Amritsar and shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
1.the difference in their altitudes
2.their distance from sea
3.snowfall in Shimla
4. pollution in Amritsar
……………. is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.
1.Palk Strait
2.Walk Strait
3.Talk Strait
4.Balk Strait
…………………… river is also know by the name ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ as it gets flooded often causing damage
1.Damodar
2.Kamodar
3.Yamuna
4.Jhatta
In which state is located Bhor Ghat, which was an important trade route in the past and was one of the three main ghats developed by the Satavahanas to move the goods from the merchant ships from Syri
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Goa
3.Maharastra
4.Karnataka
. ……………… are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
1.Munda
2.Kurra
3.Onges
4.none of above
A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on august 2010. Which one of the following sattements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
1.Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon represting highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
2.Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture-laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
3.Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
4.There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
………. project is built on the Chenab river.
1.Dalal
2.Malal
3.Salal
4.Kalal
…………also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the largest container port in India.
1.Nal Seva
2.Nhava Sheva
3.Kava
4.JTPT
…………… is the first port that was developed after independence in Gujrat State.
1.Kutch
2.Smarla
3.Kandla
4.Porbandhar
…………….. is the largest producer of rubber in India.
1.Chennai
2.Aurangabad
3.Himachal Pradesh
4.Kerala
…………….. is the oldest oil field in India.
1.Digboi in Assam
2.Bombay High
3.Mangala Area
4.None of above
Between which ranges does the Kashmir valley in the Himlayas lie ?
1.Siwalik and Pir Panjal
2.Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar
3.Zanskar and Pir Panjal
4.Dhauladhar and Zanskar
Fort William is located in Kolkata on the banks of river………
1.Chenab
2.Hooghly
3.Ganga
4.Yamuna
Gold is mainly found in-
1.Panna
2.Katni
3.Kolar
4.Khetri
How many islands are there in the group of Lakshadweep?
1.36
2.30
3.28
4.40
In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on
1.Ken River
2.Son River
3.Chambal River
4.Betwa River
In which of the following Himalaya , high peaks are very rare?
1.Kashmir Himalaya
2.Punjab Himalaya
3.Kumaon Himalaya
4.Central Himalaya
In which of the following Mahi River falls?
1.Gulf of Kachchh
2. Ranna of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Khambat
4.Gulf of Munnar
In which state do the Mansoon arrives first ?
1.Assam
2.West Bengal
3.Maharashtra
4.Kerala
In which state of India is the maximum area irrigated by tube wells ?
1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Bihar
3.Rajasthan
4.Uttar Pradesh
India’s first jute mill was established in 1854 in
1.Kapurthala
2.Bihar
3.Rishra
4.Nikodar
Indravati is a tributary of which river ?
1.Ganga
2.Godavari
3.Krishna
4.Mahanadi
Jonk River, Ib River, Ong River & Tel river are tributaries of which of the following rivers?
1.Godavari
2.Krishna
3.Mahanadi
4.Narmada
Kanchenjunga is situated in ………………………
1.Himachal Pradesh
2.Bangladesh
3.Panchkula
4.Sikkim
Nanga Parbat peak is located in ………
1.Jammu and Kashmir
2.Haryana
3.Punjab
4.Nagalang
Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on ………………. river
1.Ganga
2.Brahmputra
3.Satluj
4.Yamuna
Southern India is mostly a Deccan Plateau, which is separated from northern plain by the ………………….
1.Himalayan mountains
2.Vindhya mountains
3.Satpura hills
4.Mount Everest
The ………….. Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between India and Pakistan.
1.Anamalai
2.Siliguri
3.Jhansi
4.None of Above
The ………………… is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world.
1.Pichavaram
2.Pitara
3.Sundarbans
4.Bhitarkanika
The …………………………….. was started in 1977-78 with the main aim of controlling desertification, restoring ecological balance and creating conditions to improve the economic level of people in desert areas.
1.Desert Peoples Programme (DPP)
2.Desert Development Programme (DDP)
3.Desert Welfare Programme (DWP)
4.Desert Samadhaan Programme (DSP)
The Brahmaputra is also called ……………………
1.Burlung-Buthur
2.Tsangpo-Brahmaputra
3.Yarlung Tsangpo
4.all of above
The following two states are largest producers of Coal in India?
1.Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh
2.Madhya Pradesh & Orissa
3.Bihar & West Bengal
4.Andhra Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
The Himalayan range is considered as the world’s highest mountain range, with its tallest peak …………….. on the Nepal–China border.
1.Hindu Kush
2.Mt. Everest
3.Tirich Mir
4.Kunlun
The Indian River Lagoon is a group of lagoons-
1.Mosquito Lagoon
2.Banana River
3.Indian River
4.All of these
The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as …………..
1.LOC
2.Union Territories
3.States
4.Deserts
The length of river Brahmaputra is
1.3900 km
2.4200 km
3.2000 km
4.2900 km
The length of the Indian coast line is—
1.5000 km
2.5500 km
3.7517 km
4.5800 km
The main streams of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as?
1.Bhagirathi
2.Padma
3.Hooghly
4.Suvarna Rekha
The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the below river.
1.Kaveri
2.Brahmputra
3.Krishna
4.Ganga
The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in northwestern Gujarat and the bordering Sindh province of ……………..
1.Pakistan
2.Bangladesh
3.Nepal
4.Afghanistan
Which among the following headstreams meets the Ganges in last ?
1.Alaknanada
2.Mandakini
3.Nadakini
4.Bhagirathi
Which among the following is a superimposed drainage system?
1.Banas
2.Chambal
3.Saraswati
4.Gomti
Which among the following is a typical Monsoon vegetation in India?
1.Tropical evergreen forests
2.Tropical deciduous forests
3.Tropical thorn forests
4.Sub Tropical evergreen forests
Which among the following rock system in India is also known as storehouse of minerals?
1. Archaean Rock system
2.Dharwar system
3. The Cudappah system
4.The Vindhyan System
Which among the following states in India produces wool?
1.Rajasthan
2.Punjab
3.Haryana
4.Bihar
Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka ?
1.Elephanta
2.Nicobar
3.Rameshwaram
4.Salsette
Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?
1.Brahmaputra and Ganga
2.Tapi and Beas
3.Brahmaputra and Indus
4.Indus and Ganga
Which of the following states in India is known for largest net irrigated area in India?
1.Haryana
2.Uttar Pradesh
3.Punjab
4.Madhya Pradesh
Which of the following states is the largest producer of Banana in India?
1.Karnataka
2.Maharashtra
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Kerala
With which of the following neighbors India shares a land border worth 4096.7 km ?
1.Bangladesh
2.China
3.Nepal
4.Pakistani