Geography Indian Geography

Q. As per 2011 census data lowest decadal growth rate (state) has been registered in :

A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Kerala
C
West Bengal
D
Maharashtra

Correct Answer

Kerala

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Glaciated areas
    B)High mountains
    C)Sub-Arctic region
    D)Coastal belt
    Answer: Glaciated areas
  • 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. Where does Moraine form?
    A)Glacial Region
    B)Deltas of Rivers
    C)Dry Zones
    D)Monsoon Region
    Answer: Glacial Region
  • Q. India broke away from Australia and Antarctica and started moving north in the period of ________
    A)Jurassic
    B)Permian
    C)Triassic
    D)Cretaceous
    Answer: Cretaceous
  • Q. The lake created by Aswan Dam in Africa is
    A)Nasser
    B)Chad
    C)Victoria
    D)Tanganyika
    Answer: Nasser
  • Q. Which of the following separates Asia and North America?
    A)Bering Strait
    B)Bass Strait
    C)Dover Strait
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Bering Strait
  • Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
    A)Hygrometer
    B)Barometer
    C)Electrometer
    D)Hydrometer
    Answer: Hygrometer
  • Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
    A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
    B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
    C)Does not divide the Bering strait
    D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
    Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
  • 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. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by which of the following?
    A)Bay of Bengal
    B)Ten degree channel
    C)Great Channel
    D)Andaman Sea
    Answer: Ten degree channel
  • Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth’s surface?
    A)Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
    B)Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
    C)Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
    D)Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
    Answer: Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
  • Q. The Earth’s core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by:
    A)Nickel and Iron
    B)Iron and Aluminum
    C)Aluminum and Nickel
    D)Nickel and Lead
    Answer: Nickel and Iron
  • Q. Which among these Islands has coral reef?
    A)Andaman and Nicobar
    B)Aleutian
    C)Hawaiian
    D)Falklands Island
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. Which of the following is the highest peak
    A)Nangaparbat
    B)Kamet
    C)Kunlun
    D)Nanda Devi
    Answer: Nangaparbat
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the wet temperate forests at above 1500 m on the Nilgiris and Anaimalais, the Magnolias and Rhododendrons are commonly found. 2. Tropical dry evergreen forests are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
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  • Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
    A)Jowar and Cotton
    B)Rice and Wheat
    C)Rice and Cotton
    D)Jowar and Bajara
    Answer: Rice and Wheat
  • Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
    A)Flow through shallow valleys
    B)Seasonal flow
    C)Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
    D)Little erosional activity
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    B)Jaipur
    C)Delhi
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    B)Only on lunar day
    C)Full Moon and half Moon
    D)Only half Moon
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    B)Silty soil
    C)Loamy soil
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