More Questions on Geography
- Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
A)Mississippi
B)Rio-Grande
C)Gila
D)Colorado
Answer: Rio-Grande
- Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
D)The earth absorbs heat
Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
- Q. Moraine is
A)A salt water lake in Arabia
B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
- Q. What causes earthquakes?
A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B)Occurrence of underground water
C)Volcanic eruptions
D)No definite cause has been found so far
Answer: Volcanic eruptions
- Q. The highest mountain peak of peninsular India is
A)Mahendragiri
B)Anaimudi
C)Doddabetta
D)Nilgiri
Answer: Anaimudi
- Q. Addis Ababa is the capital of
A)Zambia
B)Ethiopia
C)Kenya
D)Nigeria
Answer: Ethiopia
- Q. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- Q. The Earth’s core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by:
A)Nickel and Iron
B)Iron and Aluminum
C)Aluminum and Nickel
D)Nickel and Lead
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. Which of the following predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil?
A)Underground water
B)Glacier
C)Seawave
D)Wind
Answer: Underground water
- Q. The Farakka Project is mainly aimed towards
A)Preserving the port of Kolkata
B)Irrigating more land in West Bengal
C)Utilizing maximum of Ganga water
D)Production of electricity
Answer: Preserving the port of Kolkata
- Q. The longest river of peninsular India is ________
A)Mahanadi
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Cauveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
A)Laterite soils
B)Saline and Alkaline soils
C)Red soils
D)Alluvial soils
Answer: Saline and Alkaline soils
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions. 2. India has four biodiversity hotspots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 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: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. The Plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is
A)Ranchi
B)Malwa
C)Chota Nagpur
D)Hazaribagh
Answer: Malwa
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?
A)Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
B)Assam: Miri
C)Nagaland : Konyak
D)Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
Answer: Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
- Q. Which is known as thunder cloud?
A)Low-level Clouds
B)Mid-Level Clouds
C)High-Level Clouds
D)Cumulonimbus cloud
Answer: Cumulonimbus cloud
- Q. At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low
A)1 and 2
B)1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1
- Q. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
A)Fibre crops
B)Food crops
C)Fodder crops
D)Plantation crops
Answer: Fibre crops
- Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?
A)Strip cropping
B)Forestation
C)Step farming
D)Linear contour ploughing
Answer: Linear contour ploughing
- Q. The mode or life or people living in Monsoon regions is
A)Intensive subsistence cultivation
B)Commercial grainfarming
C)Cattle rearing
D)Plantation agriculture
Answer: Intensive subsistence cultivation
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