General Knowledge

Indian Geography - Section 1

1.  Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

A. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
B. Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
2.  Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?

A. Barley
B. Maize
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
3.  The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by

A. the Naga hills
B. the Garo hills
C. Khasi hills
D. the Jaintia hills
4.  The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
5.  The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets

A. Shimla as a tourist spot
B. Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
C. boundary between India and Tibet
D. None of the above
6.  Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?

A. Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
B. Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
C. Splitting of India from Antarctic
D. Breaking up of Pangaea
7.  The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____

A. Anleshwar, Gujarat
B. Bombay High, Maharashtra
C. Nawagam, Gujarat
D. Digboi, Assam
8.  Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because

A. there are few indentions suitable for fishing
B. of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
C. the sea water is relatively more saline
D. of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
9.  The mountain building in Himalayas began

A. about 45 million years ago
B. when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
10.  The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is

A. the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
B. the evaporation of moisture by heat
C. the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
D. that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current

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