More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following physiographic features of India is ‘geologically the oldest’?
    A)The Peninsular Plateau
    B)Himalayan Mountain Chain
    C)Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
    D)The Coastal Plains
    Answer: The Peninsular Plateau
  • Q. Which of the following is the major rubber producing state in India?
    A)West Bengal
    B)Punjab
    C)Odisha
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:
    A)Deper
    B)Texel
    C)Merino
    D)Dorset
    Answer: Merino
  • Q. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
    A)Little Andaman
    B)Great Nicobar
    C)Middle Andaman
    D)Northern Andaman
    Answer: Northern Andaman
  • Q. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Lesser Himalayas
    C)Shivaliks
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)China
    C)Bhutan
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: China
  • Q. “Mumbai High” is related to
    A)Tomb
    B)Iron
    C)Petroleum
    D)Jute
    Answer: Petroleum
  • Q. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________
    A)Perth, Aden, Paris, London
    B)Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London
    C)Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
    D)Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
    Answer: Perth, Aden, Paris, London
  • Q. Which of the following city is the centre for manufacturing of Penicillin?
    A)Pimpari
    B)Sindri
    C)Delhi
    D)Alwaye
    Answer: Pimpari
  • Q. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
    A)Strait of Florida
    B)Malacca Strait
    C)Bering Strait
    D)Strait of Gibraltar
    Answer: Bering Strait
  • Q. Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
    A)Delhi, Puducherry
    B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi
    C)Chandigarh, Lakshadweep
    D)Delhi, Chandigarh
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi
  • Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because
    A)Kandla port exports salt
    B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
    C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
    D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
    Answer: Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
  • Q. In which of the following products has Bangladesh emerged as the main competitor of India in the world market?
    A)Jute
    B)Cement
    C)Cotton garments
    D)Pharmaceuticals
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Which of the following is not an international airport?
    A)Meenambakkam
    B)Palam
    C)Dum Dum
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: E
  • Q. Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant?
    A)Silchar
    B)Narora
    C)Rawatbhata
    D)Tarapore
    Answer: Silchar
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
    A)II and V
    B)I and II
    C)I, III and IV
    D)II, III and V
    Answer: II and V
  • Q. Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada and Tapti rivers form:
    A)Estuaries
    B)Delta
    C)Potholes
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Potholes
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
    A)Ria
    B)Fjord
    C)Dalmatian
    D)Haff
    Answer: Ria

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