OBJECTIVE GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS

1. Which city in India is the largest according to 1991 census?
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Bombay
(d) Madras
Ans. (c)

2. If India’s population continues to grow at the rate of 2% per annum, the population will be doubled of its present size in next
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years
Ans. (d)

3. Food grain production of India in million tones is nearest to the figure of
(a) 120
(b) 150
(c) 200
(d) 280
Ans. (c)

4. What is the correct descending order of the following states on the basis of their territorial area?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 2, 4, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans. (b)

5. India marked a negative growth rate of population in the census year
(a) 1901
(b) 191I
(c) 1921
(d) 195l
Ans. (c)

6. According to the recent census, which of the following is the approximate density of population of our country?
(a) 220
(b) 240
(c) 270
(d) 300
(e) 325
Ans. (c)

7. According to 1991 census, which of the following statements about literacy figures is not true?
(a) Only those above 7 years of age were considered for calculating the literacy rate.
(a) In absolute numbers there is an increase in the literate population.
(c) There is an increase in the population of illiterates.
(d) Kerala has the highest literacy rate.
(e) None of these
Ans. (e)

8. The population of India, as per the recent estimate, is increasing at an average rate of how many births per minute?
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 4l
(d) 48
Ans. (a)

9. Which one of the following groups of cities has crossed the 1000000 mark of population for the first time in 1991?
(a) Surat, Jaipur, Bhopal, Varanasi
(b) Jaipur. Patna, Varanasi, Madurai
(c) Surat, Coimbatore, Patna, Bhopal
(d) Lucknow, Nagpur. Cochin, Indore
Ans. (c)

10. In India, the adverse female-male ratio is due to
(a) female mortality
(b) death of women at pregnancy
(c) excess males at birth
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)

11. ‘Shankul’ is the name of
(a) India’s surface to a missile
(b) India’s newly developed main battle tank
(c) India’s second indigenously built submarine
(d) India’s second indigenously built missile boat
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following animals was not native to India?
(a) Elephant
(b) Horse
(c) Rhinoceros
(d) Tiger
Ans. (b)

13. Jamshedpur is situated near river
(a) Ganga
(b) Kosi
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Damodar
(e) Subarnarekha
Ans. (e)

14. In which state of India dry farming is not practised?
(a) Assam
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (a)

15. Which of the following States is highly flood prone as well as drought prone?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Ans. (c)

16. ………….the world’s last Shangri- La, nestled in the Himalayas, it is a jewel of environmental preservation. Its pristine forests, sparkling icy peaks and rare flora and fauna have caused the World Wildlife Fund to dub it as one of the ecological wonders of the world. The place referred to here is
(a) Ladakh
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sikkim
(d) Siachen
Ans. (a)

17. The confluence of Alakhananda and Bhagirathi takes place at
(a) Karnaprayag
(b) Devaprayag
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Rishikesh
Ans. (b)

18. The Abors tribe is mainly found in
(a) Goa
(b) Kerala
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
(e) Karnataka
Ans. (c)

19. Meghalaya is an exclusive tribal state of which of the following groups of tribals?
(a) Garos, Pangs and Himaro
(b) Khasis, Usharis and Lakhirs
(c) Khasis, Pawis and Maras
(d) Khasis, Jaintias and Gatos
(e) Jaintias, Gatos and Kurkis
Ans. (d)

20. The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge landmass called?
(a) Gondwana continent
(b) Indiana
(c) Jurassic land mass
(d) Aryavarta
Ans. (a)

21. Which city is on the banks of Kaveri?
(a) Mysore
(b) Bangalore
(c) Madras
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Tiruchirapalli
Ans. (e)

22. The indigenously developed multi barrel rocket system is known as
(a) Agni
(b) Arjun
(c) Sankul
(d) Pinaka
Ans. (d)

23. Consider the following factors:
1. Sedimentation of the channel
2. Shrinkage of the hinterland
3. Low discharge of river Hooghly
Calcutta port is considered to be a problem port because of
(a) l and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) l and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)

24. The famous Vale of Kashmir refers to
(a) a longitudinal valley in the Himalayas
(b) a valley which had been a lake till Pleistocene
(c) occupying an anticline on the back of a nappe
(d) all the above
Ans. (b)

25. The southern part of India is considered to be less prone to earthquake because
(a) it has a thick layer of heavy lava.
(b) it has a rigid stable block.
(c) it has old crystalline igneous rocks.
(d) it is a rigid unstable block.
Ans. (b)

26. Sardar Sarovar Project is a part of
(a) Silent Valley Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Canal Project
(d) Narmada Sagar Valley Project
Ans. (d)

27. Arunachal Pradesh, has borders with
(a) Bangladesh, China and Myanmar
(b) Bhutan, China and Myanmar
(c) Bhutan, China and Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Ans. (b)

28. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant has been supplying electricity to all the members of which of the following groups of states?
(a) Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
(b) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (d)

29. A tourist flying between two cities in India observed the following vegetation types in that order:
1. Monsoon forests
2. Deciduous forests
3. Mangrove forests
(a) Madras to Calcutta
(b) Bombay to Madras
(c) Goa to Calcutta
(d) Thiruvanantapuram to Goa
Ans. (b)

30. In 1967, an earthquake took place at
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Cachar
(d) Koyna
Ans. (d)