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Q. Contours are lines showing

A
Places on earth at the same altitude
B
Places on earth of equal rainfall
C
Places of same temperature
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Places on earth at the same altitude

More Questions on Geography

  • 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. Namdhapa National Park is in
    A)Tripura
    B)Mizoram
    C)Manipur
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
    A)Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
    B)Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
    C)Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar and walnut
    D)Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
    Answer: Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
  • Q. Ursa Major’ is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
    A)The Milky Way
    B)The Northern Crown
    C)The Chained Lady
    D)The Great Bear
    Answer: The Great Bear
  • Q. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
    A)fold mountains
    B)old mountains
    C)young mountains
    D)block mountains
    Answer: old mountains
  • Q. The first river valley project started in India is
    A)Kosi Project
    B)Bhakra Nangal Project
    C)Damodar Valley Project
    D)Hirakud Project
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. Mist is a result of which one of the following?
    A)Sublimation
    B)Condensation
    C)Evaporation
    D)Saturation
    Answer: Condensation
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
    A)Honshu
    B)Sumatra
    C)Madagascar
    D)Cuba
    Answer: Madagascar
  • Q. The only sanctuary where kasturi stag is found is
    A)Gir
    B)Kanha
    C)Dachigam
    D)Mudumalai
    Answer: Dachigam
  • 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. The leading states in the production of cotton in India are ________
    A)Maharashtra and Punjab
    B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
    C)Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat and Punjab
    Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • Q. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
    A)33% of the total land area
    B)50% of the total land area
    C)40% of the total land area
    D)25% of the total land area
    Answer: 33% of the total land area
  • Q. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
    A)22
    B)33
    C)25
    D)27
    Answer: 33
  • Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
    A)Wavograph
    B)Barometer
    C)Gyrometer
    D)Seismograph
    Answer: Seismograph
  • Q. The middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as:
    A)Pyrosphere
    B)Rosphere
    C)Osophere
    D)Cyrosphere
    Answer: Pyrosphere
  • Q. Which of the following are included in the World-Heritage List of UNESCO? : 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai 3. Mamallapuram 4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
    A)Change of cultivation site
    B)Cultivation by transplantation
    C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
    D)Rotating of crops
    Answer: Change of cultivation site
  • Q. Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as ________.
    A)Chemozen soil
    B)Meadow soil
    C)Pedalfer soil
    D)Podzols oil
    Answer: Pedalfer soil
  • Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
    A)Shikoku
    B)Hokkaido
    C)Honshu
    D)Kyushu
    Answer: Honshu

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