Q. A rainshadow region gets

Correct Answer

Scanty or no rainfall

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  • Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
    A)7.04 p.m.
    B)4.56 p.m.
    C)4.56 a.m.
    D)7.04 a.m.
    Answer: 7.04 a.m.
  • Q. The river Mahaweli flows through
    A)Sri Lanka
    B)India
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Sri Lanka
  • Q. Which dam of India is the highest?
    A)Thein
    B)Mettur
    C)Rihand
    D)Bhakra
    Answer: Bhakra
  • Q. Lac is secreted by
    A)Some animals
    B)Trees like rubber
    C)Certain kinds of birds
    D)A certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
    Answer: A certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
  • Q. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?
    A)Delhi
    B)Lakshadweep
    C)Pondicherry
    D)Daman and Diu
    Answer: Lakshadweep
  • Q. Nine Degree Channel separates ________
    A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
    B)Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
    C)Lakshadweep and Minicoy
    D)North Andaman and South Andaman
    Answer: Lakshadweep and Minicoy
  • Q. Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
    A)29
    B)33
    C)39
    D)43
    Answer: 33
  • Q. Among the following States, ________ has the lowest birth rate in India.
    A)Bihar
    B)Kerala
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Green Revolution is related to which Crop
    A)Pulses
    B)Rice
    C)Wheat
    D)Sugercane
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers?
    A)Indus
    B)Jhelum
    C)Chenab
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
    A)Lunar eclipse
    B)Solar eclipse
    C)Revolution
    D)Rotation of Earth
    Answer: Revolution
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
    A)Kalyan Sona
    B)Sonalika
    C)Ratna
    D)Girija
    Answer: Ratna
  • Q. The planet which has maximum number of satellites is:
    A)Jupiter
    B)Saturn
    C)Venus
    D)Mars
    Answer: Saturn
  • 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. After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
    A)Proxima centauri
    B)Vega
    C)Sirius
    D)Alpha centauri
    Answer: Proxima centauri
  • Q. Kanchenjunga National Park is located in
    A)Sikkim
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? I. The major temperature contrasts on earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans II. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface III. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator IV. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
    A)I and II
    B)I, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. The yield or food grain per man is high under
    A)Mono cultivation
    B)Intensive cultivation
    C)Extensive cultivation
    D)Farm cultivation
    Answer: Extensive cultivation
  • Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
    A)Equinox
    B)Zenith
    C)Solstice
    D)Noontime
    Answer: Solstice

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