More Questions on Geography
- Q. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
A)Beas
B)Ravi
C)Tapti
D)Don
Answer: Beas
- Q. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
A)Climate of the region
B)Depth of the sea
C)Availability of ports and harbours
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases ________
A)If there is high temperature during the time of ripening
B)If frost occurs during the process of ripening
C)If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
D)If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
Answer: If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
- Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
A)Situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
B)Higher in elevation than Dwaraka
C)Situated further north than Dwaraka
D)Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Answer: Situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
- Q. The highest plateau in the world is
A)Plateau of Iran
B)Plateau of Tibet
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Spanish Plateau
Answer: Plateau of Tibet
- Q. “Terra Rossa” is a Latin word which means?
A)Lateritic Region
B)Warm Region
C)Red Landscape
D)Region Nearer to Poles
Answer: Red Landscape
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.
A)I, II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as
A)Aesthenosphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Barysphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
A)It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
B)It is the region in the atmosphere above tropopause
C)It contains ozone layer which prevents ultraviolet radiations of sun from reaching to the earth
D)It provides ideal flying conditions
Answer: It is not free from the violent weather changes occurring on the earth
- Q. Solar energy received to earth takes:
A)Eight Minutes
B)Nine Minutes
C)10 Minutes
D)15 Minutes
Answer: Eight Minutes
- Q. According to the figures of Census 2011,which state has the maximum difference in the male and female literacy
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Kerala
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Rajasthan
- 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. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
A)0° latitude - Equator
B)0° longitude - Prime Meridian
C)0° longitude - Equator
D)23.5° North - Tropic of Cancer
Answer: 0° longitude - Equator
- Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
A)International controls on traffic
B)Presence of water falls and rapids
C)Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
D)Fluctuating volume of traffic
Answer: Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
- Q. Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following?
A)Rotation of Moon
B)Revolution of Earth
C)Rotation of Earth
D)Revolution of Moon
Answer: Rotation of Earth
- Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
A)These are usually fine grained
B)These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
C)These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
D)These are by far the most fertile
Answer: These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
- Q. Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest?
A)NH 3
B)NH 1
C)NH 2
D)NH 44
Answer: NH 44
- Q. Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
A)The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult
B)Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
C)It is made up of crystalline rock
D)The climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals
Answer: Displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
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