More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Deciduous trees
    A)Do not lose their leaves
    B)Depend on others for its food
    C)Lose their leaves every year
    D)Do synthesis of their food
    Answer: Lose their leaves every year
  • Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?
    A)Tripura
    B)Manipur
    C)West Bengal
    D)Assam
    Answer: Manipur
  • Q. Which planet is called watery planet?
    A)Mars
    B)Venus
    C)Earth
    D)Mercury
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
    A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
    B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
    C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
    D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
    Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  • Q. Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?
    A)Both of these
    B)Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
    C)Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
    D)None of these
    Answer: Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
  • Q. With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements: 1. It is affected by Earth’s rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes. 2. It is dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)2 only
    B)1 only
    C)Both 1 and 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 2 only
  • Q. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
    A)Chota Nagpur Plateau
    B)Malwa Plateau
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Malwa Plateau
  • Q. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as ________
    A)Westerlies
    B)Geostropic wind
    C)Polar wind
    D)Trade winds
    Answer: Geostropic wind
  • Q. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with ________
    A)Faulting
    B)Earthquakes
    C)Folding
    D)Volcanoes
    Answer: Folding
  • Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
    A)Sub tropics
    B)Low latitudes
    C)Mid-latitudes
    D)High latitudes
    Answer: Mid-latitudes
  • Q. Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
    A)Conditions of sunlight
    B)Temperature variation
    C)Wind
    D)Availability of water
    Answer: Wind
  • Q. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
    A)Iraq
    B)Venezuela
    C)Saudi Arabia
    D)Iran
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. According to census 2001, the average annual growth rate during 1991 – 2001 is almost
    A)2.13%
    B)1.22%
    C)1.93%
    D)2.24%
    Answer: 1.93%
  • Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
    B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
    C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
    D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
    Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
  • Q. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
    A)Nallamalai hills
    B)Shivaliks
    C)Pachmarhi
    D)Nilgiris
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. The Atlantic Ocean routes are busier than the Pacific Ocean routes because Atlantic Ocean ________
    A)Is surrounded on both sides by industrialised nations
    B)Routes are shorter
    C)Routes are not so dangerous
    D)Has better shipping facilities
    Answer: Is surrounded on both sides by industrialised nations
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?
    A)Fermenting
    B)Withering
    C)Rolling
    D)Drying
    Answer: Fermenting
  • Q. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
    A)Water hyacinth
    B)Parthenium
    C)Elephant grass
    D)Mogar grass
    Answer: Water hyacinth
  • Q. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is ________
    A)Laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
    B)Alluvial soils are easy to plough
    C)Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
    D)Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
    Answer: Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
  • Q. The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________
    A)Secant scale
    B)Beaufort scale
    C)Richter scale
    D)Mercalli scale
    Answer: Richter scale

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