GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 84

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 84

831. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Green revolution has been spectacularly successful in canal irrigated areas.
Reason (R): Canal irrigation is the cheapest and safest source of irrigation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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

832. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A.Maximum number of cotton yarn and textile mills are located in Gujrat
B.Carpet industry is chiefly in the state of Uttar Pradesh
C.Cotton textile industry provides job to the maximum number of people
D.The first cotton mills was set up at Fort Gloster in Kolkata.

833. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A.Kanyakumari : Tamil Nadu
B. Ooty : Karnataka
C. Manas : Assam
D.Simplipal : Orissa

834. Which one of the following is the youngest mountain chain?
A.Annamalai
B. Aravalli
C.Siwaliks
D. Vindhyan

835. Which one of the following area exhibits identical drainage pattern as that of the Amarkantak hills?
A. Satmala hills
B. Mikir hills
C. Mizo hills
D. Satpura hills

836. Which one of the following rivers has the largest basin area in India?
A.Brahmaputra
B. Godavari
C.Krishna
D. Mahanadi

837. Which type of rainfall does take place in the coastal areas of West Bengal and Orissa in April-May?
A.Orographic
B. Cyclonic
C.Convectional
D. Frontal

838. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The coal-bearing Gondwana rocks in India are found in river valley.
Reason (R): There have been faulting in the Gondwana rock areas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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

839. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(Mineral) (Place)
(a) Copper 1. Panna
(b) Gold 2. Ghatsila
(c) Iron-ore 3. Hutty
(d)Diamond 4. Kudremukh
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 2 3 4 1
B. 4 3 2 1
C. 3 4 1 2
D. 1 2 3 4

840. On account of the differences in geological structure and history, India is divided into:
A. One major physiographic unit
B. Two major physiographic units
C. Three major physiographic units
D. Four major physiographic units
 
ANSWER: 
831    A
832    B
833    B
834    C
835    B
836    B
837    C
838    A
839    A
840    D