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Geography Indian Geography

Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?

A.

Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai

B.

Cochin Shipyard, Cochin

C.

Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam

D.

Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata

Answer

Correct Answer : Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai

Geography Political Geography in India

Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

A.

Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam

B.

Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar

C.

Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch

D.

Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl

Answer

Correct Answer : Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam

Climate And Weather in India Geography

Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?

A.

Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji

B.

Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji

C.

Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad

D.

Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer

Answer

Correct Answer : Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer

Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?

A.

Podzolic

B.

Desert sand

C.

Alluvial

D.

Lateritic

Answer

Correct Answer : Lateritic

Geography World Geography

Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?

A.

Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau

B.

Rift valley formed due to faulting

C.

Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements

D.

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau

Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?

A.

Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter

B.

Economy that solely depends upon animals

C.

Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes

D.

Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains

Answer

Correct Answer : Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains

Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. Which one of the following statements in not correct?

A.

India is the largest producer of silk in world

B.

India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world

C.

India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world

D.

India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world

Answer

Correct Answer : India is the largest producer of silk in world

Geography Universe

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?

A.

The Sun contains 75% of the mass of the solar system

B.

The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

C.

The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon

D.

The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth

Answer

Correct Answer : The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system

Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A.

Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports

B.

India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage

C.

Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade

D.

India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports

Answer

Correct Answer : Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade

Atmosphere Geography

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? Hurricanes ________

A.

Develop over warm ocean areas

B.

Form at the equator

C.

Are not as large as tornadoes

D.

Tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces

Answer

Correct Answer : Develop over warm ocean areas