More Questions on Geography
- Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
A)Hanging Valley
B)Glacial trough
C)Hum
D)Cirque
Answer: Cirque
- Q. The first month of the ‘Saka era’ is ________
A)Chaitra
B)Vaishakha
C)Phalguna
D)Bhadon
Answer: Chaitra
- Q. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Gneiss : Metamorphic 2. Granite : Igneous 3. Sandstone : Sedimentary
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________
A)Particles
B)Short waves
C)Long waves
D)None of these
Answer: Short waves
- Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
- Q. The largest volcano crater in the world is ________
A)Etna (Sicily)
B)Vesuvius (Italy)
C)Toba (Indonesia)
D)Stromboli (Sicily)
Answer: Toba (Indonesia)
- Q. What is the main reason behind the faster population growth in India
A)Faster Birth Rate and Faster Mortality Rate
B)Low Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
C)High Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
D)High Birth Rate and High Mortality Rate
Answer: High Birth Rate and Low Mortality Rate
- Q. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A)Budapest
B)Vienna
C)Rome
D)Belgrade
Answer: Rome
- Q. In India, diamonds are found at
A)Khetri (Rajasthan)
B)Panna (MP)
C)Golkonda (AP)
D)None of these
Answer: Panna (MP)
- Q. Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year?
A)Evergreen trees
B)Deciduous trees
C)Coniferous trees
D)Both deciduous and coniferous trees
Answer: Deciduous trees
- Q. The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.
A)The Modified Mercalli Scale
B)The Richter Scale
C)The Moho's Scale
D)The Beaufort Scale
Answer: The Beaufort Scale
- Q. Anticline is a type of which of the following?
A)Eroded Landmass
B)Riverine
C)Fold Structure
D)Delta
Answer: Fold Structure
- Q. Project Tiger in India was started in:
A)The year 1980
B)The year 1985
C)The year 1982
D)The year 1973
Answer: The year 1973
- Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A)USA
B)Britain
C)Germany
D)Indonesia
Answer: Germany
- Q. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
A)22
B)33
C)25
D)27
Answer: 33
- Q. Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Maize 4. Mustard Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. Which is the largest Gulf in the World?
A)The Persian Gulf
B)The Gulf of Cambay
C)The Gulf of Mexico
D)The Strait of Hormuz
Answer: The Gulf of Mexico
- Q. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________
A)The shape of their orbits
B)Their composition
C)Their effect on the lives of man
D)The shape and length of their tails
Answer: Their composition
- Q. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
A)Tropical desert type
B)Equatorial type
C)Tundra type
D)Monsoon
Answer: Monsoon
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