More Questions on Geography
- Q. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
A)Conurbation
B)Metropolis
C)Megalopolis
D)City sprawl
Answer: Conurbation
- Q. Pampero is ________
A)A moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama
B)A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
C)A low pressure area in Equator 63° S
D)A high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone
Answer: A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay
- Q. What is coral island?
A)Sand Coast
B)Sand Dune
C)Lake
D)Terrestrial Sea
Answer: Terrestrial Sea
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions. 2. India has four biodiversity hotspots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 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: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The satellite construction centre in India is at
A)Thumba
B)Peenya
C)Sriharikota
D)Bengaluru
Answer: Peenya
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- 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
- Q. Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
A)Gunna
B)Guhati
C)Raigarh
D)Jaamnagar
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?
A)Mongoloids
B)Proto-Australoids
C)Negritos
D)Brachycephals
Answer: Proto-Australoids
- Q. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
A)Western Ghats
B)Western Himalayas
C)Eastern Himalayas
D)Eastern Ghats
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
- Q. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A)Tierra Del Fuego Island
B)Falkland Island
C)Long Island
D)Azores Island
Answer: Tierra Del Fuego Island
- Q. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and join Yamuna/Ganga?
A)Kosi
B)Ghagra
C)Gomti
D)Betwa
Answer: Betwa
- Q. India has one land-locked and protected port which is at
A)Kolkata
B)Paradeep
C)Chennai
D)Visakhapatnam
Answer: Visakhapatnam
- Q. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Jammu & Kashmir
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
A)8
B)3
C)4
D)5
Answer: 5
- Q. Diego Garcia is in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arabian Sea
C)Bay of Bengal
D)Gulf of Aden
Answer: Indian Ocean
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