More Questions on Geography
- Q. As per the census 2011, what is the density in India?
A)372
B)325
C)352
D)382
Answer: 382
- Q. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is
A)280000 km
B)380000 km
C)180000 km
D)50000 km
Answer: 380000 km
- Q. Railways are best suited for
A)Urban commuters
B)Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
C)Freight traffic for bulky commodities
D)Fast passenger movement
Answer: Freight traffic for bulky commodities
- Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
A)Alfred Hanks
B)Alfred Wegener
C)Alfred Worwick
D)Alfred Mane
Answer: Alfred Wegener
- Q. Which pair is not twin-cities?
A)Kolkata - Howrah
B)Durgapur - Asansol
C)Hyderabad - Secunderabad
D)Delhi - New Delhi
Answer: Delhi - New Delhi
- Q. What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
A)Graffito
B)Thematic Maps
C)Atlas Maps
D)Topographic Maps
Answer: Thematic Maps
- Q. The Arabian Sea lies to
A)South-East of India
B)North-East of India
C)South-West of India
D)North-West of India
Answer: South-West of India
- Q. Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
A)New Mexico and Arkansas
B)California and Texas
C)Kansas and Kentucky
D)Rhode Island and Hawaii
Answer: California and Texas
- Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
A)Hydration
B)Crystallization
C)Exfoliation
D)Carbonation
Answer: Crystallization
- Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
A)Hawaiian Islands
B)Japan
C)Philippines
D)Singapore
Answer: Hawaiian Islands
- Q. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on ________
A)Nilgiri mountain
B)Palni hills
C)Anaimalai mountain
D)Cardamon hills
Answer: Palni hills
- Q. The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in ________.
A)1981
B)1961
C)1971
D)1951
Answer: 1961
- Q. The countries which are called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of Asia are
A)India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
B)China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
C)Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
D)Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
Answer: Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
- Q. Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?
A)Agra
B)Allahabad
C)Lucknow
D)Kanpur
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
A)Low birth rates
B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
C)Lack of transport facilities
D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
- Q. Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?
A)Isotherms-Temperature
B)Isohytes-Humidity
C)Isobars-Pressure
D)Isohels-Sunshine
Answer: Isohytes-Humidity
- Q. Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via
A)The sea
B)The western Himalayan passes
C)Tibet
D)The eastern Himalayan passes
Answer: The western Himalayan passes
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?
A)Gulfstream and Canaries
B)Canaries and Labrador
C)Gulf stream and Labrador
D)Kuroshio and Kurile
Answer: Gulf stream and Labrador
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