1.भारत के पड़ोसी
देश है जो सबसे बड़ा क्षेत्र है
(क) बांग्लादेश (ख) चीन
(ग) पाकिस्तान (घ) नेपाल
2. निम्नलिखित देशों में से किसकी भारत के साथ सबसे
लंबी अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमा है?
(क) चीन (ख) पाकिस्तान
(ग) बांग्लादेश (घ) म्यांमार
3. कौन सा केंद्र शसित प्रदेश क्षेत्रफल में सबसे
बड़ा है?
(क) अंडमान निकोबार (ख) पुडुचेरी
(ग) दमन और दीव (घ) चंडीगढ़
4. कौन सा देश अंडमान द्वीप के सबसे
करीब है?
(क) इंडोनेशिया (ख) म्यांमार
(ग) थाईलैंड (घ) श्रीलंका
5. डोडाबेट्टा पीक कहाँ स्थित है
(क) अन्नामलाई (ख) महेंद्रगिरी
(ग) नीलगिरी (घ) शेवरॉयस
6. पूर्वी घाट और पश्चिमी घाट पर कौन मिलते हैं के
(क) इलायची हिल्स (ख) अन्नामलाई हिल्स
(ग) नीलगिरी हिल्स (घ) पलानी हिल्स
7. हिमालय लगभग किलोमीटर लंबा है
(क) 2000 (ख) 2500
(ग) 3000 (घ) 1500
8. तमिलनाडु से संबंध रखने वाले तट को जाना जाता है
(क) कोंकण तट (ख) मालाबार तट
(ग) कोरोमंडल तट (घ) केनरा तट
9. दस डिग्री (10 degree)चैनल के बीच है
(क) लिटिल अंडमान एंड कार
निकोबार
(ख) मध्य अंडमान और थोड़ा
अंडमान
(ग) अलास्का और रूस
(घ) उत्तर कोरिया और
दक्षिण कोरिया
10. निम्नलिखित अक्षांशों में भारत से कौन सा गुजरता
है?
(क) आर्कटिक सर्कल (ख) मकर रेखा
(ग) कर्क रेखा (घ) भूमध्य रेखा
11. नाथुला दर्रा में है
(क) अरुणांचल प्रदेश (ख) नागालैंड
(ग) सिक्किम (घ) मणिपुर
12. ' रेड क्लिफ लाइन '
के बीच सीमा का
सीमांकन
(क) भारत और चीन
(ख) भारत और पाकिस्तान
(ग) भारत और अफगानिस्तान
(घ) भारत और बांग्लादेश
13. निम्नलिखित नदियों में से कौन सी दक्षिण से उत्तर में बहती है?
(क) ब्रह्मपुत्र (ख) कृष्णा
(ग) महानदी (घ) गंगा
14. भारत में निम्नलिखित नदियों में से कौन सी, जिसे राष्ट्रीय
नदी के रूप में घोषित किया गया है?
(क) गंगा (ख) यमुना
(ग) कृष्णा (घ) ब्रह्मपुत्र
15. निम्नलिखित नदियों में से कौन सी यमुना की सहायक
नदी नहीं है?
(क) चंबल (ख) बेतवा
(ग) केन (घ) गंडक
16. दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा डेल्टा है
(क) अमेज़ॅन बेसिन (ख) कांगो बेसिन
(ग) सुंदरवन डेल्टा (घ) गोदावरी बेसिन
17. भारत की कौन सी नदी डेल्टा नहीं बनाती है?
(क) गंगा (ख) नर्मदा
(ग) महानदी (घ) कावेरी
18. किस नदी को तिब्बत में
सांगपो के रूप में जाना जाता है
(क) ब्रह्मपुत्र (ख) सिंधु
(ग) सतलुज (घ) तीस्ता
19. भारतीय रेगिस्तान की एक महत्वपूर्ण नदी कौन सी है?
(क) लूणी (ख) नर्मदा
(ग) तापी (घ) झेलम
20. शब्द 'Regur' रेगड़ किसके लिए प्रयोग
किया जाता है?
(क) जलोढ़ मिट्टी (ख) काली मिट्टी
(ग) लेटराइट मिट्टी (घ) पीली मिट्टी
21. किस मिट्टी में पीएच 10 होता है
(क) क्षार (ख) लवण
(ग) अम्लीय (घ) तटस्थ
22. कपास उत्पादन किस मिट्टी में उपयुक्त है?
(क) रेगड़ (ख) लाल
(ग) बांगर (घ) खादर
23. भारत में जिम कॉर्बेट नेशनल पार्क कहां स्थित है?
(क) उत्तराखंड (ख) जम्मू-कश्मीर
(ग) मध्य प्रदेश (घ) बिहार
24. काजीरंगा वन्यजीव अभयारण्य कहां स्थित है?
(क) असम (ख) तमिलनाडु
(ग) उत्तर प्रदेश (घ) केरल
25. एकमात्र राष्ट्रीय उद्यान जहां कश्मीर हरिण पाया
जाता है
(क) कान्हा (ख) दाचिगाम
(ग) मानस (घ) नंदा देवी
26. काजीरंगा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान किसके लिए प्रसिद्ध है
(क) गैंडा (ख) बाघ
(ग) शेर (घ) मगरमच्छ
27. किस क्षेत्र में वनक्षेत्र अधिकतम हैं
(क) पूर्वी डेक्कन (ख) उत्तरी मैदान
(ग) वेस्ट कोस्ट (घ) पूर्वी तट
28. टाइगर परियोजना कब शुरू किया गया था
(क) 1973 (ख) 1980
(ग) 1982 (घ) 1984
29. किस क्षेत्र में 'काल बैसाखी' से वर्षा होती
है
(क) राजस्थान (ख) पश्चिम बंगाल
(ग) पंजाब (घ) गोवा
30. किस क्षेत्र में पीछे हटते मानसून से वर्षा होती
है
(क) गुजरात (ख) गोवा
(ग) तमिलनाडु (घ) महाराष्ट्र
31. सबसे अधिक वर्षा कहाँ होती है?
(ख) उधममंडलम (ख) महामंडलेश्वर
(ग) चेरापुंजी (घ) मावसिनराम
32. दक्षिण-पश्चिम मानसून कब तक केरल पहुँचता है?
(क) मई का अंत (ख) मध्य जून
(ग) पिछले जून (घ) जुलाई का पहला कमजोर
33. भारत की कुल वर्षा में दक्षिण-पश्चिम मानसून से
कितने प्रतिशत योगदान होता है
(क) 80-90% (ख) 50-55%
(ग) 100% (घ) 75%
34. भारत किसका सबसे बड़ा विश्व उत्पादक है
(क) कपास (ख) दूध
(ग) गेहूं (घ) चावल
35. एल्यूमीनियम किसका अयस्क है
(क) बॉक्साइट (ख) क्रोमियम
(ग) अभ्रक (घ) मैंगनीज
36. भारत में खनिज तेल पहली बार कहां खोजा गया था
(क) नाहरकोटिया (ख) मुंबई
(ग) अंकलेश्वर (घ) डिगबोई
37. भारत में किस प्रकार की मैंगनीज़ चट्टानों का
उत्पादन होता है?
(क) गोंडवाना (ख) धारवार
(ग) विंध्य (घ) तृतीयक
38. कौन सा शहर 'पर्ल'
के रूप में
जाना जाता है?
(क) कांडला (ख) तूतीकोरिन
(ग) हैदराबाद (घ) कोच्चि
39. राजस्थान में खेतड़ी किसके लिए प्रसिद्ध है?
(क) तांबा (ख) अभ्रक
(ग) बॉक्साइट (घ) चूना पत्थर
40. गंगा मैदान में नदियों के किनारे जलोढ़ मिट्टी को
क्या कहा जाता है
(क) खादर (ख) बांगर
(ग) भूर (घ) लोस
41. भारत के किस राज्य में क्रोमेट
का उत्पादन का एकाधिकार है
(क) बिहार (ख) उड़ीसा
(ग) कर्नाटक (घ) महाराष्ट्र
42. मीठे पानी की आपूर्ति के लिए कल्प्सार परियोजना किस
राज्य में स्थित है
(क) हरियाणा (ख) कर्नाटक
(ग) राजस्थान (घ) गुजरात
43. गंगा कार्य योजना कब शुरू की गई थी
(क) 1984 (ख) 1985
(ग) 1986 (घ) 1990
44. भारत में सोयाबीन उत्पादन का आधे से अधिक किस
राज्य से आता है
(क) आंध्र प्रदेश (ख) मध्य प्रदेश
(ग) महाराष्ट्र (घ) राजस्थान
45. डेक्कन ट्रैप किसके द्वारा बनाया गया था
(क) धारवार वल्कानीसिटी
(ख) मेसोजोइक वल्कानीसिटी
(ग) क्रेटेसियस
वल्कानीसिटी
(घ) पैलियोजोइक
वल्कानीसिटी
46. हिंद महासागर का सबसे बड़ा द्वीप कौन सा है
(क) मालदीव (ख) मेडागास्कर
(ग) लक्षद्वीप (घ) सुमात्रा
47. भारत में कच्चे तेल का सबसे बड़ा भंडार किस
क्षेत्र में पाया जाता है
(क) असम (ख) गुजरात
(ग) पूर्वी अपतटीय (घ) पश्चिमी अपतटीय
48. भारत में अग्रणी कॉफी उत्पादक राज्य है
(क) तमिलनाडु (ख) केरल
(ग) कर्नाटक (घ) आंध्र प्रदेश
49. 'ऑपरेशन बाढ़' शब्द को संदर्भित करता है
(क) बाढ़ नियंत्रण (ख) दुग्ध उत्पादन
(ग) जनसंख्या नियंत्रण (घ) खाद्यान्न उत्पादन
50. 'झूम' है
(क) भारत के उत्तर-पूर्व
में एक जनजाति
(ख) खेती का प्रकार
(ग) एक लोक नृत्य
(घ) एक नदी का नाम
51. 'पीली क्रांति' के साथ किसका उत्पादन जुड़ा हुआ है
(क) पोल्ट्री (ख) तिलहन
(ग) सूरजमुखी (घ) स्वर्ण
52. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा बायोडीजल संयंत्र है?
(क) जेट्रोफा (ख) बेलटररो
(ग) पोंगमिया (घ) रफानिस्ट
53. किस फसल के साथ हरित क्रांति संबद्ध हुई है?
(क) चावल (ख) गेहूं
(ग) दलहन (घ) गन्ना
54. 2011 में किस भारतीय राज्य/केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में
लिंगानुपात सबसे कम है?
(क) हरियाणा (ख) दमन और दीव
(ग) पंजाब (घ) दादर और नगर हवेली
55. भारत में सबसे लंबा राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग में से
कौन सा है?
(क) एनएच 2 (ख) एनएच 6
(ग) एनएच 7 (घ) एनएच 8
56. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा भारत का प्राचीन शहर नहीं है?
(क) वाराणसी (ख) उज्जैन
(ग) कांचीपुरम (घ) हैदराबाद
57. भारत में कौन सा राज्य सबसे अधिक नारियल उत्पादक है
(क) आंध्र प्रदेश (ख) केरल
(ग) कर्नाटक (घ) तमिलनाडु
58. कौन सा राज्य सौरऊर्जा उत्पादन के लिए सबसे सही
है?
(क) केरल (ख) तमिलनाडु
(ग) राजस्थान (घ) ओडिशा
59. भारत में सिंचाई का प्रमुख स्रोत कौन सा है?
(क) नहरें (ख) टैंक
(ग) कुएं और ट्यूबवेल (घ) अन्य स्त्रोत
60. भाखरा बांध किस नदी पर स्थित है?
(क) रवि (ख) चिनाब
(ग) झेलम (घ) सतलुज
61. भारत में उर्वरकों की किस राज्य में प्रति
हेक्टेयर सबसे अधिक खपत है?
(क) पंजाब (ख) गुजरात
(ग) उत्तराखंड (घ) गोवा
62. भारत में सूती वस्त्र उद्योग पश्चिमी में स्थित
है, इसकी मुख्य वजह क्या है?
(क) कपास बेल्ट (ख) कुशल श्रम
(ग) पावर (घ) ये सभी
63. किस राज्य में कांडला बंदरगाह स्थित है?
(क) केरल (ख) तमिलनाडु
(ग) उड़ीसा (घ) गुजरात
64. भारत का कौन सा सुप्त ज्वालामुखी है
(क) सैंडविच (ख) कीटिंग प्वाइंट
(ग) बैरेंडविप (घ) एलिस
65. हिमालय में दुनिया की दूसरी सबसे ऊंची चोटी स्थित है
(ख) नंदादेवी (ख) धौलागिरी
(ग) करनेट (घ) K2
66. भारत का कौन सा राज्य अपनी सीमाओं को अन्य छह
राज्य से साझा करता?
(क) मध्य प्रदेश (ख) झारखंड
(ग) छत्तीसगढ़ (घ) कर्नाटक
67. किशनगंज विद्युत परियोजना कहां है
(क) उड़ीसा (ख) महाराष्ट्र
(ग) गुजरात (घ) जम्मू-कश्मीर
68. 2011 की जनगणना के आंकड़ों के अनुसार, भारत में बाल
लिंगानुपात का प्रतिशत 927 से कमी आई है
(क) 904 (ख) 919
(ग) 922 (घ) 925
69. 2011 जनगणना के आंकड़ों के अनुसार, लिंगानुपात है
(क) 943 (ख) 940
(ग) 925 (घ) 920
70. साक्षरता में भारत का कौन सा राज्य सबसे ऊपर है?
(क) केरल (ख) तमिलनाडु
(ग) दिल्ली (घ) उत्तर प्रदेश
71. उस राज्य का नाम जहां जनसंख्या का घनत्व है
न्यूनतम
(क) मेघालय
(ख) मिजोरम
(ग) अरुणाचल प्रदेश
(घ) सिक्किम
72. 2011 जनगणना के आंकड़े अनुसार भारत में साक्षरता का
प्रतिशत क्या है
(क) 73% (ख) 78%
(ग) 70% (घ) 68%
73. कोंकण-रेलवे जोड़ता है
(क) गोवा-मैंगलोर (ख) रोहा-मंगलौर
(ग) कन्याकुमारी-मंगलौर (घ) कन्याकुमारी-मुंबई
74. भारत के निम्नलिखित राज्यों में से कौन सा है तीन
तरफ से बांग्लादेश से घिरा?
(क) मिजोरम (ख) मेघालय
(ग) त्रिपुरा (घ) पश्चिम बंगाल
75. निम्नलिखित से कौन सा खाद्य फसल नहीं है?
(क) चावल (ख) चाय
(ग) मक्का (घ) जौ
76. भारतीय वन अनुसंधान संस्थान कहां स्थित है
(क) शिमला (ख) नैनीताल
(ग) जम्मू (घ) देहरादून
77. निम्नलिखित दो नदियों में से कौन सी टिहरी बांध
परियोजना संगम पर स्थित है?
(क) अलकनंदा- मंदाकिनी (ख) भागीरथी- भिलंगहा
(ग) यमुना- टन (घ) इनमें से कोई नहीं
78. वर्तमान में कौन सी नदी अस्तित्व में नहीं है?
(क) टन (ख) सरस्वती
(ग) गंगा (घ) यमुना
79. जादुगोड़ा निम्नलिखित में से किस के लिए प्रसिद्ध
है?
(क) लौह अयस्क (ख) मैंगनीज
(ग) गोल्ड (घ) यूरेनियम
80. निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा पूर्वी तट का एक हिस्सा
है?
(क) कोरोमंडल तट (ख) कोंकण तट
(ग) मालाबार तट (घ) इनमें से कोई नहीं
81. भारत के किस राज्य का सबसे बड़ा क्षेत्र है?
(क) उत्तर प्रदेश (ख) मध्य प्रदेश
(ग) जम्मू-कश्मीर (घ) राजस्थान
82. निम्नलिखित शहरों में से कौन सा खगोलीय वेधशाला
है?
(क) शिमला (ख) जयपुर
(ग) अमृतसर (घ) हैदराबाद
83. उच्चतम रेंज में पश्चिमी घाट का दूसरा नाम क्या
है?
(क) पीर पंजाल (ख) सिवालिक रेंज
(ग) सहयाद्री (घ) नामचा बैरवा
84. भारत का सबसे लंबा समुद्र तट स्थित है
(क) मुंबई (ख) चेन्नई
(ग) मंगलौर (घ) तूतीकोरिन
85. हिमालय तलहटी क्षेत्र को क्या नाम दिया गया है?
(क) इनर हिमालय (ख) मध्य हिमालय
(ग) मध्य हिमालय (घ) सिवालिक
86. दंडकार्य (Dandakarnya) परियोजना भारत
के किस हिस्से में स्थित है?
(क) उत्तरी (ख) पूर्वी
(ग) मध्य (घ) पश्चिमी
87. भारत की सीमा किस देश के साथ मैकमोहन लाइन बनाता है?
(क) पाकिस्तान (ख) अफगनिस्तान
(ग) चीन (घ) बांग्लादेश
88. विदर्भ क्षेत्र का अधिकांश हिस्सा किस राज्य में
करता है?
(क) मध्य प्रदेश (ख) आंध्र प्रदेश
(ग) उत्तर प्रदेश (घ) महाराष्ट्र
89. हिमालय प्रणाली की उच्चतम रेंज है
(क) मध्य हिमालय (ख) बाहरी हिमालय
(ग) मध्य हिमालय (घ) ट्रांस हिमालय
90. माउंट एवरेस्ट के क्षेत्र में स्थित है
(क) असम हिमालय (ख) कुमाऊं हिमालय
(ग) नेपाल
हिमालय (घ) पंजाब हिमालय
91. भारतीय क्षेत्र में दक्षिणी बिंदु है
(क) इंदिरा
प्वाइंट (ख) गांधी प्वाइंट
(ग) नेहरू प्वाइंट (घ) माउंटबॉट प्वाइंट
92. भारत की कौन सी प्रमुख नदियां नहीं बनतीं एक
डेल्टा?
(क) कावेरी (ख) गोदावरी
(ग) कृष्णा (घ) नर्मदा
93. खादर शब्द का अर्थ है
(क) नई जलोढ़ मिट्टी (ख) सूखी रेतीली मिट्टी
(ग) पुरानी जलोढ़ मिट्टी (घ) अर्ध काली मिट्टी
94. रमन पीक में स्थित है
(क) अंडमान निकोबार
(ख) अरब सागर
(ग) सिवालिक्स
(घ) जैस्कर रेंज
95. प्रसिद्ध सांभर झील में स्थित है
(क) राजस्थान (ख) गुजरात
(ग) पश्चिम बंगाल (घ) उड़ीसा
96. दक्षिण भारत की सबसे ऊंची चोटी है
(क) डोडाबेटा (ख) अन्नामुडी
(ग) महेंद्रगिरी (घ) येरसूद
97. नाथू ला दर्रे किस रेंज में स्थित है?
(क) हिमालय (ख) सहयाद्री
(ग) विंध्यस (घ) काराकोरम
98. लखीमपुर के लिए प्रसिद्ध है
(क) भारी वर्षा (ख) पेट्रोलियम भंडार
(ग) मोनाजिटे रिजर्व्स (घ) परियोजना टाइगर
99. बद्रीनाथ नदी के तट पर स्थित है
(क) गंगा (ख) भागीरथी
(ग) अलकनंद (घ) गंडक
100. गंगा नदियों के संगम का परिणाम है--.
(क) देव प्रयाग में
भागीरथी और अलक्षानंद
(ख) कर्ण प्रयाग में
भागीरथी और अलकनंद
(ग) गंगोत्री में भागीरथी
और अलकनंद
(घ) रुद्र प्रयाग में
भागीरथी और अलकनंद
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1. (b) Area: 9,706,961 km². With an area of about 9.6
million km², the People’s Republic of China is the 3rd largest country in total
area behind Russia and Canada, and very similar to the United States. 2. (c)
Bangladesh and India share a border of 2,429 miles. The Bangladeshi Divisions
of Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet and Chittagong, along with the
Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are
situated along the border. A number of pillars mark the border between the two states.
3. (a) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands at the juncture
of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, and are a Union Territory of India. It
has a total area of 8,073 km². 4. (a) Distance from Andaman and Nicobar Islands
to Indonesia is 1,696 miles. 5. (c) Nilgiri Hills are a range of mountains with
at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the Westernmost part of
Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern
India. They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the
southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau. 6. (c) The hills are separated from
the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai
Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap. The Nilgiris District of
Tamil Nadu lies within these mountains. Its latitudinal and longitudinal
dimensions are 130 km (Latitude: 11° 08’ to 11° 37’ N) by 185 km (Longitude:
76° 27’ E to 77° 4’ E). Central location is: 11°22′30″N 76°45′30″E.It has an
area of 2,479 square kilometres (957 sq mi). 7. (b) The Himalayas are
approximately 2400 km in length with an average width of about 320 to 400 km.
The Himalayas are the enormous mountain system of Asia. They are the highest
mountain range found in the world. 8. (c) The Coromandel Coast is the
southeastern coast of the Indian Subcontinent between Kanyakumari and False
Divi Point. It may also include the southeastern coast of the island of Sri
Lanka. 9. (a) The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands
from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together
form the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 10. (c) The
Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of
latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun
may appear directly overhead at its zenith.7 11. (c) Nathu La is a mountain
pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s
Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a
part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. 12. (b) The Radcliffe Line was
published on 17 August 1947 as a boundary demarcation line between India and
Pakistan upon the partition of India. 13. (a) The Son originates near
Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, just east of the headwater of the Narmada River,
and flows north-northwest through Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply
eastward where it encounters the southwestnortheast-running Kaimur Range. The
Son river at 784 kilometres (487 mi) long, is one of the largest rivers of
India. Its chief tributaries are the Rihand and the North Koel. 14. (a) The
Ganges is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569
mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand,
and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into
Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest
river in the World by discharge. 15. (d) The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is
one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in
India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal. 16. (c) The Sunderban forest
lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of
the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The
seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the
mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 km2. of which
about 6,000 are in Bangladesh. It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage
site in 1997. 17. (b) The Narmada, also called the Rewa, is a river in central
India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third
longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari and the
Krishna. 18. (a) About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long, the Brahmaputra is an
important river for irrigation and transportation. The average depth of the
river is 124 feet (38 m) and maximum depth is 380 feet (120 m). The river is
prone to catastrophic flooding in spring when the Himalayan snows melt. 19. (a)
The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the
Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands
of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km. 20. (b)
Black soil is a rich soil that is good for crops like cotton. It is found in
various places around the world. It is most abundantly found in western central
India. 21. (a) Alkali, or alkaline, soils are clay soils with high pH (>
8.5), a poorsoilstructure and a low infiltration capacity. Often they have a
hard calcareous layer at 0.5 to 1 metre depth. Alkali soils owe their
unfavorable physico-chemical properties mainly to the dominating presence of
sodium carbonate which causes the soil to swell and difficult to
clarify/settle. 22. (a) Among the in situ soils are the red-to-yellow
(including laterite) and black soils known locally as regur. After these the
alluvial soil is the third most common type. 23. (a) Uttarakhand or formerly
Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to
as the “Land of the Gods” due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage
centres found throughout the state. 24. (a) Assam is a northeastern state of
India. Its capital is Dispur, located within the municipal area of Guwahati
city. It has an area of 78550 km2. 25. (b) Dachigam National Park is located 22
kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 141 square
kilometers. 26. (a) Rhinoceros often abbreviated as rhino, is a group of five
extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these
species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. 27. (c) The Western
Ghats or the Sahyadri constitute a mountain range along the western side of
India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight “hottest
hotspots” of biological diversity in the world.8 28. (a) Project Tiger was
launched by Kailash Sankhala in India in 1973. The project aims at ensuring a
viable population of Bengal Tigers in their natural habitats and also to
protect them from extinction. 29. (b) During the hot weather period i.e from
March to May the eastern and North-eastern states of the subcontinent like West
Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha (parts) and Bangladesh experience dramatic
appearance of a special type of violent thunderstorm known as Nor’wester. In
Bengal it is known as ‘Kal Baisakhi’ or calamity of the month of Baisakh
(April,15-May,15). Apart from its destructive effects like sudden rise in wind
speed, lightning, thunder and hail the rainfall associated with the storm
although small in amount, is extremely helpful for the pre-Kharif crops like
jute, Aus paddy, summer till and a large number of vegetables and fruits and
the sudden drop in temperature gives relief after unbearable mid-day heat. 30.
(c) Around September, with the sun fast retreating south, the northern land
mass of the Indian subcontinent begins to cool off rapidly. With this air
pressure begins to build over northern India, the Indian Ocean and its
surrounding atmosphere still holds its heat. This causes cold wind to sweep
down from the Himalayas and Indo-Gangetic Plain towards the vast spans of the
Indian Ocean south of the Deccan peninsula. This is known as the Northeast
Monsoon or Retreating Monsoon. 31. (d) Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi
Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometers from
Shillong. 32. (a) The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through
September. The Thar Desert and adjoining areas of the northern and central
Indian subcontinent heats up considerably during the hot summers. This causes a
low pressure area over the northern and central Indian subcontinent. To fill
this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush in to the
subcontinent. These winds, rich in moisture, are drawn towards the Himalayas.
The Himalayas act like a high wall, blocking the winds from passing into
Central Asia, and forcing them to rise. As the clouds rise their temperature
drops and precipitation occurs. Some areas of the subcontinent receive up to
10,000 mm (390 in) of rain annually. 34. (b) With total milk production in
India in 2011-12 reaching 127.9 million tonnes, India is the largest milk
producing country in the world. 35. (a) Bauxite, an aluminium ore, is the
world’s main source of aluminium. It consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite
Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH) and diaspore. 36. (d) Digboi is a town and a town
area committee in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of
Assam, India. Crude oil was discovered here in late 19th century. 37. (b) The
rocks of the Dharwar system are mainly sedimentary in origin, and occur in
narrow elongated synclines resting on the gneisses found in Bellary district,
Mysore and the Aravalis of Rajputana. These rocks are enriched in manganese and
iron ore which represents a significant resource of these metals. 38. (b)
Tuticorin is known as “Pearl City” due to the pearl fishing carried out in the
town. It is a commercial seaport which serves the inland cities of Southern
India and is one of the sea gateways of Tamil Nadu. 39. (a) Khetri Nagar is a
town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati
region. Khetri is actually two towns, the first “Khetri Town” was founded by
Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan. 40. (a) Khadir or Khadar plains are those that are
low-lying next to a river. Khadir areas are prone to flooding and sometimes
include portions of former river beds that became available for agriculture
when a river changed course. Khadir soil consists of new alluvial deposits and
is often very fertile. 41. (b) The production of chrome ore and chrome
concentrate has been fairly consistent in the last 5 years. South Kaliapani is
the main Chrome ore, Bangur Chrome ore Mine is the first and only underground
mine of Odisha. 42. (d) The Kalpasar Project envisages building a dam across
the Gulf of Khambat for generating tidal power and for establishing a huge
reservoir for fresh water for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes.9
43. (c) The Ganga action plan was, launched by Shri Rajeev Gandhi, the then
Prime Minister of India on 14 Jan. 1986 with the main objective of pollution
abatement, to improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and
treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical wastes
from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river. 44. (b)
Madhya Pradesh contributes more than 70% of the total soyabean production in
the country. During the last two years soyabean has been grown in Madhya
Pradesh in an area of about 4.4 million hectare producing around 3.9 million
tones. 45. (c) Deccan traps are formed by vast outpouring of basic lava from
many linear fissures developed in the earth’s crust. This outpouring was of quiet
type and hence did not create any volcanic domes. It just spread across the
surface. This outpouring was in many active stages followed by periods of
quiescence. This outpouring took place around 65 million years ago when India
was near present placed Madagascar and during its movement towards north, it
passed over Reunion Hotspot. Presently this hotspot is dormant in nature. This
outpouring lasted for 5million years approx according to latest study. 46. (b)
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the
Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of
Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the
fourthlargest island in the world), as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands.
47. (d) India had about 125 Million metric tonne of proven oil reserves as
April 2010 or 5.62 billion barrels as per EIA estimate for 2009, which is the
second-largest amount in the Asia-Pacific region behind China. Most of India’s
crude oil reserves are located in the western coast (Mumbai High) and in the
northeastern parts of the country, although considerable undeveloped reserves
are also located in the offshore Bay of Bengal and in the state of Rajasthan.
48. (c) Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South
Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala
28% and Tamil Nadu 11% of production of 8,200 tonnes. 49. (b) Operation Flood
in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the
world’s biggest dairy development program which made India, a milk-deficient
nation, the largest milk producer in the world, surpassing the USA in 1998,
with about 17 percent of global output in 2010–11, which in 30 years doubled
the milk available per person, and which made dairy farming India’s largest
self-sustainable rural employment generator. 50. (b) Jhum or Jhoom cultivation
is a local name for slash and burn agriculture practised by the tribal groups
in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram
and Nagaland and also in the districts of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and
Sylhet. This system involves clearing a piece of land by setting fire or clear
felling and using the area for growing crops of agricultural importance such as
upland rice, vegetables or fruits. 51. (b) The growth, development and adoption
of new varieties of oil seeds and complementary technologies nearly doubled oil
seeds production from 12.6 mt in 1987-88 to 24.4 mt in 1996-97, catalyzed by the
Technology Mission on Oil seeds, brought about the Yellow Revolution. 52. (a)
Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
The name is derived from the Greek words meaning “physician,” and “nutrition,”
hence the common name physic nut. 53. (b) Green Revolution refers to a series
of research, development, and technology transfer initiatives, occurring
between the 1940s and the late 1960s, which increased agriculture production
worldwide, particularly in the developing world, beginning most markedly in the
late 1960s. 54. (b) Total Population of Daman and Diu is 2.43 Lakhs as per
census 2011. Literacy rate in Daman and Diu is 87.10 percent while sex ratio is
618 females per 1000.10 55. (c) National Highway 44 or NH 44 (Old NH 7), is
major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and
Tamil Nadu. NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department
(CPWD). This highway starts from the area Hyderabad Gate in Varanasi. The
highway connects several important Indian cities such as Varanasi, Rewa,
Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chikkaballapur, Bangalore,
Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Velur, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai,
Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli. A major part of NH 44 covers the North-South
Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,472
mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
As per the recent rationalization of Highway numbers this is renamed as NH 44.
56. (d) Established in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutab Shah, Hyderabad remained
under the rule of the Qutab Shahi dynasty for nearly a century before the
Mughals captured the region. In 1724, Mughal viceroy Asif Jah I declared his
sovereignty and created his own dynasty, also known as the Nizams of Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad State ultimately became a princely state during British rule, and
remained so for 150 years, with the city serving as its capital. 58. (c)
Rajasthan is blessed with two critical resources that are essential to solar
power production: high level of solar radiation per square inch and large
amounts of contiguous, relatively flat, undeveloped land. 59. (c) Wells are the
principal source of irrigation in Tamilnadu. During the year under review, open
wells and tube-wells/bore-wells continued to be the principal source of
irrigation. The net area irrigated by open wells and tube-wells / bore-wells
together accounted for 1593968 ha (about 55.7 % of the total net area
irrigated) in 09-10 as against 1614082 ha in 08-09 showing a decrease of 20114
ha i.e. 1.2%. The net area irrigated by wells during the year 09-10 was the
highest in Villupuram district with 11.3% of the total net area irrigated by
the wells in the state followed by 7.7% in Thiruvannamalai district and 6.4% in
Salem district. 60. (d) The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that
flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan
61. (a) Punjab, also spelt Panjab, is a state in the northwest of forming part
of the larger Punjab region. 63. (d) Kandla, also Kandla Port or New Kandla is
a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of
Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west
coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western
India, after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in
Pakistan. 64. (c) Barren Island is located in the Andaman Sea, one of the most
easterly of the Andaman Islands. It is the only confirmed active volcano in
South Asia. 65. (d) Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalaya and is
the world’s highest peak with an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters). K2 is
the second highest peak of the Himalayan mountain range and also the second
highest peak on earth with an elevation of 28,251 feet (8,611 meters). Other
famous peaks include Kailash, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and
Manasklu. The Himalayas includes more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of
24,000 feet (7,300 meters) or more above sea level. 66. (c) Chhattisgarh is the
10th largest state in India, with an area of 135,190 km². With a population of
25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16th mostpopulated state of the nation. 73.
(a) The Konkan Railway (Railway Symbol:KR) is a railway line which runs along
the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan
Railway Corporation. It runs from Thokur, near Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha
railway station in Maharashtra through Goa for a total distance of 741 km,
along the west coast of India and Western Ghats.11 77. (b) The Tehri Dam is the
highest dam in India and one of the tallest in the world. It is a multipurpose
rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in
Uttarakhand, India. 78. (b) Saraswati River refers to a river, that was a
distributary of the Bhagirathi and is now no more there but was active till
around the 16th century AD. The course and condition of the Saraswati has
played an important role in the development and decline of river port towns in
Bengal. Initially, the major port town was Tamralipta, after the decline of
which Saptagram rose and declined, and finally Kolkata came up. 79. (d) The
Jaduguda Mine (also spelt as Jadugoda or Jadugora) is a uranium mine in
Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of
Jharkhand. 80. (a) The Coromandel Coast, is the southeastern coast of the
Indian Subcontinent between Kanyakumari and False Divi Point. It may also
include the southeastern coast of the island of Sri Lanka. 86. (b) Dandakarnya
is the region where a rehabilitation plan for the people displaced from
Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) was drawn up after the independence. The
project, however, did not attract many of the displaced persons. The region
lies in the tribal belt of Orissa and Chattisgarh. 94. (b) Raman Peak is the
name given to a submarine mountain peak situated in the Arabian Sea
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