More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
A)Himgiri
B)Himachal
C)Purvanchal
D)Hindu Kush
Answer: Purvanchal
- Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
A)Sikkim
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The largest quantities of bauxite is found in ________
A)High-latitudes
B)Tropical latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)Temperate lands
Answer: Tropical latitudes
- Q. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________
A)Varanasi
B)Kapurthala
C)Perambur
D)Jamshedpur
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about
A)6000 km
B)1000 km
C)5000 km
D)7000 km
Answer: 7000 km
- Q. Which of the following cannot be called a rubber-producing state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
A)Bauxite and mica
B)Precious stones and building materials
C)Iron ore and manganese
D)Copper and uranium
Answer: Precious stones and building materials
- Q. ICF (Integral Coach Factory) is at
A)Chennai
B)Alwaye
C)Coimbatore
D)Bhadravati
Answer: Chennai
- Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
- Q. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan range. Which of the following states touches the border of China?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Bihar
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Ursa Major’ is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
A)The Milky Way
B)The Northern Crown
C)The Chained Lady
D)The Great Bear
Answer: The Great Bear
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the northern mountains are of great importance to India
A)They provide water to the plains
B)They protect the country from invasion
C)They influence the climate
D)They possess valuable vegetation and animal life
Answer: They protect the country from invasion
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)Only 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
A)Mongoloids
B)Astraloids
C)Caucasoids
D)Negroids
Answer: Negroids
- Q. What is the main cause of Tsunami?
A)Earthquake on Sea Surface
B)Volcano
C)Cyclone
D)Gravitation of Moon
Answer: Earthquake on Sea Surface
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata?
A)A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry
B)Cheap and abundant power supply
C)Availability of coal
D)The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
Answer: Cheap and abundant power supply
- Q. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
A)Fibre crops
B)Food crops
C)Fodder crops
D)Plantation crops
Answer: Fibre crops
- Q. The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
A)Neither I nor II
B)Only I
C)Only II
D)Both I and II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Rotational axis of which of the following planet is highly tilted?
A)Neptune
B)Earth
C)Uranus
D)Jupiter
Answer: Uranus
- Q. The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
A)Sumatra
B)Borneo
C)Greenland
D)New Guinea
Answer: Sumatra
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