CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Resources Of India And World Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________.
  • Chittaranjan
  • Jamshedpur
  • Varanasi
  • Perarmbur
Headquarters of which one among the following Railway Zones in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?
  • East Central Railway
  • South Eastern Railway
  • South Western Railway
  • West Central Railway
It is basically a traditional centre for cotton. The town accounts for the bulk of India's cotton knitwear exports to all over the world. The Noyyal river runs all across the town, virtually dividing it into two halves.
  • Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
  • Erode (Tamil Nadu)
  • Subarnapur (Odisha)
Which of the following cities of Maharashtra have airports?
  • Mumbai and Nagpur
  • Pune and Manmad
  • Solapur and Akola
  • All of above
Which one of the following sets of states are benefited the most from the Konkan Railway?
  • Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
  • Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
  • Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
  • Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu
Mr.X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route.
Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop)
Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non stop)
Sau Paulo to Buenos Aires (non stop)
Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr.X?
  • Tasman Sea
  • Labrador Sea
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Black Sea
The Konkan Railway connects ________.
  • Goa - Mangalore
  • Roha - Mangalore
  • Kanyakumari - Mangalore
  • Kanyakumari - Mumbai
The East Central Railway Zone headquarters is located at _______.
  • Patna
  • Hajipur
  • Muzaffarpur
  • Katihar
Which of the following factors is/are responsible for high concentration of jute mills in the Hoogli basin?
Nearness to coal fields.
Convenient dry climate for spinning and weaving.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Where is Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training located?
  • Kochi
  • Mumbai
  • Warangal
  • Chennai
With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements.
Indian railway system is the largest in the world.
National Highways cater to $$ 45\% $$ of the total land transport demand.
Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road.
National Highway 7 is the longest in the country.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 2 and 4
Which state in India has the maximum density of roads?
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
The first Indian railway train in 1853, journeyed between _________.
  • Bombay and Pune
  • Pune and Ahmedabad
  • Bombay and Thane
  • Howrah and Kharagpur
The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the Railways in India is _____________.
  • iron and steel
  • coal
  • mineral oil
  • non-ferrous metallic ores
Which of the following is not a problem of India's Sugar Industry?
1.Low yields of sugarcane.
2.Short crushing season.
3.Small and uneconomic size of the mills.
4.Competition with Khandsari and Gur.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • Both 2 and 3
  • None of these
Which one among the following places is not an iron-ore mining area?
  • Badampahar
  • Zawar
  • Bailadila
  • Anantpur
In the map given below, three out of the four places marked  indicate places where a thermal power station is located.

The place where there is no thermal power station is marked
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh has recently come on the world map for its largest ___________.
  • Uranium deposits
  • Tungsten deposits
  • Coal deposits
  • Bauxite ore deposits
$$90\%$$ coal of India is found in ___________.
  • Jharkhand and Bengal
  • Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra and Gujarat
Which state in India has the world's largest deposit of 'thorium'?
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Assam
With reference to the mineral sources of India, consider the following pairs.
Copper : Jharkhand
Nickel : Odisha
Tungsten : Kerala
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal?
It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future and import it from other countries for the present use.
Most of the power plants in India are coal-based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
The greatest potential for the generation of tidal power in India is available in the ____________.
  • Malabar coast
  • Konkan coast
  • Gujarat coast
  • Coromandel coast
In the given map, the black marks show the distribution of
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  • asbestos
  • gypsum
  • limestone
  • mica
Which of the following places is associated with copper mining?
  • Kolar
  • Khetri
  • Mayurbhanj
  • Gaya
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Okha : Salt
Bastar : Mica
Jodhpur : Gypsum
Nasik : Chromite
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4
Which is the largest metal trading centre?
  • Johannesburg
  • New York
  • London
  • Singapore
Rajasthan has rich deposits of copper in district of _________.
  • Jaipur
  • Bikaner
  • Nagaur
  • Jhunjhunu
Which one of the following is the first state to have fully privatised its power distribution network?
  • Maharashtra
  • Odisha
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal
Which one among the following is not a source of renewable energy?
  • Hydroelectricity
  • Solar energy
  • Fuel cell
  • Wind energy
In which of the following states, Jangi-Thopan Powari Projects are proposed to set-up?
  • J & K
  • HP
  • UP
  • Manipur
Among the following states, which one does not have any significant coal resources?
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Maharashtra
Which of the following has a potentiality for harnessing of tidal energy in India?
  • Gulf of Cambay
  • Gulf of Mannar
  • Backwaters of Kerala
  • Chilka lake
India is comparatively not rich in which one of the following minerals compared to the other three?
  • Bauxite
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Manganese
Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at ___________.
  • Jharia
  • Jamshedpur
  • Ranchi
  • Lohardaga
Which are the important minerals found in Manipur?
  • Sillimanite, nickel, petroleum
  • Oil, coal, manganese
  • Iron, lime, bauxite
  • None of these
Iron ore from Kudremukh is most likely to be exported through ________.
  • Goa
  • Kochi
  • Mangalore
  • Ennore
Consider the following statements.
Pokhpur, Tuensang districts of Nagaland have nickle.
Khetri of Rajasthan is famous for copper.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of these
Pick up the correct food chain.
  • Grass - Chameleon - Insect - Bird
  • Grass - Fox - Rabbit - Bird
  • Phytoplankton - Zooplankton - Fish
  • Fallen leaves - Bacteria - Insect larvae
Where is gold found in India? 
  • Kolar (Karnataka)
  • Khetri (Rajasthan)
  • Panna (MP)
  • Katni (MP)
Iron ore from Bailadila mines is exported to Japan and South Korea via _________.
  • Haldia Port
  • Visakhapatnam Port
  • Paradip Port
  • Mumbai Port
Storage of energy in an ecosystem is shown by the amount of living material present in both plants and animals. This is called ________.
  • trophic level
  • standing crop
  • food chain
  • food web
Consider the following statements. 
Industries discouraged in or very close to large cities due to environmental reasons.
Mining, telecommunications, highway construction and management have been thrown open to private companies.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is not the basic principle of sustainable development?
  • Respect and care for the community of life
  • Minimise the depletion of renewable resources
  • Stop huge deposition of solid waste
  • Change personal attitude and practice
Which among the following is not an important fishing centre of India.
  • Kandla
  • Porbandar
  • Jafarabad
  • Surat
Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by ___________.
  • deforestation.
  • developing new breeds of cultivated plants and domesticated animals.
  • using insecticides and pesticides.
  • understanding the dedicated balance in the relative number of organisms.
In the grassland, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of ____________.
  • insects and fungi
  • limited sunlight and paucity nutrients
  • water limits and fire
  • none of the above
In a food chain, the solar energy utilised by plants is in the range of ____________.
  • 9.5% - 10%
  • 2% - 3%
  • 0.1%  - 1%
  • 1% - 2%
A high BOD value in aquatic environment is indicative of ____________.
  • a pollution free system
  • a highly polluted system due to excess of nutrients
  • a highly polluted system due to abundant heterotrophs
  • a highly pure water with abundance of autotrophs
Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements.
Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cutting only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
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