More Questions on Geography
- Q. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in:
A)Meghalaya
B)West Bengal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
A)It raises the water table
B)It greatly increases the crop production
C)It makes some soils impermeable
D)It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Answer: It makes some soils impermeable
- Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
- Q. The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river
A)Periyar
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Periyar
- Q. In which of the following country, the first iron bridge was constructed?
A)Greece
B)England
C)Italy
D)France
Answer: England
- Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Punjab
C)Haryana
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface is in ________
A)Russia
B)North America
C)South America
D)Africa
Answer: North America
- Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
A)Angles from the poles
B)Kilometers from the poles
C)Kilometers from the equator
D)Angles from the equator
Answer: Angles from the equator
- Q. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:
A)Deper
B)Texel
C)Merino
D)Dorset
Answer: Merino
- Q. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
B)Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
C)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
D)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- 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. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
A)33% of the total land area
B)50% of the total land area
C)40% of the total land area
D)25% of the total land area
Answer: 33% of the total land area
- Q. The largest Indian mammal is:
A)The Lion
B)Tiger
C)Hippopotamus
D)Elephant
Answer: Elephant
- Q. The ‘Todas’ are one of the major tribes found in
A)Nilgiris
B)Sikkim
C)Assam
D)The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
A)Only IV
B)II and III
C)Only III
D)III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
A)22
B)4
C)10
D)45
Answer: 4
- Q. Sargasso sea is located in ________
A)North Sea
B)North Pacific Ocean
C)North Atlantic Ocean
D)South Atlantic Ocean
Answer: North Atlantic Ocean
- Q. Condensation occurs when
A)The air is saturated
B)The air is cold
C)The air is warm
D)None of the above
Answer: The air is cold
- Q. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari
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