More Questions on Geography
- Q. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body ________
A)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air
B)After it enters the atmosphere of the earth
C)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
D)Before it enters the earth's atmosphere
Answer: After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
- Q. Coniferous forests are in the region of ________
A)Low mean annual temperature throughout the year and very cold winter
B)High humidity and high temperature
C)Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
D)Heavy rainfall and high temperature during summer
Answer: Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
- Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in India?
A)Eucalyptus
B)Teak
C)Neem
D)Banyan
Answer: Eucalyptus
- Q. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the
A)Sutlej
B)Yamuna
C)Chambal
D)Sutlej and Beas
Answer: Sutlej and Beas
- Q. The ‘ring of fire’ : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volcanoes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires
A)2 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Blight’ the disease of potato can be cured by
A)Diathane
B)Dionine
C)Bordeaux mixture
D)DDT
Answer: Bordeaux mixture
- Q. Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in:
A)Karnataka
B)Assam
C)Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? National Park : State
A)Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
B)Kanha National Park : Madhya Pradesh
C)Sultanpur National Park : Haryana
D)Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
Answer: Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following is the largest planet?
A)Saturn
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Uranus
Answer: Jupiter
- Q. Shyok is a tributary of ________
A)Chenab
B)Brahmaputra
C)Indus
D)Sutlej
Answer: Indus
- Q. People of North Africa are generally
A)Mongoloid
B)Negroid
C)Berbers
D)None of these
Answer: Berbers
- Q. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?
A)Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia
B)East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts
C)Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia
D)East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
Answer: East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
- Q. Lucerene is a
A)Foliage crop
B)Cereal crop
C)Cash crop
D)Fibre crop
Answer: Foliage crop
- Q. A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as?
A)V Shaped Valley
B)Rift Valley
C)U Shaped Valley
D)Hanging Valley
Answer: Rift Valley
- Q. Where is Panchmari Biosphere Reserve located?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Consider the following statements about anticyclones: 1. The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure 2. The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere 3. It is accompanied by heavy rainfall 4. A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
- Q. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________
A)Faulting
B)Earthquakes
C)Folding
D)Volcanoes
Answer: Folding
- Q. What is the Stage in the population cycle in which India is classified on the basic of its demographic characteristics?
A)Late expanding stage
B)Early expanding stage
C)High stationary stage
D)Declinning Stage
Answer: Late expanding stage
- Q. Sundarban was declared a World Heritage Site because of its:
A)Nearest to Bay of Bengal
B)River Delta
C)Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
D)None of Above
Answer: Mangroves Forests and Biodiversity
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