What is Latitude and Longitude of India ?
Indian Geography Questions and Answers: The India is situated north of the equator between 8°4′ north to 37°6′ north latitude and 68°7′ east to 97°25′ east longitude. The total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres. It is the 7Th largest country in the World. And 7 Countries shares the border with India; those are China, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the north and with Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. James Rennell was the father of Indian Geography.
1.Which is the largest state in India in terms of area ?
Rajasthan.
2. Which is the smallest state in India in terms of area ?
Goa.
3. What is Largest Union Territory in India ?
Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
4. What is Smallest Union Territory in India ?
Lakshadweep.
5. What is Largest District in India ?
Kachchh (Gujarat).
6. What is Smallest District in India ?
Mahe ( Pondicherry ).
7. Land covers about ____of the earth’s surface ?
30%.
8. Which Indian state has longest coastline in India ?
Gujarat.
9. Which Indian state has Smallest coastline in India ?
Goa.
10. Which city is called Paris in India ?
Jaipur.
11. Which city is called heart of India ?
Delhi.
12. Which State is called heart of India ?
Madhya Pradesh.
13. India has longest International border with which country ?
Bangladesh.
14. What is the name of the border between India and Pakistan ?
Radcliffe Line.
15. What is the name of border line between India and China ?
McMahon Line
16. What is the boundary line between India and Nepal called ?
Treaty of Sugauli.
17. What is the boundary line between India and Bhutan called ?
Jaigaon (Bhutan Gate).
18. What is the name of border line between India and Myanmar ?
Moreh ( ICP ).
19. What is the border line between India and Sri Lanka called ?
Palk Strait.
20. what is the boundary line between India and Afghanistan called ?
Durand Line.( Also Boundary of Afghanistan and Pakistan ).
21. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal ?
5 (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim).
22. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Pakistan ?
4 ( Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab ).
23. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Bhutan ?
4 ( Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Sikkim ).
24. How many Indian states share their boundaries with China ?
5 (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir).
25. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Myanmar ?
4 ( Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram ).
26. How many Indian states share border with Bangladesh ?
5 ( Assam, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya & Tripura ).
27. Which latitude passes through the middle of India?
Tropic of Cancer (23.4° north of Equator).
28. Duncan passage is situated between?
South Andaman and Little Andaman.
29. What is the India’s largest island?
Andrott Island.
30. What is the Largest Islands in the World
Greenland.
31. What is hemisphere lies in India?
Northern and Eastern.
32. The Lakshadweep islands are located in which water body?
Arabian Sea. (Kerala)
33. Which water body separates India and sri Lanka?
Palk Strait.
34. Which water Body separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Ten Degree channel (Bay of Bengal).
35. Indian standard meridian passes through which city?
Mirzapur. (States: U P, M P, Chhattisgarh, Odessa and Andhra Pradesh).
36. What are the two volcanic islands in the Indian Territory?
Narcondam and Barren.
37. Where is Zoji La Pass in India?
Location: Ladakh. Connects: Leh and Sri nagar. Range: Himalaya.
38. Where is niti Pass in India?
Location: Uttarakhand. Connects: India and Tibet. Range: Himalaya.
39. Where is shipki La Pass in India?
Location: Kinnaur. Connects: Himachal Pradesh and Tibet. Range: Himalaya.
40. Where is burzil pass?
Location: Gilgit-Baltistan. Connects: Gilgit and Srinagar. Range : Himalaya.
41. What type of mountain range is the vindhyas?
Block Mountains
42. What is the oldest mountain range in India?
Aravalli Range (Block Mountains).
43. What type of mountain is Satpura range?
Horst Mountain.
44. What is the highest mountain peak in the world?
Mount Everest in Nepal (Height: 8,850 M).
45. What is the highest mountain peak in India?
K2. 8,611 meters. (Mount Godwin Austen in India and second highest in the World).
46. What is the highest mountain in south India?
Anamudi: 2,695 meters (Kerala).
47. What are the Fold Mountains in India?
The Himalayas.
48. Which city is known as Golden City of India?
Jaisalmer (In World “Prague”)
49. Which city is known as Blue City of India?
Jodhpur.
50. Which city is known as Black City of India?
Kolkata.
51. Which city is known as pink City of India?
Jaipur.
52. Which city is called Mango city of India?
Salem. ( Tamil Nadu)
53. Which Indian state is the largest in terms of the total area covered?
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
54. The free living bacterium in the soil which increases the the yield of rice is?
Rhizobium
Azotobacter
Acetobacter
Anabaena
55. Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as?
meadow soil
pedalfer soil
chernozen soil
podzol soil
56. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
Lesser Himalayas
Shivaliks
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
57. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
unnatural resources
Actual resources
Potential resources
Biotic resources
58. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on?
January 30th
December 22nd
September 22nd
July 4th
59. Which among the following country not a part of Scandinavia?
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
None of these
60. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?
NH 4
NH 2
NH 10
NH 6
61. With which country India exchanged its border maps?
China
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bangladesh
62. Sandstone is which type of rock?
Calcareous Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
63. The layer of atmosphere close to the earth’s surface is called?
Exosphere
Ionosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
64. India has longest International border with which country?
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Pakistan
65. Which one of the following atmospheric layers absorb ultraviolet rays of the sun?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Ozonosphere
66. Water potential remains lowest in?
Water plants
Woody plants
Succulents
Halophytes
67. Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries?
Durand Line
Mac Mahon Line
Plimsoll Line
Maginot Line
68. Bhutan does not share its border with which Indian state?
West Bengal
Sikkim
Meghalaya
Arunachal Pradesh
69. Earth’s deepest point in water is Mariana trench. It is located in which of the following oceans?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
70. The programme of ‘Operation Flood’ was concentrated on?
Increasing irrigation facilities
Flood control
Increasing the milk production
Increase the flood grains production
71. Water potential remains lowest in?
Water plants
Woody plants
Succulents
Halophytes
72. Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called?
Thematic maps
Atlas maps
Wall maps
Topographic maps
73. Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year?
Deciduous trees
Coniferous trees
Evergreen trees
Both deciduous and coniferous trees
74. Limestone is a raw material used by which industry?
Aluminium
Fertilizers
Cement
Petrochemicals
75. The ash-grey soils of high latitude coniferous forests are known as?
Grey-Brown soils
Red and Yellow soils
Tundra soils
Pod soils
76. Masai is a tribe of which of the following country?
Kenya
Germany
Australia
India
77. Natural sources of air pollution are?
Forest fires
Volcanic eruptions
Dust storm
Smoke from burning dry leaves
78. Amazon river flows through which of the following country?
USA
France
Brazil
Canada
79. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
Eastern Region only
Southern Region only
Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
None of these
80. Marble comes under which category of rocks?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
None of these
81. The longest continental Railway in the world is?
Trans Siberian Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
Trans Atlantic Railway
82. Land covers about _____ of the earth’s surface.
20%
30%
35%
40%
83. Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
Nagaland
Assam
Arunachal
Pradesh
Tripura
84. Which of the following represents the most complex trophic level?
Community
Population
Ecosystem
Species
85. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor?
Srinagar and Kanyakumari
Mumbai and Chennai
Amritsar and Kolkata
Hyderabad and Bhopal
86. Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
Hydrometer
Hygrometer
Psycho Meter
Anemometer
87. Which of the following is the most abundant metal on Earth’s crust?
Magnesium
Iron
Copper
Aluminum
88. Wheat is a?
Creeper
Herb
Shrub
Tree
89. The latitude which passes through Sikkim also passes through?
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
90. The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is?
Declination
Latitude
Azimuth
Dip
91. Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
Earth
Jupiter
Pluto
Saturn
92. The uppermost layer over the earth is called?
Mantle
Core
Crust
Exosphere
93. Mount Abu is a hill station located in _____ ranges?
Vindhya
Satpura
Aravalli
Sahyadri
94. On the basis of distribution, can be classified into?
Actual resources
Potential resources
Ubiquitous resources
Abiotic resources
95. Which amongst the following is not in the list of Maharatna?
Coal India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
96. What is the name of the tropical in the China Sea?
Hurricanes
Tornado
Twister
Typhoon
97. The drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rock is termed as?
Trellis
Dendritic
Radial
Deranged
98. Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following?
Cutting of Trees
Inequality of Women
Killing of Animals
Increasing Pollution
99. Red data book contains data of which of the following?
All plant species
All animal species
All endangered species
All extinct species
100. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
Eastern Ghat
Vindhyanchal
Aravalli
Western Ghat
101. Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses?
Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
Africa and Europe
India and Sri Lanka
North America and South America
102. Which one of the following atmospheric layers absorb ultraviolet rays of the sun?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Ozonosphere
103. “Yosemite” is a?
River
Peak
Waterfall
Dam
104. The ‘Diphu Pass’ which is the trijunction between India, Myanmar and China is on this Border Line?
Durand Line
Palk Strait
McMohan Line
Radcliffe Line
105. Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?
Narmada
Krishna
Cauvery
Tapti
106. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in Maharashtra?
Salher
Taramati
Anjaneri
Kalsubai Shikhar
107. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called?
Cape
Isthmus
Strait
Peninsula
108. Where is the shore based steel plant located?
Tuticorin
Salem
Vishakhapatnam
Mangalore
109. The term ‘Blood Moon’ is used to refer To?
Full Moon
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Crescent Moon
110. The Sahyadri Mountains run from______to Kanyakumari, the southemmost part of India?
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
111. Daringbadi hill station is located in which state of India?
Odisha
Maharastra
West Bengal
Kerala
112. The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is?
India
Israel
Sri Lanka
England
113. Which is most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?
Hydrogen
Iron
Oxygen
Silicon
114. The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a?
smooth curve in the upper course
smooth curve in the middle course
smooth curve in the lower course
smooth curve from source to mouth
115. Which one of the following is the deepest gorge in the world?
Kali Gandaki Gorge
Vikos Gorge
Garganta del Cares
Tiger Leaping Gorge
116. Frontal cyclones occur characteristically in?
Equatorial region
Tropical region
Mid-latitudinal region
Polar region
117. The easternmost point of India is?
Kibithu
Doulchara
Mokokchung
Wokha
118. Jorwe culture’ was a Chalcolithic archaeological site located in the present by Indian state of ?
Gujarat
Assam
Maharashtra
Bihar
119. Sinkhole is a phenomenon of which topography?
Desert
Tundra
Karst
Plain
120. Varkala, Chowaa, Chavakkad and Nattika are beaches in the state of?
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
121. An irrigation project is categorized as a major project if it covers a cultivable command area of?
Less than 2,000 hectares
2,000 to 10,000 hectares
Above 10,000 hectares
All the above
122. Fertile riverine alluvial soil is best suited for producing?
Cotton
Rice
Tea
Corn
123. __ is an important road link between Srinagar on the side and Kargil and Leh on the other side?
Muling La
Shipki La
Zoji La
Qara Tag La
124. Which river passes through maximum number of countries?
Volga
Danube
Amazon
Rhine
125. Which of the following statements is correct?
Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau.
Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
126. Evergreen type forests are found in?
Mediterranean region
Monsoon climatic area
Desert region
Equatorial region
127. Which of the following stars is nearest to the sun?
Betelgeuse
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Deneb
128. Which one of the following is the highest altitude lake of Pakistan?
Pakistan Lake
Satpara Lake
Attabad Lake
Rush Lake
129. Which state of India has the longest mainland coastline?
Gujarat
Kerala
Maharashtra
Odisha
130. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Hevea Tree—Brazil
Sumatra Storm—Malaysia
Kajan River—Borneo
Dekke Toba fish—Brazil
131. The river Ganga emerges from Gangotri Glacier and ends at?
Pacific Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
132. ‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known as____ in north-east India?
Ladang
Chena
Jhum
Logan
133. ____is the largest river island in the world.
Bahvani
Umananda
Munroe
Majuli
134. Soil erosion can be prevented by?
Increasing bird population
Afforestation
Removal of vegetation
Overgrazing
135. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian Territory?
Mahanadi
Brahmaputra
Satluj
Ganga
136. Which of the following is the third highest waterfall in India?
Barehipani Falls
Courtallam Falls
Suruli Falls
Agaya Gangai
137. The Almatti dam project of the Krishna River was an issue between which states?
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka and Goa
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Karnataka and Tamil Naduan
138. Which country in the world has the largest number of international borders?
China
India
Nepal
Pakistan
139. In which province of China is the Huangguoshu National Park located which houses the world’s largest waterfall cluster.
Jiangsu
Guizhou
Yunnan
Shandon
140. According to Ferrel’s law (Coriolis Force) winds change their direction?
Towards left in Northern hemisphere and towards right in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in Northern hemisphere and towards left in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in both the hemisphere.
Towards left in both the hemisphere.
141. The ‘Friendship Highway’ is a road that connects China to?
India
Myanmar
Pakistan
Nepal
142. How many International airports are there in India?
16
15
14
17
143. Which of the following is the longestriver in Pakistan that originates from Lake Manasarovar?
Sutlej
Indus
Kabul
Chenab
144. Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
Ionosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
Exosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
145. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
Kaveri
Godavari
Sharavati
Krishna
146. When was the ‘Battle of Kanauj’ fought?
1536
1540
1556
1524
147. On which river is the Tehri dam built?
Alakananda
Bhagirathi
Ganga
Hooghly
148. Which of the following is called the ‘Grand Canyon of India’?
Great Canyon of Gandikota
Chambal River Canyon
Gangani Grand Canyon
Laitlum Canyon
149. Which of the following is the third highest waterfall in India?
Barehipani Falls
Courtallam Falls
Suruli Falls
Agaya Gangai
150. Which of the following passes is known as the gateway connecting Jammu and Srinagar?
Lanak-La Pass
Chang-La Pass
Banihal Pass
Aghil Pass
151. Which of the following plant shows chloroplast dimorphism?
Sugarcane
Sugar beet
Rice
Wheat
152. Day and Night are equal at the?
Prime Meridian
Poles
Equator(on March 21 and September 23)
Antarctic.
153. Which of the following passes connects Tawang with Lhasa?
Chankan Pass
Bum La Pass
Hpungan Pass
Kumjawng Pass
154. When does solar eclipse take place?
When the sun is between the moon and earth
When the earth is between the moon and sun
When the moon is between the sun and earth
When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
155. Majuli, the largest river island in the world is located in?
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Nagaland
Uttar Pradesh
156.Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting?
It helps raising water table
It helps meet rising water demand
It increases run-off losses
It is a device of water conservation
157. Where is The Nanda Devi Peak is located in?
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam
158.Which one among the following industries in the maximum consumer of water in India?
Textile
Engineering
Paper and Pulp
Thermal Power
159. _____is in Himachal Pradesh is a famous tourist attraction?
Aghil Pass
Chang-La Pass
Mintaka Pass
Rohtang Pass
160. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
Antarctic ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic ocean
161. Baglihar Dam is constructed on which river?
Indus
Chenab
Sutlej
Ravi
162. Which of the following substances is mined in Odisha ‘ s Badamphad mines?
Hematite
Aurite
Dolomite
Bauxite
163. Musi and Bhima are tributaries of_______ river?
Brahmaputra
Mahanadi
Kaveri
Krishna
164. Which of the following biosphere reserves was first established by the Government of India?
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
165. Which is largest peninsular river in India?
Krishna
Godavari
Cauvery
Mahanadi
166. Which State in India has the largest coastline?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
West Bengal
167. Which of the following options correctly explains the term ‘heat budget’?
It is the amount of heat which the surface of earth receives form the sun.
It is the radiation from the earth in the form of long waves
It is a mode of transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity.
It is the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation.
168. Name the passage which is used by pilgrims in Uttarakhand for Kailash- Mansarovar Yatra?
Pensy La
Kurdung
Banihal Pass
Lipu Lekh
169. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is?
Godavari
Kaveri
Krishna
Bhima
170. The latitudes of main land of India extends between?
8 º4′ N and 37 º6′ N
8 º4′ W and 37 º6′ W
8 º4′ E and 37 º6′ E
8 º4′ S and 37 º6′ S
171. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea-Arabian Sea
Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea
172. The famous species of tree ‘Sundari’ is found in?
Mangrove forest
Tropical deciduous forest
Himalaya Mountains
Tropical Rain forest
173. Which National Park in Nepal is a continuation of India’s Valmiki National Park?
Chitwan National Park
Bandipur National Park
Dudhwa National Park
Jim Corbett National Park
174. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
Assam
Tripura
Manipur
Meghalaya
175. The method of soil conservation in which ploughing is done parallel to the contours of a hill slope to form a natural barrier for water to flow down the slop is called?
Mulching
Contour barriers
Contour ploughing
Terrace farming
176. When does solar eclipse take place?
When the sun is between the moon and earth
When the earth is between the moon and sun
When the moon is between the sun and earth
When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
177. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial?
moraines
deltas
plateaus
grooves
178. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?
NH 4
NH 2
NH 10
NH 6
179. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by?
Afforestation
Terrace cultivation
Strip cropping
Contour ploughing
180. is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Pakistan
181. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
182. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
China
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
183. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Poles
Equator
184.Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as?
Tides
Tsunami
Current
Cyclone
185. The largest solar power plant in India is located at?
Nagercoil
Jaisalmer
Madhapur
Rann of Kutch
186. The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the _____areknown as Duns.
Himadri
Himachal
Shiwaliks
Tibet
187. The Konkan Railway connects?
Goa – Mangalore
Roha – Mangalore
Kanyakumari – Mangalore
Kanyakumari – Mumbai
188. is an example of intrusive igneous rock?.
Conglomerate
Shale
Sandstone
Granite
189. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
Vega
Sirius
Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri
190. The longitudes of main land of India extends between?
68 º7′ E and 97 º25′ E
68 º7′ W and 97 º25′ W
68 º7′ N and 97 º25′ N
68 º7′ S and 97 º25′ S
191. ‘Loktak’ is a?
Valley
Lake
River
Mountain Range
192. Which year is called as the ‘Demographic divide’?
1941
1921
1901
1931
193. How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?
1/10th
1/5th
1/3rd
1/6th
194. The land mass of India has an area of______ million square km.
1.28
2.28
3.28
4.28
195. Which of the following river originates in Nepal and flows into the Ganges?
Kosi
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
196. Buland Darwaza is located in?
West Bengal
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
197. The age of the Earth can be determined by?
Geological Time Scale
Radio-Metric Dating
Gravity method
Fossilization method
198. Influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation?.
Flora & Fauna
Time
Parent rock
Climate
199. The first non-stop air-conditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged off between?.
Sealdah – New Delhi
Mumbai – Howrah
Bangalore – Howrah
Chennai – New Delhi
200. A plant known only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is referred to as…
Scion
Cultigen
Cultivar
Clone
201. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as..
crooks
flections
rounds
meanders
202. The HYV programme in India is also called as
Traditional Agriculture
New Agricultural Strategy
White Revolution
Blue Revolution
203. The brightest planet is?
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
204. ‘Norwesters’ are thunder storms which are prominent in ___?
India and Bhutan
Bhutan and Nepal
India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Myanmar
205. What is the role of Pneumatophores?
Protect plant from animals
Get oxygen for respiration
Supports plant in standing upright
Helps plant for pollination
206. The land of maximum biodiversity is?
Tropical
Temperate
Monsoonal
Equatorial
207. Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?
Block Mountain
Residual Mountain
Accumulated Mountain
Fold Mountain
208. The forest in Sundarban is called?.
Scrub jungle
Mangrove
Deciduous forest
Tundra
209. Which neighboring country of India is also reffered as ‘Druk Yul’?
Myanmar
Maldives
Bhutan
Afghanistan
210. Which of the following is called the ‘ecological hot spot of India’?
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Western Himalayas
Eastern Himalayas
211. A difference between 2 longitudes at equator is nearby equivalent to ____km.
101
111
121
91
212. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to:
The same plant family
Two plant families
Three plant families
Four plant families
213. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called?
North Atlantic drift
South Atlantic drift
Counter Equatorial drift
West Atlantic drift
214. How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean?
Decreases salinity of ocean
Cools downs the temperature of water
Maintains stable temperature of water
Increases salinity of ocean
215. What is the full form of ITCZ?
Inter tropical converter zone
Inter tropical convergence zone
Inter tropical centre zone
None of these
216. Indian Standard Time relates to?
75.5°E longitude
82.5°E longitude
90.5°E longitude
0° longitude
217. The common tree species in nilgiri hills is?
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
Teak
218. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004?
Irian Jaya
Sumatra
Kalibangan
Java
219. Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types:
Red and yellow soil
Forest soil
Saline soil
Alluvial soil
220. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment?
Cinnamon
Clove
Neem
Palm
221. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called?.
Magnetosphere
Ionosphere
Mesopause
Troposphere
222. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Darjeeling – West Bengal
Mount Abu – Rajasthan
Kodaikanal – Tamil Nadu
Simla – Uttar Pradesh
223. Who coined the word ‘Geography’?
Ptolemy
Eratosthenese
Hacataus
Herodatus
224. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Emu
Ostrich
Albatross
Siberian Crane
225. 49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?
USA and Canada
North and South Vietnam
Germany and France
Brazil and Chile
226. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by?
Gravity
Winds
Clouds
Rotation of the Earth
227. Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?
Sirocco
Loo
Foehn
Mistral
228. Alps mountain range is located in which continent?
Europe
North America
South America
Africa
229. Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?
Contour lines
Isobaths lines
Isohyets lines
Isobar lines
230. Which of the following has maximum biodiversity?
Desert
River
Polar Region
Tropical Region
231. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?
Chennai
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
232. River Indus originates from:
Hindukush range
Himalayan range
Karakoram range
Kailash range
233. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at?
Visakhapatnam
Bokaro
Burnpur
Vijay Nagar
234. Which of the following planet is also known as ‘Earth’s twin’?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
235. Which Indian state has the largest share of the Wastelands in India?
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
236. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate according to 2001 census is?
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Nagaland
Sikkim
237. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
3
4
8
5
238. The biggest planet in the solar system is?
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
239. Ice glacier’s melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in a seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in?
Greenland
Antarctica
Himalayas
Arctic
240. Which of the following neighboring country of India is not a landlocked country?
Nepal
Myanmar
Bhutan
Afghanistan
241. Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes?
5º N to 5º S
35º to 60º N and S
25º to 35º N and S
35º to 45º N and S
242. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
Population density
Nutritional density
Agricultural density
Industrial density
243. The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at?
Burnpur
Salem
Bhilai
Bokaro
244. A series of lines connecting places having a quake at the same time are called?
Homoseismal lines
Seismolines
Coseismal lines
Isoseismal lines
245. The boundary between Earth’s crust and mantle is _____?.
Moho discontinuity
Lehman discontinuity
Conrad discontinuity
Gutenberg discontinuity
246. Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does it magnetic field extend?
west to east
North to south
south to north
east to west
247. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Mount Koya
Mount Diavolo
Saddle Peak
Mount Thuiller
248. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sirhind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi Canal
249. What would be the impact of global warming on mangrove forests?
They will grow more luxurious
Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
Both
250. The land between two rivers is called?
Natural Levees
Alluvial Cones
Braided Stream
Doab
251. Which hill station is called as the ‘Queen of the Satpuras’?
Pachmarhi
Nilgiri
Mahenderagiri
Cardamom
252. Which type of forest is most widespread in India?
Tropical Evergreen Forests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Montane Forests
Mangrove Forests
253. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Maharashtra
254. The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?
Mulching
Contour barriers
Rock dam
Terrace farming
255. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: (IAS 2003)
Pir Panjal pass
Karakoram pass
Banihal pass
Zoji La pass
256. Railway coaches are manufactured at
Jamshedpur
Chittaranjan
Perambur
Varanasi
257. Which of the following is NOT a primary green-house gas in the earth’s atmosphere?
Methane
Ozone
Nitrous oxide
Hydrogen
258. The most densely populated state in India is:
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
259. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is: (IAS 2003)
Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
260. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ___ lake.
ox-bow
oasis
lagoon
tectonic
261. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
Gujarat and Maharashtra
Orissa and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and Karnataka
262. Which state has smallest land area? (IAS 2003)
Goa
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
263. is the process of restoring a forest that once existed but was removed at some point of time in the past?.
Deforestation
Reforestation
Greenhouse
Jhum cultivation
264. The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as
Punjab Himalayas
Nepal Himalayas
Kumaon Himalayas
Assam Himalayas
265. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
It is a rain shadow area
It is located parallel to wind direction
It is away from the coast
Rain bearing clouds are absent
266. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
Desert
Mountains
Plateau
Ocean
267. Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses?
Taiga forests
Tundra forests
Temperate mixed forests
Tropical ever green forests
268. The leading sesame producing country in the world is?
Mexico
S.A.
China
India
269. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006to facilitate trade between India and China? (IAS 2007)
Chang La
JaraLa
Nathu La
Shipki La
270. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Pakistan
271. Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats? (IAS 2004)
Javadi Hills
Anaimalai Hills
Nilgiri Hills
Shevaroy Hills
272. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
Punjab
West Bengal
Kerala
Gujarat
273. Consider the following statements: (IAS 2008)
1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills.
2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
274. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989]
Kashmir and Tibet
Nepal and Tibet
Leh and Kargil
Leh and Srinagar
275. Which one of the following is not a type of coal?
Anthracite
Lignite
Peat
Siderite
276. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south? (IAS 2005)
Nallamalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hilis – Anaimalai Hills
Anaimalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Nallamalai Hills
Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
Anaimalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Nallamalai Hills
277. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? (IAS 2007)
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
278. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? (IAS 2003)
Sheravoy hills
Javadi hills
Nallamala hills
Elamalai hills
279. Which country has a high density of population?
India
Canada
Sweden
Greenland
280. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on: (IAS 2003)
Palni hills
Anaimalai mountain
Nilgiri mountain
Cardamon hills
281. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? (IAS 2003)
Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks
Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers
Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica in it
A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type
282. Name the estuary on the border of India and Pakistan?
Daman Creek
Sir Creek
Karwar Creek
Mandovi Creek
283. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? (IAS 2008)
Chandra valley
Hunza valley
Nubra valley
Sutlej valley
284. Consider the following:(IAS 2004)
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat
3. Satpura Range
What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south ?
1, 2, 3
2, 1, 3
1, 3, 2
2, 3, 1
285. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf? (IAS 2008)
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
286. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of: (IAS 2003)
Assam Himalayas
Kumaon Himalayas
Nepal Himalayas
Punjab Himalayas
287. Which type of forest is most widespread in India?
Tropical Evergreen Forests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Montane Forests
Mangrove Forests
288. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (IAS 2005)
The Western Ghats are relatively higher in their northern region
The Anal Mudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats
Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura
The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys are said to be old rift valleys
289. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is :(IAS 1994)
The Siwalik Range
The Lesser Himalayas
The Great Himalayan Range
The Dhaula Dhar Range
290. Siwaliks are: (IFS 1989)
To the north of Himadri
Foothills of Himalayan ranges
In Meghalaya
The plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
291. Where are Shevaroy Hills located? (IAS 2007)
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
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