More Questions on Geography
- Q. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly
A)60%
B)40%
C)50%
D)70%
Answer: 70%
- Q. Majuli, the World’s largest river Island is located in which state?
A)Tripura
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Assam
D)Mizoram
Answer: Assam
- Q. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtained in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of ________
A)5° latitude towards north and south
B)5° latitude towards the north only
C)5° latitude towards the south only
D)15° latitude towards north and south
Answer: 5° latitude towards north and south
- Q. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________
A)There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle
B)It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June
C)All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
D)South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude
Answer: All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
- Q. Which of the following Hydro Power Project is not in Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Iddukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Iddukki
- Q. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called
A)Continental rise
B)Continental shelf
C)Abyssal plains
D)Submarine ridges
Answer: Continental shelf
- Q. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is
A)Alakananda
B)Haridwar
C)Namchobarva
D)Ambala
Answer: Ambala
- Q. Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin?
A)Cauvery
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which of the following gives the maximum Oxygen
A)Grassland
B)Green Forest
C)Desert
D)Phytoplankton
Answer: Phytoplankton
- Q. Ozone layer is present in
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Stratosphere
- Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
A)Sub polar low pressure belts
B)Equator
C)Horse latitudes
D)Poles
Answer: Equator
- Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A)Amount of rainfall
B)Time
C)Altitude
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
A)Lack of vegetation free area
B)Lack of eroded material
C)The high gradient
D)Low velocity
Answer: The high gradient
- Q. The mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because ________
A)The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
B)Hill slopes are best suited for cultivation of trees
C)Hill slopes are not favourable for food grain cultivation
D)There is a demand of dry fruits
Answer: The long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
- Q. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory
A)Nanada Devi
B)Mount Everest
C)Kanchenjunga
D)Nanga parbat
Answer: Kanchenjunga
- Q. What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
A)Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
B)Sea level, rising temperature, rain, nitrogen and Arctic ocean ice
C)Antarctica ice, oxygen, rain, drought and sea level
D)None of these
Answer: Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level, surface ice
- Q. Continents have drifted apart because of ________
A)Folding and faulting of rocks
B)Volcanic eruptions
C)Tectonic activities
D)All of the above
Answer: Tectonic activities
- Q. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
A)1, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 4
C)1 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at
A)Naharkatiya
B)Lunej
C)Trombay
D)Digboi
Answer: Naharkatiya
- Q. The land mass of lndia has an area of ________ million square km.
A)3.28
B)1.28
C)2.28
D)4.28
Answer: 3.28
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