Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________

Correct Answer

Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is the meaning of “Cloud Burst”
    A)Sowing of crop seeds in cloudy weather
    B)Appearance of clouds in sky
    C)Very heavy rain with heavy storm
    D)Formation of artificial rain
    Answer: Very heavy rain with heavy storm
  • Q. Which of the following connects the ocean floor level with the continental level ?
    A)Epicontinental sea
    B)Continental slope
    C)Continental shelf
    D)Sea shelf
    Answer: Continental slope
  • Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
    A)8 : 30 p.m.
    B)11 : 30 p.m.
    C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
    D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
    Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
  • Q. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Kenya
    C)Mexico
    D)Brazil
    Answer: Mexico
  • Q. How many days in one year on mercury?
    A)300
    B)56
    C)88
    D)36
    Answer: 88
  • Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
    A)Shape of Earth
    B)Rotation
    C)Revolution
    D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
    Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
  • Q. The mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because ________
    A)The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
    B)Hill slopes are best suited for cultivation of trees
    C)Hill slopes are not favourable for food grain cultivation
    D)There is a demand of dry fruits
    Answer: The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
  • Q. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
    A)Pulses
    B)Cotton
    C)Oil seeds
    D)Maize
    Answer: Pulses
  • Q. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
    A)Land covered with fresh snow
    B)Sand desert
    C)Paddy crop land
    D)Prairie land
    Answer: Land covered with fresh snow
  • 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 main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is
    A)Petroleum
    B)Coal
    C)Iron are
    D)Manganese
    Answer: Petroleum
  • 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. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
    A)To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
    B)Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
    C)To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
    D)To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
    Answer: Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
  • Q. India’s population growth is characterized by
    A)An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
    B)An increase in rate of death
    C)An increase in ratio of females
    D)Increasing number of old people
    Answer: An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
  • Q. European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
    A)Straits of Dardanelles
    B)Straits of Bosporus
    C)Sea of Marmara
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The smallest Union Territory is ________
    A)Lakshadweep
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Pondicherry
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Lakshadweep
  • Q. Where is Nathpa Jhakri power Project located?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Uttarakhand
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The length of India’s coastline is about ________
    A)7000 km
    B)5900 km
    C)6100 km
    D)7500 km
    Answer: 7500 km
  • Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Bihar
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which is a famous bird sanctuary located in Haryana?
    A)Rajaji
    B)Sultanpur
    C)Bharatpur
    D)Sariska
    Answer: Sultanpur

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