More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
    A)China and India
    B)Japan and U.S.A.
    C)Japan and China
    D)U.S.A. and U.K.
    Answer: China and India
  • Q. Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content of
    A)Nitrogen
    B)Aluminium
    C)Calcium
    D)Phosphorus
    Answer: Calcium
  • Q. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
    A)Tanzania
    B)Angola
    C)Gabon
    D)Zimbabwe
    Answer: Zimbabwe
  • Q. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
    A)Congo
    B)Nile
    C)Mississippi
    D)Amazon
    Answer: Amazon
  • Q. The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Ganga
    C)Sutlej
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Mahanadi
  • Q. The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because ________
    A)There has not been enough time
    B)The sea level is changing
    C)The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
    D)These processes are intermittent in action
    Answer: The earth movements have uplifted the landmass
  • 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. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
    A)Mizoram
    B)Assam
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
    A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
    B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
    C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
    D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
    Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
  • Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
    A)Savanna region
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial region
    D)No such criteria
    Answer: Tropical deserts
  • Q. Of the following countries, the one which has predominantly the Mediterranean Climate is ________
    A)Chile
    B)USA
    C)Italy
    D)Australia
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
    A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
    B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
    C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
    D)The earth absorbs heat
    Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
  • Q. The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is ________ to/of the equator.
    A)To the South
    B)At right angles
    C)To the North
    D)90ยบ to the South
    Answer: To the North
  • Q. Melghat Tiger Reserve is in which state?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bangalore
    C)Delhi
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is
    A)Kallar
    B)Regur
    C)Bangar
    D)Khadar
    Answer: Kallar
  • Q. Which statement is correct
    A)Mahadev Mountains are inthe East of Plateau of Chotanagpur
    B)Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
    C)Mahadev Mountains are the part of Karnataka Plateau
    D)Mahadev Mountains are part of Aravalli Range.
    Answer: Mahadev Mountains are in the west of Maikal Mountains
  • Q. The vertical speed of air is called
    A)Air outburst
    B)Wind
    C)Air current
    D)Velocity of air
    Answer: Air current
  • Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
    A)Evergreen
    B)Deciduous
    C)Coniferous
    D)Alpine
    Answer: Coniferous
  • Q. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal deposits?
    A)Mahanadi Valley
    B)Bramhaputra Valley
    C)Damodar Valley
    D)Godavari Valley
    Answer: Damodar Valley

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