More Questions on Geography
- 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 role of spines in the desert plants is ________
A)To save the moisture from evaporation.
B)To protect themselves from the herbivores.
C)To provide more surface for photosynthesis
D)None of the above
Answer: To save the moisture from evaporation.
- Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
A)Ecology
B)Pedology
C)Pedagogy
D)Pomology
Answer: Pedology
- Q. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
A)Lagoon
B)Bay
C)Isthmus
D)Strait
Answer: Lagoon
- Q. The type of rain in humid equatorial climate is
A)Convectional
B)Cyclonic
C)Mountaineous
D)Fluctuating and Cyclonic
Answer: Convectional
- Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
A)Equinox
B)Zenith
C)Solstice
D)Noontime
Answer: Solstice
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India? 1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Arunachal Pradesh
A)1, 2, 4, 3
B)3, 1, 2, 4
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 2, 3
Answer: 1, 2, 4, 3
- Q. Days and nights are similar here
A)Antarctica
B)Poles
C)Main time zone
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. Strait of Malacca separates ________
A)Sumatra and Java
B)Sumatra and Malaysia
C)Java and Brunei
D)Malaysia and Brunei
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
- Q. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
A)22
B)4
C)10
D)45
Answer: 4
- Q. Khasi and Garo tribes mainly live in
A)Meghalaya
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Mizoram
Answer: Meghalaya
- Q. Littoral forests occur
A)Where the rainfall is heavy
B)On hills
C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
D)At elevated places
Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
- Q. The land mass of lndia has an area of ________ million square km.
A)3.28
B)1.28
C)2.28
D)4.28
Answer: 3.28
- Q. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
A)Lucknow
B)Hyderabad
C)Bhopal
D)Benguluru (Bangalore)
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
A)Cuttack
B)Surat
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
D)Open cast mines
Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
- Q. Nandadevi peak is located in ________ State
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Uttarakhand
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
- Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
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