NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Geography MCQs (Practice_Test 50 of 118)
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- Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- Match Item 1: Bandung
- Match Item 2: Jawa Island
- Match Item 1: Bangkok
- Match Item 2: Mekong River
- Match Item 1: Denpasa
- Match Item 2: Bali Island
- Match Item 1: Mandalay
- Match Item 2: Irrawady River
- Among the following Asian countries, whose share in the world exports is the highest?
- India
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Consider the following statements:
- China spans five time zones but runs on a single national time using the standard meridian of Beijing.
- Russia uses eight standard time zones.
- Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Where are Mulberry trees grown mainly for silk production in China?
- Hwang Ho basin
- Si Kiang valley
- Manchurian plain
- Yangtze delta
- Consider the following statements:
- Most of the coal reserves in China occur in the southern parts bordering Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
- The largest share of coal in United
- States of America is mined in the western half of the country.
- Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Consider the following
- Andes mountains
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Taiwan
- Which of the above is/are part (s) of the
- Ring of fire?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2, only
- 2,3 and 4, only
- 1,2, 3 and 4
- Ring of fire?
- As per the World Development Indicators of World Bank, in which one among the following South Asian countries is the average annual growth rate of population during 2005 − 2015 expected to be highest?
- Bangladesh
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- When does escarpment develop?
- When a block steps down along a fault plane
- When a block moves down vertically along a fault plane
- When a block moves horizontally along a fault plane
- When a block moves upward along a fault plane
- Which one of the following terms best defines South Asia as a region?
- Physiographic
- Economic
- Geographic
- Political
- Among the following States of India, which one has the largest forested area?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Assam
- Gujarat
- Tamil Nadu
- Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Types of waterfallNames of waterfalls
- Match Item 1: Caprock fall
- Match Item 2: Gersoppa falls
- Match Item 1: Scarp fall
- Match Item 2: Dasam falls
- Match Item 1: Knickpoint fall
- Match Item 2: Dhunwadhar falls
- Match Item 1: Hanging Valley fall
- Match Item 2: Johan falls
- Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- Vindhyan system mostly consists of sandstones, limestones and shale.
- Gneisses and schist of archaeans are the oldest rocks in India.
- Rocks of Gondwana system are of fluvial or lacustrine origin.
- Deccan trap formations were due to volcanic eruption during Oligocene.
- Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Hydel Power Plant State
- Match Item 1: Kundah
- Match Item 2: Karnataka
- Match Item 1: Rihand
- Match Item 2: Uttar Pradesh
- Match Item 1: Sileru
- Match Item 2: Andhra Pradesh
- Match Item 1: Rangeet
- Match Item 2: Sikkim
- Consider the following statements:
- The light sandy red and yellow soils in Balaghat, Durg and Raipur districts are of alluvial origin.
- In Tamil Nadu, the red soils occupy over two-thirds of its total area.
- The red soils of Burdwan, Birbhum and Bankura are derived and transported from Chotanagpur plateau.
- Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2, only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3, only
- 1,2 and 3
- The National River Conservation Directorate functions under which Union Ministry?
- Agriculture Ministry
- Environment and Forests Ministry
- Science and Technology Ministry
- Water Resources Ministry