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Q. The highest waterfall of the world is ________

A
Salto Angel Falls
B
Niagara Falls
C
Boyoma Falls
D
Khone Falls

Correct Answer

Salto Angel Falls

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. As per 2011 Census of India the state which registered lowest sex ratio (female per thousand males) is:
    A)Odissa
    B)Rajsthan
    C)Haryana
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Haryana
  • Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Alluvial soils
    C)Red soils
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alluvial soils
  • Q. The hottest place in the world is ________
    A)Dallol, Ethiopia
    B)Tehran, Iran
    C)Jaisalmer, India
    D)Azizia, Libya
    Answer: Azizia, Libya
  • Q. Which factors influence ocean currents? I. Coriolis force II. Local winds III. Waves IV. Continent shape
    A)I and III
    B)I and IV
    C)I, III and IV
    D)I, II and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon free state?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Kenya
    C)Mexico
    D)Brazil
    Answer: Mexico
  • Q. Which state has smallest land area?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Goa
    C)Nagaland
    D)Tripura
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is ________
    A)Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga
    B)Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
    C)Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada
    D)Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
    Answer: Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
  • Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Jorhat
    C)Darjeeling
    D)Munnar
    Answer: Darjeeling
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
    A)2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
    A)Namibia
    B)Canada
    C)South Africa
    D)USA
    Answer: Canada
  • Q. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)None of these
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?
    A)Flood plain deposits
    B)Loess plains
    C)Alluvial plains
    D)Deltas
    Answer: Loess plains
  • Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
    A)Over the water bodies only
    B)At the same place
    C)Over the land masses only
    D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
    Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
  • Q. The most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere is
    A)Oxygen
    B)Argon
    C)Nitrogen
    D)Krypton
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  • Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
    A)Eastern-Kolkata
    B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
    C)South-Central-Hyderabad
    D)Western-Mumbai
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    A)From a region of low pressure to a region of high pressure
    B)In regions of low pressure
    C)From a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
    D)In regions of high pressure
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