More Questions on Geography
- Q. The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that they
A)Save water
B)Make use of water of the perennial hill streams and irrigation canals
C)Prevent flash floods
D)Involve less cost
Answer: Involve less cost
- Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
A)Chinkara
B)Barasingha
C)Black Buck
D)Nilgai
Answer: Barasingha
- Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
A)The Atlantic Ocean
B)The Arctic Ocean
C)The Indian Ocean
D)The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
- Q. The orbit in which of the following planet is nearest to the Sun?
A)Mars
B)Saturn
C)Jupiter
D)Uranus
Answer: Mars
- Q. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The Forest of Sundarban is called as
A)Deciduous forest
B)Thorn forest
C)Mangrove forest
D)Tundra
Answer: Mangrove forest
- Q. Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain
A)Shivalik ranges
B)Eastern Ghats
C)Western Ghats
D)Vindhya range
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Which of the geological phenomena cause earthquakes? 1. Development of fault 2. Movement along a fault 3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption 4. Folding of rocks
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which mountain is not the part of Himalayan range?
A)Karakoram
B)Aravalli
C)Kunlun
D)Hindukush
Answer: Aravalli
- Q. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belog to Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Idukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Idukki
- Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
- Q. The network of the series of vertical and horizontal lines is known as
A)Longitude
B)Latitude
C)Geid System
D)Geographical Coordinates System
Answer: Geographical Coordinates System
- Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
B)It gets hidden behind Venus
C)It goes too far away from the Earth
D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
- Q. The largest state of India(area wise) is:
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharastra
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time) ?
A)Mumbai
B)Delhi
C)Cochin
D)Kohima
Answer: Kohima
- Q. Nandadevi peak is located in ________ State
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Uttarakhand
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and ________
A)Labour
B)Coal
C)Electricity
D)Ready market
Answer: Electricity
- Q. River Indus originates from
A)Karakoram range
B)Hindukush range
C)Himalayan range
D)Kailash range
Answer: Kailash range
- Q. Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?
A)North-East Pacific
B)Japan Sea
C)North Sea
D)Newfoundland Water
Answer: North Sea
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
A)Sundarban in West Bengal
B)Nandankanan in Orissa
C)Kaziranga in Assam
D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
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