Question 1

India experiences which type of climate?

1. Temperate climate
2. Tropical Monsoon climate
3. Temperate Continental Climate
4.Mediterranean Climate
Answer : Tropical Monsoon climate

Question 2
The Deccan Plateau gets less rainfall than the Western Ghats
because :
 1. it lies in the way of South West Monsoon winds.
2. it lies in the rainshadow area of the Himalayas.
3. it lies in the rainshadow area of the Western Ghats.
4.it is triangular in shape.
Answer : it lies in the rainshadow area of the Western Ghats.

Question 3
What causes the winter rain along the Coromandel Coast?

1. Sea breeze
2. Retreating monsoon
3. South-west monsoon
4.Western disturbances
Answer: Retreating monsoon

Question 4
Which of the following is NOT a source of rainfall for Punjab
and Haryana?

1. Western disturbances
2. Arabian Sea branch of South-west monsoon
3. Bay of Bengal branch of South-west monsoon
4.Retreating monsoon.
Answer: Retreating monsoon

Question 5
Which of the following factors does not affect the climate of a
place?

1. Varied relief
2. The Monsoon Winds
3. Distance from the Sea
4.Presence of vegetation.
Answer: Presence of vegetation

Question 6
Western disturbances become active in northern India
during which season?

1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Spring
4.Monsoon
Answer: Winter

Question 7
The summer monsoon winds blow in which direction?

1. North-East
2. South-West
3. North-West
4.South-East
Answer : South-West
Question 8
Which of the following is good for the cultivation of tea and
jute?

1. Mango showers
2. Loo
3. Kalbaisakhi
4.None of the above.
Answer : Kalbaisakhi

Question 9
Where does the Arabian Sea branch join the Bay of Bengal
branch?

1. In Punjab and Haryana

2. In Western Ghats
3. In Chota Nagpur Plateau
4.In the Sahyadris.
Answer: In Punjab and Haryana

Question 10
What causes the 'October Heat'?

1. High temperature and heavy rainfall.

2. Reduced temperature and heavy rainfall.
3. High temperature and humidity.
 4.Reduced temperature and humidity.
Answer: High temperature and humidity

Question 11
Which state in India is the first to experience the onset of the
monsoon and the last to see its withdrawal?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. West Bengal
4.Andaman and Nicobar
Answer: Kerala

Question 12
Why do the interior parts of the Deccan remain dry during
the Retreating monsoon?

1. Because they lie in the rainshadow of the Eastern Ghats.

2. Because they lie parallel to the Eastern Ghats.
3. Because they lie in the rainshadow of the Western Ghats.
4.Because they lie parallel to the Arabian Sea Branch.
Answer: Because they lie in the rainshadow of the Eastern
Ghats.

Question 13
Climate of India is strongly influenced by ............... .
 1. Trade winds
2. Loo
3. Easterly winds
4.Monsoon winds
Answer : Monsoon winds

Question 14
Which of the following factors cause the rise in the
temperature of mainland of India in the month of March?

1. The land breeze blows towards the sea

2. The pressure belts shift.
3. Southward migration of the Sun from the equator.
4.Northward migration of the Sun from the equator.
Answer : Northward migration of the Sun from the equator.

Question 15
Which of the following areas get rainfall from the Retreating
monsoon?

1. West Coast of India

2. East Coast of India
3. Western Ghats
4.Thar desert
Answer : East Coast of India

Question 16
Which of the following constituents add fertility to the soil?

1. Silica
2. Humus
3. Clay
4.Sand
Answer : Humus

Question 17
Which of the following are the characteristics of fertile soil?

1. Adequate amount of moisture

2. Rich in nutrients
3. Organic matter
4.All of the above.
Answer : All of the above

Question 18
Which of the following is a transported or ex situ soil?

1. Alluvial soil
2. Laterite soil
3. Red soil
4.Black soil.
Answer : Alluvial soil
Question 19
Which of the following soils vary from place to place on the
basis of the parental rocks and climatic conditions?

1. Black soil
2. Laterite soil
3. Alluvial soil
4.Red soil.
Answer : Red soil

Question 20
Farmers plant trees in several rows to check soil erosion by
...............

1. floods
2. winds
3. drought
4.heavy rains
Answer : winds

Question 21
Alluvial soil is rich in which of the following minerals?
1. Iron
2. Nitrogen
3. Phosphorus
4.None of the above.
Answer: Iron
Question 22
Red soil gets its name from ................ .
1. its colour
2. its ferric oxide content
3. Both (a) and (b)
4.None of the above.
Answer: Both (a) and (b)

Question 23
Black soil is also known as ................ .
1. Bhangar
2. Khadar
3. Regur
4.Leached
Answer : Regur

Question 24
Laterite soil is mainly found in the highland areas of
............... .
1. the Himalayas
2. the Peninsular Plateau
3. the Aravali Range
4.the Karakoram Range
Answer : the Peninsular Plateau
Question 25
Why is Black soil highly moisture retentive?
1. It has fifty per cent of clay content
2. It is formed of weathered lava rocks
3. It has high quantities of lime and iron
4.All of the above.
Answer : It has fifty per cent of clay content

Question 26
Which of the following soils forms the second largest soil
group in India?
1. Black soil
2. Red soil
3. Yellow soil
4.Brown soil
Answer: Red soil

Question 27
Why is the Red soil considered ideal for dry farming?

1. It is formed in areas with poor rainfall and responds to

fertilizers.
2. It is red in colour.
3. It is rich in iron oxide.
4.It is rich in nitrogen.
Answer: It is formed in areas with poor rainfall and
responds to fertilizers.
Question 28
Which of the following is correct about the Laterite soil?
1. It is the residual soil.
2. It is formed by leaching due to tropical rains.
3. Humus content of the soil is removed by bacteria.
4.All of the above.
Answer : All of the above

Question 29
Which of the following is true about natural vegetation?
1. It refers to the plant community which has grown
naturally.
2. It has not been disturbed over a long time.
3. It allows its individual species to adjust themselves to the
climate and soil conditions.
4.All of the above.
Answer : All of the above

Question 30
Plants of a particular region or period, listed as species and
considered as a group is called ................. .
1. Flora
2. Vegetation
3. Forest
4.All of the above.
Answer : Flora
Question 31
The assemblage of plant species living in association with
each other in a given environmental set-up is called
................. .
1. Forest
2. Vegetation
3. Flora
4.None of the above.
Answer : Vegetation

Question 32
What are the chief characteristics of Tropical Rain forests?
1. They appear green all the year round.
2. They have dense canopy of trees.
3. The trees do not have a fixed time to shed their leaves.
4.All of the above.
Answer : All of the above.

Question 33
Why are the Tropical Evergreen forests not fully exploited?
1. Because they do not shed their leaves and have dense
canopy of trees.
2. Because they are found in highly inaccessible areas.
3. Because of tangled mass of canes, palms and bamboos.
4.Because they have dense undergrowth.
Answer : Because they have dense undergrowth.
Question 34
Tropical Deciduous forests are also known as ................... .
1. Rain forests
2. Monsoon forests
3. Tidal forests
4.None of the above
Answer : Monsoon forests

Question 35
Sandalwood belongs to ............... category of forests.
1. the Moist Deciduous forests
2. the Dry Deciduous forests
3. the Rain forests
4.the Mountain forests
Answer : the Moist Deciduous forests

Question 36
The type of vegetation found in Tropical Thorn forests is
................ .
1. Thyrophytic
2. Thornyphytic
3. Xerophytic
4.Phylophytic
Answer : Xerophytic
Question 37
At which of the following places Tidal forests are found?
1. Wet marshy areas
2. River deltas and along sea coasts
3. Swampy areas
4.All of the above
Answer : All of the above

Question 38
Why do Tidal forests have a profuse growth with tangle of
climbers?
1. To adapt themselves to survive in soft and shifting mud
in wet marshy areas and river deltas.
2. To breathe while being submerged under water through
pores.
3. To adapt themselves to live in damp and moist
conditions.
4.None of the above.
Answer : To adapt themselves to survive in soft and shifting
mud in wet marshy areas and river deltas.

Question 39
Littoral forests have breathing roots called ................ .
1. Pneumatophores
2. Pinophores
3. Phytopores
4.None of the above.
Answer : Pneumatophores
Question 40
Mangrove trees are utilised for which purpose?
1. Timber
2. Fruit
3. Ornamental objects
4.Fuel
Answer : Fuel

Question 41
For which purpose are Sundari trees utilised?
1. Rearing shellac worms.
2. Furniture, railway carriages and bridges.
3. Hard durable timber for construction purposes and boat
making.
4.None of the above.
Answer : Hard durable timber for construction purposes and
boat making.

Question 42
Why do tropical deserts have stunted growth?
1. Due to high temperature these trees do not grow to great
heights.
2. Due to scarcity of rain water the trees do not get enough
water for their growth.
3. Due to long roots that reach deep underground and
therefore do not attain height.
4.None of the above.
Answer : Due to scarcity of rain water the trees do not get
enough water for their growth.

Question 43
What is an aquifer?
1. An underground well that readily gives out water on
digging the land.
2. An underground pond that was once a source of water
and is now buried under rocks.
3. An underground stream saturated with water that is
transmitted readily on to the surface.
4.None of the above.

Answer : An underground stream saturated with water that

is transmitted readily on to the surface.

Question 44
Which of the following measures are not used to conserve
water?
1. Rainwater harvesting
2. Using bottled drinking water only
3. Water recycling
4.Preventing water pollution

Answer : Using bottled drinking water only

Question 45
Which of the following is not a secondary source of water?
 1. Rivers
2. Groundwater
3. Lakes and ponds
4.Rain
Answer : Rain

Question 46
Sprinkler irrigation is also known as ................ .
1. Seepage irrigation
2. Overhead irrigation
3. Protected irrigation
4.Nozzle irrigation
Answer : Overhead irrigation

Question 47
Tanks form the main source of irrigation in ............... .
1. Punjab and Haryana
2. the Deccan Plateau
3. Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
4.All of the above.
Answer : the Deccan Plateau

Question 48
................ is not a conventional means of irrigation.
1. Furrow irrigation
2. Wells
 3. Tanks
4.Inundation canals
Answer : Furrow irrigation

Question 49
The most advanced and efficient method of irrigation is
............... .
1. Tank irrigation.
2. Drip irrigation.
3. Canal irrigation.
4.Well irrigation.
Answer : Drip irrigation

Question 50
Most of the canals in India belong to which category?
1. Perennial canals
2. Inundation canals
3. Navigation canals
4.None of the above.
Answer : Perennial canals

Question 51
Which of the following least irrigated state of India is solely
dependent on canals?
1. Assam
2. Mizoram
3. Tripura
 4.Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : Mizoram

Question 52
Which of the following is the most advanced and efficient
method of irrigation?
1. Furrow irrigation
2. Spray irrigation
3. Drip irrigation
4.Sprinkler irrigation
Answer : Drip irrigation

Question 53
Minerals are natural substances having definite chemical
and ................. properties.
1. chemical
2. physical
3. biological
4.Both (a) and (b).
Answer : physical

Question 54
............... is a ferrous mineral.
1. Copper
2. Bauxite
3. Iron ore
4.Coal
Answer : Iron ore

Question 55
Good quality minerals are ............... in quantity than low
quality minerals.
1. equal
2. lesser
3. higher
4.poorer
Answer: lesser

Question 56
............... is one of the most widely distributed minerals
found in the earth's crust.
1. Iron ore
2. Copper
3. Coal
4.Limestone
Answer: Iron ore

Question 57
Which ore of iron is reddish in colour?
1. Magnetite
2. Haematite
3. Limonite
4.All of the above.
Answer: Haematite
Question 58
................ is also known as 'Black ore'.
1. Limonite
2. Haematite
3. Magnetite
4.None of the above.
Answer: Magnetite

Question 59
................ is the best quality of iron that contains more than
70 per cent of iron.
1. Magnetite
2. Limonite
3. Haematite
4.Ironite
Answer : Magnetite

Question 60
About 90 per cent of iron ore is used to make ................ .
1. Bauxite
2. Steel
3. Brass
4.Bronze
Answer: Steel
Question 61
The main iron ore exporting ports in India are Mormugao
and ................ .
1. Paradip
2. Haldia
3. Visakhapatnam
4.Kandla
Answer : Visakhapatnam

Question 62
................ is a raw material used for smelting of iron ore.
1. Manganese
2. Magnetite
3. Mica
4.Feronite
Answer: Manganese

Question 63
Manganese is used to make ................ tough and resistant to
rusting.
1. copper
2. bronze
3. bauxite
4.steel
Answer : steel

Question 64
............... is used in dry cell batteries.
1. Iron ore
2. Manganese
3. Copper
4.Bauxite
Answer: Manganese

Question 65
................ mineral is used to regulate blood sugar levels and
to support the immune system.
1. Manganese
2. Iron ore
3. Mica
4.Copper
Answer : Manganese

Question 66
An excess of ................ in plants and animals is toxic.
1. iron ore
2. magnetite
3. manganese
4.haematite
Answer: manganese

Question 67
............... is essential for plant growth and reduction of
nitrates in green plants.
 1. Mica
2. Iron
3. Manganese
4.Copper
Answer : Manganese

Question 68
................ is the earliest metal used by man.
1. Iron
2. Manganese
3. Bauxite
4.Copper
Answer: Copper

Question 69
Which of the following is a principal combination in which
copper occurs in nature?
1. Sulphides
2. Oxides
3. Carbonate
4.All of the above.
Answer: All of the above

Question 70
............... is a good conductor of electricity, highly malleable
and ductile.
1. Copper
 2. Iron
3. Bauxite
4.Mica
Answer: Copper

Question 71
Copper is alloyed with ................ and nickle to make
stainless steel.
1. zinc
2. tin
3. iron
4.brass
Answer: iron

Question 72
Copper is alloyed with ............... to make bronze.
1. iron
2. tin
3. nickle
4.zinc
Answer: tin

Question 73
Which types of resources of energy are coal, petroleum and
natural gas?
1. conventional sources
2. non-renewable sources
3. non-conventional sources
 4.Both (a) and (b).
Answer: Both (a) and (b) i.e., conventional sources & non-
renewable sources

Question 74
Coal is a ............... solid stratified rock of organic and
mineral matter.
1. combustible
2. non-combustible
3. renewable
4.None of the above.
Answer: combustible

Question 75
............... coal has ............... per cent of carbon content and
is the most preferred variety of coal.
1. Lignite, 40
2. Peat, 50
3. Anthracite, 90
4.Bituminous, 80
Answer: Anthracite, 90

Question 76
Bituminous coal is also known as ............... .
1. coking coal
2. Peat
3. Steam oven
 4.Gas stove
Answer: coking coal

Question 77
Anthracite is ideal for domestic use as it is smokeless and has
high ............... value.
1. industrial
2. calorific
3. volatile
4.demand
Answer: calorific

Question 78
............... is also known as brown coal and is lower grade
coal.
1. Peat
2. Lignite
3. Anthracite
4.Bituminous
Answer: Lignite

Question 79
............... is the oldest coalfield in India.
1. Raniganj
2. Jharia
3. Korba
4.Singrauli
Answer : Raniganj

Question 80
Gondwana coal has variable quantities of ............... .
1. Low moisture
2. Small sulphur
3. Small variable quantity of phosphorus
4.All of the above
Answer: All of the above

Question 81
The Neyveli Lignite coal field in ............... is the largest
lignite deposit field in South India.
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Puducherry
4.Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Question 82
The liquid petroleum is called ............... .
1. Crude oil
2. Liquid oil
3. Natural gas
4.Natural oil
Answer: Crude oil
Question 83
Light distillates : gasoline :: middle distillates : ...............
1. diesel
2. Lubricating oils
3. naphtha
4.LPG
Answer: diesel

Question 84
Petroleum is used :
1. as a fuel
2. as raw material
3. for power generation
4.All of the above
Answer: All of the above

Question 85
Name the main component of LPG.
1. Methane
2. Butane
3. Propane
4.Ethane
Answer: Butane

Question 86
............... is the first refinery in the private sector in India.
1. The Reliance Petroleum Ltd.
2. The Vadinar Oil Refinery
3. Bina Oil Refinery
4.Panipat Oil Refinery
Answer: The Reliance Petroleum Ltd.

Question 87
In Subsistence farming, the output is not very high and is
consumed within the ............... .
1. village.
2. community.
3. family.
4.state.
Answer: family

Question 88
In Subsistence farming, there is a dominance of ...............
crops and is never any surplus for the ............... .
1. commercial, market
2. food, market
3. food, family
4.plantation, village
Answer: food, market

Question 89
The crops grown in Commercial farming are known as
............... .
1. Beverage crops
2. Cash crops
3. Fibre crops
4.Plantation crops
Answer: Cash crops

Question 90
Cultivation of crops and raising of animals is a feature of
............... .
1. Intensive farming
2. Extensive farming
3. Commercial farming
4.Plantation farming
Answer: Commercial farming

Question 91
Commercial farming is prevalent in areas where
landholdings are ............... and market economy is well
developed.
1. large
2. small
3. consolidated
4.poor in fertility
Answer: large / consolidated
Question 92
............... agriculture is also known as 'slash and burn
method'.
1. Subsistence
2. Shifting
3. Intensive
4.Extensive
Answer: Shifting

Question 93
............... and ............... crops are associated with Shifting
agriculture.
1. Rice and wheat
2. Tea and coffee
3. Yams and tapioca
4.Jute and cotton
Answer: Yams and tapioca

Question 94
............... is practised in many areas as an alternative to
Shifting cultivation.
1. Rotation of crops
2. Intercropping
3. Nitrogen fixation
4.Dry farming
Answer: Intercropping
Question 95
Intercropping involves growing of two or more crops next to
each other at the same ............... .
1. time
2. space
3. height
4.distance
Answer: time

Question 96
............... tree plantation is being promoted to check the
practice of Shifting cultivation.
1. Mango
2. Orange
3. Apple
4.Timber
Answer: Timber

Question 97
............... type of farming involves cultivation of small farms
using large inputs of labour, manures and fertilizers.
1. Extensive
2. Shifting
3. Intensive
4.Commercial
Answer: Intensive
Question 98
Which type of agriculture is mainly practised in the irrigated
areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of
south India?
1. Plantation
2. Shifting
3. Extensive
4.Intensive
Answer: Intensive

Question 99
The input of labour per unit area is low in ............... farming.
1. Extensive
2. Intensive
3. Plantation
4.Subsistence
Answer: Extensive

Question 100
............... farming is an eco-friendly method as it involves
less use of chemical fertilizers.
1. Subsistence
2. Commercial
3. Intensive
4.Extensive
Answer: Extensive
Question 101
A plantation is usually a ............... over a large area which
does not include naturally occurring plants.
1. monoculture
2. apiculture
3. horticulture
4.arboriculture
Answer: monoculture

Question 102
The farming which involves cultivation of single agricultural
crop over large tracts of land or estates is ............... .
1. Subsistence agriculture
2. Commercial agriculture
3. Plantation farming
4.Mixed farming
Answer: Plantation farming

Question 103
Tea, coffee, rubber or spices are ............... crops.
1. Plantation farming
2. Intensive farming
3. Extensive farming
4.Commercial farming
Answer: Plantation farming

Question 104
In Subsistence farming, the output is not very high and is
consumed within the ............... .
1. village.
2. community.
3. family.
4.state.
Answer: family

Question 105
In Subsistence farming, there is a dominance of ...............
crops and is never any surplus for the ............... .
1. commercial, market
2. food, market
3. food, family
4.plantation, village
Answer: food, market

Question 106
The crops grown in Commercial farming are known as
............... .
1. Beverage crops
2. Cash crops
3. Fibre crops
4.Plantation crops
Answer: Cash crops

Question 107
Cultivation of crops and raising of animals is a feature of
............... .
1. Intensive farming
2. Extensive farming
3. Commercial farming
4.Plantation farming
Answer: Commercial farming

Question 108
Commercial farming is prevalent in areas where
landholdings are ............... and market economy is well
developed.
1. large
2. small
3. consolidated
4.poor in fertility
Answer: large / consolidated

Question 109
............... agriculture is also known as 'slash and burn
method'.
1. Subsistence
2. Shifting
3. Intensive
4.Extensive
Answer: Shifting
Question 110
............... and ............... crops are associated with Shifting
agriculture.
1. Rice and wheat
2. Tea and coffee
3. Yams and tapioca
4.Jute and cotton
Answer: Yams and tapioca

Question 111
............... is practised in many areas as an alternative to
Shifting cultivation.
1. Rotation of crops
2. Intercropping
3. Nitrogen fixation
4.Dry farming
Answer: Intercropping

Question 112
Intercropping involves growing of two or more crops next to
each other at the same ............... .
1. time
2. space
3. height
4.distance
Answer: time
Question 113
............... tree plantation is being promoted to check the
practice of Shifting cultivation.
1. Mango
2. Orange
3. Apple
4.Timber
Answer: Timber

Question 114
............... type of farming involves cultivation of small farms
using large inputs of labour, manures and fertilizers.
1. Extensive
2. Shifting
3. Intensive
4.Commercial
Answer: Intensive

Question 115
Which type of agriculture is mainly practised in the irrigated
areas of the plains of northern India and the coastal area of
south India?
1. Plantation
2. Shifting
3. Extensive
4.Intensive
Answer: Intensive
Question 116
The input of labour per unit area is low in ............... farming.
1. Extensive
2. Intensive
3. Plantation
4.Subsistence
Answer: Extensive

Question 117
............... farming is an eco-friendly method as it involves
less use of chemical fertilizers.
1. Subsistence
2. Commercial
3. Intensive
4.Extensive
Answer: Extensive

Question 118
A plantation is usually a ............... over a large area which
does not include naturally occurring plants.
1. monoculture
2. apiculture
3. horticulture
4.arboriculture
Answer: monoculture

Question 119
The farming which involves cultivation of single agricultural
crop over large tracts of land or estates is ............... .
1. Subsistence agriculture
2. Commercial agriculture
3. Plantation farming
4.Mixed farming
Answer: Plantation farming

Question 120
Tea, coffee, rubber or spices are ............... crops.
1. Plantation farming
2. Intensive farming
3. Extensive farming
4.Commercial farming
Answer: Plantation farming

Question 121
............... crops are associated with the south-west monsoon.
1. Rabi
2. Kharif
3. Zayad
4.None of the above.
Answer: Kharif

Question 122
Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
 1. Sugarcane
2. Cotton
3. Rice
4.Wheat.
Answer: Wheat

Question 123
The kharif crops are sown in June and July and harvested in
............... .
1. September and October
2. October and November
3. March and April
4.August and September
Answer: September and October

Question 124
Wheat and barley are associated with which agricultural
season?
1. Kharif
2. Zaid
3. Rabi
4.None of the above.
Answer: Rabi

Question 125
The crops which are raised throughout the year are known as
............... .
 1. Kharif
2. Rabi
3. Zaid
4.Baid
Answer: Zaid

Question 126
Indian agriculture is largely dominated by ............... crops.
1. food
2. fibre
3. cash
4.spices
Answer: food

Question 127
............... are all kinds of grass-like plants, which have
starchy edible seeds.
1. Cereals
2. Spices
3. Beverages
4.Oilseeds
Answer: Cereals

Question 128
India ranks ............... in the production of cereals in the
world.
1. first
 2. second
3. third
4.fourth
Answer: third

Question 129
India is the ............... largest producer of rice in the world.
1. fifth
2. fourth
3. third
4.second
Answer: second

Question 130
Rice grows best in ..............., ............... areas.
1. warm, humid
2. cold, dry
3. hot, rainy
4.hot, dry
Answer: warm, humid

Question 131
Rice thrives in the ............... soils grown along the river
banks.
1. laterite
2. red
3. black
 4.alluvial
Answer: alluvial

Question 132
In the dry method of rice cultivation, seeds are sown in rows
with drills in area of ............... .
1. low rainfall
2. heavy rainfall
3. moderate rainfall
4.scanty rainfall
Answer: heavy rainfall

Question 133
In a sugarcane, the sugar is stored in its ............... .
1. roots
2. stem
3. leaves
4.fruit
Answer: stem

Question 134
The ............... content in sugarcane decreases if heavy rains
continue for long time.
1. glucose
2. fructose
3. sucrose
4.lactose
Answer: sucrose

Question 135
............... are cuttings taken from old plants and planted to
grow new canes.
1. Setts
2. Retts
3. Ratoons
4.Batoons
Answer: Setts

Question 136
The second or any other successive crop obtained from the
roots of the leftover crop is called ............... .
1. Ratoon
2. Stalk
3. Stem
4.Cane
Answer: Ratoon

Question 137
The yield from each successive ratoon crop is ............... than
the previous one.
1. better
2. higher
3. lesser
4.worse
Answer: lesser

Question 138
Sugarcane is a ............... exhausting crop.
1. soil
2. water
3. nitrogen
4.oxygen
Answer: soil

Question 139
Which of the following states is not a major producer of
sugarcane?
1. Kerela
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4.Maharashtra
Answer: Kerela

Question 140
Groundnut contains ............... per cent oil.
1. 30
2. 42
3. 50
4.60
Answer: 42
Question 141
Groundnut oil is extracted from the nuts found in the
............... of the plant.
1. stem
2. leaves
3. roots
4.branches
Answer: roots

Question 142
Groundnut crop requires 50 to ............... rainfall.
1. 100 cm
2. 150 cm
3. 200 cm
4.250 cm
Answer: 100 cm

Question 143
India is the ............... largest producer of groundnuts in the
world.
1. fifth
2. fourth
3. third
4.second
Answer: second
Question 144
............... is the leading producer of groundnuts in India.
1. Telangana
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4.Rajasthan
Answer: Gujarat

Question 145
............... oil is obtained from flax seeds.
1. Linseed
2. Rapeseed
3. Castor
4.Safflower
Answer: Linseed

Question 146
Soyabean has a high ............... content.
1. calcium
2. protein
3. zinc
4.sodium
Answer: Protein

Question 147
Soyabean : Kharif :: Mustard : ...............
 1. Kharif
2. Zaid
3. Rabi
4.None of the above
Answer: Rabi

Question 148
............... is the leading producer of soyabean.
1. Rajasthan
2. Maharashtra
3. Madhya Pradesh
4.Gujarat
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question 149
Cotton is tropical crop that requires uniformly high
............... .
1. rainfall
2. temperature
3. humidity
4.All of the above.
Answer: temperature

Question 150
Cotton plant is extremely sensitive to ............... which can
kill the plant and destroy the crop.
1. temperature
 2. rainfall
3. frost
4.humidity
Answer: frost

Question 151
............... soil is ideal for cotton cultivation.
1. Alluvium
2. Black
3. Laterite
4.Red
Answer: Black

Question 152
The fibre or lint is separated from the cotton seeds by a
process known as ............... .
1. ginning
2. spinning
3. pruning
4.deseeding
Answer: ginning

Question 153
An inferior substitute for jute which is more coarse and less
strong than jute is ............... .
1. Testa
2. Mesta
 3. Cesta
4.Jesta
Answer: Mesta

Question 154
The ............... soil gives the heaviest yield of Jute.
1. clayey
2. loamy
3. siety
4.sandy
Answer: clayey

Question 155
............... softens the outer bark of jute and facilitates the
early removability of the fibre within.
1. Jetting
2. Retting
3. Metting
4.Netting
Answer: Retting

Question 156
Tea develops most vigorously under ............... and no
............... .
1. sunshine, rains
2. light shade, dry spells
3. moisture, high temperature
 4.clear sky, no rains
Answer: light shade, dry spells

Question 157
High humidity, heavy ............... and morning ............... are
good for the rapid development of young tea leaves.
1. dew, fog
2. rainfall, sunshine
3. rainfall, dew
4.shade, fog
Answer: dew, fog

Question 158
The process of growing tea shrubs in nurseries from cutting
of high yielding varieties is known as ............... .
1. clonal sapling
2. clonal planting
3. clonal cuttings
4.clonal trimmings
Answer: clonal planting

Question 159
The tea shrub continues to be productive for about ...............
years.
1. 20
2. 25
3. 50
 4.70
Answer: 50

Question 160
............... variety of tea is greenish brown in colour.
1. Oolong
2. Brick
3. Black
4.Green
Answer: Oolong

Question 161
............... variety of tea is normally consumed in Russia and
Tibet.
1. Black
2. Brick
3. Oolong
4.Green
Answer: Brick

Question 162
............... has the largest area under tea production in the
world.
1. China
2. Sri Lanka
3. India
4.Kenya
Answer: India

Question 163
............... is the largest producer of tea in India.
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. West Bengal
4.Assam
Answer: Assam

Question 164
Which of the following are non-traditional coffee producing
areas?
1. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
2. Kerala and Karnataka
3. Manipur and Tripura
4.Bihar and Punjab
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Question 165
India is one of the top ............... industrialised countries.
1. five
2. seven
3. eight
4.ten
Answer: ten
Question 166
The products of agro-based industries mostly consist of
............... .
1. consumer goods
2. medicinal goods
3. beverages
4.cosmetics
Answer: consumer goods

Question 167
............... industries are also known as household industries.
1. Basic
2. Cottage
3. Cooperative
4.Village
Answer: Cottage

Question 168
Iron and steel industry and petroleum industry are the
............... industries.
1. Tertiary
2. Ancillary
3. Basic
4.Secondary
Answer: Basic
Question 169
............... are the industries which provide public utility-
based services.
1. Basic Industries
2. Cooperative Industries
3. Ancillary Industries
4.Tertiary Industries
Answer: Tertiary Industries

Question 170
Railways, Banking, Post and Telegraph industries are
............... industries.
1. Tertiary
2. Secondary
3. Ancillary
4.Basic
Answer: Tertiary

Question 171
............... is used for producing steam which is used as a
source of power for sugar industry.
1. Molasses
2. Bagasse
3. Press mud
4.Khandsari
Answer: Bagasse
Question 172
............... are used for the distillation of liquor and to
produce some chemicals and synthetic rubber.
1. Press mud
2. Bagasse
3. Khandsari
4.Molasses
Answer: Molasses

Question 173
Which of the following is a by-product of sugar industry used
for making cardboard, paper and insulation boards?
1. Press mud
2. Molasses
3. Bagasse
4.All of the above.
Answer: Bagasse

Question 174
Name the by-product of sugar industry used for making wax,
carbon paper and shoe polish.
1. Press mud
2. Molasses
3. Bagasse
4.Khandsari
Answer: Press mud
Question 175
Which of the following cities account for nearly half of
India's cotton mill cloth manufactured?
1. Jaipur and Kanpur
2. Ahmedabad and Mumbai
3. Coimbatore and Chennai
4.Panipat and Kolkata
Answer: Ahmedabad and Mumbai

Question 176
The rearing of silkworm for silk production is called
............... .
1. Monoculture
2. Pisciculture
3. Sericulture
4.Apiculture
Answer: Sericulture

Question 177
............... industry forms the backbone of industrial
development in any country.
1. Chemical
2. Iron and steel
3. Coal
4.Electronics
Answer: Iron and steel
Question 178
............... is used for hardening of steel.
1. Manganese
2. Copper
3. Nickel
4.Chromium
Answer: Manganese

Question 179
Iron is galvanised by using chromium, ............... and
tungsten.
1. copper
2. silica
3. carbon
4.nickel
Answer: nickel

Question 180
The molten iron that is obtained by the process of ore
reduction is known as ............... .
1. Cast iron
2. Wrought iron
3. Pig iron
4.Steel
Answer: Pig iron

Question 181
............... is the largest steel making company in India in the
Public sector.
1. Steel Production Unit of India.
2. Steel Manufacturing Unit of India.
3. Steel Company of India.
4.Steel Authority of India.
Answer: Steel Authority of India

Question 182
Which of the following are the integrated Iron and Steel
plants where SAIL produces Iron?
1. Bhilai and Durgapur
2. Salem and Bhadravati
3. Visakhapatnam and Vijayanagar
4.None of the above.
Answer: Bhilai and Durgapur

Question 183
............... is the oldest steel plant in the country.
1. TISCO
2. CISCO
3. DELCO
4.TELCO
Answer: TISCO

Question 184
Bhilai Steel plant was established in collaboration with
............... in ............... .
1. Germany; West Bengal
2. erstwhile USSR; Chhattisgarh
3. France; Madhya Pradesh
4.Japan; Odisha
Answer: erstwhile USSR; Chhattisgarh

Question 185
Bhilai Steel Plant is located in Durg district of ............... .
1. West Bengal
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh
4.Odisha
Answer: Chhattisgarh

Question 186
The main source of power for the Bhilai Steel Plant comes
from the power station at ............... .
1. Korba
2. Balaghat
3. Durg
4.Bokaro
Answer: Korba

Question 187
The Rourkela Steel Plant was built with cooperation from
............... in ............... .
1. Britain; Bhirmitrapur
2. France; Baradwar
3. Russia; Keonjhar
4.Germany; Sundargarh
Answer: Germany; Sundargarh

Question 188
Visakhapatnam is the first ............... based steel plant in
India.
1. nuclear power
2. coal
3. shore
4.petroleum
Answer: shore

Question 189
Visakhapatnam steel plant obtains iron ore from ...............
in Chhattisgarh.
1. Korba
2. Bailadila
3. Talcher
4.Durg
Answer: Bailadila

Question 190
............... are organic chemicals derived from petroleum
products; LPG and coal.
1. Fossils fuels
2. Pharmaceuticals
3. Petrochemicals
4.Petro derrivatives
Answer: Petrochemicals

Question 191
Which of the following are mismatched?
1. Electronics: Kanpur
2. Petrochemicals: Chennai
3. Software: Bengaluru
4.Entertainment: Mumbai
Answer: Electronics: Kanpur

Question 192
India has the ............... largest road network in the world.
1. second
2. third
3. fourth
4.sixth
Answer: second

Question 193
............... are the backbone of road infrastructure in India.
 1. Border Roads
2. Expressways
3. National Highways
4.State Highways
Answer: National Highways

Question 194
Which of the following is the longest National Highway in
India?
1. NH 77
2. NH 7
3. NH 5
4.NH 2
Answer: NH 7

Question 195
What percentage of road traffic is handled by the National
Highways?
1. 10 per cent
2. 20 per cent
3. 35 per cent
4.40 per cent
Answer: 40 per cent

Question 196
Which of the following is an important difference between a
Highway and an Expressway?
 1. Presence of multiple roads on an Expressway.
2. Controlled access through absence of multiple roads on
an Expressway.
3. Presence of large number of intersections on an
Expressway.
4.All of the above.
Answer: Controlled access through absence of multiple
roads on an Expressway.

Question 197
The North South corridor connects ............... .
1. Porbandar to Silchar
2. Mumbai to Odisha
3. Srinagar to Kanyakumari
4.Lucknow to Ghazipur
Answer: Srinagar to Kanyakumari

Question 198
The two terminal points of East-West corridor are ............... .
1. Porbandar and Silchar
2. Mumbai and Dispur
3. Ahmedabad and Imphal
4.Surat and Gangtok
Answer: Porbandar and Silchar

Question 199
Which mode of transport allows farmers to move their
perishable products quickly to the markets?
 1. Railways
2. Airways
3. Roadways
4.Waterways

Answer: Roadways

Question 200
The railways are divided into ............... which are the basic
operating units.
1. 20 routes
2. 18 circles
3. 20 zones
4.18 zones
Answer: 18 zones

Question 201
The railway track system is based on which of the following?
1. Width of the track
2. Length of the track
3. Route of the track
4.Load of the track
Answer: Width of the track

Question 202
Which of the tracks is called the India gauge?
 1. Narrow Gauge
2. Metre Gauge
3. Broad Gauge
4.All of the above.
Answer: Broad Gauge

Question 203
The distance between rails in a metre gauge is ............... .
1. 1.67 m
2. 1 m
3. 0.762 m
4.2 m
Answer: 1 m

Question 204
Suburban trains that handle commuter traffic in cities are
mostly ............... .
1. Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs)
2. Coal Multiple Units (CMUs)
3. Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)
4.Solar Panel Units (SPUs)
Answer: Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)

Question 205
The rivers of Peninsular India are not ideal for inland
waterways because they are marked by number of ............... .
1. Estuaries
 2. Waterfalls
3. Stones and silt on the river beds
4.Tributaries
Answer: Waterfalls

Question 206
Which of the following is an advantage of airways?
1. Ease of crossing difficult terrain
2. Dependency on weather conditions
3. Carriage of low tonnage
4.Fuel used is petroleum
Answer: Ease of crossing difficult terrain

Question 207
Inland waterways are ............... and ............... .
1. Expensive; inaccessible
2. Cheap; environment friendly
3. Cheap; carry low tonnage
4.Cheap; easily cross barriers.
Answer: Cheap; environment friendly

Question 208
Any material that is discarded after it has served its purpose
and is no longer useful is called ................ .
1. compost
2. waste
3. manure
 4.pathogen
Answer: Waste

Question 209
Any material that is rendered useless during or left over in a
manufacturing process is called ................ .
1. industrial waste
2. domestic waste
3. commercial waste
4.mining waste
Answer: industrial waste

Question 210
Which of the following is NOT a toxic substances present in
e-waste?
1. Cadmium
2. Lead
3. Mercury
4.Methane
Answer: Methane

Question 211
The process of depletion of oxygen from water bodies
occurring either naturally or due to human activities is called
................ .
1. Biomagnification
2. Oxygenatioon
 3. Eutrophication
4.Acid rain
Answer: Eutrophication

Question 212
The increase in the number of phytoplanktons and algae
reduce the penetration of ................ , light and heat into
water body.
1. small fish
2. nitrogen
3. oxygen
4.carbon dioxide
Answer: oxygen

Question 213
Domestic waste being organic in nature undergoes
................ and create conditions favourable for the growth of
pathogens.
1. fermentation
2. nitrification
3. magnification
4.oxygenation
Answer: fermentation

Question 214
................ is a harmful toxin that affects the development of
a child's brain.
 1. Lead
2. Mercury
3. Cadmium
4.Zinc
Answer: Lead

Question 215
................ is a chemical that is said to cause cancer.
1. Arsenic
2. Cadmium
3. Calcium
4.Lead
Answer: Arsenic

Question 216
The increase in the concentration of various toxic substances
along the food chain is called ................ .
1. Eutrophication
2. Bio-accumulation
3. Biomagnification
4.Demagnification
Answer: Biomagnification

Question 217
The phenomenon of concentrated toxic deposition at the
higher trophic level is known as ................ .
1. Bio-accumulation
 2. Biomagnification
3. Eutrophication
4.Biodegradation
Answer: Bio-accumulation

Question 218
The accumulation of toxins will be higher in which of the
following ?
1. Water
2. Algae
3. Small fish
4.Big fish

Answer: Big fish

Question 219
Waste accumulation is a breeding ground for ................ like
flies, mosquitoes, rodents and pet animals.
1. hectors
2. vectors
3. spreaders
4.carriers
Answer: vectors

Question 220
Which of the following diseases are Not spread by
houseflies?
 1. Typhoid
2. Diarrhoea
3. Cholera
4.Amoebiosis
Answer: Amoebiosis

Question 221
The warming up of the atmosphere due to the increased
concentration of Greenhouse Gases is known as ................ .
1. Global Warming
2. Climate change
3. Acid rain
4.Radiation
Answer: Global Warming

Question 222
Hepatitis, diarrhoea and corona are ................ diseases.
1. bacterial
2. viral
3. fungal
4.None of the above.
Answer: viral

Question 223
Dry waste consists of waste that is ............... .
1. biodegradable
2. non-biodegradable
 3. non-toxic
4.organic
Answer: non-biodegradable

Question 224
Wet waste is the waste that is ............... in nature.
1. non-biodegradable
2. organic
3. recyclable
4.toxic
Answer: organic

Question 225
............... of waste is the key to effective waste management.
1. Segregation
2. Modification
3. Solidification
4.Nitrification
Answer: Segregation

Question 225
Biodegradable waste can be converted into ............... .
1. soil
2. humus
3. rubber
4.compost
Answer: compost

Question 226
............... is the cheapest method of waste disposal.
1. Open dumping
2. Sanitary landfill
3. Incineration
4.Recycling
Answer: Open dumping

Question 227
............... is a way of disposing waste on land without causing
health hazards or public safety.
1. Dumping
2. Sanitary landfill
3. Recycling
4.Incineration
Answer: Sanitary landfill

Question 228
............... is an aerobic method of decomposing solid wastes.
1. Incineration
2. Recycling
3. Composting
4.Dumping
Answer: Composting
Question 229
The organic waste from households undergo ............... to
form compost.
1. reduction
2. burning
3. decomposition
4.churning
Answer: decomposition

Question 230
Compositing rejuvenates poor soils by adding ............... .
1. nutrients
2. manure
3. humus
4.oxygen
Answer: humus

Question 231
............... process is used for waste disposal by industries
and municipalities.
1. Compositing
2. Dumping
3. Incineration
4.Segregation
Answer: Incineration
Question 232
Waste can be effectively managed by using three ............... of
waste management.
1. S's
2. R's
3. C's
4.M's
Answer: R's

Question 233
Which of the following is Not included in three R's of waste
management?
1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
4.Regenerate

Answer: Regenerate

Q234. The period of history known as the first phase :

A. 1885 – 1907
B. 1907 – 1916
C. 1916 – 1947
D. 1948 – 1982
Answer: 1885 – 1907

Q235. Why are the Monsoons referred to as periodic winds?

a) The winds blow in one direction in one season and the
opposite direction in the next season
b) Monsoons are powerful winds blowing in one direction
throughout the year.
c) Monsoons are active for a short period of time.
d) All above.
Answer : The winds blow in one direction in one season and
the opposite direction in the next season

Q236. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in strata of

which of the following rocks?
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(b) Metamorphic rocks
(c) Igneous rocks
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Sedimentary rocks

Q237. Oil India Limited (OIL) belongs to which of the

following types of industries?
(a) Public sector
(b) Private sector
(c) Joint sector
(d) Cooperative sector
Answer: Joint sector

Q238. Why does Kanyakumari experience an equable

climate?
a) It lies at 8 degrees North, at the junction of the Indian
Ocean, Arabian Sea.
b) It lies between the Tropic of Cancer and Equator
c) It is influenced by the SW and the temperate cyclones.
d) It gets rainfall for 6 months and has a hot climate.

Ans: It lies at 8 degrees North, at the junction of the Indian

Ocean, Arabian Sea.

Q 239. Why does Shillong receive lesser rainfall than

Cherrapunji?

a) Shillong lies on the windward side of the Khasi hills but

Cherrapunji lies on the leeward side
b) Shillong lies on the leeward side of the Khasi Hills but
Cherrapunji lies on the windward side
c) Shillong lies further west as compared to Cherrapunji.
d) Cherrapunji gets more rain from the Arabian Sea branch
too.
Ans: Shillong lies on the leeward side of the Khasi Hills but
Cherrapunji lies on the windward side

Q240. Which of the following is the most abundantly

available fossil fuel in India?

(a) Petroleum
(b) Coal
(c) Firewood
(d) Biogas
Answer: (b) Coal