INDIAN GEOGRAPHY PYQ

1. Consider the following statements: [2019]
1. Asiatic lion naturally found in India only
2. Double-humped camel is naturally found in
India only
3. Which one of the following is the
Agasthyamala biosphere reserve? [2019]
(a) Neyyar, peppara and shendurney wildlife
sanctuaries and kalakad mundanthurai tiger
reserve

3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in (b) Mudumalai sathayamangalam and

India only Wayanad wildlife sanctuaries and silent valley
national park
Which one of the statements given above
is/are correct? (c) Kaundinya gundla bhrameshwaram and
papikonda wildlife sanctuaries and mukurthi
(a) 1 only national park

(b) 2 only (d) Kawal and Shree Venkateshwara wildlife

sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar-srisailam
(c) 1 and 3 only tiger reserve

(d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans. (a)

Ans. (a) 4. Consider the following states : [2019]

2. Consider the following pairs: Famous 1. Chattisgarh

place: River [2019]
2. Madhya Pradesh
1. Pandharpur: Chandrabhaga
3. Maharashtra
2. Tiruchirapalli: Cauvery
4. Odisha
3. Hampi: Malaprabha
With reference to the states mentioned above,
Which of the pair given above are correctly in terms of percentage of forest cover to the
matched total area of State, which one of the following
is the correct ascending order?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 2-3-1-4
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2-3-4-1
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3-2-4-1
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3-2-1-4
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Ans. (c) 7. With reference to the management of

minor minerals in India, consider the
5. Consider the following Pairs: [2019] following statements : [2019]

Glacier: River 1. Sand is a 'minor mineral' according to the

prevailing law in the country.
1. Bandarpunch : Yamuna
2. State Governments have the power to grant
2. Bara Shigri: Chenab mining leases of minor minerals, but the
powers regarding the formation of rules
3. Milam : Mandakini related to the grant of minor minerals lie with
the Centre Government.
4. Siachen : Nubra
3. State Governments have the power to frame
5. Zemu : Manas rules to prevent illegal mining of minor
minerals.
Which of the following pairs given above are
correctly matched? Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1,2 and 4
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1,3 and 4
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 5
(c) 3 only
(d) 3 and 5
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
6. Why are dewdrops not formed on a
cloudy night? [2019] 8. With reference to the cultivation of Kharif
crops in India in the last five years, consider
(a) Clouds absorb the radiation released from the following statements : [2019]
the Earth's surface.
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
(b) Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more
(c) The Earth's surface would have low than that of oilseeds.
temperature on cloudy nights.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that
(d) Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground of sugarcane.
level.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has
Ans. (b) steadily decreased.

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Which of the statements given above are (c) Nagpur

correct?
(d) Pune
(a) 1 and 3 only
Ans. (a)
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
11. With reference to 'Indian Ocean Dipole
(c) 2 and 4 only (IOD)' sometimes mentioned in the news
while forecasting Indian monsoon, which of
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 the following statements is/are correct? [2017]

Ans. (a) 1. IOD phenomenon is characterized by a

difference in sea surface temperature between
9. Consider the following statements: tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical
Eastern Pacific Ocean.
1. The Barren Island volcano is an active
volcano located in the Indian territory. 2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El
Nino's impact on the monsoon.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of
Great Nicobar. Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano
erupted was in 1991 and it has remained (a) 1 only
inactive since then.
(b) 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (c) Both 1and 2

(a) 1 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) 2 and 3 Ans. (b)

(c) 3 only 12. Consider the following statements:

(d) 1 and 3 1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five

States only.
Ans. (a)
2. Western Ghats are spread over five States
10. Among the following cities, which one lies only.
on a longitude closest to that of Delhi? [2018]
3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.
(a) Bengaluru
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) Hyderabad correct?

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(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 7

(b) 3 only (c) 8

(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 9

(d) 1 and 3 only Ans. (b)

Ans. (b) 15. At one of the places in India, if you stand

13. With reference to river Teesta, consider
the following statements:
1. The source of river Teesta is the same as
that of Brahmaputra but it flows through
Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is
a tributary of river Teesta.
on the seashore and watch the sea, you will
find that the sea water recedes from the shore
line a few kilometres and comes back to the
shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk
on the sea floor when the water recedes. This
unique phenomenon is seen at
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Bheemunipatnam

3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on (c) Chandipur

the border of India and Bangladesh.
(d) Nagapattinam
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? Ans. (c)

(a) 1 and 3 only 16. Which of the following is geographically

closest to Great Nicobar ?
(b) 2 only
(a) Sumatra
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) Borneo
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Java
Ans. (b)
(d) Sri Lanka
14. If you travel by road from Kohima to
Kottayam, what is the minimum number of Ans. (a)
States within India through which you can
travel, including the origin and the 17. In India, in which one of the following
destination? types of forests is teak a dominant tree
species?
(a) 6
(a) Tropical moist deciduous forest

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(b) Tropical rain forest Ans. (c)

(c) Tropical thorn scrub forest 19. Consider the following rivers:

(d) Temperate forest with grasslands 1. Vamsadhara

Ans. (a)[2015] 2. Indravati

18. Consider the following States : 3. Pranahita

1. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Pennar Which of the above are tributaries of

Godavari?
2. Himachal Pradesh
(a) 1, 2 and 3
3. Mizoram In which of the following states
do ―Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests‖ occur? (b) 2, 3 and 4

(a) 1 only (c) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 2 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only Ans. (d)

(d) 1, 2 and 3 20. Which of the following pairs of States of

India indicates the easternmost and
Ans. (c) Westernmost State?

18. Consider the following States : (a) Assam and Rajasthan

1. Arunachal Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

2. Himachal Pradesh (c) Assam and Gujarat

3. Mizoram In which of the following states (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
do ―Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests‖ occur?
Ans. (d) . [2015]
(a) 1 only
21. Which one of the following regions of
(b) 2 and 3 only India has a combination of mangrove forest,
evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
(c) 1 and 3 only
(a) North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) South-West Bengal

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(c) Southern Saurashtra (c) 1 and 3 only

(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (d) [2014] Ans. (b)

22. Which of the following have coral reefs? 24. Which one of the following pairs of
islands is separated from each other by the Ten
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Degree Channel‘?

2. Gulf of Kachchh (a) Andaman and Nicobar

3. Gulf of Mannar (b) Nicobar and Sumatra

4. Sunderbans (c) Maldives and Lakshadweep

Select the correct answer using the code given (d) Sumatra and Java
below.
Ans. (a)
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
25. Consider the following pairs: Hills :
(b) 2 and 4 only Region

(c) 1 and 3 only 1. Cardamom Hills: Coromandel Coast

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 2. Kaimur Hills: Konkan Coast

Ans. (a) 3. Mahadeo Hills: Central India

23. In India, the problem of soil erosion is 4. Mikir Hills: North-East India
associated with which of the following?
Which of the above pairs are correctly
1. Terrace cultivation matched?

2. Deforestation (a) 1 and 2

3. Tropical climate (b) 2 and 3

Select the correct answer using the code given (c) 3 and 4
below.
(d) 2 and 4
(a) 1 and 2 only
Ans. (c)
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26. What are the significances of a practical (c) 1 and 3 only

approach to sugarcane production known as
Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative‘? (d) 1, 2 and 3

1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to Ans. (b)

the conventional method of cultivation.
28. With reference to Changpa‘ community of
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very India, consider the following statement:
effectively in this.
1. They live mainly in the State of
3. There is no application of chemical/ Uttarakhand.
inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this fine wool.
compared to the conventional method of
cultivation. 3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled
Tribes.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
27. Consider the following rivers:
29. Consider the following pairs: Region Well
1. Barak known for the production of

2. Lohit 1. Kinnaur : Areca nut

3. Subansiri 2. Mewat: Mango

Which of the above flows / flow through 3. Coromandel: Soya bean

Arunachal Pradesh?
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
(a) 1 only matched?

(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only

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(b) 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 only

(d) None (c) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (d) (d) 1, 2 and

30. The Narmada river flows to the west, 3 Ans. (c)

while most other large peninsular rivers flow
to the east. Why? 32. Consider the following pairs National Park
River flowing through the Park
1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
1. Corbett National Park – Ganga
2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the
Satpuras. 2. Kaziranga National Park – Manas

3. The land slopes to the west from Central 3. Silent Valley National Park – Kaveri
India.
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
Select the correct answer using the codes matched?
given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
(d) None
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a) [2013]
33. Consider the following statements:
31. Which of the following is / are the
characteristic/ characteristics of Indian coal? 1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.

1. High ash content 2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.

2. Low sulphur content 3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.

3. Low ash fusion temperature Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below. (a) 1 and 2

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(b) 2 only 4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu

(c) 2 and 3 Which of the above pairs are correctly

matched?
(d) None
(a) 1 and 3 only
Ans. (c)
(b) 2 and 4 only
34. Which of the following statements
regarding laterite soils of India are correct? (c) 1,3 and 4 only

1. They are generally red in colour. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash. Ans. (a)

3. They are well-developed in Rajasthan and 36. Consider the following crops
UP.
1. Cotton
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on
these soils. 2. Groundnut

Select the correct answer using the codes 3. Rice

given below.
4. Wheat
(a) 1, 2 and 3
Which of these are Kharif crops?
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(a) 1 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (c)
(d) 2, 3 and 4
35. Consider the following pairs :
Ans. (c)
Tribe State
37. Despite having large reserves of coal, why
1. Limboo (Limbu): Sikkim does India import millions of tonnes of coal?

2. Karbi: Himachal Pradesh 1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal
reserves for future and import it from other
3. Dongaria : Odisha countries for the present use.

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2. Most of the power plants in India are coal
based and they are not able to get sufficient
supplies of coal from within the country
3. Steel companies need large quantity of
cooking coal which has to be imported.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
39. Consider the following statements:
1. The duration of the monsoon decreases
from southern India to northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the
northern plains of India decreases from east to
west.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only

(c) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only

(d) 1,2 and 3 (c) Both 1and 2

Ans. (b) [2012] (d) Neither 1 nor 2

38. A particular State in India has the Ans. (c)

following characteristics :
40. Consider the following crops of India :
1. It is located on the same latitude which
passes through northern Rajasthan 1. Groundnut

2. It has over 80% of its area under forest 2. Sesamum

cover
3. Pearl millet
3. Over 12% of the forest cover constitutes
Protected Area Network in this State. Which of the above is/are predominantly rain-
fed crop/crops?
Which one among the following States has all
the above characteristics? (a) 1 and 2 only

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) 2 and 3 only

(b) Assam (c) 3 only

(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) 1,2 and 3

(d) Uttarakhand Ans. (d)

Ans. (a)

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41. When you travel in Himalayas, you will Ans. (d)

see the following :
43. Following are the characteristics of an area
1. Deep gorges in India:

2. U-turn river courses 1. Hot and humid climate

3. Parallel mountain ranges 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm

4. steep gradients causing land-sliding 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres

Which of the above can be said to be the 4. Annual range of temperature 15°C to 30°C
evidences for the Himalayas being young fold 4
mountains?
Which one among the following crops are you
(a) 1 and 2 only most likely to find in the area described above
?
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(a) Mustard
(c) 3 and 4 only
(b) Cotton
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) Pepper
Ans. (d)
(d) Virginia tobacco
42. Consider the following crops in India :
Ans. (c) [2011]
1. Cowpea
44. With reference to the mineral resources of
2. Green gram India, consider the following pairs: Mineral
90% Natural sources in
3. Pigeon pea
1. Copper Jharkhand
Which of the above is/are used as pulse,
fodder and green manure? 2. Nickel Orissa

(a) 1 and 2 only 3. Tungsten Kerala

(b) 2 only Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly

matched?
(c) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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(c) 1 and 3 only (c) Both 1, and 2

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b) Ans. (b)

45. With reference to soil conservation, 47. In India, which type of forest among the
consider the following practices : following occupies the largest area?

1. Crop rotation (a) Montane Wet Temperate Forest

2. Sand fences (b) Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest

3. Terracing (c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

4. Wind breaks (d) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest

Which of the above are considered appropriate Ans. (c)

methods for soil conservation in India ?
48. Which one of the following is the
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only appropriate reason for considering the
Gondwana rocks as most important of rock
(b) 2 and 4 only systems of India?

(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (a) More than 90% of limestone reserves of

India are found in them
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) More than 90% of India‘s coal reserves are
Ans. (c) found in them

46. Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill (c) More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils
made cotton yarn in the country. What could are spread over them
be the reason?
(d) None of the reasons given above is
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of appropriate in this context
soil in the State.
Ans. (b)
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
49. Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh
Which of the above is/are the correct reasons? are

(a) 1 only (a) Beas and Chenab only

(b) 2 only (b) Beas and Ravi only

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(c) Chenab, Ravi and Sutlejonly
(d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlejand Yamuna
Ans. (d)
3. The pattern of monsoon would be different
from what it is at present.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

50. With reference to, the river Luni, which (a) 1 only
one of the following statements is correct?
(b) 1and 3 only
(a) It flows into Gulf of Khambhat
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) It flows into Gulf of Kuchchh
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with a
tributary of-Indus Ans. (d)

(d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of 53. Which one of the following pairs is not
Kuchchh correctly matched? Dam/Lake River

Ans. (d) (a) Govind Sagar Sutlej

51. When you travel in certain parts of India,
you will notice red soil. What is the main
reason for this colour?
(a) Abundance of magnesium
(b) Kolleru Lake Krishna
(c) Ukai Reservoir Tapi five varieties of silk
Pradesh followed by India. included then only
India northern region Ghats be old rift valleys.

(b) Accumulated humus (d) Wular Lake Jhelum

(c) Presence of ferric oxides Ans. (d) [2011]

(d) Abundance of phosphates 54. The approximate representation of land

use classification in India is
Ans. (c)
(a) Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other
52. If there were no Himalayan ranges, what areas 42%
would have been the most likely geographical
impact on India ? (b) Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other
areas 25%
1. Much of the country would experience the
cold waves from Siberia. (c) Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other
areas 28%
2. Indo-gangetic plain would be devoid of
such extensive alluvial soils.

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(d) Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other Select the correct answer using the codes
areas 30% given below:

Ans. (d) (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

55. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also (b) 2, 3 and 4
pass through
(c) 1 and 4
(a) Rajasthan
(d) 1 and 3
(b) Punjab
Ans. (b) [2010]
(c) Himachal Pradesh
58. According to Census 2001, which one of
(d) Jammu & Kashmir the following Indian States has the maximum
population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. (a)
(a) West Bengal
56. In India, during the last decade the total
cultivated land for which one of the following (b) Maharashtra
crops has remained more or less stagnant?
(c) Bihar
(a) Rice
(d) Tamil Nadu
(b) Oilseeds
Ans. (b)
(c) Pulses
59. Which one of the following statements is
(d) Sugarcane not correct?

Ans. (c) (a) The Western Ghats are relatively higher in

their northern
57. Which one of the following states border
Uttar Pradesh? (b) The Anai Mudi is the highest peak in the
Western Ghats
1. Punjab
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura.
2. Rajasthan
(d) The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys are
3. Chhattisgarh said to be Pradesh?

4. Jharkhand below:

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Punjab after creation of all the five known five Ans. (c)
varieties of silk Pradesh followed by India.
included then only India northern region Ghats 62. For which one of the following items, is
be old rift valleys. Tirupur well-known as a huge exporter to
many parts of the world?
Ans. (a)
(a) Gems and Jewellery
60. Consider the following statements :
(b) Leather goods
1. India is the only country in the world
producing all commercial varieties of silk. (c) Knitted garments

2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the (d) Handicrafts

world.
Ans. (c)
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 63. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one
of the following?
(a) 1 only
(a) Chambal Project
(b) 2 only
(b) Kosi Project
(c) Both 1and 2
(c) Damodar Valley Project
(d) Neither 1 nor
(d) Bhakra Nangal Project
2 Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
61. Which one of the following is the correct
sequence of the given hills starting from the 64. Which one of the following is the correct
north and going towards the south? sequence of the given Indian cities in the
decreasing order of their normal annual
(a) Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi rainfall?
Hills - Anaimalai Hills
(a) Kochi - Kolkata - Delhi - Patna
(b) Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri
Hills - Nallamalai Hills (b) Kolkata - Kochi - Patna - Delhi

(c) Nallamalai Hills–Javadi Hills - Nilgiri
Hills - Anaimalai Hills
(d) Anaimalai Hills - Nallamalai Hills - Javadi
Hills - Nilgiri Hills
(c) Kochi - Kolkata - Patna - Delhi
(d) Kolkata - Kochi - Delhi - Patna
Ans. (c)

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65. Consider the following statements : (d) Neither 1 nor 2

1. India is the second country in the world to Ans. (d)

adopt a National Family Planning Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India
2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of
fertility by 2010 with a Population of 111
crores.
67. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled
Tribe in the Constitution of India.

3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve (b) North-East India accounts for a little over
replacement level offertility. half of the country‘s tribal Population.

Which of the statements given above is/are (c) The people known as Todas live in the
correct? Nilgiri area.

(a) 1 only (d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.

(b) 1and 2 Ans. (a)

(c) 2 and 3 68. Consider the following statements :

(d) 1, 2 and 3 1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala

Ans. (d) 2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya

Pradesh
66. Consider the following statements :
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1. Area wise Chhattisgarh is larger than West
Bengal. (a) 1 only

2. According to the Population 2001 Census (b) 2 only

population of West Bengal is larger than that
of Chhattisgarh. (c) Both 1and 2

Which of the statements given above is/are (d) Neither 1 nor 2

correct?
Ans. (d) [2009]
(a) 1only
69. Consider the following statements:
(b) 2 Only
1. India does not have any deposits of
(c) Both 1and 2 Thorium

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2. Kerala‘s monazite sands contain Uranium 72. Consider the Following statements :

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the
density of the population in India has
(a) 1 only increased more than three times.

(b) 2 only 2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001 the

annual growth rate (exponential) of the
(c) Both 1and 2 population of India has doubled.

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
Ans. (d)
(a) 1 only
70. At which one of the following places two
important rivers of India originate; while one (b) 2 only
of them flows towards north and merges with
another important river flowing towards Bay (c) Both 1and 2
of Bengal, the other one flow towards Arabian
Sea? (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a) Amarkantak Ans. (d)

(b) Badrinath 73. In which one of the following places is the

Shompen tribe found?
(c) Mahabaleshwar
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Nasik
(b) Nicobar Islands
Ans. (a)
(c) Spiti Valley
71. Which one of the following rivers does not
originate in India? (d) Lakshadweep Islands

(a) Beas Ans. (b)

(b) Chenab 74. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on

which one of the following rivers?
(c) Ravi
(a) Beas
(d) Sutlej
(b) Chenab
ans d [2008]
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(d) Sutlej A 78. With which one of the following rivers is

the Omkareshwar Project associated?
ns. (b)
(a) Chambal
75. In India, the ports are categorized as major
and nonmajor ports. Which one of the (b) Narmada
following is a nonmajor port?
(c) Tapi
(a) Kochi (Cochin)
(d) Bhima
(b) Dahej
Ans. (b)
(c) Paradip
79. Match List-I with List-II and select the
(d) New Mangalore correct answer using the codes given below
the lists:
Ans. (b)
List-I (Board): List II (Headquarters)
76. In which one of the following states are
Namchik- Namphuk located? A. Coffee Board : 1. Bangalore

(a) Arunachal Pradesh B. Rubber Board : 2. Guntur

(b) Meghalaya C. Tea Board : 3. Kotayam

(c) Manipur D. Tobacco Board : 4. Kolkata

(d) Mizoram ABCD

Ans. (a) (a) 243 1

77. In India, How many States share the (b) 1342

coastline?
(c) 2341
(a) 7
(d) 1432
(b) 8
Ans. (b)
(c) 9
80. Which one of the following rivers is the
(d)10 Tehri Hydropower Complex located?

Ans. (c) (a) Alaknanda

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(b) Bhagirathi Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(c) Dhauliganga
(a) 1 and 2 only
(d) Mandakini
(b) 2 and 3 only
Ans. (b)
(c) 1 and 3 only
81. Which of the following minerals are found
in a natural way in the State of Chhattisgarh? (d) 1, 2 and 3

1. Bauxite Ans. (d)

2. Dolomite 83. Which of the following pairs are-correctly

matched?
3. Iron ore
Waterfalls : River
4. Tin
1. Kapildhara Falls: Godavari
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: 2. Jog Falls: Sharavati

(a) 1, 2,3 and 4 only 3. Sivasamudram Falls: Cauvery

(b) 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(c) 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
Ans. (a)
(c) 1 and 3 only
82. Which of the following pairs are correctly
matched? Irrigation (d) 1, 2 and 3

Project : State Ans. (b)

1. Damanganga: Gujarat 84. Which two countries follow China and

India in the decreasing order of their
2. Girma: Maharashtra populations?

3. Pamba : Kerala (a) Brazil and USA

(b) USA and Indonesia

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(c) Canada and Malaysia (b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) Russia and Nigeria (c) 1 and 4 only

Ans. (b) (d) 1, 2, 3 and

85. Which of the following pairs in respect to 4 Ans. (d)

correct Power generation in India is/are
correctly matched? (Rounded Figure) 87. Amongst the following States, which one
has the highest percentage of rural population
1. Installed electricity generation capacity : (on the basis of the Census,2001)?
100000 MW
(a) Himachal Pradesh
2. Electricity generation: 660 billion kWh
(b) Bihar
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (c) Orissa

(a) 1 only (d) Uttar Pradesh

(b) 2 only Ans. (b)

(c) Both 1and 2 88. Consider the following statements :

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar

production.
Ans. (b)
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-
86. Which of the following are among the production region.
million-plus cities in India on the basis of data
of the Census,2001? Which of the statements given above is/ are
correct?
1. Ludhiana
(a) 1 only
2. Kochi
(b) 2 only
3. Surat
(b) Both 1and 2
4. Nagpur
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: Ans. (d)

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

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89. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh (d) 3 only

Hydroelectric Projects located?
Ans. (d)
(a) Madhya Pradesh
92. Which one among the following major
(b) Uttar Pradesh Indian cities is the most eastward located?

(c) Uttarakhand (a) Hyderabad

(d) Rajasthan (b) Bhopal

Ans. (c) (c) Lucknow

90. Which of the following hills are found (d) Benguluru (Bangalore)
where the Eastern Ghats and the Western
Ghats meet? Ans. (c) [2007]

(a) Anaimalai Hills 93. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given below the
(b) Cardamon Hills lists:

(c) Nilgiri Hills List-I (Town): List-II (River Nearer to it)

(d) Shevoroy Hills A. Betul: 1. Indravati

Ans. (c) B.Jagdalpur: 2. Narmada

91. Consider the following statements : C. Jabalpur : 3. Shipra

Tributary Main River River
D. Ujjain : 4. Tapti
1. Chambal: Narmada
(a) 1423
2. Sone : Yamuna
(b) 4123
3. Manas: Brahmaputra
(c)4 132
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
matched? (d) 1432

(a) 1,2 and 3 Ans. (b)

(b) 1and 2 only 94. Which one of the following National

Highways passes
(c) 2 and 3 only

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(a) NH 4 97. Which one of the following rivers

originates at Amarkantak ?
(b) NH 5
(a) Damodar
(c) NH 6
(b) Mahanadi
(d) NH7
(c) Narmada
Ans. (c)
(d) Tapti
95. Consider the following statements :
Ans. (c)
1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
98. Which one among the following States of
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese India has the lowest density of population?
deposits.
(a) Himachal Pradesh
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (b) Meghalaya

(a) 1 only (c) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) 2 only (d) Sikkim

(c) Both 1and 2 Ans. (c)

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 99. Out of the four southern States: Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,
Ans. (d) which shares boundaries with the maximum
number of Indian States?
96. In which one of the following districts,
have large reserves of diamond-bearing (a) Andhra Pradesh Only
kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
(b) Karnataka Only
(a) Hoshangabad
(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(b) Raipur
(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(c) Sambalpur
Ans. (c)
(d) Warangal
100. Dalbergia species is associated with
Ans. (b) which one of the following?

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(a) Cashew nut (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
not the correct explanation of A.
(b) Coffee
(c) A is True but R is false
(c) Tea
(d) A is false but R is true
(d) Rosewood
Ans. (d)
Ans. (d)
104. Which one of the following is the correct
101. Where were Shevaroy Hills located? sequence in the decreasing order of production
(in million tonnes) of the given foodgrains in
(a) Andhra Pradesh India ?

(b) Karnataka (a) Wheat-Rice-Pulses-Coarse cereals

(c) Kerla (b) Rice-Wheat-Pulses-Coarse cereals

(d) Tamil Nadu (c) Wheat-Rice-Coarse cereals-Pulses

Ans. (d) (d) Rice-Wheat- Coarse cereals- Pulses

102. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak Ans. (d)

located?
105. From North towards South, which one of
(a) Rajasthan the following is the correct sequence of the
given rivers in India?
(b) Gujarat
(a) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Satluj
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Satluj
(d) Maharashtra
(c) Zaskar - Shyok - Satluj- Spiti
Ans. (a)
(d) Zaskar - Satluj- Shyok - Spiti
103. Assertion (a): River Kalinadi is an east
flowing river in the southern part of India. Ans. (b) [2006]

Reason(R): The Deccan Plateau is higher
along its western edge and gently slopes
towards the Bay of Bengal in the east. :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
106. Consider the following statements:
1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28
Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not
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2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate (c) Tabo Monastery: Himachal Pradesh
among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other
Union Territories. (d) Kye Monastery : Arunachal Pradesh

3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Ans. (d)

Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States
(Delhi and Pondicherry not included). 109. Consider the following statements :

Which of the statements given above is/are 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and
correct? Bangladesh.

(a) 1 and 2 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan

and Nepal
(b) 2 and 3
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh
(c) 1 only and Myanmar

(d) 3 only Which of the statements given above are

correct?
Ans. (d)
(a) 1, 2 and 3
107. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh governments Memorandum of (b) 1 and 2, only
Understanding for the linking of two project.
Which are these two rivers? (c) 2 and 3, only

(a) Betwa and Chambal (d) 1 and 3, only

(b) Betwa and Ken Ans. (a)

(c) Chambaland Son 110. Which of the following substances are

found in the beach sands of many parts of
(d) Ken and Narmada Kerala?

Ans. (b) 1. Ilmenite

108. Which one of the following pairs is not 2. Zircon

correctly matched?
3. Silimanite
Monastery : State
4. Tungsten
(a) Dhankar Monastery: Himachal Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given
(b) Rumtek Monastery: Sikkim below:

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(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is

the correct explanation of A.
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
(c) 3 and 4 only not the correct explanation of A.

(d) 1 and 2 only (c) A is True but R is false

Ans. (b) (d) A is false but R is true

111. Match List-1 with List-II and select the Ans. (c)
correct answer using the code given below the
lists: [2006] 113. Consider the following statements :

List - I (Valley) List-II (State)
A. Markha Valley 1. Sikkim
B. Dzukou Valley 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sangla Valley 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Yumthang Valley 4. Nagaland
Codes :
1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has
the smallest gap in male and female literacy
rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi and
Pondicherry not included).
2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan
has literacy rate above the national average
literacy rate
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

ABCD (a) 1 only

(a) 2431 (b) 2 only

(b) 3124 (c) Both 1and 2

(c) 2134 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(d) 3421 Ans. (b)

Ans. (b) 114. According to Census 2001, which one of

the following Indian States has the maximum
112. Assertion (a): The percentage of net sown population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
area to the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less
as compared to that of West Bengal. (a) West Bengal

Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra (b) Maharashtra

Pradesh is laterite. :

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(c) Bihar 117. For which one of the following items, is

―Tirupur‖ well-known as a huge exporter to
(d) [2005] many parts of the world?

115. Which one of the following statements is (a) Gems and Jewellery
not correct?
(b) Leather goods
(a) The Western Ghats are relatively higher in
their northern region (c) Knitted garments

(b) The Anai Mudi is the highest peak in the (d) Handicrafts
Western Ghats
Ans. (c)
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura.
118. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one
(d) The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys are of the following?
said to be old rift valleys.
(a) Chambal Project
Ans. (a)
(b) Kosi Project
116. Consider the following statements:
(c) Damodar Valley Project
1. India is the only country in the world
producing all the five known commercial (d) Bhakra Nangal Project
varieties of silk.
Ans. (a)
2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the
world. 119. Which one of the following states border
Uttar Pradesh?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 1. Punjab

(a) 1 only 2. Rajasthan

(b) 2 only 3. Chhattisgarh

(c) Both 1and 2 Select the correct answer using the codes
given below
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (d)
(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 4

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(d) 1 and 3 2. The National Population Policy of India

Ans. (b)
120. Which one of the following is the correct
sequence of the given hills starting from the
north and going towards the south?
2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of
fertility by 2010 with a Population of 111
crores.
3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve
replacement level of fertility.

(a) Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Which of the statements given above is/are
HillsAnaimalai Hills correct?

(b) Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri (a) 1 only

Hills - Nallamalai Hills
(b) 1and 2
(c) Nallamalai Hills Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills
- Anaimalai Hills (c) 2 and 3

(d) Anaimalai Hills - Nallamalai Hills - Javadi (d) 1, 2 and 3

Hills - Nilgiri Hills
Ans. (d)
Ans. (c)
123. Consider the following statements:
121. Which one of the following statements is
not correct? 1. Area wise Chhattisgarh is larger than West
Bengal.
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled
Tribe in the Constitution of India. 2. According to the Population 2001 Census
population of West Bengal is larger than that
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over of Chhattisgarh.
half of the country‘s tribal population.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) The people known as Todas live in the correct?
Nilgiri area.
(a) 1only
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.
(b) 2 Only
Ans. (a)
(c) Both 1and 2
122. Consider the following statements:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. India is the second country in the world to
adopt a National Family Planning Programme. Ans. (b)

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124. Which one of the following is the correct B. Copper: 2. Jayamkondam

sequence of the given Indian cities in the
decreasing order of their normal annual C. Manganese: 3. Alwar
rainfall?
D. Lignite: 4. Dharwar
(a) Kochi - Kolkata - Delhi - Patna
Codes : A B C D
(b) Kolkata - Kochi - Patna - Delhi
(a) 14 3 2
(c) Kochi - Kolkata - Patna - Delhi
(b) 2341
(d) Kolkata - Kochi - Delhi – Patna
(c) 1342
Ans. (c)
(d) 2431
125. Consider the following crops :
Ans. (c)
1. Cotton
127. In which one of the following Union
2. Groundnut Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe
live?
3. Maize
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. Mustard
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Which of the above are Kharif crops?
(c) Daman and Diu
(a) 1 and 2
(d) Lakshadweep
(b) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
(c)3 and 4
128. Which among the following National
(d) 1,2,3 and 4 Highway routes is the longest?

Ans. (b) [2004] (a) Agra-Mumbai

126. Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (b) Chennai-Thane

(Location) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists: (c) Kolkata-Hajira

List-I (Minerals) List-II (Location) (d) Pune-Machilipatnam

A. Coal: 1. Giridih Ans. (a)

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129. Consider the following statement : Ans. (c)

Among the Indian States
131. Consider the following:
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline.
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports.
2. Sahyadri Parvat
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 3. Satpura Range

(a) 1 only What is the correct sequence of the above

from the north to the south?
(b) 2 only
(a) 1-2-3
(c) Both 1and 2
(b) 2-1-3
(d) neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1-3-2
Ans. (b)
(d) 2-3-1
130. Consider the following statements: As
per 2001 Census Ans. (b)

1. the two States with the lowest sex ratio are 132. Assertion (A): Bangalore receives much
Haryana and Punjab. higher average annual rainfall than that of
Mangalore.
2. the two States with the lowest population
per sq km of area are Meghalaya and Reason (R): Bangalore has the benefit of
Mizoram. receiving rainfall both from south-west and
north-east monsoons. :
3. Kerala has both the highest literacy rate and
sex ratio. (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
not the correct explanation of A
(a) 3 only
(c) A is true but R is false
(b) 2 and 3
(d) A is false but R is true
(c) 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
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133. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of (c) A is true but R is false
the following cities of Rajasthan?
(d) A is false but R is true
(a) Bharatpur
Ans. (c)
(b) Jaipur
136. Amongst the following Indian States
(c) Jodhpur which one has the minimum total forest cover?

(d) Udaipur (a) Sikkim

Ans. (b) (b) Goa

134. Assertion (A): India does not export (c) Haryana

natural rubber.
Reason (R): About 97% of India‘s demand for
natural rubber is met from domestic
production.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A
(d) Kerala
Ans. (c)
137. Match List-I (Beaches in India) with List
II (States) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists:

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is List-I (Beaches in India) List-II (States)
not the correct explanation of A
A. Gopnath Beach 1. Andhra Pradesh
(c) A is true but R is false
B. Lawsons Bay Beach 2. Kerala
(d) A is false but R is true
C. Devbagh Beach 3. Gujarat
Ans. (d)
D. Sinquerim Beach 4. Goa
135. Assertion (A) : West-flowing rivers of
Peninsular India have no deltas. 5. Karnataka

Reason(R): These rivers do not carry any Codes : A B C D

alluvial sediments.
(a) 5421
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A (b) 3154

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is (c) 5124

not the correct explanation of A
(d) 3451

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Ans. (b) (b) Only 2

138. In a particular region in India, the local (c) Both 1and 2

people train the roots of living tree into robust
bridges across the streams. As the time passes (d) Neither 1 nor 2
these bridges become stronger. These unique
Living Root Bridges‘ are found in Ans. (a)

(a) Meghalaya 141. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of:

(b) Himachal Pradesh (a) Assam Himalayas

(c) Jharkhand (b) Kumaon Himalayas

(d) Tamil Nadu (c) Nepal Himalayas

Ans. (a) (d) Punjab Himalayas

139. What is the correct sequence of the rivers Ans. (b)

– Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in
the descending order of their lengths? 142. Among the following cities, which one is
at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
(a) Godavari-Mahanadi-Narmada-Tapi
(a) Bangalore
(b) Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi
(b) Delhi
(c) Narmada-Godavari-Tapi-Mahanadi
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Narmada-Tapi-Godavari-Mahanadi
(d) Nagpur
Ans. (b) [2003]
Ans. (a)
140. Consider the following statements:
143. Consider the following statements:
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant
1. Longitude of Jabalpur‘s location is between
2. India is the first country in the world to those of Indore and Bhopal
develop hybrid cotton variety leading to
increased production 2. Latitude of Aurangabad‘s location is
between those of Vadodara and Pune
Which of these statements is/are correct?
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than
(a) Only 1 Chennai.

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Which of these statements is/are correct? 2. India ranks second in the world in the
export of tobacco.
(a) 1and 3
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(b) Only 2
(a) Only 1
(c) 2 and 3
(b) Only 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) both 1and 2
Ans. (a)
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
144. The thermal power plant of Bokaro is
located in: Ans. (d)

(a) Bihar 147. Among the following cities, which one is

nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(b) Chhattisgarh
(a) Delhi
(c) Jharkhand
(b) Kolkata
(d) Orissa
(c) Jodhpur
Ans. (c)
(d) Nagpur
145. Which one among the following States is
smallest in area? Ans. (b)

(a) Andhra Pradesh 148. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India
produces more rice than the western coast.
(b) Gujarat
Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more
(c) Karnataka rainfall than the western coast.

(d) Tamil Nadu (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A
Ans. (c)
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
146. Consider the following statements: not the correct explanation of A

1. India ranks first in the world in fruit (c) A is true but R is false
production.

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(d) A is false but R is true mouth of the Daya
River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal,
covering a vast area
Ans. (c)
149. Open stunted forests with bushes and
small trees having long roots and sharp thorns
or spines are commonly found in
(a) Eastern Orissa
(b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
(c) Siwaliks and Terai region
(d) Western Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (d) [2002]
150. For short-term climate prediction, which
one of the following detected in the last
decade, is associated with occasional rains in
the India subcontinent?
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of Jet Streams
(c) El Nino and Southern Oscillations
(d) Greenhouse effects on global level
Ans. (c)
151. The correct sequence of the eastward
flowing rivers India from north to south is
(a) Subranarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishana, Pennar, Vagai
(b) Subranarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Cauvery, Vagai
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Krishna, Cauvery, vagai
(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna,
Godavari, Cauvery, Pennar
Ans. (a)
152. With reference to India, which one the
following statements is incorrect?
(a) About one-third of the area of the country
records more than 750 millimeters of annual
rainfall
(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the
country is wells
(c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil
in the northern plans of the country
(d) The mountain areas accounts for about
thirty percent of the surface area of the country
Ans. (b)
153. Which one of the following is a lagoon?
(a) Ashtamudi lake
(b) Chilka lake
(c) Preiyar lake
(d) Pulicatlake
Ans. (b)
154. The average annual temperature of a
meteorological station is 26°C, its average
annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range
of temperature is 9°C. The station in
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(b) Chennai C. Pichavaram : 3. Andhra Pradesh

(c) Cherrapunji D. Vembanad : 4. Maharashtra

(d) Kolkata 5. Tamil Naidu

Ans. (a) Codes : A B C D

155. With reference to Indian transport (a) 2154

systems, consider the following statements:
(b) 4532
1. Indian railways system is the largest in the
world. (c) 2534

2. National Highways cater to 45 per cent of (d) 4 152

the total road transport demand.
Ans. (b)
3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest
density of surface road. 157. The above map is the Union Territory of

4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in

the country.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Ans. (d)

156. Match List I (Mangrove) with List II (a) Chandigarh

(State) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists: (b) Daman and Diu

List I (Mangrove): List II (State) (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

A. Achra Ratnagiri: 1. Karnataka (d) Pondicherry

B. Coondapur: 2. Kerala Ans. (c) [2001]

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158. Identify the correct order of the processes Ans. (c)

of soilerosion from the following:
160. The approximate age of the Aravallis
(a) Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, range is
Gully erosion
(a) 370 million years
(b) Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gully
erosion, Rill erosion (b) 470 million years

(c) Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, (c) 570 million years
Splash erosion
(d) 670 million years
(d) Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion,
Splash erosion Ans. (c)

Ans. (a) 161. Along which one of the following

meridians did India experience the first light
159. In the above map, the black marks show of the sunrise of the new millennium?
the distribution of
(a) 82°30'W

(b) 82°30'E

(c) 92°30'W

(d) 92°30'E

Ans. (d) [2000]

162. Which one of the following statements is

not true?

(a) Ghaggar‘s water is utilised in the Indira

Gandhi Canal

(b) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region

(a) Asbestos
(c) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river
(b) Gypsum
(d) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari
(c) Limestone
Ans. (a)
(d) Mica
163. Consider the following statements:

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1. Tides are of great help in navigation and (b) 5214

fishing.
(c) 4 213
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave
the harbour safely. (d) 1234

3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours.
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal
ports.
Which of these statements are correct?
Ans. (b) 165. The correct sequence in
decreasing order of the four sugarcane
producing States in India is
(a) Maharashtra, U.P., Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh

(a) 1 and 4 (b) U.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra

Pradesh
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) Maharashtra, U.P., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
(c) 1, 2 and 3 Nadu

(d) 1, 2, 3 and (d) U.P., Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil

Nadu
4 Ans. (d)
Ans. (b)
164. Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5 in the given map with the names of the 166. Consider the following statements:
institutes located in these cities and select the
correct answer using the codes given below (a) Maharashtra has the highest acreage under
the names of the institutes: jawar in India.

Names of Institutes (b) Gujarat is the largest producer of

groundnut in India.
(a) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(c) Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable
(b) Central Sheep Breeding Farm wastelands in India.

(c) National Dairy Research Institute (d) Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare
yield of maize in India.
(d) National Institute of Agricultural
Extension Management Which of these statements are correct?

Codes : A B C D (a) 1 and 4

(a) 5132 (b) 2 and 3

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(c) 1 and 3 169. Which one of the following ports of India

handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?
(d) 2 and 4
(a) Calcutta
Ans. (b)
(b) Kandla
167. Consider the following statements about
the megacities of India : (c) Mumbai

1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 (d) Visakhapatnam

million.
2. All the megacities are important sea ports.
3. Megacities are either national or State
capitals.
Which of these statements are correct?
Ans. (b)
170. Which one of the following statements is
true according to 1991 Census data?
(a) U.P. has the highest density of population
in India

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Himachal Pradesh has the highest female

to male sex ratio in India
(b) 1and 2
(c) West Bengal has the highest growth rate of
(c) 2 and 3 population in India

(d) 1 and 3 (d) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India

Ans. (d) Ans. (d)

168. Which one of the following pairs of
primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation
is not correctly matched?
(a) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
171. Match the different ports of Union
Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C
and D in the given map with their respective
names and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the list of ports :

(b) Kol: Jabalpur List (Ports of Pondicherry) 1) Karaikal 2)

Mahe 3) Pondicherry 4) Yanam
(c) Munda : Chhotanagpur
Codes : A B C D
(d) Korba : Kodagu
(a) 2134
Ans. (d)
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(c) 2143 174. The Ravva offshore block, with great

potential for oil, is located in
(d) 1243
(a) Krishna-Godavaribasin
Ans. (a)
(b) Cauvery basin
172. Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most
denselypopulated part of India. (c) Mahanadi basin

Reason (R): Ganga is the most harnessed river (d) Palar-Pennar basin
of India.
Ans. (a) [1999]
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct
explanation of A 175. If it is 10.00 a.m. I.S.T., then what would
be the local time at Shillong on 92°E
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a longitude?
correct explanation of A
(a) 9.38 a.m.
(c) A is true, but R is false
(b) 10.38 a.m.
(d) A is false, but R is true
(c) 10.22 a.m.
Ans. (a)
(d) 9.22 a.m.
173. Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in
North Indian plains has increased during the Ans. (c)
last couple of decades.
176. The given figure shows a portion of
Reason (R): There has been reduction in the Southern India. The proposed site
depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt. (Koodankulam) for the construction of two
1000 MW nuclear power plants has been
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct labelled in the map as
explanation of A
(a) A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a
correct explanation of A (b) B

(c) A is true, but R is false (c) C

(d) A is false, but R is true (d) D

Ans. (a) Ans. (b)

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177. Which one of the following statements is B. Krishna : 2. Mettur

not true of the Konkan Railway?
C. Narmada : 3. Gandhi Sagar
(a) The totallength is about 760 km
D. Chambal: 4. Sardar Sarovar
(b) It runs through the states of Karnataka,
Goa, Maharashtra and Kerala Codes : A B C D

(c) It is the only rail route that cuts across the (a) 1423
Western Ghats
(b) 2143
(d) The Konkan Railway Construction
Company which came into being raised money (c) 2134
through Public Issues
(d) 1342
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
178. Match the areas shown as A, B, C and D
on the given map showing with the largest 182. Match List I with List II and select the
religious minorities. correct answer using the codes given below
the Lists:
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below the list of minorities. figure, List-I (Resorts): List-II (States)
places marked A, B, C and D represent
respectively A. Chakrata : 1. Assam

(a) Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar and Kargil B. Haflong : 2. West Bengal

(b) Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil and Anantnag C. Kalimpong: 3. Uttarakhand

(c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil D. Kufri : 4. Himachal Pradesh

(d) Srinagar, Baramula, Kargil and Anantnag Codes : A B C D

Ans. (c) (a) 1324

181. Match List I with List II and select the (b) 3 142
correct answer using the codes given below
the Lists: (c) 3 124

List-I (Rivers) List-II (Dams) (d) 1342

A. Cauvery : 1. Almatti Ans. (c)

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183. What is the correct sequence of the resources for irrigation? (a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (b) 3, 4,
following Indian states order of their length of 2, 1 (c) 4, 3, 1, 2 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 Ans. (c)
surface roads per 100 km2 of their
186. Which one of the following sets of states
1. Haryana stands to benefit the most from the Konkan
Railway?
2. Maharashtra
(a) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
3. Punjab
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil
4. Tamil Nadu Nadu, Kerala

Select the correct answer using the codes (c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
given below:
(d) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu
Codes: A B C D
Ans. (a)
(a) 423 1
187. Which one of the following pairs of cities
(b) 43 12 has recently been connected through a 6-lane
express way?
(c) 3 412
(a) Ahmedabad : Vadodara
(d) 342 13, 4 on the rough states in descending
their area? (b) Dhaka: Chittagong

below: (c) Islamabad : Lahore

Ans. (a) [1998] (d) Mumbai: Pune

184. The four railway junctions shown by Ans. (a)

numerals 1, 2, outline map of Gujarat are
respectively (a) Palanpur, Mahesana, 188. Which one of the following languages
Ahmedabad and Vadodara (b) Mahesana, belongs to the Austric group?
Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagarh (c)
Palanpur, Khnda, Bhuj and Okha (d) (a) Marathi
Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and
Bharkch Ans. (c) (b) Ladakhi

185. Which one of the following is the correct (c) Khasi

sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4)
of India shown on the map in descending order (d) Tamil
in terms of their available ground water
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189. Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 D. Haldia : 4. Cement :

and 4 in the rough outline map given : Among
these, those which were threatened in 1997 by 5. Iron and Steel
a serious epidemic include: has started
recently in which one of the areas of India, Codes : A B C D
labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough map given
below: (a) 4312

(a) 1 (b) 2513

(b) 2 (c) 4521

(c)3 (d) 2143

(d) 4 Ans. (b)

Ans. (c) 192. The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added

a new chapter to the history of Indian
190. Which one of the following east flowing Sericulture. Which one of the following states
rivers of India has rift valley due to down is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk?
warping?
(a) Assam
(a) Damodar
(b) Bihar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Manipur
(c) Sone
(d) Orissa
(d) Yamuna
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
193. Match List I with List II and select the
191. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
the lists:
List I (Minerals) : List II (Mining are(a)
List I (Places) : List II (Industries)
A. Graphite: 1. Bellary
A. Jamnagar: 1. Aluminium
B. Lead: 2. Didwana
B. Hospet: 2. Woollen Textile
C. Salt : 3. Rampa
C. Korba : 3. Fertilizers
D. Silver: 4. Zawar

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Codes : A B C D (a) 1324

(a) 3412 (b) 2341

(b) 1423 (c) 342 1

(c)3142 (d) 2143

(d) 2314 Ans. (a)

Ans. (c) 196. Which one of the following ports shown

on the rough outline map of India is a riverine
194. Commercial production of mineral oil has port?
started recently in which one of the areas of
India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough map (a) 1
given below:
(b) 2
(a) 1
(c)3
(b) 2
(d) 4
(c)3
Ans. (d)
(d) 4
197. Match List I with List II and select the
Ans. (c) correct answer using the codes given below
the lists:
195. In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of
specialised towns have been developed. Match List I: List II A. Deccan Traps:
the lists of specialisation with towns and select
the correct answer using the codes given 1. Late Cenozoic B. Western Ghats:
below lists:
2. Pre-cambrian C. Aravalli :
List I (Towns): List II (Specialisation)
3. Cretaceous Eocene D. Narmada-Tapi:
A. Alibag: 1. Fishing Centre
4. Pleistocene alluvial deposits
B. Balapur: 2. Holiday Resort
Codes : A B C D
C. Nhava Sheva: 3. Petro-Chemical Complex
(a) 3514
D. Ratnagiri: 4. Port
(b) 3 125
Codes : A B C D

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(c) 2134 (c) 5243

(d) 1425 (d) 5134

Ans. (b) Ans. (c)

198. The January isotherm taken as a basis for 200. According to the latest census figures sex
dividing India into tropical and sub-tropical ratio in India is
zones is
(a) declining
(a) 21°C
(b) stable
(b) 18°C
(c) increasing
(c) 12°C
(d) fluctuating
(d) 15°C
Ans. (a)
Ans. (b) [1997]
201. What is the correct sequence of the
199. Match List I with List II and select the descending order of the following States in
correct answer by using the codes given below respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991
the lists: Census?

List I (Climatic Conditions) List II 1. Mizoram

(Reasons)
2. Kerala
A. Chennai is warmer than Calcutta 1. North-
East Monsoon 3. Goa

B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude 4. Nagaland

C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Choose the correct answer using the codes
Punjab 3. Western depressions given below :

D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in (a) 2, 3, 1, 4

winter 4. Distance from sea latitude
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
Codes : A B C D
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(a) 1245
(d) 1, 2, 4,3
(b) 4513
Ans. (d)

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202. The Almatti Dam is on the river (a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean‘

(a) Godavari (b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift

(b) Cauvery (c) Indian Ocean is a land locked ocean

(c) Krishna (d) Indian Ocean has greater variation in

salinity
(d) Mahanadi
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
205. Consider the map given below : The
203. Match List I with List II and select the predominant languages spoken in the areas
correct answer by using the codes given below marked A, B, C and D respectively are:
the lists:
(a) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Awadhi
List I (Minerals) : List II : (Typical areas of
Occurrence) (b) Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha

A. Coal: 1. Bhandara (c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili

B. Gold: 2. Karanpura (d) Maithili, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha and Awadhi

C. Mica : 3. Hutti Ans. (c)

D. Manganese: 4. Nellore 206. Which one of the following pairs is

correctly matched?
Codes: A B C D
(a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
(a) 1324
(b) Deodar: Madhya Pradesh
(b) 2341
(c) Sandalwood : Kerala
(c) 342 1
(d) Sundari: West Bengal
(d) 2143
Ans. (d)
Ans. (b)

204. Which one of the following factors is

responsible for the change in the regular
direction of the ocean currents in the Indian
Ocean?

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