Question: In which one the following places is the Shompen tribe found?
1. Nilgiri Hills
2. Nicobar Islands
3. Spiti Valley
4. Lakshadweep Islands
Answer: 2
Question: In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
1. Aluminium
2. Chromium
3. Iron
4. Silicon
Answer: 3
Question: In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located?
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Sikkim
4. Uttarakhand
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons?
1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. Venus
Answer: 1
Question: Which state produces the bulk of natural rubber in India?
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet (having a hard surface)?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Mars
4. Jupitar
Answer: 4
Question: Which city is famous for oranges?
1. Ratnagiri
2. Darjeeling
3. Nagpur
4. Lucknow
Answer: 3
Question: Which is the capital of Manipur?
1. Dispur
2. Imphal
3. Agartala
4. None of these
Answer: 2
Question: “City of Golden Gates” is
1. Hawan
2. San Francisco
3. London
4. Paris
Answer: 2
Question: The oceans cover ——– of the surface of the earth
1. 71%
2. 60%
3. 81%
4. 90%
Answer: 1
Question: Largest river in the world is
1. Nile
2. Brahmaputra
3. Amazon
4. Mississippi
Answer: 3
Question: Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately
1. 4.5%
2. 2.7%
3. 1.2%
4. 5.8%
Answer: 2
Question: As per census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest density of population?
1. Manipur
2. Meghalaya
3. Nagaland
4. Mizoram
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the following is correctly matched?
1. Gulbarga – Karnataka
2. Midnapur – Gujarat
3. Wardha – Madhya Pradesh
4. Cochin – Tamil Nadu
Answer: 1
Question: The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is
1. West Bengal
2. Kerala
3. Mizoram
4. Himachal Prades
Answer: 3
Question: Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river
1. Ravi
2. Sutlej
3. Jhelum
4. Chenab
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth?
1. Cauvery
2. Mahanadi
3. Gadavari
4. Tapti
Answer: 4
Question: The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is
1. Kiel Canal
2. Suez Canal
3. Panama Canal
4. None of these
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following pairs is correct?
1. Bonn – Danube
2. Baghdad – Tigris
3. Rome – Seine
4. Paris – Tiber
Answer: 2
Question: High pressure subtropical calm belts known as `Horse Latitudes’ lies between
1. 0° and 15°
2. 20° and 25°
3. 30° and 35°
4. None of these
Answer: 3
Question: On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night?
1. Melbourne
2. Moscow
3. Madrid
4. Madras
Answer: 1
Question: The confluence of the river Alkananda and Bhagirathi is known as
1. Rudraprayag
2. Devaprayag
3. Haridwar
4. Kedarnath
Answer: 2
Question: The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of the earth is known as
1. Lithosphere
2. Biosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Atmosphere
Answer: 2
Question: Where is Naptha Jhakri Power Project located?
1. Uttarakhand
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: 3
Question: What is called as the “Roof of the World”?
1. Indira Point
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Pamir Knot
4. Indira Col
Answer: 3
Question: Lunar eclipse occurs on
1. A new moon day
2. A full moon day
3. A half moon day
4. both 1 and 2
Answer: 2
Question: SAIL’s plant in Karnataka is situated at
1. Bangalore
2. Bhadravati
3. Belgaum
4. Hubli
Answer: 2
Question: The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is –
1. From South to North
2. From South West to South East
3. From South East to South West
4. From South West to North East
Answer: 2
Question: Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?
1. Digboi
2. Cochin
3. Mathura
4. Guwahati
Answer: 1
Question: The Siwaliks stretch between –
1. Indus and Sutlaj
2. Potwar basin and Teesta
3. Sutlaj and Kali
4. None of these
Answer: 2
Question: Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?
1. India and Pakistan
2. China and Tibet
3. India and China
4. India and Bangladesh
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following Crops is of Kharif Season?
1. Soyabean
2. Linseed
3. lentil
4. Mustard
Answer: 1
Question: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant obtains its iron ore from the mines of
1. Bababudan
2. Bailadila
3. Dalli-Rajhra
4. Gurumahisaini
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following is the brightest planet as seen from the earth?
1. Mercury
2. Uranus
3. Venus
4. Mars
Answer: 3