Q. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly

Correct Answer

70%

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which part of India receives rainfall from both the South-West and North-West monsoons?
    A)Lakshadweep Islands
    B)Tamilnadu
    C)Odisha
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Q. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in
    A)1818
    B)1919
    C)1926
    D)1854
    Answer: 1818
  • Q. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:
    A)1882
    B)1875
    C)1884
    D)1880
    Answer: 1875
  • Q. The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as
    A)Selvas
    B)Llanos
    C)Campos
    D)Savanna
    Answer: Campos
  • Q. The river Damodar ends in
    A)The Bay of Bengal
    B)River Ganga
    C)River Hugli
    D)Salt Lake
    Answer: River Hugli
  • Q. Equator represents
    A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
    B)Line joining North and South poles
    C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
    D)Axis of rotation of Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
  • Q. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    C)Gujarat
    D)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The temperature at which dew is formed is known as
    A)Precipitation point
    B)Evaporation point
    C)Dew point
    D)Critical point
    Answer: Dew point
  • Q. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by ________
    A)Gravitation and centrifugal force
    B)Their great size and spherical shape
    C)The rotation and density
    D)Rotation of the sun on its axis
    Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force
  • Q. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at
    A)Roorkee
    B)Jamshedpur
    C)Dhanbad
    D)Ranchi
    Answer: Jamshedpur
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
    A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
    B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
    C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
    D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
    Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
  • Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
    A)the Deccan plateau
    B)the Brahmaputra valley
    C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
    D)the Rann of Kutch
    Answer: the Deccan plateau
  • Q. According to census 2001, the average annual growth rate during 1991 – 2001 is almost
    A)2.13%
    B)1.22%
    C)1.93%
    D)2.24%
    Answer: 1.93%
  • Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
    A)Mesopause
    B)Magnetosphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Magnetopause
    Answer: Magnetopause
  • Q. The Temperate grasslands of North America are known as
    A)Steppe
    B)Pampas
    C)Downs
    D)Prairie
    Answer: Prairie
  • Q. The role of spines in the desert plants is ________
    A)To save the moisture from evaporation.
    B)To protect themselves from the herbivores.
    C)To provide more surface for photosynthesis
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To save the moisture from evaporation.
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
    A)Red soil
    B)Desert soil
    C)Laterite soil
    D)Regur soil
    Answer: Regur soil
  • Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
    A)The Arabs
    B)The British
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Chinese
    Answer: The Arabs
  • Q. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
    A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
    B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
    D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
  • Q. In India the yield per hectare is very low in
    A)Commercial cultivation
    B)Intensive farming
    C)Extensive farming
    D)Plantation agriculture
    Answer: Extensive farming

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