More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest?
    A)Bituminous
    B)Peat
    C)Lignite
    D)Anthracite
    Answer: Anthracite
  • Q. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?
    A)Red soil
    B)Desert soil
    C)Laterite soil
    D)Regur soil
    Answer: Regur soil
  • Q. The world’s largest port is ________.
    A)New York/New Jersey
    B)Mumbai
    C)Sydney
    D)Singapore
    Answer: New York/New Jersey
  • 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
  • Q. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________
    A)The sources of canals are perennial rivers
    B)The soil is porous
    C)The level of underground water is high
    D)The region is densely populated
    Answer: The sources of canals are perennial rivers
  • Q. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of peninsular India mainly because ________
    A)The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
    B)The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
    C)The sky is generally cloudy
    D)Strong winds flow throughout the year
    Answer: The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
  • Q. “Jhoom” is
    A)A Tribe of North-East India
    B)A Folk Dance
    C)A River
    D)A type of Cultivation
    Answer: A type of Cultivation
  • Q. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
    A)Decreases with decrease in temperature
    B)Increases with increase in temperature
    C)Decreases with increase in temperature
    D)Is independent of temperature
    Answer: Decreases with increase in temperature
  • Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________
    A)Density differences in seawater
    B)Convergence and divergence movements
    C)Coriolis force
    D)Impact of prevailing winds
    Answer: Coriolis force
  • Q. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
    A)Europe
    B)North America
    C)Germany
    D)Former USSR (now defunct)
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
    A)Basalt
    B)Sill
    C)Dykes
    D)Laccolith
    Answer: Sill
  • Q. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
    A)Survey of India
    B)Geological Survey of India
    C)Archaeological Survey of India
    D)Geographical Survey of India
    Answer: Survey of India
  • Q. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________
    A)Paradeep
    B)Haldia
    C)New Tuticorin
    D)Vishakhapatnam
    Answer: Paradeep
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Which of the following organization composes Topographic Map of India
    A)Geological survey of India
    B)Geographical Survey of India
    C)Survey of India
    D)Archaeological survey of India
    Answer: Survey of India
  • Q. The portion of incident radiation (energy) without heating that surface reflected back from a surface of a body is called:
    A)Albedo
    B)Streto
    C)Ironodo
    D)Thermedo
    Answer: Albedo
  • Q. The ________ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
    A)North Atlantic
    B)Suez
    C)Panama
    D)South Atlantic
    Answer: North Atlantic
  • Q. Ear rot is a disease which Infects
    A)Corn
    B)Wheat
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Coffee
    Answer: Corn
  • Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
    A)El Nino and southern oscillations
    B)La Nina
    C)Movement of jet streams
    D)Green-house effect on global level
    Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? I. It is largely practiced in Assam II. It is referred to as ‘slash and burn’ technique III. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
    A)I and II
    B)I, II and III
    C)II and III
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and III

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