More Questions on Geography
- Q. The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at
A)Dehradun
B)Kolkata
C)Lucknow
D)New Delhi
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. The largest area under plantation in India is in
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Assam
Answer: Assam
- Q. Petroleum is generally found in ________
A)Alluvial deposits of the river valleys
B)Igneous intrusions into sedimentary strata
C)Old fold mountains
D)Folded marine sedimentary rocks
Answer: Folded marine sedimentary rocks
- Q. India’s land border with the neighboring countries is, in length, approximately
A)10 thousand km
B)8 thousand km
C)15 thousand km
D)16 thousand km
Answer: 15 thousand km
- Q. Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
A)Tropic of Capricorn
B)Equator
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Prime Meridian
Answer: Equator
- Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 4, 3
C)3, 4, 1, 2
D)1, 2, 3, 4
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. What is a cloudburst?
A)It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
B)It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
C)It refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
D)It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Answer: It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
- Q. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________
A)Paradeep
B)Haldia
C)New Tuticorin
D)Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Paradeep
- Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
A)Oxygen in fixed form
B)Free oxygen
C)No oxygen
D)Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
- Q. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________
A)India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity
B)India is a busy centre situated between the two places
C)It provides the shortest route
D)None of these
Answer: India is a busy centre situated between the two places
- Q. Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.
A)Panama and Colon
B)San Jose and Colon
C)Panama and San Jose
D)Cartagena and Colon
Answer: Panama and Colon
- Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary – Main River a Chambal – Narmada b Son – Yamuna c Manas – Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
A)a and c only
B)a, b and c
C)a and b only
D)c only
Answer: c only
- Q. Silent valley is located in
A)Africa
B)Assam
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
A)Kolkata
B)Pune
C)Leh
D)Kanyakumari
Answer: Kanyakumari
- Q. One of the following is not the result of underground water action
A)Sink holes
B)Stalactities
C)Stalagmites
D)Fiords
Answer: Fiords
- Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?
A)Strip cropping
B)Forestation
C)Step farming
D)Linear contour ploughing
Answer: Linear contour ploughing
- 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. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.
A)Kaveri
B)Brahmaputra
C)Krishna
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. “Yellow Revolution” in India is related to
A)Tea production
B)Rice production
C)Oilseed production
D)Flower production
Answer: Oilseed production
- Q. The mode or life or people living in Monsoon regions is
A)Intensive subsistence cultivation
B)Commercial grainfarming
C)Cattle rearing
D)Plantation agriculture
Answer: Intensive subsistence cultivation
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