INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the

oldest?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Vindhyanchal
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (c) Aravalli
(d) Sahyadri
Q1.
Where is Raisin Hills? Q9.
(a) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated Which foreign country is closest to Andaman islands ?
(b) The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as (a) Sri Lanka
Shankarachaiya Hill (b) Myanmar
(c) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their (c) Indonesia
fort in Jammu. (d) Pakistan
(d) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami
Vivekananda’s statue was erect Q10.
82(12)° E longitude is geographically significant to India
Q2. because
Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley ? (a) it determines the Indian standard time
(a) Nathu La (b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
(b) Jelep La (c)it divides India into eastern and western zones
(c) Shipki La (d)it enables determining local time in eastern India
(d) Sherabathanga
Q11.
Q3. Which of the following uplands is not a part of the
Where is Khyber Pass situated? Telangana Plateau ?
(a) Bhutan (a)Aravalli
(b) Bangladesh (b)Western Ghat
(c) India (c)Eastern Ghat
(d) Pakistan
(d)Satpura
Q4. Q12.
Where is Panzseer valley situated? Where are the Saltora Ranges located?
(a)Lebanon (a) Ladakh
(b)Afghanistan (b) Along the Vindhyanchal
(c) Jammu and Kashmir India (c)Part of the Karakoram Ranges
(d) Syria (d)Part of the Western Ghats
Q5. Q13.
The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass Which of the following processes is responsible for
through which pass to enter into Tibet ? producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
(a)Khardungala (a)Wind erosion
(b) Rohtang (b)Erosion by water
(c) Lipu likh (c)Wind deposition
(d) Nathu la (d)Mechanical weathering
Q6. Q14.
Duncan Passage is located between The Indian Subcontinent was originally a part of
(a)South and Little Andaman (a)Jurassic land
(b)North and South Andaman (b)Angara land
(c)North and Middle Andaman (c)Aryavart
(d)Andaman and Nicobar (d)Gondwana land
Q7. Q15.
India lies In the hemisphere Naga Khasi and Garo hills are located in
(a)northern and eastern (a) Purvanchal Ranges
(b)southern and eastern (b) Karakoram Ranges
(c)northern and western (c) Zaskar Ranges
(d)northern and southern (d) Himalaya Ranges
Q8. Q16.
Which one of the following mountain ranges lies in
India? Q24.
(a)ArakanYoma The Southern tip of India is
(b)Sulemaan (a)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)(b)Point Calimere
(c)Salt Range (c) Indira Point in Nicobar islands
(d)Pir Panjal (d) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

Q17.
Which one among the following is the highest peak ? Q25.
(a)Kamel In which state is the Maikala range situated ?
(b)Kun Lun (a) Uttar Pradesh
(c)Nanga Parbat (b)Rajasthan
(d)Nanda Devi (c)Bihar
(d)Chhatisgarh
Q18.
Nathu La a place where India China border trade has Q26.
been resumed after 44 years is located on the Indian The latitude passing through the northern most part of
border in India is
(a) Sikkim (a) 5° N
(b) Arunachal Pradesh (b) 36° N
(c) Himachal Pradesh (c) 37° N
(d) Jammu and Kashmir (d) 38° N

Q19. Q27.
In terms of area India is the largest country of the Nallamala hills are located in the state of
world. (a)Orissa
(a)second (b)Meghalaya
(b) fourth (c)Andhra Pradesh
(c)sixth (d)Gujarat
(d) seventh
Q28.
Q20. The coastal tract of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is
Baltora glacier is located in called
(a)Karakoram ranges (a) Konkan
(b)Pamir plateau (b) Coromandel
(c)Shivalik (c) East Coast
(d)Alps (d) Malabar Coast

Q21. Q29.
Which of the following cities towns lies to the Which Indian State has the largest coastline ?
northernmost latitude? (a)Andhra Pradesh
(a) Patna (b)Maharashtra
(b) Allahabad (c)Orissa
(c) Pachmarhi (d)Tamil Nadu
(d) Ahmedabad
Q30.
Q22. Indian Standard Time relates to
Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of (a) 5° E longitude
the sun ? (b)5° E longitude
(a)Mumbai (c)5° E longitude
(b)Chennai (d)0° longitude
(c)Thiruvanthapuram
(d)Srinagar Q31.
The length of India’s coastline is about
Q23. (a)4900 kms
The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are (b) 5700 kms
separated from each other by (c) 7500 kms
(a)Ten Degree Channel (d) 8300 kms
(b)Great Channel
(c)Bay of Bengal Q32.
(d)Andaman Sea
Which one of the following is the second highest peak of (b) Myanmar
the world ? (c) Nepal
(a) Dhaulagiri (d) Kashmir
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) K2 Q41.
(d) Nanda Devi Pak Strait separates
(a) India and Pakistan
Q33. (b) India and Burma
Where in India can Mushroom rock be found ? (c)India and Sri Lanka
(a)Eastern Ghats (d)India and Afghanistan
(b)Western Ghats
(c)Thar Desert Q42.
(d)Satpura Range Diego Garcia is an island in the ocean
(a)Pacific
Q34. (b)Indian
Badland topography is characteristic (c)Atlantic
(a)Chambal valley (d)Arctic.
(b)Coastal area
(c)Sundarban delta Q43.
(d)Gulf of Kacch Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of
which mountain ranges?
Q35. (a) Sahyadri
Indian desert is called (b) Purvanchal
(a) Gobi (c) Anamalai
(b) Sahara (d) Aravallis
(c) Thar
(d) Atacama Q44.
Kulu Valley in India is famous for the cultivation of
Q36. (a) Grapes
Which one of the following state has the longest (b) Potatoes
coastline ? (c) Apples
(a)Maharashtra (d) Strawberry
(b)Tamil Nadu
(c)Gujarat Q45.
(d)Andhra Pradesh Which of the following hills connect eastern and western
ghats?
Q37. (a) Satpura
Majuli the largest river island in the world lies in the (b) Vindhya
stale of (c) Nilgiri
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Aravalli
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura Q46.
(d) Mizoram An example of horseshoe shaped coral islands in the
neighborhood of India is
Q38. (a) Andaman and Nicobar is lands
Kanchenjunga is situated in (b) Maldives
(a)Nepal (c)Lakshadweep
(b)Sikkim (d)Sri Lanka
(c)West Bengal
(d)Himachal Pradesh Q47.
Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?
Q39. (a) Bababudan
Which one of the following is a coastal district in Kerala? (b) Mullayanagiri
(a) Palghat (c) Annaimudi
(b) Wayanad (d) Nilgiri
(c) Kovallam
(d) Idukki Q48.
Which place is closest to Tora-Bora
Q40. (a) Mumbai
ArakanVoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in (b) Aurangabad
(a) Baluchistan (c) Amarnath (Kashmir)(d)Jalalabad
 The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan
chain
Q49. (a) Aravalli
Which of the following places will not get the rays of the (b) Kunlun
sun vertically? (c) Karakoram
(a) Srinagar (d) Hindukush
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai Q58.
(d)4) Thiruvananthapuram Gurushikhar is at The
(a)Shipping Yard of Andhra Pradesh
Q50. (b)great guru of sikhs
The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as (c)famous hunting spot of Himalayas
(a)Konkan Coast (d)highest peak of the Aravall is
(b)Malabar Coast
(c)Coromandel Coast Q59.
(d)Canara Coast Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed
Indian territory ?
Q51. (a)Mount Everest
The Zoji-La pass connects (b)Kanchenjunga
(a)Srinagar and Leh (c)Nanda Devi
(b)Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet (d)Nanga Parbat
(c)Chamba and spit
(d)Kalimpong and Lhasa Q60.
Palghat joins which of the following states ?
Q52. (a) Sikkim and West Bengal
The eastern coastal plain is also called as (b) Maharashtra and Gujarat s
(a)Konkan coastal plain (c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(b)Gujarat plain (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
(c)Coromandal coastal plain
(d)Malabar coastal plain Q61.
The southernmost point of India is
Q53. (a) Kanyakumari
The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was (b)Rameswaram
(a) Red Sea (c)Dhanushkodi
(b) Arabian Sea (d)Indira Point
(c) Tethys Sea
(d) Dead Sea Q62.
The northern part of the west coast is known as
Q54. (a)Coromandal coast
The Palk Strait lies between (b)Malabar coast
(a)Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (c)Konkan coast
(b)Andaman and Nicobar islands (d)Northern circars
(c)Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(d)Lakshadweep and Maldives Q63.
Which of the following States has longest coastline in
Q55. India?
The Kulu Valley is situated between (a)Tamil Nadu
(a)Ladakh and Pirpanjal (b)Karnataka
(b)Ranjoti and NagTibba (c)Gujarat
(c)Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik (d)Andhra Pradesh
(d)Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal
Q64.
Q56. Indira Point is the southern most tip of
Who prepares the topographical maps of India? (a)Maldives
(a)Geological Survey of India (b)Laccadives
(b)Survey of India (c) Andaman and Nicobar islands
(c)Defence Ministry (d) Dhanushkodi
(d)Geographical Survey of India
Q65.
Q57. Chilka lake is located in
(a) Orissa
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan Q74.
(d) Maharashtra The two richest Eco-zones of India are
(a)The Himalayas and Vindhyas
Q66. (b)The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Saddle Peak the highest peak of Andaman and nicobar (c)The Himalayas and Western Ghats
islands is located in (d)The Himalayas and Aravallis
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Middle Andaman Q75.
(c)Little Andaman How many islands are there in Lakshadweep ?
(d)North Andaman (a) 17
(b) 27
Q67. (c)36
India’s area is about times larger than Pakistan. (d) 47
(a)3
(b)4 Q76.
(c) 6 Which of the following statements is correct?
(d)9 (a) Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
(b)Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
Q68. (c)Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau
The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the (d)Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
following States?
(a) Andhra Pradesh Q77.
(b) Tamil Nadu Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ?
(c) Kerala (a) Orissa
(d) Karnataka (b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
Q69. (d) Kerala
The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is
(a) Anaimudi Q78.
(b) Dodabetta Which hill stations name means place of the thunderbolt
(c) Mahendragiri ?
(d) Nilgiris (a) Gangtok
(b) Shillong
Q70. (c) Oottacamand
The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as (d) Darjeeling
(a)Himandiri
(b)Sahyadri Q79.
(c)Assam Himalayas Which of the following states having longest coastline in
(d)Siwalik India?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
Q71. (b)Maharashtra
Which is the highest plateau in India ? (c)Tamil Nadu
(a)Deccan Plateau (d)Gujarat
(b)Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c)Ladakh Plateau Q80.
(d)Baghelkhand Plateau Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Krishna
Q72. (b) Mahanadi
The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is (c) Godavari
(a)NamchaBarwa (d) Narmada
(b)Annapurna
(c)Kanchenjunga Q81.
(d)Mount Everest Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in
which of the following States in India?
Q73. (a)Jammu & Kashmir
What is the total area of India? (b)Himachal Pradesh
(a)8,511,965 sq. km (c)Arunachal Pradesh
(b)3,897,950 sq. km . (d)Uttar Pradesh
(c) 5,926,780 sq. km
(d)3,287,590 sq. km Q82.
Which of the following is a river flowing from Central (a) Alaknanda
India and joining Yamuna Ganga? (b) Bhagirathi
(a) Ghagra (c) Gandak
(b) Gomti (d) Ghaghra
(c) Kosi
(d) Betwa Q91.
Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?
Q83. (a) Uttar Pradesh
GIma Project is situated in (b) Bihar
(a)Andhra Pradesh (c) West Bengal
(b)Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan v
(c)Orissa
(d)Chhattisgarh Q92.
What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ?
Q84. (a)Yamuna Canal
On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built? (b)Sirhand Canal
(a) Mahanadi (c)Indira Gandhi Canal
(b) Godavari (d)Upper Bari Doab Canal
(c) Cauvery
(d) Periyar Q93.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Q85. (a) Tulbul Project Himachal Pradesh
The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is (b) Srisailam ProjectTamil Nadu
(a)BhakraNagal (c) Papanasam Project Karnataka
(b)Kahalgaon (d) Ukai Project Gujarat
(c) Ranjit Sagar dam
(d) Rihanddam Q94.
Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does
Q86. not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to (a)Idukki
generate 1020MW power located ? (b)Aliyar
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (c)Periyar
(b) Bhutan (d)Kundah
(c)Nepal
(d)Himachal Pradesh Q95.
Which dam of India is the highest?
Q87. (a) Mettur
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ? (b) Rihand
(a)Koyana Project – Maharashtra (c) Thein
(b)Sharavathy Project Karnataka (d) Bhakra
(c)Balimela Project Orissa
(d)Sabarigi Project Gujarat Q96.
Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
Q88. (a) Cauvery
Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river (b) Krishna
(a) Tapti (c) Narmada
(b) Maahi (d) Ganga
(c) Chambal
(d) Narmada Q97.
The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was
Q89. constructed is situated in the State of
In which part of India canal irrigation system is the most (a)Madhya Pradesh
common? (b)Manipur
(a)Tamil Nadu (c)Meghalaya
(b)Maharashtra (d)Himachal Pradesh
(c)Sikkim
(d)Uttar Pradesh Q98.
Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
Q90. (a)Gujarat and Maharashtra
Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following (b)Orissa and West Bengal
rivers ? (c)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d)Kerala and Karnataka
Q107.
Q99. Tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are most frequent
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ? during
(a) Sirhind Canal (a)October-November
(b) Yamuna Canal (b)May-June
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal (c)January-February
(d) East Kosi Canal (d)March-April

Q100. Q108.
Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because Summer Monsoons in India bring rainfall to
(a)Mumbai is on the windward side (a) Southern-eastern tip
(b)Pune is at a greater elevation (b) Western Coast
(c)Mumbai is a coastal city (c) Northwestern India
(d)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai (d) Eastern Coast

Q101. Q109.
Which of the following does not have an influence over Which showers are favorable to the rabi crops in Punjab
the climate in India ? during winter ?
(a)Monsoons (a) Showers caused by Jet streams
(b)Ocean currents (b) Mango showers
(c)Nearness to equator (c) Showers caused by western disturbances
(d)Presence of Indian ocean (d) Kal-baisakhi

Q102. Q110.
The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm In a year is Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with
(a)Meghalaya reference to Sahyadri Mountains towards
(b)Leh in Kashmir (a)windward side
(c)Coromandel coast (b)seaward side
(d)Konkan coast (c)onshore side
(d) leeward side
Q103.
The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by Q111.
(a) 5th June October and November months give more rainfall to
(b) 15th June (a)Malwa Plateau
(c) 1st July (b)Chota Nagpur Plateau
(d) 15th July (c)Eastern Hills
(d)Coro-mandal Coast.
Q104.
Which one of the following coasts of India is most Q112.
affected by violent tropical cyclones ? The famous Gir forests are located in
(a) Malabar (a) Mysore
(b) Andhra (b) Kashmir
(c) Konkan (c) Gujarat
(d) Gujarat (d) Kerala

Q105. Q113.
Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following In terms of area which one of the following Indian States
Indian states during winter has the largest coverage of forests ?
(a) Punjab and Haryana (a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (b)Chhattisgarh
(c) Kerala and Karnataka (c)Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar and West Bengal (d)Orissa

Q106. Q114.
Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones In India rain forests are found in
during retreating Monsoon season? (a) Central India
(a)Karnataka and Kerala (b) Eastern Ghaat
(b)Punjab and Haryana (c)N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats
(c)Bihar and Assam (d)N.W. Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
(d)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Q115. Which of the following States has the largest
When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the concentration of tea plantation in India ?
Government of India ? (a) Assam
(a)1952 (b) Bihar
(b)1940 (c) Meghalaya
(c) 1942 (d). Arunachal Pradesh
(d)1999
Q124.
Q116. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco
The forest in Sunderban is called tapioca pineapple ?
(a)Scrub jungle (a)Pacific islands
(b)Mangrove (b)Africa
(c)Deciduous forest (c)South America
(d)Tundra (d)China

Q117. Q125.
The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is Which amongst the following States does not cultivate
(a) Sal wheat ?
(b) Pine (a) Karnataka
(c) Eucalyptus (b) Maharashtra
(d) Teak (c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q118.
How much of India’s total geographical area is forest Q126.
land ? Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
(a)20% (a)Ratnagiri
(b) 23% (b)Benares
(c) 26% (c)Malda
(d) 28% (d)Vijayawada

Q119. Q127.
In which one of the following States is laterite soil found Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
? (a)Jorhat
(a)Kerala (b)Darjeeling
(b)Uttar Pradesh (c)Nilgiri
(c)Rajasthan (d)Munnar
(d)Maharashtra
Q128.
Q120. Kharif crops are sown
In which of the following states wheat is not produced ? (a)a the beginning of the South-West monsoon
(a) Maharashtra (b)at the end of the South-West monsoon
(b) Karnataka (c)at the beginning of the North-East monsoon
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)at the end of North-East moonson
(d) West Bengal
Q129.
Q121. The crops grown after the summer monsoon are called
The maximum area under crops in India is used for the (a) Kharif
cultivation of: (b) Rabi
(a) Wheat (c) Annual
(b) Rice (d) Seasonal
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Cotton Q130.
Which of the following is the main spice producer ?
Q122. (a)Deccan trap
The variety of coffee largely grown in India is : (b)Malabar coast
(a) Old Chicks (c)Coromandel coast
(b) Coorgs (d)Sunderbans delta
(c) Arabics
(d) Kents Q131.
Green Revolution was most successful in
Q123. (a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab Haryana and UP (a)Bajra and rice
(c) Haryana (b)Maize and jowar
(d) UP and Maharashtra (c)Barley and mustard
(d)Jowar and rice
Q132.
Blue Revolution is related to Q140.
(a)fish production Slash and Bum agriculture is the name given to
(b)milk production (a)method of potato cultivation
(c)oil production (b)process of deforestation
(d)food production (c)mixed farming
(d)shifting cultivation
Q133.
In which of the following grouping of States of India is Q141.
rubber grown on a commercial scale ? Rotation of crops means
(a)Maharashtra,Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh (a)growing of different crops in succession to maintain
(b)Kerala Tamil Nadu Karnataka soil fertility
(c)Sikkim,Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland (b)some crops are grown again and again
(d)Orissa,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra (c)two or more crops are grown simultaneously to
increase productivity
Q134. (d)None of the above
Green Revolution in India has so far been most
successful in case of Q142.
(a)sugarcane Which one of the following is not a plantation crop ?
(b) coarse grains (a) Tea
(c) wheat (b) Coffee
(d) rice (c) Rubber
(d) Sugarcane
Q135.
The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by Q143.
(a) Sugarcane With which crop has Green Revolution been associated ?
(b) Rice (a) Rice
(c) Cotton (b) Wheat
(d) Wheat (c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane
Q136.
In India Yellow revolution is associated with Q144.
(a)production of paddy Of the gross cropped area in India the food grains
(b)production of oilseeds occupy
(c)production of tea (a)more than 70%
(d)production of flower (b)60% to 70%
(c)50% to 60%
Q137. (d)less than 50%
Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India
? Q145.
(a)Maize Pick the odd one out based on crop season
(b)Gram (a) Rice
(c)Onion (b) Wheat
(d)Wheat (c) Maize
(d) Cotton
Q138.
In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than Q146.
200 cms of annual rainfall which one of the following Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat ?
crops can be cultivated best ? (a)Sonalika
(a)Cotton (b)Ratna
(b)Jute (c) Kaiyan Sona
(c)Tobacco (d) Girija
(d)Tea
Q147.
Q139. In Indian agriculture the period from July to October
Which of the following are not grown in the Kharif November is called
season ? (a) Rabi season
(b) Kharif season (b) Bihar (including the newly created
(c)Pre kharif season Jharkhand)(c)Madhya Pradesh (including the newly
(d)Slack season created Chhattisgarh)(d)Orissa

Q148.
There was a substantial increase in food grains
production specially wheat production during the Q156.
period after Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite
(a)1954 with a high thorium content ?
(b)1964 (a) Kerala
(c)1965 (b) Karnataka
(d)1966 (c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra.
Q149.
Find out the mismatched pair Q157.
(a)Tea Assam Which State in India is the leading producer of Sulphur?
(b)Groundnut Bihar (a)Assam
(c)Coconut Kerala (b)Maharashtra
(d)Sugarcane Uttar Pradesh (c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q150.
Match the following and select the correct answer from Q158.
the codes given below :Crops Producing state(a)Tea Singhbhum is famous for
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b)Sugarcane (a) Coal
(b) Assam(c)Groundnut (b) Iron
(c) Uttar Pradesh(d)Apple (c) Copper
(d) Gujarat (d) Aluminum

Q151. Q159.
Green Revolution was started in Which one of the following States produces the
(a)1960 maximum manganese in India ?
(b) 1970 (a)Madhya Pradesh
(c) 1980 (b)Andhra Pradesh
(d) 1990 (c)Uttar Pradesh
(d)Orissa
Q152.
Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity Q160.
in Indian agriculture ? Jadugoda mines are famous for
(a)n Cooperative farming (a)iron ore
(b) Inadequate inputs availability (b)mica deposits
(c) Subdivision and fragmentation of land holdings (c)gold deposits
(d) Poor finance and marketing facilities. (d)uranium deposits

Q153. Q161.
Which of the following is called "brown paper” ? Which State possesses biggest coal reserve ?
(a) Jute (a)Bihar
(b) Cotton (b)Jharkhand
(c) Rubber (c)Madhya Pradesh
(d) leaf (d)Orissa

Q154. Q162.
The most important uranium mine of India is located at: In the world India tops in the production of
(a)Manavalakurichi (a) Nickel
(b)Gauribldanur (b) Uranium
(c)Vashi (c) Mica
(d)Jaduguda (d) Manganese

Q155. Q163.
Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal Tummalapalle where huge reserves of uranium have
reserves in India? been found as announced by the Atomic Energy
(a) Andhra Pradesh Commission in July 2011 lies in the state of
(a)Jharkhand (a) Salem
(b)Andhra Pradesh (b) Haldia
(c)Tamil Nadu (c)Mangalore
(d)Gujarat (d)Vishakhapatnam

Q164. Q172.
Where was the first cotton mill in India established? The Iron & Steel Industry at which of the following
(a) Surat places was developed with German technical
(b) Mumbai collaboration ?
(c) Ahmedabad (a)() Durgapur
(d) Coimbatore (b) Bhilai
(c) Rourkela
Q165. (d) Bhadravati
Which of the following steel plants is not managed by
Indian Steel Authority Limited ? Q173.
(a)Selaam Rust resistant Steel Plant Correlate the following: Industry(a)Basic
(b)Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant industries(b)Strategic Industries(c)Critical
(c)Alloy Steel Plant Durgapur industries(d)Goods based industries Field
(d)Bokaro Steel Plant (a)Fertilizer
(b) Petroleum
Q166. (c) Automobile
The first solar city of India is (d) Arms and Ammunition(a)(b)(c)(d)
(a)Anandpur Sahib
(b)Mumbai Q174.
(c) Bangalore Which group of the industries maximize savings on
(d) Delhi transport costs by being located near the sources of
materials?
Q167. (a)Iron and steel alumunium cement.
Where is the Integral Coach Factory situated ? (b)Iron and steel sugar cotton textiles
(a) Perambur (c)Heavy machinery cement sugar
(b) Chittaranjan (d)Iron and steel cement silk
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata Q175.
Which of the following industries are the major
Q168. beneficiaries of the Mumbai port ?
Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established ? (a) Iron and Steel industry
(a) Surat (b) Sugar and Cotton textile industry
(b) Bombay (now Mumbai)(c)Ahmedabad (c)Cotton textile and Petrochemical industry
(d)Coimbatore (d)Engineering and Fertilizer industry

Q176.
Q169. India exports iron ore mainly to
Which among the following integrated iron installation (a) Japan
does not come under the management of Steel Authority (b) Bhutan
of India Limited (SAIL)? (c) Indonesia
(a)Bhilai (d) Russia
(b)Durgapur
(c)Rourkela Q177.
(d)Jamshedpur The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at
(a) Bangalore
Q170. (b) Bhadravati
Which among the following city of India used first (c) Mangalore
electricity commercially ? (d) Mysore
(a)Kolkata
(b)Chennai Q178.
(c)Mumbai Bhilai Steel Plant was built with collaboration of
(d)Darjeeling (a)Germany .
(b)Soviet Union
Q171. (c)United Kingdom
The first shore based modem integrated steel plant in (d)Japan
India is in
Q179. (d)Jute
Where was the first iron and steel industry of India
established ? Q187.
(a) Bhadravati Which is a major shipbuilding centre of India?
(b) Bhilai (a) Cochin
(c) Jamshedpur (b) Paradeep
(d) Bumpur (c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin
Q180.
Integral Coach Factory is located at Q188.
(a)Chittaranjan (West Bengal)(b)Varanasi (Uttar Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh has a
Pradesh) (a)sugar mill
(c). Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)(d)Perambur (Tamil Nadu) (b)newsprint factory
(c)steel plant.
(d) heavy engineering plant

Q181. Q189.
Which one of the following is used in large quantities in Which one of the following states produces about 50
Cement Industry ? percent of the total silk textiles in India?
(a) Gypsum (a)Karnataka
(b)Limestone (b)West Bengal
(c)Coal (c)Jammu and Kashmir
(d)Clay (d)Assam

Q182. Q190.
The bhilai steel plant has been established with the In India Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for
assistance of (a)silk textiles
(a)U.K. (b)woollen textiles
(b) USA. (c)cotton textiles
(c) Russia (d)synthetic textiles
(d)Germany
Q191.
Q183. Which of the following Steel Plants was not built during
Major iron and steel industries are located in the Second Five Year Plan?
plateau of (a) Bokaro
(a) Deccan (b) Bhilai
(b) Malwa (c) Durgapur
(c)telangana (d) Rourkela
(d) Chota Nagpur
Q192.
Q184. Where in India is the biggest steel manufacturer of the
The product used for manufacturing of Industrial world (L.N. Mittal Group) setting up a steel plant ?
alcohol is (a) Jharkhand
(a) Khandasari (b) Bihar
(b) Bagasse (c) Orissa
(c) Molasses (d) Chhattisgarh
(d) Paperpulp
Q193.
Q185. Which one of the following is presently the largest oil
At Sindri in Jharkhand the fertilizer produced is refinery of India ?
(a) Urea (a)Vadodara (IOC)(b)Mathura (IOC)(c)Vishakhapatnam
(b) Ammonium Phosphate (HPCL)(d)Mumbai (BPCL)
(c) Calcium Super Phosphate
(d) Ammonium Sulphate

Q186.
Which of the following is largely used in textile Q194.
industries in India? The main competitor for the Indian jute industry is
(a)Cotton (a) china
(b)Wool (b) Nepal
(c)Synthetic fibres (c) Bangladesh
(d) Japan
Q201.
Q195. The asteroids revolve found the Sun In between :
"Manchester” of South India is : (a)Earth and Mars
(a) Coimbatore (b) Mars and
(b) Madurai Jupiter (c)Jupiter
(c) Bengaluru and Saturn (d)Saturn
(d) Chennai and Uranus

Q196. Q202.
The second largest producer of cotton textiles in India is Which of the following is called the twin of the earth ?
(a)Maharashtra (a)Neptune
(b)Tamil Nadu (b) Venus
(c)Andhra Pradesh (c)Mars
(d) Gujarat (d) Saturn

Q197. Q203.
In the last fifty years the length of Indian rails has The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as
increased approximately by (a)6000 °C
(a) 6% (b)12000 °C
(b) 8% (c)18000 °C
(c) 2% (d)24000 °C
(d) 0%
Q204.
Q198. Which one of the following planets has no moon?
Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden (a)Mars
Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure (b)Neptune
of the country? (c)Mercury
(a) Chennai (d)Pluto
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Visakhapatnam Q205.
(d)Bhubaneswar Which one of the following is called a red planet ?
(a)Venus
Q199. (b) Mercury
Which among the following means of transport in India (c) Mars
carries maximum number of passengers during a year ? (d)Jupiter
(a)International water transport
(b) Indian Railway Q206.
(c)Ashok Leyland buses Brightest planet in our solar system is
(d)Telco buses (a) Venus
(b)Mercury
Q200. (c) Mars
Which one of the following pairs of places does the (d)Jupiter
National highway number 2 join ?
(a) Delhi-Amritsar Q207.
(b)Delhi -Mumbai The Milky Way Galaxy was first observed by
(c)Delhi- Kolkata (a) Galileo
(d)Delhi-Ahmedabad (b)Maarten Schmit
(c)Marconi
(d)Newton

Q208.
The largest planet in our solar system is
(a)Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d)Mercury

Q209.
The four largest planets of the Solar System in
decreasing size are
(a) Jupiter Mercury Saturn and Uranus
(b) Mercury Jupiter Saturn and Neptune Q218.
(c)Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
(d) Jupiter Mercury Saturn and Neptune (a)Jupiter
(b) Saturn
Q210. (c) Mars
Among the following the celestial body farthest from the (d) Mercury
Earth is
(a) Saturn Q219.
(b) Uranus The planet nearest to the Sun is :
(c) Neptune (a)Earth
(d) Pluto (b)Mercury
(c)Mars
Q211. (d)Venus
Pulsar is :
(a)stars moving towards the Earth Q220.
(b)stars moving away from Earth Super nova is
(c)rapidly spinning stars (a)a comet
(d)high temperature stars (b)an asteroid
(c)an exploding Star
Q212. (d)a black hole
Which planet is called evening star?
(a) Mars Q221.
(b)Mercury Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the
(c) Venus earth ?
(d)Jupiter (a) Mercury
(b)Mark
Q213. (c) Venus
The planet revolving east to west is (d)Pluto
(a) Venus
(b)Uranus Q222.
(c) Neptune Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?
(d)Pluto (a) Saturn
(b)Earth
Q214. (c) Jupiter
Which of the following is known as the Morning Star? (d)Mars
(a)Saturn
(b)Jupiter Q223.
(c)Mars Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the
(d)Venus earth ?
(a) Mercury
Q215. (b) Mars
Which planet orbits closest to the earth? (c) Venus
(a) Mars (d) Pluto
(b) Jupiter
(c) Venus Q224.
(d) Mercury Which planets do not have satellites revolving around
them ?
Q216. (a)Mars and Venus
Solar energy is received by the earth through (b)Mercury and Venus
(a) conduction (c)Mars and Mercury
(b) radiation (d)Neptune and Pluto
(c) convection
(d) refraction Q225.
The planet which has the highest surface temperature is
Q217. (a) Jupiter
The planets on either side of the Earth are (b) Earth
(a)Mars and Jupiter (c) Pluto
(b)Mercury and Venus (d) Venus
(c)Venus and Saturn
(d)Mars and Venus Q226.
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
(a) 8 min (a) Teacher
(b) 2 min (b) Tremor
(c) 6 min (c) Temper
(d) 4 min (d) None of these

Q227. Q235.
A spinning neutron star is known as Earthquakes are caused by
(a) White dwarf (a)Denudation
(b) Black hole (b)Tectonics
(c) Pulsar (c)Earth revolution
(d) Quasar (d)Earth rotation

Q228. Q236.
The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :
is (a)23 hrs. 56 min. 9 sec
(a) Corona (b)23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec
(b)Umbra (c)23 hrs. 30 min.
(c)Penumbra (d)24 hrs.
(d)Black hole
Q237.
Q229. Meanders are the features formed by
The total number of planets revolving around the sun is (a)glaciers
(a)Five (b) rivers
(b) Eight (c) winds
(c)Seven (d) ocean waters
(d)Six
Q238.
Q230. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern
In a solar or lunar eclipse the region of earth’s shadow is hemisphere is caused by :
divided into : (a)revolution of the earth
(a) Five parts (b)rotation of the earth
(b) Four parts (c)uneven heating of the earth
(c) Two parts (d)All the above
(d) Three parts
Q239.
Q231. Speed of wind is measured by
Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of (a)barometer
each planet around the Sun is elliptical? (b) hygrometer
(a) Kepler (c) thermometer
(b) Galileo (d) anemometer
(c)Newton
(d) Copernicus Q240.
Ozone hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the
Q232. presence of
Which among the following statements is true regarding (a) Oxygen
International Date line ? (b)Hydrogen
(a)It is 180° Longitude (c)Chloro floro carbon
(b)It is a straight line (d)Radio active waste
(c)It is a big circle
(d)It is a curved line beyond earth Q241.
The term Roaring Forties is related to the
Q233. (a)Trade winds
The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at (b) Planetary winds
which of the following latitudes of the earth? (c)Westerlies
(a)49° (d)Polar winds
(b) 66 1/2°
(c) 63° Q242.
(d) 69°51 Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?
(a) Ionosphere
Q234. (b) Troposphere
An earthquake is also known as (c) Stratosphere
(d) Troposphere Q251.
Which is the most stable eco system ?
Q243. (a) Desert
Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated (b) Ocean
with (c)Mountain
(a) Troposphere (d) Forest
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Ionosphere ANSWERS :
(d) Stratosphere 1a 2c 3d 4b 5d 6a
7a 8c 9b 10 a 11 a 12 c
Q244. 13 c 14 d 15 a 16 d 17 d 18 a
Which of the following winds is called anti trade wind ? 19 d 20 a 21 a 22 d 23 a 24 c
(a) Chinook 25 d 26 a 27 c 28 b 29 a 30 b
(b) Cyclone 31 c 32 c 33 c 34 a 35 c 36 c
(c) Typhoon 37 b 38 b 39 c 40 b 41 c 42 b
(d) Wester lies 43 d 44 c 45 c 46 c 47 c 48 d
49 a 50 b 51 a 52 c 53 c 54 a
Q245. 55 a 56 b 57 a 58 d 59 c 60 c
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is : 61 d 62 c 63 c 64 c 65 a 66 d
(a)Stratosphere 67 b 68 c 69 a 70 a 71 c 72 a
(b)Thermosphere 73 d 74 c 75 c 76 a 77 a 78 d
(c)Troposphere 79 d 80 d 81 b 82 d 83 b 84 a
(d)Mesosphere 85 c 86 b 87 d 88 d 89 d 90 b
91 a 92 c 93 d 94 a 95 d 96 c
Q246. 97 b 98 c 99 c 100 a 101 b 102 b
For the cultivation of Tobacco the soil should be rich In 103 d 104 b 105 a 106 d 107 d 108 b
(a)calcareous matter 109 c 110 d 111 d 112 c 113 c 114 c
(b)nitrogen 115 a 116 b 117 c 118 b 119 d 120 c
(c)organic content 121 b 122 c 123 a 124 a 125 d 126 a
(d)potash 127 b 128 a 129 b 130 b 131 b 132 a
133 b 134 c 135 b 136 b 137 b 138 d
Q247. 139 c 140 d 141 a 142 d 143 b 144 a
Which of the following types of soil is best suited for 145 b 146 b 147 b 148 d 149 b 150 b
cotton cultivation? 151 a 152 a 153 a 154 d 155 b 156 a
(a)Black 157 b 158 b 159 d 160 d 161 b 162 c
(b) Red 163 b 164 b 165 a 166 a 167 a 168 b
(c) Latterite 169 d 170 d 171 c 172 c 173 d 174 a
(d) Mountain 175 c 176 a 177 b 178 b 179 c 180 d
181 b 182 c 183 d 184 c 185 a 186 a
Q248. 187 a 188 b 189 a 190 b 191 a 192 a
The soil which originate under tail grass prairie 193 a 194 c 195 a 196 d 197 a 198 b
vegetation is called 199 b 200 c 201 b 202 b 203 a 204 c
(a)Black soils 205 c 206 a 207 a 208 b 209 c 210 c
(b)Chestnut soils 211 c 212 c 213 a 214 d 215 c 216 b
(c)Chernozem soils 217 d 218 c 219 b 220 c 221 c 222 b
(d)Terra rosa soils 223 c 224 b 225 d 226 a 227 c 228 b
229 b 230 d 231 a 232 b 233 b 234 b
Q249. 235 b 236 a 237 b 238 b 239 d 240 c
The crop mainly grown in hills is 241 c 242 b 243 a 244 a 245 c 246 d
(a) sweet com 247 a 248 c 249 b 250 c 251 b
(b) sweet jowar
(c) sweet potato
(d) sweet pea

Q250.
Contour plouging helps in
(a)stopping floods
(b) growing crops
(c)soil conservation
(d)checking landslides