SSC: Famous Places in India Quiz

1. National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place?
A. Bangalore
B. Kerala
C. Gandhinagar
D. Hyderabad


2. National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at
A. Dehradun
B. Lucknow
C. Bangalore
D. Kanpur

3. The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Orissa
D. Maharashtra

4.'Kandla' is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following?
A. Export Processing Zone
B. Centre for Marine Food products
C. Cutting and Polishing of diamonds
D. Ship breaking industry

5. National Police Academy is located at
A. Bangalore
B. Hyderabad
C. Abu Road
D. Dehradun

6. National Archives is located at?
A. Calcutta
B. Dehradun
C. Bombay
D. New Delhi

7. Which is known as 'Garden City of India'?
A. Trivandram
B. Imphal
C. Simla
D. Bangalore

8. The Central Rice Research institute is located at
A. Rajamundry
B. Madra
C. Cuttack
D. Cochin

9. Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?
A. Shadnagar
B. Bangalore
C. Chennai
D. Dehradun

10. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Alaknanda
D. Saraswathi

11. Indian Cancer Research institute is located at
A. New Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai

12.Central Drug Research Institute is located at
A. Trissur
B. Nagpur
C. Mysore
D. Lucknow

13. Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near
A. Ajmer
B. Jaipur
C. Patna
D. Aurangabad

14.National School of Mines is located in ?
A. Dhanbad
B. Kavalpur
C. Udaipur
D. Hyderabad

15. Sun Temple is situated at?
A. Konark
B. Bangalore
C. Haridwar
D. Kerala




ANSWERS:
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A

5. B
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. A

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Geography Quiz

1. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
A. Ganga
B. Cauvery
C. Narmada
D. Godavari


2.The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
A. 45
B. 65
C. 35
D. 25

3. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
A. north of Tropic of Cancer
B. south of the Equator
C. south of the Capricorn
D. north of the Equator

4. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
A. the Palghat gap
B. the Bhorghat pass
C. the Thalgat pass
D. the Bolan pass

5. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?
I   Higher per acre field of sugarcane
II  Higher sucrose content of sugarcane
III Lower labour cost
IV Longer crushing period
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II and IV

6. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
A. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
C. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
D. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

7. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India?
I. It is largely practiced in Assam
II. It is referred to as 'slash and burn' technique
III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
A. I, II and III
B. II and III
C. I and II
D. I and III

8. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
A. Ganga \
B. Indus
C. Brahmaputra
D. Mahanadi

9. The Salal Project is on the river
A. Chenab
B. Jhelum
C. Ravi
D. Sutlej

10. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
A. North-eastern zone
B. North-western zone
C. Southern zone
D. None of the above


ANSWERS:
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C

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World Organization Quiz

1. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

A. ILO
B. WHO
C. ASEAN
D. All of the above


2. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members

A. every 6 months
B. every 3 months
C. every year
D. every month


3. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

A. International Labour Organisation
B. Security Council
C. International Court of Justice
D. General Assembly


4. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at

A. Dhaka
B. New Delhi
C. Colombo
D. Kathmandu


5. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by

A. Dr. Manmohan Singh
B. Farooq Abdullah
C. Dinesh singh
D. Alam Khan

6. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?
A. UNO
B. NAM
C. GATT (now WTO)
D. ASEAN

7. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?

A. Geneva
B. Rome
C. Paris
D. Vienna

8. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

A. Protection of Cruelty to animals
B. Environment protection
C. Protection of human rights
D. Protection of historic monuments


9. The Halifax summit was that of

A. G-7 countries
B. Leaders of the NAM
C. countries in favour of a common currency for Europe
D. Palestinian and Israeli leaders


10. The office of the UN General Assembly is in

A.Vienna
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Zurich

11. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object?

A. The Security Council
B. The General Assembly
C. The International Court of Justice
D. The Trusteeship Council

12. The headquarters of the UNESCO is at
A. Rome
B. Geneva
C. New York
D. Paris

13. Which UN body deals with population problem?

A. UNFPA
B. UNDP
C. UNICEF
D. UNESCO

14. Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes

A. Canada, France and Russia
B. Canada, Italy and Netherlands
C. France, Netherlands and Russia
D. Canada, France and Italy


15. The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in

A. Paris
B. Madrid
C. New York
D. Geneva




ANSWERS:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. D

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SSC: World Geography Quiz

1. The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of
A. shape
B. area
C. baring
D. distance


2. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with
A. zones of climate
B. zones of oceans
C. zones of land
D. zones of cyclonic depressions

3. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.
A. larger, more
B. larger, less
C. smaller, more
D. smaller, less

4. The hazards of radiation belts include
A. deterioration of electronic circuits
B. damage of solar cells of spacecraft
C. adverse effect on living organisms
D. All of the above

5. The great Victoria Desert is located in
A. Canada
B. West Africa
C. Australia
D. North America

6. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
A. latitudes
B. longitudes
C. geographic grids
D. None of the above

7. The light of distant stars is affected by
A. the earth's atmosphere
B. interstellar dust
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

8. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Australia
D. Europe

9. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
A. latitudinal redistribution of heat
B. cycle of air circulation
C. global wind pattern
D. All are similar terms

10. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
A. coral reefs
B. sea grass bed
C. hot spots
D. None of the above

11. Which of the following is tropical grassland?
A. Taiga
B. Savannah
C. Pampas
D. Prairies

12. With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.
A. 15
B. 10
C. 5
D. 25

13. The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?
A. Britain
B. Japan
C. Poland
D. Germany

14. The temperature increases rapidly after
A. ionosphere
B. exosphere
C. stratosphere
D. troposphere

15. The humidity of the air depends upon
A. temperature
B. location
C. weather
D. All of the above



ANSWERS:
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. D

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