More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth’s magnetism?
A)Core
B)Crust
C)Mantle
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Core
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
- Q. In which part of Africa, Sahara desert is located?
A)Northern
B)Eastern
C)Western
D)Southern
Answer: Northern
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on
A)Climate types
B)Atmosphere
C)Rainfall
D)Annual range of temperature
Answer: Climate types
- Q. 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which gas is found in maximum quantity in lower atmosphere?
A)Oxygen
B)Hydrogen
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Nitrogen
- Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Jupiter
D)Pluto
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. The Trans-Siberian railway links
A)Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
B)The Baltic coast with the North Sea
C)Leningrad with Oldiotsk
D)Leningrad with Vladivostok
Answer: Leningrad with Vladivostok
- Q. Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
A)Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
B)Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
C)New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
D)Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
Answer: Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
- Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India? I. Higher per acre field of sugarcane II. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane III. Lower labour cost IV. Longer crushing period
A)I, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
A)Trebled
B)Stayed the same
C)Doubled
D)Multiplied ten times
Answer: Trebled
- Q. Onshore breeze develops in
A)Both A and B
B)Day
C)Night
D)Season
Answer: Day
- Q. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
A)1 hour 40 seconds
B)12.5 minutes
C)7 minutes 40 seconds
D)There is no maximum duration
Answer: 7 minutes 40 seconds
- Q. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A)Krishna
B)Cauvery
C)Tungabhadra
D)Godavari
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Which of the following represents the process of chemical weathering?
A)Hydration and Hydrolysis
B)Thermal expansion and contraction
C)Mass exfoliation
D)Frost action and crystal growth
Answer: Hydration and Hydrolysis
- Q. Earthquakes waves are of two types namely:
A)Body Waves and Vertical Waves
B)Body waves and surface waves
C)Circular and Body Waves
D)Circular and Vertical Waves
Answer: Body waves and surface waves
- Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Goa
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?
A)Lumbering
B)Hunting
C)Fishing
D)Animal Grazing
Answer: Hunting
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