Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is

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Thicker below the mountains than below the plains

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  • Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
    A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
    B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
    C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
    D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
    Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
  • Q. Which of the following features is the product of vulcanicity ?
    A)Geosynclines
    B)Fold Mountain
    C)Escarpment
    D)Caldera
    Answer: Caldera
  • Q. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
    A)At a very low height from sea level
    B)At a great height from sea level
    C)At a medium height from sea level
    D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
    Answer: At a very low height from sea level
  • Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
    A)Orographic
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Monsoonal
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
    A)Earth is rotating
    B)Earth is revolving around the sun
    C)Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean 2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt. 3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea. Which of these statements is/are correct?
    A)2 and 3
    B)2 only
    C)1 and 3
    D)3 only
    Answer: 3 only
  • Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
    A)Cuttack
    B)Surat
    C)Agra
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. The inner planets include:
    A)Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
    B)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter
    C)Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
    D)Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
    Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
  • Q. The Sahyadris commence in ________.
    A)Karnataka
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Kerala
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The largest desert in the world is the
    A)Kalahari
    B)Sahara
    C)Gobi
    D)Thar
    Answer: Sahara
  • Q. Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari?
    A)Rajhamundry
    B)Nanded
    C)Bhadrachalam
    D)Kakinada
    Answer: Kakinada
  • Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India? 1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Arunachal Pradesh
    A)1, 2, 4, 3
    B)3, 1, 2, 4
    C)1, 2, 3, 4
    D)1, 4, 2, 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 4, 3
  • Q. The correct descending order of the leading producers of milk is
    A)U.S.A., India, China, Russia
    B)China, India, Russia, U.S.A.
    C)India, U.S.A., China, Russia
    D)India, China, U.S.A., Russia
    Answer: India, U.S.A., China, Russia
  • Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
    A)Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
    B)India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
    C)Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
    D)India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
    Answer: Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
  • Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
    A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
    B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
    Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  • Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
    A)Wind
    B)Rivers
    C)Land
    D)Ash from volcanoes
    Answer: Rivers
  • Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
    A)Micronesian group
    B)Mongolian group
    C)Polynesian group
    D)Melanesian group
    Answer: Melanesian group
  • Q. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
    A)Tehri Dam
    B)Damodar Valley Project
    C)Chambal Project
    D)Kosi Project
    Answer: Chambal Project
  • Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
    A)South-West Monsoon
    B)Easterly depression
    C)Orographic rainfall
    D)Thunderstorm
    Answer: Orographic rainfall
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Only 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2

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