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 pairs is correctly matched?
    A)China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
    B)Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
    C)Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
    D)West-European region - Corn and Wheat
    Answer: Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
  • Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
    A)1-2-3-4
    B)2-4-3-1
    C)1-3-4-2
    D)4-3-2-1
    Answer: 1-2-3-4
  • Q. The Nilgiris are part of the
    A)Vindhyachal
    B)Eastern Ghats
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Tamil Nadu Hills
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river
    A)Bhagirathi
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Yamuna
    Answer: Bhagirathi
  • Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
    A)60 miles
    B)34.5 miles
    C)50 miles
    D)69 miles
    Answer: 69 miles
  • Q. The large States of India in the order of area are
    A)Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
    D)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
  • Q. The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that they
    A)Save water
    B)Make use of water of the perennial hill streams and irrigation canals
    C)Prevent flash floods
    D)Involve less cost
    Answer: Involve less cost
  • Q. The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as ________
    A)Laccolith
    B)Basalt
    C)Hypabyssal
    D)Batholith
    Answer: Hypabyssal
  • Q. The Narmada river originate in
    A)Satpura Range
    B)Vindhyan Range
    C)Maikal Range
    D)Mahadeo Range
    Answer: Maikal Range
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • 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. Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
    A)Mahi
    B)Sabarmati
    C)Godavari
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
    A)Negroid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)None of these
    Answer: Negroid
  • Q. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
    A)North-Eastern Australia
    B)Cape Town region of South Africa
    C)Great Plains of North America
    D)Southern Algeria
    Answer: Cape Town region of South Africa
  • Q. River Indus originates from
    A)Karakoram range
    B)Hindukush range
    C)Himalayan range
    D)Kailash range
    Answer: Kailash range
  • Q. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
    A)Glacier
    B)Rivers
    C)Wind
    D)Wave
    Answer: Glacier
  • Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
    A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
    B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
    C)The sky remains clear most of the time
    D)None of the above reasons
    Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
  • Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws from the ________
    A)North-east India to the west coast
    B)West coast to the east coast
    C)North to the south
    D)North-west India to Bengal
    Answer: North-west India to Bengal
  • Q. The imaginary line joining the land projecting towards the sea which is the landward limit of internal seawater is called:
    A)Land Line
    B)Base Line
    C)Sea Line
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Base Line
  • Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
    A)Westerlies
    B)Geostropic wind
    C)Polar wind
    D)Trade winds
    Answer: Geostropic wind

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