More Questions on Geography
- Q. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. The most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere is
A)Oxygen
B)Argon
C)Nitrogen
D)Krypton
Answer: Nitrogen
- Q. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
B)Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
C)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
D)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- 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. Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?
A)Darwin
B)Wegener
C)Marshall
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Wegener
- Q. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)North Sea
C)Baltic Sea
D)Red Sea
Answer: North Sea
- Q. The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal conditions for flying on jet aeroplanes is ________
A)Ionosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. Which of the following Indian states does not lie on in 1do-Bangla border?
A)Tripura
B)Assam
C)Mizoram
D)Manipur
Answer: Manipur
- Q. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it ________
A)Forms number of dangerous waterfalls
B)Gets flooded often causing havoc
C)Causes maximum soil erosion
D)Is not a perennial river
Answer: Gets flooded often causing havoc
- Q. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because ________
A)The climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals
B)It is made of crystalline rocks
C)The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
D)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Answer: The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
- Q. Which one of the following terms for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?
A)Pampas
B)Selva
C)Taiga
D)Savanna
Answer: Taiga
- Q. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90% of India’s annual coal production?
A)Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C)Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
D)West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
- Q. Formation of a rift valley is due to ________
A)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
B)The formation of fold mountains
C)The forces of tension in the earth's crust
D)The over-deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________
A)The shape of their orbits
B)Their composition
C)Their effect on the lives of man
D)The shape and length of their tails
Answer: Their composition
- Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
A)Tuber
B)Legume
C)Rice
D)Potato
Answer: Legume
- Q. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
A)Removing dead earthworms
B)Adding living earthworms
C)Adding dead earthworms
D)Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
Answer: Adding living earthworms
- Q. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases ________
A)If there is high temperature during the time of ripening
B)If frost occurs during the process of ripening
C)If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
D)If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
Answer: If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
- Q. The river transports material in
A)Traction
B)Suspension
C)Solution
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The USA is deficient in domestic supplies of
A)Zinc
B)Copper
C)Lead
D)Manganese
Answer: Manganese
- Q. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night is known as ________
A)Katabatic wind
B)Anabatic wind
C)Khamsin
D)Harmattan
Answer: Katabatic wind
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