More Questions on Geography
- Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
A)South-West Monsoon
B)Easterly depression
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Thunderstorm
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. There is rainfall more than 200 cm. In a sloppy mountainous tract of India. Which of the following crops can be farmed there?
A)Tobacco
B)Cotton
C)Jute
D)Tea
Answer: Tea
- Q. All example of a mineral occurring as layers in sedimentary rocks is
A)Lead
B)Lignite
C)Gold
D)Tin
Answer: Lignite
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. River Cauvery flows through the state of
A)Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
B)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
C)Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Q. Cotton in India grows best on:
A)Late-rite Soil
B)Black Soil
C)Red Soil
D)Sandy Soil
Answer: Black Soil
- Q. Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ?
A)Los Angeles-Automobiles
B)Chicago-Agricultural Implements
C)Kansas-Meat Packing
D)Dresden-Optical Apparatus
Answer: Los Angeles-Automobiles
- Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________
A)Western Norway
B)USA
C)Eastern Newfoundland
D)Northern Sweden
Answer: Eastern Newfoundland
- Q. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? I. Contour ploughing II. Terracing III. Shifting cultivation IV. Crop rotation
A)II and IV
B)I, II and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and III
Answer: I, II and IV
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly called as
A)Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
B)Salim AliBird Sanctuary
C)Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
D)Mayani Bird Sanctuary
Answer: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
- Q. Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
A)Bituminous
B)Peat
C)Lignite
D)Anthracite
Answer: Anthracite
- Q. The largest ocean is
A)Arctic Ocean
B)Atlantic Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Pacific Ocean
Answer: Pacific Ocean
- Q. Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be ________
A)New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver
B)New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
C)New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver
D)New Delhi - Paris - New York - Vancouver
Answer: New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver
- Q. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
A)8
B)3
C)4
D)5
Answer: 5
- Q. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
A)Iranian desert
B)Patagonian desert
C)Taklamakan desert
D)Turkmen desert
Answer: Patagonian desert
- Q. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
A)East coast, Andhra Pradesh
B)East coast, Tamil Nadu
C)East coast of Sri Lanka
D)West coast of Sri Lanka
Answer: East coast of Sri Lanka
- Q. Monpa, Daffla, Abor, Mishmi, Nishi and Nagas are the prominent tribal communities found in:
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Sikkim
C)Himanchal Pradesh
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is
A)Research and Development of agro product
B)Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
C)Research and Development of forest product
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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