More Questions on Geography
- Q. No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________
A)Less wind movement and inadequate sunlight
B)Snowfall inhibits plant respiration
C)Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
D)Low temperature which restricts development of reproductive organs
Answer: Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth
- 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. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
A)Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
B)Summers are very hot
C)Lack of fertile soil
D)Occurrence of frost at night
Answer: Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
- Q. The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on which river in Punjab?
A)Rihand
B)Sutlej
C)Son
D)Narmada
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. The Ganga plain widens from
A)North to south
B)South to north
C)West to east
D)East to west
Answer: West to east
- Q. Indravati Tiger Reserve is in which state?
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Telangana
C)Rajasthan
D)West Bengal
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?
A)Pampas
B)Veld
C)Steppes
D)Prairies
Answer: Veld
- Q. The largest producers of coffee in the world is:
A)China
B)India
C)Brazil
D)USA
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following Indian state does not share International land border?
A)Bihar
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. River Luni drains into
A)Godavari delta
B)Kerala Coast
C)Ganga delta
D)Rann of Kachchh
Answer: Rann of Kachchh
- Q. The world’s largest port is ________.
A)New York/New Jersey
B)Mumbai
C)Sydney
D)Singapore
Answer: New York/New Jersey
- Q. Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
A)Ganga
B)Indus
C)Saraswati
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indus
- Q. Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?
A)Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
B)Rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane
C)Maize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea
D)Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize
Answer: Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
- Q. The oil-gas fields Dighboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are located in:
A)Maharastra
B)Assam
C)Gujarat
D)Madhya Predesh
Answer: Assam
- Q. The latitude also known as the
A)Antarctic Circle
B)Tropic of Capricorn
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Arctic Circle
Answer: Arctic Circle
- Q. Deciduous trees are those ________
A)That never bear fruits
B)That grow up straight
C)That grow plenty in dry places
D)That shed their leaves during a certain season
Answer: That shed their leaves during a certain season
- Q. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as
A)Prairies
B)Pampas
C)Steppes
D)Llanos
Answer: Llanos
- Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
A)Contour ploughing
B)Strip cropping
C)Crop rotation
D)Terracing
Answer: Contour ploughing
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
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