Geography Population and Tribes in Indian

Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate

A
1, 2 and 3
B
1, 3 and 4
C
2, 3 and 4
D
1, 2 and 4

Correct Answer

2, 3 and 4

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Katabatic wind
    B)Anabatic wind
    C)Khamsin
    D)Harmattan
    Answer: Katabatic wind
  • Q. Which of the following minerals and their ores are correctly matched? 1. Zinc-calamine 2. Platinum-iridium 3. Tin-cassiterite 4. Copper-carnolite
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 4
    D)1 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3
  • Q. The airport of Mumbai is called
    A)Palam
    B)Dum Dum
    C)Sahar
    D)Meenambakkam
    Answer: Sahar
  • Q. Where would you find Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and Asurs?
    A)Mahrashtra
    B)Chhattishgarh
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Jharkhand
    Answer: Jharkhand
  • Q. Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban’s Delta?
    A)India
    B)Bangladesh
    C)Myanmar
    D)Thailand
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands?
    A)Middle Andaman
    B)North Andaman
    C)Little Andaman
    D)South Andaman
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  • Q. The type of rain in humid equatorial climate is
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    B)Cyclonic
    C)Mountaineous
    D)Fluctuating and Cyclonic
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  • Q. Where is the oldest working ‘Refinery’?
    A)Digboi
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    C)Basra
    D)Texas
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  • Q. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
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    B)Moho discontinuity
    C)Lehman discontinuity
    D)Gutenberg discontinuity
    Answer: Moho discontinuity
  • Q. Instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean is called ________.
    A)Cyanometer
    B)Bathymeter
    C)Ceraunograph
    D)Barometer
    Answer: Cyanometer
  • Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
    A)Venezuela
    B)Brazil
    C)U. S.A.
    D)Zambia
    Answer: Venezuela
  • Q. What are Sun spots?
    A)Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
    B)Regions on earth without winter climate
    C)Desert areas on the sun
    D)Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
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  • Q. ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is at
    A)Chennai
    B)Alwaye
    C)Coimbatore
    D)Bhadravati
    Answer: Chennai
  • Q. Which of the following sea Port is nearest to Rourkela Steel Plant?
    A)Kandla
    B)Haldia
    C)Vishakhapattanam
    D)Paradip
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  • Q. Wind power is employed prominently in ________
    A)Saudi Arabia
    B)France
    C)Holland
    D)Canada
    Answer: Holland
  • Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
    A)New Zealand
    B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
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    D)All of these
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    C)Incentre
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    C)Pacific Ocean
    D)Arctic Ocean
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    A)1, 2 and 5
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