Geography
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Geography
Set- I
1. Which mineral recently discovered by the Geological survey of Indian at Sirohi in Rajasthan?
Ans :— Tungsten
2. Gondwana Coalfields are found in which Indian state?
Ans :— M.P.
3. India's first sponge iron plant is at?
Ans :— Kothagudem
4. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at?
Ans :— Perambur
5. Where is the MIG engine manufactured in India?
Ans :— Koraput
6. In which year was the air transport industry nationalised in India?
Ans :— 1953
7. How many PIN code zones are there in India?
Ans :— 8
8. The first atomic power plant constructed in India was at?
Ans :— Tarapur (Maharashtra)
9. Where is Indias newsprint industry mainly located in India ?
Ans :— Nepanagar.
10. The first fertilizer plant was set up at?
Ans :— Sindri (Bihar)
11. Penicillin is produced at?
Ans :— Pimpri
12. The Indian city famous for glass bangle industry is--
Ans :— Ferozabad
13. India's position as regards mica deposits is--
Ans :— First in the world
14. Niobium will be produced for the first time in India at the plant in which valley and district?
Ans :— Sung Valley in the Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya
15. In which mineral does Niobium occur?
Ans :— Pyrochlore
16. In terms of total value of production in India, the mineral group next to iron ore is?
Ans :— Bauxite
17. Which of the following caves has the Trimurti statue with faces of Brahma, Mahesh, and Vishnu?
Ans :— Elephanta
18. The Bhutia group of language does not include?
Ans :— Lepcha
19. Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
Ans :— Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (U.P.)
20. Three basic layers of the earth?
Ans :— Core, Mantle, Crust
21. Which method is mostly used for mining of iron ore, limestone, and gravels?
Ans :— Opencast mining.
22. The Jog Falls are situated on which river?
Ans :— Sharavathi river
23. Where would you experience a dry winter?
Ans :— The Ganga plains
24. If the earth’s axis were perpendicular to the plane of its orbit and the circle of illumination would pass right through the poles, which of the following would not happen?
Ans :— Days and nights would be equal throughout the year.
26. Hidkal Dam is on which river?
Ans :— Ghataprabha
27. Bailadila is famous for--
Ans :— Iron ore
28. Gomia in Bihar is famous for -
Ans :— Explosives factory
29. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
Ans :— The Geological Survey of India
30. Nickel ore deposits are found in-
Ans :— Keonjhar (Orissa)
31. Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at which shipyard?
Ans :— Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
32. The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of which country?
Ans :— U.S.S.R.
33. The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at
Ans :— Madras
34. The Bhadravati Steel Plant is the only plant which is managed by a State Government. Of –
Ans :— Karnataka
35. Where is Ambassador car manufactured?
Ans :— Hind Motors (Calcutta)
36. The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that
Ans :— They involve less cost
37. Hydroelectric projects undertaken by NHPC
Ans :—
Salal – Jammu & Kashmir
Baira siul – Himachal Pradesh
Devi Ghat – Nepal
38. The first Aluminium plant in India is situated at
Ans :— Korba (M.P.)
39. Industry base in Kanpur
Ans :— Cotton & woolen textiles, sugar, leather
40. Cotton is best suited to
Ans :— Black soil
41. Plantain is used as
Ans :— Food material
42. Highest priced timber in India
Ans :— Sandalwood
43. Haiphong is the port of
Ans :— Vietnam
44. Which state mines the largest quantity of lignite?
Ans :— Tamil Nadu
45. Which rivers is shared by the largest number of states?
Ans :— Godavari
46. Periyar is a National Park situated in -
Ans :— Kerala
47. The chief petroleum producing states are -
Ans :— Assam and Gujarat
48. Agartala is the capital of -
Ans :— Tripura
49. Australoids are -
Ans :— Short statured
50. Nasik is situated on the banks of -
Ans :— Godavari
51. Mysore Iron & Steel Industry is located at -
Ans :— Bhadravati
52. Maximum amount of coal in India is used in -
Ans :— Energy resource