More Questions on Geography
- Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
A)Poles
B)Equator
C)Greenwhich Line
D)Tropics
Answer: Equator
- Q. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are: 1. great length of indented coastline 2. extensive continental shelves 3. water temperatures lower than 20°C 4. sparse population
A)1 and 2
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2, 3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________
A)Panama canal
B)Cape route
C)North Atlantic route
D)Suez canal
Answer: North Atlantic route
- Q. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
A)2006
B)2004
C)2005
D)2007
Answer: 2006
- Q. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A)Cauvery
B)Ganga
C)Krishna
D)Brahmaputra
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because
A)India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
B)The need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
C)India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
D)The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
Answer: The mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
- Q. India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard?
A)Africa
B)France
C)China
D)Iran
Answer: Africa
- Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy?
A)Gujarat
B)Mizoram
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of the following?
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geology
C)Seismology
D)Pantograph
Answer: Seismology
- Q. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?
A)Tidal Waves
B)Earthquake
C)Cyclone
D)Undersea Waves
Answer: Tidal Waves
- Q. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________
A)Meiji
B)Mulatto
C)Mestizo
D)Mau Mau
Answer: Mestizo
- Q. The world’s highest hydel power project ‘Rongtong’ is located in ________
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Rangoon
C)Kathmandu
D)Beijing
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India consists of
A)Mundas
B)Santhals
C)Bhils
D)Nagas
Answer: Santhals
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
A)India and Tibet
B)India and China
C)China and Afghanistan
D)Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Q. Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth?
A)Carbon monoxide
B)Carbon dioxide
C)Oxygen
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Carbon dioxide
- Q. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Mangalore
D)New Delhi
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Consider the following percentages regarding the world’s water resources: 1. Oceans and lakes – 95% 2. Frozen as ice – 4% 3. For man’s use – 1% Which of the above are correct percentages?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)1 and 2
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an
A)Oxbow lake
B)Meander
C)Alluvial fan
D)Levee
Answer: Alluvial fan
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