More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of
A)Sugarcane
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Tobacco
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
A)the Thalgat pass
B)the Palghat gap
C)the Bhorghat pass
D)the Bolan pass
Answer: the Palghat gap
- Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
B)Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
C)Monsoons are local seasonal winds
D)Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
Answer: Monsoons are local seasonal winds
- Q. Which country produces the maximum amount of timber?
A)Nigeria
B)United States of America
C)Brazil
D)Sweden
Answer: United States of America
- Q. Brazil has become the world’s largest producer of coffee mainly because ________
A)The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
B)The Brazilian plateau is well drained land
C)The climatic conditions are suitable
D)The coffee plant is native of Brazil
Answer: The "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile
- Q. The State having the maximum number of oil wells on its land portion is
A)Assam
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Bihar
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The south west monsoon engulfs the entire India by
A)1st July
B)5th June
C)15th June
D)15th July
Answer: 15th July
- Q. Addis Ababa is the capital of
A)Zambia
B)Ethiopia
C)Kenya
D)Nigeria
Answer: Ethiopia
- Q. The Trans-Siberian railway links
A)Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
B)The Baltic coast with the North Sea
C)Leningrad with Oldiotsk
D)Leningrad with Vladivostok
Answer: Leningrad with Vladivostok
- Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
A)II and V
B)I and II
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and V
Answer: II and V
- Q. Earthquakes occur due to ________
A)Too much pressure on land
B)Frequent occurrence of cyclones
C)Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
D)Underground nuclear explosions
Answer: Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
- Q. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
- Q. Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?
A)Southerly Burster - New South Wales
B)Berg wind - South eastern Africa
C)Karaburan - Tarim basin of Sinkiang
D)Hurricanes - New Zealand
Answer: Hurricanes - New Zealand
- Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
- Q. The area of India is ________ times larger than the area of Pakistan
A)6
B)3
C)4
D)7
Answer: 4
- Q. An ox-bow lake is a ________
A)Lake formed due to cut off meander
B)Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
C)Lake occupying a volcanic crater
D)Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
Answer: Lake formed due to cut off meander
- Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A)Iceland
B)New Zealand
C)Japan
D)Russia
Answer: Iceland
- Q. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
A)Bauxite and mica
B)Precious stones and building materials
C)Iron ore and manganese
D)Copper and uranium
Answer: Precious stones and building materials
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