More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons. 2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain. 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year. 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, and 3
D)3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________
A)Have warm offshore currents
B)Are very hot throughout the year
C)Have offshore winds throughout the year
D)Lie in the belt of the doldrums
Answer: Have offshore winds throughout the year
- Q. Golden Revolution refers to
A)Apiculture
B)Sericulture
C)Horticulture
D)Viticulture
Answer: Horticulture
- Q. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
A)Haryana
B)Gujarat
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
A)Taungya system
B)Social forestry
C)Jhum
D)Agro forestry
Answer: Taungya system
- Q. The Huge deposit of uranium are found recently in
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Kanrataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
A)The sun
B)The moon
C)The pole star
D)Venus
Answer: The pole star
- 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. Which of the following is known as the “red planet”?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Saturn
Answer: Mars
- Q. The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A)Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
- Q. As per the census 2011, what is the density in India?
A)372
B)325
C)352
D)382
Answer: 382
- Q. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
A)Africa
B)North America
C)Europe
D)Australia
Answer: Europe
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
A)2, 1, 2003
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 3, 2002
D)3, 1, 2002
Answer: 2, 1, 2003
- Q. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ________
A)Sandstone
B)Alluvial soil
C)Coral reef
D)Lava
Answer: Lava
- Q. The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.
A)Dehradun
B)Kali
C)Shiwaliks
D)Kumaon
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
A)Near coal fields
B)Near major ports
C)On the banks of navigable rivers
D)Near nodal centres
Answer: Near coal fields
- Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
- Q. What is a graticule?
A)The intersection of roads
B)The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
C)The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian
D)The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
- Q. Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?
A)The air must be cooled below its dew point
B)The air must be warm
C)The air must be saturated
D)The air must contain hygroscopic particles
Answer: The air must be warm
- Q. Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
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