More Questions on Geography
- Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
A)Wind speed
B)Earthquake intensity
C)Noise level
D)Radioactive intensity
Answer: Wind speed
- Q. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
A)Rice
B)Tea
C)Wheat
D)Peanut
Answer: Rice
- Q. In which of the state land with maximum area is unusable?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Gujarat
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?
A)5.5 hours fast
B)5.5 hours slow
C)11 hours fast
D)11 hours slow
Answer: 5.5 hours fast
- Q. Indian desert is known as
A)Thar
B)Gobi
C)Sahara
D)Atacama
Answer: Thar
- Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
- Q. Heavy water plants are generally located near
A)Fertilizer plants
B)Major irrigation projects
C)Hydroelectric projects
D)Nuclear power plants
Answer: Fertilizer plants
- Q. 1° of latitude is equal to
A)111 Km
B)11 Km
C)211 Km
D)311 Km
Answer: 111 Km
- Q. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?
A)Sugarcane
B)Potato
C)Rice
D)Wheat
Answer: Rice
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon ________
A)Its speed at which it flows
B)Its depth
C)Its length
D)Its width
Answer: Its speed at which it flows
- Q. The soil found in the Eastern and Western coasts of India is ________.
A)Black Cotton
B)Red Rocky
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Humidity in the air is measured in a
A)Hygrometer
B)Barometer
C)Electrometer
D)Hydrometer
Answer: Hygrometer
- Q. Which of the following natural regions is not found in the Torrid Zone?
A)Temperate deserts
B)Equatorial forests
C)Monsoon regions
D)Tropical grasslands
Answer: Temperate deserts
- Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
A)Survey of India
B)Geological Survey of India
C)Archaeological Survey of India
D)Geographical Survey of India
Answer: Survey of India
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
- Q. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates II. Plankton – the chief fish feed – thrives in these regions III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated IV. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
A)I, II and III
B)I and III
C)II and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. ________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
A)Aravalli
B)Ladakh
C)Satpura
D)Vindhya
Answer: Ladakh
- Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
A)Gujarat and Maharashtra
B)West Bengal and Assam
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: Kerala and Karnataka
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