Mark-100 Time-50 Minute
Chung Sajak
1. What primarily causes tides on Earth?
A) Ocean currents
B) Earth’s revolution
C) Gravitational pull of Moon and Sun
D) Atmospheric pressure
2. Which celestial body has the greatest effect on tides?
A) Mars
B) Sun
C) Moon
D) Venus
3. What type of tide occurs twice daily?
A) Diurnal tide
B) Neap tide
C) Spring tide
D) Semidiurnal tide
4. When do spring tides occur?
A) During quarter moons
B) When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned
C) During eclipse
D) During perigee only
5. Neap tides occur during which moon phase?
A) Full moon
B) New moon
C) First and third quarter
D) Solar eclipse
6. What is the interval between two consecutive high tides in semidiurnal tide?
A) 6 hours
B) 12½ hours
C) 24 hours
D) 18 hours
7. Which place experiences the highest tidal range in the world?
A) Red Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Bay of Fundy
D) Gulf of Mexico.
8. Which tide occurs once every 24½ hours?
A) Semidiurnal
B) Diurnal
C) Neap
D) Spring
9. Monthly tides are influenced by which factors?
A) Ocean currents
B) Seasonal wind patterns
C) Moon’s revolution and its position at perigee/apogee
D) Sun’s flares
10. Which of the following is not a type of tide?
A) Diurnal tide
B) Oceanic tide
C) Spring tide
D) Neap tide
11. What is bathymetry?
A) Study of air pressure
B) Study of tides
C) Measurement of ocean depth
D) Study of moon phases
12. Which force causes a tidal bulge on the side of Earth opposite the Moon?
A) Wind force
B) Centrifugal force due to Earth’s rotation
C) Atmospheric force
D) Magnetic force
13. When are the lowest high tides and highest low tides observed?
A) Spring tides
B) Neap tides
C) Equinox
D) Perigee
14. The alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon in a straight line is called:
A) Conjunction
B) Opposition
C) Syzygy
D) Eclipse
15. Which of the following does not affect the height of tides?
A) Ocean depth
B) Shape of coastline
C) Moon’s distance from Earth
D) Color of ocean water
16. What is the approximate duration between two successive spring tides?
A) 1 day
B) 7 days
C) 15 days
D) 30 days
17. What happens during a full moon?
A) Only solar flares increase
B) Spring tides occur
C) Neap tides occur
D) Earth stops rotating
18. Which one of these is caused by Earth’s gravity pulling water toward its center?
A) High tide
B) Centripetal force
C) Neap tide
D) Wave
19. Apogee is the point where the Moon is:
A) Closest to Earth
B) Farthest from Earth
C) Closest to the Sun
D) Directly above the equator
20. Which kind of tide would you expect during the Moon’s perigee?
A) Lower tides
B) No tides
C) Higher tides
D) Only neap tides
21. What does the word “Himalaya” mean?
A) Mountain of gods
B) Roof of the world
C) Abode of snow
D) Frozen peaks
22. What type of mountain range are the Himalayas?
A) Block mountains
B) Volcanic mountains
C) Residual mountains
D) Fold mountains
23. Which of the following rivers marks the western boundary of the Himalayas?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Indus
D) Brahmaputra
24. The Himalayas are mainly composed of which type of rocks?
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
D) Volcanic
25. The Eastern Himalayas are also known as:
A) Vindhyas
B) Western Ghats
C) Purvanchal
D) Satpura
26. Which hills are not part of the Purvanchal?
A) Khasi
B) Aravalli
C) Naga
D) Patkai
27. What is the Pamir known as?
A) Himalayan foot
B) Summit of India
C) Roof of the World
D) Eastern Peak
28. The Himalayas act as a link between:
A) Indian Plateau and Deccan
B) Thar Desert and Rann of Kutch
C) Himalayas and Central Asian ranges
D) Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
29. How many major parallel ranges does the Himalaya consist of?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
30. The Great Himalayas are also called:
A) Himachal
B) Shiwalik
C) Himadri
D) Purvanchal
31. What is the average height of the Himadri range?
A) 3,000 m
B) 4,000 m
C) 5,000 m
D) 6,000 m
32. Which is the highest peak in the world?
A) K2
B) Makalu
C) Mount Everest
D) Kanchenjunga
33. Kanchenjunga is located in which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) China
D) India
34. Nanga Parbat is located in:
A) Uttarakhand
B) Nepal
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Sikkim
35. Which of the following is a mountain pass in Sikkim?
A) Zoji La
B) Jelep La
C) Shipki La
D) Niti Pass
36. Which pass is located in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Burzil
B) Lipulekh
C) Shipki La
D) Nathu La
37. Lipulekh pass is in which Indian state?
A) Sikkim
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Arunachal Pradesh
38. Which peak is not located in Nepal?
A) Makalu
B) Annapurna
C) Nanda Devi
D) Dhaulagiri
39. What is the height of Mount Makalu?
A) 8,172 m
B) 8,481 m
C) 8,598 m
D) 8,078 m
40. Which Himalayan pass connects Kashmir with Ladakh?
A) Jelep La
B) Nathu La
C) Zoji La
D) Shipki La
41. What is the average elevation of the Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)?
A) 900–1200 m
B) 3700–4500 m
C) 6000 m
D) 1500–2500 m
42. Which of the following is not a range in the Lesser Himalayas?
A) Dhauladhar
B) Pir Panjal
C) Nag Tibba
D) Karakoram
43. Which famous range lies in the Himachal region of the Lesser Himalayas?
A) Zanskar
B) Pir Panjal
C) Shiwalik
D) Satpura
44. The Shiwalik range lies between:
A) Trans-Himalayas and Himadri
B) Plains and Himachal
C) Himadri and Zanskar
D) Satpura and Vindhya
45. What is the average height of the Shiwalik range?
A) 2000–3000 m
B) 6000 m
C) 900–1200 m
D) 4500–5000 m
46. Which range is known for its loosely packed sedimentary rocks and erosion?
A) Himadri
B) Trans-Himalayas
C) Shiwalik
D) Dhauladhar
47. Which of the following is a range in the Lesser Himalayas?
A) Ladakh Range
B) Zanskar Range
C) Dhauladhar Range
D) Karakoram Range
48. The Trans-Himalayas lie to the _______ of the Great Himalayas.
A) East
B) West
C) South
D) North
49. The highest peak in the Trans-Himalayan region is:
A) Nanga Parbat
B) Mount Everest
C) K2
D) Kanchenjunga
50. K2 is located in:
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
D) Uttarakhand
51. Which glacier is the longest outside the polar regions?
A) Hispar
B) Biafo
C) Baltoro
D) Siachen
52. The Siachen Glacier is located in:
A) Zanskar Valley
B) Nubra Valley
C) Kashmir Valley
D) Brahmaputra Valley
53. Which of the following is a glacier in the Trans-Himalayan region?
A) Nanda Devi
B) Baltoro
C) Yamunotri
D) Trisul
54. Which range is not part of the Trans-Himalayas?
A) Karakoram
B) Zanskar
C) Ladakh
D) Dhauladhar
55. The Pir Panjal range lies in which zone?
A) Himadri
B) Shiwalik
C) Lesser Himalayas
D) Trans-Himalayas
56. The range that lies closest to the Indo-Gangetic plain is:
A) Himadri
B) Lesser Himalayas
C) Shiwaliks
D) Zanskar
57. Which Himalayan division contains the Nag Tibba range?
A) Outer Himalayas
B) Lesser Himalayas
C) Trans-Himalayas
D) Great Himalayas
58. The Zanskar range is located in which zone?
A) Himachal
B) Shiwalik
C) Trans-Himalayas
D) Satpura
59. Which of the following statements is true about the Shiwaliks?
A) They are made of old volcanic rocks
B) They have the highest peaks
C) They are made of unconsolidated sediments
D) They are the northernmost Himalayan range
60. Which of the following glaciers is not located in the Trans-Himalayan zone?
A) Siachen
B) Biafo
C) Hispar
D) Gangotri
61. Which Indian state shares its border with the maximum number of other states?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
62. How many Indian states are crossed by the Tropic of Cancer?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
63. Which state comes after Uttar Pradesh in sharing the maximum number of borders with Indian states?
A) West Bengal
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Assam
D) Maharashtra
64. The Indian Standard Meridian (82.5° E) passes through how many states?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
65. How many Indian states have a coastline?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
66. Which of the following Union Territories is entirely made up of islands?
A) Puducherry
B) Daman & Diu
C) Lakshadweep
D) Chandigarh
67. Which of the following states is NOT crossed by the Tropic of Cancer?
A) Gujarat
B) Odisha
C) Tripura
D) Madhya Pradesh
68. Which Union Territories are located along the Indian coast?
A) Lakshadweep and Puducherry
B) Daman & Diu and Puducherry
C) Lakshadweep and Andaman
D) Dadra Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep
69. The longest stretch of the Tropic of Cancer in India is through which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Gujarat
70. Which of the following states is the last to be touched by the Tropic of Cancer before it exits India?
A) West Bengal
B) Mizoram
C) Tripura
D) Jharkhand
71.The Northern Plains of India are formed by which type of soil?
A) Black Soil
B) Red Soil
C) Alluvial Soil
D) Laterite Soil
72.Which river does not contribute to the formation of the Northern Plains?
A) Ganga
B) Brahmaputra
C) Indus
D) Narmada
73.Which region lies along the foothills of the Shiwaliks and is highly porous?
A) Tarai
B) Khadar
C) Bhabar
D) Bhangar
74.Which region is located south of Bhabar and has marshy land with dense forests?
A) Khadar
B) Tarai
C) Delta
D) Bhangar
75.What is the newer alluvium found near rivers called?
A) Bhangar
B) Khadar
C) Bhabar
D) Tarai
76.Which type of soil region contains ‘kankar’ deposits?
A) Tarai
B) Khadar
C) Bhangar
D) Delta
77.Which part of the Northern Plains is affected by salinity and known as Reh or Kallar?
A) Bhangar
B) Khadar
C) Bhabar
D) Tarai
78.What are the marshy areas in the Delta Plains called?
A) Bet
B) Chars
C) Bils
D) Kankar
79.Which desert is located in the western part of the Northern Plains?
A) Rann of Kutch
B) Thar Desert
C) Cholistan Desert
D) Gobi Desert
80.Which rivers form the Indo-Gangetic plains?
A) Krishna, Kaveri, Narmada
B) Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
C) Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra
D) Godavari, Mahanadi, Ganga
81.Which river divides the Peninsular Plateau into two parts?
A) Godavari
B) Mahanadi
C) Narmada
D) Krishna
82.Which is the largest plateau in India?
A) Malwa Plateau
B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau
D) Bundelkhand Plateau
83.Which plateau lies to the west of the Bengal Basin?
A) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
B) Malwa Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau
D) Shillong Plateau
84.The Ranchi Plateau is a part of which larger plateau system?
A) Malwa Plateau
B) Vindhyan Plateau
C) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
D) Bundelkhand Plateau
85.What is the origin of the Deccan Plateau?
A) Glacial
B) Alluvial
C) Volcanic
D) Aeolian
86.Which river flows westward in the Peninsular Plateau?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Cauvery
D) Narmada
87.Which plateau is bounded by the Aravallis in the northwest?
A) Deccan Plateau
B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Malwa Plateau
D) Vindhya Plateau
88.The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are boundaries of which plateau?
A) Malwa Plateau
B) Bundelkhand Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau
D) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
89.Which part of the plateau has the richest mineral deposits?
A) Malwa Plateau
B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Vindhya Plateau
D) Deccan Plateau
90.The Peninsular Plateau is mainly composed of which type of rocks?
A) Sedimentary
B) Igneous and metamorphic
C) Alluvial
D) Limestone
91.What is the approximate total length of India’s coastline?
A) 5,516 km
B) 6,516 km
C) 7,516 km
D) 8,516 km
92.Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
93.Roughly how many islands make up the Andaman–Nicobar group?
A) 102
B) 202
C) 372
D) 572
94.Which is the largest of the Andaman Islands?
A) North Andaman
B) South Andaman
C) Middle Andaman
D) Little Andaman
95.Name India’s only active volcanic island.
A) Narcondam
B) Barren Island
C) Ross Island
D) Interview Island
96.Saddle Peak, the highest point in the Andamans (737 m), lies on which island?
A) Little Andaman
B) North Andaman
C) Middle Andaman
D) South Andaman
97.The Ten Degree Channel separates:
A) North Andaman and Little Andaman
B) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
C) South Andaman and Little Andaman
D) Kavaratti and Minicoy
98.Which islands of India are entirely coral in origin and ringed by fringing reefs?
A) Andaman Islands
B) Nicobar Islands
C) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
D) Pamban Islands
99.The Nine Degree Channel lies between:
A) Minicoy and Maldives
B) Kavaratti and Minicoy
C) Little Andaman and Great Nicobar
D) North Andaman and Middle Andaman
100.Which channel divides Minicoy Island (India) from the Maldives?
A) Eight Degree Channel
B) Duncan Passage
C) Ten Degree Channel
D) Six Degree Channel
