1 - Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
2 - Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
They perform very little erosion activity
3 - Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10 percent of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80 percent of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
I, II and III
4 - Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate? I. Temperatures range from 32°C in the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season. II. Annual rainfall varies greatly. III. The climate is best developed in the southern continents. IV. It consists of three main seasons i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
I, II and IV
5 - Which of the following statements are true with respect to iron ore? I. Limestone and coal are important for smelting iron ore II. More than 20% of the world iron ore deposits are in India III. Odisha and Jharkhand top in the production of iron ore IV. Iran is the largest buyer of Indian iron ore
I, II and III
6 - Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? (1) Anticyclones are low pressure systems. (2) They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. (3) They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
2 and 3
7 - Which of the following statements is correct ? (1) All meridians are of the same length (2) All latitudes are of the same length (3) The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian (4) The Equator is the longest latitude
1 and 4
8 - Which of the following statements is correct?
Mica is found in Koderma
9 - Which of the following statements is correct?
All longitudes and equator are great circle
10 - Which of the following statements is false?
Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous
11 - Which of the following statements is not true?
All are correct
12 - Which of the following statements is true?
Both equator and longitudes are great circles
13 - Which of the following statements is wrong?
Roughly V-shaped isobar system with a low pressure at the centre represents a hurricanes
14 - Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Milky Way? (1) It is a spiral galaxy. (2) The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms.Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Both 1 and 2
15 - Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards (2) A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards (3) International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian (4) International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
2, 3 and 4
16 - Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) Cyclone is a low pressure system. (2) The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
Both 1 and 2
17 - Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) In comparison to the Jupiter, planet Earth displays eclipses more frequently (2) On Mars, only partial solar eclipses are possibleSelect the correct answer using the code given below ________
Neither 1 nor 2
18 - Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz. (2) The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar. (3) The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite. Select the correct answer using the code given below
1 and 2 only
19 - Which of the following statements is/are not true? 1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks 2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature 3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering 4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
4
20 - Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
1 and 3 only
21 - Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? (1) It is a longitude of 180° (2) It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line (3) It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date (3) It solves the problem of time and date among the World's nations
2 and 4
22 - Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct? (1) It is the nearest planet from the Sun. (2) It is only slightly smaller than the Earth. (3) It has no atmosphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
2 only
23 - Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery?
Andhra Pradesh
24 - Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
Tamil Nadu
25 - Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
Assam
26 - Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste?
Punjab
27 - Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
Rajasthan
28 - Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
Kerala
29 - Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
Madhya Pradesh
30 - Which of the following States is called the "Garden of Spices"?
Kerala
31 - Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?
Manipur
32 - Which of the following states is the "Sugar Bowl" of India?
Uttar Pradesh
33 - Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
Gujarat
34 - Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala? 1. Ilmenite 2. Zircon 3. Silimanite 4. Tungsten
1, 2 and 3
35 - Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ?
Los Angeles-Automobiles
36 - Which of the following towns is located at easternmost?
Jamshedpur
37 - Which of the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
Hyderabad
38 - Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
Mahogany
39 - Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year?
Deciduous trees
40 - Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
Maasai
41 - Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?
Bindibus - Algeria
42 - Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ?
Todas
43 - Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
Son
44 - Which of the following two states are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
45 - Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
Peat
46 - Which of the following types of forests mostly grow in the belt lying between 50° N and 70° N ?
Temperate coniferous forests
47 - Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
Convectional
48 - Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
Cyclonic
49 - Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
Alluvial soils
50 - Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
Regur soil
51 - Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
Saline and Alkaline soils
52 - Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
Laterite soils
53 - Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
Delhi
54 - Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with other district?
Puducherry
55 - Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
Bituminous
56 - Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
57 - Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain?
It led to agricultural shortage and famines
58 - Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
Srinagar
59 - Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?
Western disturbances
60 - Which of the following winds changes its direction with the change of season?
Monsoon Winds
61 - Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?
Hurricanes - New Zealand
62 - Which of the following yield teak?
Deciduous forests
63 - Which of the following, Indonesian Territory became victim of terrible Earthquake in 2004?
Sumatra
64 - Which of the followings are related with "Lithosphere"?
Earth's Crust
65 - Which of the followings is not correctly matched?
North Korea - Seoul
66 - Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?
Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
67 - Which of the geological phenomena cause earthquakes? (1) Development of fault (2) Movement along a fault (3) Impact produced by a volcanic eruption (4) Folding of rocks
1, 2, 3 and 4
68 - Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
Madhya Pradesh
69 - Which of the nations are connected with Palk Strait?
India and Sri Lanka
70 - Which of the Organisation is mainly related with environmental planning?
NEERI
71 - Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
Venus
72 - Which of the port is not a Natural Port?
Chennai
73 - Which of the river does not originate in Indian territory?
Sutlej
74 - Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? (1) Don (2) Syr Darya (3) Volga (4) Ural
3 and 4
75 - Which of the rock formations in India is the richest in fossil content?
Gondwana
76 - Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? (1) The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. (2) The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
Both 1 and 2
77 - Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
78 - Which of the statements given above are correct? (1) P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place (2) S - waves travel only through liquids (3) Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre (4) Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
1, 3 and 4
79 - Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
1, 3 and 4
80 - Which of the statements given are correct? (1) Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. (2) Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. (3) Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. (4) Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
1, 2 and 4
81 - Which of the statements given are correct? (1) The equatorial forests are evergreen. (2) The Mediterranean region has deciduous forests of broad-leaved trees. (3) Taiga forests are found in Kashmir.
1, 2 and 3
82 - Which of the statements is/are correct? (1) Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks. (2) Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks (3) Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks (4) Coal is a sedimentary rock
1, 3 and 4
83 - Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?
Glaciers
84 - Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
1, 2 and 3
85 - Which of these is a dwarf planet?
Eris
86 - Which of these is a process of transportation in a river?
Attrition
87 - Which of these is not a metamorphic rock?
Shale
88 - Which of these is not a metamorphic rock?
Shale
89 - Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
They do not affect rainfall over the coast
90 - Which of these is the longest?
All are equal
91 - Which of these is/are endangered species animals of India? 1. Crocodile 2. Elephant
Both 1 and 2
92 - Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
Pacific Ocean
93 - Which of these statements are correct regarding the atmosphere of the earth: (1) It is enveloping the earth because of gravity. (2) Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth. (3) Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height. (4) Amount of pressure it exerts on earth's surface at sea level is called one atm sphere.
1, 2 and 4
94 - Which of these statements are correct with reference to tornadoes? (1) Tornadoes are smaller and more intense than hurricanes. (2) Tornadoes are most abundant along the eastern coast of India. (3) The average tornado lasts for less than one hour. (4) Tornadoes are most common in the afternoons in the early summer.
1, 3 and 4
95 - Which of these statements are correct? (1) Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system (2) Earth's circumference is about 45000 km (3) Earth's polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter (4) Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
3 and 4
96 - Which of these statements are correct? (1) Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. (2) Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance. (3) Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. (4) Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
1, 2, 3, and 4
97 - Which of these statements are correct? 1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons. 2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain. 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year. 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.
3 and 4
98 - Which of these statements are correct? (1) Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean (2) Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance (3) Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds (4) Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
1, 2, 3 and 4
99 - Which of these statements is/are correct? 1. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the hydroelectric plants. 2. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the thermal power plants. 3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. is located in Tamil Nadu.
2 and 3
100 - Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
Sutlej
101 - Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?
These margins coincide with the plate margins
102 - Which one among the following countries is the largest producer of Bauxite?
Australia
103 - Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
Temperate Coniferous forests
104 - Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
105 - Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India?
Vishakhapatnam
106 - Which one among the following is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian States in descending order ?
Jharkhand - Madhya Pradesh - West Bengal - Meghalaya
107 - Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south?
Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
108 - Which one among the following is a high cloud?
Cirrus
109 - Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
Jhansi
110 - Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
Rubber
111 - Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
112 - Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
Longitude
113 - Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
114 - Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
Patagonian desert
115 - Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
Volcanic
116 - Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
Mistral
117 - Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
Lucknow
118 - Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
119 - Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
Krishna
120 - Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
Amazon
121 - Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct?
Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in Tertiary rocks
122 - Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?
Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
123 - Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct?
Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
124 - Which one among the following states is smallest in area?
Tamil Nadu
125 - Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity ?
Tropical rain forest
126 - Which one has examples of volcanoes caused by 'convergent tectonic plate, coming together?
Pacific ring of fire
127 - Which one is called 'Cap of Good Hope'?
Africa's tip
128 - Which one is greater is size?
Bergschrund
129 - Which one is the Earth's satellite?
Moon
130 - Which one is the smallest planet?
Mercury
131 - Which one of th following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
Andhra Pradesh
132 - Which one of the African countries is richer than others in gold and diamond?
Zaire
133 - Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world?
Pastoral herding
134 - Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
Tropical forest
135 - Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
Western Ghats
136 - Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
Harika
137 - Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?
Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
138 - Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
Singapore
139 - Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with the tropical cyclones?
Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives
140 - Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall ?
Drizzling
141 - Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate?
Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
142 - Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
143 - Which one of the following cities is associated with the river Mekong ?
Phnom-Penh
144 - Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
Uttarkashi
145 - Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
New Delhi
146 - Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
Srinagar
147 - Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of Californian North America, Central Chile in South America and South-West tip of West Australia?
Mediterranean
148 - Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral reefs ?
Fresh water
149 - Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?
The air must be warm
150 - Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
Water Vapour
151 - Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates?
Australia
152 - Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season?
Australia
153 - Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?
Bulgaria
154 - Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
Armenia
155 - Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?
France
156 - Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
Japan
157 - Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
Kuwait
158 - Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India?
Bangladesh
159 - Which one of the following countries is land locked?
Bolivia
160 - Which one of the following countries is not in South America?
Swaziland
161 - Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?
Afghanistan
162 - Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Nicaragua
163 - Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America' but politically a part of Europe?
Green Land
164 - Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
Iceland
165 - Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world?
China
166 - Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
167 - Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
Atacama
168 - Which one of the following does not border Panama?
Venezuela
169 - Which one of the following does not cause Earthquake?
Coral reefs
170 - Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
Kolkata
171 - Which one of the following does not lie in Maharashtra?
Mandav Hills
172 - Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
Damodar
173 - Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping
Damodar
174 - Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?
Marine Ecosystem
175 - Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth's crust?
Oxygen
176 - Which one of the following European countries borders Atlantic Ocean?
Portugal
177 - Which one of the following explorers discovered a new country while he wanted to reach another one?
Vasco da Game
178 - Which one of the following factors is not a determining fact of the climate?
Longitude
179 - Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
180 - Which one of the following four planets is the biggest in size?
Earth
181 - Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?
Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
182 - Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
183 - Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
184 - Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ?
Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
185 - Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
Wheat, barley, gram.
186 - Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan?
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
187 - Which one of the following has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude?
In the South Atlantic Ocean
188 - Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belog to Tamil Nadu?
Idukki
189 - Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
Tapi
190 - Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
Manipur
191 - Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
Kerala
192 - Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?
Chennai
193 - Which one of the following industries is known as 'Sunrise Industry'?
Information Technology
194 - Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for high milk yield as well as draught capacity?
Tharparkar
195 - Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
Ootacamund
196 - Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
Western Ghats
197 - Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
Hungary
198 - Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
Zimbabwe
199 - Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
Narmada
200 - Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
Westerlies
201 - Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?
Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
202 - Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
203 - Which one of the following is igneous rock?
Granite
204 - Which one of the following is known as hunter's paradise?
Equatorial region
205 - Which one of the following is known as the "Coffee Port" of the world?
Santos
206 - Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?
Indravati National Park
207 - Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes?
Young folded mountains
208 - Which one of the following is not a commercial crop?
Wheat
209 - Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone?
Nor westers
210 - Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
Ratna
211 - Which one of the following is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river?
Oxbow lake
212 - Which one of the following is not a plant product?
Lac
213 - Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
Titan
214 - Which one of the following is not a site for 'in-situ' method of conservation of flora?
Botanical Garden
215 - Which one of the following is not an African country?
Yemen
216 - Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
Brittle Star
217 - Which one of the following is not conducive to the formation of deltas?
Currents and Tides
218 - Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
Mahogany
219 - Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
220 - Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
Brazilian current
221 - Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ?
Jamnagar
222 - Which one of the following is not the result of mechanical weathering of rocks?
Breaking into boulders
223 - Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?
Oxygen
224 - Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust?
Oxygen
225 - Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
226 - Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
Nimbostratus
227 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?
Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
228 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
229 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands? 1. Equatorial climate 2. Mediterranean climate 3. Hot desert climate 4. West European climate
1, 3, 2, 4
230 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
231 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
232 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
Africa – North America – South America – Europe
233 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
234 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given tiger reserves of India from north to south?
Dudwa - Kanha - Indravati - Bandipur
235 - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ?
Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan
236 - Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
Marwar
237 - Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
Ennore
238 - Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
Nilgiri Hills
239 - Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?
India
240 - Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the earth's stratosphere?
Chlorofluorocarbons
241 - Which one of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?
Kandla
242 - Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
243 - Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?
Raipur
244 - Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
Sideral year
245 - Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
Sumatra
246 - Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity?
Sambhar
247 - Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
Ionosphere
248 - Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content?
Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite
249 - Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
82.5E
250 - Which one of the following mountain peaks of Himalayas is not in India?
Annapurna
251 - Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
Elamalai hills
252 - Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
Mediterranean
253 - Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
Digboi
254 - Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Ukai Project - Gujarat
255 - Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan
256 - Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
Hurricane - China Sea
257 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Pretoria : South Africa
258 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
259 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Important Location (Industry / Mining) : State
Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
260 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway : Zone Headquarters
South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
261 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
New Jersey South Atlantic
262 - Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?River City
Narmada Satna
263 - Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
Mumbai and Pune
264 - Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
Gulf stream and Labrador
265 - Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
Kakinada : Maharashtra
266 - Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
267 - Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
Venus
268 - Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
Venus
269 - Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge?
Divergent movement
270 - Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
271 - Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
The Nordics
272 - Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres?
Northern
273 - Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
Land covered with fresh snow
274 - Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
Damodar Valley
275 - Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
Brahmaputra valley
276 - Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
Cape Town region of South Africa
277 - Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot'?
Western Ghats
278 - Which one of the following regions of the world is called "the bread basket of the world"?
Temperate grassland
279 - Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
Narmada
280 - Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
Indrawati
281 - Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
Cauvery
282 - Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles?
O Schmidt
283 - Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
Sargasso sea
284 - Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
285 - Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
New Herbides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
286 - Which one of the following sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is correct?
Kochi - Mangalore - Mumbai - Koyali
287 - Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
288 - Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
289 - Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
290 - Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
Lateritic
291 - Which one of the following statement regarding shooting stars is incorrect?
They are meteors
292 - Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa?
Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
293 - Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
294 - Which one of the following statements in not correct?
India is the largest producer of silk in world
295 - Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?
The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
296 - Which one of the following statements is correct?
Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals
297 - Which one of the following statements is correct?
Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
298 - Which one of the following statements is correct?Hurricanes ________
Develop over warm ocean areas
299 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type
300 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?
The Western Ghats are relatively higher in their northern region
301 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
302 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?
India ranks third in the world in coal production
303 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
304 - Which one of the following statements is not true?
Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
305 - Which one of the following statements is not true?
Ghaggar's water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal
306 - Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal?
None of the above
307 - Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Vale of Kashmir" ?
It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
308 - Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
309 - Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
They are a kind of a star
310 - Which one of the following states does not form border with Bangladesh?
Manipur
311 - Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
Rajasthan
312 - Which one of the following States enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries?
Gujarat
313 - Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
Mizoram
314 - Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?
Tamil Nadu
315 - Which one of the following states is a Ieading producer of woollen textiles?
Punjab
316 - Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
Karnataka
317 - Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
Tamil Nadu
318 - Which one of the following States produces the maximum manganese in India?
Madhya Pradesh
319 - Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?
Tamil Nadu
320 - Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
Assam
321 - Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
Bering Strait
322 - Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
Lucknow
323 - Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
Dibrugarh
324 - Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
Gully
325 - Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India?
Tropical moist deciduous forest
326 - Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?
Loess plains
327 - Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest?
Tropical Moist-deciduous forests
328 - Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
Hawaiian
329 - Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused byindustrial emuents?
Parthenium
330 - Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?
The seasons would not have changed
331 - Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
Singapore
332 - Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
333 - Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?
Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
334 - Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
Rameshwaram
335 - Which or the following is a rift valley?
The Rhine Valley
336 - Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?
Modem means of transport and communication
337 - Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?
Lack of oxygen
338 - Which parallel separates North and South Korea?
38th
339 - Which part of Europe is most densely populated?
Western Europe
340 - Which part of the earth's mass is _____ water?
Much less than 1%
341 - Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
Tropical deserts
342 - Which Pass connects Malakand with Mardan
Dargai
343 - Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
Coimbatore
344 - Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
Venus
345 - Which planet is called Evening Star?
Venus
346 - Which planet is called watery planet?
Earth
347 - Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
Pluto
348 - Which planet is known as 'Morning Star'?
Venus
349 - Which planet is known as sister of earth?
Venus
350 - Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?
Venus
351 - Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?
Venus
352 - Which planet look reddish in the night sky?
Mars
353 - Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
Mars
354 - Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis as the fastest rate?
Jupiter
355 - Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
Jupiter
356 - Which planet shows the phases like Moon?
Venus
357 - Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
Malwa Plateau
358 - Which ports are located on the Eastern coast of India?
Paradip and Haldia
359 - Which region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India'?
Krishna-Godavari Delta region
360 - Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
Punjab
361 - Which ridge has examples of volcanoes caused by "divergent tectonic plates" pulling a part?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
362 - Which river crosses the Equator twice?
Congo
363 - Which river flows between Satpura and Vindhyas?
Narmada
364 - Which river has the largest drainage basin?
Amazon
365 - Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
Godavari
366 - Which river is known as "Open Sewer" in India?
Yamuna
367 - Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?
Kosi River
368 - Which river is major source of Transportation in China:
Yangtze
369 - Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
370 - Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in which state is it located?
Kaziranga, Assam
371 - Which sea was the main trade route of Muslim world with eastern Africa, Persia and Asia?
Red Sea
372 - Which set of two river given below together form the world's largest delta?
The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
373 - Which set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flows into the respective sea?
Ganges - Brahmaputra
374 - Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers?
Garden Reach Shipyard
375 - Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
Black soil
376 - Which soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry
Black soil
377 - Which star is nearest to the Earth?
Sun
378 - Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?
Andhra Pradesh
379 - Which state has smallest land area?
Goa
380 - Which state has the highest percentage of forest?
Mizoram
381 - Which state has the largest area in India?
Rajasthan
382 - Which state has the largest coastline in India?
Andhra Pradesh
383 - Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal?
Tamil Nadu
384 - Which State has the longest coastline?
Gujarat
385 - Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest?
Madhya Pradesh
386 - Which state in India is known as "Rice Bowl"?
Andhra Pradesh
387 - Which State in India is known as the 'Granary of India'?
Punjab
388 - Which state irrigation is done by Rihand Dam project?
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
389 - Which state is a jute abundant state?
West Bengal
390 - Which state is the protectorate of India?
Sikkim
391 - Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
Kerala
392 - Which state of India is known as "Sugar Bowl"?
Uttar Pradesh
393 - Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
Rajasthan
394 - Which State Possesses biggest coal reserve?
Jharkhand
395 - Which statement is correct
Mahadev Mountains are in the west of MaikalMountains
396 - Which states are related with the dispute of "Mullaperiyar dam"
Tamil Nadu and Kerala
397 - Which states is the biggest producer of cashewnut?
Tamil Nadu
398 - Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan? I. Jammu and Kashmir II. Himachal Pradesh III. Punjab IV. Gujarat V. Rajasthan
I, III, IV, V
399 - Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
Gibraltar
400 - Which sugar is obtained from grapes
Glucose
401 - Which three continents have the largest areas of coniferous forest?
Asis, North America and Europe:
402 - Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?
0.625
403 - Which two of the followig are connected by the North South Corridor?
Srinagar and Kanyakumari
404 - Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
Mercury and Venus
405 - Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
Mercury and Venus
406 - Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?
Hot desert
407 - Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of newsprint?
Coniferous forest
408 - Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
Caldera lake
409 - Which type of lakes are created by the volcanic activities?
Volcanic Lakes
410 - Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
Orographic
411 - Which type of rock weathers most rapidly in a hot, moint climate?
Limestone
412 - Which type of soil retains maximum water?
Clayey soil
413 - Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ?
Downs
414 - Which was the first scheme of "Biosphere Reserve Areas"?
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
415 - Which water body surrounds the North Pole?
Arctic Ocean
416 - Which water way gives the source of terrestrial?
Lakes
417 - Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
Cyprus
418 - Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta?
Bangladesh
419 - Which, is called the 'Land of pure people'?
Pakistan
420 - While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________
The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth
421 - White coal refers to
Hydroelectricity
422 - White-collar work force is categorized as:
Tertiary Production
423 - Who among the following is the World's first woman cosmonaut?
Valentina Tereshkova
424 - Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
Cyril Radcliffe
425 - Who founded the word "Geography"?
Eratosthenes
426 - Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?
Wegener
427 - Who introduced the term 'monsoon'?
The Arabs
428 - Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
Sandford Fleming
429 - Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
Johannes Kepler
430 - Who or what are Mollweide, Bonne and Gall?
All are map projections.
431 - Who prepares topographical maps of India?
Survey of India
432 - Who proposed Continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegener
433 - Who was the first to reach the South Pole?
Amundsen
434 - Wht is the name of the first test-tube baby of the world?
Louise Joy Brown
435 - Why are the ports of Baltic sea opened for trade in winter?
North Atlantic warm currents flow in this region
436 - Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
437 - Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
438 - Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
To prevent the surface from becoming hard
439 - Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
Concentration of ozone
440 - Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
Fall in the atmospheric pressure
441 - Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
The Western Ghats obstruct the windscausing rainfall
442 - Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
It is a rain shadow area
443 - Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?
All of the above
444 - Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
Deforestation in drainage zone
445 - Why is crop rotation necessary?
To increase the fertility of soil
446 - Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
447 - Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
448 - Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?
The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
449 - Why is very little rice sold in world markets?
The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
450 - Why stars look more in west than east?
Earth is moving from west to east
451 - Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?
Gravity
452 - Wien (Austria) is now called:
Vienna
453 - Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated in
Gujarat
454 - Wild asses are found in
Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
455 - Wimbledon known for lawn tennis courts, is in:
London
456 - Wind erosion is common in
Desert
457 - Wind erosion is dominant in
Deserts
458 - Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
Rotation of the earth
459 - Wind power is employed prominently in ________
Holland
460 - Window's Tears is the name of:
Waterfall
461 - Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
462 - Winds blow ________
From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
463 - Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form
Yardangs
464 - Wine production is mainly carried out in which of the following natural regions?
Mediterranean region
465 - Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
Temperate cyclones
466 - Winter temperature ranging from - 29° C to - 40° C, summer temperature about 10° C, total annual precipitation about 25 cm. and low humidity. These characterise the climate.
Tundra
467 - With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: (1) Richness in nutrients (2) Rapid turnover of phytoplankton (3) Depletion of dissolved oxygenWhich of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
3 only
468 - With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
469 - With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
470 - With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) . Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
1 and 2 only
471 - With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: (1) West Australian current is a warm current. (2) North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. (3) Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. (4) Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
2 and 4
472 - With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
Rice and Wheat
473 - With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements: (1) It is affected by Earth's rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes. (2) It is dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
2 only
474 - With Which activity is the Wall Street in New York, USA associated?
Banking and Finance
475 - With which country India has signed a bilateral contract for development and operations of Chabahar port?
Iran
476 - With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
Bangladesh
477 - With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
Nepal
478 - With which of the following countries India has no boundary ?
Mongolia
479 - With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
China
480 - With which one of the following industries is Coimbatore associated?
Cotton Textile
481 - With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ?
Narmada
482 - Without _______ there would be no clouds or rainfall:
Water Vapour
483 - Wood pulp comes from ________
Coniferous forest region
484 - Word "Steppe" is related to which of the following biomes?
Grassland
485 - World Environment Day is observed on:
44717
486 - World forestry Day is observed on:
March 21 Every Year.
487 - World largest delta is in:
Bangladesh
488 - World population growth rate is _________ %:
1.4
489 - World Water Day is observed on:
44642
490 - World's highest urban density of population occurs in ________
Tokyo
491 - World's largest manufacturers of Motor Vehicles are ________
U.S.A. and Japan
492 - World's largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________
Akron
493 - World's principal producer of silver is
Mexico
494 - Wular lake of Kashmir is a ________
Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
495 - Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
Kuchchh
496 - XINHUA' is the news agency of:
China
497 - Xinhua is the Official News Agency of:
China
498 - Year is longest on:
Mercury
499 - Yellow Sea lies between:
China and Japan
500 - Yokohana' is the seaport of:
Japan
501 - YONHAP' is the news agency of:
Norway
502 - You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?
Australia
503 - You find some local people living in log cabins in
Taiga regions
504 - Zaid crops are
Substitute crops which are cropped when regularcrops fail to grow
505 - Zaire is the new name of:
Congo
506 - Zambia is a famous river located in:
Zambia
507 - Zargos mountains are situated in _______ :
None of these
508 - Zebras inhabit ________
Savanna lands
509 - Zebras inhabit the
Savana lands
510 - ZIANA' is the news agency of:
Zimbabwe
511 - Zoji la pass connects
Srinagar and Leh
512 - Zozila Pass connects ________
Leh and Srinagar
513 - Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for
Polders
514 - Zurich is a city in
Switzerland
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