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Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________

A
Meet the chronic power shortage
B
Preserve and maintain navigation
C
Supply drinking water
D
Bring additional areas into irrigation

Correct Answer

Preserve and maintain navigation

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
    A)Kazakhstan
    B)Armenia
    C)Azerbaijan
    D)Turkmenistan
    Answer: Armenia
  • Q. Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.
    A)Niger
    B)Congo
    C)Amazon
    D)Nile
    Answer: Congo
  • Q. The Density of population in India is defined as
    A)Number of persons inan area of one lakh km square
    B)Number of persons in an area of one mile square
    C)Number of persons in an area of one lakh mile square
    D)Number of persons in an area of one km square
    Answer: Number of persons in an area of one km square
  • Q. Rice crop needs
    A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
    B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
    C)High temperature and low rainfall
    D)Low temperature and low rainfall
    Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
  • Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
    A)Half moon
    B)New moon
    C)Full moon
    D)Quarter moon
    Answer: Full moon
  • Q. Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in
    A)Shiwaliks and Terai regions
    B)Eastern Odisha
    C)North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
    D)Western Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Western Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Coniferous forests are in the region of ________
    A)Low mean annual temperature throughout the year and very cold winter
    B)High humidity and high temperature
    C)Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
    D)Heavy rainfall and high temperature during summer
    Answer: Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
  • Q. What is Obra?
    A)Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
    B)Copper project in Rajasthan
    C)Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
    D)Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Tanks are manufactured at
    A)Perambur
    B)Kanpur
    C)Chittaranjan
    D)Avadi
    Answer: Avadi
  • Q. Tobacco was introduced into India by the
    A)English
    B)Chinese
    C)Portuguese
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
    A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
    B)Violent winds
    C)Heavy rainfall
    D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
    Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
  • Q. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as:
    A)Ferel's Law
    B)Wien’s Displacement Law
    C)Ohm's Law
    D)Ampere's Law
    Answer: Wien’s Displacement Law
  • Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
    A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
    B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
    C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
    D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
    Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  • Q. Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres?
    A)Central
    B)Northern
    C)Southern
    D)Western
    Answer: Northern
  • Q. Which of the following industries uses mica?
    A)Steel industry
    B)Glass and Pottery industry
    C)Electrical industry
    D)Textile industry
    Answer: Electrical industry
  • Q. Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
    A)USA
    B)India
    C)Japan
    D)France
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. Which type of lakes are created by the volcanic activities?
    A)Volcanic Lakes
    B)Lagoon
    C)Sweet Water Lake
    D)Karst Lake
    Answer: Volcanic Lakes
  • Q. Central and western part of California experience climate ________
    A)Taiga
    B)Monsoon
    C)Mediterranean
    D)Sudan
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. The mountain which separates Asia and Europe is?
    A)Ural Mountain
    B)Allai Mountain Range
    C)Alps Mountain
    D)Rocky Mountain
    Answer: Ural Mountain
  • Q. Which of the following are Metamorphic rocks?
    A)Schist and Mafic
    B)Gneiss and Mafic
    C)Gneiss and Schist
    D)Schist and Chalk
    Answer: Gneiss and Schist

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