More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
A)Podzol
B)Pedocal
C)Pedalfer
D)Laterite
Answer: Pedocal
- Q. The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?
A)Mizoram
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Assam
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
- Q. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
A)To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
B)Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
C)To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
D)To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
Answer: Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. An estuary is a place where
A)Fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
B)Deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
C)Silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
D)Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
Answer: Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
- Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
A)12.00 A.M.
B)4.00 P.M.
C)8.00 A.M.
D)12.00 Noon
Answer: 8.00 A.M.
- Q. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?
A)Mist
B)Dew
C)Fog
D)Hail
Answer: Hail
- Q. Which of the following resource is abiotic and renewable?
A)Water
B)Iron Ore
C)Livestock
D)Forest
Answer: Water
- Q. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’situated?
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Arctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which of the following Indian state does not share International land border?
A)Bihar
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
- Q. Pole Star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not; this is because ________
A)Sun and Pole star are in two opposite directions relative to earth
B)Pole star rotates with the same period as the earth
C)Pole star is a star of our own galaxy
D)Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth
Answer: Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth
- Q. Where is Anaimudi peak located?
A)Nilgiri mountain range
B)Sahyadri
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Palani range
Answer: Sahyadri
- Q. Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?
A)Eastern-Kolkata
B)North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
C)South-Central-Hyderabad
D)Western-Mumbai
Answer: South-Central-Hyderabad
- Q. The full name of OTEC
A)Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
B)Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation
C)Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation
D)Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
Answer: Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
- Q. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following does not characterless ‘selva’?
A)Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
B)Evergreen forest
C)They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
D)Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
Answer: They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
- Q. Where is Lonar Lake situated?
A)Maharashtra
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Gujarat
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. The refineries Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by
A)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B)Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
C)Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D)Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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