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Q. Which of the following is known as ‘golden fiber’?

A
Jute
B
Silk
C
Egyptian cotton
D
Manila hemp

Correct Answer

Jute

More Questions on Geography

  • 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. The airport of Mumbai is called
    A)Palam
    B)Dum Dum
    C)Sahar
    D)Meenambakkam
    Answer: Sahar
  • Q. Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
    A)Khartoum
    B)Nairobi
    C)Addis Ababa
    D)Kinhasa
    Answer: Khartoum
  • Q. Lapse rate is related to the decrease of ________
    A)Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
    B)Wind velocity with an ascent of 300 feet
    C)Humidity with an ascent of 450 feet
    D)Pressure with an ascent of 500 feet
    Answer: Temperature at 1°F for an ascent of 330 feet
  • Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
    A)Saffron
    B)Cotton
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Jute
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
    A)North to south
    B)East to west
    C)West to east
    D)South to north
    Answer: North to south
  • Q. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
    A)North Pole
    B)Greenland
    C)Northern Canada
    D)North Eastern Siberia
    Answer: Northern Canada
  • Q. Peaty soil is found in ________
    A)Assam
    B)Kerala
    C)Kashmir
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as ________
    A)Granular disintegration
    B)Shattering
    C)Block separation
    D)Exfoliation
    Answer: Exfoliation
  • Q. Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?
    A)Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
    B)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai
    C)Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
    D)Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
    Answer: Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
  • Q. Temperature generally decreases towards the poles because ________
    A)Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy as readily as warm surfaces
    B)Air movement is generally towards the. equator
    C)Cold polar air masses prevent surface heating of the land
    D)Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
    Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth's surface as we move to polar regions
  • Q. At present biosphere reserves that are included in world Heritage:
    A)Simlipol and Pachmarhi
    B)Nilgiri and Nanda Devi
    C)Nokrek, Gulf of Mannar and Sunderban
    D)Above all
    Answer: Above all
  • Q. Western Gateway to the United States is
    A)San Francisco
    B)Seattle
    C)San Diego
    D)Los Angeles
    Answer: San Francisco
  • Q. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
    A)It is heated by the Earth's surface
    B)It is closest to the Sun
    C)There are charged particles in it
    D)Heat is generated in it
    Answer: It is heated by the Earth's surface
  • Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?
    A)In Ghana, a West African-country
    B)In the South Atlantic Ocean
    C)In the Mediterranean Sea
    D)At Greenwich Observatory in England
    Answer: In the South Atlantic Ocean
  • Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
    A)Rangoon
    B)Singapore
    C)Bangkok
    D)Hong Kong
    Answer: Bangkok
  • Q. What causes snowfall?
    A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
    B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
    C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
    D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
    Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
  • Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
    A)Hanging Valley
    B)Glacial trough
    C)Hum
    D)Cirque
    Answer: Cirque
  • Q. The age of the Earth is approximately
    A)3000 million years
    B)1000 million years
    C)4600 million years
    D)100 million years
    Answer: 4600 million years
  • Q. Which of the following is a cold wind?
    A)Chinook
    B)Buran
    C)Foehn
    D)Sirocco
    Answer: Buran

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