More Questions on Geography
- Q. The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is
A)Karaganda Basin
B)Donetz basin
C)Kuzentsk basin
D)Pechora basin
Answer: Donetz basin
- Q. Iron ore produced from the mines of Kudremukh is exported from which of the following?
A)Mangalore
B)Marmagao
C)Kochin
D)Chennai
Answer: Mangalore
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? I. It involves no ploughing II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation IV. It is combined with transhumance
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and II
Answer: I and II
- Q. Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: I. Land gets heated by conduction II. Water has higher specific heat III. Only the surface layers of water are heated IV. Water gets heated by convection
A)I and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following is not a food-grain?
A)Cotton
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Jowar
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Antipodes are ________
A)Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
B)Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
C)Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
D)Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
- Q. Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west: 1. Gujarat 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar 7. Chhattisgarh
A)3-2-6-7-5
B)2-5-7-4-1
C)2-4-7-5-1
D)3-7-4-6-2
Answer: 2-4-7-5-1
- Q. Nallamala hills are located in the state of
A)Andhra pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Meghalaya
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra pradesh
- Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
A)Orchard lands
B)Grazing lands
C)Forest lands
D)Paddy lands
Answer: Orchard lands
- Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
A)Sumatra and Java
B)Sumatra and Malaysia
C)Java and Brunei
D)Malaysia and Brunei
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
A)They have a very dry climate
B)They are all very small in size
C)They are all of coral origin
D)They are extended parts of the mainland
Answer: They are all of coral origin
- Q. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
B)In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
C)Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
D)Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Answer: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
- Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
A)Almost same all over
B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
- Q. Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Chhattisgarh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The country which leads in the production of rubber is ________
A)Malaysia
B)Australia
C)Indonesia
D)Thailand
Answer: Indonesia
- Q. The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.
A)The Modified Mercalli Scale
B)The Richter Scale
C)The Moho's Scale
D)The Beaufort Scale
Answer: The Beaufort Scale
- Q. India’s population growth is characterized by
A)An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
B)An increase in rate of death
C)An increase in ratio of females
D)Increasing number of old people
Answer: An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
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