Geography World Geography

Q. The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in

A
Myanmar
B
Tibet
C
Afghanistan
D
Cyprus

Correct Answer

Tibet

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’ ?
    A)Haryana
    B)U.P.
    C)Punjab
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
    A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
    B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
    C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
    D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
    Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
  • Q. Environment includes
    A)Oxygen and Nitrogen
    B)Abiotic component
    C)Biotic component
    D)Abiotic and Biotic component
    Answer: Abiotic and Biotic component
  • Q. The Sea water is more salty than rain water because
    A)Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
    B)Sea creatures salt
    C)Air around sea is salty
    D)There are salt mines in sea surface
    Answer: Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
  • Q. Which of the following factor affects the agriculture in India?
    A)Wind
    B)Temperature
    C)Humidity
    D)Rain
    Answer: Rain
  • Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
    A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
    B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
    C)It is rich in humus
    D)It is derived from local rocks
    Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
  • Q. The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as ________.
    A)Pampas
    B)Steppe
    C)Prairies
    D)Pusztas
    Answer: Pusztas
  • Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
    A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
    C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
    D)Siwalik range, Punjab
    Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
  • Q. Which planet is known as sister of earth?
    A)Mercury
    B)Mars
    C)Venus
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The layers of the earth’s crust are distinguished by their
    A)Metallic content and rocks
    B)Thickness and depth
    C)Density and temperature
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?
    A)Poor farm management and administration
    B)Large dependence on manual labour
    C)Poor storage facilities
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Water exists in how much part of the world?
    A)0.25
    B)0.7
    C)0.8
    D)0.55
    Answer: 0.7
  • Q. Hidkal Dam is on the river
    A)Pennar
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Ghataprabha
    Answer: Ghataprabha
  • Q. Borobudur in Java is famous for
    A)Its natural museum
    B)Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
    C)ABuddhist Temple
    D)Fisheries Research Station
    Answer: ABuddhist Temple
  • Q. Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:
    A)industrial centres of Britain
    B)The main mining centres of Britain
    C)Agriculture centres of Britain
    D)None of these
    Answer: The main mining centres of Britain
  • Q. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct?
    A)Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
    B)Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
    C)Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
    D)There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
    Answer: Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
  • Q. Chicago, one of world’s largest steel centres, is located on the southern tip of the lake.
    A)Huron
    B)Superior
    C)Michigan
    D)Erie
    Answer: Michigan
  • Q. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
    A)Beas river
    B)Jhelum river
    C)Chenab river
    D)Sutlej river
    Answer: Sutlej river
  • 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. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
    A)Lagoon
    B)Bay
    C)Isthmus
    D)Strait
    Answer: Lagoon

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