More Questions on Geography
- Q. Trees with hardwood and dense canopy are generally found in ________
A)Tidal forests
B)Deciduous forests
C)Evergreen forests
D)Alpine forests
Answer: Evergreen forests
- 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. What is the main natural cause of disruption of road in hilly areas?
A)Traffic
B)Landslide
C)Falling of Trees
D)Road Construction
Answer: Landslide
- Q. Comets moves around the
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Sun
- Q. Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere. Why? 1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere. 2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is fare correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Aravalli ranges are an example of ________
A)Residual mountains
B)Straight mountains
C)Block mountains
D)Volcanic mountains
Answer: Residual mountains
- Q. The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
A)Africa
B)Asia
C)South America
D)Australia
Answer: Africa
- Q. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as
A)Annual range of temperature
B)Average annual temperature
C)Mean temperature
D)Isothermic range of temperature
Answer: Annual range of temperature
- Q. The Bedouins are inhabitants of ________.
A)The Arabian Desert
B)Australia
C)Northern Canada
D)Central Asia
Answer: The Arabian Desert
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
- Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
A)These are usually fine grained
B)These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
C)These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
D)These are by far the most fertile
Answer: These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
- Q. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
A)Haryana
B)Sikkim
C)Goa
D)Kerala
Answer: Haryana
- Q. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
A)The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
B)Air currents blow much faster than winds
C)Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry
D)Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
Answer: Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
- Q. What is the correct decreasing order of the share of different salts in sea water?
A)Sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate, magnesium chloride
B)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
C)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
D)Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate
Answer: Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
- Q. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
A)36°
B)17.5°
C)23.5°
D)45°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
A)Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
B)Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
C)Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
D)All are equally damaging
Answer: Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
- Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A)Tobacco
B)Tea
C)Jute
D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
- Q. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
A)Philippines
B)Myanmar
C)Thailand
D)Cambodia
Answer: Thailand
- Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Where fold mountains run parallel and close to the coast, continental shelf is narrow or absent 2. The average depth of continental shelf is 100 meters 3. Submarine canyons are mostly found in continental slope 4. The submarine flat topped mountains are called guyots.
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The driest part of India is
A)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
B)Darbhanga (Bihar)
C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
D)Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Answer: Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
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