1. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna
(c) Son (d) Periyar
Answer: ( c)
- Papi Hills in Andhra Pradesh is a part of _____
(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats
(c) Aravallis (d) Khasi Hills
Answer: ( a)
- Dharavi, India’s largest slum is in:
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) None of these
Answer: ( b)
- The first national park in India:
(a) Eravikulam (b) Corbett NationalPark
(c) Guindy (d) Ghana
Answer: ( b)
- The latitude of the southernmost point of the mainland of India:
(a) 8⁰4′ (b) 6⁰4′(c) 7⁰4′ (d) 9⁰4′
Answer: ( a)
6. Which state is called Granary of India?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
Answer: (b )
- The river which originates from Thriambak hills:
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Tungabhadra (d) Godavari
Answer: ( d)
- Chenchu is a tribe of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
Answer: ( a)
- The first jute mill in India was established at Rishra near…
(a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow
(c) Coimbatore (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d )
- What percentage of the world area is occupied by India:
(a) 7.2 (b) 6.8 (c) 4.2 (d) 2.4
Answer: ( d)
11. Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and …..
(a) Hyderabad (b) Chennai
(c) Bangalore (d) Kanyakumari
Answer: (b )
- Which region is called the ‘The Ruhr of India’?
(a) Chotanagpur (b) Chhatisgarh plain
(c) Raniganj (d) Haryana
Answer: (a )
- The only anthropoid ape found in India:
(a) Hoolock Gibbon (b) Lion-tailed macaque
(c) Spotted linsang (d) Slender lorries
Answer: (a )
- Jarawas live in:
(a) Little Andaman (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Kashmir
Answer: (a )
- In which state is Kolleru lake?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d )
16. Which river originates from Aravallis in Rajasthan?
(a) Jhelum (b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Answer: (b )
- The state with the largest number of major ports:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
Answer: (a )
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. is situated at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Cochin
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d )
- Mazagaon Dock Limited is in:
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Chennai
Answer: ( b)
- The place where Steel and Ironwork company started functioning in 1870:
(a) Kulti (b) Jamshedpur
(c) Rishra (d) Chennai
Answer: ( a)
- Bhadravati, famous for Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (b )
- The oldest municipal corporation in India:
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkatta
(c) Chennai (d) Allahabad
Answer: (c )
- The natural region that holds the Indian subcontinent is:
(a) Equatorial climatic region(b)Mediterranean
(c) Monsoon (d) Hot desert
Answer: ( c)
- Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
(a) Gujarat (b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d )
25. Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in the state of:
(a) Haryana (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) UP (d) Punjab
Answer: (d )
- Which port city in India is situated in Salsette island?
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkatta (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: (b )
- Kalimpong is a hill station in the state of:
(a) West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (a )
- The speediest river in India:
(a) Narmada (b) Tapti
(c) Luni (d) Tista
Answer: (d )
- The largest producer of jute in India:
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c )
- Wellington island is in the state of:
(a)Goa (b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Answer: (d )
- Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre:
(a) Thumba (b) Bangalore
(c) Sriharikota (d) New Delhi
Answer: (c )
- Jog falls, the highest waterfall in India is situated in the river:
(a) Kaveri (b) Sharavati
(c) Godavari (d) Krishna
Answer: ( b)
- In which part of India, Patkai ranges situated?
(a) Western (b) Eastern
(c) Southern (d) Northern
Answer: (b )
- The national highway which is not connected to other national highways:
(a) NH 222 (b) NH 223
(c) NH 224 (d) NH 225
Answer: (b)
- Dona Paula is a chief port in the state of:
(a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat (d) Goa
Answer: (d )
- The first modern paper mill in India was established in Saharanpur in ……. in 1832.
(a) West Bengal (b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: ( a)
- Majuli, the largest river island in India is in:
(a) Manipur (b) Assam
(c) Nagaland (d) Mizoram
Answer: (b )
- With which country has India the longest border?
(a) Pakistan (b) China
(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar
Answer: (c )
- Which among the following is the largest producer of Asbestos in India?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
Answer: (a)
- The river island Majuli is in the river:
(a)Brahmaputra (b) Ganga
(c) Yamuna (d) Indus
Answer: (a )
- Tista is a tributary of the river:
(a) Ganga (b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Narmada
Answer: (c )
- Which lake in India is famous for prawn cultivation?
(a)Chilka (b) Sambhar
(c) Wular (d) Lonar
Answer: (a )
- INS Kadamba is at:
(a)Goa (b) Mumbai
(c) Karwar (d) Kochi
Answer: (c )
- The river that was declared as thenational river of India:
(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganga (d) Narmada
Answer: (c )
- Rana Pratap sagar dam is in the river:
(a)Narmada (b) Chambal
(c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
Answer: (b)
- The most populous island in India:
(a) Majuli (b) Kavaratti
(c) Salsette (d) Middle Andaman
Answer: (c )
- In which state is Maikal Hills?
(a)Orissa (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Chhatisgarh (d) West Bengal
Answer: ( c)
- Which is a tributary of Krishna?
(a)Wardha (b) Penganga
(c) Vainganga (d) Tungabhadra
Answer: (d )
- Which country has the largest cattle population?
(a)India (b) Russia (c) China (d) USA
Answer: (a)
- In which river is Kolkata port situated?
(a)Ganga (b) Hoogly
(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi
Answer: ( b)
- Kalinadi hydel project is in the state of:
(a)Madhya Pradesh(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: ( c)
- Which south Indian state is known as the‘Rice bowl of India’?
(a)Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: ( d)
- Which river is known as Siang, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh?
(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
Answer: ( b)
- Kaziranga National Park in Assam is famous for the animal:
(a)White Tiger (b) Wild Ass
(c) Lion-tailed Macaque (d) One-horned Rhino
Answer: (d )
- The North-South corridor connects Srinagar and …….
(a)Chennai (b) Kanyakumari
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Rameswaram
Answer: (b )
- Zawar mines in Rajasthan is famous for the mineral:
(a)Copper (b) Gold
(c) Mica (d) Zinc
Answer: ( d)
- Where is Vir Savarkar airport?
(a)Kavarati (b) Port Blair
(c) Mumbai (d) Pune
Answer: ( b)
- The southernmost major port in India:
(a)Kochi (b) Tuticorin
(c) Chennai (d) Ennore
Answer: (b)
- Barren Island is a part of:
(a)Andaman (b) Nicobar
(c) Lakshadweep (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
- The cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are separated by:
(a) Nizam Sagar Lake
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar lake
(c) Krishnaraja Sagar
(d) Hussain Sagar Lake
Answer: (d )
- The smallest neighbouring country of India:
(a)Bhutan (b) Maldives
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh
Answer: (b )
- Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of:
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c )
- The Oldest rocks in India:
(a) Himalayas (b) Aravallis
(c) Karakoram (d) Shiwalik
Answer: (b )
- The district in Jammu and Kashmir is 37,555 sq. km of which is under illegal occupation by China.
(a) Kargil (b) Poonch
(c) Ladakh (d) Anantnag
Answer: (c )
65. Ahmedabad is on the banks of:
(a) Ganga (b) Sabarmati
(c) Yamuna (d) Indus
Answer: (b )
- The setting for Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’:
(a)Manas National Park
(b) Shivpuri National Park
(c) Corbet National Park
(d) Kanha National Park
Answer: (d )
- The hot dry wind that blows in north India during summer is:
(a) Fohn (b) Chinook
(c) Loo (d) Westerlies
Answer: (c)
- Which of the following states has a common border with Pakistan?
(a) J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
(b) J&K, Rajasthan, U.P., Gujarat
(c) J&K, Punjab, H.P., Haryana
(d) H.P., Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat
Answer: (a )
- Karnataka is the largest producer of:
(a)Tea (b) Coffee
(c) Jute (d) Tapioca
Answer: (b )
- Keoladeo National Park is in the state of:
(a)Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) Orissa (d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: ( b)
- Koyna is a tributary of the river:
(a)Narmada (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Mahanadi
Answer: (b )
- The only south-east Asian country that shares a border with India:
(a)Bangladesh (b) Nepal
(c) Myanmar (d) Srilanka
Answer: (c )
- The state in India with the largest percentage of rural population:
(a) Kerala (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
Answer: (b )
- The largest river basin in India:
(a)Ganga (b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Kaveri
Answer: ( a)
- Which state is known as the Heart of India?
(a)Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh(d) Jharkhand
Answer: ( c)
76. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal project built?
(a) Kosi (b) Beas
(c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej
Answer: ( d)
- Which state is called as the ‘Tea garden of India’?
(a)Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam (d) West Bengal
Answer: (c )
- Nagarjuna Sagar dam is in the river:
(a)Narmada (b) Godavari
(c) Tapti (d) Krishna
Answer: (d)
- The highest peak of western ghats or Sahyadri is Anaimudi. It is in:
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a )
- Gulmarg is a hill station in the state of:
(a)Uttar Pradesh (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (b )
- Sardar Vallabh Bhai airport is situated at:
(a)Surat (b) Gandhinagar
(c) Allahabad (d) Ahmedabad
Answer: (d )
- India’s first large scale steel plant in the private sector was established at:
(a) Kulti (b) Burnpur
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Digboi
Answer: (c )
- Which of the following is a tributary of Yamuna?
(a)Chambal (b) Ken
(c) Betwa (d) All of these
Answer: (d )
84. Rajgir Hills are in the state of:
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
Answer: ( a)
- The nearest country to Nicobar islands:
(a)Srilanka (b) Myanmar
(c) Maldives (d) Indonesia
Answer: (d )
- Manikaran Power Project is in the state of:
(a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: ( b)
- In which state Ambassador car factory is situated?
(a)Haryana (b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra (d) U.P.
Answer: (b )
- Osman Sagar Reservoir in Andhra Pradesh is in the….. river.
(a)Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Vainganga (d) Musi
Answer: (d )
- Pimpri and Rishikesh are famous for …… factories.
(a)Antibiotics (b) Fertilizer
(c) Newsprint (d) Cement
Answer: (a )
- The river that originates in the northernslopes of the Kailas range in India near theMansarovar lake:
(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganga (d) Narmada
Answer: (a )
- Nanda Devi peak forms a part of:
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas
Answer: (b)
- The largest neighbouring country of India:
(a)Pakistan (b) China
(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar
Answer: (b )
- Which state receives rainfall from the northeastmonsoon?
(a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Answer: (c )
94. The state is the largest producer of silk in India:
(a)Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) ) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka
Answer: (d )
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is in the state of:
(a)Maharashtra (b) UP
(c) West Bengal (d) MP
Answer: (c )
- The only creator lake in India:
(a)Sambhar (b) Kolleru
(c) Lonar (d) Pulikat
Answer: (c )
- The first private port in India:
(a)Pipavav (b) Mundra
(c) Krishnapatnam (d) Adani
Answer: (a )
- The second-largest Union Territory in India, in terms of area:
(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Delhi
(c) Pondicherry (d) Chandigarh
Answer: (b )
99. Which river was known as Aksini in ancient times?
(a)Chenab (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (d) Beas
Answer: (a)
- The world’s highest road connects:
(a) Leh- Manali (b) Leh- Srinagar
(c) Manali- Kangra (d) Gangtok- Darjeeling
Answer: (a )
- Ranjeet Sagar Dam is situated on the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Beas
Answer: (d )
- In India, the Tropic of Cancer doesn’t pass through which one of the following states:
(a) Jharkhand (b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d )
- Which river is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?
(a)Kaveri (b) Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Narmada
Answer: (b )
- Where is INS Shivaji?
(a)Port Blair (b) Goa
(c) Lonavala (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: ( c)
- The largest agro-based industry in India:
(a)Cotton textiles (b) Sugar
(c) Silk (d) Jute
Answer: (a )
106. The largest religion in Lakshadweep:
(a) Hinduism (b) Islam
(c) Christianity (d) Jainism
Answer: (b )
- When does South West Monsoon blow?
(a)November-January
(b) May-September
(c) October- November
(d) None of these
Answer: (b )
- In which state is Wular lake?
(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
Answer: ( a)
- Which is the easternmost state in India?
(a)Asom (b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura
Answer: (b )
110. Indira Gandhi airport which has the longest runway in India is at:
(a)Mumbai (b) Allahabad
(c) New Delhi (d) Lucknow
Answer: (c )
- The Uri, Salal, Dulhasti hydel projects are in …….
(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
Answer: ( a)
- In which river is Jog falls?
(a)Kaveri (b) Indravati
(c) Sharavati (d) Bhima
Answer: (c )
- Mussoorie is a hill station in…….. where the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration is situated:
(a)UP (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Rajasthan (d) Jammu Kashmir
Answer: (b)
- Where is the Gulf of Mannar located?
(a) West of Gujarat (b) East of Tamil Nadu
(c) West of Kerala (d) South of Kanyakumari
Answer: (b )
- The highest hill station in South India:
(a)Yercaud (b) Munnar
(c) Udagamandalam (d) Kodaikanal
Answer: (c )
- Which of the following states has deposits of copper, lead and zinc together:
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
Answer: (c )
- Dhootsagar waterfalls are in…… river:
(a)Sharavati (b) Bhima
(c) Mandovi (d) Musi
Answer: (c )
- Kasauli is a hill station in:
(a)West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (d )
- Elephanta island is in:
(a)Maharashtra (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: ( a)
- Nathu La is in Himalayas. La means:
(a) Pass (b) Glacier (c) Valley (d) Mountain
Answer: (a )
- Dhariwal in Punjab is famous for:
(a)Cement (b) Cycles
(c) Wool (d) Milk products
Answer: (c )
- The maximum daily range of temperature can be observed at:
(a) Chennai (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
Answer: (c )
- Which river enters from Nepal to India and the basin of which includes Tibet, Nepal and India?
(a) Hugely (b) Kosi (c) Narmada(d) Sarayu
Answer: (b )
- Where are tea and coffee both grown?
(a) NW India (b) NE India
(c) Central India (d) Southern India
Answer: (d )
- The name of which state means the ‘Abode of God’?
(a)Haryana (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
Answer: ( a)
- On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna
(c) Son (d) Periyar
Answer: (c)
- Dharavi, India’s largest slum is in:
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
- Papi Hills in Andhra Pradesh is a part of_____
(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats
(c) Aravallis (d) Khasi Hills
Answer: (a)
- The first national park in India:
(a) Eravikulam (b) Corbett NationalPark
(c) Guindy (d) Ghana
Answer: (b)
130. The latitude of the southernmost point of the mainland of India:
(a) 8°4′ (b) 6°4′(c) 7°4′ (d) 9°4′
Answer: (a)
- Which state is called Granary of India?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
Answer: (b)
- The river which originates from Thriambak hills:
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Tungabhadra (d) Godavari
Answer: (d)
- Chenchu is a tribe of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
Answer: (a)
- The first jute mill in India was established at Rishra near…
(a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow
(c) Coimbatore (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d)
- What percentage of the world area is occupied by India:
(a) 7.2 (b) 6.8 (c) 4.2 (d) 2.4
Answer: (d)
- Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and …..
(a) Hyderabad (b) Chennai
(c) Bangalore (d) Kanyakumari
Answer: (b)
- Which region is called the ‘The Ruhr of India’?
(a) Chotanagpur (b) Chhatisgarh plain
(c) Raniganj (d) Haryana
Answer: (a)
- The only anthropoid ape found in India:
(a) Hoolock Gibbon (b) Lion-tailed macaque
(c) Spotted linsang (d) Slender lorries
Answer: (a)
- Jarawas live in:
(a) Little Andaman (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Kashmir
Answer: (a)
- In which state is Kolleru lake?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
- Which river originates from Aravallis in Rajasthan?
(a) Jhelum (b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Answer: (b)
- Mazagaon Dock Limited is in:
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Chennai
Answer: (b)
- The state with the largest number of major ports:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
Answer: (a)
144. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. are situated at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Cochin
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d)
- The place where Steel and Ironwork company started functioning in 1870:
(a) Kulti (b) Jamshedpur
(c) Rishra (d) Chennai
Answer: (a)
- Bhadravati, famous for the Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (b)
- The oldest municipal corporation in India:
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkatta
(c) Chennai (d) Allahabad
Answer: (c)
- The natural region holds Indian subcontinent is:
(a) Equatorial climatic region (b) Mediterranean
(c) Monsoon (d) Hot desert
Answer: (c)
- Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
(a) Gujarat (b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d)
- Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in the state of:
(a) Haryana (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) UP (d) Punjab
Answer: (d)