31) Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)?
(a) Aurangabad
(b) Sasaram
(c) Mohania
(d) Patna
32) Which is the first National Park established in India?
(a) Velvadna National Park
(b) Periyar National Park
(c) Bandipur National Park
(d) Corbett National Park
33) Put in chronological order the origin of the following industries in India :
2. Jute
3. Cotton Textile
4. Steel
5. Cement
(a) I, II, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) II, I, IV, III
(d) I, II, III, IV
34) Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala?
1. Ilmenite
2. Zircon
3. Silimanite
4. Tungsten
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
35) In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
(a) Rice
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane
36) Extensive subsistence agriculture is ;
(a) farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
(b) farming in the thickly populated areas
(c) farming in the thinly populated areas
(d) farming in the forests of equatorial region
37) Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by:
(a) differential heating of land and sea
(b) cold winds of Central Asia
(c) great uniformity of temperature
(d) None of these
38) Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
(b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
39) Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?
(a) Godavari
(b) Sharavati
(c) Cauvery
(d) Krishna
40) Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
(a) Nasik
(b) Koraput
(c) Kolkata
(d) Bangalore
41) During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:
(a) monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
(b) western regions are warmer than the eastern region
(c) hills do not form barriers for winds
(d) the area is far away from the sea
42) Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
(a) Kerala coast
(b) Central India
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
43) 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
44) Fertility of soil can be improved by :
(a) adding living earthworms
(b) adding dead earthworms
(c) removing dead earthworms
(d) removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
45) Which of the following items and leading producer is not correctly matched?
(a) Red chillies – Andhra Pradesh
(b) Saffron – Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Ginger – Sikkim
(d) Natural rubber- Kerala