a) Uttarakhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
2. Which one among the following cities is called the 'Zero Mile Center' of India?
a) Kanpur
b) Allahabad
c) Nagpur
d) New Delhi
3. Which is the largest state of India on the basis of surface area?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
4. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river:
a) Chambal
b) Narmada
c) Ghandak
d) Ghaggar
5. Which one among the following places in India is nearest to the tropic of cancer?
a) Aizawl
b) Kolkata
c) Rajkot
d) Imphal
6. Which one among the following parts of India falls under earthquake zone V?
a) Western Ghats
b) Indo-Gangetic Basin
c) Vindhyan Region
d) North-Eastern Region
7. Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of:
a) Cardamom Hills
b) Western Ghats
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Nilgiri Hills
8. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain?
a) Aravalli
b) Hindukush
c) Karakoram
d) Kunlun
9. Where is 'Ninety East Ridge' situated?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Indian Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean
10. What is the difference between IST and GMT?
a) 5 hours 10 minutes
b) 5 hours 20 minutes
c) 5 hours 30 minutes
d) 5 hours 40 minutes
11. Nine Degree Channel Separates:
a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
b) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
d) North Andaman and South Andaman
12. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is:
a) Shipki La
b) Zoji La
c) Nathu La
d) Jelep La
13. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river:
a) Teesta
b) Brahmaputra
c) Hooghly
d) Sone
14. Which of the following is a Trans-Himalayan river?
a) Sutlej
b) Ganges
c) Ravi
d) Yamuna
15. The place located at the confluence of Alakananda and Pindar rivers is:
a) Rudraprayag
b) Karnaprayag
c) Devaprayag
d) Vishnuprayag
16. On which river Hirakud dam is located?
a) Damodar
b) Barakar
c) Hoogly
d) Mahanadi
17. Which of the following dams is constructed across Krishna River?
a) Ukail Dam
b) Krishnaraja Sagar Dam
c) Srisailam Dam
d) Mettur Dam
18. When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice Red soil. What is the main reason for this colour?
a) Abundance of Magnesium
b) Accumulated Humus
c) Presence of Ferric Oxides
d) Abundance of Phosphates
19. Which one among the following is a micronutrient Present in soil for various crops?
a) Calcium
b) Manganese
c) Magnesium
d) Potassium
20. Which of the following soils is most ideal for Paddy cultivation?
a) Laterite soil
b) Red Soil
c) Black Soil
d) Alluvial Soil
21. Where in India is the Jim Corbett national park located?
a) Uttarkhand
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
22. Which one is regarded as "World Heritage Forest"?
a) Nandankanan (Odisha)
b) Kaziranga (Assam)
c) Sundarbans (West Bengal)
d) Indian Botanical Garden
23. Which is the best bird sanctuary in Haryana?
a) Sultanpur
b) Bharatpur
c) Rajaji
d) Sariska
24. Which one among the following is not a Biosphere reserve?
a) Gulf of Mannar
b) Nilgiri
c) Sunderban
d) Kaziranga
25. 'Northwesters' or 'KalBaishakhi' give rainfall to:
a) Goa
b) West Bengal
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
26. Tamil Nadu coast receives rainfall during:
a) North Eastern Monsoon season
b) South West Monsoon season
c) Pre-Monsoon season
d) Retreating southwest Monsoon season
27. Dalmianagar of Bihar is famous for:
a) Silk
b) Cement
c) Leather
d) Jute
28. 'Mumbai High' is associated with:
a) Steel
b) Petroleum
c) Mausoleum
d) Jute
29. Among sources of power, India has largest reserves of:
a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Natural gas
d) Atomic power
30. Which city is known as the "City of Pearls"?
a) Kandla
b) Tuticorin
c) Hyderabad
d) Kochi
31. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for:
a) Copper Mines
b) Mica Mines
c) Bauxite
d) Limestone Mines
32. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called:
a) Biotic
b) Abiotic
c) Non-renewable
d) Renewable
33. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear power?
a) Silver
b) Gold
c) Uranium
d) Copper
34. When was Petroleum discovered first in commercial quantities in India?
a) 1880
b) 1808
c) 1890
d) 1856
35. India's first nuclear test was conducted in:
a) Champaran
b) Pokhran
c) Jawahar sagar
d) Chickmagular
36. The energy that can harness heat stored below the earth's surface is known as:
a) Thermal energy
b) Nuclear energy
c) Tidal energy
d) Geothermal energy
37. The highest grade and energy best quality coal is:
a) Lignite
b) Anthracite
c) Bituminous
d) Peat
38. Dry farming in India is extensively practiced in:
a) Kanara plains
b) Deccan Plateau
c) Coromandal Plains
d) Ganga plains
39. Which one of the following is categorized as millet?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Sorghum
d) Maize
40. Which of the following is not a Kharif Crop?
a) Cotton
b) Groundnut
c) Maize
d) Mustard
41. "Multipurpose river valley projects are the New Temples of modern India". The above
statements are made by:
a) Motilal Nehru
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Mahatma Gandhi
42. On which river is the Nagarjuna Sagar Project located?
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Cauvery
d) Tapti
43. Tehri dam is built on which of the following rivers?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Bhagirathi
d) Yamuna
44. Which dam of India is the highest?
a) Mettur
b) Rihand
c) Thein
d) Tehri
45. Which is the leading state in India in "Ship Breaking" industry?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
46. Angora wool is extracted from which animal?
a) Rabbit
b) Fox
c) Sheep
d) Goat
47. Mumbai is famous for:
a) Sugar industry
b) Plastic industry
c) Cotton textile industry
d) Heavy Electrical industry
48. Tata Iron and Steel Company is located at:
a) Kolkata
b) Jamshedpur
c) Burnpur
d) Kulti
49. Which city is called as 'Manchester of India'?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Coimbatore
c) Sholapur
d) Chennai
50. National remote sensing Agency is located in:
a) Hyderabad
b) Bangalore
c) Ahmadabad
d) Trivandrum
51. Which of the following registers the highest density in the country as per census 2011?
a) Chandigarh
b) New Delhi
c) Puducherry
d) West Bengal
52. Which state has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Jharkhand
53. The headquarters of the Central Railways is at:
a) Mumbai
b) Jaipur
c) Nagpur
d) Vijayawada
54. The soil of Kerala is rich in which of the following soils?
a) Alluvial soil
b) Laterite soil
c) Sandy soil
d) Loamy soil
55. Sun temple is situated in which of the following states?
a) Odisha
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
