More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
A)Lignite
B)Anthracite
C)Bituminous coal
D)Peat
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. Where are Khasi and Garo tribes mainly found in
A)Mizoram
B)Meghalaya
C)Nagaland
D)Manipur
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. Which of the following is a hardwood tree?
A)Spruce
B)Shisham
C)Pine
D)Deodar
Answer: Shisham
- Q. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Algeria 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. Where is the Forest Reserch Insititute located?
A)Lucknow
B)Dehradun
C)Bhopal
D)Delhi
Answer: Dehradun
- Q. The biggest producer of Rice is
A)China
B)India
C)Pakistan
D)Burma
Answer: China
- Q. Which set of two river given below together form the world’s largest delta?
A)The Tigris and the Euphrates
B)The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
C)The Mississippi and the Missouri
D)The Seine and the Rhine
Answer: The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called
A)Rockdam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace Farming
Answer: Rockdam
- Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called
A)Sleet
B)Drizzle
C)Hail
D)Snow
Answer: Sleet
- Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A)North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
B)Oyashio and California currents
C)Alaska and Kuroshio currents
D)North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Answer: Oyashio and California currents
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- 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. Approximately what percentage of world’s cattle population is to be found in India?
A)80%
B)50%
C)18%
D)7%
Answer: 18%
- Q. The Sonapani glacier is the longest glacier of:
A)The Western Ghat
B)Sivalik range
C)Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
D)The Eastern Ghat
Answer: Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
- Q. The lake created by Aswan Dam in Africa is
A)Nasser
B)Chad
C)Victoria
D)Tanganyika
Answer: Nasser
- Q. Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?
A)Shisham
B)Mahagony
C)Sal
D)Teak
Answer: Mahagony
- Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
D)Degree of elasticity of a material
Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Pretoria : South Africa
B)Abuja : Nigeria
C)Ashkhabad : Turkmenistan
D)Rabat : Yemen
Answer: Pretoria : South Africa
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