Description : How much of India's total geographical area is forest land? (1) 20% (2) 23% (3) 26% (4) 28%
Last Answer : (2) 23% Explanation: Forest area (% of land area) in India was last measured at 23.07% in 2011, according to the World Bank. Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of ... at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.
Description : Area of India is ____times larger than the area of Pakistan
Last Answer : 4
Description : India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to _____ young ones at a time. (a) 10 to 12 (b) 8 to 10 (c) 4 to 6 (d) 2 to 4
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : There is a need to keep larger area under forests for – (1) absorption of carbon dioxide (2) protecting wildlife (3) raising precipitation (4) geological balance
Last Answer : (1) absorption of carbon dioxide Explanation: Forests are considered as sinks of carbon dioxide. A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon that it releases, whilst a carbon ... they are indispensable in the present global scenario marked by increasing global warming and climate change.
Description : There is a need to keep larger area under forests for – (1) absorption of carbon dioxide (2) protecting wild-life (3) raising precipitation (4) ecological balance
Last Answer : (4) ecological balance Explanation: Ecological balance has been defined by various online dictionaries as "a state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms in which genetic, species ... woodland. It restores eco-logical balance of all ecosystems and maintains bio-logical diversity.
Description : India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that (a) ... (c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles (d) the earth is not a perfect sphere
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The percentage of India's forested land out of total land is – (1) 30% (2) 25% (3) less than 25% (4) 33%
Last Answer : (3) less than 25% Explanation: According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, the total forest cover as percentage of geographical area is 21.34 per cent. Total tree cover as percentage ... and tree cover is 79.42 million hectares, which is 24.16 percent of the total geographical area.
Description : What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India? (1) India's trade with African countries will enormously increase. (2) India's relations with oil-producing Arab countries will be ... (4) Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India.
Last Answer : (3) India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. Explanation: In May 2016, India and Iran signed the "historic" Chabahar port agreement, which has the potential of becoming India's gateway to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe. So, C is the most fitting answer.
Description : India's land border with the neighboring countries is, in length, approximately (a) 8 thousand km (b) 15 thousand km (c) 10 thousand km (d) 16 thousand km
Description : Where was India's first rocket launching station set up? (a) Sriharikota (b) Arvi (c) Thumba (d) Port Blair
Description : By what name is India's eastern coast known? (a) Coromandel Coast (b) Bay of Bengal (c) Eastern Ghat Coast (d) Kolkata Chennai Coast shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : India's forest sponge iron plant is at (a) Kothagudam (b) Kurnool (c) Cuddappah (d) Kavaratti
Description : Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project? (a) Bhakra Nangal (b) Damodar Valley (c) Nagarjunasagar (d) Thungabhadra
Description : Where was India's rocket launching station set up? (a) Sriharikota (b) Arvi (c) Thumba (d) Port Blair
Description : Which of the following was India's first mobile offshore drillng platform? (a) Sagar Kanya (b) Sagar Mata (c) Sagar Samrat (d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct? [CDS 2012] (a) 98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period (b) Unknown amount of coal ... Tertiary rocks (d) Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Description : Which of the following statement (s) regarding India's coal reserves is/are true ? 1. Over 90 percent of total reserves are located in the valleys of Son, Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari 2. Indian coal reserves are characterised ... reserves (a) I only (b) I and III (c) II and III (d) I, II and III
Description : Most of India's rainfall is: [NDA 1993] (a) cyclonic (b) convectional (c) elusive (d) orographic
Description : Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993] (a) Hooghly (b) Damodar (c) Ghaghara (d) Kosi
Description : The length of India's coastline is about: [SBI 2013] (a) 5900 km (b) 6100 km (c) 7000 km (d) 7500 km
Description : As per 2001 Census, what is the percentage of India's population to the world population? (1) 8 (2) 16 (3) 26 (4) 28
Last Answer : (2) 16 Explanation: According to the provisional results compiled quickly for the Census of India 2001, the population of India at 0:00 hours of 1st March, 2001, stood at 1,027,015,247 ... the global total. According to 2011 census, India's population consists of 17.5% of the world population.
Description : Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India's Chromite? (1) Cuttack (2) Singhbhum (3) Manipur (4) Hubli
Last Answer : (1) Cuttack Explanation: Over 97 per cent of total recoverable reserves of chromite have been found in Odisha. Orissa is the leading producing State of chromite, accounting for 99% of the ... pockets, thin seams and stringers. Sukinda, Sarubali and Sukrangi are all located in Cuttack district.
Description : The percentage of India's total population employed in agriculture is nearly (1) 60% (2) 50% (3) 70% (4) 80%
Last Answer : (1) 60% Explanation: As per the Economic Survey 2013-14, agriculture accounts for about 54.6 percent of total employment (Census 2011) in India. However, it contributed only 13.9 percent to India's GDP in 2013-14 (provisional estimates) and 15.2 percent during the Eleventh Plan.
Description : The length of India's coastline is about (1) 4900 kms (2) 5700 kms (3) 7500 kms (4) 8300 kms
Last Answer : (3) 7500 kms Explanation: Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km. Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km.
Description : What is India's rank in the world in milk production? (1) Fourth (2) Third (3) Second (4) First
Last Answer : (4) First Explanation: India continues to be the largest milk producing nation in the world with close to 17% of global production in 2010-11. The country's estimated milk production for 2010-11 is 121 million tones.
Description : India's first Railway University will come up at – (1) Vadodara, Gujarat (2) Bengaluru, Karnataka (3) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (4) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Vadodara, Gujarat Explanation: The government, in January 2016, announced that Vadodara in Gujarat will be home to the country's first railway university. The present campus for National ... to start the railway university. After land acquisition, a fullfledged university will be started there.
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 : The number of females per 1000 males in India's population (Census 2001) is – (1) 900 (2) 929 (3) 933 (4) 945
Last Answer : (3) 933 Explanation: As per the 2001 Census, Sex ratio (the number of females per 1000 males) for India was 933 females per 1000 males, which was an improvement of 6 points over 927 recorded in ... the major states. The number of females per 1000 males in India's population (census 2011) is 943.
Description : According to India's Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is – (1) 70 (2) 72 (3) 74 (4) 80
Last Answer : (2) 72 Explanation: As per the 2001 Census of India, in a total population of 1027 million in India, about 742 million (or 72.2%) lived in rural areas and 285 million (or 27.8%) lived in ... during 1991-2001. According to 2011 census, population of rural India is 31.1% and urban India is 68.9%.
Description : The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ______. (a) 2.3 million sq km (b) 3.3 million sq km (c) 4.3 million sq km (d) 5.3 million sq km
Description : In terms of area, India is the ______ largest country of the world. (1) second (2) fourth (3) sixth (4) seventh
Last Answer : (4) seventh Explanation: India is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,166,414 square kilometres. India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15.200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.
Description : A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called – (1) Strait (2) Peninsula (3) Cape (4) Isthmus
Last Answer : (4) Isthmus Explanation: An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. A strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.
Description : The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because (a) the need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan (b) India ... greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power (d) the mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Description : What number is three hundred thousand times larger than 1.6 x 102?
Last Answer : 4.8 x 10^7
Description : On the Richter scale, a magnitude 6 earthquake is how much larger than a magnitude 4 earthquake? w) 1.5 times x) 4 times y) 15 times z) 100 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 TIMES
Description : The Duncan Pass is located between (a) Afghanistan and India (b) Pakistan and Afghanistan (c) South Andaman and Little Andaman (d) Shivalik and Karakoram
Description : Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan? (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Canning (c) Cyril Radcliffe (d) Stafford Cripps
Description : Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and (a) Pakistan (b) Nepal (c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh
Description : The McMahan Line is a boundary between (a) India and China (b) India and Pakistan (c) India and Bangladesh (d) India and Nepal
Description : The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India? (a) Myanmar (b) Pakistan (c) Tibet (d) China
Description : The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in (a) Pakistan (b) Bay of Bengal (c) West Asia (d) Himalayas
Description : The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are (a) Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir (b) Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, (c) Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab (d) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Description : Palk Strait separates India from (a) Pakistan (b) China (c) Andaman Island (d) Sri Lanka shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between: (a) India and Pakistan (b) India and China (c) India and Nepal (d) India and Bangladesh
Description : Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Punjab 4. Gujarat 5. Rajasthan (a) I, II, III, V (b) I, II, III, IV (c) I, III, IV (d) I, III, IV, V
Description : Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India? [CDS 2012] (a) Bangladesh (b) Bhutan (c) China (d) Pakistan
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 foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003] (a) Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar (c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan (b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar (c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal (d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan
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.