www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1. The Hill station of Matheran is located a) Kalumar Peak is the highest point in in _____. the Vindhyas. A. Maharashtra B. Manipur b) This peak is also named as Sad- C. Madhya Pradesh D. Kerala bhawna Shikhar or Goodwill Peak. Ans. A c) The height of the Kalumar peak is Sol. 2,467 feet or 752 metre. a) The Hill station of Matheran is located in Maharashtra. 5. __________ a large mass of snow and b) It is located at a height of 800 metres ice at a high altitude that slides down from sea level on Western ghats. mountain slopes. c) Matheran is the smallest and Asia's A. Volcano B. Hurricane only automobile-free hill station. C. Avalanche D. Cyclone d) Matheran, which means "forest on the Ans. C forehead” is an eco-sensitive region. Sol. • Avalanche is a sudden movement of a 2. As per the Census of 2011 which huge mass of snow down a slope or cliff district of India is the most populous? at a speed more than 160 km per hour. A. Theni, Tamil Nadu • They are most common on slopes B. Thane, Maharashtra exceeding 30 degrees, frequently very C. Churu, Rajasthan deep snow falls suddenly and does not D. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh give any chance to cohere. Ans. B Sol. 6. The ______ is the longest river in Sri • As per the Census of 2011, Thane Lanka. district of Maharashtra is the most A. Kelani B. Maha populated district of India. C. Mahaweli D. Kalu • Thane with population of 1.1 Crore is Ans. C the most populated district of India. Sol. • North Twenty Fourth Pargana in a) The Mahaweli is the longest river in West Bengal is the second most Sri Lanka. populous district of India with a b) It originates from Samanala Kande and population of 1.08 Crore. ends by flowing into the Trincomalee sea. c) Its total length is approximately 108 3. Which of the following is NOT a miles or 174kms. Peninsular river? d) Its tributaries are Amban Ganga and A. Alaknanda B. Krishna Kotmale Oya. C. Narmada D. Mahanadi Ans. A 7. What is the solid crust or the hard top Sol. layer of the earth called? * Alaknanda is not a Peninsular river. It A. Mantle B. Lithosphere is a Himalayan River in the state of C. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere Uttarakhand. The length of this river is Ans. B 195 km long. Sol. * Narmada, Mahanadi, Krishana, Tapi, a) Lithosphere is the solid crust or hard Godavari, etc., are peninsular rivers. top layer of the Earth. b) The temperature of the lithosphere 4. Kalumar Peak is the highest point in varies from 300 to 500 degrees celsius. ___________ range. C) It was described as the Earth's strong A. Karakoram B. Satpura outer layer by A.E.H. Love. C. Vindhya D. Aravalli d) Lithosphere plays a very important role Ans. C for living organisms as it contains Sol. deposits of fresh water ,energy resources 2 www.gradeup.co and also a reservoir of nutrients that are 11. Which of the following is the smallest essential for life. neighbouring country of India in terms of population? 8. In India, the Ursa Major Constellation A. Afghanistan B. Maldives is also known as _________. C. Bangladesh D. Nepal A. Devarshi B. Maharshi Ans. B C. Saptarshi D. Swadeshi Sol. Ans. C • Maldives is the smallest Sol. neighbouring country of India in • The Indian name of Ursa Major terms of population with the area of constellation is 'Saptarishi'. 298 km square. • The constellation 'Ursa Major' contains • It is also the smallest country in Asia. the group of stars commonly called the • It ranks 187th in the World by area. Big Dipper. • Maldives is a small island nation in • It is the third largest among the 88 South Asia. modern constellations. • It is located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. 9. What is the name of the second layer • It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India. of the Earth's three concentric layers? A. SIAL B. SIMA 12. Which among the following is the C. NIFE largest coalfield in India? D. None of the above A. Talcher B. Rampur Ans. B C. Yellandu D. Jharia Sol. Ans. D • In geology, SIMA is the name for the Sol. lower layer of the Earth's crust. • Jharia Coalfield is the largest coal • This layer is made of rocks rich in field in India. magnesium silicate minerals. • It is located in Jharkhand. • The sima layer is also called the 'basal • The coal field lies in the Damodar River crust' or 'basal layer' because it is the Valley. lowest layer of the crust. Since the ocean • Jharia represents the largest coal floors are mainly sima, the layer is also reserves in India having estimated sometimes called the 'oceanic crust'. reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. 10. Name the sea that separates Asia and Africa with countries such as Egypt and 13. Which one of the following caves is Sudan on the African side and Saudi situated in Maharashtra? Arabia on the Asian side. A. Badami B. Amaranth A. Caspian Sea B. Black Sea C. Ellora D. Borra C. Red Sea Ans. C D. Mediterranean Sea Sol. Ans. C • Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Sol. Site located in the Aurangabad • Red Sea separates Asia and Africa district of Maharashtra. with countries such as Egypt and Sudan • The Badami cave temples are a complex on the African side and Saudi Arabia on of Hindu and Jain cave temples. These the Asian side. caves are located in Badami, Karnataka. • The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the • Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located Indian Ocean. in Jammu and Kashmir. • It is the world's northernmost tropical • The Borra Caves are located on the East sea. Coast of India, in the Ananthagiri hills of the Araku Valley of the Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh. 3 www.gradeup.co 14. The hill station of Chail is located in Dadra and Nagar Haveli into a single ______ union territory to be known as Dadra and A. Himachal Pradesh Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. B. Uttar Pradesh C. Arunachal Pradesh 17. According to Indian Bureau of Mines D. Madhya Pradesh Report 2018, which among the following Ans. A is the largest mica producing state in Sol. India? • Chail is a hill station in Himachal A. Bihar B. Odisha Pradesh. C. Punjab D. Andhra Pradesh • It is situated at an altitude of 2,250 m. Ans. D • Kali ka Tibba, which is the an Sol. important part of this hill station. It is • According to Indian Bureau of situated at the top of a hill its also known Mines Report 2018, Andhra Pradesh as Kali Devi Temple. is the largest mica producing state in India. 15. Which of the following is the capital of • Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar famous for its mica (crude) production. Haveli? • Mica is largely produced by the states A. Port Blair B. Kavaratti of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and C. Daman D. Silvassa Jharkhand. Ans. D Sol. 18. Which of the following mountain • Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and ranges is home to the second highest Nagar Haveli. peak of the world, K2? • Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union A. Pir Panjal Range territory in western India. B. East Karakoram Range • In December 2019, the Parliament of C. Ladakh Range India passed legislation to merge Dadra D. Zanskar Range and Nagar Haveli with the nearby union Ans. B territory of Daman and Diu to create a Sol. single union territory to be known as • K2 is the highest point of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Karakoram range. Diu. • It is also the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang. 16. India is a federal republic with 28 • The Karakoram is a large mountain states and ________ union territories. range spanning the borders of Pakistan, A. Six B. Four China and India with the northwest C. Five D. Eight extremity of the range extending to Ans. D Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Sol. • Karakoram is the second highest • India is a federal union comprising mountain range in the world and part of 28 states and 8 union territories. the complex of ranges including the • In August 2019, the Parliament of India Pamir Mountains, the Hindu Kush and passed the Jammu and Kashmir the Himalayan Mountains. Reorganisation Act, 2019, which contains provisions to reorganize the state of 19. Which one of the following is a Jammu and Kashmir into two union Japanese word that means ‘harbor wave’? territories (effective from 31 October A. Gneiss B. Jishin 2019). C. Tide D. Tsunami • In November 2019, the Government of Ans. D India introduced legislation to merge the Sol. union territories of Daman and Diu and 4 www.gradeup.co • Tsunami means “harbor wave” in * The Chamera Hydro Electric Project Japanese. is located in Himachal Pradesh. • In the past, tsunamis were sometimes * The Chamera Dam impounds the River called “tidal waves”. Ravi and supports the hydroelectricity • Tsunamis are giant waves or rapid rises project in the region. in sea level. * It is located near the town of Dalhousie, • The main cause of tsunamis are in the Chamba district. earthquakes that trigger sharp movements of the seafloor. 23. The scientific discipline concerned • In some cases, landslides can also with the description of rock successions cause tsunamis. and their interpretation in terms of a general time scale is called: 20.