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- Question
The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
Options- A. the Chinook
- B. the foehn
- C. the sirocco
- D. the loo
- Correct Answer
- the foehn
- 1. East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of
Options- A. Asia
- B. Africa
- C. Europe
- D. South America Discuss
- 2. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90 per cent of India's annual coal production?
Options- A. Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- B. Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
- C. Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- D. West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Discuss
- 3. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called
Options- A. climatology
- B. meteorology
- C. cyclogenesis
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 4. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about
Options- A. 9600 km above the earth's surface
- B. 8000 km above the earth's surface
- C. 64,000 km above the earth's surface
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 5. The main producers of free gas are
Options- A. the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore
- B. the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 6. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
Options- A. Science and Technology
- B. Environmental Studies
- C. Literature and Journalism
- D. International Understanding Discuss
- 7. Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?
Options- A. Linus Pauling
- B. Samuel Beckett
- C. Philip Noel - Baker
- D. Ralph Bunche Discuss
- 8. The major crops found in Sudan are
Options- A. rice, barley, bananas, cocoa
- B. maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut
- C. bajra, oats, tobacco
- D. wool, wine, jute Discuss
- 9. The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because
Options- A. the growing season is short in these areas
- B. the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered
- C. the rainfall is very low
- D. All of these factors. Discuss
- 10. To whom was 'Bharat Ratna' awarded in 1999?
Options- A. Lata Mangeshkar
- B. Amartya Sen
- C. M. S. Subbulakshmi
- D. Atal Behari Vajpayee Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Asia
Correct Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
Correct Answer: meteorology
Correct Answer: 64,000 km above the earth's surface
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: Literature and Journalism
Correct Answer: Samuel Beckett
Correct Answer: maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut
Correct Answer: All of these factors.
Correct Answer: Amartya Sen
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