More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
A)Dibrugarh
B)Kanpur
C)Srinagar
D)Lucknow
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
A)Reserved for local use
B)Reserved for hunting
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
- Q. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
A)Hollywood
B)Los Angeles
C)New Orleans
D)San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco
- Q. The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India is
A)140 km
B)12 miles
C)360 km
D)None of these
Answer: 360 km
- Q. Which among the following neighbouring country of India is the largest producer of Opium in the World?
A)Sri Lanka
B)Pakistan
C)Afghanistan
D)Maldives
Answer: Afghanistan
- Q. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Arctic Ocean
C)Atlantic Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?
A)It is a kind of thunderstorm
B)It is caused due to strong surface heating
C)It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Which of the following are not kharif crops?
A)Sugarcane and Groundnut
B)Bajara and Maize
C)Rice and Jowar
D)Barley and Mustard
Answer: Barley and Mustard
- Q. Paulo Alfonso hydroelectric power plant is located in:
A)Brazil
B)Germany
C)Portugal
D)Russia
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Mixed farming involves
A)Specialised cultivation of vegetables and fruits
B)Both crops and livestock
C)Growing a series of different crops
D)Pooling land voluntarily and managing it jointly under a democratic constitution
Answer: Both crops and livestock
- Q. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day?
A)Venus
B)Mercury
C)Jupiter
D)Earth
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?
A)Assam
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. Pedology is a science of the study of
A)Earthquakes
B)Rocks
C)Soils
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Soils
- Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A)USA
B)Britain
C)Germany
D)Indonesia
Answer: Germany
- Q. The large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air , water and soils of the concerned habitat) and biotic (plants, animals and micro-organisms) is called:
A)Agenome
B)Genome
C)Abiome
D)Biome
Answer: Biome
- Q. On the Equator the day and night are equal
A)On winter solstice
B)On equinoxes
C)On summer solstice
D)Throughout the year
Answer: Throughout the year
- 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. The Buckingham Canal runs through
A)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
C)Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Postaz are temperate grassland in ________
A)Hungary
B)Australia
C)South Africa
D)Egypt
Answer: Hungary
- Q. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
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