Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999?

(1) Latur

(2) Jabalpur

(3) Chamoli

(4) Uttar Kashi

The important fishing harbor in India is

(1) Kolkata

(2) Cohin

(3) Paradeep

(4) Mumbai

The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of

(1) Jammu and Kashmir

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Orissa

(4) West Bengal

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located

(1) Baluchistan

(2) Myanmar

(3) Nepal

(4) Kashmir

The Valley of Kashmir is located on a

(1) nappe

(2) fault trough

(3) plateau

(4) plain

Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east?

(1) Western part is rainy

(2) Western Ghats act as major water-divide

(3) Rivers follow rift valleys

(4) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats

Palk Strait

(1) India and Pakistan

(2) India and Burma

(3) India and Sri Lanka

(4) India and Afghanistan

‘Diego Garcia’ is an island in the Ocean—

(1) Pacific

(2) Indian

(3) Atlantic

(4) Arctic

Mansarovar Lake is situated in

(1) Nepal

(2) India

(3) Tibet

(4) Bhutan

Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?

(1) Sahyadri

(2) Purvanchal

(3) Anamalai

(4) Aravallis

‘Kulu Valley ’ in India is famous for the cultivation of

(1) Grapes

(2) Potatoes

(3) Apples

(4) Strawberry