G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
- (A) Pondicherry
- (B) Lakshadweep
- (C) Delhi
- (D) Chandigarh
2. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
- (A) Ganga,
Brahmaputra and Godavari
- (B) Mahanadi,
Krishna and Cauvery
- (C) Luni, Narmada
and Tapti
- (D) Both (a) and
(b)
3. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
- (A) Cauvery
- (B) Godavari
- (C) Krishna
- (D) Mahanadi
4. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90 per cent of India's annual coal production?
- (A) Bihar,
Orissa and West Bengal
- (B) Bihar,
Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
- (C) Orissa,
Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- (D) West Bengal,
Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
5. Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India?
- (A) Coal
- (B) Mineral Oil
- (C) Natural Gas
- (D) Uranium
6. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
- (A) North-eastern
zone
- (B) North-western
zone
- (C) Southern
zone
- (D) None of the
above
7. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
- (A) Guwahati
- (B) Jamnagar
- (C) Mumbai
- (D) Chennai
8. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
- (A) Formation of
the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and
the Alps
- (B) Formation of
the Appalachians and central European mountains
- (C) Splitting of
India from Antarctic
- (D) Breaking up
of Pangaea
9. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
- (A) Brahmaputra,
Ganges and Sutlej
- (B) Ganges,
Sutlej and Yamuna
- (C) Brahmaputra,
Indus and Sutlej
- (D) Chenab, Ravi
and Sutlej
10. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are
- (A) Bihar and
Orissa
- (B) Madhya
Pradesh and Orissa
- (C) Bihar and
West Bengal
- (D) Madhya
Pradesh and West Bengal