More Questions on Geography

  • Q. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________
    A)Remains constant with height
    B)Increases with height
    C)Decreases with height
    D)First increases and then decreases with height
    Answer: Decreases with height
  • Q. Which one of the following is not an African country?
    A)Mauritania
    B)Cameroon
    C)Gabon
    D)Yemen
    Answer: Yemen
  • Q. The Birth rate measures the birth during an year per
    A)10000 populace
    B)100 populace
    C)1000 populace
    D)100000 populace
    Answer: 1000 populace
  • Q. Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’ ?
    A)Mars
    B)Mercury
    C)Earth
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. Which of the following is an inland riverine port?
    A)Chennai
    B)Kolkata
    C)Mumbai
    D)Tuticorin
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Rice crop needs
    A)Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
    B)Low temperature and heavy rainfall
    C)High temperature and low rainfall
    D)Low temperature and low rainfall
    Answer: Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
  • Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
    A)Poles
    B)Equator
    C)Greenwhich Line
    D)Tropics
    Answer: Equator
  • Q. Which of the following river originates out of India?
    A)Ravi
    B)Brahmaputra
    C)Beas
    D)Jhelum
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
    A)Narmada
    B)Ganga
    C)Cauvery
    D)Godavari
    Answer: Godavari
  • Q. The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of
    A)Thailand
    B)Myanmar
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Laos
    Answer: Myanmar
  • Q. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?
    A)Bihar
    B)Kerala
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Bihar
  • 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. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
    A)Ghataprabha
    B)Tungabhadra
    C)Malaprabha
    D)Amravati
    Answer: Amravati
  • Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
    A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
    B)Black soil found in the Deccan
    C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
    D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
    Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
  • Q. The 90ยบ East Ridge lies in the ________ Ocean.
    A)Indian
    B)Pacific
    C)Atlantic
    D)Arctic
    Answer: Indian
  • Q. Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Maize 4. Mustard Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)1, 2 and 3
    D)1, 2, 3, and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
    A)Pygmy
    B)Bodo
    C)Maasai
    D)Eskimo
    Answer: Maasai
  • Q. The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________
    A)Low birth rates
    B)Increased death rate due to lack of amenities
    C)Lack of transport facilities
    D)Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
    Answer: Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
  • Q. In which of the state land with maximum area is unusable?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Gujarat
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. The absence of which among the following causes the temperature of the atmosphere to decrease with ascent along with decreasing density of air? I. Vegetation II. Water III. Carbon dioxide IV. Oxygen V. Nitrogen
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)II and V
    Answer: II and III

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