Q. A river drains the water collected from a specific area which is called its:

Correct Answer

Catchment Area

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    A)III, II, I, IV
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)III, IV, II, I
    Answer: III, IV, II, I
  • Q. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
    A)Its temperature remains constant
    B)Its temperature decreases
    C)Its temperature increases
    D)Its temperature first increases, then decreases
    Answer: Its temperature increases
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
  • Q. Onshore breeze develops in
    A)Both A and B
    B)Day
    C)Night
    D)Season
    Answer: Day
  • Q. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in ________
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
    A)Negroid
    B)Caucasoid
    C)Mongoloid
    D)None of these
    Answer: Negroid
  • Q. Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
    A)The Krishna Valley Project
    B)The Narmada Valley Project
    C)The Damodar Valley Project
    D)The Mahanadi Project
    Answer: The Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the correct characteristic(s) of primary seismic wave?
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    B)It is a longitudinal and compressional wave
    C)It is analogous to sound waves
    D)All the above three
    Answer: All the above three
  • Q. A block of the earth’s crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as ________
    A)Plateau
    B)Horst
    C)Plain
    D)Young folded mountain
    Answer: Horst
  • Q. After which one of the following tribes of India has a supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been named?
    A)Bhils
    B)Santhals
    C)Khonds
    D)Gonds
    Answer: Gonds
  • Q. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
    A)River kayan - Borneo
    B)Hevea tree - Brazil
    C)Sumatra storm - Malaysia
    D)Dekke toba fish - Brazil
    Answer: Dekke toba fish - Brazil
  • Q. Khartoum is situated at the confluence of ________
    A)Tigris and Euphrates
    B)Murray and Darling
    C)Porena and Prague
    D)White Nile and Blue Nile
    Answer: White Nile and Blue Nile
  • Q. Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing state?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
    B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
    C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
    D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
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  • Q. The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloro fluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
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    B)Montreal
    C)Osaka
    D)Florida
    Answer: Montreal
  • Q. In the realm of coal production in the world, India ranks ________
    A)Third
    B)First
    C)Second
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Fourth
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    B)Hong Kong
    C)Dacca
    D)Singapore
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    A)36
    B)17
    C)27
    D)47
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    A)Iraq
    B)Venezuela
    C)Saudi Arabia
    D)Iran
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    B)Sambhar area
    C)Chilka region
    D)Rann of Kutch
    Answer: Rann of Kutch

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