More Questions on Geography
- Q. Arable lands refer to
A)Woodland
B)Pasture land
C)Fallow land
D)Cultivable land
Answer: Cultivable land
- Q. Which of the following is/are wrong? 1. Bhadravati steel plant – not located near coal deposits 2. First modern steel plant in India – Burnpur 3. Bokaro and Bhilai steel plants – German collaboration 4. Durgapur steel plant – British help
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as
A)Headland
B)Strait
C)Isthmus
D)Bay
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. Lake Manasarovar is in
A)Kashmir
B)Sikkim
C)Tibet
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in
A)Asia
B)Africa
C)South America
D)Europe
Answer: Asia
- Q. Wind erosion is dominant in
A)Deserts
B)Tropical regions
C)Temperate regions
D)Mediterranean regions
Answer: Deserts
- Q. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
A)Syria
B)Turkey
C)Cyprus
D)Yemen
Answer: Cyprus
- Q. What is the best source of pure cellulose?
A)Jute fibre
B)Coir
C)Cotton fibre
D)Hemp
Answer: Cotton fibre
- Q. What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
A)22nd December
B)21st June
C)21st March
D)23rd September
Answer: 21st June
- Q. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
A)The Niagara Falls, North America
B)The Jog Falls, India
C)The Victoria Falls, Africa
D)The Salto Angel Falls, South America
Answer: The Salto Angel Falls, South America
- Q. Mixed farming means ________
A)Producing crops
B)Growing two crops at the same time
C)Growing different crops in succession
D)Using mixture of manures and fertilizer
Answer: Growing two crops at the same time
- Q. The number of satellite of mercury is/are
A)2
B)0
C)1
D)16
Answer: 0
- Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
A)Shale
B)Granite
C)Basalt
D)Dolerite
Answer: Shale
- Q. Which one of the following is not a plant product?
A)Linen
B)Lac
C)Hemp
D)Flax
Answer: Lac
- Q. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
A)St Lawrence
B)Amazon
C)Missouri
D)Zambeji
Answer: Zambeji
- Q. Arrange the following geographical regions in proper order: I. Tundra II. Shrub III. Taiga IV. Deciduous
A)II, III, I, IV
B)II, IV, I, III
C)I, II, III, IV
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: I, III, IV, II
- Q. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Assam
- Q. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
A)Lucknow
B)Hyderabad
C)Bhopal
D)Benguluru (Bangalore)
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
A)Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
B)When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
C)The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
D)It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
Answer: The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
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