Geography Indian Geography

Q. The headquarters of North Eastern Railway is:

A
Kolkata
B
Lucknow
C
Patna
D
Gorakhpur

Correct Answer

Gorakhpur

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
    A)East United States
    B)South and South East Asia
    C)North Australia
    D)Africa
    Answer: South and South East Asia
  • Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
    A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
    B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
    C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
    D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
    Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  • Q. Vembanad Lake is located in:
    A)Karnataka
    B)Maharastra
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • 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. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. What is known as Soil-free Farming?
    A)Interlude crops
    B)Hydroponics
    C)Humidity up gradation
    D)Sericulture
    Answer: Hydroponics
  • Q. The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:
    A)Haryana
    B)Maharastra
    C)Punjab
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Meghalaya
  • Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
    A)Savanna region
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial region
    D)No such criteria
    Answer: Tropical deserts
  • Q. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamunanagu 2. Guwahati 3. Shahabad 4. Ballarpur
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of ________
    A)Pampas
    B)Campos
    C)Llanos
    D)Prairies
    Answer: Pampas
  • Q. Which country is the largest oil producer in the world ________
    A)Russia
    B)Kuwait
    C)U.S.A.
    D)None of these
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates
    A)Sima and Nife
    B)Outer core and Mantle
    C)Inner and Outer core
    D)Crust and Mantle
    Answer: Crust and Mantle
  • Q. The driest spot on earth is in the Atacama desert, parts of which went without rain for years. The Atacama is in ________
    A)Canada
    B)Africa
    C)Asia
    D)South America
    Answer: South America
  • Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
    A)18.30 hrs
    B)06.30 hrs
    C)05.30 hrs
    D)17.30 hrs
    Answer: 06.30 hrs
  • Q. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
    A)Kosi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Narmada
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
    A)Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
    B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
    C)They do not shed their leaves.
    D)While plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
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  • Q. The oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio – Kurile and Alaskan’ are located in
    A)North Pacific Ocean
    B)North Atlantic Ocean
    C)South Atlantic Ocean
    D)North Indian Ocean
    Answer: North Pacific Ocean
  • Q. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
    A)Venus
    B)Jupiter
    C)Saturn
    D)Uranus
    Answer: Venus
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    A)Cauvery
    B)Godavari
    C)Sharavati
    D)Krishna
    Answer: Sharavati

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