More Questions on Geography
- Q. Grasslands which not support any trees are called ________
A)Savanna
B)Lanos
C)Campos
D)Steppes
Answer: Steppes
- Q. Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________
A)They are not perennial
B)Of the high gradient
C)They are too slow
D)There is no vegetation
Answer: Of the high gradient
- Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
B)It determines the Indian standard time
C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
- Q. Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are
A)Drift plains
B)Lacustrine plains
C)Flood plains
D)Coastal plains
Answer: Drift plains
- Q. The National Highway-1D connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ________ pass.
A)Nathula
B)Khyber
C)Zoji la
D)Karakoram
Answer: Zoji la
- Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
A)Mediterranean Sea
B)Caspian Sea
C)South China Sea
D)North Sea
Answer: South China Sea
- Q. The sun is never overhead at any time in : I. North Temperate Zone II. South Temperate Zone III. North Frigid Zone IV. Torrid Zone
A)II and III
B)III only
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The country with the highest density of population in Europe is ________
A)Belgium
B)France
C)Italy
D)Netherlands
Answer: Netherlands
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. 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: 1 only
- Q. The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved
A)Eastward
B)Northward
C)Southward
D)Westward
Answer: Northward
- Q. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?
A)The Sun contains 75% of the mass of the solar system
B)The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
C)The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
D)The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
Answer: The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
- Q. In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:
A)Less than 40%
B)Less than 30%
C)Less than 50%
D)Less than 10%
Answer: Less than 30%
- Q. The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:
A)Deper
B)Texel
C)Merino
D)Dorset
Answer: Merino
- Q. Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cool temperate type of climate?
A)Lebanon
B)Chile
C)Israel
D)None of these
Answer: Chile
- Q. What does acid rain contain which destroys plants?
A)Carbon Monoxide
B)Nitrate
C)Ozone
D)Sulphuric Acid
Answer: Sulphuric Acid
- Q. Which of the following is an important port of Eastern coast of India?
A)Karaikal
B)Kandla
C)Visakhapatnam
D)Puducherry
Answer: Visakhapatnam
- 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 one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?
A)Colombo
B)Singapore
C)Lagos
D)Jakarta
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to ________
A)Supply drinking water to Kolkata
B)Save Kolkata port
C)Link North and South Bengal
D)Divert water to Bangladesh
Answer: Save Kolkata port
- Q. The leading producer of wind-power in the world is:
A)Brazil
B)China
C)Germany
D)USA
Answer: China
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