Geography
To further strengthen your competitive exam preparation, we have come up with 50 important general knowledge questions and answers. It is ideal for those who are preparing for SSC, UPSC, WBCS, Railways and other competitive exams.
GEOGRAPHY
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1.Where is the Piedmant Plateau located?
Ans:- It is located in the Eastern United States, specially between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
2. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in –
Ans:- Mizoram.
3. The outer Himalayas correspond with –
Ans:- The Shiwalik Range.
4.The total length of the railways all over India is roughly –
Ans:- 68155 km.
5.The Institute of petroleum reservoir studies is located in –
Ans:- Ahmedabad.
6. “Jhuming” is a type of agriculture very common in –
Ans:- North-Eastern India.
7.The National Geographical Research Institute is located in –
Ans:- Hyderabad.
8.Which region is the largest reserves of oil?
Ans:- The Middle East region.
9.Largest producer of iron is –
Ans:- USSR.
10. The K.D. Malaviya Institute of petroleum exploration is situated at –
Ans:- Dehradun.
11. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is located at –
Ans:- Jamshedpur.
12.Forest Research Institute is located at –
Ans:- Dehradun.
13. Which steel plant in India is a major producer of world-class stainless steel?
Ans:- Salem Steel Plant.
14. Prairies grassland is found in –
Ans:- North America.
15. Which types of Coal has the highest carbon content?
Ans:- Anthracite.
16. The famous Nakki Lake is situated in which state?
Ans:- Rajasthan –, Mount Abu.
17. The saltiest lake in India is –
Ans:- The Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan.
18. Black cotton soil of India is called –
Ans:- Regur.
19 . Pedology is a science of the study of –
Ans:- Soils.
20. The HBJ Pipe line serves the fertilizer plant at –
Ans:- Bijapur (MP), Jagdishpur (UP), Hazira (Gujrat).
21. Mackerel, Tuna, Herrings and Anchovies belong to –
Ans:- Pelagic type of fish.
22. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in –
Ans:- Tamil Nadu.
23. Garo Hills are located in –
Ans:- Meghalaya.
23. Narimanam oil field is located in –
Ans:- Cauvery basin, Tamil Nadu.
24. Most important commercial forests of India are –
Ans:- Tropical deciduous.
25. China is a chief producer of –
Ans:- Rice in the world.
26. In terms of total production Japan is one of the leading producer of –
Ans:- Fish in the world.
27. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are –
Ans:- Fibre crops.
28. Botswana was formerly known as –
Ans:- Bachuanaland.
29. Which is the largest crude oil refinery?
Ans:- Jamnagar Refinery.
30. First river valley project started in India is –
Ans:- Damodar Valley Project.
31. Agriculture involving both crops and livestock is known as –
Ans:- Mixed farming.
32. The Film and Television Institute of India is located in –
Ans:- Pune.
33. Which regions has almost all prevalent types of natural vegetation in India?
Ans:- The Himalayas.
34. HMT has its factories –
Ans:- Pinjore (Haryana), Bangalore (Karnataka), Kalamassery (Kerala).
35. The first oil well in the world was drilled in –
Ans:- Pennsylvania, USA.
36. Which state in India as per the 2021 census has the lowest population density per square km?
Ans:- Arunachal Pradesh.
37. Teleprinters are manufactured in the public sector in –
Ans:- Chennai.
38. Mount Kailas is in –
Ans:- Tibet.
39. Venus has atmosphere made up of –
Ans:- CO2.
40. The Monazite sands of Kerala are rich in –
Ans:- Thorium.
41. The summer capital of India during British regime was –
Ans:- Shimla.
42. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in –
Ans:- Bhakra Dam.
43. A mineral which is a source of Thorium occurs in the beach sands of –
Ans:- Kerala.
44. In which part of India is Dogri spoken?
Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir.
45. The longest distance covered by one Broad Gauge Train in India is between –
Ans:- Kanyakumari & Jammu Tawi.
46. The largest city of the world (as per area) is –
Ans:- Shanghai, China.
47. World Environmental Day is celebrated on –
Ans:- 5th June every year.
48. World’s largest solar power plant is located in –
Ans:- Mojava Desert, USA.
49. Number of officially recognized languages in India is –
Ans:- 22.
50. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the –
Ans:- Kiel Canal.