More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
A)Silver fir
B)Juniper
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. The busy port of Rotterdam is situated in ________
A)Denmark
B)The Netherlands
C)Belgium
D)Germany
Answer: The Netherlands
- Q. Which of the following characterises the Foehn? I. It is warm II. It is humid III. It is common in the valleys of the northern Alps IV. It blows in winter
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, III and IV
- Q. The mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because ________
A)The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
B)Hill slopes are best suited for cultivation of trees
C)Hill slopes are not favourable for food grain cultivation
D)There is a demand of dry fruits
Answer: The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
- Q. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
A)Krishna
B)Cauvery
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
A)Plantation agriculture
B)Commercial agriculture
C)Extensive agriculture
D)Subsistence agriculture
Answer: Subsistence agriculture
- Q. The Green Revolution was most successful in
A)Haryana
B)Punjab and Tamil Nadu
C)Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and MaHarasthra
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Wheat and rice in China are cultivated in
A)The Lower Si Basin
B)Lower Yangtse Basin
C)Hwang Ho Basin
D)South East Coast
Answer: Lower Yangtse Basin
- Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
A)The Deccan plateau
B)The Shillong plateau
C)The Siwaliks
D)Southern India
Answer: The Shillong plateau
- Q. Tanks are manufactured at
A)Perambur
B)Kanpur
C)Chittaranjan
D)Avadi
Answer: Avadi
- Q. To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related?
A)Scuba diving
B)Tidal power plants
C)Main fish catching zone
D)Shipping
Answer: Main fish catching zone
- Q. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
A)1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
B)0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
C)1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
D)Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
- Q. The reason behind Earthquake is
A)Tectonism
B)Land cruises
C)Rotation of Earth
D)Denudation
Answer: Tectonism
- Q. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________
A)Irregularities in the configuration of oceans
B)The movement of Moon in relation to Earth
C)Uneven distribution of water over the globe
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is ________
A)Extreme heat and pressure
B)Decomposition of sediments
C)Deposition of remains of plants and animals
D)Solidification of magma
Answer: Extreme heat and pressure
- Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
A)Physical Weathering
B)Chemical Weathering
C)Soil Erosion
D)None of Above
Answer: Physical Weathering
- Q. The Himalayan rivers are ________
A)Ephemeral
B)Monsoon fed
C)Snow fed
D)Seasonal
Answer: Snow fed
- Q. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
A)Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh only
C)Karnataka only
D)Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Answer: Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Q. The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Cotton
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