Question: The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than its equatorial diameter by –
1. 25 km
2. 80 km
3. 43 km
4. 30 km
Answer: 3
Question: The oceans cover approximately _________ of the Earth’s surface –
1. 50%
2. 60%
3. 70%
4. 80%
Answer: 3
Question: The Capital of Lakshadweep is –
1. Mahe
2. Minicoy
3. Kavaratti
4. Kachativu
Answer: 3
Question: The rising of the evening star indicates the –
1. South Pole
2. North Pole
3. East
4. West
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the following is also known as the “Pink City”?
1. Jaipur
2. Amritsar
3. Agra
4. Bhopal
Answer: 1
Question: Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in –
1. Chapparal
2. Taiga
3. Alpine
4. Tundra
Answer: 4
Question: Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Perodite are –
1. Extrusive rocks
2. Metamorphic rocks
3. Intrusive rocks
4. Sedimentary rocks
Answer: 3
Question: Indira Gandhi Nahar originates from –
1. Bhakhra dam
2. Pong dam
3. Harike dam
4. Hirakud dam
Answer: 3
Question: The Earth’s annual circuit round the Sun covers a distance of –
1. 896 million km
2. 1038 million km
3. 996 million km
4. 1098 million km
Answer: 3
Question: Which one of the following is the ore of iron?
1. Haematite
2. Magnetite
3. Bauxite
4. Smaltite
Answer: 1
Question: Name the river that does not originate in Western Ghats –
1. Kaveri
2. Vaigai
3. Barak
4. Godavari
Answer: 3
Question: “Ruhr of India” known for its rich coal deposits is in the State of
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Jharkhand
3. West Bengal
4. Bihar
Answer: 2
Question: The age of the solar system is
1. 7.8 billion years
2. 3.2 billion years
3. 3.8 billion years
4. 4.6 billion years
Answer: 4
Question: The snow leopard population in India is not found in –
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Western Ghats
Answer: 4
Question: In spite of being located at lower latitude than Amritsar, Shimla colder because –
1. in Shimla it snows heavily
2. in Shimla air pressure is higher
3. it is at a higher altitude
4. Shimla receives heavy rainfall
Answer: 3