More Questions on Geography
- Q. The sudden decline in atmospheric pressure indicates
A)Rain
B)Clear Weather
C)Storm
D)Cold Weather
Answer: Storm
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
- Q. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land ________
A)Haryana
B)Bihar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Haryana
- Q. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloaster in Kolkata in
A)1818
B)1919
C)1926
D)1854
Answer: 1818
- Q. The Eastern Coast of India is known as ________
A)Coromandal Coast
B)Eastern Plateau
C)Bengal Coast
D)Cyclonic Coast
Answer: Coromandal Coast
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.
A)64 million sq km
B)24 million sq km
C)44 million sq km
D)74 million sq km
Answer: 74 million sq km
- Q. Which is the destination of the slurry brought by pipeline from Kudremukh?
A)Mangalore
B)Koyali
C)Jagdishpur
D)Udaipur
Answer: Mangalore
- Q. The highest waterfall in India is ________
A)Courtallam
B)Sivasundaram
C)Jog
D)Hogenakal
Answer: E
- Q. Black soil is favourable for cultivation of-
A)Rice
B)Cotton
C)Coffee
D)Tea
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only. 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: 1 only
- Q. Which of the following physiographic features of India is ‘geologically the oldest’?
A)The Peninsular Plateau
B)Himalayan Mountain Chain
C)Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
D)The Coastal Plains
Answer: The Peninsular Plateau
- Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
A)Middle Andaman
B)North Andaman
C)South Andaman
D)Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Evaporation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Insolation
- Q. Which of the port is not a Natural Port?
A)Cochin
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)Paradip
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference?
A)Plateau
B)Desert
C)Mountains
D)Ocean
Answer: Desert
- Q. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
A)Coastal Region
B)Plateau region
C)Deep sea plains
D)Folded and faulted region
Answer: Folded and faulted region
- 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. The Earth’s core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by:
A)Nickel and Iron
B)Iron and Aluminum
C)Aluminum and Nickel
D)Nickel and Lead
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary River Main River 1. Chambal Narmada 2. Sone Yamuna 3. Manas Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)3 only
Answer: 3 only
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