Indian Geography

1. What fraction of Rajasthan’s total area is covered by Thar Desert?

[A] Around 30%
[B] Around 40%
[C] Around 60%
[D] Around 70%

2. Which of the following is the correct word describing loss of snow from a glacier by means of sublimation, melting, evaporation or avalanches?

[A] Ablation
[B] Galling
[C] Creep
[D] Plucking

3. Which of the following is not a term used for different kinds of Glacial deposits?

[A] Moraines
[B] Drumlins
[C] Kettle
[D] Skerry

4. The Dampier-Hodges line is related to which of the following?

[A] Bay of Cambay
[B] Palk Strait
[C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[D] Sundarbans

5. The north-east trade winds cause which of the following in India?

[A] Winter rains in northwestern India
[B] Winter Rains in Chennai
[C] Dust storm in the Thar Desert
[D] Inclement conditions in the Indian Himalayas

6. Which of the following is India’s largest salt producing state?

[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu

7. Almatti Dam is on which of the following rivers?

[A] Krishna
[B] Cauvery
[C] Tungabhadra
[D] Malprabha

8. The planned Bedabahal Ultra Mega Power Project is in which of the following states?

[A] Jharkhand
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Tamil Nadu

9. Bharachukki Falls are in which state of India?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Tamil Nadu

10. The Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd operates which of the following refineries?

[A] Bongaigaon Refinery
[B] Bina Refinery
[C] Haldia Refinery
[D] Numaligarh Refinery