1.Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL, 2010
- (a) Tides
- (b) Tsunami
- (c) Current
- (d) Cyclone
ANS (B)
2.The land of maximum biodiversity is(SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Tropical
- (b) Temperate
- (c) Monsoonal
- (d) Equatorial
ANS (A)
3. Indian Standard Time relates to (SSC CGL 2010))
- (a) 75.5°E longitude
- (b) 82.5°E longitude
- (c) 90.5°E longitude
- (d) 0° longitude
ANS (B)
4. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a)Vega
- (b) Sirius
- (c) Proxima Centauri
- (d) Alpha Centauri
ANS (C)
5. The forest in Sundarban is called (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Scrub jungle
- (b) Mangrove
- (c) Deciduous forest
- (d) Tundra
ANS (B)
6. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Irian Jaya
- (b)Sumatra
- (c) Kalibangan
- (d) Java
ANS (B)
7. The first non-stop air-conditioned 'DURANTO' train was flagged off between (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Sealdah - New Delhi
- (b) Mumbai - Howrah
- (c) Bangalore - Howrah
- (d) Chennai - New Delhi
ANS (A)
8. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Madhya Pradesh
- (b) Rajasthan
- (c) Gujarat
- (d) Maharashtra
ANS (B)
9. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Afforestation
- (b) Terrace cultivation
- (c) Strip cropping
- (d) Contour ploughing
ANS (B)
10. Who coined the word 'Geography'? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Ptolemy
- (b) Eratosthenese
- (c) Hacataus
- (d) Herodatus
ANS (B)
11. Which of the following is called the 'ecological hot spot of India'? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Western Ghats
- (b) Eastern Ghats
- (c) Western Himalayas
- (d) Eastern Himalayas
ANS (A)
12. The age of the Earth can be determined by (SSC CGL2010)
- (a) Geological Time Scale
- (b) Radio-Metric Dating
- (c) Gravity method
- (d) Fossilization method
ANS (B)
13. How much of the Earth's land surface is desert? (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) 1/10th
- (b) 1/5th
- (c) 1/3rd
- (d) 1/6th
ANS (B)
14. River Indus originates from: (SSC CGL2011)
- (a) Hindukush range
- (b) Himalayan range
- (c) Karakoram range
- (d) Kailash range
ANS (D)
15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is: (SSC CGL2011)
- (a) Stratosphere
- (b) Thermosphere
- (c) Troposphere
- (d) Mesosphere/li>
ANS (C)
16. The Konkan Railway connects: (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Goa - Mangalore
- (b) Roha - Mangalore
- (c) Kanyakumari - Mangalore
- (d) Kanyakumari - Mumbai
ANS (B)
17. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment- (SSC CGL2011)
- (a) Cinnamon
- (b) Clove
- (c) Neem
- (d) Palm
ANS (A)
18. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by: (SSC CGL2011)
- (a) gravity
- (b) winds
- (c) clouds
- (d) rotation of the Earth
ANS (A)
19. The common tree species in nilgiri hills is (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Sal
- (b) Pine
- (c) Eucalyptus/li>
- (d) Teak
ANS (C)
20. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
- (a) Emu
- (b) Ostrich
- (c) Albatross
- (d) Siberian Crane
ANS (B)
21. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
- (b) Orissa and West Bengal
- (c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- (d) Kerala and Karnataka
ANS (C)
22. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India? (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Sirhind Canal
- (b) Yamuna Canal
- (c) Indira Gandhi Canal
- (d) East Kosi Canal
ANS (C)
23. 'Loktak' is a (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Valley
- (b) Lake
- (c) River
- (d) Mountain Range
ANS (B)
24. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following? (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Chennai
- (b) Mumbai
- (c) Kolkata
- (d) Delhi/li>
ANS (A)
25. The HYV programme in India is also called as (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Traditional Agriculture
- (b) New Agricultural Strategy
- (c) White Revolution
- (d) Blue Revolution
ANS (B)
26. Railway coaches are manufactured at (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Jamshedpur
- (b) Chittaranjan
- (c) Perambur
- (d) Varanasi
ANS (C)
27. A series of lines connecting places having a quake at the same time are called (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Homoseismal lines
- (b) Seismolines
- (c) Coseismal lines
- (d) Isoseismal lines
ANS (A)
28. What would be the impact of global warming on mangrove forests? (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) They will grow more luxurious
- (b) Large areas of mangroves will be submerged
- (c) Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
- (d) Both (a) and (c) above
ANS (D)
29. The brightest planet is (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Venus
- (b) Mercury
- (c) Jupiter
- (d) Mars
ANS (A)
30. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to: (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) the same plant family
- (b) two plant families
- (c) three plant families
- (d) four plant families
ANS (B)
