More Questions on Geography
- Q. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
A)It is heated by the Earth's surface
B)It is closest to the Sun
C)There are charged particles in it
D)Heat is generated in it
Answer: It is heated by the Earth's surface
- Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A)El Nino and southern oscillations
B)La Nina
C)Movement of jet streams
D)Green-house effect on global level
Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
- Q. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
A)Fine and settled weather
B)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
C)Advent of a cyclone
D)Fine and unsettled weather
Answer: Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
- Q. Which of the following is the leading producer of rice?
A)China
B)Australia
C)Argentina
D)Cuba
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India? I. Higher per acre field of sugarcane II. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane III. Lower labour cost IV. Longer crushing period
A)I, III and IV
B)I and II
C)I, II and III
D)I, II and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
A)Cause fall in temperature
B)Make the plant strong
C)Protect the crops from frost
D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
Answer: Protect the crops from frost
- Q. ________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
A)Parent rock
B)Flora & Fauna
C)Time
D)Climate
Answer: Climate
- Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
A)Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
B)There is a thick undergrowth of bushes
C)They do not shed their leaves.
D)While plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
Answer: Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
- Q. Select the following correct statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It enjoys equatorial climate 2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located 3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 only
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America’ but politically a part of Europe?
A)Green Land
B)Iceland
C)Canary Islands
D)Cuba
Answer: Green Land
- Q. The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
A)Nigeria
B)Australia
C)Mexico
D)Norway
Answer: Norway
- Q. Moraine is
A)A salt water lake in Arabia
B)A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region
C)The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
D)A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests
Answer: The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
- Q. The largest producer of coffee in the world is
A)India
B)Ivory coast
C)Brazil
D)Mexico
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following two states are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
A)Bihar and Assam
B)Kamataka and Kerala
C)Punjab and Haryana
D)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
- Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1, 3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
- Q. Dharan, Abquiq , Quatif, Ain Dar, Ghawar and Safanija are the chief oil fields (petroleum regions) located in:
A)Iraq
B)Egypt
C)Iran
D)Saudi Arabia
Answer: Saudi Arabia
- Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
A)8
B)3
C)4
D)5
Answer: 5
- Q. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
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