Geography Quiz-2 for SSC CHSL/CGL 2016-17

1.    The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
      A.  1901   
      B.  1921
      C.  1941   
      D.  1951

2.    The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
      A.  Guwahati        
      B.  Jamnagar
      C.  Mumbai          
      D.  Chennai
3.    The only state in India that produces saffron is
      A.  Assam
      B.  Himachal Pradesh
      C.  Jammu and Kashmir
      D.  Meghalaya
4.    Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
      A.  Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
      B.  Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
      C.  Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
      D.  Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
5.    The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
      A.  red soils
      B.  yellow soils
      C.  black soils
      D.  older alluvium
6.    The most plausible explanation for the location of the That desert in western India is
      A.  the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
      B.  the evaporation of moisture by heat
      C.  the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
      D.  that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper              air current
7.    The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga   and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
      A.  Allahabad       
      B.  Delhi
      C.  Gwalior           
      D.  Jaipur
8.    Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in          India?
      A.  Barley and maize
      B.  Jowar and bajra
      C.  Rice
      D.  Wheat
9.    The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
      A.  15       
      B.  22
      C.  12       
      D.  9
10.  The oldest rocks in India are reported from
      A.  Dharwar region, Karnataka
      B.  Aravalli range, Rajasthan
      C.  Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
      D.  Siwalik range, Punjab


Answers:-

1.  (b)
2.  (b)
3.  (c)
4.  (c)
5.  (a)
6.  (c)
7.  (b)
8.  (c)
9.  (b)
10.(a)

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