More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Indian state known as garden spice is:
    A)Kerala
    B)Karnataka
    C)West Bengal
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
    A)Patagonia Plateau
    B)Colorado Plateau
    C)Pamir Plateau
    D)Potwar Plateau
    Answer: Pamir Plateau
  • Q. The best way of conservation of water resources is
    A)Encouraging reformation of natural plants
    B)Storage of rain water
    C)Sustainable water consumption
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
    A)It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
    B)Of the heat of the summer
    C)The rainfall is inadequate
    D)Deciduous trees shed leaves
    Answer: It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
  • Q. Which of the following is false?
    A)Line is mostly used in galvanising iron and steel goods
    B)Mica is usually found in metamorphic and igneous rocks
    C)Aluminium has the advantage over iron as it is resistant to corrosion
    D)Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
    Answer: Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
    A)They perform very little erosion activity
    B)They have very large basins
    C)Many of them pass through giant gorges
    D)Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
    Answer: They perform very little erosion activity
  • Q. Social forestry is
    A)Growing plants of same species on public land
    B)Growing plants of various species on private land
    C)Management of forests by cooperative council
    D)Growing and managing useful plants on public land
    Answer: Growing and managing useful plants on public land
  • Q. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 2 and 4
  • Q. A group of interconnected islands is known as
    A)Archipelago
    B)Strait
    C)Peninsula
    D)Lagoon
    Answer: Archipelago
  • Q. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in
    A)Plain areas
    B)Forests
    C)Deserts
    D)Grass lands
    Answer: Forests
  • Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
    A)Mountain Forest
    B)Tidal Forest
    C)Thorn Forest
    D)Taiga Forest
    Answer: Tidal Forest
  • Q. First Metro Railway was inaugurated in Kolkata:
    A)1984
    B)1982
    C)1987
    D)1990
    Answer: 1984
  • Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? I. The world is divided into thirty time zones II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian III. All countries have more than one time zone IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
    A)I, III and IV
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II and IV
    D)II only
    Answer: II only
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?
    A)The Taiga region
    B)High Mountain region
    C)Polar Tundra
    D)Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
    Answer: Polar Tundra
  • Q. The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritos. At which one of the following places are they mainly found now?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Punjab
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Andaman Islands
    Answer: Andaman Islands
  • Q. Sea-cow is found in which of the following biosphere reserve of India
    A)Manas
    B)Nokrek
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Sundarban
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Namdapha is a national park in
    A)Tripura
    B)Mizoram
    C)Manipur
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. Which country started the cultivation of potatoes in Europe?
    A)Dutch
    B)German
    C)Spanish
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
    A)Pluto
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Pluto
  • Q. The contribution of Hydropower in India’s total power is almost
    A)Onefourth
    B)Half
    C)Onethird
    D)Onefifth
    Answer: Onefifth

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