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- Q. Foehn is a local wind of ________.
A)Northern Italy
B)Canada
C)Switzerland
D)West Africa
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
- Q. Census data released on July 15,2011 reflects that 13.48% urban population lives in
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Which one of the following regions of 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 Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
A)Krishna, Nalgonda
B)Godavari, West Godavari
C)Mahanadi, Krishna
D)Tungabhadra, East Godavari
Answer: Krishna, Nalgonda
- Q. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
A)Nicobar
B)Elephanta
C)Rameshwaram
D)Salsette
Answer: Rameshwaram
- Q. The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because ________
A)There has not been enough time
B)The sea level is changing
C)The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
D)These processes are intermittent in action
Answer: The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
- Q. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
A)Indonesia
B)Japan
C)West Indies
D)Philippines
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- Q. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is
A)Rectangular
B)Dendritic
C)Trellis
D)Radial
Answer: Trellis
- Q. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A)Budapest
B)Vienna
C)Rome
D)Belgrade
Answer: Rome
- Q. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
A)Malaysia
B)Laos
C)Thailand
D)Kampuchea
Answer: Laos
- Q. ________ canal is gateway to the Pacific.
A)Kiel
B)Suez
C)Panama
D)Grand Union
Answer: Panama
- Q. Malaspine Glacier is in
A)Alaska
B)Karakoram Range
C)Alps
D)Hindukush
Answer: Alaska
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Myanmar
D)Pakistan
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. River Cauvery flows through the state of
A)Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
B)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
C)Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?
A)Rhine
B)Thames
C)Elbe
D)Volga
Answer: Rhine
- Q. Maoris are the inhabitants of ________
A)Brazil
B)Nigeria
C)Egypt
D)New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
A)Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
B)Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - Anaimalai Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Nallamalai Hills
D)Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
Answer: Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
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