Geography-Indian

CIVIL SERVICES CLUB

NOV 8, 2009

1) Latitude passes from the northern most point of India:-
a)36°5`N b)37°6`N
c)34°8`N d)39°3`N

2) In which of the following states “LOKTAK” lake is situated:-
A) Manipur b) Mizoram
C) Nagaland d)Arunach Pradesh

3) Which of the water bodies separate the Andaman from the nicobar:
A) 11°channel b) 10°channel
c) Coco channel d) Great channel

4) Highest peak of nilgiri hills is:-
A)Annamalai b)Doda beta
c)Anaimudi d)Nallamala

5) locate following river north to south:-
A) Jhelam B) Ravi
C) Beas D)Satlaj
a) ACBD b) BDAC
C) ABCD d) BDCA

6) What causes the winter rain fall in tamil nadu:-
a)North-east monsoon b)South-west monsoon
c) Temperate Cyclone d) tropical Cyclone

7) Odd one out:-
a)Nigeria biosphere b)Sunderbans
c)Nandadevi biosphere d)Manas

8) Which one of the following shares longest border with INDIA:-
a)Pakistan b)China
c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar

9) Arrange following form north to south:
A)Ladakh range B)Zaskar Range
C)Pir panjal D)Dhaola Dhar
E)Shiwalik
a)ACEBD b)BEDAC
c)ABCDE d)CDEAB

10) Arrange following from north to south:-
A)Mishami hills B)Miri hills
C)Abor hills D)Dafla hills
a)ACBD b)BCAD
c)DBCA d)ACDB

11) Match the following :-( options r corrct dnt misundstd wid 2 kerala)
National parks states
A) Silent valley (silver jubilee this year) i)Andaman island
B) Saddle peak ii)kerala
C)Mudumalai iii)kerala
D)Keoladeo Ghana(smallest area) iv)Rajasthan
A B C D
a) i ii iv iii
b) ii i iii iv
c) iii i iv ii
d)i iv ii iii i

12) arrange the following rivers joing Ganga from west to east:-
A) Gomati B)Gandak]
C)Kosi D)Ghaghara-Rapti
a)ADBC b)ABDC
c)DABC d)DBAC

13) Which one is wrong:-
(all are kayals)
a)Pulicat Andhra pradesh
b)Vembanad Kerala
c)Asthamudi Tamilnadu
d)Chilka Odissa

14) Peninsular plateau of india is mostely composed of:-
a) Triassic rocks b) Jurassic rocks
c) cambrian rocks d)pre-cambrian rocks

15) Match the followings:-
List1 List2
A) Mango showers i) west bengal
B) Kalbaisakhi ii) Assam
C) Tea showers iii) Karnataka
D) Cherry blossoms iv) Andhra Pradesh
A B C D
a) iv i ii iii
b) I ii iii iv
c) iii i ii iv
d) iv ii iii i

16) Which one is wrong:-
a)mahendragiri-eastern ghat
b)gurushikhar-western ghat
c)dhupgarh-satpura
d)godwin Austin-himalaya

17) The jog fall of Karnataka is example of:-
a) plateau fall b)barriei fall
c) Fault d) hanging fall

18) match the following:-
List-1 list-2
A) Cenozoic i) formation of Himalayas
B) Cretaceous ii) formation of aravali
C) Tertiary iii) formation of ganga plain
D) Late pre Cambrian iv)deccan traps
A B C D
a) i ii iii iv
b) iii iv I ii
c) ii iii I iv
d) iv I iii ii

19) Forest cover largest area in india:-
A) Tropical deciduous forest b) tropical evergreen forest
c) Tropical dry deciduous forest d) temperate forest

20)which of the following is a volcanic island:-
a)little nicobar b)camorta and trinket
c)nancowry and teressa d)barren and norcondam

21) Which river is older the Himalayas:-
a)satluj b)ravi
c)beas d)ganga

22) Which of the following erosion is responcible for the formation of Chambal ravines:-
a)Splash b)sheet
c)rill d)gully

23) Mango showers means:-
a) Shower in mango growing area b) westerly disturbance
c) Pre monsoon thunderstorm d) none

24). Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar :-
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Tapi

25) With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following:-
(a) Arabian Sea (b) Baltic Sea
(c) Caspian Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea

26)In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills :-
(a) Anaimalai hills (b) Cardamom hillsa
(c) Nilgiri hills (d) Javari hills

27) Assertion (A) : The Gangatic plains are among the most beautiful agricultural areas of the world.
Reason (R) : The Gangetic plains contain predominatly regur soil.
Codes :-
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explaination of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

28)In terms of area, which one of the following Indian states has the largest coverage of forests :-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa

29)Maximum length of border of which of the following states is adjacent to that of other States:-
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh

30)From economic point of view of INDIA, the most important rocks are:—
(a) Dharwar (b) Gondwana
(c) Vindhyan (d) Cuddapah

31)The stretch of the Himalayas between the Indus and the Sutlej rivers is called—
(a) The Assam Himalaya (b) The Punjab Himalayas
(c) The Nepal Himalayas (d) The Kumaon Himalayas

32)The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called:—
(a) Bhabar (b) Khadar
(c) Tarai (d) Bangar

33) Which Indian city, famous for its lagoons, is known as the Venice of the East:-
a)Hyderabad b)Jaipur
c)Alleppey d)Mumbai

34) write a short note on Indian monsoon and how it effect the agriculture.(250 words)
35) what are the impact of EL-NINO in indian climate.


Prepared By Neha Jain