More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
    A)15
    B)11
    C)10
    D)18
    Answer: 18
  • Q. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
    A)Orissa
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
    A)Agra
    B)Allahabad
    C)Lucknow
    D)Kanpur
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write 3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 3 and 4
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Namdapha is a national park in
    A)Tripura
    B)Mizoram
    C)Manipur
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. The deepest mine in Asia is
    A)Suladesi mine
    B)Jaduguda mine
    C)Kolar Gold mine
    D)West Irian mine
    Answer: Kolar Gold mine
  • 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 statements is not true?
    A)Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
    B)Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
    C)Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
    D)The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
    Answer: Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
  • Q. Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)?
    A)Mohania
    B)Aurangabad
    C)Sasaram
    D)Patna
    Answer: Sasaram
  • Q. The leading states in the production of cotton in India are ________
    A)Maharashtra and Punjab
    B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
    C)Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Gujarat and Punjab
    Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • Q. Diamond mines are found in
    A)Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
    B)Panna, Madhya Pradesh
    C)Mysore, Karnataka
    D)Ajmer, Rajasthan
    Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Haematite is an ore of
    A)Iron
    B)Copper
    C)Lead
    D)Zinc
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
    A)Sumatra and Java
    B)Sumatra and Malaysia
    C)Java and Brunei
    D)Malaysia and Brunei
    Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
  • Q. Which of the following forest is the forest with maximum bio diversity?
    A)Monsoon
    B)Tropical
    C)Temperate
    D)Equatorial
    Answer: Equatorial
  • Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The tropical cyclones – Hurricanes and Typhoons – develop and mature ________
    A)Over the water bodies only
    B)At the same place
    C)Over the land masses only
    D)Anywhere in the tropical zone
    Answer: Anywhere in the tropical zone
  • Q. Crude oil is generally found in
    A)Metamorphic rocks
    B)Igneous rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Sandy desert soils
    Answer: Sedimentary rocks
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
    A)Cochin
    B)Kandla
    C)Mumbai
    D)Goa
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
    A)Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
    B)Kiruna
    C)Mesabi and Gegobic
    D)Lorraine field
    Answer: Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin

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