01. Hidkal Dam is on the river?
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Pennar
(d) Ghataprabha
Ans: (d)
02. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India?
(a) Beas
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Damodar Valley
(d) Hirakud
Ans: (d)
03. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the?
(a) the Yamuna
(b) Chambal
(c) Sutlej
(d) Sutlej and Beas
Ans: (d)
04. Canal irrigation la moat Important in north India because the?
(a) soil is porous
(b) level of underground water is high
(c) sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
(d) regions are densely populated
Ans: (c)
05. The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, Mollusca, dolphins, tortoises, and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in?
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Gulf of Kachchh
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: (b)
06. Gypaum is round in?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
07. In India, diamonds are found at?
(a) Panna (MP)
(b) Golkonda (AP)
(c) Khetri (Rajasthan)
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
08. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because?
(a) it is made up of crystalline rocks
(b) displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
(c) the climatic conditions are not suitable for the exploitation of minerals
(d) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Ans: (b)
09. Where in India is mica mined?
(a) Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
(b) Gaya (Bihar)
(c) Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
10. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery?
(a) Agucha in Rajasthan
(b) the Thar Desert in Rajasthan
(c) Tuensang in Nagaland
(d) Sirohi in Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
11. What is Bailadila famous for?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Iron ore
(c) Copper
(d) Coal
Ans: (b)
12. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because?
(a) Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
(b) Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through the evaporation of seawater
(c) Kandla port exports salt
(d) The salinity of seawater is very high near the Gujarat coast
Ans: (b)
13. Gondwana coalfields are found in?
(a) Assam
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (b)
14. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
(a) The Geological Survey of India
(b)Surveyor General of India
(c) National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
(d) Indian Bureau of Mines
Ans: (a)
15. What is Gomia in Jharkhand famous for?
(a) Coalfields
(b) Manganese mines
(c) Fertilizer plant
(d) Explosives factory
Ans: (d)
16. India’s forest sponge iron plant is at?
(a) Kothagudam
(b) Kurnool
(c) Cuddappah
(d) Kavaratti
Ans: (a)
17. The Indian city famous for the glass bangle industry is?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Sikandrabad
(c) Firozabad
(d) Agra
Ans: (c)
18. The first machine-made paper was manufactured?
(a) in 1870 near Kolkata
(b) in 1903 in Mumbai
(c) in 1910 at Delhi
(d) After independence
Ans: (a)
19. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort master in Kolkata in?
(a) 1919
(b) 1926
(c) 1818
(d) 1854
Ans: (c)
20. HMT industries are set up at?
(a) Kalamassery
(b) Hyderabad and Bengaluru
(c) Pinjore and Ajmer
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
