More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The North Pole is always in the light
    A)From June 21 to December 22
    B)From September 23 to March 21
    C)From March 21 to September 23
    D)On June 21
    Answer: From March 21 to September 23
  • Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
    A)966 million kms
    B)1,096 million kms
    C)1,036 million kms
    D)896 million kms
    Answer: 966 million kms
  • Q. Comets revolve around ________
    A)Venus
    B)Sun
    C)Earth
    D)No single heavenly body
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?
    A)Kosi Project
    B)Bhakra Nangal Project
    C)Damodar Valley Project
    D)None of these
    Answer: Damodar Valley Project
  • Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2, 3, and 4
    D)1, 2, 3, and 4
    Answer: 2, 3, and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
    A)North America – Africa – Europe – South America
    B)North America – Africa – South America – Europe
    C)Africa – North America – South America – Europe
    D)Africa – North America – Europe – South America
    Answer: Africa – North America – South America – Europe
  • Q. Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
    A)Tropical desert type
    B)Equatorial type
    C)Tundra type
    D)Monsoon
    Answer: Monsoon
  • Q. Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
    A)Gwalior
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Jhansi
    Answer: Jhansi
  • Q. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
    A)Canopy leaves
    B)Pointed leaves
    C)Dense leaves
    D)Broad leaves
    Answer: Pointed leaves
  • Q. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
    A)Equatorial
    B)Hot deserts
    C)Monsoon
    D)Mediterranean
    Answer: Mediterranean
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
    A)Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
    B)Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
    C)Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
    D)Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
    Answer: Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
  • Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
    A)4.3 minutes
    B)43 minutes
    C)4.3 seconds
    D)4.3 years
    Answer: 4.3 years
  • Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
    A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
    B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
    C)Develop high yielding varieties
    D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
    Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
  • Q. Infant mortality rate is ________
    A)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
    B)Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
    C)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
    D)Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
    Answer: Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
  • Q. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
    A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
    B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
    C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
    D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
    Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
  • Q. The National highways system is the responsibility of
    A)A special Roads Authority
    B)State Governments
    C)Central Government
    D)State and Central Government
    Answer: Central Government
  • Q. The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________
    A)Indravati
    B)Cauvery
    C)Subernarekha
    D)None of these
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. In which state, Salal Hydro Power Project is located?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Haryana
    C)Jammu and Kashmir
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. The oldest river valley project in India is
    A)Chambal
    B)Hirakund
    C)Damodar
    D)Kosi
    Answer: Damodar

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