Description : Which hill station’ name means “The place of thunderbolt”
Last Answer : Darjeeling
Description : What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order? (a) Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar (b) Shimla, Darjeeling, ... (c) Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling (d) Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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 : Mount Abu is a hill station located in _____ ranges. (1) Vindhya (2) Satpuda (3) Aravalli (4) Sahyadri
Last Answer : Sahyadri
Description : Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ? (1) Orissa (2) West Bengal (3) Punjab (4) Kerala
Last Answer : Orissa
Description : The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is (1) Orangutan (2) Gibbon (3) Chimpanzee (4) Gorilla
Last Answer : Gibbon
Description : Which is the famous hill of Darjeeling in Bengal ?
Last Answer : Chimbuk hills
Description : A famous hill station in Uttar Pradesh is (a) Nainital (b) Darjeeling (c) Dalhousie (d) Kulu
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Longest tunnel on Indian Railway is a) Kharbude tunnel on Konkan Railway* b) Near Lonavala between Monkey hill and Khandala station c) Kalka Shimla d) Darjeeling hill Railway
Last Answer : a) Kharbude tunnel on Konkan Railway*
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 : 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 : Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999? (1) Latur (2) Jabalpur (3) Chamoli (4) Uttar Kashi
Last Answer : Chamoli
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 : Which place receives highest rainfall in the world? (1) Cherrapunji (2) Gangtok (3) Kohima (4) Imphal
Last Answer : (1) Cherrapunji Explanation: Cherrapunji in Meghalaya is traditionally credited as being the wettest place on Earth. It holds records for receiving the maximum amount of rainfall in a single year.
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 : 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
Description : Srinagar is located on the bank of the river (1) Indus (2) Jhelum (3) Chenab (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Indus
Description : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river : (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari
Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : Cauvery
Description : The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ? (1) Krishna (2) Chambal (3) Kosi (4) Sutlej
Description : An important river of the Indian desert is (1) Luni (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Beas
Last Answer : 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 : This delta is the largest in the world (1) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (2) Kaveri delta (3) Krishna delta (4) Godavari delta
Last Answer : Ganga-Brahmaputra delta
Description : The Chukha Power Project was built by India in (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Bangladesh
Last Answer : Bhutan
Description : Which is the world’s longest entirely lined irrigation canal? (1) Indira Gandhi Canal (2) Nangal Hydel Channel (3) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal (4) Sardar Sarovar Project
Last Answer : Sardar Sarovar Project
Description : The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don
Last Answer : Beas