More Questions on Geography
- Q. Hinterland refers to ________
A)Land region extending from a sea port
B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
C)Natural harbour used for international trade
D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
- Q. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
A)Tropical desert type
B)Equatorial type
C)Tundra type
D)Monsoon
Answer: Monsoon
- Q. The Coast of Norway is an example of
A)Ria Coast
B)Dalmatian Coast
C)Fjord Coast
D)Pelagic Coast
Answer: Fjord Coast
- Q. Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley?
A)Gujarat
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is ________
A)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
B)Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
C)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
D)Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
- Q. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
A)Nicobar
B)Elephanta
C)Rameshwaram
D)Salsette
Answer: Rameshwaram
- Q. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91° E and 92° E) at the Poles is
A)25 km
B)0 km
C)18 km
D)111 km
Answer: 0 km
- Q. Dry winds (Harmattan) blows in Sahara Desert from
A)West to East
B)South to North
C)East to West
D)North to South
Answer: East to West
- Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
A)Nilgiris
B)Aravallis
C)Mahadev Hills
D)Satpura Hills
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________
A)Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
B)The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
C)The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
D)The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
Answer: The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
- Q. Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
A)Narmada
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery
D)Godavari
Answer: Godavari
- Q. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
A)Diamond
B)Charcoal
C)Crude petroleum
D)Black gram
Answer: Crude petroleum
- Q. Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________
A)River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
B)Sea animals are salt producing
C)The air around the sea is saltish
D)Sea beds have salt producing mines
Answer: River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
- Q. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- Q. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________
A)Brightness of heavenly bodies
B)Density of stars
C)Astronomical distance
D)Orbital velocity of giant stars
Answer: Astronomical distance
- Q. The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about ________ km.
A)9500
B)500
C)6500
D)3500
Answer: 3500
- Q. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to ________
A)Supply drinking water to Kolkata
B)Save Kolkata port
C)Link North and South Bengal
D)Divert water to Bangladesh
Answer: Save Kolkata port
- Q. Where exactly is Aksai Chin?
A)Along the Zaskar mountains
B)Near Leh
C)The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
D)South of the Siachen Glacier
Answer: The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
A)Afghanistan
B)Pakistan
C)China
D)Bangladesh
Answer: China
- Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
C)Develop high yielding varieties
D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
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