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)Pulses
    B)Short term crops
    C)Long term crops
    D)Millets
    Answer: Millets
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    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Kerala
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
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    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Temperate grassland
    C)Tropical monsoonal region
    D)Savana grassland
    Answer: Temperate grassland
  • Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
    A)Physical Weathering
    B)Chemical Weathering
    C)Soil Erosion
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Physical Weathering
  • Q. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
    A)Basalt
    B)Dolomite
    C)Granite
    D)Gabbro
    Answer: Dolomite
  • Q. Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers
    A)Varada and Malaprabha
    B)Zuari and Mandovi
    C)Bhima and Kalinadi
    D)Gangawali and Savitri
    Answer: Zuari and Mandovi
  • Q. The orbit in which of the following planet is nearest to the Sun?
    A)Mars
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)Uranus
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  • Q. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
    A)Galileo
    B)Copernicus
    C)Newton
    D)None of these
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    B)1 and 4
    C)3 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 2 and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
    A)Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
    B)Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
    C)Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
    D)Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
    Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
  • Q. The first oil well in India was dug at ________
    A)Digboi
    B)Bombay High
    C)Moran
    D)Naharkatiya
    Answer: Digboi
  • Q. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of
    A)November and December
    B)February and March
    C)July and August
    D)None of the above
    Answer: November and December
  • Q. Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
    A)USA
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    C)Japan
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  • Q. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.
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    B)Venus
    C)Jupiter
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    B)Fukushima
    C)Kyoto
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  • Q. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
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    B)Delhi
    C)Kolkata
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  • Q. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
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    B)Piedmont plateau
    C)Intermontane plateau
    D)Volcanic plateau
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    D)They are extended parts of the mainland
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