Geography Political Geography in India

Q. The State with the largest area under waste land is ________

A
Jammu and Kashmir
B
Gujarat
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Rajasthan

Correct Answer

Rajasthan

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The second largest river basin in India is of the river ________
    A)Krishna
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Narmada
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
    A)Ecology
    B)Pedology
    C)Pedagogy
    D)Pomology
    Answer: Pedology
  • Q. Beas flows through the State of
    A)Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
    B)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
    C)Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
    D)Punjab and Haryana
    Answer: Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
    A)Scaling off
    B)Landslide
    C)Earth progression
    D)Weathering
    Answer: Landslide
  • Q. In which part of Africa, Sahara desert is located?
    A)Northern
    B)Eastern
    C)Western
    D)Southern
    Answer: Northern
  • Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
    A)Oxygen in fixed form
    B)Free oxygen
    C)No oxygen
    D)Oxygen bound to carbon
    Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
  • Q. Which of the following belts are associated with seismic activity? 1. Circum-Pacific Belt 2. Circum-Atlantic Belt 3. Mid-Continental Belt 4. Mid-Atlantic Belt
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
    A)Strait of Florida
    B)Malacca Strait
    C)Bering Strait
    D)Strait of Gibraltar
    Answer: Bering Strait
  • Q. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in ________
    A)Baluchistan
    B)Kashmir
    C)Nepal
    D)Myanmar
    Answer: Myanmar
  • Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
    A)Atmospheric refraction
    B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
    C)Motions of the earth
    D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
    Answer: Atmospheric refraction
  • Q. The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly ________
    A)Because of optical illusion
    B)Because earth rotates about its axis
    C)Because earth revolves round the sun
    D)Because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time
    Answer: Because earth rotates about its axis
  • Q. Which of the following determines the quality of agro-products?
    A)AGMARK
    B)I.S.I.
    C)Eco Product
    D)Green Product
    Answer: AGMARK
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India
    A)They provide water to the plains
    B)They protect the country from invasion
    C)They influence the climate
    D)They possess valuable vegetation and animal life
    Answer: They protect the country from invasion
  • Q. The absence of which among the following causes the temperature of the atmosphere to decrease with ascent along with decreasing density of air? I. Vegetation II. Water III. Carbon dioxide IV. Oxygen V. Nitrogen
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)II and V
    Answer: II and III
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    A)90° eastern longitude
    B)Equator
    C)0° longitude
    D)180° longitude
    Answer: 180° longitude
  • Q. Temperate grasslands of Eurasia are called:
    A)Steppe
    B)Grasswood
    C)Getepp
    D)Greenwood
    Answer: Steppe
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    A)Birch
    B)Eucalyptus
    C)Teak
    D)Oak
    Answer: Eucalyptus
  • Q. The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
    A)Gravitational forces
    B)Terrestrial forces
    C)Tectonic forces
    D)Mountain building movements
    Answer: Tectonic forces
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    A)Stable
    B)Lowered
    C)Increased
    D)Unaffected
    Answer: Lowered
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    C)Oil
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    Answer: Copper

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