ROY’S INSTITUTE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

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GEOGRAPHY
HANDOUT 3
1. Where do Alakananda and Bhagirathi river join to form Ganga?
a) Rudraprayag b) Devprayag c) Bhimprayag d) Shantiprayag
2 Which one of the following is the highest peak of South Bengal?
a) Sandakphu b) Gorgaburu c) Parasnath d) Biharinath
3. Golden Quadrilateral is a –
a) National Highway Project b) National Highway Development Project
c) Railway Development Project d) Gold Auction Project
4. Which state was bifurcated to create Chhattisgarh state?
a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh
5. Adam’s Bridge forms a link between –
a) Hyderabad and Secunderabad b) India and Sri Lanka
c) South Andaman and Little Andaman d) India and Bangladesh
6. Which city of West Bengal is called Gateway City of North-East India?
a) Alipurduar b) Siliguri c) Gangtok d) Cooch Behar
7. Charnockite is –
a) Nilgiri Gneiss b) Bundelkhand Limestone
c) Malwar Sandstone d) Kathiawar Mudstone
8. Kodarma, Giridih are the chief collecting centres of –
a) Mica b) Iron c) Manganese d) Coal
9. Which one of the following sets represent the iron and steel industry?
a) Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Koraput b) Bokaro, Barauni, Bongaigaon
c) Bokaro, Bhadravati, Burnpur d) Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bongaigaon
10. The Indian Railway has been divided into –
a) 15 zones b) 16 zones c) 18 zones d) 19 zones
11. Which of the following has the highest percentage of scheduled caste to the total population?
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Punjab d) Uttar Pradesh
12. India lies in which hemisphere?
a) Northern and Eastern b) Southern and Eastern
c) Northern and Western d) Southern and Western
13. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian
Standard Time)?
a) Delhi b) Cochin c) Mumbai d) Kohima
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14. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India?
1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Arunachal Pradesh
a) 1-2-4-3 b) 1-2-3-4 c) 3-2-4-1 d) 1-4-2-3
15. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one move from east to west?
1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
a) 1-2-3-4 b) 1-3-4-2 c) 4-2-3-1 d) 4-3-2-1
16. India and China together support the share of the world population of about –
a) 37% b) 40% c) 42% d) 50%
17. Which among the following city is the nearest to the Equator?
a) Calicut b) Mangalore c) Chennai d) Kochi
18. The latitudinal extension of Indian mainland is about –
a) 18° b) 24° c) 29° d) 32°
19. Which among the following state does not sharing any land border with any foreign country?
a) Gujarat b) West Bengal c) Uttar Pradesh d) Haryana
20. Which among the following state has got the highest densely populous state in 2001 census report?
a) West Bengal b) Bihar c) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharashtra
21. At present areawise the largest Union Territory in India is –
a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu b) Andaman and Nicobar
c) Ladakh d) Jammu and Kashmir
22. India has the highest productive potential of fisheries in –
a) Inland waterbodies b) Shallow continental shelf
c) Deep sea areas d) Brackish water lagoons
23. Western part of Teesta river in West Bengal is called –
a) Tarai b) Dooars c) Bagar d) Bhabar
24. The lesser Himalayas are covered with which type of vegetation?
a) Thorn Forest b) Mangrove Forest c) Deciduous Forest d) Coniferous Forest
25. In which town of India underground train started operating first?
a) Delhi b) Bengaluru c) Mumbai d) Kolkata
26. Which one of the following has the largest deposits of Monazites?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh
27. The Bhabha Atomic Research Station formerly known as the Atomic Energy Institution was set up at –
a) Kaiga b) Kalpakkam c) Tarapur d) Trombay
28. Which one of the following is the leading producer of spices?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Assam c) Karnataka d) Madhya Pradesh
29. Which one of the following states has the highest literacy rate?
a) Mizoram b) Kerala c) Tamil Nadu d) West Bengal
30. Which district is famous for silk industry in West Bengal?
a) Hooghly b) Murshidabad c) Malda d) Nadia
31. Which one of the following is the highest peak of Peninsular India?
a) Anamudi b) Doddabetta c) Kodaikanal d) Cardamom
32. Which one of the following river basin is totally in India?
a) Chenab b) Beas c) Sutlej d) Indus
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33. The Jute Agricultural Research Institute is located at –
a) Barasat b) Jadavpur c) Barrackpore d) Alipore
34. 'Tin Bigha' area leased to Bangladesh for use is associated with –
a) Nadia b) South Dinajpur c) Murshidabad d) Cooch Behar
35. The most superior industrial coal of West Bengal is of –
a) Lignite variety b) Anthracite variety c) Bituminous variety d) None of these
36. West Bengal gets most of its rainfall from –
a) South-West Monsoon b) Bay of Bengal branch of Indian Monsoon
c) North-East Monsoon d) Arabian Sea branch of Indian Monsoon
37. The soil of the Sunderbans of West Bengal is –
a) Red Soil b) Clayey Saline Soil
c) Alluvial Soil d) Black Soil
38. The average yearly rainfall for total area of West Bengal is around –
a) 125 cm. b) 150 cm. c) 175 cm. d) 200 cm.
39. Which one is the smallest district of West Bengal in area ?
a) Hooghly b) Kolkata c) South Dinajpur d) None of these
40. The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up in collaboration with–
a) Russia b) Germany c) Britain d) France
41. The first Jute mill of India was set up in 1855 in–
a) Naihati b) Serampore c) Kulti d) Rishra
42. The highest rice producing district of West Bengal is –
a) Murshidabad b) Malda c) East Burdwan d) None of these
43. 'Tilpara' barrage is in –
a) Burdwan b) Birbhum c) Purulia d) None of these
44. Which is the most stable ecosystem?
a) Forest b) Marine c) Mountain d) Desert
45. India’s largest shipyard is situated at –
a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Visakhapatnam d) Kochi
46. The Wular Lake is situated to the –
a) North-East of Srinagar b) North-West of Srinagar
c) South-East of Srinagar d) South-West of Srinagar
47. The highest temperature at a place can be recorded at –
a) 10 AM b) 12 Noon c) 2 PM d) 6 PM
48. The north to south extension of India is –
a) 3114 km b) 3214 km c) 2399 km d) 2933 km
49. The main latitude in northern hemisphere is –
a) Prime Meridian b) Antarctic Circle c) Tropic of Capricorn d) Arctic Circle
50. The highest tremor of an earthquake can be found in –
a) Centre b) Hypocentre c) Epicentre d) Anticentre
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