Geography Questions for SSC & Railway Exam 2018 Based on Adda247 Book: 29th October

October 29, 2018    


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Q1. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for _______.
त्संग्पो तिब्बत में _______ के लिए दूसरा नाम है।
(a) Kosi/कोसी
(b) Gandak/गंडक
(c) Brahmaputra/ब्रह्मपुत्र
(d) Ganga/गंगा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The Brahmaputra's source is the Chemayungdung Glacier, which covers the slopes of the Himalayas. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for Brahmaputra.


Q2. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in –
बैरेन द्वीप पर, भारत का एकमात्र सक्रिय ज्वालामुखी कहाँ स्थित है?
(a) Andaman Islands/ अंडमान द्वीप समूह
(b) Nicobar Islands/ निकोबार द्वीप समूह
(c) Lakshadweep/ लक्षद्वीप
(d) Minicoy/ मिनीकॉय
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Ans.(a)
Sol. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in Andaman Islands. Barren Island is situated in the Andaman Sea, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair. It is the only active Volcano along the chain from Sumatra to Myanmar and also the only active volcano in India. 

Q3. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
कोवादा परमाणु पार्क परियोजना किस राज्य में स्थापित करने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया है?
(a) Rajasthan/राजस्थान
(b) Uttar Pradesh/उत्तर प्रदेश
(c) Andhra Pradesh/आंध्र प्रदेश
(d) Karnataka/कर्नाटक
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in Andhra Pradesh.

Q4. The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by ___________.
ओजोन परत में रिक्तिकरण___________ के कारण होती है।
(a) Nitrous oxide/ नाइट्रस ऑक्साइड
(b) Carbon dioxide/ कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड
(c) Chlorofluorocarbons/ क्लोरोफ्लोरोकार्बन
(d) Methane/ मीथेन
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The ozone layer is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by Chlorofluorocarbons.


Q5. The World's largest island is –
दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा द्वीप कौन सा है?
(a) Greenland/ ग्रीनलैंड
(b) Iceland/ आइसलैंड
(c) New Guinea/ न्यू गिनी
(d) Madagascar/ मेडागास्कर
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Greenland is the worlds largest island with an total area of 836,109 sq mi (2,166,086 sq km).


Q6. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा क्षेत्र कोयले के भंडार के मामले में समृद्ध है?
(a) Brahmaputra Valley/ ब्रह्मपुत्र घाटी
(b) Damodar Valley/ दामोदर घाटी
(c) Mahanadi Valley/ महानदी घाटी
(d) Godavari Valley/ गोदावरी घाटी
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Damodar Valley region is most rich in coal deposits.

Q7. Nandadevi peak is located in ____________ State.
नंदादेवी चोटी ____________ राज्य में स्थित है.
(a) Himachal Pradesh/हिमाचल प्रदेश
(b) Uttarakhand/उत्तराखंड
(c) Uttar Pradesh/उत्तर प्रदेश
(d) Sikkim/सिक्किम
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Ans.(b)
Sol. The Nanda Devi National Park, established in 1982, is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India.

Q8. Which of these is a dwarf planet?
इनमें से कौन सा बौना ग्रह है?
(a) Neptune/ नैप्टयुन
(b) Titan/टाइटन
(c) Eris/एरिस
(d) Hydra/ हाइड्रा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. That is, it is in direct orbit of a star, and is massive enough for its gravity to crush it into a hydrostatically equilibrious shape (usually a spheroid), but has not cleared the neighborhood of other material around its orbit. Eris is a dwarf planet.

Q9. Which one of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा ऊर्जा का एक गैर पारंपरिक स्रोत नहीं है?
(a) Solar Energy/ सौर ऊर्जा
(b) Natural Gas/ प्राकृतिक गैस
(c) Wind Energy/ वायु ऊर्जा
(d) Tidal Power/ ज्वार शक्ति
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Natural Gas is a conventional source of energy and not a non-conventional source of energy.

Q10. The term "Doab" means –
" दोआब" शब्द का अर्थ है
(a) a land between two mountains / दो पहाड़ों के बीच एक भूमि
(b) a land between two lakes/ दो झीलों के बीच एक भूमि
(c) a land between two rivers / दो नदियों के बीच एक भूमि
(d) a land between two seas/ दो समुद्रों के बीच एक भूमि
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Doab is a term used for tract of land lying between two rivers. 

Q11. Japan is called the 'Land of the rising sun' because-
जापान को 'उगते सूरज की भूमि' कहा जाता है क्योंकि
(a) Sun rises there as soon as it sets / वहाँ जैसे ही सूर्यास्त होता है, सूर्य का उदय होता है
(b) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan/ जापान में पूरे दिन सूर्य हमेशा आकाश के पूर्वी हिस्से में रहता है.
(c) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise /जापान दुनिया का सबसे पूर्वी देश है, यहाँ सूर्योदय सबसे पहले होता है
(d) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan/ सूरज की किरणें समुद्र के पानी से प्रतिबिंबित होती हैं और जापान में सूर्योदय को सुंदर बनाती हैं.
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Japan is called the 'Land of the rising sun' because Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise

Q12. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
दक्षिण भारत का मैनचेस्टर किसे कहा जाता है?
(a) Coimbatore/ कोयंबटूर
(b) Salem/ सलेम
(c) Thanjavur/ तंजावुर
(d) Madurai/ मदुरै
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Coimbatore is referred to as the "Manchester of South India" due to its cotton production and textile industries. 

Q13. The Himalayas is the example of _________.
हिमालय _________ का उदाहरण है।
(a) Fold mountains/ वलित पर्वत
(b) Block mountains/ ब्लाक पर्वत
(c) Ancient mountains/ प्राचीन पहाड़
(d) Residual mountains/ अवशिष्ट पहाड़
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Fold mountains are mountains formed from the folding of the earth's crust. Fold mountains are formed when two plates move together (a compressional plate margin). This can be where two continental plates move towards each other or a continental and an oceanic plate. The Himalayas is the example of Fold mountains.

Q14. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to:
सूर्यास्त के बाद भी, पृथ्वी की सतह के पास की हवा गर्मी प्राप्त करती है:
(a) Insolation/ आतपन
(b) Terrestrial Radiation/ स्थलीय विकिरण
(c) Conduction/ प्रवाहकत्त्व
(d) Convection/ कंवेक्शन
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to Terrestrial Radiation.

Q15. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is :
दुनिया में एस्बेस्टोस के प्रमुख उत्पादकों में से एक है:
(a) Australia/ऑस्ट्रेलिया
(b) Russia/रूस
(c) Canada/कनाडा
(d) Armenia/ आर्मीनिया
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Russia is the leading producer of Asbestos



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