More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
    A)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
    B)Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
    C)It is made up of crystalline rock
    D)The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
    Answer: Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
  • Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
    A)New Zealand
    B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
    C)South-West Africa and South Chile
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
    A)static
    B)increasing
    C)decreasing
    D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
    Answer: decreasing
  • Q. The Salal Project is on the river
    A)Ravi
    B)Chenab
    C)Jhelum
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Chenab
  • Q. Death Valley is in
    A)Israel
    B)The USA
    C)Jordan
    D)Peru
    Answer: The USA
  • Q. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
    A)Weathering
    B)Drainage
    C)Deforestation
    D)Grazing
    Answer: Weathering
  • Q. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to ________
    A)Difference in pressure
    B)Temperature variations
    C)Rotation of the earth
    D)Difference in water content
    Answer: Rotation of the earth
  • Q. Lake Manasarovar is in
    A)Kashmir
    B)Sikkim
    C)Tibet
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Tibet
  • Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
    A)Desert
    B)Sea
    C)Forest
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sea
  • Q. As per the Census 2011, which state has the lowest population in India?
    A)Puducherry
    B)Manipur
    C)Tripura
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. ________ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.
    A)New Orleans
    B)Baltimore
    C)Boston
    D)Philadelphia
    Answer: Baltimore
  • Q. Which of the following rivers In Europe has the largest volume of traffic?
    A)The Danube
    B)The Rhine
    C)The Rhone
    D)The Seine
    Answer: The Rhine
  • Q. Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North – South direction is: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Q. The home of spices is
    A)France
    B)Middle East
    C)The USA
    D)India
    Answer: India
  • Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
    A)Tripura
    B)Manipur
    C)West Bengal
    D)Assam
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. ________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
    A)Parent rock
    B)Flora & Fauna
    C)Time
    D)Climate
    Answer: Climate
  • Q. What are Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Peridotite?
    A)Extrusive rocks
    B)Intrusive rocks
    C)Sedimentary rocks
    D)Metamorphic rocks
    Answer: Intrusive rocks

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