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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) , Provincial Civil Service (PCS) , Staff Selection Commission (SSC) , Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) .
Chapters
| 351. |
Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» A. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 352. |
Which of the following clties/towns does not lie on the banks of the Ganga? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Fatehpur |
| C. | Ghazipur |
| D. | Farrukhabad |
| Answer» B. Fatehpur | |
| 353. |
Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari? |
| A. | Nanded |
| B. | Bhadrachalam |
| C. | Rajhamundry |
| D. | Kakinada |
| Answer» D. Kakinada | |
| 354. |
By what name is India's eastern coast known? |
| A. | Coromandel Coast |
| B. | Bay of Bengal |
| C. | Eastern Ghat Coast |
| D. | Kolkata Chennai Coast |
| Answer» A. Coromandel Coast | |
| 355. |
Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India? |
| A. | Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) |
| B. | Rameshwaram |
| C. | Lakshadweep |
| D. | Great Nicobar Island |
| Answer» D. Great Nicobar Island | |
| 356. |
Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Cyril Radcliffe |
| D. | Stafford Cripps |
| Answer» C. Cyril Radcliffe | |
| 357. |
In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 358. |
The boundary between India and China is known as |
| A. | Radcliffe Line |
| B. | Durand Line |
| C. | McMahan Line |
| D. | Maginot Line |
| Answer» C. McMahan Line | |
| 359. |
The Duncan Pass is located between |
| A. | Afghanistan and India |
| B. | Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| C. | South Andaman and Little Andaman |
| D. | Shivalik and Karakoram |
| Answer» C. South Andaman and Little Andaman | |
| 360. |
The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally |
| A. | U-Shaped |
| B. | V-Shaped |
| C. | Deep |
| D. | Not so deep |
| Answer» A. U-Shaped | |
| 361. |
The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» B. Indus | |
| 362. |
Which of the following is not one of the traditional Indian seasons (ritus)? |
| A. | Vasant |
| B. | Grishma |
| C. | Margsheersha |
| D. | Sharad |
| Answer» C. Margsheersha | |
| 363. |
Who introduced the term 'monsoon'? |
| A. | The British |
| B. | The Mughals |
| C. | The Arabs |
| D. | The Chinese |
| Answer» C. The Arabs | |
| 364. |
Monsoon is caused by |
| A. | Temperature changes |
| B. | Seasonal reversal of winds |
| C. | Humidity difference |
| D. | Pressure differences |
| Answer» D. Pressure differences | |
| 365. |
To which kind of rock does marble belong? |
| A. | Metamorphic rock |
| B. | Sedimentary rock |
| C. | Igneous rock |
| D. | Volcanic rock |
| Answer» A. Metamorphic rock | |
| 366. |
Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones? |
| A. | Saline and Alkaline soils |
| B. | Red soils |
| C. | Laterite soils |
| D. | Alluvial soils |
| Answer» A. Saline and Alkaline soils | |
| 367. |
Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India? |
| A. | Black soil |
| B. | Alluvial soil |
| C. | Red soil |
| D. | Laterite soil |
| Answer» B. Alluvial soil | |
| 368. |
For the cultivation of which crop is black soil moat suitable? |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Jute |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» A. Cotton | |
| 369. |
Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil? |
| A. | Gypsum |
| B. | Lime |
| C. | Vegetable compost |
| D. | Calcium superphosphate |
| Answer» B. Lime | |
| 370. |
Which type of soil retains maximum water? |
| A. | Sandy soil |
| B. | Clayey soil |
| C. | Loamy soil |
| D. | Rocky soil |
| Answer» B. Clayey soil | |
| 371. |
Which of the following is an ore of iron? |
| A. | Bauxite |
| B. | Haematite |
| C. | Dolomite |
| D. | Alunite |
| Answer» B. Haematite | |
| 372. |
Bauxite is the ore of |
| A. | Aluminium |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Zinc |
| D. | Mica |
| Answer» A. Aluminium | |
| 373. |
Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called |
| A. | Tipis |
| B. | Barkhans |
| C. | Phoomdis |
| D. | Izba |
| Answer» C. Phoomdis | |
| 374. |
The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» A. 1 | |
| 375. |
What is the main attraction of Kaziranga Sanctuary located in Assam? |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Spotted deer |
| C. | Nilgai |
| D. | One horned Rhinoceros |
| Answer» D. One horned Rhinoceros | |
| 376. |
What is Bandipur Sanctuary situated in Karnataka particularly noted for |
| A. | Wild Elephant |
| B. | Indian Bison |
| C. | Rhinoceros |
| D. | Spotted Deer |
| Answer» D. Spotted Deer | |
| 377. |
In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote |
| A. | Arabian Sea |
| B. | Bay of Bengal |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati |
| Answer» A. Arabian Sea | |
| 378. |
According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of |
| A. | Pushkharadweepa |
| B. | Jambudweep |
| C. | Kraunchidweepa |
| D. | Kushadweepa |
| Answer» B. Jambudweep | |
| 379. |
Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» A. Wheat | |
| 380. |
Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | Sugarcane |
| C. | Saffron |
| D. | Jute |
| Answer» A. Cotton | |
| 381. |
Black soil derived from volcanic rocks with humus is suitable for growing |
| A. | rice |
| B. | wheat |
| C. | cotton |
| D. | grapes |
| Answer» C. cotton | |
| 382. |
Which of the following is a rabi crop? |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | Mustard |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» B. Mustard | |
| 383. |
The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ______ in the ______ district of Andhra Pradesh. |
| A. | Godavari, West Godavari |
| B. | Mahanadi, Krishna |
| C. | Krishna, Nalgonda |
| D. | Tungabhadra, East Godavari |
| Answer» C. Krishna, Nalgonda | |
| 384. |
The Satpura Thermal Power Station is in |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 385. |
Tobacco was introduced into India by the |
| A. | Chinese |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | English |
| D. | French |
| Answer» B. Portuguese | |
| 386. |
In which of the following areas of India is there an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee? |
| A. | North-east |
| B. | North-west |
| C. | South-west |
| D. | South-east |
| Answer» C. South-west | |
| 387. |
The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the _____ river. |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Tapi |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi | |
| 388. |
The Talcher Thermal Power Station is in |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» A. Odisha | |
| 389. |
The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | West Bengal and Bihar |
| C. | Maharashtra and Karnataka |
| D. | Haryana and Punjab |
| Answer» B. West Bengal and Bihar | |
| 390. |
Mayurakshi Project is an undertaking of the Government of |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. West Bengal | |
| 391. |
Rabi crop is sown in |
| A. | October - November |
| B. | April - May |
| C. | January - February |
| D. | August – September |
| Answer» A. October - November | |
| 392. |
The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Nilgiris |
| D. | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Answer» C. Nilgiris | |
| 393. |
The Matatilla Project is |
| A. | executed by Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | executed by Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar |
| Answer» C. a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh | |
| 394. |
The Sharavati Project is a/an |
| A. | thermal project |
| B. | hydro-electric project |
| C. | multipurpose project |
| D. | irrigation project |
| Answer» B. hydro-electric project | |
| 395. |
Arable lands refer to |
| A. | pasture land |
| B. | fallow land |
| C. | woodland |
| D. | cultivable land |
| Answer» D. cultivable land | |
| 396. |
In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at |
| A. | Neyveli, Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Singareni, Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Talcher, Odisha |
| D. | Jharia, Bihar |
| Answer» A. Neyveli, Tamil Nadu | |
| 397. |
The Rajasthan Canal Project coven |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan | |
| 398. |
The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is |
| A. | Visakhapatnam |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Paradeep |
| Answer» A. Visakhapatnam | |
| 399. |
______ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves. |
| A. | Moran Oilfield |
| B. | Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield |
| C. | Ankaleshwar Oilfield |
| D. | Naharkatiya Oilfield |
| Answer» B. Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield | |
| 400. |
The Palk Bay lies between |
| A. | Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat |
| B. | Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal |
| C. | Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Answer» B. Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal | |
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