Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India ... ] (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following states as percensus, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively? (1) Kerala and Haryana (2) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (3) Meghalaya and Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Kerala and Haryana Explanation: Like the 1991 Census, the highest sex ratio (1058) had been reported in Kerala. Haryana reported the lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states. According to 2011 census, Highest sex ratio-Kerala (1084) Lowest sex-ratio-Haryana (879).
Description : One of the regions that receives rainfall from the North-Easterly monsoon is – (1) West Bengal (2) Assam (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The period October to December is referred to as Northeast Monsoon season over peninsular India. It is the major period of rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu as it receives ... 60% of the annual rainfall and the interior districts get about 40-50% of the annual rainfall.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Palghat joins which of the following states? [Stenographers' Exam 1994] (a) Sikkim and West Bengal (b) Maharashtra and Gujarat (c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which states is the biggest producer of cashewnut? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Punjab
Description : Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Meghalaya (d) Mizoram
Description : Match the following: Tribes Area A. Angamis 1.Meghalaya B. Todas 2.Tamil Nadu C. Moplahs 3. Kerala D. Birhors 4. Nagaland E. Khasis 5. Madhya Pradesh A B C D E (a) 4 2 3 5 1 (b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 4 3 5 1 2 (d) 2 5 4 3 1
Description : The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994] (a) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka to Maharashtra (c) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala to Tamil Nadu
Description : Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter – (1) Punjab and Haryana (2) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Bihar and West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Punjab and Haryana Explanation: The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extra tropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of the In- ... it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Description : There is no Scheduled Tribe population in (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
Description : Which part of India receives rainfall from both the SouthWest and North-West monsoons? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Odisha (c) Lakshadweep Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following statements is not true? (a) The intensity of monsoons is determined by tropical depressions (b) Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east monsoon (c) Andhra Pradesh is not much affected by retreating south-west monsoon (d) All are correct
Description : Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ? (a) Kerala coast (b) Central India (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
Description : The Tamil Nadu coast receives winter rainfall.
Last Answer : Ans: The Tami Nadu coast receives winter rainfall because of movement of lowpressure conditions to the Bay of Bengal.
Description : Match the following: Tiger Reserves States A. Bandipur 1. Maharashtra B. Balpakram 2. Tamil Nadu C. Melghat 3. Meghalaya D. Simplipal 4. Odisha 5. Karnataka A B C D (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 5 3 1 4 (c) 5 1 4 3 (d) 2 3 4 5
Description : Which two states have a common High Court? (1) Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (2) Haryana and Punjab (3) Gujarat and Maharashtra (4) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (2) Haryana and Punjab Explanation: Punjab and Haryana High Court is a common High Court for both the States of Punjab and Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh, in India. It is situated at Chandigarh, the capital of the States of Punjab and Haryana.
Description : The largest tea production state in India is: (A)Tamil Nadu (B) Assam (C)Meghalaya (D) Kerala
Last Answer : (B) Assam
Description : Well irrigation is most prominent in A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar. B. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. C. Rajasthan, Gujarat. MP and Orissa. D. Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Jammu Kashmir.
Last Answer : A. Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar
Description : The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh
Description : The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of: (a) south-west monsoons (b) retreating monsoons (c) north-east monsoons (d) westerly disturbances
Description : In which State is the literacy rate of women the highest? (1) Kerala (2) Maharashtra (3) Tamil Nadu (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: Kerala tops the list with a literacy rate of 94.0 %, according to census 2011. Among women, the literacy rate is 92.10/0, and among men 96.4 %.
Description : Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea? (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing state? (a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka (e) All are rubber-producing states shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Which of the following is not a major rubber producing states? (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha (e) All of these
Description : Which of the following States is called the "Garden of Spices"? (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : The States involved In the Dandakaranya Project are (a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka (b) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Description : Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth? (a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Description : Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India? [CDS 2009] (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Description : Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States? [IAS 2007] (a) Andhra Pradesh only (b) Karnataka only (c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Description : The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states? [CDS 2008] (a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Kanchipuram is in which of the following states? [Bank PO 1993] (a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka
Description : In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale? (1) Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland (4) Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka Explanation: India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production. Kerala is the foremost producer of natural ... of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
Description : Which are the States in which the Agasthyarnala biosphere is spread? (1) Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is ... and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.
Description : The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
Last Answer : (3) Kerala Explanation: Sabarimala is a famous pilgrim centre situated on a hilltop amid sylvan surroundings in Kerala. About 50 million devotees visit this shrine, the abode of Lord Dharmasastha during November-January every year.
Description : In which of the following states the first Synagogue is built in India? (1) Maharashtra (2) West Bengal (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (4) Kerala Explanation: The oldest of India's synagogue buildings can be found in the state of Kerala, where synagogue construction began during the medieval period. Whereas Kerala's first Jewish ... Paradesi synagogue in Kochi's Jew Town, those originating from the 16th and 17th centuries subsist.
Description : Palghat joins which of the following states? (1) Sikkim and West Bengal (2) Maharashtra and Gujarat (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (4) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Last Answer : (3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Description : The dispute about the "Mullaperiyar dam" concerns which states? (1) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (2) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Last Answer : (2) Tamil Nadu and Kerala Explanation: The Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala state of India. The control and safety of the dam and the validity and fairness of the lease agreement have been points of dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Description : Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil? (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Punjab
Description : Match the following: Area States A. Largest irrigated 1. Tamil Nadu B. Largest tank irrigated 2. Punjab C. Largest well irrigation 3. Gujarat D. Largest net canal irrigated 4. Jammu & Kashmir A B C D (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 2 1 4
Description : In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect? [Asstt Grade 1991] (a) Orissa (b) West Bengal (c) Punjab (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Laterite soil is found in which of the following States? (1) Haryana and Punjab (2) Gujarat and Rajasthan (3) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh (4) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Explanation: Laterite soils are found on the highland areas of plateau Karnataka. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and hilly regions of Assam. Rajmahal hills and Chhotanagpur plateau. These ... rich in iron. So these are suitable for plantation of crops like tea, rubber, coffee etc.
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2008] Coal fields of India State A. Jharia 1. Tamil Nadu B. Raniganj 2. Orissa C. Talcher 3. Jharkhand D. Korba 4. West Bengal 5. Chhattisgarh A B C D (a) 3 4 2 5 (b) 2 5 1 4 (c) 3 5 2 4 (d) 2 4 1 5
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2004] Tourist Place State A. Amber Fort 1. Uttar Pradesh B. Auroville 2. Pondicherry C. Buland Darwaza 3. Karnataka D. Gol Gumbaz 4. Rajasthan 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Tamil Nadu A B C D (a) 4 6 1 2 (b) 1 2 5 3 (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 1 6 5 2
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 : Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter season. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Sources of rain in Punjab are temperate cyclones or western disturbances. (ii) Sources of rain in Tamil Nadu are North east monsoon winds.
Description : Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994] (a) Dal (b) Chilka (c) Wular (d) Sambhar
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Mangrove) (State) A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka B. Coondapur 2. Kerala C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra 5. Tamil Nadu Codes: A B C D (a) 2 1 5 4 (b) 4 5 3 2 (c) 2 5 3 4 (d) 4 1 5 2
Description : The largest area under plantation in India is in (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam