More Questions on Geography
- Q. Penicillin is produced at
A)Poona
B)Bengaluru
C)Alwaye
D)Pimpri
Answer: Pimpri
- Q. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The River of Sorrow” is
A)Krishna
B)Mahanadi
C)Damodar
D)Godavari
Answer: Damodar
- Q. In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in
A)Igloos
B)Grass Huts
C)Trees
D)Tents
Answer: Igloos
- Q. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
A)26%
B)20%
C)23%
D)28%
Answer: 20%
- Q. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called:
A)Delta
B)Meander
C)River Valley
D)Khaddar
Answer: Khaddar
- Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
A)Eastern-Kolkata
B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
C)South-Central-Hyderabad
D)Western-Mumbai
Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
- Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
A)Barkhans
B)Cirque
C)Bajada
D)Mesa
Answer: Barkhans
- Q. Badland topography is characteristic of
A)Sundarban delta
B)Chambal valley
C)Coastal area
D)Gulf of Kachchh
Answer: Chambal valley
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?
A)China and Pakistan
B)India and Pakistan
C)India and China
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and China
- Q. The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered
A)4
B)1
C)2
D)8
Answer: 2
- Q. The present demographic transition of India is indicative of ________
A)Partial industrialised economy
B)High population growth potential but low actual growth
C)High population growth potential and high actual growth
D)Typically increasing urbanization
Answer: Typically increasing urbanization
- Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
A)Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
B)Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
C)Reflect back the heat given off by earth
D)Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Answer: Reflect back the heat given off by earth
- Q. Ten Degree Channel is between ________
A)Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B)Dover and Calais
C)Alaska and Russia
D)North Korea and South Korea
Answer: Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
- Q. The Paddy fields of India are located in the areas of annual rainfall
A)100 cm
B)120 cm
C)140 cm
D)80 cm
Answer: 100 cm
- Q. The red colour of red soil is due to
A)Iron
B)Nitrogen
C)Humus
D)Copper
Answer: Iron
- Q. Gondwana coalfields are found in
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?
A)Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
B)Assam: Miri
C)Nagaland : Konyak
D)Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Answer: Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
- Q. What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?
A)Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling
B)Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar
C)Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
D)Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
Answer: Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
- Q. The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through it is called
A)Porosity
B)Hardness
C)Jointing
D)Permeability
Answer: Permeability
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