Q. A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of a part of earth’s crust is known as ________

Correct Answer

Rift Valley

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the rock formations in India is the richest in fossil content?
    A)Gondwana
    B)Rift Valley
    C)Delta
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Gondwana
  • Q. Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because _________
    A)Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
    B)The region is mountainous
    C)Population density is low
    D)Air transport is cheaper
    Answer: Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
  • Q. Zoji la pass connects
    A)Chamba and Spiti
    B)Srinagar and Leh
    C)Arunachal and Tibet
    D)Kalimpong and Lhasa
    Answer: Srinagar and Leh
  • Q. “Konkan” is a region of which one of the following States?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Karnataka
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Which is the world’s largest desert?
    A)Thar
    B)Sahara
    C)Gobi
    D)Takala Makan
    Answer: Sahara
  • Q. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
    A)Mercury
    B)Mars
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The planet having fourteen moons is ________
    A)Uranus
    B)Venus
    C)Mars
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Neptune
  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
    Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
  • Q. Selves are dense tropical rain forest of:
    A)South Africa
    B)South America
    C)North America
    D)Australia
    Answer: South America
  • Q. Which one of the following racial groups is popularly known as the Aryans?
    A)The Brachycephals
    B)The Proto-Australoids
    C)The Mediterraneans
    D)The Nordics
    Answer: The Nordics
  • Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
    A)The outer core and the lower mantle
    B)The crust and the mantle
    C)The upper and lower mantles
    D)The inner and outer cores
    Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
  • Q. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
    A)Maize
    B)Millet
    C)Tobacco
    D)Groundnut
    Answer: Millet
  • Q. The oldest oil field in India is the ________ field, in ________
    A)Nawagam, Gujarat
    B)Anleshwar, Gujarat
    C)Bombay High, Maharashtra
    D)Digboi, Assam
    Answer: Digboi, Assam
  • Q. The Lakshadweep are an example of
    A)Coral Islands
    B)Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes
    C)Volcanic Islands
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Coral Islands
  • Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
    A)Poles to equator
    B)West to east
    C)East and west of the prime meridian
    D)Equator to poles
    Answer: Equator to poles
  • Q. The HBJ pipe line serves the fertilizer plant(s) at
    A)Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh)
    B)Hazira (Gujarat)
    C)Bijaipur (Madhya Pradesh)
    D)All the three
    Answer: All the three
  • Q. Brazil has become the world’s largest producer of coffee mainly because ________
    A)The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
    B)The Brazilian plateau is well drained land
    C)The climatic conditions are suitable
    D)The coffee plant is native of Brazil
    Answer: The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. The Australian state which is an island is ________
    A)Tasmania
    B)Queensland
    C)Java
    D)New Guinea
    Answer: Tasmania
  • Q. In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies?
    A)South-western
    B)North-western
    C)North-eastern
    D)South-eastern
    Answer: North-western

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