More Questions on Geography
- Q. The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at
A)Roorkee
B)Jamshedpur
C)Dhanbad
D)Ranchi
Answer: Jamshedpur
- Q. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
A)the Deccan plateau
B)the Brahmaputra valley
C)the Indo-Gangetic valley
D)the Rann of Kutch
Answer: the Deccan plateau
- Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
A)Permeable and non- permeable
B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
C)Non-permeable and permeable
D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
- Q. We always see the same surface of the Moon because
A)It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
B)It is smaller than the Earth
C)It rotates on its axis
D)It moves with the same speed at which Earth moves around the Sun
Answer: It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
- Q. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A)Mansarovar lake
B)Sambhar area
C)Chilka region
D)Rann of Kutch
Answer: Rann of Kutch
- Q. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
A)36°
B)17.5°
C)23.5°
D)45°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
A)Micronesian group
B)Mongolian group
C)Polynesian group
D)Melanesian group
Answer: Melanesian group
- Q. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
A)Podzolic
B)Desert sand
C)Alluvial
D)Lateritic
Answer: Lateritic
- Q. The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:
A)Intera-Tropical Convergence Zone
B)Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
C)Outer-Tropical Convergence Zone
D)None of Above
Answer: Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
- Q. Which of the following is the largest river in the world?
A)Ganges
B)Nile
C)Congo
D)Amazon
Answer: Nile
- Q. The average density of the outer-most layer (zone)- that is crust- of the earth is:
A)2.1 to 3.0
B)1.2 to 5.0
C)2.4 to 5.0
D)2.8 to 3.0
Answer: 2.8 to 3.0
- Q. McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?
A)China and Pakistan
B)India and Pakistan
C)India and China
D)India and Afghanistan
Answer: India and China
- Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
A)2
B)4
C)5
D)3
Answer: 5
- Q. ________ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.
A)New Orleans
B)Baltimore
C)Boston
D)Philadelphia
Answer: Baltimore
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. 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: 2 only
- Q. Soil erosion can be prevented by ________
A)Making the land sloppy
B)Allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely
C)Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
D)Adding chemicals to increase cohesion
Answer: Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
- Q. Formation of a rift valley is due to ________
A)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
B)The formation of fold mountains
C)The forces of tension in the earth's crust
D)The over-deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. People living in South India generally have more features of
A)Negroid
B)Caucasoid
C)Mongoloid
D)None of these
Answer: Negroid
- Q. The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
A)Baltic Sea
B)Indian Ocean
C)Red Sea
D)Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Red Sea
- Q. Arable lands refer to
A)Woodland
B)Pasture land
C)Fallow land
D)Cultivable land
Answer: Cultivable land
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