More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
A)Laterite soils
B)Alluvial soils
C)Red soils
D)None of these
Answer: Alluvial soils
- Q. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern India which flow into Arabian Sea?
A)Narmada and Tapti
B)Chambal and Betwa
C)Damodar and Mahanadi
D)Krishna and Cauveri
Answer: Narmada and Tapti
- Q. The Rajasthan Canal Project cover
A)Haryana
B)Punjab
C)Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- Q. The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as ________
A)Stratopause
B)Mesosphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Tropopause
Answer: Tropopause
- Q. Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
A)Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass
B)They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter
C)Water of the ocean is kept pure
D)They do not affect rainfall over the coast
Answer: They do not affect rainfall over the coast
- Q. In which of the following states the first synagogue is built in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Maharashtra
C)West Bengal
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________
A)Varanasi
B)Kapurthala
C)Perambur
D)Jamshedpur
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as
A)Pediplain
B)Fanplain
C)Panplain
D)Peneplain
Answer: Peneplain
- Q. Which one of the following cities is associated with the river Mekong ?
A)Shanghai
B)Hong Kong
C)Phnom-Penh
D)Yangon
Answer: Phnom-Penh
- Q. Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for
A)Tigers
B)Elephants
C)Bears
D)Wild ass
Answer: Elephants
- Q. Chemical weathering is a name given to
A)Removal of soil by chemical action
B)Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
C)Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
D)Artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use
Answer: Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
- Q. The approximate diameter of the earth is ________
A)12,800 Km
B)4,200 Km
C)6,400 Km
D)15,600 Km
Answer: 12,800 Km
- Q. The Rift Valley is created
A)Erosion of synclinal basin
B)Between two anticlines
C)Between two rifts
D)Due to volcanic eruption
Answer: Between two rifts
- Q. Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is: 1. Atlantic 2. Arctic 3. Indian 4. Pacific
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4
- Q. Which of the following state/union territory land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Puducherry
C)Kerala
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the term ‘great circle’ is not correct?
A)Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
B)Equator is a great circle
C)A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points
D)A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere
Answer: Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Freely moving bodies are ________
A)Deflected upwards at the equator
B)Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
C)Deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
D)Unaffected by the earth's movements
Answer: Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
- Q. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
A)Meghalaya
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Mizoram
Answer: Meghalaya
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