More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
    A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
    B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
    C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
    D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
    Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
  • Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfield in India is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’. IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the Ruhr of India.
    A)I, III and IV
    B)I and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is ________
    A)Lignite
    B)Anthracite
    C)Bituminous
    D)Peat
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Corsica Island is related to
    A)Napoleon Bonaparte
    B)Mussolini
    C)Hitler
    D)Churchill
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
    A)Gorges
    B)Valleys
    C)Tunnels
    D)Canyons
    Answer: Tunnels
  • Q. The state which tops in the production of rubber is
    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Karnataka
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun?
    A)Venus
    B)Mercury
    C)Jupiter
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
    A)Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
    B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
    C)They do not shed their leaves.
    D)While plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
    Answer: Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
  • Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)All options are correct
    Answer: All options are correct
  • Q. Which climatic region has the least temperature range?
    A)Tropical region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Monsoon region
    D)Mediterranean region
    Answer: Equatorial region
  • Q. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the ________
    A)Satpuras
    B)Aravallis
    C)Vindhyas
    D)Kaimur range
    Answer: Aravallis
  • Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
    A)Coromandel Coast
    B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
    C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
    D)Malwa Plateau
    Answer: Coromandel Coast
  • Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
    A)10000 populace
    B)100 populace
    C)1000 populace
    D)100000 populace
    Answer: 1000 populace
  • Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
    A)Haryana
    B)Sikkim
    C)Goa
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Haryana
  • Q. The year ________ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
    A)1941
    B)1901
    C)1921
    D)1951
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.
    A)Mizoram
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Kamataka
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the
    A)Mesosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Chhattisgarh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The most dangerous effect of excessive deforestation is
    A)Destruction of habitat of wild animals
    B)Loss of forest
    C)Loss of other plants
    D)Soil erosion
    Answer: Destruction of habitat of wild animals

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