More Questions on Geography
- Q. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
A)Arctic deserts
B)Alpine meadows
C)Antarctica
D)Tundra
Answer: Tundra
- Q. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
A)Karnataka
B)Kerala and Tamil Nadu
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
A)Land covered with fresh snow
B)Sand desert
C)Paddy crop land
D)Prairie land
Answer: Land covered with fresh snow
- Q. Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Black soil
C)Loam soil
D)Peaty soil
Answer: Black soil
- Q. The index which refers to moisture deficit or surplus in an area is called:
A)Moisture Number
B)Moisture Index
C)Humidity
D)Dew Point
Answer: Moisture Index
- Q. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
A)Scaling off
B)Landslide
C)Earth progression
D)Weathering
Answer: Landslide
- Q. The Umiam Hydro Power Project Dam is located few kilometres north to which of the following
A)Guwahati
B)Kohima
C)Imphal
D)Shillong
Answer: Shillong
- Q. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
A)Potential resources
B)Unnatural resources
C)Actual resources
D)Biotic resources
Answer: Potential resources
- Q. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
A)The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
B)Himalayan rivers
C)Those rising in the Great Plain of India
D)The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
Answer: The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
- Q. The largest ecosystem of earth is
A)Lithosphere
B)Biome
C)Hydrosphere
D)Biosphere
Answer: Biosphere
- Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
A)3 and 4
B)2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2, 3 and 4
D)1 and 2
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
A)Spot-Height
B)Hachure
C)Contour
D)Isometric
Answer: Contour
- Q. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?
A)Dry continental air is blowing towards India throughout
B)The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the winter
C)The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the Indian atmosphere in summer
D)The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India
Answer: The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India
- Q. Pits, formed by the deflating action of wind are called
A)Blowouts
B)Playa
C)Yardang
D)Sand dune
Answer: Blowouts
- Q. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
A)Tanzania
B)Angola
C)Gabon
D)Zimbabwe
Answer: Zimbabwe
- Q. The ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
A)Geyser
B)Hot spring
C)Extinct volcano
D)Oak tree
Answer: Geyser
- Q. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
A)6 min.
B)8 min.
C)2 min.
D)4 min.
Answer: 8 min.
- Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
A)Mantle
B)Sial
C)Sima
D)Core
Answer: Core
- Q. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
A)The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
B)The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone
C)Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
D)The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
Answer: Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
- Q. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is
A)Research and Development of agro product
B)Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
C)Research and Development of forest product
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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