More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
A)It is a big circle
B)It is 180° Longitude
C)It is a straight line
D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
Answer: It is 180° Longitude
- Q. Which of the following lake is known as “Honeymoon Lake”?
A)Titicaca
B)Nyasa
C)Chad
D)Toba
Answer: Titicaca
- Q. Of the total water on the Earth, fresh water reserve a constitute approximately
A)10%
B)70%
C)3%
D)9%
Answer: 3%
- Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- Q. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in
A)Lucknow
B)Pilani
C)Goa
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
A)3 and 4
B)2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 2
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The largest irrigation canal in India
A)Sirhand canal
B)Yamuna canal
C)Indira Gandhi canal
D)Upper Bari Doab canal
Answer: Indira Gandhi canal
- Q. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
A)Mumbai
B)Cochin
C)New Mangalore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: New Mangalore
- 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. What is the reason of degradation of climate of Maldives?
A)Industrial pollution of air and water
B)Continuous soil erosion
C)High population density
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
A)Coal
B)Limestone
C)Shale
D)Chalk
Answer: Shale
- Q. What is multiple cropping?
A)Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
B)When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
C)Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
D)Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Answer: Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
- Q. A sierra is a/an
A)Unit of electrical conductance
B)Mountain range
C)A midday or afternoon nap
D)Holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: Mountain range
- Q. Israel has common borders with ________
A)Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
B)Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
C)Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
D)Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
- Q. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
A)fold mountains
B)old mountains
C)young mountains
D)block mountains
Answer: old mountains
- Q. The largest producer of coffee in the world is
A)India
B)Ivory coast
C)Brazil
D)Mexico
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Agriculture involving both crops and livestock is known as
A)Dry farming
B)Dairy farming
C)Mixed farming
D)Truck farming
Answer: Mixed farming
- Q. The Alamatti is on the river
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Cauvery
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
- Q. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
A)North-westerly direction
B)Northly direction
C)North-easterly direction
D)South-westerly direction
Answer: South-westerly direction
- Q. The yield or food grain per man is high under
A)Mono cultivation
B)Intensive cultivation
C)Extensive cultivation
D)Farm cultivation
Answer: Extensive cultivation
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