More Questions on Geography
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
A)Sugarcane
B)Coconut
C)Cotton
D)Rice
Answer: Coconut
- Q. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)Only 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of these is the longest?
A)90° E
B)0° Meridian
C)180° E-W
D)All are equal
Answer: All are equal
- Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
A)Surinam
B)Uruguay
C)Guyana
D)Ecuador
Answer: Surinam
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Where is Sunda Trench?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Gulf of Mexico
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which city is known as the Cotton Polis of India?
A)Kochi
B)Ahmedabad
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkta
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Earthquakes rarely occur in ________
A)Mexico
B)Alaska
C)Brazil
D)New Zealand
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
A)Long river course
B)Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments
C)Slow speed
D)Tidal nature of waves
Answer: Tidal nature of waves
- Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
A)Contour ploughing
B)Strip cropping
C)Crop rotation
D)Terracing
Answer: Contour ploughing
- Q. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________
A)There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle
B)It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June
C)All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
D)South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude
Answer: All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
- Q. Nallamala hills are located in the state of
A)Andhra pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Meghalaya
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?
A)Both of these
B)Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
C)Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
D)None of these
Answer: Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
- Q. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
A)Zanskar range
B)Eastern range
C)Karakoram range
D)Himalayan range
Answer: Eastern range
- Q. Which of the following pair is correct in context of thermal power projects?
A)Talchar - Andhra Pradesh
B)Korba - Uttar Pradesh
C)Ramagundam - Tamil Nadu
D)Kawas - Gujarat
Answer: Kawas - Gujarat
- Q. An ox-bow lake is a ________
A)Lake formed due to cut off meander
B)Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
C)Lake occupying a volcanic crater
D)Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
Answer: Lake formed due to cut off meander
- Q. In which of the following states would you not find Bhils?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Karnataka
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
A)Equatorial
B)Hot desert
C)Savanna
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
A)Pench
B)Nagarjuna
C)Manas
D)Corbett
Answer: Nagarjuna
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