More Questions on Geography
- Q. The south-west monsoon contributes ________ of the total rain in India.
A)22%
B)86%
C)50%
D)100%
Answer: 86%
- Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
C)It is too hot
D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
- Q. Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars
A)Pakistan
B)Japan
C)India
D)China
Answer: India
- Q. What is the meaning of “Cloud Burst”
A)Sowing of crop seeds in cloudy weather
B)Appearance of clouds in sky
C)Very heavy rain with heavy storm
D)Formation of artificial rain
Answer: Very heavy rain with heavy storm
- Q. Which of the following city is the capital of desert country Mali?
A)Adra
B)Damascus
C)Bamako
D)Ankara
Answer: Bamako
- Q. Nappe is a kind of
A)Erosional plain
B)Fluvial feature
C)Folded structure
D)Deltaregion
Answer: Folded structure
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is known as the “big game country” a land of “Safari”?
A)Savanna or Tropical Grassland region
B)Equatorial
C)Tropical deserts
D)Temperate Grassland region
Answer: Savanna or Tropical Grassland region
- Q. Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?
A)Keoladeo National Park
B)Sundarbans National Park
C)Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
D)Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Q. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.
A)157km
B)137km
C)147km
D)167km
Answer: 137km
- Q. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ? I. Generally confined to river basins II. It has been deposited by rivers III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash IV. It is the most fertile soil
A)I, II and IV
B)I and II
C)III and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. One-tenth of the total salt produced in India comes from
A)Chilka Lake
B)Tamil Nadu Coast
C)Sambhar Lake
D)Wular Lake
Answer: Sambhar Lake
- Q. The region famous for various types of wine and champagne is
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Eastern Europe
C)Western Europe
D)Grassland
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. One of the following is not the result of underground water action
A)Sink holes
B)Stalactities
C)Stalagmites
D)Fiords
Answer: Fiords
- Q. ________ is a planned city in India.
A)Pune
B)Varanasi
C)Srinagar
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Which of the following are included in the World-Heritage List of UNESCO? : 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai 3. Mamallapuram 4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
A)The Deccan plateau
B)The Shillong plateau
C)The Siwaliks
D)Southern India
Answer: The Shillong plateau
- Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
A)Hygrometer
B)Barometer
C)Electrometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Hygrometer
- Q. The instrument to measure the magnitude of Earthquake is called
A)Argograph
B)Ideograph
C)Pantograph
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. Palk Strait separates
A)Sunda and Sumatra
B)Malaysia and Sumatra
C)India and Sri Lanka
D)Borneo and Celebes
Answer: India and Sri Lanka
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