More Questions on Geography
- Q. The capital city of Kenya is ________.
A)Cairo
B)Nairobi
C)Entebbe
D)Port Louis
Answer: Nairobi
- Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
A)Low birth rates
B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
C)Lack of transport facilities
D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
- Q. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are: 1. great length of indented coastline 2. extensive continental shelves 3. water temperatures lower than 20°C 4. sparse population
A)1 and 2
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. The Green Revolution was most successful in
A)Haryana
B)Punjab and Tamil Nadu
C)Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and MaHarasthra
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The largest solar power plant in India is located at
A)Madhapur
B)Nagercoil
C)Jaisalmer
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
B)Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
D)Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
Answer: Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
- Q. India’s indigenous pigs generally give birth to ________ young ones at a time.
A)4 to 6
B)10 to 12
C)8 to 10
D)2 to 4
Answer: 4 to 6
- Q. India’s population growth is characterized by
A)An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
B)An increase in rate of death
C)An increase in ratio of females
D)Increasing number of old people
Answer: An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
- Q. From east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada is correct?
A)Quebec – Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa
B)Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
C)Montreal – Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto
D)Montreal - Quebec - Toronto – Ottawa
Answer: Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
- Q. Which of the following river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?
A)Ghaghara
B)Hooghly
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
- Q. Which of the following combinations of riven and cities situated on their banks is wrong?
A)Badrinath - Alaknanda
B)Lucknow - Gomati
C)Ayodhya - Saryu
D)Vijayawada - Narmada
Answer: Vijayawada - Narmada
- Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
A)Kavaratti
B)Dadra
C)Nagar Haveli
D)Silvassa
Answer: Silvassa
- Q. In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from
A)Glasgow to Edinburgh
B)Liverpool to Hull
C)Cardiff to Birmingham
D)West Midlands to the London area
Answer: West Midlands to the London area
- Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
A)Crop rotation
B)Contour ploughing
C)Terracing
D)Furrowing
Answer: Crop rotation
- Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
A)Almost same all over
B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
- Q. The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered
A)4
B)1
C)2
D)8
Answer: 2
- Q. The first machine made paper was manufactured
A)In 1910 at Delhi
B)In 1870 near Kolkata
C)In 1903 in Mumbai
D)After independence
Answer: In 1870 near Kolkata
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