Geography Transportation system of India

Q. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?

A
Diamond
B
Charcoal
C
Crude petroleum
D
Black gram

Correct Answer

Crude petroleum

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called
    A)Sleet
    B)Drizzle
    C)Hail
    D)Snow
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
    A)Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
    C)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
    D)Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
  • Q. For the study of climate which of the following is not relevant?
    A)Dew point
    B)Flash point
    C)Steenson screen
    D)Hygrogram
    Answer: Flash point
  • Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Exosphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Exosphere
  • Q. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
    A)Ending in Nilgiris
    B)Continuity
    C)Proximity of coast
    D)Height
    Answer: Continuity
  • Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
    A)IV, I, III, II
    B)I, IV, II, III
    C)IV, II, I, III
    D)I, III, IV, II
    Answer: IV, II, I, III
  • Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
    A)3000 million years
    B)1000 million years
    C)4600 million years
    D)100 million years
    Answer: 4600 million years
  • Q. Which state of India is known as “Sugar Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Punjab
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
    A)Quilon : Kerala
    B)Kandla : Gujarat
    C)Paradip : Orissa
    D)Kakinada : Maharashtra
    Answer: Kakinada : Maharashtra
  • Q. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
    A)Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
    B)Indian Ocean is 'half an ocean'
    C)Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
    D)Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
    Answer: Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
  • 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. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
    A)All longitudes with their opposites form great circles
    B)Longitudes are not parallel lines
    C)The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
    D)The earth is not a perfect sphere
    Answer: The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
  • Q. Longest mountain range in the world is ________
    A)Karakoram
    B)Himalayas
    C)Andes
    D)Ural mountains
    Answer: Andes
  • Q. Monpa, Daffla, Abor, Mishmi, Nishi and Nagas are the prominent tribal communities found in:
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Himanchal Pradesh
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
    A)Isohaline
    B)Isobar
    C)Isohyet
    D)Isotherm
    Answer: Isotherm
  • Q. Which of these is the longest?
    A)90° E
    B)0° Meridian
    C)180° E-W
    D)All are equal
    Answer: All are equal
  • Q. The instrument used for finding out wind-direction is ________
    A)Wind gauze
    B)Anemometer
    C)Wind vane
    D)Hygrometer
    Answer: Wind vane
  • Q. The water body separating Andaman and Nicobar is known as:
    A)10° channel
    B)9° channel
    C)8° channel
    D)Indira Point
    Answer: 10° channel
  • Q. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
    A)Aleutian Trench - New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench
    B)Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Hebrides Trench
    C)New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
    D)New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
    Answer: New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
  • Q. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?
    A)NH 8, NH 3, NH 11
    B)NH 2, NH 11, NH 12
    C)NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
    D)NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
    Answer: NH 2, NH 3, NH 12

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