More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
    A)Agra
    B)Allahabad
    C)Lucknow
    D)Kanpur
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. The largest producer of Sugar in India is
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Bihar
    C)Karnataka
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. The 90ยบ East Ridge lies in the ________ Ocean.
    A)Indian
    B)Pacific
    C)Atlantic
    D)Arctic
    Answer: Indian
  • Q. Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?
    A)Narmada
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Godavari
    D)Chenab
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. Latitude and longitude both ________
    A)Run parallel to each other
    B)Pass through poles
    C)Run parallel to the equator
    D)Run perpendicular to each other
    Answer: Run perpendicular to each other
  • Q. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
    A)Erosion
    B)Weathering
    C)Attrition
    D)Abrasion
    Answer: Erosion
  • Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
    A)It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
    B)Of the heat of the summer
    C)The rainfall is inadequate
    D)Deciduous trees shed leaves
    Answer: It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
  • Q. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________
    A)The sources of canals are perennial rivers
    B)The soil is porous
    C)The level of underground water is high
    D)The region is densely populated
    Answer: The sources of canals are perennial rivers
  • Q. Which is the world’s largest river?
    A)The Brahmaputra
    B)The Nile
    C)The Amazon
    D)The Mississippi and Missouri
    Answer: The Amazon
  • Q. Social forestry is
    A)Growing plants of same species on public land
    B)Growing plants of various species on private land
    C)Management of forests by cooperative council
    D)Growing and managing useful plants on public land
    Answer: Growing and managing useful plants on public land
  • Q. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
    A)Vijayawada to Villupuram
    B)Punjab to Haryana
    C)Mumbai to Goa
    D)Cochin to Kozhikode
    Answer: Vijayawada to Villupuram
  • Q. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in
    A)Kolkata
    B)Ahmedabad
    C)Badodara
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Ahmedabad
  • Q. Nandadevi peak is located in ________ State
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Uttarakhand
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Uttarakhand
  • 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. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
    A)Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
    B)Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
    C)Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
    D)Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
    Answer: Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
  • Q. Where was India’s rocket launching station set up?
    A)Thumba
    B)Sriharikota
    C)Arvi
    D)Port Blair
    Answer: Thumba
  • Q. Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
    A)By forestation
    B)By strip ploughing
    C)By using manure
    D)By shifting cultivation
    Answer: By forestation
  • Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
    A)Mars
    B)Jupiter
    C)Earth
    D)Venus
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
    A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
    B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
    C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
    D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
    Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
  • Q. The moat abundant element in sea water is
    A)Magnesium
    B)Sodium
    C)Chlorine
    D)Sulphur
    Answer: Chlorine

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