More Questions on Geography
- Q. What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite?
A)Extrusive rocks
B)Intrusive rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)Metamorphic rocks
Answer: Intrusive rocks
- Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
A)Micronesian group
B)Mongolian group
C)Polynesian group
D)Melanesian group
Answer: Melanesian group
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain?
A)It led to agricultural shortage and famines
B)It raised the prices of raw materials
C)It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman
D)It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
Answer: It led to agricultural shortage and famines
- Q. Iron ore produced from the mines of Kudremukh is exported from which of the following?
A)Mangalore
B)Marmagao
C)Kochin
D)Chennai
Answer: Mangalore
- Q. A country lying within the Arctic Circle having geysers is
A)Norway
B)Greenland
C)Iceland
D)Denmark
Answer: Iceland
- Q. The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is
A)Atacama Trench
B)Java Trench
C)Aleutian Trench
D)Tizard Trench
Answer: Java Trench
- Q. The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is
A)Leningrad
B)Okhotsk
C)Vladivostok
D)Moscow
Answer: Vladivostok
- Q. The continents of the world are mainly composed of
A)Sial
B)Core
C)Mantal
D)Sima
Answer: Sial
- Q. Tungbhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of:
A)Kerala and Karnataka
B)Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
C)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
D)Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
A)By forestation
B)By strip ploughing
C)By using manure
D)By shifting cultivation
Answer: By forestation
- Q. Siwaliks are ________
A)In Meghalaya
B)To the north of Himadri
C)Foothills of Himalayan ranges
D)The plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
Answer: Foothills of Himalayan ranges
- Q. What is known as Soil-free Farming?
A)Interlude crops
B)Hydroponics
C)Humidity up gradation
D)Sericulture
Answer: Hydroponics
- Q. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)Pygmies - Pampas
B)Eskimo - Canada
C)Oran - Sweden
D)Gonds - Africa
Answer: Eskimo - Canada
- Q. The highest plateau in the world is
A)Plateau of Iran
B)Plateau of Tibet
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Spanish Plateau
Answer: Plateau of Tibet
- Q. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)Only 3
Answer: Only 3
- Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
A)the Deccan plateau
B)the Brahmaputra valley
C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
D)the Rann of Kutch
Answer: the Deccan plateau
- Q. The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of
A)Rajasthan
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of
A)Saturn
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Mercury
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