GEOGRAPHY MATCH POINT

 The laccadives are an example of _________ type of islands. — Coral

 The Mc Mohan line is a boundary between _______ and _______.
— India and China
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— Godavari
 Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on _______ river. — Krishna
 _______ Canal lies on the world’s largest of trade routes connecting
Europe and Far-East. — The Suez.
 Uranus takes ______ years to orbit the sun. — 84
 ______ grasses are known as elephant grasses. — Savanna
 Madras harbour is a/an _____ harbour. — Artificial
 The first river valley project started in India is ______.
— Damodar Valley Project.
 The Savannas of Orinoco basin are termed as ______. — Llanos
 The River Tsangpo flows through _______ before entering India.
— Tibet.
 The first oil well in the world was drilled at _______.
— Pensylvania
 The most valuable cashcrop of Brazil is ______. — Coffee.
 Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
______ Islands — Hawaiian Islands.
 Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the
southern hemisphere between 40° and 60° latitudes are called ______.
— Roaring Forties.
 Nahorkatiya oilfields are located in the state of ______.
— Assam

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 Which Indian state occupies the first place in literacy? — Kerala
 Which country assisted India in the launching of her first satellite
“Aryabhatta”? — Former USSR.
 Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is situated in the island of ______.
— Honshu.
 What is called the study of lakes and ponds? — Limnology.
 Which planet is known as Earth’s twin? — Venus
 Name the highest peak of India — Mt. Godwin Austin (K2)
 The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The hottest place
is _______. — Azizia (Libya)
 In which part of India is Dogri spoken? — Jammu and Kashmir
 The seasonal mov ement of people along wit h t heir cat t le in t he
mountains is called ______. — Transhumance
 A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as
______. — Isthmus
 Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the
cover of _______ forest. — Coniferous
 Name the river along which Tokyo is located? — Arokawa
 The manufacture of diesel locomotives takes place in _______.
— Varanasi
 Electric Locomotives are built in __________. — Chittaranjan
 Where in India is the CRRI (Central Rice Research Institute) located?
— Cuttack
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On which planet has a gigantic ‘red spot’ been discovered?
— Kapurthala

The Rourkela Steel Plant had been constructed with ______ help.
— Jupiter

— German
Where is the Cogentrix Thermal Power Project proposed to be set up?
— Mangalore
 Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ______
in former Soviet Union — Iron Ore
 The leading producer of coal in former soviet Union is _______.
— Donetz basin
 The most important agricultural region of the United States is the _______.
— Corn belt
 The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of ________.
— Sugarcane
 Narimanam oil field is located in ________ basin. — Cauvery basin
 Where is the Forest Research Institute located.? — Dehradun
 Berlin is situated on the river canal ________. — Spree
 Pedology is a science of the study of ________. — Soils
 Which is called the “Land of the Morning Calm”? — Korea
 “Land of Fishermen” refers to _______. — Norway.
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Jharkhand and called” The River of Sorrow” is _______.

_______ is known as the “Queen of Arabian Sea”.

The Smallest Union Territory of India is _______.
— Damodar.
The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in ________.
— Hyderabad.
— Cochin
— Lakshadweep.
 ________ a famous Indian scientist, played a significant part in the suc-
cess of the “Green Revolution” programmes in India.
— Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.
 Blue Mountain (Peak) is located in ________. — Mizoram
 The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in _______. — Meghalaya
 Loktak Lake, a big lake of North-East India is located in _______.
— Manipur
 Which is the busiest airport of the world? — New York
 The Duncan Passage is situated between ______ and _______ islands.
— South Andaman and Little Andaman.
 With which reference was the biggest ever environmental protest made
by the people against the destructive aspects of development.
— Tehri Dam Project.
 The country that uses its old name of Helvetia on its postage stamp is
_______. — Switzerland
 For which is Kourou city well known? — Satellite launching.
 With how many countries India has a common border?
— 7 (Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal,
Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh)
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The “Tehri dam” is being constructed at the confluence of the rivers
_______ and _______. — Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
Which is the animal that the WWF (World Wild Life Fund) has adopted
as its symbol? — Panda.
Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds
and decaying Vegetation, held together by suspended silt . Such islands
are called ______. — Phoomdis.
 Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for its ______industry. — Glass
 Which is the most sparsely populated state in India?
— Arunachal Pradesh
 What is viticulture and where is it generally practised.
— The science of growing grapes,
in the Mediterranean region.
 The MERCOSUR consists of a group of countries of _______.
— Latin America
 The state with the maximum number of people living below the poverty
line is _______.
— Bihar
 How many national water ways are there in India. — 5
 The Konkan Railway project has been completed in a record time of_____
Years. — -9
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_________ per thousand. — 70
 Which physical regions of India manifests a vegetation spectrum rang-
ing from the Tropical to the Alpine Type? — The Himalayas
 The sun always rises in the east because the earth revolves around the
sun from the ________ to the ________. — West, East.
 Name the planets which have no moons. — Mercury and Venus
 What is the currency of “Thailand”? — Baht
 What does the “take off” stage denote in an economy?
— It denotes the period when
the steady growth begins.
 Name the state that is famous for evergreen sandalwood.
— Karnataka
 In which countr y is t he Rhur-Complex, a major industrial cent re,
located? — Germany
 Which strait divides Europe from Africa? — Gibraltar
 The plateau, which has an average elevation of about 4 kilometres above
the sea level is the _______ plateau. — Tibetan
 India’s largest industrial cluster is located in and around _______.
— Ahmedabad-Vadodara
 What is the mean density of the earth? — 5.5 g/cc
 Which is the densest planet in the solar system? — Jupiter
 The process of the disintegration of rocks without a change occurring in
their chemical composition is called _______. — Exfoliation
 The tropical cyclones often follow the direction of movement from ______
to _______. — East to West

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The Malanjhand copper mines are located in the state of ______.
— Madhya Pradesh
(now in Chhattisgarh)
The asteroids or planetoids circle between ______ and ______.
— Mars, Jupiter
The state with the lowest literacy rate among women is ________.
— Rajasthan
 What is the average time interval between two successive high and low
tides — 24 hours and 52 minutes
 On which date does the thermal equator coincide with the Tropic of
Cancer? — 21st June
 Name the capital city of Somalia
— Mogadishu
 Which Indian state is the smallest in terms of area? — Goa
 The daily weather map showing isobars is an example of a/an ______
map. — Isopleth
 The average salinity of sea water is ________. — 35‰
 The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognizable traces of
the original plant material is ________. — peat.
 What is condensation? — Change of vapour into liquid.
 The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail is called a _______.
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 The time required for moonlight to reach the earth is ______ seconds.
— 1.3
 The geostationary orbit is at a height of ______ km. — 36,000
 What is the local time of a place known with reference to?
— Its longitudinal position.
 The winds getting deflected due to the rotation of the earth are termed as
________. — Geostrophic winds.
 The Atmospheric humidity is measured by means of the _______.
— Psychrometer.
 What is the tide at its maximum height known as? — Spring Tide
 The region that specializes in the cultivation of citrus fruits is the _______
region. — Mediterranean.
 Port Louis is the capital of _________. — Mauritius.
 Natural gas is a mixture of _______ and ________.
— butane, propane.
 The largest entreport of the world is ________. — Singapore
 The first district in India to have telephones in all its villages is _______.
— Dakshin Kannada
 Which is known as the human’s most useful tree? — Teak
 The lunar eclipse takes place on a _______ moon. — Full moon.
 The largest island in the Indian ocean is _________. — Madagascar.
 The largest river delta of India is of the river _______. — Ganga
 The artificial lake ‘Govind Sagar’ is in the state ________.
— Himachal Pradesh
 The number of states in India is ________. — 28

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 The state that is the main producer of Tendu leeves in India is ________.
— Madhya Pradesh
 The first shore-based steel plant in India is in ________.
— Vishakhapatnam.
 The first large-scale jute mill in India was established at ________.
— Rishra
 The Indian state that is the largest in terms of area is _________.
— Rajasthan
 Name the three groups of tribals which live exclusively in Meghalaya?
— Garos, Khasis and Jaintias
 Where is the Korba Super Thermal Power Station, the largest in the
country, located? — Chhattisgarh
 Name the river on which the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam has been built?
— Cauveri.
 Where in India is the Integral Coach Factory located. — Perambur.
 To which country does Greenland —— the largest island in the world
belong? — Denmark.
 Cuttack is located on the banks of the river ——. — Mahanadi
 The continent referred to as Dark Continent is ______. — Africa
 To which country would the title “garden in the desert” refer?
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_______. — Strait
 The world’s largest port is _________. — New York/New Jersey
 India’s fastest train is the Shatabdi Express between ______ and ______.
— New Delhi and Jhansi
 Organisms that live in the soil are refered to as _______.
— terricolous
 World’s largest solar power plant is located in _______.
— Majave Desert, USA.
 The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn pass, is _______. — Africa
 The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic sea is
called the _______. — Kiel Canal
 Sriharikota, and import ant unit of t he Indian Space Resear ch
Organisation, is located in the state of ________.
— Andhra Pradesh
 According to 1991 census the % of literacy in India is about _______.
— 52%
 The number of officially recognised languages in India is _______.
— 18
 Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in ________ state. — Kerala
 The highest gravity dam in India is the ________ dam — Bhakra
 The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves
is ________. — Eucalyptus.
 The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
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The Debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the move
ment of a glacier is called _______.
River Rhine of Europe drains into the _________.
Neyveli power project is a ______ power project.
Name the mountain that separates France and Spain.
— Moraine
— North Sea
— Thermal.
— Pyrenees.
 Milan, Turin and Genoa industrial triangle is in the country of _______.
— Italy
 Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ______ in Italy
— Venice.
 The highest navigable lake in the world is ________. — Titicaca.
 Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ______ and ______
layers of the earth. — Sima, Mantle.
 Mt. Dhaulagiri, one among the high peaks of Himalayas, lies in the
country of _______. — Nepal
 The great one horned Indian Rhino is found in _______ Game Sanctuary.
— Kaziranga
 The ‘Rhur of India’ is ________ Valley region. — Damodar
 An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun’s ultraviolet rays is
_______. — Ozone.
 Inversion of temperature refers to ________ in temperature with height.
— increase
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Boll-Weevil is a pest that attacks the _______ crop.
— Shevaroy Hills
Rihand Valley Project is located in the State of ______.
— Uttar Pradesh
— cotton
The desert regions of the world occupy about ______ part of the land
surface of the earth. — 1/3
 The ______ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
— North Atlantic
 The ________ railway is the largest railway route in the world.
— Trans-Siberian
 The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called
______. — Focus
 ‘Schist’ is the metamorphic equivalent of _______. — Shale
 Doldrum is an area of ________ pressure. — low
 MachKund Hydroelectric Project is a joint venture of the Andhra Pradesh
and ______ states. — Orissa.
 Atlantic and Pacific oceans are connected by _______ canal.
— Panama
 The _______ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the _____ Sea
 further south separate Europe from Asia — Ural, Caspian
 The _______ river in Europe has the largest volume of traffic.
— Rhine
 Suez Canal was completed in the year _______. — 1869
 Zuari and Mandovi are navigable Indian rivers in the state of _______.
— Goa
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The Sea that separates Greece and Italy is _______.
— Vladivostok
— The Adriatic
The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union, that is ice free throughout the
year is _______. — Murmansk
The biggest railway junction in the United States is _________.
— Chicago
 Western Gateway to the United States is ________. — San Francisco
 The National Highway 1 connects Delhi to _________. — Amritsar
 The deepest land locked and protected port in India is _______.
— Vishakhapatnam
 “Venice of the East” is the name given to _______. — Bangkok
 Which is the largest island of the Philippines? — Luzon
 The Buckingham Canal runs through the state of ________ and _______.
— Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
 The finest natural harbour in India is ________. — Bombay
 Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”? — Belgium
 Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”? — Ireland
 _______ Canal is gateway to the Pacific — Panama
 ______ islands are the “Cross roads of the Pacific”. — Hawaiian
 Tin Bigha corridor is an issue between India and ______.
— Bangladesh

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 The National Institute of Oceanography is located at _______.
— Goa
 The Internationally recognised scale for describing wind speed is ________
scale. — The Beaufort Scale
 In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in _________.
— Igloos
 Fohn is a local wind of the country _________. — Switzerland
 The 90° East Ridge lies in the __________ Ocean. — Indian
 Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are
called ________. — Isohalines.
 The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is ____________.
— The Dead Sea
 The inclination of the earth’s axis to its plane of orbital is _______.
— 66½°
 What is the wind system in the equatorial areas known as?
— Trade winds
 The constituent of the atmosphere that causes the greatest changes in
weather and climate is _______. — Water vapour
 What are clouds showing a vertical development called?
— Cirrocumulus
 The rock that gets transformed into marble is ______. — Limestone
 When a river carrying a load enters the sea, it deposits much of the
material offshore, resulting in the formation of a/an _______.
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The country that celebrates Christmas in the summer season is _______.
— Australia
With what type of region are volcanoes and earthquakes associated?
— Faulted and folded regions
The type of soil that has a marked capacity to retain water is the ______.
— Regur soil
 The planet of the solar system that spins at the fastest rate is ______.
— Jupiter
 Who are the Fellahins? — Farmers of the Nile Valley
 What is the Richter scale used for measuring?
— Intensity of earthquakes
 What is the capacity of a rock to allow water to pass through it called?
— Permeability
 The Central Building Research Institute is located at ______.
— Roorkee
 The biggest Indian port is at _______. — Mumbai
 What does the term ‘certified seed’ denote?
— Seeds approved by the
National Seeds Corporation
 The word ‘monsoon’ is derived from the _______ word ________.
— Arabic; mausim
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_______. — Karnataka
 Soft wood trees are mostly found growing in ________ forests.
— Coniferous
 The country that is the largest supplier of meat in the world is ________.
— Argentina
 The nuclear power plant that provides power mainly for agriculture is
located at ________. — Narora
 Name the union government agency that is responsible for the mapping
and exploration of minerals _________.
— The GSI (Geological Survey of India)
 The international airport in Tamil Nadu is ________.
— Meenambakkam
 The longest passenger rail route in India connects Jammu Tawi with
_____. — Kanyakumari
 Nhava Sheva, a major Indian port, is in the state of _______.
— Maharashtra
 The saltiest sea in the world is ________. — Dead Sea
 Which of the following is the world’s largest lake?
— Caspian Sea
 Teak and sal represent the principal trees in the forests called ______.
— Tropical moist deciduous
 Pastaz is the name of temperate grasslands found in _______.
— Hungary
 The Elephant Pass is located in ________. — Sri Lanka
 Which of the following does the Kiel Canal link?
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The largest archipelago in the world is ________.
New Moore Island is situated in the ________.
— Indonesia
— Bay of Bengal
The strait that separates Asia from North America is _______.
— The Strait of Gibraltar
The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea is
— Palk Strait
 What does large-scale deforestation result in?
— Large-scale soil erosion
 The most important means of irrigation in Tamil Nadu is ______.
— Canals
 The soil that is the most suitable for the cultivation of tea is _____ soil.
— Laterite
 Vidyasagar Setu, India’s longest cable stayed bridge, is built across the
river _______. — Hooghly
 The construction of the Sunkosh multipurpose hydroelectric project is a
cooperative effort between India and _______. — Bhutan
 The longest dam in India is the ________ dam. — Hirakud
 The Himalayan mount ain syst em belongs t o t he ________ t ype of
mountains. — Fold
 Around which of the following mountains does the river Brahmaputra
turn into India? — Namcha Barwa
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The Konkan coast stretches between Goa and _____.
The Siachen glacier is in ________.
— Hindukush
— Daman
— Ladakh
The retreating monsoons exercise the most effect on the state of ______.
— Tamil Nadu
 In which months do the retreating monsoons cause rainfall?
— October and November
 Which of the following is the smallest Indian UT (Union Territory)?
— Lakshadweep
 The state that is on the easternmost part of India is _______.
— Arunachal Pradesh
 The great Indian bustard is found in the state of ________.
— Rajasthan.
 In which country will you find the Mansarovar lake? — China
 The country that is famous for its pyramids is _______. — Egypt
 Most of the world’s requirement of newsprint is supplied by the __________
type of forest belt. — Coniferous
 New York is situated on the bank of the river ________.
— Hudson
 The first stage in the formation of coal is represented by the type ________.
— Peat
 The Maikal range is situated in the state of _______.
— Madhya Pradesh
 The important line that divides India quite neatly into two climatic
regions is _______. — The Tropic of Cancer

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The Himalayan rivers are called _______ because they have water all the
year round.
The Salal hydroelectric project is in ________.
— Perennial
— Jammu & Kashmir
The 1991 census had put India’s total population at ____ million.

Mesopotamia is the former name of what is now called ________.

— 844

— Iraq
 Volcanoes that are not currently active but have the potential of future
eruptions are called ____________ volcanoes. — Dormant
 Next to Iran, which of the following is the largest manufacturer of
carpets? — India
 What has been named as the Ocean of Storms?
— A waterless area on the moon’s surface
 What is Rome also known as? — The City of Seven Hills
 Which country is referred to as ‘the playground of Europe’?
— Switzerland
 Where are the Negritos, the earliest arrivals in India, mainly to be found
no w? — Andaman Islands
 The forces responsible for movements of the earth’s crust, the eruption
of volcanoes and the causing of earthquakes are called ____.
— Tectonic forces
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— Kolkhozes
 The Indian state with the maximum number of borders with other
Indian states is _______. — Madhya Pradesh
 There will be continuous daylight at the south pole during the _______.
— Winter solstice
 The longest railway platform in India is at ________. — Sonepur
 Which country leads the world in wool production? — Australia
 What percentage of the globe is covered by water? — 71%
 What are sun spots? — Dark patches on the surface of the sun
 A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, particularly associ-
ated with Scandinavia, is called a/an ______. — Fjord
 What is the boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan called?
— Durand Line
 Lines drawn on a map linking places having the same atmospheric
pressure are called _______. — Isobars
 A reversal in the direction of wind, with the change of seasons, is a
characteristic feature of the ________. — Monsoon regions
 Natural vegetation that is marked by pine, fir and spruce trees would
denote _______ forests. — Coniferous
 The Rhine is the busiest inland waterway of Europe, primarily because
— Its course is never frozen throughout the year
 What is the Brandenburg Gate?
— The main gate between East and West Berlin
 Trees with sharp, needle-like leaves are typical of _____________ forests.
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 What is the white liquid obtained from rubber trees called? — Latex
 What does transhumance refer to?
— Seasonal migration of people with their cattle
 A line on a map connecting points receiving equal amounts of sun
shine is called an _______. — Isohel
 The area of ocean falling beyond the territorial waters of any nation is
termed _______. — High seas
 Isohyets are lines on maps joining places having equal — Rainfall
 What was Ghana called prior to her independence? — Gold Coast
 Lines on maps linking places of equal altitude are named as _______.
— Contours
 The length of the shadow of a specific structure at noon would be the
same all through the year only at the ________. — Equator
 Where is the Tulu language spoken? — Karnataka
 Identify the planet that is the giant among all others. — Jupiter
 Fog characterized by large particles of moisture is called _______.
— Mist
 The __________ t ype of fog is t he one commonly occur ring along t he
seacoasts. — Advection
 Barkhans are formed as a result of _______. — Winds
 The approximate equatorial circumference of the earth is _____.
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 The second-most populous nation in the world is ______. — India
 What is the type of rock formed by loose and broken fragments of pre-
existing rocks? — Sedimentary rocks
 The equatorial rain forests of Brazil are known as the _______.
— Selvas
 Prairies refer to extensive treeless tracts covered with tall coarse grass
found in _______. — North America
 Carbonaceous rocks that produce coal and oil belong to the category named
_______. — Sedimentary
 The world’s leading ship-building nation is ________. — Japan
 The point on the surface directly above the focus, i.e. the point of origin,
of an earthquake is called its ________. — Epicentre
 What is the Beaufort scale used to measure? — Wind velocity
 Monsoons that alternately blow from the sea to the land and from the
land to the sea for a period of six months each are called _______.
— Periodical winds
 __________ is the world’s greatest silk producer. — Japan
 The retreating monsoons blow in a northeasterly direction over ________.
— The Bay of Bengal
 The term ‘midnight sun’ refers to the sun shining in the _______ and
_______ circles. — Arctic, Antarctic
 Gold and silver are both extracted from _____ rocks. — Igneous
 The country with the world’s largest diamond mines as well as highest
gold production is _____. — South Africa
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A cyclone in t he nor t her n hemispher e would mov e in an _______
direction. — anticlockwise
Doldrums refer to the areas that lie between the latitudes 5° to the north
and south of the ______.
The world’s largest tin producer is ______.
— Equator
— Malaysia
 Simoon is a hot and dry wind blowing in the Sahara and ______.
— The Arabian Desert
 The world’s largest producer of synthetic rubber is ______.
— The USA
 Which country is the world’s largest jute producer? — Bangladesh
 Clouds that stem from a uniform base and extend like a dark grey sheet
from one side of the horizon to the other are called ____.
— Stratus clouds
 The world’s leading sugarcane grower is _______. — Cuba
 Which country has the highest yield per hectare of sugarcane in the
world? — Hawaii
 The method mostly used for mining iron ore and limestone is _______.
— Opencast mining
 The Damodar Valley, Inner Mongolia and Pennsylvania are all impor-
tant mining centres of ______. — Coal
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— Limestone or Karst
 Coal, being an organic sedimentary rock formed from the remains of
plants, is often described as ______ fuel. — Fossil
 Next to oil, the most important mineral produced from the sea is ______.
— Gas
 Stalagmites and stalactites are features of the ______ regions.
— Karst (or limestone) regions
 Areas, where grasses and twisted shrubs are grown, are called ______.
— Moorlands
 Who are the Bantus? — Negroes of southern and central Africa
 The Todas are a tribe living in ________. — The Nilgiris
 The Bedouins refer to nomadic people of _______ desert. — Sahara
 Which industry is Plymouth in the UK famous for? — Shipbuilding
 Maoris is the term used to refer to the original inhabitants of ______.
— New Zealand
 The world’s largest silver producer is ______. — Mexico
 The world’s largest newsprint producer is _______. — Canada
 The world’s biggest ocean is the __________ ocean. — Pacific
 __________ is the deepest lake in the world. — Lake Baikal
 Hyetology refers to the study of ________. — Rainfall
 Meteorology may best be described as the study of _______.
— Atmosphere
 The highest of all plateaus in the world is the __________ plateau.
— Tibetan
 The largest city founded on the river Ravi is _______. — Lahore
 The state in the world occupying the smallest area is ______.

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What was Japan formerly known as?
— Vatican City

On which river is Warsaw, the capital of Poland, situated?

Which of the following cities has the largest zoo in India?

— Nippon

— Vistula

— Calcutta
 Jawahar Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar and Gandhi Sagar dams are all con-
structed on the river _______. — Chambal
 With which of the rivers is the Sardar Sarovar project associated?
— Narmada
 The Machkunda hydroelectric project is a joint venture of the states of
_____ and _____. — Orissa, Andhra Pradesh
 The Green Revolution in India has been the most successful in the case
of ______ and ______. — Rice, wheat
 The famous Trimurti statue with the faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
is found in the _____________ caves. — Ellora
 The major proportion of agricultural land in India is under _______ crops.
— Food
 The Indian state that is the largest producer of large cardamom is ______.
— Sikkim
 The winter rains in Madras are caused by the ______ monsoons.
— Northeast

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 Name the scientist who was associated with the success of the Green
Revolution in India. — Norman Borlaug
 Miner al deposit s on t he ocean-f loor are char act er ized by the
occurrence of ____. — Manganese nodules
 What was Ethiopia earlier known as? — Abyssinia
 Rubber plantations in India are located mostly in _______ and _______.
— Kerala, Karnataka
 The tobacco cultivated in Gujarat is mostly used for the manufacture of
_____. — Beedi
 In India, the maximum edible oil is produced from _____.
— Groundnut
 India ranks the _____ in the world, in terms of annual milk production.
— First
­ The State called the ‘granary of India’ is _______. — Punjab
 The State leading the others in the production of marine fisheries is
______. — Kerala
 The largest producer of fresh water fish in India is the state of ____.
— West Bengal
 The type of climate most suited for the cultivation of spices in India is
_____. — Hot and moist
 Name the canal that irrigates a portion of the Thar desert.
— Indira Gandhi Canal
 Which region is known as the ‘rice bowl of India’?
— The Krishna-Godavari delta

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The most fertile milk-producing breed of goat in India is named as ______.
— Beetal
Which species constitutes the largest livestock, in terms of number, in
India?
The country also known as ‘the land of golden fleece’ is _______.
— Goats

— Australia
 In India, the density of cattle population per 100 hectares of gross cropped
area is the highest in _______. — Haryana
 In the Gulf of Kutch, a coral land is used for nesting green turtles,
which is called ______. — Bhydar
 Which state is famous for the cultivation of rubber, coconut and black
pepper? — Kerala
 The city that is also referred to as ‘the city of palaces’ is _______.
— Calcutta
 Which city is known as ‘the golden city’? — Johannesburg
 The ‘Roaring Forties’ refer to the ______ winds in the southern hemi-
sphere. — westerly
 The deepest mine in India is located in _______. — Kolar
 Petroleum was first discovered in India at _______. — Digboi
 Uranium mines in India are located in ______. — Jaduguda
 Which radioactive mineral is abundantly found in the beach sands of
coastal Kerala? — Monazite

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 The petroleum refinery at Koyali is located in state of ______.
— Gujarat
 For what are the Zawar mines of Udaipur justly famous? — Zinc
 In which state of India is the largest bauxite plant in Asia located?
— Orissa
 Where is the natural energy of hot springs, i.e. geothermal energy, used
to produce power? — Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh
 Solar energy has been put to practical use in ______. — Rajasthan
 The state accounting for the maximum quantity of asbestos in India is
______. — Rajasthan
 Diamond mines in India are chiefly located in ______. — Panna
 The oil-bearing areas in India are mostly associated with _________ rocks.
— Sedimentary
 Where is India’s oldest oil refinery located? — Digboi
 In which State is the Corbett National Park located? — Uttaranchal
 Which country in the world has the most cattle? — India
 Black Sea is bounded by six countries. Can you name them?
— Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey,
Bulgaria and Romania.
 What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans?
— Over 70% (approximately)
 India’s southernmost tip Indira Point was formerly known as
— Pygmalion Point or Parsons Point
 The Indian State with the longest coastline
— Gujarat
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The largest of the asteroids is named:
The longest mountain range is:
Kalaatdit Nunaat is known to us as:
The source of river Nile
— radius
— Ceres
— Andes
— Greenland
— Lake Victoria
 The Dead Sea lies on the border between which two countries?
— Israel and Jordan
 Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in — Africa
 The largest freshwater lake in India — Kolleru (AP)
 A light year equals 9.5 _______ km — million million
 Glacial Period is also called: — Ice Age
 The longest possible solar eclipse — 7 min 31 sec
 What are the deepest parts of the oceans called?
— Ocean trenches
 The four main ethnic groups are Negroid, Australoid, Mongloid and
— Caucasoid
 Is Georgia a state or an independent country?
— Both. A state in USA and
a republic near Turkey
 Where do the two branches of the Nile the White Nile and the Blue Nile
- meet? — At Khartoum (Sudan)

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 The highest point in the Alps — Mont Blanc
 No earthquake higher than _____ on the Richeter scale has been
recorded — 8.9
 The country that is the world’s largest archipelago — Indonesia
 Infant Mortality Rate is the number of deaths of children below ______
per 1000 of the population? — One year
 The canal that links the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of Mexico.
— Yucatan Channel
 Who discovered Lake Ngami in 1849 and the Victoria Falls in 1855?
— David Livingstone
 The Richter scale is used in measuring
— energy released by earthquakes
 The planets that have no moons? — Mercury and Venus
 Which is the world’s busiest port? — Rotterdam-Europort
 Which star is called the Dog Star? — Sirius
 There are more than 7000 islands in the ______ archipelago.
— Philippines
 The length of river Indus is the same as ______ that of the
Brahmaputra. It is _______ km. — 2900
 Which canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? — Panama
 ______ deserts make up only a fifth of the world’s deserts. The rest are
covered by small stones or just bare rock. — Sand
 The average temperature at the South Pole? — -50° C
 What do meteorologists call a thundercloud? — Cumulonimbus

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