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Question 2221

Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in

AAssam

BMeghalaya

CMizoram

DSikkim

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B. MeghalayaMeghalaya is mainly the homeland of three main tribes, the Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos. The Garos inhabit Western Meghalaya, the Khasis in Central Meghalaya and the Jaintias in Eastern Meghalaya.

Question 2219

Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

ABauxite

BMagnesium

CGypsum

DManganese

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C. GypsumExplanation not yet available.

Question 2217

Indian Standard Time (IST) is determined according to the local time of which one of the following longitudes?

A0° Longitude

B68° E Longitude

C97 ¼° E Longitude

D82 ½° E Longitude

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D. 82 ½° E LongitudeExplanation not yet available.

Question 2216

Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?

AKolkata

BMumbai

CChennai

DCochin

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C. ChennaiExplanation not yet available.

Question 2215

River Luni drains into:

AKerala Coast

BGanga delta

CGodavari delta

DRann of Kachchh

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D. Rann of KachchhExplanation not yet available.

Question 2214

Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?

AThey have very large basins

BMany of them pass through giant gorges

CThey perform very little erosion activity

DOver the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds

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C. They perform very little erosion activityExplanation not yet available.

Question 2213

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India:

AThey protect the country from invasion

BThey influence the climate

CThey provide water to the plains

DThey possess valuable vegetation and animal life

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A. They protect the country from invasionExplanation not yet available.

Question 2212

Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?

AJavadi Hills

BAnaimalai Hills

CNilgiri Hills

DShevaroy Hills

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C. Nilgiri HillsExplanation not yet available.

Question 2211

Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?

ANamcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi

BKanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. Everest

CMakalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa

DDhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. Everest

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A. Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda DeviExplanation not yet available.

Question 2210

Palghat joins which of the following states?

ASikkim and West Bengal

BMaharashtra and Gujarat

CKerala and Tamil Nadu

DArunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

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C. Kerala and Tamil NaduExplanation not yet available.

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Indian Geography

Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in

Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

Indian Standard Time (IST) is determined according to the local time of which one of the following longitudes?

Which one of the following Indian towns has the longest sea beach?

River Luni drains into:

Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India:

Which one of the following is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?

Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?

Palghat joins which of the following states?

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