Question: Which Waterways Separates India From Sri Lanka?
1. Eight Degree Channel
2. Palk Strait
3. Ten Degree Channel
4. Andaman Sea
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Kazakistan
4. Turkmenistan
Answer: 1
Question: What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada, and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
1. Godavari-Mahanadi-Narmada-Tapi
2. Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi
3. Narmada-Godavari-Tapi-Mahanadi
4. Narmada-Tapi-Godavari-Mahanadi
Answer: 2
Question: Israel has common borders with
1. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
2. Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan and Egypt
3. Cyprus, Turkey and Jordan and Egypt
4. Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer: 1
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority. 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority. Which of the statements is/are correct?
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 & 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 3
Question: Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
1. Temperate Coniferous forests
2. Temperate Deciduous forests
3. Tropical Monsoon Forests
4. Tropical Rain Forests
Answer: 1
Question: Among the following cities, which one is the nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Jodhpur
4. Nagpur
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following countries is land locked?
1. Bolivia
2. Peru
3. Surinam
4. Uruguay
Answer: 1
Question: The Basque people who are frequent in the news for their separatist activity live in
1. France
2. Italy
3. Portugal
4. Spain
Answer: 4
Question: Which one among the following States is smallest in area?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu
Answer: 4
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jbalpur’s location is between those of Indore & Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodar & Pune. 3. Banglore is situated more southward than Chennai. Which of these statements is/are correct?
1. 1 & 3
2. Only 2
3. 2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: 3
Question: Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
1. Bangalore
2. Delhi
3. Jodhapur
4. Nagpur
Answer: 1
Question: Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statement is/are correct?
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 & 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 3
Question: Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
1. Assam Himalayas
2. Kumaon Himalayas
3. Nepal Himalayas
4. Punjab Himalayas
Answer: 2
Question: Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India
1. Kolkata
2. Kochi
3. Mumbai
4. Visakhapatnam
Answer: 2
Question: Oyster farming is practised in
1. Peru & Chile
2. North America
3. Japan
4. China
Answer: 3
Question: The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
1. India & China
2. India & Pakistan
3. Pakistan & Afganistan
4. India & Afganistan
Answer: 2
Question: The construction of Panama Canal in 1914 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage
1. Round the stor-rmy Cape Horn
2. Round ther Cape of Good Hope
3. Between South & North america
4. In the stormy atlantic ocean
Answer: 1
Question: Along the coast salinity is
1. Lowered
2. Increased
3. Stable
4. Unaffected
Answer: 1
Question: Relative humidity
1. Is lowest at the equator increasing towards the poles
2. is maximum in sub-tropical anticyclones
3. is maximum with latitudes seasonally
4. is lower in winter than in higher latitudes
Answer: 3
Question: Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
1. Earth’s Temperature to rise
2. Earth’s Temperature to fall
3. No change in earth’s temperature
4. Increase in ultra-violate radiation reaching the earth
Answer: 1
Question: A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is
1. Bay
2. Gulf stream
3. Fjord
4. None of these
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following is known as “Island of precipitation” ?
1. Fault Mountains
2. Fold Mountains
3. Dome Mountains
4. Block Mountains
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following has the minimum humus?
1. Gray-desert soil
2. Red-desert soil
3. Chestnut soil
4. Cher nozem
Answer: 2
Question: Put in descending order of content of fixed carbon 1.Peat 2.Lignite 3.Bituminous Coal 4.Anthracite
1. 4, 2, 3, 1
2. 1, 2, 3, 4
3. 3, 4, 2, 1
4. 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4