14897.The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
on the western ghats
between the Tapti and the Narmada
to the north-east of the Godavari
on the Malwa plateau
14905.The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
Allahabad
Delhi
Gwalior
Jaipur
14892.The Indias highest annual rainfall is reported at
Namchi, Sikkim
Churu, Rajasthan
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
14902.Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas (Tibet). These rivers are
Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
14936.The most fertile region of India is
the Himalayas
the central Highlands
the Indo-Gangetic plain
peninsular plateau
14907.The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
15
22
12
9
14906.Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
Barley and maize
Jowar and bajra
Rice
Wheat
14948.Which of the following factors are responsible for Indias failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades?
- Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies
- Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers
- Lack of marketing facilities
I, II and III
I and II
I and III
II and III
14925.Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
Cauvery
Godavari
Krishna
Mahanadi
14898.The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
Arunachal Pradesh
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
14944.The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
it is the older river of India
of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
14909.Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
Beas, Ravi and Chenab
Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
14916.The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
Anleshwar, Gujarat
Bombay High, Maharashtra
Nawagam, Gujarat
Digboi, Assam
14930.Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
Australia
France
India
USA
14942.When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
midnight ,GMT
1730 hours
0630 hours
None of the above
14899.The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
1901
1921
1941
1951
14912.which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
Kalpakkam
Narora
Rawat Bhata
Tarapore