More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
    A)Sandalwood
    B)Teak
    C)Sal
    D)Deodar
    Answer: Deodar
  • Q. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
    A)Zanskar range
    B)Eastern range
    C)Karakoram range
    D)Himalayan range
    Answer: Eastern range
  • Q. The hottest planet is ________
    A)Jupiter
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?
    A)Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
    B)Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
    C)Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
    D)Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
    Answer: Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
  • Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 2 only
    D)3 only
    Answer: 3 only
  • 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 First port developed after independence was
    A)Nhava Sheva
    B)New Mangalore
    C)Mumbai
    D)Kandla
    Answer: Kandla
  • Q. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern India which flow into Arabian Sea?
    A)Narmada and Tapti
    B)Chambal and Betwa
    C)Damodar and Mahanadi
    D)Krishna and Cauveri
    Answer: Narmada and Tapti
  • Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
    A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
    B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
    C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
    D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
    Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
  • Q. Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South- 1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Chennai 3. Hyderabad 4. Cochin
    A)1, 2, 4, 3
    B)1, 3, 2, 4
    C)1, 2, 3, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
    A)El Nino and Southern Oscillations
    B)La Nina
    C)Movement of Jet Streams
    D)Greenhouse effect on global level
    Answer: El Nino and Southern Oscillations
  • Q. The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of
    A)Gibraltar
    B)Messina
    C)Bonifacio
    D)Otranto
    Answer: Gibraltar
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes?
    A)Manipur
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Uttaranchal
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ________.
    A)Saturn
    B)Uranus
    C)Jupiter
    D)Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. Which one among the following is a high cloud?
    A)Nimbostratus
    B)Cirrus
    C)Cumulonimbus
    D)Stratus
    Answer: Cirrus
  • Q. Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In
    A)Laos
    B)Thailand
    C)Kampuchea
    D)Vietnam
    Answer: Kampuchea
  • Q. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon free state?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. The area marked by internal drainage is
    A)Desert
    B)Plateau
    C)Plains
    D)Mountain
    Answer: Desert
  • Q. Bauxite is the ore of
    A)Zinc
    B)Aluminium
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Aluminium

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