More Questions on Geography
- Q. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in rice cultivation?
A)It helps in early harvesting
B)This method ensures maximum utilization of land
C)It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
D)The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made easy
Answer: It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
- Q. What is the most important edible crop of Australia?
A)Wheat
B)Maize
C)Barley
D)Rice
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
A)Aleutian Trench - New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench
B)Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Hebrides Trench
C)New Hebrides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
D)New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
Answer: New Hebrides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
- Q. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
A)Jharkand
B)Assam
C)Tripura
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Jharkand
- Q. Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as
A)Ryckay Eezik
B)Kolkhoz
C)Dom
D)Sovkhoz
Answer: Kolkhoz
- Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
A)Hicatus
B)Ptolemy
C)Eratosthenes
D)Herodotus
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of ________
A)Iron ore
B)Bauxite
C)Coal
D)Petroleum
Answer: Petroleum
- Q. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is ________
A)Laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
B)Alluvial soils are easy to plough
C)Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
D)Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
Answer: Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
- Q. Corsica Island is related to
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Mussolini
C)Hitler
D)Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?
A)Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
B)Cochin, Goa, Mumbai
C)Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
D)Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
Answer: Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
- Q. Pulsar are
A)Rapidly rotating stars
B)Stars moving towards Earth
C)Stars moving away from Earth
D)Stars with high temperature
Answer: Rapidly rotating stars
- Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
A)30° East and 75° West
B)75° West and 30° East
C)70° East and 35° West
D)35° West and 70° East
Answer: 30° East and 75° West
- Q. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
A)Strait of Dover
B)Davis Strait
C)Denmark Strait
D)Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: Strait of Dover
- Q. Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?
A)Raipur
B)Bhopal
C)Kolkata
D)Udaipur
Answer: Raipur
- Q. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
A)White Revolution
B)Green Revolution
C)Blue Revolution
D)Orange Revolution
Answer: Orange Revolution
- Q. The narrow meandering bands of swift winds which blow in the mid latitudes near the tropopause and encircle the globe are known as:
A)Narrow wind band
B)Jet Stream
C)Meander
D)None of these
Answer: Jet Stream
- 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. On the Equator the day and night are equal
A)On winter solstice
B)On equinoxes
C)On summer solstice
D)Throughout the year
Answer: Throughout the year
- Q. Precipitation takes place when ________
A)Temperature of moisture in air sharply decreases
B)The sky is overcast with clouds
C)Temperature of moisture in air suddenly increases
D)Winds begin to blow in a circular motion
Answer: The sky is overcast with clouds
- Q. Cyclones are called as hurricanes in
A)Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
B)Bangladesh
C)China
D)Japan
Answer: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
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