More Questions on Geography
- Q. The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________.
A)Dehradun
B)Kali
C)Shiwaliks
D)Kumaon
Answer: Shiwaliks
- Q. ________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
A)Aravalli
B)Ladakh
C)Satpura
D)Vindhya
Answer: Ladakh
- Q. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
A)Linseed
B)coconut
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Groundnut
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
A)North America – Africa – Europe – South America
B)North America – Africa – South America – Europe
C)Africa – North America – South America – Europe
D)Africa – North America – Europe – South America
Answer: Africa – North America – South America – Europe
- Q. The crude Birth Rate is defined as:
A)No. of births per 50 thousand populations
B)No. of births per 10 thousand populations
C)No. of births per 20 thousand populations
D)No. of births per thousand populations
Answer: No. of births per thousand populations
- Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
A)Doha
B)Sydeny
C)London
D)Baghdad
Answer: Baghdad
- Q. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project?
A)Nagarjunasagar
B)Bhakra Nangal
C)Damodar Valley
D)Thungabhadra
Answer: Bhakra Nangal
- Q. Palghat joins which of the following states?
A)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B)Sikkim and West Bengal
C)Maharashtra and Gujarat
D)Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
A)They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
B)They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
C)They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
D)They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
Answer: They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
- Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
A)Winds change their directions
B)It causes days and nights
C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
- Q. According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of
A)Kraunchidweepa
B)Pushkharadweepa
C)Jambudweep
D)Kushadweepa
Answer: Jambudweep
- Q. The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states
A)Maharashtra and Karnataka
B)Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
C)West Bengal and Jharkhand
D)Haryana and Punjab
Answer: West Bengal and Jharkhand
- Q. The earth rotates around its axis from ________
A)South to north
B)North to south
C)East to west
D)West to east
Answer: West to east
- Q. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
A)Infertile land
B)Lack of minerals
C)Unsuitable climatic conditions
D)Mountainous topography
Answer: Unsuitable climatic conditions
- Q. The term ‘transhumance’ means
A)Moving over to another neighbouring country
B)The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
C)The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
D)Moving from place to place in search of work
Answer: The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
- Q. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of
A)Per hectare agricultural output
B)Grasslands
C)Tree plantation
D)Gardening in urban centres
Answer: Per hectare agricultural output
- Q. The distance between Earth and Sun is maximum on?
A)22 December
B)21 June
C)3 January
D)4 July
Answer: 4 July
- Q. Which of the following Planets is the brightest?
A)Jupiter
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Panama Canal has locks alone its path in order to
A)Control the level of water
B)Regulate traffic
C)Permit check by customs staff
D)Collect canal dues
Answer: Control the level of water
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