Questions and Answers

314. Match the following:
A. Industries 1. Public Sector
owned by
individuals
B. Industries
owned by
the state
C. Industries
owned
jointly by
individuals
and state
D. Industries 4. Private sector run by
group of
people
(a) A-4, B-1,.C-3, D-2 (b) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 (c) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
315. Which of the following states does not have a unit of Hindustan Ma­
chine Tools (H.M.T.)?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala
(c) Bombay
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
316. Match the following:
A. BHEL 1. Atomic
B. HAL 2. Electronic
C. SAIL 3. Aeronautics
D. BPCL 4. Chemicals
E. NPTC 5. Iron and steel
(a) A-2, B-3, C-5, D-4, ~-1 (b) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-1 (c) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (d) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1, E-5
317. Which state has the largest num­
ber of sugar mills?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
318. Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aero­
nautics Ltd (HAL)?
(a) Nasik (b) Koraput
(c) Calcutta (d) Bangalore
319. Match the following:
Public Sector
Undertaking
A. Fertilizer
Corporation
of India
B. Hindustan 2. Sindri
Antibiotics Ltd
C. Indian Rare 3. Nepanagar
Earths Ltd.
D. National 4. Alwaye
Newsprint Ltd
I
2. Cooperative
sector
3. Joint Sector
Location
1. Pimpri
=
­
(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
320. Match the following.
A. Central 1. Madras
Building
Research
Institute
B. Central Road 2. Roorkee Research
Institute
C. Central Drug 3. Lucknow Research
Institute
D. Central
Leather
Research
Institute
4. New Delhi
5. Dhanbad
. (a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-5 (b) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 (c) A-4, B-3,C-2, D-1 (d) A-5, B-4, C-1, D-3
321. Which of the following is/are
wrong?
1. Bhadravati steel plant-not
located near coal deposits
2. First modern steel plant in
India-Burnpur
3. Bokaro and Bhilai steel
plants-German collaboration
4. Durgapur steel plant-British
help .
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
322. Which of the following is/ are cor­
rect?
1. Broad gauge railway en­
gines- Varanasi
2. Electric locomotives-Bhopal
3. Integral Coach Factory­
.Calcutta
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
323. Diesel locomotives are manufac­
tured at
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Perambur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Jamshedpur
324.. Which of the following are true
with respect to Indian Railways?
I. It is the largest public sector
undertaking
II. Indian Railway network is the
fourth largest in the world
III. Factories at Kapurthala and
Perambur manufacture pas­
senger coaches
IV. The narrow gauge lines are
confined to the hilly areas only
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, and II
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
325. Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of barges, coasters and
dredgers?
(a) Hindustan Shipyard
(b) Mazagon Shipyard
(c) Garden Reach Shipyard (d) Cochin Shipyard
326. Which of the following is the deep­est landlocked protected port? (a) Kandla
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Haldia
(d) Tuticorin
327. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
(a) Cochin
(b) New Mangalore
(c) Bombay
(d) Visakhapatnam
328. How many international airports
are there in India?
(a) Four (b) Five
(c) Six (d) Three
329. Match the following:
Airports
A. Meenabakkam
B. Santa Cruz
C. Indira Gandhi
International
Airport
D. Dum Dum 4. Bombay
E. Rajasansi 5. Amritsar
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (b) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-2, E-1 (c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1, E-5 (d) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-5, E-1
330. Which one of the following is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Kanpur (b) Agra
(c) Allahabad (d) Lucknow
331. The purpose of building border roads is
(a) to have religious ties with other
countries
(b) for security reasons
(c) to promote tourism
(d) to encourage bilateral trade
332. Put the following states in the de­creasing order by length of sur­faced roads.
1. Maharashtra
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4: Uttar Pradesh
Location 1. Calcutta 2. Delhi 3. Madras
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 1, 3, 2 (c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
333. India is divided into how many
PIN code zones?
(a) Six (b) Seven
(c) Eight (d) Ten
334. Match the following:
PIN code zone Jurisdiction
A. 2 1. Bihar
B. 4 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. 6 3. Maharashtra,
Goa, Madhya Pradesh
4. Jammu and
Kashmir
5. Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and
Lakshadweep
(a) A-2, B-3, C-5, D-l (b) A-5, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (d) A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3
335. The last three digits of a PIN code
represent the
(a) zone
(b) sub-zone
(c) sorting district
(d) mailing route
336. Which of the following ports are
on the west coast?
1. Marmagao
2. Cochin
3. New Mangalore
4. Paradeep
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
337. Which of the following soils is
very hard to cultivate?
(a) Red (b) Alluvial
(c) Black (d) Sandy
338. Chhota Nagpur plateau is called
the heart of industrial India be­
cause it is
(a) near to major iron and steel
centres
(b) a big link of roads and rail­
ways
(c) rich in minerals and power
fuels
(d) very fertile for industrial crops
D. 8
339.
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-'
(a) orographic
(b) convectional
(c) cyclonic
(d) relief
340. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Volcanoes) (Country)
A. Vesuvius 1. Sicily
B. Mauna Loa 2. Indonesia
C. Krakotao 3. Hawaii
D. Stromboli 4. Ecuador
5. Italy
C
2
n 3
1
2
(a) (b) (c)
(d)
A
3 5 2 5
B ~ 2 3 3
D
5 1 4 1
341. A person wants to visit the na­tional parks in Ranthambhore, Gir and Bandipur located in three dif­ferent states of India. To which one of the following states does he need not go in this connection?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
342. Kaziranga sanctuary is associated with which of the following com­binations?
1. Assam
2. Kashmir
A. Royal tiger B. One-norned
Rhinoceros 3. Gujarat C. Gir lion
4. West Bengal D. Hangal
(a) 1 and A (b) 2 and C (c) 3 and D (d) 4 and A
343. Match the national parks and sanc­tuaries of List I with the corre­sponding wild life of List II.
List I List II
A. Kaziranga 1. Wild Elephant
National
Park
B. Ghana
Game
Sanctuary
C. Shivapuri 3. Migratory
National Siberian
Park
2. Chinkara
(Indian Gazelle)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A
4 2 4 2
4. One-horned
Rhinoceros C
2 3 2 1
B
1 4 3 3
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344. In the atmosphere of the primitive
earth, there was no
(a) oxygen
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) nitrogen
(d) ammonia
345. Which of the following an' the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
1. Development of a low pres­
sure in the north-west India 2. Deflection bf the Trade Winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from
the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea
and the Bay of Bengal
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
346. Which of the following is/arc true
of fold mountains?
I. They are often found next to a
stable area of old crystalline
rocks .
II. They have a core of metamor­
phic and igneous rocks
III. The contraction of earth's crust
causes them to form
IV. They have rugged peaks often
covered with snow and ice (a) I, II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) II and IV
347. An anti-cyclone
I. is an intense low pressure
system
II. has winds blowing clockwise
in the southern hemisphere
Ill. is accompanied by clear and
settled weather conditions
IV. is more extensive, slower-mov­
ing and more persistent than a
depression
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I and II
348. Study the following diagrams, A and B.
(a) A is cyclone in the southern
hemisphere
(b) A is an anti-cyclone in the
southern hemisphere
(c) B is a cyclone in the northern
hemisphere
(d) B is an anti-cyclone in the
northern hemisphere

'349. Which of the following is pro­duced by the rapid ascent of moist air?
(a) Frost (b) Fog
(c) Hail (d) Snow
350. Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter: this would be the charac­teristic climate of
(a) an island
(b) a tropical country
(c) the interior of a continent (d) temperate latitudes
351. The kind of rainfall depicted in the
diagram is rainfall.
(a) relief
(b) convectional
(c) cyclonic
(d) any kind of
352. The Grand Banks are famous fish­
ing grounds in the region.
(a) North-West Pacific
(b) South-East Pacific
(c) North-West Atlantic
(d) North-East Atlantic
353. Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperature zone?
I. Cold and warm currents meet,
creating conditions favourable for plankton growth
II. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human food
III. There is a ready market in the
land masses of the zone
IV. The existence of sUQmarine
plateaus help in growth of fish
population
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
354. The Cape Route has recently as­sumed some importance in the shipping world because
(a) the trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States
(b) the canal tolls on the Suez
Canal are heavy
(c) large oil tankers cannot be ac­commodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal
(d) all the above
355. The direction of oce<:ln currents is
reversed with season in
(a) the Indian Ocean
(b) the Pacific Ocean
. (c) the Atlantic Ocean
(d) no area on earth
356. Which of the following is/are
wrongly matched? .
I. Bushmen - Kalahari Desert II. Masai - North America
III. Bindibu - Australia
IV. Kirghiz - Asian Steppes
(a) I only (b) II only
(c) III only (d) I, II and IV
357. The International Date Line passes
through
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Gibraltar Strait
(c) Bering Strait
(d) Florida Strait
358. The Hawaii Islands are the top of
submerged
(a) fold mountains
(b) block mountains
(c) volcanic mountains
(d) coral reefs
359. In Rajasthan, rich deposits of marble
mostly occur in the district of
(a) Nagaur (b) Kota
(c) Bikaner (d) Ajmer
360. Which one of the following pairs
of town and industry is correctly
matched?
(a) Budge-Budge - Chemical
(b) Udhagamandalam - Photo
films
(c) Indore - Iron and Steel (d) Ramagundam - Sugar
361. Beverage crops are mainly culti­
vated in
(a) Mediterranean region
(b) tropical lands
(c) semi-desert areas
(d) all the above
362. Which of the following is/are
matched correctly?
1. Gamet gem - Kanyakumari
(Tamil Nadu)
2. Corundum-Tonk (Rajasthan)
3. Gold ~ Chittoor (Andhra
Pradesh)
4. Magnesite - Salem (Tamil
Nadu)
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
363. Match the following:
Minerals Place
1. Agate A. Bharuch
2. Copper ore B. Jhunjhun
3. Coal C. Sambalpl
4.. Gold D. SinghbhL
(a) I-A, 2-B, 3-D- 4-C
(b) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D (c) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A (d) I-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
364. Match the following:
Ores Place
A. Graphite 1. Balangir
B. Kyanite 2. CheHgalpatt
C. Silver 3. Bhandara
D. Sulphur 4. Dhanbad
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-I, B-4, C-3, D-2 (c) A-4, B-3,.C-2, D-1 (d) A-I, B-3, C-4, D-2
365. Coir industry is chiefly conc(
trated in
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
366. The tigers of Sunderbans Natior Park are considered unique I
cause
(a) they are white
(b) they are not nocturnal in h.
its
(c) they are capable of existing t
long periods in saline wate
(d) they are very friendly
367. The oldest inhabitants of India a
considered to be (a) Mongoloids (b) Negritoids
(c) Indo-Aryans (d) Mediterraneans
368. Arrange the following states 1 ascending order of population ( the basis of the revised data I
2001 census.
I. Uttar Pradesh II. West Bengal III. Madhya Pradesh IV. Maharashtra
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) I, IV, II, I (c) II, III, I, IV (d) III, II, IV,
369. Arrange in terms of descendin order of density of population 0 the basis of the revised data (
2001 census.
I. Kerala
II. Bihar
III. Uttar Pradesh
IV. West Bengal
(a) , I, III, II, IV (b) IV, I, III, (c) IV, II, I, III (d)~, II, IV, I