Geography

Question 1

Highest peak of Odisha is

Answer 1

Deomali

Question 2

Kidneys of the Earth are

Answer 2

Wetlands

Question 3

World Wetland Day is celebrated on

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February 02 1971

Question 4

Peatlands are also

Answer 4

Wetlands

Question 5

Ramsar Convention on Wetland signed in

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Ramsar in Iran in 1971
Came into force in 1975

Question 6

India signed Ramsar convention on

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February 01, 1982

Question 7

Till February 2025, there are how many Ramsar sites in India?

Answer 7

89

Question 8

First Ramsar Sites in India

Answer 8

Chilika Lake (Odisha) Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) (man made) (1981)

Question 9

Which state has the largest Ramsar sites in India?

Answer 9

Tamil Nadu -18

Question 10

Largest Ramsar Site of India

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Sundarban Wetland

Question 11

Smallest Ramsar site of India

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Renuka Wetland (Himachal Pradesh)

Question 12

World’s first Ramsar site

Answer 12

Cobourg Peninsula in Australia (1974)

Question 13

Country with maximum number of Ramsar sites

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UK

Question 14

List of Wetlands facing threats due to human activities

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Montreux Record

Question 15

Ramsar sites of India in Montreux Record

Answer 15

Chilika lake (1st to be added in 1993, removed in 2002), Loktak Lake (Manipur), Keoladeo national park

Question 16

Floating national park of India

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Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur

Question 17

Theme of Wetland Day 2025

Answer 17

Protecting Wetlands for our common future

Question 18

State bird of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Answer 18

Kalij Pheasant

Question 19

Taxol is extracted from which tree

Answer 19

Yew

Question 20

Ox Bow Lakes are features present on which part of the Himalayan region

Answer 20

Lower course of river

Question 21

The minimum period of time taken after which the whether variations are considered to predict the climate of a place is

Answer 21

30 yrs

Question 22

Oldest Dam in India

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Kallanai Dam in Tamil Nadu
Kaveri River

Question 23

How many Biosphere reserves are there in India

Answer 23

18
First-Nilgiri
Latest-Panna MP 2020

Question 24

The ICAR Sugarcane breeding Institute is located in

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Coimbatore

Question 25

When the analysis of population density is done by calculating it through net cultivated area, the measure is termed as

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Physiological density

Question 26

Which state is the biggest producer of pulses

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Madhya Pradesh

Question 27

Which bird sanctuary in India is famous for Indian Bustards

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Kutch Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary (Lala Purjan Sanctuary)

Question 28

Keoladeo National Park is in

Answer 28

Bharatpur Rajasthan

Question 29

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is in

Answer 29

Kerala

Question 30

The length of border with neighbouring countries of India are in decreasing order

Answer 30

Bangladesh China Pakistan Nepal Myanmar Bhutan Afghanistan

Question 31

Zemu Glacier is in

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Sikkim Largest glacier in eastern india

Question 32

Rock shelters of Bhimbetka is in

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Madhya Pradesh Discovered by V. S. Wakankar

Question 33

In which state is Kund Or Tanka used for water harvesting

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Rajasthan

Question 34

At which latitude does the easterly jet stream blow over peninsula India during summer

Answer 34

14° N

Question 35

Which is the largest crustal plate on Earth with area of 103000000 km^2

Answer 35

Pacific plate North American plate- 2nd Eurasian plate- 3rd

Question 36

Which UT is in geographical proximity to sri Lanka

Answer 36

Karaikal

Question 37

Acc to Indian Rly 2019-20 which state has the largest railway track in India

Answer 37

Uttar Pradesh First rly line from Mumbai to Thane was 34 km

Question 38

Kuno National Park is located in

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Madhya Pradesh

Question 39

Meteors occur in which part of atmosphere

Answer 39

Mesosphere

Question 41

Mediterranean Sea is in which ocean

Answer 41

Atlantic Ocean

Question 42

Highest peak of Aravalli range

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Guru Shikhar Aravalli range runs northeast to South West It is a relict mountain resulted from folding in Archean times

Question 43

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) ____ list is a critical indicator of the health of world's biodiversity

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Red

Question 44

Karbi anglong plateau (Meghalaya) is an extension of

Answer 44

Peninsular Plateau Rivers of Karbi Anglong- tributaries of Brahmaputra-Kalong, Kopili, and Dhansiri

Question 45

In which state is the Garo Khasi mountain range spread

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Meghalaya

Question 46

Transboundary River between india and Pakistan

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Ravi river

Question 47

State producing highest amount of grapes

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Maharashtra Viticulture-agriculture of grapes

Question 48

Which Indian state Uts have common boundaries with Pakistan

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Gujarat Rajasthan Punjab Jammu Kashmir

Question 49

In which state is kolar gold mines situated

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Karnataka

Question 50

Greatest Delta of the world

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Ganga Brahmaputra

Question 51

Worlds busiest inland waterways

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Yangtze kiang

Question 52

Big bang theory was given by

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George Lemaitre 1931 13.8 Billions years ago

Question 53

Nebular Laplace theory by

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Immanuel Kant 1755 Laplace 1796

Question 54

Planetesimal theory was given by

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Thomas Chamberlain 1905 Forest Ray Moulten

Question 55

Heliocentric model was given by

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Nicolaus Copernicus 1543 De revolution orbium celestium

Question 56

Steady State Theory by

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Fred Hoyle

Question 57

Fastest Rocky planet to travel through 29 miles per second

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Mercury

Question 58

Fastest rotation

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Jupiter 9.9 hrs

Question 59

Slowest rotation planet

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Venus 243 days

Question 60

Biggest to smallest planets

Answer 60

JSUNEVMM Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth Venus Mars Mercury

Question 61

Number of latitudes on earth

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181 Number of latitude circles 179

Question 62

0° Longitude is called

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Prime Meridian Greenwich Mean Time

Question 63

International Date Line is called

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180°E/W Passing through Pacific Ocean

Question 64

What kind of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer

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Ultraviolet radiation

Question 65

Ebony and mahogany are found in which type of forest

Answer 65

Tropical evergreen forests

Question 66

Kanch Mahal is located in which district

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Agra

Question 67

Which is the deepest lake in the world

Answer 67

Baical Russia

Question 68

When are the kharif crops harvested

Answer 68

September-October Sown between April and May

Question 69

Which crop is classified as fine grain

Answer 69

Wheat

Question 71

Rabi crops are sown between

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October to December Harvested in April to june