Description : Palghat joins which of the following states? [Stenographers' Exam 1994] (a) Sikkim and West Bengal (b) Maharashtra and Gujarat (c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : In which of the following states the first Synagogue is built in India? (1) Maharashtra (2) West Bengal (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (4) Kerala Explanation: The oldest of India's synagogue buildings can be found in the state of Kerala, where synagogue construction began during the medieval period. Whereas Kerala's first Jewish ... Paradesi synagogue in Kochi's Jew Town, those originating from the 16th and 17th centuries subsist.
Description : Palghat joins which of the following states? (1) Sikkim and West Bengal (2) Maharashtra and Gujarat (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (4) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Description : Maximum fish production is in — state ? a. Kerala b. West Bengal c. Tamil nadu d. Maharashtra
Last Answer : b. West Bengal
Description : Palghat joins which of the following states ? (1) Sikkim and West Bengal (2) Maharashtra and Gujarat (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (4) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Description : Which state is rich in jute? (1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Orissa
Last Answer : (1) West Bengal Explanation: Jute is one of the most important natural fibers after cotton in terms of cultivation and usage. Cultivation is dependent on the climate, season, and soil. Almost 85% of ... through-out the state except the hilly region of the north and the plateau area of the west.
Description : The State which occupies the first place in India in the production of Tobacco is – (1) Tamil Nadu (2) West Bengal (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (3) Andhra Pradesh Explanation: Even though the cultivation of Tobacco is spread all over the country. commercial cultivation of Tobacco is concentrated in States like Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka, Gujarat, ... Bengal. India's Tobacco Board is headquar-tered in Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Description : Which is the leading state in India in "Ship Breaking" industry? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Maharashtra (3) Gujarat (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (3) Gujarat Explanation: Gujarat is the leading state in ship breaking industry because of its long coastline and a well developed infrastructure for the industry-specific works. Alang in Gujarat, considered to be the world's largest, is a famous ship breaking centre.
Description : Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea? (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : of Indian tea production comes from Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (a) 50% (b) 75% (c) 98% (d) 30%
Description : One of the regions that receives rainfall from the North-Easterly monsoon is – (1) West Bengal (2) Assam (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The period October to December is referred to as Northeast Monsoon season over peninsular India. It is the major period of rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu as it receives ... 60% of the annual rainfall and the interior districts get about 40-50% of the annual rainfall.
Description : Which amidst the following States does not cultivate wheat? [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat? (1) Karnataka (2) Maharashtra (3) West Bengal (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Tamil Nadu Explanation: Wheat cultivation in India traditionally been dominated by the northern region of India. The northern states of Punjab and Haryana Plains in India have been ... the development of distinctly superior varieties of Durum Wheat. Tamil Nadu does not cultivate wheat.
Description : Which among the following States has the highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha? (1) Maharashtra (2) Rajasthan (3) Tamil Nadu (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Maharashtra Explanation: Maharashtra has 48 seats among all these states.
Description : Which among the following States has the highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha? (A) Maharashtra (B) Rajasthan (C) Tamil Nadu (D) West Bengal
Last Answer : (A) Maharashtra
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Mangrove) (State) A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka B. Coondapur 2. Kerala C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra 5. Tamil Nadu Codes: A B C D (a) 2 1 5 4 (b) 4 5 3 2 (c) 2 5 3 4 (d) 4 1 5 2
Description : River Cauvery flows through the state of (a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : In which state is Jog Falls located? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Description : In which state is Jog Falls located? (1) Kerala (2) Maharashtra (3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (3) Karnataka Explanation: Gurushikhar is a peak at an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 metres) in Rajasthan.
Description : According to 2011 Census, the State having maximum population is– (1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (4) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: With total population of 19,98,12,341, Uttar Pradesh is the most heavily populated state of India as per the 2011 Census. It constitutes 16.51% of India's ... Maharashtra and Bihar come next with respective contributions of 9.28% and 8.60% to the national population.
Description : The State with highest production of wheat in year 2012-13 is – (1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Haryana
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Uttar Pradesh was the state with highest production of wheat during 2012-13. It produced 30301.942 (in thousand tonnes) of wheat during the year. It re-tained its prime status even during 2013-14.
Description : The States involved In the Dandakaranya Project are (a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka (b) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Description : Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth? (a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Description : The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994] (a) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka to Maharashtra (c) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala to Tamil Nadu
Description : In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale? (1) Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland (4) Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka Explanation: India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production. Kerala is the foremost producer of natural ... of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
Description : Which are the States in which the Agasthyarnala biosphere is spread? (1) Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is ... and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.
Description : In which State of India, was a nonCongress government formed for the the first time? (1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Pondicherry (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (4) Kerala
Description : Which State enjoys the distinction of being the first linguistic state of India? (1) West Bengal (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (2) Andhra Pradesh Explanation: The States Reorganization Commission (SRC) was a body constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries along ... Telangana region of Hyderabad State to form the united Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh.
Description : Wet Agriculture is practiced in which state of India? a. Kerala b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d. Orissa e. West Bengal
Last Answer : a. Kerala
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India ... ] (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Description : Which of the following states do not cultivate Wheat? a. Karnataka b. Maharashtra c. West Bengal d. Tamil Nadu e. Jharkhand
Last Answer : d. Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following states do cultivate wheat? a. Karnataka b. Maharashtra c. West Bengal d. Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate? (1) Kerala (2) Rajasthan (3) Bihar (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (3) Bihar Explanation: As per the 2011 census, Bihar has the lowest literacy rate of 63.82% among all the states and union territories of India. It is followed by Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh and ... terms of lowest literacy rates. Bihar has also the lowest male literacy rate (73.39%) in India.
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2008] Coal fields of India State A. Jharia 1. Tamil Nadu B. Raniganj 2. Orissa C. Talcher 3. Jharkhand D. Korba 4. West Bengal 5. Chhattisgarh A B C D (a) 3 4 2 5 (b) 2 5 1 4 (c) 3 5 2 4 (d) 2 4 1 5
Description : Which State in India has the largest coastline? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Gujarat (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (3) Gujarat Explanation: The total coastline of India measures about 7,517 km, which is distributed among nine coastal states and four Union Territories. Gujarat has the longest coastline of 1915.29 km. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have the second and third longest coastlines.
Description : Which is the leading state in mulberry sericulture? (1) West Bengal (2) Karnataka (3) Kashmir (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (2) Karnataka Explanation: Indian sericulture contributes four types of silk Mulberry, Tassar, Eri & Muga to the World of silk fabrics. Mulberry silk accounts for 90% of the total silk production in the ... in India as it accounts for 55.65 per cent of the silk yarn production of the country.
Description : Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months? [NDA 1994] (a) Punjab (b) Kerala (c) Meghalaya (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following states as percensus, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively? (1) Kerala and Haryana (2) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (3) Meghalaya and Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Kerala and Haryana Explanation: Like the 1991 Census, the highest sex ratio (1058) had been reported in Kerala. Haryana reported the lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states. According to 2011 census, Highest sex ratio-Kerala (1084) Lowest sex-ratio-Haryana (879).
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 : "Konkan" is a region of which one of the following States? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Kerala
Description : In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language? (a) Kerala and Karnataka (b) Maharashtra and Goa (c) Odisha and West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Description : The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in (a) West Bengal and Assam (b) Deccan Plateau (c) Gujarat and Maharashtra (d) Kerala and Karnataka
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to – (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Explanation: Rihand dam is the largest multipurpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The water collected in the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is diverted to the Son ... 2.5 Iakh hectares of the agricultural land in Champaran, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.
Description : Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in: [IAS 2003] (a) Gujarat (b) U.P. (c) West Bengal (d) Orissa
Description : In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect? [Asstt Grade 1991] (a) Orissa (b) West Bengal (c) Punjab (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct? [CDS 2003] (a) Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa (b) Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu ... West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu (d) Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
Description : Integral Coach Factory is located at – (1) Chittaranjan (West Bengal) (2) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) (3) Jamshedpur (Jharlchand) (4) Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
Last Answer : (4) Perambur (Tamil Nadu) Explanation: Started in 1952, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is located in Perambur, a suburb of Chennai, India. Its primary products are rail coaches. ... , Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Nigeria, Mozambique and Bangladesh. Recently, ICF exported coaches to Angola.
Description : In which of the following stales wheat is not produced? (1) Maliarashtra (2) Karnataka (3) Tamil Nadu (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (3) Tamil Nadu Explanation: India is today the second largest wheat producer in the whole world. The major wheat producing states in India are placed in the northern part of the country. About 86 per ... 72 per cent of the country's wheat output. Tamil Nadu has not been known for wheat cultivation.
Description : Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy? [NDA 2001] (a) Mizoram (b) West Bengal (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab
Description : Which was the first linguistic state to be created? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (3) Andhra Pradesh Explanation: Andhra. State was the first state that was created on linguistic basis for Telugu speaking people out of Madras State on October 1, 1953. This followed the ... Pradesh by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the already existing Hyderabad State.