More Questions on Geography
- Q. 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2 only
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because
A)Kandla port exports salt
B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
Answer: Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
- Q. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
A)Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
B)The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
C)There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of
D)The soils stabilise and become excellent for grain
Answer: Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
- Q. Which of the following is the main spice producer?
A)Coromandal coast
B)Deccan Trap
C)Malabar coast
D)Sunder delta
Answer: Malabar coast
- Q. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
A)Excessive cultivation
B)Deforestation
C)Soil erosion
D)Salinity and water logging
Answer: Salinity and water logging
- Q. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?
A)Ireland
B)Norway
C)Finland
D)Iceland
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of Californian North America, Central Chile in South America and South-West tip of West Australia?
A)Humid Continental
B)Tropical savanna
C)Mediterranean
D)Low-latitude steppe
Answer: Mediterranean
- Q. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: 1. Hot and humid climate 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres 4. Annual range of temperature 15° C to 30° C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
A)Pepper
B)Mustard
C)Cotton
D)Virginia tobacco
Answer: Pepper
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
A)3 and 4
B)2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 2
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
A)Kavaratti
B)Dadra
C)Nagar Haveli
D)Silvassa
Answer: Silvassa
- Q. Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?
A)Japan Sea
B)Arctic Sea
C)Hudson Bay
D)Okhotsk Sea
Answer: Japan Sea
- Q. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
A)Iceland
B)New Zealand
C)Japan
D)Russia
Answer: Iceland
- Q. Which of the following cyclone had devastated Bangladesh in November 2007?
A)Sidr
B)Dean
C)Vutiye
D)None of these
Answer: Sidr
- Q. The river Cauvery flows from ________
A)Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
B)Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
C)Karnataka to Maharashtra
D)Kerala to Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
- Q. Railways are more in North Indian plains because
A)The region offers least physical resistance
B)The area is more productive
C)It is densely populated
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A)Shikoku
B)Hokkaido
C)Honshu
D)Kyushu
Answer: Honshu
- Q. Which is the largest island of the world?
A)Greenland
B)New Guinea
C)Medagascar
D)Iceland
Answer: Greenland
- Q. The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as ________.
A)Pampas
B)Steppe
C)Prairies
D)Pusztas
Answer: Pusztas
- Q. Which planet is called Evening Star?
A)Venus
B)Mars
C)Mercury
D)Jupiter
Answer: Venus
- Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
A)Brazilian current
B)Irminger current
C)Labrador current
D)Canarie current
Answer: Brazilian current
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