More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is not an island?
A)Ireland
B)Cuba
C)Greenland
D)Sweden
Answer: Sweden
- Q. In context of population, which of the following describes the correct meaning of “Sex-Ratio”
A)Number of female per 1000 populace
B)Number of males per 1000 females
C)Number of females per 1000 males
D)Number of female per 1000 sample of persons
Answer: Number of females per 1000 males
- Q. Which country is the largest oil producer in the world ________
A)Russia
B)Kuwait
C)U.S.A.
D)None of these
Answer: U.S.A.
- Q. Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)West Bengal
C)Assam
D)Karnataka
Answer: Assam
- Q. If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ?
A)NH 8, NH 3, NH 11
B)NH 2, NH 11, NH 12
C)NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
D)NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
Answer: NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
- Q. The Ganga plain widens from
A)North to south
B)South to north
C)West to east
D)East to west
Answer: West to east
- Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
A)Trebled
B)Stayed the same
C)Doubled
D)Multiplied ten times
Answer: Trebled
- Q. Which of the following rivers divides the ‘Deccan Tableland’ from Central Highland in northern India?
A)Godavari
B)Chambal
C)Krishna
D)Narmada
Answer: Narmada
- Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
A)Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
B)Nallamalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hilis - Anaimalai Hills
C)Anaimalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Nallamalai Hills
D)Anaimalai Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Javadi Hills - Nallamalai Hills
Answer: Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Ocean currents rotate
A)Clockwise in both the hemispheres
B)Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
C)Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
D)Anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
Answer: Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
- Q. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
A)Brahmaputra
B)Ganga
C)Indus
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Borobudur in Java is famous for
A)Its natural museum
B)Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
C)ABuddhist Temple
D)Fisheries Research Station
Answer: ABuddhist Temple
- Q. ________ canal lies on one of the world’s largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.
A)The Kiel
B)The Panama
C)The Suez
D)The Goth
Answer: The Suez
- Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
A)1965
B)1954
C)1964
D)1966
Answer: 1966
- Q. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
A)Linseed
B)coconut
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Groundnut
- Q. When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun’s rays at the north pole?
A)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
B)March 21
C)September 21
D)When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
- Q. The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in
A)Gulf of Kachchh
B)Sundarbans
C)Chilka Lake
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Chilka Lake
- Q. Which of the following is not a plant product?
A)Vanilla
B)Camphor
C)Aloe vera
D)All are plant products
Answer: All are plant products
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