2022Geography
Which religious group in India has its highest urban population?
GS Paper I (General Studies)
Study the subject as one continuous question paper, or narrow it to a particular year.
Which religious group in India has its highest urban population?
Consider the following cities of Uttar Pradesh and arrange them in descending order in terms of their population.
I. Ghaziabad
II. Kanpur
III. Agra
IV. Lucknow
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The idea of 'Rurbanization' was elaborated by which one of the following sociologists?
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
| List - I (Hill/Mountain) | List - II (Location in State of India) | ||
| A. | Bateshwar Hill | 1. | Haryana |
| B. | Bilari Range | 2. | Manipur |
| C. | Chin Range | 3. | Bihar |
| D. | Dhoshi Hill | 4. | Karnataka |
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
With reference to India which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. India is the sixth-largest country in the world.
2. India occupies about 2.4% of the total area of the world.
3. Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country dividing into two latitudinal halves.
4. India lies completely in the tropic zone.
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Which two of the following are correctly matched?
| Tribe | State | |
| 1. | Kharia | Odisha |
| 2. | Kuki | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3. | Yanadi | Rajasthan |
| 4. | Paliyan | Tamil Nadu |
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
| Aluminium Plants | Location | |
| (a) | Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO) | Chennai |
| (b) | Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) | Korba |
| (c) | Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Limited (HINDALCO) | Renukoot |
| (d) | Indian Aluminium Company Limited (INDAL) | Hirakud |
Which two of the following States are the leading producers of Iron-Ore in India as per the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines 2020-21?
1. Odisha
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Jharkhand
4. Karnataka
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Which one of the following river basins is the largest in respect to the area?
As of early 2022, which country was at the top in steel production in the world?
As per the 'India State of Forest Report - 2021' which of the following States has registered maximum increase in the forest cover during the last two years?
Which of the following mountain ranges are in the Himalayan mountains?
1. Cho Oyu
2. Lhotse
3. Annamalai
4. Sirumali
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
| List - I (Waterfalls of India) | List - II (Location) | ||
| A. | Dudhsagar | 1. | Karnataka |
| B. | Barkana | 2. | Odisha |
| C. | Khandadhar | 3. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Palani | 4. | Goa |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Agra and Darjeeling are located on the same latitude but the temperature of January in Agra is 16° Centigrade whereas it is only 4° Centigrade in Darjeeling.
Reason (R) : Temperature decreases with height and due to thin air, places in the mountains are cooler than places in the plains.
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The demographic dividend is
Match List - 1 with List - 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List 1 (Mineral Exploration Agencies) | List 2 (Headquarters) |
1. Oil and Natural Gas Commission | (a) Bhubaneshwar |
2. Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. | (b) Hyderabad |
3. National Mineral Development corporation | (c) Nagpur |
4. National Aluminium Company Limited | (d) New Delhi |
Which of the following is the largest lagoon lake situated on the east coast of India?
With reference to NTPC unit at Singrauli which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. It is situated in Northern part of Chhattisgarh State.
2. It is NTPC’s oldest unit.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Which of the following Ramsar site is NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A non-renewable source of energy is
Which one of the following rivers is NOT the part of Indian Ganga river basin?
Largest inland saline water lake in India is
Match List - 1 with List - 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List 1 (State of India) | List 2 (Highest Peak) |
1. Tamil Nadu | (a) Dhupgarh peak |
2. Rajasthan | (b) Saramati peak |
3. Nagaland | (c) Gurushikhar peak |
4. Madhya Pradesh | (d) Dodda Betta peak |
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?