GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 83

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 83

821. Assertion (A): Existing drainage pattern of North India is the outcome of the disruption in the Indo-Brahma river system.
Reason (R): There has been upliftment in the potwar plateau and subsidence in the Malda Gap areas.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

822. Which one of the following climatic symbols has been used by C.W. Thornthwaite to denote the climate of the Southern Ganga Plateau?
A.AA’r
B. BA’W
C.CA’W
D. CB’W

823. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A.Bhabar : Subterranean drainage
B.Tarai : Marshy land
C.Bhangar : Older alluvium
D.Khadar : Mature alluvium

824. Of which major river system does the Teesta form a part?
A. Ganga
B. Brahmaputra
C. Indus
D. Godawari

825. Conservation of natural resources aims at one of the following:
A. Total ban on the use of resources for a short duration
B. Partial restriction on their use
C. Rotational use of natural resources
D.Profitable use of natural resources

826. Which one of the following is a foot loose industry?
A.Cement
B. Hosiery
C.Sugar
D. Jute

827. Assertion (A): The green belt represent a planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.
Reason (R): It is an integral component of a city.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

828. In which one of the following segments the Yamuna water is called ‘green soup’ due to heavy pollution load?
A. Delhi — Agra
B. Agra — Yamuna-Chambal confluence
C. Tajewala — Wazirabad
D. Wazirabad — Okhla barrage

829. Which one of the following rivers is called the ‘Biological desert’ due to heavy pollution load?
A.Ghaghra river
B.Damodar river
C. Periyar river
D.Brahmaputra river

830. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): There is close correlation between educational pollution control.
Reason (R): The decline in fertility rate in Kerala provides the best example.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
 
ANSWER: 
821    A
822    C
823    D
824    B
825    C
826    B
827    B
828    A
829    B
830    A