WBCS MAINS GEOGRAPHY

1. The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?

2. Which among the following state produces maximum raw silk in India?

3. The channel that separates Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll is known as which among the following?

4. The Chamera Dam is located in which state/UT?

5. Which among the following is not correctly matched?

6. Tulbul project is located in which state?

7. Every year Bulk of the rainfall  received during the Monsoon seasons in almost all parts of India. Which among the following state is an exception to this?

8. ”Donyi Polo” is a religion / tradition followed by some tribals of which among the following states?

9. National Research Centers (NRC) and their locations:

 

1. NRC-Citrus : Nagpur
2. NRC-Grapes : Kolhapur
3. NRC-Banana : Trichy
4. NRC- Litchi : Muzaffarpur

which among the above matches are correct?

10. In which of the following seasons, brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor’westers, often occur in West Bengal?

11. Area wise, which among the following is the largest physiographic unit of India?

12. Which of the following rivers are not correctly matched with their tributaries?

 

1. Yamuna – Sind, Betwa, Ken
2. Brahmaputra – Dibang, Lohit , Tista
3. Narmada – Purna, Girna, Amravati
4. Krishna – Pranhita, Musi, Sileru

13. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding tribal groups in India:

 

1. Bhils are the people of Dravidian stock now living in M.P. and Rajasthan.
2. The Gonds constitute the largest tribal group of India.
3. Onges, Shompens and Sentinelese are the inhabitants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

14. As per the assessment of tidal energy potential in the country by the Central Electricity Authority, maximum potential for tidal energy in India has been found in ___:

15. Consider the following statements:
1. Both Black soil and Red Soil developed from same parent rock
2. The Red soil is better leached than the black soils
Which among the above statements is / are correct?

16. Which of the following tree species in the Himalayan region is many a times held responsible for frequent forest fire in the region?

17. Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?

 

1. Raidak River
2. Jaldhaka River
3. Rihand River

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18. Which of the following is the largest contributor to land degradation in India?

19. Which of the following states is/are part of Western Ghats?

 

1. Gujarat
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Andhra Pradesh

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20. Consider the following pairs of Nuclear power plants with States where they are located:

 

1. Kaiga: Karnataka
2. Kakrapar: Gujarat
3. Narora: Uttar Pradesh

Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

21. Consider the following:
1. Project ASMAN
2. Project Mausam
3. Project Meghraj
Which of the above include E-governance through cloud computing?

22. Which of the following types of unemployment is most common in agriculture sector?

23. Consider the following differences between Mariculture & Aquaculture:

 

1. While aquaculture is related to freshwater, mariculture is identified with seawater
2. While aquaculture is the branch involving the whole spectrum of fish products, mariculture is a branch of aquaculture

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

24. Consider the following nutrients:

 

1. Calcium
2. Magnesium
3. Sulphur

Which of the above are secondary nutrients for plants?

25. The deltas formed by which of the following rivers in south India are together called Rice Granary of South India?

 

1. Mahanadi
2. Godavari
3. Krishna

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26. Which of the following is / are correct statements about Carbon Monoxide?

 

1. It gets produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels
2. It has a foul smell
3. It is one of the ozone depleting substances
4. It contributes significantly to the greenhouse effect

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27. An ideal edible oil should__:
1. be free of cholesterol
2. be free of transfats and low saturated fats
3. contain Omega-3 fatty acids
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28. Which of the following is / are features of the Doldrums?

 

1. Weak horizontal movement of air
2. Low Pressure on ground
3. Presence around equator

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29. Which of the following crops is not a rabi crop?

30. Sagar Mala project is related to which of the following?

31. Which of the following is true about ASI(Archaeological Survey of India)? 1. ASI was formed in 1866. 2. ASI is premier organization under the Ministry of Culture. 3. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites is the prime concern of ASI.

32. Which of the following is the correct coastal length of India including the islands?

33. Which among the following matches of regions and their states are correct?
1. Baghelkhand- Madhya Pradesh
2. Kuttanad- Kerala
3. Rarh- West Bengal
4. Saurashtra- Gujarat
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34. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

35. The Palghat Gap serves inland communications between which of the following cities?

36. Which one among the following passes connects Lhasa with Ladakh?

37. Chirmiri hill station is located in which of the following states of India?

38. Which among the following about the Bay of Bengal are correct?
1. Most of the rivers of India drains into the Bay of Bengal
2. Petroleum and natural gas were discovered
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is an important port on the Bay of Bengal
4. The water salinity of Bay of Bengal is less than that of the Arabian sea
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39. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

40. Which one of the following river valleys of India formed because of the influence of intensive gully erosion?

41. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Indus River?

42. At which of the following places the Ganga river enters into the plain area from the hills?

43. Which among the following are the plunge type waterfalls of India?
1. Jog waterfalls
2. Nohkalikai Falls
3. Chitrakoot Falls
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44. Which of the following are associated with the Monsoon climate in India?
1. El Nino temporary warm currents
2. South-equatorial warm currents of Indian Ocean
3. Western disturbances
4. Cyclones of Bay of Bengal
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45. Aminidivi Islands and Laccadive Islands are separated by which of the following?

46. The Kathiawar Peninsula is separated from the south-eastern part of Gujarat by which of the following Gulfs/ Bays?

47. Ganga is a result of the confluence of which of the following?

48. The source of which among the following three rivers of the peninsula India is the Amarkantak region?

49. Which of the following river is often considered as the Ganga of the south in terms of holiness?

50. Which among the following pairs are correct?
1. Chilka Lake — Odisha
2. Kukkarahalli Lake — Karnataka
3. Umiam Lake — Meghalaya
4. Tsomoriri Lake — Jammu & Kashmir
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51. The Institute of Wood Science and Technology is located in which of the following places of India?

52. Which among the following matches of mineral deposit and their states are correct?
1. Gypsum- Rajasthan
2. Graphite- Arunachal Pradesh
3. Fluorspar- Gujarat
4. Nickel- Odisha
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53. The largest reserve of crude oil in India is found in which of the following places?

54. Which among the following was the primary reason for setting up Damodar Valley Corporation?

55. Which among the following dam is located across the Krishna river?

56. Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is situated in which of the following states of India?

57. Which among the following factors are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?
1. The rapid rate of increase of population
2. Lower per capita income
3. The practice of dividing of land equally among the heirs
4. Use of traditional ploughing techniques
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58. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. Jhum cultivation is practiced in the North-Eastern State of India
2. Jhum cultivation is a process of afforestation
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59. National Waterways 2 connects which of the following places of India?

60. Which among the following statements about the Census 2011 are correct?
1. Literacy rate of India- 74.04%
2. Male literacy in India- 82.14%
3. Female literacy in India- 65.46%
4. Lakshadweep has the highest literacy rate among UTs
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61. The maximum percentage of Buddhists is found in which of the following states of India?

62. Which among the following tribes are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
1. Onge
2. Jarawas
3. Sentinelese
4. Jangil
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63. Which among the following statements are correct?
1. The highest density of the villages- West Bengal
2. The lowest density of villages- Mizoram
3. The highest average population per village- Tamil Nadu
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64. Which among the following pairs of cities and the local name of slums are correct?
1. Kolkata- Bastees
2. Chennai- Chei
3. Mumbai- Jhopadpatti
4. Delhi- Jhuggi Jhopri
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65. Who among the following was the first person to scale Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?

66. Which of the following is NOT a petrochemical centre of India?

67. Polavaram Project is located in which state?

68. In which among the following states is located the Banihal Pass?

69. The smallest states in India Area and Population wise are?

70. Which among the following is location of the first Hydro-electric Power station in India (and in Asia indeed)?

71. Consider the following Statements

 

1. In India Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer state of Cereals
2. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of Rice in India
3. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnuts in India

Which among the above sentences is / are correct ?

72. The Sabarmati river originates in which among the following ranges?

73. Consider the following pairs:
Dams : Rivers 

1. Srisailam Dam : Kaveri
2. Chamera : Sutlej
3. Gandhi Sagar : Narmada

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

74. Tumkur, where Geological Survey of India has found indications of Gold Reserves, is located in which among the following states?

75. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

 

1. Yellow Revolution- Eggs
2. Golden Revolution-Oilseeds
3. Round Revolution-Potato
4. Grey Revolution-Fertilizers

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76. Consider the following pollutants:

 

1. Nitrates
2. Arsenic
3. Fluorides

Which of the above is/are likely to be found in Ground water in India?

77. Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC):

 

1. has its headquarters at Patna
2. is a subordinate office of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Which of the above is / are correct?

78. Consider the following differences between Khadar and Bhangar soils in India:

 

1. While khadar is newer alluvial, bhangar is older alluvial
2. While bhangar is fine textured, khadar contains calcareous deposits locally known as ‘Kankar ‘

Which of the above is/are correct statements?

79. Which of the following regions of India is best suited to cotton cultivation?

80. Consider the following:

 

1. Contour bunding
2. Monocropping
3. Crop rotation

Which of the above help in soil conservation?

81. The term “two-state solution", sometimes seen in news, would settle dispute between:

82. Consider the following statements about Fishing in India:

 

1. India is the largest producer of inland fish in the world
2. Gujarat is the largest producer of inland fish in India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

83. World’s largest solar power plant has been recently constructed in which country?

84. What is the rank of India In terms of the total area?

85. Which among the following places of India are covered under the seismic zone V?
1. Kashmir
2. Punjab
3. North East India
4. Rann of Katch
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86. Which Indian state is known as ‘God’s own country’?

87. Which of the following Indian states has maximum number of airports?

88. Which of the following is the famous ‘pear-shaped’ lake located in the Himalayas?

89. If anyone travels by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which the person will have to go through, including the origin and the destination?

90. The Deccan trap was formed by which of the following activity?

91. Which among the following about the Mangroves are correct?
1. It grows along the muddy and silty tropical coast
2. It acts as a shield against sea erosion
3. It acts as a shield against cyclone and tsunami
4. It is a highly productive ecosystem
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92. How many states of India have a coastline?

93. Which one of the following places is not located on the bank of river Ganga?

94. Which among the west-flowing rivers flow between two mountain ranges?

95. The place located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers is known as which of the following?

96. The Yamuna river originates from which of the following river?

97. Which among the following rivers is/ are the tributaries the of Cauvery river?

98. Duduma waterfalls is situated across which of the following river?

99. Which among the following river drains into the Rann of Kutch?

100. Which of the following is the largest artificial lake of India?