Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?

Correct Answer

Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex

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  • Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
    A)Sub polar low pressure belts
    B)Equator
    C)Horse latitudes
    D)Poles
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. The largest volcano crater in the world is ________
    A)Etna (Sicily)
    B)Vesuvius (Italy)
    C)Toba (Indonesia)
    D)Stromboli (Sicily)
    Answer: Toba (Indonesia)
  • Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
    A)Ajmer and Shillong
    B)Bengaluru and Chennai
    C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
    D)Nagpur and Kolkata
    Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
  • Q. Where is Anaimudi peak located?
    A)Nilgiri mountain range
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)Palani range
    Answer: Sahyadri
  • Q. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
    A)48 miles
    B)27 miles
    C)36 miles
    D)57 miles
    Answer: 27 miles
  • Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
    A)Sagar Samrat
    B)Sagar Kanya
    C)Sagar Mata
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sagar Samrat
  • Q. Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which among the following is the smallest state area wise?
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Nagaland
    C)Mizoram
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Nagaland
  • Q. Which of the following is India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war?
    A)Operation Vijay
    B)Operation Kargil
    C)Operation LOC
    D)Operation Success
    Answer: Operation Vijay
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth’s surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The last three digits of a PIN code represent ________
    A)Sorting district
    B)Zone
    C)Sub-zone
    D)Mailing route
    Answer: Sorting district
  • Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Lignite
    D)Bituminous
    Answer: Peat
  • Q. A form of condensation which reduces the visibility and causes breathing problems, is
    A)Smoke fog
    B)Dew
    C)Frost
    D)Fog
    Answer: Smoke fog
  • Q. How many ports are there in India?
    A)10
    B)6
    C)9
    D)12
    Answer: 12
  • Q. Moraine is
    A)A salt water lake in Arabia
    B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
    C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
    D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
    Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
  • Q. Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari?
    A)Rajhamundry
    B)Nanded
    C)Bhadrachalam
    D)Kakinada
    Answer: Kakinada
  • Q. Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of ________
    A)Silica
    B)Iron
    C)Magnesium
    D)Aluminium
    Answer: Silica
  • Q. Which of the following characterises the Foehn? I. It is warm II. It is humid III. It is common in the valleys of the northern Alps IV. It blows in winter
    A)I, III and IV
    B)I, II and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. Shivasamudram falls is situated on the bank of which river
    A)Cauvery
    B)Krishna
    C)Godavari
    D)Mahanadi
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
    A)3, 4, 1, 2
    B)4, 3, 1, 2
    C)3, 4, 2, 1
    D)4, 3, 2, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1

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