1. Which state has the largest share of wastelands in India?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
2. The Gurudwara ‘Panja Sahib’ is located in which neighbouring country of India?
1) Bangladesh
2) Nepal
3) Pakistan
4) Sri Lanka
3. Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
1) Assam and Rajasthan
2) Assam and Gujarat
3) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
4) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
4. Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline?
1) Odisha
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5. What is the name of Research Station established by Indian Govt. for conducting research at Antarctic?
1) Yamunotri
2) Dakshin Gangotri
3) Uttari Gangotri
4) None of the options
6. ‘Hundru Falls’ is found in which one of the following plateaus?
1) East African Plateau
2) Tibet Plateau
3) Plateau of Australia
4) Chhotanagpur Plateau of India
7. India accounts for which percent of the world’s land surface area?
1) 1.8%
2) 2.4%
3) 2.8%
4) 3.2%
8. How many Indian states share their border with Myanmar?
1) Three
2) Four
3) Five
4) Six
9. Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?
1) Sumatra
2) Borneo
3) Sri Lanka
4) Java
10. In which state the Nelong Valley is located?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Sikkim
3) Uttarakhand
4) Jammu and Kashmir
11. Which of the following passes leads to Leh?
1) Banihal
2) Shipki La
3) Chumbi Valley
4) Zojila
12. Which of the following places of India experiences highest atmospheric pressure during winter?
1) Chennai
2) Leh
3) Jaisalmer
4) Guwahat
13. What is the number of States and UT in India?
1) 28 and 7
2) 29 and 7
3) 29 and 6
4) 28 and 6
14. Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of:
1) Shiwalik
2) Trans Himalaya
3) Lesser Himalaya
4) Central Himalaya
15. At which of the following hills the Eastern Ghats join the Western Ghats?
1) Nilgiri Hills
2) Anaimudi Hills
3) Palani Hills
4) Shevaroy Hills
16. What is the difference between IST and GMT?
1) 5 hours 10 minutes
2) 5 hours 20 minutes
3) 5 hours 30 minutes
4) 5 hours 40 minutes
17. Tropic of Cancer passes through:
1) Jammu and Kashmir
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Jharkhand
18. The northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as:
1) Malabar Coast
2) Konkan Coast
3) Karnataka Coast
4) Coromandal Coast
19. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated?
1) Indian Ocean
2) Atlantic Ocean
3) Pacific Ocean
4) Arctic Ocean
20. Palk Strait lies between:
1) Indian and Indonesia
2) India and Maldives
3) India and Sri Lanka
4) India and Pakistan
21. The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called?
1) Peaks
2) Dunes
3) Plateaus
4) Passes
22. Which among the following is the National Aquatic animal of India?
1) Crocodile
2) Turtle
3) Alligator
4) Gangetic Dolphin
23. If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit?
1) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
2) Pulicat Lake
3) Chambal River
4) Deepor beel
24. Which of the following is a Trans-Himalayan river?
1) Ganga
2) Yamuna
3) Ravi
4) Sutlej
25. Which of the following rivers flows from India to Pakistan?
1) Betwa
2) Tapi
3) Ghagra
4) Sutlej
26. Which one of the following Himalayan Rivers does not originate from across the Himalayas?
1) Ganga
2) Indus
3) Sutlej
4) Brahmaputra
27. Which of the following is the leading sediment transporting river in India?
1) Yamuna
2) Indus
3) Ganges
4) Brahmaputra
28. Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched?
1) Godavari-Indravati
2) Ganga-Penganga
3) Krishna-Bhima
4) Luni-Sukri
29. Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda and:
1) Bhagirathi
2) Mandakini
3) Nandakini
4) Dhauliganga
30. Which one among the following States does not form part of the Narmada Basin?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
31. The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers?
1) Bias
2) Sutlej
3) Shylok
4) Nubra
32. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
1) Krishna
2) Godavari
3) Kaveri
4) Sharavati
33. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta?
1) Mahanadi
2) Godavari
3) Ganges
4) Tapti
34. Which of the following does not originate in Indian Territory?
1) Brahmaputra
2) Mahanadi
3) Ganga
4) Ravi
35. Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join Ganga?
1) Karan prayag
2) Rudra prayag
3) Gangotri
4) Dev prayag
36. Which two rivers originate at Amarkantak?
1) Tapi, Narmada
2) Narmada, Son
3) Son, Betwa
4) Chambal, Betwa
37. The ‘Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal’ was constituted to resolve the water sharing between?
1) Gujarat and Rajasthan
2) Gujarat and Maharashtra
3) Gujarat and Daman Diu
4) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
38. In which of the following States/UTs, does River Zuari flow?
1) Daman and Diu
2) Puducherry
3) Goa
4) Andaman and Nicobar
39. River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
1) Bagmati
2) Ghaghar
3) Gandak
4) Mahanadi
40. Where is the ‘Dakshin Gangotri’ situated?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Antarctica
3) Nepal
4) Himachal Pradesh
41. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
1) Paddy and cotton
2) Wheat and Jute
3) Paddy and Jute
4) Wheat and Cotton
42. The only perennial river in peninsular India is?
1) Godavari
2) Kaveri
3) Krishna
4) Bhima
43. Which one among the following is not correct regarding the black soils of Peninsular India?
1) Retentive in moisture
2) Rich in iron, lime and potash
3) Rich in phosphorous and organic matter
4) Fertile and well-suited for growing sugarcane
44. Regur soil(Black soil) is ideally suited for the growth of which one among the following crops?
1) Groundnut
2) Rice
3) Wheat
4) Cotton
45. Which one of the following crops grows best in well-drained loamy soil?
1) Coffee
2) Tea
3) Cotton
4) Jute
46. Red soil colour is caused by:
1) Aluminium compounds
2) Mercury compounds
3) Iron compounds
4) Clay
47. Black soil is also known by which of the following name?
1) Khadar Soil
2) Bangar Soil
3) Alluvial Soil
4) Regur Soil
48. In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following?
1) Terrace cultivation
2) Deforestation
3) Tropical climate
4) None of these
49. The term ‘Regur’ is used to mean:
1) Laterite soil
2) Deltaic soil
3) Black cotton soil
4) Red soil
50. Which one among the following is a micronutrient present in soil for various crops?
1) Calcium
2) Manganese
3) Magnesium
4) Potassium
Answers :
1) 2 2) 3 3) 3 4) 2 5) 2
6) 4 7) 2 8) 2 9) 1 10) 3
11) 4 12) 2 13) 2 14) 3 15) 1
16) 3 17) 4 18) 2 19) 1 20) 3
21) 4 22) 4 23) 3 24) 4 25) 4
26) 1 27) 3 28) 2 29) 2 30) 1
31) 4 32) 4 33) 4 34) 1 35) 4
36) 2 37) 4 38) 3 39) 4 40) 2
41) 3 42) 2 43) 3 44) 4 45) 3
46) 3 47) 4 48) 2 49) 3 50) 2