More Questions on Geography
- Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
A)IV, I, III, II
B)I, IV, II, III
C)IV, II, I, III
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: IV, II, I, III
- Q. “Blue Revolution” is related to
A)Oil production
B)Fish production
C)Milk production
D)Food production
Answer: Fish production
- Q. Which part of Europe is most densely populated?
A)Northern Europe
B)Eastern Europe
C)Western Europe
D)Area around the Black Sea
Answer: Western Europe
- Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
A)They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
B)They are meteors
C)They are the debris which got separated from a comet
D)They are a kind of a star
Answer: They are a kind of a star
- Q. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
A)Its temperature remains constant
B)Its temperature decreases
C)Its temperature increases
D)Its temperature first increases, then decreases
Answer: Its temperature increases
- Q. In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
A)Conversion of starch into alcohol
B)Conversion of cellulose into sugar
C)Conversion of bran into molasses
D)Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
Answer: Conversion of cellulose into sugar
- Q. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
A)92°30’ W
B)20°30’ W
C)82°30' E
D)92°30' E
Answer: 92°30' E
- Q. In general it is observed that the rate of population growth has been ________ in the densely populated areas compared to sparsely populated areas.
A)Negligible
B)Low
C)High
D)Almost the same
Answer: Low
- Q. Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
A)Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
B)Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
C)Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
D)Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
Answer: Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
- Q. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
A)Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
B)Indian Ocean is 'half an ocean'
C)Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
D)Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
Answer: Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
- Q. The majority of the coal reserves found in India are of
A)Quaternary formation
B)Tertiary formation
C)Gondwana formation
D)Jurassic formation
Answer: Gondwana formation
- Q. Which of the following statements characterize the anticyclones? 1. Anticyclones are low pressure systems. 2. They are characterized by divergent wind circulation. 3. They are indicative of dry weather conditions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A)1, 2 and 3
B)2 and 3
C)1 and 3
D)1 only
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
A)Isthmus
B)Ridge
C)Peninsula
D)Neck
Answer: Isthmus
- Q. The smallest amongst the following oceans is ________.
A)The Atlantic Ocean
B)The Arctic Ocean
C)The Indian Ocean
D)The Pacific Ocean
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
- Q. The largest state of India(area wise) is:
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharastra
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Hecataeus
B)Eratosthenes
C)Aristotle
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
B)Moran Oilfield
C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India?
A)Nilgiris
B)Nokrek
C)Kanha
D)Periyal
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
A)Strombolian
B)Pelean
C)Hawaiian
D)Vulcanian
Answer: Hawaiian
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