More Questions on Geography
- Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
A)Lack of coal
B)Lack of rolling stock
C)Existence of single track in many areas
D)The presence of three types of gauges
Answer: The presence of three types of gauges
- Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
A)1, 2 and 3 only
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4 only
D)2 and 4 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
- Q. Which of the following minerals is obtained from placer deposits?
A)Manganese
B)Copper
C)Tin
D)Aluminium
Answer: Tin
- Q. Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
A)Corrasion
B)Corrosion
C)Attrition
D)Plucking
Answer: Plucking
- Q. European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
A)Straits of Dardanelles
B)Straits of Bosporus
C)Sea of Marmara
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. 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. Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet?
A)Rudraprayag
B)Karnprayag
C)Devprayag
D)Gangotri
Answer: Devprayag
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geodesy
C)Geology
D)Seismology
Answer: Seismology
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth’s surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, II and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ________ type.
A)Frontal
B)Radiation
C)Advection
D)Convection
Answer: Advection
- Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
A)Eolian deposited
B)Volcanic
C)Glacial eroded
D)Folded
Answer: Volcanic
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as
A)Selvas
B)Savanna
C)Prairies
D)Pampas
Answer: Selvas
- Q. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is
A)Rectangular
B)Dendritic
C)Trellis
D)Radial
Answer: Trellis
- Q. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
A)Isohyte
B)Isohel
C)Isobar
D)Isotherm
Answer: Isohel
- Q. Which of the following is not an agent which produces physical features ?
A)Volcanic eruption
B)Denudation
C)Deposition
D)Conduction
Answer: Conduction
- Q. No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________
A)Less wind movement and inadequate sunlight
B)Snowfall inhibits plant respiration
C)Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
D)Low temperature which restricts development of reproductive organs
Answer: Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
- Q. By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?
A)Developing countries
B)Least developed countries
C)Underdeveloped countries
D)Underdeveloped countries
Answer: Developing countries
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