More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
    A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
    B)Increases with increase in temperature
    C)Decreases with increase in temperature
    D)Is independent of temperature
    Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
  • Q. ________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil.
    A)Climate
    B)Flora & Fauna
    C)Time
    D)Parent rock
    Answer: Parent rock
  • Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
    A)Arctic deserts
    B)Alpine meadows
    C)Antarctica
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Tundra
  • Q. The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Chooyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in:
    A)The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
    B)The Western Ghat
    C)Sivalik Range
    D)The Eastern Ghats
    Answer: The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
  • Q. The diesel locomotive works engaged in producing diesel locos is located in:
    A)Durgapur
    B)Varanasi
    C)Vizag
    D)Tuticorin
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
    A)6000 km
    B)1000 km
    C)5000 km
    D)7000 km
    Answer: 7000 km
  • 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. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as
    A)Strait
    B)Bay
    C)Isthmus
    D)Archipelago
    Answer: Strait
  • Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
    A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
    B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
    C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
    D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
    Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
  • Q. The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.
    A)Volcanic
    B)Relief
    C)Submarine
    D)Tectonic
    Answer: Tectonic
  • Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)West Bengal
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
    A)Continental plateau
    B)Piedmont plateau
    C)Intermontane plateau
    D)Volcanic plateau
    Answer: Intermontane plateau
  • Q. The largest Inland Sea is the
    A)Caspian Sea
    B)Black Sea
    C)Dead Sea
    D)Aral Sea
    Answer: Caspian Sea
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
    A)Loo - North - west India
    B)Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
    C)Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
    D)Mango-showers - Orissa
    Answer: Mango-showers - Orissa
  • Q. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because
    A)It has extensive shallow
    B)It has extensive dry coast
    C)Its coastal waters are very saline
    D)Besides producing salt from saline water, it has reserves of rock salt
    Answer: It has extensive dry coast
  • Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
    A)Jowar and Cotton
    B)Rice and Wheat
    C)Rice and Cotton
    D)Jowar and Bajara
    Answer: Rice and Wheat
  • Q. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
    A)Bauxite and mica
    B)Precious stones and building materials
    C)Iron ore and manganese
    D)Copper and uranium
    Answer: Precious stones and building materials
  • Q. The Palk Bay lies between
    A)Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
    B)Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
    C)Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
  • Q. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
    A)Delhi
    B)Pondicherry
    C)Lakshadweep
    D)Chandigarh
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The largest Indian mammal is:
    A)The Lion
    B)Tiger
    C)Hippopotamus
    D)Elephant
    Answer: Elephant

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