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Q. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are ________

A
A group of stars
B
Signs of Roman gods
C
Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The largest producer of coffee in the world is
    A)India
    B)Ivory coast
    C)Brazil
    D)Mexico
    Answer: Brazil
  • Q. Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year?
    A)The Himalayan Region
    B)The Equatorial Region
    C)The Tundra Region
    D)The Mediterranean Region
    Answer: The Tundra Region
  • Q. Which of the following is a chemical weathering process ?
    A)Oxidation
    B)Frost Action
    C)Hydraulic Action
    D)Thermal Expansion
    Answer: Oxidation
  • Q. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by
    A)Manmohan Singh
    B)P V Narasimha Rao
    C)I K Gujral
    D)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Q. The best representative of the acid igneous rocks is ________
    A)Dolerite
    B)Basalt
    C)Granite
    D)Gabbro
    Answer: Granite
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
    A)Gulfstream and Canaries
    B)Canaries and Labrador
    C)Gulf stream and Labrador
    D)Kuroshio and Kurile
    Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
  • Q. What is meant by ‘brain drain’?
    A)The marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population
    B)Increase in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people
    C)The increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people
    D)The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
    Answer: The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
  • Q. The Chennai – Bengaluru – Coimbatore – Madurai region is ________.
    A)Mangrove forest region
    B)A major industrial region
    C)A major agricultural region
    D)Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region
    Answer: A major industrial region
  • Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
    A)Tuber
    B)Legume
    C)Rice
    D)Potato
    Answer: Legume
  • Q. Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
    A)Digboi in Assam, India
    B)Baku in Russia.
    C)Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    D)Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
    Answer: Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Q. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________
    A)12° C
    B)21° C
    C)18° C
    D)15° C
    Answer: 15° C
  • Q. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in ________
    A)The Rann of Kachch
    B)Sunderbans
    C)Assam forests
    D)Cauvery delta
    Answer: The Rann of Kachch
  • Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
    A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
    B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
    C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
    D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
    Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
  • Q. Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers?
    A)Garden Reach Shipyard
    B)Hindustan Shipyard
    C)Mazgaon Shipyard
    D)Cochin Shipyard
    Answer: Garden Reach Shipyard
  • Q. India’s first marine national park is located in:
    A)Arabian Sea
    B)The Gulf of Kutch
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)The Gulf of Khambhat
    Answer: The Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
    A)Marconi
    B)Galileo
    C)Martin Schmidt
    D)Newton
    Answer: Galileo
  • Q. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
    A)The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
    B)The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone
    C)Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
    D)The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
    Answer: Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
  • Q. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Myanmar
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Pakistan
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
    A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
    B)Shale-possesses laminations
    C)Quartzite-soft rock
    D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
    Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
  • Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
    A)Dibrugarh
    B)Kanpur
    C)Srinagar
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Dibrugarh

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