More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Laterite soil is found in
A)Tropical areas
B)High rainfall states
C)In deserts
D)Dry and humid tropical areas
Answer: Dry and humid tropical areas
- Q. Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
A)Tropical Monsoon forests
B)Temperate Coniferous forests
C)Temperate Deciduous forests
D)Tropical Rainforests
Answer: Temperate Coniferous forests
- Q. Which of these statements are correct regarding the atmosphere of the earth: 1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity. 2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth. 3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height. 4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth’s surface at sea level is called one atm sphere.
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 4
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of
A)Mongoloid
B)Australoid
C)Negroid
D)Cancosoid
Answer: Mongoloid
- Q. Wind erosion is common in
A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
B)Desert
C)Cold areas
D)Areas of heavy rainfall
Answer: Desert
- Q. Silent valley is located in
A)Africa
B)Assam
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
A)Lagoon
B)Caldera lake
C)Karst lake
D)Freshwater lake
Answer: Caldera lake
- Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
D)Haryana and Punjab
Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
- Q. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
A)Coastal Kerala
B)Krishna-Godavari delta
C)Brahmaputra valley
D)Littoral Tamil Nadu
Answer: Brahmaputra valley
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A)static
B)increasing
C)decreasing
D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Answer: decreasing
- Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
A)Isobar
B)Isohypse
C)Isohalines
D)Isohyets
Answer: Isohyets
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. West Bengal 4. Rajasthan
A)3-1-2-4
B)2-3-1-4
C)3-2-1-4
D)1-2-3-4
Answer: 3-2-1-4
- Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
A)Philippines
B)Myanmar
C)Thailand
D)Cambodia
Answer: Thailand
- Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
A)Taungya system
B)Social forestry
C)Jhum
D)Agro forestry
Answer: Taungya system
- Q. In which state, the Koyna Hydro-Power Project is located?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)Bihar
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air , water and soils of the concerned habitat) and biotic (plants, animals and micro-organisms) is called:
A)Agenome
B)Genome
C)Abiome
D)Biome
Answer: Biome
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
A)Alaknanda Badrinath
B)Gomti Lucknow
C)Saryu Ayodhya
D)Narmada Satna
Answer: Narmada Satna
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