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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
| 51. |
Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? |
| A. | Kandla : Gujarat |
| B. | Paradip : Orissa |
| C. | Quilon : Kerala |
| D. | Kakinada : Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Kakinada : Maharashtra | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Vishakhapatnam |
| C. | Haldia |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» B. Vishakhapatnam | |
| 53. |
Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | New Mangalore |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» B. New Mangalore | |
| 54. |
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India? |
| A. | Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore |
| B. | Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi |
| C. | Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore |
| D. | Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil |
| Answer» B. Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi | |
| 55. |
Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 56. |
Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)? [CDS 2005] |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 57. |
Consider the following ports: 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south? [NDA 2005] |
| A. | 1-2-4-3 |
| B. | 1-4-2-3 |
| C. | 3-2-4-1 |
| D. | 3-4-2-1 |
| Answer» D. 3-4-2-1 | |
| 58. |
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 3 only | |
| 59. |
Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 3 only |
| Answer» D. 3 only | |
| 60. |
Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga? |
| A. | Yamuna |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Gomti |
| D. | Sutlej |
| Answer» D. Sutlej | |
| 61. |
River Godavari flows through: [NDA 1994] |
| A. | Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh | |
| 62. |
The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994] |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 63. |
The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is : |
| A. | Jhelum |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Nubra |
| Answer» A. Jhelum | |
| 64. |
Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» B. Narmada | |
| 65. |
The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994] |
| A. | China |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» B. Myanmar | |
| 66. |
Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» B. Krishna | |
| 67. |
Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ? [Railways 1993] |
| A. | U.P. |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 68. |
The biggest lake in India is : |
| A. | Dal Lake |
| B. | Chilka Lake |
| C. | Wular Lake |
| D. | Sambhar Lake |
| Answer» B. Chilka Lake | |
| 69. |
Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea? [Teachers' Exam 1991] |
| A. | Chambal and Betwa |
| B. | Damodar and Mahanadi |
| C. | Narmada and Tapti |
| D. | Krishna and Cauveri |
| Answer» C. Narmada and Tapti | |
| 70. |
Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991] |
| A. | Gandak |
| B. | Ghaghra |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» D. Yamuna | |
| 71. |
Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal? |
| A. | Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly |
| B. | Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari |
| C. | Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra |
| D. | Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak |
| Answer» A. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly | |
| 72. |
Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993] |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 73. |
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in: |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following is a north flowing river? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Chambal |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» B. Narmada | |
| 75. |
The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994] |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka to Maharashtra |
| C. | Karnataka to Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala to Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu | |
| 76. |
Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1993] |
| A. | Indrawati |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Gomati |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» A. Indrawati | |
| 77. |
Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Tapti |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» A. Narmada | |
| 78. |
Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula? |
| A. | Tapti |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Periyar |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi | |
| 79. |
From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? [IAS 2006] |
| A. | Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej |
| B. | Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej |
| C. | Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti |
| D. | Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti |
| Answer» C. Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti | |
| 80. |
Which one of the following statements in not correct? [IAS 2006] |
| A. | Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh |
| B. | Godavari River rises in Maharashtra |
| C. | Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh | |
| 81. |
Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991] |
| A. | around the Gulf of Cambay |
| B. | around the Konkan coast |
| C. | off the Krishna and Godavari deltas |
| D. | around the Palk strait |
| Answer» C. off the Krishna and Godavari deltas | |
| 82. |
Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994] |
| A. | Dal |
| B. | Chilka |
| C. | Wular |
| D. | Sambhar |
| Answer» D. Sambhar | |
| 83. |
Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 84. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City |
| A. | Gomti Lucknow |
| B. | Saryu Ayodhya |
| C. | Alaknanda Badrinath |
| D. | Narmada Satna |
| Answer» D. Narmada Satna | |
| 85. |
Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? [NDA 2008] |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Mahe |
| D. | Netravati |
| Answer» A. Narmada | |
| 86. |
Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers? [NDA 2008] |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» C. Cauvery | |
| 87. |
Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river? [NDA 2008] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 2 and 3 | |
| 88. |
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008] |
| A. | Kosi |
| B. | Ghaghara |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Sone |
| Answer» D. Sone | |
| 89. |
Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC 2011] |
| A. | Fatehpur |
| B. | Bhagalpur |
| C. | Uttarkashi |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» C. Uttarkashi | |
| 90. |
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to [CSAT 2011] |
| A. | Uplift of folded Himalayan series |
| B. | Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas |
| C. | Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» D. Both (a) and (b) above | |
| 91. |
Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008] |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» A. Godavari | |
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