21.
Where is the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports situated?
(A)
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
(B)
Darjeeling, West Bengal
(C)
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
(D)
Uttar Kashi, Uttarakhand
22.
Which river originates from ‘Rakshastal north-western tip’ near Mansarovar?
(A)
Sutlej River
(B)
Narmada River
(C)
Ravi River
(D)
Tapti River
23.
Which river flows into the Wular lake in the north and then into Baramulla?
(A)
Beas
(B)
Sutlej
(C)
Jhelum
(D)
Ravi
24.
According to Census 2011, which of the following languages is spoken by the least population in India?
(A)
Sanskrit
(B)
Dogri
(C)
Assamese
(D)
Konkani
25.
Choose the coasts that are running along the Arabian sea. a. Northern Circars b. Malabar c. Konkan d. Coromandel
(A)
Only a and c
(B)
a, b and c
(C)
b, c and d
(D)
Only b and c
26.
According to the Census of India 2011, ‘Other Religions and Persuasions’ formed what percentage of the country’s population?
(A)
0.4
(B)
2.3
(C)
1.7
(D)
0.7
27.
In 1596, who suggested in his work ‘Thesaurus Geographicus' that the continents of the earth were not always located in their present positions?
(A)
Louis Agassiz
(B)
Georges Cuvier
(C)
Abraham Ortelius
(D)
Dan Peter McKenzie
28.
Which of the following rivers is joined by river Chambal from the south?
(A)
Kosi
(B)
Yamuna
(C)
Teesta
(D)
Ganga
29.
In the context of local storms of hot weather season, Nor’Westers are:
(A)
the pre-monsoon showers that are a common phenomenon in Kerala and coastal areas of Karnataka
(B)
the dreaded evening thunderstorms in Bengal and Assam
(C)
the hot, dry and oppressing winds blowing in the Northern plains from Punjab to Bihar with higher intensity between Delhi and Patna
(D)
a nearby wind that blows coffee flowers in Kerala
30.
Which of the following statement/statements is/are true regarding the light year? 1.Light year is a unit of distance. 2.Light is a unit of time. 3.A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. 4.Light year is the measurement of light intensity.
