GK Practice Test: Question Set - 08
1. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?
I. Higher
per acre field of sugarcane
II. Higher
sucrose content of sugarcane
III. Lower
labour cost
IV. Longer
crushing period
- (A) I and II
- (B) I, II and
III
- (C) I, III and
IV
- (D) I, II and IV
2. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
- (A) Increasing
- (B) Decreasing
- (C) Static
- (D) Decreasing
in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
3. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
- (A) Commercial
agriculture
- (B) Extensive
agriculture
- (C) Plantation
agriculture
- (D) Subsistence
agriculture
4. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
- (A) Gulf of
Cambay
- (B) Gulf of
Mannar
- (C) Backwaters
of Kerala
- (D) Chilka lake
5. The only state in India that produces saffron is
- (A) Assam
- (B) Himachal
Pradesh
- (C) Jammu
and Kashmir
- (D) Meghalaya
6. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
- (A) Indus, Jhelum
and Sutlej
- (B) Brahmaputra,
Sutlej and Yamuna
- (C) Brahmaputra,
Indus and Sutlej
- (D) Jhelum,
Sutlej and Yamuna
7. The oldest oil field in India is the ________ field, in _________.
- (A) Anleshwar,
Gujarat
- (B) Bombay
High, Maharashtra
- (C) Nawagam,
Gujarat
- (D) Digboi,
Assam
8. The mountain building in Himalayas began
- (A) About
45 million years ago
- (B) When
the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) None of the
above
9. The oldest mountains in India are
- (A) Aravalis
- (B) Vindhyas
- (C) Satpuras
- (D) Nilgiri
hills
10. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
- (A) Coconut
- (B) Cotton
- (C) Sugarcane
- (D) Rice
11. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
- (A) Australia
- (B) France
- (C) India
- (D) USA
12. Which country has the largest coast line?
- (A) USA
- (B) Australia
- (C) Canada
- (D) India