GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 20

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 20

191) Which of the following fish are bred exclusively in the cold regions of India?
1. Catla 2. Tinea 3. Bhetki 4. Trout
Codes:
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) 3 and 4

Answer: 2 and 4
   
192) Which one of the following are correctly matched?
(a) Establishment of Manufacturing industries;
1. Setting up of the first cotton mill
2. Manufacturing of the first machine-made paper
3. Setting up of the first cement factory
(b) year:
1. 1854 2. 1870 3. 1904
(c) Place:
1. Bombay 2. Near Calcutta 3. Madras
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1 and 3 only
   
193) Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of transport in India, it is the road transport which received the maximum impetus in most of the post independence period. Which one of the following are the reasons for this?
1. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital costs are very high.
2. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it is unrealistic that the railways alone
can serve the needs of transport.
3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in road compared to rail transport.
4. Given to indivisible nature of the railways it is not always convenient for the population to avail of it with the same ease as private cars, buses or two wheelers.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes: -
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 4
   
195) The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, of which the oldest range is:
A) the siwalik range
B) the lesser Himalayas
C) the Great Himalayan Range
D) the Dhaula Dhar Range

Answer: the Great Himalayan Range

196) Which one of the following does NOT belong to biosphere reserves set up so far?
A) Great Nicobar
B) Sunderbans
C) Nanda Devi
D) Gulf of Kachch

Answer: Gulf of Kachch
   
197) Which one of the following mountain, ranges spread over only one State in India?
A) Aravall
B) Satpura
C) Ajanta
D) Sahyadri

Answer: Ajanta