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GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 50

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 50

491. Soils of western Rajasthan have a high content of:
A. Aluminium
B. Calcium
C. Nitrogen
D. Phosphorus

492. The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by:
A. Gondwana coal
B. Tertiary coal
C. Quaternary coal
D. Cambrian coal

493. According to the ancient Indian geographical concept” Bharatavarshas” was a part of:
A. Pushkaradweepa
B. Jambudweepa
C. Kraunchadweepa
D. Kushadweepa

494. Which one of the following shows the descending order of the four metropolitan cities in India in so far as their population strength is concerned?
A. Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, New Delhi
B. Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, New Delhi
D. Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad

495. The hall mark of watershed development in the semi arid regions of India is the:
A. establishment of sheds on large scale, so that the rain water does not evaporate.
B. undertaking of earth works, soil conservation, in ensures and tree plantation so as to conserve soil moisture and recharge underground water
C. drilling deep tube-wells so as to tap water at the rock strata level
D. setting up a system of tanks by embanking water from seasonal rivers

496. In ancient historical geography the name Ratnakara denoted:
A. the Arabian Sea
B. the Bay of Bengal
C. the Indian Ocean
D. the influence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga

497. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?
A. The sea is near to the place in the east, west and south direction
B. It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the geographical equator
C. It is situated on the geomagnetic equator
D. Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena

498. The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the:
A. Hanuman monkey
B. Lion tailed macaque of western ghats
C. Slow Loris of Assam
D. White browed gibbon of Assam
 
ANSWER: 
491    B
492    B
493    A
494    D
495    B
496    A
497    C

498    D

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