Q. A rift valley is formed mainly due to ________

Correct Answer

The subsidence of the floor of a river valley

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
    A)On winter solstice
    B)On equinoxes
    C)On summer solstice
    D)Throughout the year
    Answer: Throughout the year
  • Q. Which Himalayan peak is also called as Sagarmatha
    A)Mt. Everest
    B)Nanga Parvat
    C)Dhaulagiri
    D)Kanchenjunga
    Answer: Mt. Everest
  • Q. In which of the following states are the Aravalli mountains located
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
    A)Hawaiian Islands
    B)Japan
    C)Philippines
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Hawaiian Islands
  • Q. “Sirius”, the brightest star outside of the Solar System, is also called ________.
    A)Fox star
    B)Cat star
    C)Dog star
    D)Lion star
    Answer: Dog star
  • Q. Which of these is a dwarf planet?
    A)Eris
    B)Neptune
    C)Titan
    D)Hydra
    Answer: Eris
  • Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
    A)Mistral
    B)Chi nook
    C)Foehn
    D)Roaring Forties
    Answer: Foehn
  • Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
    A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
    B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
    C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
    D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
    Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
  • Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
    A)966 million kms
    B)1,096 million kms
    C)1,036 million kms
    D)896 million kms
    Answer: 966 million kms
  • Q. The last three digits of a PIN code represent ________
    A)Sorting district
    B)Zone
    C)Sub-zone
    D)Mailing route
    Answer: Sorting district
  • Q. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
    A)Fine and settled weather
    B)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
    C)Advent of a cyclone
    D)Fine and unsettled weather
    Answer: Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
  • Q. The gap of a Mountain which provides natural path is known as?
    A)Pass
    B)Valley
    C)Highway
    D)Highland
    Answer: Pass
  • Q. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
    A)Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
    B)Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
    C)Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar and walnut
    D)Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
    Answer: Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
  • Q. India’s three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:
    A)The Hot Weather Season
    B)South-west Monsoon Season
    C)North East Monsoon Season
    D)The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season
    Answer: South-west Monsoon Season
  • Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
    A)1882
    B)1875
    C)1884
    D)1880
    Answer: 1875
  • Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
    A)Shillong
    B)Chennai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Thiruvananthapuram
    Answer: Shillong
  • Q. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
    A)Plantation agriculture
    B)Commercial agriculture
    C)Extensive agriculture
    D)Subsistence agriculture
    Answer: Subsistence agriculture
  • Q. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The contribution of Hydropower in India’s total power is almost
    A)Onefourth
    B)Half
    C)Onethird
    D)Onefifth
    Answer: Onefifth
  • Q. Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India? I. Location II. Thermal contrast III. Upper air circulation IV. Inter-tropical convergence zone
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I
    C)II, III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV

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