Q. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a

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Bay

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    A)Australia
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)Asia
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers?
    A)Indus
    B)Jhelum
    C)Chenab
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Punjab
    C)Bihar
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
    A)Assam Valley
    B)Indo-Gangetic Divide
    C)Ganga Delta
    D)Kerala Coastal Plain
    Answer: Kerala Coastal Plain
  • Q. Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ?
    A)Los Angeles-Automobiles
    B)Chicago-Agricultural Implements
    C)Kansas-Meat Packing
    D)Dresden-Optical Apparatus
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  • Q. Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
    A)Atlantic Ocean
    B)Indian Ocean
    C)Pacific Ocean
    D)Antarctic Ocean
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  • Q. Coal is an example of
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Igneous rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
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    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Guwahati
    C)Gorakhpur
    D)Bhubaneswar
    Answer: Gorakhpur
  • Q. In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is ________
    A)Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga
    B)Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
    C)Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada
    D)Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
    Answer: Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
  • Q. Sea-cow is found in which of the following biosphere reserve of India
    A)Manas
    B)Nokrek
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Sundarban
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
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    A)Brazil
    B)Gulf Stream
    C)Kuroshio
    D)Labrador
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  • Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
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    B)Westerly wind
    C)Trade wind
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    A)the Khasi hills
    B)the Naga hills
    C)the Garo hills
    D)the Jaintia hills
    Answer: the Naga hills
  • Q. When does the Sun shine vertically on the Equator?
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    B)Throughout the year
    C)For six months
    D)Once a year
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    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)Caspian Sea
    C)South China Sea
    D)North Sea
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    B)Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
    C)Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones
    D)Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year
    Answer: Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
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    B)Bihar
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Odisha
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