More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
A)Mumbai
B)Cochin
C)New Mangalore
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: New Mangalore
- Q. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- Q. Choose the incorrect statement ________
A)Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
B)Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
C)The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
D)With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 1°C
Answer: Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
- Q. The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is
A)Karaganda Basin
B)Donetz basin
C)Kuzentsk basin
D)Pechora basin
Answer: Donetz basin
- Q. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
A)26%
B)20%
C)23%
D)28%
Answer: 20%
- Q. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
A)Venus
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Uranus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The largest exporter of cotton textile in the world is ________
A)Japan
B)U.S. A.
C)China
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. What is the best source of pure cellulose?
A)Jute fibre
B)Coir
C)Cotton fibre
D)Hemp
Answer: Cotton fibre
- Q. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
A)Lava plateau
B)Acid lava cone
C)Shield volcano
D)Composite
Answer: Composite
- Q. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?
A)Metamorphic
B)Granite
C)Igneous
D)Sedimentary
Answer: Sedimentary
- Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
A)East United States
B)South and South East Asia
C)North Australia
D)Africa
Answer: South and South East Asia
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
A)Wind deposition
B)Wind erosion
C)Erosion by water
D)Mechanical weathering
Answer: Wind deposition
- Q. The albedo of which one among the following is the highest?
A)Melting snow
B)Cirrus cloud
C)Cumulonimbus cloud
D)Sand
Answer: Cirrus cloud
- Q. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
A)0630 hours
B)midnight, GMT
C)1730 hours
D)None of the above
Answer: 0630 hours
- Q. Which of the following is an important port of Eastern coast of India?
A)Karaikal
B)Kandla
C)Visakhapatnam
D)Puducherry
Answer: Visakhapatnam
- Q. Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India?
A)Tropical dry deciduous forest
B)Tropical rain forest
C)Tropical moist deciduous forest
D)Tropical dry evergreen forest
Answer: Tropical moist deciduous forest
- Q. The state which produces largest number of orchids in India is
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as
A)Transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Evapo-transpiration
D)Transportation
Answer: Transpiration
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