More Questions on Geography
- Q. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
- Q. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
A)Bering
B)Bosporus
C)Gibraltar
D)Dover
Answer: Gibraltar
- Q. World’s principal producer of silver is
A)The USA
B)India
C)Mexico
D)Canada
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant?
A)Silchar
B)Narora
C)Rawatbhata
D)Tarapore
Answer: Silchar
- Q. A rainshadow region gets
A)Rainfall all through the year
B)Large quantity of rainfall
C)Rainfall six months in a year
D)Scanty or no rainfall
Answer: Scanty or no rainfall
- Q. A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________
A)Thursday
B)Tuesday
C)Wednesday
D)Friday
Answer: Thursday
- Q. What is Weathering?
A)Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
B)Removal of earth's material by river action
C)Removal of earth's material by wind action
D)Hardening up of rocks due to weather conditions
Answer: Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
- Q. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is ________
A)South West Australia
B)Central California
C)Central North America
D)South West Africa
Answer: Central North America
- Q. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?
A)Lack of oxygen
B)Steep height
C)Extreme cold
D)Lack of shelter
Answer: Lack of oxygen
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Vale of Kashmir” ?
A)It is drained by the river Jhelum
B)It is a synclinal valley
C)It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
D)Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
Answer: It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
- 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. Where is Kanha National Park?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Bihar
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The largest mangrove forest in the world is located in:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)West Bengal
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. The most fertile region of India is
A)the Indo-Gangetic plain
B)the Himalayas
C)the central Highlands
D)peninsular plateau
Answer: the Indo-Gangetic plain
- Q. Which of the following statements is false?
A)Temperate evergreen forests have rainfall throughout the year
B)Tropical evergreen forests have very little undergrowth
C)Tropical monsoon forests have dense undergrowth
D)Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous
Answer: Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous
- Q. Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
A)Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
B)Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
C)Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
D)Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
Answer: Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
A)Oil Palm
B)Coconut
C)Potato
D)Cashew
Answer: Potato
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain?
A)It led to agricultural shortage and famines
B)It raised the prices of raw materials
C)It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman
D)It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
Answer: It led to agricultural shortage and famines
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks? I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure II. They do not occur in layer III. They are mostly crystalline in nature IV. They contain fossils
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
A)All longitudes with their opposites form great circles
B)Longitudes are not parallel lines
C)The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
D)The earth is not a perfect sphere
Answer: The distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
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