More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the term ‘great circle’ is not correct?
A)Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
B)Equator is a great circle
C)A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points
D)A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere
Answer: Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
- Q. The largest railway station of the world is ________
A)Kharagpur railway station, India
B)Trans-Siberian railway station, Russia
C)Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
D)None of these
Answer: Grand Central Terminal, Chicago
- Q. What is the ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships?
A)Lithosphere
B)Total Wild Life
C)Biosphere
D)Hydrosphere
Answer: Biosphere
- 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. Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south: I. Pir Panjal II. Karakoram III. Zanskar IV. Ladakh
A)I, II, IV, III
B)II, IV, III, I
C)II, III, IV, I
D)III, II, IV, I
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. Anjuna, Baga, Colva, Majorda, and Miramar are beaches in
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Goa
D)Visakhapatnam
Answer: Goa
- Q. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________
A)Irregularities in the configuration of oceans
B)The movement of Moon in relation to Earth
C)Uneven distribution of water over the globe
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
A)Chota Nagpur Plateau
B)Malwa Plateau
C)Deccan Plateau
D)None of Above
Answer: Malwa Plateau
- Q. Which is Raisina Hills?
A)The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu
B)Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
C)The Hill feature in Srinagar otherwise known as Shnkara charya Bill
D)The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was ereted
Answer: Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
- Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. The nations, separated by McMahon line are
A)China and India
B)Afghanistan and Pakistan
C)Bangladesh and India
D)Pakistan and India
Answer: China and India
- Q. Zaid crops are
A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
- Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A)At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
B)The sun can come overhead at both these places
C)The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
D)At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Answer: At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
- Q. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?
A)24 States and 6 Union territories.
B)25 States and 7 Union territories
C)28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
D)None of the above
Answer: 28 States and 8 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which stones grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?
A)Rock dam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace farming
Answer: Contour barriers
- Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
A)1941-51
B)1921-31
C)1911-21
D)1931-41
Answer: 1911-21
- Q. From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleum and ________
A)Iron and steel
B)Fishing
C)Ship building
D)Pearl fishing
Answer: Pearl fishing
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
A)Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi
B)Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi
C)Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
D)Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
- Q. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in ________
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
A)Pulses
B)Cotton
C)Oil seeds
D)Maize
Answer: Pulses
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