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Consider the following statements regarding plantation agriculture and sleet the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Most tropical plantations are situated in the lowland plains.
II. Tropical plantations cluster along coasts.
III. The Amazon Basin has an excellent physical environment for rubber growing but has few workers.

Codes:

  1. I and II are true
  2. II and III are true
  3. I and III are true
  4. All are true
Indian Geography

The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along:

  1. 45° N. Lat
  2. 45° S. Lat
  3. Prime Meridian
  4. International Date Line
Indian Geography

Match the following with the help of code given below.

A. Cuttack - 1. Godavari
B. Ludhiana - 2. Shipra
C. Nasik - 3. Mahanadi
D. Ujjain - 4. Sutluj

Code:

  1. 3, 4, 1, 2
  2. 3, 2, 1, 4
  3. 4, 1, 3, 2
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4
Indian Geography

Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka?

  1. Elephanta
  2. Nicobar
  3. Rameshwaram
  4. Salsette
Indian Geography

On which one of the following rivers is located Indo-Pak Baglihar Project?

  1. Sutlej
  2. Jhelum
  3. Beas
  4. Chenab
Indian Geography

Which of the following are the natural ports of India?

1) Chennai
2) Tuticorin
3) Kochi
4) Vishakhapatnam

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 3 and 4
Indian Geography

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (Mineral Exploration Agencies) (Headquarters)
List I - List II

A) Oil and Natural Gas Commission - 1) Bhubaneswar
B) Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd - 2) Hyderabad
C) National Mineral Development Corporation - 3) Nagpur
D) National Aluminium Company Limited - 4) New Delhi

  1. 4, 2, 3, 1
  2. 1, 2, 4, 3
  3. 4, 3, 2, 1
  4. 2, 3, 4, 1
Indian Geography

Which of the following is not a natural port of India?

  1. Kandla
  2. Chennai
  3. Paradip
  4. Mumbai
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Benefits of which one of the following river valley projects is received by more than one state.

  1. Chambal valley project
  2. Mayurakshi Project
  3. Shashwati project
  4. Hirakund project
Indian Geography

Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

  1. Angamis - Nagaland
  2. Birhors - Jharkhand
  3. Khas - Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Todas - Tamil Nadu
Indian Geography

Which of the following State is the largest manganese producer in India?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Orissa
Indian Geography

The largest coal reserves of India are found in:

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Orissa
Indian Geography

Which one of the following regions of India is highly affected by soil erosion?

  1. Malwa Plateau
  2. U.P. Terai
  3. Andhra Coast
  4. Chambal Valley
Indian Geography

Select the correct order of copper, gold, iron and coal in the following:

  1. Khetri-Kolar-Kudremukh-Jharia
  2. Kolar-Khetri-Kudremukh-Jharia
  3. Jharia-Kolar-Kudremukh-Khetri
  4. Khetri-Kudremukh-Kolar-Jharia
Indian Geography

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Ocean) – List-II (Maximum Deepest Point)

A. Pacific – 1. Sunda Trench
B. Arctic – 2. Puerto Rico Trench
C. Indian – 3. Mariana Trench
D. Atlantic – 4. Molloy deep

Code:
A B C D

  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 3 4 1 2
Indian Geography

Assertion (A): Orissa is the most cyclone-prone coastal region in India.
Reason (R): There has been maximum deforestation of mangroves in the Mahanadi delta region.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Indian Geography

Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of-

  1. Paddy
  2. Berseem
  3. Wheat
  4. Groundnut
Indian Geography

Which of the following are cold ocean currents

1. Humbolt current
2. Brazil current
3. Oyashio
4. Canary current

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2,3 and 4
Indian Geography

Which among the following States in India is largest one producer of wheat:

  1. Bihar
  2. Punjab
  3. Haryana
  4. Uttar Pradesh
Indian Geography

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Waterfall] List II [River]

(A) Dudhsagar - (a) Ghatprabha
(B) Duduma - (b) Machhkund
(C) Gokak -(c) Sharavati
(D) Jog - (d) Mandavi

  1. A-d, B-b, C-a, D-c
  2. A-d, B-b, C-c, D-a
  3. A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
  4. A-b, B-c, C-d, D-a
Indian Geography

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (State) - List-II (Atomic Power Station)

A. Gujarat - 1. Narora
B. Karnataka - 2. Kakrapar
C. Rajasthan - 3. Rawatbhata
D. Uttar Pradesh - 4. Kaiga

Code:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 4 3 1
  3. 3 4 2 1
  4. 4 2 1 3
Indian Geography

Highest Zinc producing state in India is:

  1. Bihar
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Orissa
  4. Uttar Pradesh
Indian Geography

National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is situated at

  1. Nagpur
  2. Pune
  3. Lucknow
  4. New Delhi
Indian Geography

Bisrampur is famous for the mining of:

  1. Copper ore
  2. Iron ore
  3. Coal
  4. Manganese
Indian Geography