Indian Geography – Series 5

16) The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of

(a) precious stones and building materials

(b) iron ore and manganese

(c) bauxite and mica

(d) copper and uranium

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Option – a)

17) The last three digits of a PIN code represent:

(a) zone

(b) sub-zone

(c) sorting district

(d) mailing route

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Option – c)

18) The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are

(a) Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,

(c) Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab

(d) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan

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Option – b)

19) Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?

(a) Tungabhadra

(b) Malaprabha

(c) Ghataprabha

(d) Amravati

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Option – d)

20) Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form _____ river.

(a) Jhelum

(b) Indus

(c) Ravi

(d) Chenab

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Option – d)

21)Where is Asiatic wild ass found?

a) Rann of Kachchh

b) Kaziranga

c) Ranthambhore

d) Periyar

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Option – d)

22) The language spoken by the largest number of people of the world is

a) Hindi

b) English

c) Mandarin

d) Spanish

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Option – c)[/su_spoile]

23) The second largest river basin in India is that of

a) Mahanadi

b) Godavari

c) Narmada

d) Krishna

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Option - b)

24) What is the characteristic feature of Narmada valley?

a) Volcanic origin

b) Structural origin

c) Glacial origin

d) Aeolian origin

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Option – b)

25)  The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?

(a) Block mountains

(b) Fold mountains

(c) Volcanic mountains

(d) Residual mountains

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Option – a)

26) The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as:

(a) bhabar

(b) bhangar

(c) khadar

(d) terai

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Option – c)

27) India has one land-locked and protected port which is at

(a) Paradeep

(b) Chennai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Visakhapatnam

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Option – d)

28) The Himalayan rivers are:

(a) monsoon fed

(b) snow fed

(c) ephemeral

(d) seasonal

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Option – b)

29) Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?

(a) Kandla : Gujarat

(b) Paradip : Orissa

(c) Quilon : Kerala

(d) Kakinada : Maharashtra

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Option – d)

30) Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?

(a) These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture

(b) These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash

(c) These are usually fine grained

(d) These are by far the most fertile

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Option – b)