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Q. Which country started the cultivation of potatoes in Europe?

A
Dutch
B
German
C
Spanish
D
Portuguese

Correct Answer

Spanish

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is
    A)Birch
    B)Eucalyptus
    C)Teak
    D)Oak
    Answer: Eucalyptus
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to fold mountains? I. They often act as climatic barriers II. They receive heavy rain or snow which give rise to rivers III. They are rich in minerals IV. They pose no problem, to communication as they contain many passes
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio – Kurile and Alaskan’ are located in
    A)North Pacific Ocean
    B)North Atlantic Ocean
    C)South Atlantic Ocean
    D)North Indian Ocean
    Answer: North Pacific Ocean
  • Q. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.
    A)Kaveri
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Krishna
    D)Mahanadi
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. A rift valley is formed mainly due to ________
    A)The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
    B)Forces of tension in the earth's crust
    C)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
    D)The deepening of a valley by ice action
    Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by
    A)Marconi
    B)Galileo
    C)Martin Schmidt
    D)Newton
    Answer: Galileo
  • Q. Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?
    A)North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
    B)North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial
    C)North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial
    D)North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial
    Answer: North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
  • Q. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
    A)Pinjore (Haryana)
    B)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
    C)Kalamassery (Kerala)
    D)All the three places above
    Answer: All the three places above
  • Q. The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock?
    A)Sedimetary
    B)Igneous
    C)Metamorphic
    D)Carbonate
    Answer: Igneous
  • Q. What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’ ?
    A)Reserved for hunting
    B)Reserved for local use
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation
  • Q. The south-west monsoon contributes ________ of the total rain in India.
    A)22%
    B)86%
    C)50%
    D)100%
    Answer: 86%
  • Q. In which form can the cultivable land be defined?
    A)Old fallow land + new follow land
    B)The land which can grow the crops
    C)Waste land + fallow land
    D)Total fallow land + net sown land
    Answer: Total fallow land + net sown land
  • Q. Where is Kanha National Park?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Bihar
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
    A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
    B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
    C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
    D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
    Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
  • Q. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?
    A)Uranus
    B)Mars
    C)Saturn
    D)Venus
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Ladang refers to
    A)Subsistence type of agriculture
    B)Shifting cultivation
    C)Plantation agriculture
    D)Dry farming
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The McMohan Line is a boundary between
    A)India and Bangladesh
    B)India and China
    C)India and Pakistan
    D)India and Nepal
    Answer: India and China
  • Q. Which one of the following regions of 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. Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
    A)The Krishna Valley Project
    B)The Narmada Valley Project
    C)The Damodar Valley Project
    D)The Mahanadi Project
    Answer: The Damodar Valley Project

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