More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
A)Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
B)Economy that solely depends upon animals
C)Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
D)Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
Answer: Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
- Q. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ________
A)Indian Ocean
B)Antarctic region
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Southern Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Antarctic region
- Q. The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is ________
A)Water vapour
B)Nitrogen
C)Argon
D)Oxygen
Answer: Argon
- Q. Which of the following is not an island?
A)Ireland
B)Cuba
C)Greenland
D)Sweden
Answer: Sweden
- Q. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
A)Peat
B)Anthracite
C)Lignite
D)Bituminous
Answer: Peat
- Q. Which among these is a metamorphic rock?
A)Basalt
B)Gneiss
C)Sandstone
D)Limestone
Answer: Gneiss
- Q. Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India?
A)Lakshadweep
B)Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
C)Rameshwaram
D)Great Nicobar Island
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
C)Mumbai and Pune
D)Guwahati and Shillong
Answer: Mumbai and Pune
- Q. In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
A)Barren Island
B)Car Nicobar Island
C)Nancowry lsland
D)Maya Bunder Island
Answer: Barren Island
- Q. Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
A)Mahi
B)Sabarmati
C)Godavari
D)Tapti
Answer: Tapti
- Q. The country which is commonly known as ‘The Land of Golden Fleece’ is ________
A)France
B)Australia
C)Britain
D)Japan
Answer: Australia
- Q. The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A)The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
B)The atmospheric effect of the Earth
C)The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
D)The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
- Q. Podzol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest.
A)Evergreen
B)Deciduous
C)Coniferous
D)Alpine
Answer: Coniferous
- Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The smallest country in South America is ________
A)Surinam
B)Uruguay
C)Guyana
D)Ecuador
Answer: Surinam
- Q. Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
A)It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
B)Of the heat of the summer
C)The rainfall is inadequate
D)Deciduous trees shed leaves
Answer: It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration
- Q. Saar is a famous field in:
A)USA
B)The Netherlands
C)Australia
D)Germany
Answer: Germany
- Q. Which of the following states is the “Sugar Bowl” of India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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