1- Of which rivers system does the Koyna river form a part?
A.The Cauvery 
B.The Krishna 
C.The Godavari 
D.The Mahanadi 
E.None of these
Answer  -  B (The Krishna)

2- The Jog waterfalls are on the river:
A.Tunga bhadra 
B.Sharavathi 
C.Koyna 
D.Netravathi 
E.None of these
Answer  -  B (Sharavathi)

3- Some of the rivers of peninsular India are non perennial mainly because:
A.Rainfall is seasonal 
B.Rainfall is low 
C.Rainfall varies from year to year 
D.Water is derived to tanks E.None of these
Answer  -  A (Rainfall is seasonal)

4- Which is the largest of the peninsular rivers?
A.Godavari 
B.Mahanadi 
C.Krishna 
D.Cauvery 
E.None of these
Answer  -  A (Godavari)

5- The Narmada and Tapti rivers of the peninsular India flow westwards:
A.Along old river courses 
B.Along valleys carved by erosion 
C.Along through bounded by faults 
D.Along joints E.None of these
Answer  -  C (Along through bounded by faults)

1. Aluminium – Alwaye (Kerala), Koba (M.P.), Renukoot (U.P.), Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
2. Coal – Raniganj (WB), Jharia, Bokaro and Giridh (Bihar), Lignite coal in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
3. Copper – Singhbhum, Hazaribagh, Santhal Parganas (Bihar), Khetri, Alwar, Bhilwara (Rajasthan)
4. Diamond – Panna, Chhatrapur and Satna (MP), Banda (UP)
5. Gold – Anantpur (AP), Hutti and Kolar (Karnatak)
6. Graphite – Orissa, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, AP, MP, Kerala and Karnatak
7. Iron Ore – Singhbhum (Bihar), Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj (Orisa), Goa, Kudremukh (Karnataka), and Magnesite in A.P.
8. Petroleum --- Digboi, Rudrapur (Assam) Ankleshwar, Kalol, Khambhat (Gujarat), Bombay High (Indian Ocean)
9. Natural Gas – Assam and Gujarat
10. Silver --- Kolar, Zawar (Rajasthan), Anantpur in Tamilnadu
11. Thorium – Kerala   
12. Tin – Bihar 
13. Uranium – Jadugoda (Bihar)
14. Marble – Makrana (Rajasthan), MP, AP, Tamilnadu, Karnataka

FAMOUS LINES, FRONTIERS

Durand Line                         Pakistan and Afghanistan
Hindenburg                          Line Germany and Poland.
Mac Mohan Line                 India and China
Maginot Line                        France and Germany.
Oder Neisse Line                 East Germany and Poland.
Radcliffe Line                       India and Pakistan
Siegfried Line                      Germany and France.
17th Parallel                        North and South Vietnam
24th Parallel                        India and Pakistan
38th Parallel                        North and South Korea
49th Parallel                        U.S.A. and Canada

                1. The International date line deviates from 1800 meridian in the North Pacific Ocean due to

                1              Aleutian Islands

                2              Samoa Islands

                3              Fuji Islands

                4              Cook Islands

                                Ans:1

                2. The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in

                1              Rangoon

                2              Kathmandu

                3              Himachal Pradesh

                4              Beijing

                                Ans:3

                3. Artesian wells are found in

                1              Sedimentary rocks

                2              Igneous rocks

                3              Metamorphic rocks

                4              None of these

                4. Which one of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

                1              Equator

                2              Tropic of Capricorn

                3              Antarctic Circle

                4              South Pole

                                Ans:1

                5. The multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project is being built across which river ?

                1              Tapti

                2              Narmada

                3              Sabarmati

                4              Godavari

                                Ans:2

                6. Which one of the following rivers orginates near Mahabaleshwar?

                1              Godavari

                2              Krishna

                3              Kaveri

                4              Tapi

                                Ans:2

7. Put in descending order of content of fixed carbon 1.Peat 2.Lignite 3.Bituminous Coal  4.Anthracite

                1              4, 2, 3, 1

                2              1, 2, 3, 4

                3              3, 4, 2, 1

                4              4, 3, 2, 1

                                Ans:4

                8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Lake --- Location)

                1              Superior -- US-Canada

                2              Baikal -- Russia

                3              Great Bear -- Canada

                4              Great Slave -- Russia

                                Ans:4

                9. Which of the following has the minimum humus?

                1              Gray-desert soil

                2              Red-desert soil

                3              Chestnut soil

                4              Cher nozem

                                Ans:2

                10. Choose incorrect statement

                1              Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air

                2              The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature

                3              Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air

                4              With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 10C

                                Ans:1

                11. Which of the following crops requires water logging?

                1              Tea

                2              Oil seeds

                3              Cotton

                4              Rice

                                Ans:1

                12. Coal is found in

                1              volcanic rocks

                2              metamorphic rocks

                3              igneous rocks

                4              sedimentary rocks

                                Ans:1

                13. Trade winds blow in the norhtern hemisphere from

                1              North to south

                2              South to north

                3              Northwest to southwest

                4              Northeast to southwest

                14. "Namibia" was earlier known as

                1              South- West Africa

                2              New Guinea

                3              British Guyana

                4              British Columbia

                                Ans:1

                15. Which one of the following gases is predominant in the atmosphere?

                1              Argon

                2              Nitrogen

                3              Carbon Dioxide

                4              Oxygen

                                Ans:2

                16. Osaka (japan) is known as the

                1              Queen of the Adriatic

                2              Manchaster of the Orient

                3              Land of Morning Calm

                4              Land of Cakes

                                Ans:2

                17. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the -

                1              Stratosphere

                2              Troposphere

                3              Tropopause

                4              Ionosphere

                                Ans:2

                18. `Sakshat' is

                1              A website

                2              A missile

                3              An artificial satellite

                4              A railway project

                                Ans:1

19. Which one of the following nations has recently pushed back its time and synchronised with the Indian Standard Time?

                1              Sri Lanka

                2              Bangladesh

                3              Bhutan

                4              Nepal

                                Ans:1

                20. The mainstream of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as

                1              Bhagirathi

                2              Hooghly

                3              Padma

                4              Subarnarekha

                                Ans:3

                21. The collective farms in the steppes of Eurasia are termed as

                1              Campos

                2              Estancias

                3              Kolkhoz

                4              Corals

                                Ans:3

                22. Duncan Pass is between

                1              India and Sri Lanka

                2              Andaman and Nicobar

                3              North and South Andaman

                4              North and East Andaman

                                Ans:3

                23. Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?

                1              Convectional rainfall

                2              Orographic rainfall

                3              Cyclonic rainfall

                4              All of the above

                24. In India which of the following are the southernmost hills?

                1              Annamalai hills

                2              Cardamom hills

                3              Nilgiri hills

                4              Javadi hills

                                Ans:2

                25. Which of the following is known as "Island of precipitation" ?

                1              Fault Mountains

                2              Fold Mountains

                3              Dome Mountains

                4              Block Mountains

                                Ans:3

                26. A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates

                1              rain

                2              storm

                3              fine weather

                4              extreme cold

                                Ans:2

                27. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that

                1              air currents blow much faster than winds

                2              air currents are always moisture laden while winds are usually dry

                3              the winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans

                4              winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air

                                Ans:4

                28. The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of

                1              Mahanadi and Godavari

                2              Krishna and Kaveri

                3              Godavari and Krishna

                4              Ganga and Mahanadi

                                Ans:1

                29. Black Soil is best suited for -

                1              Tea

                2              Rice

                3              Cotton

                4              Coffee

                                Ans:3

30. The controversial Perambikulam-Aliyar project (PAP) which is built on the river Aliyar serves mainly for irrigation purpose involves which two states

                1              Kerala & TN

                2              Kerala & Karnataka

                3              Kerala & Goa

                4              Kerala & Maharashtra

                                Ans:1