More Questions on Geography
- Q. ________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil.
A)Climate
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Parent rock
Answer: Parent rock
- 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. The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is
A)Rangoon
B)Naypyitaw
C)Arakan
D)Ava
Answer: Naypyitaw
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
A)California Pacific
B)Iowa West North Central
C)Texas West South Central
D)New Jersey South Atlantic
Answer: New Jersey South Atlantic
- Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
A)It is away from the coast
B)It is a rain shadow area
C)It is located parallel to wind direction
D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
Answer: It is a rain shadow area
- Q. The Temperate grasslands of North America are known as
A)Steppe
B)Pampas
C)Downs
D)Prairie
Answer: Prairie
- Q. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in ________ State.
A)Kerala
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people?
A)Sugar industry
B)Iron textiles
C)Cotton textiles
D)Tea processing
Answer: Cotton textiles
- Q. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of
A)Per hectare agricultural output
B)Grasslands
C)Tree plantation
D)Gardening in urban centres
Answer: Per hectare agricultural output
- Q. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be ________
A)Indo-Aryans
B)Mongoloids
C)Negritoes
D)Mediterraneans
Answer: Negritoes
- Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for India’s failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades? I. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies II. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers III. Lack of marketing facilities
A)I and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: I and III
- Q. The mountain building in Himalayas began
A)Both A and B
B)About 45 million years ago
C)When the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Oilseeds
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Pulses
- Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following is the longest river in India?
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Narmada
D)Godavari
Answer: Ganga
- Q. Why stars look more in west than east?
A)Earth is moving from east to west
B)Universe is moving from east to west
C)Earth is moving around the Sun
D)Earth is moving from west to east
Answer: Earth is moving from west to east
- Q. The southern most point of Indian territory is in
A)Trivandrum
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Lakshadweep
D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. The shortest day in Australia will be on ________
A)01-09-2023
B)21-06-2021
C)01-12-2022
D)01-03-2021
Answer: 21-06-2021
- Q. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:
A)5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
B)5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.
C)10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
D)18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.
Answer: 5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.
- Q. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct? 1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun. 2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth. 3. It has no atmosphere. Select the correct answer.
A)2 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 3 only
D)1 and 2 only
Answer: 2 only
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