351. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
352. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?
(a) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra, Karnataka
Ans: (d)
353. Which of the following rivers flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Tapi
(c) Narmada
(d) Chambal
Ans: (c)
354. The Ganga plain widens from
(a) south to north
(b) west to east
(c) north to south
(d) east to west
Ans: (d)
355. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Sone
(c) Chambal
(d) Hugli
Ans: (d)
356. Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
357. Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
358. Which of the following clties/towns does not lie on the banks of the Ganga?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Fatehpur
(c) Ghazipur
(d) Farrukhabad
Ans: (b)
359. Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari?
(a) Nanded
(b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Rajhamundry
(d) Kakinada
Ans: (d)
360. By what name is India's eastern coast known?
(a) Coromandel Coast
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Eastern Ghat Coast
(d) Kolkata Chennai Coast
Ans: (a)
361. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
(a) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Great Nicobar Island
Ans: (d)
362. Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Cyril Radcliffe
(d) Stafford Cripps
Ans: (c)
363. In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
364. The boundary between India and China is known as
(a) Radcliffe Line
(b) Durand Line
(c) McMahan Line
(d) Maginot Line
Ans: (c)
365. The Duncan Pass is located between
(a) Afghanistan and India
(b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(c) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(d) Shivalik and Karakoram
Ans: (c)
366. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
(a) U-Shaped
(b) V-Shaped
(c) Deep
(d) Not so deep
Ans: (a)
367. The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the
(a) Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Godavari
(d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
368. Which of the following is not one of the traditional Indian seasons (ritus)?
(a) Vasant
(b) Grishma
(c) Margsheersha
(d) Sharad
Ans: (c)
369. Who introduced the term 'monsoon'?
(a) The British
(b) The Mughals
(c) The Arabs
(d) The Chinese
Ans: (c)
370. Monsoon is caused by
(a) Temperature changes
(b) Seasonal reversal of winds
(c) Humidity difference
(d) Pressure differences
Ans: (d)
371. To which kind of rock does marble belong?
(a) Metamorphic rock
(b) Sedimentary rock
(c) Igneous rock
(d) Volcanic rock
Ans: (a)
372. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
(a) Saline and Alkaline soils
(b) Red soils
(c) Laterite soils
(d) Alluvial soils
Ans: (a)
373. Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?
(a) Black soil
(b) Alluvial soil
(c) Red soil
(d) Laterite soil
Ans: (b)
374. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil moat suitable?
(a) Cotton
(b) Rice
(c) Jute
(d) Wheat
Ans: (a)
375. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
(a) Gypsum
(b) Lime
(c) Vegetable compost
(d) Calcium superphosphate
Ans: (b)
