More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
A)Monsoons
B)Presence of Indian Ocean
C)Nearness to equator
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?
A)Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases
B)Both increase
C)Both decrease
D)Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases
Answer: Both increase
- Q. The Mediterranean region is known for heavy rain
A)In winter
B)In spring season
C)In autumn
D)In summer
Answer: In winter
- Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)3 only
Answer: 3 only
- Q. The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use for navigation mainly because
A)They flow through uninhabited areas
B)They are too shallow in the dry season
C)The lower courses remain frozen for many months
D)They lack navigation facilities to ensure safety
Answer: The lower courses remain frozen for many months
- Q. The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
A)Sumatra
B)Borneo
C)Greenland
D)New Guinea
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
A)India and Tibet
B)India and China
C)China and Afghanistan
D)Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Q. A hinterland is
A)An elevated area
B)An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
C)The interior of a valley
D)An area occupied by backward community
Answer: An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
- Q. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A)Mansarovar lake
B)Sambhar area
C)Chilka region
D)Rann of Kutch
Answer: Rann of Kutch
- Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
A)Red
B)Alluvial
C)Black
D)Sandy
Answer: Sandy
- Q. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
A)22
B)33
C)25
D)27
Answer: 33
- Q. The World’s largest producer of wool is ________
A)U.S.A
B)India
C)Russia
D)Australia
Answer: Australia
- Q. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)Pygmies - Pampas
B)Eskimo - Canada
C)Oran - Sweden
D)Gonds - Africa
Answer: Eskimo - Canada
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
A)Snowfall in Shimla
B)The difference in their altitudes
C)Their distance from sea
D)Pollution in Amritsar
Answer: The difference in their altitudes
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through
A)Badodara and Jhansi
B)Nasik and Gwalior
C)Pune and Bhopal
D)Jaipur and Kanpur
Answer: Nasik and Gwalior
- Q. The planet which has maximum number of satellites is:
A)Jupiter
B)Saturn
C)Venus
D)Mars
Answer: Saturn
- Q. First Metro Railway was inaugurated in Kolkata:
A)1984
B)1982
C)1987
D)1990
Answer: 1984
- Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?
A)In Ghana, a West African-country
B)In the South Atlantic Ocean
C)In the Mediterranean Sea
D)At Greenwich Observatory in England
Answer: In the South Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Where is the biggest reserve of mica?
A)In USA
B)In South Africa
C)In India
D)In Australia
Answer: In India
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