More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
C)It is rich in humus
D)It is derived from local rocks
Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
- Q. One day in Mumbai a tide occurs at 8.00 A.M. The next day it will occur at ________
A)8.52 AM
B)8.13 AM
C)8.26 AM
D)8.56 AM
Answer: 8.52 AM
- Q. The soil found in the Eastern and Western coasts of India is ________.
A)Black Cotton
B)Red Rocky
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Which of the following river does not form a delta?
A)Mahanadi
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. Genoa is leading seaport of:
A)Italy
B)Spain
C)Brazil
D)Canada
Answer: Italy
- Q. The crop which is produced largely/mostly in India
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Jowar
D)Rice
Answer: Rice
- Q. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
A)both A and B
B)non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
C)major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
D)None of the above
Answer: both A and B
- Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Chhotanagpur plateau
C)Khasi hills
D)Kuchchh
Answer: Kuchchh
- Q. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?
A)Bindibus - Algeria
B)Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra
C)Gaucho - Uruguay
D)Tartars - Siberia
Answer: Bindibus - Algeria
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- 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. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
A)125 km
B)22 km
C)67 km
D)625 km
Answer: 67 km
- Q. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to ________
A)Supply drinking water to Kolkata
B)Save Kolkata port
C)Link North and South Bengal
D)Divert water to Bangladesh
Answer: Save Kolkata port
- Q. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A)Rapeseed
B)Groundnut
C)Mustard
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. The Sunderbans are found in
A)Ganga Delta
B)The Luni Basin
C)Godavari Delta
D)Mahanadi Delta
Answer: Ganga Delta
- Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
A)Equinox
B)Aphelion
C)Perihelion
D)Sidereal
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. In terms of area, which of the following Indian state has the largest forest cover?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
- Q. The Salal Project is on the river
A)Ravi
B)Chenab
C)Jhelum
D)Sutlej
Answer: Chenab
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