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Indian geography general knowledge questions answers

1. Ken –Betwa Link Project which will enable diversion of surplus water pertains to : — UP and MP
2. The capital of Senegal is : —Dakar
3. Sikkim has international border with : —Bhutan , Nepal and China
4. Which is geographically the samallest state in India ? —Goa
5. In India , Diesel Locomotive Engines are designed at : — Varanasi
6. In which state is the National Institute of Oceanography located ? — Goa
7. Which is the top country in cotton production ? — China
8. The Black Forests are found in : — Germany
9. Corbett National Park is in : — Uttarakhand
10. The length of its day and the tilt of is exis are almost identical to place of the earth. This is true of:    —Mars
11. The colour of a star is an indication of its: —Temperature
12. Which port is known as the ‘Coffee port’ of the world :     —Santos
13. The ozone lyer lies in the : —Startosphere
14. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called : —Chandrashekhar  limit
15. The leading producer of copper in the world is: —S.A.
16. Which south Indian river thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on ,thus forming the Islands of Srirangapattanam ,Sivasamudram and Srirangam? —Cauvery
17. The Palk strait lies between: —Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal
18. Tulbul project is associated with the river : —Jhelum
19. Where is the headquarters of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.(SECL)? —Bilaspur
20. The doldrums are located between :     —5 N to 5 S latitudes
21. Tropopause is found between : —Troposphere and Stratosphere
22. Inversion of Temperature denotes : —Increase  of temperature with hight
23. Sao Paulo is famous for the production of :     —Coffee
24. Aswan dam has been built across  river:   —Nile
25. The port  located at the two ends of the Suez Canal are :     —Port said and Suez
26. The Pamban island is located between : —India and Sri Lanka
27. The highest peak of Sahyadris is :       —Anaimudi
28. The largest tributary of the Indus river is :   — Sutlej
29. Willy-Willy are the tropical cyclones occurring in : — Coast of North-West Australia
30. The day on which the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in : — Perihilion
31. On which day do the spring tides occur ? —On new moon and full moon
32. Name the planet whose position in terms of distance from the sun keeps changing — Neptune
33. The Shivaliks stretch between : —Potwar basin and Teesta
34. Where is Maikal Range situated ? — Chattisgarh
35. Which river forms its delta in Orissa ? —Mahanadi
36. Which countries are separated by the Durand Line ? —India and Afghanistan
37. The boundary between Poland and Germany is called : —Hindenberg Line
38. Philadelphia is well known for : —Locomotives
39. Baku is famous for : — Petroleum
40. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth is about : —3 years

41. Which comet appears every 76 years ? —Hailey’s comet
42. What does the term ‘lithosphere’ refer to ? —Crust of the earth
43. The rocks in the Himalayan system are mainly : —Sedimentary
44. Corbett National Park is in : —Uttarakhand
45. Which is known as the home of the Asiatic lion ? —Gir National Park
46. Silent Valley is located in the state of : —Kerala
47. Tokyo is situated at longitude 140 Eand Karachi is situated at longitude 70 E. Local time at Karachi will be : —4 hours 40 minutes behind that of Tokyo

48. The Ports situated at the two ends of the Suez canal are : —Port Said and Suez
49. In which ocean is the Great BarrierReef situated? —In Pacifice Ocean