Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is

A
Sirhind Canal
B
Yamuna Canal
C
Indira Gandhi Canal
D
Upper Doab River

Correct Answer

Indira Gandhi Canal

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because
    A)It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
    B)It is closer to the Sun
    C)It contains charged particles
    D)It produces heat
    Answer: It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
  • Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
    A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
    B)It determines the Indian standard time
    C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
    D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
    Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
  • Q. The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in ________
    A)U.S.A.
    B)China
    C)Great Britain
    D)Russia
    Answer: U.S.A.
  • Q. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
    A)Accra (Ghana)
    B)London (UK)
    C)Lisbon (Portugal)
    D)Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
    Answer: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
  • Q. Riparian forest is found ________
    A)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats
    B)Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
    C)The tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas
    D)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
  • Q. The finest natural harbour in India is
    A)Kolkata
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks ________
    A)The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure
    B)These rocks cannot be formed under water
    C)These rocks are crystalline
    D)These rocks have been deposited in layers
    Answer: These rocks have been deposited in layers
  • Q. Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in ________
    A)West Bengal
    B)Gujarat
    C)Bihar
    D)Assam
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Masai Tribes are found in:
    A)South Africa
    B)Australia
    C)North America
    D)East Africa
    Answer: East Africa
  • Q. The country which leads in the production of rubber is ________
    A)Malaysia
    B)Australia
    C)Indonesia
    D)Thailand
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
    A)Krishna
    B)Cauvery
    C)Tungabhadra
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
    A)Eratosthenes
    B)Erechtheus
    C)Aegeus
    D)Apheidas
    Answer: Eratosthenes
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Krishna
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. The darkest part of the shadow during eclipse is
    A)Penumbra
    B)Halo
    C)Umbra
    D)Black Hole
    Answer: Umbra
  • 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. Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
    A)Concentration of ozone
    B)Closeness of the sun
    C)Decrease in atmospheric pressure
    D)None of these
    Answer: Concentration of ozone
  • Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
    A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
    B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
    C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
    D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
    Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
  • Q. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
    A)40°
    B)30°
    C)35°
    D)45°
    Answer: 35°
  • Q. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in ________
    A)Switzerland
    B)Siberia
    C)Argentina
    D)California
    Answer: California
  • Q. Genoa is leading seaport of:
    A)Italy
    B)Spain
    C)Brazil
    D)Canada
    Answer: Italy

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