More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences ________
A)The Steppe climate
B)The Continental Savanna Climate
C)The Maritime Savanna Climate
D)The Tropical desert climate
Answer: The Steppe climate
- Q. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as
A)Thermocline
B)Epilimnion
C)Metalmnion
D)Hypolimnion
Answer: Hypolimnion
- Q. The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as ________
A)Laccolith
B)Basalt
C)Hypabyssal
D)Batholith
Answer: Hypabyssal
- Q. Which one among the following is a high cloud?
A)Nimbostratus
B)Cirrus
C)Cumulonimbus
D)Stratus
Answer: Cirrus
- Q. The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
A)Grazing and fishing
B)Farming and grazing
C)Farming and fishing
D)Fishing and mining
Answer: Farming and grazing
- Q. Arrange the following geographical regions in proper order: I. Tundra II. Shrub III. Taiga IV. Deciduous
A)II, III, I, IV
B)II, IV, I, III
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: I, III, IV, II
- Q. Soil erosion can be prevented by ________
A)Making the land sloppy
B)Allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely
C)Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
D)Adding chemicals to increase cohesion
Answer: Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
- Q. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the
A)Sun and Moon on the Earth
B)Earth on the Moon
C)Earth on the Sun
D)Moon on the Earth
Answer: Sun and Moon on the Earth
- Q. The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?
A)Tectonic plate
B)Firm structure
C)Ancient structure
D)Shield
Answer: Shield
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain is called:
A)Down Falling Wind
B)Anabatic Wind
C)Katabatic Wind
D)Slope Wind
Answer: Katabatic Wind
- Q. The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is
A)Adam's Bridge
B)Palk Isthmus
C)Sri Lanka Bridge
D)Pamban Bridge
Answer: Adam's Bridge
- Q. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
A)Vijayawada to Villupuram
B)Punjab to Haryana
C)Mumbai to Goa
D)Cochin to Kozhikode
Answer: Vijayawada to Villupuram
- Q. The term ‘transhumance’ means
A)Moving over to another neighbouring country
B)The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
C)The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
D)Moving from place to place in search of work
Answer: The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
- Q. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________
A)Secant scale
B)Beaufort scale
C)Richter scale
D)Mercalli scale
Answer: Richter scale
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is
A)11030 m
B)5530 m
C)7530 m
D)13030 m
Answer: 11030 m
- Q. According to the figure of census 2011, which of the union territories is last ranked in child sex ratio
A)Chandigarh
B)Dadar and Nagar Haveli
C)Daman and Diu
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Which city is known as the Cotton Polis of India?
A)Kochi
B)Ahmedabad
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkta
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated?
A)Uzbekistan
B)Kazakhstan
C)Turkmenistan
D)China
Answer: China
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