More Questions on Geography

  • Q. What is the best source of pure cellulose?
    A)Jute fibre
    B)Coir
    C)Cotton fibre
    D)Hemp
    Answer: Cotton fibre
  • Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
    A)South-West Monsoon
    B)Easterly depression
    C)Orographic rainfall
    D)Thunderstorm
    Answer: Orographic rainfall
  • Q. Siwaliks are ________
    A)In Meghalaya
    B)To the north of Himadri
    C)Foothills of Himalayan ranges
    D)The plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
    Answer: Foothills of Himalayan ranges
  • Q. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ________ in Italy.
    A)Turin
    B)Rome
    C)Venice
    D)Genoa
    Answer: Venice
  • Q. “Jhoom” is
    A)A Tribe of North-East India
    B)A Folk Dance
    C)A River
    D)A type of Cultivation
    Answer: A type of Cultivation
  • Q. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of ________
    A)Manipur
    B)Arunachal Pradesh
    C)Assam
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Q. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
    A)North-westerly direction
    B)Northly direction
    C)North-easterly direction
    D)South-westerly direction
    Answer: South-westerly direction
  • Q. Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Kerala
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
    A)Rice
    B)Wheat
    C)Millets
    D)Rubber
    Answer: Rubber
  • Q. Bauxite is the ore of
    A)Zinc
    B)Aluminium
    C)Copper
    D)Mica
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?
    A)32
    B)22
    C)36
    D)35
    Answer: 36
  • Q. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
    A)Permeable and non- permeable
    B)Permeable, non-permeable and permeable
    C)Non-permeable and permeable
    D)Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
    Answer: Non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  • Q. Latex is a name for
    A)Crude rubber
    B)A milk product
    C)Latent heat
    D)Refined honey
    Answer: Crude rubber
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
    A)3, 4, 1, 2
    B)4, 3, 1, 2
    C)3, 4, 2, 1
    D)4, 3, 2, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Arrange the following soil particle by size in the descending order: I. Gravel II. Clay III. Silt IV. Sand
    A)I, IV, III, II
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)IV, II, III, I
    D)III, IV, I, II
    Answer: I, IV, III, II
  • Q. Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of
    A)Great rivers
    B)Lakes
    C)Steep slopes
    D)Waterfalls
    Answer: Lakes
  • Q. Teak and Sal are the principal trees in the forests known as ________
    A)Tropical moist deciduous
    B)Dry deciduous
    C)Dry evergreen
    D)Tropical moist evergreen
    Answer: Tropical moist deciduous
  • Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
    A)Acidic
    B)Alkaline
    C)Saline
    D)Balanced
    Answer: Acidic
  • Q. What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
    A)To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
    B)Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
    C)To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
    D)To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
    Answer: Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
  • Q. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is
    A)Mississippi
    B)Rio-Grande
    C)Gila
    D)Colorado
    Answer: Rio-Grande

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