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1. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river

a.Hooghly

b.Sone

c.Teesta

d.Brahmaputra

2. The National park ' Valley of Flowers' lies in the state of

a.Kerala

b.Jammu and Kashmir

c.Uttarakhand

d.Himachal Pradesh

3. Telangana region represents one of the following types of vegetation

a.Sub - tropical decidual

b.Thorn

c.Tropical ever green

d.Tropical deciduous

4. Which state of india has the smallest land area?

a.Nagaland

b.Goa

c.Sikkim

d.Tripura

5. Which river flows south to north?

a.Narmada

b.Brahmaputra

c.Krishna

d.Ganga

6. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?

a.Tropical Humid Forests

b.Tropical Sub-humid Forests

c.Trophical Moist Forests

d.Trophical Dry Forests

7. The tropic of cancer does not pass through which of these Indian states ?

a.West Bengal

b.Odisha

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

8. River _______ is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'

a.Sone

b.Hooghly

c.Kosi

d.Damodar

9. Which of the following is the east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

a.Indonesia

b.All of these

c.Sri Lanka

d.Thailand

10. Which of the following is the leading sediment transporting river in India

a.Brahmaputra

b.Indus

c.Ganges

d.yamuna

11. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?

a.Brahmaputra and Ganga

b.Brahmaputra and Indus

c.Indus and Ganga

d.Tapi and Beas

12. The two Volcanic islands in the Indian territory are

a.Kavaratti and New Moor

b.Bitra and Kavaratti

c.Narcodam and Barren

d.Pamban and Barren

13. The smallest Union Territory of India is

a.Lakshadweep

b.Daman and Diu

c.Pondicherry

d.Dadar and Nagar Haveli

14. Gondwana coalfields are found in

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Meghalaya

d.Jammu and Kashmir

15. Which of the following is a popular dance form of Lakshadweep island?

a.Kolkali

b.Kuchipudi

c.Kathak

d.Koli

16. Which one of the following waterfalls in india has the most height _____

a.Jog Falls

b.Barchipani Falls

c.Kunchikal Falls

d.Meenmutty Falls

17. Seacoast of which of the following states is the longest ?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Orissa

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Maharashtra

18. Which state is in the eastern most state of India

a.Assam

b.Manipur

c.Nagaland

d.Arunachal Pradesh

19. Oldest Oil Field in India

a.Anleshwar, Gujarat

b.Digboi, Assam

c.None

d.Mumbai High, Maharashtra

20. The plateau rich in minerals in india is

a.Mysuru Plateau

b.Malwa plateau

c.Chhota Nagpur Plateau

d.Deccan Plateau

21. National Highway No: _____ is called as Shershah Suri Marg ?

a.NH-5

b.NH-1

c.NH-7

d.NH-3

22. In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?

a.Car Nicobar Island

b.Barren Island

c.Nancowry Island

d.Maya Bunder Island

23. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

a.Thiruvananthapuram

b.Srinagar

c.Mumbai

d.Kolkata

24. India's first solar ponds Bhuj Solar Pond project is being constructed in the state of ____

a.Gujarat

b.Maharashtra

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

25. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga?

a.Kaveri

b.Narmada

c.Krishna

d.Godavari

26. Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India?

a.Hubli and Dharwad

b.Thrissur and Thiruvalla

c.Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

d.Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

27. The state of Assam has

a.Two National Parks and eleven wildlife sanctuaries

b.Three National Parks and eight wildlife sanctuaries

c.Three National Parks and nine wildlife sanctuaries

d.Five National Parks and eleven wildlife sanctuaries

28. The second longest east-flowing peninsular river is

a.Cauvery

b.Krishna

c.Godavari

d.Mahanadi

29. Economically, the most important forests of India are

a.Tropical deciduous forest

b.Thorn forest

c.Tidal forest

d.Everngreen forest

30. Duncan passage is situated between

a.Minicoy and Maldives

b.Minicoy and Amindiv

c.Little Andaman and car Nicobar

d.South Andaman and Little Andaman

31. The First river valley project started in india is

a.Kosi Project

b.Damodar Valley Project

c.Hirakud Project

d.Bhakra -Nagal Project

32. Which is the smallest district of India by size ?

a.Zila

b.Kaushambi

c.None

d.Mahe

33. The Salal Project is constructed on the river:

a.Chenab

b.Manjra

c.Bhima

d.Krishna

34. Which of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far

a.Sundarbans

b.Nilgiris

c.Reuna

d.Nanda devi

35. The leading state in producing paper is

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Bihar

d.West Bengal

36. The deepest land locked and protected port in india is

a.Cohin

b.Marmugoa

c.Mumbai

d.Vishakhapatnam

37. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers?

a.Sutlej

b.Chenab

c.Ravi

d.Beas

38. Which one of the following steel plant waqs started in 1965 in India with West German Collaboration ?

a.Bokaro Steel Plant

b.Rourkela Steel Plant

c.Jamshedpur - Tata steel Plant

d.Durgapur Steel Plant

39. Where is the Dudhsagar waterfalls located?

a.Goa

b.Karnataka

c.Maharashtra

d.Kerala

40. Which of the following temples has Panchayatana Style of architecture?

a.Kashi Vishwanath temple

b.Brihadeeswara Temple

c.Sun Temple

d.Dashavatara Temple

41. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms, in the months of

a.February and March

b.July and August

c.November and December

d.None of these

42. Which of the following is the largest lagoon in India ?

a.Pulicat lagoon

b.Kolleru

c.Chilka lagoon

d.Vembanad lagoon

43. Which one of the following causes rainfall in the north-western parts of india during winter season ?

a.Retreating monsoon

b.Cyclonic depression

c.Western disturbances

d.South West monsoon

44. 'Matki' is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?

a.Bihar

b.Rajasthan

c.Assam

d.Madhya Pradesh

45. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size

a.Puducherry

b.Chandigarh

c.Daman and diu

d.Lakshadweep

46. Mica is available abundantly in

a.Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar

b.Andhra Pradesh, Jharkand, Bihar

c.Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana

d.Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkand

47. Which 'Water Body' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

a.Ten Degree Channel

b.Eleventh Degree Channel

c.Bay of Bengal

d.Andaman Sea

48. Which Crop is Sown on the Largest Area in India?

a.Maize

b.Barley

c.Rice

d.Wheat

49. Which of the following is a Trans- Himalayan river?

a.Indus

b.Yamuna

c.Ganga

d.Ravi

50. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain ____

a.Hindukush

b.Aravalli

c.Karakoram

d.Kunlun

51. The 'Rhur of India' is

a.Mumbai - Pune region

b.Damodar Valley region

c.Chennai- Bangalore region

d.Delhi-Kanpur region

52. Arakan yoma is the extension of the himalayas located in

a.West Bengal

b.Nagaland

c.Myanmar

d.Baluchistan

53. The city located on the river Yamuna is

a.Patna

b.Varanasi

c.Lucknow

d.Agra

54. Consider the following tributaries of river Ganga :
1. Gandak
2. Kosi
3. Ghaghara
4. Gomti
Which one of the following is the correct order of the above rivers from east to west?

a.1-2-4-3

b.2-3-1-4

c.2-1-3-4

d.3-4-1-2

55. Which of the following statements about the olive ridley turtles is/are correct?
1. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
2. They live in warm waters of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
3. The Coromandel Coast in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley turtles.
Select the correct answer using the code

a.1 and 2 only

b.1, 2 and 3

c.2 and 3 only

d.1 only

56. Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan

a.Bihar,Assam,Sikkim and West Bengal

b.Bihar,Meghalaya,Sikkim and West Bengal

c.Assam,Bihar,Sikkim and West Bengal

d.Arunachal Pradesh,Assam,Sikkim and West Bengal

57. The tributary of River Indus which flows through Himachal Pradesh is

a.Sutlej

b.Hunza

c.Beas

d.Ravi

58. Which organisation among the following gave a slogan "Hyderabad for Hyderabadies" ?

a.Deccan-e-Shabbir

b.Jamia Islamia

c.Jameeyat Riya Mame Nizam

d.Ittehadul Musleemeen

59. Sandalwood is largely found in

a.Japan

b.Nepal

c.China

d.India

60. Which of the following is the largest delta in the world?

a.Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

b.Indus River Delta

c.Amazon Delta

d.Danube Delta

61. Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?

a.Strait of Hormuz

b.Palk strait

c.Strait of Gibraltar

d.None of the above

62. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at

a.Perambur

b.Varanasi

c.Chittaranjan

d.Kolkata

63. The largest southern most single Island in India is

a.Minicoy Island

b.Car Nicobar Island

c.Rameswaram Island

d.Great Nicobar Island

64. At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate;while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea?

a.Amarkantak

b.Mahabaleshwar

c.Nasik

d.Badrinath

65. The climate of India is mainly tropical because

a.of the location of the Himalayas in the north

b.of the seasonal influence of jet streams

c.of the overpowering influence of India Ocean

d.major part of India lies within the tropics

66. The Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state ?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Haryana

c.Bihar

d.Punjab

67. Which latitude passes through the middle of India?

a.Equator

b.Tropic of Capricorn

c.Arctic Circle

d.Tropic of Cancer

68. Which of the following is the largest container port of India?

a.Paradip Port

b.Jawaharlal Nehru Port

c.Chhatrapati Shivaji Port

d.Ennore Port

69. Which of the following states has been given GI tag for Kasuti embroidery

a.Karnataka

b.Bihar

c.Telangana

d.Rajasthan

70. The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at

a.Dehra Dun

b.New Delhi

c.Lucknow

d.Kolkata

71. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands

a.Indonesia

b.Pakistan

c.Myanmar

d.Sri Lanka

72. Smallest Taluk in Kerala State?

a.Eranad

b.Palakkad

c.Kunnathur

d.Alappuzha

73. Red Soil is commonly found in the States of :

a.Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

b.Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh

c.Punjab and Rajasthan

d.Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

74. Rajasthan receives very little rain because

a.there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry

b.the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

c.the mansoons fail to reach this area

d.It is too hot

75. Which region in India is known as the "Rice Bowl of India"?

a.North-East region

b.Indo-Gangetic plain

c.Krishna-Godavari Delta region

d.Kerala and Tamil Nadu

76. India lies in the hemisphere

a.Southern and western

b.Northern and eastern

c.Northern and western

d.Southern and eastern

77. Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NW(a)is/are correct?
1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service engineers from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.
2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.1 only

b.2 only

c.Both 1 and 2

d.Neither 1 nor 2

78. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time

a.Kakinada - Pondicherry

b.Chennai - Varanasi

c.Pondicherry - Varanasi

d.Bangalore - Varanasi

79. Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for

a.Tigers

b.Elephants

c.Birds

d.Bisons

80. Which of the following statements with regard to the Mediterraneam agriculture is/are correct?
1.The Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialized commercial agriculture.
2.It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation.
3.It is a primitive subsistence agriculture.4.Viticulture is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a.2 and 3

b.1 and 4 only

c.1, 3 and 4

d.1 only

81. The headquarters of the coffee board of India is

a.Mysore

b.Bangalore

c.Chennai

d.Hyderabad

82. The term ' Regur ' is used for

a.Alluvial soil

b.Black soil

c.Peat soil

d.Laterite soil

83. The largest indian State by area is

a.Maharashtra

b.Rajasthan

c.Madhya pradesh

d.Uttar pradesh

84. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

a.Aravalli

b.Nilgiris

c.Vindhyas

d.Satpura Range

85. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of

a.Indus

b.Ganga

c.Brahmaputra

d.Yamuna

86. Which one of the following countries has the longest International boundary with India

a.Pakistan

b.Bangladesh

c.Bhutan

d.China

87. Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the

a.Annamalai hills

b.Palani hills

c.Nilgiri hills

d.Cardamom hills

88. Lavani is a folk music of which state?

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Karnataka

d.Maharashtra

89. Which of the following is the longest rivers in India?

a.Kaveri

b.Brahmaputra

c.Godavari

d.Ganga

90. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?

a.Tarapore

b.Narora

c.Kalpakkam

d.Rawat Bhata

91. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of states of

a.Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura

b.Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura

c.Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya

d.Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram

92. Which among the following cities of India will have midday Sun exactly overhead only once a year

a.Delhi and chennai

b.Hyderabad and Kohima

c.Nagpur and Kolkata

d.Srinagar and Darjeeling

93. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these riviers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into india. This "U" turn is due to

a.Both A and B

b.Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains

c.Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas

d.Uplift of folded Himalayan series

94. The approximate length of the coast line of India is

a.5,500km

b.6,500km

c.6,000km

d.7,000km

95. Which river is also known as dakshin ganga?

a.Krishna

b.Cauvery

c.Brahmaputra

d.Godavari

96. India is a Tropical country but has a Monsoonal climate because

a.The Himalayas provide the barrier effect

b.It is surrounded by the sea

c.Its real extent is vast

d.Land and sea breeze create monsoons

97. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of

a.Orissa

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Bihar

d.Madhya Pradesh

98. How many Indian states share border with Myanmar ?

a.7

b.4

c.6

d.3

99. In India, Which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

a.Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest

b.Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

c.Montane Wet Temporate Forest

d.Sub - tropical Dry Evergreen Forest

100. The National Highway -1 connects Delhi to ________

a.Amritsar

b.Kolkata

c.Mumbai

d.Chennai

101. In which city is Indian Railway-Rail Coach Factory located?

a.Chennai

b.Kapurthala

c.Bengaluru

d.Chittaranjan

102. Dhimsa is an official folk dance of which state?

a.Maharashtra

b.Karnataka

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

103. The driest part in india is in

a.Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)

b.Darbhanga (Bihar)

c.Gandhinagar (Gujarat)

d.Bhatinda (Punjab)

104. Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

a.Ridge line

b.Contour line

c.Straight line

d.Valley line

105. Which of the following rivers is a left bank tributary of Ganga?

a.Ken

b.Betwa

c.Gandak

d.Son

106. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?

a.Pune

b.Kanya Kumari

c.Kolkata

d.Lek

107. The Kulu Valley is situated between

a.Dhauladar and Pirpanjal

b.Lesser Himalayas Siwalik

c.Ladakh and Pirpanjal

d.Ranjoti and Nag Tibba

108. River Sutlej enters India through which pass?

a.Lipulekh

b.Shipki la

c.Zoji la

d.Nathula

109. Which ' water Body ' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands

a.11 Degree Channel

b.Bay of Bengal

c.10 Degree Channel

d.Andaman sea

110. The _______ Lake of India has very high salinity

a.Chilka (Orissa)

b.Wular ( J & K)

c.Pulicut ( Tamil Nadu)

d.Sambhar (Rajasthan)

111. Surface water resources are highest in

a.Ganga plains

b.Peninsular India

c.Indus Plains

d.North-Eastern India

112. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is

a.Shipkila

b.Zojila

c.Jelepla

d.Nathula

113. The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called

a.Passes

b.Peaks

c.Plateaus

d.Dunes

114. Hoshangabad is situated on the bank of the river

a.Musi

b.Mahanadi

c.Narmada

d.Godavari

115. The Eastern coast of India is known as

a.Eastern plateau

b.Bengal Coast

c.Cyclonic Coast

d.Coromandal Coast

116. ______ is also known as the 'Golden City.

a.Jodhpur

b.Jaisalmer

c.Bundi

d.Dungarpur

117. Which one of the following places of India experiences highest atmospheric pressure during winter?

a.Guwahati

b.Chennai

c.Leh

d.Jaisalmer

118. The state having largest area under waste land is

a.Gujarat

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Jammu and kashmir

d.Rajastan

119. Through which of the following states does the Tropic of Cancer run?

a.Nagaland

b.Manipur

c.Assam

d.Mizoram

120. Kapildhara Falls is situated on which river?

a.Sharavati

b.Tapi

c.Indravati

d.Narmada

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