GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 34

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 34

331) The rivers included in which of the following groups flow into the Bay of Bengal?
A) Brahmaputra, Ganges and Godavari
B) Cauvery, Krishna and Narmada
C) Krishna, Godavari and Tapti
D) Narmada, Ganges and Brahmaputra

Answer: Brahmaputra, Ganges and Godavari
   
332) To which of the following types does the natural vegetation of the Western Ghats belong?
A) Alpine
B) Deciduous
C) Evergreen
D) Mangrove

Answer: Evergreen
   
333) With the addition of the new seaport of Nhava Sheva, the number of major seaports on the Western Coast of India is:
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7

Answer: 6
   
334) Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan?
A) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
B) Sir Mortimer Durand
C) Sir Henry McMohan
D) Lord Mountpatten

Answer: Sir Cyril Radcliffe
   
335) According to the 2001 census, the States with the lowest and the highest density of population are respectively:
A) Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal
B) Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar
C) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
D) Nagaland and West Bengal

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal

336) Assertion (A): Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of limestone in India.
Reason (R): The entire output of limestone in Madhya Pradesh is obtained from the Barakar series.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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 and R is the correct explanation of A
   
337) Cash Crops of India include:
A) Paddy and Jowar
B) Maize, Jowar and paddy
C) Cotton and sugarcane
D) Bajra and paddy

Answer: Cotton and sugarcane
   
338) National Institute of Oceanography is located in:
A) Madurai
B) Tuticorin
C) Panaji
D) Dehradun

Answer: Panaji
   
339) The State which leads (in India) in terms of the Human Development indicators like Birth-Rate, Infant Mortality Rate, Literacy, number of females per thousand males is:
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra

Answer: Kerala
   
340) Which of the following States in India does NOT share boundary with Myanmar?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Nagaland
D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: Assam