More Questions on Geography
- Q. The sudden decline in atmospheric pressure indicates
A)Rain
B)Clear Weather
C)Storm
D)Cold Weather
Answer: Storm
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of
A)Expansion
B)Tension
C)Compression
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Compression
- Q. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats?
A)Nallamala hills
B)Sheravoy hills
C)Javadi hills
D)Elamalai hills
Answer: Elamalai hills
- Q. The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of
A)November and December
B)February and March
C)July and August
D)None of the above
Answer: November and December
- Q. Chipko Andolan is related to whom?
A)Agro-Science
B)Wild Life Conservation
C)Conservation of Forests
D)Deforestation
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land ________
A)Haryana
B)Bihar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Haryana
- Q. What causes snowfall?
A)When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
B)When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
C)When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
D)When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
Answer: When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
A)Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
C)They do not shed their leaves.
D)While plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
Answer: Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
- Q. Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.
A)China
B)Bangladesh
C)Pakistan
D)Nepal
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year?
A)Evergreen trees
B)Deciduous trees
C)Coniferous trees
D)Both deciduous and coniferous trees
Answer: Deciduous trees
- Q. The ‘Water table’ refers to ________
A)The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
B)The lower limit of the zone of saturation
C)The upper limit of the zone of saturation
D)Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
Answer: The upper limit of the zone of saturation
- Q. The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Sutlej
D)Tapi
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. Where in India is mica mined?
A)Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
C)Gaya (Bihar)
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Radiation
D)Convection
Answer: Insolation
- Q. World’s leading producer of fertilizers is ________
A)U.S.
B)U.K.
C)India
D)Russia
Answer: U.S.
- Q. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest?
A)NH 3
B)NH 1
C)NH 2
D)NH 44
Answer: NH 44
- Q. Suez Canal links
A)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea
C)Black Sea and Baltic Sea
D)Arabian Sea and Red Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
A)Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
B)Kiruna
C)Mesabi and Gegobic
D)Lorraine field
Answer: Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
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