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1. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of States of:
Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura
Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram
Nagaland, Meghalaya nad Tripura
2. The neighouring country of India which has the smallest area is:
Bhutan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
3. The approximate length of the coast-line of India is:
5,500 km.
6,000 km.
6,500 km.
7,000 km
4. The Himalayan mountain range is an example of-
Block mountain
Fold mountain
Volcanic mountain
Residual mountain
5. Which one among the following States shares common boundaries with maximum number of other States?
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Chhatisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
6. The State of Sikkim is surrounded by-
China, Nepal, Bhutan and West Bengal
Bhutan, Nepal, West Bengal and Assam
China, Nepal, West Bengal and Assam
China, Bhutan West Bengal and Assam
7. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river:
Gandak
Chambal
Narmada
Ghaggar
8. Which state has smallest land area?
Goa
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
9. Considering the locations of mountains in India, which one among the following is in right sequence from south to north?
Doddabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal
Doddabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash
Dhaularigi, Kailash, Doddabetta, Vindhyachal
Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal, Doddabetta, Kailash
10. Which one among the following systems contains the oldest rock formation of India?
Aravalli System
Archean System
Cuddapah System
Vindhyan System
11. Which one among the following places in India is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
Aizawl
Rajkot
Kolkata
Imphal
12. Which one among the following States is the Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve located?
Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Orissa
Assam
13. Which one among the following parts of India falls under earthquake zone V?
Western Ghats
Indo-Gangetic Basin
Vindhyan Region
North- Eastern Region
14. Kanchenjunga is situated in:
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
West Bengal
Nepal
15. Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
Assam and Rajasthan
Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
Assam and Gujarat
Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
16. Which one among the following is the coral group of Islands of India?
Andaman
Lakshadweep
Minicoy
Nicobar
17. Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of:
Cardamom Hills
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Nilgiri Hills
18. Name a cold desert region of India?
Shillong Plateau
Dun Valley
Ladakh
Baramula
19. Which among the following cities of India will have mid-day Sun exactly overhead only once a year?
Delhi and Chennai
Srinagar and Darjeeling
Hyderabad and Kohima
Nagpur and Kolkata
20. The IST meridian 82.5 passes through a number of States in India. Which one of the following sets of States is correct in this respect?
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orrisa
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Chattisgarh
21. The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as:
Assam Himalayas
Siwaliks
Himadri
Sahyadri
22. The National Park "Valley of Flowers" lies in the State of:
Uttarakhand
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
23. The highest waterfall of India is in the State of:
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
24. The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is:
Anaimudi
Dodabetta
Mahendragiri
Nilgiris
25. The southernmost Point of India is:
Cape Comorin
Point Calimere
Indira Point
Port Blair
26. Which one among the following cities is called the "Zero-mile centre" of India?
Kanpur
Allahabad
Nagpur
New Delhi
27. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
40
35
45
55
28. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
north of the Equator
south of the Capricorn
south of the Equator
north of Tropic of Cancer
29. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
the Bhorghat pass
the Thalgat pass
the Palghat gap
the Bolan pass
30. The outer Himalayas lie between
the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
31. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
Luni, Narnada and Tapti
Both (a) and (b)
32. The oldest oil refinery in India is at
Koyali, near Baroda
Noonmati, Assam
Haldia, near Kolkata
Digboi, Assam
33. The oldest mountains in India are
Nilgiri hills
Aravalis
Satpuras
Vindhyas
34. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
Brahmaputra
Ganga
Mahanadi
Indus
35. The Salal Project is on the river
Jhelum
Sutlej
Chenab
Ravi
36. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
4.4
5.4
3.4
2.4
37. Ten Degree Channel is between-
Dover and Calais
Alaska and Russia
Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
North Korea and South Korea
38. Nine degree Channel sepreates-
Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
Lakshdweep and Minicoy
Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
North Andaman and South Andaman
39. Machmohan Line demarcates the boundary between-
India and Pakistan
India and China
India and Nepal
India and Bangladesh
40. Sunderbans of Eastern India is an example of:
Forest Ecosystem
Mangrove Ecosystem
Grassland Ecosystem
Marine Ecosystem
41. Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam:
Beas Dam
Nangal Dam
Bhakra Dam
Hirakud Dam
42. What is the longest irrigation canal India called?
Yamuna canal
Sirhind canal
Indira Gandhi canal
Upper Bari Doab canal
43. Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of:
Damodar
Godavari
Mahanadi
Wardha
44. In India, the State known for its sandalwood is:
Karnataka
Assam
Kerala
West Bengal
45. Where is the Rail-wheel Factory situated?
Srirangpattam
Gulbarga
Hampi
Yelahanka
46. Which among the following is an international river?
Brahmaputra
Cauvery
Krishna
Narmada
47. Gold Mines in India are located mainly at:
Kolar
Raniganj
Jadugoda
Veeranam
48. The Buchingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recentlt, is a canal running from:
Punjab to Haryana
Mumbai to Goa
Vijayawada to Villupuram
Cochin to Kozhikode
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