201. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5
Ans: (a)
202. Which is the croup of languages spoken by the largest
number of people in India?
(a) lndo-Aryan
(b) Dravidian
(c) Austro-Asiatic
(d) Sino-Tibetan
Ans: (a)
203. To which group do belong?
(a) Negritoes
(b) Proto-Australoids
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Western Brachycephals
Ans: (b)
204. The Periyar Game Sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for
(a) tiger
(b) lion
(c) wild elephant
(d) spotted deer
Ans: (c)
205. Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for
the Indian lion?
(a) Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
(b) Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
(c) Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
(d) Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
Ans: (d)
206. In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local
language?
(a) Kerala and Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra and Goa
(c) Odisha and West Bengal
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
207. Where do Birhors live?
(a) Chhattishgrah
(b) Assam
(c) Nagaland
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
208. In general it la observed that the rate of population growth
has been ______ in the densely populated areas compared to
sparsely populated areas.
(a) Low
(b) High
(c) Negligible
(d) Almost the same
Ans: (a)
209. After which one of the following tribes of India has a
supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been
named?
(a) Santhals
(b) Khonds
(c) Bhils
(d) Gonds
Ans: (d)
210. Where is the Black Pogoda?
(a) Konark
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Egypt
Ans: (a)
211. Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is
situated in
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (c)
212. Which of the following combinations of riven and cities
situated on their banks is wrong?
(a) Lucknow - Gomati
(b) Ayodhya - Saryu
(c) Badrinath - Alaknanda
(d) Vijayawada – Narmada
Ans: (d)
213. The Bhutia group of languages does not include
(a) Laddakhi
(b) Tibetan
(c) Lepcha
(d) Sherpa
Ans: (c)
214. Economically the most important forests of India are
(a) Tidal forest
(b) Thorn forest
(c) Evergreen forest
(d) Tropical deciduous forest
Ans: (d)
215. A few showers of rain during the months of December and
January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
(a) make the plant strong
(b) protect the crops from frost
(c) cause fall in temperature
(d) provide moisture for the germination of seeds
Ans: (b)
216. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the
penisular India from north to south is
(a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery
and Vaigai
(b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai
and Pennar
(c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar
and Vaigai
(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai
and Pennar
Ans: (a)
217. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river
system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
(a) the need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the
Pakistan
(b) India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
(c) India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
(d) the mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Ans: (d)
218. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after
independence?
(a) Bhakra Nangal Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Kosi Project
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
219. Which of the following states is the "Sugar Bowl" of India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a)
220. Which of the following are not kharif crops?
(a) Bajara and Maize
(b) Rice and Jowar
(c) Sugarcane and Groundnut
(d) Barley and Mustard
Ans: (d)
221. The world's longest masonry dam is
(a) Hirakud
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Nagarjuna Sagar
(d) Aswan
Ans: (a)
222. The Koal Project is aimed towards
(a) irrigation
(b) drainage and power generation
(c) power generation and load control
(d) irrigation, flood control and power generation
Ans: (d)
223. The Farakka Project la mainly aimed towards
(a) irrigating more land in West Bengal
(b) utilizing maximum of Ganga water
(c) preserving the port of Kolkata
(d) production of electricity
Ans: (c)
224. Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project?
(a) Bhakra Nangal
(b) Damodar Valley
(c) Nagarjunasagar
(d) Thungabhadra
Ans: (a)
225. Mahi Project will greatly benefit
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (c)
226. Which of the following projects is administered by more than
one State?
(a) Nagarjunasagar
(b) Kosi
(c) Hirakud
(d) Tungabhadra
Ans: (d)
227. Which region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India'?
(a) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(b) Krishna-Godavari Delta region
(c) North-East region
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Ans: (b)
228. The States involved In the Dandakaranya Project are
(a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka
(b) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(c) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
229. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Beas Project 1. Krishna
B. Nagarjunasagar Dam 2. Godavari
C. Ukai Project 3. Bhagirathi
D. Pochampad Project 4. Tapi
E. Tehri Project 5. Pong Dam
Codes:
A B C D E
(a) 4 1 5 2 3
(b) 5 1 4 2 3
(c) 5 1 2 4 3
(d) 1 4 3 2 5
Ans: (b)
230. Which of the following hydro-electric stations is situated in
Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Mayurakshi
(b) Rihand
(c) Kangsabati
(d) Hirakud
Ans: (b)
231. Hidkal Dam is on the river
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Pennar
(d) Ghataprabha
Ans: (d)
232. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India
is
(a) Beas
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Damodar Valley
(d) Hirakud
Ans: (d)
233. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal)
draws its water from the
(a) Yamuna
(b) Chambal
(c) Sutlej
(d) Sutlej and Beas
Ans: (d)
234. Canal irrigation la moat Important in north India because
the
(a) soil is porous
(b) level of underground water is high
(c) sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
(d) regions is densely populated
Ans: (c)
235. The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds
coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of
sea birds, has been established in
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Gulf of Kachchh
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: (b)
236. Gypaum is round in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
237. In India, diamonds are found at
(a) Panna (MP)
(b) Golkonda (AP)
(c) Khetri (Rajasthan)
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
238. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because
(a) it is made up of crystalline rocks
(b) displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of
rocks and made it complex
(c) the climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of
minerals
(d) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very
costly due to transport difficulties
Ans: (b)
239. Where in India is mica mined?
(a) Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
(b) Gaya (Bihar)
(c) Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
240. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery
of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
(a) Agucha in Rajasthan
(b) Thar Desert in Rajasthan
(c) Tuensang in Nagaland
(d) Sirohi in Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
241. What is Bailadila famous for?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Iron ore
(c) Copper
(d) Coal
Ans: (b)
242. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is
made along the Gujarat coast because
(a) Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
(b) Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production
of salt through evaporation of sea water
(c) Kandla port exports salt
(d) The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
Ans: (b)
243. Gondwana coalfields are found in
(a) Assam
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (b)
244. Which central government agency is responsible for the
mapping and exploration of minerals?
(a) The Geological Survey of India
(b) Surveyor General of India
(c) National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
(d) Indian Bureau of Mines
Ans: (a)
245. What is Gomia in Jharkhand famous for?
(a) Coal fields
(b) Manganese mines
(c) Fertilizer plant
(d) Explosives factory
Ans: (d)
246. India's forest sponge iron plant is at
(a) Kothagudam
(b) Kurnool
(c) Cuddappah
(d) Kavaratti
Ans: (a)
247. The Indian city famous for glass bangle industry is
(a) Lucknow
(b) Sikandrabad
(c) Firozabad
(d) Agra
Ans: (c)
248. The first machine made paper was manufactured
(a) in 1870 near Kolkata
(b) in 1903 in Mumbai
(c) in 1910 at Delhi
(d) After independence
Ans: (a)
249. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort master in Kolkata in
(a) 1919
(b) 1926
(c) 1818
(d) 1854
Ans: (c)
250. HMT industries are set up at
(a) Kalamassery
(b) Hyderabad and Bengaluru
(c) Pinjore and Ajmer
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
251. The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power
mainly for agriculture is located at
(a) Kalpakkam
(b) Narora
(c) Kota
(d) Tarapur
Ans: (b)
252. The first fertilizer plant was set up at
(a) Nangal (Punjab)
(b) Sindri (Bihar)
(c) Alwaye (Kerala)
(d) Trombay (Maharashtra)
Ans: (b)
253. Penicillin is produced at
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Alwaye
(c) Poona
(d) Pimpri
Ans: (d)
254. Tanks are manufactured at
(a) Kanpur
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Perambur
(d) Avadi
Ans: (d)
255. Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at
(a) Mazagaon Docks
(b) Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
(c) No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
(d) Goa shipyard
Ans: (b)
256. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at
(a) Varanasi
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Perambur
(d) Kolkata
Ans: (c)
257. The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of
(a) Former USSR
(b) UK
(c) USA
(d) Germany
Ans: (a)
258. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at
(a) Kiriburu (Jharkhand)
(b) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
(c) Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
Ans: (d)
259. The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at
(a) Lunej
(b) Trombay
(c) Naharkatiya
(d) Digboi
Ans: (c)
260. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has
rift valley due to down warping
(a) Damodar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Sone
(d) Yamuna
Ans: (a)
261. 'Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar
islands is located in
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Middle Andaman
(c) Little Andaman
(d) North Andaman
Ans: (d)
262. The Alamatti is on the river
(a) Godavari
(b) Cauvery
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi
Ans: (c)
263. Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture
of silk?
(a) Bhagalpur (Bihar)
(b) Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
(c) Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
(d) Mysore (Karnataka)
Ans: (c)
264. India has one land-locked and protected port which is at
(a) Paradeep
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Visakhapatnam
Ans: (d)
265. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
(a) 1953
(b) 1950
(c) 1948
(d) 1947
Ans: (a)
266. 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?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
Ans: (a)
267. The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kandla
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Ans: (c)
268. The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India is
(a) 12 miles
(b) 360 km
(c) 140 km
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
269. The satellite construction centre in India is at
(a) Peenya
(b) Sriharikota
(c) Thumba
(d) Bengaluru
Ans: (a)
270. Where is the MIG engine manufactured in India?
(a) Koraput
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ozar
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (a)
271. Which of the following Railway zones and their
Headquarters is not correct?
(a) North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
(b) South-Central-Hyderabad
(c) Eastern-Kolkata
(d) Western-Mumbai
Ans: (b)
272. Lac is secreted by
(a) trees like rubber
(b) certain kinds of birds
(c) some animals
(d) a certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such
as Palas, Ber and Kusum
Ans: (d)
273. Lac is used in making
(a) Gramophone records
(b) Varnish
(c) Sealing wax and lithographic ink
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
274. The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is
(a) Thailand
(b) The United States of America
(c) Japan
(d) China
Ans: (a)
275. Mumbai High refers to the
(a) Greater Mumbai area
(b) Highest place in Mumbai
(c) Slopes of Western Ghats
(d) Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
Ans: (d)
276. All example of a mineral occurring as layers in sedimentary
rocks is
(a) lignite
(b) gold
(c) lead
(d) tin
Ans: (a)
277. Which city is served by Diamond Harbour?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Kolkata
(d) Rangoon
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278. Operation Flood refers to
(a) Blue revolution
(b) Green revolution
(c) White revolution
(d) All the three
Ans: (c)
279. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise
(a) rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
(b) cotton, Jute, hemp
(c) tea, coffee, cocoa
(d) rice, wheat, millets
Ans: (d)
280. 'Black Gold' refers to
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Gold
(d) Diamond
Ans: (b)
281. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada,
Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of
(a) Inland fisheries
(b) Estuarine fisheries
(c) Coastal fisheries
(d) Deep sea fisheries
Ans: (a)
282. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in
(a) Pilani
(b) Goa
(c) Lucknow
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
283. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Badodara
(c) Kolkata
(d) Lucknow
Ans: (a)
284. The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from
South to North, in that order, are
(a) Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
(b) Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
(c) Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
(d) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Ans: (d)
285. For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over
long distances the moat economical mode is
(a) by pipelines
(b) by rail tankers
(c) by road tankers
(d) by river barges
Ans: (a)
286. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
Ans: (b)
287. Economically exploitable Gypsum occurs in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
288. The McMahan Line is a boundary between
(a) India and China
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and Nepal
Ans: (a)
289. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
(a) Mahanadi river
(b) Damodar river
(c) Krishna river
(d) Cauvery river
Ans: (c)
290. The state which tops in the production of rubber is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha
Ans: (c)
291. The first river valley project started in India is
(a) Bhakra Nangal Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Kosi Project
(d) Hirakud Project
Ans: (b)
292. Which among the following is not a raw silk producing state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (a)
293. Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from
(a) Mumbai
(b) Cochin
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Chennai
Ans: (b)
294. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold range a of which
the oldest range is
(a) the Shiwalik Range
(b) the Lesser Himalayas
(c) the Great Himalayan Range
(d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
Ans: (c)
295. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered
infertile by the presence of excess iron?
(a) Desert sand
(b) Alluvial
(c) Podzolic
(d) Lateritic
Ans: (d)
296. Hampi is in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans: (c)
297. Singhbhum where copper ore is mined is in
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Odisha
Ans: (b)
298. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
(a) Bengaluru (Karnataka)
(b) Kalamassery (Kerala)
(c) Pinjore (Haryana)
(d) All the three places above
Ans: (d)
299. Naharkatiya oilfields are located in
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
300. Which country assisted India in the launching of her first
satellite 'Aryabhatta'?
(a) USA
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Former USSR
(d) Germany
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