More Questions on Geography

  • 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. Hinterland refers to ________
    A)Land region extending from a sea port
    B)Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
    C)Natural harbour used for international trade
    D)Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
    Answer: Land region extending from a sea port
  • Q. As per 2011 census data lowest decadal growth rate (state) has been registered in :
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)West Bengal
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban’s Delta?
    A)India
    B)Bangladesh
    C)Myanmar
    D)Thailand
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
    A)Change of cultivation site
    B)Cultivation by transplantation
    C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
    D)Rotating of crops
    Answer: Change of cultivation site
  • Q. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
    A)Mansarovar lake
    B)Sambhar area
    C)Chilka region
    D)Rann of Kutch
    Answer: Rann of Kutch
  • Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. waves
    A)I and IV
    B)I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and II
  • 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
  • Q. Singhbhum where copper ore is mined is in
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Jharkhand
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Jharkhand
  • Q. The rainfall due to upward movement of air caused by convergence of cold air masses against warm air masses is called ________.
    A)Frontal rainfall
    B)Cyclonic rainfall
    C)Orographic rainfall
    D)Convectional rainfall
    Answer: Frontal rainfall
  • Q. All example of a mineral occurring as layers in sedimentary rocks is
    A)Lead
    B)Lignite
    C)Gold
    D)Tin
    Answer: Lignite
  • Q. What is the biggest source of pollution in the world?
    A)Herbicide and Insecticide
    B)Sewage and Garbage
    C)Automobile Laxity
    D)Industrial Tributaries
    Answer: Sewage and Garbage
  • Q. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is ________
    A)South West Australia
    B)Central California
    C)Central North America
    D)South West Africa
    Answer: Central North America
  • Q. The ‘Todas’ are one of the major tribes found in
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Sikkim
    C)Assam
    D)The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. In which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
    A)Mediterranean Climate
    B)Continental Climate
    C)Tundra Climate
    D)Taiga Climate
    Answer: Tundra Climate
  • 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. We always see the same surface of the Moon because
    A)It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
    B)It is smaller than the Earth
    C)It rotates on its axis
    D)It moves with the same speed at which Earth moves around the Sun
    Answer: It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
  • Q. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
    A)Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
    B)Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons
    C)Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights
    D)Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
    Answer: Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Forest Research Institute is at
    A)Dehradun
    B)Mumbai
    C)Cambay
    D)Simla
    Answer: Dehradun

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