More Questions on Geography
- Q. The World’s largest bio-fuel plant has been established with a production capacity of 100 million liters per year, is located in
A)Brazil
B)China
C)India
D)USA
Answer: Brazil
- Q. The oldest oil refinery in India is at
A)Koyali, near Baroda
B)Digboi, Assam
C)Haldia, near Kolkata
D)Noonmati, Assam
Answer: Digboi, Assam
- Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
A)Between 15% and 2%
B)Less than 1
C)Between 1% and 15%
D)More than 2%
Answer: More than 2%
- Q. The Rocks of granite are changed into which of the following due to metamorphism?
A)Gneiss
B)Marble
C)Feldspar
D)Quartz
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. Madagascar is the only home of many species of
A)Lemur
B)Giraffe
C)Hippopotamus
D)Orangutan
Answer: Lemur
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
A)The plains were folded into mountains
B)Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
C)Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
D)The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
- Q. The most important layer for all biological activity in the atmosphere is:
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere.
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere.
- Q. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.
A)Saturn
B)Venus
C)Jupiter
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. A hinterland is
A)An elevated area
B)An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
C)The interior of a valley
D)An area occupied by backward community
Answer: An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
- Q. Where is Jawaharlal Nehru Port?
A)Mumbai
B)Paradip
C)Kochin
D)Kolkata
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- Q. Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
A)Romania
B)Bulgaria
C)Hungary
D)Ukraine
Answer: Hungary
- Q. Japan’s total land is about ________ that of India.
A)One-ninth
B)One-sixth
C)One-fifth
D)One-tenth
Answer: One-ninth
- Q. Which region in India is known as the ‘Rice Bowl of India’?
A)North-East region
B)Indo-Gangetic Plain
C)Krishna-Godavari Delta region
D)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Krishna-Godavari Delta region
- Q. The State with the largest area under waste land is ________
A)Jammu and Kashmir
B)Gujarat
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Arrange the following rivers from South to North: 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi
A)2, 4, 3, 1
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
A)Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
B)The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
C)There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of
D)The soils stabilise and become excellent for grain
Answer: Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
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