551. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
(a) Kolar
(b) Raniganj
(c) Jadugoda
(d) Veeranam
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)
552. Which of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'?
(a) Kandla
(b) Tuticorin
(c) Kochi
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: (d)
553. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
(a) Punjab to Haryana
(b) Mumbai to Goa
(c) Vijayawada to Villupuram
(d) Cochin to Kozhikode
(e) Kanyakumari to Rameshwaram
Ans: (c)
554. In which of the following states is Rosa Power Plant located?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Haryana
(e) Punjab
Ans: (b)
555. Which of the following is NOT a food crop?
(a) Maize
(b) Bajra
(c) Paddy
(d) Wheat
(e) Cotton
Ans: (e)
556. India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Iraq
(d) Iran
(e) Africa
Ans: (e)
557. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious type of winds which bring a lot of disaster?
(a) Trade winds
(b) Hurricane
(c) Cirrus
(d) Stratus
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)
558. In which of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Assam
Ans: (a)
559. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) All of these
Ans: (c)
560. Which of the following is NOT a plant product?
(a) Camphor
(b) Aloe vera
(c) Vanilla
(d) Kiwi
(e) All are plant products
Ans: (e)
561. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
(e) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (c)
562. Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant?
(a) Narora
(b) Rawatbhata
(c) Silchar
(d) Tarapore
(e) Kalpakkam
Ans: (c)
563. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Maharashtra
Ans: (d)
564. Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
(a) Tapi
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
565. The Jawar mines of Udaipur are famous for
(a) Marble
(b) Zinc
(c) Granite
(d) Bauxite
Ans: (b)
566. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Varanasi I. Indian Rare Earths Ltd
B. Koyali II. Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd
C. Pinjore III. Diesel Locomotive Works
D. Alwaye IV. Petro-Chemical Complex
Codes:
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) IV III II I
(c) III IV II I
(d) III IV I II
Ans: (c)
567. Oil refinery located near the of field is
(a) Nunamati
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Mathura
(d) Koyali
Ans: (a)
568. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (c)
569. The largest producer of wood pulp is
(a) India
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Ans: (d)
570. The places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba have
(a) Aluminium Industries
(b) Thermal Power Plants
(c) Oil Refineries
(d) Nuclear Power Plants
Ans: (a)
571. 'Blight' the disease of potato can be cured by
(a) Dionine
(b) Bordeaux mixture
(c) Diathane
(d) DDT
Ans: (b)
572. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Lakes) (States)
A. Wular 1. Odisha
B. Chilka 2. Rajasthan
C. Loktak 3. Manipur
D. Nakki 4. Jammu and Kashmir
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (b)
573. India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to _____ young ones at a time.
(a) 10 to 12
(b) 8 to 10
(c) 4 to 6
(d) 2 to 4
Ans: (c)
574. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
(a) Deforestation
(b) Soil erosion
(c) Excessive cultivation
(d) Salinity and water logging
Ans: (d)
575. Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for high milk yield as well as draught capacity?
(a) Mewati
(b) Tharparkar
(c) Kankrej
(d) Red Sindhi
Ans: (b)
