PHYSICAL FEATURES
1996 I
1 Which
one of the following is the name given to the main panel of Ganga River joining
the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Ganaga (b) Hoogly (c) Padma (d)
Jamuna
2 Which one of the following States
doesn’t lie on the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Mizoram (c)
Tripura (d) Uttar Pradesh
1997 II
1 The correct sequential order in which
one would cross the given rivers while traveling from Bangalore to Delhi is:
(a) Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri,
Yamuna, Chambal (b)
Kaveri, Chambal, Godavari, Narmada, Yamuna
(c) Krishna, Godavari, Narmada,
Chambal, Yamuna (d) Narmada,
Kaveri, Godavari, Tapi, Yamuna
1998 I
1 The new alluvial soil found in Ganga
river banks is called
(a) Bhangar (b) Khadar (c) Sandy
soil (d) Laterite
2 Which one of the following rivers is
known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
(a) Damodar (b) Gandak (c) Kosi (d) Son
1999 I
1
The Eastern and Western ghats
join at
(a) Palani Hills (b)
Nilgiri Hills (c)
Annamalai Hills (d) Malabar Hills
2
In which one of the following
islands of India can one find trace of an active volcano?
(a) Amindivi (b) Barren (c) Minicoy (d) Elephanta
3
Duncan Passage is situated
between
(a) Minicoy and Amindivi (b)
Minicoy and Maldives (c)
Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
4
The primary purpose of Farakka
Barrage was to
(a) preserve and maintain navigation (b)
supply drinking water
(c) meet the chronic power shortage (d)
bring additional areas under irrigation
1999 II
1 Match List I (Rivers) with List II
(Towns) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List
II
A Ghanghara 1 Lucknow
B Brahmaputra 2 Hoshangabad
C Narmada 3 Ahmedabad
D Sabarmati 4 Guwahati
5 Ayodhya
Codes: A B C D
(a) 4 5 1 2
(b) 5 4 2 3
(c) 5 4 3 1
(d) 3 5 2 1
2000 I
1 Consider the following rivers:
I Ganga II
Brhmaputra III Godavari IV Krishna
Which of these rivers build a common delta?
(a) I and IV (b)
I and III (c) I and II (d) III and IV
2000 II
1 Match List I (Range/Mountain) with
List II (State) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below
the lists
List I List
II
A Pir
Panjal 1 Arunachal Pradesh
B Dhauladhar 2 Uttar Pradesh
C Nag
Tibba 3 Jammu and Kashmir
D Mishi
Hills 4 Himachal Pradesh
Codes: A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
2001 II
1 Assertion
A Nature of vegetation over Peninsular India shows variation in east-west
direction
Reason
R There are variations in the
relief of the area
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2002 I
1 The mountain pass Nathula is located
in
(a) Arnachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Sikkim (d) Jammu
and Kashmir
2002 II
1 The two volcanic islands in the Indian
Territory are
(a) Kavaratti and New Moor (b) Bitra and Kavaratti (c) Pamban and Barren
(d) Narcondam and Barren
2 Assertion
A The Ganga plain is the most
densely populated part of India
Reason
R The Ganga is the most
harnessed river of India
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2003 I
1 Among the following rivers, which one
is the longest?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
2003 II
1 The correct order of the given hills
from west to east is:-
(a) Garo-Jaintia-Naga Khasi (b) Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
(c) Khasi-Garo-Jaintia-Naga (d) Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
2 Which one of the following statements
is not correct?
(a) Deccan plateau slopes towards the west
(b) Height of the Western Ghats increases from
north to south
(c) Western Ghats are comparatively higher than
the Eastern Gahats
(d) The north western part of the Deccan
plateau is made up of lava flows
3 Which one among the following is the
highest peak?
(a) Kamet (b) Kun Lun (c) Nanga
Parvat (d) Nanda Devi
2004 I
1 The highest peak of the Himalayas in
India is in:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b)
Kashmir (c) Sikkim (d) Himachal Pradesh
2006 II
1 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Mountain Range Location in Himalayas
(a) Zanskar
Range Kashmir
(b) Dauladhar
Range Himachal Pradesh
(c) Singalila
Range Arunachal
Pradesh
(d) Kumaon
Range Uttarakhand
2 Which one of the following rivers
originates near Mahabaleshwar?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Tapi
3 Assertion A The Gangetic plains are
among the most bountiful agricultural areas of the world
Reason R The Gangetic plains contain predominantly regur soil.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 In
India, which of the following are the southernmost hills?
(a)
Annamalai Hills (b) Cardamom Hills (c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Javadi Hills
5 Indravati
is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
(a)
Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
6 In
which of the following States is the peak Nanga Parbat located?
(a)
Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Uttaranchal
It
is in POK
7 Between which ranges does the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas lie?
(a) Siwalik and Pir Panjal (b) Pir Panjal and
Dhauladhar (c) Zanskar and Pir
Panjal
(d) Dhauladhar and Zanskar
2007
I
1 Which
one of the following soils is most common in the Northern Plains?
(a)
Laterite (b) Regur (c) Alluvial (d) Red Soil
2007 II
1
Which
one of the following is correct?
The Palghat gap serves inland communication from
(a) Madurai to Thiruvanantpuram (b) Chennai to Kochi (c) Pune to Mumbai
(d)
Banaluru
to Mangalore
2
River
Luni originates near Pushkar and drains into which one of the following?
(a) Rann of Kachchh (b)
Arabian Sea (c) Gulf
of Cambay (d) Lake Sambhar
3
At
which one of the places do the rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge to form
Ganga?
(a) Devprayag (b)
Rudraprayag (c)
Karnaprayag (d)
Vishnuprayag
4
Which
of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya Range and Satpura Range of
maountains?
(a) Narmada (b)
Tapti (c) Son (d) Chambal
5
Which
one of the following rivers has its source outside the Indian territory?
(a) Jhelum (b)
Beas (c) Chenab (d) Sutlej
2008 I
1 Which of the following peaks is the
highest?
(a) Nanda Devi (b) Kanchenjunga (c) Godwin Austen (d) Nanga Parbat
2 Which of the following divides India
into Northern and Southern parts?
(a) Equator (b) Tropic of Cancer (c)
Tropic of Capricorn (d) Arctic
Circle
2008 II
1 Which of the following tributaries of
the Ganga system flow northwards?
(a) Kosi (b) Ghangara (c)
Gandak (d) Son
2 The city of Nasik is situated on the
bank of which one of the following rivers?
(a) Krishna (b) Mandovi (c) Godavari (d) Tapi
3 Which of the following rivers flows
into the Arabian Sea?
(a)
Indravati (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d)
Narmada
2009 I
1 In which of the following islands of
India is an active volcano found?
(a) Car Nicobar (b) Nancowry (c) Barren (d) Maya Bunder
2 Match List I (Pass) with List II
(State) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List
II
A Zojila 1 Sikkim
B Bara
lacha 2 Uttarakhand
C Jalep
la 3 Himachal Pradesh
D Niti 4 Jammu and Kashmir
Codes: A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
3 Which one of the following is the
oldest mountain range in India?
(a)
Himalaya (b) Aravali (c) Satpuda (d) Nilgiri
4 Match List I (River) with List II
(Tributary) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the
lists
List I List
II
A Brahmaputra 1 Musi
B Krishna 2 Tawi
C Narmada 3 Bhavani
D Kaveri 4 Dikhow
Codes: A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
5 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
River City
(a) Gomti Luknow
(b) Sarayu Ayodhya
(c) Alaknanda Badrinath
(d) Narmada Satna
2009II
1 Match List I (River) with List II
(Source) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A Ganga 1 Amarkantak
B Son 2 Gaumukh
C Godavari 3 Mahabaleshwar
D Krishna 4 Trimbakeshwar
5 Manasarovar
Codes: A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 5
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3
2 The channel separating Andaman Islands
from Nicobar Islands is known as
(a)
Coco Channel (b) 10 degree
channel (c) Duncan Passage (d) Somboro channel
3 The hill range that separates the
state of Mnipur from the state of Nagland is known as
(a) Arakan hills (b) Patkai hills (c) Barail hills (d) Manipur hills
2010 I
1 Deltas
are common in India for the east flowing river systems,
whereas they are nearly absent on the west coast, because west flowing
rivers
(a) are few (b) have lesser water volume and carry less silt
(c) originate in dry areas (d) originate largely in Western Ghats and have a short
distance to cover to the sea.
2 Which is the correct arrangement of
the following rivers from the north to south?
(a) Godavari, Penner, Kaveri and
Periyar (b) Penner,
Godavari, Periyar and, Kaveri
(c) Godavari, Kaveri, Penner and
Peryar (d) Kaveri,
Godavari, Periyar and Penner
2010 II
1 Statement
I Most of the east flowing rivers
over the Deccan Plateau have deltas at their mouth
Statement
II These rivers have courses through
soft rocks of the Deccan Plateau
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 Which of the following three rivers of
the peninsular India have the Amarkantak region as their source?
(a) Narmada, Krishna, Godavari (b) Son, Mahanadi, Narmada (c) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
(d) Chambal, Betwa, Luni
3 What is the characteristic feature of
Narmada Valley?
(a) Volcanic origin (b) Structural origin (c) Glatial origin (d) Aeolian origin
2011 II
1 Which one of the following rivers does
NOT flow into the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Cauvery (c) Tapti (d) Godavari
2 Which one among the following creeks
is NOT associated with the state of Gujarat?
(a) Kori creek (b) Godai creek (c) Kajhar creek (d) Sir creek
2012 II
1 Veliconda Hills, which is a part of
Eastern Ghats is situated in
(a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c)
Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
2 Which
one among the following rivers originates in Maharashtra and flows through
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra coast?
(a)
Mahanadi (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d)
Godavari
2013
II
1 Which of the following statements
about Nathu la Pass are correct?
1 It links Sikkim with Tibet 2 It was the main artery of the ancient Silk
Route
3 It was reopened in the year 2006
Select the answer using the code
given below:
(a)
1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
only (c) 2 and 3
only (d) 1 and 3
only
2 Which one among the following states
does not form part of the Narmada basin?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c)
Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
3 Which one among the following is the
correct sequence of rivers from north to south?
(a)
Damodar-Brahmani- Mahanadi- Tungbhadra (b)
Damodar-Mahanadi-Brahmani-Tungabhadra
(c)
Brahmani-Tungaabhadra-Damodar-Mahanadi (d)
Damodar-Brahmani-Tungabhadra-Mahanadi
4 Amarkanak Plateau in Maikal hills
marks the origin of the river:
(a) Gandhak (b) Chambal (c) Narmada (d) Ghaggar
2014 I
1 Which one of the following dams is
constructed across Krishna River?
(a) Ukai Dam (b) Krishnaraja Sagar Dam (c)
Srisailam Dam (d)Mettur Dam
2 Veliconda group of low hills is a
structural part of
(a) Nilgiri Hills (b) Western Ghats (c) Eastern Ghats (d) Cardamom Hills
3 Which of the following is/are west
flowing river(s) of India?
1 Mahanadi 2 Krishna 3 Narmada 4 Cauvery
Select the correct answer using the
code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 (c)
3 only (d) 1 and 3
2014 II
1 Which one of the following would have
occurred if the Himalaya did not exist?
(a) Monsoon rains would have taken
place in winter months
(b) Coastal India would have
experienced Mediterranean climate
(c) North Indian plains would have
been much cooler in winter
(d) North western part of India
would have experienced humid conditions
2015 I
1 Arrange the following tributaries of
River Indus from North to South:
1 Chenab 2 Jhelum 3
Ravi 4 Sutlej
Select the correct answer using the
code given below
(a) 4-3-2-1 (b) 2-3-1-4 (c) 1-2-3-4 (d) 2-1-3-4
2 Consider the following statements with
regard to cold waves in winter season in Northern India:
1 There is lack of maritime
influence 2 Northern India is
nearer to the Himalayan region
3 Air mass comes from polar region
to northern India
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1
and 3 (d) 1 and 2
2016 I
1 Pir Punjal Range in the Himalayas is a
part of:
(a) Shivalik (b) Trans Himalaya (c)
Central Himalaya (d) Lesser Himalaya
2 Consider the following tributaries of
river Brahmaputra:
1 Lohit 2 Tista 3
Subansiri 4 Sankosh
Arrange the above rivers from west
to east:
(a) 2-4-3-1 (b) 2-3-4-1 (c)
4-2-3-1 (d) 3-1-2-4
3 Arrange the following popular hill
stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from
the mean sea level:
1 Mussoorie 2 Shimla 3 Ooty 4 Darjeeling
Select the correct answer using the
code given below:
(a) 3-2-4-1 (b) 3-1-4-2 (c)
2-3-4-1 (d) 2-4-1-3
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