1. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal?
Gold
2. Silver is obtained from the lead & Zinc Ares of Zawar mines in which city?
Udaipur
3. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
Venus
4. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
Venus
5. How much the equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference?
Approximately 68 km
6. What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles?
10,002 km
7. By which method is the age of most ancient geological formations estimated?
C4 method
8. Which layer of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aeroplanes?
Stratosphere
9. If the temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the relative humidity?
Decrease
10. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
Coniferous forest
11. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
Monsoon
12. Which state produces maximum Soya bean?
Madhya Pradesh
13. Which country is rich in oil?
Indonesia
14. What percentage of country’s demand for natural rubber is met by in indigenous production?
0.97
15. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
Iceland
16. The United Nations declared 2008 as which International Year?
Planet Earth
17. Where is the national institute of nutrition located?
Hyderabad
18. Which is the “Horn of Africa”?
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
19. Israel has common borders with which countries?
Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
20. The World Food Prize is given by which organization/world bodies?
Kraft general foods
21. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land?
Jammu and Kashmir
22. In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
Madhya Pradesh
23. Palghat joins which states?
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
24. Which forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent?
Hindukush
25. Which soil is best suited for cotton?
Regur
26. On the basis of the process of their formation, which soil is formed differently from the other three?
Regur
27. Which crop requires continuous semi aquatic condition for cultivation?
Rice
28. Which stare is the largest producer of coffee?
Karnataka
29. Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year?
Mercury
30. Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?
Maize