More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
    A)Peat
    B)Anthracite
    C)Lignite
    D)Bituminous
    Answer: Peat
  • Q. The McMohan Line is a boundary between
    A)India and Bangladesh
    B)India and China
    C)India and Pakistan
    D)India and Nepal
    Answer: India and China
  • Q. Word “Steppe” is related to which of the following biomes?
    A)Savanna
    B)Grassland
    C)Tropical Forest
    D)Coniferous Forest
    Answer: Grassland
  • Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1, 3 and 4
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
    A)Chambal
    B)Yamuna
    C)Son
    D)Hugli
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench.
    A)Japanese
    B)Mariana
    C)Puerto Rico
    D)Sunda
    Answer: Mariana
  • Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Goa
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
    A)30° East and 75° West
    B)75° West and 30° East
    C)70° East and 35° West
    D)35° West and 70° East
    Answer: 30° East and 75° West
  • Q. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals ________
    A)Remains unchanged
    B)Decreases
    C)Increases
    D)Does not show any consistent behavior
    Answer: Increases
  • Q. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the Jute?
    A)Leaf
    B)Root
    C)Stem
    D)Fruit
    Answer: Stem
  • Q. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
    A)Kimberley
    B)Cape Town
    C)Johannesburg
    D)Pretoria
    Answer: Pretoria
  • Q. In which one of the following is Malta located?
    A)Black Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Mediterranean Sea
    D)North Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
    A)Krishna
    B)Gandak
    C)Kosi
    D)Sutlej
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. The highest annual precipitation occurs in ________
    A)Siberian Plains
    B)Canadian Shield
    C)Ganga basin
    D)Amazon basin
    Answer: Amazon basin
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
    A)Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps
    B)Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
    C)Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
    D)Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
    Answer: Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
  • Q. Himalayan mountain range is an Example of
    A)Block Mountains
    B)Volcanic Mountains
    C)Residual Mountains
    D)Fold Mountains
    Answer: Fold Mountains
  • Q. Black Gold’ refers to
    A)Gold
    B)Coal
    C)Petroleum
    D)Diamond
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. Amongst the following, which is the largest island?
    A)Borneo
    B)England
    C)Japan
    D)New Guinea
    Answer: New Guinea
  • Q. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
    A)Luni
    B)Sabarmati
    C)Mahi
    D)Nannada
    Answer: Sabarmati
  • Q. The correct order of the given hills from west to east is ________
    A)Khasi-Garo-Jaintia-Naga
    B)Garo-Jaintia-Naga-Khasi
    C)Khasi-Naga-Jaintia-Garo
    D)Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga
    Answer: Garo-Khasi-Jaintia-Naga

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