More Questions on Geography
- Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
A)Landslides
B)Cyclones
C)Earthquakes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Cyclones
- Q. Wheels and axles for railways are produced
A)At Varanasi
B)At Bengaluru
C)At Chennai
D)Nowhere in India
Answer: At Bengaluru
- Q. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
A)Zanskar range
B)Eastern range
C)Karakoram range
D)Himalayan range
Answer: Eastern range
- Q. India’s forest sponge iron plant is at
A)Cuddappah
B)Kothagudam
C)Kurnool
D)Kavaratti
Answer: Kothagudam
- Q. In which layer, temperature increases dramatically?
A)Stratosphere
B)Ionosphere
C)Exosphere
D)Troposphere
Answer: Ionosphere
- Q. According to the figure of census 2011, which of the union territories is last ranked in child sex ratio
A)Chandigarh
B)Dadar and Nagar Haveli
C)Daman and Diu
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Chandigarh
- Q. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in ________
A)The Deccan plateau
B)The Shillong plateau
C)The Siwaliks
D)Southern India
Answer: The Shillong plateau
- Q. Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. The main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is
A)Petroleum
B)Coal
C)Iron are
D)Manganese
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as
A)Headland
B)Strait
C)Isthmus
D)Bay
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A)static
B)increasing
C)decreasing
D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Answer: decreasing
- Q. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
A)Gwalior
B)Allahabad
C)Delhi
D)Jaipur
Answer: Delhi
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons?
A)Jamshedpur
B)Asansol
C)Chittaranjan
D)Perambur
Answer: Asansol
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
A)1 and 3
B)1and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2, 3, and 4
D)1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: 2, 3, and 4
- Q. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. In which of the following areas of India is there an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?
A)South-west
B)North-east
C)North-west
D)South-east
Answer: South-west
- Q. Condensation occurs when
A)The air is saturated
B)The air is cold
C)The air is warm
D)None of the above
Answer: The air is cold
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