More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in
    A)Myanmar
    B)Tibet
    C)Afghanistan
    D)Cyprus
    Answer: Tibet
  • Q. National Flood Commission is related to
    A)Drought and flood
    B)Flood
    C)Disaster Management
    D)Poverty Alleviation
    Answer: Flood
  • Q. The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
    A)Tibet
    B)Myanmar
    C)Pakistan
    D)China
    Answer: Tibet
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari
  • Q. The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of
    A)Negritos
    B)Mediterraneans
    C)Nordics
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mediterraneans
  • Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of the following?
    A)Plate Tectonics
    B)Geology
    C)Seismology
    D)Pantograph
    Answer: Seismology
  • Q. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
    A)3
    B)7
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 7
  • Q. Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
    A)Pluto
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Pluto
  • Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
    A)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
    B)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
    C)Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    D)Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
    Answer: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
  • Q. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is
    A)Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
    B)Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
    C)Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
    D)Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
    Answer: Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
  • Q. Country peopled almost by migration is
    A)Australia
    B)The USA
    C)Brazil
    D)Hawaii
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
    A)Alluvial soil
    B)Black soil
    C)Loam soil
    D)Peaty soil
    Answer: Black soil
  • Q. Where has the Geological Survey of India located most of India’s Chromite?
    A)Manipur
    B)Cuttack
    C)Singhbhum
    D)Hubli
    Answer: Cuttack
  • Q. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
    A)south of the Capricorn
    B)north of Tropic of Cancer
    C)south of the Equator
    D)north of the Equator
    Answer: north of the Equator
  • Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
    A)Tropic of Capricorn
    B)Equator
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Prime Meridian
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. What are Sun spots?
    A)Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
    B)Regions on earth without winter climate
    C)Desert areas on the sun
    D)Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
    Answer: Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
  • Q. Rotation of crops mean
    A)Two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
    B)Growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
    C)Some crops are grown again and again
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
  • Q. Which of the following city is located on the banks of river Potomac?
    A)Islamabad
    B)Berlin
    C)Madrid
    D)Washington D.C.
    Answer: Washington D.C.
  • Q. Selvas is a word denoting
    A)The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
    B)Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
    C)A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
    D)The grasslands of North America
    Answer: The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin

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