More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
    A)Hydration
    B)Crystallization
    C)Exfoliation
    D)Carbonation
    Answer: Crystallization
  • Q. Central and western part of California experience climate ________
    A)Taiga
    B)Monsoon
    C)Mediterranean
    D)Sudan
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. The most important coal field in India is:
    A)Korba Coalfield
    B)Jharia Coalfield
    C)Rani Ganj Coalfield
    D)Singrauli Coalfield
    Answer: Jharia Coalfield
  • Q. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________
    A)Particles
    B)Short waves
    C)Long waves
    D)None of these
    Answer: Short waves
  • 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. What is the Stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basic of its demographic characteristics?
    A)Late expanding stage
    B)Early expanding stage
    C)High stationary stage
    D)Declinning Stage
    Answer: Late expanding stage
  • Q. BT seed is related to
    A)Cotton
    B)Rice
    C)Wheat
    D)Oilseed
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. The place of origin of an earthquake is called
    A)Epicentre
    B)Seismographic zone
    C)Perimeter
    D)Seismic focus
    Answer: Seismic focus
  • Q. What is the biggest source of pollution in the world?
    A)Herbicide and Insecticide
    B)Sewage and Garbage
    C)Automobile Laxity
    D)Industrial Tributaries
    Answer: Sewage and Garbage
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert. 2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert. 3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. Horizontal transfer of heat is known as
    A)Conduction
    B)Advection
    C)Convection
    D)Elliptical line
    Answer: Advection
  • Q. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
    A)White Revolution
    B)Green Revolution
    C)Blue Revolution
    D)Orange Revolution
    Answer: Orange Revolution
  • Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
    A)Isobar
    B)Isohypse
    C)Isohalines
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohyets
  • Q. The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows: 1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere 2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation 3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis 4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km Which of the above statements are correct ?
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2, 3 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. The main drawback of the railway network in India is
    A)Lack of coal
    B)Lack of rolling stock
    C)Existence of single track in many areas
    D)The presence of three types of gauges
    Answer: The presence of three types of gauges
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
    A)Narmada
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is ________
    A)Average
    B)Scanty
    C)Less than average
    D)Heavy
    Answer: Heavy
  • Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
    A)South Temperate Zone
    B)North Temperate Zone
    C)Frigid Zone
    D)Torrid Zone
    Answer: Torrid Zone
  • Q. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as
    A)Rounds
    B)Crooks
    C)Flections
    D)Meanders
    Answer: Meanders

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