More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
    A)3
    B)1
    C)2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Aravallis
    C)Mahadev Hills
    D)Satpura Hills
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. In context of population, which of the following describes the correct meaning of “Sex-Ratio”
    A)Number of female per 1000 populace
    B)Number of males per 1000 females
    C)Number of females per 1000 males
    D)Number of female per 1000 sample of persons
    Answer: Number of females per 1000 males
  • Q. Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?
    A)Ammonium Sulphate
    B)Calcium Nitrate
    C)Urea
    D)Nitrolium
    Answer: Urea
  • Q. Consider the following percentages regarding the world’s water resources: 1. Oceans and lakes – 95% 2. Frozen as ice – 4% 3. For man’s use – 1% Which of the above are correct percentages?
    A)2 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)1 and 2
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which is the main competitor of India in jute production?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)China
    C)Nepal
    D)Japan
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
    A)25,000 km
    B)13,000 km
    C)20,000 km
    D)40,000 km
    Answer: 40,000 km
  • Q. What is the capital of Rwanda?
    A)Copenhagen
    B)Libreville
    C)Kigali
    D)Bogota
    Answer: Kigali
  • Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
    A)Wind deposition
    B)Wind erosion
    C)Erosion by water
    D)Mechanical weathering
    Answer: Wind deposition
  • Q. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
    A)North Pole
    B)Greenland
    C)Northern Canada
    D)North Eastern Siberia
    Answer: Northern Canada
  • Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 4
  • Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
    A)Chinkara
    B)Barasingha
    C)Black Buck
    D)Nilgai
    Answer: Barasingha
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. 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. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for
    A)Diamond mines
    B)Gold mines
    C)Silver mines
    D)Iron mines
    Answer: Diamond mines
  • 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 topography of plateau is best for
    A)Mining
    B)Farming
    C)Forestry
    D)Hydropower generation
    Answer: Mining
  • Q. What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite?
    A)Extrusive rocks
    B)Intrusive rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Metamorphic rocks
    Answer: Intrusive rocks
  • Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?
    A)Strip cropping
    B)Forestation
    C)Step farming
    D)Linear contour ploughing
    Answer: Linear contour ploughing
  • Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
    A)Jute
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
    A)Ganga
    B)Indus
    C)Godavari
    D)Brahmaputra
    Answer: Ganga

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