| 51 |
The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the |
Geography/Geology
Water and air transport |
Easy |
| 52 |
Which mode of transport is the fastest but also the costliest per unit of cargo? |
Geography/Geology
Water and air transport |
Easy |
| 53 |
Which canal uses a system of locks to move ships between two oceans? |
Geography/Geology
Water and air transport |
Medium |
| 54 |
The busiest ocean route, linking the two most industrialised regions of the world, is the |
Geography/Geology
Water and air transport |
Medium |
| 55 |
Before the Suez Canal opened, a ship from London to Mumbai had to go around Africa. After 1869, the main bene… |
Geography/Geology
Water and air transport |
Hard |
| 56 |
The Big Inch pipeline in the USA carries petroleum from the Gulf of Mexico to |
Geography/Geology
Pipelines and communication |
Easy |
| 57 |
India's first satellite, launched in 1975, was |
Geography/Geology
Pipelines and communication |
Easy |
| 58 |
Which is a disadvantage of pipeline transport? |
Geography/Geology
Pipelines and communication |
Medium |
| 59 |
The electronic world of computer networks represented by the internet is called |
Geography/Geology
Pipelines and communication |
Medium |
| 60 |
A government wants early warnings of cyclones over the ocean and fast communication with remote islands. Whic… |
Geography/Geology
Pipelines and communication |
Hard |
| 61 |
The World Trade Organisation came into existence in |
Geography/Geology
International trade |
Easy |
| 62 |
Dover and Calais, linked by ferries across the English Channel, are examples of |
Geography/Geology
International trade |
Easy |
| 63 |
A country exports goods worth ₹500 crore and imports goods worth ₹650 crore in a year. Its balance of trade is |
Geography/Geology
International trade |
Medium |
| 64 |
A manufacturer sells televisions abroad at a price lower than the cost of producing them, in order to capture… |
Geography/Geology
International trade |
Medium |
| 65 |
A port collects goods from many countries, stores them, and re-exports them to other countries. It is best de… |
Geography/Geology
International trade |
Hard |
| 66 |
Which year is known as the year of the great demographic divide in India? |
Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth |
Easy |
| 67 |
According to the 2011 Census, which state had the highest population density? |
Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth |
Easy |
| 68 |
A state with an area of 1,00,000 km² has a population of 3.82 crore. What is its population density? |
Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth |
Medium |
| 69 |
The period 1951–1981 is called the period of population explosion in India mainly because |
Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth |
Medium |
| 70 |
The population of a region was 100 lakh in one census and 121 lakh in the next census ten years later. What w… |
Geography/Geology
Distribution, density and growth |
Hard |
| 71 |
The Sino-Tibetan language family in India is also known as |
Geography/Geology
Population composition |
Easy |
| 72 |
Which language family has the largest number of speakers in India? |
Geography/Geology
Population composition |
Easy |
| 73 |
According to the Census, a person who worked for 150 days in the reference year would be classified as a |
Geography/Geology
Population composition |
Medium |
| 74 |
Which language family is mainly spoken in southern India? |
Geography/Geology
Population composition |
Medium |
| 75 |
A large share of a state's workforce consists of cultivators and agricultural labourers. What does this most … |
Geography/Geology
Population composition |
Hard |
| 76 |
In NCERT usage, the adolescent population refers to people aged |
Geography/Geology
Change and regional variation |
Easy |
| 77 |
Which group of states recorded relatively lower population growth rates in recent decades? |
Geography/Geology
Change and regional variation |
Easy |
| 78 |
India's population growth rate has fallen since 1981, yet the number of people added each decade remains larg… |
Geography/Geology
Change and regional variation |
Medium |
| 79 |
Which factor most directly helped southern states reduce their population growth rates earlier than others? |
Geography/Geology
Change and regional variation |
Medium |
| 80 |
A state has a large adolescent population but high school dropout rates and many early marriages among girls.… |
Geography/Geology
Change and regional variation |
Hard |
| 81 |
Local names such as panna, para, palli, nagla and dhani refer to units of |
Geography/Geology
Rural settlements |
Easy |
| 82 |
Compact villages surrounded by fields are most typical of |
Geography/Geology
Rural settlements |
Easy |
| 83 |
In parts of Rajasthan, houses are grouped close together around a common water source. The main factor behind… |
Geography/Geology
Rural settlements |
Medium |
| 84 |
Isolated huts scattered on slopes in Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh are an example of |
Geography/Geology
Rural settlements |
Medium |
| 85 |
In a village, the dominant community lives in the centre while other groups live on the outskirts, forming a … |
Geography/Geology
Rural settlements |
Hard |
| 86 |
Which of these towns developed as a planned administrative centre after independence? |
Geography/Geology
Urban settlements |
Easy |
| 87 |
Dhanbad is best classified functionally as a |
Geography/Geology
Urban settlements |
Easy |
| 88 |
A settlement has 7,000 people, a density of 600 persons per km², and 60 per cent of its male main workers in … |
Geography/Geology
Urban settlements |
Medium |
| 89 |
Which group consists only of medieval towns that grew as headquarters of kingdoms? |
Geography/Geology
Urban settlements |
Medium |
| 90 |
A city's population is 7 million. Under the classification used in NCERT, it is a |
Geography/Geology
Urban settlements |
Hard |
| 91 |
Land that has been left uncultivated for more than five years is classified as |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Easy |
| 92 |
Wheat in India is mainly grown in which season? |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Easy |
| 93 |
A district has a net sown area of 150 thousand hectares and a gross cropped area of 210 thousand hectares. Wh… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Medium |
| 94 |
In a region receiving about 50 cm of annual rainfall, farmers grow bajra and gram and use moisture conservati… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Medium |
| 95 |
Village pasture land is encroached upon and fenced by a few powerful landowners. Which group is likely to suf… |
Geography/Geology
Land resources |
Hard |
| 96 |
Which sector is the largest user of water in India? |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Easy |
| 97 |
The Arvary Pani Sansad is a community water management initiative in |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Easy |
| 98 |
Which of these is a direct benefit of rooftop rainwater harvesting in a city? |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Medium |
| 99 |
Water tables are falling fast in Punjab and Haryana. The main reason is |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Medium |
| 100 |
A village builds check dams, plants trees on slopes and digs percolation pits so that rainwater stays in the … |
Geography/Geology
Water resources |
Hard |