More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
A)Mahe
B)Narmada
C)Son
D)Netravati
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Peninsula?
A)Mahanadi
B)Tapi
C)Narmada
D)None of the above
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
A)4.4
B)2.4
C)3.4
D)5.4
Answer: 2.4
- Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
A)Mumbai
B)Guwahati
C)Jamnagar
D)Chennai
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. A short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
A)Panama Canal
B)Cape of Good Hope route
C)Seuz Canal
D)North Atlantic route
Answer: Seuz Canal
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
- Q. What is meant by ‘brain drain’?
A)The marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population
B)Increase in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people
C)The increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people
D)The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
Answer: The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
- Q. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________
A)Brightness of heavenly bodies
B)Density of stars
C)Astronomical distance
D)Orbital velocity of giant stars
Answer: Astronomical distance
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Exfoliation is a type of:
A)Physical Weathering
B)Chemical Weathering
C)Soil Erosion
D)None of Above
Answer: Physical Weathering
- Q. The crust and the upper-most part of the mantle up to a depth of 200 km from the surface of the earth is called:
A)Cyrosphere
B)Pyrosphere
C)Osophere
D)Lithosphere
Answer: Lithosphere
- Q. The Sharavati Project is a/an
A)Multipurpose project
B)Thermal project
C)Hydro-electric project
D)Irrigation project
Answer: Hydro-electric project
- Q. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with ________
A)Hydroelectricity
B)Nuclear power
C)Solar energy
D)Irrigation
Answer: Hydroelectricity
- Q. Monpa, Daffla, Abor, Mishmi, Nishi and Nagas are the prominent tribal communities found in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Sikkim
C)Himanchal Pradesh
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Where are homogenous group “Mangolab” found in India?
A)North-Western Region
B)South-Region
C)Southern-Central Region
D)North-East Region
Answer: North-East Region
- Q. What is the meaning of “Midnight Sun”?
A)Very bright Moon
B)Evening light
C)Rising Sun
D)Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
Answer: Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. The Nilgiris are part of the
A)Vindhyachal
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Tamil Nadu Hills
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The Indian city famous for glass bangle industry is
A)Firozabad
B)Lucknow
C)Sikandrabad
D)Agra
Answer: Firozabad
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