More Questions on Geography
- Q. The earth rotates around its axis from ________
A)South to north
B)North to south
C)East to west
D)West to east
Answer: West to east
- Q. Select the correct answer from the following: 1. Melting of polar ice caps and subsequently rise in the sea level is the most important effect of global warming. 2. The sea level is likely to rise by one meter by 2070 AD if the present level of global warming is not controlled. 3. All the coral islands in the world will be submerged. 4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to be submerged and rise in the sea level by the same year will pose a grave danger to the Netherlands.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)4 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Hidkal Dam is on the river
A)Pennar
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery
D)Ghataprabha
Answer: Ghataprabha
- Q. Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars
A)Pakistan
B)Japan
C)India
D)China
Answer: India
- Q. The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
A)Western Ghats
B)Tropical location
C)Nearness to sea
D)Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Two important rivers – one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha – merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this?
A)Gopalpur-on-sea
B)Bhitarkanika
C)Chandipur-on-sea
D)Simlipal
Answer: Bhitarkanika
- Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Hecataeus
B)Eratosthenes
C)Aristotle
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Maoris are the inhabitants of ________
A)Brazil
B)Nigeria
C)Egypt
D)New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
- Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Oilseeds
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Pulses
- Q. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
A)Tropical forest
B)Monsoon forest
C)Sundarban
D)Swamp forest
Answer: Sundarban
- Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
A)10000 populace
B)100 populace
C)1000 populace
D)100000 populace
Answer: 1000 populace
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
A)Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
B)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
C)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
D)Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Answer: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
- Q. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads: 1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2
- Q. The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
A)Over the North Pole
B)Over the Atlantic Ocean
C)Over the Pacific via Siberia
D)Through the latitude which passes through them
Answer: Over the Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Mumbai High refers to the
A)Slopes of Western Ghats
B)Greater Mumbai area
C)Highest place in Mumbai
D)Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
Answer: Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. India has longest international border with which country?
A)Bangladesh
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
A)Luni
B)Sabarmati
C)Mahi
D)Nannada
Answer: Sabarmati
- 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%
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