GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 38

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 38

371) The first Marine Sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in:
A) Sunderbans
B) Chilka Lake
C) Gulf of Kachch
D) Lakshadweep

Answer: Lakshadweep
   
372) The population growth rate in Kerala is the lowest among major Indian states. Which one of the following is the most widely accepted reasons for this?
A) Kerala has made the highest investment in family planning
B) Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
C) Kerala has invested heavily in promoting literacy and public health and placed high priority on social policies
D) The population pyramid in Kerala has relatively fewer women in the reproductive age group

Answer: Kerala has invested heavily in promoting literacy and public health and placed high priority on social policies

374) Which one of the following pairs or States and Tribes is NOT correctly matched?
A) Assam - Miri
B) Naga|and - Konyak
C) Arunachal Pradesh - Apatani
D) Madhya Pradesh - Lambada

Answer: Madhya Pradesh - Lambada
   
375) As per 2011 census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?
A) Chandigarh and Dadra &Nagar Haveli
B) Lakshadweep and Daman-Diu
C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
D) Pondicherry and Delhi

Answer: Lakshadweep and Daman-Diu

377) Match List I with List' II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
Llst I: (Rivers)       List II: (Dams)
(a) Cauvery       1.Alamatti    
(b) Krishna       2.Mettur
(c) Narmada       3. Gandhi Sagar
(d) Chambal       4. Sardar Sarovar
Below options are given in A, B, C, D order.
A) 1 4 2 3
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 2 1 3 4
D) 1 3 4 2

Answer: 2 1 4 3
   
378) The Jawa offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in the:
A) Krishna - Godavari basin
B) Cauvery basin
C) Mahanadi basin
D) Palar-Pennar basin

Answer: Krishna - Godavari basin
   
379) Among which one of the following sets of social/religious groups, the extent of poverty is the highest as per government statistics for the nineties?
A) Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradgsh
B) Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
C) Scheduled castes in Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, Northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
D) Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam

Answer: Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
   
380) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Kachchativu and Tin Bigha were the territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
B) Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are the territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignly respectively by the Government of India
C) Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are those areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the l962 Sino-Indian war
D) Kachehativu and Tin Bigha are those enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively

Answer: Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are the territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignly respectively by the Government of India