay High, Maharashtra
Anleshwar, Gujarat
Digboi, Assam
22.headquarters of the union territory, Pondicherry
Pondicherry
Karaikal
Cuddalore
Nagapattinam
23. Which mountains lie to the east side of Himachal Pradesh and northern side of Uttarakhand?
Kunlun Aghil Zaskar Himalayas 24.The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
38.3% 33.3% 30.3% 42.3% 25. Tamil Nadu is a leading producers of mill–made cotton yarn in the country. What could be the reason? 1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the State. 2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2 only 1 only Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2 26.Which among the following is a typical Monsoon vegetation in India?
Sub Tropical evergreen forests Tropical thorn forests Tropical evergreen forests Tropical deciduous forest 27.Which of the following is the largest producer state of Jute in India:-
West Bengal Bihar Andhra Pradesh Gujarat 28.In which of the following spheres the ozone layer lies?
Ionosphere Stratosphere Photosphere Troposphere 29.Stalactite and Stalagmite are found in which region?
Karst region Arid region Glacial region Coastal region 30.Where do you find day and night equal ?
at the south pole at the equator at the tropics at the north pole 31.With which of the following neighbors India shares a land border worth 4096.7 km ?
Nepal, Bangladesh China Bhutan 32.Which of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’?
Circum-Pacific Oceanic Belt Mid-Oceanic Belt Indian Ocean Belt Mid-Continental Belt 33.Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
Sugarcane Rice Coconut Cotton 34.Nasik located at which river
Tawi Godavari Tapi Brahmaputra 35.Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ?
Ghaghra Gomati Son Kosi 36.patkai mountain range is located which part of india
northern southern eastern western 37.In which of the following Mahi River falls?
Ranna of Kachchh Gulf of Munnar Gulf of Khambat Gulf of Kachchh 38.Which among the following is smallest district of India?
/> Alapuzha Tirap Dausa 39.Which one of the following is not correctly matched:- National Parks – States
Periyar – Kerala Dachigam – Jammu & Kashmir Corbet – Uttarakhand Manas – Madhya Pradesh 40. Which among the following State is not a natural source of Crude Oil in India ?
Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Assam 41.The main gold producing state of India is
Bihar Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Karnataka 42.Assertion (A): Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India. Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.
R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true 43. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?
Higher per acre field of sugarcane Higher sucrose content of sugarcane Lower labour cost Longer crushing period
I and II I, II and III I, II and IV I, III and IV 44. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh Siwalik range, Punjab Dharwar region, Karnataka Aravalli range, Rajasthan 45.Which among the following states in India produces wool?
Jammu & Kashmir Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Haryana 46. Amritsar, Ajmer and Vatican City are
Industrial towns Commercial towns Religious towns Port towns 47.Jute requires
hot climate cold climate moist climate much rain 48. which one is the longest beach in india
marina beach cavelossim beach varkala beach agonda beach 49.Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?
Sandstone Gneiss Shale Limestone 50.Which of the following plants is a bio diesel plant?
Jawa grass Jatropha Guggul Rosha grass 51.The landform ‘Barkhan’ is formed by :-
Wind None of the above Running water Glacier 52. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
decreasing static decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area increasing 53.Winter rainfall in North-Western India is caused by:
South-West Monsoons Trade Winds Western Disturbances Retreating Monsoons 54.In which of the following Himalaya , high peaks are very rare?
Punjab Himalaya Central Himalaya Trans Himalayas Kashmir Himalaya 55. Which among the following is a superimposed drainage system?
Banas Gomti Cauvery Saraswati 56. Which of the following states in India is known for largest net irrigated area in India?
Uttar Pradesh Punjab Maharastra Madhya Pradesh 57.‘The earth revolves around the sun’. This was discovered by:-
Newton Copernicus Galilio Kepler 58.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
5.4 2.4 4.4 3.4 59.Who of the following is known as the father of geography?
A.V. Humboldt Blache P. Hagget Eratosthenese 60.The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
south of the Equator north of the Equator south of the Capricorn north of Tropic of Cancer 61.The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
70% 50% 40% 60% 62.The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
Shimla as a tourist spot boundary between India and Tibet Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh None of the above 63.Which elements are abundant in the formation of innermost layer of the earth?
Nickel and Ferrium Basalt and Silica Silica and Magnesium Silica and Aluminium 64.The river which forms the waterfalls Sivasamudram is
Cauvery Noyyal Vaigai Bhavani 65.Of which river in India is the Sone a tributary?
Yamuna Sutlej Ganga Brahmaputra 66.Which of the following states is the most populous state of India according to 2011 Census?
Uttar Pradesh Bihar Maharashtra West Bengal 67.Mayurakshi project is located in
West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Odisha Madhya Pradesh 68.Grenada is located in
Caribbean Sea Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean 69.Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
Barley and maize Jowar and bajra Rice Wheat 70. Which one of the following states is landlocked
Andhra Orissa. Kerala Assam 71. Great Indian Peninsula ends in Indian Ocean with ____________ being its southernmost tip.
Cape town Tropic of Cancer Capricorn Cape Comorin 72. Which is correct order of Ocean sizes in decreasing ?
Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean 73.In which state the Periyar wild life sanctuary is located ?
Kerala Karnataka Tamilnadu Andhra Pradesh 74. Gauhati located on which river ?
Hooghly Godavari Brahmaputra Adyar,Cooum 75.Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period :
Pleistocene period Cretaceous period Carboniferrous period Miocene period 76.Through which of the following pairs of the states Kaveri rivers flows :-
Maharashtra – Andhra Pradesh Karnataka – Maharashtra Karnataka – Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh – Tamil Nadu 77.Which one of the following state has the largest coal reserve?
Chhattisgarh Odisha Jharkhand West Bengal 78. The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in
Palar-Pennar basin Mahanadi basin Cauvery basin Krishna-Godavari basin 79.Some people in Manipur live in house built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These lands are called
Phoomdis Tipis Izba Barkhans 80.What was the percentage of growth in the total population of India during the decade 2001-11?
22.46% 21.18% 19.76% 17.64% 81. Aluminium is abundantly found in
West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Kerala 82.Silver is found in
Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Bihar Rajasthan 83.On the outline map of India (a), (b), (c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields. Which one is not correctly shown on the map ?
Son valley Korba Karnpura Satpura 84.india is located on which part of indo-australian plate
western northern southern eastern 85. Which of the following is not properly matched ? Biosphere Reserves State
Agasthyamalai – Kerala Similipal – Odisha none of these Nokrek – Meghalaya 86.Jonk River, Ib River, Ong River & Tel river are tributaries of which of the following rivers?
Narmada Godavari Mahanadi Krishna 87.In which city of India is the Charminar located?
Kolkata (Calcutta) Bhubaneshwar Bijapur Hyderabad 88.Along which of the following the Konkan Railway route runs:-
Western Ghats Himadri Eastern Ghats Nilgiri Hills 89. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd. 90.Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east to west ?
Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest 91.Which one of the following festivals is related to fishing in Yamuna Basin?
Maun fair (Maun Mela) Panchan Jagra Bissu Mela 92.Which city of India stands on the banks of River Gomati?
Kolkata (Calcutta) Ahmedabad Lucknow Agra 93.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below : List-I (Sea-Port) List-II (State) A. Alleppey i. Tamil Nadu B. Ennore ii. Odisha C. Paradip iii. Kerala D. Kakinada iv. Andhra Pradesh Codes : A B C D
ii iv iii i iii i ii iv i iii iv ii iv ii i iii 94.According to Census 2011, which of the following states of India have least population density?
Mizoram Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Nagaland 95.For which of the following Firozabad is famous?
Cotton textile industry Information technology Cottage glass industry Chemical fertilizer industry 96. Jammu located at which river
Tawi Godavari Chambal Ganga, Yamuna 97.Which among the following headstreams meets the Ganges in last ?
Pindar Alaknanada Mandakini Bhagirathi 98.capital of the state of Haryana
Gurgaon Faridabad Chandigarh Kurukshetra 99.Study of the Universe is known as ?
Sociology Petology Universology Cosmology 100.The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
the evaporation of moisture by heat that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
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