More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The layers of the earth’s crust are distinguished by their
    A)Metallic content and rocks
    B)Thickness and depth
    C)Density and temperature
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
    A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
    B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
    C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
    D)Open cast mines
    Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
  • Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
    A)Pantograph
    B)Planimeter
    C)Ideograph
    D)Opisometer
    Answer: Planimeter
  • Q. The original home of the gypsies was
    A)India
    B)Egypt
    C)Russia
    D)Persia
    Answer: India
  • Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?
    A)Manganese
    B)Bauxite
    C)Silica
    D)Iron
    Answer: Silica
  • Q. “Operation Flood” is related to which
    A)Flood control
    B)Milk production
    C)Wheat production
    D)Water conservation
    Answer: Milk production
  • Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
    A)Haryana
    B)Sikkim
    C)Goa
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Haryana
  • Q. Which of the following are known as coastlines of submergence?
    A)Emergent upland
    B)Ria coasts
    C)Uplifted lowland
    D)Concordant coasts
    Answer: Ria coasts
  • Q. ________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
    A)Parent rock
    B)Flora & Fauna
    C)Time
    D)Climate
    Answer: Climate
  • Q. Wood pulp comes from ________
    A)Mediterranean region
    B)Equatorial region
    C)Temperate region
    D)Coniferous forest region
    Answer: Coniferous forest region
  • Q. Which of the following sequences of clouds in ascending order would one meet 500 metres and above the mean sea level?
    A)Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulo-nimbus
    B)Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
    C)Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Stratus
    D)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulo-numbus, Cirrocumulus
    Answer: Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘Karroo’ of Southern Africa?
    A)Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
    B)Rift valley formed due to faulting
    C)Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
  • Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
    A)International controls on traffic
    B)Presence of water falls and rapids
    C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
    D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
    Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
  • Q. What is the usual altitude of the plains?
    A)Less than 600 metres above sea level
    B)Sea level
    C)Less than 500 metres above sea level
    D)Less than 800 metres above sea level
    Answer: Less than 500 metres above sea level
  • Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
    A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
    B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
    C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
    D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
    Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
  • Q. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
    A)Fibre crops
    B)Food crops
    C)Fodder crops
    D)Plantation crops
    Answer: Fibre crops
  • Q. When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
    A)Sink to the bottom
    B)Form a layer on top
    C)Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
    D)Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
    Answer: Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
  • Q. In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
    A)Nubra valley
    B)Chandra valley
    C)Hunza valley
    D)Sutlej valley
    Answer: Sutlej valley
  • Q. The Taiga belt lies between ________
    A)Temperate grasslands and Tundra
    B)Mediterranean climate and Tundra
    C)Monsoon climate and Tundra
    D)Tibet type climate and Tundra
    Answer: Temperate grasslands and Tundra
  • 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

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