GK Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams Set -4

1. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Kaveri

(D) Tapi

2. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following ?

(A) Arabian Sea

(B) Baltic Sea

(C) Caspian Sea

(D) Mediterranean Sea

3. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located ?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Uttarakhand

4. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills ?

(A) Anaimalai hills

(B) Cardamom hills

(C) Nilgiri hills

(D) Javacli hills

5. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated ?

(A) Son valley

(B) Mahanadi valley

(C) Damodar valley

(D) Godavari valley

6. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka ?

(A) Elephanta

(B) Nicobar

(C) Rameshwaram

(D) Salsette

7. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first ?

(A) Assam

(B) West Bengal

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

8. Which one of the following Indian states leads in the production of rubber ?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

9. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity ?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Karnataka Plateau

(C) Kachchh

(D) Himachal Pradesh

10. Between which ranges does the Kashmir valley in the Himlayas lie ?

(A) Siwalik and Pir Panjal

(B) Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar

(C) Zanskar and Pir Panjal

(D) Dhauladhar and Zanskar

11. Indravati is a tributary of which river ?

(A) Ganga

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Mahanadi

12. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Kaveri

(C) Tapi

(D) Mahanadi

13. What is the name of the major base of Indian Navy at Karwar ?

(A) INS Kadamba

(B) INS Vikramaditya

(C) INS Harshvardhan

(D) INS Kushan

14. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located ?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Karnataka

(D) Andhra Pradesh

15. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated ?

(A) Nagaland

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Sikkim

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

2. (A)

3. (C)

4. (B)

5. (C)

6. (C)

7. (D)

8. (C)

10. (C)

11. (B)

12. (C)

13. (A)

14. (A)

15. (C)