More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain
A)Shivalik ranges
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Vindhya range
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Rice crop needs
A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
C)High temperature and low rainfall
D)Low temperature and low rainfall
Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
- Q. The first machine made paper was manufactured
A)In 1910 at Delhi
B)In 1870 near Kolkata
C)In 1903 in Mumbai
D)After independence
Answer: In 1870 near Kolkata
- Q. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
A)Sugarcane
B)Coconut
C)Cotton
D)Rice
Answer: Coconut
- Q. Which is the first Asian country to reach the orbit of Mars
A)Pakistan
B)Japan
C)India
D)China
Answer: India
- Q. The first shore-based steel plant in India is:
A)Bhadravati
B)Durgapur
C)Salem
D)Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
Answer: Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
- Q. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except ________
A)Equatorial
B)Hot desert
C)Savanna
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Active volcano : Stromboli (Sicily) 2. Dormant volcano : Vesuvius (Italy) 3. Extinct volcano : Fujiyama (Japan)
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The highest annual precipitation occurs in ________
A)Siberian Plains
B)Canadian Shield
C)Ganga basin
D)Amazon basin
Answer: Amazon basin
- Q. World’s leading producer of fertilizers is ________
A)U.S.
B)U.K.
C)India
D)Russia
Answer: U.S.
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace Farming
Answer: Rockdam
- Q. Which of the following river forms estuary?
A)Krishna
B)Narmada
C)Cauvery
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
A)Cuba
B)Cyprus
C)Sumatra
D)Greenland
Answer: Sumatra
- Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
A)1 only
B)2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Silk production in the world has declined because of
A)Growing competition from man-made fibres
B)Lack of demand
C)Lack of remunerative prices
D)Dearth of skilled labour
Answer: Growing competition from man-made fibres
- Q. Grasslands are called Pampas in
A)Britain
B)Africa
C)South America
D)USA
Answer: South America
- Q. According to census 2001, the average annual growth rate during 1991 – 2001 is almost
A)2.13%
B)1.22%
C)1.93%
D)2.24%
Answer: 1.93%
- Q. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon ________
A)Its speed at which it flows
B)Its depth
C)Its length
D)Its width
Answer: Its speed at which it flows
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