More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
A)Strombolian
B)Pelean
C)Hawaiian
D)Vulcanian
Answer: Hawaiian
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world?
A)Commercial grain farming
B)Commercial plantation
C)Pastoral herding
D)Subsistence agriculture
Answer: Pastoral herding
- Q. Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ?
A)Los Angeles-Automobiles
B)Chicago-Agricultural Implements
C)Kansas-Meat Packing
D)Dresden-Optical Apparatus
Answer: Los Angeles-Automobiles
- Q. The Indian river of the Indus Basin are
A)Betwa, Sone and Kosi
B)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
C)Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
D)Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
Answer: Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
- Q. “This Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied products”. Which among the Territories is referred passage?
A)Andaman and Nicobar
B)Lakshadweep
C)Pondicherry
D)Daman
Answer: Lakshadweep
- Q. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________
A)Secant scale
B)Beaufort scale
C)Richter scale
D)Mercalli scale
Answer: Richter scale
- Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
A)Shillong
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. The ‘Chilka lake region’ lies in between the deltas of ________
A)Mahanadi and Godavari
B)Ganga and Mahanadi
C)Godavari and Krishna
D)Krishna and Cauvery
Answer: Mahanadi and Godavari
- Q. Which of the following countries has got its map on its flag?
A)Jordan
B)Congo
C)Cyprus
D)Libya
Answer: Cyprus
- Q. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with:
A)Ganga
B)Damodar
C)Yamuna
D)Godavari
Answer: Yamuna
- Q. The area marked by internal drainage is
A)Desert
B)Plateau
C)Plains
D)Mountain
Answer: Desert
- Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
A)Johannes Kepler
B)Galileo Galilei
C)Nicholas Copernicus
D)Isaac Newton
Answer: Johannes Kepler
- Q. What is the circumference of the Earth?
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- 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. Suez Canal connects
A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________
A)Mass wasting
B)Erosion
C)Weathering
D)Degradation
Answer: Weathering
- Q. The first nuclear reactor of India is named
A)Kamini
B)Urvashi
C)Apsara
D)Rohini
Answer: Apsara
- Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
A)Rajasthan
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Orissa
Answer: Orissa
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
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