Geography Indian Geography

Q. The national Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was set up in:

A
1978
B
1970
C
1975
D
1980

Correct Answer

1975

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
    A)Sundarban
    B)Nilgiri
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Gulf of mannar
    Answer: Gulf of mannar
  • Q. Addis Ababa is the capital of
    A)Zambia
    B)Ethiopia
    C)Kenya
    D)Nigeria
    Answer: Ethiopia
  • Q. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
    A)India and Tibet
    B)India and China
    C)China and Afghanistan
    D)Pakistan and Afghanistan
    Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan
  • Q. The Trans-Andean railway connects
    A)Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)Mexico City with Santiago
    C)Panama City with Santiago
    D)Rio de Janerio with Bogota
    Answer: Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
  • Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
    A)Westerlies
    B)Monsoons
    C)Loo
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Westerlies
  • Q. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is
    A)Westward then poleward
    B)Eastward then poleward
    C)Eastward then towards the equator
    D)Westward then towards the equator
    Answer: Westward then poleward
  • Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
    A)Rice
    B)Cotton
    C)Coffee
    D)Tea
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched? 1. Mountain stage : waterfalls 2. Plain stage : oxbow lake 3. Plain stage : delta 4. Mountain stage : deposition
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)None
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
    A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
    B)Increases with increase in temperature
    C)Decreases with increase in temperature
    D)Is independent of temperature
    Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
  • Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
    A)Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
    B)Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
    C)Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
    D)Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
    Answer: Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true? 1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks 2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature 3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering 4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
    A)1 and 2
    B)1 and 4
    C)2 and 3
    D)4
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
    A)The Himalayan Region
    B)The Equatorial Region
    C)The Tundra Region
    D)The Mediterranean Region
    Answer: The Tundra Region
  • Q. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
    A)Hollywood
    B)Los Angeles
    C)New Orleans
    D)San Francisco
    Answer: San Francisco
  • Q. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as:
    A)Ferel's Law
    B)Wien’s Displacement Law
    C)Ohm's Law
    D)Ampere's Law
    Answer: Wien’s Displacement Law
  • Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
    A)Tripura
    B)Manipur
    C)West Bengal
    D)Assam
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
    A)Is at a higher elevation
    B)Lies north of Amritsar
    C)Comes under the influence of cold winds
    D)Receives a lot of snow
    Answer: Is at a higher elevation
  • Q. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
    A)the Khasi hills
    B)the Naga hills
    C)the Garo hills
    D)the Jaintia hills
    Answer: the Naga hills
  • Q. Which of the following is the best definition of ‘Tides’ ?
    A)A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
    B)A powerful movement of the ocean which proceed constantly in a definite direction
    C)A great circulatory movement of sea water caused by difference in density of sea water
    D)A wind and pressure system having a low pressure in centre and circular wind motion
    Answer: A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth

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