Geography Indian Geography

Q. The headquarters of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is located in:

A
New york
B
Geneva
C
Mexico city
D
Paris (France)

Correct Answer

Paris (France)

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
    A)National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
    B)The Geological Survey of India
    C)Surveyor General of India
    D)Indian Bureau of Mines
    Answer: The Geological Survey of India
  • Q. How many days in one year on mercury?
    A)300
    B)56
    C)88
    D)36
    Answer: 88
  • Q. Which city is served by Diamond Harbour?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Mumbai
    C)Visakhapatnam
    D)Rangoon
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Which of the following is the leading producer of rice?
    A)China
    B)Australia
    C)Argentina
    D)Cuba
    Answer: China
  • Q. In which state, female literacy rate is the highest?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Maharashtra
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The removal of rock, layer by layer due to weathering is called ________
    A)Exfoliation
    B)Block disintegration
    C)Dellation
    D)Granular disintegration
    Answer: Exfoliation
  • Q. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
    A)The Niagara Falls, North America
    B)The Jog Falls, India
    C)The Victoria Falls, Africa
    D)The Salto Angel Falls, South America
    Answer: The Salto Angel Falls, South America
  • Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
    A)Itanagar
    B)Kohima
    C)Jorhat
    D)Dibrugarh
    Answer: Dibrugarh
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
    A)Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
    B)Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
    C)Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
    D)Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
    Answer: Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
  • Q. Which of the following separates Asia and North America?
    A)Bering Strait
    B)Bass Strait
    C)Dover Strait
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Bering Strait
  • Q. Where is Sunda Trench?
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Pacific Ocean
    D)Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens
    A)At the middle
    B)From east to west
    C)From west to east
    D)No where
    Answer: From west to east
  • Q. Colorado in U.S.A is famous for this landform ________
    A)Great Valleys
    B)Grand Canyon
    C)Grand Crators
    D)Great Basins
    Answer: Grand Canyon
  • Q. The United Kingdom’ consists of England and ________
    A)Scotland, Wales and Faeroe Island
    B)Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland
    C)Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
    D)Scotland, Sardinia and Wales
    Answer: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • Q. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
    A)Mesosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Ionosphere
  • Q. A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as ________
    A)A peninsula
    B)An isthmus
    C)A lagoon
    D)A strait
    Answer: An isthmus
  • Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
    A)Australoid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)Negroid
    Answer: Caucasoid
  • Q. Where do Birhors live?
    A)Nagaland
    B)Chhattishgrah
    C)Assam
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Chhattishgrah
  • Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Goa
    D)Visakhapatnam
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. The oldest oil field in India is the ________ field, in ________
    A)Nawagam, Gujarat
    B)Anleshwar, Gujarat
    C)Bombay High, Maharashtra
    D)Digboi, Assam
    Answer: Digboi, Assam

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