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 When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
(A) midnight, GMT
(B) 17 30 hours
(C) 06 30 hours
(D) None of the above
Q2 Which country has the largest coast line?
(A) USA
(B) Australia
(C) Canada
(D) India
Q3 Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
(A) Alluvial soils
(B) Black soils
(C) Laterite soils
(D) Red soils
Q4 The oldest mountains in India are
(A) Aravalis
(B) Vindhyas
(C) Satpuras
(D) Nilgiri hills
Q5 The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
(A) Shimla as a tourist spot
(B) Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
(C) Boundary between India and Tibet
(D) None of the above
Q6 Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
(A) Formation of the Rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
(B) Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
(C) Splitting of India from the Antarctic
(D) Breaking up of Pangaea
Q7 The state having the largest area of forest cover in India is
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam
Q8 The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
(A) Increasing
(B) Decreasing
(C) Static
(D) Decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Q9 The India’s highest annual rainfall is reported at
(A) Namchi, Sikkim
(B) Churu, Rajasthan
(C) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
(D) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Q10 The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
(A) on the western ghats
(B) between the Tapti and the Narmada
(C) to the north-east of the Godavari
(D) on the Malwa plateau
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