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Q. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of

A
Saturn
B
Mercury
C
Venus
D
Jupiter

Correct Answer

Mercury

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
    A)Lack of vegetation free area
    B)Lack of eroded material
    C)The high gradient
    D)Low velocity
    Answer: The high gradient
  • Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
    A)82°30' E
    B)97°30' E
    C)97°30' W
    D)82°30' W
    Answer: 82°30' E
  • Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?
    A)In Ghana, a West African-country
    B)In the South Atlantic Ocean
    C)In the Mediterranean Sea
    D)At Greenwich Observatory in England
    Answer: In the South Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
    A)43132
    B)1/3
    C)1.6
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 1/3
  • Q. Which of the following is not a plant product?
    A)Vanilla
    B)Camphor
    C)Aloe vera
    D)All are plant products
    Answer: All are plant products
  • Q. Which of the port is not a Natural Port?
    A)Cochin
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Paradip
    Answer: Chennai
  • Q. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?
    A)Mantle
    B)Central core
    C)Crust
    D)Both B and C
    Answer: Central core
  • Q. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is ________
    A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    B)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    C)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    D)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
  • Q. Lines Joining places having equal height are
    A)Isohalines
    B)Contours
    C)Isobars
    D)Isohyet
    Answer: Contours
  • Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
    A)Micronesian group
    B)Mongolian group
    C)Polynesian group
    D)Melanesian group
    Answer: Melanesian group
  • Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
    A)Mustard
    B)Wheat
    C)Maize
    D)Grain
    Answer: Maize
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food-grain?
    A)Cotton
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Jowar
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Where is the Forest Reserch Insititute located?
    A)Lucknow
    B)Dehradun
    C)Bhopal
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Dehradun
  • Q. Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Odisha
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. What is the percentage of Indian population engaged in agriculture?
    A)70
    B)60
    C)50
    D)80
    Answer: 60
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Ganga
    C)Godavari
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Mizoram
    C)West Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?
    A)Hurricane
    B)Typhoon
    C)Tornado
    D)Willy-willy
    Answer: Tornado
  • Q. Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the India border in
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim

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