More Questions on Geography
- Q. The most common igneous rock is
A)Limestone
B)Basalt
C)Granite
D)Cobalt
Answer: Granite
- Q. The prediction of storm is made, when atmospheric pressure
A)Decreases suddenly
B)Rises suddenly
C)Rises gradually
D)Decreases gradually
Answer: Decreases suddenly
- Q. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
A)Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
B)Beas, Ravi and Chenab
C)Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
D)Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
Answer: Beas, Ravi and Chenab
- Q. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Karnataka
D)Orissa
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
- 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. What is a graticule?
A)The intersection of roads
B)The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
C)The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian
D)The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
- Q. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto ________ nautical miles.
A)12
B)8
C)10
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
A)Assam Valley
B)Mizo Hills
C)Himachal Himalayas
D)Maghalaya Hills
Answer: Maghalaya Hills
- Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
C)Develop high yielding varieties
D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
- Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
- Q. What is the interval between a high tide and low tide at a given place?
A)15 hours 30 minutes
B)12 hours
C)12 hours 26 minutes
D)24 hours
Answer: 12 hours 26 minutes
- Q. Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. West Bengal 4. Rajasthan
A)3-1-2-4
B)2-3-1-4
C)3-2-1-4
D)1-2-3-4
Answer: 3-2-1-4
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Important Location (Industry / Mining) : State
A)Palana : Rajasthan
B)Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
C)Koraput : Orissa
D)Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Himgir : Uttar Pradesh
- 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. Which of the following determines the quality of agro-products?
A)AGMARK
B)I.S.I.
C)Eco Product
D)Green Product
Answer: AGMARK
- Q. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
A)Pench
B)Nagarjuna
C)Manas
D)Corbett
Answer: Nagarjuna
- Q. Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of Uranium have mission in July, 2011, lies in the state of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Jharkhand
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
A)Luzon
B)Mindanao
C)Palawan
D)Negnos
Answer: Luzon
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