More Questions on Geography
- Q. Among foodgrains, international trade of rice is quite small because ________
A)Rice gets spoilt during storage and transport
B)It is not the main food grain of human consumption
C)Its transport cost is high
D)Major producer regions are major consumers also
Answer: Major producer regions are major consumers also
- Q. Which of the following is not commercial source of energy?
A)Natural Gas
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Firewood
Answer: Firewood
- Q. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
A)Sikkim
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
A)Severe heat energy from the sun
B)Increase in the humidity of air
C)Fall in the atmospheric pressure
D)Rise in the atmospheric pressure
Answer: Fall in the atmospheric pressure
- Q. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
A)Mumbai
B)Guwahati
C)Jamnagar
D)Chennai
Answer: Jamnagar
- Q. Where are the Balearic Islands located?
A)Baltic Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea
C)Black Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
- Q. Which of the following is a hardwood tree?
A)Spruce
B)Shisham
C)Pine
D)Deodar
Answer: Shisham
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on ________
A)Rice
B)Tea
C)Coffee
D)Maize
Answer: Coffee
- Q. The series of line which connects the places of similar shocks at the same time is called
A)Homoseismal Line
B)Coseismal Lines
C)Isoseismal Line
D)Seismo Lines
Answer: Homoseismal Line
- Q. The surface temperature of the Sun is measured
A)18000°C
B)6000°C
C)12000°C
D)24000°C
Answer: 6000°C
- Q. Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are
A)Drift plains
B)Lacustrine plains
C)Flood plains
D)Coastal plains
Answer: Drift plains
- Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Bhutan
D)Afghanistan
Answer: China
- Q. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following items and leading producer is not correctly matched?
A)Ginger - Sikkim
B)Red chillies - Andhra Pradesh
C)Saffron - Jammu & Kashmir
D)Natural rubber- Kerala
Answer: Ginger - Sikkim
- Q. The ideal conditions for coral growth are: I. water temperature around 20°C II. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S) III. highly saline water IV. adequate oxygen
A)I, II and III
B)I, II and IV
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?
A)Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
B)Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
C)Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
D)Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
Answer: Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
- Q. Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?
A)Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
B)Thundering noise
C)Squally winds and rainfall
D)Rapid landward movement of water
Answer: Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
- Q. The First port developed after independence was
A)Nhava Sheva
B)New Mangalore
C)Mumbai
D)Kandla
Answer: Kandla
- Q. By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?
A)Developing countries
B)Least developed countries
C)Underdeveloped countries
D)Underdeveloped countries
Answer: Developing countries
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