More Questions on Geography
- 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%
- Q. The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
A)Aravallis
B)Western Ghats
C)Himalayas
D)Andes
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
B)In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
C)Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
D)Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Answer: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
A)Pakistan and Afghanistan
B)India and China
C)India and Pakistan
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and Pakistan
- Q. In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is
A)Maharashtra
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Orissa
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Bihar
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Primary Producers fall in two categories e.g.
A)Xylotrops
B)Indigotrops and Xylotrops
C)Numerotrops
D)Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
Answer: Phototrophs and Chemotrophs
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
A)21.5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20.0°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
A)Finland
B)Switzerland
C)Canada
D)Sweden
Answer: Finland
- Q. Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
A)Pine
B)Fir
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz. 2. The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar. 3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite. Select the correct answer using the code given below
A)1 and 2 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)3 only
D)2 and 3 only
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
A)Block mountains
B)Fold mountains
C)Volcanic mountains
D)None of these
Answer: Fold mountains
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. The Rajasthan Canal Project cover
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
A)Earth's Crust
B)Plant and Insect
C)Earth's Interior
D)None of these
Answer: Earth's Crust
- Q. The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
A)Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
B)Mediterranean Zone
C)Circum Pacific Belt
D)African Rift Valley Zone
Answer: Circum Pacific Belt
- Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of
A)Sugarcane
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Tobacco
Answer: Sugarcane
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