More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
    A)Mandalay
    B)Mahabalipuram
    C)Rangoon
    D)Jakarta
    Answer: Rangoon
  • Q. The study of moon is called:
    A)Moonology
    B)Lunarlogy
    C)Selenology
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Selenology
  • Q. What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
    A)Graffito
    B)Thematic Maps
    C)Atlas Maps
    D)Topographic Maps
    Answer: Thematic Maps
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth’s volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
    A)1
    B)2
    C)7
    D)15
    Answer: 2
  • Q. The red colour of red soil is due to
    A)Iron
    B)Nitrogen
    C)Humus
    D)Copper
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. In India, diamonds are found at
    A)Khetri (Rajasthan)
    B)Panna (MP)
    C)Golkonda (AP)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Panna (MP)
  • Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
    A)Switzerland and Italy
    B)Australia and New Zealand
    C)India and China
    D)Canada and USA
    Answer: Canada and USA
  • Q. The cauliflower shape is associated with which of the following cloud formations?
    A)Nimbus
    B)Stratus
    C)Cumulus
    D)Cirrus
    Answer: Cumulus
  • Q. Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to
    A)Control the level of water
    B)Collect taxes
    C)Ensure safety
    D)Load or unload freight
    Answer: Control the level of water
  • 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
  • Q. A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as ________
    A)Granular disintegration
    B)Shattering
    C)Block separation
    D)Exfoliation
    Answer: Exfoliation
  • Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
    A)Strip cropping
    B)Contour ploughing
    C)Dry farming
    D)Shifting cultivation
    Answer: Shifting cultivation
  • Q. The Matatilla Project is
    A)A joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
    B)Executed by Uttar Pradesh
    C)Executed by Madhya Pradesh
    D)A joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
    Answer: A joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
    A)North Western India
    B)Rann of Kutch
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: North Western India
  • Q. India’s three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:
    A)The Hot Weather Season
    B)South-west Monsoon Season
    C)North East Monsoon Season
    D)The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season
    Answer: South-west Monsoon Season
  • Q. Khartoum is situated at the confluence of ________
    A)Tigris and Euphrates
    B)Murray and Darling
    C)Porena and Prague
    D)White Nile and Blue Nile
    Answer: White Nile and Blue Nile
  • Q. The region famous for various types of wine and champagne is
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)Eastern Europe
    C)Western Europe
    D)Grassland
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?
    A)Rice and Millets
    B)Arhar and Gram
    C)Moong and Urad
    D)Maize and Groundnut
    Answer: Moong and Urad
  • Q. The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:
    A)Haryana
    B)Maharastra
    C)Punjab
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: Meghalaya

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