More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Meghalaya
D)Mizoram
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Suez Canal connects
A)Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
B)Red Sea and Arabian Sea
C)Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
D)North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
A)33% of the total land area
B)50% of the total land area
C)40% of the total land area
D)25% of the total land area
Answer: 33% of the total land area
- Q. The ‘land of eternal spring’ are certain parts of
A)Mediterranean region
B)Tundra region
C)Highland region
D)Hot Wet Equatorial region
Answer: Hot Wet Equatorial region
- Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
A)Brazilian current
B)Irminger current
C)Labrador current
D)Canarie current
Answer: Brazilian current
- Q. The mountain building in Himalayas began
A)Both A and B
B)About 45 million years ago
C)When the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A)Krishna
B)Ganga
C)Godavari
D)Cauvery
Answer: Cauvery
- Q. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in
A)Plain areas
B)Forests
C)Deserts
D)Grass lands
Answer: Forests
- Q. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
A)Son
B)Chambal
C)Yamuna
D)Periyar
Answer: Son
- Q. According to census 2001, the highest density of population is in the state of
A)Chhattisgarh
B)Maharashtra
C)Karnataka
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
A)Plantation agriculture
B)Commercial agriculture
C)Extensive agriculture
D)Subsistence agriculture
Answer: Subsistence agriculture
- Q. India is divided into:
A)Eight Postal Zones.
B)Six Postal Zones.
C)Seven Postal Zones.
D)Nine Postal Zones.
Answer: Nine Postal Zones.
- Q. When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
A)The atmosphere can hold no more water vapour
B)The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour
C)The relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100%
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which of the following is an organic rock?
A)Granite
B)Marble
C)Coal
D)Slate
Answer: Coal
- Q. Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
A)Cirrostratus
B)Altocumulus
C)Cirrus
D)Nimbostratus
Answer: Nimbostratus
- Q. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
A)North-Eastern Australia
B)Cape Town region of South Africa
C)Great Plains of North America
D)Southern Algeria
Answer: Cape Town region of South Africa
- Q. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
A)Nallamalai hills
B)Shivaliks
C)Pachmarhi
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
A)Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an
A)3-year cycle
B)11-year cycle
C)25-year cycle
D)15-year cycle
Answer: 11-year cycle
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