SSC CGL/CHS; :- INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

1. India’s Plantation sector comprises of-
A.Tea, Coffee, Spices and Rubber
B.Coconut, tea, rubber and jute
C.Coconut, tea, Coffee and Rubber
D.Tea, coffee, rubber and jute

2. Mangrove are-
A.Animals
B.Plants
C.Neither animals nor plants
D.Fungi

3. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A.National Biodiversity Authority – Chennai
B.Zoological Survey of India – Kolkata
C.Botanical Survey of India – Lucknow
D.Forest Survey of India – Dehradun

4. Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource?
A.Clean air
B.Fresh water
C.Fertile soil
D.Salt

5. Which one of the following is not a factor that affects wind?
A.Pressure gradient
B.Friction
C.Magnetism
D.Carioles effect

6. Which one of the locations listed below should have highest annual temperature range?
A.Equatorial Island
B.Tropical Island
C.Polar ice cap
D.Mid Latitude continental centre

7. Which term is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing throug the liquid state?
A.Evaporation
B.Sublimation
C.Freezing
D.Condensation

8. The vertical movement of cold water from deeper oceanic layers to replace warmer surface is called as-
A.Turbidity
B.Emergence
C.Upwelling
D.Halocline

9. Which one of the following types of sea floor sediments includes calcareous and siliceous oozes?
A.Fluvial
B.Terrigenous
C.Biogenous
D.Hydrogenous

10. Vast number of herbivorus animals and carnivorous such as lions,jackals and hyenas are found in-
A.Equatorial rainforest
B.Taiga
C.Campos of Brazil
D.Savannas of Africa

11. The chief means of transport in Tundras is-
A.Camel
B.Sledge
C.Horse
D.Donkeys

12. The Agricultural region is-
A.Homogeneous region
B.Functional region
C.Nodal region
D.Natural region

13. The longest west flowing Peninsular river is-
A.Godavari
B.Krishna
C.Narmada
D.Tapti

14. The most important source of irrigation of Great Indian Desert (Thar) is-
A.Canal
B.Well
C.Tube-well
D.All of these

15. The oldest and the richest coal field of India with respect to quantity of production and quality is-
A.Bokaro
B.Jharia
C.Raniganj
D.Makum-Nazira

16. Which one the following sequences of the Himalayan ranges from south to north is correct?
A.Karakorm-Ladakh-Zaskar-Pir Panjal
B.Ladakh-Zaskar-Pir Panjal-Karakoram
C.Zaskar-Pir Panjal-Karakoram-Ladakh
D.Pir Panjal-Zaskar-Ladakh-Karakoram

17. ‘Guru Shikhar’ is the highest point of-
A.Aravali Range
B.Vindhya Range
C.Nilgiri Range
D.Lower Himalaya

18. Which of the following directly affects soil formation?
A.Climate
B.Vegetation
C.Relief
D.All of the above

19. Khadar and Bhangar are two important soils in Indian subcontinent. These are-
A.Alluvial Soils
B.Laterite Soils
C.Black Soils
D.Red Soils

20. Which of the following is odd one out from the group?
A.Wular lake
B.Nagina Lake
C.Dal Lake
D.Gurudongmar lake

Answer

1. a

2. b

3. c

4. d

5. c

6. d

7. b

8. c

9. c

10. d

11. b

12. c

13. c

14. a

15. c

16. d

17. a

18. d

19. a

20. d