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  1. The headquarters of North Eastern Railway is:

  2. A.

     Lucknow

    B.

     Patna

    C.

     Kolkata

    D.

     Gorakhpur


  3. The Western Ghats are also known as:

  4. A.

     The Sahyadris

    B.

     Sivalik Range

    C.

     Greater Mountain range

    D.

     Satpuda Range


  5. The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Chooyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in:

  6. A.

     The Western Ghat

    B.

     Sivalik Range

    C.

     The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)

    D.

     The Eastern Ghats


  7. The Highest peak of the Karakoram Range is:

  8. A.

     Kanchanjhangha

    B.

     Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin )

    C.

     Dhawalagiri

    D.

     Anay Mudi


  9. Vembanad Lake is located in:

  10. A.

     Maharastra

    B.

     Madhya Pradesh

    C.

     Karnataka

    D.

     Kerala


  11. The most important coal field in India is:

  12. A.

     Jharia Coalfield

    B.

     Rani Ganj Coalfield

    C.

     Korba Coalfield

    D.

     Singrauli Coalfield


  13. World Environment Day is observed on:

  14. A.

     March 5

    B.

     April 5

    C.

     June 5

    D.

     July 5


  15. McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?

  16. A.

     India and Pakistan

    B.

     India and China

    C.

     China and Pakistan

    D.

     India and Afghanistan


  17. India is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies:

  18. A.

     7% of world area

    B.

     5% of world area

    C.

     4% of world area

    D.

     2.4% of world area


  19. The imaginary line joining the land projecting towards the sea which is the landward limit of internal seawater is called:

  20. A.

     Base Line

    B.

     Sea Line

    C.

     Land Line

    D.

     None of Above