Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?

A
Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
B
Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
C
Checking silting of Kolkata Port
D
Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

Correct Answer

Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
    A)Strip Farming
    B)Shelter Belts
    C)Contour Farming
    D)Forestation
    Answer: Shelter Belts
  • Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
    A)III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: II and IV
  • Q. The place on the Earth’s surface above the focus is called the
    A)Epicentre
    B)Focus
    C)Incentre
    D)Circumcentre
    Answer: Epicentre
  • Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
    A)Greece
    B)Italy
    C)France
    D)Ireland
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Goa
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which planet is called watery planet?
    A)Mars
    B)Venus
    C)Earth
    D)Mercury
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. The Volcanic activities are found more in
    A)Columbia
    B)Hawaii
    C)Japan
    D)New Zealand
    Answer: Hawaii
  • Q. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are
    A)Tapi and Mahi
    B)Narmada and Luni
    C)Narmada and Tapi
    D)Mahi and Luni
    Answer: Narmada and Tapi
  • Q. The greatest average annual precipitation is in ________
    A)Philippines
    B)Hawaii
    C)India
    D)West Indies
    Answer: Philippines
  • Q. Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain
    A)Shivalik ranges
    B)Eastern Ghats
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Vindhya range
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The Arabian Sea lies to
    A)South-East of India
    B)North-East of India
    C)South-West of India
    D)North-West of India
    Answer: South-West of India
  • Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Black Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is
    A)Leningrad
    B)Okhotsk
    C)Vladivostok
    D)Moscow
    Answer: Vladivostok
  • Q. Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
    A)Tropical forest
    B)Hot desert
    C)Cold desert
    D)Temperate grassland
    Answer: Tropical forest
  • Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
    A)92°30’ W
    B)20°30’ W
    C)82°30' E
    D)92°30' E
    Answer: 92°30' E
  • Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
    A)Maize
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. The planet which has maximum number of satellites is:
    A)Jupiter
    B)Saturn
    C)Venus
    D)Mars
    Answer: Saturn
  • Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
    A)Krishna
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Damodar
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons. 2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain. 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year. 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2, and 3
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 3 and 4
  • Q. The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the Earth?
    A)63°
    B)49°
    C)66.5°
    D)69.51°
    Answer: 66.5°

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