16) Which one among the following cities never get the vertical rays of the sun through the year?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
c) Srinagar
17) Driest areas of India which lies in Rajasthan have an average annual rainfall of _
a) 100 cm
b) 20 cm
c) 10 cm
d) Less than 1 cm
18) The Union Territory of Puducherry does not have a common border with :
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
19) The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at the –
a) Cardamon Hill
b) Annaimalai Hills
c) Nilgiri Hills
d) Palanai Hills
20) Western, ghats are
a) Plateau
b) Hills
c) Mountain
d) Escarpment of Plateau
21)The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is :
a) Anaimudi
b) Dodabeta
c) Mahendragiri
d) Nilgiri
22) The name ‘ Sahyadri ‘ is related to
a) A Rain-bearing wind
b) Himalayan peak
c) Western peak
d) Cyclone hazards
23) Which of the following is the worst flood affected area in India?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Tripura
24) The Kulu valley is situated between the mountain ranges of :
a) Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
b) Ladakh and Pir Panjal
c) Ranjoti and Nanga Parbat
d) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik
25) The highest waterfall of India is in the state of :
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Assam
26) How many states in India are coastal ?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
27) The union territory of Puducherry does not have a common boundary with :
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
28) The Southernmost point of India is :
a) Cape Comorin
b) Point Calimere
c) Indira Point
d) Port Blair
29) Which one of the following cities is called the ‘Zero Mile Centre ‘ of India?
a) Kanpur
b) Allahabad
c) Nagpur
d) New Delhi
30) Which State has smallest land area?
a) Goa
b) Nagaland
c) Sikkim
d) Tripura