More Questions on Geography
- Q. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body ________
A)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air
B)After it enters the atmosphere of the earth
C)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
D)Before it enters the earth's atmosphere
Answer: After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
- Q. Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water
A)Yamuna
B)Ganga
C)Brahmaputra
D)Godavari
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?
A)Tropical Dry Forests
B)Tropical Sub-humid Forests
C)Tropical Humid Forests
D)Tropical Moist Forests
Answer: Tropical Dry Forests
- 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. Shivasamudram falls is situated on the bank of which river
A)Cauvery
B)Krishna
C)Godavari
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
A)Tuticorin
B)Cochin
C)Ennore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Ennore
- Q. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ________
A)Sandstone
B)Alluvial soil
C)Coral reef
D)Lava
Answer: Lava
- Q. Which of the following is not a seed borne disease?
A)Brown leaf spot of rice
B)Redrot of sugarcane
C)Potato mosaic
D)Black gram of cotton
Answer: Potato mosaic
- Q. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Geological Survey of India
B)Geographical Survey of India
C)Survey of India
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Geographical Survey of India
- Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)3 only
Answer: 3 only
- Q. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?
A)Bara Lacha La
B)Khyber
C)Bomdila
D)Shipkila
Answer: Khyber
- Q. Zaid crops are
A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
C)Mumbai and Pune
D)Guwahati and Shillong
Answer: Mumbai and Pune
- Q. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
A)Natural vegetation
B)Relief
C)Climate
D)Rock cover
Answer: Climate
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
A)Alaknanda Badrinath
B)Gomti Lucknow
C)Saryu Ayodhya
D)Narmada Satna
Answer: Narmada Satna
- Q. Prognathiam rerers to
A)Slit eye
B)Slanting forehead
C)Protruding jaw
D)None of these
Answer: Protruding jaw
- Q. Which of the following group of people changes their house types according to seasons?
A)Kirghiz
B)Pygmies
C)Bantus
D)Eskimos
Answer: Kirghiz
- Q. World’s largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________
A)Akron
B)Cleveland
C)Sharon
D)Wheeling
Answer: Akron
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
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