Q. A rain shadow zone is present in India

Correct Answer

Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
    A)Change of cultivation site
    B)Cultivation by transplantation
    C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
    D)Rotating of crops
    Answer: Change of cultivation site
  • Q. Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
    A)Java
    B)Bali
    C)Brunei
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Singapore
  • Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
    A)Doha
    B)Sydeny
    C)London
    D)Baghdad
    Answer: Baghdad
  • Q. The present demographic transition of India is indicative of ________
    A)Partial industrialised economy
    B)High population growth potential but low actual growth
    C)High population growth potential and high actual growth
    D)Typically increasing urbanization
    Answer: Typically increasing urbanization
  • Q. Pakistan’s nuclear power plant is located at ________
    A)Kahuta
    B)Islamabad
    C)Peshawar
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Kahuta
  • 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. What is a cloudburst?
    A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
    B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
    C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
    D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
    Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
  • Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
    A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
    B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
    C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
    D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
    Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
  • Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
    A)Chinkara
    B)Barasingha
    C)Black Buck
    D)Nilgai
    Answer: Barasingha
  • Q. ________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or Earth down a slope.
    A)Flood
    B)Earthquake
    C)Cyclone
    D)Landslide
    Answer: Landslide
  • Q. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
    A)Conrad discontinuity
    B)Moho discontinuity
    C)Lehman discontinuity
    D)Gutenberg discontinuity
    Answer: Moho discontinuity
  • Q. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
    A)Evergreen forest
    B)Coniferous forest
    C)Deciduous forest
    D)Mediterranear forest
    Answer: Coniferous forest
  • 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. Operation Flood refers to
    A)White revolution
    B)Blue revolution
    C)Green revolution
    D)All the three
    Answer: White revolution
  • Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
    A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
    B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
    D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
    Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Q. On the bank of which river is New York situated?
    A)River Mississippi
    B)River Colorado
    C)River Hudson
    D)River Amazon
    Answer: River Hudson
  • Q. Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?
    A)Accumulated Mountain
    B)Block Mountain
    C)Residual Mountain
    D)Fold Mountain
    Answer: Fold Mountain

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