Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is

A
Hirakud
B
Bhakra-Nangal
C
Damodar
D
Nagarjunasagar

Correct Answer

Damodar

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?
    A)Raipur
    B)Bhopal
    C)Kolkata
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Raipur
  • Q. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
    A)Iraq
    B)Venezuela
    C)Saudi Arabia
    D)Iran
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. You find some local people living in log cabins in
    A)Deserts
    B)Tropical rainforest
    C)Taiga regions
    D)Mediterranean regions
    Answer: Taiga regions
  • Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
    A)Coal
    B)Limestone
    C)Shale
    D)Chalk
    Answer: Shale
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The biggest producer of Uranium in the world is ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)France
    C)India
    D)Zaire
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
    A)Wind mills
    B)Geothermal power
    C)Tidal power
    D)Biomass power
    Answer: Biomass power
  • Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
    A)Scuba diving
    B)Tidal power plants
    C)Main fish catching zone
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Main fish catching zone
  • Q. The Salal Project is on the river
    A)Ravi
    B)Chenab
    C)Jhelum
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing
    A)Copper
    B)Zinc
    C)Manganese
    D)Salt
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. Fog is an Example of
    A)Gas in dispersed solid
    B)Gas in dispersed gas
    C)Gas in dispersed liquid
    D)Liquid in dispersed solid
    Answer: Gas in dispersed liquid
  • Q. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is
    A)Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
    B)Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
    C)Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
    D)Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
    Answer: Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
  • Q. The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity.
    A)Chilka (Odisha)
    B)Sambhar (Rajasthan)
    C)Wular (Jammu & Kashmir)
    D)Pulicut (Tamil Nadu)
    Answer: Sambhar (Rajasthan)
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. The Doctor is a wind which
    A)Is injurious to health
    B)Is enervating
    C)Withers plants
    D)Is conducive to health
    Answer: Is conducive to health
  • Q. The earlier name of Surinam was ________
    A)Medagascar
    B)British Guyana
    C)Dutch Guyana
    D)Venezuela
    Answer: Dutch Guyana
  • Q. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ________
    A)Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
    B)Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
    C)Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
    D)Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
    Answer: Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
  • Q. Which of the following is false?
    A)Line is mostly used in galvanising iron and steel goods
    B)Mica is usually found in metamorphic and igneous rocks
    C)Aluminium has the advantage over iron as it is resistant to corrosion
    D)Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
    Answer: Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
  • Q. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
    A)Mercury and Mars
    B)Mercury and Venus
    C)Venus and Mars
    D)Venus and Neptune
    Answer: Mercury and Venus

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