More Questions on Geography

  • 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. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
    A)Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna
    B)Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
    C)Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari
    D)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
    Answer: Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna
  • Q. The cauliflower shape is associated with which of the following cloud formations?
    A)Nimbus
    B)Stratus
    C)Cumulus
    D)Cirrus
    Answer: Cumulus
  • Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
    A)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
    B)Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
    C)It is made up of crystalline rock
    D)The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
    Answer: Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
  • Q. What causes earthquakes?
    A)Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
    B)Occurrence of underground water
    C)Volcanic eruptions
    D)No definite cause has been found so far
    Answer: Volcanic eruptions
  • Q. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterised by ________
    A)Hot dry summer and mild wet winters
    B)Average rainfall of about 300 cm
    C)Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
    D)Hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
    Answer: Heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
  • Q. A black hole is a ________
    A)Star with no atmosphere
    B)Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
    C)Star with very low surface temperature
    D)Pulsating star
    Answer: Contracted star with intense gravitational pull
  • Q. CGWB stands for:
    A)Central Ground Welfare Board
    B)Central Ground Water Board
    C)Central Ground Water and irigation Board
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Ground Water Board
  • Q. The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is ________
    A)Dnieper
    B)Volga
    C)Rhine
    D)Danube
    Answer: Danube
  • Q. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
    A)At a very low height from sea level
    B)At a great height from sea level
    C)At a medium height from sea level
    D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
    Answer: At a very low height from sea level
  • Q. Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
    A)Alluvial soil
    B)Black soil
    C)Loam soil
    D)Peaty soil
    Answer: Black soil
  • Q. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at
    A)Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
    B)Kiriburu (Jharkhand
    C)Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
    D)Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
    Answer: Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Q. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?
    A)Four
    B)Two
    C)Three
    D)Five
    Answer: Three
  • Q. The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is
    A)Coromandal Coast
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Leh in Kashmir
    D)Konkan Coast
    Answer: Leh in Kashmir
  • Q. Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
    A)Bituminous coal
    B)Coking coal
    C)Anthracite
    D)Lignite
    Answer: Coking coal
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
    A)It is a mode of water conservation
    B)It is helpful in raising water level
    C)It increases the harms of flow
    D)It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water
    Answer: It increases the harms of flow
  • Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
    A)39.5 km/sec.
    B)25 km/sec.
    C)31 km/sec.
    D)29.72 km/sec.
    Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
  • Q. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
    A)Sedimentary rocks
    B)Volcanic rocks
    C)Plutonic rocks
    D)Hypabysal rocks
    Answer: Volcanic rocks
  • Q. The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in
    A)Ranjit Sagar Dam
    B)Mettur Dam
    C)Bhakra Dam
    D)Rajasthan Canal
    Answer: Bhakra Dam
  • Q. Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?
    A)The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins
    B)There are deep ocean trenches along these margins
    C)High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean
    D)These margins coincide with the plate margins
    Answer: These margins coincide with the plate margins

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