Question 1

Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in descending order as per their population size according to Census 2011.

Accepted Answer

Among the Million Plus UAs/Cities, there are three very large UAs with more than 10 million persons in the country, known as Mega Cities. These are Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). The largest UA in the country is Greater Mumbai UA followed by Delhi UA.

Question 2

Which one of the following pairs of military training institute of India and location is not correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

The Army Air Defence College, (abbreviated as AADC), is the training academy for the Army Air Defence Corps of Indian Army. The college is located in the Gopalpur Military Station in Gopalpur, Odisha.

Question 3

Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?

Accepted Answer

At poles

Question 4

With which country India exchanged its border maps?

Accepted Answer

Bangladesh

Question 5

Statement I : In Tundra climate, biodiversity is comparatively less. Statement II : Tundra climate has less reproductive warm period.

Accepted Answer

Species richness is generally lower in the Arctic than at lower latitudes, and richness also tends to decline from the low to high Arctic.Many hypotheses have been advanced to explain the overall decline of biodiversity with increasing latitude, although there is still no consensus about a mechanistic explanation. Abiotic factors include lower available energy and area at high latitudes, and the relatively young age of Arctic ecosystems.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/are correct? 1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service engineers from Central and State organizations on various …

Accepted Answer

National Water Academy (formerly known as Central Training Unit) was set up in Central Water Commission Opens in a new window by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD and GR, opens in a new window Govt. of India in the year 1988, to impart training to the in-service engineers of various Central/State organizations involved in the Development & Management of Water Resources. It was established under USAID assistance and strengthened with the subsequent assistance received from the World Bank. It is located at Pune

Question 7

Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total population?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled Tribes State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Mizoram (94.5 %) State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Goa (0.04 %) UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Lakshadweep (94.5 %) UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes A & N Islands (8.3 %)

Question 8

Consider the following tributaries of river Ganga : 1. Gandak 2. Kosi 3. Ghaghara 4. Gomti Which one of the following is the correct order of the above rivers from east to west?

Accepted Answer

2-1-3-4

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the olive ridley turtles is/are correct? 1. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. 2. They live in warm waters of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 3. The Coromandel …

Accepted Answer

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Though found in abundance, their numbers have been declining over the past few years, and the species is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list.The coast of Orissa in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive-ridley, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica.

Question 10

Which one of the following statements about the Elephanta Island is correct?

Accepted Answer

The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley. The name Ardhanarishvara (famous statue of Elephanta) means the Lord Who is half woman, Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names. The Gupta-era writer Pushpadanta in his Mahimnastava refers to form as dehardhaghatana. Utpala, commenting on the Brihat Samhita, calls this form Ardha-gaurishvara, the Vishnudharmottara Purana simply calls this form Gaurishvara.Buddhist caves in Elephants and the caves built by the followers of Pashupata cult (a Shaivite Hinduschool).The island and its resident caves received the name 'Elephanta' from Portuguese invaders after the discovery of a black stone sculpture of an elephant on the island.

Question 11

In which one of the following States is Loktak Lake situated?

Accepted Answer

Loktak Lake:the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in North -East India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it, is located near Moirang in Manipur state, India. The etymology of Loktak is Lok = "stream" and tak = "the end"

Question 12

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of occurrences of rivers from Chennai to Kolkata when travelled by road (shortest distance)?

Accepted Answer

From south to northeast. Penneru-Andhra Pradesh, Krishna-Karnataka, Godavari-Maharashtra, Mahanadi-Odisha, Subarnarekha-Jharkhand.

Question 13

With regard to ‘Project Tiger’, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

There are three Tiger reserves in Northeast India: Dampa Tiger Reserve, Pakul Tiger Reserve, Namdapha Tiger Reserve

Question 14

Which of the following statements with regard to the Mediterraneam agriculture is/are correct? 1.The Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialized commercial agriculture. 2.It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation…

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean agriculture is practised on the either side of the Mediterranean Sea in Europe and in north Africa from Tunisia to Atlantic coast, southern California, central Chile, south western parts of South Africa and south and south western parts of Australia. This region is an important supplier of citrus fruits. Viticulture or grape cultivation is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.

Question 15

Tropical evergreen rain forest biome provides optimum environmental conditions for the growth of plants and animals. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct?

Accepted Answer

Tropical rainforests are such rainforests that occur in the region of tropical rainforest climate where there is no dry season and it remain hot and wet.Tropical evergreen rainforest biome provides optimum environmental conditions for the growth of plants and animals because it experience heavy rainfall and high temperature, and extend between 10° N and 10° S latitudes. The biome Tropical rain forests are of mega thermal type because the organisms are adapted to high temperature and wet and humid condition. The maximum development of this biome has taken place in South America, lowland regions in Africa, and the islands off of Southeast Asia, Central America and parts of Australia.

Question 16

India signed an agreement in 2016 to develop a strategic port in one of its neighbouring countries. What is the name of the port?

Accepted Answer

India signed a historic deal to develop the strategic port of Chabahar in Iran and agreed on a three-nation pact to build a transport-and-trade corridor through Afghanistan that could help halve the time and cost of doing business with Central Asia and Europe. Developing the Chabahar port was seen as crucial for India because it will not only allow New Delhi to bypass Pakistan and access global markets but also counter China’s expanding influence in the Indian Ocean region. But the project’s land route through Afghanistan remains a security headache

Question 17

Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes?

Accepted Answer

5 deg N to 5 deg S

Question 18

Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?

Accepted Answer

Isohyets lines

Question 19

____________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.

Accepted Answer

Ladakh

Question 20

Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?

Accepted Answer

Karnataka

Indian Geography Questions