More Questions on Geography
- 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. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is
A)50% - 60%
B)More than 70%
C)60% - 70%
D)Less than 50%
Answer: 60% - 70%
- Q. “Panna” is an important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for mines of
A)Diamond
B)Gold
C)Silver
D)Iron
Answer: Diamond
- Q. The water body separating Andaman and Nicobar is known as:
A)10° channel
B)9° channel
C)8° channel
D)Indira Point
Answer: 10° channel
- 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. A pass in Himachal Pradesh is
A)Nathula
B)Shipkila
C)Zoji la
D)Jelep la
Answer: Shipkila
- Q. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.
A)Onshore Side
B)Windward Side
C)Seaward Side
D)Leeward Side
Answer: Leeward Side
- Q. Which of the following is especially true of anticyclones in the southern hemisphere?
A)They often form over continents
B)The air moves in a circular manner
C)Pressure increases from the outside to the centre
D)The air moves in an anti-clockwise direction
Answer: The air moves in an anti-clockwise direction
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
A)Three
B)One
C)Two
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. The salinity of soil is measured by
A)Psychrometer
B)Electrical Conductivity Meter
C)Hygrometer
D)Scaler
Answer: Electrical Conductivity Meter
- Q. Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about ________.
A)35 million years
B)3.5 million years
C)35 billion years
D)3.5 billion years
Answer: 3.5 billion years
- Q. As per the classification by agriculture ministry, how many agroclimatic zones are in India?
A)127
B)123
C)126
D)122
Answer: 127
- 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 islands are there in Lakshadweep?
A)36
B)17
C)27
D)47
Answer: 36
- Q. The longest railway platform is ________
A)Kharagpur (India)
B)London (U.K.
C)Moscow (Russia)
D)New York (U.S.A.)
Answer: Kharagpur (India)
- Q. In which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
A)Mediterranean Climate
B)Continental Climate
C)Tundra Climate
D)Taiga Climate
Answer: Tundra Climate
- Q. The longest dam in India is
A)Hirakund Dam
B)Bhakra Dam
C)Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
D)Kosi Dam
Answer: Hirakund Dam
- Q. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
A)Mohorovic discontinuity
B)Barysphere
C)Mesophere
D)Asthenosphere
Answer: Asthenosphere
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