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Q. A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by ________

A
Old river
B
Youthful river
C
Mature river
D
All of the above

Correct Answer

Youthful river

More Questions on Geography

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    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
    A)Troposphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Tropopause
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
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    A)Italy
    B)Spain
    C)Holland (Netherlands)
    D)Hungary
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  • Q. The ________ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ________ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.
    A)Carpathian, Mediterranean
    B)Caucasus, Black
    C)Ural, Caspian
    D)Balkan, Sea of Azov
    Answer: Ural, Caspian
  • Q. The Himalayas were uplifted from the:
    A)Grass land
    B)Valcano
    C)Plateau
    D)Tethys Geosynclines
    Answer: Tethys Geosynclines
  • Q. Operation Flood refers to
    A)White revolution
    B)Blue revolution
    C)Green revolution
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    Answer: White revolution
  • Q. In which of the state land with maximum area is unusable?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Gujarat
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
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  • Q. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
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    C)Snowfall
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    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Ghataprabha
    Answer: Ghataprabha
  • Q. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?
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    B)All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
    C)The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
    D)All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
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  • Q. The least densely populated country among the following countries of Europe is ________
    A)Germany
    B)Poland
    C)Norway
    D)Belgium
    Answer: Norway
  • Q. A river drains the water collected from a specific area which is called its:
    A)Drain Area
    B)Catchment Area
    C)Collecting Area
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  • Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
    A)One hour
    B)Half an hour
    C)Forty five minutes
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    Answer: One hour
  • Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
    A)60 miles
    B)34.5 miles
    C)50 miles
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  • Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
    A)Visakhapatnam
    B)Bengaluru
    C)Mumbai
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    C)Chambal
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    A)Secant scale
    B)Beaufort scale
    C)Richter scale
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