Description : Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? [IAS 2003] (a) Bangalore (b) Delhi (c) Jodhpur (d) Nagpur
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008] (a) Jabalpur and Nagpur (b) Mumbai and Pune (c) Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar (d) Guwahati and Shillong
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS 2004] (a) Bharatpur (b) Jaipur (c) Jodhpur (d) Udaipur
Description : Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [CDS 2004] (a) Agra (b) Delhi (c) Gwalior (d) Jhansi
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network? (1) Kolkata (2) Mumbai (3) New Delhi (4) Chandigarh
Last Answer : (4) Chandigarh Explanation: The Golden Quadrilateral Road Network is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed ... , Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Nellore, Vijayawada and Guntur are also connected by the network.
Description : Taking into account the amount of rainfall occurring from June to September, which one of the following is the correct order of cities in terms of rainfall? [IAS 2007] (a) Kolkata > Ahmedabad > ... > Allahabad > Ahmedabad (c) Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmedabad (d) Ahmedabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
Description : Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude? (a) Bengaluru and Chennai (b) Mumbai and Visakhapatnam (c) Ajmer and Shillong (d) Nagpur and Kolkata
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Match the following: [CDS 2001] National Highway Cities A. NH 1 1. Delhi-Kolkata B. NH 2 2. Mumbai-Agra C. NH 3 3. Chennai-Thane D. NH 4 4. Delhi-Amritsar A B C D (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 4 2 1 3 (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3 shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months: 1. Allahabad 2. Kolkata 3. Delhi 4. Patna (a) 2, 4, 1, 3 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2 (c) 1, 4, 3, 2 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1
Description : In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
Description : Which cities were first connected by the STD services? (1) Delhi and Murnbai (2) Delhi and Kolkata (3) Kanpur and Delhi (4) Kanpur and Lucknow
Last Answer : (4) Kanpur and Lucknow Explanation: The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), established in 1960, is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), dedicated ... in the year 1959, it started in New Delhi in 1960 and finally in Dehradun since 1963.
Description : Which one among the following States is smallest in area? [IAS 2003] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which among the following is the smallest state area wise? [IAS 2003] (a) Nagaland (b) Mizoram (c) Meghalaya (d) Manipur
Description : The first session of Indian National Congress was held at a) Bombay b) Delhi c) Kolkata d) Nagpur
Last Answer : a) Bombay
Description : Where in India is International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) located? a. A Hyderabad b. B Nagpur c. C Jodhpur d. D Bengaluru
Last Answer : a. A Hyderabad
Description : Consider the following areas: 2. Himalayas 3. Chhotta Nagpur 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Son Valley What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? [NDA 2003] (a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1 (c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1
Description : Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located? [IAS 2007] (a) Hyderabad (b) Bhopal (c) Lucknow (d) Benguluru (Bangalore)
Description : Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude? [CPO SI 2002] (a) Jaipur (b) Nagpur (c) Bhopal (d) Hyderabad
Description : Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude? (1) Jaipur (2) Nagpur (3) Bhopal (4) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (1) Jaipur Explanation: Jaipur is the headquarters of Jaipur district which is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is located at 26°92'N 75°82'E. It has an average elevation of 431 metres (1417 ft). The major rivers passing through the Jaipur district are Banas and Banganga.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] Railway Zone Headquarters (a) North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur (b) South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar (c) Eastern Railway : Kolkata (d) South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
Description : The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is : [IAS 2002] (a) Allahabad (b) Chennai (c) Cherapunji (d) Kolkata
Description : Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers (b) ... and satellite towns around the main city (d) Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
Description : Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain? [IAS 2003] (a) It raised the prices of raw materials (b) ... (c) It led to agricultural shortage and famines (d) It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
Description : The first month of the 'Saka era' is : [IAS 2003] (a) Vaishakha (b) Phalguna (c) Chaitra (d) Bhadon
Description : Apart from Tamil Nadu, lignite is found in: [IAS 2003] (a) Gujarat (b) U.P. (c) West Bengal (d) Orissa
Description : Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003] (a) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world (b) India is the ninth largest steel producing country ... largest producer of silk in the world (d) India ranks third in the world in coal production
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2003] A. Coffee 1. Anaimalai Hills B. Alphanso Mango 2. Kozhikode C. Tea 3. Nilgiri Hills D. Cinchona 4. Ratnagiri A B C D (a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 4 3 1
Description : Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ? [IAS 2003] (a) Krishna-Godavari delta (b) Brahmaputra valley (c) Coastal Kerala (d) Littoral Tamil Nadu
Description : In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: [IAS 2003] 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 3, and 4
Description : Mixed farming means: [IAS 2003] (a) growing two crops at the same time (b) growing different crops in succession (c) producing crops (d) using mixture of manures and fertilizer
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct? [IAS 2003] (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ... ] (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : Match the following types of climate with respective regions: [IAS 2003] A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1. Interior Peninsula B. Monsoon type with dry winter 2. Indian Plain C. Monsoon type with short dry season 3. S. E. Coast D. Semi-Arid ... D (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 2 4 1 3 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 1 3 2 4
Description : Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal? [IAS 2003] (a) It is caused due to strong surface heating (b) It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region (c) It is a kind of thunderstorm (d) None of the above
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2003] A. Alluvial soil 1. high land of soil of plateaus B. Black soils 2. on the periphery of plateaus C. Red soil 3. river basin sand coastal plains D. Laterite soils 4. deccan lava tract A B C D (a) 3 4 2 1 (b) 1 3 4 2 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 2 1 3 4
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2003] A. Tapi 1. Brahmagir B. Narmada 2. Mahabaleshwar C. Krishna 3. Amarkantak D. Cauvery 4. Betul A B C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 4 2 3 1 (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 4 3 2 1
Description : What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? [IAS 2003] (a) Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi (b) Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi (c) Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi (d) Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
Description : Which of the following lakes were formed by volcanic activities? [IAS 2003] (A) Lonar lake (B) Bhim Tal of Kumaun (C) Toba lake (D) Keloed lake (a) A and C (b) A and D (c) A, C and D (d) A, B, C and D
Description : Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order? [IAS 2003] (a) Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari (b) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari (c) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari (d) Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
Description : Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? [IAS 2003] (A) Brahamaputra (B) Sutlej (C) Indus (D) Bhagirathi (a) A and C (b) Band C (c) A, Band C (d) A, B, C and D
Description : Wular lake of Kashmir is a : [IAS 2003] (a) Ox- bow lake (b) Lake formed by blocking of ice (c) Lake formed by terminal morainic dam (d) Lake formed by deposition of silt
Description : Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ? [IAS 2003] (a) Gonds (b) Todas (c) Bhils (d) Munda
Description : Which of the following towns is located at easternmost? [IAS 2003] (a) Bokaro (b) Jamshedpur (c) Patna (d) Ranchi
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal 2. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai. Which ... ] (a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2003] A. Ho 1. Chhattisgarh B. Baiga 2. Sikkim C. Kuki 3. Jharkhand D. Bhutia 4. Nagaland A B C D (a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 1 4 2 3 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 4 2 3 1
Description : Nanda Devi peak forms a part of: [IAS 2003] (a) Assam Himalayas (b) Kumaon Himalayas (c) Nepal Himalayas (d) Punjab Himalayas
Description : The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is : [IAS 2003] (a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him. (b) Nepal ... Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him. (d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
Description : Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003] (a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks (b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished ... feldspar and mica in it (d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type