More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
B)Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
C)Monsoons are local seasonal winds
D)Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
Answer: Monsoons are local seasonal winds
- Q. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity?
A)Wular
B)Dal
C)Chilka
D)Sambhar
Answer: Sambhar
- Q. The smallest amongst the following continents is ________.
A)North America
B)Africa
C)Antarctica
D)South America
Answer: Antarctica
- Q. The imaginary line joining the land projecting towards the sea which is the landward limit of internal seawater is called:
A)Land Line
B)Base Line
C)Sea Line
D)None of Above
Answer: Base Line
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
- Q. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
A)Intensive farming
B)Commercial farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation farming
Answer: Intensive farming
- Q. Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of ________
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Sedimentary rocks
C)Igneous rocks
D)Polymetamorphosed rocks
Answer: Igneous rocks
- Q. Atmospheric humidity is measured by ________
A)Lysimeter
B)Psychrometer
C)Anemometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Psychrometer
- Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
A)Nilgiris
B)Aravallis
C)Mahadev Hills
D)Satpura Hills
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Find the incorrect pair
A)Coconut - Kerala
B)Tea - Assam
C)Peanut - Bihar
D)Sugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Peanut - Bihar
- Q. The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage
A)Between North and South America
B)Round the stormy Cape Horn
C)Round the Cape of Good Hope
D)In the stormy Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Round the stormy Cape Horn
- Q. Which of the following is largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Neptune
D)Mars
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?
A)Assam Himalaya
B)Himadri
C)Sahyadri
D)Shivalik
Answer: Himadri
- Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
A)Fertilizer plants
B)Major irrigation projects
C)Hydroelectric projects
D)Nuclear power plants
Answer: Fertilizer plants
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- Q. Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
A)Ankleshwar
B)Bombay High
C)Digboi
D)Naharkatiya
Answer: Digboi
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
A)Isthmus
B)Ridge
C)Peninsula
D)Neck
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. Consider the following statements associated with Mediterranean climate: 1. It is so named because it occurs extensively in the periphery of Mediterranean sea. 2. These lands are exposed to hot, dry, land winds during the summer months. 3. The seasonal range of temperatures is considerable less than that in other areas of corresponding latitudes. Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Most Indians belong to the group ________
A)Australoid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)Negroid
Answer: Caucasoid
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