More Questions on Geography
- 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. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
A)White Revolution
B)Green Revolution
C)Blue Revolution
D)Orange Revolution
Answer: Orange Revolution
- 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 pygmies are found in ________.
A)Queenslands, Australia
B)The Congo Basin, Africa
C)Bihar, India
D)Finland, Northern Europe
Answer: The Congo Basin, Africa
- Q. The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
A)North America and Africa
B)Europe and Africa
C)Asia and Oceania
D)Europe and Oceania
Answer: Europe and Oceania
- Q. The surface temperature of the Sun is measured
A)18000°C
B)6000°C
C)12000°C
D)24000°C
Answer: 6000°C
- Q. Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?
A)Madurai
B)Panchmarhi
C)Ootacamund
D)Araku Valley
Answer: Ootacamund
- Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A)Periyar
B)Gandhi Sagar
C)Hirakud
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Gandhi Sagar
- Q. Through which one of the following Indian states the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
A)Gujarat
B)Manipur
C)Tripura
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Manipur
- Q. The state of atmosphere in relation to its water vapour content refers to:
A)Precipitation
B)Relative Humidity
C)Relative Density
D)Frontal Humidity
Answer: Relative Humidity
- Q. The world’s largest port is ________.
A)New York/New Jersey
B)Mumbai
C)Sydney
D)Singapore
Answer: New York/New Jersey
- Q. Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as
A)Ryckay Eezik
B)Kolkhoz
C)Dom
D)Sovkhoz
Answer: Kolkhoz
- Q. The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is
A)Same as that in igneous rocks
B)More than that associated with igneous rocks
C)Less than that associated with igneous rocks
D)Unknown
Answer: Less than that associated with igneous rocks
- Q. Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?
A)Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
B)Thundering noise
C)Squally winds and rainfall
D)Rapid landward movement of water
Answer: Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
- Q. In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the
A)Southern part
B)Central part
C)Northern part
D)Western part
Answer: Central part
- Q. Black Gold’ refers to
A)Gold
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Diamond
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
A)Uranus
B)Venus
C)Mars
D)Neptune
Answer: Venus
- Q. What is the total number of planets move around the Sun?
A)Seven
B)Five
C)Eight
D)Six
Answer: Eight
- Q. Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A)Iron and Copper
B)Chromium and Iron
C)Magnesium and Lead
D)Nickel and Iron
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. A short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
A)Panama Canal
B)Cape of Good Hope route
C)Seuz Canal
D)North Atlantic route
Answer: Seuz Canal
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