More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. The place of origin of an earthquake is called
A)Epicentre
B)Seismographic zone
C)Perimeter
D)Seismic focus
Answer: Seismic focus
- Q. The Saturn rings were discovered by ________
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
C)Newton
D)None of these
Answer: Galileo
- Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
A)China and India
B)Japan and U.S.A.
C)Japan and China
D)U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer: China and India
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. 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. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
A)Erosion
B)Weathering
C)Attrition
D)Abrasion
Answer: Erosion
- Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
A)Flow through shallow valleys
B)Seasonal flow
C)Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
D)Little erosional activity
Answer: Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
- Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
A)8
B)3
C)4
D)5
Answer: 5
- Q. Baltoro glacier is located in
A)Shivalik
B)Karakoram mountain range
C)Pamir mountains
D)Alps
Answer: Karakoram mountain range
- Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
A)Equatorial
B)Hot deserts
C)Monsoon
D)Mediterranean
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
A)Monsoons
B)Presence of Indian Ocean
C)Nearness to equator
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south: I. Pir Panjal II. Karakoram III. Zanskar IV. Ladakh
A)I, II, IV, III
B)II, IV, III, I
C)II, III, IV, I
D)III, II, IV, I
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. Residual hill in the desert region is known as ________
A)Playa
B)Inlier
C)Inselberg
D)Pediment
Answer: Inselberg
- Q. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in:
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Hyderabad
C)Kolkata
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Vishakhapatnam
- Q. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
A)Bauxite
B)Lead
C)Zinc
D)Copper
Answer: Bauxite
- Q. The dispute over Siachen Glacier is between
A)India and Pakistan
B)India and China
C)India and Afghanistan
D)India and Nepal
Answer: India and Pakistan
- Q. Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?
A)Son
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery
D)Godavari
Answer: Son
- Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
A)Plateau
B)Desert
C)Mountains
D)Ocean
Answer: Desert
- Q. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
A)Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
B)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
C)Bihar and Orissa
D)West Bengal and Assam
Answer: Bihar and Orissa
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