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51.

Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh?

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Kolleru
NAGARJUNA SAGAR
Krishnaraja Sagar
Vembanad

ANSWER :B
52.

Which is not a development in the field of communication?

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CELLULAR phone
Laptop
E-commerce
Radio

Answer :D
53.

Which is not the country importing Indian jute products?

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USA
Canada
UK
Iran

Answer :D
54.

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

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INTENSE cultivation
Deforestation
Over IRRIGATION
OVERGRAZING

ANSWER :C
55.

When and where was the first successful textile industry set up in India?

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In THANE in 1954
In MUMBAI in 1854
In Thane in 1854
In Mumbai in 1954

Answer :B
56.

Which of the following mineral is formed by decomposition of rocks leaving a residual mass of weathered material?

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Coal
Bauxite
Gold
Zinc

Answer :B
57.

Which of the following lakes is a lagoon in the coastal region of Odisha?

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BHIMTAL
Barapani
CHILIKA
HIRAKUD

ANSWER :C
58.

Which resources can be acquired by the Nation?

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NATIONAL RESOURCES
Some resources
Pure resources
NONE of these

ANSWER :A
59.

Which one of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute production?

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Increasing CONCERN for the use of biodegradable materials
Increasing productivity
Enhancing the yield per HECTARE
IMPROVING quality

Answer :A
60.

Which of the following is the result of concern over rising pollution in our rivers?

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Banning HYDROELECTRIC projects
Various river ACTION plans
Rainwater HARVESTING
NONE of the above

Answer :B
61.

Which one of the following steel plants is located in Chhattisgarh?

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Bokaro
Durgapur
Bhilai
Rourkela

Answer :C
62.

Which of the following ports has not been developed recently?

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NEW Mangalore
Mumbai
Haldia
Nhava Sheva

Answer :B
63.

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

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Joint FOREST MANAGEMENT
Chipko MOVEMENT
BEEJ BACHAO Andolan
Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries

Answer :D
64.

Which is the most dominant vegetation type of India?

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TROPICAL Deciduous FOREST (Monsoon Forest)
Tropical DECEMBER Forest
Tropical Desert Forest
Top Dry Forest

ANSWER :A
65.

Which multipurpose project is situated in Punjab?

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PULKIT Dam
Ramtek Dam
Bhakra NANGAL Dam
NONE of these

ANSWER :C
66.

Which is an endangered species of Manipur?

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Panther
Chital
Sangai (BROW antlered DEER)
NONE of these

Answer :C
67.

Which of the following are the primary road systems of our country?

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NATIONAL Highways
State Highways
District roads
Border roads

Answer :A
68.

Which of the following is advantage of the unigauge system?

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LARGER capacity
Higher speed
No LOSS in trans-shipment
All of these

Answer :D
69.

Which is not the name of an international airport?

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Netaji Subhash CHANDRA BOSE AIRPORT
Indira GANDHI International Airport
Palam Airport
Meenam Bakkam

Answer :C
70.

Which of the following is the largest producer of bajra followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana?

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BIHAR
MADHYA PRADESH
Rajasthan
Karnataka

ANSWER :C
71.

Which one of the following agencies, market steel for the public sector plants?

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HAIL
SAIL
TATA STEEL
MNCC

Answer :B
72.

Why have the river banks attracted settlers from ancient times?

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Water is a basic NATURAL RESOURCE
Rivers provide water for irrigation
Rivers provide facilities for inland NAVIGATION
All of these

Answer :D
73.

Which of the following is a plausible theory presented by Earth scientists to explain the formation of continents and oceans and the various landforms?

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THEORY of MOTION
Theory of PLATE Tectonics
Theory of EVOLUTION
Theory of Relativity

Answer :B
74.

Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?

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MAXIMUM SUPPORT price
Minimum support price
Moderate support price
Influential support price

Answer :B
75.

Which of the following countries is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world?

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UK
India
ITALY
USA

Answer :B
76.

Which of the following states is the largest producer of groundnut?

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Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra

ANSWER :C
77.

Which one of the following types of resources is iron ore?

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RENEWABLE
BIOTIC
Flow
Non-renewable

Answer :D
78.

Which is a great achievement of the Chipko Movement?

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Save WATER for agriculture.
Save wild SPECIES of the tehri region.
Successfully RESISTED DEFORESTATION.
None of these

Answer :C
79.

Which type of soil develops due to high temperature and evaporation?

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Pair Soil
LAND Soil
Arid Soil
NONE of these

Answer :C
80.

Which of the following range is famous for its hill stations?

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Vindhyas
Purvanchal
HIMACHAL
Shiwalik

Answer :C
81.

Which state has the largest number of iron ore mines?

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Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Karnataka

Answer :D
82.

Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?

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Radial
CENTRIFUGAL
DENDRITIC
TRELLIS

ANSWER :C
83.

With about 47,000 plant species, India occupies tenth place in the world and ___________ in plant diversity.

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Tenth
FOURTH
SIXTH
NINTH

Answer :B
84.

Which of the following means of transportation is used to transport crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas?

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ROADWAYS
Railways
Pipelines
Waterways

Answer :C
85.

Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion? A. Ploughing along contour lines B. Strip cropping C. Jhumming D. Mixed farming

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A and B
A and C
B and D
B and C

ANSWER :A
86.

Which four major ports of India lie on the Golden Quadrilateral?

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CHENNAI, Tuticorin, MANGALORE, Marmagao
Kolkata, Chennai, Mangalore, Mumbai
Marmagao, Mumbai, KANDLA, Mangalore
Kolkata, Mumbai, VISHAKHAPATANAM, Chennai

ANSWER :D
87.

Which one of the following river is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga'?

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MAHANADI
NARMADA
GODAVARI
Kaveri

Answer :C
88.

Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

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Thailand, Indonesia
OMAN, Kuwait
Madagascar, Oman
Maldives, Sri LANKA

ANSWER :D
89.

What makes your toothpaste white?

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TITANIUM OXIDE
WHITE powder
Talcum powder
All of these

Answer :A
90.

Which of the following divisions of India has the oldest landmass?

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The HIMALAYAS
The Northern Plains
The PENINSULAR PLATEAU
The Indian Desert

Answer :C
91.

Which of the following statements truly defines the word census?

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An OFFICIAL ENUMERATION of working population
An official enumeration of population done periodically
An enumeration of population of one community
Religion based enumeration of population

Answer :B
92.

Which term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively?

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BANGAR and Khadar
Khadar and Bhumiya
Bhumiya and Bangar
NONE of these

Answer :A
93.

Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in the North-Western part of India

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Cyclonic depression
Retreating monsoon
Western DISTURBANCES
Southwest monsoon

ANSWER :C
94.

Which state is the first and the only one in India to have made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state.

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TAMIL Nadu
West Bengal
Orissa
Chhattisgarh

Answer :A
95.

Which type of Coal is the best quality of Coal ?

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Peat
Lignite
Anthracite
NONE of these

Answer :C
96.

Which of the following is not a category of mineral?

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METALLIC mineral
Precious mineral
Non-metallic mineral
Abrasive mineral

Answer :B
97.

When and between which two stations did the first train of India steam off?

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Kolkata to RANIGANJ, 1874
Mumbai to THANE, 1853
Mumbai to Ahmedabad, 1854
Chennai to Arkonam, 1856

Answer :B
98.

Which one of the following is not true regarding the Iron and Steel industry in India?

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India is the LARGEST PRODUCER of sponge iron.
Most of the public sector undertakings MAR ket their steel through the Steel Authority of India.
Chhotanagpur Plateau region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries.
As a LEADING iron and steel PRODUCING country, India does not need to import steel from other countries

Answer :D
99.

Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

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SILCHAR
Cherrapunji
Mawsynram
Guwahati

ANSWER :C
100.

Which state has the largest area under perma nent forest?

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MADHYA Pradesh
Bihar
ODISHA
NONE of these

Answer :A