SSC/IBPS/UPSC/RRB Orientation -General Knowledge -2

C How many times Gandhiji became the President of Indian National Congress?
Once

C The study of life in outer space is called -------?
Exobiology

C Which soil type is most suited for the plantation of tea, coffee, spices and tropical fruits?
Forest & Hill soils

C Which is the standard meridian of India?
82 degree 30 minute East

C Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by -------?
5 hours & 30 minutes

C What is the North-South distance of India?
3,214 KM

C What is the East - West distance of India?
2,933 KM

C What is India's total land area?
3.28 million sq. km

C What percent of world's land surface area is covered by India?
2.4 percent
C Which is the seventh largest country in the world?
India

C What is the total length of India's coastline?
7,517 km

C Dehra Dun Valley is situated in which Himalayan range?
Shivalik

C Which ranges of the Himalayas are composed of ancient sedimentary & metamorphic rocks?
Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)

C The hillstations of Shimla, Mussourie, Nainital & Darjeeling belongs to which Himalayan range?
Lesser Himalayas

C What is the name of the shifting cultivation practised in the north eastern India?
Jhumming

C Which plateau is situated between the Western Ghat & Eastern Ghat?
The Deccan Plateau

C What is the name of the water body that divide the Andaman & Nicobar island groups?
Ten degree Channel

C Which is the only active volcano in India? Barren Island
C Which mountain range runs in a northeast to southwest direction along the Thar Desert?
The Aravalli Range

C Which is considered as the oldest mountain range in India?
The Aravalli

C Which mountain range is situated between the Narmada & the Tapi rivers?
The Satpura

C Which mountain range's important mountains are Pachmarhi & Amarkantak?
The Satpura

C Which is the highest peak in peninsular India, situated in the Western Ghats?
Anai Mudi (2695 M)

C Which range run parallel to the Coromandel coast?
Eastern Ghats

C Which region of India has an Arctic type climate?
Ladakh

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