Geography Political Geography in India

Q. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?

A
Palk Strait
B
Sunda Strait
C
Gulf of Mannar
D
Cook Strait

Correct Answer

Gulf of Mannar

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The largest river of all the west flowing rivers of the peninsular India is:
    A)Krishna
    B)Tapti
    C)Kaveri
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada
  • Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
    A)Winds change their directions
    B)It causes days and nights
    C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
    D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
    Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the big game country’ or ‘a land of safari’?
    A)Temperate Grassland regions
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial regions
    D)Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
    Answer: Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
  • Q. Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?
    A)Venus
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. The longest railway platform in India
    A)Kathgodam
    B)Amritsar
    C)Gorakhpur
    D)Kanpur
    Answer: Gorakhpur
  • Q. Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?
    A)Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
    B)Thundering noise
    C)Squally winds and rainfall
    D)Rapid landward movement of water
    Answer: Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
  • Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
    A)Uranus
    B)Venus
    C)Mars
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Assam
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Beyond the ________ ,the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.
    A)Bhutan border
    B)Zoji La Pass
    C)Dihang gorge
    D)Nepal Border
    Answer: Dihang gorge
  • Q. The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?
    A)Taiga Type
    B)Siberian Type
    C)Tundra Type
    D)Laurentian Type
    Answer: Taiga Type
  • Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
    A)Eastern-Kolkata
    B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
    C)South-Central-Hyderabad
    D)Western-Mumbai
    Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
  • Q. Wavy hair is characteristic or
    A)Mongoloid race
    B)Neanderthal man
    C)Nordic race
    D)Cromagnon man
    Answer: Nordic race
  • Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
    A)Arctic deserts
    B)Alpine meadows
    C)Antarctica
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Llanos are the grassland of
    A)Argentina
    B)Guyana highland
    C)Brazilian highland
    D)Chile
    Answer: Chile
  • Q. Which one of the following factors is not a determining fact of the climate?
    A)Land and Sea contrasts
    B)Latitude
    C)Longitude
    D)Relief features
    Answer: Longitude
  • Q. Bauxite is the ore of
    A)Zinc
    B)Aluminium
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
    A)38.30%
    B)30.30%
    C)33.30%
    D)42.30%
    Answer: 33.30%
  • Q. Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
    A)Ox-bow lakes
    B)Crater lakes
    C)Cirque lakes
    D)Lagoons
    Answer: Lagoons
  • Q. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________
    A)Shrimp
    B)Crabs
    C)Lobsters
    D)None of these
    Answer: Shrimp

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