1) The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

a) Ganga
b) Cauvery
c) Narmada
d) Godavari

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Answer d) Godavari.

2) The percentage of irrigated land in India is about

a) 45
b) 65
c) 35
d) 25

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Answer c) 35

3) The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is

a) north of Tropic of Cancer
b) south of the Equator
c) south of the Capricorn
d)north of the Equator

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Answer d) north of the Equator

4) The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

a) the Palghat gap
b) the Bhorghat pass
c) the Thalgat pass
d) the Bolan pass

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Answer a) the Palghat gap

5) The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

a) Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
b) Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
c) Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
d) Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

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Answer a) Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
India's copper ore reserves have been estimated at 400 million tonnes, with a metal content of 5 million tones. The principal copper belt of India lies in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The mining centres are located at Mosabani, Ghatsila, Thobani and Badia of Singbhbum, Hazaribagh of Bihar, the Khetri and Dariba areas of Rajasthan, and Agnigundala of Andhra Pradesh. Total production is 2.6 million tones.

6) The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as

a) Ganga
b) Indus
c) Brahmaputra
d) Mahanadi

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Answer c) Brahmaputra

7) The Salal Project is on the river

a) Chenab
b) Jhelum
c) Ravi
d)Sutlej

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Answer a) Chenab

8. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

a) North-eastern zone
b) North-western zone
c) Southern zone
d) None of the above

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Answer c) Southern zone

9. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is

a) 2.4
b) 3.4
c) 4.4
d) 5.4

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Answer a) 2.4

10. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is

a) increasing
b) decreasing
c) static
d) decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area

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Answer b) decreasing

11. The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

a) Namchi, Sikkim
b) Churu, Rajasthan
c) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
d) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

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Answer c) Mawsynram, Meghalaya

12. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b)Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Assam

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Answer c) Madhya Pradesh

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