1. Which state has smallest land area?

[IAS 2003] (b) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal

(a) Goa Pradesh by about 2 hours
(b) Nagaland (c) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at
(c) Sikkim Gujarat by about 3 hours
(d) Tripura (d) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at
Gujarat by about 2 hours
2. The climate of India is mainly tropical because: 9. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the
[CDS 2002] states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000]
(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North (a) AP and Karnataka
(b) major part of India lies within the tropics (b) AP and Tamil Nadu
(c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean (c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams (d) Orissa and AP
10. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in : [Bank
3. The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are: PO 2007]
[CDS 2002] (a) Indian Ocean
(a) Kavaratti and New Moor (b) Arabian Sea
(b) Bitra and Kavaratti (c) Bay of Bengal
(c) Pamban and Barren (d) none of these
(d) Narcondam and Barren 11. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman
Islands? [CPO SI 2003]
4. Among the following Union Territories of India, (a) Sri Lanka
which one has (b) Myanmar
the largest size? [CDS 2002] (c) Indonesia
(a) Pondicherry (d) Pakistan
(b) Lakshadweep 12. Which one of the following States shares
(c) Daman and Diu boundaries with the maximum number of other States
(d) Chandigarh of India ? [CPO AC 2003]
5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly (a) Madhya Pradesh
matched? [CDS1999] (b) Maharashtra
(a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan (c) Assam
(b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar (d) Bihar
(c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal 13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: [CPO
(d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan AC 2003]
6. Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999] (a) West Bengal
(a) Minicoy and Amindiv (b) Orissa
(b) Minicoy and Maldives (c) Chhattisgarh
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) Madhya Pradesh
(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman 14. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and
7. Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011] Nicobar Islands?
(a) Dover and Calais (a) Thailand
(b) Alaska and Russia (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (c) Indonesia
(d) North Korea and South Korea (d) All of them
8. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied 15. The States which have common borders with
for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, China are:
then approximately time: [CPO AC 2003] 1. Jammu and Kashmir
(a) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal 2. Sikkim
Pradesh by about 3 hours 3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh (d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western
(a) 1, 3 and 4 Ghats
(b) 1, 2 and 3 23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas
(c) 1 and 3 located in :
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (a) Kashmir
16. The States of India having common border with (b) Nepal
Myanmar are:[CDS 1993] (c) Baluchistan
(a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh (d) Myanmar
(b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam 24. Match the following: [CDS 2000]
(c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal
17. The State with the largest area under waste land C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and Kashmir
is: D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal Pradesh
(a) Gujarat ABCD
(b) Madhya Pradesh (a) 4 3 1 2
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (b) 3 4 2 1
(d) Rajasthan (c) 3 4 1 2
18. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in: (d) 4 3 2 1
(a) Himachal Pradesh 25. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from
(b) Madhya Pradesh Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS
(c) Arunachal Pradesh 2003]
(d) Sikkim (a) Pir Panjal pass
19. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which (b) Karakoram pass
one of the following? [Asstt Grade 1991] (c) Banihal pass
(a) Fold mountains (d) Zoji La pass
(b) Volcanic mountains 26. Which one of the following mountains is not the
(c) Block mountains part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]
(d) None of these (a) Sheravoy hills
20. The oldest mountains in India according to (b) Javadi hills
geographical history are :[Asstt Grade 1991] (c) Nallamala hills
(a) Satpuras (d) Elamalai hills
(b) Nilgiris 27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India,
(c) Vindhyas is situated on : [IAS 2003]
(d) Aravallis (a) Palni hills
21. The highest mountain peak in India is : [LIC 1994] (b) Anaimalai mountain
(a) Kanchenjunga (c) Nilgiri mountain
(b) Mount Everest (d) Cardamon hills
(c) Mt. K2 28. Which one of the following statements is NOT
(d) Nanda Devi correct? [IAS 2003]
22. Which one of the following is the correct sequence (a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by
of the age of formation-from the youngest to the the weathering of basaltic lava rocks
oldest-of the given mountain ranges? (b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other
(a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers
Traps (c) Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and
(b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, mica in it
Himalayas (d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact
(c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan than its original type
Traps
29. Which of the following relates to the formation of (b) Makurti
the Himalayas? (c) Analmudi
(a) Folding of the earth's crust (d) None of these
(b) Accumulation of loess deposits 37. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt Grade
(c) Folding of the geosyncline 1993]
(d) Faulting of the earth's crust (a) straight mountains
30. Which one of the following is most prone to (b) block mountains
earthquakes? [CDS 2000] (c) residual mountains
(a) Coastal plains (d) volcanic mountains
(b) Old shields 38. Which of the following mountain passes lies
(c) Plateaus outside India ?
(d) Young folded mountains (a) Khyber
31. The correct sequence of the different sections of (b) Bomdila
the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in (c) Bara Lacha La
the descending order is : [IAS 2003] (d) Shipkila
(a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam 39. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989]
Him. (a) Kashmir and Tibet
(b) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon (b) Nepal and Tibet
Him. (c) Leh and Kargil
(c) Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab (d) Leh and Snnagar
Him. 40. Which of the following passes and locations is/are
(d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab wrongly matched?
Him. 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir
32. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh
(a) Block mountains 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal
(b) Fold mountains Pradesh
(c) Volcanic mountains 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim
(d) Residual mountains (a) 1 and 2
33. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat (b) 2 and 3
in west to Delhi in the north is the: (c) 3 and 4
(a) Aravallis (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Vindhyas 41. Which of the following are true with respect to the
(c) Satpuras Indian Peninsular Plateau?
(d) Kaimur range 1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of
34. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges granites and gneiss
of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994] 2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland
(a) the Siwalik Range consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets
(b) the Lesser Himalayas 3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps
(c) the Great Himalayan Range forming the northern flank of the plateau
(d) the Dhaula Dhar Range 4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are
35. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: [I. Tax & interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura
Central Excise 1992] ranges.
(a) alluvial soil (a) I, II and III
(b) coral reef (b) I and II
(c) sandstone (c) I, II, III and IV
(d) lava (d) I, III and IV
36. The highest peak in South India is: 42. Which of the following is the main difference
(a) Doda Betta between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
(a) Height (c) I, II, IV, III
(b) Continuity (d) III, II, IV, I
(c) Proximity to the coast 48. Consider the following: [IAS 2004]
(d) Vegetation 1. Mahadeo Hills
43. Which of the following is not true with regard to the 2. Sahyadri Parvat
coastal plains of India ? 3. Satpura Range
(a) The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin What is the correct sequence of the above from the
interspersed by hilly terrain north of the south ?
(b) The eastern coast has a wide plain with (a) 1, 2, 3
well-developed deltas of the major rivers (b) 2, 1, 3
(c) The west coast has little indentation except (c) 1, 3, 2
towards the south (d) 2, 3, 1
(d) The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial 49. Which of the following gives the correct sequence
features of hills in the east-west direction?
44. In which one of the following is the Himalayan (a) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
pass Shipki La located? [IAS 2008] (b) Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga
(a) Chandra valley (c) K'hasi,Garo, Naga, Mikir
(b) Hunza valley (d) Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo
(c) Nubra valley 50. Consider the following mountain ranges: [CDS
(d) Sutlej valley 2002]
45. Arrange the following hill ranges in order from 1. Ladakh Range
north to south: 2. Karakoram
1. Nallamala Hills 3. Greater Himalayas
2. Nilgiri 4. Zanskar Range
3. Anaimalai What is the correct sequence of these from south to
4. Cardamon Hills north?
(a) I, IV, III, II (a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) I, II, III, IV (b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) II, I, III, IV (c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) I, II, IV, III (d) 4, 3, 2, 1
46. Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in order as
they occur from west to east:
1. Kanchenjunga
2. Mt. Everest
3. Nanda Devi
4. Dhaulagiri
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, II, IV, III
(c) III, II, I, IV
(d) III, IV, II, I
47. Arrange the following ranges in order as they
occur from north to south:
1. Pir Panjal
2. Karakoram
3. Zanskar
4. Ladakh
(a) II, IV, III, I
(b) II, III, IV, I