501. The capacity of the atmosphere to hold water vapour
(a) Increases as the temperature increases
(b) Decreases as the temperature increases
(c) Increases as the temperature decreases
(d) Decreases as the temperature decreases
Ans: (a)
502. In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
(a) Conversion of cellulose into sugar
(b) Conversion of bran into molasses
(c) Conversion of starch into alcohol
(d) Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
Ans: (a)
503. Consider the following statements:
1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely
3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
504. Which of the following is a new bio-fertilizers?
(a) Green Blue Algae
(b) Nitrates
(c) Compost
(d) Farmyard manure
Ans: (a)
505. Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop?
(a) Jowar
(b) Chillies
(c) Rice
(d) Ragi
Ans: (c)
506. Soyabeans are rich in
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Proteins
(c) Minerals
(d) Carbohydrates
Ans: (b)
507. Rotation of crops means
(a) Same crop is grown again and again
(b) Two crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
of the soil
(c) Different crops are grown in succession to maintain the soil
fertility
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
508. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size
of the grains of soil particles?
1. Clay
2. Silt
3. Sand
4. Gravel
(a) BCDA
(b) ABCD
(c) DCBA
(d) ADCB
Ans: (b)
509. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by
using the codes gives below the lists:
List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II
(Resons)
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1.
North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2.
Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3.
Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in winter 4.
Distance from sea
5. Latitude
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 5
(b) 4 5 1 3
(c) 5 2 4 3
(d) 5 1 3 4
Ans: (c)
510. Which State in India is known as the 'Granary of India'?
(a) Haryana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
Ans: (c)
511. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in
rice cultivation?
(a) This method ensures maximum utilization of land
(b) It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a
higher yield of grain
(c) It helps in early harvesting
(d) The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made
easy
Ans: (b)
512. 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?
(a) Rice and Wheat
(b) Rice and Cotton
(c) Jowar and Cotton
(d) Jowar and Bajara
Ans: (a)
513. Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea
cultivation?
(a) Laterite soils
(b) Red soils
(c) Black soils
(d) Alluvial soils
Ans: (a)
514. Which of the following is not one of the important steps in
processing tea leaves?
(a) Withering
(b) Rolling
(c) Fermenting
(d) Drying
Ans: (c)
515. What is the best source of pure cellulose?
(a) Coir
(b) Cotton fibre
(c) Jute fibre
(d) Hemp
Ans: (b)
516. Which is the best irrigated State in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
517. Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project
involving more than one State in India?
(a) Nagarjunasagar
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation
(c) Bhakra Nangal
(d) Chambal
Ans: (a)
518. On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar,
Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?
(a) Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi
(b) Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas
(c) Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
(d) Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna
Ans: (c)
519. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka
Barrage?
(a) Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
(b) To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
(c) To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
(d) To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
Ans: (a)
520. Which dam in India has the distinction of being the longest
main stream dam in the world?
(a) Bhakra Nangal Dam
(b) Rihand Dam
(c) Tehri Dam
(d) Kosi Project
Ans: (c)
521. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of
being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
(a) Damodar Valley Project
(b) Chambal Project
(c) Tehri Dam
(d) Kosi Project
Ans: (b)
522. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of
occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to
east?
(a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
(b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
(c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
(d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Ans: (b)
523. Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional
sources of energy in India?
(a) Solar Energy
(b) Geo-Thermal Energy
(c) Thermal Energy
(d) Tidal Power
Ans: (c)
524. Which of the following non-conventional sources of energy
holds out the maximum promise in India?
(a) Solar Energy
(b) Geothermal Energy
(c) Tidal Energy
(d) Wind Energy
Ans: (a)
525. In India the most important source of energy is
(a) Petroleum
(b) Coal
(c) Nuclear
(d) Hydro-electricity
Ans: (b)
526. What is meant by 'energy crisis'?
(a) Shortage of hydro-electricity
(b) Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human
body
(c) Shortage of the thermal power
(d) Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal
and petroleum
Ans: (b)
527. The Bhadravati Steel Plant is the only plant which is
managed by a State Government. Which is that State
Government?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (d)
528. Which of the following is the major centre of production of
railway wagons?
(a) Asansol
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Perambur
Ans: (a)
529. Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount
of nitrogen?
(a) Calcium Nitrate
(b) Urea
(c) Ammonium Sulphate
(d) Nitrolium
Ans: (b)
530. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
(a) Lactose
(b) Maltose
(c) Glucose
(d) Sucrose
Ans: (c)
531. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded
as an 'ecological hot spot'?
(a) Western Himalayas
(b) Eastern Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Eastern Ghats
Ans: (c)
532. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for
concentration of jute mills in Kolkata?
(a) Cheap and abundant power supply
(b) Availability of coal
(c) A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry
(d) The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
Ans: (a)
533. The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in
(a) Bihar
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Jharkand
(d) Odisha
Ans: (c)
534. Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing
(a) Zinc
(b) Manganese
(c) Copper
(d) Salt
Ans: (c)
535. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
(a) Leather goods
(b) Soaps
(c) Electric goods
(d) Penicillin
Ans: (d)
536. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Places) (Rivers)
A. Hyderabad 1. Godavari
B. Tiruchirapalli 2. Tapi
C. Surat 3. Cauvery
D. Nasik 4. Musi
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (a)
537. Which of the following is not a major rubber producing
states?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha
(e) All of these
Ans: (d)
538. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
(a) Paddy
(b) Wheat
(c) Mango
(d) Bajara
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)
539. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of
cashewnut. Which of the following is NOT a major cashewnut
growing State?
(a) Goa
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (e)
540. "Indira Gandhi Canal", which is around 450 km long,
provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following
states?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Rajasthan
Ans: (e)
541. Which of the following la the major rubber producing states
in India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)
542. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power
plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Meghalaya
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)
543. Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state
in India?
(a) Odisha
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Manipur
Ans: (d)
544. Which of the following is/are considered a Renewable Source
of Energy?
(A) Wind Energy
(B) Solar Energy
(C) Nuclear Energy
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (B)
(c) Only (C)
(d) Only (A) and (B)
(e) All (A), (B) and (C)
Ans: (d)
545. Which of the following is NOT a food-grain?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar
(e) Cotton
Ans: (e)
546. India is the largest tea producing country in the world. It is
grown in which of the following states mainly?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Bihar
(d) Odisha
(e) Assam
Ans: (e)
547. Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing
state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
(e) All are rubber-producing states
Ans: (b)
548. Which of the following is grown in the cold climate of
Kashmir?
(a) Coconut
(b) Palm
(c) Saffron
(d) Jute
(e) All of these
Ans: (c)
549. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
(a) Coconut
(b) Potato
(c) Oil Palm
(d) Cashew
(e) Rubber
Ans: (b)
550. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Cotton
(c) Coffee
(d) Bajara
(e) Tea
Ans: (d)
551. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
(a) Kolar
(b) Raniganj
(c) Jadugoda
(d) Veeranam
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)
552. Which of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'?
(a) Kandla
(b) Tuticorin
(c) Kochi
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
553. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National
Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
(a) Punjab to Haryana
(b) Mumbai to Goa
(c) Vijayawada to Villupuram
(d) Cochin to Kozhikode
(e) Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram
Ans: (c)
554. In which of the following states is Rosa Power Plant located?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Haryana
(e) Punjab
Ans: (b)
555. Which of the following is NOT a food crop?
(a) Maize
(b) Bajra
(c) Paddy
(d) Wheat
(e) Cotton
Ans: (e)
556. India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in
the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this
regard?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Iraq
(d) Iran
(e) Africa
Ans: (e)
557. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious
type of winds which bring a lot of disaster?
(a) Trade winds
(b) Hurricane
(c) Cirrus
(d) Stratus
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)
558. In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power
project is proposed to be set up?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Assam
Ans: (a)
559. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan
range. Which of the following states touches the border of
China?
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) All of these
Ans: (c)
560. Which of the following is NOT a plant product?
(a) Camphor
(b) Aloe vera
(c) Vanilla
(d) Kiwi
(e) All are plant products
Ans: (e)
561. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
(e) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (c)
562. Which of the following places in India does not have a
nuclear power plant?
(a) Narora
(b) Rawatbhata
(c) Silchar
(d) Tarapore
(e) Kalpakkam
Ans: ©
563. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Maharashtra
Ans: (d)
564. Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a
delta at its egress?
(a) Tapi
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
565. The Jawar mines of Udaipur are famous for
(a) Marble
(b) Zinc
(c) Granite
(d) Bauxite
Ans: (b)
566. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Varanasi I. Indian Rare Earths Ltd
B. Koyali II. Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd
C. Pinjore III. Diesel Locomotive Works
D. Alwaye IV. Petro-Chemical Complex
Codes:
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) IV III II I
(c) III IV II I
(d) III IV I II
Ans: (c)
567. Oil refinery located near the of field is
(a) Nunamati
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Mathura
(d) Koyali
Ans: (a)
568. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (c)
569. The largest producer of wood pulp is
(a) India
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Ans: (d)
570. The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have
(a) Aluminium Industries
(b) Thermal Power Plants
(c) Oil Refineries
(d) Nuclear Power Plants
Ans: (a)
571. 'Blight' the disease of potato can be cured by
(a) Dionine
(b) Bordeaux mixture
(c) Diathane
(d) DDT
Ans: (b)
572. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Lakes) (States)
A. Wular 1. Odisha
B. Chilka 2. Rajasthan
C. Loktak 3. Manipur
D. Nakki 4. Jammu and Kashmir
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (b)
573. India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to _____ young
ones at a time.
(a) 10 to 12
(b) 8 to 10
(c) 4 to 6
(d) 2 to 4
Ans: (c)
574. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
(a) Deforestation
(b) Soil erosion
(c) Excessive cultivation
(d) Salinity and water logging
Ans: (d)
575. Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for
high milk yield as well as draught capacity?
(a) Mewati
(b) Tharparkar
(c) Kankrej
(d) Red Sindhi
Ans: (b)
576. Main constituents of biogas are
(a) Methane and carbon monoxide
(b) Butane and carbon monoxide
(c) Methane and carbon dioxide
(d) Ethylene and carbon dioxide
Ans: (c)
577. Consider the following mountain ranges of Jammu and
Kashmir:
1. Karakoram
2. Ladakh
3. Zanskar
4. Pir Panjal
Which of the following arrangements is correct according to their
locations from north to south?
(a) 2, 3, 1, 4
(b) 1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Ans: (c)
578. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Magnesium
(c) Gypsum
(d) Manganese
Ans: (c)
579. India's land border with the neighboring countries is, in
length, approximately
(a) 8 thousand km
(b) 15 thousand km
(c) 10 thousand km
(d) 16 thousand km
Ans: (c)
580. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent
covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
which it drains?
(a) Indus
(b) Godavari
(c) Ganga
(d) Brahmaputra
Ans: ©
581. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that
in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
(a) northward
(b) southward
(c) eastward
(d) westward
Ans: (a)
582. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Namada-Tapi Alluvial deposits 4. Cambrian
5. Plestocene
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 5 1 4
(b) 3 1 2 5
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 4 2 5
Ans: (b)
583. The only State which produces saffron in the Indian Union is
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (c)
584. The total length of the river Ganga is about
(a) 3000 km
(b) 3425 km
(c) 2500 km
(d) 2750 km
Ans: (c)
585. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is
known as
(a) Legume
(b) Rice
(c) Tuber
(d) Potato
Ans: (a)
586. Indian Standard Time (IST) is determined according to the
local time of which one of the following longitudes?
(a) 0º Longitude
(b) 68º E Longitude
(c) c) E Longitude
(d) d) E Longitude
Ans: (d)
587. Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea
beach?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Cochin
Ans: ©
588. Which of the following States has the most critical problem of
erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
589. Coal is an example of
(a) Igneous rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks
(c) Metamorphic rocks
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
590. River Luni drains into
(a) Kerala Coast
(b) Ganga delta
(c) Godavari delta
(d) Rann of Kachchh
Ans: (d)
591. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of
common salt is
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (d)
592. Urea is prepared by the chemical reactions of
(a) Ammonium sulphate and calcium chloride
(b) Ammonia and carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorine and water
(d) Acetamide and ethyl alcohol
Ans: (b)
593. For the study of climate which of the following is not
relevant?
(a) Flash point
(b) Steenson screen
(c) Dew point
(d) Hygrogram
Ans: (a)
594. The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located
in the State of
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (d)
595. Which of the following is not a seed borne disease?
(a) Redrot of sugarcane
(b) Potato mosaic
(c) Brown leaf spot of rice
(d) Black gram of cotton
Ans: (b)
596. The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) New Zealand
Ans: (c)
597. The Chennai – Bengaluru – Coimbatore - Madurai region is
______.
(a) A major industrial region
(b) A major agricultural region
(c) Mangrove forest region
(d) Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region
Ans: (a)
598. In which of the following states are the Aravalli mountains
located
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
599. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the
northern mountains are of great importance to India
(a) They protect the country from invasion
(b) They influence the climate
(c) They provide water to the plains
(d) They possess valuable vegetation and animal life
Ans: (a)
600. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan
rivers is not correct?
(a) They have very large basins
(b) Many of them pass through giant gorges
(c) They perform very little erosion activity
(d) Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and
often shift their beds
Ans: (c)
