Cardamom hills lie along the border of:

• Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
• Karnataka and Kerala
• Kerala and Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Correct Option: C  [ Kerala and Tamil Nadu ]

Remark:

Which one of the following is a narrow belt running along the foot of the Siwaliks ?

• Tarai
• Bhabar
• Bhangar
• Khadar
Correct Option: B  [ Bhabar ]

Remark:

Moplah movement was essentially a

• Tribal movement
• Peasant movement
• Communal movement
• Revolutionary movement
Correct Option: B  [ Peasant movement ]

Remark: The Moplah movement of 1921 started as a resistance against the British colonial rule in southern part of Malabar region of Kerala. The popular uprising was also against the prevailing feudal system.

A famous bird sanctuary is:

• Koladeo Ghana Sanctuary
• Gir Forest
• Sunderban
• Bandipur National park
Correct Option: A  [ Koladeo Ghana Sanctuary ]

Remark:

Which Union Territory has the highest concentration of Muslim population ?

• Puducherry
• Chandigarh
• Daman and Diu
• Lakshadweep
Correct Option: D  [ Lakshadweep ]

Remark:

India conducted its first nuclear explosion at

• Apsara
• Pokharan
• Koyana
• Kalpakkam
Correct Option: B  [ Pokharan ]

Remark: "Operation Smiling Buddha" India first nuclear test Conducted at Pokhran, Rajasthan on May 18, 1974.

Copious rain in the northern coast of Tamil Nadu in October-November are due to

• The South East Trade winds
• Retreating Monsoon
• Westerly Depression
• Occlusion
Correct Option: B  [ Retreating Monsoon ]

Remark:

The channel separating the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as

• Coco channel
• 10° channel
• Duncan passage
• Somboraro channel
Correct Option: B  [ 10° channel ]

Remark: The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by a channel (the Ten Degree Channel) some 150 km wide.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of:
1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Assam
4. Mizoram

• 1, 3 and 4
• 1 and 2
• 1, 2 and 4
• 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Option: C  [ 1, 2 and 4 ]

Remark:

Which one of the following is an oxide of alumininium ?

• Copper
• Zinc
• Bauxite
• Manganese
Correct Option: C  [ Bauxite ]

Remark: