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Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to

A
Severe heat energy from the sun
B
Increase in the humidity of air
C
Fall in the atmospheric pressure
D
Rise in the atmospheric pressure

Correct Answer

Fall in the atmospheric pressure

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
    A)36
    B)17
    C)27
    D)47
    Answer: 36
  • Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
    A)Suez Canal is older
    B)Suez Canal has no locks
    C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
    D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
    Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
  • Q. Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because
    A)It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
    B)It is closer to the Sun
    C)It contains charged particles
    D)It produces heat
    Answer: It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
  • Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
    A)Vishakhapatnam
    B)Chennai
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Bhubhaneshwar
    Answer: Hyderabad
  • Q. Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?
    A)Accumulated Mountain
    B)Block Mountain
    C)Residual Mountain
    D)Fold Mountain
    Answer: Fold Mountain
  • Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
    A)Uneven heating of the Earth
    B)Revolution of the Earth
    C)Rotation of the Earth
    D)All the above
    Answer: Rotation of the Earth
  • Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
    A)Cauvery
    B)Ganga
    C)Krishna
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the
    A)Jordan and Firat
    B)Euphrates and Tigris
    C)White Nile and Blue Nile
    D)Oxus and Kabul
    Answer: Euphrates and Tigris
  • Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
    A)USA
    B)Britain
    C)Germany
    D)Indonesia
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is
    A)38th parallel
    B)17th parallel
    C)23rd parallel
    D)Oder-Neisse Line
    Answer: 38th parallel
  • Q. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
    A)Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
    B)The heavy and timely rains and forests
    C)Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
    D)Better irrigation facilities
    Answer: Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
  • Q. Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
    A)Surat
    B)Mumbai
    C)Coimbatore
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
    A)Sutlej
    B)Ganga
    C)Yamuna
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Sutlej
  • Q. Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oil-fields is located in:
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Assam
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
    A)Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
    B)Canary current - Mediterranean Sea
    C)Falkland current - Arabian Sea
    D)Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
    Answer: Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
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    A)Sling Psychrometer
    B)Kata Thermometer
    C)Anemometer
    D)Medical thermometer
    Answer: Sling Psychrometer
  • Q. The Regur soil is:
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    B)Red Soil
    C)Clay Soil
    D)Sand Soil
    Answer: Black Soil
  • Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
    A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
    B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
    C)Develop high yielding varieties
    D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
    Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
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    A)II and IV
    B)I, II and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and IV

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