GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 36

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 36

351) The Central Building Research Institute is located at:
A) Bareilly
B) Lucknow
C) Roorkee
D) Madurai

Answer: Roorkee
   
352) About the cultivable area and Irrigation, which of the following is incorrect?
A) Out of the total geographical area of 329 million hectares (MH) in India, the cultivable area is 186MH
B) The net sown/area in India is approximately 140 MH
C) The potential in terms of Irrigation (Infrastructure) in India is estimated to be just over 100 MH
D) The big dams provide irrigation to merely 20 MH

Answer: The big dams provide irrigation to merely 20 MH
   
353) India leads (in the world) in the production of which of the following?
A) Spices
B) Sugarcane
C) Tea
D) All the above

Answer: All the above
   
354) The agriculture policy (hybrid varieties etc.) which resulted in Green Revolution in the period 66-67 to 70-71 was part of which five year plan?
A) Fifth Five Year Plan
B) Fourth Five Year Plan
C) Third Five Year Plan
D) Seventh Five Year Plan

Answer: Fourth Five Year Plan
   
355) Which of the following has been wrongly matched?
A) Periyar Sanctuary - Kerala
B) Shivpuri National Park - M.P.
C) Dachigam Sanctuary - J & K
D) Ranthambore Tiger Project - Gujarat

Answer: Ranthambore Tiger Project - Gujarat

356) The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is located in:
A) Mysore
B) Dehradun
C) Nagpur
D) Ernakulam

Answer: Mysore
   
357) Recently, a proposal to set up world's biggest power plant has been mooted. It will be located in
A) Yangtsee river in Sinkiang Province in China
B) On Hwang-ho river in Guang-Dong in China
C) At Dihangand Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh
D) Nathpa-Jhakri in Himachal Pradesh

Answer: At Dihangand Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh
   
358) The Indian Institute of Science is located at:
A) Chennai
B) Kolkata
C) Bangalore
D) Mumbai

Answer: Bangalore
   
359) India's biggest Super Thermal Power station is located in:
A) Barh (near Patna)
B) Talcher-Kiniha in Orissa
C) Koradi near Nagpur
D) Bathinda in Punjab

Answer: Koradi near Nagpur
   
360) Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A) Glass industry - Ferozabad
B) Crackers industry - Sivakasi
C) Silk industry - Karnataka
D) Cement industry - Patiala

Answer: Cement industry - Patiala