G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. Coral reefs in India can be found in
- (A) The coast of
Orissa
- (B) Waltair
- (C) Rameshwaram
- (D) Trivandrum
2. India has
- (A) Largest
turmeric production
- (B) Largest
tea production
- (C) Largest
ginger production
- (D) All
of the above
3. ‘Chakama’ is the tribe from which of the following regions?
- (A) Mizoram
- (B) Assam
- (C) Bangladesh
- (D) Tripura
4. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
- (A) Two
- (B) Three
- (C) Four
- (D) Five
5. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
- (A) Ganga-Brahmaputra
valley
- (B) Deccan
plateau
- (C) Plains of
northern India
- (D) Western Ghats
6. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is
- (A) Equatorial
climate change region
- (B) Hot
desert
- (C) Monsoon
- (D) Mediterranean
7. The most fertile region of India is
- (A) The
Himalayas
- (B) The central
Highlands
- (C) The
Indo-Gangetic plain
- (D) Peninsular
plateau
8. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
- (A) Midnight
,GMT
- (B) 1730 hours
- (C) 0630 hours
- (D) None of the
above
9. Which of the following factors are responsible for India's failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades?
I. Silting
and pollution of the inland water bodies
II. Deforestation
in the catchment areas of the rivers
III. Lack of
marketing facilities
Select the
correct answer from the codes given below
- (A) I, II and
III
- (B) I and II
- (C) I and III
- (D) II and III
10. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
- (A) Dharwar
region, Karnataka
- (B) Aravalli
range, Rajasthan
- (C) Vindhyan
range, Madhya Pradesh
- (D) Siwalik
range, Punjab