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The Domari language is spoken in which among the following regions?

1. South East Asia
2. Middle East and North Africa
3. Central Africa
4. Latin America

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Malwa Plateau does not make a part of which of the following states?

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Madhya Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which among the following soil is predominantly found in Rarh Region of West Bengal ?

1. Alluvial Soil
2. Red Soil
3. Black soil
4. Acid sulfate soil

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Basava Sagar Dam is located in which state?

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Odisha
4. Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state dominated in Coffee production?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which among the following is location of the first Hydro-electric Power station in India (and in Asia indeed)?

1. Shivanasamudra Falls
2. Banasura Sagar
3. Krishna Raja Sagara
4. Stanley Reservoir

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following states in India is known for largest net irrigated area in India?

1. Haryana
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Maharastra

✅ Correct Answer: 3

From which directions Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh?

1. North south & east
2. North South & West
3. North & west
4. South & West

✅ Correct Answer: 2

For which of the following the Kiriburu Meghahatuburu mines are famous?

1. Magnesite
2. Lime Stone
3. Iron Ore
4. Silica Sand

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Bring out the incorrectly mentioned location:

1. Pasteur Institute of India: Coonoor
2. National TB Training Institute – Bangalore
3. Central leprosy Training & Research institute – Chengalpattu
4. Kasturba Health Society – Ahamadabad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Sabarmati river originates in which among the following ranges?

1. The Satpuras
2. The Vindhyas
3. The Aravallis
4. The Western Ghats

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Arun River Barun River and Tamur River make the part of which among the following river systems?

1. Ganga River System
2. Brahamaputra River System
3. Yamuna River System
4. Kosi River System

✅ Correct Answer: 4

All most all of Iron Ore Production of India (96%) is confined to which among the following five states of India?

1. Orissa Karnataka Chhattisgarh Goa and Jharkhand
2. Orissa Karnataka Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
3. Orissa Karnataka Chhattisgarh Bihar & Jharkhand
4. Orissa Karnataka Chhattisgarh West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following: 1. Gangetic Plain 2. Gujarat 3. Assam The Shale Gas in India has been found to be in abundance in which among the above?

1. Only 1
2. 1 & 2
3. 1 2 & 3
4. None of them

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In 2011 ONGC discovered India’s first shale gas reserve in which among the following states?

1. Assam
2. Gujarath
3. West Bengal
4. Maharastra

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What factors facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from North India to South India ? 1. Per acre higher yield of sugar cane 2. Higher sucrose content of sugar cane 3. Longer crushing season 4. Improved Irrigation facilities Select the correct option from the codes given below:

1. Only 1 & 2
2. Only 2 & 3
3. Only 1 2 & 3
4. 1 2 3 & 4

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is common feature of Indian islands in Arabian Sea?

1. Volcanic origin
2. Coral origin
3. Geology of continental shelf
4. Presence of Black Soil

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is the correct chronological order for states with highest percentage of Net Irrigated Area to Net Sown Area?

1. Uttar Pradesh> Punjab> Haryana> Tamil Nadu
2. Punjab > Haryana> Uttar Pradesh> Tamil Nadu
3. Punjab> Uttar Pradesh> Tamil Nadu> Haryana
4. Tamil Nadu> Punjab> Haryana> Uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Mocha coffee bean is a variety of coffee bean harvested from the coffee-plant species Coffee Arabica which is native to _?

1. Brazil
2. Yemen
3. Italy
4. India

✅ Correct Answer: 2

India’s first Centre for Mangroves and Coastal Ecology has been proposed at which of the following places?

1. Kolkata
2. Visakhapatnam
3. Puri
4. Chennai

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The peepal tree releases oxygen all the time because of which among the following processes?

1. C3 Photosynthesis
2. C4 Photosynthesis
3. Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
4. Carbon cycle re-balancing

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is the most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India?

1. Brahmaputra valley
2. Indo-Gangetic valley
3. Deccan Plateau
4. Rann of Kutch

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is well known for which of the following?

1. Soybean
2. Newspaper print
3. Hosiery
4. Textile

✅ Correct Answer: 2

DUS Testing Facility is associated to _?

1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Environment
4. Humans

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The ‘Sukinda Valley’ in Odisha is the largest reservoir of ____?

1. Iron
2. Limestone
3. Chromium
4. Bauxite

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?

1. Brahmaputra
2. Mahanadi
3. Ravi
4. Chenab

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Where was wildlife institute of India established in 1982 for research and training programmes?

1. Bhubaneswar
2. Nilgiri
3. Dehradun
4. Delhi

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The craft of carpet making was first introduced in India in which of the following states?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kashmir
3. West Bengal
4. Sikkim

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems namely-the Indus the Ganga and which of the following?

1. Brahmaputra
2. Krishna
3. Mahanadi
4. Kaveri

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Bhabar and Khadar plain is known as by which of the following pair of names in Punjab?

1. Dhaya Bet
2. Dhaya Doab
3. Kankar Rohi
4. Playa Dhankar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Coonoor hill station is located in which one of the following states of India?

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Chail hill station is located in which of the following states of India?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Manipur

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following hill stations is known as mini Munnar?

1. Kallar
2. Ambanad
3. Agali
4. Pachmarhi

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following river flows in the Andaman island?

1. Kaladan river
2. Myitnge river
3. Pein river
4. Kalpong river

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Raghopur Diyara Island is located in which of the following states of India?

1. Bihar
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Assam

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the total area coverage of the coral reefs in India?

1. 2340 sq. km.
2. 5790 sq. km
3. 3210 sq. km.
4. 3950 sq. km.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What percent of total mangrove cover of the world is found in India?

1. 1.3%
2. 2.10%
3. 3.30%
4. 5.10%

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The distribution mangrove is mainly found in which of the following part of the Andaman Nicobar group of islands?

1. Car Nicobar
2. North Andaman
3. Little Andaman
4. Little Nicobar

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Bakkhali beach is located in which of the following states of India?

1. West Bengal
2. Odisha
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following area has a similar geological structure like the Meghalaya Karbi Anglong plateau and Cachar Hills?

1. Purvanchal Hills
2. Siwaliks
3. Chotanagpur Plateau
4. Aravalli Range

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following is not a tributary of Indus River?

1. Chenab
2. Beas
3. Ravi
4. Tawi

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following rivers is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the Punjab region?

1. Jhelum
2. Chenab
3. Sutlej
4. Beas

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following clearly defines Kayal?

1. Ganges Delta
2. Regur of Deccan Plateau
3. Lagoon of Kerala
4. Terai Plain

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is responsible for the maximum rainfall in India?

1. Retreating monsoon
2. North-Eastern monsoon
3. Cyclones
4. South-West monsoon

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Wakal Harnav Hathmati are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?

1. Luni
2. Mahi
3. Sabarmati
4. Lohit

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Betul is the tributary of which of the following river?

1. Narmada
2. Tapi
3. Mahi
4. Sabarmati

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Dynamic Concept about the origin of monsoon was given by who among the following?

1. Flohn
2. Hess
3. Halley
4. Winger

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The term ‘Regur’ is used for which of the following soil?

1. Laterite soil
2. Yellow soil
3. Black soil
4. Alluvial soil

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Kanha National Park belongs to which of the following bio-geographical areas?

1. Tropical Humid Forests
2. Tropical Moist Forests
3. Tropical Dry Forests
4. Tropical Sub-humid Forests

✅ Correct Answer: 3