More Questions on Geography
- Q. The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour
A)Increases as the temperature decreases
B)Increases as the temperature increases
C)Decreases as the temperature increases
D)Decreases as the temperature decreases
Answer: Increases as the temperature increases
- 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. Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: 1. USA 2. Sweden 3. Japan 4. Canada
A)1, 4, 2, 3
B)1, 3, 2, 4
C)2, 4, 1, 3
D)2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
A)Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
B)Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
C)Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
D)Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
Answer: Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
- Q. What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
A)Epicentre
B)Wither
C)Incentre
D)Focus
Answer: Focus
- Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
A)Malda
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
A)Namika La Pass
B)Karakoram Pass
C)Zojila Pass
D)Khybar Pass
Answer: Khybar Pass
- Q. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
A)Columbia
B)Deccan
C)Anatolia
D)Tibet
Answer: Tibet
- Q. The outer Himalayas lie between
A)the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
B)the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
C)the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
D)Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
- Q. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is
A)Damodar Valley
B)Beas
C)Bhakra Nangal
D)Hirakud
Answer: Hirakud
- Q. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
A)The birth rate has continuously been increasing
B)Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
C)The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
D)Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Answer: The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
- Q. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as
A)Chinkara
B)Barasingha
C)Black Buck
D)Nilgai
Answer: Barasingha
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes, 2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both I and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both I and 2
- Q. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
A)The east coast is broader than the west coast
B)Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
C)The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
D)The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
Answer: The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
- Q. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A)Dew point
B)Relative humidity
C)Moisture content
D)Absolute humidity
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. A rift valley is formed mainly due to ________
A)The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
B)Forces of tension in the earth's crust
C)The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
D)The deepening of a valley by ice action
Answer: The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
- Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
A)21.5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20.0°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
A)The plains were folded into mountains
B)Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
C)Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
D)The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds
Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
- Q. The driest spot on earth is in the Atacama desert, parts of which went without rain for years. The Atacama is in ________
A)Canada
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)South America
Answer: South America
- Q. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?
A)Gravity
B)Winds
C)Clouds
D)Rotation of the Earth
Answer: Gravity
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