Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A
Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
B
India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
C
Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
D
India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports

Correct Answer

Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The latitudes of main land of India extends between
    A)8°4' E and 37°6' E
    B)8°4' N and 37°6' N
    C)8°4' W and 37°6' W
    D)8°4' S and 37°6' S
    Answer: 8°4' N and 37°6' N
  • Q. An estuary is a place where
    A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
    B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
    C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
    D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
    Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
  • Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
    A)Westerlies
    B)Geostropic wind
    C)Polar wind
    D)Trade winds
    Answer: Geostropic wind
  • Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
    A)Ajmer and Shillong
    B)Bengaluru and Chennai
    C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
    D)Nagpur and Kolkata
    Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
  • Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
    A)Scaling off
    B)Landslide
    C)Earth progression
    D)Weathering
    Answer: Landslide
  • Q. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called
    A)Cinchona
    B)Ebony
    C)Mahogany
    D)Hevea
    Answer: Hevea
  • Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
    A)Crop rotation
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Terracing
    D)Furrowing
    Answer: Crop rotation
  • Q. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ________
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Antarctic region
    C)Arctic Ocean
    D)Southern Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: Antarctic region
  • Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
    A)Annual range of temperature
    B)Average annual temperature
    C)Mean temperature
    D)Isothermic range of temperature
    Answer: Annual range of temperature
  • Q. Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?
    A)Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
    B)It is a wind circulation system with a low pressure at the centre
    C)It brings about sudden change In weather condition in an area
    D)It is known as hurricane in West Indies
    Answer: Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
  • Q. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ________
    A)Sea-floor expansion
    B)Volcanic activity
    C)Wave action
    D)Reef formation
    Answer: Reef formation
  • Q. Factory farming is the characteristic of
    A)Eastern Europe
    B)North-western North America
    C)North-western Europe
    D)South-east Asia
    Answer: North-western Europe
  • Q. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
    A)Uzbekistan
    B)Kazakhstan
    C)Turkmenistan
    D)China
    Answer: China
  • Q. Zebras inhabit ________
    A)Equatorial regions
    B)Coniferous forest regions
    C)Downs
    D)Savanna lands
    Answer: Savanna lands
  • Q. The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as
    A)Selvas
    B)Llanos
    C)Campos
    D)Savanna
    Answer: Campos
  • Q. India lies
    A)On the Equator
    B)Mainly in the northern hemisphere
    C)Entirely in the northern hemisphere
    D)More in the southern hemisphere
    Answer: Entirely in the northern hemisphere
  • Q. The navigable European rivers are
    A)Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
    B)Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
    C)Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
    D)Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
    Answer: Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
  • Q. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus
    A)3 and 4 only
    B)1 and 2 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1 and 4 only
    Answer: 2 and 3 only
  • Q. Which among the following is not a raw silk producing state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Bihar
    C)Himachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Bihar

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