More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is/are matched correctly? 1. Earthquake’s origin – seismic focus 2. Epicentre – point on earth’s surface directly above seismic focus 3. S waves – similar to sound waves 4. Richter scale – severity of earthquake
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
C)Rameshwaram
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
- Q. Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in ________
A)Southern and South - eastern Asia
B)Central and Western Africa
C)Southern and South - eastern Europe
D)Central America and North - western South America
Answer: Central and Western Africa
- Q. Bridgmanite is
A)Earth's most abundant mineral
B)A bridge on the river Thames
C)Name of a game
D)Name of a music
Answer: Earth's most abundant mineral
- Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
A)Tripura
B)Manipur
C)West Bengal
D)Assam
Answer: Manipur
- Q. To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?
A)Mongoloids
B)Proto-Australoids
C)Negritos
D)Brachycephals
Answer: Proto-Australoids
- Q. “Indira Gandhi Canal”, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Haryana
D)Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ________
A)Sea-floor expansion
B)Volcanic activity
C)Wave action
D)Reef formation
Answer: Reef formation
- Q. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
A)Coastal Region
B)Plateau region
C)Deep sea plains
D)Folded and faulted region
Answer: Folded and faulted region
- Q. The originating point of river Godavari is
A)Mumbai
B)Nasik
C)Pune
D)Sholapur
Answer: Nasik
- Q. Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?
A)Ammonium Sulphate
B)Calcium Nitrate
C)Urea
D)Nitrolium
Answer: Urea
- Q. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)Only 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at
A)Chennai
B)Cochin
C)Visakhapatnam
D)Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- 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 is the longest current known as “Black Current” due to its black colour?
A)California Current
B)Gulf Stream
C)Kuroshio
D)Antarctica Current
Answer: Kuroshio
- Q. In which one of the following places electricity generated from hydel power?
A)Tuticorin
B)Neyveli
C)Ennore
D)Mettur
Answer: Mettur
- Q. The world’s largest port is ________.
A)New York/New Jersey
B)Mumbai
C)Sydney
D)Singapore
Answer: New York/New Jersey
- Q. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
A)Weathering in situ
B)Degradation
C)Aggradation
D)Erosion
Answer: Aggradation
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