CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Static Geography Of India And World Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

Consider the following statements.
Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.
Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
______ is the largest producer of limestone.
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar
Which of the following are sites of thermal power plants? 
Faridabad       Dhuvaran
Loktak           Idukki
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • Only 4
  • 2 and 4
Goa is one of the leading producers of ______ in India.
  • Iron-ore
  • Manganese
  • Limestone
  • Dolomite
Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct?
  • $$98\%$$ of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period
  • Unknown amount of coal lies buried under the Ganga alluvium and the Deccan Trap
  • Bituminous coal is found in both lower Gondwana rocks and in tertiary rocks
  • Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
______ is the largest producer of Asbestos in India.
  • Rajasthan
  • Karnataka
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?
  • Finding high quality gas reserves
  • Finding uranium deposit
  • Finding zinc deposit
  • Installation of wind power units
Which is not a factor of industrial location?
  • Market
  • Capital
  • Power
  • Population density
Maximum amount of coal in India is used in __________.
  • Railways
  • Steamships
  • Energy resources
  • Iron and steel plants
Which among the following is the existing refinery of India?
  • Tatipaka
  • Tuticorin
  • Deogarh
  • Daitari
Consider the following statements.
Bauxite is found in Udhampur, Salem, Kolaba.
Muscovite is a mineral of mica. 
Which of the above statements is/are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of the above
Consider the following statements.
Lambe in Gujarat is famous for wind power plant.
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh is famous for geothermal energy plant. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following ports is situated on North of mouth of the river Dharma in Bhadrak district, and is a 50 : 50 joint venture of Larsen and Toubro and Tata Steel?
  • Paradip port
  • Dharma port
  • Kakinada port
  • Krishnapatnam port
India has a long coastline with estuaries and gulf, where tides are strong enough to move turbine. Choose the correct statements regarding tidal energy.
India has capacity of generating energy of the order of 9000 MW.
Gulf of Cambay itself has capacity of 7000 MW.
Sunderbans cannot be utilised to produce tidal energy.
1st tidal project was inaugurated at Kandla.
NHPC is executing project on turnkey basis.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1, 2, 4 and 5
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 4 and 5
  • All of these
Indian ocean is supposedly accommodating vast amount of resources. Pick correct statement regarding this.
It contains natural gas.
It contains manganese nodules.
It contains barium sulphate.
It contains phosphorite nodules. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, and 4
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • All of these
Consider the following statements. 
Vishakhapatnam is the deepest port in India.
Kochi is a natural harbour.
Which of the statements given above is /are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of these
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
$$List I$$$$List II$$

$$Place$$$$Power Project$$
1Idukki

Thermal power station

2SabarigirHydroelectric project
3GhatprabhaIrrigation project
4RamgangaMultipurpose project
Select the correct answer using the coded given below.
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • 3 and 4
  • 1 and 2
In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing Kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
  • Hoshangabad
  • Raipur
  • Sambalpur
  • Warangal
Which of the following is a bio-diesel plant?
  • Jatropha
  • Rose
  • Pepper
  • Noni
Consider the following statement.
Western dedicated freight corridor is from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust near Mumbai.
2.Germany is assisting the project.
Which of above statement is / are true? 
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of these
Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?
  • Brahmaputra
  • Godavari
  • Narmada
  • Chenab
On which of the following river deltas are the mangrove forests found?
1) Narmada
2) Subarnarekha
3) Krishna
4) Ganga
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
  • 1 and 3
  • 3 and 4
  • 2 and 4
  • 1 , 3 and 4
India has one land-locked and protected port which is at __________.
  • Paradip
  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Vishakhapatnam
The ecological pyramid that is always upright is ___________.
  • pyramid of energy
  • pyramid of biomass
  • pyramid of number
  • none of the above.
Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradip Port?
  • Rice
  • Tea
  • Fish
  • Iron ore
Which one of the following is not a sea port?
  • Paradip
  • Haldia
  • Diamond Harbour
  • Dharma
The Environment Ministry has established a National Mangrove Genetic Resource Centre in _________.
  • West Bengal
  • Odisha
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat
Consider the following statements.
Kandla Port is situated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat.
Paradip Port is situated in the Mahanadi Delta.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? 
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
On the outline map of India 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 depicts the four seaports. which one is not correctly shown on the map?
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  • Kandla
  • Cochin
  • Vishakhapatnam
  • Paradeip
Wattle, a tanning material used in leather industry, is grown in ____ and from there major supplies are done for the entire country. 
  • Nilgiri and Palani hills
  • Aravallis
  • Satpuras
  • Vindhyas and Maikala
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