More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
A)Visakhapatnam
B)Bengaluru
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in rice cultivation?
A)It helps in early harvesting
B)This method ensures maximum utilization of land
C)It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
D)The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made easy
Answer: It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
- Q. The water of the Luni river is
A)Salty
B)Fresh
C)Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
D)Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons
Answer: Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
- Q. The second largest river basin in India is of the river ________
A)Krishna
B)Brahmaputra
C)Narmada
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Operation Flood refers to
A)White revolution
B)Blue revolution
C)Green revolution
D)All the three
Answer: White revolution
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the traditional Indian seasons (ritus)?
A)Margsheersha
B)Vasant
C)Grishma
D)Sharad
Answer: Margsheersha
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- 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. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
A)Hollywood
B)Los Angeles
C)New Orleans
D)San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco
- Q. Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project involving more than one State in India?
A)Bhakra Nangal
B)Nagarjunasagar
C)Damodar Valley Corporation
D)Chambal
Answer: Nagarjunasagar
- Q. The Chambal Valley Project is a joint venture of:
A)Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan and Gujrat
C)Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat
D)Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Kuki is related to which state
A)Manipur
B)Nagaland
C)Meghalaya
D)Tripura
Answer: Manipur
- 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 one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping
A)Sone
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. The layers of the earth’s crust are distinguished by their
A)Metallic content and rocks
B)Thickness and depth
C)Density and temperature
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the ________ glacier.
A)Biafo
B)Hispar
C)Siachen
D)Baltaro
Answer: Siachen
- Q. Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of
A)Expansion
B)Tension
C)Compression
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Compression
- Q. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
A)Late expanding stage
B)Early expanding stage
C)High stationary
D)Declining stage
Answer: Late expanding stage
- Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. 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. After which one of the following tribes of India has a supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been named?
A)Bhils
B)Santhals
C)Khonds
D)Gonds
Answer: Gonds
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