More Questions on Geography
- Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
A)Wavograph
B)Barometer
C)Gyrometer
D)Seismograph
Answer: Seismograph
- Q. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as:
A)Ferel's Law
B)Wien’s Displacement Law
C)Ohm's Law
D)Ampere's Law
Answer: Wien’s Displacement Law
- Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
A)Ecology
B)Pedology
C)Pedagogy
D)Pomology
Answer: Pedology
- Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their ________
A)Mass
B)Size
C)Rotational speed
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Lahauland Spiti
C)Ladakh
D)Delta region of Mahanadi
Answer: Delta region of Mahanadi
- Q. Ear rot is a disease which Infects
A)Corn
B)Wheat
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Corn
- Q. The major oil producing area in U.S.A. is ________
A)Ohio-Indiana belt
B)Texas-Louisiana belt
C)California-Colorado belt
D)Appalachian region
Answer: Texas-Louisiana belt
- Q. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
A)Weathering
B)Drainage
C)Deforestation
D)Grazing
Answer: Weathering
- Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the
A)Mesosphere
B)Troposphere
C)Stratosphere
D)Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. Khetri is famous for
A)Copper
B)Aluminium
C)Fertilizers
D)Gold
Answer: Copper
- Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. What is the name of India’s permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
A)Dakshin Chitra
B)Dakshin Bharat
C)Dakshin Niwas
D)Dakshin Gangotri
Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. In which of the following areas of India is there an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?
A)South-west
B)North-east
C)North-west
D)South-east
Answer: South-west
- Q. Natural Vegetation’ refers to ________
A)A protected area created by using contour bunding
B)A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
C)Plant species which live and grow together
D)All of the above
Answer: A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- Q. The Tagus river flows through
A)Lisbon
B)Damascus
C)Khartoum
D)Kabul
Answer: Lisbon
- Q. “Golan Heights” belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________
A)Syria and Israel
B)Tibet and China
C)Russia and Japan
D)Iran and Iraq
Answer: Syria and Israel
- Q. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: 1. Hot and humid climate 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres 4. Annual range of temperature 15° C to 30° C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
A)Pepper
B)Mustard
C)Cotton
D)Virginia tobacco
Answer: Pepper
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