Geography Indian Geography

Q. Xinhua is the Official News Agency of:

A
South Korea
B
Japan
C
China
D
North Korea

Correct Answer

China

More Questions on Geography

  • 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 is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
    A)3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following is known as ‘golden fiber’?
    A)Jute
    B)Silk
    C)Egyptian cotton
    D)Manila hemp
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
    A)Mumbai
    B)Guwahati
    C)Jamnagar
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Jamnagar
  • Q. Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
    A)Thar desert
    B)Sahara desert
    C)Arabian desert
    D)Patagonia desert
    Answer: Patagonia desert
  • Q. Diego Garcia is in ________
    A)Indian Ocean
    B)Arabian Sea
    C)Bay of Bengal
    D)Gulf of Aden
    Answer: Indian Ocean
  • Q. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
    A)The plains were folded into mountains
    B)Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
    C)Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
    D)The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
    Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
  • Q. The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
    A)Twice a year
    B)Throughout the year
    C)For six months
    D)Once a year
    Answer: Twice a year
  • Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth’s atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Thermosphere
    D)Troposphere
    Answer: Stratosphere
  • Q. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
    A)Venus
    B)Pluto
    C)Mars
    D)Mercury
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
    A)Sundarban in West Bengal
    B)Nandankanan in Orissa
    C)Kaziranga in Assam
    D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
    Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
  • Q. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
    A)North-western
    B)Northern
    C)Southern
    D)South-eastern
    Answer: South-eastern
  • Q. India is divided into how many pin code zones?
    A)Eight
    B)Six
    C)Seven
    D)Ten
    Answer: Eight
  • Q. The Salal Project is on the river
    A)Ravi
    B)Chenab
    C)Jhelum
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
    A)Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Jog Falls, Karnataka
    C)Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
    D)Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Jog Falls, Karnataka
  • Q. “Dark Continent” is
    A)Australia
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)Asia
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. The theory of continental drift is supported by: I. similarities between the coastline of South America and Africa II. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa, southern India, Brazil and Australia III. evidence of fossils IV. survival of marsupials in Australia
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
    A)Periyar
    B)Gandhi Sagar
    C)Hirakud
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Gandhi Sagar
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrect?
    A)At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
    C)At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
    D)The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
    Answer: At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
  • Q. The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:
    A)Intera-Tropical Convergence Zone
    B)Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
    C)Outer-Tropical Convergence Zone
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

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