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This section includes 58536 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51251. |
The source of Kaveri River lies in - |
| A. | Sahyadri |
| B. | Brahmagiri Hills |
| C. | Gavaligarh |
| D. | Amarkantak |
| Answer» C. Gavaligarh | |
| 51252. |
Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51253. |
Which of The followings rivers makes an estuary? |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Kaveri |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51254. |
Which of the following is known as the morning star? |
| A. | Saturn |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51255. |
Black soil is favorable for cultivation of- |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | Coffee |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Tea |
| Answer» B. Coffee | |
| 51256. |
The largest producer of Sugar in India is |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51257. |
The Sanyadari is another of: |
| A. | Western Ghat |
| B. | Vindhya Range |
| C. | Shivalik Range |
| D. | Eastern Ghat |
| Answer» B. Vindhya Range | |
| 51258. |
Cocos plate lies between: |
| A. | Central America and Pacific Plate. |
| B. | North America and Pacific Plate. |
| C. | South America and Pacific Plate. |
| D. | None of Above. |
| Answer» B. North America and Pacific Plate. | |
| 51259. |
Mindanoo Island is located in: |
| A. | The Indian Ocean |
| B. | North Atlantic |
| C. | The Pacific Ocean |
| D. | South Atlantic |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic | |
| 51260. |
Brown Waterfalls are situated in: |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | New Zealand |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | SwitSwitzerland |
| Answer» C. Canada | |
| 51261. |
The highest point of Australia is: |
| A. | Mount Kosciusko. |
| B. | Mount Twonsend |
| C. | Mount Twynam |
| D. | Abbott Peak |
| Answer» B. Mount Twonsend | |
| 51262. |
Who constructed Suez Canal? |
| A. | Fyodor Litke |
| B. | Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky |
| C. | Voin Rimsky-Korsakov |
| D. | Ferdinand de Lesseps |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51263. |
Cincinnati (U .S .A.) is famous in the making of: |
| A. | Machine Tools. |
| B. | Cement Industry |
| C. | Bio-technical Industry |
| D. | Aviation Tools |
| Answer» B. Cement Industry | |
| 51264. |
The names of Harry Hess, R . S . Dietz, W . J . Morgan and Le Pichon are associated with: |
| A. | Plate Tectonics Theory |
| B. | Agriculture Location Theory |
| C. | Diversion of Wind Theory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Agriculture Location Theory | |
| 51265. |
The oldest rock system of the world is: |
| A. | The Archaean Rock system |
| B. | The Zircons Rock system |
| C. | The Primitive Rock system |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The Zircons Rock system | |
| 51266. |
India's major contacts with out-side world for the last two millennia have been by sea there-by earning the title for India: |
| A. | The Mistress of the Eastern Seas |
| B. | The Mistress of the Western Seas |
| C. | The Mistress of the Southern Seas |
| D. | The Mistress of the Northern Seas |
| Answer» B. The Mistress of the Western Seas | |
| 51267. |
The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is |
| A. | Pliocene |
| B. | Palaeozoic |
| C. | Holocene |
| D. | Palaeocene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51268. |
The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the |
| A. | nebula |
| B. | comet |
| C. | asteroid |
| D. | corona |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51269. |
The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include |
| A. | Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore |
| B. | Appalachians and Central European mountains come up |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51270. |
The meridian passing through London is called the |
| A. | equator |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Prime Meridian of 0° Meridian |
| D. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» D. Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 51271. |
The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel? |
| A. | Anthracite |
| B. | Bituminous coal |
| C. | Lignite |
| D. | Peat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51272. |
The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is |
| A. | vegetation |
| B. | topography |
| C. | climate |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51273. |
The monsoon climatic regions are |
| A. | South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America |
| B. | Europe and South America |
| C. | Asia, Africa and Antarctica |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Europe and South America | |
| 51274. |
The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is |
| A. | evergreen forests |
| B. | evergreen deciduous forests |
| C. | large grasslands |
| D. | coniferous forests |
| Answer» D. coniferous forests | |
| 51275. |
The minerals of sulphide group are |
| A. | Cinnabar |
| B. | Pyrite |
| C. | Galena |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51276. |
The major crude oil markets are the |
| A. | Middle East regions |
| B. | far east regions |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51277. |
The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called |
| A. | metasomatic metamorphism |
| B. | dynamic metamorphism |
| C. | thermal metamorphism |
| D. | contact metamorphism |
| Answer» B. dynamic metamorphism | |
| 51278. |
The major cause of species extinction is |
| A. | agricultural activities |
| B. | extraction (including mining, fishing, logging) |
| C. | development (human settlements, industry) |
| D. | habitat loss and degradation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51279. |
The major crops found in Sudan are |
| A. | rice, barley, bananas, cocoa |
| B. | maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut |
| C. | bajra, oats, tobacco |
| D. | wool, wine, jute |
| Answer» C. bajra, oats, tobacco | |
| 51280. |
The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called |
| A. | saltation |
| B. | suspension |
| C. | traction |
| D. | solution |
| Answer» D. solution | |
| 51281. |
Which of the following is an igneous rock? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Limestone |
| C. | Slate |
| D. | Quartzite |
| Answer» B. Limestone | |
| 51282. |
The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is |
| A. | the Vindhya range |
| B. | the Aravallis |
| C. | the Nilgiri hills |
| D. | the Satpwas |
| Answer» B. the Aravallis | |
| 51283. |
The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by |
| A. | morph metric analysis |
| B. | law of drainage composition |
| C. | law of basin areas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51284. |
The lowest point, on land, in the world is |
| A. | Death valley, USA |
| B. | Caspian sea, Russia |
| C. | Dead sea, Jordan/Israel |
| D. | Lake Eyre, Australia |
| Answer» D. Lake Eyre, Australia | |
| 51285. |
The low latitude zone of globe extends between |
| A. | Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer |
| B. | North pole to South pole |
| C. | Tropic of Capricorn and equator |
| D. | Equator and Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» B. North pole to South pole | |
| 51286. |
The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are |
| A. | extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy seas |
| B. | power generation by constructing hydro power stations |
| C. | flood controls and making rivers navigable |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51287. |
The main period of Mesozoic era include |
| A. | Triassic period and Cretaceous period |
| B. | Jurassic period and Triassic period |
| C. | Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period |
| D. | cretaceous period and Jurassic period |
| Answer» D. cretaceous period and Jurassic period | |
| 51288. |
The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks |
| A. | rock cycle |
| B. | Bowens reaction series |
| C. | both are similar terms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both are similar terms | |
| 51289. |
The main tributaries of Indus river system are |
| A. | the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi |
| B. | the Beas, the Sutlej |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51290. |
The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in |
| A. | oceans and seas |
| B. | groundwater, rivers and streams |
| C. | glaciers and ice sheets |
| D. | freshwater lakes and water vapours |
| Answer» B. groundwater, rivers and streams | |
| 51291. |
The most densely populated country of Africa is |
| A. | Mauritius |
| B. | Rwanda |
| C. | Burundi |
| D. | Sierra Leone |
| Answer» B. Rwanda | |
| 51292. |
The major countries of Middle East are |
| A. | Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait |
| B. | UAE, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen |
| C. | Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, Afghanistan |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 51293. |
Which of the following is an island sea? |
| A. | Caribbean sea |
| B. | Caspian sea |
| C. | Red sea |
| D. | Yellow sea |
| Answer» C. Red sea | |
| 51294. |
The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of |
| A. | continental data |
| B. | conventional current |
| C. | plate tectesic |
| D. | cooling process |
| Answer» B. conventional current | |
| 51295. |
The most salty sea in the world is |
| A. | Red sea |
| B. | Dead sea |
| C. | Arabian sea |
| D. | Mediterranean sea |
| Answer» C. Arabian sea | |
| 51296. |
The most densely populated regions in the world are |
| A. | the monsoon climatic regions |
| B. | the equatorial regions |
| C. | the hot desert climatic regions |
| D. | the summer climatic regions |
| Answer» B. the equatorial regions | |
| 51297. |
The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the |
| A. | Doon valley |
| B. | Kashmir valley |
| C. | plains of Aksai Chin |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. plains of Aksai Chin | |
| 51298. |
The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by |
| A. | inputs to the hill slope |
| B. | outputs from the hill slope |
| C. | balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 51299. |
The major graphite producing country is |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | India |
| D. | Zaire |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 51300. |
The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of |
| A. | 5.0 to 6.2 |
| B. | 6.0 to 7.2 |
| C. | 7.0 to 8.2 |
| D. | 4.0 to 5.2 |
| Answer» C. 7.0 to 8.2 | |