Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only B)1 and 4 C)3 and 4 D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
Q. Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
A)Gujarat B)West Bengal C)Rajasthan D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
Q. Which of the following is the oldest atomic power station?
A)Narora B)Kalpakkam C)Tarapur D)Kota
Answer: Tarapur
Q. Which continent has the highest density of population?
A)Europe B)Asia C)Africa D)North America
Answer: Europe
Q. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is ________
A)2 sec B)1 sec C)1.3 sec D)2.3 sec
Answer: 1.3 sec
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2 B)1 only C)2 only D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
Q. Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
Q. Consider the following statements: 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.
A)2 and 3 B)1 and 3 C)Only 2 D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
A)Krishna B)Mahanadi C)Damodar D)Godavari
Answer: Damodar
Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A)Periyar B)Gandhi Sagar C)Hirakud D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Gandhi Sagar
Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
A)Earthquakes B)The inner core of the earth C)The outer core of the Earth D)Volcanoes
Answer: Earthquakes
Q. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
A)Indonesia B)Sri Lanka C)Myanmar D)Pakistan
Answer: Myanmar
Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
