General Studies MCQ – 87

Dear Aspirants,

General Studies MCQs are the basic part of Himachal competitive exams. It is helpful to HPSSSB, and State Bank Exams. It is a series of General knowledge MCQs (including Indian History MCQs, Static gk) that also help in the National level examination, Sainik School, NDA, and army exams, etc.

Q1 A woman who is pregnant for the first time is called
(A) Multipara
(B) Primipara
(C) Nullipara
(D) Primigravida

Q2 The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
(A) It is the older river of India
(B) Of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
(C) There are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centers situated on its banks
(D) Its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges

Q3 Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
(A) Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
(B) Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
(C) Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
(D) Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej

Q4 The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five

Q5 The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
(A) The obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
(B) The evaporation of moisture by heat
(C) The absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
(D) That the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current

Q6 The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
(A) Allahabad
(B) Delhi
(C) Gwalior
(D) Jaipur

Q7 What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
(A) Commercial agriculture
(B) Extensive agriculture
(C) plantation agriculture
(D) subsistence agriculture

Q8 The Radcliffe line is a boundary between
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and China
(C) India and Myanmar
(D) India and Afghanistan

Q9 The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
(A) Ganga
(B) Cauvery
(C) Narmada
(D) Godavari

Q10 The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
(A) 45
(B) 65
(C) 35
(D) 25

General Studies MCQ – 86