31) Troposphere is the warmest part of the atmosphere because-
a) It is closer to the Sun
b) It contains charged particles
c) It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
d) It produces heat
c) It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
32) In which type of topography, water recharge pores are found?
a) Karst Topography
b) Terrain
c) Desert
d) Tundra
a) Karst Topography
33) Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
a) Cotton
b) Oilseed
c) Pulses
d) Maize
c) Pulses
34) Which is the largest peninsular river in India?
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Cauvery
d) Mahanadi
b) Godavari
35) Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?
a) Tanzania
b) Malawi
c) Mozambique
d) Botswana
b) Malawi
36) Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Thiruvananthapuram
d) Srinagar
d) Srinagar
37) “Sun Temple” is situated in the state of
a) Rajasthan
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu
c) Odisha
38) Where is the Saltoro Range located?
a) Ladakh
b) Along the Vindhyas
c) Part of the Karakoram Ranges
d) Part of the Western Ghats
c) Part of the Karakoram Ranges
39) Honshu Island is situated in which country?
a) China
b) South Korea
c) Indonesia
d) Japan
d) Japan
40) Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
a) Laterite soil
b) red soil
c) Alluvial soil
d) Black soil
c) Alluvial soil
41) Which of the following is an important Greenhouse Gas?
a) Carbon Dioxide
b) Chlorofluorocarbon
c) Carbon Monoxide
d) Freon
a) Carbon Dioxide
42) Which among the following seas is known for highest salinity?
a) red sea
b) Dead sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Sargasso Sea
b) Dead Sea
43) What is normally found in the western side of the continents situated near tropics?
a) Mountains
b) Deserts
c) Rivers
d) Lakes
b) Deserts
44) The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is-
a) Naypyitaw
b) Arakan
c) Rangoon
d) Ava
a) Naypyitaw
45) Suez Canal connects-
a) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
c) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
d) North Sea and Baltic Sea
b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
46) Which of the following pertains to “study of Landforms”?
a) Geomorphology
b) Oceanography
c) Climatology
d) Marine Geography
a) Geomorphology
47) How many times Sun is heavier than Earth?
a) 3,300 times
b) 33,000 times
c) 3,30,000 times
d) 33,30,000 times
c) 3,30,000 times
48) There was a single super continent called “Gondwanaland” in the Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era. India along with which of the following were included in this super continent?
a) Africa, South America, Australia
b) Africa, Australia
c) Australia only
d) Africa only
a) Africa, South America, Australia
49) Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
a) Red Sea – Mediterranean Sea
b) Red Sea – Arabian Sea
c) Atlantic Ocean – Mediterranean Sea
d) Mediterranean Sea – Black Sea
c) Atlantic Ocean – Mediterranean Sea
50) “Jhoom” is-
a) A Folk Dance
b) A River
c) A Tribe of North-East India
d) A Type of Cultivation
d) A Type of Cultivation
51) Which of the following is the longest continuous barrier reef in the world?
a) Great Barrier Reef
b) New Caledonian Barrier Reef
c) Kingman Reef
d) Rainbow Reef
b) New Caledonian Barrier Reef
52) In which of the following Gulf the largest oil spill took place?
a) Gulf of Mexico
b) Gulf of Aden
c) Gulf of Bothnia
d) Gulf of Honduras
a) Gulf of Mexico
53) Which of the following country is not a member of BRICs association?
a) Brazil
b) Russia
c) Iceland
d) China
c) Iceland
54) The Earth summit was organized by-
a) UNESCO
b) UNCED
c) WHO
d) UNICEF
b) UNCED (UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT)
55) Hainan Island is located in which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Thailand
d) Maldives
b) China
56) Which of the following is the largest Archipelago of the world?
a) Madagascar Islands
b) Malay Archipelago
c) Guayaneco Archipelago
d) Hawaiian Archipelago
b) Malay Archipelago
57) Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?
a) History
b) Geography
c) Polity
d) None of the above
b) Geography
58) Moraines are the deposits of which among the following kinds?
a) Tidal Deposits
b) Glacial Deposits
c) Wind Deposits
d) None of Them
b) Glacial Deposits
59) “Messenger” satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of-
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Saturn
d) Jupiter
a) Mercury
60) Which of the nations are connected with Palk Strait?
a) India and Sri Lanka
b) North Korea and South Korea
c) Pakistan and China
d) Britain and France
a) India and Sri Lanka