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Geography Questions
for SSC CGL 2023:
101.Bagan produces agriculture –
non-food crops.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Also known as cash
crops. Eg: Coconut, Jute, tea etc.
102.Area of crops in India is-
60 to 70 percent of
the area of food grains
103.Which are the most abundant regions in jute
production –
West Bengal
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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World’s largest
producer is India.
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Also known as ‘Golden
Fiber’.
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Regions: West
Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh.
104.Where is the maximum area of jute in India –
West Bengal
105.The term Green Revolution has been used to
indicate higher production –
by increasing
agricultural productivity per hectare.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Father of Green
Revolution in India is M.S.Swaminathan
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Father of Green
Revolution in World is Norman
Borlaug
106.Green Revolution was most successful –
in Punjab, Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh
107.Green revolution is related to which crop –
wheat
108. HYV program is also called ......... in India-
New Agricultural Policy
109.Which state in India is called a rice bowl –
Andhra Pradesh
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Andhra Pradesh):
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Capital: Amaravati
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Chief Minister: Y.S.Jagan
Mohan Reddy
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Governor: S.Abdul
Nazeer
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State formed in 1956
110.Operation Flood is related to-
Milk production
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Started by Dr.
Kurien in 1970.
111.Approximately what percentage of India's
total population is employed in agriculture –
60 percent
112.The yellow revolution in India is concerned
with the production of –
oilseeds
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Father of Yellow
Revolution is Sam Pitroda started
in 1986.
113.As far as the official classification of the
Ministry of Agriculture is concerned, how many agricultural climatic zones are
in India –
127
114.Social forestry –
growing and
arranging useful plants on government owned land.
115.Which state is considered as the traditional
area of tank irrigation-
Tamil Nadu
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Tamil Nadu):
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Capital: Chennai
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Chief Minister: M.K.Stalin
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Governor: R.N.Ravi
116.Jaduguda is concerned with the mining of-
uranium.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
- Jaduguda in Jharkhand.
117.Recently, Tumalapalli of Andhra Pradesh has
come in the world map for which most deposits –
uranium deposit
118.The state of Kerala is most famous for which
mineral-
iron-ore
119.The main minerals found in the upper
Brahmamutra valley are
petroleum.
120.Raniganj in West Bengal is related to-
coal fields.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Started in 1774.
121.Which state has the largest coal reserves –
Jharkhand
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Jharkhand):
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Capital: Ranchi
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Chief Minister: Hemant
Soren
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Governor: C.P.Radhakrishnan
122.Panna is a very important place in Madhya
Pradesh, it is famous for the mining of –
diamond
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Madhya Pradesh):
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Capital: Bhopal
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Chief Minister: Shivraj
Singh Chouhan
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Governor: Mangubhai
Patel
123.Which is the destination of iron-ore
transported by pipeline from Kundermukh –
Mangalore
124.What is Khetri famous for-
Copper
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Khetri is situated
in Rajasthan
125.The number of refineries operating in the
state of Assam are-
four.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(4 Refineries):
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Noonmati Refinery: Guwahati started in 1962.
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Namuligarh Refinery: Morangi started in 1993
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Bongaigaon Refinery: Chirang distt started in 1974
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Digboi Refinery: Digboi started in 1901.
Geography One Liner Questions.
126.Where is Mumbai high oil field –
continental shelf
of Arabian Sea
127.Who currently produces the highest amount of
crude petroleum in India –
Offshore Mumbai
High
128.The main iron and steel industries are
located in which plateau –
Chota Nagpur
129.What are the main sources of energy in India-
Thermal
130.Bhilai Steel Plant has been set up with the
help of-
Russia
131.Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited is
located in-
Bhadravati
132.The Silicon Valley of India is located in-
Bangalore.
133.Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for –
Golden
134. The first port developed after independence was-
Kandla
135.The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on
which river-
Sutlej
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Sutlej):
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Originates from Rakastal near Mansarovar Lake in Tibet.
Economics One Liner Questions.
136.The Tehri dam has been built on which river-
Bhagirathi
137.Hydroelectric power contributes to the total
electric power in India, about one-
fifth
138.Which rivers get water from Indira Gandhi
Canal –
Sutlej
139.Vyas Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which
river-
Krishna.
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Krishna River):
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Originate from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra
140.Sardar Sarovar Dam is on which river-
Narmada
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams
(Narmada River):
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Originate from Amarkantak in M.P
141.India's longest dam –
Hirakud Dam
142.Salal hydropower project is in which state –
Jammu Kashmir
143.Between which states is the quarrel of
Mullaipieriyar Dam –
Tamil Nadu and
Kerala
144.There has been a chronic shortage of
electricity in India, because-
the
demand for electricity has been increasing, while its production and
distribution have not increased.
145.The Kishanganga Project is the main cause of
dispute between India and whom-
Pakistan
146.Energy produced commercially from coal is
called-
thermal energy.
147.Talcher is important for –
Heavy Water Plant
148.Which sea port is closest to Rourkela Steel
Plant-
Paradip
149.Ports located on the eastern coast of India –
Paradip and Haldia.
150.Where is the Kandla port (port) situated –
the Gulf of Kutch
Important Takeaway for All Competitive Exams:
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Now changed to
Deendayal Port and it is in Gujarat.