McqMate
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
| 501. |
Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east? |
| A. | Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur |
| B. | Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong |
| C. | Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur |
| D. | Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded |
| Answer» B. Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong | |
| 502. |
Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional sources of energy in India? |
| A. | Solar Energy |
| B. | Geo-Thermal Energy |
| C. | Thermal Energy |
| D. | Tidal Power |
| Answer» C. Thermal Energy | |
| 503. |
Which of the following non-conventional sources of energy holds out the maximum promise in India? |
| A. | Solar Energy |
| B. | Geothermal Energy |
| C. | Tidal Energy |
| D. | Wind Energy |
| Answer» A. Solar Energy | |
| 504. |
In India the most important source of energy is |
| A. | Petroleum |
| B. | Coal |
| C. | Nuclear |
| D. | Hydro-electricity |
| Answer» B. Coal | |
| 505. |
What is meant by 'energy crisis'? |
| A. | Shortage of hydro-electricity |
| B. | Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body |
| C. | Shortage of the thermal power |
| D. | Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum |
| Answer» B. Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body | |
| 506. |
Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons? |
| A. | Asansol |
| B. | Chittaranjan |
| C. | Jamshedpur |
| D. | Perambur |
| Answer» A. Asansol | |
| 507. |
Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen? |
| A. | Calcium Nitrate |
| B. | Urea |
| C. | Ammonium Sulphate |
| D. | Nitrolium |
| Answer» B. Urea | |
| 508. |
Which sugar is obtained from grapes |
| A. | Lactose |
| B. | Maltose |
| C. | Glucose |
| D. | Sucrose |
| Answer» C. Glucose | |
| 509. |
Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot'? |
| A. | Western Himalayas |
| B. | Eastern Himalayas |
| C. | Western Ghats |
| D. | Eastern Ghats |
| Answer» C. Western Ghats | |
| 510. |
Which of the following is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata? |
| A. | Cheap and abundant power supply |
| B. | Availability of coal |
| C. | A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry |
| D. | The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods |
| Answer» A. Cheap and abundant power supply | |
| 511. |
The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Jharkand |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Jharkand | |
| 512. |
Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing |
| A. | Zinc |
| B. | Manganese |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Salt |
| Answer» C. Copper | |
| 513. |
What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for |
| A. | Leather goods |
| B. | Soaps |
| C. | Electric goods |
| D. | Penicillin |
| Answer» D. Penicillin | |
| 514. |
Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop? |
| A. | Paddy |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Mango |
| D. | Bajara |
| Answer» C. Mango | |
| 515. |
The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is NOT a major cashewnut growing State? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 516. |
The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» A. Assam | |
| 517. |
Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state in India? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 518. |
Which of the following is/are considered a Renewable Source of Energy? (A) Wind Energy (B) Solar Energy (C) Nuclear Energy |
| A. | Only (A) |
| B. | Only (B) |
| C. | Only (C) |
| D. | Only (A) and (B) |
| Answer» D. Only (A) and (B) | |
| 519. |
Which of the following is NOT a food-grain? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» D. Cotton | |
| 520. |
India is the largest tea producing country in the world. It is grown in which of the following states mainly? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» D. Assam | |
| 521. |
Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 522. |
Which of the following is grown in the cold climate of Kashmir? |
| A. | Coconut |
| B. | Palm |
| C. | Saffron |
| D. | Jute |
| Answer» C. Saffron | |
| 523. |
Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop? |
| A. | Coconut |
| B. | Potato |
| C. | Oil Palm |
| D. | Cashew |
| Answer» B. Potato | |
| 524. |
Which of the following is NOT a cash crop? |
| A. | Tobacco |
| B. | Cotton |
| C. | Coffee |
| D. | Bajara |
| Answer» D. Bajara | |
| 525. |
Gold Mines in India are located mainly in |
| A. | Kolar |
| B. | Raniganj |
| C. | Jadugoda |
| D. | Veeranam |
| Answer» A. Kolar | |
| 526. |
Which of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Tuticorin |
| C. | Kochi |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» D. Hyderabad | |
| 527. |
The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from |
| A. | Punjab to Haryana |
| B. | Mumbai to Goa |
| C. | Vijayawada to Villupuram |
| D. | Cochin to Kozhikode |
| Answer» C. Vijayawada to Villupuram | |
| 528. |
Which of the following is NOT a food crop? |
| A. | Maize |
| B. | Bajra |
| C. | Paddy |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» D. Cotton | |
| 529. |
India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard? |
| A. | France |
| B. | China |
| C. | Iraq |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» D. Africa | |
| 530. |
Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious type of winds which bring a lot of disaster? |
| A. | Trade winds |
| B. | Hurricane |
| C. | Cirrus |
| D. | Stratus |
| Answer» B. Hurricane | |
| 531. |
In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Sikkim | |
| 532. |
India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 533. |
Which of the following is NOT a plant product? |
| A. | Camphor |
| B. | Aloe vera |
| C. | Vanilla |
| D. | All are plant products |
| Answer» D. All are plant products | |
| 534. |
Major producer of mulberry silk in India is |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 535. |
Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant? |
| A. | Narora |
| B. | Rawatbhata |
| C. | Silchar |
| D. | Tarapore |
| Answer» C. Silchar | |
| 536. |
Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 537. |
Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress? |
| A. | Tapi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» A. Tapi | |
| 538. |
The Jawar mines of Udaipur are famous for |
| A. | Marble |
| B. | Zinc |
| C. | Granite |
| D. | Bauxite |
| Answer» B. Zinc | |
| 539. |
Oil refinery located near the of field is |
| A. | Nunamati |
| B. | Visakhapatnam |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | Koyali |
| Answer» A. Nunamati | |
| 540. |
Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» C. Meghalaya | |
| 541. |
The largest producer of wood pulp is |
| A. | India |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» D. USA | |
| 542. |
The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have |
| A. | Aluminium Industries |
| B. | Thermal Power Plants |
| C. | Oil Refineries |
| D. | Nuclear Power Plants |
| Answer» A. Aluminium Industries | |
| 543. |
'Blight' the disease of potato can be cured by |
| A. | Dionine |
| B. | Bordeaux mixture |
| C. | Diathane |
| D. | DDT |
| Answer» B. Bordeaux mixture | |
| 544. |
India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to _____ young ones at a time. |
| A. | 10 to 12 |
| B. | 8 to 10 |
| C. | 4 to 6 |
| D. | 2 to 4 |
| Answer» C. 4 to 6 | |
| 545. |
The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is |
| A. | Deforestation |
| B. | Soil erosion |
| C. | Excessive cultivation |
| D. | Salinity and water logging |
| Answer» D. Salinity and water logging | |
| 546. |
Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for high milk yield as well as draught capacity? |
| A. | Mewati |
| B. | Tharparkar |
| C. | Kankrej |
| D. | Red Sindhi |
| Answer» B. Tharparkar | |
| 547. |
Main constituents of biogas are |
| A. | Methane and carbon monoxide |
| B. | Butane and carbon monoxide |
| C. | Methane and carbon dioxide |
| D. | Ethylene and carbon dioxide |
| Answer» C. Methane and carbon dioxide | |
| 548. |
Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral? |
| A. | Bauxite |
| B. | Magnesium |
| C. | Gypsum |
| D. | Manganese |
| Answer» C. Gypsum | |
| 549. |
India's land border with the neighboring countries is, in length, approximately |
| A. | 8 thousand km |
| B. | 15 thousand km |
| C. | 10 thousand km |
| D. | 16 thousand km |
| Answer» C. 10 thousand km | |
| 550. |
Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into which it drains? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» C. Ganga | |
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