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| 51. |
For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, overlong distances the moat economical mode is |
| A. | by pipelines |
| B. | by rail tankers |
| C. | by road tankers |
| D. | by river barges |
| Answer» B. by rail tankers | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing statein India? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Duncan Passage is located between [CDS 2012] |
| A. | South and Little Andaman |
| B. | Little and Great Nicobar |
| C. | North and Middle Andaman |
| D. | Middle and South Andaman |
| Answer» B. Little and Great Nicobar | |
| 54. |
Mixed farming means: [IAS 2003] |
| A. | growing two crops at the same time |
| B. | growing different crops in succession |
| C. | producing crops |
| D. | using mixture of manures and fertilizer |
| Answer» B. growing different crops in succession | |
| 55. |
Consider the following statements: 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 56. |
Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Khartf season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 57. |
Which state has smallest land area? [IAS 2003] |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Nagaland | |
| 58. |
The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to: [CDS 1999] |
| A. | preserve and maintain navigation |
| B. | supply drinking water |
| C. | meet the chronic power shortage |
| D. | bring additional areas into irrigation |
| Answer» B. supply drinking water | |
| 59. |
Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon inIndia? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean 4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I and II |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | III and IV |
| Answer» C. II and III | |
| 60. |
Which of the following clties/towns does not lie on the banksof the Ganga? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Fatehpur |
| C. | Ghazipur |
| D. | Farrukhabad |
| Answer» C. Ghazipur | |
| 61. |
Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun duringnoon? [NDA 2002] |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mangalore |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltasbecause: |
| A. | of the high gradient |
| B. | they are too slow |
| C. | they are not perennial |
| D. | there is no vegetation |
| Answer» B. they are too slow | |
| 63. |
The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of: |
| A. | south-west monsoons |
| B. | retreating monsoons |
| C. | north-east monsoons |
| D. | westerly disturbances |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
Consider the following statements: 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing 2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely 3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours 4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports Which of these statements are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into which it drains? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» D. Brahmaputra | |
| 66. |
Which one of the following soil types of India is renderedinfertile by the presence of excess iron? |
| A. | Desert sand |
| B. | Alluvial |
| C. | Podzolic |
| D. | Lateritic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011] |
| A. | Coffee |
| B. | Sugarcane |
| C. | Wheat |
| D. | Rubber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India? [IAS 2003] |
| A. | Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers |
| B. | Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location. |
| C. | Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city |
| D. | Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city |
| Answer» C. Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city | |
| 69. |
Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat |
| B. | Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh | |
| 70. |
The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in: |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 71. |
The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be : |
| A. | Mongoloids |
| B. | Negritoes |
| C. | Indo-Aryans |
| D. | Mediterraneans |
| Answer» C. Indo-Aryans | |
| 72. |
Which of the following helps in the 'greening process' ofcrops? |
| A. | Sunshine |
| B. | Phosphatic fertilizers |
| C. | Nitrogenous fertilezers |
| D. | Potassic fertilizers |
| Answer» D. Potassic fertilizers | |
| 73. |
During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because: |
| A. | monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier |
| B. | western regions are warmer than the eastern region |
| C. | hills do not form barriers for winds |
| D. | the area is far away from the sea |
| Answer» B. western regions are warmer than the eastern region | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders withChhattisgarh ? [NDA 2002] |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh | |
| 75. |
Which of the following types of soils is most suited for teacultivation? |
| A. | Laterite soils |
| B. | Red soils |
| C. | Black soils |
| D. | Alluvial soils |
| Answer» B. Red soils | |
| 76. |
The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is: |
| A. | the monsoon fail to reach this area |
| B. | it is too hot |
| C. | there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry |
| D. | the winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Which of the following is not one of the non-conventionalsources of energy in India? |
| A. | Solar Energy |
| B. | Geo-Thermal Energy |
| C. | Thermal Energy |
| D. | Tidal Power |
| Answer» D. Tidal Power | |
| 78. |
Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? 1. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks 2. They contain iron oxides 3. They have high water retention capacity 4. They have high nitrogen content |
| A. | II and III |
| B. | Only III |
| C. | Only IV |
| D. | III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Which one of the following railway zones has the maximumroute length in kilometres? |
| A. | Northern |
| B. | Southern |
| C. | Central |
| D. | Western |
| Answer» B. Southern | |
| 80. |
Which language next to Hindi is spoken by the largestnumber of people in India? |
| A. | Bengali |
| B. | Marathi |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Telugu |
| Answer» B. Marathi | |
| 81. |
Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada : 1. Jabalpur 2. Mandla 3. Amarkantak 4. Bharuch In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth? |
| A. | 3, 2, 1,4 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| D. | 1, 4, 3, 2 |
| Answer» B. 4, 3, 2, 1 | |
| 82. |
Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate |
| A. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, and 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 83. |
Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993] |
| A. | Hooghly |
| B. | Damodar |
| C. | Ghaghara |
| D. | Kosi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Among the following States, which one has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources? [Asstt Comm 2008] |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because: [IAS 2004] |
| A. | it is made of crystalline rocks |
| B. | the displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex |
| C. | the climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals |
| D. | the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties |
| Answer» C. the climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals | |
| 86. |
Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Bharatpur |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Jodhpur |
| D. | Udaipur |
| Answer» C. Jodhpur | |
| 87. |
Nine Degree Channel separates: [CDS 2001] |
| A. | Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar |
| B. | Lakshadweep and Minicoy |
| C. | Little Andaman and Car Nicobar |
| D. | North Andaman and South Andaman |
| Answer» C. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar | |
| 88. |
The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in: |
| A. | Sunderbans |
| B. | Assam forests |
| C. | the Rann of Kachch |
| D. | Cauvery delta |
| Answer» D. Cauvery delta | |
| 89. |
For the study of climate which of the following is notrelevant? |
| A. | Flash point |
| B. | Steenson screen |
| C. | Dew point |
| D. | Hygrogram |
| Answer» B. Steenson screen | |
| 90. |
As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what la true of the variety of crops and animals? |
| A. | Both increase |
| B. | Both decrease |
| C. | Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases |
| D. | Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases |
| Answer» B. Both decrease | |
| 91. |
In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from: [IFS 1990] |
| A. | northly direction |
| B. | north-easterly direction |
| C. | north-westerly direction |
| D. | south-westerly direction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
The Manchester or South India is |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Coimbatore |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Madurai |
| Answer» D. Madurai | |
| 93. |
Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? [PCS 1995] 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 2 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008] |
| A. | Kosi |
| B. | Ghaghara |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Sone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches: |
| A. | Lahauland Spiti |
| B. | Ladakh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Delta region of Mahanadi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time: [CPO AC 2003] |
| A. | at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours |
| B. | at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours |
| C. | at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours |
| D. | at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coastof India? |
| A. | Cochin, Goa, Mumbai |
| B. | Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai |
| C. | Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam |
| D. | Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey |
| Answer» D. Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey | |
| 98. |
Most of India's rainfall is: [NDA 1993] |
| A. | cyclonic |
| B. | convectional |
| C. | elusive |
| D. | orographic |
| Answer» B. convectional | |
| 99. |
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in : |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | China |
| C. | India |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
The longest river of peninsular India is : |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Cauveri |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi | |