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Q. Which planet is called Evening Star?

A
Venus
B
Mars
C
Mercury
D
Jupiter

Correct Answer

Venus

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The number of women per thousand men is called
    A)Relative density
    B)Men-women ratio
    C)Sex ratio
    D)Manage ratio
    Answer: Sex ratio
  • Q. Which one of the following is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
    A)Mediterranean Climate Region
    B)Tropical Grassland Region
    C)Hot Desert Climate Region
    D)Temperate Climate Region
    Answer: Mediterranean Climate Region
  • Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
    A)Orographic
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Monsoonal
    Answer: Orographic
  • Q. “They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height,” The reference here is to
    A)Negroids
    B)Nordic Aryans
    C)Austrics
    D)Mongoloids
    Answer: Mongoloids
  • Q. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
    A)Linseed
    B)coconut
    C)Groundnut
    D)Mustard
    Answer: Groundnut
  • Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
    A)Genealogy
    B)Ecology
    C)Ethrology
    D)Iconology
    Answer: Ecology
  • Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
    A)Only IV
    B)II and III
    C)Only III
    D)III and IV
    Answer: III and IV
  • Q. Which is not correctly matched?
    A)Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
    B)Darjeeling - West Bengal
    C)Mount Abu - Rajasthan
    D)Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Shimla - Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Pampero is ________
    A)A moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama
    B)A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
    C)A low pressure area in Equator 63° S
    D)A high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone
    Answer: A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
  • Q. The oldest rocks in India are reported from
    A)Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Dharwar region, Karnataka
    C)Aravalli range, Rajasthan
    D)Siwalik range, Punjab
    Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka
  • Q. Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
    A)Chambal
    B)Cauvery
    C)Narmada
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Chambal
  • Q. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
    A)Rice
    B)Tea
    C)Wheat
    D)Peanut
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
    A)Ecology
    B)Pedology
    C)Pedagogy
    D)Pomology
    Answer: Pedology
  • Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
    A)Wind
    B)Rivers
    C)Land
    D)Ash from volcanoes
    Answer: Rivers
  • Q. The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench.
    A)Japanese
    B)Mariana
    C)Puerto Rico
    D)Sunda
    Answer: Mariana
  • Q. Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
    A)Gunna
    B)Guhati
    C)Raigarh
    D)Jaamnagar
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. Where was the world’s first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
    A)Digboi in Assam, India
    B)Baku in Russia.
    C)Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    D)Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
    Answer: Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bharatpur
    C)Jaipur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Jaipur
  • Q. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by ________
    A)Gravitation and centrifugal force
    B)Their great size and spherical shape
    C)The rotation and density
    D)Rotation of the sun on its axis
    Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force

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