More Questions on Geography
- Q. Hinterland refers to ________
A)Land region extending from a sea port
B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
C)Natural harbour used for international trade
D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
- Q. Monsoon wind is different from planetary winds because it
A)Crosses the Equator
B)Always brings rain
C)Blows in tropical regions
D)Is seasonal
Answer: Is seasonal
- Q. Where was the first cotton mill set up in India?
A)Surat
B)Mumbai
C)Coimbatore
D)Kolkata
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Where was the first Nuclear Power Plant constructed in India?
A)Narora
B)Kaiga
C)Tarapur
D)Kota
Answer: Tarapur
- Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
- Q. Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”?
A)Mediterranean region
B)Temperate grassland
C)Tropical monsoonal region
D)Savana grassland
Answer: Temperate grassland
- Q. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
A)Isobars
B)Latitudes
C)Longitudes
D)Isotherms
Answer: Latitudes
- Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
A)It is a big circle
B)It is 180° Longitude
C)It is a straight line
D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
Answer: It is 180° Longitude
- Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
- Q. Which of the following Indian state has the most no. of Scheduled Tribal population?
A)Bihar
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
A)Spot-heights
B)Hachures
C)Contours
D)Isomers
Answer: Contours
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south?
A)1, 3, 2002
B)1, 2, 2003
C)2, 1, 2003
D)2, 3, 2001
Answer: 1, 3, 2002
- Q. Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti rivers form:
A)Estuaries
B)Delta
C)Potholes
D)None of Above
Answer: Potholes
- Q. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Jammu & Kashmir
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Where is the secretariat of the Conference on Biological Diversity?
A)Montreal
B)London
C)Italy
D)Toronto
Answer: Montreal
- Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
B)They will growin large number
C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
D)Both A and B
Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
- 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. Hindustan Machine Tools has its factories at
A)Pinjore (Haryana)
B)Bengaluru (Karnataka)
C)Kalamassery (Kerala)
D)All the three places above
Answer: All the three places above
- Q. A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics: 1. Warm and dry climate 2. Mild and wet winter 3. Evergreen oak trees The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
A)Central Asia
B)Mediterranean
C)Eastern China
D)Atlantic coast of North America
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. Which is the largest desert of the world?
A)Thar
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Taklamakan
Answer: Sahara
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