More Questions on Geography
- Q. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
A)Southern zone
B)North-eastern zone
C)North-western zone
D)None of the above
Answer: Southern zone
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. The predominant gases that constitute the sun are:
A)Methane and Helium
B)Hydrogen and Helium
C)Hydrogen and Methane
D)Methane and CO2
Answer: Hydrogen and Helium
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)Sandalwood : Kerala
B)Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
C)Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
D)Sundari : West Bengal
Answer: Sundari : West Bengal
- Q. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A)Budapest
B)Vienna
C)Rome
D)Belgrade
Answer: Rome
- Q. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
A)Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
B)The undulating relief and hard rocks
C)Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
D)There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Answer: Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
- Q. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is ________
A)2 sec
B)1 sec
C)1.3 sec
D)2.3 sec
Answer: 1.3 sec
- Q. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by
A)4 hours
B)5.30 hours
C)4:30 hours
D)5 hours
Answer: 5.30 hours
- Q. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
A)Forests lower the temperature of the environment
B)Forests act as water sheds
C)Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
D)Forests prevent soil erosion
Answer: Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
- Q. Which among the following districts is not situated in the terai of Uttar pradesh?
A)Lakhimpur
B)Pilibhit
C)Bahraich
D)Hardoi
Answer: Hardoi
- Q. Which of the following features are product of volcanicity? I. Atoll II. Caldera III. Batholith IV. Geosyncline
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and IV
D)I, III and IV
Answer: II and III
- Q. A block of the earth’s crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as ________
A)Plateau
B)Horst
C)Plain
D)Young folded mountain
Answer: Horst
- Q. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?
A)They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
B)Prevention of invasions
C)Valuable source of timber
D)They protect India from the icy cold north winds
Answer: They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
- Q. Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)Verkhoyansk
B)USA
C)Mexico
D)Alaska
Answer: Verkhoyansk
- Q. The monsoon has well-developed cycle in ________
A)East United States
B)South and South East Asia
C)North Australia
D)Africa
Answer: South and South East Asia
- Q. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of
A)Coastal fisheries
B)Inland fisheries
C)Estuarine fisheries
D)Deep sea fisheries
Answer: Inland fisheries
- Q. Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?
A)The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
B)The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds
C)The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
D)The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
Answer: The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
- Q. Which of the following state has, the highest percentage of forest cover?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Manipur
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The satellite construction centre in India is at
A)Thumba
B)Peenya
C)Sriharikota
D)Bengaluru
Answer: Peenya
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