More Questions on Geography
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements?
A)1 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
A)Suez Canal is older
B)Suez Canal has no locks
C)Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
D)Panama Canal has limited capacity
Answer: Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
- Q. Where are rare plantless forest found?
A)Chaparral
B)Alpine
C)Tundra
D)Taiga
Answer: Tundra
- Q. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
A)both A and B
B)non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
C)major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
D)None of the above
Answer: both A and B
- Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
A)Mountain Forest
B)Tidal Forest
C)Thorn Forest
D)Taiga Forest
Answer: Tidal Forest
- Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
A)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
B)Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
C)It is made up of crystalline rock
D)The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
Answer: Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
A)II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
A)Aniline dyes
B)Naphtha
C)Sulphur
D)Paraffin wax
Answer: Sulphur
- Q. Rivers in “Annular” pattern flow in which direction?
A)Like a ring
B)West to East
C)North to South
D)Transverse direction
Answer: Like a ring
- Q. The Alamatti is on the river
A)Krishna
B)Godavari
C)Cauvery
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Krishna
- Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
A)12.00 A.M.
B)4.00 P.M.
C)8.00 A.M.
D)12.00 Noon
Answer: 8.00 A.M.
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. What is the capital of East Timor ?
A)Semarang
B)Darwin
C)DiIi
D)Yogyakarta
Answer: DiIi
- Q. On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?
A)Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
B)Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi
C)Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas
D)Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna
Answer: Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
- Q. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
A)Mesopause
B)Magnetosphere
C)Ionosphere
D)Magnetopause
Answer: Magnetopause
- Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
A)Sumatra and Java
B)Sumatra and Malaysia
C)Java and Brunei
D)Malaysia and Brunei
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
- 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. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
A)Landslides
B)Cyclones
C)Earthquakes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Cyclones
- Q. Quartzite is metamorphosed from:
A)Coal
B)Limestone
C)Shale
D)Chalk
Answer: Shale
- Q. The second highest peak in the world is ________
A)Nandadevi
B)Kanchenjunga
C)K-2 (Godwin Austin)
D)Lhotse
Answer: K-2 (Godwin Austin)
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