Q 1. The Indian subcontinent was originally part a huge mass

called

a) Jurassic land mass

b) Aryavarta

c) Indiana

d) Gondwana continent

Answer: Gondwana continent

Q2. Which among the following is a typical Monsoon

vegetation in India ?

a) Tropical evergreen forests

b) Tropical deciduous forest

c) Tropical thorn forests

d) Sub Tropical evergreen forests

e) All of above

Answer: Tropical deciduous forest

Q3. The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate

that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved

a) Northward

b) Southward

c) Eastward

d) Westward

Answer: Northward

Q4. High temperature and low pressure over the Indian

Subcontinent during the summer season draws air from the

Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing of the

a) Southeast monsoon

b) Southwest monsoon

c) Trade winds

d) Westerlies

Answer: Southwest monsoon

Q5. Some people in Manipur live in house built on floating

islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by

suspended silt. These lands are called

a) Tipis

b) Barkhans

c) Phoomdis

d) Izba

Answer: Phoomdis

Q6. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover

to maintain proper ecological balance in India is

a) 25%

b) 33%

c) 43%

d) 53%

Answer: 33%

Q7. Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is

a) an irrigation project involving India and Myanmar

b) a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries

c) a hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh

and Myanmar

d) a defense and security agreement of India with its eastern

neighbors

Answer: A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries

Q8. The approximate age of the Aravallis range is

a) 370 million years

b) 470 million years

c) 570 million years

d) 670 million years

Answer: 370 million years

Q9. The sea coast of which one of the following states has

become famous as a nesting place for the giant Olive

Ridley turtles from South America?

a) Goa

b) Gujarat

c) Orissa

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Orissa

Q10. Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees

having long roots and sharp thorns or sharp thorns or spines

are commonly found in

a) Eastern Orissa

b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu

c) Siwaliks and Terai region

d) Western Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Western Andhra Pradesh

Q11. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the

minimum total forest cover?

a) Sikkim

b) Goa

c) Haryana

d) Kerala

Answer: Haryana

Q12. Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?

a) Similar National Park

b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary

d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Answer: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National

Park

Q13. Which one of the following National Highways passes

through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa ?

a) NH4

b) NH5

c) NH6

d) NH7

Answer: NH6

Q14. With which of the following neighbors India shares a

land border worth 4096.7 km

a) Bangladesh

b) China

c) Nepal

d) Bhutan

e) Pakistan

Answer: Bangladesh

15.The Radcliffe line is a boundary between?

a) India and Pakistan

b) India and Afghanistan

c) India and China

d) India and Myanmar

Answer: India and Pakistan

16.Which part of India is known as the Land of

Sunrise ?

a) Meghalaya

b) Nandhadevi

c) Kanchenjunga

d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

17.The river which forms the waterfalls Sivasundaram is

a) Bhavani

b) Vaigai

c) Noyyal

d) Kavery

Answer: Kavery

18. Molten rocks below the surface of the earth is called

a) Basalt

b) Loccolith

c) Lava

d) Magma

Answer: Magma

19. The instrument used for finding out wind direction is

a) Anemometer

b) Wind vane

c) Wind gauze

d) Hygrometer

Answer: Wind vane

20.The farthest planet from the sun is

a) Venus

b) Mars

c) Neptune

d) Pluto

Answer: Pluto

21. The Oldest Oil refinery in India is at?

a) Haldia

b) Koyali

c) Digboi

d) Noonmati

Answer: Digboi

22.Which of the following crops is regarded as a

plantation crop?

a) Cotton

b) Sugarcane

c) Coconut

d) Rice

Answer: Coconut

23. Which is most fertile region of India ?

a) the Indo- Gangetic plain

b) peninsular plateau

c) the Himalayas

d) the central Highlands

Answer: The Indo- Gangentic plain

24. In terms of area India is _____ largest area in the world?

a)Fifth

b)Sixth

c)Seventh

d)Eighth

Answer: Seventh

25. Which state has maximum lengths of Roads ?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Answer: Maharashtra

26. Dalmianagar of Bihar is famous of ?

a) Jute

b) Leather

c) Silk

d) Cement

Answer: Cement

27. Which among following is in Uttarakhand ?

a) Bandipur National Park

b) Balpakram Sanctuary

c) Chandraprabha Sanctuary

d) Corbett National Park

Answer: Corbett National Park

28. Guntur of Andhra Pradesh is famous for ?

a)Tobacco

b)Steel

c)Tea

d)Sugar

Answer:Tobacco

29.Raniganj in West Bengal is famous for ?

a)Paper

b)Jute

c)Coal mines

d)Copper Mines

Answer: Coal mines

30. Which is the largest port of India ?

a)Paradip Port

b) Kandla Port

c)Jawaharlal Nehru Port

d) Ennore Port

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru Port