Important Geography Questions for CDS and NDA. Geography plays an important role in the general knowledge paper and it becomes very important for the student to score good marks in the NDA exam. We have tried ever best to give you all the important questions as well as previous year’s geography exam questions which will help you in cracking the entrance exam.
01. Ankaleshwar and Navigation are two oil fields in?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
Ans: (a)
02. The first oil well in India was dug at?
(a) Bombay High
(b) Moran
(c) Digboi
(d) Naharkatiya
Ans: (c)
03. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at?
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Perambur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Jamshedpur
Ans: (c)
04. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India?
1. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks
2. The best quality of coal is lignite
3. The largest and oldest coalfield in India is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’.
4. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the Ruhr of India.
(a) I and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Ans: (c)
05. The Rourkela steel plant obtains?
1. hydel power from the Hirakud dam
2. coking coal from Jharia coalfields
3. iron ore from Baba Budan hills
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) II and III
Ans: (d)
06. Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India?
1. Jute
2. Cotton Textile
3. Steel
4. Cement
(a) I, II, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) II, I, IV, III
(d) I, II, III, IV
Ans: (b)
07. Which of the following statements are true with respect to iron ore?
1. Limestone and coal are important for smelting iron ore
2. More than 20% of the world iron ore deposits are in India
3. Odisha and Jharkhand top in the production of iron ore
4. Iran is the largest buyer of Indian iron ore
(a) I, II and III
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Ans: (a)
08. In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks?[NDA 2002]
(a) first
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth
Ans: (d)
09. Consider the following statements?
1. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the hydroelectric plants.
2. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the thermal power plants.
3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. is located in Tamil Nadu.
Which of these statements is/are correct? [CPO AC 2003]
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
Ans: (a)
10. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (d)
11. Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
(a) Nasik
(b) Koraput
(c) Kolkata
(d) Bangalore
Ans: (c)
12. Which of the following is/are correct?
1. Broad guage railway engines – Varanasi
2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal
3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
13. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes? [NDA 2002]
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Manipur
(d) Uttaranchal
Ans: (c)
14. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Ten
Ans: (c)
15. A person wants to visit the national parks in Ranthambhor. Gir and Bandipur located in three different states of India. To which one of the following states does he need not go in this connection?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (c)
16. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in? [CDS 2004]
(a) Gujarat
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
17. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in?
(a) Sunderbans
(b) Assam forests
(c) the Rann of Kachch
(d) Cauvery delta
Ans: (c)
18. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? [SSC Graduate 2003]
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Manas
(c) Pench
(d) Corbett
Ans: (d)
19. Which is the first National Park established in India? [Asstt Comm PF 2003]
(a) Velvadna National Park
(b) Periyar National Park
(c) Bandipur National Park
(d) Corbett National Park
Ans: (d)
20. The first month of the ‘Saka era’ is ? [IAS 2003]
(a) Vaishakha
(b) Phalguna
(c) Chaitra
(d) Bhadon
Ans: (c)
