Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan (b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar (c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal (d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? [CDS 1994] 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in ... M.P. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district? (1) Orissa (2) West Bengal (3) Punjab (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (1) Orissa Explanation: The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in Odisha. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. In recent ... discussions due to the conflict of inhabitant tribals and Bauxite Mining Project by Vedanta Aluminium Company.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. Which of these statements is/are correct ? [CDS 2003] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 2005] Important Location (Industry / Mining) State (a) Himgir : Uttar Pradesh (b) Koraput : Orissa (c) Palana : Rajasthan (d) Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Description : Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? (a) Kandla : Gujarat (b) Paradip : Orissa (c) Quilon : Kerala (d) Kakinada : Maharashtra
Description : Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched? [IAS 1999] (a) Assam: Miri (b) Nagaland : Konyak (c) Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani (d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Description : Kalahandi is situated in which of the following states? (a) Orissa (b) Punjab (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
Last Answer : (a) Orissa
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 2009] National Park State (a) KanhaNational Park : Madhya Pradesh (b) Sultanpur National Park : Haryana (c) Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat (d) Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
Description : Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season? (1) Karnataka and Kerala (2) Punjab and Haryana (3) Bihar and Assam (4) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Last Answer : (4) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Explanation: The retreat of the Monsoon which generally occurs between September and November brings with it another peak in cyclone origination, noted for its ... Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from these winds as the retreating monsoon winds are moisture laden.
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
Description : Most of the floods in the lowlands of N. India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with: (a) easterly depression (b) orographic rainfall (c) South-West Monsoon (d) Thunderstorm
Description : Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct? [CDS 2003] (a) Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa (b) Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu ... West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu (d) Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
Description : Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ? (1) Orissa (2) West Bengal (3) Punjab (4) Kerala
Last Answer : Orissa
Description : Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest? (a) Himalayan Mountain Chain (b) Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain (c) The Peninsular Plateau (d) The Coastal Plains
Description : The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in (a) the Himalayan Mountain Complex (b) the Indus Ganga Plain (c) the Deccan Plateau (d) the Central Indian Plateau
Description : Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (1) Koyana Project - Maharashtra (2) Sharavathy Project - Karnataka (3) Balimela Project - Orissa (4) Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
Last Answer : (4) Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat Explanation: The Sabaraigiri project is located in 48 kms from Pathanamthitta district, through tea estates and thick forest is the famous Hydro Electric Project called ... a main reservoir at place Anamudi and from through large pipes to the Muziyoor power house.
Description : Which of the following regions in India is the richest in iron and coal deposits? (1) The Southern region (2) Chota Nagpur Plateau (3) Himalayan region (4) Thar desert
Last Answer : (2) Chota Nagpur Plateau Explanation: The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. ... is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.
Description : Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region? [CDS 2000] (a) Thick forests of birch, fir, ... maple trees (c) A few dwarf shrubs (d) Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Description : Siwaliks are: [IFS 1989] (a) to the north of Himadri (b) foothills of Himalayan ranges (c) in Meghalaya (d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
Description : Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (1) Bhilai Steel Plant — Maharashtra (2) Bokaro Steel Plant — Bihar (3) Rourkela Steel Plant — Odisha (4) Durgapur Steel Plant — West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Bhilai Steel Plant — Maharashtra Explanation: Bhilai Steel Plant is located in Chhattisgarh. Boka-ro Steel Plant is in Jharkhand.
Description : Which of the following is correctly matched? Wildlife Sancturay - State (1) Bandipur — Tamil Nadu (2) Manas — Uttar Pradesh (3) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan (4) Simlipal — Bihar
Last Answer : (3) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan Explanation: Bandipur: Karnataka; Manas. Assam; Ranthambhore: Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan; and Simlipal: in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
Description : Which of the following is incorrectly matched ? (a) Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh (b) Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal (c) Loo – North - west India (d) Mango-showers – Orissa
Description : What is the epicentre of an Earthquake? (1) The point at which earth-quake originates (2) The point which is prone to volcanoes (3) The point from which the intensity of seismic waves declines (4) The point on the earth's surface vertically above the seismic focus
Last Answer : (4) The point on the earth's surface vertically above the seismic focus Explanation: The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where ... point where the fault begins to rupture, and in most cases, it is the area of greatest damage.
Description : If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season. It is termed as – (1) flood year (2) drought year (3) famine year (4) self sufficient year
Last Answer : (2) drought year Explanation: According to Indian Meteorological Department. when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country' ... by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir (b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh (c) Sandalwood : Kerala (d) Sundari : West Bengal
Description : Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched? 1. Kerala Tapioca 2. Maharashtra Cotton 3. West Bengal Jute 4. Gujarat Groundnut Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes ... 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Irrigation Project State 1. Damanganga : Gujarat 2. Girna : Maharashtra 3. Pamba : Kerala Select the correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Consider the following pairs: Tree: Location of its natural habitat 1. Rosewood: Slopes of Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala 2. Spruce : Western Himalayas at elevations from 2100 m to 3600 'm 3. Walnut: Lower elevations on Eastern ... IAS 2009] (a) A only (b) A and B (c) Band C (d) A, B and C
Description : With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which ... only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS 1997] (a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir (b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh (c) Sandalwood : Kerala (d) Sundari : West Bengal
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City (a) Gomti Lucknow (b) Saryu Ayodhya (c) Alaknanda Badrinath (d) Narmada Satna
Description : Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada :Jabalpur 2. Godavari : Nasik 3. Mahanadi : Cuttack Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (1) Hevea Tree - Barazil (2) Sumatra - Malaysia (3) Kajan River - Borneo (4) Dekke Toba fish - Brazil
Last Answer : (4) Dekke Toba fish - Brazil Explanation: Dekke Toba is an Indonesian fish found in the Lake Toba which is a volcanic lake in the middle of the northern part of the Sumatra island. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (1) lchadar - Zonal soil (2) Podzol - Zonal soil (3) Chestnut - Zonal soil (4) Bhangar - Azonal soil
Last Answer : (1) lchadar - Zonal soil Explanation: Alluvial soils (chadar and bhangar) are azonal soils. They form in transported and recently deposited materials. Azonal soils have a profile determined predominantly by factors other than local climate and vegetation.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (1) Tulbul Project - Himachal Pradesh (2) Srisailam Project -Tamil Nadu (3) Papanasam Project - Karnataka (4) Ukai Project - Gujarat
Last Answer : (4) Ukai Project - Gujarat Explanation: Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagan. Constructed in 1971, the dam is meant for ... is almost same as that of the Bhakra Nangal Dam. The site is located 94 km from Surat.
Description : One of the pairs not matched correctly is – (1) Dehradun - U.P. (2) Shimla-Himachal Pradesh (3) Drajeeling - West Bengal (4) Panchmarhi - M.P.
Last Answer : (1) Dehradun - U.P. Explanation: Dehradun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it is 236 km north of India's capital New ... nestled between two of India's mightiest rivers - the Ganges on the east and the Yamuna on the west.
Description : In India, maximum area under jute is found in – (1) Assam (2) Bihar (3) Orissa (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (4) West Bengal Explanation: West Bengal occupies foremost place both in respect of area (73.5%) and production (82.26%) of jute in the country. Here the crop is grown through- out the state except the hilly region of the north and the plateau area of the west.
Description : Which is the drought prone district of Bangladesh ?
Last Answer : Rangpur is a drought prone district of Bangladesh.
Last Answer : Drought prone districts of Bangladesh are Rangpur , Bogra , Dinajpur , Rajshahi etc.
Description : The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region? [CSAT 2011] (a) Paddy and Cottort (b) Wheat and Jute (c) Paddy and Jute (d) Wheat and Cotton
Description : 'El Nino' that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in – (1) The Indian Ocean (2) The Himalayan Plateau (3) The Pacific Ocean (4) The Arabian Peninsula
Last Answer : (3) The Pacific Ocean Explanation: El Nino is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that causes global changes of both temperatures and rainfall. It is characterized by unusually warm ocean ... opposed to La Nina, which is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
Description : India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China? (a) Punjab (b) Bihar (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh (e) All of these
Description : Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ? (1) Koyana Project - Maharashtra (2) Sharavathy Project - Karnataka (3) Balimela Project - Orissa (4) Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
Last Answer : Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
Description : Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earth-quakes? (1) Deccan Plateau (2) Ganga-Brahmaputra Valley (3) Plains of northern India (4) Western Ghats
Last Answer : (2) Ganga-Brahmaputra Valley Explanation: The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is a high earth-quake risk zone. It comes under Zone 5 covers the areas with the highest risks zone that suffers earth- ... enough over past centuries to release the energy accumulated by the upward movement of the Indian plate.
Description : Which of the following is false? (a) Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh (b) Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh (c) Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa (d) Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh