WBCS-1999
1. Which one of the following is the
largest glacier of India?
(a) Zemu
(b) Gangotri
(c) Pindari
(d) Siachen
Answer: d
2. Barren Island is in
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Nicobar Island
(c) Malta estuary
(d) Palk strait
Answer: b
3. The Northern limit of the Deccan
plateau is
(a) Southern limit of the Ganga Plains
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Satpura range
(d) Narmada-Son furrow
Answer: a
4. Lakshadweep Islands are Delhi
(a) Coral Islands
(b) Oceanic Islands
(c) Volcanic Islands
(d) Elevated part of Submarine ledge
Answer: a
5. The oldest mountain Aravalli ranges
between
(a) Rajasthan and Delhi
(b) Udaipur and Jaipur
(c) Rajasthan and Agra
(d) Rajasthan and Punjab
Answer: c
6. Total length of the coastline of
India is
(a) 5600 km
(b) 4500 km
(c) 3600 km
(d) 6000 km
Answer: d
7. The name Marusthali is given to
(a) Deccan trap
(b) Thar desert
(c) Meghalaya plateau
(d) Karnataka plateau
Answer: b
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8. Highest peak of Peninsular India is
(a) Kalsubai
(b) Anamudi
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Mahabaleshwar
Answer: b
WBCS-2004
9. Which one of the following is the
longest glacier of India?
(a) Siachen
(b) Zemu
(c) Kolhai
(d) Pindari
Answer: a
10. Which is the highest peak of
Peninsular India?
(a) Doddabetta
(b) Anamudi
(c) Mt. Abu
(d) Chikalda
Answer: b
WBCS-2005
11. Baltora glacier is located in
(a) Kailash range
(b) karakoram range
(c) Pir Panjal range
(d) Ladakh range
Answer: b
12. The Siwaliks are called-in Arunachal
Pradesh
(a) Dhundwa
(b) Dhang
(c) Miri
(d) Jaskar
Answer: b
13. The Fedchenko, Biafo and Hispar are
names of Himalayan
(a) Glaciers
(b) Lakes
(c) Hill Stations
(d) Trees
Answer: a
14. The Patkai bum forms the boundary
between
(a) Arunachal Pradesh and Mayanmar
(b) Manipur and Nagaland
(c) Assam and Meghalaya
(d) Meghalaya and Nagaland
Answer: a
15. The Decan Lava region was formed
during
(a) Cretaceous Period
(b) Triassic Period
(c) Jurassic Period
(d) Cambrian Period
Answer: a
16. Adams bridge forms a link between
(a) India and Srilanka
(b) Hyderabad and secunderabad
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) Araballi and Satpura
Answer: a
WBCS-2006
17. Kathiawar peninsula is one of the
physiographic unit of
(a) West coastal plain
(b) Plateau of peninsular India
(c) Coastal plain
(d) Kachcha Peninsula.
Answer: d
18. Lakshadweep is built up of
(a) Submarine Mountains
(b) Coral
(c) Salt soaked marshland
(d) Extinct volcano
Answer: b
19. Varanasi is located in
(a) Lower Ganga plain
(b) Middle Ganga plain
(c) Upper Ganga plain
(d) Ganga-sutlej interfluence
Answer: c
WBCS-2007
20. The Palghat gap serves communication
inland from this port to Madras
(a) Goa
(b) Mangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) Cochin
Answer: d
WBCS-2008
21. Sand dunes form a major topographic
feature of
(a) Eastern Rajasthan
(b) Western Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat
Answer: b
22. The Himalayas were uplifted from the
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Hercynian Geosyncline
(c) Tethys Geosyncline
(d) None of the above
Answer: c
23. The Aravallis is represent an
ancient
(a) Fold Mountain
(b) Horst
(c) Volcano
(d) Block mountain
Answer: a
WBCS-2009
24. Chotanagpur Plateau is made up of
(a) Old igneous and metamorphic rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks
(c) Alluvium
(d) Lava flows
Answer: a
25. Himalayas are,
(a) Young fold mountains
(b) Residual mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Block mountain
Answer: a
26. Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) Deccan Plateau slopes towards the
West.
(b) Height of WN Ghats increases from
North to South
(c) WN Ghats are higher than the EN
Ghats.
(d) The N/WN part of the Deccan Plateau
is made up of lava flows.
Answer: a
27. Coastline of which of the following
states is known as the Coromandel Coast?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: d
28. Which of the following pair is
correct?
(a) Maharastra Paradip
(b) T.N. Mangalore
(c) Gujarat Kandla
(d) Karnataka Tuticorin
Answer: c
WBCS-2010
29. The Himalayas are
(a) Fold Mountains
(b) Block Mountains
(c) Table land
(d) Residual Hills
Answer: a
30. In India variety of corals are found
around
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Daman & Diu
(c) Sundarbans
(d) Narmada estuary
Answer: a
WBCS-2011
31. Which of the following has the oldest rock
in India?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(c) The Aravallis
(d) Siwaliks.
Answer: c
WBCS-2012
32. The Pir Panjal Range is located in
the structurally, the Great Himalaya is an autochthonous zone
(a) Greater Himalaya
(b) Trans Himalayan
(c) Lesser Himalaya
(d) Siwaliks
Answer: c
33. The Western side of the Western
Ghats is a
(a) Cliff
(b) Autochronous
(c) Fault Scarp
(d) Rocky Outlier
Answer: a
WBCS-2013
34. Loktak lake is located in the State
of
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Manipur
Answer: d
WBCS-2015
35. The Indian Peninsula is surrounded
by water on
(a) South and East
(b) South and West
(c) Southwest, South and Southeast
(d) East and West
Answer: c
36. Tamil Nadu is the only state with
more than one major port because
(a) The state has the longest coastline
(b) The depth of water is high
(c) The coast has well defined inlets
and bays
(d) The coast is not very rocky
Answer: b
WBCS-2016
37. Shillong plateau is also known as
"Meghalaya’'. It was named by
(a) O.H.K. Spate
(b) S. P. Chatterjee
(c) D. N. Wadia
(d) R. L. Singh
Answer: b
38. Which one of the following is the
junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
(a) Javadi Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills
Answer: c
WBCS-2017
39. The Western Ghats is an important
mountain system of the west coast of India. The word 'Ghat'means
(a) Port
(b) Stair
(c) Thrust
(d) Gap or pass
Answer: d
40. India's share of total land area in
the world is about
(a) 2.4 per cent
(b) 2.8 per cent
(c) 3.2 per cent
(d) 3.6 per cent
Answer: a
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