More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie – places famous for gold mines are located in:
A)England
B)Australia
C)USA
D)South Africa
Answer: Australia
- Q. The mangrove forests are present in
A)The Western Ghats
B)The Eastern Ghats
C)The Sunderbans
D)The Aravallis
Answer: The Sunderbans
- Q. The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
A)Pakistan and Afghanistan
B)India and China
C)India and Pakistan
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and Pakistan
- Q. Namdhapa National Park is in
A)Tripura
B)Mizoram
C)Manipur
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
A)Nigeria
B)Australia
C)Mexico
D)Norway
Answer: Norway
- Q. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
A)Shole
B)Slate
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Slate
- Q. The Outer Himalayas correspond with
A)The Kailas range
B)The Karakoram range
C)The Shiwalik range
D)The Hindukush range
Answer: The Shiwalik range
- Q. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
A)Netherlands
B)Norway
C)Canada
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in rice cultivation?
A)It helps in early harvesting
B)This method ensures maximum utilization of land
C)It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
D)The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made easy
Answer: It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
A)Aniline dyes
B)Naphtha
C)Sulphur
D)Paraffin wax
Answer: Sulphur
- Q. The Ganga plain widens from
A)North to south
B)South to north
C)West to east
D)East to west
Answer: West to east
- Q. Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest?
A)Kerala
B)Uttarakhand
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
A)Western Norway
B)USA
C)Eastern Newfoundland
D)Northern Sweden
Answer: Eastern Newfoundland
- Q. Which is called the “Lake District of India”?
A)Sikkim
B)Nainital
C)Shimla
D)Matheran
Answer: Nainital
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
A)both A and B
B)non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
C)major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
D)None of the above
Answer: both A and B
- Q. Gold is mined in:
A)Orissa
B)Karnatka
C)Maharastra
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Karnatka
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