INDIA PHYSIOLOGY MCQS SET 06

INDIA PHYSIOLOGY MCQS SET 06

51) Which among the following is major source of irrigation in India?
A) Canals
B) Tanks
C) Tube wells and other well
D) Rivers

Answer: Tube wells and other well
   
52) Which of the followings are the tributaries of the river Indus?
A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej
B) Ravi, Chenab, Shyok, Kosi
C) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Shyok
D) Chenab, Ravi, Jhelum, Kosi

Answer: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej
   
53) Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
A) Folding of the earth's crust
B) Accumulation of Ioess deposits
C) Folding of the geosyncline
D) Faulting of the earth's crust

Answer: Folding of the geosyncline

   
54) Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes?
A) Coastal plains
B) Old shields
C) Plateaus
D) Young folded mountains

Answer: Young folded mountains

   
55) Which of the following is the main reason for a greater breadth of east coastal plain of India?
A) Eastern coastline is submergent
B) Eastern coastline is emergent
C) Rivers flowing into the Bay of Bengal are perennial
D) Many of the rivers in this region form estuaries

Answer: Eastern coastline is emergent

   


56) The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is
A) Punjab Him.. Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
B) Nepal Him.. Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
C) Kumaon, Him.. Nepal Him.. Assam Him.. Punjab Him.
D) Nepal Him.. Assam Him., Kumaon Him.. Punjab Him.

Answer: Nepal Him.. Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.

   
57) The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
A) Block mountains
B) Fold mountains
C) Volcanic mountains
D) Residual mountains

Answer: Block mountains

   
58) The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the
A) Vindhyas
B) Satpuras
C) Aravallis
D) Kaimur range

Answer: Aravallis

   
59) Autumn equinox falls on:
A) 27th March
B) 21st December
C) 21st June
D) 23rd September

Answer: 23rd September

   
60) Choose the correct order of the following states in terms of area.
1. Meghalaya 2. Manipur
3. Mizoram 4. Nagaland
A) 4-3-2-1
B) 3-4-2-1
C) 2-1-3-4
D) 1-2-3-4

Answer: 1-2-3-4