GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 33

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 33

321) The distance between New Delhi and which of the following stations by rail is the shortest?
A) New Delhi-Tiruvananthapuram
B) New Delhi-Bangalore
C) New Delhi-Chennai
D) New Delhi-Guwahati

Answer: New Delhi-Chennai
   
322) The best cooking coal is mostly obtained from:
A) Neyveli
B) Raniganj
C) Singrauli
D) Jharia

Answer: Jharia
   
323) Why is Gujarat, the largest producer of salt in India?
A) Gujarat possesses the largest dry coastal area
B) The sea water here is more saline
C) Gujarat farmers are highly skilled in making salt
D) Gujarat has large areas of shallow sea

Answer: Gujarat has large areas of shallow sea
   
324) Which of the following dams has generation of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A) Gandhi sagar
B) Hlrakud
C) Periyar
D) Tunghabhadra

Answer: Gandhi sagar
   
325) Which of the following periodical winds blowing the sea to land cause Summer Monsoon in India?
A) East-west
B) North-east
C) South-west
D) South-east

Answer: South-west

326) Pong Dam is a venture undertaken jointly by which of the following groups of states?
A) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
B) Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan
C) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
D) Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

Answer: Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
   
327) Which of the following parts of India produces nearly three fourth of the total quantity of tea?
A) Northern India
B) North-East India
C) North-West India
D) Southern India

Answer: North-East India
   
328) To which of the following eras does the Aravalli system belong?
A) Cainozoic
B) Mesozoic
C) Palacozoic
D) Precambrian

Answer: Precambrian
   
329) Which part of India receives rain when the Summer Monsoon recedes?
A) Coastal Orissa
B) Malabar Coast
C) North East India
D) Tamil Nadu Coast

Answer: Tamil Nadu Coast
   
330) Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in:
A) Malabar
B) Rann of Kutch
C) Sunderbans
D) None of these

Answer: Sunderbans