1. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?
Dehradun
2. Which river emerges from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh?
Narmada
3. Which is the 193rd member of UNO?
South Sudan
4. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Mussorie lie in which state?
Uttrakhand
5. What is the word used to describe the shape of earth?
Oblate spheroid
6. From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties?
Erstwhile USSR
7. What is the radius of the earth approximately?
6400 km
8. Frontal rain is caused which activity?
Cyclonic activity
9. Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
Convectional
10. What is the period of revolution of a geostationary satellite?
24 hours
11. What does the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate?
Temperate cyclones
12. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
South facing
13. On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals?
Increase
14. Petroleum is generally found in which rocks?
Folded marine sedimentary rocks
15. Which Rocks are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth’s surface?
Basalts.
16. Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value?
Anthracite
17. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
Pretoria
18. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in which country?
Myanmar
19. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, how much is the portion remaining above the sea level?
1/10th
20. Which plain formed due to the weathering of lime stone?
Karst plains
21. Which fertilizer has more nitrogen content?
Urea
22. Trees in tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in which season?
Dry season
23. Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth?
Mars
24. Which is the hottest planet?
Venus
25. By whom was the temple of Konark built?
Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges
26. What is the distance between two consecutive longitudes (910 E and 920 E) at-the Poles?
0 km
27. How many kilometers are represented by 10 of latitude?
111 km
28. The highest annual precipitation occurs in which basin?
Amazon basin
29. What is Snow line?
The altitude above which snow never melts
30. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
Old Igneous