1. Apart from Venus, which planet is called the
morning star?
a ) Earth
b ) Mars
c ) Mercury
d ) Saturn
2. Where is Mount Hikurangi located?
a ) New Zealand
b ) Antarctica
c ) Japan
d ) none of these
3. The position of spring equinox is-
a ) 23 September
b ) 22 December
c ) 21st June
d ) March 21
4. Where does the highest tide in the world come?
a ) Southampton
b ) Gulf of Fundy
c ) both
d ) none of these
5. By whom was the scientific explanation of plate
tectonics theory presented?
a ) Harry Hess
b ) Wilson
c ) J. routing
d ) none of these
6. Yuval is a topography formed by which action?
a) underground water erosion
b) by wind erosion
c) ocean water action
d) by river erosion
7. Olympus Mons is located at-
a) Venus
b) planet earth
c) Sun
d) Mars
8. Find the correct pair
a) Gulf of Gabes – Argentina
b) Gulf of Lias – Germany
c) Gulf of Matias – Argentina
d) Gulf of Latre – Thailand
9. State the geographical location of Karimata Strait –
a) China-Taiwan
b) Mexico – Cuba
c) Indonesia
d) Turkey
10. What type of lake is Pochastrian Lake?
a) Delta Lake
b) both
c) Lagoon Lake
d) none of these
11. Which country is not included in the landlocked
countries of Asia?
a) Laos
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Armenia
d) Mongolia
12. What type of Current is Tsushima Stream?
a) hot current
b) cold current
c) both
d) none of these
13. In which part of the atmosphere does the process
of convection take place?
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) Central Circle
d) in all
14. 'Golan Heights' remains a matter of dispute
between which countries?
a) Israel – Jordan
b) Iran – Saudi Arabia
c) Turkey – Israel
d) Israel – Syria
15. Beka oil field is located at-
a) Lebanon
b) Israel
c) Palestine
d) Iran
16. The world's largest mineral oil exporting port is?
a) Rub-al-Khali
b) Alkhawar
c) Abadan
d) Haifa
17. Choose the correct statement –
a) Midway Island is the northernmost point of
Australia.
b) The Dast-e-Lut desert region is located in Iraq.
c) Palestine was granted membership by UNESCO
in 2012.
d) The Arabian Desert is a cold region.
18. The capital of Fiji is-
a) Nampenh
b) Suva
c) Chaofraya
d) Haka
19. Match the Right Pair
a) Mount Serle 1) South America
b) Punta Gallinas 2) Tanzania
c) Tanganyika Pathan 3) Europe
d) Ostrov Rudolfa 4) Australia
choose the correct code
a) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
b) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
c) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
d) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
20. Where is the abode of Maya tribe?
a) Southern Thailand
b) Siberia
c) Central America
d) New Zealand
21. In which river basin are the Selvas forests found?
a) Nile River
b) Zaire River
c) Amazon River
d) none of these
22. George Bank is famous for?
a) savannah forest
b) cinchona production
c) meat production
d) fish production
23. Find the wrong pair
a) Patana – Sri Lanka
b) Pustaz – South Africa
c) Padang - Malaysia
d) Pampas – Argentina
24. The world's largest meat producing country is?
a) China
b) United States
c) Argentina
d) Australia
25. Manchester of Japan is called?
a) Osaka
b) Yavata
c) Nagoya
d) Gorky
26. Antwerp Diamond Processing Area is located at-
a) Belgium
b) Copenhagen
c) Milan
d) Turin
27. Which of the following countries is not a major
exporter of mica?
a) India
b) Japan
c) Malagasy
d) Brazil
28. What is called the axis of mechanical civilization?
a) tin
b) bronze
c) Iron mineral
d) copper
29. Where is the Katanga Diamond Production Area
located?
a) South Africa
b) India
c) USA
d) Congo
30. Urja Ganga project is related to?
a) connecting the river
b) solar panels
c) gas pipeline construction
d) hydropower generation
31. Root knot disease occurs in which crop?
a) Tomato
b) Potato
c) cotton
d) none of these
32. Find the correct pair
a) Aliyar Project – Karnataka
b) Bunakha Project - Himachal Pradesh
c) Kulsi Project - Orissa
d) Kopli Project - Assam
33. Majuli island is situated at the confluence of
which two rivers?
a) Brahmaputra and Lohit
b) Lohit and Majuli
c) Brahmaputra and Manas
d) none of these
34. Barak river is the main tributary of
a) Godavari
b) Brahmaputra
c) Ganga
d) Meghna
35. The origin of river Teesta is-
a) Cholam Lake
b) Milam Himani
c) Angsi Glacier
d) Tehri area
36. Vedavathi is tributary of-
a) Bhima
b) Tungabhadra
c) Panchganga
d) Ghatprabha
37. The smallest river of Kerala is -
a) Periyar
b) Bharatpuzha
c) Pamba
d) Bedti
38. Where is the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center
located in India?
a) Chennai
b) Kolkata
c) Hyderabad
d) Thiruvananthapuram
39. What is Ferrell's law related to?
a) Coriolis Force
b) the rotation of the earth
c) deflection of wind
d) All of the above
40. What is Bardoli Chheeda?
a) storm
b) Tea showers
c) both
d) none of these
41. International Year of Soils was declared as-
a) 2016
b) 2015
c) 2019
d) 2020
42. When is the Van Mahotsav program celebrated?
a) 1-7 December
b) August 1-7
c) 1-7 September
d) July 1-7
43. Consider the following statements and choose the
false statement-
a) Evergreen forest has more than 200 cm of
rainfall
b) These forests are rare
c) Forests up to 60 meters height are found in these.
d) There are evergreen forest areas in India like
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura etc.
44. Which of the following products is obtained from
Keria Lucca?
a) Sal
b) Katha
c) Palash
d) laakh
45. When was the Elephant Project started?
a) 1992
b) 1993
c) 1994
d) 1991
46. Brown Revolution is related to?
a) Spice production
b) Mineral oil
c) non-conventional fuels
d) fruit production
47. The largest tea producing state of South India is?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
48. In which of the following areas the Barbari goat is
reared?
a) Malwa and Rajasthan
b) Punjab and Pakistan
c) Delhi and Haryana
d) all
49. Pathargoda copper mine is located in which state?
a) Jharkhand
b) Orissa
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Sikkim
50. Soil salinity is measured by?
a) humidity gauge
b) with a conductivity meter
c) by psychometer
d) by hygrometer
51. With whom is the Urja Ganga Project related?
a) To install solar panels
b) connecting the river
c) gas pipeline
d) River Valley Project (Hydropower)
52. 'Root knot' disease is related to which crop?
a) Potato
b) Banana
c) cotton
d) Tomato
53. Match the correct pair in the following-
a) Jamunapari – 1) Sheep
b) Merino - 2) Cow
c) Sahiwal - 3) Buffalo
d) Surti - 4) Goat
A B C D
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 3 4 2 1
d) 3 1 4 2
54. According to the Forest Survey Report- 2019,
which of the following state has the most
protected forest area?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Orissa
55. Which has become the new (52 nd ) Tiger Reserve of
India?
a) Gurughasidas National Park
b) Sri Villiputhur Meghamalai
c) Ramgarh Vishwadhari
d) Kemalog
56. Match the correct
Ramsar Area Site
A) Sultanpur National Park 1) Gujarat
B) Hayderpur Wetlands 2) Haryana
C) Kanwar Lake 3) Uttar Pradesh
D) Tholjheel Sanctuary 4) Bihar
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 1 2 4 3
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 2 3 1 4
57. According to the Forest Survey Report 2021,
which state has recorded the highest increase in
forest area?
a) M.P.
b) Mizoram
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Andhra Pradesh
58. 'Goycha La Pass' is related to which of the
following state?
a) Sikkim
b) Uttarakhand
c) Assam
d) Meghalaya
59. Match the following pair
factor topography
A) wind 1)Lapies
B) ground water 2) Muntak
C) sea water 3) Insel Berg
D) Glacier 4) Pulin
A B C D
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 3 4 1 2
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 4 2 1 3
60. Which of the following tribe is not found in
Andhra Pradesh?
a) Chenchu
b) Lambda
c) Bahrupa
d) Dafla
61. 'Sholas Forest' is related to-
a) Forests of South India
b) Forests of Eastern India
c) Forests of Africa
d) Brazilian Forest
62. Who is known by the name 'Komolugma'?
a) Kilimanjaro
b) Elbruz
c) Mount Everest
d) Kangchenjunga
63. Where is Lambert Glacier located?
a) Greenland
b) Antarctica
c) arctic region
d) Siberia
64. Give the correct order of sex ratio in the states of
India.
a) Kerala – Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh –
Chhattisgarh
b) Kerala – Tamil Nadu – Chhattisgarh – Andhra
Pradesh
c) Kerala – Andhra Pradesh – Tamil Nadu –
Chhattisgarh
d) Tamil Nadu – Kerala – Andhra Pradesh –
Chhattisgarh
65. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Chilka Lake – Orissa
b) Vembnad Lake – Kerala
c) Pulicat Lake - Andhra Pradesh
d) Ashtamudi Lake – Tamil Nadu
66. 'Basmangal' valley is related to which river?
a) Indus
b) Jhelum
c) diameter
d) Sutlej
67. Select the false one from the following.
a) Vishnu Prayag – Dhauliganga + Alaknanda
b) Karna Prayag – Mandakani + Alaknanda
c) Nand Prayag – Mandakani + Alaknanda
d) Dev Prayag – Bhagirathi + Alaknanda
68. Give the correct sequence of major river basins in
India.
a) Ganga – Brahmaputra – Indus – Godavari –
Krishna
b) Ganga – Brahmaputra – Godavari – Krishna –
Sindhu
c) Ganga – Sindhu – Godavari – Krishna –
Brahmaputra
d) Ganga – Sindhu – Krishna – Godavari –
Brahmaputra
69. Which one of the following lakes is not glacial?
a) Nainital
b) Rakshastal
c) Roopkund Lake
d) Panchabhadra Lake
70. 'Mount Semeru' is related to which country?
a) Chile
b) South Africa
c) Indonesia
d) Vietnam
71. 'Malda Gap' is related to which region?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Karnataka
72. Select the true statement of the following 'with
respect to the seismic shadow region'
a) The shadow area of the P wave is large.
b) 'S' wave has a large shadow area.
c) The shadow area of both the waves is equal.
d) None of these.
73. Select the false one from the following.
plain area Countries
a) Quanto - Vietnam
b) Manchurian - China
c) Lombardy - Italy
d) Togachi - Japan
74. Neyveli Thermal Power Station is located at?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Jharkhand
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
75. 'Silver Line Project' is related to?
a) gas pipeline
b) Crude Oil Pipeline
c) Road Project
d) Railway Project
76. Which one of the following is the area with the
highest potential for tidal energy in India?
a) Bhavnagar
b) Kerala
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Cochin
77. Which state of India has the highest total railway
track (km)?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Madhya Pradesh
78. Which national highway passes along the hill
coast in India?
a) NH – 16
b) NH – 61
c) NH – 66
d) NH – 19
79. Between which two countries was the 'Jaigaon-
Pasakha' trade route started?
a) China-Pakistan
b) India-China
c) Indo-Bhutan
d) India-Bangladesh
80. How many Ramsar wetland areas are there in
total in India at present?
a) 42
b) 44
c) 47
d) 52
81. Which of the following river is called biological
desert (due to pollution)?
a) Damodar River
b) Yamuna River
c) River Ganges
d) Saraswati River
82. In which state India's first Lithium Refinery is
proposed to be established?
a) Rajasthan
b) Jharkhand
c) Gujarat
d) Karnataka
83. Which metal is known as 'white gold'?
a) cotton
b) silver
c) gold
d) Platinum
84. What is called 'Congress grass'?
a) Cottlereef
b) bamboo
c) Acacia
d) Carrot grass
85. Who is the author of the book 'The Unstable
Earth'?
a) Peschal
b) Gilberk G.Re.
c) Melout C.A.
d) J.A. steers
86. According to Köppen's scheme, where is the
'Bhwh' type of climate found?
a) Rajasthan
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Gujarat
d) Orissa
87. Which of the following tribes is not correctly
matched?
a) Batwa – Congo Basin
b) Rubala – Central Iran
c) Inuit – Canada
d) Yukalgir – Siberia
88. 'Truck farming' is related to?
a) Vegetables
b) milk
c) cereals
d) poultry farming
89. Which of the following port is developed on the
lagoon?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Kochi
d) Visakhapatnam
90. Match List-I with List-II .
List-I List-II
A) Cantonment 1) Kochi
B) Transport 2) Bangalore
C) Mining 3) Mau
D) IT 4) Ankleshwar
A B C D
a) 1 3 2 4
b) 3 2 4 1
c) 3 1 4 2
d) 3 1 2 4
91. Pick out the mismatched ones from the following.
Region included in India
a) Daman and Diu – 19 December 1961
b) Goa - 19 December 1961
c) Dadar - 21 July 1954
d) Nagar Haveli - 22 July 1954
92. Which of the following borders with the
maximum number of Indian states? (by numbers)
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
93. 'Payal' temperate soft grass is mainly related to
which state?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Himachal
c) Uttarakhand
d) Sikkim
94. Which of the following valley does not belong to
the region of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh?
a) Kota
b) Kotri
c) Kotli
d) Chumbi
95. 'Jafran' cultivation is related to which type of soil?
a) laterite
b) black soil
c) mixed soil
d) Kareva
96. 'Good Samartian' is related to-
a) covid service
b) T.B. patient care
c) Service at the time of accident
d) Environmental Awareness
97. Statement-I 'Cyclone Gulab' affected Gujarat,
Rajasthan.
Statement-II Cyclone Shaheen affected Pakistan,
Oman, Iran.
Select the correct option.
a) Statement – I is correct Statement – II is
False.
b) Statement – I is wrong, Statement – II is
correct.
c) Both Statement – I and Statement – II are
correct.
d) Both Statement – I and Statement – II are
wrong.
98. Which of the following ocean currents belong to
the Indian Sea?
a) canary
b) Antilles Stream
c) Labrador
d) Agulhas
99. Which tribe considers Diwali as a festival of mourning?
a) Khasi
Munda
c) Gond
d) Tharu
100. The ritual 'Jang Topa' in which the bones of the dead are deposited is observed by which tribe?
a) Mund
b) Oraon
c) Garo
d) Shompen
nswer-1c) The planet Mercury is also called the morning and evening star. The planet Mercury appears
only 3 times a year as
a morning and evening
star.
• It appears two
hours before the
sun comes out,
and disappears a
little before
sunset. Venus is
the closest planet
to earth.
• Earth is the fifth
largest planet in
the solar system.
Mars has a similar
change of season as the Earth, it is at the 7th position in size.
• Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
Answer-2a) Mount Hicurangi is located in New Zealand with a height of 5748 feet.
• The first rays of the sun fall on this peak, but the sunrise is first in Japan.
• Antarctica is the place on earth where there are only 2 seasons (winter and summer).
Answer-3d) On 21st March and 23rd September, the Sun shines perpendicularly to the equator.
• The position of March 21 is called the Spring Equinox and
the position of September 23 is called the Autumn
Equinox.
• On December 22, the sun shines perpendicularly to the
Tropic of Capricorn. This situation is called Makar
Sankranti.
• On June 21, the sun shines perpendicularly to the Tropic
of Cancer, this is called cancer inactivation.
Answer 4 b) Due to the attractive powers of the Sun and the Moon, the rise and fall of ocean water is called
as tide-reflux.
• The world's highest Tides (16-18m) falls in the Gulf of Fundy, located in Novascotia, Canada.
Southhampatan is located on the southern coast of England where tides occur 4 times a day.
Answer.5 c) The theory of plate tectonics was formulated by Harry
Hess in 1962.
• Its scientific interpretation was credited by W.J. Morgan.
• The term 'plate' was used by Wilson.
• The earth is formed from different plates and the 'study' of this is called plate tectonic.
Answer 6a) Other topographies formed by ground water erosion include doline, solution pore, gholospore,
lepis, blind valley, stalgmite, etc.
• Wind forms v shaped valley, river meander, alluvial cone, ridge, etc.
Answer 7d) Olympus Mons is the most active volcano in the solar system, which is located on Mars.
• Its spread is in 520 km .
• The largest volcano on earth is the Moanalua of the island of Hawaii and the most active volcano on
earth is St. Helens in the United States.
Answer-8c) The Gulf of Sen Matias.
• Located in the Atlantic Ocean region (Argentina).
• The Gulf of Gabes is located in the Mediterranean Sea in
the Libyan and Tunisian region.
• The Gulf of Lions is located in the French and Spain
region of the Mediterranean region.
• The Gulf of Tatar is located in the Russian region in the
Japan Sea and the North Pacific Ocean region.
Answer 9c) The Karimata Strait is located in Indonesia and connects the South China Sea
and the Java Sea.
• The Formosa Strait connects the South China Sea and the East China Sea in the China-
Taiwan region.
• The Yucatan Strait (Mexico – Cuba) connects the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Sea.
• The Dardenelles Strait, Bosporus Strait, etc. are located in the Turkish region.
Answer 10a) Pochastrian Lake is the Delta Lake built in the Mississippi River Delta region in Louisiana.
Examples of Lagoon lakes in India include Chilika Lake (Orissa), Pulikat (Andhra Pradesh), Vembanad
(Kerala) etc.
Answer 11c) Armenia is a landlocked country in Europe. There are a
total of 46 landlocked countries in the world.
• Landlocked countries are those of which no part is connected
to the sea coast.
• Other landlocked countries in Asia include Nepal, Afghanistan,
Bhutan, Kazakhstan (largest), Tajikistan, Uzbekistan etc.
Answer-12a) Kuroshiwo is part of the Warm Current, which is
separated from this current from near 30 degree north latitude.
• It flows up to the west coast of Japan.
• The cold currents include the Okhotsk Current, the California Current, the Kurile Stream, etc.
Ans. 13 b) The Process of convection takes place only in the troposphere.
• It is the process of Vertical heating to the atmosphere.
• The air that comes in contact with the earth heats up and rises vertically as currents and transmits
heat to the atmosphere.
• The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere.
Answer 14 d) The Golan Heights is a dispute between Israel and Syria, to
which Syria asserts its right.
• It is a mountainous region in south-western Syria and is politically and
strategically important.
• Israel took over it in 1967.
• In 1973, Syria attempted to regain it.
Ans. 15a) The Bekaa oil field is in Lebanon, which is present in the Beka Valley.
• Lebanon is an agricultural country also known as the Switzerland of the East.
• The Halesh Valley region in Israel is famous for producing mineral oil.
• Iran's main oil fields include Aghzari, Masjid-e-Suleiman, Gak Saran etc.
Answer 16c) Abadan is the main oil field and port area of Iran.
• Rab-al-Khi is a desert in the southern part of Saudi Arabia.
• Along with Alkhawar, Abkek, Damam Qatif, etc., are saudi oil fields.
• Haifa is an oil refining factory located in Israel.
• Saudi Arabia ranks first in the world in terms of oil reserves.
Answer 17a) The northmost point of Australia is the Midway Islands and the southmost point is the
Macquarie Island.
• Dast-e-Lut Desert is a desert in the southern part of Iran.
• In 2011, Palestine was granted full membership by UNESCO.
• Arabian Desert is a tropical and dry desert in the Arabian Peninsula.
Answer 18b) Fiji is an island country located in Melanesia in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
• Phonm Pei is the capital of Cambodia, an Asian country.
• Hakaka is the important mountain peak (altitude 58.81 m) of Myanmar country (capital Naepyida).
• Chao Phrya is an important river in Thailand on the banks of which Bangkok, the capital of Thailand,
is located.
Answer-19a) Mount Serley is a hill in the Darling Basin of Australia (altitude – 631m)
• Punta Galinas south America’s the north-most point.
• The Plateau of Tanganyika is a plateau located in the African country of Tanzania.
• Ostrov Rodopfa is the north-most point of the continent of Europe. Its southmost point is
Gawados (Greece).
• While the southernmost point of South America is Horn islands
Answer 20c) The Maya tribe are tribal Indians living in Central America.
• They originally reside in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
• The Semang tribe lives in the southern Thailand region.
• The samoyods tribe resides in Siberia which is the Nomadic Hunter tribe.
• The Maori tribe (Agriculturist, Akhtaka) lives in New Zealand.
Answer 21c) Selvas forest is equatorial rain forests found in the Amazon River Basin region (South America).
• The Zairae River basin is located in Africa and is also rich in equatorial rain forests.
• The Nile river is the major river in the country of Egypt in Africa.
North-22 d) George Bank is the major fishery production area located in the northwestern region of the
Atlantic Ocean.
• Other fishing producing sectors in the region include Grand Bank, Sable Bank, St. Pierre Bank,
Lahave Bank.
• Cinchona is a frest product from whose bark the drug quinine is made.
• Savanna is a tropical grassland.
• The England is the world's largest meat importer.
Answer 23b) The Pustaz is the major grassland
located in Hungary.
• Other major grasslands include Prairie (USA,
Canada, Lanos (Venezuela), Salvas (Amazon
Basin), Savannah (Africa, Asia), Stepi
(Siberia), Cantbury (New Zealand), Down
(Australia) etc.
•
Answer 24a) China is the largest meat producing
country and the United States of America and Brazil are in the second and third positions respectively.
• Argentina's Buenos Aires and Bavel (Australia) are the world's leading meat markets.
• USA is the world's largest exporter of pork.
Answer 25a) Osaka is called the Manchester of Japan due to its excess of textile production, in addition to
this, there Ships and iron steel production.
Nagoya (Detroit in Japan) is famous for producing aircraft and machinery.
• Yawata (Pittsburgh in Japan) is famous for producing iron steel.
• Gorky (Detroit of Russia is famous for its iron steel production.
Answer 26a) Antwerp is the major industrial site in Belgium.
• Milan is known as the major industrial area of Italy and the major industrial area of Italy and the
Manchester of Italy.
• Copenhagen (Denmark) is famous for the dairy industry.
• Turin is called the Detroit of Italy which is famous for manufacturing motorcars.
Answer 27b) Japan as well as USA are the major importers of mica along with UK, Germany, Poland, China
etc.
• India , Malagasy, Tanzania, Brazil are the major exporters .
• India ranks first in the world in the production and storage of mica sheets. It produces 80% of the
world's mica.
Answer 28c) Zinc is most commonly used to make iron resistant to corrosion. It is a metallic mineral mainly
found in the igneous rocks.
• Tin is obtained from a mineral called as Terite Ranga.
• Bronze is made by mixing copper and tin.
Ans. 29 d) The Katanga Plateau is a diamond producing region of congo (Africa).
• Kimberley mines are famous for the diamond producing regions of South Africa, in Cape Town
• in India golconda mines are famous
Answer 30c) The project was launched in 2016 from Varanasi city.
• It covers 7 cities of India - Varanasi, Ranchi, Cuttack, Patna, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata etc.
• The objective is to get LPG in these areas through pipeline.
Answer-31a) Root Knot disease occurs in tomatoes.
• It is by nematodes.
• Potato are prone to Stilt disease which is a bacterial disease.
• Black arm disease occurs in cotton crops.
Ans. 32d) The Kopli project in Assam on the river Kopli and the Kulsi project in Assam on the Kulsi river have
been constructed.
The Bunakha project is a hydro power project of the country of Bhutan and the Parambi Kulam-
Aliyar hydroelectric project is a joint project of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Ans. 33a) Majuli Island is the second largest river island in the world and is the largest river island in India
(spread – 650 sq km)
• The largest river island in the world is the Bananal Island of Brazil which is located on the Araguiyah
River.
• Majuli is also known as the cultural capital of Assam.
Answer:34 d) Barak river is the main tributary of Meghna river which joins padma river at Chandpur
(Dhaka).
• The Barak River originates from Mount Japov in Manipur.
• Mawsynaram and Cherrapunji regions are located in the Barak basin itself.
Answer 35a) The Tista river originates from the Cholam Lake in Sikkim.
• It is a tributary of the Brahmaputra.
• The Tista River water dispute is between India and Bangladesh.
• Sharda river originates from Milam Glacier (Nepal Himalayas) and Brahmaputra river originates
from Angsi Glacier (Mansarovar).
Answer: 36a) Vedavati is also known as the Hagri river.
• Ghatprabha, Panchganga, Bhima, Tungabhadra, Ghalaprabha, Kayana, Yerla etc. are the tributaries
of krishna river.
• Krishna river is the second largest river in peninsular India. It originates from Mahabaleshwar. The
length is 1400 km .
Ans. 37c) The river Pamba originates from The Annamalai Hill in Kerala and finally ends in Vembanad Lake.
• The Peryar river is the second largest river in Kerala (Origin – Annamalai Hill)
• The Bharatpuzha river is the largest river in Kerala which is also known as Ponnani.
• The river Bedhati originates from the Dharwad hills in Karnataka.
Answer: 38a) National Institute of Maritime Technology is also located in Chennai.
• The Central Maritime Fisheries Research Institute and the National Maritime Information Centre
have been set up at Hyderabad.
Geological Survey of India institute has been set up at Kolkata while a Centre for Earth Science
Studies has been set up at Thiruvananthapuram.
Answer.39 d) Ferrell's law deals with the Coriolis force, which is the virtual force produced by the rotation
of the earth.
• Due to this force, the winds are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in
the southern hemisphere.
Answer 40 c) In Assam and West Bengal, in the month of Baisakh, there are destructive rain-fed winds,
which are called kaal besakhi.
• These winds are considered good for rice.
• In Assam, these rainy winds are called Bardoli Chheda or Chai Varsha. This rain helps in the
production of tea in Assam.
Ans. 41b) 2015 was declared as the International Year of Soils by the United Nations.
• The objective was to increase the global attention to the importance of soils.
• It was in 2013 that it was announced to celebrate World Soil Day on 5th December, 2014.
Answer 42 d) Van Mahotsav is celebrated in India every year on 1-7 July. The ' Plant More tree Movement'
was launched in 1950 by The Minister of Agriculture Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Manshi in 1950 Which was
named 'Van Mahotsav'. This movement is still active in the form of a festival.
Answer 43 b) Tropical evergreen forests are very dense and high forests.
• They are found in areas where there is excess rainfall and temperature is more than 24 degree C.
• These trees include palm, mahogany, coconut, abunus, etc.
• These forests are also found in the western ghats, Himalayan Terai, Andaman region etc.
Answer:44 d) Lac is a resin of insects called Keria Lacka.
• It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, spirit, silk dyeing, etc.
• Kathta is obtained from a tree called Khair.
• The sal tree yields hard and durable wood which is used in making household wooden furniture etc.
Answer 45a) The project was launched by the Government of India from Singhbhum in Jharkhand district
on 7th December, 1992 to promote conservation of elephants.
On 21st October, 2010, elephant was declared as National Heritage Animal and 'Haathi Mere
Saathi' campaign was launched to create awareness.
Answer 46c) The Brown Revolution is a revolution related to the production of non-conventional fuels.
• Progress in the fruit production sector is called the golden revolution.
• Badami Kranti is related to the production of spices.
• Apart from this, the Rainbow Revolution is considered to be related to fisheries production,
which is related to bringing about 4% growth rate in the agriculture sector .
Answer 47c) In South India, Tamil Nadu has the highest quantity of tea cultivation and Kerala, Karnataka,
Maharashtra have limited quantity of tea cultivation.
• In the country (with reference to the whole of India), Assam ranks first in tea.
• The production of tea here is more than 50%.
• The highest production of coffee in India is in Karnataka.
Answer: 48c) Barbari goat is reared in Delhi, Haryana and Agra region.
• Beetle goat is reared in the Punjab region while the Jamnapari goat is reared in chambal and ganga
valley region.
• In Addition to this, in India, west Meena (Kashmir) Chamba Gaddi (Himalayan hilly region) goats are
reared.
Answer 49a) Among other copper producing areas of Jharkhand include Mosabani, Surda, Dhwani
(Singhbhum district), Hasatu, Baramjad (Hazaribagh district) etc.
• The Malajkhand Mine (Balaghat) of Madhya Pradesh, the Bhotang Rotok of Sikkim, etc., are famous
for their production of food copper.
Ans. 50 b) from the conductivity measure. Saline soils – pH – less than 8.5, electrical conductivity around 4.0
and percentage of spedium – about 15%.
Ans.51c) Gas pipeline.
• The project was started from Varanasi in 2016.
• It has added seven cities of eastern India - Varanasi, Ranchi, Cuttack, Patna, Jamshedpur,
Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. (2540 km)
• Objective : To provide LPG through piping in these areas.
Ans.52 d) Tomatoes
• 'Root knot' is a disease in tomatoes. (by Nematode)
• 'Stilt disease' in potato (bacterial))
• In Banana – Vanchi Top (Viral) and BANANA Covid
• 'Black Arm' – The disease of cotton.
Ans. 53 b)
• Jamunapari – goat breed
• Merino – sheep's breed is more common in Spain.
• Sahiwal – A breed of cow
• Surti – a breed of buffalo, found in Gujarat.
Answer-54 b) Himachal Pradesh (33,130 km2)
• MP (31,098 km2) (Highest reserved area 61,886 km2)
• Orissa (25133 km2)
• Chhattisgarh (24036 km2)
• Jharkhand (19785 km2)
Answer-55c) Ramgarh Visdhari (Rajasthan) – 2021
• Sri Vililiputhur Meghmalai – 51st (2021)
• The 33rd Tiger Reserve will be built by merging Gurughasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla
Sanctuary. (NTCA approval has been granted)
Ans. 56 c)
• Sultanpur (Haryana) – National Park was included in Ramsar area in August - 2021
• Haiderpur Wetland Area – Uttar Pradesh (47th – December 2021)
• Kanwar Lake (Bihar) – July 2020
• Thol Lake Exercise Ahmedabad (Gujarat) – August 2020
Ans.57 d) Andhra Pradesh
• Recently Forest Survey Report 2021 was released (January 2022)
• The highest forest area increase occurred in Andhra Pradesh (6471 cm2) followed by Telangana
(632 km2), Orissa (537 km2)
• Maximum forest area by area - 1) M.P. 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Orissa 5)
Maharashtra
Answer-58a) Sikkim
• 'Gomcha La Pass' is in Sikkim, to the south east of Kanchenjunga.
• Sikkim also has the 'Nathula Pass' which is an India-China trade route. (Reopened in 2003)
• In Uttarakhand, neeti is the Lipulekh Pass are there
Ans. 59 a)
• Made by wind - inselselberg, Geugen, Playa
• By ground water – Dholandhra, Lepis, Kandara etc.
• By sea water – pullins, arches, , etc.
• By glaciers – tunataka, Moraines, doomlin, etc.
Ans.60 d) Daphla
• Chenchu, Bahurupa, Lambada tribe belong to Andhra Pradesh.
• Dafla – tribe of Arunanchal Pradesh.
• In Assam – Chakma, basi , Garo etc.
• In Bihar – Tharu, Banjara, Oraon etc.
Answer-61a) Forests of South India
• In South India – The temperate forests of the Nilgiris, Annamalai and Palati Mahadis are locally
known as Sholas.
• Concerned States - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.
Answer-62c) Mount Everest
• Mount Everest in Tibet is known as Komolugma.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world (8848 m)
• Location – In the Nepal-China border.
Answer-63 Antarctica
• Lambert Glacier is the largest glacier in the world
• Location – Continent of Antarctica.
• It is the fastest moving glacier.
Ans. 64 a)
• Kerala's sex ratio (1084) is the highest and Tamil Nadu (996), Andhra Pradesh (993) and Chhattisgarh
(991) respectively.
Ans. 65 d)
• Ashtamudi Lake is located in Kerala. It is included in the Ramsar wetland.
• Pulicat Lake is situated on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest
lagoon lake in India after Chilika Lake.
Answer-66 b) Jhelum
• The River Jhelum forms a deep valley known as 'Basmangal' before entering Pakistan .
• 'Mangala Dam' has been constructed in river Jhelum.
Ans. 67b)
• Karnaprayag is the confluence of Pindar and Alaknanda.
• Rudraprayag is the confluence of Mandakini and Alaknanda.
Ans. 68c) Ganga – Indus – Godavari – Krishna – Brahmaputra
• The river Ganga is known as Ganga after 'Devprayag', the place of the confluence of Alaknanda and
Bhagirathi rivers .
• Godavari and Krishna are major rivers of peninsular India.
• Most of the area of the Brahmaputra river is outside India (Tibet).
Answer-69 d) Panchbhadra Lake
• Panchabhadra Lake is a wind -made lake.
• It is a saline lake, located – Rajasthan
• Rupkund Lake – Located in Uttarakhand, it is a glacial lake.
Answer-70 c) Indonesia
• 'Mount Semeru' is a volcanic mountain located in the island of Java in Indonesia.
• It is currently active volcanoes, (recent explosions – 2020-21)
• This mountain is in the subdution zone and is the highest mountain in Java.
Answer-71c) West Bengal
• Malda Gap – Rajmahal Garo Gap is known as The Malda Gap in West Bengal.
• Malda Gap – separates the Meghalaya Plateau from the Peninsular Plateau.
Ans. 72 b) The shadow area of wave 'S' is higher
P and S are geoconductive waves.
• The speed of the P waves slows down in the liquid and the waves 'S' disappear in the liquid.
• The S waves only transmit from the centre to 105 degree while the P waves resume after 105-140
degree
Answer-73 a) Quanto
• Quonto Plain – located in Japan. (Eastern Region)
• It is a highly fertile and industrial area.
• Togchi is also a plain and industrial area located in the Island of Honshu in Japan.
Ans.74 c) Tamil Nadu
• The Neyavali Thermal Power Plant is located in Tamil Nadu and uses lignite coal.
• It is operated by NCL . Capacity (3390 MW)
• In Neyavali, there is the world's largest metal statue of Shiva. (Panchloha)
Answer-75 d) Railway Project
• The Silver Line Project is a semi-high-speed railway project.
• It will extend from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod in Kerala in 529.45 km .
• He will operate the EMU type train. (Electric Multiple Unit)
Answer-76a) Bhavnagar (Gujarat)
• Bhavnagar (Gujarat) is an area of the Gulf of Khambhat, which is suitable for thermal energy.
• Tidal Energy is the process of electric energy generation from Tides.
Answer-77 b) Uttar Pradesh
• The total number of railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh is 152.91 km which is the highest.
• Other States are Maharashtra (110.53 km), West Bengal (106.04 km) and Madhya Pradesh (93.37
km) respectively.
Ans. 78a) NH – 16
• NH-16 is a highway connecting along the east coast (West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu).
• NH-66 It is a national highway passing along the west coast (panvel-kanyakumari)
Answer-79c) India-Bhutan
Jaigov-Pasakha trade route launched between India and Bhutan.
• It connects 'Jayagaon' in West Bengal and Pasakha of Bhutan.
Ans.-80 c) 47.
• As of December 2021, there are a total of 47 Ramsar wetland areas in India.
• The Ramsar Conference was held in 1971 for the conservation of wetlands on a global scale. (in Iran)
• World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2.
Answer-81a) Damodar
• Damodar river is called an organic desert due to excessive pollution by the industrial area.
• Damodar river originates from Chota Nagpur plateau and flows into Jharkhand and West Bengal.
• It is also called the Sorrow of Bengal.
• Tributaries - Barakar and Konar.
Answer-82c) Gujarat
• The country's first lithium refinery will be set up at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
• It will be set up by 'Manikaran Power Limited'.
Ans.83 d) Platinum
• It is as white as silver and as bright as sleeping.
• It is an expensive metal and also highly non-exponentially aversive.
• It is also used in making jewellery.
Answer-84 d) Carrot grass
• Carrot grass is called Congress grass in the countryside.
• It is harmful to both the crop and the human body. (Allergies, asthma, fever, etc.)
Ans. 85 d) J.A. steers
• The book, written by J.A. Styers, focuses on different forms of the earth's surface and the problems
currently posed by changes in sea level.
Answer-86 a) Rajasthan
• Köppen has divided the climate of India into 9 parts.
• Bhwh – Hot desert climate zone (Rajasthan) where the rainfall is less than 30 cm, the temperature is
high.
Answer-87b) Rubala – Central Iran
• The Batwa tribe lives in the Congo Basin region, Inuit- Canada and the Yukalgir-Siberia region.
• Rubala tribe – is a tribe of the North Arab region.
Answer:88 a) Vegetables
• 'Truck farming' is related to garden farming.
• In this agriculture, transport is done by truck due to distance between market and production area.
Answer-89 c) Kochi
• This port, located in Kerala, is called the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
• There is also the Cochin Shipyard here (in Kochi), which is the largest shipyard in India.
Answer: 90 c)
• Bengaluru – Considered to be the hub of India's IT region.
• It was in the English period that the cantonment was established in Mhow (MP).
• Ankaleshwar (Gujarat) is the major petroleum sector.
Answer-91 d) Nagar Haveli
• Nagar Haveli was an area under the Portugese which was incorporated into the State of India on
2nd August 1954.
• Dadar, Nagarhaveli, Daman and Goa were all portuguese-dominated areas.
• Chandra Nagar, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam were all areas under the french.
Ans.92a) Andhra Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh shares its border with the highest '6' states and Karnataka-5 states.
• Tamil Nadu shares its border with 3 states and Kerala -2.
Ans.93 c) Uttarakhand
• 'Bugyal and Payal' are the temperate soft grasses found in Uttarakhand, suitable for animal grazing.
• In Jammu and Kashmir – merg grasses are found.
Answer-94 c) Kotli
• The 'Kotli' valley extends to the Jammu and Kashmir region.
• Kota, Kotri, Chumbi, Kiado, Uttaranchal and Himachal pradesh are the valleys.
Answer-95 d) Kareva
• 'Jafran' is called saffron.
• Saffron is cultivated in kareva soil (Jammu and Kashmir) region in India.
Answer: 96c) Service at the time of accident
• In case of a road accident by the Government of India, on helping the injured, taking him to a
hospital quickly, a person (provision has been made to reward the helper).
• Many lives can be saved with the help of a Golden Hour.
Answer-97 b) Statement – I is false, Statement – II is true.
• Cyclone Shahin hit Pakistan, Oman, Iran and UAE .
• Cyclone 'Rose' affected the eastern region of India.
• Both these cyclones occurred one after the other, which caused damage to South and West Asia.
Ans.98 d) Agulhas
• The canary Current is the current of the North Atlantic.
• Labrador – This is the cold current of the Atlantic.
• Agulhas – There is a warm current of The Indian Ocean.
Ans.99 d) Tharu
• Tharu Tribes - lives in the Terai region of Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh from Nainital in
Uttarkhand.
• They believe in Hinduism, but on Deepawali, they offer bread to their ancestors and celebrate the
festival of mourning.
Answer-100 a) Munda
• The main habitat of this tribe is Jharkhand.
• Their language is Mundari, a major language of the Estonian shiatic family.