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

Correct Answer

Fall in the atmospheric pressure

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
    A)4 p.m. on Sunday
    B)4 a.m. on Tuesday
    C)4 p.m. on Tuesday
    D)12 Noon on Tuesday
    Answer: 12 Noon on Tuesday
  • Q. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is
    A)Research and Development of agro product
    B)Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
    C)Research and Development of forest product
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
    A)St Lawrence
    B)Amazon
    C)Missouri
    D)Zambeji
    Answer: Zambeji
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Nallamala hills are located in the state of
    A)Andhra pradesh
    B)Odisha
    C)Meghalaya
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Andhra pradesh
  • Q. The Planets that have no natural satellites are ________.
    A)Jupiter and Saturn
    B)Mercury and Venus
    C)Earth and Mars
    D)Uranus and Neptune
    Answer: Mercury and Venus
  • Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
    A)3° per day
    B)1° per day
    C)2° per day
    D)5° per day
    Answer: 1° per day
  • Q. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ________
    A)Khadar
    B)Bhabar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Terai
    Answer: Khadar
  • Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
    A)Krishna
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Damodar
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
    A)Change of cultivation site
    B)Cultivation by transplantation
    C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
    D)Rotating of crops
    Answer: Change of cultivation site
  • Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
    A)Half moon
    B)New moon
    C)Full moon
    D)Quarter moon
    Answer: Full moon
  • Q. As per 2011 census data lowest decadal growth rate (state) has been registered in :
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)West Bengal
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? 1. Murshidabad 2. Gorakhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Bhavnagar
    A)1-2-3-4
    B)2-4-3-1
    C)1-3-4-2
    D)4-3-2-1
    Answer: 1-2-3-4
  • Q. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers?
    A)Indus
    B)Jhelum
    C)Chenab
    D)Ravi
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the
    A)Southern part
    B)Central part
    C)Northern part
    D)Western part
    Answer: Central part
  • Q. The Himalayas were uplifted from the:
    A)Grass land
    B)Valcano
    C)Plateau
    D)Tethys Geosynclines
    Answer: Tethys Geosynclines
  • Q. Which of the following is located at the minimum height from the Earth?
    A)Thermosphere
    B)Stratosphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Troposphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
    A)II and V
    B)I and II
    C)I, III and IV
    D)II, III and V
    Answer: II and V
  • Q. Which is the nearest planet to Sun?
    A)Mars
    B)Earth
    C)Mercury
    D)Venus
    Answer: Mercury
  • Q. Which set of two rivers form the world’s largest delta before their waters flows into the respective sea?
    A)Ganges - Brahmaputra
    B)Rhine - Seine
    C)Nile - Euphrates
    D)Danube - Thames
    Answer: Ganges - Brahmaputra

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