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1) Which one of the following are the oldest and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. The Karakoram mountains in according to the Pass falls on the boundary of Indian geographical history? administrative state of Jammu and and China. A. Vindhyas B. Aravallis 3) Which one of the following is the highest C. Nilgiris peak in and South-India? D. Satpuras A. Mullayanagiri Peak Answer: B B. Peak

Explanation: C. Doddabetta Peak D. Sonsogor Peak The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains Answer: B running approximately 692 km in a southwest direction, starting in North India from Delhi and Explanation: passing through southern Haryana, through to Anamudi is a mountain located in the Indian Western India across the states of and state of . It is the highest peak in the ending in . The Aravalli Range is the oldest Western Ghats and , at an elevation range of Fold Mountains in India. of 2,695 metres. It is the highest point in India 2) Which of the following is the highest pass that south of . Thus, it is known as "Everest falls on the boundary of Jammu and Kashmir of South India". and China? 4) Which of the following statement is not true A. Banihal Pass with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? B. Pass C. Pir Panjal Pass A. The plateau dominates the D. Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau Answer: D B. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally Explanation: arranged lavasheets The Karakoram Pass is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft C. Plateau consists of broad and shallow mountain pass between India and China in the valleys and rounded hills D. Rocks in the are responsible for Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the formation of alluvial soil ancient caravan route between in

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Answer: D C. Ashambu Hills D. Explanation: Answer: B All the above statements are true except d). The most distinctive feature of the peninsular Explanation: plateau is the black soil area known as Deccan The Eastern Ghats join the Western Ghats at the Trap. The soil is of volcanic origin. Rocks in this Nilgiri hills, and the highest point is Doddabetta have denuded over a long time and are which is one of the highest peaks of the Nilgiri responsible for the formation of black soil. mountain range. It stands at a staggering height 5) Which of the following phenomenon is of 8650 feet. mainly responsible for the formation of the rift 7) Which of the following States has the most valley? critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by A. The subsidence of the segment of Earth’s the sea? crust A. Madhya Pradesh B. Forces of tension in the earth's crust B. C. The deepening of a valley by action of ice C. Kerala D. The valley formed after the formation of D. Andhra Pradesh Fold Mountains Answer: C Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: Kerala has the most critical problem of erosion of Rift valley is any elongated trough formed by the its coastal areas by the sea. Of the 560 km long subsidence of a segment of the Earth’s crust coast of Kerala, about 32 km stretch consisting of between dip-slip, or normal, faults. Rift valleys sandy is subjected to severe sea erosion. are usually narrow and long, some measuring Erosion of beaches along the Kerala coast is hundreds of kilometres in length. Their floors are evidenced by uprooting of coconut trees. relatively flat, owing in large part to volcanic deposition and marine or lacustrine 8) Which of the following rivers of the Indian sedimentation. sub- covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into which it drains? 6) Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats? A. Ganga B. Godavari A. Anamalai Hills C. Indus

B. Nilgiri Hills D. Brahmaputra

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Answer: A Explanation:

Explanation: Hurricane is a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds The or Ganga is a trans-boundary river of of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). the which flows through the It is a storm of the most intense severity. nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian 11) Which of the following is the major rubber state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east producing state in India? through the Gangetic of North India. It A. West-Bengal covers the longest distance from the source to B. Karnataka the sea into which it drains. C. Tamil-Nadu 9) What is the approximate length of India’s D. Kerala land border with the neighbouring countries? Answer: D

A. 10 thousand km Explanation: B. 15 thousand km C. 12 thousand km Kerala is the largest producer of rubber in India. D. 18 thousand km Kerala accounts for more than 90 per cent of the total rubber production in the country. The total Answer: B area under rubber cultivation in the state is 5.45 Explanation: lakh hectares. Rest of the natural rubber is produced in and North East states. India is a very large country and it shares its land borders with 7 countries. India has 12) Which of the following is not one of the approximately 15,106.7 km of land border with reasons for concentration of jute mills in the neighbouring countries. Kolkata?

10) What is the term used for very violent and A. Industry requires a lot of water which is serious type of winds which bring a lot of easily available from the Hugli River disaster? B. Availability of coal C. Cheap and abundant power supply A. Stratus D. The port of Kolkata can easily export all B. Hurricane the jute goods C. Trade-Winds D. Cirrus Answer: A Answer: B Explanation:

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West Bengal is the store house of jute producing Answer: A the highest number of bales of jute fibre. This Explanation: industry requires a lot of water which is easily available from the Hugli River. Iron and coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black which are required for running of jute factories sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called are also available from the nearby mines of coal seams. It is the most abundantly available Raniganj. Calcutta is a good harbour which can and used fossil fuel in India. The major uses of easily export the jute manufactures to other coal in India are for generation of power, supply countries of the world through its great network energy in the industries and other domestic uses. of ships. 15) Which of the following non-conventional 13) Which one of the following regions of India sources of energy holds out the maximum is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot'? importance in India?

A. Eastern Ghats A. Tidal Energy B. Eastern Himalayas B. Wind Energy C. Western Ghats C. Geothermal Energy D. Western Himalayas D. Solar Energy Answer: C Answer: D

Explanation: Explanation:

Western Ghats also known as Sahyadri is a Solar energy is an essential energy of all non- mountain range. It is a UNESCO World Heritage conventional sources, but its usage amount is Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of very less. It is the most important non- biological diversity in the world. It is sometimes conventional source of energy and it gives non- called the Great Escarpment of India. It is a polluting environment-friendly output and is biodiversity hotspot that contains a large available in abundant. proportion of the country's flora and fauna; many of which are only found in India and 16) Which dam in India has the distinction of nowhere else in the world. being the longest mainstream dam in the world? 14) Which one of the following is the most important source of energy in India? A. Bhakra Nangal Dam B. Tehri Dam A. Coal C. Sardar Sarovar Dam B. Petroleum D. C. Natural Gas Answer: B D. Hydroelectricity

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Explanation: Kerala is known as India's Spice Garden or spice garden of India. Kerala is very famous for the The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and exotic spices grown in the region. Spices of Kerala one of the highest in the world. It is a multi- that grow well in this region are cardamom, purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on cinnamon, clove, ginger, vanilla, nutmeg, black the near Tehri in Uttarakhand, pepper etc. India. 19) Which part of India receives rainfall from 17) Which of the following types of soils is most both the South-West and North-West suited for Tea cultivation? monsoons? A. Alluvial Soil A. Lakshadweep Islands B. Laterite Soil B. Chandigarh C. Black Soil C. Andaman and Nicobar Islands D. Red Soil D. Kerala Answer: B Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and Andaman and Nicobar Islands climate is a warm aluminium and is commonly considered to have tropical climate, with the presence of irregular formed in hot and wet tropical areas. This soil are rainfall during the south-west monsoon. not very fertile and is used in cotton growing, rice Andaman and Nicobar Islands experience cultivation, wheat cultivation, pulses growing, monsoon season in two phases: May to mid – cultivation of tea, growing coffee, coconut and September and November to mid – December. It cashews. is the part of India that receives rainfall from both 18) Which of the following Indian state is the South-west and North-West Monsoons. popularly known as the ‘Garden of Spices’? 20) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through A. Tamil Nadu which of the following Indian state? B. Kerala A. Gujarat C. Karnataka B. Rajasthan D. Uttar Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh Answer: B D.

Explanation: Answer: D Explanation:

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The Tropic of Cancer is the circle marking the of Odisha in India. Behind the dam extends a latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator. It lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. It is one of passes through 8 Indian States. They are Gujarat, the first major multipurpose river valley projects Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West started after India's independence. Bengal, Jharkhand, , and . 23) The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is an important 21) Which one of the following are the most multipurpose project on the river in the district important commercial forests of India? of Andhra Pradesh?

A. Coniferous Forests A. Krishna, Nalgonda B. Tropical Deciduous Forests B. Godavari, West Godavari C. Tropical Evergreen Forests C. Tungabhadra, East Godavari D. Forests D. , Krishna Answer: B Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

Tropical deciduous forests are the most Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is one of the world's largest commercially important tropical forest type and tallest dams built across the at found in India. The Moist Tropical Deciduous Nagarjuna Sagar which is in Nalgonda District, forests cover nearly the entire country. Here Telangana State, India. It is also one of the annual rainfall varies from 100 to 200 cms. They earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro- grow abundantly on the eastern slopes of the electric projects in India. Western Ghats, Chota Nagpur Plateau (east M.P., 24) Black soil derived from volcanic rocks with south Bihar, west Orissa), and on the Shivaliks. humus is suitable for growing which of the 22) The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of following crop? which one of the following rivers? A. Maize A. Mahanadi B. Cotton B. Ganga C. Rice C. D. Sugarcane D. Godavari Answer: B Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: Black soils are most suitable for the cotton crop Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, hence it is also known as black cotton soil. These about 15 kilometres from Sambalpur in the state soils have been formed due to the solidification

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of lava spread over large areas during volcanic Explanation: activity in the Deccan Plateau, thousands of years Great Nicobar is the southernmost and largest of ago. Besides cotton, the soil is suitable for the the Nicobar Islands of India, north of Sumatra. cultivation of crops like wheat, groundnut, The island of Sumatra is located 180 km to the chillies, tobacco and jowar. south of Great Nicobar. The island covers 921 25) What is the main attraction of Kaziranga km2 areas but is sparsely inhabited, with a National Park located in ? population of 8067, largely being covered by rainforest and known for its diverse wildlife. A. Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros B. Indian Bison 27) The system or shifting cultivation in the C. Spotted Deer north eastern region of India is called? D. Wild Elephant A. Bewar Answer: A B. Taungya Explanation: C. Ladang D. Jhuming is situated on the banks Answer: D of the river Brahmaputra, in the northeast state of Assam. Explanation:

Kaziranga National Park serves as home to a large Jhum or Shifting cultivation is a primitive practice number of wild animals and birds. In fact, the of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill largest population of the Great Indian One Region of India and people involved in such Horned Rhinoceros, Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo cultivation are called Jhumia. The practice and the Eastern Swamp Deer can be found involves clearing vegetative/forest cover on residing within this park. A large number of land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before migratory birds, game birds as well as predators onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. can also be found within the vicinity of the park. 28) One-tenth of the total salt produced in India 26) Which of the following represents the comes from which of the following lake in India? southernmost geographical unit of India? A. Sambhar Lake A. Rameshwaram B. Lake B. Lakshadweep islands C. Chilka Lake C. Great Nicobar Islands D. Wular Lake D. Kanyakumari Answer: A Answer: C Explanation:

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Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan also known as "Salt Uttar Pradesh is called the Sugar bowl of India Lake of Rajasthan" is the largest inland Salt Lake because it is the largest producer of sugarcane in in India. India. Uttar Pradesh accounts for 39% of total sugarcane production in the country. Uttar Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan produces about 10 Pradesh has the largest area under sugarcane percent of the annual production of salt cultivation in India, which is more than 21 Lakh produced in India. Hectares of land. 29) The Rajasthan Canal now called the Indira 31) Which of the following regions has almost all Gandhi Canal draws its water from which of the prevalent types of natural vegetation in India? following river? A. The Deccan Plateau

A. Krishna river B. The Coastal

B. Sutlej river C. The Ganga Plain C. D. The Himalayas D. Both b and c Answer: D Answer: D Explanation: Explanation: The Himalayas rise from tropical heat region to The the longest canal of the heights of cold region. The vegetation India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, in the Himalayas varies widely along the vertical a few kilometres below the confluence of the plant. The Himalayan ranges show a succession Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian state of of vegetation from the tropical to the tundra, and terminates in irrigation facilities in which changes with altitude. It is commonly said the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan that most plants growing on the earth are found state. in the Himalayas. 30) Which among the following state is known 32) , a big lake of North East India is as the ‘Sugar Bowl’ of India? located in which of the following Indian State? A. A. Jammu and Kashmir B. Bihar B. C. Uttar Pradesh C. Manipur D. Punjab D. Answer: C Answer: C Explanation: Explanation:

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Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Chandrabhaga. The river has a length of and is famous for the phumdis approximately 960 km. Its source is the Bara which a heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil Lacha Pass. It is the longest of all the tributaries and organic matter at various stages of of Indus. decomposition is floating over it. The lake is 35) Which one of the following pass was located near Moirang in Manipur state, India. reopened in 2006 to facilitate the trade 33) Which of the following river rises in the between India and China? Kamarpet hill in Chota Nagpur Plateau of Bihar A. Jara La Pass and called "The River of Sorrow"? B. Pass A. Krishna C. Bara Lacha Pass B. Mahanadi D. Pass

C. Damodar Answer: B D. Godavari Explanation: Answer: C Nathu La pass is a mountain pass in the Explanation: Himalayas in East Sikkim district. It connects the The is one of the most important Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet rivers in West Bengal and Jharkhand. The river Autonomous Region. Sealed by India after the has its source close to the Chandwa village in 1962 Sino-Indian War, Nathu La was re-opened Palamau district of Jharkhand in India. It is also in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade known as the Sorrow of Bengal. agreements.

34) Which of the following river is the longest of 36) The pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to all the Indus tributaries? pass through which of the following pass to enter into Tibet? A. B. Sutlej River A. Nathu La Pass C. Beas River B. D. C. Lipu Likh Pass D. Pass Answer: A Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: Chenab River is the result of the merging of the Chandra River and the Bhaga River. In the upper The Pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass plains of Himachal Pradesh, it is also known as through Nathu La Pass to enter into Tibet.

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Nathula Pass is a mountain pass in Eastern 39) What is the term used for strip or narrow Sikkim, on the Indo- Chinese border that serves tract of land between two rivers? as the trade link between India and China. A. Terai 37) Which of the following foreign country is B. closest to Andaman and Nicobar Islands? C. Watershed D. Water divide A. Indonesia B. Answer: B

C. Srilanka Explanation: D. Doab is the name of a strip or narrow tract of land Answer: B between two rivers; specifically, the area Explanation: between the rivers Ganges and in northern India or in other words the place where Myanmar is the nearest mainland and foreign two small streams join together and results in the country from Andaman. The Andaman and formation of a big river is called a DOAB. Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India, are a group of islands at the 40) What is the term used for a narrow strip of juncture of the and Andaman Sea. land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water? 38) Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which of the following mountain A. Cape ranges? B. Peninsula C. Isthmus A. Purvanchal Range D. Strait B. C. Aravalli Range Answer: C D. Satpura Range Explanation: Answer: C Isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two Explanation: large land areas otherwise separated by bodies of water. Isthmuses are of great importance in Guru Shikhar is a peak in the Arbuda Mountains plant and animal geography because they offer a of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli path for the migration of plants and animals Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres. It between the two land masses they connect. is 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the mountain.

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41) Which of the following country is separated also for the manufacturing of modes of from India by a narrow channel of sea formed transportation. by and ? 43) Which of the following are the two types of A. Myanmar coal used for thermal power production and B. Bangladesh metallurgy? C. Srilanka D. Nepal A. Lignite and Bituminous B. Lignite and Anthracite Answer: C C. Bituminous and Lignite D. Peat and Bituminous Explanation: Answer: A The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the of the Explanation: Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lignite and Bituminous are the two types of coal Lanka. Thus, Srilanka is separated from India by a used for thermal power production and narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and metallurgy. Lignite, or brown coal, the lowest the Gulf of Mannar. rank of coal used almost exclusively as fuel for 42) Which one of the following mineral is the electric power generation whereas Bituminous is basic mineral and backbone of industrial a dense sedimentary rock, usually black often development? with well-defined bands of bright and dull material. It is used primarily as fuel in steam- A. Magnesium electric power generation and to make coke. B. Iron-ore C. Crude oil 44) Which of the following non-conventional D. Bauxite source of energy is harnessed in the Parvati Answer: B Valley near Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh?

Explanation: A. Solar Energy B. Tidal Energy Iron is the backbone of the industrial C. Wind Energy development of a country. High grade of iron D. Geothermal Energy ores are found in India. This sector has helped in Answer: D the generation of several small scale industries, supporting power, transport, communication Explanation: Industries in India. Iron is required for the Geothermal energy is the application of natural development of infrastructure like bridges and temperature, which prevails on the exterior and

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below the earth, predominantly in the fissures Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is a port on the and holes within the outer shell of the earth. The western coast of India, in the coastal state of country is not affluent in thermal energy . resource. Nonetheless, endeavors are on for the Commissioned in 1885 on the site of a natural total exploitation of natural energy of the harbour, MPT is one of India's oldest ports.MPT Manikaran thermal springs in the state of has berths for coal and iron ore. It is the premier Himachal Pradesh. Energy generated from this iron-ore exporting port of the country. can be applied for operating cold storage plants. 47) Which one of the following state has the 45) Which one of the following iron-ore deposits highest road density in India? is one of the largest deposits in the world? A. Andhra Pradesh A. Kundermukh B. Gujarat B. Bailadila C. Rajasthan C. Badampur D. Kerala D. Ratnagiri Answer: D Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: Road density of Kerala is about four times the is known for large deposits of iron. national average, reflecting the high population This famous iron ore company of Karnataka was density of the state. India’s national highway set up in Mangalore because it is one of the network includes the highway of Kerala-with an largest and nearest seaport to Kudremukh. The overall 1,524 km, which is 2.6% of the total road two main products of Kudremukh Iron Ore network in India. Company Limited are the pellets and iron ore concentrates. 48) Laterite soil found in areas of high temperature and heavy rainfall is formed by 46) Which one of the following ports is the which of the following process? premier iron-ore exporting port of the country? A. Weathering A. Krishnapatnam port B. Deposition B. Mormugao port C. Leaching C. Paradip port D. Both a and c D. Kandla port Answer: C Answer: B Explanation: Explanation:

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Laterite soil is found in areas of high temperature state of the Punjab is mainly due to the Over and heavy rainfall. These soils are formed due to Irrigation being done by the people there. the process of leaching in high rainfall regions. People are doing so much of irrigation This type of soil is found in Karnataka and Odisha. throughout the season that the problem of soil 49) Gully erosion of soil is mainly caused due to erosion is increasing. which of the following reason? 51) Cultivation of coffee was introduced on A. Winds which of the following hills in India? B. Sea-Waves C. Terrace Farming A. D. Streams formed by rainwater B. Nilgiri Hills C. Palni Hills Answer: D D. Baba Budan Hills Explanation: Answer: D

Gully erosion is the removal of soil along Explanation: drainage lines by the surface of the water or in Coffee was first introduced in India through other words, Gully erosion is the removal of soil Chikmagalur, where the first coffee blossom was along drainage lines by surface water runoff. grown in Baba Budan Hills in 1670 A.D by a saint They are commonly found in Chambal valley in Baba Budan. The coffee plantation in Uttar Pradesh and parts of Madhya Pradesh. Chikmagalur is also famous for the subtle, 50) Soil-erosion in the state of Punjab is due to aromatic Mysore Coffee Beans. which one of the following reasons? 52) Which one of the following term is used for A. Overgrazing the system of agriculture where a single crop is B. Over irrigation grown on a larger area? C. Deforestation D. Excessive cultivation A. Plantation Agriculture B. Shifting Agriculture Answer: B C. Horticulture D. Intensive Agriculture Explanation: Answer: A The Punjab is facing very serious problem of soil erosion by water. It is serious menace in the Explanation: Shivaliks and Kandi region, along the river Plantation Agriculture is a type of commercial courses, streams and in the south western arid farming in which a single crop is grown on a and hot region. The problem of soil erosion in the

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larger area for eg- coffee, rubber, tea etc for Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish selling in the market. water lagoon in India, after . Pulicat Lagoon is considered to be the second largest Plantation agriculture is an important form of brackish water body in India measuring 759* land-use in the tropics and in many countries the km2. The lagoon has rich flora and fauna area under plantation crops has expanded diversity, which supports active commercial rapidly in the past decades. fisheries and a large and varied bird population. 53) Which of the following lake was designated 55) Marble is the metamorphosed form of as the first Indian wetland of international which of the following type of rock? importance under the Ramsar Convention in 1981? A. Dunite B. Granite A. Wular lake C. Limestone B. Loktak lake D. Basalt C. Chilika lake D. Answer: C Answer: C Explanation:

Explanation: Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure In 1981, Chilika Lake was designated the first of metamorphism. It is composed primarily of Indian wetland of international importance the mineral calcite (CaCO3) and usually contains under the Ramsar Convention. Nalbana Island other minerals, such as clay minerals, micas, which is a bird sanctuary is the core area of the quartz, pyrite, iron oxides, and graphite. Ramsar designated wetlands of Chilika Lake. 56) Zawar mines which is the largest silver 54) Which one of the following is the second producing mine in India is located in which of largest brackish water lagoon in India after the following Indian state? Chilika lake? A. Uttar Pradesh

A. Pulicat lake B. Madhya Pradesh

B. Loktak lake C. Rajasthan C. D. Gujarat D. Wular lake Answer: C Answer: A Explanation: Explanation:

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Zawar mines in Udaipur are the largest silver Himalayan Ranges in the state of Uttarakhand. It producing mine in the country. The mine city is is also known by the name Vishnupadi and located on the banks of Gomati River. The mine Jaahnavi. is supported by 80 MW power plant which is the 59) Mahatma Gandhi Setu which is the second source of electricity for the mine. longest river bridge in India is built on which of 57) Which among the following layers inside the the following river? Earth is dominantly liquid? A. Ganga A. Outer core B. Godavari B. Inner core C. Krishna C. Upper mantle D. Brahmaputra D. The Crust Answer: A Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi Setu is the longest river bridge The Outer Core is the second to last layer of the in India and one of the longest bridges in the Earth. It is magma like liquid layer that surrounds world. Build over the river Ganges, Mahatma the Inner Core and creates Earth's magnetic field. Gandhi Setu Bridge connects Hajipur in north to The Outer Core is about 4000-5000 degrees Patna in the south. The bridge covers a total Celsius. The Inner Core is so hot it causes all the length of 5.575 km. The bridge was inaugurated metal in the Outer Core to melt into liquid in May 1982 by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then magma. Prime Minister of India.

58) Which of the following Indian rivers is also 60) Which of the following Indian River is known called by the name Vishnupadi and Jaahnavi? as in Bangladesh?

A. Ganga A. Krishna B. Godavari B. Ganges C. Krishna C. D. Brahmaputra D. Godavari Answer: D Answer: B

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The Ganges also known as Ganga is the biggest The Padma is a major river in Bangladesh and river in the Indian subcontinent in terms of water India. It is the main distributaries of the Ganges, flow. The river has its origin in the Western flowing generally southeast for 120 kilometres to

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its confluence with the near the The Karman line is the boundary between the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on Earth's atmosphere and outer space at an the banks of the river. altitude of 100 kilometres, or 62 miles, above the sea level. The line is named after Theodore von

Karman, a Hungarian American engineer and 61) Which among the following is the second physicist, who was active primarily in aeronautics largest tributary of Ganga in terms of length of and astronautics. the river? 63) Which of the following layer of the A. Rihand River atmosphere separates stratosphere and B. Troposphere? C. Yamuna River A. Stratopause D. Mahananda River B. Thermopause Answer: C C. Tropopause D. Mesopause Explanation: Answer: C Yamuna River, also known as the Jamuna, is a major river of the northern India and also one of Explanation: the largest tributaries of Ganga River. The Tropopause is the boundary between the Yamuna River has a total length of about 1,376 troposphere and the stratosphere varying in km. The Yamuna's source is at the Yamunotri altitude from approximately 8 kilometers (5 glacier near Banderpoonch peaks, in the miles) at the poles to approximately 18 Mussoorie range of the lower Himalayas at an kilometers (11 miles) at the equator.It is a elevation of about 6387 meters above sea level thermodynamic gradient stratification layer, in the Uttarkashi district. marking the end of troposphere. 62) Which of the following is the boundary used 64) Which of the following is the region of the to separate the Earth’s atmosphere from the Earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and outer space? below the thermosphere? A. Space line A. Mesosphere B. Durand line B. Exosphere C. Venus line C. Troposphere D. Karman line D. Thermosphere Answer: D Answer: A Explanation: Explanation:

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The mesosphere is one of five layers of the 67) Which among the following is the third atmosphere surrounding the planet earth. It is largest reservoir in India in terms of the quantity the region of the earth's atmosphere above the of water? stratosphere and below the thermosphere, A. dam between about 30 and 50 miles in altitude. B. Mettur dam 65) Which one of the following state has the C. Indira sagar dam largest inland saline wetland in India? D. Answer: D A. Rajasthan B. Uttar Pradesh Explanation: C. Madhya Pradesh D. Arunachal Pradesh Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in Answer: A northern India.n terms of quantity of water, it is Explanation: the third largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt capacity of 12.22 billion cu m and second lake, is located 80 km southwest of the city of Nagarjunasagar Dam. Jaipur and 64 km northeast of Ajmer, Rajasthan. It surrounds the historical Sambhar Lake Town. 68) Which among the following is the longest irrigation canal in India? 66) Which of the following Indian state has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the A. Indira Gandhi Canal country? B. C. Sharda Canal A. Gujarat D. Upper Bari Doab Canal B. Orissa C. Bihar Answer: A D. West Bengal Explanation: Answer: D The Indira Gandhi Canal the longest canal of Explanation: India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, a few kilometers below the confluence of the West Bengal has the maximum percentage of Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of mangrove cover in the country. The Sundarbans Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in is the largest mangrove forest in the world, the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan located in the Ganges River delta in Bangladesh state. Previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, and West Bengal, India. it was renamed the Indira Gandhi Canal on 2

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November 1984 following the assassination of . The river pours into the Bay of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Bengal.

71) Which among the following factor does not have an influence on the climate of India? 69) Tehri dam which is the highest dam in India receives water from which of the following A. Location and Latitudinal extent river? B. Monsoon winds C. Ocean currents A. Gandak River D. Distance from the sea B. Ghagra River C. Bhagirathi River Answer: C D. Explanation: Answer: C The climate plays an important role in affecting Explanation: the economic pattern, way of life, mode of living, food habits, costumes and even the behavioural The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and responses of the people. They are influenced by one of the highest in the world. It is a multi- various factors but Ocean currents do not have purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on any influence on the climate of India. These are the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, the vertical or horizontal movement of both India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. surface and deep water throughout the world’s and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. oceans. 70) Which of the following river in the Southern 72) Which of the following Indian state has the Peninsula has the second largest river basin in largest coverage of forests in terms of area? India? A. Arunachal Pradesh

A. Godavari B. Madhya Pradesh

B. Mahanadi C. Tamil Nadu C. Krishna D. Orissa D. Cauvery Answer: B Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: The Godavari in the southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin Madhya Pradesh has the maximum area under covering 10 percent of the area of India. The forest cover among all the states in the country. river has its origin in Nashik District of Madhya Pradesh is one of the most blessed states of India in terms of natural resources

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including rich and diverse forests. Forests cover protected from hunting or disturbance. It is a about 30.72 per cent of its total area of 3.08 sq tract of land where birds and wildlife, especially km. those hunted for sport, can breed and take refuge in safety from hunters. 73) Which among the following is the only wildlife sanctuary in India where Kashmir Red 75) Jhum cultivation which is the oldest stag is found? cultivation practice in India can be observed in which one of the following states? A. Bhimbandh wildlife sanctuary B. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary A. Arunachal Pradesh C. Dachigam wildlife sanctuary B. Himachal Pradesh D. Changtang wildlife sanctuary C. Gujarat D. Uttar Pradesh Answer: C Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: The Kashmir Red stag, which is also known as Hangul, is the state animal of Jammu & Kashmir. Jhum cultivation is one of the oldest cultivation Only 300 Hangul are found in the wild as its practices of India. Jhum cultivation is generally habitat is threatened by destruction. It is found practiced in the north eastern state of India like in Dachigam National Park in Jammu & Kashmir Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, and in northern Chamba region of Himachal etc.It is generally practiced on the Pradesh. hilly and slope regions. The farmers are who involved in such cultivation is called Jhumia. 74) What is the term used for a reserved area in which birds and other animals, especially wild 76) Which among the following state produces animals, are protected from hunting or the largest quantity of wheat in India? disturbance? A. Rajasthan A. National Park B. Andhra Pradesh B. Social Forests C. Madhya Pradesh C. Sanctuary D. Uttar Pradesh D. Biosphere Reserve Answer: D Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: Uttar Pradesh is the largest wheat producing Sanctuary is a reserved area in which birds and state of India accounting for over 36 per cent of other animals, especially wild animals, are the production and 36 per cent of the wheat area

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of the country. Fine alluvial soil deposited by the Srinagar latitude is approximately 34 degree mighty Ganga and its several big and small north.The sun's apparent movement towards tributaries and a close network of canals, north will be only upto 23.5 degree north ie up supplemented by large number of tube wells to the tropic of cancer. have helped U.P. to occupy the top position. Thus, srinagar is a place in India that has never 77) Which among the following state occupies received the vertical rays of the sun. the first place in India in the production of 79) Which of the following two cities in India are Tobacco? called as Twin cities? A. Maharashtra

B. Tamil Nadu A. Delhi and Agra

C. Gujarat B. Mumbai and Pune

D. Andhra Pradesh C. Kolkata and Bhubaneswar D. Hyderabad and Secunderabad Answer: D Answer: D Explanation: Explanation: Tobacco is the most widely grown non-food crop Hyderabad and Secunderabad are together in the world. Around 50 million growers in 23 referred to as the twin cities of Andhra Pradesh, developed and 94 developing countries grow located at the distance of 9 km. The city of tobacco. Among the states growing tobacco, Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh occupies the first place offers many tourist attractions such as Char accounting for more than 95% of production in Minar, Golconda fort and mecca masjid. the country. In Andhra Pradesh its cultivation is confirmed to the districts of Guntur, Prakasam, 80) Which of the following place in Jammu and Nellore, East and West Godavari, Krishna, Kashmir is known for the cultivation of Saffron? Karimnagar and Khammam. A. Pampore 78) Which among the following place in India B. Kishtwar has never received the vertical rays of the Sun? C. Samba D. Udhampur A. Mumbai B. Orissa Answer: A C. Visakhapatnam Explanation: D. Srinagar Answer: D Pampore or Pampur is a historic town situated on the eastern side of river Jhelum on Srinagar- Explanation:

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Jammu National Highway in the Indian state of Answer: A Jammu and Kashmir. It is famous for its saffron, Explanation: so known as "Saffron Town of Kashmir". Pampore is one of the few places in the world The Godavari is the longest and biggest river in where saffron, the world's most expensive spice, South India. It is also named as the Dakshina grows. Ganga.

81) Which of the following forests are found in Following the Ganga, the Godavari is the second the Western Ghats, hills of the north eastern longest river in India. The river has its origin in region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? Nashik District of Maharashtra. The river pours into the Bay of Bengal. A. Tropical Evergreen Forests B. Dry Deciduous Forests 83) Which of the following waterfall which is

C. Mangrove Forests inside a coffee estate is located in the D. Coniferous Forests Chikmagalur district of Karnataka? Answer: A A. Dudhsagar Falls Explanation: B. Hebbe Falls C. Nohkalikai Falls The Tropical evergreen forests usually occur in D. Bhimlat Falls areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and Answer: B having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. They occupy about seven per cent of the earth's Explanation: land surface and harbour more than half of the world’s plants and animals. They are found Hebbe Falls is about 10 km away from the mostly near the equator. In India, evergreen famous hill station in Karnataka, forests are found in the western slopes of the India. These waterfalls are inside a coffee Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and estate. The option of trekking is available but Karnataka. They are also found in hills of Jaintia the place is filled with leeches and Khasi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 84) Which among the following is the second 82) Which among the following river is also highest plunge waterfalls in India? named as “Dakshina Ganga”? A. A. Godavari B. Iruppu Falls B. Krishna C. Jang Falls C. Cauvery D. Kune Falls D. Mahanadi Answer: A

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Explanation: The is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas just The view from "Jog Falls Falling Point" is located northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of near the Kodakani village of Siddapura, Uttara Control between India and Pakistan ends.At 76 and View Point In Sagara Karnataka. It is km long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram the 2nd highest plunge waterfalls in India. It is a and second-longest in the world's non-polar segmented waterfall which depends on rain and areas. season becomes a plunge waterfall. 87) Which of the following is highly viscous and 85) Which of the following waterfalls is located deforming region of the upper mantle which lies on the the Leh-Manali highway in Himachal just below the lithosphere? Pradesh? A. Lithosphere A. Dudhsagar Falls B. Mesosphere

B. Bhimlat Falls C. Barysphere C. Rehala Falls D. Asthenosphere D. Chitrakoot Falls Answer: D Answer: C Explanation: Explanation: The asthenosphere is a highly viscous, Rehala Falls which is also known as Rahala mechanically weak and ductile, deforming region Waterfall is located in Himachal Pradesh at a of the upper mantle which lies just below the proximity to Rohtang Pass. Rahalla Falls is about lithosphere. The asthenosphere is the main 27 km away from Manali located at an altitude of source of magma and it is the layer over which 2,501 meter. It is located on the Leh-Manali the lithospheric plates/ continental plates move. Highway in Himachal Pradesh. 88) What is the term used for the landmass 86) Which of the following glacier is located which is bounded by the sea on three sides? where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends? A. Hill B. Pass A. Siachen glacier C. Island B. Hispar glacier D. Peninsula C. Baltoro glacier D. Rongbuk glacier Answer: D Answer: A Explanation:

Explanation:

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A peninsula is a landform surrounded by water North American, South American, African, on the majority of its border while being Antarctic, Indo-Australian, Eurasian and Pacific. connected to a mainland from which it extends There are also several secondary plates including or in other words it is a landmass bounded by sea the Arabian, , Indian and Philippine Sea on three sides. plates, and tertiary plates which make up sub- sections of the major plates of the Earth. 89) Majuli which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world is located in which of the 91) India shares the longest international following state? boundary with which of the following country?

A. Gujarat A. Pakistan B. Himachal Pradesh B. China C. Arunachal Pradesh C. Bhutan D. Assam D. Bangladesh Answer: D Answer: D

Explanation: Explanation:

World’s Largest River Island and Smallest India shares the longest international boundary Inhabited River Island Majuli or Majoli is a river with Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India share a island in the , Assam, India. 4,096- kilometer long international border, the Majuli is currently listed as the world's largest fifth-longest land border in the world, including river island in the Guinness Book of World 262 km in Assam, 856 km in Tripura, 180 km in Records. Mizoram, 443 km in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km in West Bengal. 90) The Earth’s crust is made up of how many major plates according to the theory of Plate 92) The Challenger Deep which is the deepest Tectonics? known point in Earth’s ocean is situated in?

A. Eight B. Seven A. Mariana trench C. Four B. Kuri trench D. Two C. Bentley subglacial trench D. Tonga-Kermadec trench Answer: B Answer: A Explanation: Explanation: According to the Theory of Plate Tectonics, the Earth has seven major or primary plates: the

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The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the shelf ends when it drops below 650 feet from the deepest known point in Earth's oceans. In 2010 surface into the deep ocean. It is home to a the United States Center for Coastal & Ocean plethora of thriving plant and animal life that are Mapping measured the depth of the Challenger crucial to sustaining life for many species, Deep at 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) below sea including ourselves. level. 95) Which of the following district of Himachal 93) What is the term used for a narrow area of Pradesh touches the border of China? water that connects two larger areas of water or A. Kinnaur sea or ocean? B. Chamba A. Peninsula C. Sirmaur B. Isthmus D.

C. Strait Answer: A D. Gulf Explanation: Answer: C Chitkul Village in of Himachal Explanation: Pradesh is India’s last inhabited village before the Strait is a narrow channel of water that connects India-China border.With rugged terrain, virgin two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between natural beauty, and fresh mountain air, this two land masses. Some straits are not navigable, village is a perfect escape. for example because they are too shallow, or 96) Saddle Peak which is the highest point of the because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago. archipelago in Bay of Bengal is located in? 94) What is the term used for the part of the A. Middle Andaman continent that lies underwater directly off the B. Little Andaman shore? C. Northern Andaman A. Ocean Peak D. Great Nicobar B. Continental Point Answer: C C. Continental Slope D. Continental Shelf Explanation:

Answer: D Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Explanation: Islands. At 731 m, it is the highest point of the The continental shelf is the part of the continent archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded that lies underwater directly off the shore. The

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by Saddle Peak National Park. It is located near amongst the most fertile soils. It is a fine-grained Diglipur, a town in North Andaman Island. fertile soil deposited in river beds or by water flowing over flood plains. They generally lack 97) Which among the following types of forests humus and nitrogen. exhibit the highest biodiversity? 99) Which among the following biosphere A. Dry deciduous forests reserves is included in the list of World network B. Tropical Rain Forests of Biosphere reserves? C. Thorn Forests D. Moist Deciduous Forests A. Similipal biosphere reserve Answer: B B. Nanda devi Biosphere reserve C. Sunderbans biosphere reserve Explanation: D. Both b and c

Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in Answer: D areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there Explanation: is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm.Tropical There are fourteen biosphere reserves in India. rainforests exhibit a vast diversity in plant and Four out of these, the Sunderbans in the West animal species. The root for this remarkable Bengal, Nanda Devi in Uttaranchal, the Gulf of speciation has been a query of scientists and Mannar in Tamil Nadu and the Nilgiris (Kerala, ecologists for years. A number of theories have Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) have been included been developed for why and how the tropics can in the world network of Biosphere reserves. be so diverse. 100) Which one of the following is the first 98) Which of the following types of soil is mostly biosphere reserve of India that was set up in the confined to the river basins and the coastal year 1986? plains of India? A. Nokrek Biosphere reserve A. Black soil B. Nilgiri Biosphere reserve B. Laterite soil C. Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve C. Red soil D. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere reserve D. Alluvial soil Answer: B Answer: D Explanation: Explanation: The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first Alluvial Soil is formed by accumulated sediments biosphere reserve in India established in the year transferred by the rivers and rapids, thus, it is 1986. It is located in the Western Ghats and

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