More Questions on Geography
- Q. In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
A)Sambalpur
B)Hoshangabad
C)Raipur
D)Warangal
Answer: Raipur
- Q. The northern plain of India is formed of ________.
A)Alluvial soil
B)Metamorphic soil
C)Igneous rocks
D)Old crystalline rocks
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
- Q. The Forest of Sundarban is called as
A)Deciduous forest
B)Thorn forest
C)Mangrove forest
D)Tundra
Answer: Mangrove forest
- Q. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
A)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
B)Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
C)Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
- Q. The reason behind broadening the river valley is
A)Attrition
B)Corrosion
C)Soil Erosion
D)Hydraulic Action
Answer: Soil Erosion
- Q. The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is
A)Doda Betta
B)Kalsubai
C)Salher
D)Pushpagiri
Answer: Doda Betta
- Q. Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south: I. Pir Panjal II. Karakoram III. Zanskar IV. Ladakh
A)I, II, IV, III
B)II, IV, III, I
C)II, III, IV, I
D)III, II, IV, I
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. Solar energy received to earth takes:
A)Eight Minutes
B)Nine Minutes
C)10 Minutes
D)15 Minutes
Answer: Eight Minutes
- Q. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
A)They are made of lava
B)Their colour is black
C)They can retain moisture
D)They are found on plateau regions
Answer: They can retain moisture
- Q. Fog is an Example of
A)Gas in dispersed solid
B)Gas in dispersed gas
C)Gas in dispersed liquid
D)Liquid in dispersed solid
Answer: Gas in dispersed liquid
- Q. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
A)2006
B)2004
C)2005
D)2007
Answer: 2006
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. A prominent break in the continuity of the Sahyadris is
A)Anaimalai Hills
B)Doda Betta
C)Anamudi Peak
D)Palghat Gap
Answer: Palghat Gap
- Q. In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies?
A)South-western
B)North-western
C)North-eastern
D)South-eastern
Answer: North-western
- Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
A)Westerlies
B)Geostropic wind
C)Polar wind
D)Trade winds
Answer: Geostropic wind
- Q. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges. Among them which is the oldest range?
A)The Great Himalayan Range
B)The Shiwalik Range
C)The Lesser Himalayas
D)The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer: The Great Himalayan Range
- Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
A)Sagar Samrat
B)Sagar Kanya
C)Sagar Mata
D)None of the above
Answer: Sagar Samrat
- 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
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