More Questions on Geography
- Q. The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is ________
A)Water vapour
B)Nitrogen
C)Argon
D)Oxygen
Answer: Argon
- Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
A)60°N
B)45°N
C)45°S
D)60°S
Answer: 60°S
- Q. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
A)It raises the water table
B)It greatly increases the crop production
C)It makes some soils impermeable
D)It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Answer: It makes some soils impermeable
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ________
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Siwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. The States which have common borders with China are: 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Sikkim 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh
A)1 and 3
B)1, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The world’s largest reserves of petroleum are located in
A)Saudi Arabia
B)The USA
C)Russia
D)Kuwait
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
- Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth’s atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?
A)Stratosphere
B)Mesosphere
C)Thermosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. In 1990 India ratified the world Heritage Convention of 1977 identifying four natural sites of outstanding universal value namely:
A)Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal)
B)Kaziranga National park (Assam)
C)Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
D)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand)
Answer: E
- Q. The Ocean currents transfer heat from ________
A)The surface of the sea to greater depths
B)One sea or ocean to another
C)One coast to another
D)Lower to higher latitudes
Answer: Lower to higher latitudes
- Q. Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________
A)Degradational weathering
B)Biological weathering
C)Chemical weathering
D)Mechanical weathering
Answer: Mechanical weathering
- Q. Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?
A)Tropical East Margin region
B)Mediterranean region
C)Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region
D)Mid-latitude Grassland region
Answer: Mediterranean region
- Q. The Salal Project is on the river
A)Ravi
B)Chenab
C)Jhelum
D)Sutlej
Answer: Chenab
- Q. Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
A)Palani hills
B)Nilgiri hills
C)Cardamom hills
D)Annamalai hills
Answer: Nilgiri hills
- Q. Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
A)West Bengal
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Indian state of Sikkim does not share a border with which neighbouring country?
A)Bhutan
B)Nepal
C)Bangladesh
D)China
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. World’s largest solar power plant is located in ________
A)Thar Desert India
B)Kalahari Desert, Africa
C)Sahara Desert, Libya
D)Mojava Desert USA
Answer: Mojava Desert USA
- Q. Correct pair of the state and its capital is
A)Uttarakhand - Nainital
B)Nagaland - Shillong
C)Jharkhand - Ranchi
D)Chattisgarh - Bilaspur
Answer: Jharkhand - Ranchi
- Q. The world’s highest waterfall is in ________
A)Venezuela
B)Brazil
C)U. S.A.
D)Zambia
Answer: Venezuela
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