More Questions on Geography
- Q. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from ________
A)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The focus on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- 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 of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
A)Sugarcane
B)Coconut
C)Cotton
D)Rice
Answer: Coconut
- Q. After which one of the following tribes of India has a supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been named?
A)Bhils
B)Santhals
C)Khonds
D)Gonds
Answer: Gonds
- Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
A)Gomti
B)Yamuna
C)Son
D)Sutlej
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Foot and mouth disease is common among
A)Cattle only
B)Birds
C)Goats and sheep only
D)Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
Answer: Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
- Q. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the ________
A)Satpuras
B)Aravallis
C)Vindhyas
D)Kaimur range
Answer: Aravallis
- Q. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
A)Ending in Nilgiris
B)Continuity
C)Proximity of coast
D)Height
Answer: Continuity
- Q. Anticyclones are caused by ________
A)Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
B)Violent winds
C)Heavy rainfall
D)Winds that blow spirally inwards
Answer: Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre
- Q. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of ________
A)76 years
B)24 years
C)32 years
D)84 years
Answer: 76 years
- Q. The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called
A)Depressions
B)Typhoons
C)Hurricanes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Hurricanes
- Q. The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________
A)Himalayas are higher than the Alps
B)Himalayas have denser forest cover
C)Himalayas face the monsoon winds
D)Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
Answer: Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes
- Q. Crop rotation refers to ________
A)Growing same crop in alternate years
B)Method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall
C)Farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise
D)Growing different crops in succession
Answer: Growing different crops in succession
- Q. What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
A)1, 3, 4, 2
B)1, 4, 3, 2
C)2, 4, 3, 1
D)2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 1
- Q. Zebras inhabit ________
A)Equatorial regions
B)Coniferous forest regions
C)Downs
D)Savanna lands
Answer: Savanna lands
- Q. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?
A)Daman and Diu
B)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D)Lakshadweep
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Q. Xinhua is the Official News Agency of:
A)South Korea
B)Japan
C)China
D)North Korea
Answer: China
- Q. To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
A)Afforestation
B)Artificial rain
C)Construction of canals
D)Construction of Dams
Answer: Afforestation
- Q. The Richter scale on which intensity/magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in:
A)1935
B)1933
C)1932
D)1939
Answer: 1935
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