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1.The famous species of tree 'Sundari' is River, Musi River, Malaprabha River, found in ______. Kundali River, Ghataprabha River, Yerla A. Mangrove forest River and Warna River B. Tropical deciduous forests * originates in the Western C. Himalaya Mountains Ghats and conjoins the sea in the Bay of D. Tropical Rainforest Bengal at Hamasaledevi in Andhra Ans. A Pradesh. Sol. * It flows through the states of Maharashtra, * Sundri is a small or medium-sized and . evergreen tree which is found in the inland zone of mangrove forests in . 4.Which of the following biosphere * The Botanical name of Sundri is Heritiera reserves was first established by the littoralis Ait. Government of India? * In India, This tree is found in the inland A. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve zone of mangrove forests along the coasts B. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve of peninsular India, the Sundarban in West C. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Bengal state and the Andaman Islands it is D. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve often planted in gardens. Ans. D Sol. 2.Which of the following substances is The given biosphere Reserves are formed in mined in 's Badamphad mines? the following years- A. Hematite * Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve - 1986 B. Aurite * Sunderbans - 1989 C. Dolomite * Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere D. Bauxite Reserve- 1988 Ans. A * Gulf of Mannar - 1989 Sol. * The Iron ore deposits are found in 5.Name the passage which is used by Badampahar mines of Odisha and pilgrims in for Kailash- Kudremukh deposits of Karnataka. Mansarovar Yatra. * In Badampahar high grade hematite ores A. Pensy La are found. B. Kurdung C. 3.Musi and Bhima are tributaries of D. Lipu Lekh ______river. Ans. D A. Brahmaputra Sol. B. * is used for pilgrimage of C. Kailash Mansarovar. D. Krishna * Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass on the Ans. D border between Uttarakhand, India and Sol. , . The southern side of the pass * Major tributaries of Krishana are - is controlled by India but claimed by . Bhima River, Tungabhadra River, Koyna

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* It is near their tripoint with Chinese Sol. trading town of Taklakot in Tibet. • Hpungan Pass- connects with 6.The Nanda Devi Peak ¡s located in • - connests with ______. Lhasa A. • Chankan Pass- connects Arunachal B. Uttarakhand Pradesh with Myanmar C. Jammu and Kashmir • Kumjawng Pass- connects Arunachal D. Pradesh with Myanmar Ans. B Sol. 9.______in is a famous • Nanda Devi Peak is the second highest tourist attraction. mountain in India. A. Aghil Pass • It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. B. Chang-La Pass • It is part of the Garhwal , and is C. located in Chamoli district of D. Uttarakhand. Ans. D Sol. 7.Baglihar Dam ¡s constructed on which • Rohtang Pass- It connects the river? Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of A. Indus Himachal Pradesh. B. Chenab • Mintaka Pass- situated in Karakorum C. Mountains, between and Xinjiang D. Ravi in China Ans. B • Chang-La Pass- situated in Ladhak, J&K Sol. • Aghil Pass- situated in range. • Baglihar Dam is built on in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir. 10.Majuli, the largest river island in the • The hydro power project 'Baglihar world is located in _____. Hydroelectric Power Project', is a run-of- A. Arunachal Pradesh the-river power project on the Chenab B. Assam River. C. • This project was conceived in 1992, D. Uttar Pradesh approved in 1996 and construction began in Ans. B 1999. Sol. • Majuli island is situated in Assam in 8.Which of the following passes connects Brahamputra river, it is the largest river Tawang with Lhasa? island in the world. A. Chankan Pass • It is also the first island in india to be B. Bum La Pass declared as district. C. Hpungan Pass • Sarbananda Sonowal won constituency of D. Kumjawng Pass majuli in 2016 Assam Legislative Ans. B

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Assembly election and presently Chief • Majuli island is situated in Assam in Minister of Assam. , it is the largest river island in the world. 11.Which of the following passes is known • It is also the first island in India to be as the gateway connecting Jammu and declared as a district. Srinagar? •Sarbananda Sonowal won a constituency A. Lanak-La Pass of majuli in 2016 Assam Legislative B. Chang-La Pass Assembly election and presently Chief C. Banihal Pass Minister of Assam. D. Aghil Pass Ans. C 14.Which river passes through maximum Sol. number of countries? • Banihal Pass- connects the Kashmir A. Volga Valley in the Indian state Jammu and B. Danube Kashmir to the outer Himalaya and plains C. Amazon to the south. D. Rhine • Lanak La Pass- The Lanak La or Lanak Ans. B Pass is a in Tibet Sol. • Chang-La Pass- situated in Ladhak, J&K • Danube River passes through • Aghil Pass- situated in Karakoram range. maximum number of countries. • It passes through 10 countries of Europe 12.Varkala, Chowaa, Chavakkad and and is the second longest river of Europe. Nattika are beaches in the state of _____. • It drain into Black Sea. A. Karnataka B. Kerala 15.The Almatti dam project of the Krishna C. river was an issue between which states? D. Maharashtra A. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Ans. B B. Karnataka and Goa Sol. C. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu • Varkala, Chowaa, Chavakkad and D. Karnataka and Tamil Naduan Nattika are beaches in the state of Ans. A Kerala. Sol. • The coastal areas of kerala are well known • The Almatti dam is situated on Krishna for boat racing, tourist destinations, etc. River in Karnataka and its was an issue between Karnataka and Andhra 13._____ is the largest river island in the Pradesh. world. • Government of India constituted a A. Bahvani common tribunal in 1969 to adjudicate the B. Umananda river water utilization disputes among the C. Munroe river basin states of Krishna and Godavari D. Majuli rivers. Ans. D Sol.

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• Presently this dam is under operating C. Maharashtra authority of Karnataka Power Corporation D. Bihar Limited. Ans. C Sol. 16.‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known as • Jorwe was a Chalcolithic ____ in north-east India. Archaeological culture existed in large A. Ladang areas of Maharashtra. B. Chena • It existed in around 1100-1200 BCE. C. Jhum • The people traded with Karnataka for gold D. Logan and ivory, and with coastal India for fish, Ans. C conch shell, and haematite. Sol. • Jhum cultivation is basically shifting 19.The summer solstice 2019 in the cultivation in north east india. Northern Hemisphere will occur on _____. • Under this system of agriculture, the piece A. 21st June of land is burnt and left for few years till the B. 26th June land re-gain its fertility and then after this C. 20th June crop is cultivated again on the land and this D. 24th June continous in a cyclic manner. Ans. A Sol. 17._____ is an important road link between • The Summer solstice occurred on Srinagar on the side and Kargil and on Friday, 21 June, 2019. the other side. • Summer solstice, the two moments during A. Muling La the year when the path of the Sun in the sky B. is farthest north in the Northern C. Hemisphere (June 20 or 21) or farthest D. Qara Tag La south in the Southern Hemisphere Ans. C (December 21 or 22). Sol. • Zoji La is a high mountain pass in 20.Which of the following stars is nearest Jammu and Kashmir, located on National to the sun? Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh. A. Betelgeuse • It connects Ladhak and Kashmir Valley. B. Proxima Centauri • Zoji La tunnel project was approved by C. Sirius the government of India in January 2018, it D. Deneb is a 14 km long tunnel will reduce the time Ans. B to cross the Zojila Pass. Sol. • Proxima Centauri is an exoplanet 18.Jorwe culture’ was a Chalcolithic orbiting in the habitable zone of the red archaeological site located in the present by dwarfstar Proxima Centauri, which is the Indian state of _____. closest star to the Sun. A. Gujarat B. Assam

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• The discovery of the planet was Ans. A announced in August 2016 by the European Sol. Southern Observatory. • Daringbadi hill station is located in Kandhmal district of Odisha. It is known 21.Fertile riverine alluvial soil is best suited as Kashmir of odisha. for producing _____. • This place was name after a british A. cotton policeman Daring Saheb. More than 50% B. rice of here’s population is tribal. C. tea • Ginger harvesting is done here. D. Corn Ans. B 24.The ‘Diphu Pass’ which is the tri- Sol. junction between India, Myanmar and • Alluvial soil is best suited for rice China is on this Border Line? cultivation. A. Durand Line • Alluvial soil is a result of river depositions B. Palk Strait which imbibe high degree of fertility. C. McMohan Line • The Mid central Plains of India is spot of D. Radcliffe Line Alluvial Soil which is also the bowl of rice production of country. Ans. C • The soil in states like Up, MP, Sol. Chattishgarh, Bihar, , Haryana • Diphu pass is located at the trijunction etc comprise alluvial soil. of India, Myanmar and china and it is located on the Mcmohan border line. 22.Which of the following is the third • The McMahon Line is the demarcation highest waterfall in India? line between the Tibetan region of China A. Barehipani Falls and the North-east region of India proposed B. Courtallam Falls by British colonial administrator Henry C. Suruli Falls McMahon at the 1914 Simla Convention. D. Agaya Gangai Ans. A 25.In which province of China is the Sol. Huangguoshu National Park located which • Barehipani Falls is a two tiered houses the world’s largest waterfall cluster. waterfall located in Simlipal National A. Jiangsu Park in in Odisha. B. Guizhou • It is the third highest water fall in India. C. Yunnan • The height of this fall is 399 metres. D. Shandon Ans. B 23.Daringbadi hill station is located in Sol. which state of India? • The Huangguoshu National Park is A. Odisha located on the Baishui Riverin Anshun, B. Maharastra Guizhou province. C. West Bengal • It is one of the largest waterfalls in China. D. Kerala

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• The Water Curtain Cave is located in its Ans. D back. Sol. • Kalsubai is part of situated 26.The ‘Friendship Highway’ is a road that at an elevation of 1646 metres in connects China to ______. Maharashtra. A. India • It is the highest peak in Maharashtra. B. Myanmar • Kalsubai Harishchandra Wildlife C. Pakistan Sanctuary and Kalsubai Temple are D. Nepal situated here. Ans. D Sol. 29.Which state of India has the longest • The Friendship Highway is an 800- mainland coastline? kilometre route connecting China and A. Gujarat Nepal. B. Kerala • It includes the National Highway 318 of C. Maharashtra China. D. Odisha • From Lhasa, the Friendship Highway Ans. A follows the Kyi Chu river and reaches Sol. confluence with the Yarlung Tsangpo River • The 1214.7 kilometers long coastline of at Chushul. Gujarat, which is approximately 23% of the country’s total mainland coastline, is 27.Which one of the following is the the longest mainland coastline in India. highest altitude lake of Pakistan? • The total length of India’s coastline is A. Pakistan Lake 7516.6 kilometers. B. • Andhra Pradesh has the second longest C. mainland coastline with a total length of D. Rush Lake 974 kilometers. Ans. A Sol. 30.Which country in the world has the • Pakistan Lake is the highest lake in largest number of international borders? Pakistan and the twenty-fifth highest A. China lake in the world. B. India • It was discovered in 2018 by C. Nepal mountaineers exploring near Skardu in D. Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan at 15,641 feet above sea Ans. A level. Sol. • China has the world’s largest number 28.Which of the following is the highest of International Borders. mountain peak in Maharashtra? • China shares its international borders with A. Salher 14 sovereign states and 2 special territories. B. Taramati • The total international land boundary of C. Anjaneri china is 22117 kilometres. D. Kalsubai Shikhar

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31.The river Ganga emerges from Gangotri • The Airports Authority of India or AAI is Glacier and ends at ______. a statutory body working under the A. Pacific Ocean Ministry of Civil Aviation. B. Bay of Bengal C. 34.Which one of the following is the D. deepest gorge in the world? Ans. B A. Kali Gandaki Gorge Sol. B. Vikos Gorge • The river ganga emerges from Gangotri C. Garganta del Cares Glacier and drains into Bay Of Bengal. D. Tiger Leaping Gorge • Ganga is 2525 kilometres long and is the Ans. A longest river of India. Sol. • Ranganga, Gagra, Gomti, Gandak, • Kaki Gandaki Gorge is the deepest Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Kiul, Punpun etc are gorge in the world, it is situated in Nepal. some of its tributaries. • The Gorge separated Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. 32.The term ‘Blood Moon’ is used to refer • The Kali Gandaki gorge has been used as to ______. a trade route between India and Tibet for A. Full Moon centuries. B. Lunar Eclipse C. Solar Eclipse 35.Which of the following is the longest D. Crescent Moon river in Pakistan that originates from Lake Ans. B Manasarovar? Sol. A. Sutlej • Blood Moon happens when Earth's B. Indus moon is in a total lunar eclipse. C. Kabul • The last blood moon on Jan. 20-21, 2019 D. Chenab coincided with a supermoon and the Full Ans. B Wolf Moon, earning it the title "Super Sol. Blood Wolf Moon." • Indus is the longest river and national river of Pakistan. 33.How many International airports are • It originates from Tibetan Plateau near there in India? Mansarovar lake, and flows to ladhak, A. 16 Kashmir and then to Pakistan. B. 15 • It drain into Arabian Sea. C. 14 • Chenab, Jhelum, the Ravi, the Beas, and D. 17 the Sutlej are its tributaries. Ans. D Sol. 36.The Sahyadri Mountains run • There are 17 International Airports in from______to Kanyakumari, the India. southemmost part of India. • These Interantional Airports are managed A. Gujarat by Airport Authority Of India. B. Uttar Pradesh

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C. Rajasthan Pradesh and is known as the Grand Canyon D. Madhya Pradesh of India. • Formed between the range of Ans. A hills, also known as Gandikota hills and the Sol. river Pennar that flows at its foot, the area • The Sahyadri mountains starts near the has deep valleys and granite rocks. Songadh town of Gujarat and covers the • Raghunathaswamy Temple and states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Madhavaraya Temple are two significant Kerala and Tamil Nadu. temples located near this canyon area. • It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hot-spots" of 39.When was the ‘Battle of Kanauj’ biological diversity in the world. fought? • It is spread in 1600 kilometers and also A. 1536 known as the Great Escarpment of India. B. 1540 C. 1556 37.Which is most abundant element in the D. 1524 Earth's crust? Ans. B A. Hydrogen Sol. B. Iron • The battle of Kanauj was fought on 17 C. Oxygen May, 1540. D. Silicon • The Battle of Kanauj was fought between Ans. C Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Sol. Shah Suri of Suri Empire. • Oxygen is the most abundant in the crust of earth with a share of 46.6%. 40.The easternmost point of India • Silica is the second most abundant is ____. element with a share of 27.7%. A. • The list is followed by- aluminum (8.1%), B. Doulchara iron (5.0%), calcium (3.6%), sodium C. Mokokchung (2.8%), potassium (2.6%). and magnesium D. Wokha (2.1%). Ans. A

Sol. 38.Which of the following is called the • Kiblithu is the easternmost ‘Grand Canyon of India’? A. Great Canyon of Gandikota point of India. It is located in B. Chambal River Canyon Arunanchal Pradesh. C. Gangani Grand Canyon • Kibithu is a town in the district of D. Laitlum Canyon Anjaw in Arunachal Pradesh state Ans. A of India. It lies at the junction Sol. between India, Myanmar, and • The almost forgotten gorge of Gandikota China. is situated on the Pennar River in Andhra • It is a disputed territory and presently claimed by India.

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2. Mantle: It is the middle layer or shell 1. Land covers about ______of the of the Earth which is composed of silicate earth's surface. rocks that are rich in Iron and A. 20% B. 30% magnesium. C. 35% D. 40% Ans. B 3. Core: It is the inner most layer of earth Sol. About 70% of Earth’s surface is and is divided into 2 parts: Inner core covered with water and remaining 30% is which is solid and secondly, outer core land consisting of continents and Island which contains molten lava. that together have many lakes, rivers and 4. Uranium found in is an example water sources that contribute to of which type of resource? hydrosphere. A. unnatural resources B. Actual resources 2. Bhutan does not share its border with C. Potential resources which Indian state? D. Biotic resources A. West Bengal Ans. C B. Sikkim Sol. Uranium found in Ladakh is an C. example of potential resource. Potential D. Arunachal Pradesh resource are those whose entire quantity Ans. C may not be known and these are not Sol. The Bhutan-India Border is the being used at present. Biotic resourses international boundary between the are living resource as plants and animals. ‘Kingdom of Bhutan’ and the ‘Republic of Actual resources are whose quantity is India’. The border is 699 km long, and known. These are being used in the adjoins the Indian states of Assam (267 present. km), Arunachal Pradesh (217 km), West Bengal (183 km), and Sikkim (32 km). 5. On the basis of distribution, resources can be classified into ______? 3. The uppermost layer over the earth is A. Actual resources called the ______. B. Potential resources A. Mantle B. Core C. Ubiquitous resources C. Crust D. Exosphere D. Abiotic resources Ans. C Ans. C Sol. The Earth is made up of three shells, Sol. A resource is a source or supply from namely, Crust, Mantle and Core. which benefit is produced. On the basis of 1. Crust: It is the upper most layer or distribution, resources can be classified shell of the Earth where life is possible. It into Ubiquitous and localized. On the is divided into 2 parts: firstly, Oceanic basis upon their availability, they are Crust which is thin and underlie the ocean renewable and non renewable. On the basin and composed of dense iron, basis of level of development and use, magnesium, silicate igneous rocks, like they are actual and potential. on the basis Basalt. Secondly, Continental Crust which of origin, they are biotic and abiotic. So, is thick and less dense and composite of on the basis of distribution, resource can sodium, potassium, aluminium silicate be classified into Ubiquitous resource. rocks, like Granite. The rocks of the crust 6. Wheat is a ______. are divided into 2 major categories – Sial A. Creeper B. Herb and Sima. C. Shrub D. Tree

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Ans. B eat the meat, drink milk and blood Sol. Wheat is a herb grown in all parts of of cattle. They speak Maa, an the world. It requires an annual ethnic language from their origin temperature of 22-24 degree Celsius and in the Nile region of North Africa. annual rainfall of 150 to 200 cm to grow. It grows well in alluvial and loamy soil and 10. Which of the following represents the it is known as winter season crop as it is most complex trophic level? sown in November and harvested in May. A. Community B. Population C. Ecosystem D. Species 7. Sandstone is which type of rock? Ans. C A. Calcareous Rock Sol. Ecosystem represents the most B. Igneous Rock complex trophic level as it comprises of C. Metamorphic Rock all living things in a given area, D. Sedimentary Rock interacting with each other, and also with Ans. D their non-living environments like Sol. Sandstone is type of sedimentary weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, rock. It is composed of quartz and atmosphere. In an ecosystem, each feldspar because they are the most organism has its own niche leading to a resistant minerals to weathering complex trophic level. processes and are used as concrete in constructions further they are porous 11. Earth's deepest point in water is enough to store large quantities, making Mariana trench. It is located in which of them valuable aquifers and petroleum the following oceans? reservoirs. A. Atlantic Ocean B. Arctic Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Pacific Ocean 8. Which planet is considered as the Ans. D Dwarf planet? Sol. The Earth's deepest point in water, A. Earth B. Jupiter The Mariana trench is located in the C. Pluto D. Saturn Pacific Ocean. It is 36,070 feet below sea Ans. C level. The Mariana Trench is a result of Sol. Pluto is considered as a dwarf planet convergence of two plates namely the because it is in direct orbit of a star, and Pacific and the Mariana plate in which the capable enough to crush into a pacific plate being heavier is sub ducted hydrostatically equilibrious shape further beneath the mariana plate and leading to has not cleared the neighbourhood of formation of Mariana trench. other material around its orbit and hence Pluto was reclassified as dwarf planet 12. Which Indian state is the largest in from planet in 2006. terms of the total area covered?

A. Maharashtra B. Madhya Pradesh 9. Masai is a tribe of which of the C. Rajasthan D. Tamil Nadu following country? Ans. C A. Kenya B. Germany Sol. C. Australia D. India Ans. A • Rajasthan is the largest in terms Sol. of the total area covered. • Masai tribes belong to Kenya and 13. Which Indian state has the longest Tanzania. Coastline? • They are semi nomadic known for hunting and cattle rearing. They

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A. Kerala B. Gujarat enclaves have been handed over to C. Andhra Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu Bangladesh, India had 111, comprising Ans. B an area of around 17,160 acres. Sol. The Indian state of Gujarat has the largest coastline in the country. And after 16. Which of the following device is used this, it’s the State of Andhra Pradesh to measure humidity? which has the Second longest coastline in A. Hydrometer B. Hygrometer the Country. However, total coastline in C. Psycho Meter D. Anemometer Km of India stands at 7517 km. Ans. B • Gujarat – 1214.7 Km. Sol. A hygrometer is an instrument that • Andhra Pradesh – 973.7 Km. is used for measuring the humidity in the • Tamil Nadu – 906.9 Km. atmosphere. Leonardo da Vinci had invented the first crude in 1480. It’s more • Maharashtra – 652.6 Km. modern version was created by Johann

Heinrich Lambert in 1755. 14. Which of the following trees shed The amount of atmospheric moisture their leaves once in a year? present in the given volume of air relative A. Deciduous trees to the amount that it would be present if B. Coniferous trees the air were saturated is termed as C. Evergreen trees Relative Humidity. Most instruments D. Both deciduous and coniferous trees respond relative humidity (RH). Ans. A

Sol. • Tropical evergreen forests are 17. Which amongst the following is not in dense, multi - layered, and harbour many the list of Maharatna? types of plants and animal. There is no A. Coal India Limited period of drought or frost means that B. Steel Authority of India Limited they never shed their leaves. C. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation • Deciduous trees and shrubs seasonally Limited shed leaves. Vegetation composed D. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited primarily of broad - leaved trees that Ans. C shed all their leaves during one season. Sol. Hindustan and petroleum • Coniferous forest found in areas that Corporation Limited is not a Maharatna. have long winters and moderate to high Mahratna are those companies which annual precipitation. Here vegetation is have average annual profit of 5000 cr characterized by cone - bearing needle - rupees for three years. Presently there leaved or scale - leaved evergreen trees. are 8 companies.

15. With which country India exchanged 18. Marble comes under which category its border maps? of rocks? A. China B. Sri Lanka A. Sedimentary B. Igneous C. Pakistan D. Bangladesh C. Metamorphic D. None of these Ans. D Ans. C Sol. India and Bangladesh exchanged 162 Sol. Marbles comes under the enclaves on August 1, 2015. This ended Metamorphic rock category. Metamorphic a centuries - old territorial anomaly. This arrived from metamorphism which means completed the process of land and change in state or form. Under the some population exchange that began in the physical and chemical change such as 1950s. Thus implemented the historic heat, pressure and rain the main rock get Land Boundary Agreement. While 51 converted to other.

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Guru Maharaj Jambaji who laid the 19. Which among the following country is principles forbidding harm to trees not a part of Scandinavia? and animals. A. Norway B. None of these C. Sweden D. Denmark 22. Amazon river flows through which of Ans. B the following country? Sol. Scandinavia consists of Norway, A. USA B. France Sweden, Iceland and Denmark. It is a C. Brazil D. Canada historical and ethno cultural region in Ans. C Northern Europe consisting of Germanic Sol. Amazon River flows through Brazil. It tribes speaking Germanic language. is the largest river in the world originating in Andes mountain and then flows 20. What is the name of the tropical eastward in South America and drains cyclones in the China Sea? into Atlantic Ocean. Major tributaries are A. Hurricanes B. Tornado Javari, Tiger, and Negro. C. Twister D. Typhoon Ans. D 23. What is the other name of Sahyadri Sol. Tropical cyclones in China Sea are Range? known as Typhoon. It is found between A. Lesser Himalayas B. Shivaliks 180 ° and 100 °E in the North western C. Western Ghats D. Pacific Ocean.it is formed in areas where Ans. C there is a warm sea surface Sol. Sahyadri Range is also known as temperatures, atmospheric instability, Western Ghats. It is a mountain range low pressure, high humidity and coriolis running parallel to the western coast of force. the Indian peninsula, starting from border of Gujarat and stretching upto 21. Bishnoi movement was started Tamil Nadu. It is a UNESCO World against which of the following? Heritage Site and is one of the eight A. Cutting of Trees "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity B. Inequality of Women in the world. C. Killing of Animals D. Increasing Pollution 24. India has longest International border Ans. A with which country? Sol. A. Bhutan B. Nepal • Bishnoi is the movement for C. Bangladesh D. Pakistan saving trees. this movement was Ans. C started by the Environmentalist Sol. India has longest International Amrita Devi and other village men border with Bangladesh of 4096 Km. It is in 1730 to save the villages sacred the fifth longest border in the world. The trees and protect the forest from second largest border of India is with deforestation. China 3488 Km followed by Pakistan 3323 • It was mainly started against the Km. cutting of trees. • In the movement the villagers 25. Soil having high content of aluminium hugged the trees and made the and iron oxide is also known as _____. statements like to kill them before A. meadow soil B. pedalfer soil they kill the trees. C. chernozen soil D. podzol soil • The Bishnoi tree martyrs were Ans. B influenced by the teachings of

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Sol. It’s the pedalfer soil which has the passage and major trade takes place high content of aluminum and iron oxide through this route. in it. Such types of soil are found in deciduous forest where trees shed their 29. The latitude which passes through leaves during the summer season to Sikkim also passes through _____. prevent loss of water due to A. Punjab transpiration. Moreover, such soils are B. Rajasthan usually dark brown or black in colour and C. Uttarakhand are very fertile. D. Himachal Pradesh Ans. B 26. Which of the following is the most Sol. The 28 degree north latitude passes abundant metal on Earth's crust? through Sikkim and also passes through A. Magnesium B. Iron Rajasthan. Sikkim with its capital C. Copper D. Aluminium is located on the Eastern side of Ans. D India and Rajasthan with its capital Jaipur Sol. Aluminium is the most abundant is located on the Western side of India. metal found on earth’s crust. By mass it makes 8% of the earth’s crust and is the 30. Which of the following region is third most abundant element after covered by tropical evergreen forest? oxygen and silicon. Moreover the chief A. Eastern Ghat B. Vindhyanchal ore of Aluminum is bauxite. C. Aravalli D. Western Ghat Ans. D 27. Red data book contains data of which Sol. The western side of the Western of the following? Ghats is covered with tropical evergreen A. All plant species forests. It has an annual mean B. All animal species temperature of 20 degree with an annual C. All endangered species rainfall of more than 200 cm supporting D. All extinct species various endemic species and wide variety Ans. C of flora and fauna. Sol. Red data book contains data of all plant endangered species. This was 31. The final boundary between the Earth founded in 1964 by IUCN and is a and the outer space is called _____. comprehensive inventory of the state of A. magnetosphere B. ionosphere almost all endangered species. The book C. mesopause D. troposphere has got three folded classification namely Ans. A Lower risk, Threatened, and extinct. Sol. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called 28. Strait of Malacca separates which two magnetosphere created due to solar land masses? wind. It is a region in which charged A. Malay Peninsula and Indonesian particles are controlled by the Earth’s Island of Sumatra magnetic field and protect the Earth from B. Africa and Europe harmful substances. C. India and Sri Lanka D. North America and South America 32. Which neighbouring country of India Ans. A is also reffered as 'Druk Yul'? Sol. Strait of Malacca separates Malay A. Myanmar B. Maldives Peninsula and Indonesian Island of C. Bhutan D. Sumatra connecting South China Sea and Ans. C Pacific Ocean. It is the busiest shipping

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Sol. Bhutan is also referred as 'Druk Yul' D. Bangladesh and Myanmar because druk means thunder dragon and Ans. C the Bhutan flag has a Druk holding jewels Sol. Nor’wester is local rainfall and to represent wealth of nation hence it is thunderstorms which occurs in month of called Druk Yul. April-May and causes the damage of life and property, so it is also known as 33. 49th Parallel is the boundary line Kalbhakshi or Calamity of Baishakhi. It between which two countries? usually affects Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West- A. USA and Canada Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, odisha, B. North and South Vietnam Bangladesh and other North – Eastern C. Germany and France states of India. D. Brazil and Chile Ans. A 36. Himalayan mountain range falls Sol. 49th Parallel is the boundary line under which type of mountains? between USA and Canada. Canadian A. Block Mountain provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, B. Residual Mountain Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and the US C. Accumulated Mountain states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, D. Fold Mountain North Dakota, and Minnesota are Ans. D separated by 49th parallel. It is the Sol. On the basis of physical primary international boundary in the characteristics and how they formed, Pacific Northwest as it crosses Europe, mountains are distinguished into 5 types- Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, Fold mountains, Fault-blocked or Blocked and the Atlantic Ocean. mountains, Done mountains, Volcanic mountains and Plateau mountains. 34. How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Himalayas Mountain Range in Asia comes Ocean? under Fold mountains types, because of A. Decreases salinity of ocean its ‘collide head on' top and crumbled B. Cools downs the temperature of water edges. C. Maintains stable temperature of water D. Increases salinity of ocean 37. A difference between 2 longitudes at Ans. B equator is nearby equivalent to ____km. Sol. La- Nina also called as anti El- Nina A. 101 B. 111 is a phenomenon in which it is cooler than C. 121 D. 91 normal ocean surface temperatures in the Ans. B Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean; Sol. A difference between 2 longitudes at causing increased rainfall in some regions the equator is nearly equivalent to 111 while extreme dry conditions in other km. A degree of longitude is widest at the areas. The conditions that cause La Niña equator at 69.172 miles (111.321) and recur every few years and can persist for gradually shrinks to zero at the poles. as long as two years and are generally while Degrees of latitude are parallel so followed after El- Nina. the distance between each degree remains almost constant but since 35. ‘Norwesters’ are thunder storms degrees of longitude are farthest apart at which are prominent in ______. the equator and converge at the poles, A. India and Bhutan their distance varies greatly. B. Bhutan and Nepal C. India and Bangladesh

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38. Which of the following winds are hot 41. Alps mountain range is located in dust laden and blow from Sahara desert which continent? towards Mediterranean Region? A. Europe B. North America A. Sirocco B. Loo C. South America D. Africa C. Foehn D. Mistral Ans. A Ans. A Sol. The Alps is the highest mountain Sol. Sirocco are hot dust laden and blow range that lies entirely in Europe and from Sahara Desert towards stretching across eight Alpine countries Mediterranean Region. It comes from the (from west to east): France, Switzerland, Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, North Africa and Southern Europe, Germany and Slovenia. Mount Blanc is especially during the summer season.It the highest mountain peak of Alps. arises from a warm, dry, tropical airmass that is pulled northward by low-pressure 42. The boundary between Earth's crust cells moving eastward across the and mantle is _____. Mediterranean Sea, with the wind A. Moho discontinuity originating in the Arabian or Sahara B. Lehman discontinuity deserts. C. Conrad discontinuity D. Gutenberg di scontinuity 39. What is the role of Pneumatophores? Ans. A A. Protect plant from animals Sol. The boundary between Earth's crust B. Get oxygen for respiration and mantle is known as Moho C. Supports plant in standing upright discontinuity. It is found 35km beneath D. Helps plant for pollination the continental crust and 5km beneath Ans. B the oceanic crust. The velocity of seismic Sol. Pneumatophores are ‘aerial’ or waves increases rapidly at this boundary. ‘aerating’ roots which enables plants to The Moho discontinuity was discovered by breathe airin habitats that have seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić. waterlogged soil. These roots may grow down from the stem or up from the 43. Doldrums pressure belts lies in typical roots. The surface of these roots between which of the following latitudes? are covered with small pores which takes A. 5° N to 5° S up air into spongy tissue which in turn B. 35° to 60° N and S uses osmoticpathways to spread oxygen C. 25° to 35° N and S throughout the plant as needed. D. 35° to 45° N and S Ans. A 40. What is the full form of ITCZ? Sol. A. Inter tropical converter zone • Doldrums pressure belts lie in B. Inter tropical convergence zone between 5° N to 5° S latitudes. C. Inter tropical centre zone • It is a low pressure inter tropical D. None of these convergence zone. Due to intense Ans. B solar heating near the equator Sol. ITCZ stands for ‘Inter Tropical warm air circulates in an upward Convergence Zone’ which is also known direction towards horse latitudes, as Doldrums by the sailors. It is the area and there is little surface wind in encircling Earth near the Equator, where the ITCZ leading to calm waters the northeast and southeast trade winds and sailors struck due to absence converge. of winds.

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44. Which of the following imaginary lines 48.Which Indian state has the largest join places with same level of rainfalls? share of the Wastelands in India? A. Contour lines B. Isobaths lines A. Gujarat C. Isohyets lines D. Isobar lines B. Andhra Pradesh Ans. C C. Madhya Pradesh Sol. Isohyets lines are imaginary lines D. Rajasthan joining places with same level of rainfalls. Ans. D Isohyets is derived from the Greek word Sol. Rajasthan has the largest share of where hyets means Rainfall. the Wastelands in India with -84,929 sq.km followed by Jammu and Kashmir- 45. Which of the following planet is also 75,436 sq. km. wasteland refers to a known as 'Earth's twin'? desert or barren area in which cultivation A. Mercury B. Venus is not possible. C. Jupiter D. Saturn Ans. B 49. Which of the following neighbouring Sol. Venus is also known as Earth’s twin country of India is not a landlocked because both planets share a similar size, country? mass and surface composition like silica A. Nepal B. Myanmar rock, nickel, thin crust and have an C. Bhutan D. Afghanistan atmosphere with a complex weather Ans. B system. Further Venus and Earth are Sol. Myanmar neighbouring country of neighbor planets thus they came to be India is not a landlocked country. To its known as twins. south Myanmar opens to Bay of Bengal and Andaman sea with an uninterrupted 46. How many Indian states share their coastline of 1,930 km. boundaries with Nepal? A. 3 B. 4 50. Which is the highest peak in Andaman C. 8 D. 5 and Nicobar islands? Ans. D A. Mount Koya B. Mount Diavolo Sol. Five Indian states namely C. Saddle Peak D. Mount Thuiller Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Ans. C Bengal, and Sikkim share their Sol. Saddle Peak which has a height of boundaries with Nepal. 2402 ft is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands. It is located in North 47. Which of the following has maximum Andaman Island and is covered by saddle bio-diversity? national park which has a wide variety of A. Desert B. River flora and fauna. C. Polar Region D. Tropical Region Ans. D 51. Which type of forests majorly Sol. Tropical region has the maximum comprises of lichens and mosses? biodiversity as it has a equatorial climate A. Taiga forests with high temperature and heavy rainfall B. Tundra forests leading to the presence of evergreen C. Temperate mixed forests forests with a wide variety of flora and D. Tropical ever green forests fauna. These tropical forest ecosystems Ans. B cover less than 10 percent of earth's Sol. It’s the Tundra type of forest which surface, and contain about 90 percent of has the major growth of lichens and the world's species. mosses in them. Such kind of forests are found in low temperature regions and are

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not adequate in Soil nutrients as a result disturbances. This disturbance the flora of the region is not generally usually take place during the complex and large. Because of this fact, winter season, because of the Lichens- which is symbiotic relation cyclonic activities around the between fungi and algae, and mosses- Mediterranean Sea. which are small flowerless plant, are • A western disturbance originates found here. in the Mediterranean Sea and brings rainfall to northwestern 52. Which of the following has maximum India. diurnal temperature difference? A. Desert B. Mountains 55. Which one of the following is not a C. Plateau D. Ocean type of coal? Ans. A A. Anthracite B. Lignite Sol. C. Peat D. Siderite • Diurnal temperature difference refers Ans. D to the difference in day and night Sol. Siderite is not a type of coal. It’s temperature. Such a phenomenon is rather a mineral composed of Iron most evident and at its maximum in carbonate, and is a valuable iron since it the Desert type of climate. is 48% iron and contains no sulfur or phosphorous. On the other hand, in terms 53. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern of higher carbon content, coal can be Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but ranked into Anthracite, followed by receives scanty rainfall? Lignite and then peat. A. It is a rain shadow area B. It is located parallel to wind direction 56. Which of the following is NOT a C. It is away from the coast primary green-house gas in the earth's D. Rain bearing clouds are absent atmosphere? Ans. A A. Methane B. Ozone Sol. As Deccan plateau is situated in the C. Nitrous oxide D. Hydrogen rain shadow area because of this it Ans. D receives less rainfall as compared to Sol. A greenhouse gas is a gas which western and Eastern plateau. By being in absorbs long range radiation and radiates rain shadow means that the air mass it in a thermal infrared range. So as per when it collides with the mountain ranges the given option, hydrogen is not a of the two ghats, it cools by expansion, primary green house and rather it as a result precipitation take place in this includes water vapor, carbon dioxide, region. And by the time when such air methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. mass crosses the range its stock of rain droplets has reduced thus causing very 57. Which type of forest is most less or no precipitation in such region. widespread in India? A. Tropical Evergreen Forests 54. Which of the following state receives B. Tropical Deciduous Forests rainfall due to western disturbances? C. Montane Forests A. Punjab B. West Bengal D. Mangrove Forests C. Kerala D. Gujarat Ans. B Ans. A Sol. It’s the tropical deciduous forest Sol. which is most widespread in India. These • It’s the state of Punjab which forest are further classified into two receives rainfall due to western categories- moist and dry deciduous. The

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moist deciduous requires rainfall between these ranges lies largely in the state of 70 and 200 cm and for the dry deciduous Uttarakhand and northwest Nepal. the range is between 100-70 cm. 61. How many states does India have as 58. ______is the process of of June 2017? restoring a forest that once existed but A. 26 B. 27 was removed at some point of time in the C. 28 D. 29 past. Ans. D A. Deforestation B. Reforestation Sol. India is a federal union comprising C. Greenhouse D. Jhum cultivation twenty-nine states and seven union Ans. B territories. Sol. Reforestation is the process of ● In November 2000, India gained three restoring a forest that once existed but new states - Chattisgarh out of Madhya was removed at some point of time in the Pradesh, Uttaranchal from Uttar Pradesh, past. and Jharkhand from Bihar. ● On 2 June 2014, telagana was separated from the north western part of Andhra Pradesh and it formed 29th state with Hyderabad as its capital. ● The Constitution of India distributes the sovereign executive and legislative powers exercisable with respect to the 59. In the north-west, India shares its territory of any State between the Union land boundaries with which country? and that State. A. Sri Lanka B. Myanmar C. Bangladesh D. Pakistan 62. The northern plain of India has been Ans. D formed by the interplay of the three Sol. It’s with Pakistan that India shares major river systems, namely– the Indus, its land boundaries in the North West. the Ganga and the ______. A. Brahmaputra B. Krishna C. Kaveri D. Mahanadi Ans. A Sol. The Great plain of Northern India lies between the Himalayan Mountains in the north & the Peninsular Plateau in the

south. 60. The part of the Himalayas lying ● It is mainly formed by the sediments of between Satluj and Kali rivers is known the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their as ______. tributaries that’s why it is popularly A. Punjab Himalaya known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra B. Nepal Himalayas plain. C. Kumaon Himalayas

D. Assam Himalayas 63. India has a land boundary of about Ans. C ______km. Sol. It’s the Kumaon Himalaya that lies A. 5200 B. 10200 between Satluj and Kali rivers. These C. 15200 D. 20200 range comprises part of the Siwalik range Ans. C in the south and part of the Great Sol. India has a land boundary of 15200 Himalayas range in the north. Moreover km. Moreover India has a coastline of

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7516 km and additionally the east to west A. Nepal B. Kashmir extent of India is 2933 km and the north C. Assam D. Jammu to south expansion is- 3214 km. Ans. C Sol. The part of the Himalayas between 64. Which of the following rivers flows Tista and Dihang rivers is known as from India to Pakistan? Assam Himalayas. Assam Himalaya is a A. Satluj B. Ghaghra traditional designation for the portion of C. Betwa D. Tapi the Himalaya range between the eastern Ans. A border of Bhutan, on the west, and the jSol. It’s Satluj which flows from India to Great Bend of the Tsangpo River, on the Pakistan. This river originates in Tibet and east. The highest peak of this range is enters in India via Shipki La pass, and is Namcha Barwa. Other high peaks include one of the five rivers which are part of Gyala Peri, sister peak to Namcha Barwa; system. Other four are- Kangto, and Nyegyi Kangsang. The area Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Beas. is still poorly surveyed in general, and little visited by outsiders. 65. The hills belong to which mountain ranges? 68. According to an estimate, almost A. Himachal B. Purvanchal ______percent forests have been lost C. Himgiri D. Hindu Kush in the tropics, compared to only 1 percent Ans. B in the temperate region. Sol. The Patkai hills belong to Purvanchal A. 20 B. 40 Himalayan range and is situated near the C. 60 D. 80 Indo-Myanmar border. Other hills on this Ans. B range are- Barail range, , Sol. There are, however, major Mizo, and Naga Hills. differences in the rates of forest depletion in different parts of the world. The area 66. In the biosphere living beings are of the temperate and boreal forests has inter-related and interdependent on each now broadly stabilized. It is the tropical other for survival. This life supporting forests that are being so rapidly system is known as the ______. destroyed. According to an estimate, A. Ecosystem B. Mountain range almost 40% forests have been lost in the C. Forest D. Atmosphere tropics, compared to only 1 percent in the Ans. A temperate region. The tropics are, Sol. In the biosphere living beings are geographically speaking, the area inter-related and interdependent on each between the Tropic of Cancer and the other for survival. This life supporting Tropic of Capricorn, 23 30' south and system is known as the Ecosystem. An north of the equator, respectively. ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the 69. How many union territories does nonliving components of their India have as of June 2017? environment, interacting as a system. A. 7 B. 6 These biotic and abiotic components are C. 5 D. 4 regarded as linked together through Ans. A nutrient cycles and energy flows. Sol. union territory is a type of administrative division in the Republic of 67. The part of the Himalayas between India. Unlike states, which have their own Tista and Dihang rivers is known as governments, union territories are ruled ______Himalayas. directly by the Union Government

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(central government), hence the name Patkai, Barail range, Manipur, Mizoram "union territory". There are seven union Mizo, and Naga Hills. territories. They are – Chandigarh, Dadra The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills are part and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, of Plateau, and not part of the Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andaman and Purvanchal range. Nicobar Islands, National Capital Territory of Delhi. 72. The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the 70. The northern plain of India is formed ______pass. of ______. A. Khyber B. Zoji la A. metamorphic soil C. Nathula D. Karakoram B. igneous rocks Ans. B C. alluvial soil Sol. Zoji La is 9 km (5.6 mi) from D. old crystalline rocks Sonamarg and provides a vital link Ans. C between Ladakh and Kashmir Valley.Zoji Sol. The Great plain of Northern India lies La is a high mountain pass in Jammu and on the south of the Himalayas. It is, in Kashmir, India, located between Srinagar fact, bounded by the Himalayas on the and Leh in the western section of the north and the Deccan plateau on the Himalayan mountain range. National south. The Great plain of Northern India Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a National was formed by the sediments brought Highway in North India that connected down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra the Kashmir valley to Jammu and the rest and their tributaries and it is popularly of India. The northern terminal was in Uri known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra in Jammu & Kashmir and the southern plain.Alluvial soil is found in this plain. terminal was in Jalandhar. Stretches of Alluvial soil is a fine-grained fertile soil old NH 1A ran through some extremely deposited by water flowing over flood treacherous terrain and shut-offs because plains or in river beds. The proportion of of avalanches or landslides common in nitrogen in this soil is generally low. Winter months. The famous Jawahar Tunnel that connects Jammu with the 71. Beyond the ______, the Kashmir Valley across the Pir Panjal Himalayas bend sharply to the south and Range falls en route. The total length of spread along the eastern boundary of NH 1A was 663 km. India. A. Zoji La Pass B. Dihang gorge 73. India is the ______largest country in C. Bhutan border D. Nepal Border the world in terms of area. Ans. B A. 3rd B. 5th Sol. The Purvanchal Mountains cover the C. 7th D. 9th states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Ans. C Manipur, , Nagaland, Meghalaya Sol. India is the second largest nation in and Mizoram. terms of population, and seventh largest The range is an eastern extension of the in terms of area. The worlds largest Himalayan Range System, is north nations, measured in square kilometers eastern India. It bends sharply to the of land area.There order are : 7 – India, south beyond the Dihang River gorge, 6 – Australia, 5 – Brazil, 4 – People's and spreads along the eastern boundary Republic of China, 3 – United States of of India with Myanmar. The Purvanchal America, 2 – Canada, 1 – Russia. range includes the hill ranges of the

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74. The place on the earth's surface crust mainly consists of silica and above the focus is called the ______. magnesium; it is therefore called A. Focus B. Incentre sima (si-silica and ma- C. Epicentre D. Circumcentre magnesium). Ans. C Sol. The epicenter in seismology is the 77. In due course of time the meander point on the Earth's surface directly loop cuts off from the river and forms a above a hypocenter or focus, the point cut-off lake, also called an ______lake. where an earthquake or an underground A. ox-bow B. oasis explosion originates. During an C. lagoon D. tectonic earthquake, seismic waves propagate in Ans. A all directions from the hypocenter. Sol. An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake Seismic shadowing occurs on the that forms when a wide meander from the opposite side of the Earth from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a earthquake epicenter because the free-standing body of water. This planet's liquid outer core refracts the landform is so named for its distinctive longitudinal or compressional (P-waves) curved shape, resembling the bow pin of while it absorbs the transverse or shear an oxbow. In Australia, an oxbow lake is waves (S-waves). known as a billabong, from the indigenous language Wiradjuri. 75. China does not share its border with which Indian state? 78. Name the estuary on the border of A. Bihar India and Pakistan? B. Arunachal Pradesh A. Daman Creek B. Sir Creek C. Himachal Pradesh C. Karwar Creek D. Mandovi Creek D. Sikkim Ans. B Ans. A Sol. Sir Creek is a 96 km (60 mi) tidal Sol. Indian States which shares estuary on the border of India and international border with China – Jammu Pakistan. The creek, which opens up into and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, the Arabian Sea, divides the Gujarat state Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal of India from the Sindh province of Pradesh Pakistan. It is located at approximately 23 °58′N 68 °48′E. 76. The oceanic crust mainly consists of silica and ______. 79. The method of soil conservation in A. magnesium B. iron which stones, grass, soil are used to build C. manganese D. sulphur barriers along contours and trenches are Ans. A made in front of the barriers to collect Sol. water is called? • The uppermost layer over the A. Mulching B. Contour barriers earth’s surface is called the crust. C. Rock dam D. Terrace farming • It is the thinnest of all the layers. Ans. B It is about 35 km on the Sol. The method of soil conservation in continental masses and only 5 km which stones, grass, soil are used to build on the ocean floors. barriers along contours and trenches are • The main mineral constituents of made in front of the barriers to collect the continental mass are silica and water is called Contour barriers. Contours alumina. It is thus called sial (si- are level lines across a slope at a constant silica and al-alumina). The oceanic elevation. Contours may curve from side

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to side to stay level, but they never A. Conglomerate B. Shale upslope or downslope. Vegetative C. Sandstone D. Granite barriers (such as grassy strips) are be Ans. D located on the contour to control soil Sol. Granite is a common type of felsic erosion. Water flowing down the slope intrusive igneous rock that is granular picks up soil. When it reaches a contour and phaneritic in texture. barrier it slows down, the soil particles ⋆ These rocks mainly consist of feldspar, settle out, and more water enters into the quartz, mica, and amphibole minerals. soil. Contour barriers can include piled ⋆ Granite has poor permeability. crop wastes, grassy strips, and hedges. Crops are planted between the contour 83. Nepal shares a border with which barriers. Plowing should also follow the other country besides India? contour. A. China B. Bhutan C. Bangladesh D. Afghanistan 80. As the river enters the plain it twists Ans. A and turns forming large bends known as Sol. Nepal shares its border with China. ______. ⋆ The northern border of Nepal is shared A. crooks B. flections with China and the southern border of C. rounds D. meanders Nepal is shared with India. Ans. D Sol. A meander is one of a series of 84. Buland Darwaza is located in? regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, A. West Bengal B. Gujarat turns, or windings in the channel of a C. Uttar Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu river, stream, or other watercourse. It is Ans. C produced by a stream or river swinging Sol. Buland darwaja is located in Uttar from side to side as it flows across its Pradesh. floodplain or shifts its channel within a ⋆ It was built in 1601 AD by Akbar. valley. A meander is produced by a ⋆ A Persian inscription on eastern stream or river as it erodes the sediments archway of the Buland Darwaza records comprising an outer, concave bank (cut Akbar's conquest over Uttar Pradesh and bank) and deposits this and other the victory in Gujarat. sediment downstream on an inner, convex bank which is typically a point 85. ______influences the rate of bar. weathering and humus in soil formation. A. Flora & Fauna B. Time 81. The longitudinal valley lying between C. Parent rock D. Climate lesser Himalaya and the ______are Ans. D known as Duns. Sol. Climate influences the rate of A. Himadri B. Himachal weathering and humus in soil formation. C. Shiwaliks D. Tibet Climate is an important factor in soil Ans. C formation. Temperature and precipitation Sol. The Dun Valley is an wide & long influence the speed of weathering of valley within the Shivalik Hills and the parent materials and thus soil properties Lesser Himalayas, such as mineral composition and organic ⋆ It lies in the states of Uttarakhand, matter content. Temperature directly Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. influences the speed of chemical reactions. The warmer the temperature, 82. ______is an example of intrusive the faster reactions occur. Fluctuations in igneous rock. temperature increase physical

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weathering of rocks. Precipitation 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. governs water movement in the soil. As It has a land frontier of 15,106.7 km air temperatures increase, (9,387 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km evapotranspiration increases. High (4,671 mi). evapotranspiration relative to precipitation means less water is 88. ______is separated from India by available to move through the soil. Higher a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk soil moisture increases chemical Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. weathering and moves minerals, such as A. Sri Lanka B. Myanmar bases, deeper into the soil profile. C. Bangladesh D. Pakistan Ans. A 86. The longitudes of main land of India Sol. Sri Lanka is separated from India by extends between ______. a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk A. 68 °7’ E and 97 °25’ E Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. The Palk B. 68 °7’ W and 97 °25’ W Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu C. 68 °7’ N and 97 °25’ N state of India and the Mannar district of D. 68 °7’ S and 97 °25’ S the Northern Province of the island nation Ans. A of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Sol. Longitude is the measurement east Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in or west of the prime meridian. Longitude the southwest. The Gulf of Mannar is a is measured by imaginary lines that run large shallow bay forming part of the around the Earth vertically (up and down) Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. It lies and meet at the North and South Poles. between the southeastern tip of India and These lines are known as meridians. the west coast of Sri Lanka, in the India lies entirely in the Northern Coromandel Coast region. hemisphere. India's main land extends between latitudes 8 °4′N and 37 °6′N and 89. Which of the following river originates longitudes 68 °7′E and 97 °25′E. India is in Nepal and flows into the Ganges? divided into almost two equal parts by the A. Kosi B. Jhelum Tropic of Cancer (23 ° 30′N). C. Chenab D. Ravi Ans. A 87. The land mass of India has an area of Sol. Kosi river originates in Nepal and ______million square km. flows into the Ganges. The Koshi or Kosi A. 1.28 B. 2.28 River drains the northern slopes of the C. 3.28 D. 4.28 Himalayas in Tibet and the southern Ans. C slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence Sol. The land mass of India has an area of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge of 3.28 million square km. onwards, the Koshi River is also known as India lies on the Indian Plate, the Saptakoshi for its seven upper northern portion of the Indo-Australian tributaries. These include the Tamur Plate, whose continental crust forms the Koshi originating from the Kanchenjunga Indian subcontinent. The country is area in the east, Arun River and Sun situated north of the equator between 8 Koshi from Tibet. The Sun Koshi's °4' to 37 °6' north latitude and 68 °7' to tributaries from east to west are Dudh 97 °25' east longitude. It is the seventh- Koshi, Bhote Koshi, Tamba Koshi and largest country in the world, with a total Indravati Koshi. The Saptakoshi crosses area of 3,287,263 square kilometres into northern Bihar where it branches into (1,269,219 sq mi). India measures 3,214 distributaries before joining the Ganges km (1,997 mi) from north to south and near Kursela in Katihar district.

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distance, 5,423 kilometres (3,400 mi) 90. The material carried by the glacier belong to peninsular India and 2,094 such as rocks big and small, sand and silt kilometres (1,300 mi) to the Andaman, gets deposited, which are called glacial Nicobar, and Lakshadweep island chains. ______. A. moraines B. deltas 93. ______affect the rate of humus C. plateaus D. grooves formation of soil. Ans. A A. Flora & Fauna B. Time Sol. The material ranges in size from C. Temperature D. Parent rock blocks or boulders (usually faceted or Ans. A striated) to sand and claycarried by the Sol. Humus is the organic matter which is glacier such as rocks big and small, sand dark in colour and forms when animals and silt gets deposited, which are called and plants matter decays on the top layer glacial moraine. It forms along the sides of soil. Flora & Fauna affect the rate of of glaciers. humus formation of soil because They are of four types: formation of humus depends on flora and • Ground moraine fauna. • End or terminal moraine • Medial moraine 94. Which National Park in Nepal is a • Recessional moraine continuation of India's Valmiki National Park? 91. ______are defined as the A. Chitwan National Park mass movement of rock, debris or earth B. Bandipur National Park down a slope. C. Dudhwa National Park A. Earthquake B. Cyclone D. Jim Corbett National Park C. Flood D. Landslide Ans. A Ans. D Sol. Chitwan National Park is the first Sol. Landslides are defined as the mass National Park in Nepal and established in movement of rock, debris or earth down 1973. It is recognized as a World Heritage a slope. It includes several forms of mass Site in 1984. It covers an area about 932 wasting that include a wide range of km2 (360 sq mi). This park is a ground movements, such as rockfalls, continuation of India's Valmiki National deep-seated slope failures, mudflows and Park. The main attraction of this park is debris flows. "Landslide" encloses five “Royal Bengal Tiger”. modes of slope movement: falls, topples, slides, spreads, and flows. 95. Around how much percent of earth's surface is covered with water? 92. The latitudes of main land of India A. 20-25% B. 40-50% extends between ______. C. 70-80% D. 55-60% A. 8 °4' N and 37 °6' N Ans. C B. 8 °4' W and 37 °6' W Sol. 70%-80% of earth’s surface is C. 8 °4' E and 37 °6' E covered with water. 96% of total water is D. 8 °4' S and 37 °6' S present in the form of ocean and seas and Ans. A rest is divided equally among the ground Sol. The latitudes of main land of India water and glacier. Due to such huge extends between 8 °4' N and 37 °6' N and share of water on earth crust, earth is 68 ° 7' and 97 ° 25' longitudes east. The popularly known as blue planet. Earth’s measure India's coastlines 7,517 surface is traditionally subdivided into kilometres (4,700 mi) in length; of this seven continental masses: Africa,

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Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North whose quantity is known and they America, and South America are used in the present. • Potential resources are those 96. The method of soil conservation in whose actual quantity is not which ploughing is done parallel to the known. contours of a hill slope to form a natural • Abiotic resources are those barrier for water to flow down the slop is resources which are derived from called? non living material such as air , A. Mulching water, temperature and sun light. B. Contour barriers The resources are required for C. Contour ploughing industrial development and D. Terrace farming various other productive Ans. C activities. Abiotic resources are Sol. The method of soil conservation in considered are non renewable, which ploughing is done parallel to the here water is an exception. Where contours of a hill slope to form a natural as biotic resources are the living barrier for water to flow down the slop is resources of the environment. called Contour ploughing. This type of ploughing is mainly practice in hilly areas 99. Bangladesh does not share its border , where formation of rills and gullies are with which Indian state? reduces during heavy rain. A. Assam B. Tripura C. Manipur D. Meghalaya 97. The main mineral constituents of the Ans. C continental mass are ______and Sol. Bangladesh share does not share its alumina. border with Manipur. Bangladesh and A. iron oxide B. silica india share a 4156km international C. water D. oxygen border, which is the fifth longest border Ans. B in world. Westbengal share 2217km Sol. The main mineral constituents of the border with the Bangladesh and other continental mass are silica and alumina. sharing states are assam, Tripura, Due to main composition of silica and Mizoram and Meghalaya. Capital of alumina the continental mass is called Bangladesh is Dhaka and it was founded SIAL. The oceanic crust mainly consist of in 1971 after partition from Pakistan. silica and magnesium, therefor it is called SIGMA. The innermost layer of the earth is core, which is made up of nickel and iron, that’s why known as nife.

98. ______resources are those resources whose quantity is known. A. Natural resources B. Actual resources C. Potential resources D. Abiotic resources Ans. B Sol. • Actual resources are those resources are those resources

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