More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria are famous for ________
    A)Chemical industry
    B)Pottery
    C)Glass industry
    D)Textile industry
    Answer: Glass industry
  • Q. Critical criteria for the location of an aluminium plant in India are the availability of bauxite and ________
    A)Labour
    B)Coal
    C)Electricity
    D)Ready market
    Answer: Electricity
  • Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
    A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
    B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
    C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
    D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
    Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
  • Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
    A)Between 15% and 2%
    B)Less than 1
    C)Between 1% and 15%
    D)More than 2%
    Answer: More than 2%
  • Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
    A)Carbon
    B)Silicon
    C)Oxygen
    D)Calcium
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
    A)The east coast is broader than the west coast
    B)Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
    C)The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
    D)The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
    Answer: The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
  • 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
  • Q. The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as
    A)Kumaon Himalayas
    B)Punjab Himalaya
    C)Nepal Himalayas
    D)Assam Himalayas
    Answer: Kumaon Himalayas
  • Q. Doldrum is an area of ________.
    A)Low pressure
    B)Low rainfall
    C)Low temperature
    D)High winds
    Answer: Low pressure
  • Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
    A)Reserved for local use
    B)Reserved for hunting
    C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
    D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
    Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
  • Q. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
    A)0630 hours
    B)midnight, GMT
    C)1730 hours
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 0630 hours
  • Q. The Integral coach factory is in
    A)Varanasi
    B)Perambur (Chennai)
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Howrah (Kolkata)
    Answer: Perambur (Chennai)
  • Q. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in ________
    A)Switzerland
    B)Siberia
    C)Argentina
    D)California
    Answer: California
  • Q. The Mediterranean lands are’ often called the World’s ________
    A)Orchard lands
    B)Grazing lands
    C)Forest lands
    D)Paddy lands
    Answer: Orchard lands
  • Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
    A)Oxygen in fixed form
    B)Free oxygen
    C)No oxygen
    D)Oxygen bound to carbon
    Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
  • Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
    A)III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: II and IV
  • Q. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
    A)Pulses
    B)Cotton
    C)Oil seeds
    D)Maize
    Answer: Pulses
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
    A)1, 3, 4, 2
    B)1, 4, 3, 2
    C)2, 4, 3, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
  • Q. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
    A)North facing
    B)East facing
    C)South facing
    D)West facing
    Answer: South facing

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