Description : Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003] (a) Palni hills (b) Anaimalai mountain (c) Nilgiri mountain (d) Cardamon hills
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south? [IAS 2005] (a) Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - ... - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills (d) Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats? [IAS 2004] (a) Javadi Hills (b) Anaimalai Hills (c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Shevaroy Hills
Description : Arrange the following hills of southern India from north to south: 1. Nilgiri 2. Cardamom 3. Nallamala 4. Anaimalai Select the correct answer using the code given below: [Asstt Commdt 2011] (a) 3-1-4-2 (b) 4-3-1-2 (c) 1-3-4-2 (d) 1-2-3-4
Description : Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: 1. Nallamala Hills 2. Nilgiri 3. Anaimalai 4. Cardamon Hills (a) I, IV, III, II (b) I, II, III, IV (c) II, I, III, IV (d) I, II, IV, III
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which is the home of "AIphonso" mango? [SSC Graduate 2003] (a) Ratnagiri (b) Banaras (c) Malda (d) Vijayawada
Description : Which of the following hill ranges dominated by the ‘Dodabeta’ peak? A. Nilgiri hills B. Anaimalai hills C. Cardamom hills D. Nallamala hills
Last Answer : A. Nilgiri hills
Description : Which type of climate(s) prevail(s) in the long corridor (Leeward side) of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills? [IAS 2007] (a) Tropical wet and dry climate (b) Tropical wet and dry with winter rain (c) Tropical semi-arid steppe (d) Subtropical monsoon rainforest
Description : Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003] (a) Sheravoy hills (b) Javadi hills (c) Nallamala hills (d) Elamalai hills
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : A prominent break in the continuity of the Sahyadris is (a) Doda Betta (b) Anamudi Peak (c) Anaimalai Hills (d) Palghat Gap
Description : Which is the home of "Alphonso mango"? (1) Ratnagiri (2) Benares (3) Malda (4) Vijayawada
Last Answer : (1) Ratnagiri Explanation: Alphonso is a mango cultivar that is considered as one of the best in terms of sweetness, richness and flavor It has considerable shelf life of a week after it is ripe ... one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in largest region of western India.
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 : 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 : 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 : The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is (a) Kalsubai (b) Salher (c) Doda Betta (d) Pushpagiri
Description : What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) Coonoor-betta (b) Anaimudi (c) Doda-betta (d) Vellangiri
Description : Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet? (1) Nilgiri hills (2) Cardamom hills (3) Palani hills (4) Annamalai hills
Last Answer : (1) Nilgiri hills Explanation: The Nilgiri I tills or the Blue mountains form the meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. These hills are part of the Western Ghats. They are separated ... (north) by the Noyar River and from the Anaimalai and Palni hills (south) by the Palghat Gap.
Description : Which of the following hills connect eastern and western ghats? (1) Satpura (2) Vindhya (3) Nilgiri (4) Aravalll
Last Answer : (3) Nilgiri Explanation: The southern part of the Western Ghats mountain ranges harbour the Nilgiri hills, which serve as the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats. The hills are separated from ... Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap.
Description : The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is – (1) Sal (2) Pine (3) Eucalyptus (4) Teak
Last Answer : (3) Eucalyptus Explanation: Nilgiri mountains are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the ... larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Eucalyptus is common.
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 : Match the following: List-I List-II (Towns) (Specialisation) A. Alibag 1. Fishing centre B. Balapur 2. Holiday resort C. Nhava Sheva 3. Petro-chemical cplx D. Ratnagiri 4. Port Codes: (a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 3 4 1 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 2 1 4 3
Description : Match the following [IAS 1997] Crops Geographical conditions A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and Moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and Moist climate with ... D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Description : mango variety Sai sugandh is hybrid of —- a. Totapuri x Keshar b. Keshar x Alphanso c. Totapuri x NeelaM d. Totapuri x Dashehari
Last Answer : a. Totapuri x Keshar
Description : Mallika, a variety of mango is cross between —————– . a. Neelam x Dashehari b. Dashehari x Neelam c. Alphanso x Neelam d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Neelam x Dashehari
Description : Mango variety Sai sugandh is hybrid of —- a. Totapuri x Keshar b. Keshar x Alphanso c. Totapuri x Neelam d. Totapuri x Dashehari
Last Answer : a. Totapuri x Keshar b. Keshar x Alphanso c. Totapuri x Neelam d. Totapuri x Dashehari
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 : Match the following: [NDA 2001] Peaks Mountain range A. Gurushikhar 1. Zanskar B. Dhupgarh 2. Satpura C. Doda Betta 3. Nilgiri D. Nanga Parbat 4. Vindhya 5. Aravalli A B C D (a) 4 2 5 1 (b) 3 4 1 5 (c) 4 5 2 1 (d) 5 2 3 1
Description : Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: [IAS 2004] (a) Chhotanagpur plateau (b) Khasi hills (c) Eastern Ghats (d) Kuchchh
Description : Where are Shevaroy Hills located? [IAS 2007] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : Consider the following: [IAS 2004] 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south ? (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 1, 3 (c) 1, 3, 2 (d) 2, 3, 1
Description : Which is the home of Alphornso Mango? a. Ratnagiri b. Malda c. Vijaywada d. Banaras e. None of these
Last Answer : a. Ratnagiri
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
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 : 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 : 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 : Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003] (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakhapatnam
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