276. All example of a mineral occurring as layers in sedimentary rocks is
(a) lignite
(b) gold
(c) lead
(d) tin
Ans: (a)
277. Which city is served by Diamond Harbour?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Kolkata
(d) Rangoon
Ans: (c)
278. Operation Flood refers to
(a) Blue revolution
(b) Green revolution
(c) White revolution
(d) All the three
Ans: (c)
279. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise
(a) rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
(b) cotton, Jute, hemp
(c) tea, coffee, cocoa
(d) rice, wheat, millets
Ans: (d)
280. 'Black Gold' refers to
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Gold
(d) Diamond
Ans: (b)
281. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of
(a) Inland fisheries
(b) Estuarine fisheries
(c) Coastal fisheries
(d) Deep sea fisheries
Ans: (a)
282. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in
(a) Pilani
(b) Goa
(c) Lucknow
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
283. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Badodara
(c) Kolkata
(d) Lucknow
Ans: (a)
284. The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are
(a) Kandla, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin
(b) Goa, Mumbai, Cochin, Kandla
(c) Mumbai, Kandla, Goa, Cochin
(d) Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Kandla
Ans: (d)
285. For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over long distances the moat economical mode is
(a) by pipelines
(b) by rail tankers
(c) by road tankers
(d) by river barges
Ans: (a)
286. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
Ans: (b)
287. Economically exploitable Gypsum occurs in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
288. The McMahan Line is a boundary between
(a) India and China
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and Nepal
Ans: (a)
289. Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on
(a) Mahanadi river
(b) Damodar river
(c) Krishna river
(d) Cauvery river
Ans: (c)
290. The state which tops in the production of rubber is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha
Ans: (c)
291. The first river valley project started in India is
(a) Bhakra Nangal Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Kosi Project
(d) Hirakud Project
Ans: (b)
292. Which among the following is not a raw silk producing state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (a)
293. Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from
(a) Mumbai
(b) Cochin
(c) Tuticorin
(d) Chennai
Ans: (b)
294. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold range a of which the oldest range is
(a) the Shiwalik Range
(b) the Lesser Himalayas
(c) the Great Himalayan Range
(d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
Ans: (c)
295. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
(a) Desert sand
(b) Alluvial
(c) Podzolic
(d) Lateritic
Ans: (d)
296. Hampi is in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans: (c)
297. Singhbhum where copper ore is mined is in
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Odisha
Ans: (b)
298. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
(a) Bengaluru (Karnataka)
(b) Kalamassery (Kerala)
(c) Pinjore (Haryana)
(d) All the three places above
Ans: (d)
299. Naharkatiya oilfields are located in
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (c)
300. Which country assisted India in the launching of her first satellite 'Aryabhatta'?
(a) USA
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Former USSR
(d) Germany
Ans: (c)
