More Questions on Geography
- Q. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an
A)3-year cycle
B)11-year cycle
C)25-year cycle
D)15-year cycle
Answer: 11-year cycle
- Q. Which of the following countries shares the longest border with India?
A)China
B)Bangladesh
C)Bhutan
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
A)Desert
B)Sea
C)Forest
D)None of these
Answer: Sea
- Q. India’s biggest super Thermal power station is located In:
A)Koradi near Nagpur
B)Narora
C)Cossipore (Kolkata)
D)Kalpakkam
Answer: E
- Q. “Mulching” is the term used for the process of
A)Transplanting of paddy seedlings
B)Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
C)Breaking down big pieces of soil into small ones
D)Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Answer: Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc.
- Q. Vernal equinox occurs on the
A)21st June
B)23rd September
C)21st March
D)22nd December
Answer: 21st March
- Q. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is
A)Karakoram
B)Zaskar
C)Kailash
D)Ladakh
Answer: Karakoram
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Port Blair is situated in ________
A)Middle Andaman
B)North Andaman
C)South Andaman
D)Little Andaman
Answer: South Andaman
- Q. Which of the following belts are associated with seismic activity? 1. Circum-Pacific Belt 2. Circum-Atlantic Belt 3. Mid-Continental Belt 4. Mid-Atlantic Belt
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?
A)Chambal
B)Yamuna
C)Son
D)Hugli
Answer: Hugli
- Q. In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:
A)Less than 40%
B)Less than 30%
C)Less than 50%
D)Less than 10%
Answer: Less than 30%
- Q. The Milky way extends through a distance ________
A)105 light years
B)1 light year
C)8 light years
D)1010 light years
Answer: 105 light years
- Q. Maoris are the inhabitants of ________
A)Brazil
B)Nigeria
C)Egypt
D)New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
- Q. Formation of a rift valley is due to ________
A)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
B)The formation of fold mountains
C)The forces of tension in the earth's crust
D)The over-deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. Which of the following is not a major rubber producing states?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Odisha
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to
A)Snowfall in Shimla
B)The difference in their altitudes
C)Their distance from sea
D)Pollution in Amritsar
Answer: The difference in their altitudes
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
A)Europe
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)North America
Answer: Asia
- Q. Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form
A)Yardangs
B)Chimneys
C)Mushrooms rocks
D)Demoiselles
Answer: Yardangs
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