More Questions on Geography
- Q. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
A)Superior
B)Baikal
C)Titicaca
D)Victoria
Answer: Superior
- Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Alaskan current is found in
A)North Pacific
B)Northern Atlantic
C)South Atlantic
D)Indian Ocean
Answer: North Pacific
- Q. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.
A)157km
B)137km
C)147km
D)167km
Answer: 137km
- Q. Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing
A)Copper
B)Zinc
C)Manganese
D)Salt
Answer: Copper
- Q. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- Q. The largest ocean is
A)Arctic Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is
A)static
B)increasing
C)decreasing
D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
Answer: decreasing
- Q. Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? 1. Brahamaputra 2. Sutlej 3. Indus 4. Bhagirathi
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
B)the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
C)the evaporation of moisture by heat
D)that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
- Q. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The Taiga belt lies between ________
A)Temperate grasslands and Tundra
B)Mediterranean climate and Tundra
C)Monsoon climate and Tundra
D)Tibet type climate and Tundra
Answer: Temperate grasslands and Tundra
- Q. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
A)Interior of the Earth
B)Mountains
C)Plateaus and Plains
D)Oceans and their depth
Answer: Interior of the Earth
- Q. Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
A)France, Italy and Ireland
B)Australia, Canada and Sweden
C)U.K., Sweden and Germany
D)Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
Answer: Australia, Canada and Sweden
- Q. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?
A)Itanagar
B)Kohima
C)Jorhat
D)Dibrugarh
Answer: Dibrugarh
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- 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. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
A)1 and 3
B)1and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 4, 3
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
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