General Awareness for RIMC and Sainik Class IX- Compiled by www.sainikrimc.com ( 2017-18)

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 1. Q1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

          a) Rajasthan

          b) Orissa

          c) Chhattisgarh

          d) Tripura

 2. The easternmost longitude of India is

          a) 97 & 176; 25' E

          b) 68 & 176; 7' E

          c) 77 &176; 6' E

          d) 82 & 176; 32' E

 3. Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

          a) China

          b) Bhutan

          c) Myanmar

          d) Nepal

 4. If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to ?

          a) Pondicherry

          b) Lakshadweep

          c) Anadman and Nicobar

          d) Diu and Deman

 5. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

          a) Bhutan

          b) Tajikistan

          c) Bangladesh

          d) Neptal

 6. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

          a) Lakshadweep

          b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 7. Which of the following countries is / are larger than India?

          a) Australia, Brazil

          b) Canada, China, Russia and USA

          c) Canada, England, South Africa

          d) Only I and II above is correct

          e) All are correct

 8. Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea

          a) Andaman and Nicobar islands

          b) Lakshadweep

          c) Daman and Diu

 9. which island group of India lies to its south-east

          a) Andaman and Nicobar islands

          b) Lakshadweep

          c) None of the above

 10. Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

          a) Srilanka

          b) Maldives

          c) Srilanka & Maldives

 11. Which one of the following is the southernmost latitude of India

          a) 804i north  

          b) 604i south

          c) 804i south

          d) 604i north

 12. Palk Strait seperates India from which country?

          a) Mynmar

          b) Maldives

          c) Sri Lanka

          d) Lakshdweep

 13. Which one of the following water bodies seperate Sri Lanka from India ?

          a) palk strait and Gulf of Khambat

          b) Palk strait and Gulf of Mannar

          c) Gulf of Mannar and 10 degree Channel

          d) 10 degree channel and Gulf of khambat

 14. Which latitude and longitude divides India into two halves ?

          a) Latitude- Tropic of Capricon,  230 30l  N . Longitutde- Indian Standard Meridian, 820 30l E

          b) Latitude- Tropic of Capricon,  230 30l  E . Longitutde- Indian Standard Meridian, 820 30l N

          c) Latitude- Tropic of Cancer,  230 30l  E . Longitutde- Indian Standard Meridian, 820 30l N

          d) Latitude- Tropic of Cancer,  230 30l  N . Longitutde- Indian Standard Meridian, 820 30l E

 15. Which of the following neighbouring countries share the longest land boundary with India ?

          a) pakistan

          b) Nepal

          c) China

          d) Bangladesh

 16. Which is the largest state in India in terms of area?

          a) Uttar pradesh

          b) Rajasthan

          c) Maharashtra

          d) Madhya Pradesh

 17. Which is the smallest state in India in terms of area?

          a) Sikkim

          b) Arunachal Pradesh

          c) Goa

          d) Nagaland

 18. Tropic of cancer passes through which of these states

          a) Orissa

          b) Tripura

          c) Bihar

          d) Punjab

 19. Which country among the India's neighbours is the smallest ?

          a) Nepal

          b) Bhutan

          c) Sri Lanka

          d) Bangladesh

 20. Name the Union territories which do not have an International border or lie on the coast

          a) Delhi, Pondicherry, and Chandigargh

          b) Pondicherry, Chandigargh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli

          c) Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli  and Chandigargh

          d) Daman and Diu, Delhi, and Chandigargh

 21. Find out the states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast

          a) Uttar pradesh, Odisha, Madhya pradesh and Haryana

          b) Madhya pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand and Haryana

          c) Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand

          d) Odisha, Madhya pradesh, Jharkhand and Haryana

 22. Which of the following states having common frontier with Pakistan

          a) J&k, Punjab and Gujrat

          b) J&k, Punjab, maharashtra and Gujrat

          c) J&k, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujrat

          d) J&k, and Punjab only

 23. Which of the following states having common frontier with China

          a) J&k, Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Sikkim,and Arunachal pradesh.

          b) Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Sikkim,and Arunachal pradesh.

          c) J&k, Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Meghalaya

          d) J&k, Bihar, Sikkim, ans Arunachal Pradesh

 24. Which of the following states having common frontier with Myanmar

          a) Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal

          b) Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland

          c) Nagaland, Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, and Mizoram

          d) Nagaland and Arunacha pradesh only

 25. Which of the following states having common frontier with Bangladesh are

          a) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and West Bengal

          b) Meghalaya, Assam,Tripura,and West Bengal

          c) West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and tripura

          d) West Bengal, Tripura, Bihar and Jharkhand

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 26. Name the canal that shortened the distance between India and Europe

          a) Panama Canal

          b) Suez Canal

          c) Buckingham Canal

          d) Ainsley canal

 27. Name the place in India which is located on three seas

          a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

          b) Lakshadweep

          c) kanyakumari

          d) None of the above

 28. Big and small pieces of Rocks left by Glacier are called______

          a) Glacier Boulder

          b) Boulders

          c) Pieces of Stone

          d) Moraine

 29. In the desert region the Erosion takes place due to the process called----

          a) Speedy Wind

          b) Running water

          c) Glacier

          d) All of the above

 30. Which of the following is the Characteristic of sand-dune ?

          a) It has summit

          b) it has slope

          c) It is level

          d) All of the above

 31. Which of the following is the main characteristic of sand-dune?

          a) It is level

          b) It is mobile

          c) It is stable

          d) All of the above

 32. What is called the erosion made by the sea waves?

          a) Water Erosion

          b) Sea Erosion

          c) Ocean Erosion

          d) Coastal Erosion

 33. Formation of a lake at Sea-shore due to bar is called_____

          a) Lagoon

          b) Bar

          c) Lake

          d) Beach

 34. In which of the following state the Chilka Lagoon is situated?

          a) West Bengal

          b) Odisha

          c) Andhra Pradesh

          d) Tamil Nadu

 35. In which of the following state the Pulkit lagoon is situated ?

          a) Tamil Nadu

          b) Odhisha

          c) BIhar

          d) Bengal

 36. Soil is the______________of earth Crust.

          a) Topmost Layer

          b) Upper Layer

          c) Middle Layer

          d) All layers

 37. Which of the following is most important element of soil?

          a) Humus

          b) Minerals

          c) Chemicals

          d) All of these

 38. Which of the following factor is responsible for formation of Humus?

          a) Vegetation

          b) Minerals

          c) Chemicals

          d) Rocks

 39. Which of the following factors may not be responsible for soil erosion?

          a) Wind

          b) Glacier

          c) River

          d) Sea waves

 40. Which of the following factors cannot be responsible for misuse of soil?

          a) Agriculture by man

          b) Misuse vegatation by man

          c) Grazing of animal by man

          d) Grass cutting by man

 41. Indian Govt Chemical Fertilsers factory is at SINDRI this is in ____ State

          a) UP

          b) Orissa

          c) Bihar

          d) Jharkhnad

 42. PUSA Institute of Agriculture is in____

          a) UP

          b) HP

          c) Bihar

          d) Delhi

 43. What does Green Revolution mean?

          a) Afforestation

          b) Widespread Plantation of Grass

          c) Reapid growth in  production of food grains

          d) None of these

 44. About ______ percent of the working population in the country is engaged in agriculture

          a) 19

          b) 28

          c) 67

          d) 52

 45. Sometimes the government co-operates with the private sector to run certain industries. Such a sector is called as___

          a) Private sector

          b) Public Sector

          c) Joint Sector

          d) Mixed Sector

 46. India has ___ percent of the total world's land area.

          a) 2.4

          b) 16

          c) 3.4

          d) 17.5

 47. There are more than ____ languages, spoken in India.

          a) 354

          b) 250

          c) 22

          d) 19

 48. Number of languages, specifically mentioned in our constitution as national languages of India is___ 

          a) 17

          b) 16

          c) 22

          d) 14

 49. The Supreme Commander of the three forces is___

          a) The Prime Minister of India

          b) The President of India

          c) The Defence Minister of India

          d) The Chief of the Army Staff

 50. Ships are constructed at the Hindustan Shipyard

          a) Cochin

          b) Vishakhapatnam

          c) Calcutta

          d) Chittaranjan

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