More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following countries shares the longest border with India?
A)China
B)Bangladesh
C)Bhutan
D)Pakistan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Mahe and Yanam are the parts of the Union Territory of:
A)Daman and Diu
B)Dadar Nagar Haveli
C)Chandigarh
D)Puducherry
Answer: Puducherry
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
B)Shale-possesses laminations
C)Quartzite-soft rock
D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
Answer: Shale-possesses laminations
- Q. Which planet is called Evening Star?
A)Venus
B)Mars
C)Mercury
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
A)Grazing and fishing
B)Farming and grazing
C)Farming and fishing
D)Fishing and mining
Answer: Farming and grazing
- Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
A)Wind
B)Rivers
C)Land
D)Ash from volcanoes
Answer: Rivers
- Q. Sal’ is a very important tree of ________
A)Thorn forest
B)Tropical dry deciduous forest
C)Tropical rain forest
D)Alpine forest
Answer: Tropical dry deciduous forest
- Q. India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard?
A)Africa
B)France
C)China
D)Iran
Answer: Africa
- 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. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Cyclone is a low pressure system. 2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below ________
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
A)USA
B)India
C)Japan
D)France
Answer: Japan
- Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
B)It gets hidden behind Venus
C)It goes too far away from the Earth
D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
- Q. The headland in sea is called
A)Isthmus
B)Strait
C)Peninsula
D)Island
Answer: Peninsula
- Q. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
A)Gomati
B)Indrawati
C)Son
D)Yamuna
Answer: Indrawati
- Q. In India,the state with highest density of population is
A)West Bengal
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Haryana
Answer: Bihar
- Q. The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is
A)Adam's Bridge
B)Palk Isthmus
C)Sri Lanka Bridge
D)Pamban Bridge
Answer: Adam's Bridge
- Q. Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is ________
A)Rich in minerals and power fuels
B)Near to major iron and steel centres
C)A big link of roads and railways
D)Very fertile for industrial crops
Answer: Rich in minerals and power fuels
- Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
B)Hot and dry weather
C)Very low velocity winds
D)High temperature associated with high humidity
Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
- Q. In India the yield per hectare is very low in
A)Commercial cultivation
B)Intensive farming
C)Extensive farming
D)Plantation agriculture
Answer: Extensive farming
- Q. The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river
A)Periyar
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Periyar
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