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Indian Geography - 1 (Gen. Studies)

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Mettur Dam is built across the

  1. Vaigai

  2. Kaveri

  3. Krishna

  4. Kabini


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mettur Dam is built across the Kaveri.

Jog falls, the second highest waterfall in India, is located in

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Goa


Correct Option: B

Time between two passages of a star over the same meridian of longitude is known as

  1. solar day

  2. solstice

  3. equinox

  4. sidereal day


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Time between two observe passages of a star over the same meridian of longitude is called Sidereal day. Sidereal day = 23 hours 56 min. 4.09 sec.

________ is the wettest place in India.

  1. Mawsynram

  2. Shillong

  3. Cherrapunji

  4. Lobang


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mawsynram is the wettest place in India.

Horticulture means

  1. growing of wheat

  2. cultivation of crops along with animal husbandry

  3. primitive farming

  4. growing of fruits and vegetables


Correct Option: D

Name the type of agriculture in which crops grown are consumed by the farmer and his family.

  1. Subsistence

  2. Commercial

  3. Mixed

  4. Extensive


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this type of agriculture, the main motive of the farmer is to satisfy the needs of his family.

The ecological equilibrium in mined areas can be achieved by

  1. preventing soil erosion

  2. developing a vegetational cover

  3. preventing overgrazing

  4. introducing agriculture


Correct Option: B

Ecosystem means

  1. interdependence of human beings on other things

  2. interdependence of animals on humans for survival

  3. interdependence of living beings for survival

  4. interdependence of living beings on non-living things


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ecosystem means interdependence of living beings for survival.

Which of the following institutions maintains national highways?

  1. CPWD

  2. SPWD

  3. NHAI

  4. Zila Parishad


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: NHAI

Which of the following institutions implements super highways?

  1. NHAI

  2. CPWD

  3. SPWD

  4. BRO


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 70,000 km of National Highways in India.

Checking soil erosion in the initial stages is called

  1. Ley farming

  2. Land retirement

  3. Basin listing

  4. Contour farming


Correct Option: A

Red-yellow soil is mainly found

  1. U.P. - Bihar

  2. Rajasthan - M.P.

  3. West Bengal - Bihar

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

What are the people who do lumbering called?

  1. Lumberjacks

  2. Lumbercutters

  3. Lumberman

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

How is sex ratio counted?

  1. Females per hundred males

  2. Females per thousand males

  3. Males per thousand females

  4. Males per hundred females


Correct Option: B

The Tropic of Cancer passes through

  1. Tripura and Mizoram

  2. Tripura and Manipur

  3. Manipur and Nagaland

  4. Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh


Correct Option: A

Arrange the following horizontal divisions of the Himalayas according from west to east

  1. Nepal Himalayas
  2. U.P. Himalayas
  3. Himachal Himalayas
  4. Kashmir Himalayas
  5. Assam Himalayas
  1. 4 3 2 1 5

  2. 3 4 1 2 5

  3. 1 2 3 4 5

  4. 2 1 4 3 5


Correct Option: A

The largest fresh water lake in India is ___________ which is located in __________.

  1. Bhimtal - Rajasthan

  2. Brighu - Madhya Pradesh

  3. Dal - Jammu Kashmir

  4. Wular- Jammu Kashmir


Correct Option: D

The highest peak in the Western Ghats is

  1. Mullayangiri

  2. Anamudi

  3. Salher

  4. Kemmanagundi


Correct Option: B

The Dachigam National Park is situated in

  1. Karnataka

  2. Jammu & Kashmir

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Rajasthan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dachigam National Park is situated in Jammu & Kashmir.

Social forestry programme started in

  1. 1990

  2. 1976

  3. 1986

  4. 1970


Correct Option: B

Hurricanes are cyclonic storms that occur in the

  1. Indian Ocean

  2. South China Sea

  3. West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico

  4. West Pacific Ocean


Correct Option: C

Which of the following instruments is used to measure earthquakes?

  1. Barometer

  2. Seismometer

  3. Hydrometer

  4. Altimeter


Correct Option: B

What is Kolar?

  1. Oil field in Assam

  2. A hydroelectric scheme in Bihar

  3. Gold fields in Karnataka

  4. A salt factory in Sambhal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is the correct answer. 

Digboi in Assam is famous for

  1. tea gardens

  2. atomic power plant

  3. pineapples

  4. oil fields


Correct Option: D

The thermal project 'Kathagudam' is located in

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Uttaranchal

  3. Gujarat

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: D

Which of the following was the first important metallurgical industry in India?

  1. Aluminium

  2. Iron and steel

  3. Copper

  4. Zinc


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Iron and steel was the first important metallurgical industry in India.

Which of the following Indian states has the maximum density of forest cover?

  1. Mizoram

  2. Manipur

  3. Assam

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh

In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in stripes or blocks, with the shortest trees on the desert side and the tallest on the other side. Such a plantation is called

  1. shelter belt

  2. agro forest

  3. wind break

  4. social forest


Correct Option: A

Name the crop whose roots can’t tolerate stagnant water?

  1. Coffee

  2. Wheat

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Tea


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This crop requires a light loamy soil with a porous sub-soil that allows the water to drain away.

The largest area under wasteland in India is in

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Gujrat


Correct Option: C
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