GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 23

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 23

221) Consider the following rivers
1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga
3. Wainganga 4. Periganga
The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is:
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 1, 3, 4
C) 2, 1, 4, 3
D) 1, 2, 4, 3

Answer: 1, 2, 4, 3
   
222) Which of the following pairs of States and their important crops are correctly matched?
Kerala-Tapioca
Maharashtra - Cotton
W. Bengal - Jute
Gujarat - Groundnut
Select the correct answer using 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: 2, 3 and 4
   
223) According to the 2011 census which one of the following State has the lowest sex ratio among the States?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Sikkim
D) Bihar

Answer: Haryana

225) Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?
A) Buksa - Pauri-Garhwal
B) Kol - .labalpur
C) Munda - Chhota Nagpur
D) Korba - Kodagu

Answer: Korba - Kodagu

226) Which one of the following statements is true according to 2011 census data?
A) U. P. has the highest density of population in India
B) Himachal Pradesh has the highest female to male sex ratio in India
C) West Bengal has the highest growth rate of population in India
D) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India

Answer: Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India
   
227) Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades.
Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the explanation of A
   
228) Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.
Reason (R): Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.
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 a correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
   
229) Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A) 2∘30W
B) 82∘30E
C) 92∘30W
D) 92∘30E

Answer: 92∘30E
   
230) Consider the following statements:
1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing.
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leaves the harbour safely.
3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours.
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports.
Which of these statements are correct?
A) 1 and 4
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 3
D) 1,2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1,2, 3 and 4