01. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of?
(a) February and March
(b) July and August
(c) November and December
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
02. The Sahyadris commence in?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (a)
03. An active volcano was reported in India in 1991?
(a) Barren Island, Andaman, and the Nicobar Islands
(b) Aliabet Island, Gujarat
(c) Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
(d) Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Ans: (a)
04. The city located on the river Yamuna is?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Patna
(d) Agra
Ans: (d)
05. The driest part of India is in?
(a) Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
(b) Bhatinda (Punjab)
(c) Darbhanga (Bihar)
(d) Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Ans: (a)
06. Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers?
(a) Subarnarekha and Korkai
(b) Ganges and the Yamuna
(c) Kosi and Brahmaputra
(d) Damodar and Mayurakshi
Ans: (a)
07. The plateau rich in minerals in India is?
(a) Malwa Plateau
(b) Chhotanagpur Plateau
(c) Deccan Plateau
(d) Mysuru Plateau
Ans: (b)
08. A famous hill station in Uttar Pradesh is?
(a) Nainital
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Kulu
Ans: (a)
09 The tropical cyclones of the bay Bengal are usually called?
(a) Typhoons
(b) Hurricanes
(c) Depressions
(d) Tornadoes
Ans: (b)
10. The ______ river with its tributaries drains the state of Sikkim?
(a) Gandak
(b) Kosi
(c) Tista
(d) the Brahmaputra
Ans: (c)
11. Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is situated on the?
(a) Cardamom Hills
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Shevaroy Hills
(d) Javadi Hills
Ans: (c)
12. ____ State has the biggest area in India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (c)
13. Which of the following cities is not located on a riverbank?
(a) Surat
(b) Agra
(c) Cuttack
(d) Mysore
Ans: (d)
14. Marmagao port is linked to the interior using cheap transport on rivers?
(a) Zuari and Mandovi
(b) Bhima and Kalindi
(c) Varada and Malaprabha
(d) Gangawali and Savitri
Ans: (a)
15. Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Rameswaram
(d) Point Calimere
Ans: (b)
16. The finest natural harbor in India is?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Cochin
Ans: (b)
17. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with rocks?
(a) Volcanic rocks
(b) Plutonic rocks
(c) Sedimentary rocks
(d) Hypabysal rocks
Ans: (a)
18. The ____Lake of India has very high salinity.?
(a) Sambhar (Rajasthan)
(b) Wular (Jammu & Kashmir)
(c) Chilka (Odisha)
(d) Pulicut (Tamil Nadu)
Ans: (a)
19. Throughout the Ages, the maximum number of streams of people came to India via?
(a) The western Himalayan passes
(b) Tibet
(c) The sea
(d) The eastern Himalayan passes
Ans: (a)
20. The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritoswhi at which one of the following places are they mainly found now?
(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) the Andaman Islands
Ans: (d)
