Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because ________

Correct Answer

The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Smog is a Mixture of
    A)Fire and Water
    B)Air and Water Vapour
    C)Water and Smoke
    D)Smoke and Fog
    Answer: Smoke and Fog
  • Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
    A)Deep
    B)U-Shaped
    C)V-Shaped
    D)Not so deep
    Answer: U-Shaped
  • Q. Sink hole is a phenomenon of ________ topography
    A)Tundra
    B)Plain
    C)Desert
    D)Karst
    Answer: Karst
  • Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust is:
    A)5 kilometer
    B)10 kilometer
    C)8 kilometer
    D)4 kilometer
    Answer: 5 kilometer
  • Q. In Jaitapur, which one of the following power plants is being set up?
    A)Gas based
    B)Coal based
    C)Hydro-electric
    D)Nuclear based
    Answer: Nuclear based
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
    A)Assam Valley
    B)Indo-Gangetic Divide
    C)Ganga Delta
    D)Kerala Coastal Plain
    Answer: Kerala Coastal Plain
  • 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. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
    A)Isobar
    B)Isohypse
    C)Isohalines
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohyets
  • Q. Where is Mumbai High located
    A)Western Ghat
    B)Continental Shelf of Arabian sea
    C)Western Coastal Plain
    D)Internal Plains of South
    Answer: Continental Shelf of Arabian sea
  • Q. Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population of State’s population?
    A)Punjab
    B)Jharkhand
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Arrange the following Himalayan peaks in order as they occur from west to east: I. Kanchenjunga II. Mt. Everest III. Nanda Devi IV. Dhaulagiri
    A)III, II, I, IV
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)III, IV, II, I
    Answer: III, IV, II, I
  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct? 1. The equatorial forests are evergreen. 2. The Mediterranean region has deciduous forests of broad-leaved trees. 3. Taiga forests are found in Kashmir.
    A)1 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
    A)Chambal
    B)Yamuna
    C)Son
    D)Hugli
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?
    A)Chenab
    B)Ravi
    C)Jhelum
    D)None of these
    Answer: None of these
  • Q. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
    A)Folding of the geosyncline
    B)Folding of the earth's crust
    C)Accumulation of loess deposits
    D)Faulting of the earth's crust
    Answer: Folding of the geosyncline
  • Q. Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because _________
    A)Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
    B)The region is mountainous
    C)Population density is low
    D)Air transport is cheaper
    Answer: Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
  • Q. The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is
    A)Leningrad
    B)Okhotsk
    C)Vladivostok
    D)Moscow
    Answer: Vladivostok
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. Jharkhand does not share boundary with ________
    A)Chhattisgarh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Orissa
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which is the biggest coffee producing country in the world?
    A)Peru
    B)India
    C)Brazil
    D)Argentina
    Answer: Brazil

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