More Questions on Geography
- Q. Sundarban was declared a World Heritage Site because of its:
A)Nearest to Bay of Bengal
B)River Delta
C)Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
D)None of Above
Answer: Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
- Q. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because ________
A)The climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals
B)It is made of crystalline rocks
C)The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
D)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Answer: The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
- Q. Which of the following statements are true with respect to iron ore? I. Limestone and coal are important for smelting iron ore II. More than 20% of the world iron ore deposits are in India III. Odisha and Jharkhand top in the production of iron ore IV. Iran is the largest buyer of Indian iron ore
A)III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The leading producer of wind-power in the world is:
A)Brazil
B)China
C)Germany
D)USA
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
A)Krishna
B)Gandak
C)Kosi
D)Sutlej
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and ________
A)Labour
B)Coal
C)Electricity
D)Ready market
Answer: Electricity
- Q. What is the usual altitude of the plains?
A)Less than 600 metres above sea level
B)Sea level
C)Less than 500 metres above sea level
D)Less than 800 metres above sea level
Answer: Less than 500 metres above sea level
- Q. Which two of the followig are connected by the North South Corridor?
A)Amritsar and Kolkata
B)Srinagar and Kanyakumari
C)Mumbai and Chennai
D)Hyderabad and Bhopal
Answer: Srinagar and Kanyakumari
- Q. Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order in numbers in the food chain pyramid? 1. Primary Producers 2. Herbivores 3. Carnivores 4. Man
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)1, 3, 2, 4
D)1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. The largest ocean is
A)Arctic Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. The hottest planet is ________
A)Jupiter
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Saturn
Answer: Venus
- Q. Foehn is a local wind of ________.
A)Northern Italy
B)Canada
C)Switzerland
D)West Africa
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?
A)Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
B)Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. Everest
C)Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. Everest
D)Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
Answer: Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
A)Tropical deciduous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Coniferous
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. Which sugar is obtained from grapes
A)Glucose
B)Lactose
C)Maltose
D)Sucrose
Answer: Glucose
- Q. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is ________
A)South West Australia
B)Central California
C)Central North America
D)South West Africa
Answer: Central North America
- Q. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________
A)18 hrs.
B)Zero hrs.
C)12 hrs.
D)24 hrs.
Answer: 24 hrs.
- Q. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
A)Wheat
B)Coffee
C)Sugarcane
D)Rubber
Answer: Wheat
- Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
A)the Deccan plateau
B)the Brahmaputra valley
C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
D)the Rann of Kutch
Answer: the Deccan plateau
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