More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of
A)Gibraltar
B)Messina
C)Bonifacio
D)Otranto
Answer: Gibraltar
- Q. The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
A)Levee
B)Meander
C)Water fall
D)Alluvial fan
Answer: Alluvial fan
- Q. The latitudes of main land of India extends between
A)8°4' E and 37°6' E
B)8°4' N and 37°6' N
C)8°4' W and 37°6' W
D)8°4' S and 37°6' S
Answer: 8°4' N and 37°6' N
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- Q. Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of
A)North East Atlantic
B)North West Atlantic
C)North East Pacific
D)North West Pacific
Answer: North West Atlantic
- Q. Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state in India?
A)Kerala
B)Odisha
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The oldest river valley project in India is
A)Chambal
B)Hirakund
C)Damodar
D)Kosi
Answer: Damodar
- Q. Freely moving bodies are ________
A)Deflected upwards at the equator
B)Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
C)Deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
D)Unaffected by the earth's movements
Answer: Deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
- Q. The water of the Luni river is
A)Salty
B)Fresh
C)Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
D)Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons
Answer: Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
- Q. The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth’s surface is called ________
A)Sleet
B)Fog
C)Hail
D)Snowfall
Answer: Sleet
- Q. Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be setup in?
A)Karnataka
B)Rajasthan
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? 1. Anticyclones are low pressure systems. 2. They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. 3. They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)1 only
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?
A)Block mountains
B)Fold mountains
C)Volcanic mountains
D)None of these
Answer: Fold mountains
- Q. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of ________
A)Deposition
B)Metamorphism
C)Weathering
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. Which is called the “Lake District of India”?
A)Sikkim
B)Nainital
C)Shimla
D)Matheran
Answer: Nainital
- Q. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at
A)Rawatbhata
B)Pokhran
C)Suratgarh
D)Chittorgarh
Answer: Rawatbhata
- Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
A)Sirhind Canal
B)Yamuna Canal
C)Indira Gandhi Canal
D)Upper Doab River
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- Q. ________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
A)Savannah
B)Prairie
C)Steppe
D)Llanos
Answer: Savannah
- Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
A)Hanging Valley
B)Glacial trough
C)Hum
D)Cirque
Answer: Cirque
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