Indian Geography – Series 5

31) The most important commercial forests of India are:

(a) tropical evergreen

(b) tropical deciduous

(c) coniferous

(d) mangrove

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Option – b)

32) Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

(a) Wheat

(b) Maize

(c) Mustard

(d) Grain

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Option – b)

33) The odd product out of the following is

(a) Sesame

(b) Groundnut

(c) Caster seed

(d) Mustard

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Option – c)

34) In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Manipur

(d) Mizoram

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Option – a)

35) Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with:

(a) nuclear power

(b) solar energy

(c) hydroelectricity

(d) irrigation

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Option – c)

36) Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in :

(a) Gujarat

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

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Option – a)

37) The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is

(a) Palk Isthmus

(b) Sri Lanka Bridge

(c) Adam’s Bridge

(d) Pamban Bridge

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Option – c)

38) The finest natural harbour in India is

(a) Chennai

(b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Cochin

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Option – b)

39) Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?

(a) The Proto-Australoids

(b) The Mediterraneans

(c) The Brachycephals

(d) The Nordics

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Option – d)

40) Mahi Project will greatly benefit

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Punjab

(c) Gujarat

(d) Uttar Pradesh

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Option – c)

41) Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Godavari

(c) Tapti

(d) Cauvery

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Option – c)

42) The longest river of peninsular India is :

(a) Narmada

(b) Godavari

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Cauveri

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Option – b)

43) The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:

(a) deforestation and over-grazing

(b) the presence of potash and magnesia

(c) tropical monsoonal climate

(d) a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks

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Option – d)

44) The wet hill forest are found in the:

(a) Aravallis

(b) Mahadev Hills

(c) Nilgiris

(d) Satpura Hills

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Option – c)[/su_spoiler]

45) Which one of the following is not a site for ‘in-situ’ method of conservation of flora?

(a) Biosphere Reserve

(b) Botanical Garden

(c) National Park

(d) Wildlife Sanctuary

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Option - b)

46) 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

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Option – c)

47) In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?

(a) Hoshangabad

(b) Raipur

(c) Sambalpur

(d) Warangal

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Option – b)

48) Which one of the following states is a Ieading producer of woollen textiles?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Punjab

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Himachal Pradesh

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Option – b)

49) Where is the old and over 2 km-long 'Pamban Railway Bridge', which attracts tourists from all over the country?

(a) Nilgiris

(b) Krishna delta

(c) Palk straits

(d) Malabar coast

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Option – c)

50) River Cauvery flows through the state of

(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

(c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

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Option – b)

51) The city located on the river Yamuna is

(a) Varanasi

(b) Lucknow

(c) Patna

(d) Agra

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Option – d)

Good Luck!