More Questions on Geography
- Q. The modern iron and steel industry in India had its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in:
A)Cossipore
B)Kulti
C)Visnupur
D)None of Above
Answer: Kulti
- Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
A)the Deccan plateau
B)the Brahmaputra valley
C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
D)the Rann of Kutch
Answer: the Deccan plateau
- Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
A)Too much pressure on land
B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
D)Underground nuclear explosions
Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
- Q. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
A)Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
B)Eastern region only
C)Southern region only
D)None of these
Answer: Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
- Q. The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called
A)Sandy soil
B)Silty soil
C)Loamy soil
D)Loess soil
Answer: Loess soil
- Q. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is
A)Mauritius
B)Maldives
C)Sri Lanka
D)Madagascar
Answer: Maldives
- Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
A)Iranian desert
B)Patagonian desert
C)Taklamakan desert
D)Turkmen desert
Answer: Patagonian desert
- Q. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
A)Jharkand
B)Assam
C)Tripura
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Jharkand
- Q. From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleum and ________
A)Iron and steel
B)Fishing
C)Ship building
D)Pearl fishing
Answer: Pearl fishing
- Q. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of ________
A)76 years
B)24 years
C)32 years
D)84 years
Answer: 76 years
- Q. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
A)Venus
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. The Himalayan forests include
A)Alpine Vegetation
B)European Oak Forests
C)Coniferous Forests
D)All the three
Answer: All the three
- Q. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
A)Khamsin
B)Sirocco
C)Mistral
D)Chinook
Answer: Mistral
- Q. Equator is
A)The girdle around the Saturn
B)Line which connects north and south poles
C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
- Q. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Rajasthan
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Oilseeds
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Pulses
- Q. Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?
A)Mahanadi
B)Cauvery
C)Krishna
D)Yamuna
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth’s surface?
A)Mountain Ecosystem
B)Desert Ecosystem
C)Grassland Ecosystem
D)Marine Ecosystem
Answer: Marine Ecosystem
- Q. The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in ________
A)The Rann of Kachch
B)Sunderbans
C)Assam forests
D)Cauvery delta
Answer: The Rann of Kachch
- Q. The longitudes of main land of India extends between ________.
A)68°7' N and 97°25' N
B)68°7' E and 97°25' E
C)68°.7' W and 97°25' W
D)68°7' S and 97°25' S
Answer: 68°7' E and 97°25' E
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