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Which of the million-plus-population cities according to the 1991 census has the highest literacy rate?
(a) Kochi
(b) Chennai
(c) Greater Mumbai
(d) Delhi
Option a – Kochi
Where is the headquarters of the Botanical Survey of India located?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Lucknow
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Oottaccamund
Option a – Kolkata
Where is the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Panaji
(c) Pune
(d) Chandigarh
Option c – Pune
Who was the creator of the famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh?
(a) Nekchand
(b) Shuswant Sing
(c) Edward Baker
(d) Charles Corbuster
Option a – Nekchand
Which Union Territory has four districts in India but none of its districts shares a common boundary with the others?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Puducherry
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Option b – Puducherry
As per the 2011 census, the child sex ratio came down from 927 to –
(a) 914
(b) 917
(c) 920
(d) 904
Option a – 914
Which one of the following is not a Union Territory?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Tripura
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Chandigarh
Option b – Tripura
Which one of the following is a coastal district of Tamil Nadu?
(a) Madurai
(b) Kanyakumari
(c) Periyar
(d) Trichirappalli
Option b – Kanyakumari
Which of the following trains runs between New Delhi and Wagah?
(a) Maitree Express
(b) Thar Express
(c) Shatabdi Express
(d) Samjhauta Express
Option d – Samjhauta Express
Which National Highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?
(a) NH 2
(b) NH 4
(c) NH 6
(d) NH 10
Option a – NH 2
The Bhilai power plant has been established with the assistance of –
(a) Germany
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia
(d) U.K.
Option c – Russia
Which amongst the following states/union territories has no identified tribal community?
(a) Orissa
(b) Delhi
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option b – Delhi
The Redcliffe Line is the international border between –
(a) India and Nepal
(b) India and China
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and Pakistan
Option d – India and Pakistan
Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?
(a) Purulia
(b) Anantnag
(c) Sirsa
(d) Karimganj
Option d – Karimganj
According to the 2001 census, what is the percentage of the Indian population below the age of 40?
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 70
(d) 75
Option d – 75
Which of the following is called the ‘shrimp capital of India’?
(a) Nellore
(b) Kochi
(c) Mangalore
(d) Nagapatnam
Option a – Nellore
Where is the Indian Institute of Petroleum located?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Option a – Dehradun
Which of the following Indian states is broadly as large as the European nation Austria?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa
(d) Kerala
Option b – West Bengal
Which of the following steel plants was not built during the second Five-Year Plan?
(a) Rourkela
(b) Bhilai
(c) Bokaro
(d) Durgapur
Option c – Bokaro
The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is –
(a) A high birth rate and a high death rate
(b) A rising birth rate and a rising death rate
(c) Low birth rate and low death rate
(d) A high birth rate and a falling death rate
Option d – A high birth rate and a falling death rate
The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly –
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%
Option b – 60%
The density of population in an area is measured by the number of –
(a) Houses
(b) Children
(c) Persons
(d) Families
Option c – Persons
Which one of the following states/union territories of India recorded the lowest density of population in the 1991 census?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Nagaland
Option b – Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Darjeeling – West Bengal
(b) Panchmarhi – M.P.
(c) Shimla – Himachal Pradesh
(d) Dehradun – U.P.
Option d – Dehradun – U.P.
According to the 1991 census, which state/union territory has the highest percentage of scheduled castes population?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option b – Punjab
As per the provisional result of the 2011 census, the density of population of India is –
(a) 325
(b) 352
(c) 372
(d) 382
Option d – 382
Which district is not part of the National Capital Region?
(a) Panipat
(b) Rewari
(c) Bulandshahar
(d) Muzaffarnagar
Option d – Muzaffarnagar
Which of the following districts lies to the north of the district Pratapgarh?
(a) Banda
(b) Allahabad
(c) Sultanpur
(d) Fatehpur
Option c – Sultanpur
The present name of Kamarup is –
(a) Bihar
(b) Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
Option c – Assam
The famous tourist centre Mahabalipuram is located near –
(a) Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta
Option b – Chennai
Which of the following is the leading sediment transporting river in India?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga
Option d – Ganga
Ganga-Brahmaputra delta forest is known as –
(a) Rain forest
(b) Sundarban
(c) Monsoon forest
(d) Deciduous forest
Option b – Sundarban
Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the national river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Narmada
Option a – Ganga
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Narmada – Satna
(b) Gomti – Lucknow
(c) Saryu – Ayodhya
(d) Alaknanda – Badrinath
Option a – Narmada – Satna
Which among the following is the correct order of west-flowing rivers in terms of decreasing size of their river basins?
(a) Narmada – Tapi – Sabarmati – Mahi
(b) Sabarmati – Narmada – Tapi – Mahi
(c) Narmada – Tapi – Mahi – Sabarmati
(d) Tapi – Narmada – Mahi – Sabarmati
Option a – Narmada – Tapi – Sabarmati – Mahi
Gir forests are famous for lions. They are located in –
(a) Assam
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Gujarat
(d) Chhattisgarh
Option c – Gujarat
Biodiversity is richer in –
(a) Polar regions
(b) Oceans
(c) Tropical regions
(d) Temperate regions
Option c – Tropical regions
National Biodiversity Authority is located at –
(a) Chennai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mangalore
(d) Puducherry
Option a – Chennai
Terrace farming is done –
(a) On mountain tops
(b) In dry regions
(c) On rooftops
(d) On the slope of hills
Option d – On the slope of hills
Which one of the following is the only approved genetically modified crop for commercial cultivation in India?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Mustard
(d) Bt. Cotton
Option d – Bt. Cotton
The new agricultural strategy called ‘Green Revolution’ was initiated in –
(a) 1947
(b) 1951
(c) 1965
(d) 1972
Option c – 1965
The chief producer of groundnut in India is –
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Option a – Gujarat
Which one among the following food crops is not categorized under millets?
(a) Wheat
(b) Ragi
(c) Jowar
(d) Bajra
Option a – Wheat
Which of the following states has agricultural area less than 60%?
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Option d – West Bengal
India is the world’s second-largest producer of –
(a) Coffee
(b) Cotton
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
Option d – Wheat
Surface water resources are highest in –
(a) Indus Plains
(b) Ganga Plains
(c) Peninsular Plains
(d) North-Eastern India
Option b – Ganga Plains
Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river –
(a) Sone
(b) Hooghly
(c) Teeta
(d) Brahmaputra
Option b – Hooghly
On which of the following rivers is the Indo-Pak Bagalihar Project located?
(a) Beas
(b) Jhelum
(c) Sutlej
(d) Chenab
Option d – Chenab
In India, which one of the following states has the largest saline wetland?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Option b – Rajasthan
Which two rivers originate at Amarkantak?
(a) Son, Betwa
(b) Chambal, Betwa
(c) Narmada, Son
(d) Tapi, Narmada
Option c – Narmada, Son
Which of the following rivers flows into the Rann of Kutch?
(a) Betwa
(b) Luni
(c) Sabarmati
(d) None of these
Option b – Luni
Koderma in Jharkhand is the leading producer of –
(a) Copper
(b) Mica
(c) Bauxite
(d) Iron ore
Option b – Mica
Gold is mainly found in –
(a) Khetri
(b) Kolar
(c) Katni
(d) Panna
Option b – Kolar
What is chiefly found at Jharia in Jharkhand?
(a) Coal
(b) Gold
(c) Silk
(d) Thorium
Option a – Coal
Which one of the following states is the leading producer of salt in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option a – Gujarat
The golden fibre of India is –
(a) Silk
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Cotton
Option b – Jute
Taungup Pass is a mountain corridor connecting India with –
(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan
Option b – Myanmar
Which part of India falls under earthquake zone V?
(a) Indo-Gangetic Basin
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Vindhyan Regions
(d) North-Eastern Regions
Option d – North-Eastern Regions
Which one of the following is the driest station?
(a) Delhi
(b) Leh
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bengaluru
Option b – Leh
Which one of the following islands is of volcanic origin?
(a) Maldives
(b) Reunion Island
(c) Lakshadweep Island
(d) Andaman & Nicobar Island
Option d – Andaman & Nicobar Island
In which hemisphere is Jharkhand situated?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) West
(d) East
Option b – North
What is the difference between IST and GMT?
(a) 5 hours 40 minutes
(b) 5 hours 20 minutes
(c) 5 hours 30 minutes
(d) 5 hours 10 minutes
Option c – 5 hours 30 minutes
The Manas National Park is situated in the state of –
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Assam
Option d – Assam
The Mahatma Gandhi National Park is located in –
(a) Ganga Sagar Island
(b) Port Blair
(c) Rameswaram
(d) Pirotan Island
Option b – Port Blair
The largest tunnel of India, Jawahar Tunnel, is located in which state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Maharashtra
Option c – Jammu & Kashmir
Green Revolution was started in –
(a) 1960
(b) 1970
(c) 1980
(d) 1990
Option a – 1960
The crops grown after the summer monsoon are called –
(a) Rabi
(b) Kharif
(c) Annual
(d) Seasonal
Option a – Rabi
Green Revolution in India has so far been most successful in the case of –
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Coarse grains
(d) Sugarcane
Option b – Wheat
Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India?
(a) Maize
(b) Gram
(c) Onion
(d) Wheat
Option b – Gram
Which of the following is called ‘Brown Paper’?
(a) Jute
(b) Tea
(c) Rubber
(d) Cotton
Option a – Jute
Name the food crop which gives the highest output in India.
(a) Maize
(b) Rice
(c) Wheat
(d) Jowar
Option c – Wheat
Which Indian state is not known to produce tea?
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) West Bengal
Option c – Chhattisgarh
Dry farming in India is extensively practiced in –
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Ganga Plains
(c) Kanara Plains
(d) Coromandel Plains
Option a – Deccan Plateau
India is the largest producer and consumer of –
(a) Tea
(b) Sugar
(c) Coffee
(d) Paddy
Option a – Tea
‘Operation Flood’ is associated with –
(a) Flood control
(b) Water harvesting
(c) Milk production
(d) Wheat production
Option c – Milk production
The Indian Rice Research Institute is located at –
(a) Vardhaman
(b) Cuttack
(c) Kolkata
(d) Trivandrum
Option b – Cuttack
Which of the following is not a Rabi crop in India?
(a) Jute
(b) Barley
(c) Wheat
(d) Rapeseed
Option a – Jute
Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?
(a) Gharial
(b) Olive Ridley Turtle
(c) Gangetic Dolphin
(d) Saltwater Crocodile
Option c – Gangetic Dolphin
Indian wild asses (Ghor-khur) are found in –
(a) Assam Forest
(b) Rann of Kutch
(c) Thar Desert
(d) Sundarban
Option b – Rann of Kutch
Srinagar is located on the bank of the river –
(a) Ravi
(b) Chenab
(c) Indus
(d) Jhelum
Option c – Indus
The highly populated city in India is –
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
Option c – Mumbai
The study of population is called –
(a) Anthropology
(b) Biography
(c) Demography
(d) Cartography
Option c – Demography
Which of the following states in India has the highest net sown area?
(a) Orissa
(b) Punjab
(c) Mizoram
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option b – Punjab
Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Indus
(c) Ganga
(d) Brahmaputra
Option b – Indus
Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Option b – Himachal Pradesh
The Loktak Lake, on which a hydroelectric project was constructed, is situated in the state of –
(a) Manipur
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Option a – Manipur
The first hydroelectric power plant in India was set up at –
(a) Mettur
(b) Nizam Sagar
(c) Ramagundam
(d) Shivasamudram
Option d – Shivasamudram
Which river serves the largest cultivable area?
(a) Saryu
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Ganga
Option d – Ganga
Which river in India is known as the open sewer?
(a) The Ganga
(b) The Narmada
(c) The Godavari
(d) The Yamuna
Option a – The Ganga
The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is –
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Teesta
(d) Yamuna
Option a – Ganga
Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join to form the Ganga?
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Karan Prayag
(c) Rudra Prayag
(d) Gangotri
Option a – Dev Prayag
In which state of India is rainwater harvesting made compulsory for all houses?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
Option c – Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers?
(a) Jhelum
(b) Sutlej
(c) Ravi
(d) Yamuna
Option b – Sutlej
Salal is a hydropower project in –
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Option d – Jammu and Kashmir
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