More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
    A)Vegetable compost
    B)Gypsum
    C)Lime
    D)Calcium superphosphate
    Answer: Lime
  • Q. The velocity of wind is related to
    A)Temperature
    B)Revolution of the Earth
    C)Rotation of the Earth
    D)Pressure gradient
    Answer: Pressure gradient
  • Q. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________
    A)June
    B)January
    C)March
    D)September
    Answer: January
  • Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for India’s failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades? I. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies II. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers III. Lack of marketing facilities
    A)I and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
    A)4.3 minutes
    B)43 minutes
    C)4.3 seconds
    D)4.3 years
    Answer: 4.3 years
  • Q. Earthquakes occur frequently in ________
    A)Western coast of America
    B)Eastern coast of Asia
    C)Islands of South East Pacific Ocean
    D)All of the above areas
    Answer: All of the above areas
  • 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. One-tenth of the total salt produced in India comes from
    A)Chilka Lake
    B)Tamil Nadu Coast
    C)Sambhar Lake
    D)Wular Lake
    Answer: Sambhar Lake
  • Q. Lava solidifies to form ________.
    A)Marble
    B)Pumice
    C)Basalt
    D)Sandstone
    Answer: Basalt
  • Q. Which of the following sources has the largest share in power generation in India?
    A)Hydro power
    B)Atomic power
    C)Thermal power
    D)Wind power
    Answer: Thermal power
  • Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    A)Khasi - Mizoram
    B)Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar
    C)Minicoy - Lakshadweep
    D)Garo - Chhatisgarh
    Answer: Garo - Chhatisgarh
  • Q. Nathu La a place where India China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the India border in
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Sikkim
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Sikkim
  • Q. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
    A)Electric goods
    B)Leather goods
    C)Soaps
    D)Penicillin
    Answer: Penicillin
  • Q. Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab?
    A)Beas
    B)Sutlej
    C)Ravi
    D)Tapti
    Answer: Tapti
  • Q. Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because _________
    A)Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
    B)The region is mountainous
    C)Population density is low
    D)Air transport is cheaper
    Answer: Surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
  • Q. In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?
    A)Visakhapatnam
    B)Bengaluru
    C)Mumbai
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. Silk textiles are mainly produced in ________
    A)China and India
    B)Japan and U.S.A.
    C)Japan and China
    D)U.S.A. and U.K.
    Answer: China and India
  • Q. Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 3
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following is not a product of the ‘Monsoon Forests’?
    A)Olive
    B)Teak
    C)Sal
    D)Bamboo
    Answer: Olive
  • Q. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
    A)Chambal
    B)Tapti
    C)Mahi
    D)Narmada
    Answer: Narmada

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