Which is the normal date of onset of south-west monsoon in India ?

• 14th June
• 10th June
• 5th June
• 1st June

In winter, the main branch of jet stream prevails:

• in the north of the Himalayas
• in the south of the Himalayas
• over the Bay of Bengal
• over the Indian ocean

Which State of India has the largest tribal population ?

• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Tripura
• Andhra Pradesh

Which erosional agency is responsible for the formation of ravines and badlands ?

• Water
• wind
• Sea waves
• Glacier

Which soil is formed under conditions of high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternate wet and dry periods ?

• Red soil
• Black soil
• Desert soil
• Laterite soil

In India principal wheat producing States are :

• Punjab, Bihar, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh
• Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala.

In India temperate evergreen type of vegetation is found mostly in:

• Rajasthan and South Punjab
• Western Ghats and Assam
• Western Himalayas above 3500 m
• Eastern and Western Himalayas less than 3500 m.

The Palk Bay lies between

• Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
• Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
• Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Physical Research Laboratory is located at:

• Hyderabad
• New Delhi
• Ahmedabad
• Bhubaneswar

Which of the following pair of cities is called twin-city ?
(A) Delhi - Sonipat
(B) Bangalore - Mysore
(C) Hyderabad - Secunderabad
(D) Bombay - Pune

• Delhi - Sonipat
• Bangalore - Mysore
• Hyderabad - Secunderabad
• Bombay - Pune