More Questions on Geography
- Q. In how many parts the shadow of Earth is divided during solar or lunar eclipse?
A)Four
B)Five
C)Two
D)Three
Answer: Three
- Q. Which state of India is known as “Sugar Bowl”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Punjab
D)Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. What is changed in metamorphic rocks?
A)(1) and (2) both
B)Structure
C)Formation
D)Actual chemical composition
Answer: (1) and (2) both
- Q. The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
A)Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
B)Mediterranean Zone
C)Circum Pacific Belt
D)African Rift Valley Zone
Answer: Circum Pacific Belt
- Q. Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A)Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
B)Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
C)Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
D)Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer: Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
- Q. Dolomite is a/an
A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Plutonic rock
D)Metamorphic rock
Answer: Sedimentary rock
- Q. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1. P – waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S – waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S – waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale
A)1 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 3 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Dul Hasti Project and Salal project are located at:
A)River Damodar
B)River Chenab
C)River Chambal
D)River Godavari
Answer: River Chenab
- Q. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1′) of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
A)4500 feet
B)7200 feet
C)6080 feet
D)6000 feet
Answer: 6080 feet
- Q. The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because ________
A)It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
B)It gets hidden behind Venus
C)It goes too far away from the Earth
D)It cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Answer: It being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
- Q. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by ________
A)Plate Tectonics
B)Geodesy
C)Geology
D)Seismology
Answer: Seismology
- Q. India’s first marine national park is located in:
A)Arabian Sea
B)The Gulf of Kutch
C)Bay of Bengal
D)The Gulf of Khambhat
Answer: The Gulf of Kutch
- Q. The largest coal reserves of India are found in ________
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Jharkhand
D)Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
- Q. The production of natural rubber is dominated by ________
A)Central Africa
B)South America
C)South-east Asia
D)Mediterranean region
Answer: South-east Asia
- Q. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?
A)Sugarcane
B)Potato
C)Rice
D)Wheat
Answer: Rice
- Q. What is a “shaft mine”?
A)Amine dug deep into the earth
B)Aquery
C)An open pit mine
D)Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer: Amine dug deep into the earth
- Q. The most important uranium mine of India is located at
A)Vashi
B)Manavalakurichi
C)Gauribidanur
D)Jadugoda
Answer: Jadugoda
- Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________
A)Density differences in seawater
B)Convergence and divergence movements
C)Coriolis force
D)Impact of prevailing winds
Answer: Coriolis force
- 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. Which of the following depletion results in the increase in the UV radiation on the Earth?
A)Ozone
B)Carbon monoxide
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Oxygen
Answer: Ozone
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