More Questions on Geography
- Q. Konkan Railway connects
A)Kanyakumari - Mangalore
B)Goa - Mangalore
C)Roha - Mangalore
D)Kanyakumari - Mumbai
Answer: Roha - Mangalore
- Q. In India, how many States share the coastline?
A)9
B)7
C)8
D)10
Answer: 9
- Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy?
A)Gujarat
B)Mizoram
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
A)Laterite soils
B)Saline and Alkaline soils
C)Red soils
D)Alluvial soils
Answer: Saline and Alkaline soils
- Q. Godwin Austin is a
A)Telescope inventor
B)Pass
C)Peak
D)Geologist
Answer: Peak
- Q. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
A)Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
B)The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
C)There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of
D)The soils stabilise and become excellent for grain
Answer: Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
- Q. The ‘Climate’ is the average atmospheric conditions of an area over a considerable period of time. For proper conclusions, observations are needed for a minimum period of ________
A)31 years
B)5 years
C)10 years
D)35 years
Answer: 31 years
- Q. Coal is an example of
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)None of the above
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. A black hole is a ________
A)Star with no atmosphere
B)Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
C)Star with very low surface temperature
D)Pulsating star
Answer: Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
- Q. Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
A)Nitrogen
B)Helium
C)Hydrogen
D)Ozone
Answer: Hydrogen
- Q. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
A)Southern zone
B)North-eastern zone
C)North-western zone
D)None of the above
Answer: Southern zone
- 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. The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as ________
A)Pampas
B)Steppes
C)Savannas
D)Downs
Answer: Savannas
- Q. In India, the highest rainfall occurs along:
A)The Eastern ghat
B)The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya
C)Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
D)The Aravali
Answer: The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya
- Q. Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands?
A)Middle Andaman
B)North Andaman
C)Little Andaman
D)South Andaman
Answer: South Andaman
- Q. Global warming is expected to result in
A)Change in coastal line
B)Increase in sea level
C)Change in crop pattern
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The Indian city famous for glass bangle industry is
A)Firozabad
B)Lucknow
C)Sikandrabad
D)Agra
Answer: Firozabad
- Q. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
A)Netherlands
B)Norway
C)Canada
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Snow line is ________
A)The altitude above which snow never melts
B)The altitude below which no snowfall occurs
C)The altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
D)The altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Answer: The altitude above which snow never melts
- Q. The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in
A)India
B)United Kingdom
C)Australia
D)New Zealand
Answer: India
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