More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Western Ghats are also known as:
A)Greater Mountain range
B)The Sahyadris
C)Sivalik Range
D)Satpuda Range
Answer: The Sahyadris
- Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
A)Mauritania
B)Cameroon
C)Gabon
D)Yemen
Answer: Yemen
- Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A)Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
B)Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
C)Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
D)Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Answer: Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
- Q. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
C)It is rich in humus
D)It is derived from local rocks
Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
- Q. Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery?
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The main area of production of icebergs is found in .
A)The North Coast of Siberia
B)The West Coast of Greenland
C)The East Coast of Japan
D)The West Coast of Africa
Answer: The West Coast of Greenland
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes? 1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd 2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth 3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. Social forestry is
A)Growing plants of same species on public land
B)Growing plants of various species on private land
C)Management of forests by cooperative council
D)Growing and managing useful plants on public land
Answer: Growing and managing useful plants on public land
- Q. Among the following the most urbanised community in India is
A)Parasi
B)Muslim
C)Hindu
D)Gujarati
Answer: Parasi
- Q. The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
A)Namcha Barwa
B)Saramati
C)Shillong
D)Karbi
Answer: Namcha Barwa
- Q. Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is an integral part of
A)Denmark
B)Norway
C)North America
D)Canada
Answer: Denmark
- Q. The largest producer of Lac in India is
A)West Bengal
B)Chattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Gujarat
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. The largest Indian mammal is:
A)The Lion
B)Tiger
C)Hippopotamus
D)Elephant
Answer: Elephant
- Q. The lake created by Aswan Dam in Africa is
A)Nasser
B)Chad
C)Victoria
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Nasser
- Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
A)Fertilizer plants
B)Major irrigation projects
C)Hydroelectric projects
D)Nuclear power plants
Answer: Fertilizer plants
- Q. Cuban economy is based on
A)Iron ore mining
B)Fishing
C)Sugarcane cultivation
D)Dairying
Answer: Sugarcane cultivation
- Q. “Loktak” is a
A)River
B)Valley
C)Lake
D)Mountain range
Answer: Lake
- Q. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of
A)Mercury
B)Coal
C)Gold
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. The term ‘transhumance’ means
A)Moving over to another neighbouring country
B)The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
C)The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
D)Moving from place to place in search of work
Answer: The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
- Q. Which two of the followig are connected by the North South Corridor?
A)Amritsar and Kolkata
B)Srinagar and Kanyakumari
C)Mumbai and Chennai
D)Hyderabad and Bhopal
Answer: Srinagar and Kanyakumari
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