01. The Cauvery River flows from? [UPCS 1994]
(a) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka to Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala to Tamil Nadu
Answer: (c)
02. Which of the following rivers is not a Ganga challenge? [I. Taxes and Central Excise 1993]
(a) Indrawati
(b) Son
(c) Gomati
(d) Male
Answer: (a)
03. Which of the following rivers flows between the range of Vindhya and Satpura?
(a) Namada
(b) Tap
(c) Gandak
(d) the Godavari
Answer: (a)
04. Which of the following is the river that follows east of the Indian Peninsula?
(a) Gift
(b) Namada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Periyar
Answer: (c)
05. From north to south, which of the following sequences are appropriate for the given rivers in India? [IAS 2006]
(a) Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – Sutlej
(b) Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Sutlej
(c) Zaskar – Shyok – Sutlej – Spiti
(d) Zaskar – Sutlej – Shyok – Spiti
Answer: (c)
06. Among the following locations, the widest shelf of the Indian subcontinent is available? [IAS 1991]
(a) near the Gulf of Cambay
(b) near the coast of Konkan
(c) without Krishna and Godavari deltas
(d) near Palk strait
Answer: (c)
07. Which of the following lakes in India have the most salt in water? [NDA 1994]
(a) Dul
(b) Chila
(c) Wular
(d) Sambhar
Answer: (d)
08. Which of the following provinces have the largest number of salt lakes in India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
09. Which of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura distances? [NDA 2008]
(a) Namada
(b) Son
(c) Mahe
(d) Netravati
Answer: (a)
10. Which of the following rivers are Amravati, Bhavan, Hemavati, and Kabini? [NDA 2008]
(a) Mahanadi
(b) the Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Krishna
Answer: (c)
11. Which of the following is the Ganga System flowing north? [CDS 2008]
(a) Kosi
(b) Doctor
(c) Gandak
(d) One
Answer: (d)
12. Which of the following cities is not on the banks of the Ganga River? [BPSC 2011]
(a) Fatehpur
(b) Bhagalpur
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Kanpur
Answer: (c)
13. Which of the following rivers is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]
(a) the Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Narmada
Answer: (a)
14. The formation of laterite soils is mainly due to?
(a) weather
(b) soil erosion
(c) bathing
(d) setting
Answer: (c)
15. Soil can be better preserved on hills, what are the farming methods?
(a) Capturing episodes
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Farming with concerts
(d) Tracking
Answer: (c)
16. Which of the following is not the type of hot soil?
(a) Red soil
(b) Desert soil
(c) Dark soil
(d) Brown soil
Answer: (d)
17. Which of the following soil types is best for growing grain? [CRPF 1990]
(a) Alluvial soils
(b) Red soil
(c) Recent soil
(d) None of this
Answer: (a)
18. Which of the following types of soil is capable of holding water?
[Examination of Stenographers 1994]
(a) Desert soil
(b) Recent soil
(c) Red soil
(d) Permanent soil
Answer: (d)
19. Soil made of sludge from rivers is as follows?
(a) alluvial soil
(b) red soil
(c) black soil
(d) pod soil
Answer: (a)
20. _____ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Pirpanjal
(c) the Karakoram
(d) Hindukush
Ans: (d)
