More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earth-quakes is called:
    A)Wavograph
    B)Barometer
    C)Gyrometer
    D)Seismograph
    Answer: Seismograph
  • Q. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
    A)Severe heat energy from the sun
    B)Increase in the humidity of air
    C)Fall in the atmospheric pressure
    D)Rise in the atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Fall in the atmospheric pressure
  • Q. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
    A)During winter
    B)During autumn
    C)After summer
    D)During monsoon
    Answer: After summer
  • Q. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
    A)12
    B)15
    C)22
    D)9
    Answer: 22
  • Q. Which mountain is not the part of Himalayan range?
    A)Karakoram
    B)Aravalli
    C)Kunlun
    D)Hindukush
    Answer: Aravalli
  • Q. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at
    A)Cochin
    B)Kandla
    C)Mumbai
    D)Goa
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in
    A)Lucknow
    B)Pilani
    C)Goa
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Hyderabad
  • Q. The fertile land between two rivers is called
    A)Doab
    B)Drainage basin
    C)Watershed
    D)Lowland or terrain
    Answer: Doab
  • Q. What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
    A)Incoming solar radiation is reflected
    B)Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
    C)The atmosphere absorbs heat
    D)The earth absorbs heat
    Answer: Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
  • Q. What is the benefit of rain water storage?
    A)Reduce the scarcity of water
    B)Recharging ground water level
    C)Respite from floods
    D)Protection from soilerosion
    Answer: Recharging ground water level
  • Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
    A)Sahara
    B)Gobi
    C)Kalahari
    D)Thar
    Answer: Kalahari
  • Q. The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at
    A)Kota
    B)Kalpakkam
    C)Narora
    D)Tarapur
    Answer: Narora
  • Q. The metallic minerals are
    A)Coal, oil, natural gas
    B)Asbestos, mica, graphite
    C)Iron ore, copper, lead
    D)Salt, potash, sulphur
    Answer: Iron ore, copper, lead
  • Q. The age of a tree can be estimated by
    A)The number and size of its branches
    B)Its height
    C)The girth of its trunk
    D)The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
    Answer: The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk
  • Q. For transporting large quantities of crude oil on land, over long distances the most economical mode is
    A)By road tankers
    B)By pipelines
    C)By rail tankers
    D)By river barges
    Answer: By pipelines
  • Q. Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the big game country’ or ‘a land of safari’?
    A)Temperate Grassland regions
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial regions
    D)Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
    Answer: Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
  • Q. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
    A)35%
    B)45%
    C)65%
    D)25%
    Answer: 35%
  • Q. Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is ________
    A)Rich in minerals and power fuels
    B)Near to major iron and steel centres
    C)A big link of roads and railways
    D)Very fertile for industrial crops
    Answer: Rich in minerals and power fuels
  • Q. Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
    A)3600 km
    B)6 km
    C)1000 km
    D)36,000 km
    Answer: 36,000 km
  • Q. The most fertile region of India is
    A)the Indo-Gangetic plain
    B)the Himalayas
    C)the central Highlands
    D)peninsular plateau
    Answer: the Indo-Gangetic plain

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