mcq part1

 1.Which of the following is India’s largest salt producing state?

[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu

 Answer: B [ Gujarat ]

2.With which of the following countries of South East Asia, India shares a maritime boundary?

[A] Indonesia

[B] Malaysia

[C] Singapore

[D] Vietnam

Answer: A [ Indonesia ]

3.Which of the following regions in India represents lowest altitude?

[A] Kuttanad region in Kerala
[B] Saurashtra Region in Karnataka
[C] Coromandel of Tamil Nadu
[D] Malabar region of Kerala

Answer: A [ Kuttanad region in Kerala ]

4.Khardung La mountain pass is located in which Indian state?

[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Sikkim

Answer: C [Jammu & Kashmir]

5.In which of the following states is located the Indian Astronomical Observatory?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: D [Jammu & Kashmir]

6.Which among the following is considered to be the best soil for plant growth?

[A] Sand
[B] Clay
[C] Loam
[D] Silt

Answer: C [Loam]

7.Which among the following peaks is known as “Five Treasures of Great Show”?

[A] Lhotse
[B] Godwin Austen
[C] Kanchenjunga
[D] Dhaulagiri

Answer: C [Kanchenjunga]

8.Which among the following state produces maximum raw silk in India?

[A] Bihar
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Karnataka

Answer: D [Karnataka]

9.Which among the following cities of Madhya Pradesh is located on the banks of Shipra River?

[A] Indore
[B] Ujain
[C] Gwalior
[D] Bhopal

Answer: B [Ujain]

10.Sirhind Canal is located on which river?

[A] Sutlej
[B] Ravi
[C] Beas
[D] None of the above

Answer: A [Sutlej]

11.“Kapoori variety of Tobacco” is found in which of the following states of India?

[A] Bihar
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh

Answer: D [Uttar Pradesh]

12.In which year , first Hydro-electric Power station in Asia was set up at Shivanasamudra Falls in Karnataka?

[A] 1900
[B] 1902
[C] 1904
[D] 1906

 Answer: B [1902]

13.Consider the following:

1. Jharia Coal Fields
2. Korba Coal Fields
3. Umaria Coal Fields

The correct representation of the states in which they are located are as follows:

[A] Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh , Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,
[C] Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
[D] Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand

Correct Answer: A [Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh]

14.In which of the following geographical regions live the six tribes Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Irula, Paniyan and Kattunaicken recognized by the Government of India as Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs)?

[A] North East States
[B] Nilgiri Mountains
[C] Coastal Orissa
[D] Thar Desert

Answer: B [Nilgiri Mountains]

15. Temple of Preah Vihear, one of the famous World Heritage sites is located in which state?

[A] Thailand
[B] Myanmar
[C] Cambodia
[D] Vietnam

 Answer: C [Cambodia]

16.Chenab River also known as Chandrabhaga forms with the merging of Chandra and Bhaga Rivers near which among the following places?

[A] Leh
[B] Lahaul & Spiti
[C] Sri Nagar
[D] Mithankot (Pakistan)

Answer: B [Lahaul & Spiti]

17.Consider the following statement about the Ug99, the stem rust of wheat epidemic:

1. Ug99 is caused by the races of a fungus known as Puccinia graminis
2. Ug99 affects cereal crops most predominantly Wheat 
3. It is named so because it was discovered in Uganda in 1999

Which among the above statements is / are correct?
 

[A] Only 1 is correct
[B] Only 1 & 2 are correct
[C] Only 2 & 3 are correct
[D] All are correct

Answer: D [All are correct]

18. Area wise, which among the following is the largest physiographic unit of India?

[A] Himalayan Mountains
[B] Thar Desert
[C] Deccan Plateau
[D] Great Plains of North India

Answer: C [Deccan Plateau]

19.Which of the following mountain ranges form a dividing line between the Ganges Plain and the Deccan Plateau?

[A] Aravalli
[B] Vindhya
[C] Satpura
[D] Ajanta

 Answer: B [Vindhya]

20.Consider the following states:
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Mizoram
3. Manipur
4. Nagaland
Which among the following is the correct order of the above states with their decreasing share in International borders of India with Myanmar?

[A] 1 2 3 4
[B] 1 3 2 4
[C] 1 4 2 3
[D] 1 4 3 2

Answer: A [1 2 3 4]