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Questions and Answers on Geography for CDS

1. The Seaport which is located in the eastern side of the Gulf of Kutch is:
(A) Bombay
(B) Goa
(C) Kandla
(D) Dwarka

2. Iron and Steel industry require large quantity of water for:
(A) Washing
(B) Bleaching
(C) Cleaning
(D) Cooling

3. In India dry farming is commonly found in
(A) Thar desert
(B) Aravalli range
(C) Deccan region
(D) Ganga plain

4. Ideal temperature for rice cultivation is :
(A) 200c during growing season and 270c during harvesting period
(B) 150c during growing season and 300c during harvesting period
(C) 200c during growing season and 330c during harvesting period
(D) 100c during growing season and 200c during harvesting period

5. The first India population census was held in the year:
(A) 1872
(B) 1901
(C) 1951
(D) 1891

6. Negative population growth was experienced by India in the year:
(A) 1972
(B) 1941
(C) 1921
(D) 1971

7. Decadal Population growth rate in India during 2001-2011 was:
(A) 18.66
(B) 17.64
(C) 19.21
(D) 23.28

8. Highest decadal growth rate and lowest decadal growth rate are found in 2001-2011:
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
(B) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Meghalaya and Nagaland
(D) Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir

9. Migration of people from village to small town and later to a city is known as:
(A) Rural to urban migration
(B) Rur-ban migration
(C) Stepwise migration
(D) Urban to Rural migration

10. Census town is characterized by:
(A) More than 5000 population and at least 75 % working population engage in non-agricultural Activities
(B) More than 10,000 populations and at least 65 % working population engage in non-agricultural activities
(C) More than 100,000 populations and at least 75 % working population engage in non-agricultural activities
(D) More than 15000 populations and at least 70 % working population engage in non-agricultural activities

11. According to Census of India-all places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee are known as:
(A) Census town
(B) Metropolitan city
(C) Statutory town
(D) Mega city

12. Physiological density is:
(A) Number of people per unit area
(B) A ratio of population to the cultivated area
(C) Number of population per country geographical area
(D) A ratio of people per unit area

13. Which of the following is correct:
(A) Migration from one place to another within the state is called intra-state migration
(B) Migration from one place to another within the state is called inter-state migration
(C) Migration from one place to another within the state is called normal migration
(D) Migration from one place to another within the state is called internal migration

14. In India class-III town consist of population of :
(A) 20,000 to 49,999
(B) 50,000 to 99,999
(C) 10000 to 19,999
(D) 100,000 to 199,999

15. Where will you find large majority of Minas population:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Haryana
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Orrisa

16. Telugu speaking people are mostly concentrated in the state of:
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

17. Malayalam speaking people are mostly concentrated in the state of:
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

18. Which racial group of India were believed to be the builder of Indus valley civilization:
(A) Negritos
(B) Brachycephals
(C) Proto-Australoids
(D) Mediterranean

19. Present day Gujaratis are belong to which sub-racial types:
(A) Dinaric
(B) Alpinoids
(C) Armenoids
(D) Mediterranean

20. Muslim are majority in the states/UT of :
(A) Lakshadweep and Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Bihar and Assam
(C) Tripura and Daman & Diu
(D) Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir

21. Where do you find largest population of Buddhism:
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tripura
(D) Sikkim

22. The share of the Scheduled Tribe population living in urban areas is :
(A) 4.3 %
(B) 8.5%
(C) 2.4 %
(D) 3.3 %

23. One of the largest tribal groups of India, ‘the Santhal’ is concentrated mainly in:
(A) Rajmahal Hills and Chota Nagpur Plateau
(B) Malawi Plateau and Deccan trap
(C) Kaimur Hill and Kaonkan coastal region
(D) Rajasthan and Gujarat

24. Jain population to the total population is maximum in :
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tripura
(D) Sikkim

25. In which Five Year Plan, regional development approach has been firstly introduced?
(A) Third
(B) Fifth
(C) Sixth
(D) Fourth

26. Forest Right Act was passed in the year:
(A) 2006
(B) 1990
(C) 1999
(D) 2005

27. Which states have Cauvery water disputes:
(A) Kerala and Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

28. The main aims of Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) is for:
(A) Rural Infrastructure development
(B) Urban Infrastructure development
(C) Urban Poverty Alleviation
(D) Rural drinking water supply scheme

29. Which of the following state is not curved out from Assam
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

30. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSA) is located in
(A) Mumbai
(B) Dehradun
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai

31. Which of the following is associated with Food Subsidy?
(A) Open Market System(OMS)
(B) Public Distribution System(PDS)
(C) Public Work System(PWS)
(D) Public Consumers System(PCS)

32. Rajeev Soochna Shakti Yojana is associated with training of:
(A) Computer Operator
(B) Farming Operator
(C) Social Library
(D) Exploration of Water

33. Which of the following programme is associated with Urban Employment and Anti-Poverty Programme?
(A) MWC
(B) CRSP
(C) PMRY
(D) JRY

34. The percentage shared by HIV+ive to the total population in India is:
(A) 0.52%
(B) 0.25%
(C) 0.26%
(D) 0.62%

35. The largest slum area in India is in:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi
(D) Chennai

36. The smallest level of Administrative unit for measuring Regional Inequality is:
(A) Village Level
(B) Block Level
(C) District Level
(D) State Level

37. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have water dispute on the river:
(A) Cauvery
(B) Godavari
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Narmada

38. Which of the following is represented by Pyramid Diagram?
(A) Age and Sex
(B) Mortality Rate
(C) Natality Rate
(D) Migration

39. Which state in India is the second most urbanized?
(A) Goa
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Mizoram
(D) Jammu & Kashmir

40. According to recent discovery, Tropic of Cancer passes through:
(A) Maubuang
(B) Chhipphir
(C) Lungphunlian
(D) Maubawk

41. In which festival the early Mizo makes offering to death relatives?
(A) Pawl Kut
(B) Khuangchawi
(C) Mim kut
(D) Chapchar kut