More Questions on Geography
- Q. The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
A)Gravitational forces
B)Terrestrial forces
C)Tectonic forces
D)Mountain building movements
Answer: Tectonic forces
- Q. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________
A)South Temperate Zone
B)North Temperate Zone
C)Frigid Zone
D)Torrid Zone
Answer: Torrid Zone
- Q. India broke away from Australia and Antarctica and started moving north in the period of ________
A)Jurassic
B)Permian
C)Triassic
D)Cretaceous
Answer: Cretaceous
- Q. The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________
A)Java
B)Madagascar
C)Tasmania
D)Borneo
Answer: Borneo
- Q. Which is the largest forest covering 25% of world’s land?
A)Monsoon forest
B)Tropical rain forest
C)Taiga forest of Siberia
D)Temperate forest of Europe
Answer: Taiga forest of Siberia
- Q. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the Jute?
A)Leaf
B)Root
C)Stem
D)Fruit
Answer: Stem
- Q. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
A)Cyclonic
B)Anti-cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Orographic
- Q. Which of the following is not commercial source of energy?
A)Natural Gas
B)Coal
C)Petroleum
D)Firewood
Answer: Firewood
- Q. Any type of rainfall has the following aspects ________
A)Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
B)Ascent and descent of air
C)Horizontal movement of air
D)All of above
Answer: Ascent of air leading to cooling and condensation
- Q. The climate of India is mainly tropical because ________
A)Of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
B)Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
C)Major part of India lies within the tropics
D)Of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Answer: Of the location of the Himalayas in its North
- Q. The brightest star in the sky is ________
A)Sirius
B)Alfa Centauri
C)Proxima Centauri
D)Sun
Answer: Sun
- Q. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
A)Almost same all over
B)Thicker below the plains than below mountains
C)Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
D)Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
Answer: Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
- Q. The core of the Earth is also known as
A)Barysphere
B)Lithosphere
C)Mesosphere
D)Centrosphere
Answer: Barysphere
- Q. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Laterite soil
C)Red soil
D)Black soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by ________
A)Gravitation and centrifugal force
B)Their great size and spherical shape
C)The rotation and density
D)Rotation of the sun on its axis
Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force
- Q. The country with the highest density is ________
A)India
B)China
C)Bangladesh
D)Singapore
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other
A)Africa and South America
B)North America and South America
C)Asia and Africa
D)Europe and Asia
Answer: Africa and South America
- Q. Where are rare plantless forest found?
A)Chaparral
B)Alpine
C)Tundra
D)Taiga
Answer: Tundra
- Q. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10’E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________
A)172°30' E
B)17°30' E
C)12°50' W
D)17°E
Answer: 12°50' W
- Q. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
A)Sikkim
B)Mizoram
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Mizoram
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