More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
A)Gypsum
B)Bauxite
C)Magnesium
D)Manganese
Answer: Gypsum
- Q. The USA is deficient in domestic supplies of
A)Zinc
B)Copper
C)Lead
D)Manganese
Answer: Manganese
- Q. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
A)Japan
B)Great Britain
C)Ireland
D)New Zealand
Answer: Ireland
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the Jute?
A)Leaf
B)Root
C)Stem
D)Fruit
Answer: Stem
- Q. Mount Kailas is in
A)Sikkim
B)Nepal
C)Tibet
D)Bhutan
Answer: Tibet
- Q. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges?
A)Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
B)Ladakh and Pir Panjal
C)Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik
D)Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat
Answer: Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal
- Q. The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?
A)Tectonic plate
B)Firm structure
C)Ancient structure
D)Shield
Answer: Shield
- Q. Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
A)Bituminous
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. In geography who propounded the theory of convectional current hypothesis?
A)Arnaldo Faustini
B)Arthur Holmes
C)Carl Ritter
D)Immanuel Kant
Answer: Arthur Holmes
- Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’ ?
A)Land between two separate river systems
B)Where the delta of river begins
C)Where two or more rivers meet
D)Land between two tributaries of a river
Answer: Land between two tributaries of a river
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. The world’s highest hydel power project ‘Rongtong’ is located in ________
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rangoon
C)Kathmandu
D)Beijing
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
A)Sial and Mantle
B)Sial and Sima
C)Sima and Mantle
D)Mantle and Core
Answer: Sima and Mantle
- Q. The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________
A)Indravati
B)Cauvery
C)Subernarekha
D)None of these
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Evergreen forests are found in
A)Mediterranean region
B)Monsoon region
C)Deserted region
D)Equatorial region
Answer: Equatorial region
- Q. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
A)Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
B)Poles, Equator
C)Equator, Poles
D)Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
Answer: Equator, Poles
- Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
A)These are usually fine grained
B)These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
C)These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
D)These are by far the most fertile
Answer: These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
- Q. With which country in the year 2010 did India propose to develop a solar city in India?
A)South Africa
B)Japan
C)Russia
D)USA
Answer: Japan
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