More Questions on Geography
- Q. The oldest oil-field in India is in
A)Neyveli
B)Haldia
C)Bombay High
D)Digboi
Answer: Digboi
- Q. The countries which are called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of Asia are
A)India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
B)China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
C)Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
D)Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
Answer: Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
- Q. Which of the following is not commercial source of energy?
A)Natural Gas
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Firewood
Answer: Firewood
- Q. Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
A)The Andes
B)The Himalayas
C)The Rockies
D)The Caucasus
Answer: The Andes
- Q. The longest river of Europe is
A)Danube
B)Rhine
C)Rhone
D)Volga
Answer: Volga
- Q. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?
A)1941-51
B)1921-31
C)1911-21
D)1931-41
Answer: 1911-21
- Q. The Satpura Thermal Power Station is in
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Jammu and Kashmir
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. River Godavari flows through ________
A)Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
D)Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The Mediterranean type of climate is found in mid-latitudes on the
A)Eastern side of the continents
B)Western side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the eastern side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
C)Eastern side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the western side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
D)Western side of the continents
Answer: Western side of the continents
- Q. Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is: 1. Atlantic 2. Arctic 3. Indian 4. Pacific
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)1, 2, 3, 4
C)4, 1, 3, 2
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4
- Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. In ________ forest, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
A)Deciduous
B)Evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Thorny
Answer: Deciduous
- Q. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
A)USA
B)Britain
C)Germany
D)Indonesia
Answer: Germany
- Q. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of
A)Mongoloid
B)Australoid
C)Negroid
D)Cancosoid
Answer: Mongoloid
- Q. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
A)Ozone
B)Dust
C)Water vapour
D)Nitrogen
Answer: Water vapour
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
A)I and II
B)I, II and III
C)II and III
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and III
- 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 calendar is being universally followed?
A)Gregorian Calendar
B)Christian Era
C)Julian Calendar
D)Saka Era
Answer: Gregorian Calendar
- Q. Which of the following pairs of countries are the leading manufacturers of cement in the world?
A)China and India
B)U.S.A. and Russia
C)Japan and Russia
D)U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer: China and India
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