Geography Political Geography in India

Q. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

A
Folding of the geosyncline
B
Folding of the earth's crust
C
Accumulation of loess deposits
D
Faulting of the earth's crust

Correct Answer

Folding of the geosyncline

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
    A)Venezuela
    B)Brazil
    C)U. S.A.
    D)Zambia
    Answer: Venezuela
  • Q. Selvas is a word denoting
    A)The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
    B)Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
    C)A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
    D)The grasslands of North America
    Answer: The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
  • 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. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Any other planet
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?
    A)Italy
    B)Malta
    C)Libya
    D)Bulgaria
    Answer: Bulgaria
  • Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
    A)North Western India
    B)Rann of Kutch
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: North Western India
  • Q. In context of population, which of the following describes the correct meaning of “Sex-Ratio”
    A)Number of female per 1000 populace
    B)Number of males per 1000 females
    C)Number of females per 1000 males
    D)Number of female per 1000 sample of persons
    Answer: Number of females per 1000 males
  • Q. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
    A)Thanjavur
    B)Coimbatore
    C)Salem
    D)Madurai
    Answer: Coimbatore
  • Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
    A)Rockdam
    B)Mulching
    C)Contour barriers
    D)Terrace Farming
    Answer: Rockdam
  • Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
    A)Strombolian
    B)Pelean
    C)Hawaiian
    D)Vulcanian
    Answer: Hawaiian
  • Q. In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Rajasthan
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________
    A)Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
    B)Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia
    C)Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia
    D)Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia
    Answer: Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
  • Q. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________
    A)Irregularities in the configuration of oceans
    B)The movement of Moon in relation to Earth
    C)Uneven distribution of water over the globe
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?
    A)Energy resources
    B)Natural growth rate of population
    C)Food supplies
    D)Modem means of transport and communication
    Answer: Modem means of transport and communication
  • Q. Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on ________
    A)Rice
    B)Tea
    C)Coffee
    D)Maize
    Answer: Coffee
  • Q. Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________
    A)They are not perennial
    B)Of the high gradient
    C)They are too slow
    D)There is no vegetation
    Answer: Of the high gradient
  • Q. The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are
    A)Godavari and Krishna
    B)Narmada and Tapi
    C)Narmada and Cauvery
    D)Tapi and Cauvery
    Answer: Godavari and Krishna
  • Q. The largest of the planets is
    A)Uranus
    B)Jupiter
    C)Saturn
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is
    A)Gujarat
    B)Kerala
    C)Odisha
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered
    A)4
    B)1
    C)2
    D)8
    Answer: 2

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