More Questions on Geography
- Q. When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun’s rays at the north pole?
A)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
B)March 21
C)September 21
D)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
- Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because
A)Kandla port exports salt
B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
Answer: Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
- Q. By what name is India’s eastern coast known?
A)Eastern Ghat Coast
B)Coromandel Coast
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Kolkata Chennai Coast
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
A)Evergreen forest
B)Coniferous forest
C)Deciduous forest
D)Mediterranear forest
Answer: Coniferous forest
- Q. The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
A)Torres Strait
B)Cook Strait
C)Bass Strait
D)Palk Strait
Answer: Bass Strait
- Q. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________
A)Shrimp
B)Crabs
C)Lobsters
D)None of these
Answer: Shrimp
- Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
A)Four
B)Two
C)Three
D)Five
Answer: Three
- Q. The largest volcano crater in the world is ________
A)Etna (Sicily)
B)Vesuvius (Italy)
C)Toba (Indonesia)
D)Stromboli (Sicily)
Answer: Toba (Indonesia)
- Q. The sunspots cause ________
A)Polar auroras
B)Aurora borealis and aurora australis
C)Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. 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. Which State has the longest coastline?
A)Gujarat
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra
D)Karnataka
Answer: Gujarat
- 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. Ozone layers absorb
A)All radiations from the sun
B)Infrared rays
C)Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
D)Cosmic rays
Answer: Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
- Q. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
A)Indonesia
B)Sri Lanka
C)Maldives
D)Myanmar
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in
A)Maharashtra
B)Odisha
C)Punjab
D)Mizoram
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The Nilgiris are part of the
A)Vindhyachal
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Tamil Nadu Hills
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Turpentine oil is obtained from
A)Eucalyptus tree
B)Cashew nut shell
C)Pine tree
D)Cinchona tree
Answer: Pine tree
- Q. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
A)Mahe
B)Narmada
C)Son
D)Netravati
Answer: Narmada
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