Description : Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999? (1) Latur (2) Jabalpur (3) Chamoli (4) Uttar Kashi
Last Answer : (3) Chamoli Explanation: An earthquake occurred on 29 March, 1999 in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). The earthquake was the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than ninety years. Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.
Description : Match the following: [CDS 1999] National Parks Location A. Dudhwa National Park 1. Kullu B. Dachigam National Park 2. Lakhimpur Kheri C. Great Himalayan Park 3. Chamoli D. Nandadevi National Park 4. Srinagar A B C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 3 4 1
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Maharashtra (3) Sikkim (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh
Description : Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India? (1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Himachal Pradesh
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 : Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Description : Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
Description : In which state is the Maikala range situated ? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Bihar (4) Chhatisgarh
Last Answer : Chhatisgarh
Description : Latur Earthquake occurred in (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c)1993 (d) 1994
Last Answer : (c)1993
Description : Latur earthquake occurred in (a) 30 September, 1993 (b) 30 November, 1993 (c) 21 April, 1993 (d) 15 April, 1993
Last Answer : (a) 30 September, 1993
Description : In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have “vibrated like peas on a drum”? (a) Cachar Earthquake (b) Latur Earthquke (c) Great Earthquake of Assam (d) Bhuj Earthquake
Last Answer : (c) Great Earthquake of Assam
Description : Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ? (1) Indus (2) Ganga (3) Brahmaputra (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indus
Description : Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east? (1) Western part is rainy (2) Western Ghats act as major water-divide (3) Rivers follow rift valleys (4) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Last Answer : Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Description : Where is the best place to find Kashi cereal coupons?
Last Answer : Kashi cereal is a fairly new company and as such doesn't have as many mailers in the normal coupon papers. Kashi coupons can be conveniently printed off from their main website and used at retailers that way.
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 : Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’ ? (1) Gangtok (2) Shillong (3) Oottacamand (4) Darjeeling
Last Answer : Darjeeling
Description : The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
Last Answer : Kerala
Description : The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was (1) Red Sea (2) Arabian Sea (3) Tethys Sea (4) Dead Sea
Last Answer : Tethys Sea
Description : Which place is closest to ToraBora? (1) Mumbai (2) Aurangabad (3) Amarnath (Kashmir) (4) Jalalabad
Last Answer : Jalalabad
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 : Where is ‘Raisina Hills’? (1) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated (2) The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shankara-charya Hill’ (3) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu. (4) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda’s statue was erected.
Last Answer : Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
Description : Match the following: [CDS 1999] Atomic Power Stations States A. Kakrapara 1. Rajasthan B. Narora 2. Gujarat C. Kalpakkam 3. Tamil Nadu D. Tarapur 4. Maharashtra E. Kota 5. Uttar Pradesh A B C D E (a) 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 5 3 4 1 (d) 1 4 2 3 5
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Match the following: [CDS 1999] Atomic Power Stations States A. Kakrapara 1. Rajashthan B. Narora 2. Gujarat C. Kalpakkam 3. Tamil Nadu D. Tarapur 4. Maharashtra E. Kota 5. Uttar Pradesh A B C D E (a) 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 5 3 4 1 (d) 1 4 2 3 5
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
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 : 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 : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Ganga
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 which is used for inland waterways in India is ___. (1) Ganga (2) Cauveri (3) Mahi (4) Luni
Description : The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on (1) Vyas river (2) Jhelum river (3) Sutlej river (4) Ghaghara river
Last Answer : Sutlej river
Description : The Chukha Power Project was built by India in (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Bangladesh
Last Answer : Bhutan
Description : The first multi-purpose project of independent India is (1) Bhakra-Nangal (2) Damodar (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjunasagar
Last Answer : Damodar
Description : The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at (1) Nizam Sagar (2) Shivasamudram (3) Ramagundam (4) Mettur
Last Answer : Shivasamudram
Description : The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is (1) Gomati (2) Chambal (3) Damodar (4) Kosi
Last Answer : Kosi
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
Description : Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ? (1) Ganges (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Tapti
Last Answer : Tapti
Description : Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ? (1) Sirhind Canal (2) Yamuna Canal (3) Indira Gandhi Canal (4) East Kosi Canal
Last Answer : Indira Gandhi Canal
Description : In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by (1) Canals (2) Wells (3) Tubewells (4) Tanks
Last Answer : Wells
Description : Which dam of India is the highest? (1) Mettur (2) Rihand (3) Thein (4) Bhakra
Last Answer : Bhakra
Description : What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ? (1) Yamuna Canal (2) Sirhand Canal (3) Indira Gandhi Canal (4) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Description : The longest river of Peninsular India is : (1) Narmada (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Cauvery
Description : Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga? (1) Ghagra (2) Gomti (3) Kosi (4) Betwa
Last Answer : Betwa
Description : The largest irrigation canal in India is called the : (1) Yamuna canal (2) Sirhand canal (3) Indira Gandhi canal (4) Upper Bari Doab canal
Last Answer : Indira Gandhi canal
Description : The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is (1) Zaskar (2) Kailash (3) Karakoram (4) Ladakh
Last Answer : Karakoram
Description : The longest sea beach in India is (1) Chapora beach (2) Diu beach (3) Aksa beach (4) Marina beach
Last Answer : Marina beach
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : Sri Lanka
Description : India shares longest international boundary with which country? (1) Bangladesh (2) China (3) Nepal (4) Bhutan
Last Answer : Bangladesh
Description : Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is (1) Aravalli (2) Satpura (3) Eastern ghats (4) Western ghats
Last Answer : Western ghats