More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
    A)Silicon
    B)Oxygen
    C)Sulphur
    D)Carbon
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. Which of the following is an important Green house Gas?
    A)Carbon Monoxide
    B)Carbon Dioxide
    C)Chlorofluorocarbon
    D)Freon
    Answer: Carbon Dioxide
  • Q. Formation of a rift valley is due to ________
    A)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
    B)The formation of fold mountains
    C)The forces of tension in the earth's crust
    D)The over-deepening of a valley by ice action
    Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
  • Q. The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is
    A)Kolkata
    B)Visakhapatnam
    C)Chennai
    D)Paradeep
    Answer: Visakhapatnam
  • Q. Who founded the word “Geography”?
    A)Hicatus
    B)Ptolemy
    C)Eratosthenes
    D)Herodotus
    Answer: Eratosthenes
  • Q. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)Only 4
    D)3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
    A)Krishna, Nalgonda
    B)Godavari, West Godavari
    C)Mahanadi, Krishna
    D)Tungabhadra, East Godavari
    Answer: Krishna, Nalgonda
  • Q. The McMohan Line is a boundary between
    A)India and Bangladesh
    B)India and China
    C)India and Pakistan
    D)India and Nepal
    Answer: India and China
  • Q. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
    A)Mount Rinjani
    B)Mount Sinabung
    C)Mount Merapi
    D)Mount Agung
    Answer: Mount Sinabung
  • Q. Which of the following Indian state does not share International land border?
    A)Bihar
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
    A)26%
    B)20%
    C)23%
    D)28%
    Answer: 20%
  • Q. The clouds float in atmosphere because of
    A)Low Pressure
    B)Low Temperature
    C)Low Velocity
    D)Less Density
    Answer: Less Density
  • Q. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?
    A)North-West Europe
    B)East Asia
    C)South Asia
    D)North and South America
    Answer: East Asia
  • Q. The clouds extending from one side of horizon to other as 3 dark grey sheet having uniform base are called ________
    A)Cirrus clouds
    B)Stratus clouds
    C)Cumulus clouds
    D)Nimbus clouds
    Answer: Stratus clouds
  • Q. What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
    A)Winter Solstice
    B)Autumnal Equinox
    C)Astronomical Equinox
    D)Spring Equinox
    Answer: Autumnal Equinox
  • Q. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. “Tin Bigha” corridor connects
    A)Bangladesh and Pakistan
    B)India and Pakistan
    C)India and China
    D)Bangladesh and India
    Answer: Bangladesh and India
  • Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
    A)Saturn and Earth
    B)Earth and Jupiter
    C)Jupiter and Saturn
    D)Saturn and Neptune
    Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
  • Q. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation
    A)III and IV
    B)I and II
    C)II and IV
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: II and IV
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow

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