More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. What is the ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships?
    A)Lithosphere
    B)Total Wild Life
    C)Biosphere
    D)Hydrosphere
    Answer: Biosphere
  • 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. Doldrums is/are
    A)The north-east and south-east winds
    B)Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
    C)Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
    D)Planetary winds
    Answer: Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
  • Q. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
    A)North America
    B)Australia
    C)South America
    D)Central America
    Answer: North America
  • Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. Doldrum is an area of ________.
    A)Low pressure
    B)Low rainfall
    C)Low temperature
    D)High winds
    Answer: Low pressure
  • Q. Choose the incorrect statement ________
    A)Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
    B)Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
    C)The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
    D)With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 1°C
    Answer: Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
  • Q. The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is ________
    A)Fog
    B)Smog
    C)Frost
    D)Dew
    Answer: Smog
  • Q. Which part of India receives rainfall from both the South-West and North-West monsoons?
    A)Lakshadweep Islands
    B)Tamilnadu
    C)Odisha
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Alluvial soils
    C)Red soils
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alluvial soils
  • Q. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
    A)Fine and settled weather
    B)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
    C)Advent of a cyclone
    D)Fine and unsettled weather
    Answer: Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
  • Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
    A)Maize
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? I. It involves no ploughing II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation IV. It is combined with transhumance
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I and II
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
    A)Old Metamorphic
    B)Old Sedimentary
    C)Old Igneous
    D)New Metamorphic
    Answer: Old Igneous
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
  • Q. With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements: 1. It is affected by Earth’s rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes. 2. It is dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)2 only
    B)1 only
    C)Both 1 and 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. The “Central India Teak” is an Example of
    A)Dry Deciduous Forest
    B)Tropical Evergreen Forest
    C)Moist Deciduous Forest
    D)Montane Forest
    Answer: Moist Deciduous Forest
  • Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
    A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
    B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
    C)Does not divide the Bering strait
    D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
    Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
  • Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
    A)21.5°
    B)23.5°
    C)22.5°
    D)20.0°
    Answer: 23.5°

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