Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to

Correct Answer

Fall in the atmospheric pressure

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
    A)Sandstone
    B)Limestone
    C)Marble
    D)Shale
    Answer: Marble
  • Q. The World’s largest island is
    A)New Guinea
    B)Greenland
    C)Iceland
    D)Madagascar
    Answer: Greenland
  • Q. A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________
    A)Thursday
    B)Tuesday
    C)Wednesday
    D)Friday
    Answer: Thursday
  • Q. The water of the Luni river is
    A)Salty
    B)Fresh
    C)Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
    D)Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons
    Answer: Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
  • Q. Hyderabad (in Telangana) is located on the bank:
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Luni River
    C)Gandak River
    D)Musi River
    Answer: Musi River
  • Q. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
    A)Anywhere in the tropical zone
    B)Over land bodies only
    C)In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
    D)Over water bodies only
    Answer: Over water bodies only
  • Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
    A)Infertile land
    B)Lack of minerals
    C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
    D)Mountainous topography
    Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
  • Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
    A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
    B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
    C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
    D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
  • Q. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is
    A)Karnataka
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?
    A)Lipu Lekh
    B)Khardungala
    C)Rohtanga
    D)Nathu La
    Answer: Lipu Lekh
  • Q. Loktak Lake, a big lake of North East India, is located in
    A)Manipur
    B)Assam
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Tripura
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
    A)Heat is transferred vertically through the air
    B)Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
    C)Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
    D)Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
    Answer: Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
  • Q. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
    A)North-western
    B)Northern
    C)Southern
    D)South-eastern
    Answer: South-eastern
  • Q. According to census 2011, which union territory records the highest density?
    A)Puducherry
    B)Delhi
    C)Chandigarh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form
    A)Yardangs
    B)Chimneys
    C)Mushrooms rocks
    D)Demoiselles
    Answer: Yardangs
  • Q. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
    A)1 hour 40 seconds
    B)12.5 minutes
    C)7 minutes 40 seconds
    D)There is no maximum duration
    Answer: 7 minutes 40 seconds
  • Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
    A)Malda
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Banaras
    D)Vijayawada
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)China
    C)Bhutan
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: China
  • Q. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon’s velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
    A)Umbra
    B)Apehelion
    C)Apogee
    D)Perihelion
    Answer: Apogee
  • Q. Himalayan mountain range is an Example of
    A)Block Mountains
    B)Volcanic Mountains
    C)Residual Mountains
    D)Fold Mountains
    Answer: Fold Mountains

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