More Questions on Geography
- Q. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
A)black soils
B)red soils
C)yellow soils
D)older alluvium
Answer: red soils
- Q. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?
A)Gravity
B)Winds
C)Clouds
D)Rotation of the Earth
Answer: Gravity
- Q. The length of India’s coastline is about ________
A)7000 km
B)5900 km
C)6100 km
D)7500 km
Answer: 7500 km
- Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
A)Tropical year
B)Lunar year
C)Solar year
D)Sideral year
Answer: Sideral year
- Q. The Coast line of India is
A)7500km
B)5500km
C)6500km
D)8400km
Answer: 7500km
- Q. The youngest rivers in India originate from
A)Himalayas
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Deccan Plateau
Answer: Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth’s volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
A)I, II and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________
A)Tropical monsoonal climate
B)Deforestation and over-grazing
C)The presence of potash and magnesia
D)A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Answer: A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
- Q. The best way of conservation of water resources is
A)Encouraging reformation of natural plants
B)Storage of rain water
C)Sustainable water consumption
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
A)Barkhans
B)Cirque
C)Bajada
D)Mesa
Answer: Barkhans
- Q. The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of ________
A)Moscow
B)Ottawa
C)Mexico city
D)Verkhoyansk
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on ________.
A)Where transportation facilities are available
B)Nearness to a port
C)Where demand is high
D)Availability of raw materials
Answer: Availability of raw materials
- Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
A)Crop rotation
B)Contour ploughing
C)Terracing
D)Furrowing
Answer: Crop rotation
- Q. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with:
A)Ganga
B)Damodar
C)Yamuna
D)Godavari
Answer: Yamuna
- Q. The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
A)43132
B)1/3
C)1.6
D)None of the above
Answer: 1/3
- Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because ________
A)The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
B)Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
C)Moon cannot change its position
D)The period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Answer: The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the non-conventional sources of energy in India?
A)Thermal Energy
B)Solar Energy
C)Geo-Thermal Energy
D)Tidal Power
Answer: Thermal Energy
- Q. In which of the following states would you not find Bhils?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Karnataka
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Himalayas
C)Western Ghats
D)Gangetic Plain
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Where was India’s rocket launching station set up?
A)Thumba
B)Sriharikota
C)Arvi
D)Port Blair
Answer: Thumba
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