More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
A)21.5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20.0°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. The Valleys of Peninsular India are generally
A)Deep
B)U-Shaped
C)V-Shaped
D)Not so deep
Answer: U-Shaped
- Q. The Himalayan rivers are ________
A)Ephemeral
B)Monsoon fed
C)Snow fed
D)Seasonal
Answer: Snow fed
- Q. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
A)West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
C)Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
D)Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu - Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
- Q. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
A)Snowstorm
B)Hail
C)Snowfall
D)Sleet
Answer: Sleet
- Q. An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991.
A)Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu
B)Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Aliabet Island, Gujarat
D)Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Answer: Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
A)10,002 km
B)500 km
C)5001 km
D)36,005 km
Answer: 10,002 km
- Q. The largest desert in the world is the
A)Kalahari
B)Sahara
C)Gobi
D)Thar
Answer: Sahara
- Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
A)Shale
B)Granite
C)Basalt
D)Dolerite
Answer: Shale
- Q. The State in India which produces the largest quantity of common salt is
A)Maharashtra
B)Rajasthan
C)Kerala
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Spring tides occur when ________
A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
B)The moon is nearest to the earth
C)The moon is farthest from the earth
D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
- Q. Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of ________
A)Tropical Grasslands
B)Monsoon Region
C)Mediterranean Region
D)Temperate Grasslands
Answer: Mediterranean Region
- Q. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
A)Lake Superior
B)Lake Victoria
C)Caspian Sea
D)Lake Baikal
Answer: Lake Baikal
- Q. Infant mortality rate is ________
A)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
B)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
C)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
D)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
Answer: Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
- Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
A)Only IV
B)II and III
C)Only III
D)III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
A)Kosi Project
B)Bhakra Nangal Project
C)Damodar Valley Project
D)None of these
Answer: Damodar Valley Project
- Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
A)Basalt
B)Sill
C)Dykes
D)Laccolith
Answer: Sill
- Q. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at
A)Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
B)Kiriburu (Jharkhand
C)Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
D)Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
Answer: Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of mango?
A)Indonesia
B)India
C)China
D)Malaysia
Answer: India
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