GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 31

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 31

301) Assertion (A): Northern plains of India receive some precipitation during winter season.
Reason (R): North-east monsoon is active during winter.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
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: A is true but R is false
   
302) Chhotanagpur's contribution to India's coal production is nearly:
A) 20 percent
B) 50 per cent
C) 60 per cent
D) 80 per cent

Answer: 50 per cent
   
303) 'The Queen of Hills' will soon be included in the U.N. Heritage list. It is:
A) Hill station
B) Mountain Peak
C) Toy Train
D) Tree

Answer: Hill station
   
304) Assertion (A): India is a monsoon country.
Reason (R): The high Himalayas impart its climatic distinctiveness.
Select the correct answer from the codes 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

Answer: Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
   
305) In the development of Hydro-electric power, the pioneering State in India was:
A) H. P.
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Karnataka

306) According to the census of 2001, the highest literacy rate was recorded in Kerala followed by:
A) Chandigarh
B) Delhi
C) Mizoram
D) Pondicherry

Answer: Mizoram
   
307) As per 199i census, the percentage of rural population living in pucca houses is largest in:
A) Goa
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Punjab

Answer: Punjab
   
308) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List - l       List - ll
(a) Coal       1.Kudremukh    
(b) Copper       2. Zawar
(c) Iron ore       3. Khetri
(d) Silver       4. Talcher
Below options are given in A, B, C, D order.
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 3 2 4 1

Answer: 4 3 1 2
   
309) What is the approximate coastline length of India?
A) 6100 kms.
B) 651 kms.
C) 7856 kms.
D) 7516 kms.

Answer: 7516 kms.
   
310) Match List I with List ll and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I: (States)      List ll: (National parks)
(a) Uttar Pradesh       1. Bandipur    
(b) Assam       2. Rajaji National Park
(c) Orissa       3. Similipal
(d) Karnataka      4. Manas
     

Below options are given in A, B, C, D order.
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 4 3 1
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 2 3 1 4

Answer: 2 4 3 1