More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The metallic minerals are
    A)Coal, oil, natural gas
    B)Asbestos, mica, graphite
    C)Iron ore, copper, lead
    D)Salt, potash, sulphur
    Answer: Iron ore, copper, lead
  • Q. On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world’s largest hydel power systems located?
    A)The Congo
    B)The Nile
    C)The Niger
    D)The Zambezi
    Answer: The Zambezi
  • Q. Find the odd
    A)Black Sea
    B)Dead Sea
    C)Red Sea
    D)Caspian Sea
    Answer: Dead Sea
  • Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
    A)Periyar
    B)Gandhi Sagar
    C)Hirakud
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Gandhi Sagar
  • Q. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
    A)26%
    B)20%
    C)23%
    D)28%
    Answer: 20%
  • Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
    A)Earth's Crust
    B)Plant and Insect
    C)Earth's Interior
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth's Crust
  • Q. A country lying within the Arctic Circle having geysers is
    A)Norway
    B)Greenland
    C)Iceland
    D)Denmark
    Answer: Iceland
  • Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
    A)Barysphere
    B)Lithosphere
    C)Mesosphere
    D)Centrosphere
    Answer: Barysphere
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. 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: 2 only
  • Q. Consider the following statements about rocks: 1. Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis. 2. Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature. 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: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which of the following are formed due to collision of continental plates? 1. The Alps 2. The Himalayas 3. The Rockies 4. The Caucases mountains
    A)1, 2 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called ________
    A)Barkhans
    B)Cirque
    C)Bajada
    D)Mesa
    Answer: Barkhans
  • Q. Cooperative farming is well-developed in: I. Denmark II. Belgium III. Russia IV. Sweden
    A)II, III and IV
    B)I and IV
    C)I, III and IV
    D)I, II and IV
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of
    A)Six to seven
    B)Three
    C)Four
    D)Nine to ten
    Answer: Nine to ten
  • Q. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?
    A)Rockdam
    B)Mulching
    C)Intercropping
    D)Terrace farming
    Answer: Intercropping
  • Q. The first coal mine in India
    A)Raniganj
    B)Dhanbad
    C)Jharia
    D)Asansol
    Answer: Raniganj
  • Q. Which is the proper order of seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
    A)P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
    B)L-wave, P-wave, S-wave
    C)P-wave, L-wave, S-wave
    D)S-wave, P-wave, L-wave
    Answer: P-wave, S-wave, L-wave
  • Q. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?
    A)Rice and Millets
    B)Arhar and Gram
    C)Moong and Urad
    D)Maize and Groundnut
    Answer: Moong and Urad
  • Q. People living in Sweden generally belong to
    A)Nordic
    B)Mediterranean
    C)Alpine
    D)Mongoloid
    Answer: Nordic
  • Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
    A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
    B)The amount of moisture they carry
    C)The nearness to the sea
    D)The direction in which they blow
    Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow

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