More Questions on Geography
- Q. Temperate grasslands of Eurasia are called:
A)Steppe
B)Grasswood
C)Getepp
D)Greenwood
Answer: Steppe
- Q. Which of the following gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups? 1. Maharashtra- Zaroastrians 2. Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh – Buddhists 3. Rajasthan and Gujarat – Jains 4. Sikkim – Christians
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Irrigation Project : State 1 Damanganga : Gujarat 2 Girna : Maharashtra 3 Pamba : Kerala
A)1 and 3 only
B)1 and 2 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
A)Vatican
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Cuba
D)Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
- Q. Which type of soil retains maximum water?
A)Loamy soil
B)Sandy soil
C)Clayey soil
D)Rocky soil
Answer: Clayey soil
- Q. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ________.
A)Plateaus
B)Moraines
C)Deltas
D)Grooves
Answer: Moraines
- Q. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is
A)Alakananda
B)Haridwar
C)Namchobarva
D)Ambala
Answer: Ambala
- Q. ________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
A)Mangalore
B)Cochin
C)Mumbai
D)Surat
Answer: Cochin
- Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A)12
B)15
C)22
D)9
Answer: 22
- Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
A)F. Hoyle
B)James Jeans
C)H. Alfven
D)O. Schmidt
Answer: O. Schmidt
- Q. The National Highway-1D connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ________ pass.
A)Nathula
B)Khyber
C)Zoji la
D)Karakoram
Answer: Zoji la
- Q. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in ________
A)Baluchistan
B)Kashmir
C)Nepal
D)Myanmar
Answer: Myanmar
- Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 4, 3
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15° and 30° north and south latitudes
B)Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
C)Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones
D)Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year
Answer: Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
- Q. Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in
A)Top soils
B)Tropical rain forests
C)Freshwater wetlands
D)Oceans
Answer: Tropical rain forests
- Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
A)Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
B)Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
C)National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
D)Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Answer: Survey of India (S.O.I.)
- Q. What is the meaning of “Midnight Sun”?
A)Very bright Moon
B)Evening light
C)Rising Sun
D)Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
Answer: Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. Madumalai Sanctuary is located in:
A)Kerala
B)Karnataka
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Kuki is related to which state
A)Manipur
B)Nagaland
C)Meghalaya
D)Tripura
Answer: Manipur
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