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Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

A
Neptune
B
Saturn
C
Jupiter
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Jupiter

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Surveyor India?
    A)Tuensang in Nagaland
    B)Agucha in Rajasthan
    C)Thar Desert in Rajasthan
    D)Sirohi in Rajasthan
    Answer: Sirohi in Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true?
    A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
    B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
    C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
    D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
    Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
  • Q. A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.
    A)Erg, loess
    B)Reg, erg
    C)Reg, loess
    D)Erg, reg
    Answer: Reg, erg
  • Q. Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at
    A)No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
    B)Mazagaon Docks
    C)Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
    D)Goa shipyard
    Answer: Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
  • Q. The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is ________
    A)Extreme heat and pressure
    B)Decomposition of sediments
    C)Deposition of remains of plants and animals
    D)Solidification of magma
    Answer: Extreme heat and pressure
  • Q. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
    A)Conventional rain
    B)South west monsoon
    C)North east monsoon
    D)Western distubances
    Answer: Western distubances
  • Q. The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?
    A)Tectonic plate
    B)Firm structure
    C)Ancient structure
    D)Shield
    Answer: Shield
  • Q. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as ________
    A)Foehn
    B)Mistral
    C)Nor' westers
    D)Chinook
    Answer: Chinook
  • Q. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10’E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________
    A)172°30' E
    B)17°30' E
    C)12°50' W
    D)17°E
    Answer: 12°50' W
  • Q. Spring tides occur when ________
    A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
    B)The moon is nearest to the earth
    C)The moon is farthest from the earth
    D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
    Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
  • Q. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
    A)Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
    B)Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
    C)Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
    D)There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
    Answer: Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
  • Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
    A)Near coal fields
    B)Near major ports
    C)On the banks of navigable rivers
    D)Near nodal centres
    Answer: Near coal fields
  • Q. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
    A)Vidarbha
    B)Telangana
    C)Marwar
    D)Marathwada
    Answer: Marwar
  • Q. Kanchenjunga National Park is located in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. Ocean currents rotate
    A)Clockwise in both the hemispheres
    B)Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    C)Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
    D)Anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
    Answer: Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  • Q. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
    A)Nile
    B)Amazon
    C)Congo
    D)Orinoco
    Answer: Congo
  • Q. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora. 2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing
    A)Sugarcane and beet
    B)Wheat and barley
    C)Tea and coffee
    D)Orange and lemons
    Answer: Orange and lemons
  • Q. Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of ________
    A)The lower mountains terrain
    B)The influence of the warm ocean current
    C)The influence of bright sunshine
    D)Peninsular nature of the continent
    Answer: The influence of the warm ocean current
  • Q. Wheat and rice in China are cultivated in
    A)The Lower Si Basin
    B)Lower Yangtse Basin
    C)Hwang Ho Basin
    D)South East Coast
    Answer: Lower Yangtse Basin

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