More Questions on Geography
- Q. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is not a major cashewnut growing State?
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
A)The Andes
B)The Himalayas
C)The Rockies
D)The Caucasus
Answer: The Andes
- Q. The method of soil conservation in which stones grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?
A)Rock dam
B)Mulching
C)Contour barriers
D)Terrace farming
Answer: Contour barriers
- Q. The term ‘transhumance’ means
A)Moving over to another neighbouring country
B)The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
C)The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
D)Moving from place to place in search of work
Answer: The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
- Q. The layers of the earth’s crust are distinguished by their
A)Metallic content and rocks
B)Thickness and depth
C)Density and temperature
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:
A)Less than 40%
B)Less than 30%
C)Less than 50%
D)Less than 10%
Answer: Less than 30%
- Q. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
A)Hanging Valley
B)Glacial trough
C)Hum
D)Cirque
Answer: Cirque
- Q. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ?
A)Vishakhapatnam
B)Chennai
C)Hyderabad
D)Bhubhaneshwar
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. The Sonapani glacier is the longest glacier of:
A)The Western Ghat
B)Sivalik range
C)Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
D)The Eastern Ghat
Answer: Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
- Q. Which of the following sequence is correct in their declining productivity?
A)Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
B)Mangrove, Ocean, Grassland, Lakes
C)Ocean, Lake, Grassland, Mangrove
D)Mangrove, Grassland, Lake, Ocean
Answer: Ocean, Mangrove, Lakes, Grassland
- Q. The instrument which measures the intensity of solar radiation is called:
A)Solarimeter
B)Barometer
C)Energymeter
D)Speedometer
Answer: Solarimeter
- Q. What is the main attraction of Kaziranga Sanctuary located in Assam?
A)Nilgai
B)Tiger
C)Spotted deer
D)One horned Rhinoceros
Answer: One horned Rhinoceros
- Q. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A)Periyar
B)Gandhi Sagar
C)Hirakud
D)Tungabhadra
Answer: Gandhi Sagar
- Q. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are ________
A)A group of stars
B)Signs of Roman gods
C)Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
D)None of these
Answer: Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
- Q. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
A)Western Ghats
B)Lesser Himalayas
C)Shivaliks
D)Eastern Ghats
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The Indian peninusula as compared to the north Indian plains is
A)At a higher level
B)Rich in mineral
C)More stable
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Spring tides occur when ________
A)The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
B)The moon is nearest to the earth
C)The moon is farthest from the earth
D)The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
Answer: The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line
- Q. Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
A)Conditions of sunlight
B)Temperature variation
C)Wind
D)Availability of water
Answer: Wind
- Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
A)Isobar
B)Isohypse
C)Isohalines
D)Isohyets
Answer: Isohyets
- Q. Copper alloys with tin to give
A)German silver
B)Brass
C)Bronze
D)Zinc
Answer: Bronze
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