Geography World Geography

Q. Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?

A
Energy resources
B
Natural growth rate of population
C
Food supplies
D
Modem means of transport and communication

Correct Answer

Modem means of transport and communication

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
    A)Barren Island
    B)Car Nicobar Island
    C)Nancowry lsland
    D)Maya Bunder Island
    Answer: Barren Island
  • Q. The term “epicentre” is associated with
    A)Earthquakes
    B)The inner core of the earth
    C)The outer core of the Earth
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Earthquakes
  • Q. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Maldives
    D)Myanmar
    Answer: Sri Lanka
  • Q. In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the
    A)Southern part
    B)Central part
    C)Northern part
    D)Western part
    Answer: Central part
  • Q. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would likely to be ________
    A)Annular
    B)Total
    C)Partial
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annular
  • Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________
    A)Develop over warm ocean areas
    B)Form at the equator
    C)Are not as large as tornadoes
    D)Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces
    Answer: Develop over warm ocean areas
  • Q. The country which leads in the production of rubber is ________
    A)Malaysia
    B)Australia
    C)Indonesia
    D)Thailand
    Answer: Indonesia
  • 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. The first tidal power plant in India is located in:
    A)Vizag
    B)Okha
    C)Kochi
    D)Gulf of Kutch
    Answer: Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
    B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
    C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
    D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
  • Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
    A)I and III
    B)I only
    C)II only
    D)All three
    Answer: I only
  • 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. Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?
    A)Orissa
    B)Gujarat
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. Diamond mines are found in
    A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
    B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
    C)Mysore, Karnataka
    D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
    Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Vale of Kashmir” ?
    A)It is drained by the river Jhelum
    B)It is a synclinal valley
    C)It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
    D)Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
    Answer: It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
  • Q. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
    A)Patagonia Plateau
    B)Colorado Plateau
    C)Pamir Plateau
    D)Potwar Plateau
    Answer: Pamir Plateau
  • Q. Chemical weathering is a name given to
    A)Removal of soil by chemical action
    B)Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
    C)Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
    D)Artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use
    Answer: Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
  • Q. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
    A)Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
    B)Lake Superior and Lake Huron
    C)Lake Huron and Lake Erie
    D)Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
    Answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
  • Q. Which among these Islands has coral reef?
    A)Andaman and Nicobar
    B)Aleutian
    C)Hawaiian
    D)Falklands Island
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________
    A)Faulting
    B)Earthquakes
    C)Folding
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Folding

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