IAS, HPPSC
Geography GK test Paper
General
Knowledge Geography Quiz
1.
Match the following:
A. Jharia 1.
Iron Ore
B. Neyveli 2.
Sulphur
C. Singhbhum 3.
Gold
D. Hutti 4.
Coal
5.
Lignite
A B C D
(a) 4 5 2 1
(b) 4 5 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 5 1 2 3
Answer
(b)
2.
Put in Chronological order the origin of the following industries in India:
I. Jute
II. Cotton Textile
III. Steel
IV. Cement
(a) I, II, IV, III
(b) Il, I, III, IV
(c) II, I, IV, III
(d) I, II, III, IV
Answer
(b)
3.
Match the following:
Minerals States
A. Uranium 1. Rajasthan
B. Copper 2.
Bihar
C. Zinc 3.
Karnataka
D. Lignite 4.
Tamil Nadu
E. Gold 5. Orissa
A B
C D E
(a) 1 2 3
4 5
(b) 2 1 5
4 3
(c) 4 5 2
1 3
(d) 5 4 3
1 2
Answer
(b)
4.
Consider the following cities:
1. Bhatinda
2. Jamnagar
3. Mangalore
Which of the above has/have oil refineries?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 Only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer
(c)
5.
The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to:
(a) Preserve and maintain navigation
(b) Supply drinking water
(c) Meet the chronic power shortage
(d) Bring additional areas into irrigation
Answer
(a)
6.
Consider the following statements:
1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer
(d)
7.
Match the following:
District Rich
source of
A. Almora 1. Gypsum
B. Bikaner 2.
Kyanite
C. Singhbhum 3. Magnetite
A B C
(a) 3 1 2
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 3
(d) 1 3 2
Answer
(a)
8.
Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of
Kerala?
1. Limenite
2. Zircon
3. Silimanite
4. Tungsten
Answer
(b)
9. Match the following:
National Highway Cities
A. NH 1 1.
Delhi-Kolkata
B. NH 2 2.
Mumbai-Agra
C. NH 3 3.
Chennai-Thane
D. NH 4 4.
Delhi-Amritsar
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
Answer
(d)
10.
Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral" being
created for the roads infrastructure of the country?
(a) Chennai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Bhubaneswar
Answer
(b)
11.
With reference to National Highways Development Project (NHDP), consider the
following statements:
1. Belgaum and Nellore lie on the Golden Quadrilateral
2. Vadodara and Jhansi lie on the East-West Corridor
3. Ambala and Kanpur lie on the North-South Corridor
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1 only
Answer
(d)
12.
Which among the following national Highway routes is the longest?
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hazira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam
Answer
(c)
13
Match the following:
National
Highway No. Cities Connected
A. NH 3 1. Agra-Mumbai
B. NH 6 2. Jabalpur-Jaipur
C. NH 9 3. Kolkata-Hazira
D. NH 12 4. Pune-Machilipatnam
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 2 4 3 1
Answer
(b)
14.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
National Park State
(a) Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh
(b) Sultanpur National Park Haryana
(c) Ranthambore National Park Gujarat
(d) Bandipur National Park Karnataka
Answer
(c)
15.
What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean
sea level in descending order?
(a) Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar
(b) Shimla, Darjeeling, Kodaikanal and Mahabaleshwar
(c) Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling
(d) Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
Answer
(b)
16.
Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea
level?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Delhi
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
Answer
(a)
17.
India is divided into how many pin code zones?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Ten
Answer
(c)
18.
The last three digits of a PIN code represent:
(a) Zone
(b) Sub-zone
(c) Sorting district
(d) Mailing route
Answer
(c)
19.
In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern
Railway located?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Gorakhpur
(c) Kolkata
(d) Bhubaneswar
Answer
(b)
20.
Where is the old and over 2 km-long ‘Pamban Railway Bridge’, which attracts
tourists from all over the country?
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Krishna delta
(c) Palk straits
(d) Malabar Coast
Answer
(c)
21.
Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?
(a) Simlipal National Park
(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Answer
(d)
22.
Match the following:
A. Salem 1. Antibiotics
B. Pimpri 2. Petroleum refining
C. Perambur 3. Alloy steel
B. Bongaigaon 4. Railway coaches
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
Answer
(a)
23.
Which of the following statements are true with respect to iron ore?
I. Limestone and coal are important for smelting iron ore
II. More than 20% of the world iron ore deposits are in
India
III. Orissa and Jharkhand top in the production of iron
ore
IV. Iran is the largest buyer of Indian iron ore
(a) I, II and III
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) Il, III and IV
Answer
(a)
24.
Match the following:
A. Gold 1.
Khetri
B. Coal 2.
Kolar
C. Copper 3.
Kudremukh
D. Iron 4.
Jharia
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
Answer
(a)
25.
Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
(a) Bhakra
(b) Harika
(c) Narora
(d) Pandoh
Answer
(b)
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