JKSSB Sub Inspector last minute MCQs for Written Test

Q12,, Which of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India?

• 69°30’E
• 75°30’E
• 82°30’E
• 90°30’E

Answer C

Q13,, What is the local name of the wind blowing in the northern plains during summers ?

• Kaal Baisakhi
• Trade Winds
• Loo
• Daduu

Answer…c,,Loo is the hot, dry, and oppressing winds blowing especially in Northern plains of India(UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi).

Q14,, Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?

• Narmada
• Godavari
• Krishma
• Mahanadi

Answer B, Godavari river is one of the longest rivers in India and its total length is about 1,465 km.

• The tributaries of the Godavari are Purna, the Wardha, the Pranhita, the Manjra, the Wainganga and the Penganga.

Q15,, Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar

are collectively called as

• Himachal
• Purvanchal
• Uttaranchal
• None of the above

Answer B

Q16,, The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

• Anai Mudi
• Mahendragiri
• Kanchenjunga
• Khasi

Answer B, Mahedragiri Mountain stands at a height of 1501 meters as a prime geographical landmark in the Gajapati district of Odisha.It is the highest peak of Eastern Ghat.

Q17,, Which of the following state is not crossed by the Tropic of Cancer?

• Rajasthan
• Chhattisgarh
• Odisha
• Tripura

Answer…C

Q18,, Which of the following country have common frontier with the Indian State like

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim?

• China
• Nepal
• Bhutan
• Myanmar

Answer…B,, The border was formed after the Sugauly Treaty of 1816 between Nepal and the British Raj. The state-wise length of borders are given below : Uttrakhand: 251 km Uttar Pradesh: 551 km Sikkim: 99 km West Bengal: 100 km Bihar: 726 km

Q19,, Which of the following country does not share land boundary with India?

• Bhutan
• Bangladesh
• Tajikistan
• Nepal

Answer C, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the North-West, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the North, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the East. Srilanka and Maldives are island neighbors.

Q20,, Which of the following is called the Southernmost Himalayas?

• Shivaliks
• Himadri
• Himachal
• None of the above

• Answer A, Also known as the outer Himalayas, they are known by different names in different places. For example, they are called Jammu hills in Jammu, Dudhwa ranges in Uttarakhand, Darjeeling hills in West Bengal, etc.

• The Shiwalik is the southernmost range of the Himalayas.

Q21,,, Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?

A. Aravali Mountains

B. Western Ghats

C. Himalayas

D. Both A & C

Answer…A,,Aravalli is derived from a Sanskrit word from ‘ara’ and ‘vali’, which literally

means the ‘line of peaks’. It is an eroded stub of ancient mountains.Q22,, Which of the following place has never got the vertical rays of the Sun?

A. Srinagar

B. Mumbai

C. Chennai

D. Thiruvananthapuram

Answer…A,,Srinagar will never be in the Tropical Zone. So, it will never get the vertical

rays of the Sun.

Q23,, Which of the following countries are divided by the Radcliffe Line?

A. India and Pakistan

B. India and China

C. India and Bangladesh

D. India and Nepal

Answer…A,,17 August 1947 upon the Partition of India.

Q24,, Which of the following countries are divided by the Durand Line?

A. Afghanistan and Pakistan

B. India and Pakistan

C. India and China

D. India and Burma

Answer…A

Q25,, Which of the following Indian state touches the boundaries of the maximum number of

other States?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Bihar

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Uttar Pradesh

• Answer..D,,, Uttar Pradesh shares a border with Nine states/ Union Territory.

o Northwest – Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

o West – Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan.

o South – Madhya Pradesh.

o East – Jharkhand,Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.

Q26,, Which of the following cities are called the twin cities?

A. Delhi and Faridabad

B. Mumbai and Pune

C. Hyderabad and Secunderabad

D. Bangalore and Mysore

• Answer…C,,, Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana.

• Hyderabad is known as “City of Pearls”.

• Ranchi-Hatia is Twin Cities.

• Other twin cities are :

• Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka

• Kochi-Ernakulam, Kerala

• Durg-Bhilai, Chhattisgarh

Q27,, Which State is called the sugar bowl of India?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Chhattisgarh

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Bihar

Answer…A,,,Cuba is known as the ‘sugar bowl of the world

Q28,, Which of the following countries are divided by McMohan line?

• India and Pakistan
• India and China
• India and Bangladesh
• Pakistan and China

Answer…B

Q29,, What is the name of southernmost hill ranges in India?

• Nilgiri Hills
• Annamalai Hills
• Nallamalai Hills
• Cardamom Hills

Answer,,,D,,India’s southernmost mountain range is Cardamom Hill, which is located in

Kerala.

Q30,, Which of the following is defined the northern frontiers of India?

• Himalayan mountain range
• Karakoram Range
• Aravali Range
• Satpura Range

Answer…A

Q31,, Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable ground water

resource in the country?

A. The Yamuna

B. The Ganga

C. Tsangpo

D. Indus

• Answer…B,, The Ganga and the Brahamaputra basins, have about 46 per cent of the total

replenishable groundwater resources.

Q32, Which one of the Following states has the majority and the major oil fields in

India?

A. Assam

B. Gujarat

C. Jharkhand

D. Tamil Nadu

• Answer…A,, With over 100 oilfields, Assam leads as the state with the greatest number of

oilfields.

• Assam has major oilfields like Digboi, Naharkatiya, and Moran-Hugrijan.

Q33,, Which one of the following minerals has another name called ‘brown diamond’?

A. Iron

B. Manganese

C. Lignite

D. Mica

Answer…C

Q34,, Which of the following crop is not part of High – Yielding Varieties Programme?

A. Rice

B. Wheat

C. Jowar

D. Pulses

Answer…D,,,This programme in the 4th five-year plan was a breakthrough and a turning

point in the history of agriculture development in India. High Yield Varieties Programme

(HYVP) was restricted to only five crops: Bajra, Jawar, Rice, Maize, and Wheat.

Q35,,, Which of the following states has the highest irrigation coverage?

A. Punjab

B. Karnataka

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Uttarakhand

• Answer…A,,, At the state level, Punjab is the highest state in terms of irrigation coverage.

• In terms of area, 98 percent of the state’s farming is irrigated

Q36,, Which of the following region is nearest to the Gulf of Mannar ?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Kerala

C. Karnataka

D . Andhra Pradesh

Answer..A,, Designated as a Biosphere Reserve, the Gulf of Mannar is one of the biologically richest coastal regions in all of the mainland of India. It is the first Marine Biosphere Reserve in South and southeast Asia.

Q37,, Which of the following region refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya

Range?

A. Malwa Plateau

B. Chhotanagpur Plateau

C. Deccan Trap

D. Mahadeo Hills

Answer…A

Q38,, Which of the following States has the longest coast line in India?

A. Maharashtra

B. Gujarat

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Orissa

Answer….B,, Gujarat has the longest coastline in India.

• Its length is 1,600 kilometres,,,AP 2nd and T.N 3rd ,, Maharashtra 4th

Q39,, Which one among the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?

A. Mahanadi

B. Cauveri

C. TapiD. Godavari

• Answer…C,, The Tapi River is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada

river which flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea.

• The river has a length of around 700 km and flows through the states of Maharashtra,

Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.

Q40,,, Which one of the following river is eastern tributary of River Ganga?

A. Gandak

B. Kosi

C. Ghaghara

D. Mahanada

• Answer…B,, Left: Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda, Ramganga,

Garra.

• Right: Yamuna, Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Chandan, Ajoy, Damodar, Rupnarayan, Tamsa (also

called Tons)

Q41,,, The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is

A. Black clay soil

B. Red porous soil

C. Sandy soil

D. Loamy soil

• Answer….A,,, Black clay soil has the attributes of cracks and shrinks in dry conditions.

• Black soil is also known as cotton soil or Regur Soil.

Q42,, Which among the following is oldest oil Refinery in India?

A. HaldiaB. Koyali

C. Digboi

D. Mathura

• Answer…C,,, Digboi oil refinery was established by Assam Oil Company Limited at Digboi on

11th Dec 1901.

• It is Asia’s oldest and longest operating oil refinery.

Q43,, “Which of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or

moons?”

A. Jupiter

B. Mars

C. Saturn

D. Uranus

Answer….C,,, “It is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our

solar system.

Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and

helium.

It has 82 moons. Saturn has the most number of moons.”

Q44,, The Rabi crops are sown in which months?

A. March-April

B. June-July

C. October-November

D. January-FebruaryAns: C,,The Rabi crops are sown around mid-November, after the monsoon rains are

over, and harvesting begins in April/May.

Q45,, Which among the following is ‘Rabi Crop?

A. Cotton

B. Maize

C. Arhar

D. Mustard

Answer…D,, The major Rabi crops in India are Wheat, Barley,Mustard, Sesame, Oats,

Grams, Linseed, and Peas

Q46,, Which among the following is Kharif Crop?

A. Groundnut

B. Maize

C. Paddy

D. All of the above

Answer…D,, The Kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, finger

millet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soybean,groundnut (oilseeds), and cotton

Q47,, Which one of the following sequences is correct in the context of the three

largest wheat producing states in India?

A. Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar

B. Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Punjab

C. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Bihar

D. Punjab, Bihar, and Madhya PradeshAnswer…C,,

Q48,, The Kharif crops are sown in which months?

• March-April
• July-October
• October-November
• January-February

Answer..B,, The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons-(i) Kharif

and (ii) Rabi based on the monsoon. The Kharif cropping season is from July –October

during the south-west monsoon

Q49,, Which of the following is not a Rabi Crop?

• Carrot
• Radish
• Pea
• Lady’s finger

Answer…D