More Questions on Geography
- Q. Along the coasts salinity is
A)Stable
B)Lowered
C)Increased
D)Unaffected
Answer: Lowered
- Q. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
A)Gandak
B)Kosi
C)Ghaghara
D)Son
Answer: Son
- Q. Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because:
A)Shape of Earth
B)Rotation
C)Revolution
D)Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
Answer: Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis.
- Q. Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A)Iron and Copper
B)Chromium and Iron
C)Magnesium and Lead
D)Nickel and Iron
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of ________
A)Deposition
B)Metamorphism
C)Weathering
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. Which one of the following factors is not a determining fact of the climate?
A)Land and Sea contrasts
B)Latitude
C)Longitude
D)Relief features
Answer: Longitude
- Q. According to the census 2001,which was the largest state of India demographically?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Bihar
D)West Bengal
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- 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. The “cradles of civilization” have been
A)Plateaux
B)Valleys
C)Plains
D)Hills
Answer: Plains
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands, the most commonly found animals are ________
A)Camels
B)Donkeys and horses
C)Reindeers
D)Sheep and goats
Answer: Sheep and goats
- Q. Which is the largest Man Made Lake
A)Rana Pratap Sagar
B)Wular
C)Gobind Sagar
D)Baikal
Answer: Gobind Sagar
- Q. ________ is called the ‘low country’ of the earth.
A)Italy
B)Spain
C)Holland (Netherlands)
D)Hungary
Answer: Holland (Netherlands)
- Q. Which of these statements are correct with reference to tornadoes? 1. Tornadoes are smaller and more intense than hurricanes. 2. Tornadoes are most abundant along the eastern coast of India. 3. The average tornado lasts for less than one hour. 4. Tornadoes are most common in the afternoons in the early summer.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
A)Son
B)Damodar
C)Mahanadi
D)Yamuna
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Which one of th following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
A)Konkan
B)Malabar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
A)Ireland
B)Finland
C)Iceland
D)Norway
Answer: Iceland
- Q. In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth’s centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the
A)Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
B)Core has a very high melting point
C)Core is full of gases
D)Core is impervious to heat
Answer: Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
- Q. Contours’ are lines connecting places having ________
A)Equal rainfall
B)Equal temperature
C)Equal pressure
D)Equal height
Answer: Equal height
- Q. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
A)Hemp
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Flax
Answer: Cotton
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