Q. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?

Correct Answer

Kosi River

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon free state?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
    A)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
    B)Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
    D)Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
    Answer: Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
  • Q. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
    A)Daman and Diu
    B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    C)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    D)Lakshadweep
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Q. “Jhoom” is
    A)A Tribe of North-East India
    B)A Folk Dance
    C)A River
    D)A type of Cultivation
    Answer: A type of Cultivation
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The largest amongst the following seas is ________.
    A)The Caribbean Sea
    B)The Red Sea
    C)The South China Sea
    D)The Andaman Sea
    Answer: The South China Sea
  • Q. Majuli, the World’s largest river Island is located in which state?
    A)Tripura
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Assam
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
    A)Gomti
    B)Yamuna
    C)Son
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal?
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Kerala
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world ?
    A)Lake Baikal
    B)Lake Tanganyika
    C)Lake Superior
    D)Lake Michigan
    Answer: Lake Superior
  • Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
    A)12.00 A.M.
    B)4.00 P.M.
    C)8.00 A.M.
    D)12.00 Noon
    Answer: 8.00 A.M.
  • Q. Which of the following separates Asia and North America?
    A)Bering Strait
    B)Bass Strait
    C)Dover Strait
    D)Cook Strait
    Answer: Bering Strait
  • Q. Which of the following is produced by the rapid ascent of moist air?
    A)Hail
    B)Frost
    C)Fog
    D)Snow
    Answer: Hail
  • Q. Albedo is defined as ________
    A)Celestial bodies in earth's atmosphere which add to the greenhouse effect
    B)UV radiations sent out by the SUN
    C)A substance contained in the upper atmospheric layers of the earth, which is responsible for the reflection of/a part of solar radiations
    D)The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
    Answer: The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the Earth's surface
  • Q. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’ ?
    A)Haryana
    B)U.P.
    C)Punjab
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
    A)Melbourne
    B)Chennai
    C)Madrid
    D)Moscow
    Answer: Melbourne
  • Q. “Venice of the East” is the name given to
    A)Rangoon
    B)Singapore
    C)Bangkok
    D)Hong Kong
    Answer: Bangkok
  • Q. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________
    A)The shape of their orbits
    B)Their composition
    C)Their effect on the lives of man
    D)The shape and length of their tails
    Answer: Their composition
  • Q. What percentage of Indian population is below poverty line?
    A)More than 35% but less than 40%
    B)Less than 30
    C)30% to 35%
    D)40% to 45%
    Answer: Less than 30
  • Q. Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
    A)Khartoum
    B)Nairobi
    C)Addis Ababa
    D)Kinhasa
    Answer: Khartoum

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