300 Geography Questions for SSC CGL

1. Which state has smallest land area? [IAS

2003] 6. Duncan Passage is situated between:
(a) Goa [CDS 1999]
(b) Nagaland (a) Minicoy and Amindiv
(c) Sikkim (b) Minicoy and Maldives
(d) Tripura (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
Answer: ( a) (d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
Answer: (d)
2. The climate of India is mainly tropical
because: [CDS 2002] 7. Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS
(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its 2011]
North (a) Dover and Calais
(b) major part of India lies within the tropics (b) Alaska and Russia
(c) of the overpowering influence of India (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
Ocean (d) North Korea and South Korea
(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams Answer: (c)
Answer: ( a)
8. If the usual rule of calculation of time were
3. The two volcanic islands in the Indian applied for the extremes of Gujrat and
territory are: [CDS 2002] Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time:
(a) Kavaratti and New Moor [CPO AC 2003]
(b) Bitra and Kavaratti (a) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at
(c) Pamban and Barren Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours
(d) Narcondam and Barren (b) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at
Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours
(c) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of
4. Among the following Union Territories of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours
India, which one has the largest size? [CDS (d) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of
2002] that at Gujarat by about 2 hours
(a) Pondicherry Answer: (d)
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Daman and Diu 9. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through
(d) Chandigarh the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000]
Answer: (a) (a) AP and Karnataka
(b) AP and Tamil Nadu
5. Which one of the following pairs is (c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (d) Orissa and AP
(a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan Answer: (d)
(b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar
(c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal 10. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
(d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan : [Bank PO 2007]
Answer: (d) (a) Indian Ocean
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(b) Arabian Sea 2. Sikkim
(c) Bay of Bengal 3. Arunachal Pradesh
(d) none of these 4. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b) (a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
11. Which foreign country is closest to (c) 1 and 3
Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003] (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(a) Sri Lanka Answer: (d)
(b) Myanmar
(c) Indonesia 16. The States of India having common
(d) Pakistan border with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993]
Answer: (b) (a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal
Pradesh
12. Which one of the following States shares (b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
boundaries with the maximum number of (c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
other (d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal
States of India ? [CPO AC 2003] Pradesh
(a) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (a)
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Assam 17. The State with the largest area under
(d) Bihar waste land is:
Answer: (c) (a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: (c) Jammu and Kashmir
[CPO AC 2003] (d) Rajasthan
(a) West Bengal Answer: (c)
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh 18. The largest population of Scheduled
(d) Madhya Pradesh Tribes is in:
Answer: (d) (a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
14. Which of the following is east of the (c) Arunachal Pradesh
Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (d) Sikkim
(a) Thailand Answer: (b)
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Indonesia 19. The Himalayan mountain system belongs
(d) All of them to which one of the following? [Asstt Grade
Answer: (c) 1991]
(a) Fold mountains
15. The States which have common borders (b) Volcanic mountains
with China are: (c) Block mountains
1. Jammu and Kashmir (d) None of these
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Answer: (a) D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal Pradesh
ABCD
20. The oldest mountains in India according (a) 4 3 1 2
to geographical history are :[Asstt Grade (b) 3 4 2 1
1991] (c) 3 4 1 2
(a) Satpuras (d) 4 3 2 1
(b) Nilgiris Answer: (b)
(c) Vindhyas 25. The transport route connecting the
(d) Aravallis Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain
Answer: (d) ranges
at the: [IAS 2003]
21. The highest mountain peak in India is : (a) Pir Panjal pass
[LIC 1994] (b) Karakoram pass
(a) Kanchenjunga (c) Banihal pass
(b) Mount Everest (d) Zoji La pass
(c) Mt. K2 Answer: (b)
(d) Nanda Devi 26. Which one of the following mountains is
Answer: (c) not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]
22. Which one of the following is the correct (a) Sheravoy hills
sequence of the age of formation-from the (b) Javadi hills
youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain (c) Nallamala hills
ranges? (d) Elamalai hills
(a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Answer: (d)
Deccan Traps 27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of
(b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003]
Himalayas (a) Palni hills
(c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, (b) Anaimalai mountain
Deccan Traps (c) Nilgiri mountain
(d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, (d) Cardamon hills
Western Ghats Answer: (a)
Answer: (a) 28. Which one of the following statements is
23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the NOT correct? [IAS 2003]
Himalayas located in : (a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was
(a) Kashmir formed by the weathering of basaltic lava
(b) Nepal rocks
(c) Baluchistan (b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from
(d) Myanmar other types of rocks by the presence of
Answer: (d) distinct
24. Match the following: [CDS 2000] layers
A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal Pradesh (c) Granite has large crystals of quartz,
B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal feldspar and mica in it
C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and Kashmir
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(d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less (d) Kaimur range
compact than its original type Answer: (a)
Answer: (d) 34. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold
29. Which of the following relates to the ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS
formation of the Himalayas? 1994]
(a) Folding of the earth's crust (a) the Siwalik Range
(b) Accumulation of loess deposits (b) the Lesser Himalayas
(c) Folding of the geosyncline (c) the Great Himalayan Range
(d) Faulting of the earth's crust (d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: (c) Answer: (c)
30. Which one of the following is most prone 35. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: [I.
to earthquakes? [CDS 2000] Tax & Central Excise 1992]
(a) Coastal plains (a) alluvial soil
(b) Old shields (b) coral reef
(c) Plateaus (c) sandstone
(d) Young folded mountains (d) lava
Answer: (d) Answer: (d)
31. The correct sequence of the different 36. The highest peak in South India is:
sections of the Himalayas in terms of their (a) Doda Betta
stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order (b) Makurti
is : [IAS 2003] (c) Analmudi
(a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., (d) None of these
Assam Him. Answer: (c)
(b) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., 37. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt
Kumaon Him. Grade 1993]
(c) Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., (a) straight mountains
Punjab Him. (b) block mountains
(d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., (c) residual mountains
Punjab Him. (d) volcanic mountains
Answer: (b) Answer: (c)
32. The Vindhyas belong to which class of 38. Which of the following mountain passes
mountains? lies outside India ?
(a) Block mountains (a) Khyber
(b) Fold mountains (b) Bomdila
(c) Volcanic mountains (c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Residual mountains (d) Shipkila
Answer: (a) Answer: (a)
33. The mountain range which stretches from 39. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989]
Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the: (a) Kashmir and Tibet
(a) Aravallis (b) Nepal and Tibet
(b) Vindhyas (c) Leh and Kargil
(c) Satpuras (d) Leh and Snnagar
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Answer: (d) Answer: (b)
40. Which of the following passes and 43. Which of the following is not true with
locations is/are wrongly matched? regard to the coastal plains of India ?
1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir (a) The west coast has a narrow alluvial
2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar margin interspersed by hilly terrain
Pradesh (b) The eastern coast has a wide plain with
3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - well-developed deltas of the major rivers
Himachal Pradesh (c) The west coast has little indentation
4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim except towards the south
(a) 1 and 2 (d) The west and east coasts, have the same
(b) 2 and 3 alluvial features
(c) 3 and 4 Answer: (d)
(d) 1, 2 and 3 44. In which one of the following is the
Answer: (b) Himalayan pass Shipki La located? [IAS
41. Which of the following are true with 2008]
respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? (a) Chandra valley
1. The southern plateau block is formed (b) Hunza valley
mainly of granites and gneiss (c) Nubra valley
2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated (d) Sutlej valley
tableland consisting of horizontally arranged Answer: (d)
lava 45. Arrange the following hill ranges in order
sheets from north to south:
3. The Malwa plateau dominates the 1. Nallamala Hills
Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank 2. Nilgiri
of the 3. Anaimalai
plateau 4. Cardamon Hills
4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti (a) I, IV, III, II
are interposed between the Vindhyan and the (b) I, II, III, IV
Satpura ranges. (c) II, I, III, IV
(a) I, II and III (d) I, II, IV, III
(b) I and II Answer: (b)
(c) I, II, III and IV 46. Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in
(d) I, III and IV order as they occur from west to east:
Answer: (c) 1. Kanchenjunga
42. Which of the following is the main 2. Mt. Everest
difference between the Western and Eastern 3. Nanda Devi
Ghats 4. Dhaulagiri
? (a) I, II, III, IV
(a) Height (b) I, II, IV, III
(b) Continuity (c) III, II, I, IV
(c) Proximity to the coast (d) III, IV, II, I
(d) Vegetation Answer: (d)
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47. Arrange the following ranges in order as 51. Match the following: [CDS 2009]
they occur from north to south: Pass State
1. Pir Panjal A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim
2. Karakoram B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand
3. Zanskar C. Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Ladakh D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir
(a) II, IV, III, I ABCD
(b) II, III, IV, I (a) 4 1 3 2
(c) I, II, IV, III (b) 2 3 1 4
(d) III, II, IV, I (c) 4 3 1 2
Answer: (a) (d) 2 1 3 4
48. Consider the following: [IAS 2004] Answer: (c)
1. Mahadeo Hills 52. Which one of the following States in India
2. Sahyadri Parvat has the broadest continental shelf? [IAS
3. Satpura Range 2008]
What is the correct sequence of the above (a) Andhra Pradesh
from the north of the south ? (b) Gujarat
(a) 1, 2, 3 (c) Karnataka
(b) 2, 1, 3 (d) Tamil Nadu
(c) 1, 3, 2 Answer: (d)
(d) 2, 3, 1 53. Which of the following are true regarding
Answer: (c) Chhota Nagpur? [CDS 1994]
49. Which of the following gives the correct 1. It is one of the former princely states.
sequence of hills in the east-west direction? 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited
(a) Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo mainly by the tribals.
(b) Garo, Khasi, Mkir, Naga 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal
(c) K'hasi,Garo, Naga, Mikir areas in Bihar, West Bengal. Orissa and M.P.
(d) Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo (a) 1 and 3
Answer: (a) (b) 2 and 3
50. Consider the following mountain ranges: (c) 1 and 2
[CDS 2002] (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Ladakh Range Answer: (c)
2. Karakoram 54. The new alluvial deposits found in the
3. Greater Himalayas Gangetic plain are known as: [CDS 2001]
4. Zanskar Range (a) bhabar
What is the correct sequence of these from (b) bhangar
south to north? (c) khadar
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) terai
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2 Answer: (c)
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1 55. Match the following:
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1 A. Bhabar 1. Younger alluvium
Answer: (a) B. Terai 2. It is very porous
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C. Bhangar 3. Has thick forest and wild life
D. Khadar 4. Older alluvium
ABCD
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
Answer: (a)
56. The correct order of the given hills from
west to east is : [NDA 2001]
(a) Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi
(b) Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
(c) Khasi-Garo- Jaintia-Naga
(d) Garo-Khasi- Jaintia-Naga
Answer: (d)
57. A rift valley is formed mainly due to:
[NDA 2003]
(a) forces of tension in the earth's crust
(b) the subsidence of the floor of a river
valley
(c) the valley formed after the formation of
fold mountains
(d) the deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: (b)
58. The Himalayas are generally divided into
three ranges which do not include:
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas
Answer: (c)
59. What do you understand by the term
'Doab' ?
(a) Where the delta of river begins
(b) Where two or more rivers meet
(c) Land between two separate river systems
(d) Land between two tributaries of a river
Answer: (d)
60. Which one of the following statements is
wrong regarding the "Vale of Kashmir" ?
[CDS 2002]
(a) It is a synclinal valley
(b) It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal
Range and the Lesser Himalayas
(c) It is drained by the river Jhelum
(d) Previously it was a bed of a great lake,
subsequently uplifted.
Answer: (b)
61. Match the following: [IAS 2007]
Valley State
A. Dzukou Valley 1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Yumthang Valley 2. Sikkim
C. Neora Valley 3. Nagaland
D. Sangla Valley 4. West Bengal
ABCD
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
Answer: (c)
62. Match the following: [CDS 2001]
Mountain passes in Himalayas States
A. Changla 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Shipkila 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Zozila 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Bomdila
ABCD
(a) 3 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
Answer: (a)
63. Considering the location of mountains in
India which one of the following is in right
sequence from south to north? [NDA 1992]
(a) Dodabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri,
Vindhyachal
(b) Dodabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri,
Kailash
(c) Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Dodabetta,
Vindhyachal
(d) Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal, Dodabetta,
Kailash
Answer: (b)
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64. Siwaliks are: [IFS 1989] Answer: (a)
(a) to the north of Himadri 69. Which one of the following gives the
(b) foothills of Himalayan ranges correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the
(c) in Meghalaya direction east to west?
(d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar (a) Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt.
Answer: (b) Everest
65. Palghat joins which of the following (b) Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt.
states? [Stenographers' Exam 1994] Everest
(a) Sikkim and West Bengal (c) Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha
(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat Barwa
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (d) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt.
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim Everest, Nanda Devi
Answer: (c) Answer: (d)
66. Consider the following statements: 70. Which one of the following is the junction
1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of point of the Eastern Ghats and Western
Garo hills. Ghats? [IAS 2004]
2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean (a) Javadi Hills
sea level. (b) Anaimalai Hills
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) Nilgiri Hills
correct? [IAS 2008] (d) Shevaroy Hills
(a) 1 only Answer: (c)
(b) 2 only 71. The highest peak of the Himalayas in
(c) Both 1 and 2 India is in : [CDS 2004]
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c) (b) Kashmir
67. _______ forms the western boundary of (c) Sikkim
the Indian sub-continent. (d) Himachal Pradesh
(a) Aravalli Answer: (c)
(b) Pirpanjal 72. Match the following: [NDA 2001]
(c) Karakoram Peaks Mountain range
(d) Hindukush A. Gurushikhar 1. Zanskar
Answer: (d) B. Dhupgarh 2. Satpura
68. Why is it that the Himalayan region is C. Doda Betta 3. Nilgiri
poor in mineral resources? D. Nanga Parbat 4. Vindhya
(a) Displacement of rock strata has disturbed 5. Aravalli
the arrangement of rocks and made it ABCD
complex (a) 4 2 5 1
(b) It is made up of crystalline rock (b) 3 4 1 5
(c) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals (c) 4 5 2 1
difficult (d) 5 2 3 1
(d) The climatic conditions are not suitable, Answer: (d)
for exploitation of minerals 73. Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
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(a) Near Leh Answer: (c)
(b) The north-east corner of Jammu and 78. Which one of the following Himalayan
Kashmir Passes was reopened around in the middle
(c) Along the Zaskar mountains of the
(d) South of the Siachen Glacier year 2006to facilitate trade between India and
Answer: (b) China? [IAS 2007]
74. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of: [IAS (a) Chang La
2003] (b) JaraLa
(a) Assam Himalayas (c) Nathu La
(b) Kumaon Himalayas (d) Shipki La
(c) Nepal Himalayas Answer: (c)
(d) Punjab Himalayas 79. Where are Shevaroy Hills located? [IAS
Answer: (b) 2007]
75. Which one of the following statements is (a) Andhra Pradesh
not correct? [IAS 2005] (b) Karnataka
(a) The Western Ghats are relatively higher in (c) Kerala
their northern region (d) Tamil Nadu
(b) The Anal Mudi is the highest peak in the Answer: (d)
Western Ghats 80. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura located? [IAS 2007]
(d) The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys (a) Rajasthan
are said to be old rift valleys (b) Gujarat
Answer: (a) (c) Madhya Pradesh
76. Which one of the following is the correct (d) Maharashtra
sequence of the given hills starting from the Answer: (a)
north and going towards the south? [IAS 81. The hill range that separates the state of
2005] Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known
(a) Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis as: [CDS 2009]
- Anaimalai Hills (a) Arakan hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills (b) Patkai hills
- Nallamalai Hills (c) Barail hills
(c) Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills (d) Manipu
- Anaimalai Hills Answer: (c)
(d) Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills 82. Which one of the following does NOT lie
- Nallamalai Hills in Maharashtra? [UP PCS 2011]
Answer: (c) (a) Balaghat Range
77. What is the name of the highest summit (b) Harishchandra Range
of Nilgiri Hills? [Asstt Comm 2008] (c) Mandav Hills
(a) Coonoor-betta (d) Satmala Hills
(b) Anaimudi Answer: (c)
(c) Doda-betta 83. Arrange the following hills of southern
(d) Vellangiri India from north to south:
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1. Nilgiri 88. Which of the following latitudes passes
2. Cardamom through India? [RRB 1994]
3. Nallamala (a) Equator
4. Anaimalai (b) Arctic Circle
Select the correct answer using the code (c) Tropic of Capricorn
given below: [Asstt Commdt 2011] (d) Tropic of Cancer
(a) 3-1-4-2 Answer: (d)
(b) 4-3-1-2 89. Which one of the following countries has
(c) 1-3-4-2 the longest international boundary with
(d) 1-2-3-4 India?
Answer: (a) [CDS 2012]
84. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the (a) Bangladesh
same latitude, but their climate difference is (b) Bhutan
due (c) China
to [BPSC 2011] (d) Pakistan
(a) the difference in their altitudes Answer: (a)
(b) their distance from sea 90. India is the seventh largest country in the
(c) snowfall in Shimla world and it covers a total area of
(d) pollution in Amritsar approximately: [Railway 2012]
Answer: (a) (a) 2700000 sq. km
85. The length of India's coastline is about: (b) 3000000 sq. km
[SBI 2013] (c) 3200000 sq. km
(a) 5900 km (d) 3600000 sq. km
(b) 6100 km Answer: (c)
(c) 7000 km 91. Consider the following statements:
(d) 7500 km 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep
Answer: (d) are originated due to coral reefs.
86. Which State has the largest coastline in 2. The continental shelves of western coast
India? [Railway 2009] are due to faulting and submergence.
(a) Gujarat Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
(b) Tamil Nadu correct? [IAS 2009]
(c) Karnataka (a) 1 only
(d) Andhra Pradesh (b) 2 only
Answer: (a) (c) Both 1 and 2
87. The Karakoram Highway connects which (d) Neither 1 nor 2
of the following pairs of countries? [Bank PO Answer: (c)
1991] 92. Which of the following is the correct
(a) India-Nepal chronological order of the formation of the
(b) India-China following states in India?
(c) India-Pakistan 1. Sikkim
(d) China-Pakistan 2. Mizoram
Answer: (d) 3. Goa
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4. Arunachal Pradesh 97. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4 States of:
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4 1. Gujarat
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3 2. Jharkhand
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3 3. Assam
Answer: (c) 4. Mizoram
93. The largest southernmost single island in (a) 1, 2 and 4
India is: [CBI 1994] (b) 1 and 2
(a) Rameswaram Island (c) 1, 3 and 4
(b) Minicoy Island (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) Car Nicobar Island Answer: (a)
(d) Great Nicobar Island 98. Which one of the following gives the
Answer: (d) correct sequence of places going from the
94. "This Union Territory possesses a east to
coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 the west of India?
marine fishing (a) Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
villages. However 45% of the population is (b) Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
engaged in agriculture and allied products". (c) Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
Which among the Territories is referred (d) Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
passage? Answer: (c)
(a) Lakshadweep 99. Which one of the following shows the
(b) Pondicherry correct sequence of occurrence of the
(c) Andaman and Nicobar following
(d) Daman towns/cities as one proceeds from west to
Answer: (a) east?
95. Which state amongst the following has (a) Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
the highest percentage of the Scheduled (b) Surat, Ward ha, Rourkela, Bharuch
Caste (c) Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem,
population of State's population? [IAS 2004] Vishakhapatnam
(a) Jharkhand (d) Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
(b) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (c)
(c) Punjab 100. Which states of India have a common
(d) Uttar Pradesh border with Pakistan?
Answer: (a) 1. Jammu and Kashmir
96. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass 2. Himachal Pradesh
through: 3. Punjab
(a) Madhya Pradesh 4. Gujarat
(b) West Bengal 5. Rajasthan
(c) Rajasthan (a) I, II, III, V
(d) Orissa (b) I, II, III, IV
Answer: (d) (c) I, III, IV
(d) I, III, IV, V
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Answer: (d) (c) Kavaratti
101. Which of the following sets of cities is (d) Silvassa
located on the reference longitude for Indian Answer: (d)
standard time? 107. Kanchipuram is in which of the
(a) Bangalore-Varanasi following states? [Bank PO 1993]
(b) Chennai-Varanasi (a) Kerala
(c) Kakinanda-Pondicherry (b) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Pondicherry-Varanasi (c) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (c) (d) Karnataka
102. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the Answer: (c)
boundary between: 108. Nine Degree Channel separates: [CDS
(a) India and Pakistan 2001]
(b) India and China (a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
(c) India and Nepal (b) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
(d) India and Bangladesh (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
Answer: (b) (d) North Andaman and South Andaman
103. The northern part of the west coast is Answer: (b)
known as: 109. Which one of the following groups of
(a) Konkan coast Indian states has a common frontier with
(b) Coromandal coast Bhutan?
(c) Malabar coast [CDS 2001]
(d) None of these (a) Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
Answer: (a) (b) Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West
104. The Konkan Coast stretches between: Bengal
(a) Goa and Cochin (c) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and
(b) Goa and Mumbai West Bengal
(c) Goa and Daman (d) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and
(d) Goa and Diu West Bengal
Answer: (a) Answer: (c)
105. The Eastern Coast of India is known as : 110. Lakshadweep Islands are the product
[I.Tax & Central Excise 1992] of: [CDS 1999]
(a) Eastern Plateau (a) volcanic activity
(b) Bengal Coast (b) wave action
(c) Coromandal Coast (c) sea-floor expansion
(d) Cyclonic Coast (d) reef formation
Answer: (c) Answer: (d)
106. Which of the following is the capital of 111. Match the following: [IAS 2003]
the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar A. Ho 1. Chhattisgarh
Haveli? B. Baiga 2. Sikkim
[UTI 1993] C. Kuki 3. Jharkhand
(a) Dadra D. Bhutia 4. Nagaland
(b) Nagar Haveli ABCD
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(a) 2 3 4 1 (d) Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu –
(b) 1 4 2 3 Orissa
(c) 3 1 4 2 Answer: (b)
(d) 4 2 3 1 116. Which one of the following towns is
Answer: (c) situated easternmost? [CDS 2003]
112. Consider the following statements: (a) Kohima
1. Longitude of Jabalpur's location is (b) Jorhat
between those of Indore and Bhopal (c) Itanagar
2. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is (d) Dibrugarh
between those of Vadodara and Pune. Answer: (d)
3. Bangalore is situated more southward 117. Which of the following towns is located
than Chennai. at easternmost? [IAS 2003]
Which of these statements is/are ? [IAS 2003] (a) Bokaro
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Jamshedpur
(b) Only 2 (c) Patna
(c) 2 and 3 (d) Ranchi
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: (b)
Answer: (c) 118. Among the following cities, which one is
113. India lies in the hemisphere: [SSC nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [IAS 2003]
Graduate 2003] (a) Delhi
(a) Northern and eastern (b) Kolkata
(b) Southern and eastern (c) Jodhpur
(c) Northern and western (d) Nagpur
(d) Northern and southern Answer: (b)
Answer: (a) 119. Which among the following is the
114. Which of the following cities lies to the smallest state area wise? [IAS 2003]
western-most longitude? [CPO SI 2002] (a) Nagaland
(a) Jaipur (b) Mizoram
(b) Nagpur (c) Meghalaya
(c) Bhopal (d) Manipur
(d) Hyderabad Answer: (a)
Answer: (a) 120. Which one of the following States does
115. Which one of the following sequences in not form border with Bangladesh? [UP PCS
the ascending order of their geographical 2002]
size (a) Meghalaya
is correct? [CDS 2003] (b) Tripura
(a) Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa (c) Manipur
(b) Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - (d) Mizoram
Chattisgarh Answer: (c)
(c) West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil 121. West Bengal shares boundaries with
Nadu how many foreign countries? [NDA 2004]
(a) One
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(b) Two (c) Nandadevi
(c) Three (d) Nanga Parbat
(d) Four Answer: (a)
Answer: (c) 128. Consider the following statements:
122. The capital of Lakshadweep is : 1. The equatorial forests are evergreen.
[Stenographers' Exam 1990] 2. The Mediterranean region has deciduous
(a) Port Blair forests of broad-leaved trees.
(b) Silvassa 3. Taiga forests are found in Kashmir.
(c) Aizawl Which of the statements given above are
(d) Kavaratti correct? [NDA 2005]
Answer: (d) (a) 1 and 2
123. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto (b) 2 and 3
____ nautical miles. (c) 1 and 3
(a) 8 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 10 Answer: (d)
(c) 12 129. Consider the following statements:
(d) 14 1. Korba is west to Rourkela.
Answer: (c) 2. Rourkela is south to Ranehi.
124. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the Which of the statements given above is/are
world, is located in : correct? [CDS 2005]
(a) Bhutan (a) 1 only
(b) China (b) 2 only
(c) India (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Nepal (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d) Answer: (c)
125. Which one of the following mountain. 130. Match the following: [CDS 2005]
peaks of Himalayas is NOT in India? [NDA Tourism Place State
2003] A. Munnar 1. Gujarat
(a) Annapurna B. Lonavla 2. Kerala
(b) Nanda Devi C. Panehamarhi 3. Madhya Pradesh
(c) Mt. Kamet D. Saputara 4. Maharashtra
(d) Kanchenjunga Codes:
Answer: (a) ABCD
126. The second highest peak in the world is: (a) 1 3 4 2
(a) Kanchenjunga (b) 2 4 3 1
(b) K-2 (Godwin Austin) (c) 1 4 3 2
(c) Nandadevi (d) 2 3 4 1
(d) Lhotse Answer: (c)
Answer: (b) 131. Consider the following sites/
127. The highest Himalayan peak in India is: monuments:
(a) Kanchenjunga 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
(b) K-2
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2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, 136. In India, how many States share the
Mumbai coastline? [IAS 2008]
3. Mamallapuram (a) 7
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple) (b) 8
Which of the above are included in the (c) 9
World-Heritage List of UNESCO? [IAS 2005] (d) 10
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer: (c)
(b) 1, 3 and 4 137. Between which one of the following
(c) 2 and4 pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?
(d) 1, 2 and 3 [IAS
Answer: (d) 2008]
132. In which one of the following Islands of (a) South Andaman and Little Andaman
India is an active volcano found? [CDS 2009] (b) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
(a) Car Nicobar Island (c) Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar
(b) Nancowry lsland Island
(c) Barren Island (d) Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar
(d) Maya Bunder Island Island
Answer: (c) Answer: (b)
133. Which one of the following longitudes 138. Among the following States of India,
determines the Indian Standard Time? [CDS which one has the oldest rock formations in
2009] the
(a) 85.5ºE country? [IAS 2008]
(b) 86.5ºE (a) Assam
(c) 84.5ºE (b) Bihar
(d) 82.5ºE (c) Karnataka
Answer: (d) (d) Uttar Pradesh
134. Which one of the following cities will Answer: (c)
never get the vertical rays of the sun? [CDS 139. Among the following States, which one
2009] has the largest forest area? [IAS 2008]
(a) Srinagar (a) Gujarat
(b) Mumbai (b) Karnataka
(c) Kolkata (c) Orissa
(d) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a) Answer: (a)
135. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with 140. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and
how many States? [CDS 2009] Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of
(a) 3 the
(b) 4 following islands? [NDA 2008]
(c) 5 (a) North Andaman
(d) 6 (b) Little Andaman
Answer: (c) (c) Middle Andaman
(d) South Andaman
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Answer: (d) (a) Hyderabad
141. The hill station of Coonoor is located in (b) Bhopal
which one of the following states? [CDS (c) Lucknow
2008] (d) Benguluru (Bangalore)
(a) Karnataka Answer: (c)
(b) Andhra Pradesh 146. Out of the four southern States: Andhra
(c) Kerala Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,
(d) Tamil Nadu which shares boundaries with the maximum
Answer: (c) number of Indian States? [IAS 2007]
142. 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective (a) Andhra Pradesh only
latitude and longitude of which one of the (b) Karnataka only
following places? [CDS 2008] (c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(a) Jaipur (d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(b) Delhi Answer: (c)
(c) Lucknow 147. Match the following: [IAS 2007]
(d) Allahabad Town River Nearer to it
Answer: (b) A. Betul 1.lndravati
143. Which one of the following Indian states B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
does not have a common international C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra
border D. Ujjain 4. Tapti
with Bangladesh? [CDS 2008] ABCD
(a) Manipur (a) 1 4 2 3
(b) West Bengal (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) Tripura (c) 4 1 3 2
(d) Assam (d) 1 4 3 2
Answer: (a) Answer: (b)
144. What is the correct order of occurrence 148. Consider the following statements:
of the following places as one moves from 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and
east Bangladesh.
to west? [CDS 2008] 2. West Bengal shares a border with\ Bhutan
(1) Murshidabad and Nepal.
(2) Gorakhpur 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh
(3) Bhopal and Myanmar.
(4) Bhavnagar Which of the statements given above are
(a) 2-4-3-1 correct? [IAS 2006]
(b) 1-3-4-2 (a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1-2-3-4 (b) 1 and 2 only
(d) 4-3-2-1 (c) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (c) (d) 1 and 3 only
145. Which one among the following major Answer: (a)
Indian cities is most eastward located? [IAS
2007]
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149. Identify from the following states of 1. It enjoys equatorial climate
India through which the Tropic of Cancer 2. This is the only place in India where a
passes volcano is located
and arrange them from east to west: 3. This is the only place in India where coral
1. Gujarat bed is found
2. West Bengal Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Uttar Pradesh correct? [NDA 2010]
4. Jharkhand (a) 1, 2 and 3
5. Madhya Pradesh (b) 1 and 2
6. Bihar (c) 2 and 3
7. Chhattisgarh (d) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code Answer: (b)
given below: [NDA 2011] 153. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim
(a) 2-5-7-4-1 also pass through [IAS 2010]
(b) 2-4-7-5-1 (a) Rajasthan
(c) 3-2-6-7-5 (b) Punjab
(d) 3-7-4-6-2 (c) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b) (d) Jammu & Kashmir
150. Which of the following organisations Answer: (a)
prepares topographical maps of India? [SSC 154. Duncan Passage is located between
(10+2) 2010] [CDS 2012]
(a) Geographical Survey of India (a) South and Little Andaman
(b) Survey of India (b) Little and Great Nicobar
(c) Geological Survey of India (c) North and Middle Andaman
(d) Archaeological Survey of India (d) Middle and South Andaman
Answer: (a) Answer: (a)
151. Consider the following places of 155. If India adopts two time zones based on
Kashmir region : 75°E meridian for western India and 90°E
1. Srinagar meridian for eastern India, which one among
2. Gilgit the following states of eastern India will
3. Kargil be benefitted most? [Asstt Commdt 2011]
4. Banihal (a) Manipur
Arrange the above places from north to (b) West Bengal
south using the code given below: [CDS (c) Assam
2010] (d) Bihar
(a) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Answer: (c)
(b) 4 – 3 – 2 - 1 156. The large States of India in the order of
(c) 2 - 3 -1 – 4 area are [BPSC 2011]
(d) 2 - 1 – 3 – 4 (a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Answer: (c) (b) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
152. Consider the following statements (c) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: (d) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
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Answer: (a) (b) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and
157. Which of the following States has the Uttar Pradesh
largest number of people belonging to (c) Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and
Scheduled Orissa
Caste? [BPSC 2011] (d) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar
(a) Bihar Pradesh and West Bengal
(b) West Bengal Answer: (a)
(c) Uttar Pradesh 162. The ‘Mahe region’ located on the
(d) Punjab western coast of India is politically a part of
Answer: (d) the
158. Which one of the following is the Union Territory of: [NDA 2002]
southern-most city ? [CDS 2004] (a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(a) Bhopal (b) Diu and Daman
(b) Kolkata (c) Lakshadweep
(c) Raipur (d) Pondicherry
(d) Udaipur Answer: (d)
Answer: (c) 163. Which of the following would have to be
159. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
following Indian States? [CDS 2004] (a) Sunda Strait
(a) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, (b) Gulf of Mannar
Sikkim (c) Palk Strait
(b) Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar (d) Cook Strait
(c) Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Answer: (b)
Bengal, Bihar 164. With which of the following countries
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, has India no boundary ?
Meghalaya (a) Nepal
Answer: (a) (b) Mongolia
160. longitude is geographically significant (c) Myanmar
to India because: [CPO SI 2003] (d) Bhutan
(a) it determines the Indian standard time Answer: (b)
(b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of 165. The southernmost point of India is
India located in:
(c) it divides' India into eastern and western (a) Kerala
zones (b) Tamil Nadu
(d) it enables determining local time in (c) Little Andaman
eastern India (d) Great Nicobar
Answer: (a) Answer: (d)
161. Which one of the following groups 166. Which of the following gives the correct
comprises of States sharing borders with match of states and concentration of
Chhattisgarh ? [NDA 2002] religious
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra groups?
and Orissa 1. Maharashtra- Zaroastrians
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2. Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh - 171. The most urbanised community in India
Buddhists is that of the:
3. Rajasthan and Gujarat - Jains (a) Hindus
4. Sikkim - Christians (b) Muslims
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (c) Christians
(b) 2, 3 and 4 (d) Zoroastrians
(c) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: (d)
(d) 1 and 3 172. Arrange the following religious groups
Answer: (c) in increasing order of their population in
167. The group of languages spoken by the India:
largest number of people in India is : 1. Muslims
(a) Austro-Asiatic 2. Buddhists
(b) Indo-Aryan 3. Sikhs
(c) Dravidian 4. Jains
(d) none of these 5. Christians
Answer: (b) (a) IV, II, III, V, I
168. Match the following: (b) IV, II, I, III, V
Tribes Area (c) II, IV, III, V, I
A. Angamis 1.Meghalaya (d) II, III, IV, I,V
B. Todas 2.Tamil Nadu Answer: (a)
C. Moplahs 3. Kerala 173. How many States and Union Territories
D. Birhors 4. Nagaland are there in India? [UP PCS 2002]
E. Khasis 5. Madhya Pradesh (a) 25 States and 7 Union territories
ABCDE (b) 28 States and 7 Union territories
(a) 4 2 3 5 1 (including National capital territory-1)
(b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 24 States and 6 Union territories.
(c) 4 3 5 1 2 (d) None of the above
(d) 2 5 4 3 1 Answer: (b)
Answer: (a) 174. Which one among the following States
169. Most Indians belong to the group: is smallest in area? [IAS 2003]
(a) Caucasoid (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Mongoloid (b) Gujarat
(c) Australoid (c) Karnataka
(d) Negroid (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a) Answer: (d)
170. The oldest inhabitants of India are 175. In which one of the following Union
considered to be : Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
(a) Mongoloids [IAS
(b) Negritoes 2004]
(c) Indo-Aryans (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Mediterraneans (b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: (b) (c) Daman and Diu
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(d) Lakshadweep Answer: (c)
Answer: (a) 181. To which group do the tribals of central
176. Consider the following statements: and southern India belong?
Among the Indian States: (a) Proto-Australoids
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline (b) Negritos
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports (c) Mongoloids
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) Brachycephals
correct? [IAS 2004] Answer: (a)
(a) only 1 182. Why has the Green Revolution
(b) only 2 benefitted only a small section of India?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) Large dependence on manual labour
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Poor storage facilities
Answer: (d) (c) Poor farm management and
177. Amongst the following Indian States administration
which one has the minimum total forest (d) All of the above
cover? Answer: (d)
[IAS 2004] 183. Which one among the following is
(a) Sikkim nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [CDS 2004]
(b) Goa (a) Agra
(c) Haryana (b) Delhi
(d) Kerala (c) Gwalior
Answer: (c) (d) Jhansi
178. Among the Union Territories which has Answer: (d)
the highest literacy rate? 184. Match the following:
(a) Lakshadweep Place of Tourist Interest Indian State
(b) Pondicherry A. Araku Valley 1. Andhra Pradesh
(c) Delhi B. Dalhousie 2. Himachal Pradesh
(d) Daman and Diu C. Kodaikkanal 3. Kerala
Answer: (a) D. Munnar 4. Tamil Nadu
179. The percentage of literates in India is : 5. Uttaranchal
(a) almost equal among males and females 6. Uttar Pradesh
(b) lower among males than females ABCD
(c) higher among males than females (a) 6 3 1 5
(d) lower in urban areas than in rural areas (b) 1 2 4 3
Answer: (c) (c) 1 3 4 5
180. Why is that India has one of the lowest (d) 6 2 1 3
agricultural yields in the world? Answer: (b)
(a) Summers are very hot 185. The Tropic of Cancer passes through:
(b) Lack of fertile soil [NDA 2004]
(c) Farmers being poor and illiterate do not (a) Bihar
use modern farming techniques (b) Gujarat
(d) Occurrence of frost at night (c) Uttar Pradesh
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(d) Orissa (b) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b) (c) 1, 3 and 4
186. The present demographic transition of (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
India is indicative of: [IAS 2004] Answer: (c)
(a) High population growth potential but low 190. Which of the following statements
actual growth regarding literacy in India are correct ?
(b) High population growth potential and 1. A person who can only read but cannot
high actual growth write is not defined literate
(c) Partial industrialised economy 2. Children below 7 years of age are not
(d) Typically increasing urbanization taken into consideration even if they are able
Answer: (d) to
187. Match the following: [NDA 2004] read and write
Tourist Place State 3. For the purpose of census, a person is
A. Amber Fort 1. Uttar Pradesh deemed literate if he or she can read and
B. Auroville 2. Pondicherry write
C. Buland Darwaza 3. Karnataka with understanding in any of the 22
D. Gol Gumbaz 4. Rajasthan languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule
5. Madhya Pradesh of the
6. Tamil Nadu Constitution
ABCD 4. The fact that a district has attained
(a) 4 6 1 2 hundred percent literacy does not mean that
(b) 1 2 5 3 the entire
(c) 4 2 1 3 population in the district is literate
(d) 1 6 5 2 (a) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (c) (b) 2, 3, and 4
188. Which one of the following pairs of (c) 1, 2 and 3
states and tribes is not correctly matched? (d) 1, 2, and 4
[IAS Answer: (b)
1999] 191. Match the following:
(a) Assam: Miri District State
(b) Nagaland : Konyak A. Anantapur 1. Punjab
(c) Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani B. Bijapur 2. Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada C. Bharatpur 3. Karnataka
Answer: (d) D. Ferozepur 4. Andhra Pradesh
189. Which of the following is/are correct ABCD
about the Rann of Kachchh ? (a) 4 3 2 1
1. It is a flat saline marsh land (b) 4 3 1 2
2. It is in Rajasthan (c) 3 4 1 2
3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass (d) 3 4 2 1
4. It is a unique land formation supporting Answer: (a)
several singular species of fauna 192. Which of the following tribes is not
(a) 1, 2 and 3 found in Central India ? [IAS 2003]
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(a) Gonds Answer: (b)
(b) Todas 198. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
(c) Bhils Haveli lies between which of the following
(d) Munda states of India? [UDC 1993]
Answer: (b) (a) Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
193. In which of the following towns does the (b) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest (c) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
deviation from the 1ST (Indian Standard (d) Gujarat and Maharashtra
Time) ? [NDA 1991] Answer: (d)
(a) Delhi 199. The smallest Union Territory is:
(b) Cochin (a) Chandigarh
(c) Mumbai (b) Pondicherry
(d) Kohima (c) Lakshadweep
Answer: (d) (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
194. What separates Daman and Diu? [RRB Answer: (c)
1993] 1. The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the
(a) Narmada River deltas of: [NDA 2003]
(b) Gulf of Khambat (a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(c) Gir Hills (b) Godavari and Krishna
(d) Tapti River (c) Mahanadi and Godavari
Answer: (b) (d) Krishna and Cauvery
195. Which of the following Indian states Answer: (c)
does not lie on In 1do-Banqla border? [Bank 2. River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal'
PO because it : [CPO SI 2003]
1993] (a) gets flooded often causing havoc
(a) Assam (b) causes maximum soil erosion
(b) Mizoram (c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls
(c) Tripura (d) is not a perennial river
(d) Manipur Answer: (a)
Answer: (d) 3. Shyok is a tributary of:
196. Port Blair is situated in : [NDA 1993] (a) Brahmaputra
(a) North Andaman (b) Indus
(b) South Andaman (c) Chenab
(c) Middle Andaman (d) Sutlej
(d) Little Andaman Answer: (b)
Answer: (b) 4. In the decreasing order of the length of the
197. Lakshadweep is a group of how many rivers, the correct sequence is : [CPO AC
islands? [Teachers' Exam 1994] 2003]
(a) 22 (a) Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari -
(b) 25 Narmada
(c) 32 (b) Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra -
(d) 35 Narmada
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(c) Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - (c) Rupnarayan
Ganga (d) Nubra
(d) Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Answer: (a)
Narmada 9. Which of the following is false?
Answer: (a) (a) Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra
5. Which of the following is true with regard Pradesh
to the, characteristics of the Himalayan (b) Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh
rivers? (c) Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa
1. Many of them have their sources in the (d) Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya
Inner Himalayas Pradesh
2. They have a perennial flow Answer: (b)
3. They have a great capacity for erosion 10. Which of the following peninsular rivers
4. They do not form gorges is westward flowing?
(a) I and II (a) Mahanadi
(b) I, II and III (b) Godavari
(c) III and IV (c) Tapti
(d) II and IV (d) Cauvery
Answer: (b) Answer: (c)
6. Match the following: 11. Which of the following rivers is known as
Rivers Origin 'Vridha Ganga'?
A. Indus 1. Uttarakhand (a) Godavari
B. Ganga 2. Tibet (b) Krishna
C. Godavari 3. Madhya Pradesh (c) Mahanadi
D. Narmada 4. Maharashtra (d) Cauvery
5. Karnataka Answer: (a)
ABCD 12. Match the following:
(a) 2 1 4 3 A. Flows between the Satpuras and the
(b) 4 3 2 1 Vindhyas 1. Mahanadi
(c) 1 2 3 4 B. Formsa delta in Orissa 2. Narmada
(d) 3 4 1 2 C. Hemavati, Herangi and Amravati are
Answer: (a) tributaries 3. Brahmaputra
7. Teesta forms a part of which major river D. Riveralso known as Tsangpo 4. Cauvery
system? 5. Krishna
(a) Ganga ABCD
(b) Krishna (a) 2 1 4 3
(c) Cauvery (b) 1 5 3 4
(d) Brahmaputra (c) 4 3 2 1
Answer: (d) (d) 5 1 3 2
8. By what name is the Ganga known in Answer: (a)
Bangladesh? 13. Most of the rivers flowing westward from
(a) Padma the Western Ghats do not form deltas
(b) Bhagirathi because:
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(a) of the high gradient Answer: (a)
(b) they are too slow 17. Which of the following gives the correct
(c) they are not perennial descending order by length of the rivers of
(d) there is no vegetation India?
Answer: (a) (a) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
14. Which of the following pairs are correctly (b) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari
matched? (c) Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna
1. Narmada :Jabalpur (d) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
2. Godavari : Nasik Answer: (c)
3. Mahanadi : Cuttack 18. The Himalayan rivers are:
Select the correct answer using the codes (a) monsoon fed
given below: (b) snow fed
(a) 2 and 3 (c) ephemeral
(b) 1 and 3 (d) seasonal
(c) 1 and 2 Answer: (b)
(d) 1, 2 and 3 19. By which name does the Brahmaputra
Answer: (d) enter into India?
15. Which of the following are the features of (a) Manas
the Himalayan rivers? (b) Dhansiri
1. They are of youthful nature, forming deep (c) Dlhang
gorges and performing intense erosional (d) Tsangpo
activity Answer: (c)
2. They are free to form their courses and 20. The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India
follow a dendritic pattern through the State of: [NDA 2004]
3. They have very large basins (a) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) I and II (b) Assam
(b) I and III (c) Manipur
(c) II and III (d) Nagaland
(d) I, II and III Answer: (a)
Answer: (d) 21. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the
16. Given here are four places situated on river which has its source is/are: [Teachers'
the banks of the Narmada : Exam 1994]
1. Jabalpur (a) Indus
2. Mandla (b) Sutlej
3. Amarkantak (c) Brahmaputra
4. Bharuch (d) All of these
In which order do these places occur from Answer: (d)
the source of the river to its mouth? 22. Which of the following is an inland
(a) 3, 2, 1,4 drainage area? [CDS 1994]
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1 (a) Sambhar area
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (b) Chilka region
(d) 1, 4, 3, 2 (c) Mansarovar lake
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(d) Rann of Kutch 28. Which of the following river is known as
Answer: (d) India's River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993]
23. Which of the following rivers flows (a) Hooghly
through Maharashtra and Gujarat ? [CDS (b) Damodar
1993] (c) Ghaghara
(a) Sabarmati (d) Kosi
(b) Godavari Answer: (d)
(c) Mahi 29. The highest waterfall in India is : [PCS
(d) Tapti 1994]
Answer: (d) (a) Sivasundaram
24. The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of (b) Jog
India' is: (c) Courtallam
(a) Damodar (d) Hogenakal
(b) Hooghly Answer: (b)
(c) Godavari
(d) Swarnarekha
Answer: (a) 30. In which state is Jog Falls located?
25. Which of the following is the longest river (a) Maharashtra
in India? [LIC 1994] (b) Karnataka
(a) Ganga (c) Tamil Nadu
(b) Narmada (d) Kerala
(c) Brahmaputra Answer: (b)
(d) Godavari 31. Consider the following rivers:
Answer: (a) 1. Ganga
26. The longest river of peninsular India is : 2. Brahmaputra
(a) Narmada 3. Godavari
(b) Godavari 4. Krishna
(c) Mahanadi Which of these rivers build a common delta?
(d) Cauveri [CDS 2001]
Answer: (b) (a) 1 and 4
27. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga (b) 1 and 3
in Bihar ? [PCS 1995] (c) 1 and 2
1. Ghaghra (d) 3 and 4
2. Gandak Answer: (c)
3. Son 32. The Sivasamudram Falls is on :
4. Punpun [Teachers' Exam 1994]
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (a) Cauvery
(b) 1, 3 and 4 (b) Subernarekha
(c) 2 and 4 (c) Indravati
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) None of these
Answer: (d) Answer: (a)
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33. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project 38. Which of the following rivers existed
is a joint venture of [IAS 2009] before the uplift of the Himalaya ? [IAS 2003]
(a) Punjab and Haryana only (A) Brahamaputra
(b) Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only (B) Sutlej
(c) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal (C) Indus
Pradesh (D) Bhagirathi
(d) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only (a) A and C
Answer: (b) (b) Band C
34. The correct sequence of the eastward (c) A, Band C
flowing rivers of the peninsular India from (d) A, B, C and D
north Answer: (c)
to south is : [IAS 2002] 39. Which one the following is a correct
(a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, sequence of rivers in terms of their total
Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai basin
(b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, area, in the descending order? [IAS 2003]
Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar (a) Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
(c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, (b) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai (c) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, (d) Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar Answer: (c)
Answer: (a) 40. Which of the following lakes were formed
35. Wular lake of Kashmir is a : [IAS 2003] by volcanic activities? [IAS 2003]
(a) Ox- bow lake (A) Lonar lake
(b) Lake formed by blocking of ice (B) Bhim Tal of Kumaun
(c) Lake formed by terminal morainic dam (C) Toba lake
(d) Lake formed by deposition of silt (D) Keloed lake
Answer: (c) (a) A and C
36. The second largest river basin in India is (b) A and D
of the river: [CBI 1994] (c) A, C and D
(a) Brahmaputra (d) A, B, C and D
(b) Narmada Answer: (c)
(c) Krishna 41. Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF
(d) Godavari 2002]
Answer: (d) City River passing through the city
37. The second largest basin in Peninsular A. Nasik 1. Krishna
India is: B. Surat 2. Cauvery
(a) Cauvery Basin C. Ujjain 3. Godawari
(b) Godavari Basin D. Vijayawada 4. Shipra
(c) Narmada Basin 5. Tapti
(d) Krishna Basin ABCD
Answer: (d) (a) 3 5 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
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(c) 3 1 4 2 (d) Udaipur
(d) 4 5 3 1 Answer: (b)
Answer: (a) 46. Canal irrigation is most important in the
Northern Plains of India because:
(a) the soil is porous
42. What is the correct sequence of the (b) the level of underground water is high
rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and (c) the sources of canals are perennial rivers
Tapi in (d) the region is densely populated
the descending order of their lengths? [IAS Answer: (c)
2003] 47. Which one of the following east flowing
(a) Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi rivers of India forms rift valley due to down
(b) Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi warping? [IAS 1998]
(c) Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi (a) Damodar
(d) Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi (b) Mahanadi
Answer: (b) (c) Son
43. Arrange the following rivers from South (d) Yamuna
to North: [CPO SI 2002] Answer: (a)
1. Cauvery 48. 'Hinterland' refers to:
2. Krishna (a) continental shelf in the sea from which oil
3. Godavari can be extracted
4. Mahanadi (b) natural harbour used for international
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 trade
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2 (c) land region extending from a sea port
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) abandoned sea port where trade was
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 carried out initially
Answer: (d) Answer: (c)
44. Arrange the following rivers in 49. The port especially developed for
descending order of their length: exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002]
1. Ravi (a) Haldia
2. Cauvery (b) New Tuticorin
3. Sutlej (c) Paradeep
4. Yamuna (d) Vishakhapatnam
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 Answer: (c)
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2 50. Which one of the following is the first
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 company-managed major port in India? [CDS
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 2001, CDS 2003]
Answer: (c) (a) Cochin
45. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of (b) Ennore
the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS 2004] (c) Tuticorin
(a) Bharatpur (d) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Jaipur Answer: (b)
(c) Jodhpur
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51. Which one among the following has the, 55. Which one of the following pairs of sea
largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] ports and states is not correctly matched?
(a) Kolkata (a) Kandla : Gujarat
(b) Kochi (b) Paradip : Orissa
(c) Mumbai (c) Quilon : Kerala
(d) Vishakhapatnam (d) Kakinada : Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Answer: (d)
52. Which one of the following statements is 56. Which of the following is the deepest
correct? [NDA 2003] landlocked protected port?
(a) India ranks 9th in the world's shipping (a) Kandla
tonnage (b) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Mumbai port handles half of the country's (c) Haldia
foreign trade (d) Tuticorin
(c) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports Answer: (b)
(d) India has 14 major ports and 129 minor 57. Which of the following port caters to the
ports export of Kudremukh iron ore?
Answer: (b) (a) Cochin
53. Consider the following seaports: (b) New Mangalore
1. Chennai (c) Mumbai
2. Machilipattinam (d) Vishakhapatnam
3. Nagapattinam Answer: (b)
4. Tuticorin 58. Which one of the following gives the
The correct sequence of these ports as one correct sequence of ports down the western
moves from north to south is : [CDS 2000] coast
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 of India?
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4 (a) Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
(d) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
Answer: (b) (d) Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
54. Match the following: [CPO AC 2003] Answer: (b)
Major Port State 59. Which of the following ports are on the
A. Jawaharlal Nehru 1. Tamil Nadu west coast?
B. Paradwip Port 2. Maharashtra 1. Marmugao
C. Kandla Port 3. Orissa 2. Cochin
D. Ennore Port 4. Gujarat 3. New Mangalore
ABCD 4. Paradeep
(a) 4 1 2 3 (a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 4 3 4 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 3 4 1 (c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 and 3
Answer: (c) Answer: (a)
60. Consider the following:
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1. Chilika Lake (c) 2 and 3 only
2. Pulicat Lake (d) 3 only
3. Vembanad Lake Answer: (d)
Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)? [CDS 64. Which of the following is not a tributary
2005] of the Ganga?
(a) 1 and 2 (a) Yamuna
(b) 2 only (b) Son
(c) 1 and 3 (c) Gomti
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Sutlej
Answer: (d) Answer: (d)
61. Consider the following ports: 65. River Godavari flows through: [NDA
1. Karaikal 1994]
2. Machilipatnam (a) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
3. Paradeep (b) Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
4. Visakhapatnam (c) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra
What is the correct sequence of the above Pradesh
ports from north to south? [NDA 2005] (d) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and
(a) 1-2-4-3 Andhra Pradesh
(b) 1-4-2-3 Answer: (a)
(c) 3-2-4-1 66. The river Cauvery originates from which
(d) 3-4-2-1 of the following states? [Bank PO 1994]
Answer: (d) (a) Andhra Pradesh
62. Which of the following pairs are correctly (b) Tamil Nadu
matched? [IAS 2008] (c) Karnataka
Waterfall : River (d) Madhya Pradesh
1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari Answer: (c)
2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 67. The main river flowing in the state of
3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery Jammu and Kashmir is :
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) Jhelum
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) Indus
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) Chenab
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Nubra
Answer: (b) Answer: (a)
63. Consider the following pairs: 68. Which of the following rivers flows
Tributary River Main River through a rift valley?
1. Chambal Narmada (a) Cauvery
2. Sone Yamuna (b) Narmada
3. Manas Brahmaputra (c) Kosi
Which of the pairs given above is/are (d) Godavari
correctly matched? Answer: (b)
(a) 1, 2 and 3 69. The Naga hills form the watershed
(b) 1 and 2 only between India and: [IES 1994]
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(a) China 75. Which of the following groups of rivers
(b) Myanmar fall in the Bay of Bengal?
(c) Bhutan (a) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
(d) Bangladesh (b) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
Answer: (b) (c) Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
70. Which one among the following rivers (d) Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008] Answer: (a)
(a) Cauvery 76. Which one of the following states does
(b) Krishna not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA
(c) Mahanadi 1993]
(d) Narmada (a) Gujarat
Answer: (b) (b) Maharashtra
71. Which Indian state is known as 'Land of (c) Rajasthan
Five Rivers' ? [Railways 1993] (d) Madhya Pradesh
(a) U.P. Answer: (c)
(b) Punjab 77. Narmada river originates from
(c) Haryana Amarkantak in:
(d) Jammu and Kashmir (a) Gujarat
Answer: (b) (b) Maharashtra
72. The biggest lake in India is : (c) Madhya Pradesh
(a) Dal Lake (d) Chhattisgarh
(b) Chilka Lake Answer: (c)
(c) Wular Lake 78. Which one of the following is a north
(d) Sambhar Lake flowing river?
Answer: (b) (a) Cauvery
73. Which are the west-flowing rivers of (b) Narmada
southern Indian which flow into Arabian (c) Chambal
Sea? (d) Brahmaputra
[Teachers' Exam 1991] Answer: (b)
(a) Chambal and Betwa 79. Match the following: [CDS 2009]
(b) Damodar and Mahanadi River Tributary
(c) Narmada and Tapti A. Brahmaputra 1. Musi
(d) Krishna and Cauveri B. Krishna 2. Tawa
Answer: (c) C. Narmada 3. Bhavani
74. Which of the following rivers joins Ganga D. Cauvery 4. Dikhow
at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991] ABCD
(a) Gandak (a) 4 2 1 3
(b) Ghaghra (b) 4 1 2 4
(c) Kosi (c) 3 2 1 4
(d) Yamuna (d) 3 1 2 4
Answer: (d) Answer: (b)
80. Match the following: [IAS 2007]
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Name of Confluence River merging with 85. From north towards South, which one of
Alaknanda the following is the correct sequence of the
A. Vishnu Prayag 1. Bhagirathi given rivers in India? [IAS 2006]
B. Karna Prayag 2. Mandakini (a) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej
C. Rudra Prayag 3. Pindar (b) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
D. Deva Prayag 4. Dhauli Ganga (c) Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
ABCD (d) Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti
(a) 1 2 3 4 Answer: (c)
(b) 1 3 2 4 86. Which one of the following statements in
(c) 4 2 3 1 not correct? [IAS 2006]
(d) 4 3 2 1 (a) Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh
Answer: (d) (b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
81. The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS (c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
1994] (d) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
(a) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu Answer: (c)
(b) Karnataka to Maharashtra 87. Among the following areas, the widest
(c) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991]
(d) Kerala to Tamil Nadu (a) around the Gulf of Cambay
Answer: (c) (b) around the Konkan coast
82. Which one of the following rivers is not (c) off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
the tributary of Ganga ? [I. Tax & Central (d) around the Palk strait
Excise 1993] Answer: (c)
(a) Indrawati 88. Which one of the following lakes in India
(b) Son has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994]
(c) Gomati (a) Dal
(d) Yamuna (b) Chilka
Answer: (a) (c) Wular
83. Which of the following rivers flows (d) Sambhar
between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? Answer: (d)
(a) Narmada 89. Which of the following states has the
(b) Tapti largest number of salt lakes in India?
(c) Gandak (a) West Bengal
(d) Godavari (b) Rajasthan
Answer: (a) (c) Gujarat
84. Which of the following is an east (d) Maharashtra
following river of Indian Peninsula? Answer: (b)
(a) Tapti 90. Match the following: [IAS 2003]
(b) Narmada A. Tapi 1. Brahmagir
(c) Mahanadi B. Narmada 2. Mahabaleshwar
(d) Periyar C. Krishna 3. Amarkantak
Answer: (c) D. Cauvery 4. Betul
ABCD
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(a) 2 4 1 3 Answer: (c)
(b) 4 2 3 1 95. Consider the following rivers:
(c) 1 3 2 4 1. Betwa
(d) 4 3 2 1 2. Kosi
Answer: (d) 3. Gandak
91. Which one of the following pairs is not Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
correctly matched? [NDA 2008]
River City (a) 1 only
(a) Gomti Lucknow (b) 1 and 2
(b) Saryu Ayodhya (c) 1 and 3
(c) Alaknanda Badrinath (d) 2 and 3
(d) Narmada Satna Answer: (d)
Answer: (d) 96. Which of the following tributaries of the
92. Match the following: [IAS 2004] Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS
Beaches in India States 2008]
A. Gopinath Beach 1. Andhra Pradesh (a) Kosi
B. Lawsons Bay Beach 2. Kerala (b) Ghaghara
C. Devbagh Beach 3. Gujarat (c) Gandak
D. Sinquerim Beach 4.Goa (d) Sone
5. Karnataka Answer: (d)
ABCD 97. Match the following: [Asstt Commdt
(a) 5 4 3 1 2011]
(b) 3 1 5 4 River Tributary
(c) 5 1 2 4 A. Godavari 1. Son
(d) 3 4 5 1 B. Krishna 2. Chambal
Answer: (b) C. Yamuna 3. Bhima
93. Which one of the following rivers flow D. Ganga 4. Manjira
between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? ABCD
[NDA (a) 4 3 2 1
2008] (b) 4 2 3 1
(a) Narmada (c) 1 2 3 4
(b) Son (d) 1 3 2 4
(c) Mahe Answer: (a)
(d) Netravati 98. Which one of the following cities is not
Answer: (a) located on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC
94. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini 2011]
are tributaries of which one of the following (a) Fatehpur
rivers? [NDA 2008] (b) Bhagalpur
(a) Mahanadi (c) Uttarkashi
(b) Godavari (d) Kanpur
(c) Cauvery Answer: (c)
(d) Krishna
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99. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong
rivers originate in Tibet and flow through
narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their
upper reaches: Of these rivers,
Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course
to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
[CSAT 2011]
(a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young
Himalayas
(c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary
folded mountain chains
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Answer: (d)
100. Among the following rivers, which one
is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Narmada
Answer: (a)