GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 32

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 32

311) What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Standard Time?
A) - 4 hours and 30 minutes
B) - 5 hours
C) + 5 hours and 30 minutes '
D) + 6 hours and 30 minutes

Answer: + 5 hours and 30 minutes '
   
312) Telugu Ganga project is intended to solve the drinking water problem of which of the following cities?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bangalore
C) Chennai
D) Kochi

Answer: Chennai
   
313) Which place is known as "Queen of the Arabian Sea"?
A) Kochi
B) Alappuzha
C) Kandla
D) Mumbai

Answer: Kochi
   
314) The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following states?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka

Answer: Kerala
   
315) Which of the following pairs of cities are connected by the bus service between India and Pakistan?
A) Amritsar - Lahore
B) Islamabad - Amritsar
C) Islamabad - Delhi
D) Lahore - Delhi

Answer: Lahore - Delhi

316) Which of the following is also known by the name of Sahyadri Range?
A) Eastern Ghats
B) Western Ghats
C) Shiwaliks
D) Vindhyas

Answer: Western Ghats
   
317) Which of the following occur more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?
A) Cyclones
B) Hurricanes
C) Tornadoes
D) Typhoons

Answer: Cyclones
   
318) India's permanent research station-Dakshin Gangotri is situated in the:
A) Great Himalayas
B) Indian Ocean
C) Antarctica
D) Arabian sea

Answer: Antarctica
   
319) Irrigation through canals, tube-wells, tanks etc., is resorted in India because:
A) The country has a large number of rivers, big and small
B) The failure of rains or inadequate rain can prove highly detrimental to crop production
C) It is easy to regulate water supply to plants according to their needs
D) It is too much expensive to store rainwater

Answer: The failure of rains or inadequate rain can prove highly detrimental to crop production
   
320) The retreating north-east monsoon gives rainfall during the months of
A) June to September
B) January to April
C) October to December
D) May to July

Answer: October to December