Q. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

Correct Answer

They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?
    A)Tides
    B)Currents
    C)Runoff
    D)Waves
    Answer: Tides
  • Q. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called
    A)Continental rise
    B)Continental shelf
    C)Abyssal plains
    D)Submarine ridges
    Answer: Continental shelf
  • Q. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in
    A)Jadugoda
    B)Kolar
    C)Raniganj
    D)Veeranam
    Answer: Kolar
  • Q. The percentage of literates in India is ________
    A)Higher among males than females
    B)Almost equal among males and females
    C)Lower among males than females
    D)Lower in urban areas than in rural areas
    Answer: Higher among males than females
  • Q. Which of the following is not an international airport?
    A)Meenambakkam
    B)Palam
    C)Dum Dum
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: E
  • Q. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________
    A)40°N and 60°N
    B)5°N and 20°N
    C)20°N and 40°N
    D)20°S and 40°S
    Answer: 20°N and 40°N
  • Q. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
    A)Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
    B)Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
    C)Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
    D)Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
    Answer: Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
  • Q. What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
    A)Dune
    B)Cliff
    C)Cirque
    D)Hamada
    Answer: Dune
  • Q. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?
    A)Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
    B)Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
    C)Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
    D)Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
    Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
  • Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
    A)1882
    B)1875
    C)1884
    D)1880
    Answer: 1875
  • Q. Which continent has the highest density of population?
    A)Europe
    B)Asia
    C)Africa
    D)North America
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
    A)Uttarkashi
    B)Fatehpur
    C)Bhagalpur
    D)Kanpur
    Answer: Uttarkashi
  • Q. The Eastern Coastal Plain is also named as
    A)Coromandel coastal plains
    B)Konkan Coastal Plains
    C)Gujarat Plains
    D)Malabar coastal plains
    Answer: Coromandel coastal plains
  • Q. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?
    A)Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
    B)In the evening, radiations travel slowly
    C)In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
    D)In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
    Answer: In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
  • Q. Comets moves around the
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
    A)Severe heat energy from the sun
    B)Increase in the humidity of air
    C)Fall in the atmospheric pressure
    D)Rise in the atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Fall in the atmospheric pressure
  • 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 one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
    A)Silicon
    B)Oxygen
    C)Sulphur
    D)Carbon
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Which of the following is an important port of Eastern coast of India?
    A)Karaikal
    B)Kandla
    C)Visakhapatnam
    D)Puducherry
    Answer: Visakhapatnam

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