More Questions on Geography
- Q. The phenomenon of ‘trade winds’ takes place due to
A)Radiation
B)Conduction of heat
C)Convection of heat
D)None of the above
Answer: Convection of heat
- Q. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is
A)50% - 60%
B)More than 70%
C)60% - 70%
D)Less than 50%
Answer: 60% - 70%
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. Diu is an Island
A)Besides Gujarat
B)Besides Daman
C)Besides Goa
D)Besides Maharashtra
Answer: Besides Gujarat
- Q. Khetri is famous for
A)Copper
B)Aluminium
C)Fertilizers
D)Gold
Answer: Copper
- Q. Which of the following is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers? I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas II. They have a perennial flow III. They have a great capacity for erosion IV. They do not form gorges
A)III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)II and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
A)Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
B)Jog Falls, Karnataka
C)Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
D)Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Jog Falls, Karnataka
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Nagaland
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
A)Rio de Janeiro
B)Buenos Aires
C)Hawaiian Islands
D)Valletta
Answer: Rio de Janeiro
- Q. The Srnith-tuttle comet will crash with Earth in ________
A)2126 AD
B)2106 AD
C)2116 AD
D)2136 AD
Answer: 2126 AD
- Q. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches the border of China?
A)Kullu
B)Kinnaur
C)Chamba
D)Sirmaur
Answer: Kinnaur
- Q. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following?
A)Birth control
B)Gynaecology
C)Navigation
D)Medical treatment
Answer: Navigation
- Q. According to census 2011, which union territory records the highest density?
A)Puducherry
B)Delhi
C)Chandigarh
D)West Bengal
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months: 1. Allahabad 2. Kolkata 3. Delhi 4. Patna
A)1, 4, 3, 2
B)2, 4, 1, 3
C)3, 1, 4, 2
D)2, 4, 3, 1
Answer: 2, 4, 3, 1
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which stones grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?
A)Rock dam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace farming
Answer: Contour barriers
- Q. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous coal
D)Peat
Answer: Anthracite
- 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. Which of the following countries is known as the ‘Sugar bowl of the World’ ?
A)Brazil
B)India
C)Cuba
D)U.S.A.
Answer: Cuba
- Q. The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in ________.
A)1981
B)1961
C)1971
D)1951
Answer: 1961
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