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1. When are temperature the highest in southern India ?

(A) June

(B) April

(C) July
(D) August
Ans : (B) April

2. Where is the Maikal range located?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C) Chhattisgarh

3. The headquarters of the forest survey of India:
(A) New Delhi
(B) Dehradun
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Kolkata
Ans : (B) Dehradun

4. The river which originates from Pushkar valley of aravalli range
(A) Mahe
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Narmada
(D) Luni
Ans : (D) Luni

5. Which area in India gets the summer monsoon first ?
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Eastern Ghats
(C) The Western Ghats
(D) Indo-Gangetic Plain
Ans : (C) The Western Ghats

6. The largest delta in the world is ..................
(A) Kaveri
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Ganga-Brahmaputra
(D) Indus
Ans : (C) Ganga-Brahmaputra

7. Which crop is cultivated largest area in India :
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Bajra
(D) Jowar
Ans : (B) Rice

8. Shivasamudram water falls is in the state of:
(A) Chatisgarh
(B) Andhra pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (D) Karnataka

9. One of the longest railway bridge Nehru Setu on ..................river
(A) Ganga
(B) Hoogly
(C) Yamuna
(D) son
Ans : (D) son

10. Mount Abu situated in?
(A) Karakoram range
(B) Western ghats
(C) Aravalli range
(D) Eastern ghats
Ans : (C) Aravalli range

11. The latitude of the southern most point of the Indian Union:
(A) 9° 4'
(B) 7° 4'
(C) 6° 4'
(D) 8° 4'
Ans : (C) 6° 4'

12. Which hill station in Madhya pradesh is known as "Queen of Satpuras" ?
(A) Ranchi
(B) Pachmarhi
(C) Mahabaleswar
(D) Madikeri
Ans : (B) Pachmarhi

13. Baglihar project and Dulhasti project in Jammu Kashmir is in the river:
(A) Jhulum
(B) Chenab
(C) Ravi
(D) Beas
Ans : (B) Chenab

14. The first state in India to ban the use of plastic bags:
(A) Punjab
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Goa
Ans : (B) Himachal Pradesh

15. Where is Malabar hills?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra pradesh
(C) Maharastra
(D) Orissa
Ans : (C) Maharastra

16. Which of the following rivers flow through a rift valley ?

(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
Ans : (C) Narmada

17. Which state has pichavaram mangrove forest are located?
(A) Andhra pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (D) Tamil Nadu

18. The southern most point of the mainland of India:

(A) Rameswaram
(B) Thalaimannar
(C) Dhanushkodi
(D) Kanyakumari
Ans : (D) Kanyakumari

19. Which river is known as "Sorrow of Odisha"?

(A) Damodar
(B) Kosi
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Narmada
Ans : (C) Mahanadi

20. The second longest west flowing river in India:
(A) Tapti
(B) Periyar
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Mahi
Ans : (A) Tapti

21. Amarnath is a holy place for :

(A) Hindus
(B) Jains
(C) Buddhists
(D) Christians
Ans : (A) Hindus

22. Omkareswar hydel project is in the state of:

(A) Utter pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (C) Madhya pradesh

23. Harvest of Rabi crops:
(A) April-May
(B) August-September
(C) June-July
(D) October-November
Ans : (A) April-May

24. The most populated state in India as per 2011 Census:
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya pradesh
(C) Utter pradesh
(D) None of these
Ans : (C) Utter pradesh

25. What is known as "Chomolungma" in Tibet ?
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Godwin Austin
(D) Kanchenjunga
Ans : (A) Mount Everest

26. The longest of the Gange's southern tributaries:
(A) Chambal
(B) Ken
(C) Betwa
(D) Son
Ans : (D) Son

27.The rank of India in south Asia in terms of area:
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
Ans : (D) 1

28. Anthrasite is obtained from:
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Jammu Kashmir
(D) Goa
Ans : (C) Jammu Kashmir

29. During the period of south west monsoon,Tamil Nadu remains dry because:
(A) The winds do not reach this area
(B) There are no mountains in this area
(C) Jammu Kashmir
(D) The temperature is too high to let the winds cool down.
Ans : (C) Jammu Kashmir

30. What percent of the world area is occupied by India ?
(A) 2.4
(B) 4.2
(C) 3.4
(D) None of these
Ans : (C) Andhra Pradesh

32. In which state is Bhabha atomic research centre?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Utter pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
Ans : (C) Maharashtra

33. From which river has the Rajasthan canal (Indira Gandhi Canal) been taken out?
(A) Chambal
(B) Ravi
(C) Beas
(D) Sutlej
Ans : (D) Sutlej

34.The name of which state means the "Land of thirty six forts"?
(A) Chhatisgarh
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Uttarakhand
Ans : (A) Chhatisgarh

35. For which mineral Himachal pradesh is famous?
(A) Uranium
(B) Copper
(C) Rock salt
(D) Gold
Ans : (C) Rock salt

36. Jindhagada peak(1690m),the highest point in Eastern Ghats.It is in the state of:
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) West Bangal
Ans : (B) Andhra Pradesh

37. In which area does the Sabarmati river rise ?
(A) The Satpuras
(B) The Vindhyas
(C) The Western Ghats
(D) Aravallis
Ans : (D) Aravallis

38. India conducted first nuclear experiment at Pokhran in..................
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Ans : (B) Rajasthan

39. The second largest east flowing river in Peninsular India:
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Narmada
Ans : (A) Krishna

40. The first fast breeder test reactor in India :
(A) Kalpakkom
(B) Apsara
(C) Zerlina
(D) Purnima
Ans : (A) Kalpakkom

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