General Knowledge.
Questions.
Sets 6
1. Which state has smallest land area? [IAS 2003]
(a) Goa
(b) Nagaland
(c) Sikkim
(d) Tripura
Ans: (a)
2. The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002]
(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North
(b) Major part of India lies within the tropics
(c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Ans: (a)
3. The two volcanic islands in the Indian Territory are: [CDS 2002]
(a) Kavaratti and New Moor
(b) Bitra and Kavaratti
(c) Pamban and Barren
(d) Narcondam and Barren
Ans: (d)
4. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? [CDS 2002]
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Chandigarh
Ans: (a)
5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 1999]
(a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan
(b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar
(c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal
(d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan
Ans: (d)
6. Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999]
(a) Minicoy and Amindiv
(b) Minicoy and Maldives
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
Ans: (d)
7. Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011]
(a) Dover and Calais
(b) Alaska and Russia
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) North Korea and South Korea
Ans: (c)
8. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Thailand
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Indonesia
(d) All of them
Ans: (c)
9. Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000]
(a) AP and Karnataka
(b) AP and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Orissa and AP
Ans: (d)
10. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in : [Bank PO 2007]
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Arabian Sea
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) none of these
Ans: (b)
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11. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003]
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Myanmar
(c) Indonesia
(d) Pakistan
Ans: (b)
12. Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ? [CPO AC 2003]
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
Ans: (c)
13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: [CPO AC 2003]
(a) West Bengal
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)
14. In which of the following states are the Aravalli Mountains located
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
15. The States of India having common border with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993]
(a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
(c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
(d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
16. The State with the largest area under waste land is:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (c)
17. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (b)
18. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following? [Asstt Grade 1991]
(a) Fold mountains
(b) Volcanic mountains
(c) Block mountains
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
19. The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as: [CDS 2009]
(a) Arakan hills
(b) Patkai hills
(c) Barail hills
(d) Manipu
Ans: (c)
20. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :[Asstt Grade 1991]
(a) Satpuras
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravallis
Ans: (d)
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21. The highest mountain peak in India is : [LIC 1994]
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Mt. K2
(d) Nanda Devi
Ans: (c)
22. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
(a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
(b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
(c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
(d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Ans: (a)
23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in :
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Myanmar
Ans: (d)
24. Which one of the following does NOT lie in Maharashtra? [UP PCS 2011]
(a) Balaghat Range
(b) Harishchandra Range
(c) Mandav Hills
(d) Satmala Hills
Ans: (c)
25. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS 2003]
(a) Pir Panjal pass
(b) Karakoram pass
(c) Banihal pass
(d) Zoji La pass
Ans: (b)
26. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]
(a) Sheravoy hills
(b) Javadi hills
(c) Nallamala hills
(d) Elamalai hills
Ans: (d)
27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003]
(a) Palni hills
(b) Anaimalai mountain
(c) Nilgiri mountain
(d) Cardamon hills
Ans: (a)
28. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003]
(a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers
(c) Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica in it
(d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type
Ans: (d)
29. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
(a) Folding of the earth's crust
(b) Accumulation of loess deposits
(c) Folding of the geosyncline
(d) Faulting of the earth's crust
Ans: (c)
30. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? [CDS 2000]
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Old shields
(c) Plateaus
(d) Young folded mountains
Ans: (d)
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31. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is : [IAS 2003]
(a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
(b) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
(c) Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
(d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
Ans: (b)
32. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
Ans: (a)
33. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the:
(a) Aravallis
(b) Vindhyas
(c) Satpuras
(d) Kaimur range
Ans: (a)
34. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994]
(a) Siwalik Range
(b) Lesser Himalayas
(c) Great Himalayan Range
(d) Dhaula Dhar Range
Ans: (c)
35. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: [I. Tax & Central Excise 1992]
(a) alluvial soil
(b) coral reef
(c) sandstone
(d) lava
Ans: (d)
36. The highest peak in South India is:
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Analmudi
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
37. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt Grade 1993]
(a) Straight mountains
(b) Block mountains
(c) Residual mountains
(d) Volcanic mountains
Ans: (c)
38. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
(a) Khyber
(b) Bomdila
(c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Shipkila
Ans: (a)
39. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989]
(a) Kashmir and Tibet
(b) Nepal and Tibet
(c) Leh and Kargil
(d) Leh and Snnagar
Ans: (d)
40. Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats ?
(a) Height
(b) Continuity
(c) Proximity to the coast
(d) Vegetation
Ans: (b)
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41. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? [IAS 2008]
(a) Chandra valley
(b) Hunza valley
(c) Nubra valley
(d) Sutlej valley
Ans: (d)
42. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf? [IAS 2008]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
43. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as: [CDS 2001]
(a) bhabar
(b) bhangar
(c) khadar
(d) terai
Ans: (c)
44. The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas
Ans: (c)
45. Siwaliks are: [IFS 1989]
(a) to the north of Himadri
(b) foothills of Himalayan ranges
(c) in Meghalaya
(d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
Ans: (b)
46. Palghat joins which of the following states? [Stenographers' Exam 1994]
(a) Sikkim and West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Ans: (c)
47. _______ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
(a) Aravalli
(b) Pirpanjal
(c) Karakoram
(d) Hindukush
Ans: (d)
48. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
(a) Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
(b) It is made up of crystalline rock
(c) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
(d) The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
Ans: (a)
49. Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats? [IAS 2004]
(a) Javadi Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills
Ans: (c)
50. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in : [CDS 2004]
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (c)
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51. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of: [IAS 2003]
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas
Ans: (b)
52. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2005]
(a) The Western Ghats are relatively higher in their northern region
(b) The Anal Mudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura
(d) The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys are said to be old rift valleys
Ans: (a)
53. What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills? [Asstt Comm 2008]
(a) Coonoor-betta
(b) Anaimudi
(c) Doda-betta
(d) Vellangiri
Ans: (c)
54. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China? [IAS 2007]
(a) Chang La
(b) JaraLa
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki La
Ans: (c)
55. Where are Shevaroy Hills located? [IAS 2007]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
56. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to [BPSC 2011]
(a) The difference in their altitudes
(b) Their distance from sea
(c) Snowfall in Shimla
(d) Pollution in Amritsar
Ans: (a)
57. The length of India's coastline is about: [SBI 2013]
(a) 5900 km
(b) 6100 km
(c) 7000 km
(d) 7500 km
Ans: (d)
58. Which State has the largest coastline in India? [Railway 2009]
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a)
59. The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries? [Bank PO 1991]
(a) India-Nepal
(b) India-China
(c) India-Pakistan
(d) China-Pakistan
Ans: (d)
60. Which of the following latitudes passes through India? [RRB 1994]
(a) Equator
(b) Arctic Circle
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Tropic of Cancer
Ans: (d)
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61. Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India? [CDS 2012]
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) China
(d) Pakistan
Ans: (a)
62. The largest southernmost single island in India is: [CBI 1994]
(a) Rameswaram Island
(b) Minicoy Island
(c) Car Nicobar Island
(d) Great Nicobar Island
Ans: (d)
63. Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population of State's population? [IAS 2004]
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
64. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Orissa
Ans: (d)
65. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
(a) Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
(b) Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
(c) Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
(d) Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
Ans: (c)
66. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
(a) Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
(b) Surat, Ward ha, Rourkela, Bharuch
(c) Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
(d) Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Ans: (c)
67. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
(a) Bangalore-Varanasi
(b) Chennai-Varanasi
(c) Kakinanda-Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry-Varanasi
Ans: (c)
68. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between:
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Nepal
(d) India and Bangladesh
Ans: (b)
69. The northern part of the west coast is known as:
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Coromandal coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
70. The Konkan Coast stretches between:
(a) Goa and Cochin
(b) Goa and Mumbai
(c) Goa and Daman
(d) Goa and Diu
Ans: (a)
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