More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
A)Gomti
B)Yamuna
C)Son
D)Sutlej
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
A)Laterite soils
B)Alluvial soils
C)Black soils
D)Red soils
Answer: Alluvial soils
- Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
A)Flood Plain
B)Delta
C)Levee
D)Dune
Answer: Levee
- Q. Which parallel separates North and South Korea?
A)42nd
B)38th
C)50th
D)40th
Answer: 38th
- Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
A)Manipur
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Nagaland
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?
A)Kilograms per square metre
B)Grams per square km
C)Grams per centimetre
D)Pounds per cubic mile
Answer: Kilograms per square metre
- Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?
A)Ammonium Sulphate
B)Calcium Nitrate
C)Urea
D)Nitrolium
Answer: Urea
- Q. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
A)Monsoons
B)Nearness to Equator
C)Presence of Indian Ocean
D)Ocean currents
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. The average rainfall in India is about:
A)110 cm
B)100 cm
C)125 cm
D)140 cm
Answer: 125 cm
- Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
A)15
B)11
C)10
D)18
Answer: 18
- Q. The largest state of India(area wise) is:
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharastra
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Chemical weathering is a name given to
A)Removal of soil by chemical action
B)Disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
C)Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
D)Artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use
Answer: Chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
- Q. Jadugoda is famous for?
A)Mining of uranium
B)Mining of iron
C)Mining of mica
D)Mining of copper
Answer: Mining of uranium
- Q. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at
A)Rawatbhata
B)Pokhran
C)Suratgarh
D)Chittorgarh
Answer: Rawatbhata
- Q. What is the difference between asteroids and comets? 1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
- Q. The nations, separated by McMahon line are
A)China and India
B)Afghanistan and Pakistan
C)Bangladesh and India
D)Pakistan and India
Answer: China and India
- Q. The series of line which connects the places of similar shocks at the same time is called
A)Homoseismal Line
B)Coseismal Lines
C)Isoseismal Line
D)Seismo Lines
Answer: Homoseismal Line
- Q. What is the most important edible crop of Australia?
A)Wheat
B)Maize
C)Barley
D)Rice
Answer: Wheat
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