Description : Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Cochin
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost? [CDS 2003] (a) Kohima (b) Jorhat (c) Itanagar (d) Dibrugarh
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east? (a) Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar (b) Surat, Ward ha, ... (c) Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam (d) Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon? [NDA 2002] (a) Chennai (b) Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi
Description : Which of the million-plus-population cities according to 1991 census, has got the highest literacy rate? (1) Greater Mumbai (2) Delhi (3) Chennai (4) Kochi
Last Answer : (4) Kochi Explanation: According to 1991 Census, of the million-plus-population cities, i.e. more than 10 lakhs, the highest literacy rate was recorded of Kochi (94 per cent), Greater Mumbai (82 ... literacy rate was recorded of Kerala (94%) and lowest literacy rate was recorded of Bihar (61.8%).
Description : Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy? (a) Cochin Shipyard, Cochin (b) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam (c) Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai (d) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Description : Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ? [NDA 1991] (a) Economy that solely depends upon animals (b) Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by ... and foothills in winter (d) Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
Description : The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from (a) Punjab to Haryana (b) Mumbai to Goa (c) Vijayawada to Villupuram (d) Cochin to Kozhikode (e) Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram
Description : The National Institute of Oceanography is located at (a) Kandla (b) Mumbai (c) Cochin (d) Goa
Description : Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India? (a) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai (b) Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (c) Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam (d) Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
Description : Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at (a) Cochin (b) Visakhapatnam (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Description : The deepest land locked and protected port in India is (a) Marmugoa (b) Visakhaptanam (c) Mumbai (d) Cochin
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from (a) Mumbai (b) Cochin (c) Tuticorin (d) Chennai
Description : The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are (a) Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin (b) Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla (c) Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin (d) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Description : ____ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. (a) Cochin (b) Mumbai (c) Mangalore (d) Surat
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The finest natural harbour in India is (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Cochin
Description : Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? (a) Cochin (b) New Mangalore (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
Description : The Konkan Coast stretches between: (a) Goa and Cochin (b) Goa and Mumbai (c) Goa and Daman (d) Goa and Diu
Description : The largest dry dock in India is situated at - (1) Cochin (2) Marmagoa (3) Kolkata (4) Mumbai
Last Answer : (2) Marmagoa Explanation: Marmugao dock, located in Goa, was the largest dry dock of India till 2015.
Description : Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour? (1) Chennai (2) Mumbai (3) Cochin (4) Paradip
Last Answer : (1) Chennai Explanation: A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have ... way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.
Description : The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at – (1) Paradip (2) Cochin (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru Port is south of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Also known as Nava Sheva, it is the largest container port in India. The port was created to relieve pressure on Mumbai Port, then the pre-eminent port of India.
Description : The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge train in India is between (a) Kanniyakumari and Jammu Tawi (b) Guwahati and Tiruvananthpuram (c) New Delhi and Chennai (d) Gorakhpur and Cochin
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2011] Name of the Shipyard Location A. Hindustan Shipyard Limited 1. Kolkata B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited 2. Vasco-da- Gama C. Goa Shipyard Limited 3. Mumbai D. Mazgaon Dock Limited 4. Visakhapatnam A B C D (a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 3 1 2 4 (c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 3 2 1 4
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003] (a) India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage (b) Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade (c) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports (d) India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Description : ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000] (a) AP and Karnataka (b) AP and Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (d) Orissa and AP
Description : An active volcano was reported at _____ India in 1991. (a) Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Aliabet Island, Gujarat (c) Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu (d) Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Description : Which one of the following shipyards builds warships for Indian Navy ? (1) Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai (2) Cochin Shipyard (3) Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam (4) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Last Answer : Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
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 : Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of: [NDA 2003] (a) retreating monsoon (b) temperate cyclones (c) local thunderstorms (d) shift in jet stream movement
Description : The standard meridian (IST) India is - (1) 82.3 East (2) 82.5 South (3) 80.3 East (4) 80.5 South
Last Answer : (1) 82.3 East Explanation: The 82.30' East longitude is taken as Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through the middle of India (Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh).
Description : In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon? (a) Bengaluru (b) Mumbai (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Delhi shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : The National Highway - 1 connects Delhi to (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Amritsar
Description : The 'Ruhr or India' is (a) Mumbai-Pune region (b) Damodar Valley region (c) Chennai-Bengaluru region (d) Delhi-Kanpur region
Description : The first machine made paper was manufactured (a) in 1870 near Kolkata (b) in 1903 in Mumbai (c) in 1910 at Delhi (d) After independence shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Consider the following places: 2. Shimla 3. Gangtok 4. Mumbai 5. Delhi Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface using the codes given below: [CDS 2002] (a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1 (c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Description : The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] (a) Kolkata and Mumbai (b) Delhi and Chennai (c) Kolkata and Amritsar (d) Tirupati and Ludhiana
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 : 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 city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India? (1) Hubli (2) New Delhi (3) Mumbai (4) Jabalpur
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: Mumbai is the headquarters of two railway zones: Western and Central Zones. The Western Railway is one of the 17 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest ... a large part of the state of Maharashtra and parts of North-Eastern Karnataka and Southern Madhya Pradesh.
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 : If the commodities manufactured in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi, then it is (1) Territorial trade (2) Internal trade (3) International trade (4) Free trade
Last Answer : (2) Internal trade Explanation: Domestic trade, also known as internal trade or home trade, is the exchange of domestic goods within the boundaries of a country. This may be sub-divided into ... importance of domestic trade in a country is that it facilitates exchange of goods within the country.
Description : Which is the city linked by the highest number of Railway Zones? (1) Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Calcutta (4) Chennai
Last Answer : (2) Mumbai Explanation: Mumbai is the destination where maximum number of trains in India head for. It is the headquarters of two railway zones: Western and Central Zones. Delhi: Northern Zone; Kolkata: Eastern; and Chennai: Southern Zone.
Description : Which one of the following pairs of places does the National high-way number 2 join? (1) Delhi - Amritsar (2) Delhi - Mumbai (3) Delhi - Kolkata (4) Delhi - Ahmedabad
Last Answer : (3) Delhi - Kolkata Explanation: (NH-2) National Highway 2, commonly referred as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, ... (74), Uttar Pradesh (752), Bihar (202), Jharkhand (190), and West Bengal (235).
Description : The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at – (1) Kolkata (2) Mumbai (3) New Delhi (4) Pune
Last Answer : (4) Pune Explanation: Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at the National Data Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Pune. Daily weather reports and daily weather maps for India in printed form are available since 1878.
Description : The highly populated city in India is : (1) Chennai (2) Delhi (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: As per the 2011 Census, the population of Mumbai was 12,478,447; Delhi: 11,007,835; Chennai: 4,681,087; and Kolkata: 4,486,679. So, Mumbai is the most populated metropolitan city of India.
Description : The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is- (1) Delhi - Kolkata section (2) Kolkata - Chennai section (3) Delhi - Mumbai section (4) Mumbai - Chennai section
Last Answer : (1) Delhi - Kolkata section Explanation: The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is Delhi-Kolkata section.
Description : Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south? [NDA 2011) (a) Haldia - Kandla - Paradeep - Kochi (b) Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi (c) Kandla - Haldia - Kochi - Paradeep (d) Kochi - Kandla - Haldia – Paradeep
Description : Ans: (5) 41. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian States in descending order ? [NDA 2011] (a) Jharkhand - Madhya Pradesh - West Bengal ... - West Bengal - Meghalaya - Madhya Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh - Jharkhand - West Bengal - Meghalaya
Description : Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber? [NDA 2004] (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
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