More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other
    A)Africa and South America
    B)North America and South America
    C)Asia and Africa
    D)Europe and Asia
    Answer: Africa and South America
  • Q. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
    A)India
    B)Australia
    C)France
    D)USA
    Answer: USA
  • Q. In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from ________
    A)North west
    B)North
    C)North east
    D)South east
    Answer: North west
  • Q. The northern plain of India is formed of ________.
    A)Alluvial soil
    B)Metamorphic soil
    C)Igneous rocks
    D)Old crystalline rocks
    Answer: Alluvial soil
  • Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
    A)Elusive
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Convectional
  • Q. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
    A)Evergreen forest
    B)Coniferous forest
    C)Deciduous forest
    D)Mediterranear forest
    Answer: Coniferous forest
  • Q. Which of the following are not kharif crops?
    A)Sugarcane and Groundnut
    B)Bajara and Maize
    C)Rice and Jowar
    D)Barley and Mustard
    Answer: Barley and Mustard
  • Q. A fumarole is
    A)A rock projecting through ice cap
    B)A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
    C)A river truncated by river piracy
    D)An underground cavern
    Answer: A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
  • Q. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on ________.
    A)Where transportation facilities are available
    B)Nearness to a port
    C)Where demand is high
    D)Availability of raw materials
    Answer: Availability of raw materials
  • Q. Where is the Port City of Cork located?
    A)Greece
    B)Italy
    C)France
    D)Ireland
    Answer: Ireland
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain?
    A)It led to agricultural shortage and famines
    B)It raised the prices of raw materials
    C)It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman
    D)It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
    Answer: It led to agricultural shortage and famines
  • 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. The Integral coach factory is in
    A)Varanasi
    B)Perambur (Chennai)
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Howrah (Kolkata)
    Answer: Perambur (Chennai)
  • Q. Natural Vegetation’ refers to ________
    A)A protected area created by using contour bunding
    B)A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
    C)Plant species which live and grow together
    D)All of the above
    Answer: A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
  • Q. Where are homogenous group “Mangolab” found in India?
    A)North-Western Region
    B)South-Region
    C)Southern-Central Region
    D)North-East Region
    Answer: North-East Region
  • Q. Railways are best suited for
    A)Urban commuters
    B)Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
    C)Freight traffic for bulky commodities
    D)Fast passenger movement
    Answer: Freight traffic for bulky commodities
  • Q. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Peninsula?
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Tapi
    C)Narmada
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mahanadi
  • Q. During the early period of Industrial Revolution industries were located primarily
    A)Near coal fields
    B)Near major ports
    C)On the banks of navigable rivers
    D)Near nodal centres
    Answer: Near coal fields
  • Q. Dew point is ________
    A)A low pressure system in lower atmosphere
    B)Amount of actual water vapour present per unit volume of air
    C)Incoming solar radiation
    D)A temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated
    Answer: A temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated

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