G.K. Quiz

1. The Land between the two rivers is called

1) Natural levees                              

2) Alluvial cones                 

3) Braided stream                            

4) Doab

2. Which year is called as the ‘demographic divide?’

1) 1941                  2)1921                   3)1901                   4)1931

3. Which country has the highest density of population?

1) India                                                 

2) canada       

3) sweden                                           

4) green land

4. The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at

1) Burnpur          

2) salem               

3)Bhilari           

4) Bokaro

5. The leading sesame producing country in the world is

1) Mexico            2) USA                  3) china             4) India

6. When was a global network of daily temperature records created?

1) Around 1890                                 

2) Around 1920         

3) Around 1800                                 

4) Around 1850

7. Which of the following cities in India is considering the greenest?

1) Delhi                                                 

2) Thiruvanthapuram          

3) Bangalore                                  

4) Chandigarh

8. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by

1) Load Mountbatten                                     

2) Sir cyri Reddiffe         

3) Stafford Cripps                             

4) Lawrence

9. Alluvial soils are usually

1) Rich in nitrogen           

2) Poor in humus           

3) Highly teatile                                 

4) Easy to plough

10. The temperate grasslands in South America are known as

1) Pampas                           

2) downs          

3) Veldt                                                

4) Prairies

11. Telis the tributary of river

1) Tapti                                                 

2) Mahanadi         

3) Godavari                                          

4) Yamuna

12. Sardar sarovar project is built across the river

1) Mahanadi                                       

2) Tapti         

3) Narmada                                        

4) Godavari

13. Which hill tract receives maximum rainfall?

1)Garo                                                  

2) Khasi         

3) Jaintia                              

4) Mizo

14. Who said that ‘the power of population in infinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence’?

1) A. Lewis                                          

2) A. mar shall         

3) Simon Kuznets                             

4) Matthus

15. The ‘sun Temple’ of konark is in the state of

1) Odisha                                             

2) Jharkhand         

3) Andhra Pradesh                          

4) Madhya Pradesh

16. The number of oil refineries working in the state of Assam is

1) One                    

2) two                 

3) three                

4) four 

17. Major iron and steel industries are located in the plateau of

1) Deccan                                            

2) Malwa    

3) Telangana                                      

4) Chota Nagpur

18. The tall and thickest type of grass is

1) Alfalfa              

2) fodder         

3) Bamboo        

4) Lichens

19. Which of the following river has its source outside India?

1) Brahmaputra     

2) Beas             

3) Ravi             

4) Jhelum

20. Majuli, the largest river land in the world, lies in the state of

1) Arunachal Pradesh                                     

2) Assam   

3) Tripura                                             

4) Mizoram

Answer

1.       4

2.       2

3.       1

4.       3

5.       4

6.       2

7.       4

8.       2

9.       2

10.   1

11.   2

12.   3

13.   2

14.   4

15.   1

16.   4

17.   4

18.   3

19.   1

20.   2