More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?
A)Southerly Burster - New South Wales
B)Berg wind - South eastern Africa
C)Karaburan - Tarim basin of Sinkiang
D)Hurricanes - New Zealand
Answer: Hurricanes - New Zealand
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is not found in the Torrid Zone?
A)Temperate deserts
B)Equatorial forests
C)Monsoon regions
D)Tropical grasslands
Answer: Temperate deserts
- Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. Sriharikota, an important unit for the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in which state?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Zebras inhabit ________
A)Equatorial regions
B)Coniferous forest regions
C)Downs
D)Savanna lands
Answer: Savanna lands
- Q. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
A)70
B)50
C)60
D)80
Answer: 70
- Q. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. In which one of the following is Malta located?
A)Black Sea
B)Baltic Sea
C)Mediterranean Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. The Coastal terrain of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is known as
A)East coast
B)Konkan
C)Coromandel
D)Malabar coast
Answer: Coromandel
- Q. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A)Rapeseed
B)Groundnut
C)Mustard
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
A)The ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
B)The rainfall is very low
C)The growing season is short in these areas
D)All the above factors
Answer: All the above factors
- Q. Which one of the following states does not form border with Bangladesh?
A)Manipur
B)Meghalaya
C)Tripura
D)Mizoram
Answer: Manipur
- Q. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
A)Strait of Dover
B)Davis Strait
C)Denmark Strait
D)Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: Strait of Dover
- Q. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
- Q. “Himadri” is the term by which the ________ are known.
A)Middle Himalayas
B)Western Ghats
C)Siwalik Ranges
D)Greater Himalayas
Answer: Greater Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A)They perform very little erosion activity
B)They have very large basins
C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
- Q. Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
A)Callisto
B)Europa
C)Ganymede
D)Deimos
Answer: Deimos
- Q. Earthquakes waves are of two types namely:
A)Body Waves and Vertical Waves
B)Body waves and surface waves
C)Circular and Body Waves
D)Circular and Vertical Waves
Answer: Body waves and surface waves
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