More Questions on Geography
- Q. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in ________
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because
A)Their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
B)Their leaves do not fall at all
C)Of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved
D)None of the above
Answer: Their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
- Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
A)Middle Andaman
B)North Andaman
C)South Andaman
D)Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman
- Q. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.
A)Saturn
B)Venus
C)Jupiter
D)Mercury
Answer: Venus
- Q. Asia accounts for nearly ________ percent of world population.
A)59
B)40
C)45
D)70
Answer: 59
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. How many major ports are there on the east coast of India?
A)3
B)7
C)4
D)5
Answer: 7
- Q. People of North Africa are generally
A)Mongoloid
B)Negroid
C)Berbers
D)None of these
Answer: Berbers
- Q. Among foodgrains, international trade of rice is quite small because ________
A)Rice gets spoilt during storage and transport
B)It is not the main food grain of human consumption
C)Its transport cost is high
D)Major producer regions are major consumers also
Answer: Major producer regions are major consumers also
- Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
A)Australoid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)Negroid
Answer: Caucasoid
- Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A)Uneven heating of the Earth
B)Revolution of the Earth
C)Rotation of the Earth
D)All the above
Answer: Rotation of the Earth
- Q. Consider the following seaports ________ 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________
A)1, 3, 2, 4
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)2, 1, 3, 4
D)2, 1, 4, 3
Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
- Q. Railways are best suited for
A)Urban commuters
B)Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
C)Freight traffic for bulky commodities
D)Fast passenger movement
Answer: Freight traffic for bulky commodities
- Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
A)Quartz
B)Granite
C)Lava
D)Silicates
Answer: Lava
- Q. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?
A)Italy
B)Malta
C)Libya
D)Bulgaria
Answer: Bulgaria
- Q. What is the meaning of “Cloud Burst”
A)Sowing of crop seeds in cloudy weather
B)Appearance of clouds in sky
C)Very heavy rain with heavy storm
D)Formation of artificial rain
Answer: Very heavy rain with heavy storm
- Q. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
A)Eastward
B)Northward
C)Southward
D)Westward
Answer: Northward
- Q. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
A)Mohorovic discontinuity
B)Barysphere
C)Mesophere
D)Asthenosphere
Answer: Asthenosphere
- Q. Which State in India is known as the ‘Granary of India’?
A)Punjab
B)Haryana
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Punjab
- Q. McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?
A)China and Pakistan
B)India and Pakistan
C)India and China
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and China
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