More Questions on Geography
- Q. The name of India’s biggest irrigation canal is
A)Sirhind Canal
B)Yamuna Canal
C)Indira Gandhi Canal
D)Upper Doab River
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
- Q. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface is in ________
A)Russia
B)North America
C)South America
D)Africa
Answer: North America
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
A)Fish varieties
B)Major species of Tropical Forests
C)Cattle breeds
D)Pacific Islands
Answer: Fish varieties
- Q. Which states are related with the dispute of “Mullaperiyar dam”
A)Kerala and Karnataka
B)Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
C)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka
Answer: Tamil Nadu and Kerala
- Q. Which of the following rivers divides the ‘Deccan Tableland’ from Central Highland in northern India?
A)Godavari
B)Chambal
C)Krishna
D)Narmada
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
A)International controls on traffic
B)Presence of water falls and rapids
C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
- Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Goa
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in right sequence from south to north?
A)Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Dodabetta, Vindhyachal
B)Dodabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal
C)Dodabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash
D)Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal, Dodabetta, Kailash
Answer: Dodabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash
- Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
A)Damodar
B)Gomati
C)Chambal
D)Kosi
Answer: Kosi
- Q. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
A)Cloud-transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Condensation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Condensation
- Q. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?
A)Bihar
B)Kerala
C)Rajasthan
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Bihar
- Q. The yield or food grain per man is high under
A)Mono cultivation
B)Intensive cultivation
C)Extensive cultivation
D)Farm cultivation
Answer: Extensive cultivation
- Q. A rift valley is formed mainly due to ________
A)The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
B)Forces of tension in the earth's crust
C)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
D)The deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
A)Nigeria
B)Australia
C)Mexico
D)Norway
Answer: Norway
- Q. Moraine is
A)A salt water lake in Arabia
B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
A)Screaming sixties
B)Roaring forties
C)Furious fifties
D)Horse latitudes
Answer: Horse latitudes
- Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
A)Australoid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)Negroid
Answer: Caucasoid
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