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 1. The famous Lagoon lake of India is:

(a) Dal Lake

(b) Chilka Lake

(c) Pulicat Lake

(d) Mansarover


2. Where is 'Raisina Hills'?

(a) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated

(b)The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as 'Shankara-charya Hill'

(c) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.

(d) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was erected.


3. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley?

(a) Nathu La

(b) Jelep La

(c) Shipki La

(d) Sherabathanga


4. Where is Khyber Pass situated?

(a) Bhutan

(b) Bangladesh

(c) India

(d) Pakistan


5. Where is Panzseer valley situated?

(a) Lebanon

(b) Afghanistan

(c) Jammu and Kashmir, India

(d) Syria


6. The pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?

(a) Khardungala

(b) Rohtang

(c) Lipu likh

(d)Nathu la


7. Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Nagpur

(c) Bhopal

(d) Hyderabad


8. Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley?

(a) Godavari

(b) Narmada

(c) Krishna

(d) Mahanadi


9. Duncan Passage is located between

(a) South and Little Andaman

(b) North and South Andaman

(c) North and Middle Andaman

(d) Andaman and Nicobar


10. India lies in the hemisphere.

(a) northern and eastern

(b) southern and eastern

(c) northern and western

(d) northern and southern


11. Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the oldest?

(a) Himalayas

(b) Vindhyas

(c) Aravalli

(d) Sahyadri


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12. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Myanmar

(c) Indonesia

(d) Pakistan


13. 82 1/2° E longitude is geo-graphically significant to India because

(a) it determines the Indian standard time

(b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India

(c) it divides India into eastern and western zones

(d) it enables determining local time in eastern India


14. Which of the following uplands is not a part of the Telangana Plateau?

(a) Aravalli

(b) Western Ghat

(c) Eastern Ghat

(d) Satpura


15. Where are the Saltora Ranges located?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Along the Vindhyas

(c) Part of the Karakoram Ranges

(d) Part of the Western Ghats


16. Which one of the following is not a part along the western coast of India?

(a) Nhava Sheva

(b) Marmagao

(c) Tuticorin

(d) Kochi


17. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?

(a) Wind erosion

(b) Erosion by water

(c) Wind deposition

(d) Mechanical weathering


18. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to West?

(a) Kumaun Himalayas

(b) Assam Himalayas

(c) Punjab Himalayas

(d) Nepal Himalayas


19. The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of -

(a) Two hours

(b) One hour

(c) Half hour

(d) Four minutes


20. The standard time of India is

(a) 512 hours ahead of GMT

(b)41 2 hours behind of GMT

(c) 4 hours ahead of GMT

(d) 512 hours behind of GMT


21. The Indian originally a part of Sub-continent was

(a) Jurassic-land

(b) Angara-land

(c) Arya-varta

(d) Gondwana-land


22. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in

(a) Purvanchal Ranges

(b) Karakoram Ranges

(c) Zaskar Ranges

(d) Himalaya Ranges


23. Which one of the following mountain ranges lies in India?

(a) Arakan Yoma

(b) Sulainian

(c) Salt Range

(d) P'ir Panjal


24. Which one among the following is the highest peak?

(a) Kamet

(b) Kun Lun

(c) Nanga Parbat

(d) Nanda Devi


25. Nathu La, a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in

(a) Sikkim

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Jammu and Kashmir


26. The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is

(a) Orangutan

(b) Gibbon

(c) Chimpanzee

(d) Gorilla


27. In terms of area, India is the .......largest country of the world.

(a) second

(b) fourth

(c) sixth

(d) seventh


28. The approximate length of the coastline of India is

(a) 5,500 km

(b) 6,000 km

(c) 6,500 km

(d) 7,000 km


29. India has a coastline of

(a) 5500 kms

(b) 6500 kms

(c) 7500 kms

(d) 8400 kms


30. Baltora glacier is located in

(a) Karakoram ranges

(b) Pamir plateau

(c) Shivalik

(d) Alps


31. Which of the following cities/ towns lies to the northern-most latitude?

(a) Patna

(b)Allahabad

(c) Pachmarhi

(d) Ahmedabad


32. Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Thiruvanthapuram

(d) Srinagar


33. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by

(a) Ten Degree Channel

(b) Great Channel

(c) Bay of Bengal

(d) Andaman Sea


34. The Southern tip of India is

(a) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)

(b) Point Calimere

(c) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

(d) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram


35. In which state is the Maikala range situated?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Chhatisgarh


36: The latitude passing through the northern most part of India is

(a) 35° N

(b) 36° N

(c) 37° N

(d) 38° N


37. Nallamala hills are located in the state of

(a) Orissa

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gujarat


38. The coastal tract of Andhara Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called

(a) Konkan

(b) Coromandel

(c) East Coast

(d) Malabar Coast


39. The highest Indian water fall is

(a) Gokak

(b) Gersoppa

(c) Shivasamudram

(d) Yenna


40. Which Indian State has the largest coastline?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Orissa

(d) Tamil Nadu


41. Indian Standard Time relates to

(a) 75.5° E longitude

(b) 82.5° E longitude

(c) 90.5° E longitude

(d) 0° longitude


42. The length of India's coastline is about

(a) 4900 kms

(b) 5700 kms

(c) 7500 kms

(d) 8300 kms


43. Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world?

(a) Dhaulagiri

(b) Kanchenjunga

(c) K2

(d) Nanda Devi


44. Where in India can 'Mushroom' rock be found?

(a) Eastern Ghats

(b) Western Ghats

(c) Thar Desert

(d) Satpura Range


45. Badland topography is characteristic

(a) Chambal valley

(b) Coastal area

(c) Sundarban delta

(d) Gulf of Kachchh


46. Indian desert is called

(a) Gobi

(b) Sahara

(c) Thar

(d) Atacama


47. 'Loktak' is a

(a) Valley

(b) Lake

(c) River

(d) Mountain Range


48. Which one of the following state has the longest coastline?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Gujarat

(d) Andhra Pradesh


49. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is

(a) Shipkila

(b) Zojila

(c) Nathula

(d) Jelepla


50. Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the state of

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Tripura

(d) Mizoram


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