Description : Indian Standard Time relates to – (1) 75.5° E longitude (2) 82.5° E longitude (3) 90.5° E longitude (4) 0° longitude
Last Answer : (2) 82.5° E longitude Explanation: Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5°E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.
Description : 82 longitude is geographically significant to India because – (1) it determines the Indian standard time (2) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India (3) it divides India into eastern and western zones (4) it enables determining local time in eastern India
Last Answer : (1) it determines the Indian standard time Explanation: Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not ... (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.
Description : Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude ? (1) Jaipur (2) Nagpur (3) Bhopal (4) Hyderabad
Last Answer : Jaipur
Description : The angle of internal friction of clays, is usually (A) 0° to 5° (B) 5° to 20° (C) 20° to 30° (D) 30° to 45
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of— (1) Two hours (2) One hour (3) Half hour (4) Four minutes
Last Answer : Half hour
Description : What is the International Date Line? (1) It is the equator (2) It is the 0° longitude (3) It is the 90° east longitude (4) It is the 180° longitude
Last Answer : (4) It is the 180° longitude Explanation: The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates ... Ocean, roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups.
Description : What is the International Date Line ? (1) It is the equator (2) It is the 0° longitude (3) It is the 90° east longitude (4) It is the 180° longitude
Last Answer : It is the 180° longitude
Description : An important river of the Indian desert is (1) Luni (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Beas
Last Answer : Luni
Description : Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory? (1) Godavari (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (4) Ghaghara
Last Answer : Ghaghara
Description : Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following Indian states ? (1) Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (2) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura ... , Tripura and Mizoram (4) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal
Last Answer : Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
Description : Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of (1) Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks (2) Igneous and sedimentary rocks (3) Igneous and metamorphic rocks (4) Sedimentary rocks
Last Answer : Igneous and metamorphic rocks
Description : ‘Diego Garcia’ is an island in the Ocean— (1) Pacific (2) Indian (3) Atlantic (4) Arctic
Last Answer : Indian
Description : Indian desert is called (1) Gobi (2) Sahara (3) Thar (4) Atacama
Last Answer : Thar
Description : Which Indian State has the largest coastline ? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Maharashtra (3) Orissa (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : Andhra Pradesh
Description : The highest Indian water fall is (1) Gokak (2) Gersoppa (3) Shivasamudram (4) Yenna
Last Answer : Gersoppa
Description : Nathu La, a place where IndiaChina border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in (1) Sikkim (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : Sikkim
Description : The Indian Sub-continent was originally a part of (1) Jurassic-land (2) Angara-land (3) Arya-varta (4) Gondwana-land
Last Answer : Gondwana-land
Description : The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to (A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 60° (D) 90
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Indian Standard Time (IST) is determined according to the local time of which one of the following longitudes? (a) 0º Longitude (b) 68º E Longitude (c) c) E Longitude (d) d) E Longitude
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time? [CDS 2009] (a) 85.5ºE (b) 86.5ºE (c) 84.5ºE (d) 82.5ºE
Description : longitude is geographically significant to India because: [CPO SI 2003] (a) it determines the Indian standard time (b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India (c) it divides' India into eastern and western zones (d) it enables determining local time in eastern India
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time? (a) Bangalore-Varanasi (b) Chennai-Varanasi (c) Kakinanda-Pondicherry (d) Pondicherry-Varanasi
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
Last Answer : K a k i n a n d a - Pondicherry
Description : In standard taper roller bearings, the angle of taper of the outer raceway is (a) 5° (b) 8° (c) 15° (d) 25°
Last Answer : (d) 25°
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Tides (b) Tsunami (c) Current (d) Cyclone
Last Answer : (b) Tsunami
Description : Which of the following is not an Arab country? (1) Israel (2) Syria (3) Jordan (4) Lebanon
Last Answer : Israel
Description : What is ‘Talcher’ important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro–electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : Heavy water plant
Description : Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ? (1) The Central Government and Karnataka (2) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Last Answer : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
Description : Which was the first hydel power project in India ? (1) Pallivasal in Kerala (2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu (3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka (4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Description : The largest fresh water in India is (1) Dal Laka (2) Bhimtal Laka (3) Wular Laka(4) Nainital Laka
Last Answer : Wular Laka
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Ganga
Description : Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ? (1) Jaisamand (2) Ganga river (3) Yamuna river (4) Chilika lake
Last Answer : Yamuna river
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Description : Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow (1) from West to East (2) from North to South (3) like a ring (4) in transverse direction
Last Answer : like a ring
Description : Salal is the hydro power project in: (1) Haryana (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Punjab
Last Answer : Haryana
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
Description : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Description : The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Chenab
Description : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati
Description : Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ? (1) Varanasi (2) Caya (3) Ambala (4) Allahabad
Last Answer : Ambala
Description : Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between (1) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (4) Karnataka and Maharashtra
Last Answer : Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Description : The longest dam in India is (1) Bhakra Dam (2) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (3) Hirakud Dam (4) Kosi Dam
Last Answer : Hirakud Dam
Description : The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is (1) Sutlej (2) Ravi (3) Luni (4) Jhelum
Description : The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___. (1) Ganga (2) Cauveri (3) Mahi (4) Luni