31. At which of the following places the Ganga River enters into the plain area from the hills?
(A) Allahabad
(B) Kanpur
(C) Patna
(D) Hardwar
Answer: D
32. The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ (named after Guru Padmasambhava) is situated in which of the following state?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Sikkim
(C) Tripura
(D) Meghalaya
Answer: B
33. Jog falls is situated across which of the following river?
(A) Indravati
(B) Sharavati
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Mandovi
Answer: B
34. Which of the following physiographic division of India has the highest forest cover?
(A) Himalayan region
(B) The great plain
(C) Peninsular plateau region
(D) Eastern and Western ghat
Answer: C
35. Which of the following places is not an iron-ore mining area?
(A) Anantpur
(B) Badampahar
(C) Zawar
(D) Bailadila
Answer: C
36. Pochampad project is situated across which of the following river?
(A) Kaveri River
(B) Krishna River
(C) Mahanadi River
(D) Godavari River
Answer: D
37. Which among the following methods of cultivation is/are suitable for soil conservation in the hilly region?
1. Terracing and contour bunding
2. Shifting cultivation
3. Contour ploughing
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 & 2
(C) 1 & 3
(D) 1, 2 & 3
Answer: C
38. The foundation stone of the Golden Quadrilateral Project was laid in which year?
(A) 1959
(B) 1966
(C) 1999
(D) 2005
Answer: C
39. Which of the following is the largest shipyard of India?
(A) Kochi Port
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port
(C) Kandla Port
(D) Paradip Port
Answer: A
40. New Mangalore port is situated along the coast of which of the following states of India?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: B