Description : Border Between Pakistan and Afghanistan is Called: A. Sir Radcliffe Line B. Durand Line C. Line of Control D. 24th Parallel Line
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (a) Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain (b) Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa (c) Seismic zone: Himalayan region (d) Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following border is known as Radcliffe line? (1) India and China (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Pakistan (4) India and Afghanistan
Last Answer : (3) India and Pakistan Explanation: The Radcliffe Line was published on 17 August 1947 as a boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan upon the Partition of India. It was named ... the Border Commissions, was charged with equitably dividing 450,000 km2 of territory with 88 million people
Description : The Radcliffe Line is the inter-national border between – (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and China (3) India and Bangladesh (4) India and Nepal
Last Answer : (1) India and Pakistan Explanation: The Radcliffe Line was announced on 17 August 1947 as a boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan upon the Partition of India. It was named ... Commissions was charged with equitably dividing 175,000 square miles of territory with 88 million people.
Description : Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched? [IAS 1999] (a) Assam: Miri (b) Nagaland : Konyak (c) Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani (d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Description : The boundary between India and China is known as (a) Radcliffe Line (b) Durand Line (c) McMahan Line (d) Maginot Line
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries? (1) International Date Line (2) MacMahon Line (3) Radcliffe Line (4) Durand Line
Last Answer : (1) International Date Line Explanation: The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day ... , roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups.
Description : Which of the following lines does not demarcate any part of India's international boundary? (1) Radcliffe Line (2) McMohan Line (3) Sir Creek Line (4) Durand Line
Last Answer : (4) Durand Line Explanation: The Durand Line refers to the 2,640 kilometers long porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was established after an 1893 agreement between Mortimer Durand ... named after Mortimer Durand who was the Foreign Secretary of colonial British India at the time.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 2009] National Park State (a) KanhaNational Park : Madhya Pradesh (b) Sultanpur National Park : Haryana (c) Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat (d) Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
Description : Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and (a) Pakistan (b) Nepal (c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh
Description : Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’ the largest opium industry in the world? (1) Myanmar, Laos and Thailand (2) Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq (3) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran (4) Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
Last Answer : (3) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran Explanation: The North Atlantic sea route is one of the busiest sea routes in the world, as it connects the world's two most developed regions of the world, the ... is called as the Big Trunk route. It also serves more countries and people than any other route.
Description : The Thar Express goes to – (1) Afghanistan (2) Bangladesh (3) Pakistan (4) Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) Pakistan Explanation: Thar Express is an international train that con-nects Karachi, Pakistan to Bhagat Ki Kothi, India. Six kilometres apart, Munabao and Khokhrapar are the two last railway stations ... some of the stations. Bhagat in Kothi is a train station 5km from Jodhpur Railway Station.
Last Answer : International Date Line
Description : Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan? (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Canning (c) Cyril Radcliffe (d) Stafford Cripps
Description : The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries? [Bank PO 1991] (a) India-Nepal (b) India-China (c) India-Pakistan (d) China-Pakistan
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir (b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh (c) Sandalwood : Kerala (d) Sundari : West Bengal
Description : Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched? 1. Kerala Tapioca 2. Maharashtra Cotton 3. West Bengal Jute 4. Gujarat Groundnut Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes ... 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] Railway Zone Headquarters (a) North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur (b) South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar (c) Eastern Railway : Kolkata (d) South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Irrigation Project State 1. Damanganga : Gujarat 2. Girna : Maharashtra 3. Pamba : Kerala Select the correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 2005] Important Location (Industry / Mining) State (a) Himgir : Uttar Pradesh (b) Koraput : Orissa (c) Palana : Rajasthan (d) Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Description : Consider the following pairs: Tree: Location of its natural habitat 1. Rosewood: Slopes of Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala 2. Spruce : Western Himalayas at elevations from 2100 m to 3600 'm 3. Walnut: Lower elevations on Eastern ... IAS 2009] (a) A only (b) A and B (c) Band C (d) A, B and C
Description : With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which ... only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS 1997] (a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir (b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh (c) Sandalwood : Kerala (d) Sundari : West Bengal
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City (a) Gomti Lucknow (b) Saryu Ayodhya (c) Alaknanda Badrinath (d) Narmada Satna
Description : Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? (a) Kandla : Gujarat (b) Paradip : Orissa (c) Quilon : Kerala (d) Kakinada : Maharashtra
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada :Jabalpur 2. Godavari : Nasik 3. Mahanadi : Cuttack Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (1) Hevea Tree - Barazil (2) Sumatra - Malaysia (3) Kajan River - Borneo (4) Dekke Toba fish - Brazil
Last Answer : (4) Dekke Toba fish - Brazil Explanation: Dekke Toba is an Indonesian fish found in the Lake Toba which is a volcanic lake in the middle of the northern part of the Sumatra island. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (1) lchadar - Zonal soil (2) Podzol - Zonal soil (3) Chestnut - Zonal soil (4) Bhangar - Azonal soil
Last Answer : (1) lchadar - Zonal soil Explanation: Alluvial soils (chadar and bhangar) are azonal soils. They form in transported and recently deposited materials. Azonal soils have a profile determined predominantly by factors other than local climate and vegetation.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (1) Tulbul Project - Himachal Pradesh (2) Srisailam Project -Tamil Nadu (3) Papanasam Project - Karnataka (4) Ukai Project - Gujarat
Last Answer : (4) Ukai Project - Gujarat Explanation: Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagan. Constructed in 1971, the dam is meant for ... is almost same as that of the Bhakra Nangal Dam. The site is located 94 km from Surat.
Description : One of the pairs not matched correctly is – (1) Dehradun - U.P. (2) Shimla-Himachal Pradesh (3) Drajeeling - West Bengal (4) Panchmarhi - M.P.
Last Answer : (1) Dehradun - U.P. Explanation: Dehradun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it is 236 km north of India's capital New ... nestled between two of India's mightiest rivers - the Ganges on the east and the Yamuna on the west.
Description : The United States has granted the status of ?major non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ? (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) Afghanistan (d) Myanmar
Last Answer : Ans: ( a ) Pakistan
Description : With which of the following countries has India no boundary ? (a) Nepal (b) Mongolia (c) Myanmar (d) Bhutan
Description : From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses – (1) Tibet, China and Myanmar (Burma) (2) Bhutan, Nepal and India (3) China, India and Bangladesh (4) India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma)
Last Answer : (3) China, India and Bangladesh Explanation: The Brahmaputra River is a transboundary river. With its origin in the Angst Glacier, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang ... . It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna.
Description : The Chukha Power Project was built by India in – (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Bangladesh
Last Answer : (2) Bhutan Explanation: Chhukha Hydropower Project was Bhutan's first mega power project. Commissioned in 1986, this 336 MW project was funded by the Government of India which provided a 60 percent ... and 40 percent loan at 5 percent per annum repayable in 15 years in equated annual installments.
Last Answer : Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
Description : The Thar Express goes to (1) Afghanistan (2) Bangladesh (3) Pakistan (4) Myanmar
Last Answer : Pakistan
Description : The States of India having common border with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993] (a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh (b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam (c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya (d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Description : Durand Line Treaty was signed by a British man Durand and King of Afghanistan ______ in 1893 A. Amir Aman Ullah B. Abdul Rehman C. Noor Ahmad D. Zaheer-ud-Din Babur
Description : Durand Line Treaty was signed by a British man Durand and King of Afghanistan ______ in 1893 A. Amir Aman Ullah B. Abdul Rehman C. Noor Ahmad D. Zaheer-ud-Din Babur 4
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with\ Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above ... 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Description : Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : (a) Kashmir (b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar
Description : The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through – (1) Myanmar (2) Nepal (3) Bangladesh (4) China
Last Answer : (2) Nepal Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer passes through Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Bangaladesh, Myanmar, China, Mexico, Bahamas, Mauritinia, Mali etc.
Description : Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in – (1) Baluchistan (2) Myanmar (3) Nepal (4) Kashmir
Last Answer : (2) Myanmar Explanation: The Arakan Mountains is a mountain range in western Burma, between the coast of Rakhine State and the Central Burma Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy River. It runs from ... They include the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills.
Description : Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and: [CDS 1999] (a) coal (b) electricity (c) labour (d) ready market