426. Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres?
(a) Northern
(b) Southern
(c) Central
(d) Western
Ans: (a)
427. Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located?
(a) Itarsi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Secunderabad
(d) Vijayawada
Ans: (c)
428. Which one of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?
(a) Porbandar
(b) Surat
(c) Kandla
(d) Diu
Ans: (c)
429. The airport of Mumbai is called
(a) Dum Dum
(b) Sahar
(c) Palam
(d) Meenambakkam
Ans: (b)
430. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Agra
(d) Kanpur
Ans: (b)
431. Which one among the following has the largest shipyard In India?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam
Ans: (b)
432. Which language next to Hindi is spoken by the largest number of people in India?
(a) Bengali
(b) Marathi
(c) Tamil
(d) Telugu
Ans: (a)
433. What is the official language of Nagaland?
(a) Nagali
(b) English
(c) Assamese
(d) Chinese
Ans: (b)
434. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Industries) (Industrial Centres)
A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune
B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin
C. Ship building 3. Pinjore
D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao
Codes:
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)
435. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Rivers) (Dams)
A. Cauvery 1. Alamatti
B. Krishna 2. Mettur
C. Narmada 3. Gandhi Sagar
D. Chambal 4. Sardar Sarovar
Codes:
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 3 4 2
Ans: (b)
436. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Minerals) (Mining areas)
A. Graphite 1. Bellary
B. Lead 2. Didwana
C. Salt 3. Rampa
D. Silver 4. Zawar
Codes:
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (b)
437. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Places) (Industries)
A. Jamnagar 1. Aluminium
B. Hospet 2. Wollen Textile
C. Korba 3. Fertilizers
D. Haldia 4. Cement
5. Iron and Steel
Codes:
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 2 5 1 3
(c) 4 5 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (b)
438. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Towns) (Specialisation)
A. Alibag 1. Fishing centre
B. Balapur 2. Holiday resort
C. Nhava Sheva 3. Petro-chemical cplx
D. Ratnagiri 4. Port
Codes:
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (b)
439. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry?
1) Yamunanagu
2) Guwahati
3) Shahabad
4) Ballarpur
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
440. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Idukki Thermal power station
2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project
3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project
4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2
Ans: (a)
441. Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi
(b) Chandigarh, Lakshadweep
(c) Delhi, Puducherry
(d) Delhi, Chandigarh
Ans: (a)
442. The water of the Luni river is
(a) Fresh
(b) Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
(c) Salty
(d) Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons
Ans: (b)
443. Rain shadows are associated with
(a) Convectional rainfall
(b) Orographic rainfall
(c) Cyclonic rainfall
(d) Orographic cyolonic rainfall
Ans: (b)
444. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
(a) Panchmarhi
(b) Ootacamund
(c) Madurai
(d) Araku Valleyv Ans: (b)
445. Rayalaseema is a region of which one of the following States?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
446. "Konkan" is a region of which one of the following States?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Ans: (b)
447. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
(a) Artificial rain
(b) Construction of canals
(c) Afforestation
(d) Construction of Dams
Ans: (c)
448. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mumbai
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Delhi
Ans: (d)
449. Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?
1. Kerala Tapioca
2. Maharashtra Cotton
3. West Bengal Jute
4. Gujarat Groundnut
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
450. Which one of the following is not conducive to the formation of deltas?
(a) Currents and Tides
(b) Calm winds
(c) Absence of large lakes along the course of the river
(d) Sheltered coastline
Ans: (a)
