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Q.1. Which is the most widely accepted model to explain the formation and evaluation of the solar system?
Nebular hypothesis
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Q.2. Terrestrial planets are composed of_______.
Rocks and metals
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Q.3. Which trend is found about the distance between the galaxies?
Increasing
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Q.4. On which planet has a rotating oval of clouds, twice as wide as Earth, called the 'Great Red Spot' been observed for more than 300 years?
Jupiter
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Q.5. Which scientist thought of the concept of the steady state of the universe?
Fred Hoyle
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Q.6. From the given alternatives, identify the dwarf planet.
Pluto
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Q.7. Which among the following planets is also known as "morning star"?
Venus
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Q.8. Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun are known as_____.
Comets
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Q.9. Which among the following is the coldest planet in the solar system?
Uranus
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Q.10. The Kuiper Belt is a ring of icy rocks & dust bodies just outside the orbit of___.
Neptune
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Q.11. The moon moves around the earth in about _______ days.
27
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Q.12. Minal wrote an essay on the largest moon of Saturn. Which among the following moons is it?
Titan
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Q.13. What is the radius of the earth?
6371 km
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Q.14. Which of the following constellations is also called the hunter?
Orion
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Q.15. Which among the following is another word for universe?
Cosmos
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Q.16. Each orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) takes _____minutes.
90-93
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Q.17. In approximately how much time does Mars complete one spin on its axis?
1 day
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Q.18. Which among the following is not a type of solar eclipse?
Penumbral
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Q.19. The distance of the Sun from the Earth is about ________ light minutes.
8
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Q.20. The asteroid belt lies between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
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Q.21. In early 1610, who discovered with his newly invented telescope that Jupiter has four moons?
Galileo Galilei
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Q.22. Who was the first to accurately describe the rings of Saturn as a disc around the planet in 1655?
Christiaan Huygens
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Q.23. The moon completes ______ rotation on its axis as it completes one revolution around the Earth.
1
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Q.24. Which of the following is a part of celestial objects? I. Stars, II. Planets, III. Moon
I, II and III
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Q.25. Which of the following statements regarding the moon is correct? I. The size of the illuminated part of the moon visible from the Earth increases each day after the new moon day. II. After the full moon day, the sunlit part of the moon visible from the Earth decreases in size every day.
Both I and II
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Q.26. Which of the following dwarf planets lies in the main asteroid belt?
Ceres
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Q.27. The ______ radiation belts are giant swaths of magnetically trapped highly energetic charged particles that surround Earth.
Van Allen
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Q.28. Which of the following celestial bodies has a natural satellite named ‘Charon’?
Pluto
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Q.29. Which of the following is the windiest planet in the solar system?
Neptune
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Q.30. In which of the following periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally visible from Earth?
December/January
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Q.31. In which of the following months may the meteor shower named Lyrids be seen from Earth?
April
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Q.32. IC 1101 is a ______.
Galaxy
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Q.33. The approximate period between two consecutive new moons is ___ days.
29.5
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Q.34. What is the radius of the moon?
1.74 × 10^6 m
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Q.35. During the phenomenon of aphelion, the approximate distance between the earth and the sun is:
152 million km
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Q.36. The _____ is responsible for Earth's magnetic field.
Outer core
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Q.37. The process that moves, elevates or builds up portions of the earth’s crust is called:
Diastrophism
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Q.38. The bodies glowing in the night sky are known as ______.
Celestial bodies
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Q.39. Lucifer is another name for the planet______
Venus
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Q.40. Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the ______.
Lunar exosphere
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Q.41. How many degrees does the Earth rotate about its own axis in one hour?
15
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Q.42. Which of the following sets of statements are correct about Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)?
a, b and d
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Q.43. During October-November, the apparent movement of the sun is towards the __________.
South
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Q.44. The southern part of India lies in the _________ belt.
Warm
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Q.45. Tropic of Cancer (23°30′ N) passes through__________ state of India.
Chhattisgarh
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Q.46. On which of the following two dates does the equinox fall?
21 March and 23 September
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Q.47. From the northmost to southmost point of India, what is the extent of India?
3214 km
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Q.48. What is the zone between the Arctic Circle and North Pole called?
Frigid zone
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Q.49. The 90-degree East Meridian does NOT pass through:
Sikkim
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Q.50. 1° latitude is equal to approximately ______ km.
111 km
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Q.51. Lines joining locations at equal travel time from a common center are called:
Isochrones
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Q.52. All parallel circles from the Equator to the poles are known as ______.
Parallels of Latitude
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Q.53. Name the state capital located 530 meters above sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude.
Itanagar
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Q.54. Which of the following is the
correct match between column-A and
column-B?
(Elements in earth crust). (Total % in earth crust)

i. Oxygen. a. 8%

ii. Silicon. b. 28%

iii. Aluminium. c. 47%

iv. Iron. d. 5%
  • i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d
  • i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d
  • i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
  • i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
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Q.55. Continental Shelf, which is the shallowest part of the ocean, has an average gradient of:
1° or even less
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Q.56. The earth's perihelion occurs in:
January
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Q.57. What is the name of the large supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago when all the continents were together?
Pangea
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Q.58. Living organisms have been on Earth for how much percent of Earth's history?
80%
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Q.59. Choose the correct statement(s) related to ‘continentality’.
a and b
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Q.60. The Arabian Sea is an extension of which of the following oceans?
Indian ocean
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Q.61. What does El Niño refer to?
Hot water current
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Q.62. Which of the following oceans is surrounded by the continent of North America and South America to the east?
Atlantic Ocean
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Q.63. Which of the following oceans extends into the Mediterranean Sea?
Atlantic Ocean
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Q.64. The Mohorovicic (Moho) discontinuity separates?
Earth's crust and the mantle
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Q.65. The periodic growth and drop of sea water level is known as:
Tide
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Q.66. Due to the attraction of the sun and the moon, what is the frequency of up and falls of ocean water in a day?
Two
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Q.67. Where does the lower salinity water rest with the higher salinity dense water?
Above
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Q.68. Which is the correct sequence of oceans according to size (from largest to smallest)?
Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean
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Q.69. Identify the odd option in relation to the oceanic layers.
The Oceanic Slope
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Q.70. Where is the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench, located?
Pacific Ocean
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Q.71. The Arctic Ocean is located within the Arctic Circle and surrounds the North Pole. It is connected with the Pacific Ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow water known as:
Bering
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Q.72. Which continent provides more than half of the world's tin?
Asia
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Q.73. Which of the following statements regarding ocean currents is correct?
The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds
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Q.74. The percentage of Earth's water found in the oceans is:
97.2 percent
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Q.75. How thick is the lithosphere?
10 to 200 km
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Q.76. The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into ______ major and some minor plates.
7
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Q.77. The crust is the Earth's outermost layer that is less than ______ percent of Earth by mass, with oceanic crust and continental crust often consisting of more felsic rocks.
1
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Q.78. What percentage of Earth's water is fresh?
2.7 percent
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Q.79. Movement of fault lines can cause:
An Earthquake
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Q.80. Which of the following is NOT one of the major tectonic plates of the Earth?
India - Australia - New Zealand plate
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Q.81. What is the average salinity of the Indian Ocean?
35 o/oo
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Q.82. Tsunami is NOT caused by:
Hurricanes
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Q.83. Which of the following is a warm current?
Gulf Stream
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Q.84. The plate movements on Earth are classified into ______ types.
Three
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Q.85. Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of ______ from the atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide
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Q.86. The lowest known point on Earth is called ________, which is present in the Pacific Ocean.
Challenger Deep
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Q.87. In coastal areas, during the night, wind blows from land to sea because:
Water cools slower than land
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Q.88. Which of the following countries belong to the polar regions?
Canada
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Q.89. The process of seepage of water into the ground is called _____.
Infiltration
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Q.90. Which water body covers an area of 1,55,58,000 km² and makes up only 2.43% of the global ocean?
Arctic Ocean
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Q.91. Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?
The Siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean
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Q.92. Which outside layer of the Earth is less dense, thick, and andesitic to granite composition?
Continental crust
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Q.93. Which of the following is a group of islands found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs and a central depression?
Atoll
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Q.94. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is located in the
Atlantic Ocean
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Q.95. Which of the following statements about tides is INCORRECT?
High tides occur when the moon is in its first and last quarter
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Q.96. Name the only sea in the world that does NOT have a land boundary.
Sargasso Sea
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Q.97. Which of the following was NOT a part of Gondwanaland?
North America
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Q.98. What is the normal air pressure at sea level?
1013.25 millibars
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Q.99. India is divided into how many earthquake zones (seismic zones)?
4
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Q.100. Millions of years ago the Indian subcontinent was separated from the mainland by a large sea known as the:
Tethys
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Q.101. What was the name of the mega-ocean that surrounded the single continental mass before the continental drift as described by Alfred Wegener?
Panthalassa
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Q.102. Nepal, a neighbouring country of India, is located to the _________ of India
North
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Q.103. Nepal does NOT share its boundary with which of the following states in India?
Manipur
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Q.104. With which neighbouring country does India share the Sunderbans forest?
Bangladesh
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Q.105. In the Indian subcontinent, how many country/countries share its land frontiers with every member country of the subcontinent?
One
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Q.106. What is the capital of India’s neighbouring country Afghanistan?
Kabul
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Q.107. What is the currency of Bangladesh, a neighbouring country of India?
Taka
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Q.108. The Sino - Indian border is divided into how many sectors?
3
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Q.109. Which of the following sites is located on the hills near the Brahmaputra valley on the way to China and Myanmar?
Daojali Hading
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Q.110. Which of the following lines separates Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Durand line
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Q.111. Which water treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in the year 1960?
Indus
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Q.112. Which of the following is a hill pass located between India and China?
Karakoram Pass
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Q.113. In which year was Sri Lanka discovered by the Portuguese?
1505
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Q.114. What is the main religion of Myanmar?
Buddhism
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Q.115. Which of the following is the highest mountain in Bhutan?
Gangkhar Puensum
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Q.116.______the world's highest polo ground, is located in Pakistan.
Shandur
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Q.117. Match the following Characteristics / Other Name Name of River A. Area of Badland topography 1. Godavari B. Vridh Ganga 2. Brahmaputra C. Tsangpo 3. Kosi D. Sorrow of Bihar 4. Chambal
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
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Q.118. Trishulganga is a stream of the river:
Gandak
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Q.119. The drainage basin of the Godavari river is present in which of the following states of India?
Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Odisha
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Q.120. The rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet to form river:
Ganga
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Q.121. The Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum are tributaries of river:
Indus
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Q.122. With which neighbouring country did India sign the Farakka Treaty in 1996 for sharing of the Ganga Waters and on augmenting its flows?
Bangladesh
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Q.123. The Chambal, Hindon and Tons rivers are tributaries of the river:
Yamuna
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Q.124. Identify the dam that is located in South India.
Mettur dam
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Q.125. Which east-flowing river basin covers the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa and has a Drainage area of 39,033 sq km?
Brahmani
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Q.126. Which ports belong to the western coast of India?
Kandla port, Mormugao port, Kochi port
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Q.127. The Eastern Ghats stretch from the __________ to the Nigiris in the south.
Mahanadi Valley
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Q.128. __________ are NOT considered surface water.
Aquifers
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Q.129. The drainage system formed when rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, as in the case of Loktak Lake in Manipur, is called ________.
Centripetal
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Q.130. Match the columns.
Seaport State

1. Tuticorin Port. a. West Bengal

2. Haldia Port. b. Tamil Nadu

3. Mangalore Port. c. Karnataka
  • 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c
  • 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a
  • 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c
  • 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b
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Q.131. Dihang and Lohit are rivers in which of the following regions?
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
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Q.132. ________ river has the least storage capacity of usable water.
Brahmaputra
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Q.133. Which river is also known as Tsangpo?
Brahmaputra
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Q.134. Which of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?
Chilika
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Q.135. In which state is Gobind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal Project) located?
Himachal Pradesh
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Q.136. The stretch between Mumbai to Goa of western coast of India is known as ____________.
Konkan coast
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Q.137. Which of the following peninsular rivers of India is a west flowing river?
Narmada
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Q.138. What is the main reason behind the substantial rainfall during summer on the western coasts of India?
Western Ghats
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Q.139. The __________ port was developed after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port.
Kandla
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Q.140. What is the other name of Bharathapuzha, the longest river of Kerala, which flows from the west and falls into the Arabian Sea?
Ponnani
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Q.141. Which river basin originates from the Western Ghats range of Karnataka state and has many tributaries such as the Noyyal, Kabini, Arkavathi and Amaravati?
Kaveri
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Q.142. The Jog Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in India is the cataract of which river?
Sharavati
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Q.143. With a stretch of about 724 km, which river is one of the most important rivers of peninsular India?
Tapi
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Q.144. Which river originates from the southern part of Devarayanadurga hill in Tumkur district, and flows for about 221 km before joining Kaveri?
Shimsha river
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Q.145. Which glacier is the source of river Gori Ganga which is an important tributary of river Kali?
Milam Glacier
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Q.146. Which of the following lakes is the longest in India?
Vembanad lake
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Q.147. Which river from the following flows through a rift valley?
Tapi
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Q.148. Which tributary of the Indus River originates near the Rohtang Pass at an altitude of 4,000 meters above mean sea level?
Beas
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Q.149. Which is the biggest tributary of the upper Brahmaputra that originates in the Tibetan Himalayas and winds its way into India through Arunachal Pradesh?
Subansiri
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Q.150. What is the name of a type of waterfall with an enormous volume of water?
Cataract
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Q.151. Which of the following rivers originates near Sihawa in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, flows through Odisha, and eventually empties into the Bay of Bengal?
Mahanadi
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Q.152. Which of the following states is NOT a part of the Tapi Basin?
Rajasthan
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Q.153. Which group of rivers is a part of the peninsular drainage system?
Mahanadi and Godavari
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Q.154. Which of the following is not a freshwater lake in India?
Pulicat
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Q.155. Identify the water harvesting system in Western Himalayas.
Guls
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Q.156. Which state ranks first with a total length of 31.2 thousand km of rivers and canals, which is about 17% of the total length of rivers and canals in the country?
Uttar Pradesh
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Q.157. Tila, Seti and Beri are the tributaries of:
Ghaghara
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Q.158. What is the name of the branch of river Godavari that joins the Bay of Bengal flowing through the Yanam enclave of the union territory of Puducherry?
Gautami
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Q.159. Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the Godavari river?
Mahi
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Q.160. Where does the Narmada river rise?
Amarkantak Ranges
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Q.161. Which of the following rivers does NOT flow in Kerala State?
Penner
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Q.162. A long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel is known as:
Esker
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Q.163. Which is a saltwater lake located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, to the west of Lake Mansarovar and to the south of Mount Kailash?
Lake Rakshastal
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Q.164. The Jhelum River rises from which of the following sources?
Spring at Verinag
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Q.165. Which river is the third largest in the peninsula of India and the largest river of Odisha state?
Mahanadi
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Q.166. Most of the Himalayan rivers are of which type?
Perennial
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Q.167. Which is a major tributary of Bhagirathi river?
Bhilangna
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Q.168. The Almatti Dam of Karnataka is built over which of the following rivers?
Krishna
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Q.169. Which of the following statements is correct regarding large dams?
Both I and II
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Q.170. Which of the following rivers originates in Rajasthan?
Banas
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Q.171. Jabalpur is located on the banks of which of the following rivers?
Narmada
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Q.172. Which among the following lakes is also known as the "Srinagar's Jewel"?
Dal
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Q.173. Which of the following is not an important river of Malwa plateau?
Mahanadi
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Q.174. Which of the following is NOT a tributary of river Kaveri?
Musi
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Q.175. Kadana Dam of Gujarat is built over which of the following rivers?
Mahi
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Q.176. Which of the following pairs of "river - tributary" is correct?
Only II
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Q.177. Which of the following rivers forms the Dhuandhar falls?
Narmada
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Q.178. Which among the following is a river that originates in the Western Ghats?
Mandovi
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Q.179. Tapi river basin extends over the state of ________.
Maharashtra
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Q.180. Which among the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is incorrect?
Chambal - Rapti
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Q.181. Which among the following lakes connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad?
Hussain Sagar
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Q.182. Which of the following statements regarding river Ganga is correct?
Yamuna is a right bank tributary meets the Ganga at Allahabad
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Q.183. The Sunderban delta is the home of which of the following animals?
Royal Bengal Tiger
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Q.184. The region of Ganga Brahmaputra basin lies in____.
10°N to 30°N latitude
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Q.185. The decommissioned havelock bridge has been built over which of the following rivers?
Godavari
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Q.186. In which state of India is Tawa dam located?
Madhya Pradesh
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Q.187. In which water body do several Himalayan tributaries like Shyok, Gilgit, Shigar, Gasting and Dras meet and finally emerge from the hills near Attock where it receives the Kabul River?
Indus river system
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Q.188. Arrange the following rivers as they occur in the North-South direction in India. Beas, Indus, Chenab, Satluj, Ravi
Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj
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Q.189. Which is a major watershed for the headwaters of the Yamuna River lies in the western Garhwal region of Uttarakhand?
Bandarpunch glacier
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Q.190. Which of the following is the multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River?
Tehri dam
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Q.191. In which state of India is the Kangra and Kullu valley located?
Himachal Pradesh
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Q.192. Which state in India is the source of river Ghaggar?
Himachal Pradesh
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Q.193. An artificial lake named Gobind Sagar was created in 1976 by a huge hydroelectric dam at Bhakra on the _______ river.
Sutlej
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Q.194. Which of the following is the only large river in the Indian desert?
Luni River
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Q.195. India and Sri Lanka are joined by a group of islets forming ______.
Adam's Bridge
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Q.196. Pushkar lake is situated in which district of Rajasthan?
Ajmer
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Q.197. What is the meaning of the term Moraine?
Material transported and deposited by glacier
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Q.198. Which of the following ports is known as ‘Diamond Harbour’?
Kolkata
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Q.199. Which lake of India is the result of tectonic activity?
Wular lake
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Q.200. Which of the following contains the largest amount of freshwater on earth?
Ice caps
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Q.201. Tsomgo Lake is a glacial lake located in which of the following states?
Sikkim
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Q.202. The Ganga plain extends between two rivers?
Ghaggar and Teesta
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Q.203. Which river basin covers an area of 65,145 km², of which about 80% lies in Maharashtra?
Tapi
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Q.204. Which state does the Brahmaputra river enter when it takes a U turn at Namcha Barwa?
Arunachal Pradesh
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Q.205. Which river basin covers an area of 8,60,000 km² and is spread across 11 Indian states?
Ganga basin
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Q.206. Which river rises near Mhow in the Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh?
Chambal
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Q.207. In ancient times, which river was also known as 'Pooni' in Tamil which is the fourth largest river flowing in the southeast direction through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
Kaveri River
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Q.208. Which of the following rivers is also called Vyath?
Jhelum
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Q.209. The Hundru Fall lies along the course of which of the following rivers?
Subarnarekha
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Q.210. Which of the following rivers flow through both the states, West Bengal and Sikkim?
Teesta
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Q.211. The Hirakud Dam is built near the city of ______ in Odisha.
Sambalpur
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Q.212. River Ken is one of the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and ______.
Uttar Pradesh
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Q.213. Which of the following is a snow-fed river?
Yamuna
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Q.214. Which of the following rivers form Kunchikal waterfall in Karnataka?
Varahi
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Q.215. The river Indus was called ______ by the Iranians and the Greeks about 2500 years ago.
Hindos
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Q.216. Which of the following rivers flows into the Bay of Bengal?
Mahanadi
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Q.217. About 50% of the ______ Basin lies in Maharashtra.
Godavari
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Q.218. The groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is called:
aquifer
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Q.219. Which of the following is a tributary of Yamuna river?
Chambal
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Q.220. On which of the following rivers is Pakistan constructing a dam named 'Diamer Basha' dam?
Indus
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Q.221. Which of the following waterfalls is in the state of Goa?
Dudhsagar
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Q.222. Which of the following is the largest west flowing river in Rajasthan?
Luni
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Q.223. The river Indus lies to the ______ of the Great Indian Desert.
West
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Q.224. In which of the following states is the Bhambavli Vajrai Waterfall located?
Maharashtra
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Q.225. Which of the following states has the largest catchment area of Godavari Basin?
Maharashtra
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Q.226. Which of the following river systems has Wardha river as one of its significant rivers?
Godavari
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Q.227. In which Indian state will you find the river Muhuri?
Tripura
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Q.228. In which Indian state is the 'Bhushi Lake' located?
Maharashtra
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Q.229. Which Indian state is the source of the rivers Brahmani, Kharkai and Subarnarekha?
Jharkhand
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Q.230. Bhojtal, formerly known as Upper Lake, is situated in which of the following states?
Madhya Pradesh
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Q.231. Which river marks the easternmost boundary of the Himalayas?
Brahmaputra
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Q.232. Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib is located on the bank of river ______.
Sutlej
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Q.233. Which of the following is a tributary of the river Brahmaputra that flows through Bhutan?
Wang Chhu River
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Q.234. What is the name of the river formed by the confluence of Sankh River and South Koel River at Vedvyas in Odisha?
Brahmani
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Q.235. In which of the following states is Anchar Lake located?
Jammu and Kashmir
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Q.236. Yerla, Warna and Dindi are tributaries of the ______ river system.
Krishna
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Q.237. The river Ganga divides the state of Bihar into ______ parts.
2
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Q.238. Where is the Jai Hind bridge located in India?
Kolkata
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Q.239. A/an ______ is a natural geo-hydrological unit of land, which collects water and drains it through a common point by a system of streams.
Watershed
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Q.240. Which of the following places is NOT located on the banks of river Ganga?
Hazaribagh
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Q.241. A channel of a canal where water flows under the influence of gravity is called ______.
Flow channel
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Q.242. On which river is Peacock Island located?
Brahmaputra
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Q.243. Which of the following is Uttarakhand’s first gravity dam?
Song dam
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Q.244. Which one of the following is the longest river of Nepal?
River Karnali
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Q.245. ‘Ong’ and ‘Tel’ are tributaries of the river ______.
Mahanadi
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Q.246. Which type of dam is a temporary dam constructed to exclude water from the specific area?
Coffer
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Q.247. Which of the following rivers rises in the west of Rohtang Pass in the Kullu hills of Himachal Pradesh and flows through the Chamba valley of the state?
Ravi
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Q.248. Suryadhar lake is located in which of the following states?
Uttarakhand
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Q.249. In which of the following states is the Sirki Waterfall located?
Arunachal Pradesh
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Q.250. Ujjain is on the banks of the river ______.
Kshipra
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Q.251. Which of the following is NOT one of the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas in its longitudinal extent?
Himshikha
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Q.252. Which river has the tributaries by the name of Mayurakshi, Damodar, Kangsabati and Rupnarayan?
Hooghly
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Q.253. Chulia waterfall is situated on Chambal River in ______.
Rajasthan
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Q.254. Rain is liquid ______.
Precipitation
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Q.255. Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham Lake, is a man-made reservoir. In which of the following years was it added in the list of Ramsar Sites?
2020
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Q.256. Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand?
Maithon
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Q.257. Which of the following cities does NOT lie on the path of river Ganga?
Lucknow
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Q.258. Which of the following barrages / dams is closest to the India-Bangladesh border?
Farakka
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Q.259. Which of the following dams is constructed across the river Krishna?
Nagarjuna Sagar
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Q.260. The mouth of which of the following rivers lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer?
Indus
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Q.261. What kind of depositional landforms are formed when streams flowing from higher levels break into foot slope plains of low gradient?
Alluvial fans
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Q.262. The famous cultural site Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) is situated on the banks of which river?
Saraswati
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Q.263. Where is the Baglihar Dam located?
Jammu & Kashmir
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Q.264. Where are Huka Falls located?
New Zealand
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Q.265. Where is Red Lake found?
USA
266
Q.266. What is the destination of the water drained off by the Nile river?
Mediterranean Sea
267
Q.267. Which of the following is the highest navigable lake in the world?
Titicaca
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Q.268. Which is the most powerful river in the world in terms of its volume and extensive drainage into the Atlantic Ocean?
Amazon
269
Q.269. Which is the correct sequence of lakes according to depth (from maximum to minimum)?
Baikal > Tanganyika > Caspian Sea > Vostok
270
Q.270. What is the total number of rivers including tributaries in Bangladesh?
About 700
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Q.271. Which sea, located in the north-western part of the Indian Ocean, joins the Gulf of Oman in the north-west and the Gulf of Aden in the south-west and covers a total area of 1,491,000 square miles?
Arabian Sea
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Q.272. Match the lakes in column A with
their countries in column B.
Column-1 Column-2

i. Lake Baikal. a. Uganda and Tanzania

ii. Lake Superior. b. Canada and America

iii. Loch Lomond. c. Scotland

Iv. Lake Victoria. d. Russian
  • i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a
  • i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
  • i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d
  • i-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c
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Q.273. Which of the following channels or straits is located between the Great Nicobar Island and Indonesia's Sumatra Island?
Grand Channel
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Q.274. The city of______is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Shanghai
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Q.275. The Mumbai High region in the Arabian Sea is known for mining _______ .
Mineral oil
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Q.276. The Gua and Noamundi mines are located in which state of India?
Jharkhand
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Q.277. Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district are the deposits of which of the following minerals?
Bauxite
278
Q.278. According to the Indian Minerals Yearbook 2020, which state has the highest production of manganese in India?
Madhya Pradesh
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Q.279. Which of the following states is the largest producer of lignite coal in India?
Tamil Nadu
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Q.280. Which district of Madhya Pradesh is a leading producer of copper?
Balaghat
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Q.281. Which of the following is an open-pit copper mine?
Malanjkhand
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Q.282. Which of the following regions in India is nicknamed as the storehouse of minerals?
Chota Nagpur
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Q.283. What are the main energy sources for earth's internal heat engine?
Radiogenic heat and primordial heat
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Q.284. The Bailadila range of Chhattisgarh is famous for which of the following minerals?
Iron ore
285
Q.285. The approximate amount of silica present in cement is:
Between 17% and 25%
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Q.286. The Gulf of Khambhat, the Gulf of Kutch and Sundarbans region provide ideal conditions for utilizing ___________ energy in India.
Tidal
287
Q.287. Which stone could convert all baser metals like iron into gold?
Philosopher’s stone
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Q.288. The correct sequence in descending order of the following states in terms of the proven coal reserves (as of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, 2018) is_________.
Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal
289
Q.289. Which is the oldest oil producing state of India?
Assam
290
Q.290. Kawas Thermal Power Station is located in which of the following states?
Gujarat
291
Q.291. The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are ____ and _____ .
Silica, alumina
292
Q.292. The famous Hirakud Captive Thermal Power plant is located in which of the following states?
Odisha
293
Q.293. Which among the following states does NOT produce coal in India?
Gujarat
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Q.294. Which state among the following has the largest reserves of gold ore in India as of 2021?
Bihar
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Q.295. Which of the following statements regarding coal is NOT correct?
Metallurgical coal is high grade lignite coal which has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces.
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Q.296. Which of the following is NOT a major iron ore belt in India?
Haryana - Rajasthan belt
297
Q.297. Match the columns.
Mineral Reserves region

(A) Bauxite. (I) Lohardaga

(B) Mica. (II) Bhilwara

(C) Coal. (III) Jhunjhunu

(D) Copper. (IV) Jharia
  • A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
  • A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  • A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  • A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
298
Q.298. The largest wind farm cluster of India is located in ______.
Tamil Nadu
299
Q.299. The major resources of Gondwana coal, which are metallurgical coal is located in_______.
Damodar valley
300
Q.300. Identify the place from the following where an Atomic Power Station is located:
Kakrapar

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