Q. In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from

Correct Answer

West Midlands to the London area

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which states are related with the dispute of “Mullaperiyar dam”
    A)Kerala and Karnataka
    B)Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    C)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka
    Answer: Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  • Q. Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
    A)Cuba
    B)Cyprus
    C)Sumatra
    D)Greenland
    Answer: Sumatra
  • Q. Name the longest lake in India
    A)Kolleru Lake
    B)Pangong lake
    C)Pulicat Lake
    D)Vembanad Lake
    Answer: Vembanad Lake
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
    A)St Lawrence
    B)Amazon
    C)Missouri
    D)Zambeji
    Answer: Zambeji
  • Q. Where was the first biosphere reserve established in India?
    A)Hazaribagh
    B)Nilgiri
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Kanha
    Answer: Nilgiri
  • Q. The Himalayan forests include
    A)Alpine Vegetation
    B)European Oak Forests
    C)Coniferous Forests
    D)All the three
    Answer: All the three
  • Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
    A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
    B)Pune and Bengaluru
    C)Sholapur and Hubli
    D)Barsi and Guntur
    Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
  • Q. The air transport industry was nationalized in the year
    A)1948
    B)1953
    C)1950
    D)1947
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
    A)Black soils
    B)Laterite soils
    C)Red soils
    D)Alluvial soils
    Answer: Laterite soils
  • Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
    A)6000 km
    B)1000 km
    C)5000 km
    D)7000 km
    Answer: 7000 km
  • Q. Ear rot is a disease which Infects
    A)Corn
    B)Wheat
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Coffee
    Answer: Corn
  • Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
    A)4 hours
    B)5.30 hours
    C)4:30 hours
    D)5 hours
    Answer: 5.30 hours
  • Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
    A)Mars
    B)Jupiter
    C)Earth
    D)Venus
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)?
    A)Mohania
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Sasaram
    D)Patna
    Answer: Sasaram
  • Q. Which is the largest Man Made Lake
    A)Rana Pratap Sagar
    B)Wular
    C)Gobind Sagar
    D)Baikal
    Answer: Gobind Sagar
  • Q. The Naharkatiya oil field is located in:
    A)Assam
    B)Gujrat
    C)Bihar
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
    A)Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
    B)Economy that solely depends upon animals
    C)Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
    D)Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
    Answer: Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is not found in the Torrid Zone?
    A)Temperate deserts
    B)Equatorial forests
    C)Monsoon regions
    D)Tropical grasslands
    Answer: Temperate deserts
  • Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
    A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
    B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
    C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
    D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
    Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities

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