More Questions on Geography
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. India shares maximum length of the border with:
A)Bangladesh
B)Pakistan
C)Myanmar
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A)Iron and Copper
B)Chromium and Iron
C)Magnesium and Lead
D)Nickel and Iron
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
A)Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
B)Summers are very hot
C)Lack of fertile soil
D)Occurrence of frost at night
Answer: Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
A)Western Ghats
B)Western Himalayas
C)Eastern Himalayas
D)Eastern Ghats
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is ________
A)Horse-latitudes
B)Depression
C)Doldrums
D)Inter-tropical convergence
Answer: Depression
- Q. The original home of the gypsies was
A)India
B)Egypt
C)Russia
D)Persia
Answer: India
- Q. The deepest surface depression on earth is
A)Tonga-Kermadec Trench
B)Kuri Trench
C)Mariana Trench
D)Bentley Subglacial Trench
Answer: Mariana Trench
- Q. Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada : 1. Jabalpur 2. Mandla 3. Amarkantak 4. Bharuch In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?
A)2, 1, 4, 3
B)3, 2, 1, 4
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 3, 2, 1, 4
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
A)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
B)Beas, Ravi and Chenab
C)Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
D)Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
Answer: Beas, Ravi and Chenab
- Q. Cloud burst means ________
A)Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
B)Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
C)Formation of artificial rain
D)Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Answer: Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
- Q. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
A)4.3 minutes
B)43 minutes
C)4.3 seconds
D)4.3 years
Answer: 4.3 years
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A)Tobacco
B)Tea
C)Jute
D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
- Q. Which of the following cyclone had devastated Bangladesh in November 2007?
A)Sidr
B)Dean
C)Vutiye
D)None of these
Answer: Sidr
- Q. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
A)Karakoram
B)Zaskar
C)Kailash
D)Ladakh
Answer: Karakoram
- Q. The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to ________
A)Meet the chronic power shortage
B)Preserve and maintain navigation
C)Supply drinking water
D)Bring additional areas into irrigation
Answer: Preserve and maintain navigation
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
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