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  1. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens

  2. A.

     From east to west

    B.

     From west to east

    C.

     At the middle

    D.

     No where

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  3. The first cement factory was built in India in 1904 at

  4. A.

     Ranchi

    B.

     Hazaribagh

    C.

     Chennai

    D.

     Hyderabad

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  5. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of

  6. A.

     February and March

    B.

     July and August

    C.

     November and December

    D.

     None of the above

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  7. The Lakshadweep are an example of

  8. A.

     Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes

    B.

     Volcanic Islands

    C.

     Coral Islands

    D.

     None of the above

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  9. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?

  10. A.

     They are all very small in size

    B.

     They are all of coral origin

    C.

     They have a very dry climate

    D.

     They are extended parts of the mainland

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  11. HBJ pipe line is being laid for a distance of 1730 km in order to

  12. A.

     Provide cooking gas for villages

    B.

     Provide employment for rural population

    C.

     Provide feedstock for six large fertilisers

    D.

     Serve the power requirements of many states

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  13. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at

  14. A.

     Kandla

    B.

     Mumbai

    C.

     Cochin

    D.

     Goa

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  15. The Manchester of South India is

  16. A.

     Chennai

    B.

     Coimbatore

    C.

     Bengaluru

    D.

     Madurai

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  17. Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?

  18. A.

     Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi

    B.

     Chandigarh, Lakshadweep

    C.

     Delhi, Puducherry

    D.

     Delhi, Chandigarh

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  19. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?

  20. A.

     Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

    B.

     Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh

    C.

     Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

    D.

     Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

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