Explanation: C. Madras is warmer than Calcutta, because it is located towards the equator. Snowfall in Himalayas is due to altitude because increase in the altitude causes decrease in temperature. Rainfall decrease from Coastal regions to interior land regions, as the moisture laden winds loses most of their moisture in the regions nearer to sea. Winter rainfall in North India is due to Western depressions.

Explanation: B. Deccan traps were formed in Cretaceous Eocene age. Western Ghats were formed in Late Cenozoic age. Aravallis were formed in pre-Cambrian age. Narmada-Tapi deposits were formed in Pleistocene age.

Explanation: C. The January isotherm of 12

Explanation: B. Coal mines are rich in Jharia, Girdih and Karanpura of Jharkhand. Gold mines are rich in Kolar and Hutti regions of Karnataka. Mica is available in Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh. Manganese is available in Bhandara and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra.

Explanation: C. Alamatti dam is on the river Krishna.

The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively

Explanation: C. The area marked by A is Mathura region and there the Braj Bhasha is spoken. B is Lucknow region and Awadhi is spoken there. C and D region are near to North Bihar, there Bhojpuri and Maithili are spoken respectively.

Explanation: C. Farakka barrage is across river Ganges in West Bengal. Its carrying capacity is 75000 cusecs.

Explanation: D. Sundari tree is found in Sundarbans of Bangladesh and India (Sunderban delta of West Bengal).

Explanation: C. Onion is cultivated by transplanting seedlings, whereas Maize, Sorghum and Soyabean are cultivated through direct seeding.

The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively

Explanation: C. The place marked as A is rift valley region of Narmada and Tapti rivers. B is Chattisgarh plain formed by Mahanadi river. C is Chhota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand. D is rain shadow region of western ghats.

The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively known for the cultivation of

Explanation: B. A is Gujarat region known for groundnut cultivation. B is known for sugarcane cultivation in Western Maharashtra. C is Odisha region for ragi cultivation. D is Andhra Pradesh region for Tobacco cultivation.

1. Yamunanagar
2. Guwahati
3. Shahabad
4. Ballarpur

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: B. Yamunanagar, Guwahati and Ballarpur are in Haryana, Assam and Maharashtra respectively.

Explanation: D. The tribes Onges and Jarwas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands belong to the Negroid race.

Explanation: A. Glass Industry - Ferozabad ; Brassware

Explanation: A. The rivers marked in the map are: 1. Kosi, 2.Gomati, 3. Ghaghara, 4. Gandak.

Explanation: B. Between 20

Explanation: A. A comet is an icy body that releases gas or dust. They contain dust, ice, Carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane, etc. Comets orbit the sun but most are believed to inhabit in an area known as the East cloud. As the comet rotates around the sun, due to the centrifugal force, the lighter mass of the comet is away and appears as a tail. It is directed away from the sun.

Explanation: D. The river shown in the map is Salween, it originates from plateau of Tibet and flows through Shan plateau in Eastern region of Myanmar.

Explanation: B. Due to the Monsoon drift, ocean current in the Indian Ocean becomes Eastward and Westward in june and November respectively. It is affected by wind circulation. In summers North Equatorial ocean currents disappear and south west monsoon current are developed. Indian counter current also disappears in North Indian ocean due to monsoon drift.

Explanation: A. Barley is a temperate crop. It requires cooler climate. Rice requires high temperature and high rainfall and nutrient rich soil. Millets can be grown in less water and poor soil conditions. Tea can be grown in high altitudes with warm and moist climate.

Explanation: D. The description best fits to Indonesia as the country sprawled across, with 14,000 islands in the equatorial region and North-western tip of the country in Banda Aceh.

Explanation: D. The group of small pieces of rocks revolving round the sun, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called asteroids.

Explanation: A. Generally, IST is 5:30 hrs, ahead of the Greenwitch Mean Time. So if its noon at the International Date Line (Greenwich line) then IST is 12:00+5:30 = 17:30 hrs. If the Earths direction of rotation is reversed, the IST will behind Greenwich Mean Time. So if its noon at the International Dateline then IST will be 12:00-5:30=6:30hrs.

Explanation: C. Sun is nearest star of Earth, with its average distance being 149.6 million km and Proxima Centauri is the second nearest star of the Earth.

Explanation: C. The most relevant condition for the presence of life on Mars is occurrence of ice caps and frozen water. Because the same situations, on the Earth also, are supposed to support the primitive forms of life.

The point marked by A in the above figure indicates a country in

Explanation: C. As the longitudes 5

Of the fourshaded areas in the map, that which is characterised by hot dry summers, mild and moist winters and seasonal reversal of winds is the area labeled

Explanation: A. The hot dry summers, mild and moist winters and seasonal reversal of winds is the characteristic of Mediterranean type of climate. Found between 30

Explanation: B. The third dimension is shown by series of lines called isopleths which connect points of equal value. Daily weather map showing isobars i.e. places having equal pressures is an example of Isopleth map.

Explanation: B. Russia has the largest forest covers in the world.

Explanation: B. Suez is the Eastern entry point of the Suez canal which is nearest to Bombay, where as port said is in the North western point of suez canal. Alexandria (Egypt), Benghazi (Libya) are away from Suez canal and in order to reach these ports, one has to travel through the Suez canal.

1. Hong Kong
2. Hanoi
3. Taipei
4. Bangkok

The correct sequence of the landing at these airports during an onward journey is

Explanation: B. During flight to Delhi to Tokyo, the sequence of airports is Bangkok (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam),Hongkong, Taipei (Taiwan).

Explanation: B. Oxygen (47%) in the form of oxides, is present in the largest amount second abundant is silicon (27%), third abundant is Aluminium (8%) in Earth's Crust.

1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

Of these statements:

Explanation: C. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes from smaller to as large as 1000km. But the orbit of asteroids (tier orbit) lies between diameter of the Mars and Jupiter, but not between Jupiter and saturn. So, 1 and 2 are correct but not 3.

Explanation: C. The correct sequence is Tropo-Strato-Meso-Ionospheres. Tropospheres extends upto 8-18km, after that, stratosphere upto 50 km, after that Mesosphere extends upto 80km and beyond that, upto 400 km Ionosphere exists.

Codes:

Explanation: B. A is Yukon river in Alaska region. B is Mackenzie river in Northern Canada. C is St. Lawrence river in Eastern Canada. D is Orinoco river in Venezuela.

Explanation: A. The growth of pigmented dinoflagellates causes red colour to water. So these blooms are called Red tides. Algal bloom may also deplete oxygen in the waters and may release toxins that may be harmful to humans and other marine animals.

These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of

Explanation: A. This is most likely to be found in the natural region of China type; which is typified by a warm moist summer and a cool, dry winter. Temperatures are strongly modified by maritime influence.

Explanation: B. Since the earth makes one complete rotation of 360

Explanation: D. The smallest planet of the Solar system is Pluto. Largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Venus is the planet second from the sun in the solar system. Mercury is Planet nearest to the sun.

Explanation: A. The satellites launched by Canada has helped in the preparation of a complete and high resolution map Antarctica.

Explanation: A. Canada is largest importer of bauxite from India.

Explanation: D. The Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by Slash and burn technique of Agriculture.

Explanation: D. The water pollution in rivers is measured by the dissolved amount of Oxygen. Polluted water has high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), i.e., less amount of oxygen is dissolving in it.

1. Haryana
2. Maharashtra
3. Punjab
4. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: D. Punjab-Tamil Nadu- Maharashtra-Haryana.

Explanation: B. The Railway junctions marked as 1, 2, 3, 4 are Mahasena, Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagarh.

Explanation: D. Interma of available ground water resources for irrigation, the decreasing order is: Uttara Pradesh > Maharashtra > West Bengal > Assam.

Explanation: B. The descending order of given states, accprding to their percent of ST population to their total population is- Mizoram (94.75%) > Arunachal Pradesh (63.66%) > Manipur (34.41%) > Orissa (22.2%).

Explanation: A. The states of Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Kerala would benefit most from the konkan railway, as it passes through these states.

Explanation: C. Khasi and Nicobarese languages belongs to Monkhmer branch of Austric languages. Ladakhi belongs to Sino-Tibetan family. Marathi belongs to Indo Aryan family. Tamil belongs to Dravidian language family.

Explanation: B. Mahanadi, the east flowing river of India has rift valley due to down warping.

Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include

Explanation: C. The place marked 3 indicates sal trees of Madhya Pradesh. They were affected in 1997 by the insects.

Explanation: C. It is the Kaveri basin in Tamil Nadu. Note: Barmer in Rajasthan has been discovered to have new off shore commercial production in India.

Explanation: B. Lead ore found in Zawar in Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Silver ore found in Bellary in Karnataka, baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, Almora in Uttara Pradesh, Cuddapah, Guntur Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Graphite found in Rampa Chodavaram, Eastern Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. Salt lakes of Sambhar in Jaipur, Phalodi and Pachabhadra in Jodhpur of Rajasthan.

Explanation: C. Mainly four varieties of silk are produced in India, i.e., Mulbery, Eri, Tasar and Muga. 80% of the silk produced in the Country is of mulberry silk mainly produced in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Muga is having a golden sheen and is found in Assam and North-Eastern states. Eri is also grown in Assam and North Eastern states. Tropical tasar is found in central India in Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Bihar, M.p, U.P etc.

Explanation: B. Jamnagar is important centre of woolen industry. Korba is important for Aluminium industry. Hospet in Bellary district is important for Iron and steel (The Vijaynagar steel plant). Haldia is for Fertilisers.

Explanation: D. Alibag

Explanation: A. Gram

Codes:

Explanation: B. Katni in Madhya Pradesh, Tirunelveli in Kerala, Sikka in Gujarat and Churk in Uttara Pradesh are the important centres of Cement Industry.

Explanation: D. Hooghly in West Bengal is a major riverine port.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: A. Central Drug Research Institute is at Lucknow. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation is at Kolkata. National Institute of Ocean Technology is at Chennai. Temperate Forest Research Centre is at Shimla.

Explanation: C. Phoomdis are a series of floating islands, exclusive to the Loktak lake in Manipur. They cover a substantial part of the lake area and are heterogenous masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter in different stages of decay.

1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

Of these statements:

Explanation: C. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes from smaller to as large as 1000km. But the orbit of asteroids (tier orbit) lies between diameter of the Mars and Jupiter, but not between Jupiter and saturn. So, 1 and 2 are correct but not 3.

Explanation: C. The correct sequence is Tropo-Strato-Meso-Ionospheres. Tropospheres extends upto 8-18km, after that, stratosphere upto 50 km, after that Mesosphere extends upto 80km and beyond that, upto 400 km Ionosphere exists.

Codes:

Explanation: B. A is Yukon river in Alaska region. B is Mackenzie river in Northern Canada. C is St. Lawrence river in Eastern Canada. D is Orinoco river in Venezuela.

Explanation: A. The growth of pigmented dinoflagellates causes red colour to water. So these blooms are called Red tides. Algal bloom may also deplete oxygen in the waters and may release toxins that may be harmful to humans and other marine animals.

These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of

Explanation: A. This is most likely to be found in the natural region of China type; which is typified by a warm moist summer and a cool, dry winter. Temperatures are strongly modified by maritime influence.

Explanation: B. Since the earth makes one complete rotation of 360

Explanation: D. The smallest planet of the Solar system is Pluto. Largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Venus is the planet second from the sun in the solar system. Mercury is Planet nearest to the sun.

Explanation: A. The satellites launched by Canada has helped in the preparation of a complete and high resolution map Antarctica.

Explanation: A. Canada is largest importer of bauxite from India.

Explanation: D. The Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by Slash and burn technique of Agriculture.

Explanation: D. The water pollution in rivers is measured by the dissolved amount of Oxygen. Polluted water has high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), i.e., less amount of oxygen is dissolving in it.

1. Haryana
2. Maharashtra
3. Punjab
4. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: D. Punjab-Tamil Nadu- Maharashtra-Haryana.

Explanation: B. The Railway junctions marked as 1, 2, 3, 4 are Mahasena, Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagarh.

Explanation: D. Interma of available ground water resources for irrigation, the decreasing order is: Uttara Pradesh > Maharashtra > West Bengal > Assam.

Explanation: B. The descending order of given states, accprding to their percent of ST population to their total population is- Mizoram (94.75%) > Arunachal Pradesh (63.66%) > Manipur (34.41%) > Orissa (22.2%).

Explanation: A. The states of Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Kerala would benefit most from the konkan railway, as it passes through these states.

Explanation: C. Khasi and Nicobarese languages belongs to Monkhmer branch of Austric languages. Ladakhi belongs to Sino-Tibetan family. Marathi belongs to Indo Aryan family. Tamil belongs to Dravidian language family.

Explanation: B. Mahanadi, the east flowing river of India has rift valley due to down warping.

Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include

Explanation: C. The place marked 3 indicates sal trees of Madhya Pradesh. They were affected in 1997 by the insects.

Explanation: C. It is the Kaveri basin in Tamil Nadu. Note: Barmer in Rajasthan has been discovered to have new off shore commercial production in India.

1. A. Graphite 1. Bellary
2. B. Lead 2. Didwana
3. C. Salt 3. Rampa
4. D. Silver 4. Zawar

Codes:

Explanation: B. Lead ore found in Zawar in Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Silver ore found in Bellary in Karnataka, baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, Almora in Uttara Pradesh, Cuddapah, Guntur Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Graphite found in Rampa Chodavaram, Eastern Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. Salt lakes of Sambhar in Jaipur, Phalodi and Pachabhadra in Jodhpur of Rajasthan.

Explanation: C. Mainly four varieties of silk are produced in India, i.e., Mulbery, Eri, Tasar and Muga. 80% of the silk produced in the Country is of mulberry silk mainly produced in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Muga is having a golden sheen and is found in Assam and North-Eastern states. Eri is also grown in Assam and North Eastern states. Tropical tasar is found in central India in Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Bihar, M.p, U.P etc.

Explanation: B. Jamnagar is important centre of woolen industry. Korba is important for Aluminium industry. Hospet in Bellary district is important for Iron and steel (The Vijaynagar steel plant). Haldia is for Fertilisers.

Explanation: D. Alibag

1. Cotton 1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Gram 2. Gujarat
3. Black pepper 3. West Bengal
4. Pineapple 4. Kerala

Codes:

Explanation: A. Gram

Codes:

Explanation: B. Katni in Madhya Pradesh, Tirunelveli in Kerala, Sikka in Gujarat and Churk in Uttara Pradesh are the important centres of Cement Industry.

Explanation: D. Hooghly in West Bengal is a major riverine port.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: A. Central Drug Research Institute is at Lucknow. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation is at Kolkata. National Institute of Ocean Technology is at Chennai. Temperate Forest Research Centre is at Shimla.

Explanation: C. Phoomdis are a series of floating islands, exclusive to the Loktak lake in Manipur. They cover a substantial part of the lake area and are heterogenous masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter in different stages of decay.

Explanation: D. The first light of the sunrise of new millennium in India experienced at kathal Island of Andaman and Nicobar, which is located at 92

1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing.
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely.
3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours.
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports.

Which of these statements are correct?

Explanation: D. All the statements are correct. Tides are great help in navigation and fishing (as Tides affect the reproductive activity of fish).

1. Bosnia
2. Croatia
3. Slovenia
4. Yugoslavia

The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is

Explanation: A. The correct sequence from east to west is Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia.

Explanation: C. Lake Victoria acts as the International boundary between Tanzania and Uganda. It is the largest lake in Africa and 2nd widest fresh water body in the world.

Explanation: A. Indira Gandhi canal originated fro Harike barrage at Sultanpur on Sutlej but Ghaggar is a tributary of river Saraswati, which ends in the Thar desert.

1. Veraval
2. Karwar
3. Tuticorin
4. Kakinada

Codes:

Explanation: B. In the given map A marked port is Veraval of Gujarat, B marked port is Karwar of Karnataka, C marked port is Tuticorin of Tamil Nadu and D marked port is Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh.

Explanation: D. Korba tribe is found in Chhotanagpur of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, whereas kodagu a district in Karnataka.

Explanation: A. Siltation is the process of deposition of silt on the river bed through rain water, by which the depth of the river river reduces. The flood water crosses the river embankment, by which flood occurs in most part of north India.

Explanation: B. The ganga plain is most important plain of India. The gangetic plain covers more than a fourth of the country's total surface. The alluvial fertile soil is very suitable for cultivation of different cereals, pulses and nuts. So bulk of the population resides in this plain area.

1. Karaikal
2. Mahe
3. Pondicherry
4. Yanam

Codes:

Explanation: A. A- Mahe; B-Karaikal; C-Pondicherry; D- Yaman.

Explanation: B. Assertion is correct, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion but the statement is true. In Australia farmers rear cattle for meat export and most of the Australian people are non-vegetarians.

Explanation: B. Uttara Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil nadu and Andhra Pradesh is the correct descending order of Sugarcane producing states in India.

1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million.
2. All the megacities are important sea ports.
3. Megacities are either national or State capitals.

Which of these statements are correct?

Explanation: D. All the mega cities of India are not important sea ports. E.g: Delhi which is the country capital and a mega city is not located near the sea and is also not a port city.

Explanation: D. Visakhapatnam is situated in Eastern coast of India in Andhra Pradesh. It handles the highest tonnage of import cargo.

Explanation: B. Central marine fisheries Research Institute is located in Cochin which is marked 5 in the map. Central Sheep Breeding Farm is located in Hissar which is marked 2 in the map. National Dairy Research Institute is situated in Karnal which is marked 1 in the map and National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management is situated in Bangalore which is marked 4 in the map.

1. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India.
2. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
3. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
4. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

Which of these statements are correct?

Explanation: C. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under Jowar cultivation followed by Karnataka. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India with a share more than 50%. Rajasthan has the highest cultivable wasteland in India. Madhaya Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India and the largest producer of maize.

1. A. Atlas Cycle Company Ltd 1.Bangalore
2. B. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd 2. Bhubaneswar
3. C. Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd. 3. Kalol
4. D. National Aluminium Company Ltd. 4. Sonepat

Codes:

Explanation: D. Atlas cycle company limited is situated in Sonepat, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd is located in Bengaluru, Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd. Is located in Kalol, National Aluminium Company Ltd. Is located in Bhubaneswar.

Explanation: D. According to the census of 1991, Bihar has the lowest literacy rate i.e 37.49%.

Explanation: B. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies is located in Varanasi; Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research is located in Mumbai, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is located in Bangalore; Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages is located in Hyderabad.

1. A. M/s Gowthami Solvents Oil Limited, Andhra Pradesh 1. Rice husk
2. B. M/s KM. Sugar Mills, Uttar Pradesh 2. Slaughterhouse waste
3. C. M/s Satia Paper Mills, Punjab 3. Distillery spent wash
4. D. M/s Al Kabeer Exports Limited, Andhra Pradesh 4. Black liquor

Codes:

Explanation: C. M/s Gowthami Solvents Oil Limited, Andhra Pradesh uses Rice husk as feed material; M/s KM. Sugar Mills, Uttar Pradesh- Distillery spent wash; M/s Satia Paper Mills, Punjab- Black liquor as feed material; M/s Al Kabeer Exports Limited, Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: A. In stormy weather condition the pressure of atmosphere varies, which causes sudden fall in barometer reading.

Explanation: A. Aristotle in 340 B.C first stated that the earth was spherical in his book "On the Heaven".

Explanation: A. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer then the observer is at the equator because celestical equator is an imaginary circle around the sky directly above the earth's equator. It is always 90

1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth's surfaceby the hydrological system
2. Formation of sedimentary rocks involves theweathering of preexisting rocks
3. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils
4. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers

Which of these statements are correct?

Explanation: D. All the statements are true about the sedimentary rock.

Explanation: A. The basaltic rock found in Baltic sea is transported by glacier.

Explanation: C. Quartzite is a metamorphosed form of sandstone.

Explanation: A. The correct order of soil erosion process is splash erosion, sheet erosion, rill erosion and gully erosion. Splash occurs when the raindrop hits the surface; explosive impact soil into individual particles. Sheet erosion is the detachment of soil particles by rain drop and their removal down slope by water flowing overland as a sheet in definite channels. Rill erosion refers to the development of small ephemeral concentrated flow paths which function as both sedimentary source and sediment delivery systems for erosion on hill slopes. Sheet erosion removes the this top layer by raindrop kill or orion occurs in lines which are less than 30 cm deep when these rills are deeper than 30 forming channels are called as gully erosion. Gully erosion occurs when water flows in narrow channels after heavy rain and melting snow.

Identify the region having the above climatic patterns from amongst the following:

Explanation: A. Concentration of Rainfall in winter and dry, warm summers is the characteristic of Mediterranean or western margin climate.

Explanation: C. The sun, the earth and the moon come in the position of quadrature (form-a right angle) on seventh and eighth day of every fortnight of a month and thus the tide producing forces of the sun and the moon works in opposite direction, causing low tide. This is lower in height than the normal tide and is called neap tide. But the spring tide occurs during full moon and are called high tides.

Explanation: B. Marsupials are a group of mammals commonly have pouches or pocket of skin, where the mother nurses their young. These marsupians are found in Australia. The common example of marsupians are Kangaroo and Koala.

Explanation: C. The given map is the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in western India. The capital is at Silvasa and major language of this Union Territory is Gujarati.

1. A. Fohn 1. Argentina
2. B. Sarmun 2. Kurdistan
3. C. Santa Ana 3. Californi
4. D. Zonda 4. Alps

Codes:

Explanation: B. Fohn is the warm and dry wind of Alps region. Sarmun is the local wind of Kuristan region, Santa Ana is the local wind of California and Zonda is the local wind of Argentina.

1. Bishkek
2. Ashikhabad
3. Tashkent
4. Dushanbe

Codes:

Explanation: A. Ashikabad is marked as '1'; Tashkent is marked as '2'; Bishken is marked as '3'; Dushanbe is marked as '4' in the given map.

1. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves
2. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan.
3. The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts non-formal education in environment and conservation
4. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralized information network for environment information

Which of these statements are correct?

Explanation: B. All the statements given in the options are correct.

Explanation: D. In the given figure of India, Mica is found in all the states of India like Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, Rajasthan, Bombay, Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Explanation: C. In the given map, the shaded area indicates the tropical wet and dry region, where the mean temperature for the month of July varies between 27.5

Explanation: B. Mekong

Explanation: A. Both assertion and reasons are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion. In north India, a feeble high-pressure region develops, with light winds moving outwards from this area. Influenced by the relief, these winds blow through the Ganga valley from west and north west, which forms an anticyclonic condition in northern part of India.

1. The installed capacity of power generation is around 95000 MW
2. Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15% of total power generation
3. Hydroelectricity plants contribute nearly 40% of total power generation
4. Thermal plants at present account for nearly 80% of total power generation

Which of the statements is/are correct?

Explanation: A. According to the data of 2000, the power generation is 95000 MW. Nuclear plants contribute 2% of total power generation. Hydroelectricity plants contribute 25% of total production and 73% is contributed by thermal power plants.

Explanation: A. The Aravallis range are the oldest mountain in India. The approximate age of the Aravallis is 670 million years.

Explanation: A. Due to availability of fertile alluvial soil intensive agricultural practices was possible in the Nile river and islands of Java. So, in this regions high density of population is found.

Explanation: A. The amount of moisture in atmosphere is related to latitude because the temperature depends upon the latitude and capacity to hold moisture is related to temperature.

Explanation: D. A is false but R is true.

Explanation: A. The highest rainfall totals occur near the equator in the tropics, where the strong heating by the sun creates significant vertical uplifts of air and the formation of prolonged heavy showers and frequent thunderstorms.

Explanation: A. Temperature coniferous forests covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world.

Explanation: D. Victoria waterfalls is associated with the river Zambezi which is situated in Africa.

Explanation: C. Life expectancy in Canada is 79.7 years, Germany - 77.8 years, Japan - 80.9, Norway - 78.9 years. Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world.

1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are in a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are in a majority

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Explanation: A. In Macedonia, ethinic Albanian population is 23%, which is a good number in Macedonia. But in Kosovo 92% are Albanians and Serbians are in a minority.

Explanation: A. Israel has common borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt.

Explanation: A. Indonesia has the largest population in the given countries.

Explanation: A. Bolivia is a land locked country, in South America the surrounding countries are Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Explanation: A. Armenia is a former Soviet republic. It is located in the Mountainous Caucasus region between Asia and Europe. It is a land locked country.

Explanation: B. The correct sequence of the river in descending order of their lengths are Godavari (1465 km), Narmada (1312 km), Mahanadi (858 km) and Tapti (724 km).

Explanation: D. As per the census 2001, West Bengal has the highest population density of 904, Kerala has 819, Madhya Pradesh has 196 and Uttar Pradesh has 689.

Explanation: B. Nanda Devi peak are a part of Kumaon Himalayas located in Chamoli district of Uttaranchal.

Explanation: A. Bangalore is the city which is 937 metres above sea level, Delhi is 218 metres sea level, Jodhpur is 230 metres and Nagpur is 247.5 metres above the sea level.

1. Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal.
2. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune.
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Explanation: C. The longitude of Jabalpur's location is to the east of Bhopal, Bangalore is north of Channai.

Explanation: D. The area of Andhra Pradesh is 160,205 sq km, area of Gujarat is 196,024 sq km, the area of Karnataka is 191, 791 sq km and Tamil Nadu is 130, 058 sq km.

Explanation: B. The Tropic of Cancer located at 23.5

Explanation: C. Assertion is true, but reason is false. The western coast receives more rainfall than eastern coast, but the temperature between 20-27

1. India is the original home of the cotton plant
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Explanation: C. India is the original home of cotton plant, and India ranks number one in the world accounting for 20% of the total area planted under cotton. The cotton hybrid variety H

Explanation: A. The genetic engineering approval committee comes under Ministry of Enviroment, Forest and Climate change.

1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production
2. India ranks second in the world in export of tobacco

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Explanation: D. India ranked 2nd in the fruit production in the world and ranked 6th in production of tobacco.

Explanation: D. The circulation of atmosphere and oceans is funda-mentally caused by the fact that the amount of incoming solar radiation varies from a maximum at the equator to a minimum at the poles. More reflection and absorption of incoming radiation takes place in high latitude because of the greater thickness of atmosphere that must be penetrated. Thickness of the earth is maximum over the pole.

Explanation: B. Mekong is a major river in south eastern Asia. Mekong is known as the Lancang in China. It runs through Yunan province, China, forms the border between Myanmar and Laos and most of the border between Laos and Thailand and flows across Cambodia and Southern Vietnam before emptying to South China.

Explanation: D. Latvia does not share its border with Poland. Latvia only distinct border is the Battic Sea coast, which extends for 531 kilometers. Its neighbors include Lithuania on the south, Estonia on the north, Russia on the east and Belarus on the southeast.

1. A. Black Sea 1. Bulgaria
2. B. Red Sea 2. China
3. C. Yellow Sea 3. Eritrea
4. D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan

Codes:

Explanation: C. A-1; B-3; C-2; D-3.

Explanation: D. Panama is a country located in the central America region fo North America, bordering both the carribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama.

Explanation: A. Onge is the major tribes of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar. They were fully dependent on hunting and gathering. They belong to the Negrito race.

1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into hydropower sector
2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into telecom sector

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. : Statement '1' is correct, because National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into the hydro projects. Presently it has undertaken Koldem project in Himachal Pradesh.

1. Damodar, Valley Corporation is the first multi
2. Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. Damodar Valley Corporation's (DVC) is first multi-purpose river valley project of independent. India was in the year 1954. The joint venture projects are Maithon Power Limited, Panchat and Tilayiya are hydroelectric power station. The DVC has under its operation four coal based thermal power stations, three hydel power stations and one gas turbine station so both the statement are correct.

1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Gujarat has longest coast line (1214.7 km) followed by Andhra Pradesh (973.7 km); Gujrat, with 10 airports, tops the list of states with the most number of operational airports.

1. A. Coal 1. Giridih
2. B. Copper 2. Jayamkondam
3. C. Manganese 3. Alwar
4. D. Lignite 4. Dharwar

Codes:

Explanation: C. A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2.

Explanation: C. Length of Agra-Mumbai NH

1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat
3. Satpura Range

What is the correct sequence of the above from the north to the south?

Explanation: C. Option C is correct answer.

Explanation: B. Sambhar is India's largest salt lake which is located 96 km south west of city of Jaipur.

1. A. Kanger Ghati National Park 1. Chhattisgarh
2. B. Nagerhole National Park 2. Haryana
3. C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary 3. Himachal Pradesh
4. D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 4. Karnataka

Codes:

Explanation: B. A-1; B-4; C-1; D-2.

Explanation: A. Option A is not correct.

Explanation: D. Bangalore receives lesser rainfall than Mangalore. Mangalore is located in windward slope and receives 2000 mm of rainfall, whereas Bangalore present in rain shadow area receives less than 500 mm of water.

Explanation: A. West flowing rivers Narmada and Tapti do not form delta, because topography of western peninsular India is rocky without loose sediments and no alluvial sediments carried by the rivers.

1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research uses fast reactor technology
2. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration is engaged in heavy water production
3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is engaged in manufacture of Zircon for India's Nuclear Programme beside other rare earth products

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: A. All the statements are correct according to Atomic developments in India.

Explanation: B.

Explanation: D. Similipal biosphere reserve is in Orissa. Dehong-Debang biosphere reserve is in Arunachal Pradesh, Nokrek biosphere reserve is in Meghalaya and Kanchenjunga biosphere reserve is situated in Sikkim.

Explanation: C. Haryana has 6.83% of area is forest cover area of the total land coverage, whereas Sikkim has 36%, 38.5% in Goa and 28.9% of Kerala has forest area of their total land mass.

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard

Which of the above are kharif crops?

Explanation: B. Cotton, Groundnut and Maize are kharif crop whereas Mustard is a rabi crop.

Explanation: B. Volcanic mountain. St. Helen is located in United States of America.

Explanation: C. The moon rotates about its own axis in 27.322 days. When the Moon first formed, its rotational speed and orbit were very different than they are now. Over time, the Earth's gravitational field gradually slowed the Moon's rotation until the orbital period and the rotational speed stabilized, making one side of the moon always face the Earth.

Explanation: A. The atmosphere of Venus is composed primarily of carbon dioxide and much denser and hotter than that of Earth. The atmosphere of Venus supports opaque clouds made of sulfuric acid, making optical Earth-based and orbital observation of the surface impossible.

Explanation: A. is true as the direction of wind in the northern hemisphere is clock wise and in southern hemisphere it is anti clock wise. The explanation is correct as this is mainly due to coriolis effect.

Explanation: A. The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the Western Mediterranean sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian peninsula.

Explanation: C. Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, not Balmopan. Balmopan is the capital city of Balize.

1. The Axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere is located on a Peninsula in Northern Canada.
3. The earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Earth magnetic field is inclined between

Explanation: B. Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and north east; Belarus to the north west; Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south west; and the Black Sea and Sea of Agov to the South.

Explanation: C. While moving from the North to South Pakistan, the correct sequence of the towns is Peshawar

1. A. Washington, D.C. 1. River Manzanares
2. B. Berlin 2. River Seine
3. C. Paris 3. River Spree
4. D. Madrid 4. River Potomac

Codes:

Explanation: D. Correct option is D.

1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom. .

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. The total area of United Kingdom is 94, 226 sq miles (244, 044 sq km), where England covers 50, 344 sq miles (130, 365 sq km) i.e. less than 60 % of total land area of United Kingdom. Great Britain donot comprise of Northern Ireland.

Explanation: C. Itaipu Dam is built on River Parana is the largest dam in the world. This is a joint project of Brazil

Explanation: B. The decreasing order of arrangement of continent according to the percentage of Earth's land is Africa (29800000 sq km), North America (21510000 sq km) South America (17598000 sq km) and Europe (9699550 sq km).

1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one third of the area of India under tree forest cover.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitute around 2.54%; very dense forest and 8.77% are moderately dense forest. National Forestry Action Programme aims a long term plan to achieve the target of 33% forest cover.

1. Area-wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.
2. According to the population Census 2001, population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chhattisgarh

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Area of Chhattisgarh is 1,36,03489 km and Area of West Bengal is 88,572 sq km but the population density in Chhattigarh is 154, whereas the population density in West Bengal is 904.

Explanation: D. A-3; B-1; C-2; D-5.

Explanation: B. Bulk of the tribal population is found in 5 states, i.e., Madhaya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat and Bihar.

1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Family Planning programme was started in 1952 by Government of India. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

Explanation: D. Pondicherry, a Union Territory, has the sex ratio of 1001. Chandigarh has 777, Delhi has 861, Daman and Diu has 710, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has 812

Explanation: B. According to 2001 census, Maharashtra had the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh. The total population in Maharashtra is 193,977,000.

Explanation: A. Western Ghats are are relationship higher in the Southern region.

Explanation: A. Gandhi Sagar Dam is situated on the river Chambal in 1960, near Bhanpura of Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation: C. The correct sequence of the given hills starting from north and going towards to south is Nallamalai Hills, Javadi Hills, Nilgiri Hills, Anamalai Hills

Explanation: B. Nallamalai is not a biosphere reserve. It is hill of Eastern ghats which stretches over Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Guntur and Kadapa districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Explanation: C. The correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall is Kochi (3228.3 mm)

1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: B. Uttar Pradesh is bounded by Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan in west; Madhya Pradesh in the south and Bihar in the east. The northern boundary is with Nepal.

1. A. Kothagudem 1. Andhra Pradesh
2. B. Raichur 2. Gujarat
3. C. Mettur 3. Karnataka
4. D. Wanakbori 4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

Explanation: B. A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2.

1. Silent Valley National Park in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley's rainforests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Silent Valley National Park is situated in Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats. The park is bound by Attappadi reserved forest to the east and vested forest of Palaghat division and Nilamber division to the south-west respectively.

Explanation: B. A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1.

1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mahallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)

Which of the above are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO?

Explanation: D. All the monuments / sites are included in World Heritage list of UNESCO. Sun Temple of Orissa, group of monuments at Mahabalipuram were included in 1985. Champaner

Explanation: C. Diamantine Trench is istuated in south-east part of Indian Ocean. The depth of Diamantine Trench is 8047 m.

Codes:

Explanation: D. A is incorrect as the mars revolution round the sun takes 1.88 years of Earth's revolution. The diametre of earth is almost double to the diameter of mars.

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaiian Islands

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: B. Bermuda Triangle is a strange and mysterious location in southern Atlantic Ocean. It is roughly in the shape of a triangle which extends upto South Florida, Pruto Rico and Bermuda Island.

Explanation: B. Bulgaria & Greece are in dispute over the Macedonian territory.

Explanation: C. The Huangpu river is the largest river in Shanghai in China. It is 113.07 km long 400 metres wide and 9 metres deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu.

Explanation: B. As per a 2016 report, Kazakhstan is the largest producer of uranium with a total output of 24,575 tonnes, accounting for 39 percent of global uranium supply in 2016. But among the given alternatives in the question, canada is the largest producer of uranium in world. Largest uranium producers :(2016) 1. Kazakhstan; 2. Canada; 3. Australia; 4. Niger; 5. Namibia; 6. Russia.

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. One terrestrial mile (1609 metres) is lesseer than one nautical mile (1852 meters). The Harmattan is a season in the west African subcontinent, which occurs the end of November and the middle of March. It is characterized by the dry and dusty north easterly trade wind which blows from the Sahara Desert over west Africa into the Gulf of Guinea. The Iberian peninsula includes Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar.

Explanation: B. Colombia, Kenya and Indoneisa are countries through which the equator passes.

Explanation: A. Baikonur is world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan and not in Russia.

Explanation: D. Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.

1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. "Indrail Pass"
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conducts a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Correct option is B.

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, National Capital Territory of Delhi and other Union Territories.
3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Maharashtra is ranked 2nd after Uttar Pradesh among 28 Indian states. So, option '3' is correct. But option '1' and '2' are incorrect, because Goa is the smallest state based on area (i.e., 3702 sq km), not the Sikkim. Highest literacy rate is of Union territory is Lakshadweep i.e. 86.7%.

1. A. Mon 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. B. Nalbari 2. Assam
3. C. Naisghat 3. Meghalaya
4. D. Tura 4. Nagaland

Codes :

Explanation: A. A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3.

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Vishakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: C. Correct option is C.

1. Appellate Tribunal for electricity has been established by each state government in India.
2. One of the component of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is up gradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. By virtue of section 110 of the Electricity Act 2003, an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity having jurisdiction throughout India has been set up to hear appeals or original petitions against the order of the Adjudicating officer. But in states like Delhi and Orissa electricity has been privatized. So, the statement '1' is wrong. It is not present in Jammu and Kashmir.

1. A. Markha Valley 1. Sikkim
2. B. Dzukou Valley 2. Himachal Pradesh
3. C. Sangla Valley 3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. D. Yumthang Valley 4. Nagaland

Codes:

Explanation: D. A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1.

Explanation: C. Cauvery is a river of southern India, rises on Brahmagiri Hill in Western Ghats in Coorg district of Karnataka.

Explanation: C. A-4; B-2; C-5; D-1.

Explanation: B. The correct sequence of the rivers in India from north towards south is Shyok

Explanation: C. Laterite soil is mostly found in areas of high rainfall and temperature with alternate dry and wet Periods it is suitable for growing rice, ragi and sugarcane.

Explanation: D. The actual average distance between the sun and the earth is 152

1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30
2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. The horse latitudes are located between latitude 30

1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. The maximum and minimum annual temperatures of Ocean water are recorded in August and February respectively in the northern hemisphere. The annual range of temperature is higher in the enclosed seas than in the open sea. The Atlantic Ocean records relatively higher annual range of temperature than the Pacific Ocean. Since the Northern hemisphere has more landmass as compared to the Southern hemisphere, the annual range of temperature will be greater in northern hemisphere.

Explanation: C. Copacabana Beach is located in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Explanation: D. London, Lisbon and Accra in Ghana are close to Greenwich Meridian. But, Addis Ababa is Situated on the eastern part of Africa (i.e., longitude 38.74 E). So, Addis Ababa has a different clock time than that of London, Lisbon and Accra.

1. A. Bangkok 1. Irrawaddy
2. B. Phnom-Penh 2. Mekong
3. C. Hanoi 3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
4. D. Yangon 4. Red River

Code:

Explanation: A. A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1.

Explanation: A. Amazon is the longest river in the world. It originates from Andes mountain in Peru.

Explanation: C. Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

Explanation: A. The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the north-eastern coast of Australia. The 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a Marine Park.

Explanation: B. Payali and Behradein in Raipur, Chhattisgarh has large reserves of diamond bearing kimberlite. It has 28% of the total diamond reserve of India.

1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini Ratna.
2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Vizag Steel Plant was declared as a Mini Ratna company on 11th Feb 2006. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed on 29th September 2004.

Explanation: B. The Stilwell Road built in 1940s by Americans to connect Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar during Second World War.

Explanation: D. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is known as top slip. It is a part of Western Ghats is located above 300 metres from the sea level on the Anamalai mountain ranges.

Explanation: D. Shevaroy hill is situated near Salem of Tamil Nadu. This hill range covers an area of fifty square kilometers.

Explanation: D. River Kalinadi is a west flowing river in the southern part of India. So, the assertion is wrong. Deccan Plateau has elevation ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 ft and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the east. So, the reason is correct.

Explanation: C. National Highways passes through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal. This road is 1,949 km long.

1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh is known for its manganese mines. Majhgawan is famous for diamond.

Explanation: C. The Narmada river originates from a tank 1057 m high west of Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh. River Damodar originates from Chhota Nagpur plateau, Mahanadi originates from Bastar plateau and Tapti originates from Satpura hills.

Explanation: C. Lucknow is the city most east in the list.

Explanation: C. Both Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka shares boundaries with maximum number of Indian states.

1. A. BALCO 1. Hirakud
2. B. HINDALCO 2. Korba
3. C. Indian Aluminium Company 3. Koraput
4. D. NALCO 4. Renukoot

Code:

Explanation: B. A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3

Explanation: D. Indravati National Park is located in the Bastar region. The park is situated at the distance of 97.4 km Bastar.

Explanation: A. Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest point in Rajasthan. The altitude of peak 5676 feet (1722 mt).

1. A. Betul 1. Indravati
2. B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
3. C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra
4. D. Ujjain 4. Tapti

Code:

Explanation: B. A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3.

1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only.
2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Red Panda is found in mountains of Nepal, northeastern India, China, Bhutan and Slow Loris lives in dense forest of north-east, dense forest of Assam. Red Panda is found in Eastern Himalayas, China, Bhuan and slow loris in the dense forest of north-east Assam.

Explanation: C. Population density of Arunachal Pradesh is 13, Himachal Pradesh is 109, Meghalaya is 103, and Sikkim is 76.

Explanation: D. Production of rice is 96.43 MT, wheat is 78.4 MT, pulses is 15.11 MT and coarse cereals are 40.73 MT in India. So, the correct sequence in decreasing order is Rice

Explanation: D. In the 20th century tea was being grown in 3 African countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. So, the assertion is wrong. But the reason is correct because tea plants need highly organic or loamy soils.

Explanation: D. Rosewood is associated with Dalbergia species. Dalbergia species are used as food plants and fragnant wood in aromatic oils.

Explanation: C. Bhoodan Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave on April 18, 1951 started at Pochampalli village, in Telangana (Andhra Pardesh).

Explanation: B. Jupiter and Saturn are located between Mars and Uranus.

Explanation: B. Malta is in the centre of Mediterranean sea. Italy is in south and Libya is located north of Malta. Its area is 246 sq km.

Explanation: D. Singapore is 200 km north of equator.

Explanation: B. Bering Strait is nearest to the International Date line. Located 1.5 km away from international date line.

1. Ukraine
2. Romania
3. Belarus

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: A. Maldova is a land locked country in Eastern Europe. It shares boundaries with Romania in the west and Ukraine in the north, east and south.

1. Ajman is one of the seven emirates of the UAE.
2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom to join the UAE.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Ajman is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates with an area of 260 sq kilometer. Ras al-Khaimah was the 7th and last Sheikhdom to join UAE in 1972.

Explanation: B. USA and Indonesia.

Explanation: C. As per India's National Population Policy - 2000, by 2045 India will achieve population stability which means that the size of population will not go up.

Explanation: C. The correct answer is (C).

Explanation: A. On the basis of 2001 census, 9.8% of population Himachal Pradesh, 10.5% of population of Bihar, 15% of population of Orissa & 20.8 % of population of Uttar Pradesh live in rural areas.

Explanation: D. Population of Sikkim is 54,0851. Population of Chandigarh is 901,000, Population of Pondicherry is 974000 and population of Mizoram is 889,000.

Explanation: B. Mahogany is a species of tree found throughout the Caribbean, central and south America but not in Himalayas.

Explanation: B. Kanchenjunga.

Explanation: B. Omkareshwar Project is associated with Narmada river.

Explanation: C. 9 states of India have a coastline. Gujrat, Maharastra, Karnataka, Kerla, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal.

Explanation: C. Nilgiri hills are at the junction of the eastern and western ghats of the Sahayadri hills. The heights of the hills range varies between 2,280 and 2,290 metres.

1. Chambal Narmada
2. Son Yamuna
3. Manas Brahmaputra

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Explanation: D. Tributaries of Brahmaputra in India the Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Dhanisri, Jia Bhariti and Subansiri. Manas is a tributary of Brahmaputra Chambal is the chief tributary of Yammuna and sone is a tributary of Ganga.

1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and Tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: C. Salt water crocodile was common and found throughout the Andaman and Nicobar Islands living in the mangrove habitats. Shrew and Tapir are found in western ghats of the Malabar region.

Explanation: A. Namchik-Namphuk coalfields are located in Arunachal Pradesh

1. Bauxite
2. Dolomite
3. Iron ore
4. Tin

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: D. The minerals deposits in Chhatisgarh is Bauxite (96 million ton), Dolomite (606 million ton) and iron ore (2336 million ton). Tin is not found in Chhatisgarh.

Explanation: B. The Tehri Hydropower complex is located on the Bhagirathi river of Uttar Pradesh.

1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari
2. Jog Falls : Sharavathi
3. Shivasamudram Falls : Cauvery

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: B. Shivasamudram falls is located on river Cauvery. Jog waterfall is the highest waterfall in India of 253 metres on Sharavathi river.

1. Damanganga : Gujarat
2. Girna : Maharashtra
3. Pamba : Kerala

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: D. Damanganga water project is in Gujarat. Girna irrigation project is in Jalgaon area of Maharashtra. Pamba river is located in Kerala.

Explanation: C. Tapovan and Vishnugarh hydroelectric project are located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

1. Ludhiana
2. Kochi
3. Surat
4. Nagpur

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: D. According to the Census of 2001 of India, the population of Ludhiana is 1,398,467, Surat is 2,433,835 and Nagpur is 2,052,066.

Explanation: A. Andaman and Nicobar has 9 national parks; Assam has 6, Arunachal Pradesh and Maghalaya both have 2 each.

Explanation: C. India has largest livestock population in the world, having 57% of world

1. Chikmangalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee producing region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Chikmangalur is famous for coffee. Mandya is famous for sugar and paper production.

Explanation: A. Jupiter has maximum moons accounting to 63 whereas Satun has 61, Mars has 2 and Venus has none.

Explanation: C. The core of earth is made up of nickle and iron.

1. Australia
2. Namibia
3. Brazil
4. Chile

Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?

Explanation: D. The Tropic of Capricorn runs through 10 countries: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.

Explanation: A. Located in north eastern Germany on the banks of the rivers spree and Havel, Berlin is the centre of the Berlin - Brandenburg Metropolitan Region.

Explanation: A. Overall population density of India is 324. Nepal is 102, Pakistan is 146, Sri Lanka is 280 person per square kilometers.

1. A. Great Victoria Desert 1. Australia
2. B. Grand Canyon 2. Canada
3. C. Lake Winnipeg 3. New Zealand
4. D. Southern Alps 4. USA

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Explanation: B. A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3.

Explanation: A. Cape Canaveral is the part of Florida's coast.

Explanation: A. Australia has the world's largest uranium reserves. Approximately 24% of the planet's uranium is present in Australia.

Explanation: C. Putrajaya is new federal administrative centre of Malaysia.

1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Eastern Mediterranean region
3. North-Western Australia

Which of the above is/are Biodiversity Hotspot(s)?

Explanation: B. Eastern Himalayas and Eastern Mediterranean region are Biodiversity hotspots.

Explanation: D. Rajasthan has the largest inland saline wetland, area of Sambhan Salt lake.

Explanation: B. Dahej is a not a major port of India.

Explanation: B. The Shompen tribe is one of two Mongloid tribes found in Nicobar Island.

Explanation: B. The Dul Hasti Power Station is on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir.

1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the east Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. In India, the south-west monsoon causes high rainfall in east Himalayan region.

1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Infant mortality rate indicates the number of infant death under one years of age per 1000 live birth under one year of age.

1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. The rate of population density increase in India is as follows: Density 1951