More Questions on Geography
- Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
A)Shale
B)Granite
C)Basalt
D)Dolerite
Answer: Shale
- Q. Venus has atmosphere made up of
A)Helium
B)Ammonia
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Hydrogen
Answer: Carbon dioxide
- Q. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
A)Maida
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that they
A)Save water
B)Make use of water of the perennial hill streams and irrigation canals
C)Prevent flash floods
D)Involve less cost
Answer: Involve less cost
- Q. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.
A)Onshore Side
B)Windward Side
C)Seaward Side
D)Leeward Side
Answer: Leeward Side
- Q. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.
A)Saturn
B)Venus
C)Jupiter
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
A)Farming in the thinly populated areas
B)Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
C)Farming in the thickly populated areas
D)Farming in the forests of equatorial region
Answer: Farming in the thinly populated areas
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- Q. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
A)East coast, Andhra Pradesh
B)East coast, Tamil Nadu
C)East coast of Sri Lanka
D)West coast of Sri Lanka
Answer: East coast of Sri Lanka
- Q. The Arabian Sea lies to
A)South-East of India
B)North-East of India
C)South-West of India
D)North-West of India
Answer: South-West of India
- Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
A)Southern island of New Zealand
B)Southern part of India
C)South America
D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
- Q. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
A)Krishna
B)Cauvery
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is ________
A)Average
B)Scanty
C)Less than average
D)Heavy
Answer: Heavy
- Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
A)Doha
B)Sydeny
C)London
D)Baghdad
Answer: Baghdad
- Q. We always see the same surface of the Moon because
A)It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
B)It is smaller than the Earth
C)It rotates on its axis
D)It moves with the same speed at which Earth moves around the Sun
Answer: It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
- Q. Mauna Loa is an example of ________
A)Plateau in a volcanic region
B)Active volcano
C)Extinct volcano
D)Dormant volcano
Answer: Active volcano
- Q. The red colour of red soil is due to
A)Iron
B)Nitrogen
C)Humus
D)Copper
Answer: Iron
- Q. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
A)42 km
B)22 km
C)32 km
D)62 km
Answer: 42 km
- Q. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
A)Kolkata
B)Srinagar
C)Mumbai
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Srinagar
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