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Q. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

A
Tidal Waves
B
Earthquake
C
Cyclone
D
Undersea Waves

Correct Answer

Tidal Waves

More Questions on Geography

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    A)High-latitudes
    B)Tropical latitudes
    C)Mid-latitudes
    D)Temperate lands
    Answer: Tropical latitudes
  • Q. What does the machine tool industry produce?
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    B)It produces tools for the repair of machines
    C)It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
    D)None of these
    Answer: It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
  • Q. Eskimos belong to
    A)Negroid race
    B)Mongoloid race
    C)White race
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mongoloid race
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    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 one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
    B)Assam: Miri
    C)Nagaland : Konyak
    D)Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
  • Q. The largest irrigation canal in India
    A)Sirhand canal
    B)Yamuna canal
    C)Indira Gandhi canal
    D)Upper Bari Doab canal
    Answer: Indira Gandhi canal
  • Q. Doldrum is an area of ________.
    A)Low pressure
    B)Low rainfall
    C)Low temperature
    D)High winds
    Answer: Low pressure
  • Q. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
    A)Oottacarnand
    B)Gangtok
    C)Shillong
    D)Darjeeling
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  • Q. In which river is “Grand canyon”?
    A)Columbia
    B)Mississippi
    C)Colorado
    D)Ohara
    Answer: Colorado
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    A)Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
    B)Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
    C)Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
    D)Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
    Answer: Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
  • Q. Which of the following river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?
    A)Ghaghara
    B)Hooghly
    C)Damodar
    D)Kosi
    Answer: Kosi
  • Q. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
    A)86%
    B)50%
    C)70%
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  • Q. Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?
    A)Tropical East Margin region
    B)Mediterranean region
    C)Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region
    D)Mid-latitude Grassland region
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  • Q. Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
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    A)Ship building
    B)Irrigation
    C)Inland navigation
    D)Trade
    Answer: Inland navigation
  • Q. Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?
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    B)There are deep ocean trenches along these margins
    C)High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean
    D)These margins coincide with the plate margins
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    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Central Highlands
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  • Q. The metallic minerals are
    A)Coal, oil, natural gas
    B)Asbestos, mica, graphite
    C)Iron ore, copper, lead
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    C)Anthracite
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