More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The Buckingham Canal runs through
    A)Tamil Nadu and Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
    C)Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  • Q. “Dark Continent” is
    A)Australia
    B)Africa
    C)South America
    D)Asia
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. The longest river of Europe is
    A)Danube
    B)Rhine
    C)Rhone
    D)Volga
    Answer: Volga
  • Q. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
    A)Meghalaya
    B)Assam
    C)Bihar
    D)Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. National Waterway-I is on which water system?
    A)Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
    B)West Coast Canal
    C)River Brahamputra
    D)Sundarbans Waterways
    Answer: Ganga, Bhagirathi, Hoogli river
  • Q. The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because ________
    A)The climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals
    B)It is made of crystalline rocks
    C)The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
    D)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
    Answer: The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
  • Q. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
    A)Dihang
    B)Manas
    C)Dhansiri
    D)Tsangpo
    Answer: Dihang
  • Q. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
    A)Indonesia
    B)Japan
    C)West Indies
    D)Philippines
    Answer: Indonesia
  • Q. Sea-cow is found in which of the following biosphere reserve of India
    A)Manas
    B)Nokrek
    C)Gulf of Mannar
    D)Sundarban
    Answer: Gulf of Mannar
  • Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
    A)It is away from the coast
    B)It is a rain shadow area
    C)It is located parallel to wind direction
    D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
    Answer: It is a rain shadow area
  • Q. The Periyar Game Sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for
    A)Wild elephant
    B)Tiger
    C)Lion
    D)Spotted deer
    Answer: Wild elephant
  • Q. The ‘Water table’ refers to ________
    A)The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
    B)The lower limit of the zone of saturation
    C)The upper limit of the zone of saturation
    D)Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
    Answer: The upper limit of the zone of saturation
  • Q. The driest place in India is ________
    A)Jaisalmer
    B)Leh
    C)Barmer
    D)Bikaner
    Answer: Jaisalmer
  • 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. The tropical rain forests are dense and varied because of ________
    A)An abundance of moisture and warm temperature throughout the year
    B)Their remote and inaccessible locations
    C)Very little interference from man
    D)Poor economic development
    Answer: An abundance of moisture and warm temperature throughout the year
  • Q. A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of Electrons and Positive Ions is called
    A)Stratosphere
    B)Troposphere
    C)Ionosphere
    D)Mesosphere
    Answer: Ionosphere
  • Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
    A)1, 2 and 3 only
    B)1, 2, 3 and 4
    C)1, 3 and 4 only
    D)2 and 4 only
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
  • Q. The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.
    A)Mahanadi
    B)Ganga
    C)Sutlej
    D)Tapi
    Answer: Mahanadi
  • Q. Wheels and axles for railways are produced
    A)At Varanasi
    B)At Bengaluru
    C)At Chennai
    D)Nowhere in India
    Answer: At Bengaluru
  • Q. Black Gold’ refers to
    A)Gold
    B)Coal
    C)Petroleum
    D)Diamond
    Answer: Petroleum

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