More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one of the following is the most significant?
    A)Latitude
    B)Distance from sea
    C)Direction of winds
    D)Ocean currents
    Answer: Latitude
  • Q. Soyabeans are rich in
    A)Minerals
    B)Vitamin A
    C)Proteins
    D)Carbohydrates
    Answer: Proteins
  • Q. ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is at
    A)Chennai
    B)Alwaye
    C)Coimbatore
    D)Bhadravati
    Answer: Chennai
  • Q. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Cauvery
    C)Krishna
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in ________
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The largest country in the world (area-wise) is
    A)Russia
    B)China
    C)India
    D)The USA
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. An estuary is a place where
    A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
    B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
    C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
    D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
    Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
  • Q. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
    A)Chhattisgarh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Petrology is the study of
    A)Rock
    B)Land
    C)Mineral
    D)Soil
    Answer: Rock
  • Q. Equator is
    A)The girdle around the Saturn
    B)Line which connects north and south poles
    C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
    D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
  • Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
    A)Westerlies
    B)Geostropic wind
    C)Polar wind
    D)Trade winds
    Answer: Geostropic wind
  • Q. The world’s largest inland sea is ________.
    A)The Caspian Sea
    B)The Black Sea
    C)The Dead Sea
    D)The Aral Sea
    Answer: The Caspian Sea
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?
    A)Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling
    B)Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar
    C)Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
    D)Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
    Answer: Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
  • Q. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world?
    A)Suez Canal
    B)Panama Canal
    C)Sirhind Canal
    D)Indira Gandhi Canal
    Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
  • Q. What separates Daman and Diu?
    A)Gir Hills
    B)Narmada River
    C)Gulf of Khambat
    D)Tapti River
    Answer: Gulf of Khambat
  • Q. India is divided into:
    A)Eight Postal Zones.
    B)Six Postal Zones.
    C)Seven Postal Zones.
    D)Nine Postal Zones.
    Answer: Nine Postal Zones.
  • Q. Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water
    A)Yamuna
    B)Ganga
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. The total length of the river Ganga is about
    A)2500 km.
    B)3000 km.
    C)3425 km.
    D)2750 km.
    Answer: 2500 km.
  • Q. The radiant energy received by the earth and its atmosphere from the sun is called:
    A)Insoenergy
    B)Insolation
    C)Isotherm
    D)Albedo
    Answer: Insolation

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