More Questions on Geography
- Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
A)Honshu
B)Sumatra
C)Madagascar
D)Cuba
Answer: Madagascar
- Q. A rain shadow zone is present in India
A)Along the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats
B)Along western flanks of the Aravallis
C)Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats
D)Along the northern flanks of the Vindhyas
Answer: Along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats
- Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
A)Barysphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Centrosphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. The crude Birth Rate is defined as:
A)No. of births per 50 thousand populations
B)No. of births per 10 thousand populations
C)No. of births per 20 thousand populations
D)No. of births per thousand populations
Answer: No. of births per thousand populations
- Q. Jute requires
A)Hot and dry climate
B)Hot and humid climate
C)Cold climate
D)Mediterranean climate
Answer: Hot and humid climate
- Q. October Heat’ is caused due to
A)Dry hot weather
B)The absence of rain
C)Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
D)None of the above
Answer: Combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
- Q. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by ________
A)The areas of high latitudes
B)The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone
C)The eastern parts of the temperate lands
D)The areas of equatorial regions
Answer: The areas of high latitudes
- Q. Coal is an example of
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)None of the above
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
A)Red
B)Alluvial
C)Black
D)Sandy
Answer: Sandy
- Q. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
A)During winter
B)During autumn
C)After summer
D)During monsoon
Answer: After summer
- Q. The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________
A)Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
B)Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia
C)Asia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia
D)Asia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia
Answer: Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
- Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
A)Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
B)Uplift of folded Himalayan series
C)Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
A)France, Italy and Ireland
B)Australia, Canada and Sweden
C)U.K., Sweden and Germany
D)Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
Answer: Australia, Canada and Sweden
- Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
A)Micronesian group
B)Mongolian group
C)Polynesian group
D)Melanesian group
Answer: Melanesian group
- Q. The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________
A)In the Indian Ocean
B)In the Pacific Ocean
C)In the Atlantic Ocean
D)In the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: In the Indian Ocean
- Q. The best way of conservation of water resources is
A)Encouraging reformation of natural plants
B)Storage of rain water
C)Sustainable water consumption
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. River Godavari flows through ________
A)Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
B)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
C)Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
D)Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
A)Poles
B)Equator
C)Greenwhich Line
D)Tropics
Answer: Equator
- Q. Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis?
A)Between 15% and 2%
B)Less than 1
C)Between 1% and 15%
D)More than 2%
Answer: More than 2%
- Q. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
A)Mercury
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Mars
Answer: Venus
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