1. The Ukai dam is located across which river?
(a) Narmada
(b) Tapi
(c) Mahi
(d) Karjan
2. What does ‘Barchans’ (Barkhans) refer to?
(a) Type of hut in deserts
(b) Shrub in desert
(c) Hot winds in desert
(d) Sand dune
3. Which gas is utilised during the preparation of bleaching powder?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorine
(d) Oxygen
4. Who is considered as the father of geography?
(a) Ptolemy
(b) Aristotle
(c) Thales
(d) Eratosthenes
5. On which river is Goa situated?
(a) Narmada River
(b) Mandovi River
(c) Tapi River
(d) Penna river
6. Electromagnetic induction was discovered by:
(a) Michael Faraday
(b) Alessandro Volta
(c) Isaac Newton
(d) Albert Einstein
7. In which district of Maharashtra Godavari originates from the slope of Western Ghats?
(a) satara
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Jalgaon
(d) Nashik
8. Which eminent person is associated with Bardoli?
(a) Mahavir
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
9. Which of the following rivers has its confluence with the Arabian Sea?
(a) Narmada
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Kaveri
10. Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as ‘Razmnameh’?
(a) Akbar
(b)Jahangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Humayun
11. Which of the following rivers has its source from Trimbakeshwar?
(a) Godavari
(b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi
12. What does “Triratna” mean in Buddhism?
(a) Tripitaka
(b) Buddha, Dhamma (dharma), Sangha
(c) Satya, Ahimsa, Karuna
(d) Sheel, Samadhi, Sangha
14. What is the first page of website called?
(a) Home page
(b) Main page
(c) Design page
(d) None of these
15. Who is the author of book named ‘Julius Ceaser’ ?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) GB Shaw
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) Charles Darwin
16. Soaps are sodium salts of which of the following?
(a) Mineral acids
(b) Fatty acids
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Carbonic acid
17. Which State is known for Back waters?
(a) TamilNadu
(b) AndhraPradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
18. Which one of the following is connected with transport of water in plants?
(a) Phloem
(b) Xylem
(c) Epidermis
(d) Cambium
19. The rate of change of displacement with time is called as –
(a) Force
(b) Acceleration
(c) Retardation
(d) Velocity
20. What is the zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn called?
(a) Temperate Zone
(b) Frigid Zone
(c) Torrid Zone
(d) None of these