The Radcliffe line is a boundary between:

• India and China
• India and Afghanistan
• India and Pakistan
• India and Bangladesh
Correct Option: C  [ India and Pakistan ]

Remark:

Chumbi Valley is on boundary of:

• Sikkim - Bhutan
• Nepal - Sikkim
• Bihar - Nepal
• Assam - Bangladesh
Correct Option: A  [ Sikkim - Bhutan ]

Remark:

Silent Valley is in:

• Uttarakhand
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Andra Pradesh
Correct Option: B  [ Kerala ]

Remark: Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri hills.

The retreating Monsoon gives rainfall to:

• Gujarat
• Goa
• Tamilnadu
• Maharashtra
Correct Option: C  [ Tamilnadu ]

Remark:

El Nino refers to

• an atmospheric phenomenon
• an environmental phenomenon
• an Oceanic phenomenon
• a climatic phenomenon
Correct Option: C  [ an Oceanic phenomenon ]

Remark:

Alakananda and Bhagirathi rivers make confluence at:

• Dev Prayag
• Karna Prayag
• Rudra Prayag
• Vishnu Prayag
Correct Option: A  [ Dev Prayag ]

Remark: Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers merge to form the holy River Ganga at Devprayag. The small town is situated on the route from Rishikesh to Badrinath.

Which among the following is the oldest mountain series in India?

• Satpura
• Nilgiris
• Vindhyas
• Aravali
Correct Option: D  [ Aravali ]

Remark: Aravali Mountains are situated in north western India. It's one of the oldest fold mountain ranges in the world and extends across the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat.

When drenched clouds are not able to cause rain because of the rising movement of extremely hot current of air, it leads to

• cloudbursts
• thunderstorm
• creation of rain shadow area
• cyclone
Correct Option: A  [ cloudbursts ]

Remark:

Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?

• Javadi Hills
• Anaimalai Hills
• Nilgiri Hills
• Shevaroy Hills
Correct Option: C  [ Nilgiri Hills ]

Remark:

Which one of the following places is not located on the bank of river Ganga?

• Uttarkashi
• Kanpur
• Fatehpur
• Bhagalpur
Correct Option: C  [ Fatehpur ]

Remark: Uttarkashi: Situated on the banks of Bhagirathi River(It is one of the two headstreams of the Ganga River)
Kanpur: situated on the south bank of river Ganga.
Bhagalpur: situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river.

Fatehpur: situated between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna.