Indian Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

General Knowledge : Indian Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part4 : 16 to 20

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

16.Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I: (Rivers) a) Cauvery b) Krishna c) Narmada d) Chambal List II : (Dams) 1. Alamatti 2. Mettur 3. Gandhi Sagar 4. Sardar Sarovar Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

1 4 2 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 3 4

1 3 4 2

17.The maximum stretch of India between North to South is about:

2800 km

3000 km

3200 km

3500 km

18.Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is:

discharge of acidic effluents into neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components

precipitate

emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil

fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain

19.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?

Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Scheduled castes in Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, Northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam

20.The Jawa offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in the:

Krishna � Godavari basin

Cauvery basin

Mahanadi basin

Palar � Pennar basin

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