Geography Indian Geography

Q. Xinhua is the Official News Agency of:

A
South Korea
B
Japan
C
China
D
North Korea

Correct Answer

China

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Pits, formed by the deflating action of wind are called
    A)Blowouts
    B)Playa
    C)Yardang
    D)Sand dune
    Answer: Blowouts
  • Q. “The Dowlaiswaram Anicut” is an important canal system in the
    A)Ganga Delta
    B)Godavari Delta
    C)Krishna Delta
    D)Cauvery Delta
    Answer: Godavari Delta
  • Q. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
    A)Canada
    B)Pampas
    C)Downs
    D)All the above
    Answer: Downs
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 3
    C)Only 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in ________
    A)Sikkim
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Kashmir
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. What is the benefit of rain water storage?
    A)Reduce the scarcity of water
    B)Recharging ground water level
    C)Respite from floods
    D)Protection from soilerosion
    Answer: Recharging ground water level
  • Q. Which one of th following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
    A)Konkan
    B)Malabar
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________
    A)Aizawl
    B)Port Blair
    C)Silvassa
    D)Kavaratti
    Answer: Kavaratti
  • Q. Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders’. For which region is this statement correct?
    A)Siberian Tundra
    B)African Savanna
    C)Central Asian Steppes
    D)North American Prairies
    Answer: Central Asian Steppes
  • Q. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
    A)The Sea of Japan
    B)The North Sea around the Netherlands
    C)The coastal areas from Alaska to California
    D)The Gulf of Mexico
    Answer: The North Sea around the Netherlands
  • Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called
    A)Sleet
    B)Drizzle
    C)Hail
    D)Snow
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears ________
    A)Black
    B)White
    C)Blue
    D)Red
    Answer: Black
  • Q. In India economically exploitable lignite deposits occur at
    A)Talcher, Odisha
    B)Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
    C)Singareni, Andhra Pradesh
    D)Jharia, Bihar
    Answer: Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The Silent valley of Kerala
    A)Is famous for picnic spot
    B)Is only Evergreen Forest in India
    C)Has trees of expensive construction wood
    D)Has rare species of Flora and Fauna.
    Answer: Has rare species of Flora and Fauna.
  • Q. Which of the following groups of states produce rubber on commercial scale?
    A)Sikkim-Madhya Pradesh-Nagaland
    B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
    D)Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
  • Q. Dogger Bank, Rockfall Bank, Wales Bank and Sand Bank are located in
    A)North East Atlantic
    B)North West Atlantic
    C)North East Pacific
    D)North West Pacific
    Answer: North East Atlantic
  • Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world’s greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________
    A)The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
    B)Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    C)The North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    D)The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
    Answer: The East China Sea and the Bering Sea
  • Q. What is Bailadila famous for?
    A)Copper
    B)Bauxite
    C)Iron ore
    D)Coal
    Answer: Iron ore
  • Q. An estuary is a place where
    A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
    B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
    C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
    D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
    Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

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