1. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?
Menander
2. At low elevation which cloud are to be found?
Nimbus
3. Which color types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
Cumulonimbus
4. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. Where is this?
Singapore
5. In which type of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
Tundra Climate
6. Which is the major oil producing area in U.S.A.?
Texas-Louisiana belt
7. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded?
22nd May, 1964
8. Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament?
52nd
9. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
Saudi Arabia
10. Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur?
Brazil
11. Kamarupa is the old name of which state?
Assam
12. Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Folded and faulted region
13. In which country is the world’s highest waterfall?
Venezuela
14. One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to which canal?
Suez
15. Which country has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
Japan
16. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
Tamil Nadu
17. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
Boland
18. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills?
Palni hills
19. Which relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
Folding of the geosynclines
20. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity?
Sambhar
21. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a fully fledged State?
Sikkim
22. What type of farming is practiced in the densely populated regions of the world?
Intensive farming
23. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?
Gujarat
24. Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?
Humboldt Current
25. Where does the cold Labrador current bring nine months winter?
Eastern Newfoundland
26. Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?
West Bengal
27. A majority of the population of New found land is engaged in which profession?
Fishing
28. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tons fish in 2010?
Japan
29. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?
Damodar Valley Corporation
30. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
USA and Indonesia