Q. A strait is

Correct Answer

A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea

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  • Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
    A)Equal rainfall
    B)Equal temperature
    C)Equal pressure
    D)Equal height
    Answer: Equal height
  • Q. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
    A)Basalt
    B)Dolomite
    C)Granite
    D)Gabbro
    Answer: Dolomite
  • Q. Desert building can be prevented by
    A)Contour Ploughing
    B)Plugging Gullies
    C)By stopping Trespassing
    D)Forming Protective Belts
    Answer: Forming Protective Belts
  • Q. The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as
    A)Selvas
    B)Savanna
    C)Prairies
    D)Pampas
    Answer: Selvas
  • Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
    A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
    B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
    C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all
  • Q. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in
    A)Kolkata
    B)Ahmedabad
    C)Badodara
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Ahmedabad
  • Q. Monsoon effect is also experienced in ________
    A)South Africa
    B)East Africa
    C)Nile Basin
    D)West Africa
    Answer: East Africa
  • Q. Deliquescence rises in
    A)Cold, Dry and Still Condition
    B)Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
    C)Cold, Moist and Airy Condition
    D)Warm, Dry and Airy Condition
    Answer: Warm, Moist and Airy Condition
  • Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
    A)4, 3, 2, 1
    B)1, 2, 4, 3
    C)3, 4, 1, 2
    D)1, 2, 3, 4
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Which of following city is situated in the farthest east?
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Jabalpur
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
    A)Lack of coal
    B)Lack of rolling stock
    C)Existence of single track in many areas
    D)The presence of three types of gauges
    Answer: The presence of three types of gauges
  • Q. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
    A)60%
    B)40%
    C)50%
    D)70%
    Answer: 70%
  • Q. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
    A)Black and alluvial soils
    B)Alluvial and late rite soils
    C)Red and laterite soils
    D)Laterite and black soils
    Answer: Black and alluvial soils
  • Q. The Prairies of North America are
    A)Animal Farm
    B)Tropical Forest
    C)River Basin
    D)Temperate Grasslands
    Answer: Temperate Grasslands
  • Q. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Assam
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which from the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads-infrastructure of the country?
    A)Jabalpur
    B)Ajmer
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Gaya
    Answer: Jabalpur
  • Q. Which of the following celestial bodies is located farthermost to the Earth?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Uranus
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Pluto
  • Q. A huge muss of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before It starts melting is called
    A)Iceberg
    B)Glacier
    C)Avalanche
    D)Snow cover
    Answer: Glacier
  • Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
    A)Sink to the bottom
    B)Form a layer on top
    C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
    D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
    Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
  • Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
    A)Savannah
    B)Prairie
    C)Steppe
    D)Llanos
    Answer: Savannah

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