Geography Indian Geography

Q. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at

A
Roorkee
B
Jamshedpur
C
Dhanbad
D
Ranchi

Correct Answer

Jamshedpur

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Albopictus
    B)Acaulis
    C)Matus
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    Answer: Aurora
  • Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
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    B)Oyashio and California currents
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  • Q. What is Weathering?
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    C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
    D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
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  • Q. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
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    B)They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
    C)They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
    D)They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
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  • Q. Japan’s total land is about ________ that of India.
    A)One-ninth
    B)One-sixth
    C)One-fifth
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  • Q. The first steam boat was built by
    A)James Watt
    B)Stevenson
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    C)Wheat
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  • Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
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    B)Nangal (Punjab)
    C)Sindri (Bihar)
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  • Q. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as ________
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  • Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
    A)1965
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    B)Haryana
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    B)Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
    C)Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
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  • Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
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    B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
    C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
    D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
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  • Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
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