Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. The largest irrigation canal in India

A
Sirhand canal
B
Yamuna canal
C
Indira Gandhi canal
D
Upper Bari Doab canal

Correct Answer

Indira Gandhi canal

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
    A)It raises the water table
    B)It greatly increases the crop production
    C)It makes some soils impermeable
    D)It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
    Answer: It makes some soils impermeable
  • 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. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
    A)Chile
    B)Alaska
    C)Argentina
    D)Tanzania
    Answer: Tanzania
  • Q. What was Norway’s rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?
    A)100
    B)1
    C)10
    D)200
    Answer: 1
  • Q. The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice free throughout the year is
    A)Murmansk
    B)Leningrad
    C)Odessa
    D)Vladivostok
    Answer: Murmansk
  • Q. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at
    A)Rawatbhata
    B)Pokhran
    C)Suratgarh
    D)Chittorgarh
    Answer: Rawatbhata
  • Q. The world’s largest river is
    A)Mississippi
    B)Amazon
    C)Nile
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. One of the following is not the result of underground water action
    A)Sink holes
    B)Stalactities
    C)Stalagmites
    D)Fiords
    Answer: Fiords
  • Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
    A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
    B)Mettur Dam
    C)Bhakra Dam
    D)Rajasthan Canal
    Answer: Bhakra Dam
  • Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
    A)Jadugoda
    B)Kolar
    C)Raniganj
    D)Veeranam
    Answer: Kolar
  • Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
    A)Indo-Aryans
    B)Mongoloids
    C)Negritoes
    D)Mediterraneans
    Answer: Negritoes
  • Q. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?
    A)24 States and 6 Union territories.
    B)25 States and 7 Union territories
    C)28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
  • Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
    A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
    B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
    C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
    D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
    Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
  • Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Punjab
    C)Haryana
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
    A)Strip cropping
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Dry farming
    D)Shifting cultivation
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The first shore-based steel plant in India is:
    A)Bhadravati
    B)Durgapur
    C)Salem
    D)Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
    Answer: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
  • Q. Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of ________
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Sedimentary rocks
    C)Igneous rocks
    D)Polymetamorphosed rocks
    Answer: Igneous rocks
  • Q. The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason -for this phenomenon?
    A)Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
    B)It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
    C)It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
    D)It has less human interference
    Answer: It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
  • Q. From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleum and ________
    A)Iron and steel
    B)Fishing
    C)Ship building
    D)Pearl fishing
    Answer: Pearl fishing
  • Q. On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4

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